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'''Healing''', medically, is a process whereby cells in the body regenerate or repair a damaged area.  Healing includes both the removal of dying tissue, and its replacement with healthy tissueHealing may also relate to the regeneration of a healthy mental state.  
'''[[William Branham]]''' has been acknowledged by historians as the father and pacesetter of the 1940's, 50's and 60's worldwide healing revivalsAs noted in the ''Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements'': (<small>Zondervan, 1988, p. 372</small>)


The Bible promises that ''the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up'' (James 5:15). While the Bible does not clarify how the Lord will raise the sick, the testimonies on this site witness that this can happen naturally (including assistance by a doctor or medicine), supernaturally (with a slow recovery contrary to medical reasoning), and miraculously (an instantaneous recovery).  We have also included testimonies of people raised from the dead.
:''The sudden appearance of his miraculous healing campaigns in 1946 set off a spiritual explosion in the Pentecostal movement which was to move to Main Street, U.S.A., by the 1950s and give birth to the broader charismatic movement in the 1960s, which currently affects almost every denomination in the country. ... `Branham filled the largest stadiums and meeting halls in the world.’ ... As the pacesetter of the healing revival, Branham was the primary source of inspiration in the development of other healing ministries. He inspired hundreds of ministers to enter the healing ministry and a multitude of evangelists paid tribute to him for the impact he had upon their work. As early as 1950, over 1,000 healing evangelists gathered at a Voice of Healing [the name of Branham’s magazine] convention to acknowledge the profound influence of Branham on the healing movement''


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'''[[William Branham]]''' has been acknowledged by historians as the father and pacesetter of the 1940's, 50's and 60's worldwide healing revivals.  As noted in the ''Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements'': (<small>Zondervan, 1988, p. 372</small>)
:''The sudden appearance of his miraculous healing campaigns in 1946 set off a spiritual explosion in the Pentecostal movement which was to move to Main Street, U.S.A., by the 1950s and give birth to the broader charismatic movement in the 1960s, which currently affects almost every denomination in the country. ... `Branham filled the largest stadiums and meeting halls in the world.’ ... As the pacesetter of the healing revival, Branham was the primary source of inspiration in the development of other healing ministries. He inspired hundreds of ministers to enter the healing ministry and a multitude of evangelists paid tribute to him for the impact he had upon their work. As early as 1950, over 1,000 healing evangelists gathered at a Voice of Healing [the name of Branham’s magazine] convention to acknowledge the profound influence of Branham on the healing movement''
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