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In 1961, William Branham shot a silver-tip grizzly bear. | In 1961, William Branham shot a silver-tip grizzly bear. Then in 1962, he states that he has received a vision that he will shoot a brown bear that is larger than the grizzly bear that he shot. This vision was never fulfilled. | ||
God | Does God permit a prophet to say, "''I did something wrong personally and that is why the vision did not come to pass''"? There is only one exception for a prophesy not to be fulfilled - this is the same exception that applied to Jonah's failed prophecy regarding Nineveh - Jeremiah 18:7-10 (see below). There are no other exceptions permitted or reasons mentioned in scripture that would otherwise allow for failed prophecies. | ||
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If it was acceptable for a prophet to say "''I am sorry, I made a personal mistake and therefore the vision was not fulfilled''", then wouldn't every prophet that had a failed vision say this in order to get out of being put to death? For this reason, the Word of God only permitted one explanation for a failed vision, one that could be clearly seen by all. | |||
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[[Cognitive Dissonance|Cognitive dissonance]] requires that those that believe William Branham to be a prophet explain clearly why the vision was not fulfilled. | [[Cognitive Dissonance|Cognitive dissonance]] requires that those that believe William Branham to be a prophet explain clearly why the vision was not fulfilled. | ||
They point to Jonah who prophesied the destruction of Nineveh but | They point to Jonah who prophesied the destruction of Nineveh but whose prophecy was not fulfilled. | ||
The problem with this explanation is that the reason for the failure of Jonah's prophecy is clearly outlined in Jeremiah 18:7-10: | The problem with this explanation is that the reason for the failure of Jonah's prophecy is clearly outlined in Jeremiah 18:7-10: | ||
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:''The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it. | :''The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it. | ||
This does not apply to the brown bear vision or the other visions of William Branham that failed. | This is also specifically referred to in Jonah 3:10: | ||
:''Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it. | |||
Jonah's prophesy was not fulfilled because of Jonah's disobedience. Rather the destruction of Nineveh did not come to pass because of God's mercy for a repentant people. | |||
Some have said that William Branham somehow failed the Lord in some way and that, as a direct result, of this failure he became like Jonah and the prophecy was not fulfilled. | |||
However, the exception given by Jeremiah does not apply to the brown bear vision or the other visions of William Branham that failed. | |||
=The Vision of the Brown Bear= | =The Vision of the Brown Bear= | ||