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:''...but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants1 the prophets.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Re 10:7.</ref> | :''...but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants1 the prophets.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Re 10:7.</ref> | ||
William Branham thought that he was: | William Branham's interpretation of this passage is all about pointing to himself. Branham thought that he was: | ||
*The angel sent to the Church in Laodicea in Revelation 3:14; | *The angel sent to the Church in Laodicea in Revelation 3:14; | ||
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=What the Bible says= | =What the Bible says= | ||
The Bible | The Bible speaks of an angel (or messenger) to each of the churches in Revelation chapters 2 & 3. There is '''no''' indication that these are the same angels as indicated in Revelation 8:1 which states: | ||
In fact, it is clear that the sixth angel sounds in Revelation 9:13 and the seventh angel (the one spoken of in Revelation 10:7) does not actually sound his trumpet until Revelation 11:15. '''The sounding of the seventh trumpet takes place AFTER the two witnesses of Revelation 11:1-12 have been resurrected and leave the earth'''. | :''Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.<ref>Revelation 8:1 (ESV)</ref> | ||
The Bible does not teach that Revelation 3:14, the unveiling of Revelation 6, and Revelation 10:7 all happen at the same time. it also does not teach that the Angel in Revelation 3 is the same angel as that in Revelation 10. | |||
In fact, it is clear that the sixth '''trumpeting''' angel sounds in Revelation 9:13 and the seventh '''trumpeting''' angel (the one spoken of in Revelation 10:7) does not actually sound his trumpet until Revelation 11:15. '''The sounding of the seventh trumpet takes place AFTER the two witnesses of Revelation 11:1-12 have been resurrected and leave the earth'''. | |||
What William Branham did was to use a number of scriptures for the sole purpose of pointing to himself in a fashion that the Bible never intended. | What William Branham did was to use a number of scriptures for the sole purpose of pointing to himself in a fashion that the Bible never intended. | ||