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'''William David Upshaw''' was born on October 15, 1866, near Atlanta, Georgia.  He served in Congress during the late 1910's and throughout the 1920's, and ran for the office of the President for the Prohibition Party in 1932.  At the age of 84, 66 years after becoming a paraplegic, William Branham saw a vision of Congressman Upshaw walking.  He was instantly healed, and had full use of his legs for the remainder of his life.   
'''William David Upshaw''' was born on October 15, 1866, near Atlanta, Georgia.  He served in Congress during the late 1910's and throughout the 1920's, and ran for the office of the President for the Prohibition Party in 1932.  At the age of 84, 66 years after becoming a paraplegic, William Branham saw a vision of Congressman Upshaw walking.  He was instantly healed, and had full use of his legs for the remainder of his life.   


Shortly before his death on November 21, 1952 at age 86, William Upshaw published his testimony in a tract which he sent to every Senator and member of the House of Representatives, as well as President Truman, Winston Churchill, King George, and Joseph Stalin.
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=Discrepancies between Upshaw and Branham=
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William Branham's testimony (1951) is initially in basic agreement with that of the Congressman.  However, by 1954 it had changed to to the point that there is a vision of a brown suit and a wired microphone is run back to the Congressman to allow him to have a conversation with William Branham from the pulpit.  Leroy Kopp's part in the miracle is completely eliminated as William Branham himself told the Congressman over the pulpit -  "''THUS SAITH THE LORD, you're healed.''"
William Branham's testimony (1951) is initially in basic agreement with that of the Congressman.  However, by 1954 it had changed to to the point that there is a vision of a brown suit and a wired microphone is run back to the Congressman to allow him to have a conversation with William Branham from the pulpit.  Leroy Kopp's part in the miracle is completely eliminated as William Branham himself told the Congressman over the pulpit -  "''THUS SAITH THE LORD, you're healed.''"


Why did William Branham change the story so significantly?  For dramatic effect?
Why did a real miracle from God require embellishment? And, can we trust the accuracy of any of William Branham's stories when there is evidence that he embellished this story almost to the point of fiction?  
 
Why did a real miracle from God require embellishment?  
 
The significance of the many changes to the story from the original must call into question ALL of the stories that William Branham tells.  '''How can we tell the truth from fiction when this story is embellished in the extreme?'''


=The tract written by Congressman Upshaw=
=The tract written by Congressman Upshaw=
Shortly before his death on November 21, 1952 at age 86, William Upshaw published his testimony in a tract which he sent to every Senator and member of the House of Representatives, as well as President Truman, Winston Churchill, King George, and Joseph Stalin.


The following are excerpts from the tract written by  Congressman William D. Upshaw:
The following are excerpts from the tract written by  Congressman William D. Upshaw:
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:''A few days after my wonderful deliverance, dear Brother Branham said to me: “Brother Upshaw, I feel like the best part of your life is before you – fortified and stimulated by this new evangel of your Divine healing, and I hope you will cover the nation.”
:''A few days after my wonderful deliverance, dear Brother Branham said to me: “Brother Upshaw, I feel like the best part of your life is before you – fortified and stimulated by this new evangel of your Divine healing, and I hope you will cover the nation.”
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=Congressman Upshaw relates his testimony=
=Congressman Upshaw relates his testimony=