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:''Now, for they, at this time, if you notice, '''this Fifth Seal being opened, see, the Church is gone. It just can’t be, the souls under the—the early Church.''' Now, now, please, if you ever did give this attention now, ’cause this is a great controver… controversy, so I want you to listen real close now. And you got your papers, and things to write with. Now, I want you to notice. Now, these cannot be them souls. Because, the—'''the souls of the—of the righteous, martyred, and the righteous people, the Church, the Bride, has done been took up''', so they wouldn’t be under the altar. They would be in Glory, with the Bride. Now watch. For, '''they are gone in the Rapture, in the 4th chapter of Revelation. They was taken up.''' Now, who are these souls, then? That’s the next thing. Who are they, then, if they’re not the early Church? '''This is Israel that’s to be saved as a nation''', all them that are predestinated. That’s Israel. That’s Israel, itself.<ref>William Branham, 63-0322 - The Fifth Seal</ref> | :''Now, for they, at this time, if you notice, '''this Fifth Seal being opened, see, the Church is gone. It just can’t be, the souls under the—the early Church.''' Now, now, please, if you ever did give this attention now, ’cause this is a great controver… controversy, so I want you to listen real close now. And you got your papers, and things to write with. Now, I want you to notice. Now, these cannot be them souls. Because, the—'''the souls of the—of the righteous, martyred, and the righteous people, the Church, the Bride, has done been took up''', so they wouldn’t be under the altar. They would be in Glory, with the Bride. Now watch. For, '''they are gone in the Rapture, in the 4th chapter of Revelation. They was taken up.''' Now, who are these souls, then? That’s the next thing. Who are they, then, if they’re not the early Church? '''This is Israel that’s to be saved as a nation''', all them that are predestinated. That’s Israel. That’s Israel, itself.<ref>William Branham, 63-0322 - The Fifth Seal</ref> | ||
=Comparison to the Views of Clarence Larkin= | ==Comparison to the Views of Clarence Larkin== | ||
[[Image:Clarence Larkin.jpg|right]] | [[Image:Clarence Larkin.jpg|right]] | ||
William Branham taught the rapture took place in chapter 4 of Revelation many times, including the quote above from the Fifth Seal. In ''The Book of Revelation'', published in 1919 by Clarence Larkin, note the exact same essential interpretation as William Branham: | William Branham taught the rapture took place in chapter 4 of Revelation many times, including the quote above from the Fifth Seal. In ''The Book of Revelation'', published in 1919 by Clarence Larkin, note the exact same essential interpretation as William Branham: | ||