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===Irenaeus===
===Irenaeus===
Message Believers cringe when people speak against William Branham's doctrines.  A common complaint is, '''"don't judge".'''  What they do not realize is that [[Irenaeus]] taught against the Serpent's Seed doctrine.  He labeled it a heresy.  And William Branham said you had to believe the Messenger for your Age in order to be saved.  
Message Believers cringe when people speak against William Branham's doctrines.  A common complaint is, '''"don't judge".'''  What they do not realize is that '''[[Irenaeus]] taught against the Serpent's Seed doctrine.''' He labeled it a heresy.  And William Branham said you had to believe the Messenger for your Age in order to be saved.  


===Columba===
===Columba===
*William Branham said the Thyatira Age started in 606 AD.  
*William Branham said the Thyatira Age started in 606 AD.  
*William Branham named Columba as the messenger to the Thyatira Age.  
*William Branham named Columba as the messenger to the Thyatira Age.  
*[[Columba]] died in 597 A.D., 9 years before the Age was supposed to start.  
*'''[[Columba]] died in 597 A.D., 9 years before the Age was supposed to start.'''


===John Wesley===
===John Wesley===
[[John Wesley]] labeled William Branham's understanding on the Godhead as ''"...Blasphemy, joined with consummate nonsense."''<ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref>  We know this because William Branham's doctrine on the Godhead was very close to Emmanuel Swedenborg's doctrine on the Godhead, and John Wesley also concluded the following about Swedenborg's doctrine:
'''[[John Wesley]] labeled William Branham's understanding on the Godhead as ''"...Blasphemy, joined with consummate nonsense.'''''<nowiki/>''"''<ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref>  We know this because William Branham's doctrine on the Godhead was very close to Emmanuel Swedenborg's doctrine on the Godhead, and John Wesley also concluded the following about Swedenborg's doctrine:


:''"O my brethren, let none of you that fear God recommend such a writer any more; much less labor to make the deadly poison palatable, by sweetening it with all care! All his folly and nonsense we may excuse; but not his making God a liar; not his contradicting, in so open and flagrant a manner, the whole oracles of God! True, his tales are often exceeding lively, and as entertaining as the tales of...the fairies! But I dare not give up my Bible for them; and I must give up one or the other. If the preceding extracts are from God, then the Bible is only a fable! But if all Scriptures are given by inspiration of God, then let these dreams sink into the pit from whence they came."  <ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref>
:''"O my brethren, let none of you that fear God recommend such a writer any more; much less labor to make the deadly poison palatable, by sweetening it with all care! All his folly and nonsense we may excuse; but not his making God a liar; not his contradicting, in so open and flagrant a manner, the whole oracles of God! True, his tales are often exceeding lively, and as entertaining as the tales of...the fairies! But I dare not give up my Bible for them; and I must give up one or the other. If the preceding extracts are from God, then the Bible is only a fable! But if all Scriptures are given by inspiration of God, then let these dreams sink into the pit from whence they came."  <ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref>
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There are a number of problems with William Branham's interpretation of the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation.  Here are a few of them which are dealt with below:
There are a number of problems with William Branham's interpretation of the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation.  Here are a few of them which are dealt with below:


#William Branham [[Plagiarism|plagiarized the concept of the seven church ages from Clarence Larkin]] (see link for detail or brief discussion below)
#As seen above, William Branham [[Plagiarism|plagiarized the concept of the seven church ages from Clarence Larkin]] (see link for detail or brief discussion below)
#The Bible does not talk about church ages and this interpretation of Revelation 2 & 3 is clearly wrong on the basis of church history and current events.
#The Bible does not talk about church ages and this interpretation of Revelation 2 & 3 is clearly wrong on the basis of church history and current events.
#William Branham's view of the messengers is inconsistent
#William Branham's view of the messengers is inconsistent
#the whole point of William Branham's interpretation was to point to himself
#The whole point of William Branham's interpretation was to point to himself


==Seven Church '''Ages'''?==
==Seven Church '''Ages'''?==