We have been asked the question by message followers many times:
:''If William Branham is not the seventh messenger, then who is the messenger for this age?
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...States. He founded the city of Zion, Illinois, and the Christian Apostolic Church.
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William Branham stated that " the Word in the days of the apostles does not work in this day." Is that an accurate statement from a
...he last church age, the Laodicea, Jesus would be completely taken from the church.<ref>William Branham, 64-0112 - Shalom, para. 260</ref>
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[[File:Branham tabernacle.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Can you spot the Sacred Pentagram? (click to enlarge)]]
...am Tabernacle is located at 804 Penn Street in Jeffersonville, Indiana (on the northeast corner of E. 8th Street and Penn Street). [[Image:1935PenTabAd.p
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...(the fulfillement of Malachi 4, the messenger to the Laodicean church, and the angel of Revelation 10:7, then it also follows that:
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! Church Age Book statement of the vision
...er complete power. I believed that this was the rise of the Roman Catholic Church, though I knew it could possibly be a vision of some woman rising in great
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...urch prior to 1933 and also with the first church he pastored being named “The Pentecostal Tabernacle.”
The 1935 Jeffersonville City Directory also lists "The Pentecostal Tabernacle" at 804 Penn
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...ge]] church in Surrey, BC, Canada. It was founded by [[Edward Byskal]] in the early 1970's.
...ming" sub-sect within the Message and has become more and more cultic over the years, focused around Byskal and his unique interpretations of [[William Br
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William Branham prophesied that the return of Christ would take place while the seventh messenger was on earth. Did this happen?
...is the cause for may strange doctrines that arise in the message, such as the Third Testament sect of Donald Parnell who teaches that Jesus Christ's seco
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=Harm Comes to the Church From Teaching Two-Class Christianity=
...wo groups of Christians, those who have had this experience of “baptism in the Holy Spirit” and those who have not.
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...e come to understand that William Branham was not who he claimed to be ask the following questions:
*If the doctrine of the Seven Church Ages is false, where does that leave us?
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...nt Sulpicius Severus''' (born around 360, died between 420 and 425), wrote the earliest biography of Saint Martin of Tours.
...r who, after the early death of his wife, renounced his career and entered the monastic life.
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=Don't leave your church!=
...seen the Holy Spirit challenge anybody and tell them they was in the wrong church. I've never had it done.
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Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
...ards Calvary, the gift of the Holy Ghost." (WMB, 60-1210 THE PHILADELPHIAN CHURCH AGE)
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Message Believers claim that William Branham’s doctrine agrees 100% with the Bible.
So, let’s compare the two:
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==The Pope is bad. Don't follow him.==
...ranham called the first rider a Nicolaitan spirit, which means "to conquer the laity" and occurs when you:
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...in his sermons there is a common theme: he frequently added to or changed the original details.
...odifications – why were contrary statements made in the sermons? Why were the originals not referenced?
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{{Church History}}
...reets, the disciples spoke in foreign languages understood by strangers in the city.
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William Branham thought that he was the last prophet and he believed that the last prophet was infallible:
...<ref>An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - Chapter Nine - The Laodicean Church Age</ref>''
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...to a text, even if that meaning could not have been originally intended at the time of its writing.
'''Exegesis''', on the other hand, means “drawing meaning out of” and is the process of seeking to understand what a text means or communicates on its o
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[[Image:Baptism Sakhalin.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The joy of Baptism in Sakhalin Island, Russia: a clean heart and identification
=The Jewish Ritual of Baptism=
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...large message church has formed around a particular personality. But for the most part, message churches are very small on a worldwide basis.
...r, from time to time, new reports from the world of the message make it to the news services in a particular country. We want to share these stories with
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...mself. That's His purpose. '''That's why He died.'''<ref>63-0728 CHRIST.IS.THE.MYSTERY.OF.GOD.REVEALED_ JEFFERSONVILLE.IN</ref>
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...edited by Lee Vayle and pubulhed in book form, An Exposition of the Seven church Ages, shortly after William Branham's death.
...t on the side of the wall. Why, It stood out here, and reflected Itself on the wall and made that same thing.<ref>William Branham, 61-0208 - Sirs, We Woul
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...ies of visions from God. While Rev. Joyner does not name William Branham, the description does not fit any other 20th Century evangelist:
...but also relieved to see him sitting on a great throne. I was captured by the humility and love that still exuded from him.''
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...ranham stated that the Bible was the absolute and that he only taught what the Bible said. Is that true?
...a person just with one Book, and that’s the Bible. '''I just believe what the Bible says''' and—and don’t try to take other’s word.<ref>William Bra
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...d in 189 BC by King Eumenes II of Pergamon. Eumenes II named the city for the love he had for his brother, Attalus II, who was loyal to Eumenes II and wo
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#If you don't believe the message, you are not going in the rapture.
#Only ministers can handle the Word.
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==A warning to those who follow the message of William Branham==
In May 2012, I was asked to leave the message church I was attending because I was asking too many questions.
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==Summary of the discussion==
...lanation is also required for the failure on many occasions to fully quote the vision. Sensible explanations have not been proposed.
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...Catholic Church would never repent of any of the evil it has committed on the basis of Revelation 2:21 which states:
...epented not.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
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=What the Bible says=
:'' Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ge 2:25.</re
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...ght evoke a bad reaction to the Gospel, thus causing a person to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. Rather than risk this, they choose to remain silent.
But what does the Bible say about this?
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...1933 which related to the end time (and which, therefore, would constitute the ‘1933 visions’):
#Women electing the wrong man as President
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Where does the message of William Branham move you?
*Moving from the Son of man to a son of man.
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...erica's first nationwide radio preacher. He was senior pastor of the Moody Church in Chicago from 1915 to 1921.
=Did William Branham attend church as a child?=
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One of the qualifications for participation in communion is that self-examination:
...d and drink of the cup. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself. (1 Cor. 11:27–29)
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...the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ was held at Bishop G.B. Rowe's church in Mishawaka, Indiana from September 17 - 23, 1934. William Branham is rep
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...ulpit news article.jpg|thumb|right|250px|From the March 8, 1937 edition of the Jeffersonville Evening News]]
...floor with the Bible still open where he preached his last sermon prior to the flood. But is this story true?
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...cial class, etc. Denominationalism is any attempt to justify and maintain the separate existence of a denomination.<ref>John M. Frame, Systematic Theolog
'''On the basis of this definition, it is clear that [[The Message|the message]] is a denomination.
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William Branham believed that one of the truths that he restored to the church was that of "eternal security".
=What the Bible teaches=
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...on’. Orthodoxy are those beliefs that generally accepted by the Christian church.<ref>Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, eds., Concise Oxford English Dic
...confessional orthodoxy" to refer to those doctrines and teachings that the church has always believed or held.
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...dia, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times.
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...Joseph should have been there at the time based on [[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Vision of Angels in Arizona]].]]
=The dedication of Joseph Branham=
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=Question regarding the coming of the Lord=
In 1963, in a sermon entitled "The Breach between the Seven Church Ages and the Seven Seals" (63-0317E), William Branham stated:
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...:320px-Easter Bunny Postcard 1907.jpg|thumb|200px|Just in case you thought the issue of a bunny was controversial.]]
{{Church History}}
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...y campaign. He later changed his doctrine to say that Romanism would rule the world, not Communism.
...The government of Russia no longer has a major problem with the Vatican as the opposition to Christianity has largely disappeared, along with Communism.
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...dictory positions allow people to prove one point or another, depending on the quotes they use.
...that don't fit in with our other articles on this subject. For details on the problems with William Branham's honesty, please see our article on [[Credib
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...s Book's fine. That's right. But I'd rather know the Author. <ref>51-0413, The Works That I Do Bear Witness Of Me</ref>
Consider the following:
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...Rev. W. E. Best and Rev. [[F.F. Bosworth]] at the Sam Houston Coliseum. As the meeting was coming to a close that evening there was a fistfight, and a [[T
=The Houston Chronicle, January 25, 1950=
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We often hear people say, "But people in the message are so nice. Should I really be concerned about what they believe?
The answer is - you should be very concerned. Why? Because the teachings of William Branham and those that follow him can create problems
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{{7 Church Ages}}
...death at the end of 1965. The book is referred to in this article as the Church Age book or CAB.
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...f an Amish piano player. But there is a serious problem with the story... The Amish don't play musical instruments.
=Facts about the Amish people=
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William Branham taught that the Holy Spirit would leave a person under certain conditions.
...limb of peace, waiting for your nature to be changed." <ref>56-0805 - The Church And Its Condition, para. 102</ref>
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...he apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone."<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001
...le John, that believed the doctrine of the Trinity as being fundamental to the Christian faith:
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...etropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana, built on the river Lycus in Anatolia, near the modern village of Eskihisar (Eski Hissar), Denizli Province, Turkey.
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...ave you heard Christians say, "God is doing a new thing in his church"?''' The "new thing" they refer to may be called a revival, an outpouring, a visitat
...lieve God is doing a new thing in his church today. Yet this great work of the Spirit can´t be found in just one location. It´s happening worldwide.
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The word "heresy" only appears once in the [[The King James Version of the Bible|KJV]] but is translated as "sect" in most modern biblical translation
...our fathers...<ref>New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), Ac 24:14.</ref>
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...[Seven Seals]], and the Future Home from Clarence Larkin. His teaching on the threefold nature of man was also [[Plagiarism|plagiarized]] from Clarence L
...room House. When God was here on earth, He occupied a three room House, '''the Soul, Body, and Spirit''' of Jesus Christ.<ref>55-1006A - A Hidden Life</re
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...t their conduct should be based on knowledge, and that knowledge gave them the right to act as they wanted to regarding things offered to idols.
But Paul had a different view: knowledge is not the basis for Christian behavior, love is.
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...of a mature Christian and that he was the "wave sheaf" that was waved over the people, demonstrating that more like him would soon be appearing.
This is another teaching where William Branham pointed to himself. It is the height of arrogance.
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...d by him as the Image to the Beast. [[Image:Vatican.jpg|right|500px|thumb|The Vatican City, Rome]]
==Summary of the prophecy==
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{{7 Church Ages}}
...attraction, especially for people travelling to Turkey by cruise ship via the port of Kuşadası.
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==The prediction==
! Church Age Book statement of the vision
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==Why were the Visions given?==
...ns were given to William Branham by God to demonstrate that the ‘coming of the Lord’ was ‘drawing nigh’ and to provide a record of seven events that
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...ns, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians, The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984), 314
...all, all these things.<ref>William Branham, 62-1230E - Is This The Sign Of The End, Sir?, para. 289</ref>
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...prophet, at least in the context of those following [[Glossary#The Message|the message]].
...alachi 4? What if he was the messenger to the last church age as those in the believe? What then?
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...nes taught by William Branham. Click on the picture or description to read the full article.
...mself and the importance of his ministry]]''' - This link details some of the major doctrines that pointed to his own ministry.
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...ir charismatic leader(s) authority and set newcomers on their path towards the group's "Absolute Truth."
|The Bible is our Absolute Authority
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...serted event is to be accepted as historical finally has to be a matter of the evidence.
...mas, Antony G. N. Flew, and Terry L. Miethe, Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? The Resurrection Debate (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003), 127.
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...o on the red carpet.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Baruti Kasongo and his wife have the red carpet rolled out for them in Charlotte]]
...bout 12,000 people) in the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has spoken in many message churches in North America, including
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...veryone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Jn 13:34–3
...ood to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back."<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Lk 6:32–35
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...k which God has given you to do. This is my dying blessing on your head in the name of Jesus.’ ”
"History of Lucy Smith, Mother of the Prophet," 1845 manuscript, 298, Church Archives
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...e that are questioning the message that there is a deeper understanding of the Gospel and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ that is available for th
===I am in the message but I know there are problems. Where can I find out more?===
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'''Dozens of pastors and ministers who followed William Branham have left the message.''' And they continue to leave.
...hy is this happening?''' Why would a minister, who had not only followed the message of William Branham but also encouraged others to follow it, leave?
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...oday) at the time of Alexander the Great. At the heart of the new city is the Izmir Agora Open Air Museum, where ancient ruins still remain today.
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...the next morning, he and all of his household was baptized in the Name of the Lord.<ref>William Branham, 55-0410M - Proof Of His Resurrection, para. 17</
...of the Baptist, the age of the Nazarene, the age of the Pilgrim Holiness, the age of Pentecostal, all these ages has passed away. <ref>William Branham, 5
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...he Holy Spirit had been bound by denominations since the days of the early church.
==What does the Bible say?==
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...a vision he had of a "Pentecostal kitten'. When petted the animal against the fur, it would spit and become extremely upset:
...his fur back a little bit.''<ref>William Branham, 60-1209 - The Sardisean Church Age, para. 63</ref>
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...ten, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. '' (Revelation 17:1,3,5)
...man which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.'' (Revelation 17:7)
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...member as "''a very angry, bad tempered man... I remember him yelling at the deacons and anyone else who crossed his path when he was in a bad mood beca
We have confirmed the information below with several former members of the church so believe that it is an accurate reflection of what transpired in Golden D
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...d persist in sin, rebuke and admonish them in the presence of all, so that the rest may be warned."'' <br>(1 Timothy 5:20a Amplified)
...you, but for others. It comes down to knowing the truth, and speaking for the love of others.
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{{Church History}}
The Christian Church was brutally persecuted until Constantine decided to sanction this religion
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...back, "A hypocrite, and a false prophet, a false teacher," and go through the streets.''' There's no such a thing. Never was anybody baptized that way. I
...pture where any person was ever baptized any other way than in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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==Two views of the seven visions==
...nly been fulfilled. This view is based on a very shallow understanding of the visions and of what was said.
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...share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues... <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Re 18:4.</re
...ent is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
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The following interviews were recorded in India by Rev. Samuel Shinde:
Sister Premabai said she was a member of the Choir and she saw many things. One was a cancer patient who had come from R
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! Church Age Book statement of the vision
...As I turned to look I saw nothing but debris, craters, and smoke all over the land of America.
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...ocal Pentecostal church. David's uncle was the Arizona State Preceptor of the United Pentecostal Organization.
...when William Branham would come to their area, David's family would go to the meetings. When David became a teenager, his mother advised him to make an
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...s life. Fred was a friend of William Branham, and was also present during the hunting trip in early 1963 to [[Rattlesnake Mesa]] (Sunset Mountain) when h
...ld Brother Fred Sothmann consider his greatest achievement in life? He was the prophet’s friend.”
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...gment that doesn't exist in nature. However, looking at simple life forms, the archaea constitute a kingdom of single-celled microorganisms. These microbe
...have genes, they do not have a cellular structure, which is often seen as the basic unit of life. Viruses do not have their own metabolism, and require a
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...PTM was founded in order to spread [[The Message|the message]] throughout the world.''"
=Who are the personalities?=
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It also appears that Billy Paul Branham was aware of the sexual misconduct of pastor Joaquim Gonçalves Silva in 1998.
==Pastor of the Tabernacle of Faith is investigated in Brazil for sex crimes==
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...hies of people who told the truth about their lives. Even [[Supernatural: The Life of William Branham|William Branham's biography fails to separate truth
...eemasons|the 'Freemasons']] or 'The Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm'...or a hockey team.
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...that eventually, Rome would call in all of the money in the world because the governments didn't have enough gold but Rome did.
In the words of William Branham:
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{{Church History}}
==Ethiopia in the Bible==
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...ay), that became an important kingdom during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 282-129 BC.
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{{Church History}}
Paul prophecied of heretics and liars arising from both inside and outside the churches:
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...econciliation Report have verified that Colonia Dignidad was used by DINA, the Chilean secret police, as a torture and detention center during Augusto Pin
...y her husband and apocalyptic visions, such as Los Angeles sinking beneath the ocean.<ref>Reuters.com, Insight: German sect victims seek escape from Chile
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...e did not know where to turn. We had been taught that anything outside of the message, was false. Was there truth anywhere to be found?
...resources have helped us in coming to grips with the problems we found in the message and have helped us draw closer to Christ:
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You're out of the message... now what?<ref>This page is based on an article by Allison Grovel
...least the vindicated interpretation of the Bible to prepare the Church for the return of Jesus Christ?
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...ch don't talk to each other. There is also the "Seven Thunders" movement, the "Bride Coming" group, and those that simply follow charismatic or dominatin
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:::''"...and some of you old-timers remember we were renting the Redmond Hall in 1933 when I gave these prophesies".
...f disagreeing with their leader or voicing an opinion which disagrees with the majority.
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...lems with William Branham's teaching on the [[Seven Churches In Asia|Seven Church Ages which you can read about by clicking here.]]
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:''Jesus Christ is the Word for our day. God always uses man to bring His Word. That's a scriptura
Is this correct? Is that what the message of William Branham is? - the word for our day?
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...eachings of Scripture, for the Bible contains an abundance of evidence for the deity of Christ.<ref>L. Berkhof, Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm.
Within the message, the deity of Christ is also rejected by the followers of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]].
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'''Clarence Larkin''' (1850–1924) is important as the source of many of William Branham's basic premillennial dispensationalist t
...l). In each case, he states that he does not agree with Larkin. Here are the ONLY three references to Larkin that William Branham makes in all of his se
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...ates into the followers of William Branham teaching that that the gifts of the Holy Spirit had been done away with because "that which is perfect has come
=What the Bible teaches=
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! Church Age Book statement of the vision
...oice admonished, "WATCH RUSSIA, WATCH RUSSIA. Keep your eye on the King of the North."
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...y lasts as long as your faith lasts. He also believed that you could have the Holy Spirit and go to hell.
=What the Bible teaches=
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...of the website. This should assist in navigating to a specific section of the website.
|'''[[The Pillar of Fire|The Photograph]]'''
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...the Province of Manisa, Turkey. It is located 67 km/42 miles inland from the Aegean Sea and is known today for its olive, olive oil, and tobacco product
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William Branham taught that Jesus Christ died a sinner. But is that what the Bible teaches?
=What the Bible teaches=
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...rite down in an old book. In the last vision, there was an explosion, and the United States was turned into ashes from coast to coast. He predicted this
=The Prophecy=
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Can you tell whether someone has the Holy Ghost? William Branham clearly was conflicted here because he couldn'
...nd say "This man has the Holy Ghost because he did this, or this woman has the Holy Ghost because she did that."
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In a sermon in 1964, William Branham sought to tie in a lunar eclipse with the Pope's visit to Jerusalem:
...ham, An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - Chapter Nine - The Laodicean Church Age, para. 357-1</ref>
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...b-sect within the "[[The Message|message]]". We refer to this sub-sect as the Jackson camp or group.
...although they would never say that publicly because the average person in the movement does not realize how far they have diverged from William Branham's
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What is the status of message preachers from a scriptural perspective?
James, the brother of Jesus, tells us:
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...at it means to be a true follower of Jesus in the context of scripture and the message of William Branham.
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These were Jesus' last words about the Holy Spirit:
...therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001
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'''''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''''' is a '''fictionalized biography''' of William
...mons of William Branham with absolutely no critical thought on the part of the author.
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...of the book "A Man Sent From God", written by [[Gordon Lindsay]], includes the following testimony of a prophecy about William Branham:
...ng out Brother Branham asked him to spell his name. When he had done this the man held a piece of yellow paper in his hand and said, "That's it, mother."
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William Branham tells the story several times of the first time he went to pick up his girlfriend Hope Brumbach. However, there
...e out after he blew the horn or whether it was Hope's mother that answered the door.
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...ple who did not believe his message with people that rejected the truth in the Bible.
Is this the correct comparison?
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...Tabernacle Inc. is a [[The Message|message]] church in Phoenix, Arizona. The pastor of Phoenix Tabernacle is Bernabé (Bernie) G. García.
...s part of the [[The Returned Ministry Sect|Returned Ministry]] sub-cult of the message.
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...ate 1940's, his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a pastor in a small church outside Louisville, Kentucky to an international evangelist. However, as h
...anham."''</ref>. He was born in rural Kentucky, raised in Indiana, and in the 1940’s his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an int
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...' was published in 1853 by Alexander Hislop (1807–65), a Presbyterian Free Church of Scotland theologian.
...f history. He admitted to having used it in his research. This is unlike the works of Clarence Larkin, which he admitted to having read but only in pass
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William Branham taught the doctrine of "annihilationism" or "conditional immortality". He believed th
...om their writings that the following did not believe in the immortality of the soul:
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.... '''Click on the scripture reference''' to go to the detailed article on the passage.
#[[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|Malachi 4:5]]
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|'''[[The Message]]''' <br> Learn more about the Message.
'''[[Is the Message a Cult?]]''' <br> It's a tough question, if you are in the message.
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Did William Branham have a good understanding of church history?
==What William Branham got wrong about the First Council of Nicaea==
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...The 52nd message, written on October 4, 1941, mentions William Branham in the 18th paragraph, as transcribed below:
...f the Spirit will come over them to lead the way. Let them be at work, for the Lord has heard their prayers.''<ref>www.elijahmessage.net/files/message52.h
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...of the church in the last days and, specifically, that William Branham was the one by whom restoration came:
...en, and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001
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...here were seven other major parts to the 1933 vision that were "Thus Saith The Lord".
==1960 retelling of the 1933 prophecy==
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...y, Depot Road, Longdenville, Trinidad & Tobago. As with most ministers in the message, Vin Dayal has had no formal theological training which is a badge
For those not familiar with Third Exodus Assembly, the church would be [[Is the Message a Cult?|considered a cult]] by virtually all Protestant, Roman Cath
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...lini would invade Ethiopia and that nation would “fall at his steps.” But the vision also said that Mussolini would come to a horrible end with his own p
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=The Challenge=
In the sermon, The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Jeffersonville, December 4, 1960), William Bran
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...ment was ready; oh, while He was making ready to pour out the plagues upon the earth now. “Come up hither and I’ll show you what’s fixing to take pl
...en? “What then? What then? When that great book is opened, what then? When the one’s that reject this message tonight, is going to be asked to give a re
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...ted the message that the messenger brought (which included the doctrine of the Trinity), they were lost.
1) William Branham taught that each church age had its own messenger to that age.
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...ion I saw the terrible perversion and moral plight of the whole world.'' (Church Age Book, Chapter 9, by William Branham)
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...e told his followers not to interpret what he said but to simply "say what the tapes say".
...ing. There is proof beyond any doubt that [[Condensed List of Issues with the Message#Did William Branham preach what Paul preached?|many things that he
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...ouisville, Kentucky on September 13, 1879 and died on November 20, 1952 at the age of seventy-three.
'''William Branham admitted that he attended William Sowders' School of the Prophets in Louisville.''' It is not surprising that many of William Branh
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...to me in 1931, and there I had written in my book, "In the last days, warn the people not to eat eggs or live in a valley.""''''']]
...rophecy of William Branham from 1933, he said '''''“In the last days, warn the people not to eat eggs or live in a valley”'''''.
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...and my brother was going along, and we seen a--an old turtle. And that was the funniest looking thing I ever seen, old terrapin. Don't know whether you ha
...they pull right back in their shell. "I belong to the Baptist. I belong to the Methodist."
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...his subjects. Some message churches now teach that this also applies to a church's pastor.
...rom a fairly innocuous phrase in the Old Testament. Referring to Abraham, the Bible states that when he died "he was gathered to his people.”
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...Branham Tabernacle but that turned out to be false - see [[The Mystery of the Empty Cornerstone]]
'''So where is the list today?'''
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...liam Branham. Prior to the 20th century, the Christian church referred to the Oneness doctrine as Sabellianism, Patripassianism, Modalism or modalistic m
=Was the early church Oneness in its theology?=
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...r arms around your brothers, and [[The Importance of a Right Spirit|having the right spirit rather than wrong doctrine]].
...f the church, yelling that denominations are of the devil, claiming we are the elect, be not unequally yoked, and on it goes.
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...n's sister, Florence, was diagnosed with cancer. Although she was only 39, the cancer had advanced to a stage where her doctors couldn't stop it.
...prophecy that we are aware of that can be proved to have been made before the fact.
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In the King James Version of the Bible, 1 John 5:7-8 states:
::'''''[in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witnes
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...") doctrines taught by William Branham. Click on the description name for the full article.
...Sinai to the Arizona desert sometime in 1964. This is evidence of some of the bizarre beliefs that he held.
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I was raised in the message from birth and, under that protective wing of its embrace or rather
...as though I sat at their dinner table. I visited his home town and saw all the places he told us about.
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...sufficiency of scripture is one of the primary reasons for concluding that the message of William Branham is unnecessary for Christians today.
The doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture can be defined as follows:
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...rs. But unfortunately, the math just doesn't work. Wouldn't you think if the man was a prophet, he would get it right?
==What the Bible teaches==
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...ft; padding:1px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''Errors in the New Testament? (Part 1)'''</font> </div>
...Testament that we have today the same as the New Testament that the early church had?
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...ound on the internet at [http://www.thefreeword.com www.thefreeword.com]. The following article is adapted from Rev. Mamalis' biography on that website.
...time that the brothers of the church he attended prophesied over him that the Lord had a definite work for him to do.
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...had been a soldier with the U.S. army during WWII, and had seen action on the front lines in Germany. While he had made if back alive, he suffered from
...rds, and Gene was called to the front during the service "Be Not Afraid". The audio recording of this service records how William Branham identified both
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=Offices in the church=
In 1 Corinthians 12:28, Paul broadens the offices and overlaps them with various gifts:
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=The Pillar of Fire with Joseph Branham=
...nset Mountain in Arizona on May 19, 1965. however, it is more likely that the picture was taken at [[Rattlesnake Mesa]].
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...m; font-size:150%;">The encyclopedia of the [[William Branham|life]] and [[The Message|message]] of William Branham.</div>
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...Louisiana, co-founder of the "Voice of Healing" magazine, and director of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International. After hearing reports
...ay's book "William Branham - A Man Sent From God", entitled "Sketches from the Branham Meetings" was written by Jack Moore. A few excerpts from this chap
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...ted he them.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
...ly home. But by his spirit he contacts God.<ref>William Branham, 53-0509 - The Pillar Of Fire, para. 11</ref>
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...Capernaum is in the bottom of the sea.'''<ref>William Branham, 65-0429E - The Choosing Of A Bride, para. 230</ref>
...onstantly conned all the time, do it just the same. You walk over It as if the Word of God wasn’t nothing.”
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:''What are you offering as an alternative to the message that he has brought?
This is really another way of asking whether the Church, the Bride of Jesus Christ, needs a special message from God.
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...andle not...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
...ot, taste not, handle not, smell not. That don’t have one thing to do with the Holy Ghost.
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...at this earthquake was the fulfillment of a prophecy made just days before the quake occurred.
==Problems with the Prophecy==
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...bends its intended meaning. Click on the picture or description name for the full article.
...d the wise virgin while Noah represented the foolish virgin. Is this what the Bible actually teaches?
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...t; padding:1px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''Honesty in the Ministry?'''.</font> </div>
...ip (one new Church in Canada and a second in the United States). Prior to the split, Ed Byskal told his congregation that if 49% of them voted for him to
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==A Comparison of the 1960 Sermon and the Church Age Book==
..."An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages" (hereinafter referred to as the "Church Age Book").
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The following is a sermon on Christian cults by Jacob Prasch which we strongly
=Excerpts from the sermon=
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...grave.jpg|thumb|220px|right|The home where Georgia Carter was healed, and the grave marking her passing in 1998.]]
The following letter appears on pages 200-201 of the book "[[A Man Sent from God, by Gordon Lindsay|William Branham, A Man Sent
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This question follows on from your response to Question 5 and specifically to the interpretation of Revelation 10:7.
...nishes the mystery of the written Book.”'' (62-1230E - Is This The Sign Of The End, Sir? - Para. 241-242)
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...ist, William Branham taught (he actually said that this came directly from the Bible) that:
#The foetus had not moved for 6 months.
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...etical claims, including that he was the ‘angel messenger to the Laodicean Church Age’ (Rev 3:14).
...ovided a timeframe which would set the scene for the apocalyptic events of the end time.
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...n that God gave specific vindication that confirmed that his revelation on the subject was true.
...that William Branham referred to was an amber cloud moving up and down on the mountain as school children watched. However, there is no reporting of thi
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...e picture at the right to enlarge it). This is dated June 22, 1934 and is the earliest recorded official document that we have that indicated his birthda
...ranham would have no reason to lie as to the date (click on the picture at the right to enlarge it).
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...al Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2005), 2 Co 11:4.</ref>
Paul also tells the Galatian church:
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! Church Age Book statement of the vision
...ictator over Germany, and that he would draw the world into war. It showed the Siegfried line and how our troops would have a terrible time to overcome it
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=The prophecies of 1933=
...also about the visions. But now we will talk about some inconsistencies in the visions that make history seem forged.
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....S.R. established diplomatic ties shortly after, on November 16, 1933. In the fourth vision, William Branham said he witnessed Fascism and Nazism being s
...''failed.'''|[[Image:Reichstag flag.jpg|right|thumb|400px|U.S.S.R. flag on the German Parliament (Reichstag) in Berlin.]]
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= Question 4 - The Roosevelt prophecy=
Another issue regarding William Branham's prophetic ministry relates to the Roosevelt prophecy.
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...ne thing it cannot be is moderately important.''''<ref>C. S. Lewis, God in the Dock, ed. Walter Hooper (HarperOne, 1994), 102.</ref>
...enagers who weren't welcoming to a new kid who had started to attend their church.
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...m Branham borrowed a number of doctrines from the Jehovah's Witnesses (aka the Watchtower Society). These include:
*[[Michael the Archangel]] is Jesus Christ
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...meeting of Nikita Khrushchev and Dwuight Eisenhower was the fulfillment of the prophecy contained in Daniel chapter 2. It wasn't.
...n clay. Eisenhower means "iron hewer": the person who works with iron, not the iron itself.<ref>[https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Kruschev Surname Databa
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...mind. But if his revelation was by vision, how could it change? How does the passage read in context?
==What the Bible says==
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...uit. Ern Baxter said, ''"Branham as a teacher was outside of his calling. The fruits of his teaching ministry are not good."''
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...n the manuscript of one of his speeches which was underlined in red and in the margin he had written '''“Weak point. Speak louder.”'''
...olic church, he refuses to speak up about the sins within the ministers of the message.
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...are to be judged (1 Cor 2:15, 1 Cor 14:29) and those in leadership in the church are held to a high standard (Titus 1:6-8, 1 Tim. 3:2-9).
:'''''“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”''''' ― Mark Twain
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...ed by an angel in a dream to leave Bethlehem and go to Egypt with Mary and the young child Jesus, and escaped Herod's slaughter.
King Herod died in 4 BC, which places the birth of Jesus before that time - possibly in 6 BC.
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*The angel sent to the Church in Laodicea in Revelation 3:14;
*Responsible for the opening of the seven seals of Revelation 6; and,
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[[File:Pentagram of Venus.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Pentagram of Venus]]
...agram clearly displayed on the front of the Branham Tabernacle? What does the Pentagram mean?
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...a witness to the healing power of Jesus Christ, and wrote the book "Christ the Healer" which is still in print today.
...from the Assemblies of God and started a Christian and Missionary Alliance church in Dallas. He was also beaten by vigilantes in Texas for crossing racial b
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William Branham said this about his "revelation" of the second seal:
...ust took place that just helped me so much.<ref>William Branham, 63-0319 - The Second Seal, para. 11-12</ref>
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What is a requirement of someone that is a pastor or minister in a church?
...h in a church (for example, as the pastor) if his wife was not a virgin at the time that he married her.
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=Trying to put out the light?=
...ight being his message but we have since realized he and his following are the little birds!!!
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...on to ask: '''What's wrong with wearing dresses, not drinking, and all of the other rules that message followers live by?'''
There are a number of reasons why we '''must''' counsel people to leave the message and simply follow Christ.
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...t to any organization, church or man as having special status or a lock on the truth.
...for a statement of the basic truths that we hold to we would refer you to the [http://www.lausanne.org/en/documents/lausanne-covenant.html Lausanne Coven
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*'''[[Jesus]] was a witness''' of God the Father, <br>
*The disciples were a witness of the testimony of Jesus, and <br>
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...the "Inspiration"'''). He was the pastor of the Local Christian Assembly Church on 70th Avenue in Forest Hills, New York (Queens) for over 45 years.
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=Question 13 - What is the message?=
...was the prophet to the last age and that he was to bring a message to the church:
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...a trumpet...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
...day, the first day of the week. But when he preached the sermon series on the Seven Churches, he changed his view. Was this a revelation from God or was
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But of course, Jesus didn't say this, the prophet Amos did.
...some important matter. For example, he said that God could never be among the United Nations because people in different nations were too different from
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...one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001
...am Branham believed that this passage taught if Christians did not walk in the light for their age, there was no forgiveness for sins. But is this what s
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=Question 13 - What is the Message?=
...was the prophet to the last age and that he was to bring a message to the church:
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...y in the established Church that sparked the creation of these groups over the years.
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...he Ohio River would flood Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana, and that the water would rise 22 feet over Spring Street. [[Image:Flood-6.jpg|thumb|250
The flood took place in January and early February of 1937, with damage stretch
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...es and Elijah who were coming back to earth to minister. But is this what the passage is saying?
=What the Bible says=
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...ader, so these churches cannot be understood without clearly understanding the pastor.
...uasive skills which are more important to the longevity of the church than the pastor’s charisma.
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...hat, in order to understand the Bible, you had to read between the lines. The problem is that this leads to extra-biblical (i.e. non-biblical) revelation
=What the Bible says=
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William Branham thought that he was a prophet with the spirit of Elijah
...ael." Because Joseph Branham is the president of VoGR, we can assume that the statements contained in CTV represent his beliefs.
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|''Many of the incidents I know personally. ...And I have seen in Pentecost people guessin
...ed Richard T. Reed during the course of his ministry. Richard T. Reed was the minister who invited William Branham to Jonesborough Arkansas in 1947, laun
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...nes taught by William Branham. Click on the picture or description to read the full article.
...a, and the angel sent in Revelation 10:7 to sound the trumpet and fulfill "the mystery of God".
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...te the prophecy down on the fly leaf of his Bible in 1933 and placed it in the cornerstone of Branham Tabernacle.
But did you know that the cornerstone was "exhumed" and the contents revealed to everyone?
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[[Image:BreadOK.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The vision showed bread that people in his tabernacle would not eat...]]
The following vision is taken from the tract '''''I Was Not Disobedient To The Heavenly Vision''''', which was written and distributed by William Branham
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'''The following question was received via email and has been edited to reduce its
...t principle is discarded by men could it not be said they have fallen from the grace Paul preached?
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...ng the truth, even when it seems sure they must have known that they faked the evidence. Sincerity, my dear Julia, is a quality not to be trusted.''
::Sarah Caudwell ''The Sibyl in Her Grave''
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...ristians required to tithe?]]''' and '''[[Church Governance in the Message|Church governance]]'''
...nd not authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.''''' (Lord Acton)
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...trines suited his life well, as it gave him freedom from responsibility in the home. However, these doctrines are not Biblical.
...ere respected as deaconesses, prophetesses, advisors, and were involved in the sale of merchandise and land.
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William Branham had unique views and teaching on proper church structure and governance. This article will examine whether his views were
...re Christians required to tithe?]]''' and '''[[Financial accountability in the message|Financial accountability]]'''
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...hose with a keen knowledge of scripture and spiritual discernment can tell the difference.
...e real food and appealing to the rat in order to get him to accept and eat the part that is poison.
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...ting in Arizona, and how he received an angelic commission to preach about the Seven Seals.
=Why Are The Seven Seals Important?=
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...message of love into one of hate for those Christians that do not believe the message.
...ther a person is a Christian or not - Do they love? But what do we see in the message?
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...m, and was his pastor for some two years." Roy Davis was also a leader in the K.K.K.
...after F.F. Bosworth's death in 1958 that William Branham began focusing on the teaching a prophetic side of his ministry.
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...One. Throughout the Old Testament, God is called Holy, and the Holy One. The [[Messiah]] is shown to be none other than God when King David prophecies t
...of Jesus Christ, God's Holy Spirit becomes our own, and we are united with the Holy One.
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...just stand up and tell us who he is, and his lovely little lady there, and the next brother.”
...eged to be here. And I'm... Brother Roger and me live in Kansas, travel on the field, as an evangelist, telling, 'Jesus saves, heals, by faith in Jesus...
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The doctrine of the clarity of Scripture means that the Bible is written in such a way that its teachings are '''able to be underst
Did William Branham beleive in the clarity of scripture?
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...takes a close examination of the altar calls that still remain unedited on the recorded sermons from 1947 to 1965.
...life. But it also was a measurable statistic for the success or failure of the conversions to this new gospel he proclaimed.
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...ament, it marks him as eternal, steadfast, a refuge, and immovable. He is the foundation and habitation of his people, and his salvation is sure.
...[[Portal:Revelation|revelation]] of Jesus Christ, and [[Christ]] himself - the chief corner stone.
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...rds Bro Branham uses when healing as told him by the angel. He narrated in the message ''Experience''.'''
...ges, but it is very different to hear him say something out of the blue at the start of his ministry and never repeat it.
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...ter, who said, “''When God looks in the mirror, he sees me! When I look in the mirror, I see God!''”
...ng at God. You’re looking at Jesus.''”<ref>James Montgomery Boice, Romans: The New Humanity, vol. 4 (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991–)</ref>
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...51, [[William Branham]] stated that an Angel spoke to him in May 1946 with the following commission:
...desperation by Owen Jorgensen, 1994, Tucson Tabernacle. Also reference to the following sermons:
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...ranham's many failings have unnecessarily put their eternal destination on the line. They point their fingers and say, "What if you're wrong?"
...rlying emotion is that of fear. It is interesting that in virtually all of the emails that we have received from message believers, fear is what they try
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=Question 15 - What doctrines comprise the message?=
This is a follow-on question from “What is the message?”
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...anham's message really believe in a practical sense. If you don't believe the way that they do, you are generally classified as a "foolish virgin."
...ead eating pie till I hit a seed; I wouldn't throw the pie away, I'd throw the seed away, just keep on eating pie.
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=Question 18 - Why do we need the message?=
...comprise the message?”, I would say, with respect, that you did not answer the question. It is my view that WMB’s message is completely inconsequential
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==What were the Seven Visions==
...eculiar that this section is headed, 'What were the visions?' rather than 'The visions were' but determining exactly what they were, turns out not to be
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William Branham said this about his "revelation" of the second seal:
...to—to give It, by…as He gives It to me.'''<ref>William Branham, 63-0321 - The Fourth Seal, para. 4-5</ref>
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...he protests led by Martin Luther King, Jr. against segregation would cause the death of millions. But it didn't.
...gn.com/index.php/Roy_Davis#Roy_Davis_and_the_KKK was heavily involved with the K.K.K.] Perhaps this is what formed William Branham's opinion.
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...g and vindication of William Branham are under intense scrutiny. People in the message are asking questions and are not satisfied with being ignored.
...e that are questioning the message that there is a deeper understanding of the Gospel and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ that is available for th
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..., and ''"every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.'' According to the Bible, it is impossible to be righteous without God.
...s and follow Jesus. He had not yet learned the lesson that he had read in the scriptures about Job.
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...er followers of William Branham. Each has a unique story of why they left the message in their search for spiritual truth.
=Podcast Interviews with people who left the message=
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William Branham said this about his "revelation" of the first seal:
...aking it from an old context. '''I had nothing on it.''' I don't know what the Second Seal is no more than nothing, but I'd got some old contexts of somet
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...Instead, he chose to give up his royal privileges and become a servant of the King of kings, and a missionary to Scotland.<ref>{{Wikipedia Reference}}</r
...es from Clarence Larkin]] including virtually all of the supposed dates of the seven ages. Clarence Larkin's exact words were as follows:
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As with most issues, William Branham has some strange opinions on the subject of suicide.
...ith as we please. Life is a gift from God. But this did not appear to be the view of William Branham.
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...have to [[Reading between the lines|read between the lines]] when reading the Bible?
...of "Theological Trespassing" comes from Dr. Aaron Denlinger, professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Reformation Bible College.</ref>
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...also said that prophecy was fulfilled when John F. Kennedy was elected and the women's vote caused him to be elected.[[Image:800px-National Association Ag
==Problems with the Prophecy==
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...ew Testament passage that proves that a Gentile prophet will come prior to the second coming of Christ.
...brethren.''<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Acts 3:19-22 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Syst
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...in a person's life was believing William Branham's message. But what does the Bible teach?
=What the Bible says=
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...etween the new covenant and the old covenant are not important? What does the Bible say about this?
=What is the "new covenant"?=
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