...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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=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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|'''''If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.''''' - Mark Twain
...ieve in the moment that he is the Prince of Denmark, though when he leaves the stage he will usually remember who he really is.''
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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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...aul wrote that he was not taught the Gospel by anyone, but received it "by the revelation of Jesus Christ".
...cast out devils, and preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ to believers and the heathen.
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...uld cancel his meetings and that this would mark the end of the revival in the United States. '''What did William Branham actually say? Did Billy Graham c
...ed a passage in the Bible - "As it was in the days of Sodom..." - but does the Bible say that anywhere?'''
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...message follower, it's the trump card that settles the issue and silences the critic.
However, to those outside the message it's an abstraction that impedes dialogue.
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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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=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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...'''[[Are Christians 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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...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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William Branham taught that Judas Iscariot was given the gift of healing by Jesus Christ.
William Branham taught that Judas Iscariot cast out devils and healed the sick.
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...liam Branham's followers who had migrated together to a place they called "The Park".
...ccused of molesting and abusing children at The Park in testimony given in the Supreme Court of California.
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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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...is from a talk that [[Joseph Branham]] gave in Arizona in 2004 with Catch The Vision Tour (obtained from WMB1.com).
...See that's the promise. And if I got to stumble I want to stumble here in the flesh. God knows that. He knows that I can fail Him and that I'll make mist
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...paper, all discarded efforts to put on paper something I could share with the people I one time preached to.
...icing the fragile emotions of people while they dig their feet deeply into the soil of their steadfast opinions.
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...ema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”<Ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001
...ft Jesus because he had to die as a sinner. William Branham stated that on the cross:
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...his is a response to a supposed prophecy that William Branham made "before the fact."
In 1962, William Branham related the story of the prophecy of Joseph Branham's birth by stating:
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=Video - The death of William Branham's father=
Here are the ages of the Branham children at the time of Charles’ death:
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...the offshoots of blind faith is anti-intellectualism. This is rampant in the message.
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Human excrement is mentioned a number of times in the Bible. Some of it relates to prophecies about Jesus.
==The Shame of Jerusalem:==
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=Question 31 - What is the significance of a Seven-Lettered Name?=
...aying and doing. I believe the third option, obviously. And if you believe the third option, you can find his exaggerations likewise have a sincere motive
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Many people have asked us, both those in [[The Message|the message]] and those that have left off following William Branham: "What do
Those inside the message expect that we are looking for followers (we're not) and those who
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...shelf" until such time as God revealed to them the proper understanding of the scripture (which was always in agreement with William Branham's teaching).
Is this the correct way of approaching scripture?
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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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...se they believe that he was infallible. These groups would include most of the followers of Joseph Branham.
...ave never put Brother Branham's teachings above the Bible! He told us that the Bible is our absolute and that is what I believe.
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...God was the baptism of the Holy Spirit; and to prove that we could grieve the Holy Spirit away by various means and might be doomed if we did so! But was
:''And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.<ref>Ephesians 4:30 English Standard Version (ESV)</ref>
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=Did William Branham travel around the world seven times?=
...issue. There are minor occurrences in the Old Testament but this is under the new covenant.
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...y in the established Church that sparked the creation of these groups over the years.
...adopted the Nicene Creed (in support of the Trinity), and acknowledge that the patriarchs of Alexandria and Rome had exceptional authority over their resp
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...thumb|right|250px|This DC-7C was sitting in Arizona for years, waiting for the resurrection of William Branham]]
At the Goodyear Field in Arizona is an old DC-7C airplane that has been sitting un
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|Jesus said '''''"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."''''' Below is an excerpt from David Martyn Lloyd-Jones se
[[Image:Baptism Sakhalin.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The joy of Baptism in Sakhalin Island, Russia: a clean heart and identification
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People, and particularly preachers, in the message often state something similar to this:
...that appears to be filled with hatred. This attitude comes directly from the teachings of William Branham (see quotes below).
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...e claiming that William Branham predicted the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020. Is this true?
=The prophetic quote?=
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William Branham basically adopted the baptismal formula of [[Did William Branham Teach Oneness?|Oneness or "Jesus
...the Lord Jesus and was required to baptize the person again in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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...country too. I know, Jesus, when... Matthew 17, when they asked Him, "Why the Scribes say, Elias..."
:''Watch what He said, "Elias truly must first come." Past, present--in the future tense, but then He give John as an example. John wasn't Malachi 4. J
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*Noah and Enoch were preaching at the same time;
...type of the Bride of Christ that went in the Rapture and is also a type of the seventh church age; and,
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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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Those who leave the message but remain Christians are generally viewed by followers of William
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What is legalism? Did William Branham teach a legalistic version of the Gospel? Are his followers legalistic? Are there specific rules that message beli
...il and the New Testament does indeed deal with it, even if it does not use the word.
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...lieved that she was not in the original creation and was a perversion from the beginning. However, this is not what scripture teaches.
William Branham taught that the woman was designed by Satan for filth, unclean living, and deception.
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...pective on the Godhead that closely ties the God of the Old Testament with the person of Jesus Christ.
|'' Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.'' (II Timothy 2:7 ESV)
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=Question 17 - The Mystery of the Empty Cornerstone=
...exhausting the many issues surrounding WMB's prophetic ministry (or rather the lack thereof) and also his credibility.
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...folk mentioning that they have '''access to the blood through the Word of the Hour'''. Is this correct? If not, why?
The word “access” is found only three times in the New Testament. (Rom. 5:1–2; Eph. 2:18, Eph. 3:12). These three passages t
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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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.... He believed his faith was perfect. And he believed that magicians have the same kind of faith.
But that is not the New Testament version of faith.
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...as a great shining light. The Word of God is both the promise of God and the manifestation of God.
...Jesus returned to Heaven, to the glory that he had with the Father before the world was.
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...was ordained as a minister by William Branham on November 21, 1965 and was the pastor of [http://www.tucsontabernacle.com/ Tuscon Tabernacle] in Tucson, A
...ing him on various hunting trips. He also wrote a book called "The Acts of the Prophet" about William Branham, and Sarah Branham (William Branham's younge
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...ve the message and the not-so-special sons and daughters that just believe the Bible?
What does the Bible teach on this issue?
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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.
...at are questioning the message that there is a deeper understanding of the Gospel and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ that is available for them.
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...ories that were experienced by ex-message believers while in [[The Message|the Message]].
...g true stories raise serious questions about the integrity of ministers in the message.
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