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{{Pointing to himself}} ...ish Agency, declared "the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel".

{{Pointing to himself}} ...ranham believed that 1 Thessalonians 4:16 was another passage that pointed to William Branham and his message.

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...re, the color of the flame would likely be amber. The area of a fire close to the fuel source may appear white or blue, and if you were burning plastic, [[Category:William Branham pointing to himself]]

...rdly anything today that's certain. Everything has got such an uncertainty to it." And anything that's uncertain cannot be trusted. Anything that's uncer :''And I said, "Well brother, I want to tell you something." I said, "I'm not a prophet. It is--that's what people

...ebsite after the repercussions of this publication -- cult followers began to notice that the newsletter was not so much of a defense as it was a blatant ...rather than pointing to Christ. Others, curious to see it, are struggling to find it.

...cities in their domains to maintain nominal independence. They sent gifts to Greek cultural sites like Delphi, Delos, and Athens. They defeated the inv ...s and partly because of shortages, the Pergamenes invented a new substance to use in codices, called ''pergaminus'' or parchment after the city. This wa

{{Pointing to himself}} :''And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.<

...erring to him? Are you aware that the Mormon church uses the same passage to prove they are correct? ...trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it?

...e kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.  For w ...me also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’  But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’  Watch therefore, for you know neither the day

...to Zeus, the father of the gods. The construction of Laodicea is ascribed to Antiochus II Theos around 260BC, in honor of his wife Laodice (who later po ...fiscated the considerable sum of 9kg of gold which was being sent annually to Jerusalem for the Temple.

The vindication that William Branham referred to was an amber cloud moving up and down on the mountain as school children wa ...--not my church, the little flock that believes me and follows me; this is to them.

...that anything outside of the message, was false. Was there truth anywhere to be found? ...s with the problems we found in the message and have helped us draw closer to Christ:

{{Template:Pointing to himself}} William Branham taught that Joel 2:25 related to the restoration of the church in the last days and, specifically, that Will

...ost? William Branham clearly was conflicted here because he couldn't seem to make up his mind. From a question posed to William Branham:

{{Pointing to himself}} ...age:eagle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's a pretty cool bird, but its not typed to prophets in the Bible.]]

...praying through the day. '''But this morning, early, the Holy Spirit came to where I was. And just as plain as anything, I—I seen this other Seal open :''And '''wine symbolizes stimulation of revelation'''. Oh, I—I like to a run all over the place. Wonder I didn’t wake up the neighborhood, when

...s doctrines taught by William Branham. Click on the picture or description to read the full article. ...ngel sent to the Church in Laodicea, and the angel sent in Revelation 10:7 to sound the trumpet and fulfill "the mystery of God".

|'''''I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.''''' - Friedrich Nietzs |'''''If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.''''' - Mark Twain

...d be his subjects. Some message churches now teach that this also applies to a church's pastor. ...Referring to Abraham, the Bible states that when he died "he was gathered to his people.”

...question. It is my view that WMB’s message is completely inconsequential to my faith in Christ and my Christian growth as a Christian. ...for strange doctrine and sowing discord among the brethren has largely led to his elimination from the collective memory of the church. Others in the de

...e are a number of photographs that William Branham and his followers point to as being supernatural vindication of his status of a prophet. But are thes ...graph is a "double exposure" (that is, a superimposition of two exposures to create a single image) photograph. Additionally, the camera was moved in t

...sage are not without controversy. The important issue with controversy is to determine which issues are valid concerns and which issues at not significa ...th on this page or information that will bring greater accuracy or clarity to this information, please [[Contact information|contact us]].

...passage refers to? Or was William Branham simply using it to '''point to himself''' as being a special type of prophet? One of the main keys to interpreting scripture is context. So let us look at the passage in more d

...tive to George J. Lacy, an Examiner of Questioned Documents, who was asked to determine whether or not the light could have been the result of improper e '''Do these claims hold up to scrutiny, and is this vindication legitimate?'''

...harge of a number of William Branham's followers who had migrated together to a place they called "The Park". ...ome time. How long you been along, Brother Mercier? Four years. Found them to be real, honest boys, right on the mark."''

...ong, it shouldn't matter because the spirit behind it is true. He went on to ask: '''What's wrong with wearing dresses, not drinking, and all of the oth There are a number of reasons why we '''must''' counsel people to leave the message and simply follow Christ.

...wonderful Grace he has broken the bars of deception for me and pointed me to what is Truth, His Word. ...leadership of a man instead of the Holy Ghost. In doing so you will be led to believe many things that are not Scripture and without realizing it, your f

{{Pointing to himself}} ...arts) was the "Sign of the Messiah". He used the example of Jesus talking to the woman at the well, and then showed how he (William Branham) also posses

...•ed; -cat•ing [Latin vindicatus, past participle of vindicare to lay claim to, avenge, from vindic-, vindex claimant, avenger] circa 1571 :1 obsolete: to set free: DELIVER

==Comparison to the teachings of Charles Taze Russell== As with the First Seal, we again compare William Branham's teaching above to what Charles Taze Russel said in the 1918 book, The Finished Mystery:

...as is mine; 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 ...o himself. Branham inferred that the Holy Spirit was speaking through him to lead the church into the truth (and away from the plain teaching of scriptu

...eason that he taught this doctrine? Was it simply another way to point to himself as a great prophet? ...Remember the wise men? They followed the star and the star always points to the Word. How can you read the Bible, preach the bible and plainly refuse t

...If he wanted to be built up and be something, he had far more viable means to do so. :''...There are really only three explanations that make sense to me. One, he was a crook involved in some evil conspiratorial thing like Joh

...the room with William Branham when Florence Shirlaw was prayed for), wrote to Voice of Healing who published the revised facts in 1954. It is not known ...ror, the factual accuracy of the entire book is in question. This appears to be another example of the author simply accepting the stories of William Br

...'''Message''' or the '''Message of the Hour.''' It is also how they refer to themselves generally as a movement. If you are "'''in the message'''" then |'''[[Glossary]]''' <br> Do you want to understand the Message? Click above for a list of important terms.

...the list goes on. They have observed the damage this 'Movement' has caused to so many of its devoted followers. They have watched as an entire generation ...rs for misrepresenting the Message, there comes a time when you are forced to look deeper.

{{Pointing to himself}} ...frequently repeated in message pulpits. Similar comments would also apply to Luke 17:37, although it is not used as frequently.

...f He would not reveal It to me, I could not give It to you. I’m not trying to use any of my own thoughts or anything; just as He will give It.''' That’ ...dy has been nice. And there hasn’t been anything, just simply… I’m trying to stay right with that Message of these Seals. Its important. I believe it’

{{Pointing to himself}} ...Malachi 4:5 and Revelation 10:7 were all fulfilled in the same person, '''himself'''.

...ndia. However, William Branham did not pray for these men but invited them to attend his meeting.]] In 1951, [[William Branham]] stated that an Angel spoke to him in May 1946 with the following commission:

...is a sermon on Christian cults by Jacob Prasch which we strongly recommend to both former or current message followers. ...am Branham''' when he was around. The ideas of E. W. Kenyon were abhorrent to mainstream Pentecostals. The Manifest Sons/Latter Day Rain deceptions – R

William Branham claimed to have been born a Nazarite: ...ife, I wouldn't ask other people to do. I wouldn't say they had to do that to be Christian, because it was a different... altogether.

...that he was the prophet to the last age and that he was to bring a message to the church: ...sage to bring them back to the Bible, and the Son of man will be revealing Himself in that day. And at that day of the sounding of the last church age, the se

According to the message doctrine of [[Progressive Revelation]], the correct understandi ...Bible teaches? Why does William Branham's teaching on this subject appear to be so confused?

Was William Branham a prophet? We invite you to learn more about his life and ministry: '''[[William Branham|Click to read William Branham's life story]].''' He was born in a small shed in rur

...that he was the prophet to the last age and that he was to bring a message to the church: ...sage to bring them back to the Bible, and the Son of man will be revealing Himself in that day. And at that day of the sounding of the last church age, the se

...''is this assumption correct?''' Do we have to look for a Gentile prophet to fulfill Malachi 4:5? ...der when asking this question. We should also add that we are not pointing to any man, church, denomination or system. People need Jesus Christ and the

...ndent nations in December, 1991. As a result, unless Communism comes back to power in Russia, this vision can be classed as having '''failed.'''|[[Image ...Message preachers are using this a a [[Fear in the Message|fear tactic]] to create more fear within their congregations.

There is a lot of attention in the media being given to '''Blood Moons''' and we have received several emails asking whether Willia ...s between the sun and the moon and the shadow of the earth causes the moon to grow dark. The moon appears red during a total lunar eclipse.