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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=

...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

...mself. That's His purpose. '''That's why He died.'''<ref>63-0728 CHRIST.IS.THE.MYSTERY.OF.GOD.REVEALED_ JEFFERSONVILLE.IN</ref>

...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

...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.''

...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

{{7 Church Ages}} ...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

#If you don't believe the message, you are not going in the rapture. #Only ministers can handle the Word.

==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.

==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.

...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

=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

...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?

...1933 which related to the end time (and which, therefore, would constitute the ‘1933 visions’): #Women electing the wrong man as President

Where does the message of William Branham move you? *Moving from the Son of man to a son of man.

...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?=

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)

...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

...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?

...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.

William Branham believed that one of the truths that he restored to the church was that of "eternal security". =What the Bible teaches=

...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.

{{7 Church Ages}} ...dia, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times.

...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=

=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:

...:320px-Easter Bunny Postcard 1907.jpg|thumb|200px|Just in case you thought the issue of a bunny was controversial.]] {{Church History}}

...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.

...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

...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:

...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=

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

{{7 Church Ages}} ...death at the end of 1965. The book is referred to in this article as the Church Age book or CAB.

...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=

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>

...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:

{{7 Church Ages}} ...etropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana, built on the river Lycus in Anatolia, near the modern village of Eskihisar (Eski Hissar), Denizli Province, Turkey.

...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.

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>

...[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

...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.

...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.

...d by him as the Image to the Beast. [[Image:Vatican.jpg|right|500px|thumb|The Vatican City, Rome]] ==Summary of the prophecy==

{{7 Church Ages}} ...attraction, especially for people travelling to Turkey by cruise ship via the port of Kuşadası.

==The prediction== ! Church Age Book statement of the vision

==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

...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>

...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?

...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.

...ir charismatic leader(s) authority and set newcomers on their path towards the group's "Absolute Truth." |The Bible is our Absolute Authority

...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.