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William Branham believed that when he spoke "Thus saith the Lord" that God was obligated to carry out what William Branham said. | William Branham believed that when he spoke "Thus saith the Lord" that God was obligated to carry out what William Branham said. | ||
:''I prayed for a woman at the platform who had a horrible stomach trouble and couldn't eat nothing. And the Holy Spirit told her, "THUS SAITH THE LORD..." Watch you got your recorders here, if you want to see what He says. Said, "THUS SAITH THE LORD, you're healed of that stomach trouble." | :''I prayed for a woman at the platform who had a horrible stomach trouble and couldn't eat nothing. And '''the Holy Spirit told her, "THUS SAITH THE LORD'''..." Watch you got your recorders here, if you want to see what He says. Said, "THUS SAITH THE LORD, you're healed of that stomach trouble."'' | ||
:''When you hear that come forth, brother, I lay my life right there, it's going to be just that way. I'm forty-five years old, seen visions since I was a baby, and have never seen one time or challenge anybody to mention one time that He ever spoke in that manner, that it didn't come to pass just exactly the way He said it. That's right. Just ask anywhere; take any recordings you want to and find out. When you hear Him speak out like that, that it isn't just exactly that way.<ref>DIVINE.HEALING DES.MOINES.IA 54-0620E</ref> | :'''''When you hear that come forth, brother, I lay my life right there, it's going to be just that way.''' I'm forty-five years old, seen visions since I was a baby, and have never seen one time or '''challenge anybody to mention one time that He ever spoke in that manner, that it didn't come to pass just exactly the way He said it.''' That's right. Just ask anywhere; take any recordings you want to and find out. When you hear Him speak out like that, that it isn't just exactly that way.<ref>DIVINE.HEALING DES.MOINES.IA 54-0620E</ref>'' | ||
=Examples where "Thus Saith The Lord" failed= | |||
There are numerous examples where William Branham stated "Thus Saith The Lord" but it did not come to pass. Here are two examples: | |||
*The Miracle of [[Donny Morton]] | |||
*[[The Story of Agnes Shippy]] | |||
*[[Ed Daulton]] | |||
=The Biblical View= | =The Biblical View= | ||
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Prophetic signs and miracles were to be ignored if the prophet led the people to other Gods. Such a prophet was to be put to death based on Deut. 13:1-5: | Prophetic signs and miracles were to be ignored if the prophet led the people to other Gods. Such a prophet was to be put to death based on Deut. 13:1-5: | ||
:''If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, | :''If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods” (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Dt 13:1–5.</ref> | ||
If a prophet spoke in God's name and the prediction was not fulfilled, the prophet was to be killed based on Deut 18:20-22: | If a prophet spoke in God's name and the prediction was not fulfilled, the prophet was to be killed based on Deut 18:20-22: | ||
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