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In 1961, William Branham shot a silver-tip grizzly bear.  In 1962, he states that he has received a vision that he will shoot a brown bear that is larger than the grizzly bear that he shot.  This vision was never fulfilled.
In 1961, William Branham shot a silver-tip grizzly bear.  Then in 1962, he states that he has received a vision that he will shoot a brown bear that is larger than the grizzly bear that he shot.  This vision was never fulfilled.


God does not permit a prophet to say, "''I did something wrong personally and that is why the vision did not come to pass''". There is only one exception for a prophesy not to be fulfilled - this is the same exception that applied to Jonah's prophecy - Jeremiah 18:7-10 (see below).  There are no other exceptions permitted or mentioned in scripture.
Does God permit a prophet to say, "''I did something wrong personally and that is why the vision did not come to pass''"? There is only one exception for a prophesy not to be fulfilled - this is the same exception that applied to Jonah's failed prophecy regarding Nineveh - Jeremiah 18:7-10 (see below).  There are no other exceptions permitted or reasons mentioned in scripture that would otherwise allow for failed prophecies.


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If it was acceptable for a prophet to say "''I am sorry, I made a personal mistake and therefore the vision was not fulfilled''", then wouldn't every prophet that had a failed vision say this in order to get out of being put to death?  For this reason, the Word of God only permitted one explanation for a failed vision, one that could be clearly seen by all.


=The explanation for the failed vision=
=The explanation for the failed vision=
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[[Cognitive Dissonance|Cognitive dissonance]] requires that those that believe William Branham to be a prophet explain clearly why the vision was not fulfilled.
[[Cognitive Dissonance|Cognitive dissonance]] requires that those that believe William Branham to be a prophet explain clearly why the vision was not fulfilled.


They point to Jonah who prophesied the destruction of Nineveh but that Jonah's prophecy was not fulfilled.
They point to Jonah who prophesied the destruction of Nineveh but whose prophecy was not fulfilled.


The problem with this explanation is that the reason for the failure of Jonah's prophecy is clearly outlined in Jeremiah 18:7-10:
The problem with this explanation is that the reason for the failure of Jonah's prophecy is clearly outlined in Jeremiah 18:7-10:
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:''The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.  And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it.  
:''The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.  And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it.  


This does not apply to the brown bear vision or the other visions of William Branham that failed.
This is also specifically referred to in Jonah 3:10:
 
:''Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.
 
Jonah's prophesy was not fulfilled because of Jonah's disobedience.  Rather the destruction of Nineveh did not come to pass because of God's mercy for a repentant people.
 
 
Some have said that William Branham somehow failed the Lord in some way and that, as a direct result, of this failure he became like Jonah and the prophecy was not fulfilled.
 
However, the exception given by Jeremiah does not apply to the brown bear vision or the other visions of William Branham that failed.


=The Vision of the Brown Bear=
=The Vision of the Brown Bear=