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=Video - The death of William Branham's father= | |||
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William Branham said that he did not receive a proper education because he had to leave school as a young man to care for his siblings as a result of his father’s untimely death. | |||
=How old was William Branham when his father died?= | |||
[[Image:Father's death certificat.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Death Certificate for Charles Branham]] | [[Image:Father's death certificat.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Death Certificate for Charles Branham]] | ||
Here are the ages of the Branham children at the time of Charles’ death: | Here are the ages of the Branham children at the time of Charles’ death: | ||
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#Delores - 7. | #Delores - 7. | ||
Based on newspaper reports and | Based on newspaper reports and the death certificate, Charles Branham was 53 years old at the time of his passing after fighting an illness for 10 months. | ||
William Branham was | William Branham was married at the time of his father's passing. While his stories on the tapes make it sound like his brother, father, wife, and daughter all died within two weeks of each other, the actual timeline is as follows: | ||
*William Branham’s brother Charles died in an accident on August 5, 1935. | *William Branham’s brother Charles died in an accident on August 5, 1935. | ||
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So two children were born to William and Hope between his brother's passing and his father's passing. Hope and Sharon Rose both passed away in July 1937. | So two children were born to William and Hope between his brother's passing and his father's passing. Hope and Sharon Rose both passed away in July 1937. | ||
=Quotes of William Branham about his father's passing= | |||
:''First thing, I lost my daddy. I run over to the house to see him, picked him up in my arms like that, he looked up at me like that, he smiled. A doctor had give him a dose of medicine that killed him. '''One overdose of strychnine for his heart, and it killed him.''' ‘Course, there’s nothing said about that. The undertaker covers up the doctor’s mistakes many times. Nothing I got against doctors, but I say there’s nothing said about that.<ref>50-0200</ref> | :''First thing, I lost my daddy. I run over to the house to see him, picked him up in my arms like that, he looked up at me like that, he smiled. A doctor had give him a dose of medicine that killed him. '''One overdose of strychnine for his heart, and it killed him.''' ‘Course, there’s nothing said about that. The undertaker covers up the doctor’s mistakes many times. Nothing I got against doctors, but I say there’s nothing said about that.<ref>50-0200</ref> | ||
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:''The next one to go was dad, went in a heart attack, died in my arms. I committed his soul to God: went suddenly, quick.<ref>61-1105</ref> | :''The next one to go was dad, went in a heart attack, died in my arms. I committed his soul to God: went suddenly, quick.<ref>61-1105</ref> | ||
=Video Transcript= | |||
Did William Branham embellish the stories he told, or do his stories accurately represent the events as they happened? | |||
Let’s look at just one story – here Bro. Branham explains the origins of his hillbilly English… | |||
:''He said, "Why, the people that you speak before," said, "you ought to be ashamed of that grammar." | |||
:''I said, "I am, but it doesn't do me any good. I just don't know no better." | |||
:''And he said... "Well," he said... | |||
:''I said, "When I was a boy, my father died. I had ten children to take care of, and I had to work and support my mother and the children. Then since the Lord has sent me out, why, I have--haven't had a chance." (November 29, 1953 – The Faith that was once delivered). | |||
It’s very clear that his poor English was from a lack of education, which was a direct result of his father passing away when he was a child. | |||
Or is it? Let’s look at the facts… | |||
William Branham said that his father died at the age of 52: | |||
:''But my father died at fifty-two; drinking killed him.''(January 22, 1956, Junction of Time) | |||
And William Branham said that he was born when his father was 18 years old: | |||
:''...Daddy was eighteen years old; mama was fifteen when I was born, just children.'' (April 15, 1951, Life Story). | |||
So if William Branham was born when his father was 18, then he was 34 years old when his father died at the age of 52 in 1943. | |||
Let’s call a spade a spade: William Branham did not have poor English because his father died when he was a child. It’s just not true. | |||
So why did William Branham feel it necessary to invent the story that he was a boy when his Dad died? | |||
Was it to make people feel sorry for him? Or do you feel that he was being completely honest with this? If he wasn’t honest regarding his childhood, how do we know he was honest about other things? | |||
And Please don’t get mad at us, we are just letting you know what he said. | |||
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