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==What William Branham said== | ==What William Branham said== | ||
[[Image:Debate.jpg|thumb|left|250px| | [[Image:Debate.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Proof of a lie - photograph of Rev. Best pointing his finger at F.F. Bosworth]] | ||
William Branham said that '''God would not allow a picture to be developed''' of Rev. Best pointing his finger at F.F. Bosworth | William Branham said that '''God would not allow a picture to be developed''' of Rev. Best pointing his finger at F.F. Bosworth | ||
[[Houston debate article|Click here to read a copy of the January 24th, 1950 issue of The Houston Press.]] | [[Houston debate article|Click here to read a copy of the January 24th, 1950 issue of The Houston Press.]] | ||
:''I seen him the night of the debate when this Angel of the Lord came down and had His picture taken that you see here now, they got of the meeting. It was Brother Bosworth who stood there that night, and this young fellow just out of the seminary, pointing his finger in that old saints face, and having him take his picture like this. And he shaking his fist in that old saintly man's face, and saying, "Now, take my picture. And now take my picture," like that. 'Cause he wanted six pictures taken; he could publish it in his paper in such positions as that. '''And Almighty God would not permit one of them to be developed.''' Every one of them was perfect negative. That's right.'' (Chicago, July 20, 1954) | :''I seen him the night of the debate when this Angel of the Lord came down and had His picture taken that you see here now, they got of the meeting. It was Brother Bosworth who stood there that night, and this young fellow just out of the seminary, pointing his finger in that old saints face, and having him take his picture like this. And he shaking his fist in that old saintly man's face, and saying, "Now, take my picture. And now take my picture," like that. 'Cause he wanted six pictures taken; he could publish it in his paper in such positions as that. '''And Almighty God would not permit one of them to be developed.''' Every one of them was perfect negative. That's right.'' (Chicago, July 20, 1954) | ||
:''So then when he pulled the first picture out of Mr. Best with Mr. Bosworth, it was negative. '''God wouldn’t permit that taken against that saintly old man.''' He pulled out the next one: negative. He pulled out all six of them, and every one of them was blank. And when he pulled out the other one, there was the Angel of God on the picture. He had a heart attack.<ref> William Branham, 53-1129E - Testimony, para. 34</ref> | |||
'''William Branham also said that it was George J. Lacy who first called it a supernatural light''' | '''William Branham also said that it was George J. Lacy who first called it a supernatural light''' | ||
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There are some specific facts that do not agree with William Branham's version of the events: | There are some specific facts that do not agree with William Branham's version of the events: | ||
#'''God did allow''' developing of the picture of Rev. Best pointing his finger at F.F. Bosworth. In fact, it was published in the newspaper as shown above on the right. | #'''God did allow''' developing of the picture of Rev. Best pointing his finger at F.F. Bosworth. In fact, it was published in the newspaper as shown above on the right. This is proof that William Branham was not being honest. | ||
#There is '''no record''' of George Lacy ever referring to the photograph as supernatural. | #There is '''no record''' of George Lacy ever referring to the photograph as supernatural. | ||
#The '''FBI were never involved''' in the examination of the photograph. | #The '''FBI were never involved''' in the examination of the photograph. | ||
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==The Role of the FBI== | ==The Role of the FBI== | ||
[[ | [[Image:FBI letter to Knollwood-min.png|left|250px|Letter from the FBI]] | ||
William Branham stated many times that the FBI was somehow involved in authenticating the Houston photograph: | William Branham stated many times that the FBI was somehow involved in authenticating the Houston photograph: | ||
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George Lacy was the fifth president of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, which he helped found in 1942. He owned and operated an indepedent forensics lab in Houston, Texas. There are a number of things that William Branham was not honest about relating to Mr. Lacy's involvement with the picture: | George Lacy was the fifth president of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, which he helped found in 1942. He owned and operated an indepedent forensics lab in Houston, Texas. There are a number of things that William Branham was not honest about relating to Mr. Lacy's involvement with the picture: | ||
#Mr. Lacy was | #The FBI confirmed in a letter dated September 5, 1974 that''' Mr. Lacy was NEVER an employee of the FBI'''. He was '''NEVER''' the head of the FBI for fingerprint and documents. | ||
#The FBI had no involvement with the examination of the Houston photograph. | #The FBI had no involvement with the examination of the Houston photograph. | ||
#Mr. Lacy lived and practiced in Houston and was not brought from California to Houston to examine the photograph. | #Mr. Lacy lived and practiced in Houston and was not brought from California to Houston to examine the photograph. | ||
On August 24, 1974, Knollwood Church in Xenia, Ohio wrote to the FBI regarding claims that message followers were making about the Houston photograph. A copy of their letter and the FBI response can be found here - [[File:FBI responsel to Knollwood.pdf]]. | |||
William Branham appears to have invented all of these various stories in an attempt to hype the Houston photograph. | William Branham appears to have invented all of these various stories in an attempt to hype the Houston photograph. | ||