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By doing this, William Branham was clearly stating that he was more spiritual than Billy Graham. | By doing this, William Branham was clearly stating that he was more spiritual than Billy Graham. | ||
This was part of his self-deception. | |||
This ties into something we previously quoted: | |||
:''"In order to thoroughly deceive others, it is necessary to also deceive oneself. The actor playing Hamlet must indeed believe in the moment that he is the Prince of Denmark, though when he leaves the stage he will usually remember who he really is. On the other hand, when someone's entire life is based on such pretense, they seldom if ever return to reality. That is the secret of many successful politicians, evangelists and confidence tricksters alike–they believe they are telling the truth, even when it seems sure they must have known that they faked the evidence. Sincerity... is a quality not to be trusted." (Sarah Cockburn) | |||
William Branham believed his own lies. Did this develop as the result of some psychotic break he experienced after the death of his wife and daughter? We will never know. But the evidence points CLEARLY to deceipt. | |||
Why is the English language important when spelling non-English names? | Why is the English language important when spelling non-English names? | ||
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*The name "Branham" may not have seven letters when Message Books are translated into foreign languages such as Hindi, Mandarin or Greek. | *The name "Branham" may not have seven letters when Message Books are translated into foreign languages such as Hindi, Mandarin or Greek. | ||
=Why did William Branham think it was important?= | |||
William Branham's only purpose for this doctrine was to draw attention to himself. He pointed this out clearly in his Audio Letter To Lee Vayle, that he recorded in 1964: | William Branham's only purpose for this doctrine was to draw attention to himself. He pointed this out clearly in his Audio Letter To Lee Vayle, that he recorded in 1964: | ||
:''Now, and another thing. If you'll notice, G-r-a-h-a-m is six letters. A-b-r-a-h-a-m is seven letters, and so is B-r-a-n-h-a-m seven letters. '''Now, if you're going to make that in conclusion, it might be a good thing.''' '' <ref>AUDIO.LETTER.TO.LEE.VAYLE TUCSON.AZ 64-0500</ref> | :''Now, and another thing. If you'll notice, G-r-a-h-a-m is six letters. A-b-r-a-h-a-m is seven letters, and so is B-r-a-n-h-a-m seven letters. '''Now, if you're going to make that in conclusion, it might be a good thing.''' '' <ref>AUDIO.LETTER.TO.LEE.VAYLE TUCSON.AZ 64-0500</ref> | ||
==The significance of Billy Graham== | |||
William Branham claimed to have prophecied in 1956 that Billy Graham would cancel his meetings and that this would mark the end of the revival in the United States. '''What did William Branham actually say? Did Billy Graham cancel any meetings in 1956?''' | |||
William Branham also taught that, just as three messengers went to Abraham in the days of Sodom, so three messengers came to the church in our day. These three messengers were William Branham, Billy Graham and Oral Roberts. William Branham taught that Oral Roberts and Billy Graham were the two messengers that went to Sodom. But William Branham was God himself, the angel that did not go down to Sodom. '''Over 250 times, William Branham quoted a passage in the Bible - "As it was in the days of Sodom..." - but does the Bible say that anywhere?''' | |||
We address these questions in detail in our article on [[William Branham and Billy Graham]] | |||
==Why Not Oral Roberts?== | ==Why Not Oral Roberts?== | ||
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The name "Roberts", as in Oral Roberts, also has seven letters. However, this did not appear to be of any consequence to William Branham, who still taught that a man with a seven-lettered name was one of the angels that went down to Sodom...while he represented Elohim who stayed and discerned Abraham and Sarah's sickness. | The name "Roberts", as in Oral Roberts, also has seven letters. However, this did not appear to be of any consequence to William Branham, who still taught that a man with a seven-lettered name was one of the angels that went down to Sodom...while he represented Elohim who stayed and discerned Abraham and Sarah's sickness. | ||
==Did Oral Roberts have a miraculous ministry?== | ===Did Oral Roberts have a miraculous ministry?=== | ||
First William Branham said there were no miracles in Oral Roberts ministry and then he said there were a few. This is very troubling because the evidence is that there were as many and some would say many more miracles in Oral Roberts' ministry as there were in William Branham's service. Oral Roberts certainly prayed for many more people than William Branham ever did. | First William Branham said there were no miracles in Oral Roberts ministry and then he said there were a few. This is very troubling because the evidence is that there were as many and some would say many more miracles in Oral Roberts' ministry as there were in William Branham's service. Oral Roberts certainly prayed for many more people than William Branham ever did. | ||
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First he says no miracles then a miracle or two. Just do an internet search for Oral Roberts or reads his life story and you will find out that William Branham did not tell this correctly. People have to disregard truth to believe God performed no miracles in Oral Roberts' ministry. This is another example of William Branham pointing to himself and pointing away from another man of God. | First he says no miracles then a miracle or two. Just do an internet search for Oral Roberts or reads his life story and you will find out that William Branham did not tell this correctly. People have to disregard truth to believe God performed no miracles in Oral Roberts' ministry. This is another example of William Branham pointing to himself and pointing away from another man of God. | ||
=Who was Frank Boreham?= | |||
Listen to the podcast on '''Frank Boreham''' - [http://offtheshelf.life/podcast/episode-24-the-significance-of-a-seven-lettered-name/ click here]. | Listen to the podcast on '''Frank Boreham''' - [http://offtheshelf.life/podcast/episode-24-the-significance-of-a-seven-lettered-name/ click here]. | ||