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Another defining difference between Jackson and other message sub-sects is that they gave William Branham a lower level of importance than other groups. Most people in the Jackson camp never listen to Branham tapes, and their preachers only quoted him on occasion. They believe the main imperative of "the message" was a command to go back to the Bible and restore the form of the early church, with apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, spiritual gifts, miracles, etc, and reject denominationalism and "creedalism". Whereas other groups define "the message" as the collective teachings of William Branham, the Jackson camp would differ in the very definition of what "the message" means. | Another defining difference between Jackson and other message sub-sects is that they gave William Branham a lower level of importance than other groups. Most people in the Jackson camp never listen to Branham tapes, and their preachers only quoted him on occasion. They believe the main imperative of "the message" was a command to go back to the Bible and restore the form of the early church, with apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, spiritual gifts, miracles, etc, and reject denominationalism and "creedalism". Whereas other groups define "the message" as the collective teachings of William Branham, the Jackson camp would differ in the very definition of what "the message" means. | ||
Relating specifically to the Godhead, they did not accept William Branham as Luke 17:30 like the other groups. They did not believe God was manifest in the flesh of William Branham. They rejected the "Manifested Sons of God" teaching in general. Instead, they said Luke 17:30 was William Branham bringing a correct revelation of who the son of man (Jesus) was. So their Godhead beliefs stemmed from their belief that William Branham had a special authority via Luke 17:30 to properly interpret the Godhead. Since it was new and never before know, it could not be Oneness or Trinitarian, because those predated Branham. As a result, their beliefs were quite similar to those of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle | Relating specifically to the Godhead, they did not accept William Branham as Luke 17:30 like the other groups. They did not believe God was manifest in the flesh of William Branham. They rejected the "Manifested Sons of God" teaching in general. Instead, they said Luke 17:30 was William Branham bringing a correct revelation of who the son of man (Jesus) was. So their Godhead beliefs stemmed from their belief that William Branham had a special authority via Luke 17:30 to properly interpret the Godhead. Since it was new and never before know, it could not be Oneness or Trinitarian, because those predated Branham. As a result, their beliefs were quite similar to those of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]] - neither Oneness nor Trinitarian. Raymond Jackson never fully denied the deity of Christ as Lee Vayle did (although some in the Jackson camp would deny the deity of Christ). For most in the Jackson camp, Christ was divine and therefore worshiped and praised but he was seen as subordinate to and distinct from God the Father. They took what William Branham said about the spirit of God coming into Christ at his baptism, to say Jesus was born a perfect man without sin (as Adam was created) in whom God dwelled. The main focus of the Godhead teachings in the Jackson camp is really around how to "properly" divide the deity and the humanity of Christ. After Junior Jackson's death, the group has trended towards full denial of the deity of Christ. | ||
At their high point in the 1980s and 1990s, the Jackson fellowship included around 125 churches or groups globally. In 1992, Raymond Jackson started preaching that the week of Daniel would begin during or around 2005. That was probably his signature teaching in the final years of his life, until his death in December 2004. Unfortunately, the Week of Daniel did not begin in 2005 and that led to major divisions that largely destroyed the groups that followed him. Approximately half of the people in the Jackson camp left the group in the early 2000s. It is now just a shadow of what it once was. Those who remain are divided into about 6 different groups, the primary difference being how they sought to resolve the issues with Bro. Jackson's calculations around the start of the Week of Daniel. No group will concede that he was actually wrong. | At their high point in the 1980s and 1990s, the Jackson fellowship included around 125 churches or groups globally. In 1992, Raymond Jackson started preaching that the week of Daniel would begin during or around 2005. That was probably his signature teaching in the final years of his life, until his death in December 2004. Unfortunately, the Week of Daniel did not begin in 2005 and that led to major divisions that largely destroyed the groups that followed him. Approximately half of the people in the Jackson camp left the group in the early 2000s. It is now just a shadow of what it once was. Those who remain are divided into about 6 different groups, the primary difference being how they sought to resolve the issues with Bro. Jackson's calculations around the start of the Week of Daniel. No group will concede that he was actually wrong. | ||