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William Branham said that he wrote a vision on the fly leaf of his Bible in 1933 and placed it in the cornerstone of Branham Tabernacle.
William Branham told a story of a vision he received on the day that first church was dedicated.  He tells how he wrote the prophecy down on the fly leaf of his Bible in 1933 and placed it in the cornerstone of Branham Tabernacle.


=What happened??=
But did you know that the cornerstone was "exhumed" and the contents revealed to everyone?
 
Listen to an eyewitness recount exactly what she saw and heard - [http://offtheshelf.life/podcast/episode-29-sylvia-perkins-part-1-growing-up-in-branham-tabernacle/ Sylvia Perkins testimony]
 
=What was in the cornerstone??=


Sometime in the late 1970's, someone ran a car into the front corner of the Branham Tabernacle, right where the cornerstone was.  As a result of the structural damage, the original cornerstone had to be replaced.  
Sometime in the late 1970's, someone ran a car into the front corner of the Branham Tabernacle, right where the cornerstone was.  As a result of the structural damage, the original cornerstone had to be replaced.  
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And when they opened the cornerstone, what did they find?
And when they opened the cornerstone, what did they find?


Nothing!  There as no Bible with the prophecy written on the flyleaf.  The was no book of prophecies.  There was not even a piece of paper with William Branham's handwriting.  What had happened?
Nothing!  There as no Bible with the prophecy written on the flyleaf.  There was no book of prophecies.  There was not even a piece of paper with William Branham's handwriting.  What had happened?
 
Could it be that William Branham had not been honest about what had been placed in the cornerstone?  Could it be that this was simply another lie?


Of course, none of his followers could believe that William Branham, their prophet, would have lied about something so important.  So conspiracy theories abounded, with most finally believing that God had taken it into another dimension, similar to what happened to Joseph Smith's golden tablets.  
Of course, none of his followers could believe that William Branham, their prophet, would have been dishonest about something so important.  So conspiracy theories abounded, with most finally believing that God had taken it into another dimension, similar to what happened to Joseph Smith's golden tablets.  


Was this yet another falsehood of William Branham?
Was this yet another falsehood of William Branham?
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