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There are some Message Believers that recognize that there were visions and prophecies relating to William Branham that were not fulfilled in his lifetime. | |||
[[Image:Branham Aircraft.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This DC-7C was sitting in Arizona for years, waiting for the resurrection of William Branham]] | [[Image:Branham Aircraft.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This DC-7C was sitting in Arizona for years, waiting for the resurrection of William Branham]] | ||
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=Why must William Branham Come Back?= | =Why must William Branham Come Back?= | ||
The Returned Ministry | The Returned Ministry (also referred to as "Return Ministry") sub-cult admits that there were unfulfilled visions at the time of William Branham's death. However, they are not prepared to admit that William Branham was not a true prophet. Their method of dealing with the unfulfilled visions is to hold to a doctrine that William Branham will return from the dead prior to the rapture to fulfill all of the visions that remain unfulfilled. | ||
This is an example of [[Cognitive Dissonance|Cognitive dissonance]] in action, as believers try to lower the importance of certain critical facts to rationalize unfulfilled prophecies. | This is an example of [[Cognitive Dissonance|Cognitive dissonance]] in action, as believers try to lower the importance of certain critical facts to rationalize unfulfilled prophecies. | ||