The Seven Churches Ages: Difference between revisions

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#As seen above, William Branham [[Plagiarism|plagiarized the concept of the seven church ages from Clarence Larkin]] (see link for detail or brief discussion below)
#As seen above, William Branham [[Plagiarism|plagiarized the concept of the seven church ages from Clarence Larkin]] (see link for detail or brief discussion below)
#The Bible does not talk about church ages and this interpretation of Revelation 2 & 3 is clearly wrong on the basis of church history and current events.
#The Bible does not talk about church ages and this interpretation of Revelation 2 & 3 is clearly wrong on the basis of church history and current events.
#William Branham's view of the messengers is inconsistent
#Less than 20% of evangelical Christians live in North America or Europe where lukewarm churches abound. Today, more evangelicals live in Asia than any other continent. 60% of evangelicals live in Asia or Africa. The churches in the third world… particularly in countries where the church is persecuted… are anything but lukewarm.
#William Branham's view of the messengers is inconsistent.
#The whole point of William Branham's interpretation was to [[William Branham's View of Himself|point to himself]].
#The whole point of William Branham's interpretation was to [[William Branham's View of Himself|point to himself]].


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*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Martin_Luther#Preface_to_the_Letter_of_St._Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_by_Martin_Luther.2C_1483-1546 Martin Luther's Preface to Romans], or  
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Martin_Luther#Preface_to_the_Letter_of_St._Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_by_Martin_Luther.2C_1483-1546 Martin Luther's Preface to Romans], or  
*[[John Wesley on Money|John Wesley's sermon on Money]]
*[[John Wesley on Money|John Wesley's sermon on Money]]
sit collecting dust on Message shelves... if they even get there in the first place.  We challenge you to take a step and learn what these men had to say for yourself.
sit collecting dust on Message shelves... if they even get there in the first place.  We challenge you to take a step and learn what these men had to say for yourself.
 
 


=What is the proper interpretation?=
=What is the proper interpretation?=