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:''And that’s the way they’ll be just before the Rapture.<ref>William Branham, 53-0326 - Israel And The Church #2, para. 41-42</ref> | :''And that’s the way they’ll be just before the Rapture.<ref>William Branham, 53-0326 - Israel And The Church #2, para. 41-42</ref> | ||
They are mentioned again in a sermon in May 1955. William Branham does not state that there were seven visions. He only mentions three and he states that it was either in 1932 or 1933 | They are mentioned again in a sermon in May 1955. William Branham does not state that there were seven visions. He only mentions three and he states that it was either in 1932 or 1933: | ||
:''I believe that God is permitting communism to hit the land. I believe I can sensibly prove that by the Bible, that God promised that up into those isms, as communism years ago, when they first got out that N.R.A. I… Now, you remember that. And when Mussolini had first come in power, one morning by a vision… Now, '''it’s written on old paper, laying at the house today''', dated way back in '''1933—’32 or ’33.''' Going to Sunday school one morning, I was caught away in a vision. And I said, “Now…” Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, I said, '' | :''I believe that God is permitting communism to hit the land. I believe I can sensibly prove that by the Bible, that God promised that up into those isms, as communism years ago, when they first got out that N.R.A. I… Now, you remember that. And when Mussolini had first come in power, one morning by a vision… Now, '''it’s written on old paper, laying at the house today''', dated way back in '''1933—’32 or ’33.''' Going to Sunday school one morning, I was caught away in a vision. And I said, “Now…” Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, I said, '' | ||
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:''I didn’t mean that to do any harm, women; I don’t mean you Christian women. But just to see women coming into politics and everything, it’s a disgrace; it’s a breaking of the American morale. And remember, this is… America will… A—a woman… I—I better leave it alone. But just remember this. I predict this: that a woman will be president before we’re annihilated. That’s right. I said that in 1933 by a vision. Sure, it’s a woman’s world. Where did it start from? Hollywood. All your dirty, filthy dressing and things, that’s what’s crept into our homes and things like that. And now comes through television, everything else. It’s a disgrace.'<ref>William Branham, 56-0428 - God's Covenant With Abraham, para. 44</ref> | :''I didn’t mean that to do any harm, women; I don’t mean you Christian women. But just to see women coming into politics and everything, it’s a disgrace; it’s a breaking of the American morale. And remember, this is… America will… A—a woman… I—I better leave it alone. But just remember this. I predict this: that a woman will be president before we’re annihilated. That’s right. I said that in 1933 by a vision. Sure, it’s a woman’s world. Where did it start from? Hollywood. All your dirty, filthy dressing and things, that’s what’s crept into our homes and things like that. And now comes through television, everything else. It’s a disgrace.'<ref>William Branham, 56-0428 - God's Covenant With Abraham, para. 44</ref> | ||
A couple of weeks after this in May 1956, he mentions four prophesies from 1933 and admits that there was no one left who had heard the original prophecies | A couple of weeks after this in May 1956, he mentions four prophesies from 1933 and admits that there was no one left who had heard the original prophecies: | ||
:''America! Now you remember, if you haven’t got this wrote down, put it down. This is my prediction. See? In 1933, when we were having services down here where the old, I believe the Church of Christ is there now, it used to be the old…It’s right over here, Brother Neville, right straight down. Charlie Kern used to live there. What’s it… Orphan’s home over here on Meigs Avenue. In 1933, I just got a 1933 Ford, and I dedicated it that morning to the Lord. And, before leaving home, I saw a vision. '''I’ve got it wrote, old yellow paper still waiting in a Bible.''' I saw the end time coming. | :''America! Now you remember, if you haven’t got this wrote down, put it down. This is my prediction. See? In 1933, when we were having services down here where the old, I believe the Church of Christ is there now, it used to be the old…It’s right over here, Brother Neville, right straight down. Charlie Kern used to live there. What’s it… Orphan’s home over here on Meigs Avenue. In 1933, I just got a 1933 Ford, and I dedicated it that morning to the Lord. And, before leaving home, I saw a vision. '''I’ve got it wrote, old yellow paper still waiting in a Bible.''' I saw the end time coming. | ||
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::(2) ''And I predicted, that, “'''America, their number-one god would be women.'''” That’s what it is. Everything is fashioned after Hollywood. I have things on records from the FBI file that would shock you to pieces just to tell you right where. And the scandal on these movie stars, there isn’t a one of them, hardly, but what’s prostitutes. And the FBI exposed it just recently. I have it from their own file. And so all of them living out, even these movie stars, where he proved, they went in and picked them up, living with men, twenty-five and fifty dollars a night, a man, all up and down, in Hollywood and everywhere, had private homes and men back in there where they would send them out to these people. And that’s what we look to, television, and—and out here on these screens and things, and let our children call that an idol. And then call that mother? That’s a long ways from being mother. That’s filth. That’s exactly. And yet they set the pace of the day. Well, let them, the kind of clothes they wear, watch the American women dress right up just like them, and everything. Sure. And America’s god is a woman. Not Jehovah; they’ve turned away from That. Not to mother now, now lay that aside, that’s a sacred thing we’re going to talk about; but I mean woman. | ::(2) ''And I predicted, that, “'''America, their number-one god would be women.'''” That’s what it is. Everything is fashioned after Hollywood. I have things on records from the FBI file that would shock you to pieces just to tell you right where. And the scandal on these movie stars, there isn’t a one of them, hardly, but what’s prostitutes. And the FBI exposed it just recently. I have it from their own file. And so all of them living out, even these movie stars, where he proved, they went in and picked them up, living with men, twenty-five and fifty dollars a night, a man, all up and down, in Hollywood and everywhere, had private homes and men back in there where they would send them out to these people. And that’s what we look to, television, and—and out here on these screens and things, and let our children call that an idol. And then call that mother? That’s a long ways from being mother. That’s filth. That’s exactly. And yet they set the pace of the day. Well, let them, the kind of clothes they wear, watch the American women dress right up just like them, and everything. Sure. And America’s god is a woman. Not Jehovah; they’ve turned away from That. Not to mother now, now lay that aside, that’s a sacred thing we’re going to talk about; but I mean woman. | ||
::(3) ''And, remember, I predict that before the great total annihilation, which '''I don’t say the Lord told me this''', but I believe there will be something happen either between now or at that time in ’77. It may come at this hour. But between now and ’77, I predict that either '''a great destruction or a total annihilation of the entire earth, between now and ’77,''' I predicted it in 1933 | ::(3) ''And, remember, I predict that before the great total annihilation, which '''I don’t say the Lord told me this''', but I believe there will be something happen either between now or at that time in ’77. It may come at this hour. But between now and ’77, I predict that either '''a great destruction or a total annihilation of the entire earth, between now and ’77,''' I predicted it in 1933. | ||
::(4) | ::(4)I predicted that women would keep demoralizing and the nation would keep falling, and they’d keep hanging to mother, or like mother like that, till they become, a woman become an idol. | ||
He waits almost a year before he mentions the prophesies again but he does not go into any detail other than to state that they were printed in a book and that there had been over a 100,000 copies printed in 17 different languages. The only book that this could be referring to would be "William Branham, A Man Sent From God" written by Gordon Lindsay in collaboration with William Branham. The problem is that, while this book contains references to other visions that William Branham had, it contains no reference to the visions of 1933. We are unaware of any other significant book that was distributed by William Branham. The question must be asked: Which book was he referring to and if it was the book, "A Man Sent From God", why did he state something that was untrue? | ::(5) ''And after a while, that, “'''America would be ruled by a woman.'''” Mark it and see if it’s not right. A woman will take the place of a President or something, of great, some high power in America.<ref>William Branham, 56-0513 - Teaching On Moses, para. 18-21</ref> | ||
He waits almost a year before he mentions the prophesies again but he does not go into any detail other than to state that they were printed in a book and that there had been over a 100,000 copies printed in 17 different languages. The only book that this could be referring to would be "William Branham, A Man Sent From God" written by Gordon Lindsay in collaboration with William Branham. The problem is that, while this book contains references to other visions that William Branham had, it contains no reference to the visions of 1933. We are unaware of any other significant book that was distributed by William Branham. The question must be asked: Which book was he referring to and if it was the book, "A Man Sent From God", why did he state something that was untrue?: | |||
:''My heart has been stirred in the last year, after I have looked across the nations and seen the things heap up, the way they are, and the little isms arising. It well brings to my memory '''what’s wrote there in that cornerstone''', on that morning when we dedicated…or laid the cornerstone. When the Lord woke me up; not knowing what visions was, in those days. I’m looking at the chimney on top of the house, five feet or more from where I was sitting when the vision taken place, twenty-three years ago, in 1933. Be about twenty-four years ago, I suppose. I’m looking at the chimney right now. It was long before I was ever married. I was single, and home. We were just building this church. And we was laying the cornerstone that morning, when the Lord gave me the vision. I had woke up and looked out the window. And it was along in June, and the honeysuckles, or the buds a blooming. And there looked like I went walking out, or something. And I—I saw the Lord Jesus, and saw my tabernacle. And He pronounced to me that this was not my tabernacle; and got me under the sky. '''Many of you know the vision, because it’s wrote and published, and I believe the fourth or fifth edition, of nearly a hundred thousand books has went in seventeen different languages.''' And just watch how that has come to pass, word by word, just did never fail! How that we come together in a lovely little group of people, and how the Lord did bless us, and then from place to place, but finally into the evangelistic fields, and over the world now, how it’s gone.<ref>William Branham, 57-0407M - God Keeps His Word, para. 49-50</ref> | :''My heart has been stirred in the last year, after I have looked across the nations and seen the things heap up, the way they are, and the little isms arising. It well brings to my memory '''what’s wrote there in that cornerstone''', on that morning when we dedicated…or laid the cornerstone. When the Lord woke me up; not knowing what visions was, in those days. I’m looking at the chimney on top of the house, five feet or more from where I was sitting when the vision taken place, twenty-three years ago, in 1933. Be about twenty-four years ago, I suppose. I’m looking at the chimney right now. It was long before I was ever married. I was single, and home. We were just building this church. And we was laying the cornerstone that morning, when the Lord gave me the vision. I had woke up and looked out the window. And it was along in June, and the honeysuckles, or the buds a blooming. And there looked like I went walking out, or something. And I—I saw the Lord Jesus, and saw my tabernacle. And He pronounced to me that this was not my tabernacle; and got me under the sky. '''Many of you know the vision, because it’s wrote and published, and I believe the fourth or fifth edition, of nearly a hundred thousand books has went in seventeen different languages.''' And just watch how that has come to pass, word by word, just did never fail! How that we come together in a lovely little group of people, and how the Lord did bless us, and then from place to place, but finally into the evangelistic fields, and over the world now, how it’s gone.<ref>William Branham, 57-0407M - God Keeps His Word, para. 49-50</ref> | ||
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:''Women are taking over. Course, that’s just the trend and the prophecy of the day, that this nation is a woman’s nation. It’ll be run by a woman. And remember, thir-…'''1933, I saw that come in a vision, a great powerful woman will take over the whole nation''', some day, that’s exactly right, before the end time, ’fore total annihilation. 34 The cars, in that day, will be shaped like an egg, running back like, in this form there. And it’ll be controlled by some kind of a power, that they won’t even have to use the steering wheel, at times. [Brother Branham snaps his finger once—Ed.] Just set her, and go on like that. See, before the annihilation! Now, you remember, that’s, now, that’s on record. See? '''And women will take over. Women will take over'''.<ref>William Branham, 57-0602 - Life, para. 32-33</ref> | :''Women are taking over. Course, that’s just the trend and the prophecy of the day, that this nation is a woman’s nation. It’ll be run by a woman. And remember, thir-…'''1933, I saw that come in a vision, a great powerful woman will take over the whole nation''', some day, that’s exactly right, before the end time, ’fore total annihilation. 34 The cars, in that day, will be shaped like an egg, running back like, in this form there. And it’ll be controlled by some kind of a power, that they won’t even have to use the steering wheel, at times. [Brother Branham snaps his finger once—Ed.] Just set her, and go on like that. See, before the annihilation! Now, you remember, that’s, now, that’s on record. See? '''And women will take over. Women will take over'''.<ref>William Branham, 57-0602 - Life, para. 32-33</ref> | ||
The next mention is over a year later in September, 1958 when he details five of the visions | The next mention is over a year later in September, 1958 when he details five of the visions: | ||
:''And in 1933, when the Lord…When we was having meetings over here where that church of Christ is standing now, the old Masonic home, the vision of the Lord came to me up here and predicted that:'' | :''And in 1933, when the Lord…When we was having meetings over here where that church of Christ is standing now, the old Masonic home, the vision of the Lord came to me up here and predicted that:'' | ||
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:''Now, you remember, that’s '''THUS SAITH THE LORD'''.” See?<ref>William Branham, 58-0927 - Why Are We Not A Denomination?, para. 136</ref> | :''Now, you remember, that’s '''THUS SAITH THE LORD'''.” See?<ref>William Branham, 58-0927 - Why Are We Not A Denomination?, para. 136</ref> | ||
The prophecies aren't mentioned again until August 1960 when he relates 3 visions. He refers to the visions a number of times in 1960 | The prophecies aren't mentioned again until August 1960 when he relates 3 visions. He refers to the visions a number of times in 1960: | ||
:''You remember, I predicted that in 1933. And it will be that way too. For I saw a vision before the end time, | :''You remember, I predicted that in 1933. And it will be that way too. For I saw a vision before the end time, | ||
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:''And it’ll be that way; we’re coming to it now. We’re right in it, because the Holy Spirit is the One that leads the church, and warns us of dangers that is to come.<ref>William Branham, 60-0805 - Lamb And Dove, para. 30</ref> | :''And it’ll be that way; we’re coming to it now. We’re right in it, because the Holy Spirit is the One that leads the church, and warns us of dangers that is to come.<ref>William Branham, 60-0805 - Lamb And Dove, para. 30</ref> | ||
In November 1960, he states for the first time that he is reading them and that they were from 1932. This is also the first time he mentions that women will elect the wrong person. It is not surprisingly only 5 days after the election of J.F. Kennedy | In November 1960, he states for the first time that he is reading them and that they were from 1932. This is also the first time he mentions that women will elect the wrong person. It is not surprisingly only 5 days after the election of J.F. Kennedy: | ||
:''I’d like to '''read you a prophecy''' that was given. I got on… And may…By the way, Mr. Mercier and many of them are going to take some of these old prophecies, and dig them out, and revise them a little, or bring them up to date, and put them in papers. I’d like to read some things that I’d like for you to—to…This one, first. I’d like to read something to you. | :''I’d like to '''read you a prophecy''' that was given. I got on… And may…By the way, Mr. Mercier and many of them are going to take some of these old prophecies, and dig them out, and revise them a little, or bring them up to date, and put them in papers. I’d like to read some things that I’d like for you to—to…This one, first. I’d like to read something to you. | ||
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:''And now let me bring something else. I haven’t got written here, but, on magnetic tape. And this is taped, too. 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, standing at the…that scho-…Lane Tech High School. They were there. I said, “This year is going to be the changing point of America.” I just come from overseas, don’t know why I come. Come back, canceled my meetings in Africa and around, come back. Billy Graham, something mysterious, he canceled his. Tommy Osborn canceled his. And we all, crossing United States, in meetings. I said, “America will either receive or reject Christ, this year.” Then I said, when they elected, in Indiana, a twenty-two-year boy…-year-old boy, to be judge. The Spirit of the Lord came on me, and I said, “They’ll finally have a President that’ll be one of these crewcut, playboy, beatnik-type Presidents, a ladies’ man.” Now, them is predictions, years ago. See where we’re at? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] It’s later than we think.<ref>William Branham, 60-1113 - Condemnation By Representation, para. 32-48</ref> | :''And now let me bring something else. I haven’t got written here, but, on magnetic tape. And this is taped, too. 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, standing at the…that scho-…Lane Tech High School. They were there. I said, “This year is going to be the changing point of America.” I just come from overseas, don’t know why I come. Come back, canceled my meetings in Africa and around, come back. Billy Graham, something mysterious, he canceled his. Tommy Osborn canceled his. And we all, crossing United States, in meetings. I said, “America will either receive or reject Christ, this year.” Then I said, when they elected, in Indiana, a twenty-two-year boy…-year-old boy, to be judge. The Spirit of the Lord came on me, and I said, “They’ll finally have a President that’ll be one of these crewcut, playboy, beatnik-type Presidents, a ladies’ man.” Now, them is predictions, years ago. See where we’re at? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] It’s later than we think.<ref>William Branham, 60-1113 - Condemnation By Representation, para. 32-48</ref> | ||
A few days later, he refers to the visions again. This is the first time that he provides seven specific prophecies. He also states that the list of visions would be published in the "Herald of Faith" magazine, although we have been unable to obtain a copy of this magazine and so cannot confirm that the list of visions was, in fact, published in the magazine | A few days later, he refers to the visions again. This is the first time that he provides seven specific prophecies. He also states that the list of visions would be published in the "Herald of Faith" magazine, although we have been unable to obtain a copy of this magazine and so cannot confirm that the list of visions was, in fact, published in the magazine: | ||
:''I was on my way to Sunday school, and when I was getting my Bible, a vision came before me; and I was stopped in the floor. '''And here was what it said. It’s on yellow paper. Will be printed in the “Herald of Faith” right away, because most all of it is fulfilled.''' 1933—think of this now. Many, many years ago, about twenty-eight years ago it—it taken place. Watch how accurate His Word is. | :''I was on my way to Sunday school, and when I was getting my Bible, a vision came before me; and I was stopped in the floor. '''And here was what it said. It’s on yellow paper. Will be printed in the “Herald of Faith” right away, because most all of it is fulfilled.''' 1933—think of this now. Many, many years ago, about twenty-eight years ago it—it taken place. Watch how accurate His Word is. | ||
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::(6) ''For I seen on a highway, a great master highway, '''a car going down the road that didn’t have any steering wheel in it'''. It was controlled by a power.” They got it right now. I said, | ::(6) ''For I seen on a highway, a great master highway, '''a car going down the road that didn’t have any steering wheel in it'''. It was controlled by a power.” They got it right now. I said, | ||
::(7) ''“During that time…Now they’re permitting women to vote; and women, in voting, will finally…” I said, “This nation is a woman’s nation, it’s marked by a woman. It’s a woman right down through prophecy, everywhere; and number thirteen everywhere in prophecy.” And I said, “It’s a woman’s country, she has her liberties here. And she’ll ruin it, she’s the ruination of the world.” (And, Roy, I got your letters on that, that great woman that… “Every criminal | ::(7) ''“During that time…Now they’re permitting women to vote; and women, in voting, will finally…” I said, “This nation is a woman’s nation, it’s marked by a woman. It’s a woman right down through prophecy, everywhere; and number thirteen everywhere in prophecy.” And I said, “It’s a woman’s country, she has her liberties here. And she’ll ruin it, she’s the ruination of the world.” (And, Roy, I got your letters on that, that great woman that… “Every criminal case… We’ve… I’d X-rayed it down now to: every criminal case was ever done in this United States, a woman was behind it.” That’s exactly right. That’s immoral women, you see, and things.) Now, so then I said, “There will be in that time, during that time the '''women will be permitted to vote, and they’ll elect the wrong person'''.” They did it on this last election. That’s right. | ||
::(8) ''“Which will start the stronghold. During that time it’ll come to pass that—that there’ll be '''a great woman rise up in the United States,''' she’ll be beautifully dressed,” and I got in parenthesis: “(perhaps the Catholic church).” See? “That’ll take rulership over the power, overpower the others in the United States. She’ll be beautiful to look at, but she’ll be cruel-hearted as she can be.” I said, | ::(8) ''“Which will start the stronghold. During that time it’ll come to pass that—that there’ll be '''a great woman rise up in the United States,''' she’ll be beautifully dressed,” and I got in parenthesis: “(perhaps the Catholic church).” See? “That’ll take rulership over the power, overpower the others in the United States. She’ll be beautiful to look at, but she’ll be cruel-hearted as she can be.” I said, | ||
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:''And I said, “I predict, according to the way time is moving, '''it’ll be sometime between this year ’33 and ’77.'''” And it’ll have to squeeze awful hard to get through there. And we’re setting on a powder keg, friends. Everything’s ready.<ref>William Branham, 60-1208 - The Thyatirean Church Age, para. 192-204</ref> | :''And I said, “I predict, according to the way time is moving, '''it’ll be sometime between this year ’33 and ’77.'''” And it’ll have to squeeze awful hard to get through there. And we’re setting on a powder keg, friends. Everything’s ready.<ref>William Branham, 60-1208 - The Thyatirean Church Age, para. 192-204</ref> | ||
On December 11, 1960, he goes through them again | On December 11, 1960, he goes through them again: | ||
:''But the Lord showed me a vision of the great powerful woman, in ’33, 1933, it’s on paper. Of how that | :''But the Lord showed me a vision of the great powerful woman, in ’33, 1933, it’s on paper. Of how that | ||
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::(8) ''But '''there’ll be a powerful woman!''' Now, remember! This is on tape, too. A powerful woman, great woman, she’ll '''either be President, or it’ll be a woman representing the Catholic church''' (which I think it is) will take over here someday and she’ll rule this country. This nation is a woman’s nation. Flag was made by a woman, it’s number thirteen. She started out, thirteen stars, thirteen stripes, thirteen colonies. Everything’s thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, right on down. Thirteen stars on her silver dollar now. Everything’s a thirteen. It’s number thirteen, and appears in the 13th chapter of Revelation. Completely thirteen! Everything is “woman, woman, woman, woman, woman,” right on down. And she took over all the offices. She’s took over Hollywood. She’s took over the nations. She’s took over the offices. She’s took over everything there is; equal rights with the man, votes with the man, cusses like a man, drinks like a man, anything else. And just bait for the Catholic church, for the worship of a woman! They’re already worshipping a woman, anyhow.<ref>William Branham, 60-1211E - The Laodicean Church Age, para. 44-49</ref> | ::(8) ''But '''there’ll be a powerful woman!''' Now, remember! This is on tape, too. A powerful woman, great woman, she’ll '''either be President, or it’ll be a woman representing the Catholic church''' (which I think it is) will take over here someday and she’ll rule this country. This nation is a woman’s nation. Flag was made by a woman, it’s number thirteen. She started out, thirteen stars, thirteen stripes, thirteen colonies. Everything’s thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, right on down. Thirteen stars on her silver dollar now. Everything’s a thirteen. It’s number thirteen, and appears in the 13th chapter of Revelation. Completely thirteen! Everything is “woman, woman, woman, woman, woman,” right on down. And she took over all the offices. She’s took over Hollywood. She’s took over the nations. She’s took over the offices. She’s took over everything there is; equal rights with the man, votes with the man, cusses like a man, drinks like a man, anything else. And just bait for the Catholic church, for the worship of a woman! They’re already worshipping a woman, anyhow.<ref>William Branham, 60-1211E - The Laodicean Church Age, para. 44-49</ref> | ||
A month later in January 1961 he states | A month later in January 1961 he states: | ||
:''A few days ago we… Now, I’m not Democrat nor Republican; I’m a Christian; so I don’t mention these things. But I picked up an old book there that the—the Lord had gave me a vision in 1933 when I just first become a minister, going down to the Baptist Tabernacle. And He gave me a vision that morning, and I seen the first one I remember of an international affair. | :''A few days ago we… Now, I’m not Democrat nor Republican; I’m a Christian; so I don’t mention these things. But I picked up an old book there that the—the Lord had gave me a vision in 1933 when I just first become a minister, going down to the Baptist Tabernacle. And He gave me a vision that morning, and I seen the first one I remember of an international affair. | ||
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:''See, all those things that the Lord spoke is true. And we just got two more things left of that to be fulfilled, and that’s the end time. And if there ever was a time that we ought to be trying to get people to God, it’s now.<ref>William Branham, 61-0128 - Why?, para. 93</ref> | :''See, all those things that the Lord spoke is true. And we just got two more things left of that to be fulfilled, and that’s the end time. And if there ever was a time that we ought to be trying to get people to God, it’s now.<ref>William Branham, 61-0128 - Why?, para. 93</ref> | ||
In March 1961, he states | In March 1961, he states: | ||
:''And as I said, “We’re '''just being honeycombed with communism''' and everything.” Every ism, it’s… Many of you, if you’d put a righteous President in every county in the whole United States, it’s still gone. She’ll never rise again, '''THUS SAITH THE LORD.''' 1956 she made her fatal move. Now, and she took well on her way about three months ago. Now, she’s gone. Write it in your Bible; see if it’s right. 1933, one morning going to the Baptist tabernacle, I went into a trance, saw a vision. | :''And as I said, “We’re '''just being honeycombed with communism''' and everything.” Every ism, it’s… Many of you, if you’d put a righteous President in every county in the whole United States, it’s still gone. She’ll never rise again, '''THUS SAITH THE LORD.''' 1956 she made her fatal move. Now, and she took well on her way about three months ago. Now, she’s gone. Write it in your Bible; see if it’s right. 1933, one morning going to the Baptist tabernacle, I went into a trance, saw a vision. | ||
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:''That has been twenty-one years ago (See?), when it was predicted. If '''five of them is perfectly hit''', the other two’s got to. I see them coming on the road now.<ref>William Branham, 61-0312 - Jehovah-Jireh, para. 74-78</ref> | :''That has been twenty-one years ago (See?), when it was predicted. If '''five of them is perfectly hit''', the other two’s got to. I see them coming on the road now.<ref>William Branham, 61-0312 - Jehovah-Jireh, para. 74-78</ref> | ||
William Branham reiterates the visions again on August 6, 1961. He indicates that Mrs. Wilson was there and the editor indicates that she shouts "Amen". However, whether Mrs. Wilson was in attendance and whether it was in fact her who shouted "Amen" cannot be verified | William Branham reiterates the visions again on August 6, 1961. He indicates that Mrs. Wilson was there and the editor indicates that she shouts "Amen". However, whether Mrs. Wilson was in attendance and whether it was in fact her who shouted "Amen" cannot be verified: | ||
:''Now, in 1933, when we were worshipping over here in the Masonic temple, where the church of Christ stands today. On one April morning, before leaving home… I was dedicating my car. I got a ’33 model car, and I was dedicating it to the Lord’s service. And in a vision, I saw the end time. Now notice how striking this is, back yonder when I was just a boy. And you can imagine what a 1933 model car looked like, now, what it looked like. And I went over there to the Masonic temple, where…Some of you old-timers in here remembers. It’s wrote down on old paper, at home. It’s already in print and went out around the world. See? That was in 1933. And I predicted that there would be some great tragedy happen to this United States before or by the year of 1977. How many remembers me saying that? [The old-timers say, “Amen.”—Ed.] Look at the hand. Sure. | :''Now, in 1933, when we were worshipping over here in the Masonic temple, where the church of Christ stands today. On one April morning, before leaving home… I was dedicating my car. I got a ’33 model car, and I was dedicating it to the Lord’s service. And in a vision, I saw the end time. Now notice how striking this is, back yonder when I was just a boy. And you can imagine what a 1933 model car looked like, now, what it looked like. And I went over there to the Masonic temple, where…Some of you old-timers in here remembers. It’s wrote down on old paper, at home. It’s already in print and went out around the world. See? That was in 1933. And I predicted that there would be some great tragedy happen to this United States before or by the year of 1977. How many remembers me saying that? [The old-timers say, “Amen.”—Ed.] Look at the hand. Sure. | ||
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::(7) ''Now, I predicted, and have said, “I saw '''a great woman stand up''', beautiful-looking, dressed in real highly royal-like purple.” And I got little parenthesis down here, “('''She was a great ruler in the United States; perhaps the Catholic church'''.)” A woman, some woman; I don’t know it’ll be the Catholic church. I don’t know. I can’t say. Only thing I seen, I seen the woman, that was all. | ::(7) ''Now, I predicted, and have said, “I saw '''a great woman stand up''', beautiful-looking, dressed in real highly royal-like purple.” And I got little parenthesis down here, “('''She was a great ruler in the United States; perhaps the Catholic church'''.)” A woman, some woman; I don’t know it’ll be the Catholic church. I don’t know. I can’t say. Only thing I seen, I seen the woman, that was all. | ||
::''But this is a woman’s nation. This nation is number thirteen, in prophecy. She’s got thirteen stripes, thirteen stars. She started thirteen colonies. Thirteen, thirteen, everything is thirteen. Appears in the 13th chapter of Revelations, even. She is thirteen. And she is a woman nation. The divorce courts in America produce more divorces, by our women, than all the rest of the nations. The morals in our country is lower, and divorces, than it is in France or Italy, where prostitution is on the street. So, but they are prostitutes; ours is married women trying to live with several men, and several married men trying to live with other women. In the nations where they have polygamy, it’s a thousand times better. And, yet, polygamy is wrong, we know. But, just show how degraded we are. | ::(8)''But this is a woman’s nation. This nation is number thirteen, in prophecy. She’s got thirteen stripes, thirteen stars. She started thirteen colonies. Thirteen, thirteen, everything is thirteen. Appears in the 13th chapter of Revelations, even. She is thirteen. And she is a woman nation. The divorce courts in America produce more divorces, by our women, than all the rest of the nations. The morals in our country is lower, and divorces, than it is in France or Italy, where prostitution is on the street. So, but they are prostitutes; ours is married women trying to live with several men, and several married men trying to live with other women. In the nations where they have polygamy, it’s a thousand times better. And, yet, polygamy is wrong, we know. But, just show how degraded we are. | ||
::''I got a piece up there out of the paper, where it showed that when our American boys went overseas, in this last war, that over, I believe, it was around seventy percent…Why, now, wait a minute, I believe it was three out of four that went overseas, was divorced by their wife before they got back. And its great big headline says, “What’s happened to the morals of our American people?” You remember seeing it? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] All of you did, I guess. “What’s happened to the morals of our American women?” Plants, working out yonder with other men. It’s a woman’s nation. What’s she going have? A woman god, or a goddess. | ::(9)''I got a piece up there out of the paper, where it showed that when our American boys went overseas, in this last war, that over, I believe, it was around seventy percent…Why, now, wait a minute, I believe it was three out of four that went overseas, was divorced by their wife before they got back. And its great big headline says, “What’s happened to the morals of our American people?” You remember seeing it? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] All of you did, I guess. “What’s happened to the morals of our American women?” Plants, working out yonder with other men. It’s a woman’s nation. What’s she going have? A woman god, or a goddess. | ||
::( | ::(10) ''Now, then, after that, I turned and looked. And '''I saw this United States burning like a smolder, rocks had been blowed up.''' And it was burning like a—a heap of fire in logs, or something that just set it afire. And looked as far as I could see, and she had been blown up. And then the vision left me. Five out of the three has happened…or five out of the seven, rather, has happened. | ||
:''And here comes around and shows. And then I predicted. I never said the Lord told me that, but, standing that morning in the church, I said, “The way progress…” I got back to one end of their wall, and run to the other end of the wall. I said, “The way progress is going on, I’ll predict that the time…I don’t know why I’m saying it. But I predict that '''that’ll all happen between right now, 1933, and 1977.'''” And not knowing it, God knows my heart, I never knowed it until yesterday, that 1977 is the jubilee, and exactly the same amount of time run out that He give with Israel, and everything at the end. So we’re at…And here we are at the end of the age, at the coming in of the seventieth week. We don’t know what time that the Church will be gone. Oh, my! What can we do, friends? Where we at?<ref>William Branham, 61-0806 - The Seventieth Week Of Daniel, para. 200-205</ref> | :''And here comes around and shows. And then I predicted. I never said the Lord told me that, but, standing that morning in the church, I said, “The way progress…” I got back to one end of their wall, and run to the other end of the wall. I said, “The way progress is going on, I’ll predict that the time…I don’t know why I’m saying it. But I predict that '''that’ll all happen between right now, 1933, and 1977.'''” And not knowing it, God knows my heart, I never knowed it until yesterday, that 1977 is the jubilee, and exactly the same amount of time run out that He give with Israel, and everything at the end. So we’re at…And here we are at the end of the age, at the coming in of the seventieth week. We don’t know what time that the Church will be gone. Oh, my! What can we do, friends? Where we at?<ref>William Branham, 61-0806 - The Seventieth Week Of Daniel, para. 200-205</ref> | ||
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:''Many, many years before it happened perfectly on the dot. And it’s never failed, and it won’t fail, because it’s THUS SAITH THE LORD. And it’s not contrary to these Bible. It’s got to be.<ref>William Branham, 63-1117 - Once More, para. 124-125</ref> | :''Many, many years before it happened perfectly on the dot. And it’s never failed, and it won’t fail, because it’s THUS SAITH THE LORD. And it’s not contrary to these Bible. It’s got to be.<ref>William Branham, 63-1117 - Once More, para. 124-125</ref> | ||
He does not mention the visions again for about a year but then describes them incompletely in January 1964 | He does not mention the visions again for about a year but then describes them incompletely in January 1964: | ||
:''And is it not a strange thing, that in this day that when we have come through all these things, and the Message has crossed the earth against organization, It’s blasted it from right to left, that, in this hour that’s been told since 1933, when the Holy Spirit gave me that visions and showed me the end time, seven things that I spoke of, and five of them has already happened, perfectly, right on; like Germany and—and Italy and all the wars, and the national things (seldom speaks to me on those things). But they happened just exactly the way He said they’d happen. | :''And is it not a strange thing, that in this day that when we have come through all these things, and the Message has crossed the earth against organization, It’s blasted it from right to left, that, in this hour that’s been told since 1933, when the Holy Spirit gave me that visions and showed me the end time, seven things that I spoke of, and five of them has already happened, perfectly, right on; like Germany and—and Italy and all the wars, and the national things (seldom speaks to me on those things). But they happened just exactly the way He said they’d happen. | ||
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::''(6) And how that women would wear garments and look like men, even like their underneath clothes; and would finally come to putting fig leaves, like, on them. How the immoral act, how they would act in this day. Look what they’ve done. And it’s right before you, then.<ref>William Branham, 64-0726M - Recognizing Your Day And Its Message, para. 142</ref> | ::''(6) And how that women would wear garments and look like men, even like their underneath clothes; and would finally come to putting fig leaves, like, on them. How the immoral act, how they would act in this day. Look what they’ve done. And it’s right before you, then.<ref>William Branham, 64-0726M - Recognizing Your Day And Its Message, para. 142</ref> | ||
He describes the visions again in July 1964. He states that there were two people who were still around when the visions were told, Mrs. Wilson and William Branham's wife, although there was no indication that either of them was in attendance at the meeting | He describes the visions again in July 1964. He states that there were two people who were still around when the visions were told, Mrs. Wilson and William Branham's wife, although there was no indication that either of them was in attendance at the meeting: | ||
:''And now I have predicted by revelation from God, or a vision in 1933, that seven things would happen before the end time. And that, one of them, that, | :''And now I have predicted by revelation from God, or a vision in 1933, that seven things would happen before the end time. And that, one of them, that, | ||