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:'''''“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”''''' ― Mark Twain
:'''''“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”''''' ― Mark Twain
=Questions regarding William Branham's Honesty=
'''A person making things up tries to make himself look good. But someone trying to honor the one who sent him sticks to the facts and doesn’t tamper with reality.'''<ref>Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2005), Jn 7:18.</ref>
{{Credibility Questions}}


=The Biblical standard=
=The Biblical standard=
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:''And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Re 3:14.</ref>
:''And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Re 3:14.</ref>


'''If''' William Branham was a false witness, and the Bible says Jesus is the true and faithful witness, then are we to be listening to the one who was wrong or right?
'''Could William Branham be the messenger to the Laodicean church if he was not honestIf he was a false witness?'''
 
'''Was William Branham the messenger to the Laodicean church?''' It is not possible if he violated Proverbs 14:5 and bore false witness.


=Problems with William Branham's Credibility=
=Problems with William Branham's Credibility=
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There is a heartbreaking story that is familiar to all followers of William Branham. Bro. Branham first encountered Pentecostal people at a convention in Mishawaka, Indiana. While he was drawn to them and was invited to speak in their churches, he refused to join with them because he listened to his mother-in-law instead of God.  And, as a result, his wife and daughter died as a direct result of his disobedience to God.
There is a heartbreaking story that is familiar to all followers of William Branham. Bro. Branham first encountered Pentecostal people at a convention in Mishawaka, Indiana. While he was drawn to them and was invited to speak in their churches, he refused to join with them because he listened to his mother-in-law instead of God.  And, as a result, his wife and daughter died as a direct result of his disobedience to God.


[[File:1935PenTabAd.png|200px|thumb|right|Pre-1937 Ad for Pentecostal Tabernacle]]
[[Image:1935PenTabAd.png|200px|thumb|right|Pre-1937 Ad for Pentecostal Tabernacle]]


But, is this the truth?
But, is this the truth?