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#Had ministers of the message perverted William Branham's teaching? OR | #Had ministers of the message perverted William Branham's teaching? OR | ||
#Was there a fundamental problem with the message itself? | #Was there a fundamental problem with the message itself? | ||
We thought that the best place to start was to prove beyond any doubt that the message was correct as this would rule out the possibility that the problem was with the message itself. We started by doing an in-depth examination of things that we had assumed to be true but had never attempted to verify. We were shocked when problems started to appear and we spent the next three years trying to prove the message to be true. While we were not looking to disprove the message, after the myriad errors came to light, it was the only choice left to us. | |||
And so the purpose of this website changed to become a source of objective, verifiable information on William Branham and '''[[List of Issues with the Message|to detail the research that resulted from our questions]]''' about the message. | And so the purpose of this website changed to become a source of objective, verifiable information on William Branham and '''[[List of Issues with the Message|to detail the research that resulted from our questions]]''' about the message. | ||
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=Video Transcript= | =Video Transcript= | ||
I Stand by the Door | '''I Stand by the Door''' by Samuel Moor Shoemaker | ||
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I stand by the door. | :''I stand by the door. | ||
I neither go too far in, nor stay too far out. | :''I neither go too far in, nor stay too far out. | ||
The door is the most important door in the world - | :''The door is the most important door in the world - | ||
It is the door through which men walk when they find God. | :''It is the door through which men walk when they find God. | ||
There is no use my going way inside and staying there, | :''There is no use my going way inside and staying there, | ||
When so many are still outside and they, as much as I, | :''When so many are still outside and they, as much as I, | ||
Crave to know where the door is. | :''Crave to know where the door is. | ||
And all that so many ever find | :''And all that so many ever find | ||
Is only the wall where the door ought to be. | :''Is only the wall where the door ought to be. | ||
They creep along the wall like blind men, | :''They creep along the wall like blind men, | ||
With outstretched, groping hands, | :''With outstretched, groping hands, | ||
Feeling for a door, knowing there must be a door, | :''Feeling for a door, knowing there must be a door, | ||
Yet they never find it. | :''Yet they never find it. | ||
So I stand by the door. | :''So I stand by the door. | ||
The most tremendous thing in the world | :''The most tremendous thing in the world | ||
Is for men to find that door - the door to God. | :''Is for men to find that door - the door to God. | ||
The most important thing that any man can do | :''The most important thing that any man can do | ||
Is to take hold of one of those blind, groping hands | :''Is to take hold of one of those blind, groping hands | ||
And put it on the latch - the latch that only clicks | :''And put it on the latch - the latch that only clicks | ||
And opens to the man's own touch. | :''And opens to the man's own touch. | ||
Men die outside the door, as starving beggars die | :''Men die outside the door, as starving beggars die | ||
On cold nights in cruel cities in the dead of winter. | :''On cold nights in cruel cities in the dead of winter. | ||
Die for want of what is within their grasp. | :''Die for want of what is within their grasp. | ||
They live on the other side of it - live because they have not found it. | :''They live on the other side of it - live because they have not found it. | ||
Nothing else matters compared to helping them find it, | :''Nothing else matters compared to helping them find it, | ||
And open it, and walk in, and find Him. | :''And open it, and walk in, and find Him. | ||
So I stand by the door. | :''So I stand by the door. | ||
Go in great saints; go all the way in - | :''Go in great saints; go all the way in - | ||
Go way down into the cavernous cellars, | :''Go way down into the cavernous cellars, | ||
And way up into the spacious attics. | :''And way up into the spacious attics. | ||
It is a vast, roomy house, this house where God is. | :''It is a vast, roomy house, this house where God is. | ||
Go into the deepest of hidden casements, | :''Go into the deepest of hidden casements, | ||
Of withdrawal, of silence, of sainthood. | :''Of withdrawal, of silence, of sainthood. | ||
Some must inhabit those inner rooms, | :''Some must inhabit those inner rooms, | ||
And know the depths and heights of God, | :''And know the depths and heights of God, | ||
And call outside to the rest of us how wonderful it is. | :''And call outside to the rest of us how wonderful it is. | ||
Sometimes I take a deeper look in, | :''Sometimes I take a deeper look in, | ||
Sometimes venture a little farther; | :''Sometimes venture a little farther; | ||
But my place seems closer to the opening . . . | :''But my place seems closer to the opening . . . | ||
So I stand by the door. | :''So I stand by the door. | ||
The people too far in do not see how near these are | :''The people too far in do not see how near these are | ||
To leaving—preoccupied with the wonder of it all. | :''To leaving—preoccupied with the wonder of it all. | ||
Somebody must watch for those who have entered the door, | :''Somebody must watch for those who have entered the door, | ||
But would like to run away. So for them, too, | :''But would like to run away. So for them, too, | ||
I stand by the door. | :''I stand by the door. | ||
I admire the people who go way in. | :''I admire the people who go way in. | ||
But I wish they would not forget how it was | :''But I wish they would not forget how it was | ||
Before they got in. Then they would be able to help | :''Before they got in. Then they would be able to help | ||
The people who have not even found the door, | :''The people who have not even found the door, | ||
Or the people who want to run away again from God. | :''Or the people who want to run away again from God. | ||
You can go in too deeply, and stay in too long, | :''You can go in too deeply, and stay in too long, | ||
And forget the people outside the door. | :''And forget the people outside the door. | ||
As for me, I shall take my old accustomed place, | :''As for me, I shall take my old accustomed place, | ||
Near enough to God to hear Him, and know He is there, | :''Near enough to God to hear Him, and know He is there, | ||
But not so far from people as not to hear them, | :''But not so far from people as not to hear them, | ||
And remember they are there too. | :''And remember they are there too. | ||
Where? Outside the door— | :''Where? Outside the door— | ||
Thousands of them, millions of them. | :''Thousands of them, millions of them. | ||
:''But — more important for me — | |||
One of them, two of them, ten of them, | :''One of them, two of them, ten of them, | ||
Whose hands I am intended to put on the latch, | :''Whose hands I am intended to put on the latch, | ||
So I shall stand by the door and wait | :''So I shall stand by the door and wait | ||
For those who seek it. | :''For those who seek it. | ||
"I had rather be a door-keeper..." | :''"I had rather be a door-keeper..." | ||
So I stand by the door. | :''So I stand by the door. | ||
Sam Shoemaker (1893-1963) served as a pastor in New York City and Pittsburgh. He was instrumental in establishing the spiritual foundation for Alcoholics Anonymous, particularly the need to turn to God as a way of coming out of alcoholism. Pastor Shoemaker wrote this poem toward the end of his life as an apology for his ministry. | Sam Shoemaker (1893-1963) served as a pastor in New York City and Pittsburgh. He was instrumental in establishing the spiritual foundation for Alcoholics Anonymous, particularly the need to turn to God as a way of coming out of alcoholism. Pastor Shoemaker wrote this poem toward the end of his life as an apology for his ministry. | ||
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Someone mentioned this poem in passing at a meeting in which we were discussing the vision of the organization I was leading at the time. After the meeting, I searched for the poem and was moved to tears as I read it the first time. I started sending it to anyone who was interested in evangelism and was asked to read the poem for an online evangelism conference. I trust it will impact you as it did me. | Someone mentioned this poem in passing at a meeting in which we were discussing the vision of the organization I was leading at the time. After the meeting, I searched for the poem and was moved to tears as I read it the first time. I started sending it to anyone who was interested in evangelism and was asked to read the poem for an online evangelism conference. I trust it will impact you as it did me. | ||
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