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==He said he was the Holy Ghost==


We have had people tell us that William Branham was the Holy Ghost.  We assume that they base this on quotes such as:
=He encouraged people who bowed before his photograph=
 
:''Little Sister Burns, that rests with God tonight, was standing in her home, took that little picture with the Angel of the Lord on the top of it, and knelt down before It and said, "O God, help me to find Brother Branham for my dear husband."  (April 7, 1957, William Branham, Sermon: Then Jesus Came)
 
=He said he was the Holy Ghost=
 
We have had Message Believers tell us that William Branham was the Holy Ghost.  We assume that they base this on quotes such as:


:''The only thing, that, we're so dull in faith, till we fail to see Him. That's the reason God sends prophets to the earth. See, people won't read their Bible. And they--they don't. They just go, so God always sends them a sign. '''And usually a prophet is a sign. See? And today the Holy Ghost is our Sign, 'cause He is God's Prophet moving through us. He is God's Prophet, a Sign of the last days.'''<ref>62-0123 FORSAKING.ALL_ TEMPE.AZ TUESDAY_</ref>
:''The only thing, that, we're so dull in faith, till we fail to see Him. That's the reason God sends prophets to the earth. See, people won't read their Bible. And they--they don't. They just go, so God always sends them a sign. '''And usually a prophet is a sign. See? And today the Holy Ghost is our Sign, 'cause He is God's Prophet moving through us. He is God's Prophet, a Sign of the last days.'''<ref>62-0123 FORSAKING.ALL_ TEMPE.AZ TUESDAY_</ref>


==He claimed to do things that Jesus could not do==
=He claimed to do things that Jesus could not do=


Only God himself could be greater than Jesus.  Because of this, people like [[Fred Sothmann]] believed that William Branham was God the Father.  William Branham could create squirrels, after all - something that Jesus did not do (apparently Fred never read the part in the Bible where Jesus is called the Alpha, and creator).  
Only God himself could be greater than Jesus.  Because of this, people like [[Fred Sothmann]] believed that William Branham was God the Father.  William Branham could create squirrels, after all - something that Jesus did not do (apparently Fred never read the part in the Bible where Jesus is called the Alpha, and creator).