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||'''[[Proposing to Hope Brumbach]]'''.  William Branham's in-laws were divorced, and living in separate cities at the time of his engagement to his first wife, HopeThis is different than what he talks about as part of his Life Story.  Why?  
||'''William Branham said [[THUS SAITH THE LORD]]''' many timesGo see for yourselfThe problem is that not many of the things he said "Thus Saith The Lord" about came pass.  The margin of error to be a true prophet is very slim.  Why did William Branham speak "Thus Saith The Lord" falsely?  
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||'''[[Hope Branham's Nurse]]''' was a close friend. Hope told her, "I hope you find a man like my husband." Her name was Hilda.  No, it was Louise. Or Juanita?  Perhaps Evelyn?  Why is her name different every time the story was told?
||'''[[The Houston Photograph]]''' is William Branham's biggest vindication.  What looks like a halo hovers behind his head. And Douglas Studios refused to let him use it as the cover for his biography, and the Beatles had a picture taken with a similar haloPerhaps the mystery can be solved by an article in the January 25, 1950 edition of The Houston Chronicle, which said that it all happened "under the glare of the great lights of Sam Houston Coliseum."
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||'''[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Was_William_Branham_Honest#The_Death_of_Charles_Branham William Branham said his father died when he was young].''' That's why he had bad grammar.  And he had to take care of 10 kids on his own.  Except his father died after William Branham already had two children. Why did he lie?  
||'''[[Guessing the disease|William Branham admitted in 1950 that he often guessed at the disease.]]''' We would guess that perhaps he got better at guessing after years of practice.   
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||'''[[Three holy words]]'''.  William Braham said he had to say them before a person was healed.  He said that no mortal knows those words.  Scary...but similar to one of the Gnostic Gospels where Thomas learns three heavenly secret words that can call fire from heaven.   
||'''[[Discernment errors|Did you know that William Branham made errors in Discernment?]]''' That's one of the reasons for the infamous "blank spot on tape"The other reason for the "blank spot" was to remove any reference to [[Jim Jones]], a man who also had the gift of "discernment", and who William Branham helped bring to fame.   
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||'''[[Guessing the disease|William Branham admitted in 1950 that he often guessed at the disease.]]''' We would guess that perhaps he got better at guessing after years of practice.  
||'''[[Plagiarism|William Branham said he received his doctrine from an Angel]].''' He said this specifically about his sermons on the Seven Seals.  But why is much of his sermons on the Book of Revelation almost verbatim from the works of Clarence Larkin?  Was Larkin the Messenger who revealed the mysteries?  
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|[[Was William Branham Honest]]? "Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another." (Ephesians 4:25)  What would you do if you caught William Branham lying on the tapes?  Would anyone believe you?    
||'''[[Discernment errors|Did you know that William Branham made errors in Discernment?]]''' That's one of the reasons for the infamous "blank spot on tape". The other reason for the "blank spot" was to remove any reference to [[Jim Jones]], a man who also had the gift of "discernment", and who William Branham helped bring to fame.    
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|style="margin:0;border:1px ;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.2em;font-size:140%; font-weight:bold"|THUS SAITH<br>THE LORD
|[[The Man from Windsor]] lied on his prayer cardWilliam Braham said he received forgiveness...and the diseases on his card came on him...and he died 6 months later...and he remained bedridden to this day...and he died a year later...and he remained in a serious condition...and he became paralyzed...and he died 6 weeks later...and he remains paralyzed.  This story changes so much it is unclear whether there is any truth behind it.  
||'''William Branham said [[THUS SAITH THE LORD]]''' many timesGo see for yourself. The problem is that not many of the things he said "Thus Saith The Lord" about came pass. The margin of error to be a true prophet is very slim. Why did William Branham speak "Thus Saith The Lord" falsely?
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||'''[[Plagiarism|William Branham said he received his doctrine from an Angel]].''' He said this specifically about his sermons on the Seven SealsBut why is much of his sermons on the Book of Revelation almost verbatim from the works of Clarence Larkin? Was Larkin the Messenger who revealed the mysteries?
||'''[[Proposing to Hope Brumbach]]'''.  William Branham's in-laws were divorced, and living in separate cities at the time of his engagement to his first wife, HopeThis is different than what he talks about as part of his Life Story. Why?  
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|[[Was William Branham Honest]]? "Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another." (Ephesians 4:25) What would you do if you caught William Branham lying on the tapesWould anyone believe you?  
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||'''[[Hope Branham's Nurse]]''' was a close friend. Hope told her, "I hope you find a man like my husband."  Her name was Hilda.  No, it was Louise.  Or Juanita?  Perhaps EvelynWhy is her name different every time the story was told?  
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|[[The Man from Windsor]] lied on his prayer card. William Braham said he received forgiveness...and the diseases on his card came on him...and he died 6 months later...and he remained bedridden to this day...and he died a year later...and he remained in a serious condition...and he became paralyzed...and he died 6 weeks later...and he remains paralyzed. This story changes so much it is unclear whether there is any truth behind it. 
|{{Click||image=Charles Branham obituary.jpg|link=Was William Branham Honest|width=100px|height=75px}}
||'''[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Was_William_Branham_Honest#The_Death_of_Charles_Branham William Branham said his father died when he was young].'''  That's why he had bad grammar. And he had to take care of 10 kids on his own. Except his father died after William Branham already had two children. Why did he lie?  
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|[[Hagin Prophecy]].  Did Kenneth Hagin and Anna Schrader predict William Branham’s death in 1964?  William Branham called Anna Schrader a prophetess, so this should have been important to him.     
|[[Hagin Prophecy]].  Did Kenneth Hagin and Anna Schrader predict William Branham’s death in 1964?  William Branham called Anna Schrader a prophetess, so this should have been important to him.     
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||'''[[Three holy words]]'''.  William Braham said he had to say them before a person was healed.  He said that no mortal knows those words.  Scary...but similar to one of the Gnostic Gospels where Thomas learns three heavenly secret words that can call fire from heaven. 
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