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[[Image:Billy Graham 1957.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Proof of a failed prophecy<br>Billy Graham in NYC in 1957]] | [[Image:Billy Graham 1957.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Proof of a failed prophecy<br>Billy Graham in NYC in 1957]] | ||
William Branham claimed to have prophecied in 1956 that Billy Graham would cancel his meetings and that this would mark the end of the revival in the United States. | William Branham claimed to have prophecied in 1956 that Billy Graham would cancel his meetings and that this would mark the end of the revival in the United States. '''What did William Branham actually say? Did Billy Graham cancel any meetings in 1956?''' | ||
William Branham also taught that, just as three messengers went to Abraham in the days of Sodom, so three messengers came to the church in our day. | William Branham also taught that, just as three messengers went to Abraham in the days of Sodom, so three messengers came to the church in our day. These three messengers were William Branham, Billy Graham and Oral Roberts. William Branham taught that Oral Roberts and Billy Graham were the two messengers that went to Sodom. But William Branham was God himself, the angel that did not go down to Sodom. '''Over 250 times, William Branham quoted a passage in the Bible - "As it was in the days of Sodom..." - but does the Bible say that anywhere?''' | ||
Billy Granham also figures significantly in our article on [[The Importance of a Seven-Lettered Name]]. | |||
= A prophecy about Billy Graham?= | = A prophecy about Billy Graham?= | ||
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William Branham was aware of Billy Granham's meetings in Louisville. Why did he choose talk about them in 1956 but ignored them in recallng his "prophecy"? | William Branham was aware of Billy Granham's meetings in Louisville. Why did he choose talk about them in 1956 but ignored them in recallng his "prophecy"? | ||
:And, then, I think that the hour has arrived that this part of the country ought to receive a great visitation, on the coming of our noble brother, Billy Graham, to Louisville, this coming week. He begins the same time, Louisville, I begin in Chicago. So, I’ll be back, through, I—I want to meet him, personally, while he’s here. And some friends is going to introduce me to him. And I’ve been right in the same city, overseas, and many different places, but just, so, we didn’t get to meet each other.<ref>William Branham, 56-0923 - Spiritual Adoption, para. 11</ref> | :''And, then, I think that the hour has arrived that this part of the country ought to receive a great visitation, on the coming of our noble brother, Billy Graham, to Louisville, this coming week. He begins the same time, Louisville, I begin in Chicago. So, I’ll be back, through, I—I want to meet him, personally, while he’s here. And some friends is going to introduce me to him. And I’ve been right in the same city, overseas, and many different places, but just, so, we didn’t get to meet each other.<ref>William Branham, 56-0923 - Spiritual Adoption, para. 11</ref> | ||
It is clear that William Branham was unaware of his 1956 propehcy (or at least did not believe it) when he prayed in 1958: | It is clear that William Branham was unaware of his 1956 propehcy (or at least did not believe it) when he prayed in 1958: | ||