William Branham and the Watchtower Society
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William Branham borrowed a number of doctrines from the Jehovah's Witnesses (aka the Watchtower Society). These include:
- Michael the Archangel is Jesus Christ
- The revelation of the seven church ages (see below)
- The criticism of Christmas
The seven church ages
Charles Taze Russell authored a book entitled "The Finished Mystery: A Helping Hand for Bible Students" which was published posthumously by the Watchtower Society in 1918.
In it, Russell describes his "revelation of the seven church ages" with the first messenger being St. Paul and the last messenger (to the Laodicean church) being Charles Taze Russell as noted on his gravestone. Russell was the first one to assign names to the seven angels of Revelation 2 and 3.
Russell, like William Branham, believed that he was chosen for his "great work" from before his birth.