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When you distill everything down, it appears that William Branham taught a view of the Godhead that was similar to that taught by '''Emmanual Swedenborg'''. The '''New Church''' (as followers of Emmanual Swedenborg have branded themselves) make the following claim about the Godhead: | When you distill everything down, it appears that William Branham taught a view of the Godhead that was similar to that taught by '''Emmanual Swedenborg'''. The '''New Church''' (as followers of Emmanual Swedenborg have branded themselves) make the following claim about the Godhead: | ||
:''There are not three gods, nor three persons in one God, but rather one God with three aspects to His being. Just as we all have a soul, a body and the actions of our lives (and are one person), so it is with God. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are names given for the soul, body and activity of the Lord God Jesus Christ.'' | :''There are not three gods, nor three persons in one God, but rather one God with three aspects to His being. Just as we all have a soul, a body and the actions of our lives (and are one person), so it is with God. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are names given for the soul, body and activity of the Lord God Jesus Christ.''<ref>Excerpt from the website of The New Church - newchurch.org/get-answers/spiritual-concepts/who-is-god/who-is-god-the-new-church-perspective/</ref> | ||
William Branham taught the same doctrine with regards to the Godhead: | William Branham taught the same doctrine with regards to the Godhead: | ||