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By.John.Collins..
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TABLE!OF!CONTENTS!
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About.This.Book...............................................................................................................................5.
The.ACHIEVEMENT.of.the.Holy.Spirit...............................................................................................6.
Purgatory:.The.same."message".that.Paul.preached?...................................................................14.
BARK!.Like.a.DOG!..........................................................................................................................22.
A.thought.for.consideration...........................................................................................................28.
Discernment...................................................................................................................................30.
Sports!............................................................................................................................................36.
Branham's.Jesus?.Or.the.Jesus.of.the.Bible?..................................................................................43.
A.Thing.Called.Love........................................................................................................................44.
Searching.For.Vindication...............................................................................................................52.
The.Case.for.Christ.........................................................................................................................58.
Job's.Accuser..................................................................................................................................64.
The.Lawless.One.............................................................................................................................71.
Bypassing.Calvary...........................................................................................................................77.
Extra\Biblical.Details.......................................................................................................................80.
To.Whom.Shall.We.Go?..................................................................................................................85.
Racist.Elisha....................................................................................................................................91.
The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..............................................................................................................97.
Millstone.Around.The.Neck..........................................................................................................104.
Avoiding.The.book.of.Esther........................................................................................................111.
Jewish.Mysticism..........................................................................................................................117.
Coiled.Springs...............................................................................................................................125.
I.WILL.leave.you.AND.forsake.you!..............................................................................................131.
Denying.The.Great.Commission...................................................................................................137.
Denominated...............................................................................................................................144.
Light.In.The.Wilderness................................................................................................................150.
Rest.In.The.Sacrifice.....................................................................................................................156.
Failed.Tent.Prophecy....................................................................................................................164.
The.Failed.Tent.Prophecy.............................................................................................................171.
WWCD..........................................................................................................................................178.
Out.Of.The.Cult.And.Into.Grace...................................................................................................186.
Rules.............................................................................................................................................187.
Boundaries...................................................................................................................................194.
Finding.Comfort.In.Grace.............................................................................................................200.
Rebel.Without.A.Cause................................................................................................................206.
Weights........................................................................................................................................211.
Psychological.Warfare..................................................................................................................215.
The.Love.Story..............................................................................................................................222.
The.Uncertain.Sound.of.the.Trinity..............................................................................................227.
Adding.More.Failed.Prophecies...................................................................................................229.
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Splinter.Groups............................................................................................................................234.
Moving.Bracelets..........................................................................................................................239.
Out.Of.The.Cult.And.Into.Grace...................................................................................................244.
Transistor.Radio.Prayer.Lines.......................................................................................................245.
Song.Of.Solomon.\.Must.Be.Over.18............................................................................................251.
Seed:.Joint.Heir.With.The.Shuck..................................................................................................256.
Profanity.......................................................................................................................................263.
THE.LYING.HENRY.BRANHAM......................................................................................................268.
Narcissism....................................................................................................................................271.
Egyptian.Nights............................................................................................................................276.
Our.NEW.Prophet.........................................................................................................................282.
A.Prayer.For.Syria.........................................................................................................................286.
Watch.Russia!...............................................................................................................................291.
Insult?.Or.Exhortation?................................................................................................................297.
Preparing.Ourselves.For.The.Coming...........................................................................................302.
William.Sowders...........................................................................................................................307.
In.The.Beginning...........................................................................................................................312.
The.Prophet\God..........................................................................................................................320.
The.Failed.Prophecy.of.Judgment................................................................................................326.
Are.You.A.Preacher?.....................................................................................................................330.
Marriage.&.Divorce......................................................................................................................336.
Serpent's.Seed..............................................................................................................................342.
Rejecting.The.Holy.Spirit..............................................................................................................348.
1933.World's.Fair.........................................................................................................................354.
The.Secrets.of.a.Cult.Pastor.........................................................................................................360.
The.Secret....................................................................................................................................364.
The.Second.Church.Age.Messenger.............................................................................................370.
Marcus.And.The.Number.Seven...................................................................................................376.
Fountain.of.Gnostic.Light.............................................................................................................383.
Sethians.and.Cainites...................................................................................................................391.
Irenaeus:.Offering.Salvation.To.The.Sinners................................................................................400.
Simon.Magus................................................................................................................................409.
Can.Two.Walk.Together...............................................................................................................415.
Lamentations................................................................................................................................420.
Zephaniah.....................................................................................................................................427.
Habakkuk......................................................................................................................................433.
Nahum..........................................................................................................................................439.
Haggai...........................................................................................................................................445.
Seven.Church.Ages.......................................................................................................................451.
Titus..............................................................................................................................................454.
Obadiah........................................................................................................................................460.
The.Latter.Days............................................................................................................................473.
The.God.of.Wrath.........................................................................................................................479.
Lies.About.The.Death.Of.His.Father.............................................................................................484.
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Halloween....................................................................................................................................488.
The.Power.of.Seventeen..............................................................................................................493.
Young.Foundations.......................................................................................................................517.
Lies.For.The.Sake.Of.A.Holy.End...................................................................................................524.
The.Eagle.Prophet........................................................................................................................529.
The.Spirit.of.the.Antichrist...........................................................................................................533.
Let.The.Reader.Understand.........................................................................................................540.
Power.In.The.Gospel....................................................................................................................547.
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About$This$Book$
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This. book. is. a. collection. of. blog. entries. from. the. website,. www.seekyethetruth.com.. . As.
individual.posts,.they.chronologically.outline.a.progression.of.thought.during.the.course.of.an.
entire.year...As.such,.they.are.not.intended.to.be.read.and.understood.as.the.“final.word.”..With.
each.blog.post,.discussions.uncovered.hidden.facts.and.truths.that.were.not.common.knowledge.
at.the.time.the.post.was.created...As.a.progression.of.thought,.it.is.also.to.be.understood.that.
the.views.and.opinions.of.each.post’s.authors.may.not.remain.the.same.today...As.new.facts.are.
presented,.understanding.of.each.topic.is.also.subject.to.change....
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Often,.passages.of.scripture.are.referenced.in.the.blog.posts...The.authors.do.not.claim.to.be.an.
authority. of. scripture. or. a. theologian.. . As. students. in. the. Bible. writing. blog. posts,. it. is. to. be.
understood.that.a.progression.of.Biblical.knowledge.and.understanding.is.also.included.with.the.
articles.posted...The.understanding.of.scripture.at.the.time.of.the.post.may.not.be.the.current.
understanding.by.each.author..
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This.book.is.intended.to.be.a.resource.for.those.impacted.by.the.“Message.of.the.Hour,”.the.
religious. following. of. William. Marrion. Branham.. . Followers. of. Branham’s. doomsday. cult.
experience.much.the.same.journey.as.they.attempt.to.deprogram.and.seek.to.find.themselves.in.
“normal”.Christian.life...During.this.journey,.many.of.these.posts.will.seem.familiar.to.this.subset.
of.the.Christian.faith.–.while.they.will.be.very.unfamiliar.to.Christians.who.were.not.raised.in.a.
doomsday.cult..
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The$ACHIEVEMENT$of$the$Holy$Spirit$
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Some.inside.the.cult.of.William.Branham.do.not.celebrate.Christmas...This.was.always.strange.to.
me.–.we.have.several.days.to.celebrate.other.men.from.days.gone.by,.but.the.one.day.that.so.
many.in.the.world.celebrate.the.birth.of.Jesus.Christ.is.taken.away...
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There.are.arguments.that.Christmas.day.falls.on.a.different.month,.or.that.it.descended.from.
pagan.worship.of.the.sun.god.–.but.then.the.entire.cult.openly.worshipped.the.sun.god.as.the.
“capstone.of.the.pyramid,”.which.was.the.“Eye.of.Ra.”..It’s.a.paradox!.
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For.those.that.did.celebrate.Christmas,.and.have.all.the.fond.memories.of.your.childhood.days.
ripping.through.paper.with.bright\eyed.excitement,.picture.this.setting:.
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Imagine.a.father.sitting.all.of.his.children.down.in.front.of.the.presents...Imagine.the.stacks.of.
boxes,.wrapped.in.pretty.paper.with.ribbons.and.bows,.and.the.eagerly.waiting.children.ready.
to.rip.open..
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Imagine.those.same.children.tearing.through.their.packages,.but.when.it.came.time.for.them.to.
grasp.the.gift.that.was.hidden.behind.the.paper,.the.father.immediately.stops.them...
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In.a.harsh.tone,.the.father.says:.“Alright,.you’ve.seen.the.gifts...But.now.you.have.to.earn.them!..
I.will.give.you.a.set.of.steps.to.follow,.and.once.you.have.completed.your.tasks,.you.may.have.
the.presents.”.
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I.know.some.of.you.are.thinking.that.this.father.is.cruel...Many.of.you.are.picturing.those.same.
children,.teary\eyed,.with.disappointed.faces.and.little.hearts.sinking.to.their.stomach...
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Why?..Because.this.is.NOT.the.way.a.father.loves.his.children...A.gift.is.a.gift.–.not.something.to.
be.earned...It.is.something.given.with.love,.not.some.achievement.for.hard\earned.favor...
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A.loving.father.would.give.to.his.children.with.excitement.to.watch.how.happy.they.are.as.they.
receive.their.gifts...It.wouldn’t.matter.what.the.child.has.done,.how.good.or.bad.the.child.had.
been.the.day.before,.or.even.how.they.had.behaved.for.the.last.several.years...A.loving.father.
gives.gifts.because.he.loves.the.child..
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Yet.all.of.the.branches.extending.from.the.Azusa.Street.Revival.–.including.the.cult.of.William.
Branham.–.turns.the.greatest.Gift.from.the.greatest.Father.into.an.achievement.that.must.be.
earned.rather.than.a.Gift.from.a.Father.to.His.children:..The.gift.of.the.Holy.Spirit..
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I.remember.vividly.watching.others.who.studied.this.great.mystery.–.whether.or.not.they.had.
received.the.gift.of.the.Holy.Spirit...How.that.men.and.women.I’d.known.for.years.were.searching.
to.find.this.“mystery,”.crying.at.altars.like.they.had.lost.their.best.friends..
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And.I’m.not.talking.about.sinners.who.were.waiting.to.receive.Christ.into.their.hearts.–.these.
were.people.who.had.professed.Christianity,.turned.their.hearts.over.to.the.Lord,.and.had.been.
serving.God.faithfully.as.long.as.I.had.known.them...
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The. Holy. Spirit. was. a. mournful. thing.. . Since. this. “Gift”. was. described. as. more. of. an.
“achievement,”.these.poor.people.were.on.pins.and.needles.trying.to.decide.whether.or.not.they.
had.“achieved”.the.gift!.
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William.Branham.taught.a.rigid.set.of.steps.that.must.be.followed.to.achieve.this.great.feat...And.
though.many.are.taught.that.this.came.by.“divine.revelation”.to.this.man.who.claimed.to.have.
been.a.prophet,.it.was.no.new.revelation...This.was.the.same.thing.taught.by.those.fresh.from.
Azusa. Street.. . It. was. the. thing. that. Charles. Price. taught. at. the. church. William. Branham.
frequented.in.California...It.was.the.same.thing.that.William.Seymour.taught,.and.spread.through.
all.of.the.Pentecostal.churches...
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Since.1908,.the.Pentecostal.Holiness.Church.taught.“justification.by.faith,.sanctification,.and.then.
baptism. of. the. Holy. Spirit.”. . This. Pentecostal. root. grew. to. its. many. branches,. and. with. each.
growth,.pushed.the.Holy.Spirit.further.and.further.out.of.reach.as.a.more.difficult.“achievement.”.
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The.Pentecostal.movement.took.the.very.ending.of.Mark.16,.the.Commission.from.Christ...Their.
focal.point.was.the.“signs.and.wonders,”.but.when.you.read.the.entire.ending.of.the.chapter,.it.
is.very.clear.that.the.entire.movement.did.not.fully.study.the.chapter..
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Afterward.he.appeared.to.the.eleven.themselves.as.they.were.reclining.at.table,.and.he.rebuked.
them.for.their.unbelief.and.hardness.of.heart,.because.they.had.not.believed.those.who.saw.him.
after.he.had.risen...And.he.said.to.them,.“Go.into.all.the.world.and.proclaim.the.gospel.to.the.
whole.creation..Whoever.believes.and.is.baptized.will.be.saved,.but.whoever.does.not.believe.
will.be.condemned...
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Notice.the.first.half.of.this.portion.of.scripture.–.it.is.dealing.with.salvation.BEFORE.describing.
the. gifts.. . Those. that. believe. in. Jesus. Christ. are. saved,. those. that. do. not. believe. will. be.
condemned..
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The.second.half.of.this.section.describes.the.signs.that.follow,.but.just.as.so.many.other.scriptures.
have.been.“snipped”.to.focus.on.a.single.verse.or.phrase,.this.one.is.no.different:.
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And.these.signs.will.accompany.those.who.believe:.in.my.name.they.will.cast.out.demons;.they.
will.speak.in.new.tongues;.they.will.pick.up.serpents.with.their.hands;.and.if.they.drink.any.deadly.
poison,.it.will.not.hurt.them;.they.will.lay.their.hands.on.the.sick,.and.they.will.recover.”..So.then.
the.Lord.Jesus,.after.he.had.spoken.to.them,.was.taken.up.into.heaven.and.sat.down.at.the.right.
hand.of.God..
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Mark.16:.14\19..
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The.core.of.the.Penticostal.movement.believes.that.“speaking.in.tongues”.is.evidence.of.the.Holy.
Spirit...But.what.about.the.serpents.or.the.healing?..
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The.Branham.cult.believes.their.false.prophet.is.“vindicated”.because.of.the.“healing.”..But.what.
about.the.tongues.or.the.serpents?.
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There.are.several.snake\handling.churches.in.the.back\woods.of.Kentucky.and.Tennessee,.and.
they.believe.that.just.because.they.are.lucky.enough.to.hold.a.snake.and.not.be.bitten,.they.have.
evidence.of.the.Holy.Spirit...But.what.about.the.tongues.or.the.healing?.
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The.problem.is.that.they.have.woven.the.“signs”.into.the.“Gift,”.and.turned.the.“Gift”.into.an.
achievement...If.you.are.lucky.enough.to.get.a.“sign,”.then.you.are.lucky.enough.to.get.the.“Gift.”.
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But.not.everyone.is.given.the.same.gift.of.the.spirit...And.while.these.are.signs.that.Christianity.
is.alive.and.real,.there.is.absolutely.NO.scripture.that.says.that.these.are.signs.that.you.have.the.
Holy.Spirit..
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It.is.ironic.that.the.Pentecostal.movement.and.all.of.its.branches.chose.this.passage.to.create.
core. doctrinal. beliefs.. . Most. of. the. branches. of. that. movement. believe. in. either. a. Oneness.
Godhead.or.a.Modalist.Godhead...
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Yet.verse.19.says.that.Jesus.was.taken.up.to.heaven.and.sat.at.the.RIGHT.HAND.OF.GOD!..If.Jesus.
Christ. of. the. New. Testament. was. Jehovah. of. the. Old. Testament. like. the. Jehovah’s. witnesses.
taught.and.influenced,.then.how.can.this.be?..Did.Jesus.sit.at.the.“right.hand”.of.Jesus?.
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You’ll. notice. that. in. each. of. the. many. times. William. Branham. taught. this. fundamental.
Pentecostal.doctrine,.that.particular.verse.was.omitted...We.can’t.have.that.verse!..It.conflicts.
with.the.rest.of.my.teaching!.
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It’s.interesting.to.me.having.studied.the.Azusa.Street.revival.and.the.influence.the.Pentecostals.
on.Christianity...Many.today.still.hang.onto.those.beliefs,.but.in.so.many.ways,.the.Pentecostal.
movement.reminds.me.of.the.Corinthians...
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In.Corinth,.the.early.church.was.“hung.up”.on.these.gifts.and.who.could.perform.them...Just.like.
the.Pentecostals,.the.Corinthians.believed.that.the.Holy.Spirit.was.an.“achievement.”.
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All. throughout. his. letters. to. Corinth,. Paul. was. reprimanding. them. for. allowing. themselves. to.
setup.a.“super.apostle,”.or.focusing.on.a.gift.when.they.should.have.been.focusing.on.love.for.
their.fellow.man...And.like.these.cults.and.churches.that.branched.out.from.the.Pentecostal.roots,.
they.were.unsure.whether.or.not.they.had.received.the.Holy.Spirit..
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When. I. left. the. Branham. cult,. my. grandfather. (the. pastor. of. the. Jeffersonville. Branham.
Tabernacle).called.to.invite.me.to.an.“excommunication.party.”..I.had.not.attended.that.church.
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for.quite.some.time,.and.this.party.really.did.not.sound.like.it.would.be.any.fun...When.I.refused,.
my.family.was.threatened,.making.me.realize.that.my.choice.in.not.going.there.was.fully.justified..
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But.one.of.the.things.he.asked.me.was.comical...He.had.overheard.that.I.was.going.to.a.Baptist.
church,.and.so.he.thought.he.would.handcuff.me.with.scripture...
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“How.do.they.baptize?”.he.asked...Of.course,.he.knew.that.most.(if.not.all).Baptists.speak.the.
words.Jesus.commanded,.baptizing.in.the.name.of.the.Father,.Son.and.Holy.Spirit...
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But.to.the.Oneness.or.Modalist.Pentecostal.branches,.this.prevents.one.of.the.steps.required.in.
meeting.your.achievements.to.receive.the.“Gift”.of.the.Holy.Spirit...(I.use.the.word.“Gift”.loosely.
there,.because.if.you.have.to.physically,.mentally,.or.spiritually.do.anything.yourself.other.than.
simply.believe.in.Jesus.Christ.to.receive.the.Holy.Spirit,.then.it.no.longer.can.be.called.a.“Gift.”..It.
is.an.“achievement.”.
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They.take.a.scripture.from.Acts.out.of.context,.Acts.2:38:.
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“Repent.and.be.baptized.every.one.of.you.in.the.name.of.Jesus.Christ.for.the.forgiveness.of.your.
sins,.and.you.will.receive.the.gift.of.the.Holy.Spirit.”.
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The.emphasis.is.placed.on.the.words.spoken.–.rather.than.the.confession.of.faith...Just.because.
this.verse.says.“Jesus.Christ,”.the.Pentecostals.teach.that.you.will.never.receive.the.Holy.Spirit.
unless.you.use.this.as.an.incantation...And.the.words.are.different.than.the.words.Jesus.Christ.
said.in.Matthew..
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So.as.my.grandfather.tried.to.slap.the.spiritual.handcuffs.on.me.with.this.question,.I.asked.him.
about. those. that. had. ALREADY. received. the. Holy. Spirit. later. in. the. same. book,. Acts. 10,. and.
wanted.to.be.baptized.as.a.confession.of.their.faith:.
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While.Peter.was.still.saying.these.things,.the.Holy.Spirit.fell.on.all.who.heard.the.word...And.the.
believers.from.among.the.circumcised.who.had.come.with.Peter.were.amazed,.because.the.gift.
of.the.Holy.Spirit.was.poured.out.even.on.the.Gentiles...For.they.were.hearing.them.speaking.in.
tongues.and.extolling.God..Then.Peter.declared,..“Can.anyone.withhold.water.for.baptizing.these.
people,. who. have. received. the. Holy. Spirit. just. as. we. have?”. And. he. commanded. them. to. be.
baptized.in.the.name.of.Jesus.Christ..Then.they.asked.him.to.remain.for.some.days...
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But.this.is.yet.another.verse.that.you.won’t.hear.preached.very.much.in.the.cult.churches...It.
defies.their.fundamental.doctrine.–.the.Holy.Spirit.fell.on.the.people.by.hearing.the.WORD...Not.
by.works,.not.by.earning.the.gift,.not.by.being.baptized.as.a.pastor.speaks.an.incantation.–.they.
received.the.Holy.Spirit.by.HEARING.THE.WORD..
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You.know,.after.bringing.this.up.to.him,.I.was.a.little.dumbfounded...He.is.a.pastor.for.who.knows.
how.many.years,.sitting.in.a.church.on.the.platform.as.some.guy.in.the.back.room.presses.the.
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“play”.button.on.a.sermon.from.1947.to.1965...Literally.all.this.man.has.to.do.in.order.to.receive.
his.paycheck.is.to.read.his.Bible.and.tell.some.guy.when.to.press.“play.”..And.he.had.no.answer!.
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Not.picking.on.my.grandfather...It.is.not.his.fault.–.he.fell.into.the.same.trap.that.all.the.other.
cult.pastors.fell.into...They.trusted.this.man,.William.Branham,.to.have.told.them.the.truth.about.
their.Bibles...Then,.all.they.had.to.do.from.there.on.out.was.to.quote.the.man,.William.Branham...
Not.their.Bibles.–.that’s.too.much.work...It’s.much.easier.to.quote.this.guy.who.already.had.all.
the.answers..
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After.seeing.how.many.times.William.Branham.lied.about.his.past.and.the.“supernatural”.stories,.
it’s.no.wonder.they.were.led.astray...If.the.guy.couldn’t.be.honest.about.himself,.how.could.he.
possibly.be.honest.about.the.Bible?.
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If.you.were.once.enslaved.by.the.cult.of.William.Branham.or.any.of.the.other.branches.that.grew.
from.the.Azusa.Street.revival,.I.highly.recommend.that.you.read.Paul’s.letters.to.the.Corinthians...
There.are.so.many.things.you.will.find.in.there.that.apply.to.your.situation...In.fact,.if.you.change.
the.names.to.fit.your.situation,.it.would.sound.like.Paul.is.speaking.directly.to.YOU!.
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This.Gift.from.the.Heavenly.Father.that.Jesus.said.that.He.would.send,.the.Gift.of.the.Holy.Spirit,.
is.just.that:.a.gift...It.is.for.ALL.who.believe.that.Jesus.Christ.is.Lord.and.Savior...
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Ephesians.2:8.says.“For.by.grace.are.you.saved.through.faith;.and.that.not.of.yourselves:.it.is.the.
gift.of.God”.
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We.need.to.recognize.that.it.is.a.Gift.and.not.an.“achievement.”.
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The.best.way.to.do.this.is.to.read.what.Paul.wrote.to.the.Corinthians.in.1.Corinthians.12...He.
specifically. wrote. about. the. “spiritual. gifts”. because. they. had. placed. themselves. in. the. same.
situation.we.find.from.the.branches.that.grew.from.the.Azusa.Street.revival..
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Listen.to.the.beginning.of.1.Corinthians.12:.
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“Now.concerning.spiritual.gifts,.brothers,.I.do.not.want.you.to.be.uninformed...You.know.that.
when.you.were.pagans.you.were.led.astray.to.mute.idols,.however.you.were.led...Therefore.I.
want.you.to.understand.that.no.one.speaking.in.the.Spirit.of.God.ever.says.“Jesus.is.accursed!”.
and.no.one.can.say.“Jesus.is.Lord”.except.in.the.Holy.Spirit.”.
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I’d. like. to. stop. here,. and. compare. this. paragraph. to. the. false. teaching. that. came. from. the.
Pentecostals...The.first.point.Paul.makes.is.that.the.Corinthians.themselves.were.sinners...They.
were.pagans.who.believed.that.idols.–.who.could.not.speak.–.were.gods...To.those.who.tried.to.
tell.others.that.they.had.not.“achieved”.the.Gift.of.the.Holy.Spirit,.Paul.reminded.them.that.it.
wasn’t.that.long.ago.when.they.served.idols.that.could.not.speak.at.all..
.
10.
The.second.point.Paul.makes.is.that.they.were.led...Jesus.said.that.He.was.sending.a.“Helper”.
(referring.to.the.Holy.Spirit),.and.there.are.several.scriptures.describing.how.the.Holy.Spirit.will.
lead.us.to.all.Truth..
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Paul.reminds.them.that.they.DO.NOT.curse.the.name.of.Jesus.Christ...Nobody.who.has.the.Spirit.
of.God.can.do.this,.and.Paul.reminds.them.of.that...
.
But.in.the.same.token,.Paul.says.that.no.one.can.say.that.“Jesus.is.Lord,”.except.in.the.Holy.Spirit!.
.
So.riddle.me.this:..If.the.Pentecostals.are.correct,.and.speaking.in.tongues.is.the.“achievement,”.
then.are.the.poor.followers.in.those.Pentecostal.churches.cursing.Jesus.until.they.magically.get.
this. “achievement?”. . Or. the. Branhamites,. who. claim. that. “healing”. was. “vindication”. of. this.
prophet.–.yet.they.themselves.cannot.heal.–.are.they.cursing.God?..Those.that.are.stepping.into.
the.waters.of.baptism,.making.their.statement.of.faith.in.Jesus.Christ.by.baptism.in.the.name.of.
the.Father,.Son,.and.Holy.Spirit,.do.you.REALLY.think.that.they.are.denying.Christ.by.proclaiming.
that.He.is.the.Son.of.God?..The.one.that.went.to.the.“right.hand”.of.the.Father.according.to.Mark.
16?.
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Quite.frankly,.those.people.would.not.darken.the.doors.of.the.church.unless.they.believed.that.
Jesus.Christ.was.Lord...
.
And.don’t.get.me.wrong,.I.am.not.belittling.the.conversion.to.Christ.that.happens.once.in.every.
Christian’s.lifetime...Jesus.said.that.before.you.can.save.yourself,.you.must.lose.yourself...
.
“For.whoever.would.save.his.life.will.lose.it,.but.whoever.loses.his.life.for.my.sake.will.find.it.”.–.
Matthew.16:25.
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After.Paul.reminds.them.that.they.already.have.the.Holy.Spirit.–.those.that.believe.in.Jesus.Christ.
–.Paul.starts.talking.about.the.different.gifts.that.are.given.to.the.church..
.
And.if.you.read.carefully,.you.will.find.that.they.are.not.made.to.create.divisions.in.the.church...
The.gift.of.healing.should.not.have.separated.the.Branham.movement.from.the.Pentecostal.root.
which.held.fast.to.speaking.in.tongues...Both.are.gifts,.yet.not.everyone.will.receive.the.same.
gift:.
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Paul.says.this:.
.
Now.there.are.varieties.of.gifts,.but.the.same.Spirit;.and.there.are.varieties.of.service,.but.the.
same.Lord;.6.and.there.are.varieties.of.activities,.but.it.is.the.same.God.who.empowers.them.all.
in.everyone...To.each.is.given.the.manifestation.of.the.Spirit.for.the.common.good...For.to.one.is.
given.through.the.Spirit.the.utterance.of.wisdom,.and.to.another.the.utterance.of.knowledge.
according.to.the.same.Spirit,.to.another.faith.by.the.same.Spirit,.to.another.gifts.of.healing.by.
the.one.Spirit,.to.another.the.working.of.miracles,.to.another.prophecy,.to.another.the.ability.to.
distinguish.between.spirits,.to.another.various.kinds.of.tongues,.to.another.the.interpretation.of.
11.
tongues.. . All. these. are. empowered. by. one. and. the. same. Spirit,. who. apportions. to. each. one.
individually.as.he.wills..
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Notice. the. “gift. of. faith.”. . This. is. something. that. is. not. spoken. of. much. in. these. Pentecostal.
branches...How.many.people.do.you.know.of.that.have.GREAT.faith.in.Jesus.Christ,.yet.feel.like.
they.have.not.yet.received.the.Gift.of.the.Holy.Spirit?..(Those.that.have.been.falsely.taught.that.
the.Holy.Spirit.is.some.achievement)..
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Or.how.many.has.incredible.knowledge.or.wisdom,.and.are.falsely.taught.by.these.cult.churches.
that.you.must.deny.your.gift.of.knowledge.in.order.to.“accept.the.prophet.by.faith?”..
.
Could.it.be.that.your.gift.of.knowledge.is.telling.you.something.about.the.false.prophet.and.his.
many.failed.visions.and.false.teachings?..Why.do.they.try.to.suppress.this.gift?..Paul.says.that.
these.gifts.are.from.the.same.Spirit!.
.
These. gifts,. Paul. declares,. are. given. for. the. common. good.. . These. gifts,. by. the. Spirit,. are. for.
continual.improvement.of.the.church...
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Yet.this.Pentecostal.root.and.its.branches.have.somehow.managed.to.suppress.some.of.these.
gifts.because.the.Spirit.is.speaking.against.false.teaching...The.Holy.Spirit.is.speaking.to.hearts.
and.bringing.them.closer.to.Christ!.
.
This.is.like.an.army.facing.the.enemy,.and.the.general.calls.out.to.the.troops:.“Alright!..All.of.you.
who.aren’t.skilled.in.karate.are.not.battle.ready!..Just.because.you.know.how.to.shoot.a.sniper’s.
rifle.or.fly.an.Apache.helecoptor.doesn’t.mean.that.you.have.received.the.“gift.of.the.military!”..
Get.back.in.there.to.basic.training.until.you.can.chop.a.board.in.half!”.
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See.how.this.sounds?..It.would.cause.confusion.in.the.army,.just.as.it.has.in.the.army.of.Christians.
that.God.has.empowered.to.fight.the.enemy!.
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Shouldn’t.we.be.prepared.to.face.the.enemy.as.a.finely.tuned.military.force?..Shouldn’t.we.accept.
the.fact.that.God.has.given.certain.people.incredible.gifts.to.help.strengthen.others.and.prepare.
them.for.battle?..
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Or.are.you.one.of.the.pastors.from.these.cult.churches.who.have.taken.the.gun.away.from.your.
troops.and.sent.them.back.to.basic.training?.
.
The.question.today.is,.have.you.accepted.the.Gift.of.the.Holy.Spirit?..Have.you.accepted.Jesus.
Christ.as.your.Lord.and.Savior?..
.
Or.have.you.been.falsely.taught.that.you.had.to.earn.this.gift.by.receiving.some.spiritual.gift.that.
was.intended.for.some.other.person?..A.gft.that.you.may.never.receive.from.God?..
.
12.
Worse,.do.you.think.that.you.must.believe.that.William.Branham.is.a.prophet.of.God.–.regardless.
of.his.many.failed.visions.–.before.you.can.receive.the.Gift.of.the.Holy.Spirit?..Has.this.extra\
biblical.“achievement”.been.added.to.your.long.list.of.things.to.do.before.you.are.eligible.for.
receiving.the.Gift?.
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Have. you. refused. the. Gift. from. God. by. turning. it. into. an. achievement. that. you. have. to. earn.
yourself?..Have.you.taken.the.work.that.Christ.did.on.the.cross.and.rendered.it.useless.by.placing.
the.work.in.your.own.hands?.
.
I’ll.let.you.decide:..Is.this.a.“Gift”?..Or.is.it.an.“achievement”?.
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.
13.
Purgatory:$The$same$"message"$that$Paul$preached?$
.
In.1960,.William.Branham.gave.a.story.about.a.vision.that.he.claimed.to.have,.one.that.started.
out.as.a.simple.vision.of.a.wonderful.place.filled.with.God’s.Bride,.but.later.would.be.added.with.
enhancements.capture.the.imaginations.of.his.congregations..
.
In.November.1960,.he.summarizes.the.story:.
.
I.had.a.vision.not.long.ago.(You've.heard.of.it.),.and.I.looked.there,.and.I.seen.all.those.people.
there;.they.was.millions.of.them..And.I.said,."You.mean.He.comes.to.me.".They.said,."Yes,.and.
then.we.go.back.with.you.".I.said,."Well,.does.every.minister.have.to.stand.like.that"?."Yes,.sir.".
"Every.minister.stand.on.his.ministry.with.his.congregation?".He.said,."Yes,.sir.".(This.Angel.that.
was.speaking.to.me.said.that.).And.I.said,."Then.Paul.will.have.to.stand.too?"."Paul.has.to.stand.
with.his.generation.".I.said,."Then.I.know.I'm.all.right,.'cause.I've.preached.word.by.word.the.
same.thing.he.did.".And.when.I.did.that,.millions.screamed.out,."That's.where.we.are.resting.".
Amen..
60\1113.CONDEMNATION.BY.REPRESENTATION.
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This.story,.like.all.of.Branham’s.fabrications,.grew.and.grew.over.time...Details.were.added.to.
embellish.the.story,.almost.as.if.Branham.thought.he.were.sitting.in.front.of.a.boy.scout.tent.
telling.campfire.stories..
.
He.would.add.his.dog.to.the.story,.how.the.dog.came.and.licked.his.hand.just.before.seeing.other.
people,.some.90\year\old.woman.who.this.story.obviously.would.have.appealed.to,.and.more..
.
While.many.enslaved.by.the.cult.of.William.Branham.tell.this.story.with.pride.of.their.wonderful.
leader,. they. do. not. realize. that. they. are. actually. promoting. theology. that. comes. from. the.
Catholic.Church.–.who.they.claim.to.be.the.“antichrist.”..
.
This.story.describes.Catholic.Purgatory:.A.temporary.resting.place.for.those.under.Grace.before.
meeting.Christ..
.
And.I.looked.coming.down.across.the.hill,.and.there.come.old.Fritz..He.looked.at.me.and.come.
up.and.licked.me.on.the.hand,.and.I.patted.him..Just.then.old.Prince,.my.horse,.come.put.his.
neck.around.my.shoulder.and.begin.to.nicker..I.said,."Oh,.God.".I.looked.up..And.He.said,."All.
that.you.ever.loved,.and.all.that.ever.loved.you.is.gathered.here.".And.I.said,."I.want.to.see.Jesus..
I.want.to.see.the.One.that.I've.loved.and\\and.worked.for.".And.they.said,."You.can't.see.Him.
right.now;.He's.higher.than.this..
60\0716.FROM.THAT.TIME.
.
Sometime.between.1160.and.1180.A.D,.the.idea.of.“purgatory”.was.introduced.to.the.Catholic.
Church...It.was.an.extra\biblical.idea.that.was.very.similar.to.other.pagan.religion...Buddhism,.for.
14.
instance,.believes.in.a.“holding.place”.for.the.dead,.and.therefore.offers.prayer.for.those.that.
have.not.yet.reached.their.final.destination..
.
Even.in.Judaism,.we.find.that.the.idea.of.a.“holding.place”.is.supported...The.Jews.do.not.believe.
that.Christ.suffered.and.died.for.our.sins,.died.to.conquer.death.and.hell,.and.rose.again.so.that.
we.can.rise.with.Him...Therefore,.they.still.believe.that.death.has.its.power.over.the.body.–.a.
“holding.place”.until.the.unknown.Messiah.returns..
.
But.Christianity.–.true.Christianity.–.accepts.Christ’s.death,.burial,.and.resurrection...They.accept.
the.message.of.Paul,.proclaiming.that.we.do.not.die.–.we.are.simply.caught.up.with.Jesus.Christ...
.
Paul.knew.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.and.he.knew.what.Jesus.taught.about.the.coming.Kingdom.
of.Heaven...
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Even.to.the.man.on.the.cross.beside.Jesus,.there.was.no.“holding.place.”..It.is.interesting,.because.
Christ.Himself.had.not.died,.and.there.was.still.work.to.be.done.as.He.conquered.death,.hell,.and.
the.grave...It.is.confirmation.that.God.is.not.limited.to.our.time.and.space..
.
To.the.man.on.the.cross,.Jesus.said.this:.
.
.“Truly,.I.say.to.you,.today.you.will.be.with.me.in.Paradise.”.
.
He.did.NOT.say,.“Truly,.today.you.will.go.to.a.holding.place.that.will.one.day.be.called.purgatory,.
and.there.you.will.remain.in.limbo.until.I.decide.to.return.unto.you!”.
.
But.cult.followers.accept.this.false.vision.as.though.it.were.some.“spiritual.revelation.”..Rather.
than.comparing.the.vision.to.the.scriptures.to.confirm.its.authenticity,.they.accept.it.by.blind.
faith..
.
Why?..Because.this.man,.William.Branham,.said.these.words:.“I’ve.preached.the.same.message.
as.Paul,.and.the.millions.screamed.‘we’re.resting.on.that!’”.
.
But.today,.I.want.to.present.to.you.the.message.that.Paul.preached.–.not.by.my.own.words.like.
William.Branham.did,.but.by.the.words.of.the.Apostle.Paul...If.you.are.resting.on.something,.and.
you.have.never.even.looked.underneath.you,.there’s.a.good.chance.you.are.sitting.on.quicksand..
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At.the.surface,.Branham.seems.to.preach.the.same.“message”.as.Paul...He.holds.a.Bible.in.his.
hand.as.a.“prop”.for.his.stage.act,.and.says.the.name.“Jesus”.many.times.during.his.sermons...He.
takes.a.one\liner.verse.from.that.book,.and.bases.his.“context”.on.that.one.line.from.the.book...
(Notice.I.said.“HIS”.context,.because.one.line.is.not.in.context.with.the.chapter.).
.
But.this.vision.itself.is.contrary.to.Paul’s.entire.“message.”..Paul.proclaimed.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.
Christ.–.the.Good.News.that.God.sent.His.Son,.Jesus.Christ.to.earth.to.live.the.perfect.life,.suffer.
15.
and.die.for.our.sins,.conquered.death.and.hell,.and.rose.again.so.that.we.can.rise.with.Him.–.not.
so.that.we.can.sit.in.a.“holding.cell.”.
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Paul.said.that.our.eternal.bodies.were.already.waiting.for.us,.simply.by.accepting.Jesus.Christ.as.
our.Lord.and.Savior.–.by.Grace.through.Faith..
.
For.we.know.that.if.the.tent.that.is.our.earthly.home.is.destroyed,.we.have.a.building.from.God,.
a.house.not.made.with.hands,.eternal.in.the.heavens..
\2.Corinthians.5:1.
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And.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.the.fulfillment.of.the.prophecies.of.the.Old.Testament...God.
promised.a.Redeemer.that.would.come.to.fulfill.the.part.of.the.Old.Covenant.that.they.could.not.
keep..
.
The.Old.Covenant.was.a.contract...God.gave.a.promise.of.blessings.to.the.Jews.if.they.were.able.
to.meet.his.requirements...If.they.met.them,.there.were.over.three.hundred.blessings.that.would.
be.given.to.Israel..
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The.other.part.of.that.contract.was.the.disclaimer.–.like.you.have.in.your.contracts.for.the.loan.
to.your.house.or.your.car...If.you.do.not.uphold.your.end.of.the.bargain,.you.usually.will.lose.your.
property..
.
God.gave.the.disclaimer.that.if.Israel.did.not.uphold.their.end.of.the.bargain,.instead.of.three.
hundred.blessings,.they.would.be.receiving.three.hundred.curses...
.
And.this.was.not.an.eternal.covenant...It’s.a.good.thing,.too.–.if.it.were.everlasting,.we.would.still.
remain.under.all.of.those.three.hundred.curses...Humanity.itself.might.be.non\existent..
.
Paul’s.“message”.was.that.this.New.Covenant.of.Grace.had.cancelled.the.Old.Covenant.of.Law...
The.Old.Covenant.was.obsolete..
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In.speaking.of.a.new.covenant,.he.makes.the.first.one.obsolete..And.what.is.becoming.obsolete.
and.growing.old.is.ready.to.vanish.away..
Hebrews.8:13..
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And.when.Paul.spoke.of.the.New.Covenant.of.Grace.throughout.his.letters,.it.was.always.called.
the.“Eternal.Covenant.”..It.had.no.end..
.
Now.may.the.God.of.peace.who.brought.again.from.the.dead.our.Lord.Jesus,.the.great.shepherd.
of.the.sheep,.by.the.blood.of.the.eternal.covenant,.equip.you.with.everything.good.that.you.may.
do.his.will,.working.in.us.that.which.is.pleasing.in.his.sight,.through.Jesus.Christ,.to.whom.be.glory.
forever.and.ever..
Hebrews.13.
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16.
But.William.Branham.could.not.grasp.the.fact.that.something.with.a.beginning.could.ever.be.
made.eternal...It.was.that.concept.that.confused.him.so.much.that.he.preached.nonsense.about.
hell.not.being.eternal,.or.that.Jesus.Christ.himself.could.not.be.eternal..
.
No.such.a.thing.as.an.Eternal,.burning.hell..You'll.burn.for.millions.of.years..But,.anything.that.
was.Eternal,.had.never.a.beginning.or.a.end;.and.hell.was.created...
62\1230E.IS.THIS.THE.SIGN.OF.THE.END.
.
Yet,.when.Jesus.spoke.of.our.eternal.life,.we.find.that.he.used.the.same.word.“eternal”.that.Paul.
used.in.his.“message”.about.accepting.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.so.that.you.would.not.go.to.hell.
–.eternally..
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You.search.the.Scriptures.because.you.think.that.in.them.you.have.eternal.life;.and.it.is.they.that.
bear.witness.about.me,.
John.5:39.
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That.word.that.Jesus.Christ.used.for.“eternal,”.is.the.Greek.word:.“aionion.”..It.is.the.same.word.
that.Christ.used.when.He.Himself.called.hell.“eternal.”.
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And.these.will.go.away.into.eternal.punishment,.but.the.righteous.into.eternal.life.”.
Matthew.25:46.
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Branham.even.went.so.far.as.to.deny.that.the.Son.of.God.was.eternal.–.which.is.heresy:.
.
For.if.He.was.the.Son.of.God,.He.had.to.have.a.beginning.of.time..He.had.to.be.borned.off.of.to.
be.a.Son.(is.that.right?),.if.He.was.the.Son.of.God..
54\1003M.THE.WORD.BECAME.FLESH.
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Denying. the. Eternal. Son. of. God. is. not. only. denying. Paul’s. “message,”. it. is. denying. your. own.
salvation...If.Christ.was.not.eternal.–.if.he.died.as.“just.a.man”.as.Branham.taught,.then.can.a.
“man”.save.the.world.from.sin?..Only.the.Son.of.God.can.take.away.the.sins.of.the.world!.
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This.is.so.far.in.conflict.with.Paul’s.“message”.that.it.is.almost.as.though.William.Branham.is.trying.
to.pick.a.fight.with.the.Apostle.Paul..
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To.the.Hebrews,.Paul.says.this:.
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but.in.these.last.days.he.has.spoken.to.us.by.his.Son,.whom.he.appointed.the.heir.of.all.things,.
through.whom.also.he.created.the.world...
–Hebrews.1:2..
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If.the.Son.of.God.created.the.World,.yet.the.Son.of.God.had.a.beginning.with.Mary,.we.have.a.
problem!..The.world.was.NOT.created.when.Mary.gave.birth.to.the.Messiah!.
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17.
Paul’s.“message”.repeats.this.to.the.Colossians...
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He. is. the. image. of. the. invisible. God,. the. firstborn. of. all. creation.. . For. by. him. all. things. were.
created,.in.heaven.and.on.earth,.visible.and.invisible,.whether.thrones.or.dominions.or.rulers.or.
authorities—all.things.were.created.through.him.and.for.him..–Colossians.1...
.
So.here.we.have.Paul.arguing.back.with.Truth.against.William.Branham’s.heresy...NO,.brother.
Bill!..He.was.the.FIRSTBORN.OF.ALL.CREATION!..All.things.were.created.THROUGH.HIM.and.FOR.
HIM!.
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These. are. obviously. the. biggest. conflicts. between. William. Branham’s. “message”. and. Paul’s.
“message.of.Truth.”..The.very.foundations.of.the.two.“messages”.disagree.with.each.other...The.
very.foundations.are.in.conflict..
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But.then,.if.you.take.your.viewpoint.from.the.overview.of.the.two.ministries,.you.will.find.that.
many.of.the.details.contained.within.are.also.in.conflict...The.most.obvious.detail.in.disagreement.
with.Paul’s.“message”.was.the.Law.itself...
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To.enforce.his.viewpoint.of.how.his.cult.should.have.the.appearance.of.being.different.from.the.
other.Christians.in.the.world,.Branham.taught.Law...Portions.of.the.Mosaic.Law.were.enforced.–.
while.other.portions.were.omitted...
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This.is.the.very.thing.that.Paul.rebuked.the.people.for.in.Galatians.4!..Paul.just.spent.the.first.
several.versed.proclaiming.that.Christ.had.set.us.free,.and.that.the.Old.Covenant.of.Law.had.been.
replaced.with.the.New.Covenant.of.Grace,.and.then.asked.them:..Why.on.earth.would.you.try.to.
enforce.parts.of.the.Law.when.you.aren’t.keeping.ALL.of.the.Law?.
.
Tell.me,.you.who.desire.to.be.under.the.law,.do.you.not.listen.to.the.law?..For.it.is.written.that.
Abraham.had.two.sons,.one.by.a.slave.woman.and.one.by.a.free.woman...But.the.son.of.the.slave.
was.born.according.to.the.flesh,.while.the.son.of.the.free.woman.was.born.through.promise...
Now.this.may.be.interpreted.allegorically:.these.women.are.two.covenants..One.is.from.Mount.
Sinai,. bearing. children. for. slavery;. she. is. Hagar.. . Now. Hagar. is. Mount. Sinai. in. Arabia;. she.
corresponds.to.the.present.Jerusalem,.for.she.is.in.slavery.with.her.children...But.the.Jerusalem.
above.is.free,.and.she.is.our.mother..
Galatians.4.
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That.question.is.very.fitting,.and.applicable.to.our.days.when.we.were.once.bound.by.the.chains.
of.the.cult.of.William.Branham...To.those.that.are.still.enslaved,.we.can.ask.the.same.question:..
“You.who.listen.to.William.Branham’s.“laws,”.which.mostly.deal.with.your.outward.appearance:.
why?”..Why.place.yourself.under.portions.of.the.law.without.keeping.ALL.of.the.Law?.
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An.entire.section.of.Romans.is.written.describing.how.we.are.released.from.the.Law:.
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Or.do.you.not.know,.brothers—for.I.am.speaking.to.those.who.know.the.law—that.the.law.is.
binding.on.a.person.only.as.long.as.he.lives?..For.a.married.woman.is.bound.by.law.to.her.husband.
while.he.lives,.but.if.her.husband.dies.she.is.released.from.the.law.of.marriage...Accordingly,.she.
will.be.called.an.adulteress.if.she.lives.with.another.man.while.her.husband.is.alive..But.if.her.
husband.dies,.she.is.free.from.that.law,.and.if.she.marries.another.man.she.is.not.an.adulteress...
Likewise,.my.brothers,.you.also.have.died.to.the.law.through.the.body.of.Christ,.so.that.you.may.
belong.to.another,.to.him.who.has.been.raised.from.the.dead,.in.order.that.we.may.bear.fruit.
for.God...For.while.we.were.living.in.the.flesh,.our.sinful.passions,.aroused.by.the.law,.were.at.
work.in.our.members.to.bear.fruit.for.death...But.now.we.are.released.from.the.law,.having.died.
to.that.which.held.us.captive,.so.that.we.serve.in.the.new.way.of.the.Spirit.and.not.in.the.old.way.
of.the.written.code..–.Romans.7.
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But.William.Branham.twisted.the.words.of.the.scripture.regarding.Law...Christ.came.to.magnify.
the.Law.–.put.it.under.a.microscope.so.that.he.could.show.the.Pharisees.how.the.law.had.failed...
While.the.Pharisees.kept.the.Law,.they.had.missed.the.PURPOSE.of.that.Law...They.had.lived.by.
a.set.of.rules.rather.than.love.for.their.fellow.man...
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Branham.taught.that.the.magnification.was.the.set.of.rules.within.the.Law.–.not.the.Law.itself.to.
show.how.it.failed...Rather.than.Paul’s.message.where.he.states.“now.we.are.released.from.the.
law,”..Branham.taught.that.“now.we.are.under.a.bigger.law.”.
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We.went.back.in.Deuteronomy.and.showed.that.a.illegitimate.child,.bastard.child,.could.not.even.
enter.the.congregation.of.the.Lord.for.fourteen.generations..That.was.under.the.law,.and.Christ.
come.to.magnify.the.law..How.much.more.is.it.now?.
58\0928E.THE.SERPENT'S.SEED.
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It’s.ironic,.because.William.Branham.himself.was.less.than.fourteen.generations.from.a.bastard.
child...Was.he.calling.himself.“Serpent’s.Seed?”.
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It.is.beyond.me.why.so.many.just.blindly.accepted.Branham’s.fabricated.story.about.his.vision.of.
purgatory.. . Surely. there. were. people. there. who. had. studied. their. Bibles,. and. knew. the. false.
Catholic.teaching.this.“vision”.was.based.upon..
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But.when.he.falsely.claimed.that.he.was.preaching.the.same.“message.Paul.preached,”.why.did.
no.body.stand.up?..Why.did.the.ministers.who.studied.their.Bibles.not.stand.up.and.cry.“foul!”?..
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The.only.answer.I.can.come.up.with.is.also.found.in.Paul’s.“message.”..It.is.the.only.part.of.Paul’s.
message.that.I.can.find.that.truly.lines.up.with.William.Branham’s.“message.”.
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Paul.seems.to.be.pointing.directly.to.William.Branham’s.ministry.that.would.one.day.come,.and.
he.actually.mentions.the.“message”.of.William.Branham.in.his.letter.to.the.Thessalonians!.
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For.the.mystery.of.lawlessness.is.already.at.work..Only.he.who.now.restrains.it.will.do.so.until.he.
is.out.of.the.way...And.then.the.lawless.one.will.be.revealed,.whom.the.Lord.Jesus.will.kill.with.
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the.breath.of.his.mouth.and.bring.to.nothing.by.the.appearance.of.his.coming...The.coming.of.
the.lawless.one.is.by.the.activity.of.Satan.with.all.power.and.false.signs.and.wonders,.and.with.
all.wicked.deception.for.those.who.are.perishing,.because.they.refused.to.love.the.truth.and.so.
be.saved...Therefore.God.sends.them.a.strong.delusion,.so.that.they.may.believe.what.is.false,.in.
order. that. all. may. be. condemned. who. did. not. believe. the. truth. but. had. pleasure. in.
unrighteousness..–.2.Thess.2..
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We’ve. shown. how. Branham. lied. about. himself.. . We’ve. shown. how. Branham. lied. about. his.
visions,.such.as.this.vision.about.Catholic.purgatory...Or.the.vision.of.the.bridge,.where.Branham.
claimed.to.have.prophesied.about.men.that.would.fall.from.a.bridge.that.was.built.long.before.
he.was.even.born..
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But.people.continue.to.believe.it...They.would.rather.believe.a.lie,.coming.from.the.mouth.of.this.
man.who.claimed.to.have.taught.the.same.“message”.Paul.preached...Just.because.he.claimed.
this.description.of.Catholic.purgatory.was.real,.many.will.blindly.follow.this.man.into.the.ditch..
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Is.it.because.God.has.sent.them.a.strong.delusion?..Is.that.why.they.are.so.insistent.to.believe.
what.is.false?..
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I’ll.leave.you.with.this.question:..After.the.recent.publication.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings,.wherein.
the.Bible.was.thrown.under.the.bus,.many.admit.that.they.believe.what.is.not.true...
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The. entire. summary. of. that. publication. was. that. “it’s. ok. that. my. daddy. lied. to. you. people,.
because.the.bible.lied.too.”..
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I.feel.cringes.from.blasphemy.from.even.saying.that.sentence….
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If.you.have.accepted.to.believe.that.which.is.false,.have.you.accepted.unrighteousness?..Paul.
said.that.God.would.send.the.strong.delusion.“in.order.that.all.may.be.condemned.who.did.not.
believe.the.truth,.but.had.pleasure.in.unrighteousness.”.
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Does.this.mean.that.the.headquarters.published.an.article.of.unrighteousness?..And.promoted.
followers.of.unrighteousness?..
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Wouldn’t.you.rather.believe.in.the.truth?..It’s.so.much.easier.to.believe.something.if.it’s.true!..If.
you.try.to.believe.something.that.is.false,.you.find.yourselves.being.one.of.the.“three.types.of.
believers”.that.Branham.taught:..The.believers,.the.unbelievers,.and.the.make.believers..
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If.you.are.claiming.to.believe.something.that.you.also.admit.is.not.true,.does.that.make.you.a.
“make.believer?”..It.is.an.internal.conflict.in.your.belief.system,.trying.to.make.yourself.believe.
something.that.you.have.already.admitted.is.not.true..
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Wouldn’t.you.rather.be.a.believer?..Wouldn’t.you.rather.believe.in.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.that.
Paul.preached.–.the.Good.News.that.we.have.been.lifted.from.the.curse.of.the.Law.and.we.will.
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not. have. to. sit. in. some. “holding. cell”. waiting. for. Christ. to. rise?. . He’s. already. risen!. . We. can.
already.accept.Him.by.faith!..When.we.die,.our.mortal.bodies.will.put.on.immortality!..Not.sit.in.
purgatory!.
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Blessed.are.those.who.walk.in.the.truth!.
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BARK!$Like$a$DOG!$
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Many.people.that.are.still.enslaved,.as.well.as.many.who.are.now.set.free.are.aware.of.William.
Branham’s.story.of.the.man.in.Windsor,.Canada...Branham.gave.a.story.to.instill.fear.in.the.hearts.
of.any.who.would.question.his.powers,.saying.that.a.man.in.Windsor.tested.him.and.was.struck.
paralyzed...While.he.ran.screaming...While.he.died.six.weeks.later...Or.six.months.later...Or.was.
still.suffering.from.cancer.“to.this.day.”..The.ever\changing.“choose.your.own.adventure”.story...
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But.there.was.another.story.Branham.used.to.instill.fear.in.the.hearts.of.men,.about.a.military.
man. who. was. trained. by. the. army. in. hypnotism.. . This. man,. according. to. William. Branham,.
followed. him. around. his. ministry,. from. town. to. town,. trying. to. make. the. great. and. mighty.
Reverend.Branham.bark.like.a.dog!.
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It.is.interesting,.because.though.this.man.followed.Branham.from.town.to.town,.his.first.attempt.
at.bringing.out.the.inner.ravenous.dog.had.rendered.him.paralyzed!..So.for.each.of.the.upcoming.
events.for.the.show,.there.must.have.been.others.helping.the.paralyzed.man.work.his.magic.on.
the.minister.on.the.platform..
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The. first. time. Branham. mentions. this. strange. side\show. was. 1951. in. a. sermon. entitled. “The.
Angel.of.the.Lord.”..
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Someone.said,."Brother.Branham,.aren't.you.afraid.to.make.such.statements.as.that?".No,.sir..
I've.stood.before.tens.of.thousands,.critics.setting.everywhere..I've.never.seen.a.time.but.what.
God.always.brought.the.deliverance..I've.seen.the.critics.come..A.hypnotizer.once.was.going.to.
come.to.hypnotize...?....Yeah,.what.the....And.the.man's.paralyzed.yet.tonight..That's.right..Said,.
"You.child.of.the.devil,.why.do.you.try.to.deceive.God?".
51\0502.THE.ANGEL.OF.THE.LORD.
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His. use. of. the. word. “critics”. is. key.. . Over. time,. as. you. watch. the. story. change,. the. travelling.
hypnotist.has.less.focus,.and.the.critics.has.greater.focus...Like.this.time.he.retells.the.story.in.
1956.at.the.Cadle.Tabernacle.in.his.joint.campaign.with.the.late.Reverend.Jim.Jones...(Jones,.who.
killed.his.entire.congregation.in.South.America)...
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If.there's.a.critic.here,.now.hear.me;.this.is.law..If.there's.a.critic.here,.I.wouldn't.stay.any.longer..
'Cause. I'm. not. responsible. for. what. happens. to. critics.. There's. many. of. them. in. the. insane.
institution,.and.some.of.them.paralyzed,.and.everything.else..So.I'm.not.responsible.for.critics..
You. just. understood. what. that. man. come. and. was. going. to. hypnotize. me,. setting. out. in. a.
meeting..They.hired.him..He.come.there.to.hypnotize.me,.a.bunch.of.guys,.and.he.was.setting.
there..I.kept.feeling.a.funny.spirit,.looked.out.and.seen.where.he.was.at..And.the.Holy.Spirit.said,.
"You.child.of.the.devil,.because.you've.done.that,.they'll.pack.you.out.of.here.".And.he's.been.
paralyzed.two.years.now..So.we're.not.playing.church.now,.friends..
56\0613..JEHOVAH.JIREH_..INDIANAPOLIS.IN.
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It’s.a.shame,.really...If.those.poor.people.in.Jones’.congregation.ONLY.KNEW.that.this.paralyzed.
man.travelled.from.town.to.town.getting.paralyzed,.and.that.he.was.ALREADY.paralyzed.THREE.
YEARS.prior.to.when.Branham.claimed.he.was.paralyzed,.those.people.may.have.got.up.and.left.
the.meeting.and.never.came.back!..Think.of.it!..If.they.knew,.Branham.could.have.saved.their.
lives.by.showing.his.lies!..It.would.be.a.paradox!.
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If.you.follow.the.trail.of.this.travelling.side.show,.you’ll.find.that.for.a.paralyzed.guy,.this.man.
was.well\travelled...In.1953,.he.shows.his.face.in.Madison.Square.Garden:.
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There.in.Madison.Square.Garden,.where.we.was.setting.there,.they.had.hired.one.of.these.guys.
to.come.hypnotize.me..Them.guys.that.makes....goes.to.these.army.camps.and.makes.them.boys.
bark.like.a.dog..You.know.how.it.is..And.some.bunch.of.unbelievers,.here.it.is,.come.and.hired.
that.man.to.come.hypnotize.me.on.the.platform..And.I.was.standing.there.speaking..I.kept.feeling.
a.strange.spirit.somewhere..I.looked.out.and.there.it.was.setting.there..I.thought,."Lord,.what.
can.I.do?".I.just.kept.on.speaking..I.think.it's.in.my.book..Kept.on.speaking,.watching..I.watched.
the.Spirit.see.what.It.would.say.do..I.watched.it.hang.over,.and.I.seen.a.dark.thing.move.around.
over.him...I.turned.around.said,."Why.did.you.come.to.deceive.like.you.have?".I.said,."Because.
you.have.done.that,.God.will.rebuke.you.".And.the.man's.paralyzed.today..They.took.him.from.
the.building..
53\0508..GOD.COMMISSIONING.MOSES.
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In.1956,.the.man.really.was.adventurous...Even.through.the.perilous.dangers.of.undeveloped.
Africa,.this.military.hypnotist.braved.the.elements.so.that.he.could.stand.again,.fall.paralyzed.
again,.and.then.be.carried.out.on.a.stretcher.after.witnessing.Branham’s.great.and.mighty.power!.
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I've.had.it.in.Africa,.they.was.standing.there,.witch.doctors.standing.and.challenge..Don't.you.
never.make.a.statement.there,.unless.you.know.what.you're.talking.about..Drink.blood.out.of.a.
human.skull,.and.cut.themselves,.and.things..And.stand.there.and.challenge,.and.speak.the.Name.
of.the.Lord.Jesus.and.see.them.fall.prostrate.on.the.ground..That's.right..See.them.go.in,.standing,.
trying. to. hypnotize. me.. And. went. over. there,. he. was. going. to. make. me. bark. like. a. dog,. and.
standing.out.there.trying.to.do.something.like.that..I.felt.that.strange.spirit,.while.the.anointing.
was.on;.I.looked.around..I.said,."You.child.of.the.devil..Why.do.you.do.that?".I.said,."Cursed.be.
you;.you'll.not.move.from.your.seat.in.the.Name.of.Jesus.Christ.for.the.glory.of.God.".And.he.
paralyzed,.setting.there.in.the.seat.and.they.packed.him.out..
56\0121..THE.INTER.VEIL.
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That.trip.evidently.took.some.wind.out.of.his.sails,.because.Branham.continued.to.tell.his.story.
for.quite.some.time.before.the.military.hypnotist.had.the.energy.(and.movement).to.travel...But.
a.few.years.later,.the.side.show.was.ready,.and.he.packed.his.bags.to.travel.to.Canada:.
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That.fellow.that.time.they.hired.to.come.up.and.hypnotize.me,.setting.out.in.the.line.like.that..
They.had.them.in.these.army.camps.to.hypnotize.these.soldiers.and.make.them.bark.like.dogs,.
and.act,.you.know,.how.they.would.do,.just.under.hypnotism..And.this.fellow.come.up,.and.the.
devil. sent. him. around,. was. going. to. hypnotize. me. at. the. platform.. You. remember. when. it.
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happened.in.Montreal..And.when.he.did.that,.I.felt.that.evil.spirit,.and.turned.around..I.said,.
"Why.has.the.devil.put.that.in.your.heart?".He.looked.at.me.real.funny.and.ducked.his.head.
down..I.said,."You.try.to.hypnotize.a.servant.of.the.Lord?".He.thought.it.was.a.telepathy..And.I.
said,."Because.you've.done.this,.God.will.judge.you.for.that..See.you.unto.it.".And.they.packed.
him.out.of.there.paralyzed.and.he's.paralyzed.yet.today..
59\0418..A.TIME.OF.DECISION.
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Again,.it.was.a.tough.time.for.the.hypnotist...His.act.in.Montreal.was.so.draining.of.energy.that.
it.was.a.couple.of.years.before.he.was.able.to.do.another.side.show...
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But.when.William.Branham.decided.to.return.to.his.hero’s.followers,.those.enslaved.by.the.cult.
leader.John.Alexander.Dowie.in.Zion.Illinois,.the.hypnotist.could.lay.paralyzed.no.longer...It.was.
time.to.go.show.those.other.cult.drones.the.power.of.a.REAL.wizard!..So.he.packed.his.bags,.and.
headed.for.Zion..
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I.know.a.man.tonight.setting.paralyzed,.been.that.way.for.several.years..When.I.was.up.there.at.
Zion.City,.when.that.man.setting.back.there,.trying.to.hypnotize.me.before.those.people....And.I.
just.kept.trying.to.run.a.prayer.line,.and.he.kept.setting.there..He'd.go.to.the.army.camps,.you.
know..He'd\\he'd.make.the.boys,.hypnotize.them,.make.them.bark.like.dogs,.you.know,.and.act.
like.that..I.kept.feeling.that.funny.spirit..And.they'd\\they'd.had.him.come.in.there,.a.familiar.
church..
62\0124..HAVE.NOT.I.SENT.THEE.
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Again,.this.was.very.painful,.having.to.fall.paralyzed...It.shut.the.travelling.side.show.act.down.
for.a.couple.of.years..
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But.when.Branham.decided.to.return.to.Windsor,.Canada,.this.man.knew.he.would.have.to.rise.
again.to.fall.just.once.more...He.couldn’t.let.the.other.critic,.the.other.man.who.fell.paralyzed.by.
faking.his.prayer.card,.perform.a.better.stage.act.than.his!..I.mean,.really!..Who.could.beat.an.
act.where.Branham.barks.like.a.dog!.
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So.he.packed.his.bags,.rose.again,.and.headed.for.Windsor:.
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A.man.stood.one.time,.trying.to.hypnotize.me,.there.in.Canada..What's.that.across.from.Detroit,.
what. is. that. city. up. there?. [Someone. says,. "Edmonton?"\\Ed.]. No,. across. from. Detroit..
["Windsor?"].Windsor..Yeah,.he.come.over.there..They.had.hired.him.to.go.hypnotize.people,.for.
the.army..You.know,.make.them.bark.like.dogs,.and.things.like.that..And.that.guy.setting.out.
there;.I.keep.feeling.an.odd.spirit,.and.I.noticed.it..And.the.Holy.Spirit.said.call.him,.said,."Son.of.
the.devil,.why.did.he.put.that.in.your.heart.to.come.here?.Because.you've.did.that,.they'll.pack.
you.out.of.here.".He.is.still.paralyzed..That's.been.about.twelve.years.ago..They.packed.him.out..
Yeah..
64\0214..THE.VOICE.OF.THE.SIGN.
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Windsor. was. fairly. easy. for. the. side. show,. and. though. he. was. paralyzed,. he. decided. to. stick.
around...Branham.was.having.another.meeting.in.Toronto,.not.far.from.where.he.performed.the.
previous.act,.and.so.the.military.hypnotist.would.stick.around.for.one.final.performance...
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This.would.be.his.greatest.act.ever!..He.would.show.the.ultimate.power.of.William.Branham!..
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This.time,.rather.than.perform.his.act.up.next.to.the.stage,.the.side.show.hypnotist.arranged.to.
be.struck.down.right.in.his.seat.at.the.point.of.the.wizard’s.finger...There.would.be.great.special.
effects...A.dark.shadow.hovering.over.the.man,.and.the.wizard.searching,.searching.to.find.who.
was.behind.this.dark.shadow...Like.gazing.into.a.crystal.ball,.the.great.wizard.would.see.through.
the.shadows.at.his.great.nemesis:.the.side.show.hypnotist.freak.of.nature!..The.man.who.could.
fall.paralyzed.hundreds.of.times,.but.had.the.power.to.rise.again!.
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Toronto.would.be.his.greatest.and.final.act:.
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Remember,.here.not.long.ago.in.Toronto,.we.was.standing.there.preaching,.praying.for.the.sick..
I.kept.feeling.an.odd.spirit;.it.was.sitting.over.to.my.left..I.kept.watching.it..There.was.a.man.
sitting.there,.a.bunch.had.hired.him.to.come.in.there.to.hypnotize.me..He.would.go.around.to.
army.camps.and.make.soldiers.get.on.their.hands.and.bark.like.dogs,.and.things;.hypnotism..I.felt.
that.evil.spirit..I.didn't.know.where.it.was.coming.from..I.keep.watching..I.seen.that.dark.shadow..
I.waited.just.a.few.minutes..I.said,."You.child.of.Satan,.why.has.the.devil.blinded.your.mind.to.
something.like.that?.Because.you've.come.to.take.over.God,.challenge.God's.Spirit,.they'll.pack.
you.out.of.here.".He.paralyzed.right.there.in.his.seat.and.is.still.paralyzed..See?.
64\0321E..THE.VOICE.OF.THE.SIGN.
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William.Branham.enjoyed.using.the.word.“type.”..Any.event.that.had.any.sort.of.similarity.to.
another.event.would.be.called.a.“type.”..Fictional.stories.would.become.“types”,.Bible.stories.
would.“type”.his.own.ministry,.and.scriptures.would.“type”.other.unrelated.scriptures.in.the.web.
of.deceit.that.Branham.wove..
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In.William.Branham’s.mind,.this.hypnotist.would.be.a.“type”.of.what.the.cult.of.William.Branham.
would.later.become..
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In.a.book.entitled.“Propaganda”.published.in.1928.and.written.by.Edward.Bernays,.nephew.of.
the.great.Sigmund.Freud,.the.entire.schematics.of.William.Branham’s.ministry.is.laid.out.–.from.
start.to.finish..
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Propaganda.describes.how.to.achieve.mass.psychology...You.do.not.tell.people.what.you.want.
them.to.believe,.you.sway.their.opinion.to.come.to.that.conclusion.on.their.own...In.other.words,.
you.do.not.tell.them.that.you.claim.to.be.a.prophet.–.you.let.them.decide.that.on.their.own..
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Propaganda.describes.how.you.give.the.target.audience.some.sort.of.media.that.they.can.take.
home.with.them.and.study.themselves,.alone,.and.without.you.being.present...Books,.magazines,.
newspapers,.anything.that.the.reader.can.hold.in.their.hands,.get.alone.with,.and.casually.be.
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persuaded...That.list.did.not.include.magnetic.tape,.because.at.the.time.it.was.written,.magnetic.
tape. was. not. yet. invented.. . Oddly. enough,. it. was. invented. the. same. year. that. the. book. was.
actually.published!.
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William. Branham. uses. the. word. psychology. over. four. hundred. times. on. recorded. sermon.
(magnetic.tape)...Almost.every.instance.of.this.word.is.to.defend.himself.against.the.thought.of.
his.using.hypnotism.to.heal.patients,.and.many.times.he.would.actually.come.right.out.and.say,.
“This.healing.is.not.hypnotism.”.
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But.while.he.defended.the.single.instances.of.those.who.handed.in.their.prayer.cards.for.him.to.
magically. guess. their. name. and. address,. and. tried. to. claim. that. his. healing. powers. were. not.
psychology,. the. overall. sway. of. public. opinion. from. humble. preacher. to. great. and. powerful.
prophet.was.taking.place.already.in.their.minds..
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Like. the. “type”. of. the. travelling. hypnotist,. William. Branham. travelled. from. town. to. town,.
handing.out.tapes.to.let.the.people.take.into.their.homes,.get.alone.with.the.subject.matter,.and.
come.to.the.conclusion.that.he.was.the.great.and.powerful.Oz..
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And.like.the.hypnotist,.who.could.rise.once.more.to.be.paralyzed.again.in.another.city,.the.people.
likely.would.have.realized.what.was.going.on.if.they.did.not.come.back.for.another.tape...But.
each. time. they. received. another. recording. of. the. stage. acts,. they. would. become. paralyzed,.
spiritually..
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There.is.another.“type”.that.applies.to.this.situation,.and.it.is.found.in.scriptures..
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Mark.2.tells.the.story.of.how.a.man.came.to.Jesus,.filled.with.sin...But.rather.than.strike.him.
down.for.his.sins,.Jesus.performed.the.exact.OPPOSITE.from.Branham’s.travelling.side.show...
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Why?..Because.Jesus.did.not.have.a.travelling.side.show...Jesus.came.to.save.the.world.from.sin,.
not.place.more.sin.on.their.shoulders.and.strike.sinners.down.paralyzed..
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Jesus.Heals.a.Paralytic:.
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And.when.he.returned.to.Capernaum.after.some.days,.it.was.reported.that.he.was.at.home...And.
many.were.gathered.together,.so.that.there.was.no.more.room,.not.even.at.the.door..And.he.
was.preaching.the.word.to.them...And.they.came,.bringing.to.him.a.paralytic.carried.by.four.men...
And.when.they.could.not.get.near.him.because.of.the.crowd,.they.removed.the.roof.above.him,.
and.when.they.had.made.an.opening,.they.let.down.the.bed.on.which.the.paralytic.lay...And.
when.Jesus.saw.their.faith,.he.said.to.the.paralytic,.“Son,.your.sins.are.forgiven.”..Now.some.of.
the.scribes.were.sitting.there,.questioning.in.their.hearts,.“Why.does.this.man.speak.like.that?.
He.is.blaspheming!.Who.can.forgive.sins.but.God.alone?”..And.immediately.Jesus,.perceiving.in.
his.spirit.that.they.thus.questioned.within.themselves,.said.to.them,.“Why.do.you.question.these.
things.in.your.hearts?..Which.is.easier,.to.say.to.the.paralytic,.‘Your.sins.are.forgiven,’.or.to.say,.
‘Rise,.take.up.your.bed.and.walk’?..But.that.you.may.know.that.the.Son.of.Man.has.authority.on.
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earth.to.forgive.sins”—he.said.to.the.paralytic—..“I.say.to.you,.rise,.pick.up.your.bed,.and.go.
home.”..And.he.rose.and.immediately.picked.up.his.bed.and.went.out.before.them.all,.so.that.
they.were.all.amazed.and.glorified.God,.saying,.“We.never.saw.anything.like.this!”.
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This.passage.of.scripture.is.wonderful...We.are.all.sinners,.saved.by.Grace.through.Faith.in.Jesus.
Christ...No.man’s.sin.is.greater.than.another,.and.no.man.can.point.to.another.man’s.sin.without.
first.taking.the.huge.block.of.wood.out.of.his.own.eye..
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If.you.were.interested.in.Christianity,.and.you.had.never.heard.about.Jesus.Christ.before.in.your.
life,.which.would.you.rather.hear?..The.story.about.the.great.wizard.who.struck.people.down,.or.
of.the.Great.Son.of.God.who.lifted.people.back.up?.
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Maybe. you. are. in. a. third\world. country,. living. in. a. land. with. vast. unreached. territory. that. is.
primarily.filled.with.idol\worship...Would.you.turn.from.your.idols.–.that.you.are.told.will.bring.
you.healing.–.to.follow.a.minister.who.goes.from.town.to.town.striking.people.down.to.the.floor.
paralyzed?..Is.THIS.the.God.that.you.want.to.serve?.
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Or.would.you.rather.hear.of.Jesus.Christ,.God’s.only.Son,.who.came.to.the.world.with.the.SOLE.
PURPOSE.of.lifting.you.back.up?..Wouldn’t.you.rather.hear.how.Jesus.Christ.will.save.you.from.
your.sin.–.instead.of.strike.you.down.for.it?..How.he.suffered.on.the.cross.for.your.sin,.paying.
your.penalty.so.that.YOU.don’t.have.to!.
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Would.you.turn.from.your.idols.to.the.god.of.William.Branham?..Or.would.you.turn.from.your.
idols.to.the.God.of.the.Bible.who.loves.you.enough.to.send.His.Own.Son.to.die.for.your.sins?.
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Friends,.I’ve.made.my.choice.which.God.I.will.serve...Which.God.will.you.serve?.
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A$thought$for$consideration$
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This..just.came.into.us.from.a.person.set.free.from.the.cult,.and.it.is.a.very.power.message.to.
anyone.newly.experiencing.their.freedom.to.serve.Christ.without.the.blinders.of.a.pastor.who.
does.not.read.his.bible...I.wanted.to.share:.
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A.thought.for.consideration….
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William.Brahnam.considered.himself.a.prophet,.and.not.just.“a.prophet”.but.a.major.prophet.
and.repeatedly.reminded.us.that.God.only.has.one.messenger.at.a.time,.who.will.have.“Thus.
Saith.the.Lord”.to.the.people..He.used.the.mighty.prophets.of.the.Old.Testament.as.a.template.
for.this..So.I.sincerely.ask.you.to.consider,.do.you.believe.him?.If.so,.why?.Because.of.a.story.of.
a.cloud,.or.an.interpretation.of.a.light.in.a.photograph?.Because.he.passed.out.prayer.cards,.and.
some.people.were.healed?.Was.he.indeed,.The.Mighty.Prophet?.
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A.mighty.prophet.like.Isaiah,.who.700.years.before.Christ.arrived,.prophesied.perfectly.even.the.
tiniest.details.about.the.messiah?.A.mighty.prophet.like.Elijah,.who.shut.up.the.heavens,.who.
called.down.fire.to.consume.his.alter.in.front.of.a.multitude.as.a.sign.from.God.to.vindicate.his.
message?.
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A.mighty.prophet.like.Moses,.who.in.view.of.the.entire.nation,.disappeared.into.a.cloud.amidst.
thunder,.lightning.and.fire,.to.speak.face.to.face.with.God.almighty.on.a.mountain.made.so.holy.
by.his.presence.that.it.meant.instant.death.for.any.man.or.beast.to.even.touch.the.base.of.it?.
Like.Moses,.who,.on.that.same.mountain,.was.so.certain.of.his.office.that.he.stood.in.the.face.of.
the.hot.wrath.of.the.creator.of.heavens.and.Earth,.(even.as.God.spoke.directly.to.him.and.told.
him.to.step.aside,.that.he.might.annihilate.the.people.of.Israel),.and.reminded.God.that.those.
were.God’s.own.people.and.asked.him.to.reconsider?.Is.your.prophet.like.that?.Does.he.act.as.
an.intercessor.for.God’s.people?.
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Here. is. the. missing. piece. that. I. pray. that. you. will. not. ignore.. When. Moses. descended. the.
mountain.holding.the.covenant.(etched.by.Gods.own.hand.in.stone),.he.became.enraged.at.the.
idolatry.of.the.people.of.Israel,.and.threw.the.tablets.to.the.base.of.the.mountain,.breaking.them,.
I.believe.symbolizing.the.inevitability.of.a.“broken.covenant”..When.Moses.had.melted.the.idol,.
he.called.the.Levites.to.his.side,.and.had.each.of.them.strap.a.sword.to.his.side,.and.go.through.
the. gates. of. the. camp,. instructing. them. to. kill.. Kill. who?. Moses. said. “Today. you. have. been.
ordained.for.the.service.(priesthood).of.the.Lord,.each.one.AT.THE.COST.OF.HIS.SON.and.of.his.
brother,.so.that.he.might.bestow.a.blessing.upon.you.this.day.”.They.were.ordained.as.priests,.
and.it.cost.each.of.them.their.son!.And.the.Bible.says.about.three.thousand.died.that.day...
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Thousands.of.years.later,.in.Jerusalem,.on.the.very.day,(the.feast.of.Pentecost),.set.aside.by.Jews.
to.celebrate.that.day.on.Sanai.when.the.covenant.was.given.to.Moses.and.Israel.became.a.nation,.
the.Holy.Spirit.descended.with.the.new.covenant,.and.it.was.etched.–not.in.stone—but.into.the.
very.hearts.of.man,.never.to.be.broken..And.instead.of.three.thousand.dying.on.that.day,.three.
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thousand. spiritually. dead. hearts. came. to. life. under. the. power. of. the. very. life. of. God.. How?.
Because.God’s.own.son.was.slain,.that.WE.might.ALL.become.a.priesthood!.When.he.cried.“It.is.
finished”,.it.was!.Gone.are.the.animal.sacrifices!.Gone.is.the.need.to.keep.a.law.we.could.never.
keep..And.with.it,.gone.are.the.prophet\messengers.and.“thus.saith.the.Lord”.(Heb.1:1)..Are.we.
to.be.sad.about.that?.Hardly..We.are.made.righteous.with.God’s.own.righteousness..Instead.of.
Moses.interceding,.Jesus.himself.does.that..We.each.have.a.thus.saith.the.lord,.his.law.is.written.
on.our.hearts,.and.the.revelation.of.himself.through.Jesus.Christ.is.made.known.in.the.divinely.
given.scriptures,.the.Word.of.God,.that.we.call.the.Bible..Cherish.it,.and.read.it..It.is.written.to.
you..
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Discernment$
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When. people. who. were. programmed. with. the. cult. teaching. from. William. Marrion. Branham.
speak.of.“discernment”.with.other.Christians,.there.is.a.great.deal.of.confusion...
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While.other.Christians,.versed.in.the.scriptural.teaching.of.“discernment,”.hear.this.word,.they.
are.associating.it.with.one.of.the.spiritual.gifts:.the.ability.to.discern.right.from.wrong...To.discern.
good.from.evil,.to.discern.the.right.pathway.versus.the.wrong.pathway..
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But.those.who.were.programmed.with.false.teaching.from.the.“Message.of.the.Hour”.are.not.
typically.speaking.of.spiritual.discernment.as.described.by.the.Apostle.Paul...Instead,.they.are.
speaking.of.a.“mystical.discernment”.as.described.by.William.Branham...They.two.are.not.the.
same,.and.in.fact,.are.completely.different..
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The.definition.of.the.word.“discernment”.is:.
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1..The.act.or.process.of.exhibiting.keen.insight.and.good.judgment..
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2..Keenness.of.insight.and.judgment..
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Both. definitions. are. based. on. judgment,. the. ability. to. determine. which. is. right. and. which. is.
wrong...There.is.no.mysticism.or.“signs.and.wonders”.to.be.shown.with.discernment.–.it.as.an.
inward.decision.that.produces.an.action...And.if.you.have.good.“discernment,”.the.actions.are.
good...If.you.do.not.have.discernment,.your.actions.might.lead.you.into.a.ditch..
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The.book.of.Judges.in.the.Bible.is.a.good.example.of.discernment.–.both.good.and.bad...When.
the.children.of.Israel.turned.their.hearts.and.minds.away.from.Yahweh,.God’s.anger.was.against.
them..
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Up. until. that. point,. God. had. been. their. decision. maker,. and. they. really. had. no. need. for.
discernment...Yahweh.had.spoken.directly.to.the.people,.and.gave.them.the.decision...They.did.
not.even.need.to.think.about.the.choices..
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But.when.the.children.of.Israel.turned.to.idolatry,.God.basically.said,.“OK,.if.they.want.to.leave.
me,.then.I’ll.let.them.make.their.own.decisions!”.
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So.in.the.second.chapter.of.Judges,.God.raised.up.men.to.be.their.judge.and.to.lead.them.in.the.
pathways.God.wished.them.to.follow..
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Still.yet,.Israel.did.not.want.to.listen.to.these.men.used.for.discernment...Though.God.appointed.
men.among.them.to.make.the.decisions,.Israel.as.a.whole.decided.to.abandon.those.judges.–the.
ones.who.could.discern.for.them.–.and.turned.back.to.false.gods..
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Judges.2.says.this:.
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Then.the.Lord.raised.up.judges,.who.saved.them.out.of.the.hand.of.those.who.plundered.them...
Yet.they.did.not.listen.to.their.judges,.for.they.whored.after.other.gods.and.bowed.down.to.them..
They.soon.turned.aside.from.the.way.in.which.their.fathers.had.walked,.who.had.obeyed.the.
commandments.of.the.Lord,.and.they.did.not.do.so...Whenever.the.Lord.raised.up.judges.for.
them,.the.Lord.was.with.the.judge,.and.he.saved.them.from.the.hand.of.their.enemies.all.the.
days.of.the.judge..For.the.Lord.was.moved.to.pity.by.their.groaning.because.of.those.who.afflicted.
and.oppressed.them...But.whenever.the.judge.died,.they.turned.back.and.were.more.corrupt.
than.their.fathers,.going.after.other.gods,.serving.them.and.bowing.down.to.them..They.did.not.
drop.any.of.their.practices.or.their.stubborn.ways..
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It.is.interesting.how.this.strategy,.though.rejected,.must.have.worked...I.don’t.believe.that.the.
men.themselves.had.the.“gift.of.discernment,”.though.that.is.entirely.my.opinion...In.the.Old.
Testament.days,.before.God.sent.the.Holy.Spirit.to.lead.us.and.to.guide.us,.God.spoke.directly.to.
the.people.using.other.men.as.a.mouthpiece...I.believe.that.the.judges.that.God.raised.were.
guided.directly.by.God,.just.as.the.mouthpieces.–or.prophets.–.spoke.to.the.people.directly.by.
God...
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It.was.all.part.of.God’s.master.plan.that.would.one.day.produce.the.Savior..
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But.while.there.were.judges.in.the.land,.men.that.God.raised.up.to.discern.right.from.wrong,.
there.were.also.sorcerers...These.men.were.the.polar.opposite.of.the.judges..
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Sorcerers.were.the.men.who.predicted.the.future.without.God.speaking...They.communicated.
with.elemental.spirits.instead.of.the.One.True.God,.and.were.able.to.see.beyond.what.the.human.
eye.was.able.to.see...Some.were.necromancers,.communicating.with.the.dead,.while.others.were.
able.to.tell.of.upcoming.events.–.what.the.Bible.calls.“fortune.telling.”.
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And.there.was.a.clear.distinction.between.fortune.telling.and.the.Word.from.the.Lord...Yahweh.
IS.the.beginning.AND.the.end,.and.knows.the.outcome.already.before.any.event.happens...He.is.
the.Eternal.God,.not.limited.to.our.time.and.space,.and.spoke.through.the.prophets.for.what.we.
could.consider.“foretelling.the.future.”..
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What. is. interesting. is. that. while. the. programmed. cult. follower. thinks. of. a. “prophet”. as. a.
“foreteller.of.the.future,”.this.was.only.one.small.portion.of.what.came.from.his.mouth.from.the.
Lord...God.did.not.continually.speak.of.upcoming.events.through.his.prophets.so.that.he.could.
attract.crowds...Most.of.the.prophecy.given.in.scripture.was.God’s.voice.speaking.of.the.present...
And.in.most.cases,.the.Voice.said:.“you.have.turned.to.idolatry...If.you.do.not.repent.and.turn.
back.to.Me,.the.One.True.God,.then.you.will.perish.”..
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Because.of.this,.most.of.the.future.“predictions”.spoken.by.the.prophets.were.describing.exactly.
how.this.“perish”.would.take.place..
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And.I.use.the.word.“predictions”.very.loosely.here...This.was.not.“predictions”.in.the.true.sense.
of.the.word...A.prediction.would.imply.that.there.is.a.percentage.of.chance.that.the.event.might.
happen...
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When.William.Branham.said.that.“I.predict.the.world.will.end.in.1977,”.he.did.not.false.prophesy...
But.when.he.added.the.words.“by.Divine.inspiration”.to.that.statement,.then.his.“prediction”.
turned.into.sorcery,.and.sorcery.into.false.prophecy...…because.the.world.did.NOT.end.in.1977..
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This.was.no.prediction.when.God.spoke...God.already.knew.the.outcome...It.was.not.fortune.
telling,.because.the.One.who.planned.out.the.entire.timeline.of.the.world.was.simply.telling.us.
what.He.had.planned..
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When.Jesus.Christ.came.to.earth,.he.was.God’s.Own.Son...In.fact,.in.the.Triune.nature.of.the.
Godhead,.He.WAS.God...He.said,.“I.and.the.Father.are.One”,.and.“I.will.send.you.the.Helper.”.
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Jesus.Christ,.as.God,.also.knew.the.plan.of.salvation.along.with.all.of.the.events.along.the.way...
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In.John.5:19,.Jesus.spoke.the.words.“the.Son.can.do.nothing.of.his.own.accord,.but.only.what.he.
sees.the.Father.doing..For.whatever.the.Father.does,.that.the.Son.does.likewise.”.
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This.verse.was.twisted.out.of.context.by.William.Branham.in.order.to.program.the.followers.that.
Jesus.Christ.was.just.a.prophet...Branham.claimed.that.this.particular.scripture.meant.that.Jesus.
could.not.heal.anybody.until.he.first.saw.a.vision...Or.that.Christ.had.to.see.a.vision.before.he.
could.know.any.of.the.future.events..
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In.1964,.Branham.says.this:.
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Now.watch,.He.said,.in.Saint.John.5,."Verily,.verily,.I.say.unto.you,.the.Son,".that.was.Him,.body,.
"can. do. nothing. within. Myself,". only. as. He. seen. the. Father. do.. "What. the. Fatherdoeth,. He.
showeth.the.Son..See,.I.can.do.nothing.within.Myself,.but.as.I.see.the.Father.do.it.".Then,.Jesus.
never.performed.one.miracle.until.first.God.showed.Him.by.a.vision;.not.told.Him.in.His.ear,.but.
showed.Him.."What.I.see,".not.hear,."see.the.Father.doing.".That's.what.made.Him.a.Prophet.
like.unto.Moses,.as.Moses.said..\64\0207.THE.PATRIARCH.ABRAHAM.
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Do.you.see.why.we.keep.pressing.forward?..So.many.thousands.of.people.that.are.programmed.
to.believe.in.a.different.Jesus?.
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I.have.had.many.people.ask.me.why.we.continue...Many.people.are.now.seeing.that.William.
Branham. was. a. serial. liar. and. a. false. prophet,. but. it. doesn’t. matter. to. them!. . They. continue.
following.his.teaching.because.they.see.no.problem.with.what.he.said.from.behind.the.pulpit...
They.just.choose.to.ignore.the.many.visions.that.did.not.come.to.pass.as.he.said,.the.many.stories.
he. gave. about. himself. that. are. now. proven. fictional,. and. the. many. Bible. verses. he. either.
combined.or.invented.to.re\write.scripture..
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But.the.programmed.people.do.not.realize.that.Branham.has.programmed.a.different.Jesus.into.
their.minds!.
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Like. Yahweh. laying. out. His. plan. for. the. children. of. Israel. to. produce. the. Messiah,. William.
Branham.laid.out.his.plan.for.raising.himself.into.a.position.of.authority.that.was.equal.to.Jesus.
Christ..
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Letters.have.surfaced.now.between.William.Branham.and.Lee.Vayle,.telling.Vayle.how.to.change.
his.writings.in.this.master.scheme...Branham.had.to.lesson.Christ.to.a.prophet.likened.to.what.
he.promoted.himself.to.be...Branham.had.to.convince.the.people.that.HE.was.the.reincarnation.
of.Elijah.the.prophet..
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Then,.every.single.thing.that.William.Branham.said.about.Elijah.–.every.single.praise.to.the.man.
of.the.Old.Testament,.every.single.similarity.between.his.ministry.and.the.fictional.Elijah.that.
Branham.described.of.the.Old.Testament,.every.attribute.given.to.the.Elijah.in.scripture.became.
a.description.of.HIMSELF!.
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If.I.convinced.you.that.I.was.the.reincarnation.of.Abraham.Lincoln,.and.then.proceeded.to.tell.
you.how.great.a.man.Lincoln.was,.I.would.be.causing.you.to.praise.myself!..If.I.told.you.how.
Lincoln.never.told.a.lie,.and.how.Lincoln.loved.to.play.guitars,.you’d.notice.that.I.also.played.
guitars.and.therefore.I.must.not.lie.either!..
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Branham.claimed.that.Elijah.of.the.Old.Testament.hated.women.–.a.complete.fabrication.and.
addition. to. the. Word. of. God. –. and. that. pointed. directly. back. to. himself,. because. Branham.
admittedly.hated.women!..He.claimed.that.Jezebel.was.slain.for.her.makeup.–.because.Branham.
condemned.makeup.–.yet.the.Bible.says.that.she.was.slain.for.her.idolatry...Her.makeup.was.like.
a.tiny.speck.of.sand.compared.to.an.entire.universe.when.you.consider.a.little.point.on.her.eyes.
compared.to.bringing.the.worship.of.Baal.into.the.children.of.Israel’s.hearts...They.had.temple.
prostitution.–.even.homosexual.–.and.human.sacrifice...Do.you.REALLY.think.that.a.little.paint.on.
your.eyes.(as.was.custom.back.then).is.worse.than.sacrificing.another.human.being.to.a.false.
god?.
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Once.establishing.himself.as.a.prophet.equal.to.Elijah,.and.then.establishing.that.Elijah.was.equal.
to.Moses,.and.then.convincing.his.followers.that.Jesus.was.LESSONED.to.be.equal.with.Moses,.
the.master.plan.was.in.place..
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At.that.point.in.time,.Branham.could.take.the.scriptures,.how.the.Pharisees.accused.Jesus.–.the.
Son.of.God.who.knew.EVERYTHING.–.of.being.a.“fortune.teller.”.
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This.way,.it.completely.covered.up.Branham’s.twisting.of.the.word.“discernment”.(the.ability.to.
discern. right. from. wrong). into. what. the. cult. followers. are. programmed. to. believe:. . guessing.
names.and.addresses.that.were.written.on.the.backs.of.prayer.cards,.handed.into.the.Branham.
campaign.members.for.review,.and.submitted.to.William.Branham.“for.prayer...
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The.Bible.says.to.test.all.things...That.is.true.discernment..
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1.John.4:.
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Beloved,.do.not.believe.every.spirit,.but.test.the.spirits.to.see.whether.they.are.from.God,.for.
many.false.prophets.have.gone.out.into.the.world..
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Hebrews.5:.
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But. solid. food. is. for. the. mature,. for. those. who. have. their. powers. of. discernment. trained. by.
constant.practice.to.distinguish.good.from.evil..
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Colossians.2:.
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See. to. it. that. no. one. takes. you. captive. by. philosophy. and. empty. deceit,. according. to. human.
tradition,.according.to.the.elemental.spirits.of.the.world,.and.not.according.to.Christ..
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1.Thessalonians.5:.
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But.test.everything;.hold.fast.what.is.good..
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When. you. read. these. things,. and. you. notice. how. William. Branham. raised. the. importance. of.
prophets.in.the.Bible.far.beyond.what.the.Bible.teaches.–.and.then.lessons.Jesus.Christ.to.the.
point.of.blasphemy.–.it.is.very.easy.to.see.WHY.he.gave.the.fictional.stories.like.the.“Man.from.
Windsor,”.and.the.“Travelling.hypnotist.”.
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Branham.did.NOT.want.the.people.to.test...He.knew.what.they.would.have.found!.
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Let.the.prayer.cards.get.out.of.order,.and.see.what.happens...We’ve.already.shown.you.some.of.
the.instances.in.the.recorded.sermons.where.the.great.and.mighty.Oz.mixed.up.the.names.and.
their.afflictions...He.mistakenly.put.the.affliction.of.the.next.person.in.line.with.the.name.of.the.
person.standing.before.him..
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Why?..Because.God.was.not.speaking.to.him.as.they.stood.before.him..
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He.had.to.take.a.spiritual.gift,.confuse.the.people.as.to.its.meaning,.and.turn.this.guessing.game.
into.that.spiritual.gift...He.could.never.confuse.prophecy.–.the.gift.of.prophecy.is.pretty.well.
established...He.could.not.confuse.spiritual.dreams.or.the.gift.of.speaking.in.tongues...Everybody.
knew.that.the.unknown.languages.coming.from.the.mouth.from.people.they.absolutely.KNEW.
did.not.speak.those.languages.was.directly.from.God.Himself..
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So.what.to.do?.
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Confuse.the.people.as.to.what.the.“gift.of.discernment”.really.was...Take.one.of.the.gifts.that.the.
people.FALSELY.CONSIDERED.to.be.a.lessor.gift,.and.turn.it.into.something.entirely.different..
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William.Branham.programmed.thousands.to.believe.that.the.“gift.of.discernment”.was.the.very.
same.thing.as.“fortune.telling.”..
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Then,.he.would.often.quote.that.scripture.describing.how.they.people.accused.Jesus.of.“fortune.
telling.”..At.that.point,.HE.WAS.LIFTING.HIMSELF.TO.THE.SAME.LEVEL.AS.JESUS.CHRIST!.
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Regardless.of.the.different.Jesus.that.Branham.programmed.the.people.to.believe,.Jesus.Christ.
is.the.Son.of.the.Living.God,.the.One.who.sits.at.the.right.hand.of.the.Father.in.Heaven,.the.One.
that.sent.His.Holy.Spirit.to.lead.us.and.guide.us.and.help.us.to.discern.right.from.wrong..
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And.that.discernment.gift.is.raising.red.flags.in.people.all.across.the.world.now.that.they.see.just.
how.many.lies.that.this.man.who.claimed.to.be.a.Christian.told.from.behind.the.platform.on.
recorded. tape.. . For. many,. all. it. takes. is. to. see. that. one. single. vision. failed,. and. their. gift. of.
discernment.reminds.them.that.the.Bible.does.not.allow.for.a.single.failed.prophecy.–.or.that.
prophet.is.a.false.prophet.and.we.should.not.listen.to.him...
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For.others,.watching.William.Branham.add.words.to.the.Bible.like.“EVEN.IN.YOU”.causes.their.
discernment.to.sound.the.alarms...
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But.none.of.these.with.the.gift.of.discernment.see.these.things.and.then.go.around.guessing.
names.and.addresses.written.on.prayer.cards!..Because.that.is.NOT.the.gift.of.discernment!.
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The.question.for.you.today.is.this:..Do.you.have.the.gift.of.discernment?..And.have.you.been.
programmed. to. believe. that. the. voice. speaking. to. you. is. not. a. gift. at. all?. . Have. you. been.
programmed.to.believe.that.the.voice.telling.you.this.guy.is.a.liar.is.some.evil.spirit.summoning.
you.to.leave.the.cult.that.you.have.became.enslaved.to?.
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Search.the.scriptures,.and.read.about.what.God.says.through.His.Word.about.discernment..
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You’ll.quickly.find.that.it.has.nothing.to.do.with.guessing.names.and.addresses...
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Who.knows?..You.may.already.have.a.spiritual.gift?..You.may.already.have.a.gift.given.by.the.
Holy.Spirit.–.and.didn’t.even.know.it!..That.soul\searching.you.are.doing.to.see.if.you.have.been.
given.the.Holy.Spirit.may.be.over!..
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Spiritual.discernment.is.a.blessing.from.God,.and.I.pray.that.each.one.of.you.receives.it!...
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Sports!$
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I.recently.received.an.introduction.to.a.website.for.a.cult.church.in.Trinidad.called.the.Bethel.
“House.of.God.”..The.site.thought.enough.of.me.to.give.me.a.full\page.spread.on.the.work.I’m.
doing.with.Seek.Ye.The.Truth,.and.decided.to.embellish.the.story.a.bit.so.that.their.congregation.
would.fear.the.evil.forces.of.“John.”..
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I.got.a.few.good.chuckles.reading.the.article,.how.they.added.a.fictional.addiction.to.drugs.to.my.
testimony.and.seemed.to.think.that.a.person.could.be.saved.by.drugs...“Salvation.from.Drugs,”.
they.titled.it...And.how.they.thought.I.was.a.prophet.because.I.expose.the.lies.of.a.false.prophet....
Like. so. many. trapped. in. the. cult. of. William. Branham,. they. have. confused. “sorcerer”. with.
“prophet,”.and.have.not.came.to.terms.with.the.fact.that.the.failed.visions.of.William.Branham.
make.him.a.FALSE.prophet...And.the.stories.Branham.invent,.such.as.the.“Man.from.Windsor,”.
(the.man.that.Branham.said.fell.paralyzed,.but.yet.ran.screaming,.fell.dead,.but.yet.was.still.living.
and.suffering.from.cancer).were.an.attempt.to.present.himself.as.a.sorcerer..
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I.got.interested.to.see.what.this.cult.church.believed,.since.no.two.cult.churches.in.the.entire.
world.believe.the.same.thing...One.page.caught.my.eye..
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Seek. The. Truth. was. not. their. only. target. for. condemnation. –. the. website. seemed. to. enjoy.
condemning. plenty.. . On. this. particular. page,. the. entire. article. condemned. sports!. . ..and. the.
ENTIRE.CULT,.who.is.now.enjoying.SPORTS!..This.is.a.PARADOX,.because.even.their.cult.leader.
LOVED.the.….sport.….of.hunting!..There.is.even.a.picture.from.South.Africa.of.the.false.prophet.
wearing. a. pair. of. shorts. –. which. he. hypocritically. condemned. –. during. one. of. these. sporting.
events.behind.his.rifle..
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I.read.through.the.article,.and.found.many.quotes.condemning.sports.–.but.not.one.single.quote.
from.the.Bible.on.the.subject!..And.many.were.quotes.I.was.familiar.with..
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Many.who.are.young.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham.do.not.realize.this,.but.cult.life.now.in.the.
United.States.is.absolutely.NOTHING.like.it.was.during.the.times.not.long.after.William.Branham.
died...When.he.left.the.scene,.there.was.no.new.“manna.from.above,”.as.they.called.it...The.
people.were.so.unfamiliar.with.reading.their.Bibles,.and.so.programmed.to.following.new.“word.
from.the.false.prophet,”.that.they.began.to.re\scrape.the.old.sermons.and.come.up.with.new.
rules...
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Dresses,.for.instance,.are.much.longer.today.than.the.photograph.of.William.Branham’s.wife.and.
children...In.fact,.I.watched.a.poor.girl.blasted.from.behind.the.pulpit.at.Jeffersonville,.IN.for.
wearing. one. of. these. “scandal. skirts,”. as. the. pastor. called. it,. when. the. tiny. little. bit. of. ankle.
showing. was. NOTHING. compared. to. the. knobby. knees. of. the. great. and. powerful. Branham’s.
children!.
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My.father.was.best.friends.with.Joseph.Branham,.William.Branham’s.son,.and.was.alive.to.spend.
time.with.the.boy.while.Branham.was.still.alive...They’ve.parted.ways.and.have.nothing.to.do.
with.each.other.after.the.love.of.money.set.in,.but.were.always.found.together.according.to.the.
stories.my.father.and.grandfather.tell..
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Both.my.father.and.Branham’s.son.were.avid.sports.fans...To.this.day,.both.men.(though.never.
talking.to.each.other).love.to.talk.about.sports...I.can.remember.visiting.the.buildings.rented.out.
by.Joseph.Branham.here.in.Jeffersonville,.and.the.children.rushing.in.eager.to.enjoy.a.good.game.
of.basketball.or.foosball..
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And.I.know.now.that.Joe’s.motives.are.different,.trying.to.capture.the.hearts.of.the.young.men.
and.women.who.will.one.day.send.their.donations.–.but.back.then.I.saw.this.as.a.very.kind.and.
generous.act..
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But.you.see,.after.William.Branham.died,.men.not.only.added.to.his.teaching,.they.invented.new.
rules.. . As. they. scraped. the. recorded. sermons. to. find. the. “fresh. nuggets,”. they. would. find.
Branham.condemning.or.even.disliking.this.or.that...I’ve.known.people.who.will.not.own.a.cat,.
because.Branham.didn’t.like.them...Others.who.force.themselves.to.pretend.to.like.the.….sport.
….of.hunting.just.because.their.fearless.leader.did..
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These.men,.tossed.by.the.waves,.search.the.words.of.the.false.prophet.without.consulting.the.
Word.of.God...Each.new.“revelation,”.like.this.condemnation.of.sports.on.the.Bethel.website,.
becomes.more.and.more.like.the.Bible.stories.of.the.lawyers.that.worked.with.the.Pharisees..
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You.see,.in.the.days.of.Jesus,.the.Pharisees.were.the.“popes”.of.the.Jewish.people...They.were.
considered.to.be.the.“holy.ones,”.and.the.“ultimate.authority”.of.handling.the.Law.of.Moses.–.
just.like.the.pastors.do.with.William.Branham.today...Forget.about.what.the.Bible.says.about.
something. –. let’s. hear. what. the. “prophet. says!”. . Forget. about. quoting. the. Bible. when. we.
condemn.sports.–.let’s.show.what.the.“prophet”.says!.
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But.the.Pharisees.themselves.were.unwilling.to.take.the.challenge.of.learning.the.entire.law.for.
themselves...Had.they.actually.read.the.Law,.and.understood.the.purpose.of.love.behind.the.Law,.
things.may.have.been.different...There.would.have.been.no.need.for.a.Messiah.if.the.people.
were.walking.in.perfect.love...
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So.these.Pharisees.worked.closely.with.men.who.examined.and.studied.the.Law.of.Moses...They.
were.called.“Lawyers.”..As.the.men.and.women.who.study.governmental.law.today.are.called.
Lawyers,.the.governing.Law.in.that.day.came.from.Moses,.and.they.were.called.“Lawyers”.back.
then..
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Like. these. pastors. who. invent. new. “rules”. that. not. even. their. own. prophet. promoted,. the.
Lawyers.invented.new.“laws”.that.were.not.found.in.the.Mosaic.Law...And.they.twisted.laws.that.
were.actually.written.to.“bend.them”.a.little.bit.as.they.saw.fit...
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During.the.time.when.William.Branham.was.alive,.and.the.“divine.healing”.movement.was.going.
strong,. song. services. were. entirely. different. from. today.. . The. powerhouses. in. divine. healing.
believed.that.the.song.service.should.be.very.soft.and.slow,.using.only.a.piano.and.an.organ...This.
is.common.with.practically.any.religion.–.even.pagan.–.for.entering.into.a.healing.ritual...If.you.
distract.the.patient.from.the.work.of.the.elemental.spirit,.no.healing.can.occur...
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William.Branham.instructed.my.grandfather,.pastor.of.the.Branham.Tabernacle.in.Jeffersonville,.
IN.to.ONLY.allow.the.piano.and.organ.into.congregational.worship...
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This.clearly.is.extra\biblical...David.had.hundreds.if.not.thousands.of.instruments,.and.we.find.
worship.and.praise.–.even.dancing.–.all.through.the.Bible..
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Cult. pastors. today. realize. this,. and. some. of. them. are. music. lovers.. . This. Bethel. church. is. no.
different..
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I.watched.a.few.of.their.music.videos.–.very.good.music,.by.the.way.–.and.noticed.that.they.did.
not.practice.the.instruction.by.the.false.prophet..
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So. this. creates. a. problem.. While. condemning. other. churches. for. not. following. Branham’s.
“teaching,”.they.themselves.are.breaking.his.rules.in.other.areas...It.reminds.me.of.the.words.of.
Jesus:.“how.can.you.remove.the.speck.from.your.brother’s.eye.without.first.removing.the.LOG.
from.your.own.eye!”.
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But.to.the.Lawyer.in.the.Old.Testament,.it.was.no.different,.really...They.scoured.through.the.old.
Law,.taking.things.in.and.out.of.context.like.it.was.some.sort.of.switchboard.to.turn.Laws.on.and.
off...And.to.twist.laws.to.fit.their.situation...
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None.of.us.really.like.sports!..But.music?..Let’s.bend.the.rules.here.just.a.bit!.
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The. ways. of. the. Pharisees. and. the. Lawyers. resulted. into. asceticism,. which. is. condemned. all.
through.scripture...Asceticism.is.the.belief.that.you.can.make.yourself.more.holy.by.forbidding.
yourself.earthly.things.of.this.world..
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Paul.condemns.it.all.through.the.scriptures...Paul.asks.this.(paraphrased).all.through.his.letters:.
If.our.earthly.bodies.have.died.to.this.world,.and.we.now.live.in.the.spiritual,.how.can.the.things.
we.do.for.our.earthly.bodies.have.any.effect.on.our.spiritual.bodies?.
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It.is.very.interesting,.because.Paul.himself.references.sports.in.his.comparisons.for.the.church.all.
through.his.letters..
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To.Timothy:.
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An.athlete.is.not.crowned.unless.he.competes.according.to.the.rules..
2.Timothy.2:5.
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To.the.Philippians:.
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I.press.on.toward.the.goal.for.the.prize.of.the.upward.call.of.God.in.Christ.Jesus..
Philippians.3:14..
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To.the.Corinthians:.
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Every.athlete.exercises.self\control.in.all.things..They.do.it.to.receive.a.perishable.wreath,.but.we.
an.imperishable..
1.Corinthians.9:25.
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Again.to.the.Corinthians:.
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Do.you.not.know.that.in.a.race.all.the.runners.run,.but.only.one.receives.the.prize?.So.run.that.
you.may.obtain.it..
1.Corinthians.9:24.
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So.what.was.the.Apostle.Paul.doing,.referencing.this.“evil”.thing.called.sports?..
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You.see,.these.cult.pastors.do.not.reference.the.Word.of.God.when.they.invent.new.rules.for.
their.congregations...There.is.no.set.of.checks.and.balances.–.they.aren’t.balanced.in.the.Word...
If.they.were,.there.would.not.be.a.single.cult.church!.
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Everything.taught.must.be.brought.back.to.the.Word...If.the.teacher.does.not.filter.his.teaching.
through.the.Word.of.God,.then.he.is.a.false.teacher...
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It.is.comical.reading.the.Bible.stories.about.these.Lawyers.in.the.days.of.Jesus...Picture.the.scene...
Jesus.openly.condemning.the.Pharisees.for.their.following.the.“letter.of.the.law,”.and.completely.
forgetting. WHY. the. law. was. written.. . Then,. during. this. rebuke,. he. throws. a. few. jabs. at. the.
Lawyers...They.sit.back.in.their.chairs,.looking.at.each.other,.shocked...What?..Did.he.just.…?.
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Listen.to.the.words.of.Luke.11:..
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While.Jesus.was.speaking,.a.Pharisee.asked.him.to.dine.with.him,.so.he.went.in.and.reclined.at.
table...The.Pharisee.was.astonished.to.see.that.he.did.not.first.wash.before.dinner...And.the.Lord.
said.to.him,.“Now.you.Pharisees.cleanse.the.outside.of.the.cup.and.of.the.dish,.but.inside.you.
are.full.of.greed.and.wickedness...You.fools!.Did.not.he.who.made.the.outside.make.the.inside.
also?..
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You.see.what.he.was.saying.here?..It’s.not.the.rules.that.you.apply.to.your.outside!..There’s.no.
Biblical.Law.against.sporting!..It’s.what.is.on.the.INSIDE.that.counts!..
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But.give.as.alms.those.things.that.are.within,.and.behold,.everything.is.clean.for.you..“But.woe.
to.you.Pharisees!.For.you.tithe.mint.and.rue.and.every.herb,.and.neglect.justice.and.the.love.of.
God..These.you.ought.to.have.done,.without.neglecting.the.others..
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In.other.words,.you.openly.condemn.sports,.and.think.you.are.clean.by.this,.but.you.neglected.
the.Word.of.God!..Where.is.the.Love.of.God,.if.you.deny.his.word.to.uplift.the.words.of.a.prophet?.
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Here’s.the.funny.part,.speaking.of.the.Lawyers:.
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Woe. to. you. Pharisees!. For. you. love. the. best. seat. in. the. synagogues. and. greetings. in. the.
marketplaces.. . Woe. to. you!. For. you. are. like. unmarked. graves,. and. people. walk. over. them.
without. knowing. it.”. . One. of. the. lawyers. answered. him,. “Teacher,. in. saying. these. things. you.
insult.us.also.”..And.he.said,.“Woe.to.you.lawyers.also!.For.you.load.people.with.burdens.hard.to.
bear,.and.you.yourselves.do.not.touch.the.burdens.with.one.of.your.fingers...Woe.to.you!.
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That’s.exactly.what.we.see.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham!..The.pastors.have.taken.the.rules.
Branham.gave.FAR.BEYOND.what.Branham.himself.did!..They.are.placing.more.and.more.weights.
on.the.shoulders.of.their.congregations..
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I.saw.some.old.men.enter.the.building.in.those.videos,.and.the.pastor.who.looked.like.he.had.not.
been.involved.in.sports.in.quite.some.time...These.men.are.OLD,.and.have.no.desire.for.sporting!..
But.what.about.the.children?..Just.because.this.weight.is.easy.for.them.to.carry,.they.really.think.
that.they.can.place.the.extra.burden.on.the.children?.
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Jesus.does.not.have.good.things.to.say.about.the.Lawyers:.
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For.you.build.the.tombs.of.the.prophets.whom.your.fathers.killed...So.you.are.witnesses.and.you.
consent.to.the.deeds.of.your.fathers,.for.they.killed.them,.and.you.build.their.tombs...Therefore.
also.the.Wisdom.of.God.said,.‘I.will.send.them.prophets.and.apostles,.some.of.whom.they.will.
kill.and.persecute,’.so.that.the.blood.of.all.the.prophets,.shed.from.the.foundation.of.the.world,.
may.be.charged.against.this.generation,.from.the.blood.of.Abel.to.the.blood.of.Zechariah,.who.
perished.between.the.altar.and.the.sanctuary..Yes,.I.tell.you,.it.will.be.required.of.this.generation...
Woe.to.you.lawyers!.
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When.these.men.invent.new.rules.after.Branham’s.death,.they.are.not.only.following.the.letter.
of.the.law.–.they.are.adding.to.it...And.not.the.Law.of.the.Bible,.because.there.is.no.scripture.that.
forbids.enjoyment.of.sports...They.are.adding.to.the.letter.of.Branham’s.Law..
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In.this,.they.mistakenly.think.they.are.increasing.their.knowledge.in.holiness.–.but.they.do.not.
realize.that.they.are.doing.the.exact.opposite...Jesus.says.that.they.have.taken.away.the.key.to.
knowledge...
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For.you.have.taken.away.the.key.of.knowledge..You.did.not.enter.yourselves,.and.you.hindered.
those.who.were.entering.”..As.he.went.away.from.there,.the.scribes.and.the.Pharisees.began.to.
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press.him.hard.and.to.provoke.him.to.speak.about.many.things,.lying.in.wait.for.him,.to.catch.
him.in.something.he.might.say..
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Now,. I. realize. that. by. showing. others. the. error. of. this. condemnation. of. sports,. these. people.
behind.this.website.will.blast.me.for.something.else...In.fact,.when.they.published.it,.you.can.
visibly.see.them.lying.in.wait.to.see.my.response.to.their.long,.fictional.article.condemning.me.
for.my.walk.with.Christ..
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But.here’s.the.thing...While.they.focus.on.my.past.as.their.target.of.condemnation,.I.focus.on.the.
future.of.my.walk.with.Christ..
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The.Apostle.Paul.did.not.have.a.good.past...He.mentions.participating.in.the.stoning.of.Stephen...
He.persecuted.the.Jews.and.was.not.a.good.example.of.the.perfect.Christian.in.the.eyes.of.men..
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But.Christ.did.not.come.to.save.the.saved.–.He.came.to.save.the.lost...Paul.WAS.the.perfect.
example.in.God’s.eyes...He.was.lost.as.lost.could.be,.but.one.day.came.in.contact.with.Jesus.on.
the.road.to.Damascus,.and.his.life.was.changed.forevermore...
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I’m.not.proud.of.my.past,.and.regret.having.the.disease.that.plagued.me.day.and.night...That.
“serotonin”.that.the.Bethel.mistakenly.accused.me.of.taking.as.a.“drug,”.is.a.chemical.found.in.
the.healthy.body...When.the.body.stops.producing.it,.bad.things.happen...It.leads.to.loss.of.sleep,.
chronic.depression,.and.ultimately.to.loss.of.life..
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Condemning.me.for.the.disease.I.had.when.enslaved.by.the.cult.is.like.condemning.a.diabetic.for.
his.body’s.failure.to.produce.insulin...If.he.does.not.receive.insulin.by.some.other.means,.his.body.
will.shut.down.and.die...If.that.insulin.is.not.readily.available,.he.will.go.to.extremes.to.find.it..
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But.we.were.taught.in.the.cult.that.these.medicines.for.depression.were.“of.the.devil.”..One.
pastor.told.me.that.time.and.again,.he’d.watch.someone.take.medicine.for.their.depression,.and.
not.long.after.that,.they.were.no.longer.believing.in.William.Branham..
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That.is.a.problem..
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If.the.medicine.that.helps.your.mind.return.to.health.causes.you.to.leave.the.teachings.of.a.false.
prophet,.then.could.it.be.those.teachings.that.caused.the.disease.in.the.first.place?.
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I’ve.been.medicine.free.for.several.months.now,.having.left.the.cult.of.William.Branham.and.
finding.new.joy.in.serving.Christ.without.the.filter.of.a.man’s.law..
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I. hope. that. since. this. Bethel. website. has. now. advertised. my. site. for. me,. that. many. in. its.
congregation.will.also.find.joy.in.serving.Christ...After.watching.the.massive.surge.in.traffic.from.
Trinidad,.it’s.easy.to.see.many.who.were.never.told.of.the.visions.William.Branham.had.that.
never.came.to.pass.are.now.seeing.this.for.the.first.time..
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I’m. hoping. they. will. also. check. out. www.searchingforvindication.com. and.
www.believethesign.com. also.. . There. is. enough. evidence. on. those. sites. to. condemn. William.
Branham.in.a.court.of.man’s.law.–.not.to.mention.in.a.court.of.God’s.Law...Hopefully.Branham.
repented.for.all.of.this.on.his.death.bed..
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I’ll.gladly.be.condemned.by.others.if.it.will.help.one.single.person.find.Christ...I.already.look.like.
a.fool.–.so.it.doesn’t.really.matter.to.me.if.another.person.sees.what.I.look.like.if.it.can.point.
them.back.to.Jesus.Christ!.
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God.bless..
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Branham's$Jesus?$Or$the$Jesus$of$the$Bible?$
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There.seems.to.be.a.common.thread.of.several.people.with.the.same.disillusion:.They.believe.
that. the. Jesus. Christ. Branham. taught. was. the. same. one. in. the. Bible. \\. and. therefore. the.
"message".must.be.correct..
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Let.me.remind.you.that.William.Branham's.Jesus.was.NOT.ALWAYS.that.of.the.Bible.\\.sometimes.
was.the.Jesus.of.Charles.Taze.Russell,.other.times.from.Joseph.Smith,.and.other.times.from.(a.
very.loose).Orthodox.Christianity.when.he.spoke.about.the.Triune.Nature.of.the.Godhead..
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If.you.believe.in.one.of.the.many."different.Jesuses".William.Branham.taught.\\.then.you.need.to.
head.back.to.your.Bibles..If.you.believe.in.the.Jesus.declared.by.the.Apostles,.then.you.need.to.
ask.yourselves.why.you.follow.a.man.who.can't.decide.WHICH.Jesus.he.believes.in..
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Here.is.an.example.of.a.different.Jesus:.
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"The.Spirit.left.Him,.in.the.garden.of.Gethsemane..He.had.to.die,.a.man..Remember,.friends,.He.
didn't.have.to.do.that..That.was.God..God.anointed.that.flesh,.which.was.human.flesh..And.He.
didn't....If.He'd.have.went.up.there,.as.God,.He'd.have.never.died.that.kind.of.death;.can't.kill.
God..But.He.didn't.have.to.do.it.".\\65\0418M.IT.IS.THE.RISING.OF.THE.SUN.
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...Friends,.a.man.cannot.take.away.the.sins.of.the.world..Only.God.can..There.is.absolutely.NO.
supporting.scripture.for.Jesus.dying.as.a.man..He.was.God...
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To.deny.that.Jesus.Christ.is.God.is.to.deny.Christ.Himself..And.since.He.and.the.Father.are.ONE,.
you.are.denying.God..
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To.deny.Christ.as.God.is.anti\Christ..Please.do.not.continue.serving.the.anti\Christ..Turn.back.to.
your.Bibles!.
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Seek.the.Truth!.It's.in.the.Bible!.
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A$Thing$Called$Love$
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There.is.a.song.I.grew.up.with.that.was.written.by.Jerry.Reed.and.later.recorded.by.Johnny.Cash.
to.rise.to.a.#1.hit.in.the.early.seventies...It.had.a.very.powerful.message,.and.even.gospel.quartets.
picked.up.the.song.to.record.the.Christian.message.that.the.songwriter.described...
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Until.recently,.I.never.knew.this.song.started.in.secular.music...We.were.taught.that.all.music.not.
recorded.by.Christian.bands.was."evil,".but.I'm.quickly.starting.to.learn.that.a.great.deal.of.the.
music. recorded. by. other. bands. has. some. really. good. Gospel. messages. in. them.. . â€¦not. to.
mention.the.tunes,.which.I'm.learning.are.the.basis.for.some.of.the.cult.songs.I.grew.up.with...
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Creedence.Clearwater.Revival,.for.instance,.sings.a.song.called."Midnight.Special,".and.that.tune.
was.ripped.off.by.some.cult.church.member.to.add.words.about.the."message.of.the.hour".and.
call.it.a.new.song..
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But.this.song.by.Jerry.Reed.has.a.solid.message,.one.that.Jesus.Christ.would.approve.of...It's.
called."A.Thing.Called.Love.":.
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Six.foot.six.he.stood.on.the.ground,.
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He.weighed.two.hundred.and.thirty\five.pounds,.
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But.I.saw.that.giant.of.a.man.brought.down.to.his.knees.by.love..
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He.was.the.kind.of.a.man.that.would.gamble.on.luck,.
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Look.you.in.the.eye.and.never.back.up,.
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But.I.saw.him.crying.like.a.little.whipped.pup.because.of.love..
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You.can't.see.it.with.your.eyes,.
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Hold.it.in.your.hand..
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But.like.the.wind,.it.covers.our.land,.
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Strong.enough.to.move.the.heart.of.any.man,.
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This.thing.called.love..
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It.can.lift.you.up,.
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Never.let.you.down,.
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Take.your.world.and.turn.it.all.around,.
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Ever.since.time,.nothing's.ever.been.found,.
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That's.stronger.than.love..
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It.is.ironic,.because.while.this.story.matches.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.the.power.of.the.Holy.
Spirit.and.the.change.it.will.make.in.the.life.of.even.the.must.ruthless.man,.it.is.very.similar.to.a.
story.that.William.Branham.used.in.self\promotion..
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But.in.William.Branham's.story.about.the.great."giant.of.a.man".being.changed.by.the.Holy.Spirit,.
the.key.element.is.missing:..Love..
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In.1952,.he.says.this:.
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Many.times,.I'd.be.standing.on.the.platform,.where.there.may.be.a.hundred.thousand.people..
And.first.thing.you.know,.something.real.bold.something.just.rise.up.in.me,.and.I'll.go.right.on,.
and.call.that.demon,.and.cast.it.out..And.I.thought,."That's.strange.".And.then.here.I.begin.to.
think....Many.of.you.has.read.my.little.book,.no.doubt.all.in.here,.and.of.many.instants.there....
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I.seen.one.night.at.Portland,.where.a.demon....Oh,.my..A.man.weighing.three.hundred.pounds.
about,.run.to.the.platform,.and.he.said,."Well,.you.hypocrite.".Said,."I'll.show.you.how.much.man.
I.got.".He.was.an.insane.man.out.of.the.institution..And.he.run.up.to.the.platform.and\\and.was.
going.to.break.my.neck..And\\and.five.hundred.preachers.just.fell.back.from.him..And.he.drew.
back.his.arm.and.said,."I'll.break.every.bone.in.your.body.".I.weighed.a.hundred.and.twenty\eight.
pounds,.and.him.about.three.hundred,.and.great.deep.chest,.and,.oh,.what.a\\a.powerful.man.
he.was,.well.able.to.carry.out.his.threats..And.in.the....Right.in.the.midst.of.it,.why,.there.was.just.
something.moved.upon.me,.and.I.just.walked.out.to.where.he.was..He.said,."Tonight.I'll.break.
every.bone.in.your.frail\looking.body.".
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I.said,."In.the....Because.you.have.challenged.God's.Spirit,.tonight.you'll.fall.over.my.feet,.in.the.
Name.of.the.Lord.".There.was.the.two.prophecies.made..
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And.he.rushed.forward.to.me,.said,."I'll.show.you.whose.feet.I'll.fall.over,".just.spit.in.my.face.
when.he.come.up,.and.he.drew.back.his.great.big.fist..
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Just.then.I.said,."Satan,.come.out.of.the.man.".And.he.threw.up.his.arms,.and.screamed,.and.fell.
across.my.feet,.till.the.police.had.to.pull.him.off..Now,.he.didn't.have.any.faith.in.me..He.didn't.
believe.me..
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52\0224..BELIEVING.GOD.
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Notice.the.difference.in.the.two.stories?..Forget.about.God.\\.because.this.man.didn't.believe.
William.Branham,.Branham.SMOTE.HIM.TO.THE.GROUND!.
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In.the.story.that.other.Christians.received.—.even.from.a.singer.that.recorded.music.that.the.cult.
would.call."worldly,".love.was.there...The.song,."A.Thing.Called.Love".is.about.a.man.who.the.
world.would.think.was.beyond.change.—.a.powerful.man.who.would.look.you.in.the.eye.and.
never.back.up...But.once.he.had.a.change.of.heart,.this.giant.of.a.man.became.like.a.baby..
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But.Branham's.story.is.not.about.love...It.is.a.story.of.self\promotion.designed.to.make.the.listener.
think.that.there.was.a.supernatural.display.of.signs.and.wonders.in.those.healing.campaigns,.
which.would.in.turn.attract.large.crowds.of.curious.minds..
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And.the.man.was.unchanged...The.focal.point.of.the.story.was.not.converting.another.soul.to.
Christ. —. the. focal. point. was. how. this. man. that. seemed. like. a. giant. fell. at. Branham's. feet...
Branham.had.the.ultimate.power!.
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In.each.retelling.of.the.story,.the.man.is.never.saved...In.fact,.Branham.makes.sure.the.audience.
knows.that.there.is.some.big.dude.laying.over.his.feet.that.is.unsaved.with.a.demon..
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Listen.to.how.the.story.ends:.
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And.when.he.did.he.went....He.made.a.great.big.scream,.threw.up.his.hands,.his.eyes.went.way.
out.like.that,.and.fell.around.till.the.police.had.to.pull.him.off.of.my.feet.where.he.pinned.me.to.
the.floor..They.said,."Is.that.man.dead?".I.said,."No."."Well,".said,."is.he.healed?".I.said,."No..It's.
just.God.showing.His.power.to.make.that.demon.bow.to.Him.".That.was.all..See?.I.said,."He's.not.
dead.".51\0728.THREE.WITNESSES.
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Many.times.throughout.his.ministry,.William.Branham.would.tell.and.retell.this.story,.showing.
great.pride.in.his.ability.to.conquer.the.giants.as.though.he.were.David.and.carrying.some.sling...
Like.the.story.in.the.Bible.about.David,.Branham's.story.was.about.war.and.power.over.the.forces.
of.evil.—.without.the.Grace.and.Mercy.given.under.the.New.Covenant...
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The.man,.though.falling.at.Branham's.feet.was.unconverted..
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As.time.progressed,.and.the.story.was.spread.throughout.the.different.cities.in.the.campaigns,.
William.Branham.finally.added.the.aspect.of.love.—.but.still.nothing.like.the.song.that.I.enjoy...
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Branham.retells.the.story,.still.with.the.original.power.over.the.forces.of.evil,.but.then.adds.how.
HE.loved.the.man.—.not.how.the.man.FOUND.LOVE..
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Now,.that's.when.we.come.to.these.crisis.that.when.sovereign.grace.steps.in..Then.something.
happened.in\\in.my.life.that.I.wish.it.would\\if.it.ever.comes.again,.that.It'll.never.leave..And.I.
only.wish.that.there.was.some.way.that.I.had.the.power.this.morning.to.project.that.to.this.group.
of.men.and.women.here,.and.it.never.leave.you..Like.when.the.maniac.at\\up.at.Oregon,.when.
he.ran.to.the.platform.to.kill.me,.many.of.you.read.that.book..Something.happened.there..You've.
often.wondered,.I.guess,.how.those.things.happened..It's.something.in.the.stead.of.despising.
that.man.though.he.was.there.to.take.my.life,.a.Divine.law.set.in.for.him..And.he.called.me.a.
hypocrite.and.a.snake.in.the.grass,.and.thousands.of.people.setting.there,.and.spit.in.my.face,.
drew.back.his.fist,.and.said,."I'll.break.every.bone.in.your.body.".People.probably.setting.here.
was. there.. But. instead. of. despising. the. man,. something\\grace. came. in,. in. a. moment. when. I.
needed.it..Grace.sets.in.and.projected.a.Divine.love.into.my.heart.that.I.could.project.to.him,.and.
thought,."There.stands.a.man,.like.a.man\\like.I.am.".Said,."He\\he.likes.to.eat.and.drink.and.his.
family;.but.the.devil.has.him.bound.".So.the.love.of.God.constrained.me,.and.the.man.humbled.
himself.and.fell.across.my.feet..Grace.stepped.in.when.love.was.projected..
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\56\0218B.WHEN.LOVE.IS.PROJECTED.
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Again,.Branham.is.the.focal.point...Not.Christ,.not.even.love.—.though.love.is.added.to.the.story...
In.other.words,."I'm.the.all\powerful,.and.I.can.smite.people.to.the.ground!..â€¦but.I.sure.love.
'em.when.I.smite.'em!".
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It.is.ironic,.because.these.two.examples.—.the.song.about.how.love.will.change.the.heart.of.even.
the.largest.giant,.and.the.story.about.how.the.all\powerful.wizard.on.the.platform.loves.even.
those.who.he.smites.to.the.ground.—.is.described.in.Paul's.letter.to.the.Galatians.in.Galatians.5..
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In.the.first.part,.Paul.first.describes.the.story.given.by.William.Branham:..sorcery...He.compares.
it.with.drunken.orgies.and.idolatry..
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The. acts. of. the. flesh. are. obvious:. sexual. immorality,. impurity. and. debauchery;. idolatry. and.
witchcraft;.hatred,.discord,.jealousy,.fits.of.rage,.selfish.ambition,.dissensions,.factions.and.envy;.
drunkenness,.orgies,.and.the.like..I.warn.you,.as.I.did.before,.that.those.who.live.like.this.will.not.
inherit.the.kingdom.of.God..
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But. examine. that. description. of. the. "acts. of. the. flesh",. or. "worldliness". in. Paul's. description...
"Factions,". is. exactly. the. description. of. the. cult. itself. —. creating. a. "faction". of. people. that.
separate.themselves.from.other.Christians!..
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The. more. obvious. sins,. such. as. sexual. immorality,. remain. hidden. in. the. message. of. William.
Branham...But.if.you.examine.each.of.these.words.and.many.of.the."hidden.secrets".that.are.
starting.to.be.brought.forth,.you.will.start.to.identify.with.each.of.these.in.the.cult.—.starting.
with.the.cult.leader.himself..
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And.the."signs.and.wonders".that.are.pointed.to.in.this.cult.is.not.the.fruits.of.the.Spirit.that.Paul.
describe...Having.the.power.to.smite.down.your.opponent.—.without.saving.them.—.is.NOT.one.
of.the.fruits.of.the.Spirit.that.Paul.speaks.about:.
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"But. the. fruit. of. the. Spirit. is. love,. joy,. peace,. forbearance,. kindness,. goodness,. faithfulness,.
gentleness.and.self\control..Against.such.things.there.is.no.law..Those.who.belong.to.Christ.Jesus.
have.crucified.the.flesh.with.its.passions.and.desires..Since.we.live.by.the.Spirit,.let.us.keep.in.
step.with.the.Spirit...Let.us.not.become.conceited,.provoking.and.envying.each.other.".
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Not.to.become.conceited,.as.Paul.asks.us,.is.the.key...
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The. definition. of. conceited. is:. "having. a. high. or. exaggerated. opinion. of. oneself. or. one's.
accomplishments.".
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Examine.any.one.of.the.sermons.William.Branham.preached.in.the.years.leading.up.to.his.death,.
and.you.will.find.a.strange.and.unusual.pattern...It's.almost.a.rhythm.that.you.can.hear.like.a.
beating.drum.in.South.Africa:..Cloud,.Kings.Sword,.Halo...Cloud,.Kings.Sword,.Halo...Cloud,.Kings.
Sword,.Halo..
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These.stories,.like.the.story.of.the.giant.who.fell.at.Branham's.feet,.do.not.point.to.Jesus.Christ.
—.they.point.to.William.Branham...If.they.pointed.to.Christ,.then.the.cult.pastors.would.not.be.
so.upset.today.after.finding.out.how.many.times.Branham.lied.about.himself.and.his.visions...
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If. Christ. were. the. foundation,. they. could. easily. forget. about. William. Branham,. and. continue.
preaching.about.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
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â€¦but.they.are.preaching.the."gospel.of.William.Branham.".
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I.never.really.thought.about.it.until.putting.my.thoughts.into.my.favorite.song.and.how.different.
it.was.from.Branham's.wizard.story,.but.my.favorite.chapter.in.the.Bible.is.very.similar.to.this.
song.—.and.polar.opposite.from.Branham's.smiting.of.the.giant..
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Immediately.after.Paul.tells.the.church.about.the.signs.that.would.follow.their.ministries,.such.
as.speaking.in.tongues,.Paul.reminds.them.that.there.is.ONE.BODY.of.Christians.—.all.different.
members.of.the.same.body...Not.divisions,.not.promoting.separation.from.other.Christians.as.
these.cult.leaders.declare...Unity..
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But.after.all.of.this,.Paul.tells.them.what.is.most.important:.Love..
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"If.I.speak.in.the.tongues.of.men.and.of.angels,.but.have.not.love,.I.am.a.noisy.gong.or.a.clanging.
cymbal...And.if.I.have.prophetic.powers,.and.understand.all.mysteries.and.all.knowledge,.and.if.I.
have.all.faith,.so.as.to.remove.mountains,.but.have.not.love,.I.am.nothing...If.I.give.away.all.I.
have,.and.if.I.deliver.up.my.body.to.be.burned,.but.have.not.love,.I.gain.nothing..Love.is.patient.
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and.kind;.love.does.not.envy.or.boast;.it.is.not.arrogant.or.rude..It.does.not.insist.on.its.own.way;.
it.is.not.irritable.or.resentful;.it.does.not.rejoice.at.wrongdoing,.but.rejoices.with.the.truth..Love.
bears.all.things,.believes.all.things,.hopes.all.things,.endures.all.things...Love.never.ends..".
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Those.in.the.cult.who.still.hang.onto.the.failed.prophecies,.listen.to.this.part!..It's.written.for.you!.
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"As.for.prophecies,.they.will.pass.away;.as.for.tongues,.they.will.cease;.as.for.knowledge,.it.will.
pass.away...For.we.know.in.part.and.we.prophesy.in.part,.but.when.the.perfect.comes,.the.partial.
will.pass.away...When.I.was.a.child,.I.spoke.like.a.child,.I.thought.like.a.child,.I.reasoned.like.a.
child..When.I.became.a.man,.I.gave.up.childish.ways...For.now.we.see.in.a.mirror.dimly,.but.then.
face.to.face..Now.I.know.in.part;.then.I.shall.know.fully,.even.as.I.have.been.fully.known...So.now.
faith,.hope,.and.love.abide,.these.three;.but.the.greatest.of.these.is.love.".
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1.Corinthians.13.
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Since.Seek.Ye.The.Truth.has.started,.I.have.had.several.attacks.on.my.integrity.and.my.site...For.
several.months,.mischievous.people.tried.to.bring.the.website.down,.and.even.hacked.my.forum.
to.change.the.words.that.many.have.posted.over.time..
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Recently,.one.pastor.decided.that.he.would.try.to.humiliate.me.by.reminding.me.of.past.sins.—.
discrediting.Christ's.work.on.the.cross.that.placed.our.sins.into.the.sea.of.forgetfulness...
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It.took.me.some.time.to.realize.that.because.of.the.cult.programming,.they.struggle.to.separate.
my.exposing.the.false.prophecy.and.failed.visions.from.an.attack.on.their.integrity.and.character...
Once.programmed.by.this.and.cults.like.it,.the.mind.is.programmed.to.believe.that.an.attack.on.
your.doctrinal.beliefs.is.an.attack.on.you,.personally.—.rather.than.exposure.so.that.you.turn.
away.from.these.things.to.focus.on.Jesus.Christ..
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The.retaliations.are.strongly.increasing.now.that.Seek.Ye.The.Truth.has.reached.over.3200.cities.
worldwide,.and.they.can.see.the.massive.number.of.people.reading.our.material.on.our.social.
websites...Scribd,.for.instance,.has.almost.35,000.documents.read.—.while.these.cult.preachers.
are.begging.their.congregations.not.to.read.the.exposure.of.Branham's.lies.and.false.teaching...
And.it.is.just.one.of.the.avenues.we.use.to.show.others.the.lies.of.a.man.to.turn.back.to.Christ..
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But.these.retaliations.do.not.align.with.Paul's.letter.to.the.Corinthians...You.cannot.retaliate.in.
anger.against.someone.using.perfect.love.—.think.of.how.that.sounds!.."I'm.going.to.insult.you.
greatly.because.I.love.you!".
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They.do.not.align.with.the.song.I.love,.about.the.man.whose.heart.was.changed.after.learning.
the.power.of.love...Love.changes.a.person.from.the.inside,.making.them.a.new.person..
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But.these.attacks.do.align.with.Branham's.unchristian.story.of.how.he.smote.another.human.
being.to.the.ground.—.unsaved...That.is.the.kind.of.Christians.that.these.legalistic,.controlling.
cults.breed.—.Christians.that.want.to.smite.others.down..
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Wouldn't.you.rather.serve.a.God.of.love.than.a.god.of.hate?..Wouldn't.you.rather.believe.in.the.
Jesus.of.the.Bible,.that.loved.even.this.man.who.challenged.William.Branham.(if.he.didn't.also.lie.
about.that.story)?..
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If.you.were.trying.to.convert.another.person.from.Buddhism.to.Christianity,.do.you.think.you.
would.do.it.by.telling.them.of.how.your.sorcerer.smote.people.to.the.ground?..Don't.you.think.
you.would.have.much.more.effect.if.you.told.them.how.Branham.showed.the.man.Christ?.
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If.I.were.a.pastor.in.the.Branham.cult,.and.I.knew.that.most.of.William.Branham's.stories.were.
completely.fabricated.anyway.—.and.I.also.did.not.care.that.I.was.promoting.lies.from.behind.
the.pulpit.—.I'd.change.this.story.a.bit..
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I.would.change.it.to.match.Paul's.letters.and.the.song,."A.Thing.Called.Love."..I.would.tell.the.
people.how.Branham.told.the.giant.of.Jesus.Christ...How.as.Branham.told.the.entire.Gospel.of.
Jesus.Christ.to.this.man,.and.he.DID.fall.to.the.ground...But.he.fell.on.his.knees,.and.William.
Branham.was.right.there.beside.him.—.on.his.knees...Branham.was.not.so.prideful.that.he.stood.
over.the.man.like.a.sorcerer,.I.would.tell.my.congregations.that.Branham.was.so.unselfish.that.
he.didn't.mind.dirtying.his.trousers.to.lead.this.poor.giant.to.Christ!..â€¦.if,.of.course,.I.could.tell.
these.fabricated.stories.from.behind.the.pulpit.knowing.that.God.was.my.judge..
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I.certainly.would.never.play.any.of.these.tapes.with.the.story.as.it.is...I.would.be.afraid.that.some.
poor.soul.would.be.turned.away.from.Christianity!..Why.would.I.want.to.serve.a.God.that.did.not.
love.people?..Why.follow.a.leader.that.smote.people.to.the.ground?..
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If.I.were.a.pastor.in.the.cult.churches,.I.would.rather.tell.others.about.Jesus.Christ...How.God.sent.
His. only. Son. to. the. world,. because. He. loved. us. SO. MUCH!. . How. God. knew. that. we. were. all.
sinners,.destined.to.die...How.that.without.Christ,.we.would.all.be.smote.to.the.ground.by.the.
fury.and.wrath.that.we.deserved!.
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I'd.tell.them.how.Christ.suffered.and.died.on.the.cross.for.us,.and.how.he.conquered.death,.hell,.
and.the.grave,.so.that.we.will.never.taste.its.fury...I.would.tell.them.how.He.rose.again,.so.that.
we.will.now.rise.with.Him.to.meet.Him.in.His.Kingdom!.
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And.I'd.tell.them.how.that.kingdom.was.filled.with.sinners,.just.like.me...Sinners.who.deserved.
the.death.that.Christ.saved.us.from...Giants.who.had.a.change.of.heart.by.perfect.love,.and.little.
guys.who.surrendered.their.lives.to.the.Lord...
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I.would.describe.the.Heaven.of.the.Bible,.where.all.Christians.that.believe.in.Jesus.Christ.are.
saved.by.grace.through.faith...Not.the.heaven.of.the.cult.where.only.the.other.Christians.who.
were."kind.to.the.bride".are.welcome!..All.who.believe.in.Christ.are.welcome!.
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I.wish.we.had.more.pastors.not.ashamed.of.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ...
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Maybe.out.of.the.masses.that.are.quickly.starting.to.exit.the.cult,.new.pastors.will.stand.up.and.
tell.others.about.Jesus,.since.their.old.pastors.have.seemingly.forgotten..
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This.is.my.hope.and.my.prayer..
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Searching$For$Vindication$
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There.is.a.website.we.have.been.watching.from.some.person.or.people.who.were.enslaved.in.
the. cult. of. William. Branham,. and. had. heard. time. and. again. how. William. Branham. was. a.
"vindicated.prophet."..But.like.us,.the.phrase."vindicated".was.thrown.around.like.some.beach.
ball,.and.never.landing.into.the.hands.of.someone.who.had.enough.knowledge.about.the.subject.
to. give. an. answer. as. to. WHAT. this. vindication. was.. . This. website. is.
www.searchingforvindication.com.
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When.the.only.answers.given.about."vindication.of.a.prophet".were.that.Branham.had.a.massive.
healing. campaign. —. like. Oral. Roberts. or. Billy. Graham. did,. these. people. quickly. realized. that.
every.cult.pastor.in.every.cult.church.was.sidestepping.the.issue...Why?.
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Oral.Roberts.and.Billy.Graham.had.huge.healing.campaigns...Did.this.make.them."prophets?"..
Oral.Roberts.even.claimed.to.have.been.a.prophet,.and.you.can.read.about.the.prophecies.that.
he.had.as.self\promotion.—.prophecies.that.failed...Does.the.fact.that.Roberts.had.a.healing.
campaign.make.him.no.less.a.false.prophet?.
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SearchingForVindication.was.not.satisfied.with.the.cult.pastors.dodging.the.issue.each.time.the.
question. was. asked,. and. knew. that. their. promoting. the. idea. of. an. "evil. spirit". each. time. a.
member.asks.this.valid.question.was.absolutely.against.scripture...So.they.decided.to.search.for.
this."vindication".themselves...(Hence.the.name,.Searching.For.Vindication.).
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In.the.first.set.of.articles.produced.by.Searching.For.Vindication,.they.examined.the."Ohio.Bridge.
Prophecy,".one.of.the.many."prophecies".by.William.Branham.that.could.not.be.substantiated..
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Throughout.the.years,.many.in.the.cult.had.tried.to.find.supporting.evidence.of.these.16.men.
who.fell.to.their.deaths.in.the.prophecy.given.by.William.Branham...Each.time.a.new.person.
would.search,.they.did.find.16.men.falling.to.their.deaths.when.a.section.of.the.bridge.collapsed.
—.but.it.was.for.the.Big.Four.Bridge.in.Louisville,.a.bridge.that.was.built.long.before.William.
Branham.was.even.born...
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Some,.like.myself,.have.spoken.with.the.local.Bridge.Authority...Men.who.were.alive.and.even.
remembered.William.Branham.would.chuckle.a.bit.when.I.asked.them.about.these.sixteen.men...
Respectfully,.they.never.would.say.anything.negative.about.William.Branham,.but.under.duty,.
was.obligated.to.tell.the.truth...The.Clark.Memorial.Bridge.—.the.one.that.Branham.claimed.to.
have.seen.in.the.vision.prior.to.the.sixteen.men.falling.—.was.one.of.the.safest.constructions.for.
its.time...In.fact,.because.there.were.so.few.casualties,.the.method.of.building.the.bridge.used.
for.the.Clark.Memorial.Bridge.is.still.used.to.this.date..
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But.this.was.not.enough.to.persuade.those.who.think.that.William.Branham.was.a."vindicated.
prophet."..So.Searching.For.Vindication.went.through.a.painstaking.effort.to.filter.through.the.
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entire. set. of. newspapers. and. logs. from. the. coast. guard,. daily. recording. not. only. deaths,. but.
atmospheric.conditions.and.other.information.relative.to.the.construction.of.the.bridge...
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You. can. read. through. this. information. yourself. on. their. website,.
www.searchingforvindication.com,.but.here.is.a.summary.of.their.findings.that.is.listed.after.the.
search:.
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Each.day.the.log.contained.the.wind.direction,.force,.barometric.pressure,.temperature,.and.surf.
conditions..These.all.had.to.be.recorded.at.4.AM,.8.AM,.Noon,.4.PM,.8.PM,.and.Midnight..The.
log.also.records.the.number.and.types.of.ships.that.passed..It.appears.that.the.main.types.tracked.
were.steamers.and.barges.in.tow..The.station.ran.a.regular.lookout.schedule.which.was.recorded.
every.two.hours..Absences.for.vacation.or.sick.leave.were.recorded..The.log.includes.any.drills.
held. as. well. as. a. count. of. vessel. boardings,. inspections,. and. most. importantly,. the. cases. of.
assistance.and.number.of.lives.saved..Finally,.the.second.page.of.the.daily.log.included.a.record.
of.miscellaneous.events.of.the.day,.recorded.in.chronological.order..The.log.was.signed.by.the.
officer.in.charge.at.the.end.of.each.day..
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We've.reviewed.all.of.these.logs.and.found.that.the.Coast.Guard.Station.ran.a.lookout.twenty\
four.hours.per.day,.every.day.of.the.year..The.logs.contain.information.about.all.distress.calls,.
cases.of.assistance,.and.even.mundane.events.at.the.station,.like.painting.the.kitchen,.or.buying.
groceries. to. supplement. rations.. The. log. contained. accounts. of. drownings,. body. recoveries,.
suicide.attempts,.aiding.prohibition.agents.in.executing.searches.on.remote.islands,.etc..There.
were. heart\wrenching. entries. about. young. children. drowning. and. Coast. Guard. personnel.
administering.resuscitation.for.up.to.90.minutes.in.a.failed.attempts.to.save.young.lives..The.log.
covered.capsized.boats,.mechanical.problems,.cars.crashing.into.the.river,.saving.unsuspecting.
canoeists.headed.for.the.peril.of.the.falls,.and.even.records.of.recovering.a.little.boy's.lost.bicycle.
that.ended.up.in.the.river..
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The.Coast.Guard.station.was.located.a.few.hundred.yards.from.the.Municipal.Bridge.and.ran.a.
constant.lookout..There's.no.record.of.any.accident.where.sixteen.men.fell.from.the.bridge.to.
their.deaths.and.drowned..
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There's.also.no.evidence.of.construction.in.1936.as.was.suggested.by.one.reader..
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http://searchingforvindication.com/2013/03/18/Coast\Guard\Life\Saving\Station\Conclusion/.
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By.the.time.they.finished.their.search,.I.think.it.was.obvious.that.they.realized.that.instead.of.
"vindicated,".William.Branham.was.very.much."un\vindicated."..But.they.continued..
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Searching.For.Vindication.put.together.an.interactive.timeline.of.events.that.occurred.early.in.
William.Branham's.ministry,.and.found.some.very.shocking.results...
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Census. records. were. found,. confirming. that. William. Branham. was. born. April. 6,. 1907. —.
invalidating.his.many.stories.in.sermons.like."How.An.Angel.Came.To.Me,".where.the."fortune.
teller".told.him.that.he.was."born.under.a.sign".in.the.year.1909...He.could.not.have.been.born.
a. second. time!. . Not. to. even. mention. the. fact. that. they. found. a. third. date. given. on. his. first.
marriage.license...Before.the.story.of.the.mystic.woman.was.given,.Branham.also.claimed.to.have.
been.born.in.1908!.
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They. also. found. census. records. and. confirmed. birth. dates. showing. how. William. Branham's.
siblings.were.born.in.Indiana.—.not.the.hills.of.Kentucky...Branham.himself.moved.to.Indiana.
before.age.three.according.to.census.records.—.but.he.would.often.tell.stories.of.how.he.hunted.
and.trapped.in.the.hills.of.Kentucky.to.support.his.poor.family...There.are.even.songs,.such.as.the.
"Cabins. Location,". that. immortalize. Branham's. stories. of. his. childhood. with. his. siblings. in.
Kentucky..
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But.these.records.show.that.his.childhood.stories.are.just.another.fabrication.in.the.huge.web.of.
things.that.are.simply.not.true..
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The. timeline. shows. newspaper. articles. of. Branham's. siblings. marrying,. divorcing,. and. then.
getting.re\married.—.by.William.Branham.himself...In.public,.Branham.had.a.tremendous.hatred.
for.any.minister.of.the.gospel.that.would.do.anything.that.would.even.slightly.violate.certain.
parts.of.the.Mosaic.Law.that.was.rendered.obsolete.(according.to.Paul).after.the.New.Covenant.
of.Grace...But.then.in.private,.Branham.would.massively.bend.rules.so.that.his.brothers.could.
enjoy.new.wives.as.though.they.were.trading.in.for.a.new.car.every.few.years..
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And.while.William.Branham.claims.that.God's.wrath.smote.his.wife.and.child,.wrath.because.he.
did.not.believe.in.the.Pentecostal.movement,.the.newspaper.articles.tell.a.slightly.different.story...
Hope.and.Sharon.Rose.died.several.months.AFTER.the.flood.of.1937,.and.Branham's.daughter.
died.of.a.short\term.illness....â€¦this.is.very.strange,.when.you.combine.this.with.the.fact.that.
one.of.Branham's.closest.friends,.Dr..Sam.Adair,.performed.the.autopsies!..But.this.was.not.the.
shocker!.
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The. shocker. was. that. William. Branham. was. already. ministering. at. a. Pentecostal. tabernacle.
BEFORE.the.flood!..A.fact.that.now.uncovered,.completely.eradicates.his.ENTIRE.conversion.story.
before.it.even.started!.
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This. strange. new. turn. of. events. sent. Searching. For. Vindication. on. a. new. journey,. one. that.
investigates.the.history.behind.the.Branham.Tabernacle,.and.all.the.stories.William.Branham.told.
that.surround.the.Pentecostal.Tabernacle.—.that.should.have.NOT.been.Pentecostal.according.
to.Branham's.many.conversion.stories..
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One.such.event.is.one.that.all.cult.followers.immortalize:..The.1933.Baptism..
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Many.of.you.are.familiar.with.that.story.—.because.it.is.one.of.MANY."commission".stories.that.
Branham.claimed.to.have.had.to."vindicate".his.ministry....
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In.1965,.Branham.reminds.his.followers.once.again.of.the.story:.
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Then,. consider. now,. I. ask. you. at. this. hour,. you. people. here. of. Jeffersonville.. In. 1933,. the.
supernatural.Light.that.fell.down.yonder.on.the.river.,.that.day.when.I.was.baptizing.five.hundred.
in.the.Name.of.Jesus.Christ,.as.about.a.twenty\year\old.boy..What.did.It.say,.Jeffersonville?.What.
was.It.at.the.foot.of.Spring.Street.there,.when.the.Courier.Journal,.I.believe.it.was.the.Louisville.
Herald,.packed.the.article.of.It?.It.went.plumb.across.the.Associated.Press,.plumb.into.Canada..
Doctor.Lee.Vayle.cut.it.out.of.the.paper,.way.up.in.Canada,.in.1933..When.I.was.baptizing.my.
seventeenth.person,.under.this.Witness;.and.you.know.the.rest.of.the.story..And.when.I.was.
standing.there,.baptizing.the.seventeenth.person,.a.Light.come.down.from.Heaven,.shining.down.
above.there,.like.a.Star.falling.from.the.Heaven..A.Voice.said,."As.John.the.Baptist.was.sent.to.
forerun.the.first.coming.of.Christ,.your.Message.shall.forerun.His.second.Coming,.into.all.the.
world.".This.day.this.Scripture.is.fulfilled..
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This.Day.This.Scripture.Is.Fulfilled.preached.in.Jeffersonville,.Indiana.on.February.19,.1965.
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But.what.Searching.For.Vindication.found.was.not.a.great.event,.so.great.that.the.Associated.
Press. would. quickly. travel. to. the. little. town. of. Jeffersonville,. Indiana. to. cover. this. incredible.
breaking.news.that.God.had.spoken.from.the.heavens!..
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There. was. not. five. hundred. being. baptized,. not. even. close.. . In. fact,. there. was. not. even.
seventeen,.the.number.Branham.gives.when.he.fabricates.a.story.about.God.speaking.from.the.
heavens..
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In.fact,.this.is.the.only.thing.that.the.newspapers.wrote.about.the.event.—.which.to.them.was.
simply.about.another.few.people.seeking.their.salvation:.
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"FOURTEEN.CONVERTED.—.Fourteen.conversions.are.reported.in.a.tent.meeting.conducted.at.
Eighth.and.Pratt.streets.by.the.Rev..William.Branham..
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Not.the.five.hundred,.not.even.the.seventeen...And.not.some.of.the.greater.numbers.Branham.
gives.when.he.exaggerates.this.story.with.even.more.added.details..
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Such.as.the.time.that.he.claimed.that.five.thousand.were.converted:.
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That.day.down.there,.about.thirty\three.years.ago,.or.thirty\four,.standing.on.the.banks.of.the.
Ohio.River.there,.at.the.bridge,.and.about.five.thousand.people.or.more.gathered.on.the.banks..
I.was.just.about.twenty.years.old,.twenty\three,.twenty\two.or.twenty\three.years.old,.my.first.
revival..
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Go.Awake.Jesus.preached.in.Shreveport,.Louisiana.on.November.30,.1963:.
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Yet.he.claims.that.TEN.THOUSAND.PEOPLE.were.standing.there.to.witness.it!.
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It's.all.down.through.the.records..The.first.time.that.was.ever.taken,.the.Canadian.newspaper.
packed. it. thirty\one. years. ago,. across. the. whole. province. of. Canada,. all. the. provinces,. the.
Dominion.of.Canada..Said,."A.mystic.Light.appears.over.a.minister.while.baptizing.in.the.river.".
That.was.in.1930,.at.the.foot.of.Spring.Street.at.Jeffersonville,.Indiana,.when.around.ten.thousand.
people.was.standing.there..And.I.was.baptizing.my.seventeenth.person..
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A.Testimony.Upon.The.Sea.preached.in.Port.Alberni,.British.Columbia,.Canada.on.July.26,.1962:.
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I'm.anxious.to.hear.the.upcoming.results.from.the.study.on.Branham's.first.years.as.a.Pentecostal.
pastor.in.the.church.that.the.other.Pentecostal.Pastor.Roy.E..Davis.started...The.same.Roy.E..
Davis.that.was.establishing.the.White.Knights.of.the.Ku.Klux.Klan,.which.would.have.been.the.
one.that.taught.William.Branham.the.mystic.knowledge.of.Freemasonry..
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Even.after.everything.I.myself.have.uncovered.in.the.many.fabricated.stories.Branham.told,.this.
one.shocks.even.me...I.had.no.idea.that.Branham.was.a.Pentecostal.minister.before.the.flood...I.
had.no.idea.that.he.was.preaching.at.a.Pentecostal.church.—.when.practically.the.entire.world.
believes.that.he.started.out.as.a.Missionary.Baptist.preacher..
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I.knew.that.the.story.of.the.1933.Baptism,.specifically.the.part.about.the.mystic.light.speaking.
from.the.heavens.so.that.ten.thousand.people.would.witness.God.telling.the.world.that.William.
Branham.was.the."next.forerunner".of.Christ..
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But.I.did.not.know.that.it.was.such.a.small.event.—.so.small.that.it.received.just.a.tiny.little.section.
in.the.newspaper.—.less.than.the.seventeen.that.were.baptized.before.Branham's.claim.that.
"God.spoke.from.the.heavens.and.it.changed.the.hearts.of.over.five.thousand.people.".
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I.recently.watched.a.documentary.on.the.ancient.religion.of.Hindu,.from.the.country.Branham.
wanted.so.badly.to.return.to:..India..
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The.documentary.described.how.the.story.of.the.Hindu.gods.were.embellished.so.that.the.people.
would.worship.them.more...The.people.themselves.KNEW.that.they.were.adding.details.to.the.
story,.but.their.form.of.worship.was.not.to.worship.in.truth.—.they.would.rather.invent.new.
stories.and.greater.stories.to.make.their.god.sound.more.powerful..
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The.question.I.will.leave.you.with.is.this:..Which."god".did.William.Branham.serve?..Was.it.the.
God.of.the.Bible,.the.One.True.God?..The.God.that.not.only.ASKS.us.to.follow.all.truth.—.the.God.
that.IS.TRUTH?.
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Or.did.William.Branham.serve.another.god,.one.that.required.fabricating.supernatural.events.so.
that.he.sounded.greater.than.he.really.was?..One.that.the.truth.was.not.good.enough.—.when.
Branham.sold.his.soul.to.this.god,.he.was.required.to.add.fictional.details.to.lift.this.god.into.
power?..
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Wouldn't.you.rather.serve.the.God.of.the.Bible?..Wouldn't.you.rather.believe.in.Jesus.Christ?.
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There.IS.power.in.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.—.the.simple.Good.News.that.God.loved.us.so.much.
that.He.sent.His.only.Son.to.suffer.and.die.for.our.sins.so.that.we.do.not.have.to...The.Good.News.
that.Christ.paid.our.penalty,.and.now.holds.the.keys.to.death,.hell,.and.the.grave...The.POWERFUL.
story.that.Christ.rose.again,.so.that.we.will.rise.with.Him!.
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It.is.not.a.power.that.the.cult.would.enjoy.and.immortalize.with.added.fictional.details...It.doesn't.
turn.people.into.wizards,.give.them.super\human.abilities,.or.make.them.communicate.with.the.
dead.like.William.Branham.claimed.to.have.done.for.the.mother.whose.son.had."gone.on.to.a.
better.place.".
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It.is.the.power.of.Love...It.will.change.hearts...When.you.tell.others.of.the.Gospel,.you.can.take.
the.most.violent.sinner.and.make.them.into.the.most.humble.seeker.of.Truth..
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I've.made.my.choice.as.to.which.God.I.will.serve...Won't.you.make.the.same.choice?..
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As.for.me.and.my.house,.we.will.serve.the.Lord!.
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The$Case$for$Christ$$
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Lee.Strobel.is.a.Christian.author,.journalist,.and.pastor.from.Arlington.Height,.Illinois...His.name.
is.recognized.by.many.Christians,.even.from.within.the.boundaries.of.the.Branham.cult...His.book,.
"Case. for. Christ,". is. one. of. the. books. that. motivates. and. rejuvenates. the. faith. of. Christians.
around.the.globe..
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In."Case.for.Christ,".he.describes.his.journey.from.atheism.to.Christianity,.and.declares.to.the.
world.his.reason.for.becoming.a.Christian...He.also.describes.some.of.the.many.reasons.people.
avoid.Christianity.based.on.his.own.personal.experiences..
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When.Strobel.started.his.journey,.he.was.ONLY.willing.to.look.at.part.of.the.reasoning.that.had.
convinced.him.there.was.no.God...Of.himself,.Strobel.says.this:.
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As.far.as.I.was.concerned,.the.case.was.closed..There.was.enough.proof.for.me.to.rest.easy.with.
the. conclusion. that. the. divinity. of. Jesus. was. nothing. more. than. the. fanciful. invention. of.
superstitious.people..Or.so.I.thought..\.Lee.Strobel.
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But.over.time,.as.he.continued.to.investigate.the.Bible,.the.evidence.became.overwhelming...And.
like.any.person.seeking.their.salvation.should.do,.Strobel.started.with.what.could.not.be.denied:.
factual,. historical. record.. . What. have. we. learned. from. history. about. Jesus. Christ,. and. is. it.
accurate?.
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When.I.was.enslaved.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham,.Lee.Strobel.was.a.name.I.was.familiar.with,.
and.there.was.a.respectful.atmosphere.surrounding.the.evidence.found.in.the.book,."A.Case.for.
Christ."..Strobel.was.a.hero.of.the.faith;.he.was.a.man.who.went.against.all.odds.to.prove.Christ.
and.stand.on.absolute.truth.that.Jesus.is.Lord!.
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And.this.was.always.odd.to.me...If.Strobel.went.so.far.as.to.turn.his.heart.and.mind.to.Christ,.why.
did. he. not. continue. all. the. way. into. Branham?. . How. could. he. not. have. known. that. William.
Branham.was.the."messenger.for.the.hour,".if.Branham's.ministry.was.so.widespread?.
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I.remember.those.stories.about.the.light.that.shone.from.the.heavens,.and.the.voice.of.God.that.
spoke.through.the.clouds.as.William.Branham.was.baptizing.the.people,.and.I.believed.it.when.
Branham.told.me.that.all.of.the.newspapers.ran.an.article.about.God.speaking...
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I.remember.thinking,."How.blind.can.people.be?..Even.the.newspapers.proclaim.that.Branham.
was.sent!..Why.does.nobody.know.about.this.'Seventh.Angel.Messenger?'".
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Having. read. several. times. through. the. historical. information. that. has. now. surfaced. on. the.
Searching. For. Vindication. website,. www.searchingforvindication.com,. I. am. now. starting. to.
realize.exactly.WHY.the.name.William.Branham.is.unknown.to.so.many.in.the.Christian.faith...
What.we.believed.was.not.exactly.true...Much.of.it.was.not.true.at.all..
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After.their.website.launched,.Christians.from.around.the.world.are.starting.to.leave.the.Branham.
cult,.and.are.forming.private.support.groups.for.those.who.spent.so.many.years.in.bondage...I.
am.active.in.several.of.these.groups,.watching.with.excitement.as.each.person.starts.pouring.
their.hearts.out.and.getting.back.into.the.REAL.Voice.of.God.—.the.Bible...
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For.me,.it's.like.watching.a.good.boxing.match.with.the.underdogs.fighting.the.champion...The.
champion.may.have.a.big.fist.that.knocks.the.little.guy.to.the.ground,.and.he.may.stand.over.him.
pounding.his.face.into.the.ground...While.he.is.down.on.the.ground.taking.each.blow,.he's.not.
going.anywhere...And.the.longer.he.stays.there,.the.more.it.hurts.\\.If.he.lays.there.long.enough,.
HE'S.NOT.getting.back.up!..But.if.that.little.guy.can.muster.enough.strength.to.get.back.to.his.
feet,.he's.still.in.the.match...My.favorite.match.is.when.the.little.guy.—.the.one.that.everyone.is.
against.—.overtakes.the.champion.and.claims.the.title!.
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Strobel's."Case.for.Christ".is.a.good.recommendation.for.anyone.who.has.been.enslaved.in.the.
worst.cult.churches.affiliated.with.the."Message.of.the.Hour".—.the.churches.that.they.call."tape.
only.". . Those. are. the. churches. that. have. no. scriptural. teaching. whatsoever,. and. typically. are.
filled.with.people.who.have.no.idea.what.is.between.the.bindings.of.that.shiny.leather.book.they.
carry.with.them..."Case.for.Christ".will.challenge.you,.make.you.want.to.study.the.scriptures.for.
yourself,.and.see.for.yourself.whether.Christ.is.the.Son.of.God...And.if.you.dig.deep.enough,.I.can.
assure.you.that.you.will.come.to.the.exact.same.conclusion.that.Strobel.came.to:..Christ.is.the.
Son.of.the.Living.God,.and.is.soon.returning.to.take.His.Bride.to.be.with.Him!.
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One.person.in.the.support.groups.recently.brought.up.this.subject,.and.quickly.recognized.the.
similarities.between.Lee.Strobel.and.Searching.For.Vindication...And.while.I.never.really.stopped.
to.think.about.it,.the.similarities.are.phenomenal!..Yet.in.opposite.directions!.
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Searching.For.Vindication.were.not.atheists,.they.were.enslaved.by.the.cult.of.William.Branham...
Like.me,.they.believed.every.word.that.was.spoon\fed.from.behind.the.pulpits.without.question...
But.compare.this.to.Strobel's.teaching.and.his.associates.in.the.atheist.crowd...Many.atheists.use.
SOME.recorded.history.in.their.attempt.to.prove.that.Christ.is.not.the.Son.of.God...Once.they.
find.that.little.shred.of.evidence.against.Christ,.rather.than.continuing.on.to.examine.ALL.of.the.
evidence,.they.feel.that.this.little.bit.of.evidence.is.enough.to.deny.the.Christ..
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But.Searching.For.Vindication.was.not.satisfied.with.just.a.small.portion.of.evidence.that.their.
"prophet".was.the."messenger.for.this.day."..They.chose.to.continue.on.to.examine.ALL.of.the.
evidence.—.good.or.bad...
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There. are. many. things. that. William. Branham. CLAIMED. to. have. prophesied,. from. Marilyn.
Monroe's.death.to.egg\shaped.cars,.to.the.fourth.term.of.president.Franklin.Delano.Roosevelt,.
even.to.the.end.of.the.world...Some.things.that.Branham.CLAIMED.to.have.prophesied.seems.to.
have.came.to.pass...Other.things.—.like.Armageddon.—.are.easily.found.in.scripture.for.all.to.
see...Of.course.there.will.be.an.end.of.the.world!.
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But. when. the. atheists. told. Strobel. to. stop. searching. for. Christ. and. listen. to. bits. and. pieces,.
Strobel.continued...When.the.cult.pastors.told.Searching.for.Vindication.to.stop."searching".and.
rely.on.what.they.DO.know,.the.authors.of.the.website.did.not.rest.until.they.had.all.of.the.facts..
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William.Branham.could.have.had.five.hundred.prophecies.that.came.to.pass...But.if.there.was.
one.single.prophecy.that.did.not.come.to.pass.as.God.had.spoken.through.him,.then.God.did.not.
speak...And.if.God.did.not.speak,.then.Branham.was.a.false.prophet!.
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Searching.for.Vindication.chose.two.well\known.events.described.in.the.cult.that.SHOULD.have.
had. a. mountain. of. evidence. to. support.. . With. this. evidence,. anybody. who. denied. William.
Branham. SHOULD. have. been. satisfied. in. their. hearts. and. minds. that. William. Branham. was. a.
"vindicated".prophet...They.started.with.Branham's.alleged.prophecy.that.sixteen.men.fell.from.
the.Clark.Memorial.Bridge,.and.the.Voice.of.God.that.spoke.through.the.heavens.to.announce.
the."seventh.age.messenger."..
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That.voice,.remember,.was.recorded.in.several.newspapers...It.was.published.and.printed.all.the.
way.from.Jeffersonville,.Indiana.all.the.way.up.into.Canada.according.to.William.Branham!..It.
should.be.easy.to.find,.right?.
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And.those.sixteen.men.that.fell.from.the.bridge.would.be.quickly.identified.—.it.just.so.happens.
that.a.coast.guard.station.kept.daily.logs.to.record.every.single.event,.big.or.small,.that.happened.
during.the.construction.of.the.bridge..
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But.here.is.where.the.story.SEEMS.to.have.turned.from.what.happened.with.Lee.Strobel's."Case.
for. Christ.". . Strobel. was. atheist,. and. in. his. journey. to. investigate. the. truth,. he. stumbled. into.
evidence.that.was.solid.proof.that.Jesus.Christ.was.the.Son.of.God...
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Searching.For.Vindication,.on.the.other.hand,.stumbled.onto.some.evidence.that.was.strongly.
against.their.research...While.the.cult.pastors.told.them.Branham.was.the."vindicated.prophet,".
they.suddenly.learned.that.he.was.not.so.vindicated...In.fact,.he.was.proven.to.have.lied.about.
the.entire.event...Not.just.the.event.described.as.prophecy.when.the.bridge.supposedly.fell,.but.
also. the. "Voice. of. God". that. spoke. through. the. heavens.. . The. "Voice. of. God". that. was. the.
inspiration.for.the.name.of.the.cult.headquarters..
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It.seems.as.though.there.was.no.voice..
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Without. a. voice. speaking. from. the. heavens,. Branham's. entire. "1933. commission. story". is.
invalidated...And.with.no.commission,.we.have.no.messenger..
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Without. sixteen. men. falling. from. the. bridge,. we. have. no. "vindicated. prophecy.". . And. with. a.
single.failed.prophecy,.we.do.not.have.a."vindicated.prophet."..Instead.we.have.a.false.prophet..
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But.even.still,.Searching.for.Vindication.did.not.stop.there...Learning.from.experience,.evidence.
that.does.not.include.ALL.of.the.facts.is.not.evidence.at.all..
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So.now,.Searching.For.Vindication.is.examining.the.Branham.Tabernacle.itself...This.is.the.building.
that.seemed.to.have.started.it.all..
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The.Branham.Tabernacle,.the.scary.looking.building.that.sits.on.the.corner.of.Eighth.Street.and.
Penn.Street.in.Jeffersonville,.Indiana,.is.the.key.to.this.entire.cult...It.is.the."cornerstone".so.to.
speak..
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This.is.the.building.where.many.were.supposedly.converted.to.Christ.and.led.down.to.the.river.
to. be. baptized. when. the. faked. "commission. story". was. given.. . This. was. where. five. hundred.
converts.were.supposed.to.have.been.led.to.Christ,.baptized,.and.all.while.ten.thousand.people.
were.watching.from.the.banks.of.the.river..
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But.it.is.really.deeper.than.that...The.Branham.Tabernacle.is.the.building.were.the.cult.leader,.
William.Marrion.Branham.was.supposed.to.have.secretly.hidden.the.six.(or.seven).prophecies.of.
1933:.
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And,.God.in.Heaven.knows,.that.lays.right.there.in.the.corner.of.that.Tabernacle.stone.since.1933,.
wrote.on.a.page.of.a.Bible,.laying.right.there..
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65\0718E..SPIRITUAL.FOOD.IN.DUE.SEASON.
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Even. though. it. is. obvious. that. this. is. just. another. fabricated. story. —. the. first. time. William.
Branham. even. mentions. these. prophecies. is. the. year. 1953. —. almost. a. hundred. recorded.
sermons.into.his.ministry!.
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But. Searching. For. Vindication. is. not. stopping. with. the. failed. bridge. prophecy.. . They. are. not.
stopping.with.the.fabricated."commission".story...
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They.want.the.facts...We.already.have.a.false.prophet...But.do.we.have.a.single.prophecy?..Was.
the.church.even.BUILT.in.1933?..
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Both."Searching.For.Vindication".and.Lee.Strobel.remind.me.of.the.story.of.Hezekiah.in.the.Bible..
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Hezekiah.was.only.twenty\five.years.old.when.he.began.to.reign.as.king.in.Judah,.and.I'm.sure.
that.he.faced.some.opposition..
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They. did. not. have. any. false. prophets. like. William. Branham. to. worship. back. then. —. religions.
dedicated.towards.worship.of.something.other.than.God.while.seemingly.associated.with.God..
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In. the. days. of. Hezekiah,. the. people. worshipped. the. bronze. serpent.. . Moses. had. made. the.
serpent,.and.that.serpent.brought."divine.healing."..The.people.of.Judah.gave.offerings.to.it,.just.
like.the.people.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham.pay.their.offerings.to.Voice.of.God.recordings..
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But.Hezekiah,.though.very.young,.did.not.listen.to.the.elders.who.opposed.him.by.giving.a.small.
part.of.the.facts...He.stood.for.Truth,.and.that.Truth.was.found.in.the.Word.of.God...Hezekiah.
tore.down.the.bronze.serpent...He.tore.down.the.worship.of.divine.healing,.just.as.Searching.For.
Vindication.is.doing.today...
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I.have.had.several.writing.in.to.ask.us:."Why.do.you.continue?..Why.do.you.keep.focusing.on.the.
tearing.down.of.Branham's.fictional.ministry.when.I.could.leave.that.and.focus.only.on.spreading.
the.teachings.from.the.Word.of.God?".
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This.must.have.been.very.similar.opposition.for.Hezekiah..."Why.don't.you.leave.the.serpent.
there.and.let.us.worship.it?..Just.read.from.the.Book.of.the.Law!..It's.ok.if.we.worship.that.snake!..
Moses.put.it.there!..Don't.you.remember.Moses.—.he's.the.one.that.spoke.with.GOD!".
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I'm. thankful. that. history. has. preserved. the. story. of. Hezekiah.. . It's. led. to. many. people. like.
Searching.For.Vindication.that.are.tearing.down.false.worship...I'm.thankful.that.the.history.was.
preserved. so. that. Searching. For. Vindication. could. help. lead. others. out. of. the. cult. and. back.
towards.Christ..
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I.recently.read.a.summary.of.the.words.of.Jesus.in.Matthew.10.as.he.sent.out.the.twelve.apostles...
Unlike. the. old. English. words. in. the. King. James. Version. that. are. so. difficult. for. many. to.
understand,.this.is.a.summary.in.today's.English..
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Many.in.the.cult.are.afraid.of.this.sort.of.thing,.because.they.were.taught.to.worship.the.words.
—.as.they.are.—.in.the.Bible.rather.than.the.meaning.behind.those.words...But.this.summary.is.
what.we.would.be.hearing.if.we.were.standing.there.in.front.of.Jesus.Christ.as.he.spoke.directly.
to.the.twelve..
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I.thought.it.would.be.fitting.to.end.with.that.summary...I.urge.you.to.review.Matthew.10.for.
yourselves.. . Be. like. Lee. Strobel. and. "Searching. For. Vindication.". . Search. these. things. out.
personally.—.this.is.a.personal.relationship.with.Christ,.not.some.boring.history.lesson.in.grade.
school!..This.is.your.life!..This.book,.the.Bible,.should.be.the.air.you.breathe,.your.entire.WORLD!..
It.is.the.Word.of.God!..The.REAL.Voice.of.God,.and.it's.speaking.to.YOU!.
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Here.is.the.summary,.and.you.can.find.it.in.the.version.of.the.Bible.with.the.name.that.should.be.
very.fitting:.."The.Message.".
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"Don't. be. naÃ|ve.. Some. people. will. impugn. your. motives,. others. will. smear. your.
reputationâ€”just.because.you.believe.in.me..Don't.be.upset.when.they.haul.you.before.the.civil.
authorities..Without.knowing.it,.they've.done.youâ€”and.meâ€”a.favor,.given.you.a.platform.for.
preaching.the.kingdom.news!.And.don't.worry.about.what.you'll.say.or.how.you'll.say.it..The.right.
words.will.be.there;.the.Spirit.of.your.Father.will.supply.the.words.".
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"When.people.realize.it.is.the.living.God.you.are.presenting.and.not.some.idol.that.makes.them.
feel.good,.they.are.going.to.turn.on.you,.even.people.in.your.own.family..There.is.a.great.irony.
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here:.proclaiming.so.much.love,.experiencing.so.much.hate!.But.don't.quit..Don't.cave.in..It.is.all.
well.worth.it.in.the.end..It.is.not.success.you.are.after.in.such.times.but.survival..Be.survivors!".
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Matt.10:16\23.
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God.bless.you!.
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Job's$Accuser$$
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I.have.many.Christians.who.talk.to.me.now,.amazed.at.some.of.the.stories.from.my.days.behind.
the.prison.walls.of.a.cult...I.always.get.a.chuckle.out.of.them.when.I.say.things.like,."Until.you.
have.placed.your.faith.in.a.prophecy.about.egg\shaped.cars,.you.have.never.known.the.Gospel.
of.Jesus.Christ!"..(joking,.of.course.).
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One.of.the.funniest.events.in.my.list.of.crazy.stories.was.when.the.cult.leader,.William.Marrion.
Branham,. preached. a. sermon. entitled. "Marriage. and. Divorce.". . There. is. enough. situational.
comedy.surrounding.that.sermon.that.television.could.produce.a.series.on.prime\time.TV!.
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This.sermon.was.preached.in.1965,.and.according.to.Branham,.this.was.a.full.thirty\two.years.
into.his.ministry.since.he.learned.about.the.truth.in.Pentecostalism...(Although.he.lied.about.that,.
which.is.another.comedy.routine.for.another.day.).
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The.founding.fathers.of.the.cult.say.that.this.sermon.was."special,".because.William.Branham.
brought.the.great."mystery".of.marriage.and.divorce..."How.priviledged.we.are.that.God.sent.a.
'prophet'.to.show.us.this.mystery,.otherwise.we.might.have.traded.our.wives.around.like.cattle!"..
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It's.a.riot!..THIRTY\TWO.YEARS.of.claiming.to.preach.the.Bible,.and.this.is.a.great.mystery?..It's.
right.there.in.the.Bible,.all.you.have.to.do.is.read.the.Book!..Jesus.talks.about.it...Paul.talks.about.
it...Moses.wrote.about.it...
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It's.ironic,.because.even.the.prophet.Malachi.—.who.was.supposed.to.have.announced.this.great.
cult.leader.—.wrote.about.marriage.and.divorce...
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."For.the.man.who.does.not.love.his.wife.but.divorces.her,.says.the.Lord,.the.God.of.Israel,.covers.
his.garment.with.violence,.says.the.Lord.of.hosts..So.guard.yourselves.in.your.spirit,.and.do.not.
be.faithless.".\.Malachi.2:16.
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The.climax.of.the.comedy.is.when.we.find.that.this.sermon.was.a.result.of.his.own.son,.Billy.Paul.
Branham,.getting.divorced.and.re\married..."Let's.pretend.we.know.NOTHING.about.what.is.in.
the. Bible. about. this. subject!. . Then,. since. we. didn't. know,. Billy. Paul. is. under. the. blanket. of.
ignorance!"..I.can.just.hear.Colonel.Klink:.."I.KNOW.NOTHING!..NOTHING!!!".
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Can't.you.see.the.humor!..Thirty\two.years.of.claiming.to.have.read.the.Bible,.and.he.didn't.even.
know.that!..
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I.can.just.hear.the.men.of.the.church.around.the.water.cooler.the.next.day..."Boy,.I.sure.wish.I'd.
left.Ethel.and.married.Barbara.before.Sunday...Now.I'm.STUCK.with.her!".
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You.see,.that's.what.happens.when.you.worship.in.a.legalistic.cult...That's.what.happens.when.
you.are.falsely.taught.that.a.Christian.does.not.sin.—.you.have.to.bend.the.rules.a.bit.so.that.
your.leader.and.his.family.are.not.shown.to.be.sinners..
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We.are.ALL.sinners!..We.are.ALL.unworthy,.but.made.worthy.by.the.power.of.the.cross!..
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I.like.how.Paul.says.it.best.in.1.Timothy.1:.
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Here.is.a.trustworthy.saying.that.deserves.full.acceptance:.Christ.Jesus.came.into.the.world.to.
save.sinnersâ€”of.whom.I.am.the.worst...But.for.that.very.reason.I.was.shown.mercy.so.that.in.
me,.the.worst.of.sinners,.Christ.Jesus.might.display.his.immense.patience.as.an.example.for.those.
who.would.believe.in.him.and.receive.eternal.life...Now.to.the.King.eternal,.immortal,.invisible,.
the.only.God,.be.honor.and.glory.for.ever.and.ever..Amen..
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One.of.my.newfound.freedoms.in.life.is.the.Sunday.school.in.my.church...It.is.absolutely.amazing...
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After.the.first.visit,.I.told.my.wife,."I've.never.been.to.Sunday.school.in.my.life!..Sunday.school.in.
the.cult.was.all.stories.about.how.some.of.the.old.men.were.so.blessed.to.have.spent.time.with.
'a.prophet.'..How.he.told.them.to.go.fishing.and.enjoy.themselves,.and.how.they.couldn't.cast.
the.reel.without.bringing.in.a.fish!..Or.how.he.just.knew.there'd.be.a.set.of.antlers.a.certain.size,.
how.kind.he.was.to.others...It.was.worship.of.a.man,.not.studying.of.the.bible...
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They.ought.to.call.it.a.memorial.service.for.a.dead.guy,.not.a.school.to.learn.the.bible..
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The. church. I. attend. has. men. who. are. enthusiastic. for. learning. more. about. God.. . And. they.
continually.seek.to.learn.more.—.not.sit.on.a.stump.because.some.other.man.had.told.them.
everything.they.needed.to.know.about.the.Bible..
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It's.ironic,.because.William.Branham.told.everyone.in.the.cult.not.to.watch.television.or.go.to.
movies. —. this. was. SIN.. . Yet. eighty\percent. of. the. cult. now. will. be. found. in. front. of. their.
televisions.or.in.theaters,.and.discussing.how.good.the.latest.movie.is...For.YEARS,.many.in.the.
churches.hid.their.televisions.in.the.closets!.
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Yet,.while.they.will.sit.in.a.theater.watching.a.movie.for.themselves,.they.want.to.take.some.
other.man's.word.about.their.Bibles...Have.you.ever.thought.about.what.it.would.be.like.if.the.
situation.were.reversed?..What.if.they.actually.LISTENED.to.their.prophet,.and.stopped.watching.
this."evil.thing,".and.took.SOMEBODY.ELSE'S.word.about.it?..What.if.instead.of.seeing.Star.Trek.
on.the.big.screen.with.all.of.its.amazing.special.effects,.they.sat.in.circles.in.each.other's.houses.
or.in.this.memorial.service.that.they.called.Sunday.school,.and.they.told.how.the.great.captain.
Kirk.led.his.crew.to.conquer.the.villain!..
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Do.you.think.the.movie.would.be.as.good,.hearing.it.from.someone.else?..FOLKS,.THE.BIBLE.IS.
THE.SAME.WAY.—.EVEN.BETTER!.
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The. real. eye. opener. has. been. for. the. past. several. weeks. in. Sunday. school.. . We. have. been.
studying.the.Book.of.Job...Not.just.the.summary.—.like.most.cult.pastors.do,.and.which.can.be.
found.in.the.first.four.chapters.—.we.are.studying.the.entire.book.from.chapter.one.to.chapter.
forty\two..
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Many.pastors,.even.cult.pastors,.preach.Job...How.job.was.patient.and.enduring,.and.how.he.had.
false.accusers...But.there.is.SO.much.more.to.the.story.that.is.in.the.book!.
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Not.to.mention.the.fact.that.the.cult.was.taught.the.ISLAMIC.VERSION.of.Job!..Not.even.the.Job.
that.was.in.the.Christian.Bible!.
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Islam. is. worship. of. a. prophet,. the. prophet. Mohammed.. . Prophets. in. Islam. are. lifted. up. into.
greater.esteem.than.other.men,.just.as.we.find.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham...Therefore,.ALL.
great.men.of.the.Bible.must.be.prophets!..Branham.was.no.different..
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Here.is.the.summary.of.Branham's.teaching.on.Job,.found.in.a.sermon.that.was.dedicated.to.
teaching.his.congregation.about.Job..
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Job,.let's.take.a.little.of.his.life..Job.was.a.prophet..He.was.a.man.that.lived.back.before.the.Bible.
was.written..It's.been.thought.that.Job.was.one.of.the.oldest.Books.of.the.Bible,.because.It.was.
written.before.Genesis.was.written..Job,.this.great.warrior.and.prophet,.was.a\\a.mighty.man.in.
his.day..No.doubt.that.he.had.been.brought.up.and.had.served.the.Lord.all.of.his.life..And.had.
lived.such.a.gallant.life.to.the.people,.all.had.respects.for.him..
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65\1127E..I.HAVE.HEARD.BUT.NOW.I.SEE.
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Starting.in.1950,.William.Branham.taught.that.Job.was.a.great.prophet.of.old,.the."messenger.
for.the.hour."..He.called.Job.a.prophet.over.a.hundred.times.in.recorded.tape..
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Just.because.Job.declared.that.his.God.was.real,.and.that.one.day.he.would.stand.before.God.in.
Job.19,.Branham.twists.this.single.statement.to.trick.the.people.into.thinking.that.the.book.of.
Job.was.a.book.of.prophecy...â€¦it.wasn't..
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If.you.are.a.Muslim,.and.you.follow.the.teaching.of.the.Quran,.then.yes,.you.believe.Job.was.a.
prophet...You.might.hear.them.say,."Just.like.our.great.leader,.praise.be.to.Allah."..Replace."Allah".
with.Branham,.and.you.will.find.what.the.people.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham.might.say..
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But.if.you.are.a.Christian,.and.you.study.your.Bible,.you.will.know.that.Job.was.just.a.man,.like.
you.and.I...He.stood.firmly.on.his.belief.that.his.sacrifice.made.him.pure.and.holy.—.just.like.other.
Christians.stand.firmly.on.their.belief.that.the.sacrifice.of.Christ.saves.them.from.their.sins..
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In.fact,.most.Christian.scholars.agree.that.while.written.by.a.Jew,.the.man.Job.was.not.Jewish...In.
the.story,.Job.was.from.Edom.—.not.exactly.where.you.are.likely.to.find.a.Jew,.he.was.far.more.
likely.a.Gentile..
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And.for.those.of.you.who.were.in.bondage.in.a.legalistic.cult,.the.story.will.be.very.enlightening.
—.because.it.actually.is.a.book.representing.the.Grace.we.have.through.Christ's.sacrifice...One.of.
the.accusers.represents.legalistic,.what.Paul.would.call."worldly".religion..
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Job.had.three.accusers,.Eliphaz,.Bildad,.and.Zophar...One.came.with.the.voice.of.philosopher,.
one.as.a.historian,.and.one.representing.legalism...
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Eliphaz.spoke.like.the.great.philosophers.of.old..."If.you.sin,.you.will.suffer."..Bildad.looked.at.
Job's.past.rather.than.the.sacrifice..."You.are.suffering,.therefore.you.MUST.have.been.sinning."..
It. reminds. you. of. those. little. old. ladies. in. the. cult,. shaking. their. fingers. at. you. when. you. go.
through.a.trial..
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Zophar.was.the.one.who.represented.legalism...He.came.with.straight,.solid.accusations..."You.
ARE.sinning!..Get.down.to.the.alter.and.repent,.sinner!".
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I.have.been.in.several.cult.churches.that.beat.their.congregations.down.like.they.are.whipping.
them.into.submission...Constantly,.service.after.service,.they.pound.the.people.into.the.ground.
rather. than. lift. them. up. and. give. them. encouragement.. . The. people. are. sheep. all. right...
Constantly.sheared.until.they.are.shearing.the.bruises.from.the.last.shearing!.
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This.was.how.Zophar.was.to.Job...Job.sat.there.taking.his.pounding.from.Zophar,.but.he.wasn't.
looking.to.how.he.lived.his.life,.the.things.that.he.had.done,.or.even.what.he.had.been.thinking.
that.might.have.been.ungodly...Job.knew.that.he.was.safe.and.secure.because.of.the.sacrifice..
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Many.Christian.pastors.falsely.teach.that.Job.lived.some.perfect.life.that.only.Christ.could.live,.
and.that.Job.himself.represented.Christ.living.the.perfect.life...But.nothing.can.be.further.from.
the.truth...No.man.is.without.sin,.all.have.fell.short...Again,.Job.was.a.man,.like.you.and.I..
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In.fact,.the.entire.chapter.nine.of.Job.describes.just.how.full.of.sin.that.man.is...Nothing.we.can.
do.of.ourselves.can.make.us.spotless.—.only.the.sacrifice.can.make.us.clean..
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To.his.accusers,.Job.says,."Truly.I.know.that.it.is.so:.But.how.can.a.man.be.in.the.right.before.
God?".—.Job.9:2.
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It. is. interesting,. because. after. Job. describing. how. all. men. are. born. into. sin,. Zophar. starts.
attacking...Any.time.a.man.or.woman.confesses.their.sin,.legalistic.false.teachers.find.fuel.for.
their.fire..
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Zophar.was.partly.correct.in.his.theology.—.but.he.was.only.showing.one.side.of.the.coin...Our.
sin.is.filthy,.punishable.by.death...We.all.deserve.to.die,.no.man.is.worthy.of.even.the.breath.we.
breathe..
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Zophar.responded.to.Job.with.this.harsh.and.bitter.accusation:.
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But.the.eyes.of.the.wicked.will.fail;.all.way.of.escape.will.be.lost.to.them,.and.their.hope.is.to.
breathe.their.last.".—Job.11:20.
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I've. heard. some. cult. pastors. mimicking. "the. prophet,". pretending. to. have. this. gift. of. "mind.
reading".that.Branham.falsely.taught.was."scriptural.discernment."..The.gift.of.discerning.right.
from. wrong. was. changed. into. fortune. telling,. able. to. guess. names. and. addresses. that. were.
written.on.the.backs.of.prayer.cards..
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These. wolves. behind. the. pulpit. beat. the. congregations. down. with. their. Charismatic\style.
screaming.so.that.after.breaking.their.legs,.they.can.carry.each.sheep.to.be.sheared...They.want.
to. become. the. hero. of. the. story,. the. one. who. single\handedly. turned. the. people. into.
righteousness.—.bypassing.the.Throne.of.Mercy..
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If. they. only. knew. that. most. of. their. "sins". as. they. call. them. are. only. changes. in. outward.
appearance. or. other. unscriptural. rules. given. by. a. false. teacher,. they'd. realize. that. they.
themselves.need.the.Grace.that.Christ.is.offering..
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But.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham,.men.are.lifted.into.power...Even.the.book.of.Job.is.twisted,.
which.is.a.story.that.represents.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.and.how.Christ's.atonement.for.sin.is.
sufficient...
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Rather.than.leaning.on.the.firm.foundation.of.the.sacrifice.as.we.find.in.the.Bible,.Branham.claims.
that.Job.leaned.on.prophecy...Instead.of.the.book.of.Job.representing.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.
Branham.wanted.to.twist.Job.to.represent.HIMSELF!.
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Now,.we.see.this.great.man..And,.remember,.Job.had.no.Bible.to.read.in.his.day..No!.He.only.
went.by.inspiration..He.was.a.prophet.to.whom.the.Word.of.the.Lord.comes.to..He.had\\he.had.
only.to.be.inspired,.because.he.knowed.his.position.that.he.was.God's.prophet..Now,.the.only.
thing.that.had.to.happen,.was.for.the.inspiration.to.strike.him..And.then.he.knowed.what.he.said.
would.happen,.because.it.was.by.inspiration..
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Towards.the.end.of.the.sermon.of.his."teaching".of.Job,.the.story.twists.to.Job's."message.of.the.
hour."..And.he.calls.the.people.out.—.if.they.have.the.Holy.Spirit,.then.they.will.SEE.the.message...
In.contrast,.that.means.that.if.they.are.not.following.the.cult,.then.they.must.NOT.have.the.Holy.
Spirit!.
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No. matter. how. religious. you. are,. how. many. churches. you. belong. to,. how. many. books. your.
name's.on,.if.that.genuine.Holy.Ghost.is.in.you.(which.is.this.Word.manifested),.you'll.see.the.
Message.and.the.hour,.because.it's.the.Holy.Ghost.that.does.it..But.there.has.to.be.something.
light. that. off,. inspiration. strike. you.. And. if. there's.... if. you. pour. water. on. the. ground,. on. the.
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ground,. on. the. ground,. and. there's. no. seed. in. there. to. strike. it,. how. can. it. ever. bring. forth.
anything?.There's.nothing.there.to.bring.forth..That.is,.that.only.the.Elected.of.God.will.see.It..
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At.this.point,.Branham.as.became.Zophar...Unless.you.believe.what.I'm.telling.you.—.you.are.
going.to.be.lost...Listen.to.me!..Forget.about.that.sacrifice.back.on.the.hill.at.Calvary!..That.is.in.
the.past,.this.is.the.present!..You.can.claim.the.cross.all.you.want.to.—.but.unless.you.believe.in.
the.fictional.stories.I.spoon\feed.you,.you.are.going.to.HELL!..
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Another.extra\bibical.event.you.may.have.missed:..Job's.already.been.resurrected!..Branham.
could.peel.back.the.curtain.of.time,.and.guess.which.men.were.resurrected.when.Christ.arose:.
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That.quickening.power.come.into.the.grave.of.Job,.where.there.wasn't.even.a.spoonful.of.the.
dust.of.his.bones.left..After.all.those.hundreds,.and.hundreds,.and.hundreds.of.years,.his.bones.
had.decayed..It\\it.went.back,.and.turned.back.to.the.gases.of.the.earth,.and.just.a.mere.ash.dust.
laid.there..But,.yet,.when.that.quickening.power,.according.to.the.Word.of.God,.to.the.promise,.
hundreds.and.hundreds,.yes,.thousands.of.years.later,.when.that.quickening.power.was.brought.
forth.from.the.grave;.Job,.Abraham,.Isaac,.Jacob,.all.of.them,.come.out.of.the.grave.with.Him..
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The.Bible.said.so..Saint.Matthew,.the.27th.chapter.and.the.51st.verse,.it.said,."Many.of.the.saints.
that.slept.in.the.dust.of.the.earth,.resurrected.and.come.out.of.the.graves.with.Him,.when.He.
come.up.on.Easter.morning.".Why?.They.had.that.potential..They.had.that.quickening.power,.
see,. and. raised. up. from. the. dead,. and. went. with. Him. in. the. resurrection.. Enjoyed. the.
resurrection.with.Him,.because.they.were.full.of.that.quickening.power..They.had.that.genuine.
Easter.seal..
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"Well,".you.say,."I.wish.I.lived.back.in.the.Old.Testament.".
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Friends,.don't.be.people.who.sit.in.groups.like.a.bunch.of.hippies.letting.one.person.tell.you.about.
what.happened.during.the.movie,.getting.the.details.second\hand...GO.TO.THE.MOVIE!..See.it.
for.yourselves.—.you're.already.going.to.movies.anyway!..You.are.already.breaking.one.of.the.
rules.by.legalistic.Zophar.the.prophet!.
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And.don't.get.your.bible.stories.second\hand...Read.them.for.yourselves...In.fact,.if.you.read.the.
Bible,.you'll.quickly.find.that.it's.far.better.than.any.movie.that.you.sneak.into.theaters.to.see!..
And.you.don't.have.to.look.over.your.shoulders.to.see.if.any.other.people.in.your.church.notice.
you. there!. . You. won't. have. that. awkward. moment. when. you. run. into. another. cult. church.
member.inside.the.theater!.
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It's.a.GOOD.BOOK!..It.has.EXCELLENT.stories,.inspired.and.created.by.God!..And.you.will.find.that.
ALL.stories.in.the.Bible.point.to.Christ.—.not.some.great.Zophar.that.will.one.day.rise.and.shake.
his. finger. of. accusation!. . All. books. point. to. the. sacrifice,. not. the. reason. the. sacrifice. was.
necessary!..
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Even.during.the.Law.of.Moses,.the.Book.describes.how.unworthy.we.really.are.—.unable.to.live.
for. even. a. generation. without. falling. back. into. sin.. . Without. the. sacrifice,. the. Hand. of. the.
Almighty.would.obliterate.us.all.and.wipe.us.from.the.face.of.the.earth!.
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Choose.the.Sacrifice.for.your.salvation,.not.some.man.who.pretended.to.be.a.prophet...A.prophet.
is.not.going.to.save.your.soul.from.hell...Only.Christ.can.save,.and.He.has.already.done.it.on.the.
cross...All.we.have.to.do.is.to.believe!.
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After.being.in.the.cult,.there.are.two.passages.that.I.lean.on...Colossians.2:18.and.Ephesians.2:8..
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I'm.not.a.big.fan.of.taking.single.verses.without.reading.their.context.like.William.Branham.did.in.
each.sermon,.but.I.think.you.will.find.that.these.two.verses.fit.together.like.a.glove...
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Listen.to.how.they.sound.together,.but.then.I.urge.you.to.go.back.and.read.the.entire.chapter.
for.each.of.these.passages...Let.NO.MAN.give.you.any.single.verse.as.a.context.for.his.message.
to.you.—.go.read.the.Book!..For.yourselves,.not.sitting.around.campfires.hearing.how.another.
man.read.the.Book!.
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Here.are.the.two.passages:.
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Let.no.one.disqualify.you,.insisting.on.asceticism.and.worship.of.angels,.going.on.in.detail.about.
visions,.puffed.up.without.reason.by.his.sensuous.mind.
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For.by.grace.are.you.saved.through.faith;.and.that.not.of.yourselves:.it.is.the.gift.of.God..
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Now.that.the.pastors.of.the.cults.are.seeing.the.noticeable.decrease.of.their.congregations,.and.
are.fielding.the.many.calls.of.questions.regarding.the.many.things.Branham.claimed.that.have.
been.proven.to.be.false,.their.sermons.have.also.noticeably.changed..
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For.years,.many.of.us.enslaved.by.the.cult.of.William.Branham.sat.listening.to.what.were.called.
sermons,. and. those. public. speeches. were. in. honor. and. commemoration. of. a. man. who. we.
believed.to.be.a.prophet.of.the.Lord...Many.of.us.heard.these.stories.now.under.question.over.
and.over.from.behind.the.pulpits,.with.some.strange.repetition.that.we.ourselves.did.not.even.
recognize..
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But.now,.as.the.congregations.are.starting.to.awaken,.the.sermons.have.changed.quite.a.bit...In.
many.sermons,.the.focal.point.is.no.longer.William.Branham...The.focal.point.has.quickly.became.
the.fear.that.their.churches.are.falling.apart,.and.that.fear.is.increased.with.vain.repetitions.of.
the.man.and.women.who.left.the.church.in.days.gone.by,.and.are.no.longer.alive...Sermons.that.
used.to.be.about.one.dead.guy.are.now.about.many.dead.people...
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It's.odd,.really...Before.Branham.was.exposed.as.a.false.prophet,.very.little.of.the.Bible.was.taught.
—.instead,.pastors.proclaimed.what.William.Branham.SAID.about.the.Bible...And.as.many.of.us.
have. noticed,. more. often. than. not,. what. he. said. was. entirely. different. than. what. the. Bible.
actually.said...
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But.the.pastors.used.to.proclaim.that.the.Bible.was.their.absolute,.and.it.lined.up.perfectly.with.
William.Branham's."message."..
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William.Branham.made.a.few.boastful.statements,.telling.others.that.if.any.prophecy.did.not.
happen.like.he.said,.we.could.post.a.sign.on.his.back.that.said,."False.Prophet."..Cult.pastors.have.
taken.this.a.step.further.in.days.gone.by,.saying.that.if.William.Branham.was.not.the."prophet.
for.this.day,".then.we.should.put.a.sign.on.their.back."False.Teacher."..And.rightfully.so.—.if.they.
were.retelling.false.teaching,.then.that.absolutely.makes.them.false.teachers..
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But.now.that.so.many.of.William.Branham's."prophecies".are.under.question,.and.now.having.
realized.that.he.never.even.mentioned.the.six.(or.seven).prophecies.of.1933.until.the.1950's,.you.
won't.hear.any.boasting.from.the.pastors.—.their.faith.in.what.they.call."the.prophet".has.been.
shaken..
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Few.people.have.caught.it,.but.their.faith.in.William.Branham.is.not.the.only.thing.that.has.been.
shaken.. . While. telling. their. congregations. for. so. many. years. that. the. Bible. was. absolute,.
undeniable.truth,.they.are.taking.a.much,.much.different.approach.with.their.sermons:..the.Bible.
has.discrepancies..
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I.am.in.amazement.by.this,.because.in.all.of.Paul's.letters,.his.instruction.to.the.church.was.to.lift.
one.another.up.in.faith.and.in.love...How.can.we.be.lifted.in.faith,.when.the.shepherds.in.places.
of.worship.are.preaching.questions.instead.of.answers?..
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One.cult.pastor.from.Johnson.City,.Tennessee.has.been.quoted.saying.that."There.is.no.proof.
that.God.is.real."..The.same.man.that.preached.an.entire.sermon.defending.the.false.prophet.—.
and. his. entire. defense. was. nothing. more. than. showing. his. congregation. what. he. called.
"discrepancies".in.the.scriptures...In.other.words,."The.Bible.has.error,.so.my.'prophet'.is.allowed.
to.have.error.too!".
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I.am.in.more.amazement.that.cult.followers.are.swallowing.what.they.are.being.spoon\fed...It.is.
as.if.they.don't.remember.the.same.pastors.telling.them.that.the.Word.of.God.was.undeniable!.
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In.the.new.church.I.attend,.the.Bible.is.proclaimed.as.absolute.Truth...And.in.our.Sunday.schools,.
instead. of. retelling. stories. of. how. great. our. pastor. was. several. years. ago,. they. examine. the.
scriptures.with.a.fine\toothed.comb.to.prepare.the.congregation.to.defend.their.belief.in.Christ...
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Picture.an.army.getting.ready.for.battle,.and.the.general.giving.his.advice.to.the.troops:..You.are.
going.out.to.fight.a.great.battle,.men!..Good.luck,.I'm.not.giving.you.any.weapons!".
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That's.what.cult.pastors.are.doing.regarding.the.Christian.faith!..Their.weapons.given.are.not.
weapons.to.defend.the.Bible.and.proclaim.Christ.risen.—.their.weapons.given.do.nothing.more.
than.tell.how.some.dead.guy.was.a.good.guy.when.he.was.not.dead..
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Let's.pretend.that.Branham.was.NOT.a.serial.liar,.false.prophet,.and.false.teacher...Let's.pretend.
that.his.ministry.DID.proclaim.the.coming.Christ,.just.as.John.the.Baptist.did.in.the.days.of.old..
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John. the. Baptist. proclaimed. that. he. must. DECREASE. so. that. Christ. could. INCREASE!. . The.
messenger.is.not.the.object.of.worship.—.Christ.is!.
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If. Branham. were. REALLY. this. person. the. cult. pastors. proclaim,. they. would. not. have. looked.
backwards.for.all.of.these.years.to.some.dead.guy...They.would.have.looked.forward.to.the.Risen.
Guy!..The.One.who.is.coming.to.catch.His.Bride.away!.
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There.is.absolutely.no.way.to.prepare.the.cult.followers.with.the.armor.that.their.pastors.are.
denying.them.in.one.single.post.of.one.single.day.—.they.should.be.getting.their.preparation.
every.Sunday.and.Wednesday.over.the.course.of.several.years...In.fact,.I'm.behind.the.game,.
having.sit.in.a."memorial.service.for.a.dead.guy".for.thirty\seven.years.of.my.life..
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But. compare. their. argument. of. showing. their. congregations. "Bible. discrepancies". with. actual.
Bible.history.—.history.in.which.they.have.absolutely.no.understanding...Branham.was.just.ONE.
man!..The.Bible.is.FILLED.with.great.men.of.old..
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What.if.we.replaced.the.Apostle.Paul.with.William.Branham...What.if."fake.apostle.Branham".
told. the. Thessalonians. that. . he. saw. a. light. in. the. wilderness,. and. that. light. was. Jesus. Christ...
â€¦and.then.he.told.the.Colossians.that.the.light.was.not.in.the.wilderness,.but.instead.in.the.
city.of.Rome!.
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You.see.how.silly.this.is?..Two.men.may.have.two.different.understandings.of.the.stories,.but.the.
same.man.will.not.tell.two.different.stories.of.an.experience.that.is.so.supernatural.that.not.a.
single.person.in.this.WORLD.would.forget!.
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Compound.that.with.the.history.of.the.scrolls,.which.very.few.pastors.even.understand...Long.
before.pen.and.paper,.long.before.the.scrolls.were.even.normalized.into.one.single.Bible,.scribes.
copied.the.scrolls.by.hand.for.reproduction...With.each.copy,.a.new."family".of.Bible.began,.and.
those.scrolls.were.copied.throughout.history...Some.copies.were.better.than.others,.having.little.
mistakes...
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A.common.misconception.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham.is.that."God.protected.the.words."..And.
I.use.the.word.misconception.ONLY.because.the.focus.is.in.the.wrong.place:."the.words.".
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Even.the.King.James.Bible.had.error,.and.the.version.they.now.read.from.behind.their.pulpits.is.
not.the.same.as.the.version.in.1611.when.it.was.originally.produced...
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God.protected.His.Word,.not.the.human.words.of.language.that.comprised.His.Word...There.is.
enough.evidence.that.the.words.differ.from.family.of.scroll.to.family.of.scroll.that.we.can.be.
assured.every.single.hand.that.touched.the.Bible.was.a.human.hand..
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And.the.Bible.that.we.read.is.not.written.from.ONE.single.scroll...It's.written.from.multiple.scrolls..
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This.method.of.handing.down.the.Word.of.God.from.generation.to.generation.was.very.prone.to.
error.. . And. with. all. of. the. families. of. scrolls,. the. only. way. to. gleam. the. authentic. text. is. to.
compare.scrolls.for.common.passages..
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With.the.progression.of.changing.text.due.to.either.human.error,.changes.in.the.understanding.
of. the. language,. or. devious. minds,. finding. the. authentic. text. became. a. challenge.. . So. "Bible.
cannons".were.formed..
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The.word.cannon.meant."something.to.be.measured."..Men.spent.weeks,.months,.and.years,.
comparing.the.text.from.each.of.the.families.of.scrolls...If.the.text.was.found.to.be.authentic,.it.
was.included.in.the.Bible.cannon..
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And.while.many.in.the.cult.do.not.realize.it,.Martin.Luther.attempted.to.remove.the.books.of.
Hebrews,.James,.Jude,.and.Revelation.from.the.cannon...Even.more.amazing.is.that.the.original.
King.James.Version.included.the.Apocrypha.—.a.set.of.books.containing.Jewish.history.between.
the.death.of.the.last.prophet.and.the.coming.of.Jesus.Christ...Had.those.books.still.been.included.
in.the.King.James.Version,.followers.would.have.quickly.noticed.that.many.of.the.prophecies.
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William.Branham.pointed.to.his.own."age".and.his.own."ministry".were.actually.fulfilled.after.the.
death.of.Malachi.and.before.God.sent.His.Son,.Jesus.Christ..
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Through. the. middle. ages,. the. most. common. Bible. cannon. was. the. Latin. Vulgate.. . For. most.
Western.Christians,.this.was.the.only.Bible.easily.accessible....The.writers.of.this.translation.had.
great. difficulty. in. understanding. the. Hebrew. Masoretic. text.. . The. Hebrew. language. had. no.
vowels.—.which.made.it.very.prone.to.mistakes...
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In. the. passage. from. Exodus. in. which. Moses. returns. to. the. people. after. receiving. the.
commandments.for.the.second.time,.the.word."karan".was.mistranslated...Based.on.the.root.
"keren",. which. often. means. horn,. this. word. was. literally. translated. as. "horn".. . We. now.
understand.that.word.to.be.better.translated.as."shining".or."emitting.rays.".
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It. was. because. of. this. mistake. that. Michelangelo's. statue. of. Moses. that. sits. in. Rome. today.
contains.horns!..Even.back.then,.men.and.women.did.not.question.the.translators.of.scripture.
—. and. held. the. words. of. text. literally. as. though. those. words. were. spoken. by. God. into. the.
translators.ear..
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The. history. of. the. scrolls. can. be. told. for. several. days. or. weeks. before. you. can. have. a. clear.
understanding.of.the.Bible.that.you.hold.in.your.hands.today...And.the.Word.of.God.is.clearly.
inspired. and. protected. by. God.. . God. had. his. hand. in. passing. His. word. from. generation. to.
generation,.down.through.time,.so.that.it.could.be.preserved.for.us.today..
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As.many."hands.in.the.pot".as.we.have.throughout.history,.it's.easy.to.see.that.if.God.did.not.
protect.His.Word,.we.would.have.nothing.but.a.complete.mess!..And.again,.this.would.have.been.
a. mess. that. was. created. by. misunderstanding. or. misinterpreting. the. Word. of. God. that. was.
handed.down.through.the.ages..
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This.is.the.EXACT.OPPOSITE.of.Searching.For.Vindication.finding.that.William.Branham.lied.about.
sixteen.men.falling.from.the.Bridge,.lying.about.denying.the.Pentecostal.religion.until.God.smote.
his.wife.and.child.by.the.flood,.or.the.many.other.things.that.have.been.uncovered..
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You.see,.when.a.new.scroll.is.uncovered,.it.PROOVES.God's.Word...As.common.text.is.found,.it.
authenticates.and."vindicates".what.we.already.know.and.believe.to.be.God's.Truth!.
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But.as.each.new.detail.is.uncovered.about.William.Branham's.life,.it.only.stacks.up.against.him...
The.more.evidence.that.is.uncovered,.the.more.he.sounds.like.either.a.charlatan.or.a.delusional.
man...
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And.while.these.types.of.scriptures.speaking.of.the."lawless.one".are.pointed.to.those.who.are.
examining.this.evidence,.we.find.that.they.fit.like.a.glove.when.compared.to.William.Branham's.
own.ministry...Take.2.Thessalonians.2.for.example:.
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"Now.concerning.the.coming.of.our.Lord.Jesus.Christ.and.our.being.gathered.together.to.him,.
we.ask.you,.brothers,.not.to.be.quickly.shaken.in.mind.or.alarmed,.either.by.a.spirit.or.a.spoken.
word,.or.a.letter.seeming.to.be.from.us,.to.the.effect.that.the.day.of.the.Lord.has.come...Let.no.
one.deceive.you.in.any.way.".
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It.is.forgotten.today,.but.many.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham.thought.that.the.day.of.the.Lord.
had.come.when.he.was.alive...When.he.was.buried,.hundreds.travelled.to.Jeffersonville.to.see.if.
he.would.rise.from.the.grave.at.Easter...Others.looked.for.the.day.of.the.Lord.in.1977.—.a.year.
that.Branham.claimed.as."divine.revelation".to.be.the.end.of.the.world..
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None.of.us.searching.for.Truth.have.pointed.any.single.person.to.a.false.end.of.the.world...Only.
Branham..
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Paul.continues:.
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"For. that. day. will. not. come,. unless. the. rebellion. comes. first,. and. the. man. of. lawlessness. is.
revealed,.the.son.of.destruction,.who.opposes.and.exalts.himself.against.every.so\called.god.or.
object.of.worship,.so.that.he.takes.his.seat.in.the.temple.of.God,.proclaiming.himself.to.be.God.".
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This.verse.is.pointed.to.seekers.of.Truth.because.of.the.word."rebellion,".but.still.not.a.single.
person.has.exalted.himself.or.herself.as."god."..None.of.us.are.to.be.worshipped,.and.we.would.
sit.down.and.have.a.talk.with.you.if.you.decided.to.do.so!..
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But.Branham.twisted.several.scriptures.that.were.supposed.to.point.to.Jesus.Christ...He.pointed.
those.scriptures.to.himself.and.his.own."ministry."..Even.today,.people.will.claim.that.Branham.
is.the.fulfillment.of.Luke.17:30.—.exalting.Branham.into.the.title."Son.of.Man."..Branham.is.NOT.
the.Son.of.Man,.and.when.the.Son.of.Man.is.revealed.to.us,.He.will.judge.all.who.believe.in.any.
other.son.of.man..
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Paul.knew.that.this.lawless.one.was.coming,.and.he.warned.the.people:.
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Do.you.not.remember.that.when.I.was.still.with.you.I.told.you.these.things?..And.you.know.what.
is.restraining.him.now.so.that.he.may.be.revealed.in.his.time...For.the.mystery.of.lawlessness.is.
already.at.work..Only.he.who.now.restrains.it.will.do.so.until.he.is.out.of.the.way...And.then.the.
lawless.one.will.be.revealed,.whom.the.Lord.Jesus.will.kill.with.the.breath.of.his.mouth.and.bring.
to.nothing.by.the.appearance.of.his.coming..
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Pastors.will.use.crazy.fear.tactics.about.how.members.of.their.cult.churches.left,.and.how.God.
smote.them.to.the.ground...But.why.do.they.forget.that.their.fearless.leader.was.also.smote.to.
the.ground,.in.a.far.worse.disaster?..It's.almost.as.if.God's.breath.blew.that.other.car.into.William.
Branham's.vehicle!.
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For.years,.the.rumor.was.spread.that.this.accident.was.caused.by.a.drunken.driver...I.urge.any.of.
you.to.examine.the.newspaper.article.about.the.death.and.find.this.part.of.the.story.there...In.
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fact,.if.you.compare.the.stories.given.by.Pearry.Greene,.Billy.Paul,.and.others,.you'll.quickly.notice.
that.NONE.of.them.match!..They.do.not.want.you.to.know.that.this.could.have.been.the.Hand.of.
the.Lord!.
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The.lawless.ones.are.not.those.who.are.pouring.into.their.Bibles,.examining.history,.and.testing.
the.prophet.as.the.Bible.instructs.us.to.do...Paul.tells.us.that.the.lawless.one.will.come.with.signs.
and.wonders.—.and.I.can.assure.you.that.none.of.us.have.any.signs.or.wonders...We'd.like.to.
take.Branham.up.on.his.offer.to.place.that.sign.on.his.back,.but.that.is.a.different.kind.of.sign.and.
none.of.us.are.willing.to.go.near.his.rotting.corpse..
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Listen.to.this.next.part.by.Paul,.and.compare.which.sounds.more.likely:..those.who.are.pouring.
into.their.Bibles,.or.that.guy.who.lied.about.God.speaking.through.the.heavens.in.front.of.ten.
thousand.people.and.five.hundred.to.be.baptized..
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The. coming. of. the. lawless. one. is. by. the. activity. of. Satan. with. all. power. and. false. signs. and.
wonders,.and.with.all.wicked.deception.for.those.who.are.perishing,.because.they.refused.to.
love.the.truth.and.so.be.saved...Therefore.God.sends.them.a.strong.delusion,.so.that.they.may.
believe.what.is.false,.in.order.that.all.may.be.condemned.who.did.not.believe.the.truth.but.had.
pleasure.in.unrighteousness..
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Notice.that.last.part?..Because.they.refused.to.love.truth,.God.sends.them.a.strong.delusion!.
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Why.else.can.you.show.the.entire.logbook.from.the.coast.guard,.emphatic.proof.that.William.
Branham's. prophecy. of. the. Clark. Memorial. Bridge. was. a. false. sign,. and. they. are. unwilling. to.
listen?. . They. are. unwilling. to. believe. in. the. truth!. . Paul. says. that. this. is. pleasure. in.
unrighteousness!..
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Don't.be.that.person.taken.captive.by.the.arguments.of.the.cult.pastors,.claiming.the.Word.of.
God.to.be.false.and.filled.with.error...It.has.nothing.to.do.with.a.man.who.lied.to.us!..There.are.
hundreds. of. books. and. websites. you. can. read,. written. by. REAL. Christians,. who. examine. and.
study.the.Word.of.God,.and.try.to.help.you.understand.how.and.why.the.translation.you.use.may.
raise.questions..
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But.unlike.these.cult.pastors,.they.also.give.the.answers.to.the.questions...You.will.quickly.find.
that.the.sermons.by.the.cult.pastors.give.no.answers...Why?..If.they.give.answers.to.the.Bible.
questions,.then.they.must.also.give.answers.to.the.Branham.questions..
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And.they.know.that.cannot.be.accomplished..
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Bypassing$Calvary$
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If.you.are.a.Christian,.then.you.follow.Christ..If.you.follow.Christ,.then.you.believe.that.Jesus.
Christ. is. the. Son. of. the. Living. God,. sent. down. by. the. Father. for. atonement. for. our. sins.. You.
believe.that.He.died.on.the.cross.for.our.sins,.and.that.without.the.work.that.Christ.did.on.Calvary,.
we.would.not.be.saved..
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If.you.are.a.Christian,.then.you.believe.that.NOTHING.can.replace.that.atonement..Nothing.can.
replace.the.work.that.Jesus.Christ.did.on.the.cross..
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If.you.are.NOT.a.Christian,.you.believe.that.there.is.a.better.way..An.easier.way..Simply.asking.
some.other.man.\\.not.God,.man.\\.for.salvation...
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Cult. followers. will. deny. this.. They. will. tell. you. that. Christ. is. the. way. to. salvation.. Yet. while.
outwardly.professing.Christ,.they.will.inwardly.believe.there.is.a.better.way..
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Such.is.the.way.of.those.that.Branham."granted".salvation.to..Side\stepping.Calvary,.given.free.
"tickets.to.heaven.".
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This.is.one.such.story:.
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Jim.Ed.Daulton.
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Born:.October.7,.1938.Location:.Flagstaff,.Arizona.The.eldest.son.of.a.father.who.was.the.desire.
of.his.heart.given..Predecessor.of.the.'Flagstaff.Tabernacle..
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In.1960.father.went.through.the.line.and.Brother.Branham.asked.him.what.he.needed,.he.said.
to. him.. "The. salvation. of. my. family,". Brother. Branham. said,. "Do. you. believe. this. Brother.
Daulton?".Father.replied,."Sure.I.do.."Brother.Branham.looked.at.my.father.with.those.piercing.
eyes.(I.believe.that.whoever.looked.at.the.eyes.of.the.prophet.could.know.that.he.was.a.man.of.
God).and.he.said:".I.give.them.to.you.in.the.name.of.our.Lord.Jesus.Christ."Several.days.later,.as.
a.father.Brother.Branham.met,.he.said.to.him.".When.you.came.to.me.and.asked.for.your.family,.
I.heard.a.voice.saying,."Give.him.what.he.asks.".For.a.man.with.a.family.of.10.children.(and.two.
more.to.come),.that.was.a.real.promise.Today.we.saw.that.promise.fulfilled,.and.all.children.are.
saved.and.serve.the.Lord..
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In.1961,.Father.told.us.that.Brother.Branham.Kentucky.would.come.to.go.fishing..Somerset,.We.
were.convinced.that.he.would.come..To.my.father's.house.So.we.went.to.clean.the.house,.we.
painted.it,.and.a.few.days.later.he.came.and.went.fishing.with.dad..Mary.and.I.were.remodeling.
our.house.and.it.was.a.mess,.wallpaper.and.everything..That.particular.day,.I.did.not.come.home.
for.dinner,.but.my.wife.begged.me.and.I.went..When.I.got.there.Brother.Branham.stood.in.the.
front.yard.with.a.rope.with.fish.on.it..He.wanted.someone.who.fish.ready..For.himWe.left.Brother.
Branham.come.in.and.started.to.excuse.our.mess.for.us.With.a.grin,.he.told.us.that.it.will.be.
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when. the. Lord. comes. when. we. least. expect. Him!. So. Grandmother. Baker,. Mary's. widowed.
mother.was.living.at.that.time.with.us..Brother.Branham.told.her.that.he.hoe.cakes,.fried.fish,.
and.iced.tea.wanted!.
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I.have.long.wondered.why.he.came.to.our.home,.but.later.I.heard.Brother.Branham.on.tape.
saying.that.God.always.sends.His.prophet.to.the.house.of.the.widow..It.was.probably.because.of.
grandmother.Hattie.Baker,.he.came.to.us.that.day..We.were.so.sure.he.would.go..Fathers.house.
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Brother. Branham. behaved. among. us. simply. as'. one. of. the. boys.. ". We. once. went. hunting. in.
Colorado,.three.feet.of.snow.(about.1.meter).fell.in.the.camp.and.snowed.us..Brother.Branham.
was.there.with.the.rest.of.us,.snow.shoveling.and.helping.to.make.a.way.out..It.was.truly.an.
experience..To.my.knowledge.this.was.the.only.yacht.of.Brother.Branham.where.sisters.were.
with!.We.took.our.women.to.cook.for.us..We.had.a.tent.for.them.and.a.tent.for.the.men..
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So.we.were.stuck.for.three.days,.but.that.did.not.care..For.us,.that.was.snow.from.the.Lord,.
because.we.were.all.the.time.there..Brother.Branham.sat.there.and.taught.us.the.Word..There.
he.explained.to.us.how.the.Holy.Spirit.can.receive.and.still.lost.every.day..He.drew.us.how.to.
have.a.place.in.your.heart.for.that.little.serpent.nature,.and.how.the.Holy.Spirit.comes.and.kills..
That.was.before.he.came.to.Prescott..In.1962.we.moved.to.Prescott..There.were.about.20.families.
lived.together.in.a.large.trailer.park,.and.although.things.seemed.peaceful,.under.the.surface.
they.were.not.always.so..In.1964.Brother.Branham.came.to.the.trailer.park.and.he.preached.a.
message.that.is.now.called."The.Queer.'is.(for.us.he.called.the.nut.and.bolt)..So,.after.Brother.
Branham. had. left,. we. bought. chains,. we. took. nuts. and. bolts. and. made. necklaces. for. men,.
because.he.had.said.something.about.us..He.came.to.visit.us.again.in.1965..He.came.in.each.of.
our.homes..We.heard.later.that.he,.if.he.then.came.to.the.park.argued,.with.Leo.Mercier.and.
Gene.Goad..He.tried.to.correct.things..He.was.so.gentle.and.friendly..He.said.Leo,."Peter.tried.
(community.life),.and.it.did.not.work.".Brother.Leo.said,."Brother.Branham,.it.works.".Brother.
Branham.just.said.very.softly:."Leo,.it.will.not.work.".Since.we.knew.in.nothing.about.that.time,.
and.it.took.10.years.before.we.heard.what.he.had.said..But.he.was.right..It.did.not.work..
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Through.my.dealings.with.Brother.Branham,.I.learned.one.thing,.how.to.be,.without.fighting..
Militant.of.the.Word.of.God.When.Brother.Branham.prayed.for.me.as.a.young.man,.he.asked.the.
Lord.to.make.as.Irenaeus.me..He.prayed.that.he.wanted.to.make..Me.a.peacemaker.I.could.never.
gluing.together..Irenaeus.was.a.militant.for.the.Word.of.God..But.how.could.you.be.a.peacemaker.
and.at.the.same.time.a.militant?.
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After.I.became.pastor.was.here.in.Flagstaff.Tabernacle,.I.told.one.day.to.the.meeting..I.did.not.
understand. what. Brother. Branham. prayed. over. me,. to. be. a. peacemaker. and. also. to. be. as.
Irenaeus..Militant.A.little.sister.in.the.congregation.said,."Brother.Jim,.just.be.a.peaceful.militant.".
After.all.these.years.I.had.my.answer..Be.a.peaceful.militant.for.the.Word.of.God..Do.not.be.evil..
I.saw.Brother.Branham.did.with.Brother.Leo.and.Brother.Gene,.but.I.could.not.glue.together.
unless.years.later..Brother.Branham.was.a.very.peaceful.person,.and.yet.he.was.a.militant.for.the.
Word.of.God,.and.he.had.a.very.special.way.to.do.it..
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At.that.time.many.things.happened,.we.thought.it.was.just.a.coincidence.There.was.a.place.we.
like.to.hunt,.she.was.called."Spider.Ranch.".We.went.hunting.for.several.years.in.that.position..
We.could.there.really.move.freely..At.certain.times.of.the.year,.we.even.knew.the.position.of.the.
stars..Once.we.were.there.to.hunt.with.Brother.Branham,.we.noticed.a.very.bright.light.in.the.
sky..We.knew.it.was.not.a.star,.but.we.really.did.not.know.what.it.could.be..Pa.Brother.Branham.
asked:."What.is.that.light.the.camp?".Brother.Branham.said,."Brother.Ed,.I.can.not.say.for.sure,.
but.I.want.you.to.know.that.he.is.never.far.from.where.I.am.".
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Brother.Branham.really.had.a.sense.of.humor.and.he.loved.to.tell.jokes..I.remember.one.day.
when.we.were.hunting..We.drove.in.our.old.truck,.about.two.miles.on.the.roughest.road.you.
could.ever.ride..The.whole.time.he.told.us.jokes.so.we.double.rolled.with.laughter..Later.he.said:.
"You.know,.God.loves.humor,.but.he.hates.dirty.talk.".
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When.we.had.another.time.out.there,.one.of.our.trucks.overheated..We.pulled.the.hunting.camp.
to.find.water..Brother.Branham.stepped.out.with.the.rest.of.us,.and.the.man.who.came.to.ask.us.
what.we.needed,.swore.like.a.blue.lightning..The.terrible.words.I.ever.heard.in.my.life..He.was.
not.mad.at.us,.but.it.was.just.his.way.of.talking..We.did.not.know.what.to.say..Brother.Branham.
stood.there.and.just.looked.around..Then.he.said,."Son,.the.Lord.God.in.Arizona.certainly.thrown.
a.lot.of.rocks.here,.is.not.it?".And.after.he.Lord's.name.mentioned,.said.that.man.no.curse.more.
out.the.entire.time.we.were.there..I.learned.a.great.lesson.that.day,.how.you.could.stay.polite,.
and.yet.could.bring..The.presence.of.God.Or.how.you.could.make.His.Presence..Anyone.aware.
of.a.few.common.words.He.made.that.man.conscious.of.God,.and.he.stopped.swearing..
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I.knew.Brother.Branham.for.six.years,.and.that.was.one.of.the.greatest.experiences.of.my.life..I.
saw.him.under.inspiration,.my.dreams.were.interpreted.by.him..I.went.hunting.with.him.as.an.
ordinary.human.being.Every.time,.when.I.was.with.him,.I.felt.that.I.could.get.what.circumstances..
Among.the.equal.
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When.Brother.Branham.to.be.always.left.me.feeling.that.I.was.more.in.love.with.Jesus.Christ,.
more.than.ever.before..
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ExtraSBiblical$Details$
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I.recently.watched.a.series.on.the.History.Channel.called."The.Bible."..It.was.a.phenomenal.set.
of.videos,.walking.you.through.the.history.of.the.Bible.as.it.told.a.story..
.
I.was.very.shocked.in.a.few.places...Having.grown.up.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham,.and.having.
been.taught.so.many.extra\biblical.stories,.it.was.a.real.eye.opener.as.to.just.how.different.the.
Bible.is.from.the.inventions.of.a.man...
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Though.few.will.admit.it,.there.are.several.common.themes.that.were.present.in.the.underlying.
agenda. of. William. Branham's. ministry.. . Stories. were. changed. to. elevate. the. status. of. the.
prophets. rather. than. the. God. that. spoke. through. them.. . Some. men,. though. not. once. in. the.
scriptures.ever.speaking.the.Voice.of.the.Lord.as.a.prophet,.were.raised.up.into."prophet.status".
in.the.extra\biblical.teachings...Women.were.lessor.in.status,.almost.inconsequential.to.the.Bible.
stories...The.hidden.agenda.goes.on.and.on..
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I.often.found.myself.opening.my.Bible.to.see.for.myself.as.I.watched.the.series...There.were.many.
things.in.the.story.that.I.never.knew.—.and.I.thought.that."Hollywood".had.taken.liberty.with.the.
video...But.after.comparing.it.to.the.Bible,.I.found.in.almost.every.case.that.no.liberties.were.
taken.—.I.had.just.never.been.taught.the.things.that.other.Christians.knew.and.took.for.granted..
.
There.were.times.I.would.say.to.myself,."Why.didn't.they.tell.this.part,.or.that?"..It.seemed.to.
me.that.there.were.portions.missing.from.the.video.that.were.critical.in.getting.the.Bible.story.
out.to.the.people...But.in.many.instances,.I.found.that.the.extra.parts.of.the.story.simply.were.
not.found.in.scripture...
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As.a.former.cult.follower,.it.was.almost.offensive.the.way.that.the.women.were.presented.in.the.
story...Women.avoided.their.household.chores.to.follow.Jesus,.learning.how.to.teach.others...We.
were.so.engrained.with.the.false.idea.that.women.should.not.teach,.and.how.the.men.are.to.be.
higher. ranking. because. of. the. constant. belittling. of. Branham. saying,. "Women. are. the.
BIPRODUCT!".
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But. as. I. read. through. the. scriptures. while. watching. the. video,. I. quickly. realized. that. women.
played.a.very.strong.of.a.role.in.the.story.of.the.Bible...The.women.DID.leave.their.chores.to.
follow.Jesus.and.learn.as.he.taught.—.which.was.not.only.against.the.cult.theology,.but.also.
against.the.Jewish.culture.for.the.time.that.Jesus.walked.the.earth...In.fact,.it.would.have.been.
revolutionary.to.have.sent.both.men.and.women.into.the.cities.to.spread.the.Gospel.—.most.of.
the.Pharisees.would.have.openly.condemned.these."biproducts.".
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The.story.that.really.caught.my.eye.regarding.the.discrimination.and.condemnation.of.women.in.
the.cult.was.the.story.of.Abraham.and.Sarah...
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In.the.cult,.Sarah.was.practically.ridiculed...But.in.the.video.from.the.History.Channel,.she.was.
the.mother.of.the.royal.seed.of.Abraham...Abraham.loved.her,.and.she.was.his.partner.—.not.his.
slave...She.was.devastated.when.she.could.not.bear.a.son.for.Abraham..
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In.the.story.given.by.the.cult,.God.came.down.in.human.flesh.to.speak.to.Abraham.—.which.was.
very. similar. to. the. video.. . But. in. the. cult,. when. the. Lord. and. the. angels. were. speaking. to.
Abraham,.Sarah.was.frowned.upon.like.she.was.some.slave.told.to.wait.in.the.tent.alone...In.fact,.
because.she.laughed.within.herself,.she.was.almost.condemned.to.DIE.according.to.Branham!.
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The.Messenger,.and.He.said,."Abraham,.where.is.your.wife.(S\a\r\a\h).Sarah?".How'd.He.know.
it?.How.did.He.know.it?..Abraham.said,."She's.in.the.tent.behind.You."..He.said,."I'm.going.to.visit.
you.according.to.the.time.that.I.promised.you..I'm.going.to.visit.you.".And.Sarah.kind.of.laughed.
to.herself..
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65\1206..MODERN.EVENTS.ARE.MADE.CLEAR.BY.PROPHECY..
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Notice.this.next.part...Branham.makes.a.clear.point.to.position.the.Lord.in\between.Sarah.and.
the.tent...This,.friends,.is.what.we.call."extra\biblical."..
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In.the.video.of.the.Bible,.the.men.approached.Abraham,.as.men.NORMALLY.would.do...They.did.
not. inject. themselves. between. Abraham. and. his. wife,. Sarah.. . Why. does. Branham. go. to. such.
extremes.to.make.sure.the.back.was.turned.to.Sarah?..She.didn't.even.have.a.prayer.card.for.the.
Lord.to.guess.her.name!..And.the.address.was.pretty.clear.—.she.was.in.that.tent,.right.behind.
Abraham!.
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With.His.back.to.the.tent,.and.He.said,."Why.did.Sarah.laugh,.saying,.'How.can.these.things.be?'".
If.she.hadn't.been.in.Abraham,.his.bride.at.that.time,.God.would.have.slayed.her..So.would.we.
today.with.all.of.our.unbelief,.if.we.wasn't.in.Christ..That.holds.us.right.there,.see..He.couldn't.
hurt.or.couldn't.take.Sarah.without.hurting.Abraham..See?.
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65\1206..MODERN.EVENTS.ARE.MADE.CLEAR.BY.PROPHECY.
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Do.you.feel.the.oppression.of.women.in.this?..It.is.slithering.out.of.his.words,.despising.Sarah.for.
laughing...
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And.the.loving.God.that.was.in.the.video,.the.God.who.loved.Abraham.in.the.Bible,.was.now.a.
God.of.wrath!..Who.cares.about.Sarah.—.but.Abraham.had.POWER!..He.was.a.PROPHET!..God.
spared.her.so.that.he.did.not.offend.His.PROPHET!.
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And.did.you.notice.that.Branham.called.Abraham.a.prophet.all.throughout.his.ministry,.just.like.
the.Islamic.religion?..In.the.Christian.Bible,.Abraham.was.the.Father.of.Nations,.and.he.was.on.
earth.BEFORE.the.prophets..
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Abraham.did.see.a.vision,.and.God.gave.him.the.vision...He.had.A.prophecy,.but.Branham.tried.
to.increase.the.respect.for.the.men.called."prophets".because.he.promoted.himself.as.one...
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Luke.16.makes.a.clear.distinction.between.Abraham.and.the.prophets.that.spoke.with.the.Voice.
of. God. to. turn. the. Children. of. Israel. from. their. idolatry. in. the. Old. Testament.. . And. it. comes.
directly.from.Abraham!.
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"But.Abraham.said,.'They.have.Moses.and.the.Prophets;.let.them.hear.them.'"..\Luke.16:29.
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Even.the.Jews.made.this.distinction,.and.it's.in.the.book.of.John:.
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The.Jews.said.to.him,."Now.we.know.that.you.have.a.demon!.Abraham.died,.as.did.the.prophets,.
yet.you.say,.'If.anyone.keeps.my.word,.he.will.never.taste.death.'..\John.8:52.
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But.the.story.told.by.the.History.Channel.—.which.seems.to.line.up.with.scripture.MORE.than.
Branham's.story.of.the.slave.woman.Sarah.who.almost.got.herself.smote.dead.—.was.that.the.
loving.God.who.loved.Abraham.ALSO.loved.Sarah!..
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God.knew.that.Sarah.was.old...He.knew.that.Sarah.could.not.understand.how.she.could.bear.a.
son.being.long.past.the.days.of.childbirth...God.was.not.going.to.smite.her.to.the.ground.for.not.
understanding.or.for.lack.of.faith!..God.BUILT.UP.her.faith!.
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You. see,. as. with. most. cults,. that. is. the. common. theme:. condemnation. if. you. have. trouble.
believing...And.not.believing.in.God,.or.Christ,.but.believing.in.the.extra\biblical.stories,.or.the.
failed.prophecies,.or.the.life.stories.that.you.absolutely.know.in.your.heart.to.be.false...
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God.wants.you.to.believe.in.ONE.thing:..that.Jesus.Christ.is.the.Son.of.God,.sent.down.to.earth.
to.save.each.one.of.us.from.our.sin,.and.so.He.lived.the.perfect.life,.died.on.the.cross.for.our.
salvation,.and.rose.again.so.that.we.can.rise.with.him...
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There.were.likely.people.who.did.not.believe.John.the.Baptist...But.John.couldn't.save.them.—.
JESUS.could...There.were.people.who.did.not.believe.the.words.of.Paul.and.Silas...So.they.checked.
them.out.for.themselves!..As.they.were.teaching.in.the.synagogue,.these.Jews.examined.the.
scriptures...After.finding.the.words.to.be.true,.they.believed.in.Christ!..God.didn't.strike.them.to.
the.ground.for.not.believing.Paul.—.who.cares.about.the.man!..It.is.the.GOD.that.we.are.to.serve!..
Faith.in.Jesus.Christ!.
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In.fact,.the.Bible.calls.these.people."noble".for.examining.the.information.for.themselves!.
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The.brothers.immediately.sent.Paul.and.Silas.away.by.night.to.Berea,.and.when.they.arrived.they.
went.into.the.Jewish.synagogue...Now.these.Jews.were.more.noble.than.those.in.Thessalonica;.
they.received.the.word.with.all.eagerness,.examining.the.Scriptures.daily.to.see.if.these.things.
were.so...\Acts.17.
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But.religious.cults.do.not.want.you.to.question...They.feel.very.threatened.if.you.do.question,.
because.the.elders.KNOW.the.problems.with.the.teaching...They.KNOW.that.Sarah.was.not.off.
in.some.corner.while."THE.MEN".were.outside.discussing.HER.FATE.without.her.consent!..They.
KNOW.that.God.does.not.treat.women.as.unfairly.as.the.cults.do!.
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Listen.to.the.REAL.story.of.Abraham's.wife.Sarah.inside.the.tent.while.Abraham.is.speaking.to.
the.Lord...It.is.found.in.Genesis.18:.
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They.said.to.him,."Where.is.Sarah.your.wife?".And.he.said,."She.is.in.the.tent."..The.Lord.said,."I.
will.surely.return.to.you.about.this.time.next.year,.and.Sarah.your.wife.shall.have.a.son.".And.
Sarah.was.listening.at.the.tent.door.behind.him...
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Now.this.is.the.part.where.a.cult.will.practically.STOP,.and.invent.the.rest.of.the.story...Clear.
separation.of.gender.here.—.Sarah.in.the.tent,.the.men.outside...Only.you'll.notice,.she.was.at.
the.door.of.the.tent!..Not.hidden.in.some.corner!.
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In.fact,.the.Bible.goes.further.to.EXPLAIN.why.Sarah.laughed.—.before.she.even.does.it:.
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Now.Abraham.and.Sarah.were.old,.advanced.in.years..The.way.of.women.had.ceased.to.be.with.
Sarah...So.Sarah.laughed.to.herself,.saying,."After.I.am.worn.out,.and.my.lord.is.old,.shall.I.have.
pleasure?".
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Tell.me.—.if.you.were.to.go.find.some.elderly.woman.with.a.stooped.back.and.a.walker,.and.tell.
her.that.you.were.going.to.make.passionate.love.to.her,.don't.you.think.she.would.find.it.the.
slightest.bit.humorous?.."Not.with.ME,.sonny.boy!..My.false.teeth.might.fall.out!".
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You.see,.in.the.eyes.of.man.[and.women],.this.is.impossible...Abraham.and.Sarah.no.doubt.had.
some.difficulty.with.this.—.it's.hard.to.have.faith.when.every.sign.tells.you.differently..
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But.unlike.the.cult.—.God.does.not.let.you.run.on.blind.faith...He.doesn't.ask.you.to.believe.
something.without.GIVING.you.the.faith.to.believe!..He.doesn't.ask.you.to.believe.wild.stories.
about.things.that.are.completely.proven.false.in.the.PAST.—.he.asks.you.to.believe.things.that.
ARE.going.to.happen.in.the.future!..And.he.gives.you.everything.you.need.to.keep.the.faith!.
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Why.do.you.think.He.was.there.talking.to.Abraham.and.Sarah?..The.cult.would.have.said,."Well,.
they. didn't. believe!. . They. lost. the. faith,. so. he. slept. with. that. mistress. Hagar!. . Let's. ex\
communicate.him.before.that.unbelief.disease.spreads!".
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God.doesn't.work.like.this...He.was.there.to.boost.the.faith...He.already.had.a.son.by.Hagar,.
Ishmael.—.their.faith.was.diminishing.quickly...God.was.there.to.lift.it.back.up..
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Here's.the.one.line.of.the.story.that.you.will.hear.in.the.cult.while."THE.MEN".are.outside.talking:.
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The.Lord.said.to.Abraham,."Why.did.Sarah.laugh.and.say,.'Shall.I.indeed.bear.a.child,.now.that.I.
am.old?'..
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But.remember,.Sarah.is.in.the.DOORWAY.to.the.tent...She's.standing.behind.Abraham...God.IS.
speaking.to.Abraham.—.but.He.is.ALSO.speaking.to.Sarah!.
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Notice. the. shift. in. conversation.. . It. quickly. changes. from. the. gender. inequality. of. the. cult.
doctrine...It.changes.from.a.conversation.between."THE.MEN,".into.a.conversation.with."God's.
Children."..
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Is.anything.too.hard.for.the.Lord?.At.the.appointed.time.I.will.return.to.you,.about.this.time.next.
year,.and.Sarah.shall.have.a.son.".But.Sarah.denied.it,.saying,."I.did.not.laugh,".for.she.was.afraid..
He.said,."No,.but.you.did.laugh.".
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Notice.that.last.sentence:.."He.[The.Lord].said,.'No,.but.you.did.laugh'".
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Who.was.He.[The.Lord].speaking.to?..Are.you.going.to.believe.the.oppressive.cult,.that.God.was.
ONLY.speaking.to.Abraham.while.Sarah.was.hiding.in.some.corner.of.the.tent?..
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Or.are.you.going.to.believe.the.Bible,.straight.out.of.Genesis.18,.where.Sarah.was.standing.behind.
Abraham.in.the.doorway.as.the.Lord.stood.there.conversing.with.them?.
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We.do.not.serve.a.God.who.is.not.understanding...We.serve.a.God.full.of.compassion...We.serve.
a.God.who.knows.that.we.face.trials,.a.God.who.knows.that.we.will.have.doubts,.a.God.who.
knows.that.we.will.sin.from.day.to.day...We.serve.a.God.who.loves.us,.who.provides.for.us,.and.
who.gives.us.just.what.we.need.so.that.we.keep.the.faith...
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We.do.not.serve.a.God.who."turns.us.over.to.Satan".for.questioning.—.like.the.Branham.cult.has.
done.in.so.many.churches.around.the.world...Questions.mean.that.you.are.paying.attention...
Questions.mean.that.you.are.concerned.for.your.salvation,.that.you.want.to.make.sure.that.you.
are.walking.according.to.His.perfect.will...
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Questions.are.what.brings.answers...But.only.if.there.are.answers.to.be.given...
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In.Abraham.and.Sarah's.case,.the.answer.WAS.given...Sarah.DID.bring.forth.another.child,.even.
though.both.she.and.Abraham.were.filled.with.doubt...God.came.to.boost.their.faith,.to.tell.them.
of.the.coming.son,.and.give.them.the.answer.that.proved.God.is.real...
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So.many.are.fleeing.the.cult,.our.website.traffic.is.increasing.daily.with.questions,.comments,.and.
new.faces.who.are.seeking.answers...
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Jesus.is.the.ONLY.answer...There.is.no.answer.that.can.be.given.for.a.failed.prophecy.—.that.
prophecy.is.already.in.the.past...Jesus.is.in.the.future,.and.He.is.coming.to.take.us.with.Him...Look.
forward.to.the.Answer,.not.backward.to.the.question.that.has.no.answer!.
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To$Whom$Shall$We$Go?$
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We.are.receiving.phone.calls,.emails,.contact.submission.from.the.website,.and.private.messages.
daily. from. those. that. are. fleeing. the. cult. of. William. Branham.. . It. is. a. brave. new. step,. one.
deserving.of.the.thoughts.and.prayers.of.all.who.have.been.set.free..
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And. new. apologetics. sites. are. launching.. . Just. last. night,. we. received. notification. that. a. new.
Branham. cult. apologetics. site. was. launching. in. Romania. (http://www.mesajul.blogspot.com)...
Many.are.starting.to.realize.that.not.only.were.they.following.a.false.prophet,.they.were.tricked.
into.false.teaching..
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One.statement.found.on.the.site.made.a.very.strong.point...As.one.person.realized.they.were.
deceived,.it.sent.them.into.a.state.of.shock.with.physical.effects...Difficulty.eating,.head.aching,.
and.extreme.stress.because.of.the.sudden.realization.that.the.man.they.once.thought.to.be.a.
humble,.gentle.servant.was.a.wolf.in.sheep's.clothing..
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The.astounding.point.was.that.they.realized.that.they.had.received.Branham.into.their.hearts.
INSTEAD.of.the.Lord.Jesus.Christ...If.they.had.received.Christ.into.their.hearts,.this.would.have.
not.bothered.them.so.badly.—.their.focus.was.in.the.wrong.place!.
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With.each.new.person.that.makes.an.exit.from.this.cult.of.bondage,.the.same.question.is.asked:..
"Where.do.we.go.from.here?".
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This.reminds.me.of.the.words.spoken.by.Simon.Peter.in.the.Bible:.
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"Simon.Peter.answered.him,."Lord,.to.whom.shall.we.go?.You.have.the.words.of.eternal.life".\\.
John.6:68.
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You.see,.we.were.taught.that.something.ELSE.was.the."Voice.of.God,".and.that.the.Bible.now.
had.an.additional."Spoken.Word."..And.it.was.not.the.Voice.of.God.from.the.Bible,.it.was.the.
voice.of.a.man.who.SOUNDED.like.a.soothing,.gentle.peacemaker.in.the.beginning,.but.showed.
his.true.colors.towards.the.end.of.his.life..
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Having. been. taught. that. this. set. of. sermons. filled. with. a. man. giving. fictional. stories. about.
himself,.false.prophecy,.and.false.teaching.are.the."New.Voice.of.God,".it.makes.the.question.
more.difficult...To.whom.SHALL.we.go?.
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To.make.matters.worse,.many.of.the.angry.cult.members.who.sit.watching.each.forum.post.and.
social.thread.confuse.the.matter...Their.argument.is.that."if.William.Branham.was.not.the.'Elijah'.
for.this.day,.then.WHO.is?"..â€¦and.then.they.continue.to.fill.the.thread.with.the.mistakes.of.
fallen.soldiers.in.who.once.spread.the.Gospel..
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In.fact,.we.had.one.gentleman.on.our.forum.(assuming.it.was.a.man),.who.started.filling.the.
forum.with.post.after.post.after.post.of.men.and.women.of.the.new."Health.and.Wealth.Gospel".
variety. who. were. still. preaching. while. filled. with. sin.. . They. didn't. even. realize. that. Branham.
himself.was.a.founding.father.to.this.movement!..
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Others,.who.are.unwilling.to.study.the.scriptures.or.the.many.in.the.line.of."Malachi.4.Prophets,".
use.the.argument.that.they.are.expecting.a.new."Elijah."..And.William.Branham.is.the.only.man.
they.can.find.still.alive.who.claimed.to.be.this.new."Elijah.".
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It.doesn't.take.much.to.see.that.William.Branham.was.just.one.of.the.branches.that.bore.this.
"Elijah.fruit."..The.man.Branham,.F..F..Bosworth,.and.many.of.Branham's.associates.respected.
was.also.believed.to.be.a."Malachi.4.Prophet,".John.Alexander.Dowie...William.Sowders,.who.
Branham.seemed.to.have.copied.his."Baptismal.Commission.Story".from,.was.another.Malachi.4.
prophet..
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One.man.took.a.single.verse.from.Matthew.17.—.the.cult's.programmed.response.—.where.Jesus.
said,."Elijah.DOES.come,.and.he.will.restore.all.things.".
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But.they.didn't.even.read.the.rest.of.the.paragraph!..
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But. I. tell. you. that. Elijah. has. already. come,. and. they. did. not. recognize. him,. but. did. to. him.
whatever.they.pleased..So.also.the.Son.of.Man.will.certainly.suffer.at.their.hands."..Then.the.
disciples.understood.that.he.was.speaking.to.them.of.John.the.Baptist..
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The.Bible.foretold.the.coming.of.Christ.—.all.down.through.the.prophets...This.was.a.BIG.event,.
one.that.was.announced...John.the.Baptist.WAS.the.last.announcer.for.the.first.coming.of.Christ...
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But.you.must.add.to.the.scriptures.if.you.try.to.teach.that.there.is.an.announcer.for.the.second.
coming!..Even.Jesus.Himself.says.that.it.will.be.a.sudden.coming.that.will.catch.many.unaware...
If.it.is.going.to.be.a.surprise,.there.cannot.be.an.'announcer!'.
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But.the.question,."To.Whom.Shall.We.Go,".is.a.difficult.one...The.answer.is.different.for.every.
single.family,.in.every.single.city,.in.every.single.country.around.the.world...And.it.is.not.a.decision.
that.any.of.the.apologetics.websites.can.make.for.you,.this.is.something.that.must.be.received.
through.prayer.and.guidance.by.the.Holy.Spirit..
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Some.have.felt.led.by.the.Spirit.to.STAY.in.the.Branham.cult.—.knowing.that.it.is.a.cult.of.false.
teaching...Their.decision,.though.prayer,.was.based.on.a.strong.feeling.of.pain.for.the.people.
trapped.into.the.cult...They.want.to.help.them.to.be.set.free,.and.want.to.work.directly.WITH.the.
people.they.are.trying.to.help..
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And.this.is.dangerous.grounds...It.reminds.me.of.Sean.Connery.riding.with.Indiana.Jones.into.the.
"lion's.den".of.Nazi.Germany,.when.he.said,."We're.pilgrims.in.an.unholy.land,.Indy!".
86.
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I.have.heard.other.apologetics.against.this,.because.they.are.eating.tainted.spiritual.food.—.but.
I.can't.disagree.with.their.leading.by.the.Spirit...God.will.never.fail.us,.never.let.us.fall.beyond.
reach...
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In.the.cult,.we.were.afraid.of.outside.spirits...The."spirit.of.question".was.the.greatest.fear.—.
that.spirit.might.just.drag.you.down.to.HELL!".
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The.Bible.is.very.clear.that.when.Christ.sent.His.Spirit.to.all.flesh,.we.were.given.power.over.the.
spirits,.and.there.is.no.spirit.that.Christ.has.not.been.given.authority.over..
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The.same.thing.was.argued.when.Paul.was.preaching.to.the.men.and.women.in.cities.filled.with.
pagan.temple.worship,.and.they.were.even.afraid.to.eat.the.meat.used.in.the.pagan.sacrifice.—.
unclean.meat.according.to.the.Mosaic.Law.under.the.Old.Covenant..
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Paul.makes.it.very.easy.for.us.in.Colossians.2:.
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Let.no.one.pass.judgment.on.you.in.questions.of.food.and.drink,.or.with.regard.to.a.festival.or.a.
new.moon.or.a.Sabbath...These.are.a.shadow.of.the.things.to.come,.but.the.substance.belongs.
to.Christ...Let.no.one.disqualify.you,.insisting.on.asceticism.and.worship.of.angels,.going.on.in.
detail.about.visions,.puffed.up.without.reason.by.his.sensuous.mind.
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Colossians.2.
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Just.because.the.cult.is.under.guidance.by.a.sensuous.mind,.a.man.who.without.reason.elevated.
himself.into.authority.under.worship.of."his.angel,".there.is.no.need.to.fear...And.we.cannot.
judge.those.who.feel.led.to.'brave.the.elements'.to.help.extend.a.helping.hand.for.these.people..
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But.there.are.many.who.are.made.sick.to.their.stomachs.when.hearing.sermon.after.sermon.
after.sermon.by.cult.pastors.now.trying.to.defend.fabricated.stories.that.have.no.defense...Those.
are.the.ones.who.are.asking,."To.whom.shall.we.go?".
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Especially.the.families.with.children.still.of.an.age.to.be.molded.into.the.men.and.women.that.
they.are.to.become...The.anger.and.hatred.of.outsiders.is.very.damaging.to.a.personality,.and.
the. programming. that. is. being. applied. to. their. minds. is. actually. quite. dangerous. long. term...
Those.families,.for.protection.of.their.children,.are.fleeing.—.once.they.become.brave.enough.to.
flee..
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But.before.becoming.brave,.and.before.moving.on,.they.have.to.know.WHERE.they.are.going...
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For.my.family,.it.was.very.easy...We.knew.that.the.Branham.cult.was.wrong,.and.that.our.children.
were.at.stake...But.we.also.had.the.same.question:."To.whom.shall.we.go?"..
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Our.family.was.deeply.involved.with.the.home.school.program.put.together.by.members.of.the.
cult.. . When. it. started,. we. could. feel. the. love. and. respect. that. you. would. expect. from. any.
Christian...But.when.elders.of.the.church.—.high.ranking.elders.—.got.involved,.ONLY.those.in.
the.cult.were.welcomed...Some.were.asked.to.leave,.because.they.did.not.believe.in.William.
Branham.—.even.though.they.were.CHRISTIANS!..Christians.with.enough.respect.that.they.even.
dressed.like.the.cult.so.as.not.to.offend!.
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We.left.seeds.of.hatred,.but.found.an.alternative...A.local.church.had.put.together.an.outreach.
program. for. children. of. the. city.. . They. freely. allowed. any. child. to. participate. in. a. basketball.
program,.offered.them.a.gymnasium.with.seating.and.accommodation.for.families. who. were.
able.to.let.their.children.play.with.the.children.of.the.church..
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And.though.it.was.basketball.—.a.sport.instead.of.preaching.—.they.were.showing.the.Love.that.
Christ.displayed.to.other.people...Some.of.which.had.never.known.the.Love.of.Christ!.
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New.faces.started.filling.the.church,.eager.to.hear.more.about.this.Jesus.that.died.for.the.sins.of.
the.world...Through.the.program.intended.for.children,.new.souls.were.led.to.Christ!.
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For.our.family,.this.was.amazing!..We.had.never.even.SEEN.an.outreach.program.while.in.the.
cult...In.fact,.it.was.quite.the.opposite.—."Don't.go.around.those.outsiders,.you'll.'yoke.yourself'.
with.unbelievers!".
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If.the.early.Christians.had.done.the.same,.there.wouldn't.be.a.single.Christian.church.remaining..
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The. question,. "To. Whom. Shall. We. Go,". is. easily. answered.. . Go. to. Christ.. . Let. Christ. be. your.
Prophet,.your.Counselor,.your.Pastor,.and.your.Savior...Let.Christ.be.your.everything..
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The. Holy. Spirit. will. guide. you,. and. protect. you. in. your. decision.. . And. you. can't. make. a. bad.
decision.—.those.are.called."learning.experiences."..If.the.Spirit.is.offended,.He.will.tell.you.about.
it..
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My.advice.would.be.to.find.a.healthy.church...
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A.healthy.church.is.essential,.especially.having.been.programmed.with.teaching.that.is.not.found.
in.scripture...You.need.people.willing.to.show.you.what.the.Bible.says,.and.help.you.to.deprogram.
—.which.is.a.very.lengthy.process...
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To.this.day,.I.still.find.bible.stories.and.scriptures.that.are.not.found.in.the.Bible,.and.others.in.
my.church.are.confused.when.I.make.statements.that.I.later.find.are.extra\biblical...To.counter.
this,.I.find.myself.reading.my.bible.over.and.over.and.over,.trying.to.cleanse.out.the.fiction..
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You.will.find.many.articles.and.books.on.what.makes.a."healthy.church,".but.you.will.also.find.
that.these.are.for.new.converts.to.Christ.—.not.people.who.have.been.programmed.to.follow.a.
leader..
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Religious.cults.have.one.powerful.hand.of.control:.closely.knit.groups.of.people...Normally.this.is.
a.good.thing,.but.in.most.cults,.the.bonds.are.so.close.that.they.become.unhealthy...Minds.start.
to.think.alike,.thoughts.seem.to.become.unified...The."One.mind,.one.Spirit".that.is.referring.to.
Christ.is.changed.to.apply.to.the.individuality.of.personalities...Even.personalities.start.to.match.
over.time,.and.the.people.do.not.even.realize.it.until.they.make.their.exit..
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First.and.foremost,.a.healthy.church.glorifies.God...You.won't.find.a.pastor.in.a.healthy.church.
going.on.and.on.about.stories.in.his.past.life,.stories.that.lifts.himself.in.respect.for.the.people...
A.healthy.church.pastor.lifts.Christ...God.is.magnified.above.all.others..
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A.healthy.church.pastor.admits.faults.and.shortcomings...All.men.sin,.and.for.this.reason,.Christ.
was.slain.on.the.cross...Christ.came.to.save.the.sinners,.not.the.saved!..If.you.have.a.pastor.who.
tries.to.convince.you.that.he.is.close.to.perfect,.then.you.have.a.pastor.who.is.filled.with.the.sin.
of.pride...
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A.healthy.church.pastor.will.ask.himself.before.each.statement:.."Will.this.glorify.God,.or.will.this.
magnify.myself?".
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A.healthy.sermon.is.one.that.is.based.solely.upon.the.Bible.—.in.context,.actual.chapters.of.text...
The.new.term.for.this.is."expositional.preaching.".
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Expositional.preaching.adds.nothing.to.the.scriptures,.and.takes.nothing.away..."This.is.what.the.
Bible.says,.this.is.how.we.live.it,.these.are.some.examples.in.life.where.this.applies,.and.this.is.
what.we.need.to.look.for.in.our.daily.lives."..
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You.won't.find.any.new.or.extra\biblical.doctrines.in.expositional.preaching...If.it.is.not.in.the.
Bible,.don't.touch.it!.
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A.healthy.church.promotes.fellowship...You.will.find.many.churches.now.that.split.into.small.
groups.of.people,.and.meet.in.each.other's.houses.like.the.early.church.did.in.the.days.of.the.
book. of. Acts.. . Each. person. helping. one. another. grow. in. faith,. learn. more. about. Christ,. and.
bearing.each.other's.burdens...
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These.groups.promote.confession.of.sin,.because.prayer.requests.are.no.longer.like.you.find.in.
the.cults:."how.many.have.an.unspoken.request?".
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Each.person.discusses.their.needs,.big.or.small,.and.all.pray.for.God.to.intervene.in.the.lives.of.
each.other...Each.person.has.compassion.for.one.another,.and.offers.a.helping.hand.wherever.
possible...
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A.healthy.church.reaches.out.to.others...The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.not.a.secret.that.we.can.put.
into.a.bottle.and.hide.in.the.cupboard...It.is.a.Gospel.that.makes.us.YEARN.to.tell.others.about...
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It.is.the.Good.News.that.God.sent.His.Only.Son,.Jesus.Christ.to.die.for.our.sins.so.that.we.do.not.
have.to...It.is.the.most.wonderful.story.since.the.beginning.of.time!.
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If.a.church.does.not.reach.out.to.others,.it.stands.a.chance.of.becoming.a.commune...Churches.
that.do.not.grow.must.be.filled.from.the.inside...To.survive,.it.must.place.barriers.against.anyone.
who.attempts.to.leave..
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Look.at.the.cult.churches.today,.now.that.word.is.spreading.that.Branham.is.a.false.prophet...
They.are.in.big.trouble,.because.they.have.no.outreach.programs!..As.families.are.leaving,.one\
by\one,.this.is.one.more.empty.seat.that.is.not.likely.to.be.filled...And.the.more.empty.seats.
found.in.the.congregation,.the.more.those.remaining.become.unsettled..
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Most.of.all,.a.healthy.church.is.contagious...Its.members.are.not.embarrassed.to.invite.others,.
and.when.they.do,.others.are.curious.to.see.what.makes.these.people.in.healthy.churches.SO.
happy!.
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Instead.of.outside.members.saying,."well,.I'm.not.sure.—.that's.not.in.MY.Bible,".they.are.eager.
to.go.hear.some.good.old\fashioned.preaching.of.the.Gospel!".
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And.the.Gospel.is.the.fundamental.element...In.my.thirty\seven.years.of.sitting.on.seats.in.those.
hard.pews,.I.can't.honestly.say.that.I.had.ever.heard.WHAT.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.actually.
was!..I.knew.all.of.the.elements,.but.I.didn't.realize.that.the.GOSPEL.was.the.doctrine.we.should.
be.spreading.—.not.some.'mystery'.that.was.hidden.from.the.world!.
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Acts.2:42\47.describe.the.characteristics.of.a.healthy.church:.
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And.they.devoted.themselves.to.the.apostles'.teaching.and.the.fellowship,.to.the.breaking.of.
bread.and.the.prayers...And.awe.came.upon.every.soul,.and.many.wonders.and.signs.were.being.
done.through.the.apostles...And.all.who.believed.were.together.and.had.all.things.in.common...
And.they.were.selling.their.possessions.and.belongings.and.distributing.the.proceeds.to.all,.as.
any.had.need..And.day.by.day,.attending.the.temple.together.and.breaking.bread.in.their.homes,.
they.received.their.food.with.glad.and.generous.hearts,.praising.God.and.having.favor.with.all.
the.people..And.the.Lord.added.to.their.number.day.by.day.those.who.were.being.saved..
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If.your.church.is.not.like.this,.and.God.is.not.adding.to.your.number.day.by.day,.then.you.might.
just.have.a.problem...
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We. will. continue. to. pray. for. everyone. who. is. now. leaving. and. searching. for. a. church. that.
preaches.the.Gospel.instead.of.the.continual.memorial.service.of.a.man..
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May.the.Holy.Spirit.guide.you.into.your.decision,.whatever.the.situation!.
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20130710_Racist_Elisha.
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Racist$Elisha$
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William. Branham. told. many. Bible. stories. throughout. his. ministry,. many. of. which. were. very.
similar.to.what.we.find.in.our.Bibles,.but.almost.all.of.which.have.been.filled.with.extra\biblical.
details.or.twisted.in.some.way.to.fit.the.underlying.agenda..
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And.having.been.taught.under.men.who.followed.John.Alexander.Dowie.—.a.man.who.promoted.
himself.as.the."Elijah.for.the.last.days,".It's.no.wonder.that.the.Bible.story.that.was.twisted.the.
most.was.that.of.Elijah.the.prophet...
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In.fact,.I.would.be.willing.to.wager.that.not.a.single.person.in.the.cult.who.was.raised.with.the.
teachings.of.William.Branham.could.accurately.describe.the.life.and.times.of.Elijah.the.prophet.
according.to.scripture.without.additional.non\biblical.details.or.events.that.have.been.changed.
into.something.else..
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Branham.mentioned.the.name.Elijah.over.1,773.times.on.recorded.tape,.almost.like.a.hypnotist.
repeating.a.phrase.over.and.over.and.over.for.his.patients...Had.God.been.promoted.instead.of.
William.Branham.[himself],.this.might.not.have.been.so.bad,.but.to.promote.himself,.the.story.
must.change..
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The.very.first.time.Branham.mentioned.Elijah,.he.told.the.story.backwards:.
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Elijah.the.prophet,.they.were.God's.gift..Many.of.them.raised.up.false.prophets..Right.in.the.days.
of.Elijah.there.raised.up.false.prophets,.but.God.testified.of.the.prophecy.of.Elijah..If.it's.of.God,.
God.will.testify.of.it..And.there.was.Elijah,.and.he.was.God's.gift.to.Israel..You.believe.it?.
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47\0412.FAITH.IS.THE.SUBSTANCE.
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God. did. not. "testify". of. his. prophets.. . His. prophets. spoke. with. His. Voice.. . And. they. were.
vindicated.through.evidence.that.God's.voice.was.actually.speaking.—.because.what.God.spoke.
through.his.prophets.came.to.pass...They.were.nothing.more.than.mouthpieces,.men.like.you.
and.I,.who.God.chose.to.speak.through..
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They.were.not.God's.'gift.to.the.people.'..They.were.God's.VOICE.to.the.people,.and.they.generally.
spoke.of.the.idolatry.that.the.children.of.Israel.had.fallen.into..
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He.went.on.to.say.that.Elijah.was.Jezebel's."pastor,".an.idea.that.he.promoted.throughout.his.
ministry.so.that.he.could.get.away.with.condemning.women.for.extra\biblical."laws".or.rules,.
such.as.painting.toenails.or.wearing.eye\shadow..
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Jezebel.was.from.the.city.of.Tyre,.a.city.filled.with.worship.of.Melqart,.a.god.that.would.spread.
into.Rome.and.later.be.known.as.Hercules...Tyre.was.a.port.city.that.had.great.influence.over.the.
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ancient.world...As.the.different.pagan.cities.began.commerce,.the."Pillars.of.Melqart".morphed.
into.the."Pillars.of.Herecules.".
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This.worship.was.of.the.greatest.evil,.and.humans.were.sacrificed.at.the.foot.of.the.pillars.on.the.
Altar.of.Melqart..
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Coincidentally,.the.eagle.was.included.in.the.worship.of.the."Tyrian.Heracles."..The.eagle.was.the.
bird.of.sacrifice.to.many.gods.in.the.city.of.tyre,.including.Poseidon,.Zeus,.and.more..
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But.in.Branham's.version.of.Elijah,.the.man."Elijah".was.the.object.of.worship...He.was.not.just.a.
mouthpiece. for. God,. and. he. seemed. to. have. some. sort. of. "Midas. touch.". . One. extra\biblical.
detail.was.the.strange.idea.that.everything.Elijah.touched.became.blessed,.and.Elijah.started.to.
rely.on.that.rather.than.God:.
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"Just.like.Elijah..He.took.his.staff.and.told.Gehazi,."Go,.lay.it.upon.the.child.".For.he.knew.what.
he.touched.was.blessed.".\47\1221..EXPERIENCES.
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This.new.addition.to.the.Elijah.story.is.very.strange.—.and.blatantly.obvious.that.Branham.had.
no.idea.what.was.in.the.scriptures.he.was.referring.to...Gehazi.DID.touch.the.child.with.the.staff,.
but.the.staff.evidently.was.not."blessed,".because.it.had.no.effect.on.the.child..
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Even.more.to.the.point,.this.was.the.story.of.Elisha.—.not.the.story.of.Elijah!.
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Gehazi.went.on.ahead.and.laid.the.staff.on.the.face.of.the.child,.but.there.was.no.sound.or.sign.
of.life..Therefore.he.returned.to.meet.him.and.told.him,."The.child.has.not.awakened.".
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When.Elisha.came.into.the.house,.he.saw.the.child.lying.dead.on.his.bed...So.he.went.in.and.shut.
the.door.behind.the.two.of.them.and.prayed.to.the.Lord...Then.he.went.up.and.lay.on.the.child,.
putting. his. mouth. on. his. mouth,. his. eyes. on. his. eyes,. and. his. hands. on. his. hands.. And. as. he.
stretched.himself.upon.him,.the.flesh.of.the.child.became.warm...\2.Kings.4.
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Notice.what.just.happened...The.staff.had.no.power...Elisha.had.no.power...But.Elisha.closed.the.
door.and.prayed.to.the.Lord...The.Lord.was.the.one.with.the.Power!.
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Notice.after.promoting.Elijah.as.some.sort.of.sorcerer,.Branham.injects.himself.into.this.same.
story...He.even.uses.subliminal.messaging.to.tie.the.story.he.claims.to.have.happen.in.his.own.
life.to.the.story.of.Elisha.in.the.Bible.—.he.names.his.patient."Elijah,".and.repeats.it.three.times!.
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The.doctors.knew.he.was.dead..I.went.to.offer.sympathy.to.the.family..And.starting.out.of.the.
house,. the. wife. seemingly. crying. of. the. man.. And. as. I. started. out. the. door,. a. human. hand,.
seemingly,.touched.me.by.the.arm..And.I.felt.it.hold.me..And.as.I.started.forward,.I.could.not.
move..When.I.turned.back,.the.hand.left.me..
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I.went.to.the.bedside.and.looked.down.upon.the.man..There.was.a.Methodist.minister's.wife.in.
the.room,.and.another.sister..And.I.started.to.have.prayer..When.I.come.to.myself,.I.was.laying.
on.this.man's.body,.the.dead.man,.had.a.sheet.over.his.face.for.at.least.a.half.hour..My.face.was.
laying.right.against.him,.and.I.was.calling.out.into.the.spirit.land,."Brother.Elijah.".His.name.was.
Elijah.."Brother.Elijah.".Calling.out.into.the.land.for.his.spirit,.not.knowing.what.I.was.doing....
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In.a.few.moments,.I.laid.still,.calling..I.felt.that.man's.hand.coming.up.around.my.ears..The.man.
is.working.on.the.Pennsylvania.Railroad.tonight,.alive..
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48\0304..THE.ANGEL.OF.GOD.
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"Calling.out.into.the.land.for.his.spirit".is.communication.with.the.dead,.which.is.an.abomination.
in.the.eyes.of.the.Lord.according.to.the.Bible..
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Now.this.may.offend.some,.and.many.might.pose.the.question:."What.if.this.DID.happen?"..
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But.remember...If.the."spirit.of.Elijah".was.really.in.William.Branham,.that.same."spirit".would.
know.that.Branham's.version.of.Elijah.was.not.scriptural...That.same."spirit".would.be.preaching.
Truth,.not.fiction...â€¦because.that."spirit".would.have.been.from.God..
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Even.the.story.of.Elisha.was.twisted...In.Branham's.version.of.a.'prophet',.the.'prophet'.was.the.
one.in.authority.—.not.God...The.'prophet'.had.the.power.to.make.God.speak,.instead.of.the.
scriptural.version.of.a.prophet...
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In.the.Bible,.the.prophets.spoke.because.God.used.them.as.a.mouthpiece...In.the.fictional.stories.
by.Branham,.the.prophets.commanded.God.to.speak!.
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Like.the.garment.of.Elisha..When.Elijah.dropped.it,.Elisha.picked.up.and.had.a.double.portion..He.
was.a.type.as.a.type.of.the.Church.and.Christ..Christ.was.taken.up..And.the.same.Spirit.that.was.
upon.Christ.is.on.the.Church.tonight,.the.Holy.Ghost..See?."Nevertheless,.if.you.see.me.go.away,".
said.Elijah..And.he.took.the.garment..Now....And.struck.the.Jordan.and.said,."Let.the.God.of.Elijah.
speak.".
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48\0304..THE.ANGEL.OF.GOD.
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These.words.that.Branham.puts.in.the.mouth.of.Elisha.in.his.fictional.version.are.not.in.the.Bible...
Elisha.did.not.COMMAND.GOD.to.speak.—.he.asked.where.God.was:.
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Then.he.took.the.cloak.of.Elijah.that.had.fallen.from.him.and.struck.the.water,.saying,."Where.is.
the.Lord,.the.God.of.Elijah?"..\2.Kings.2.
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But.all.throughout.his.ministry,.William.Branham.would.give.fictional.stories.about.Elijah.or.Elisha.
—. stories. that. seemed. vaguely. similar. to. his. own. actions. —. and. then. promote. himself. by.
representation...â€¦often.with.subliminal.messaging..
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Listen.to.this,.in.the.sermon."Gifts.And.Callings.Are.Without.Repentance.".
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If.I.come.confessing.tonight.that.I.had.the.spirit.of.a\\an.artist,.you.would.expect.me.to.do.the\\
the.work.of.the.artist..You'd.expect.me.to.be.able.to.catch.the.vision.of.a.roaring.sea,.and.things.
of.home,.the.sunset,.if.I.had.the.spirit.of.an.artist..
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Listen.closely..If.the.spirit.of.some.great.artist.come.upon.me,.like.the.Spirit.of.Elijah\\Elijah.came.
upon.Elisha....If.the.Spirit.of.Elijah.was.on.the.Elisha,.he.done.what.Elijah.done..And.John.the.
Baptist.came.in.the.Spirit.of.Elijah,.and.he.was,.wild.man,.so.forth.like.the.other.two.had..But.
when....Now,.he.come...?....something.like.Elijah.did,.he.run.into.the.wilderness;.and.John.then.
asked.if.this.is.the.Messiah,.should.he.look.for.another.one..He.come.in\\in.that.spirit...\50\50\
0300..GIFTS.AND.CALLINGS.ARE.WITHOUT.REPENTANCE.
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The.title.of.that.sermon.is.very.interesting...The.entire.sermon.is.self.promotion,.Branham.trying.
to.impose.the.message.into.the.minds.of.the.people.that.he.was.the.reincarnation.of.Elijah...But.
why."Without.Repentance?"..What.did.Branham.do.that.needed.repentance?..This.was.before.
the.two.homosexual."tape.boys".started.following.him.around!.
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He.continues.with.the.subliminal.messaging,.giving.the.story.of.a.woman.he.claimed.to.have.a.
son.with.a.sexually.transmitted.disease.in.Memphis,.Tennessee:.
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And. I. looked,. hanging. out. over. the. gate. and. there. hung. a. typical. Aunt. Jemima.. She. had. a....
Instead.of....She.had.a.man's.shirt.tied.around.her.head..She.was.looking.over.the.gate..I.come.
walking.by,.going.[Brother.Branham.hums\\Ed.].going.down.the.street.looking,.wondering.where.
the.Lord.was.leading.me..She.looking,.tears.over.her.big.fat.cheeks..She.said,."Good.morning,.
parson.".I.said,."Howdy.do,.Auntie.".It.caught.me,."Parson?".I.looked.around,.I.said,."Do.you.know.
me?".She.said,."Yes.sir.".And.I.said,."Do.you.know.my.name?".She.said,."No,.sir.".I.said,."How'd.
you.know.I.was.a.parson?".She.said,."Parson.".Said,."Did.you.ever.hear.about.the.Shunammite.
woman.that.had.a.baby.by....The.Lord.promised.her.the.baby,.and.the.baby.died?".And.I.said,.
"Yes.".She.said,."I.was.a.woman.that.way..And.I.promised.the.Lord.that.I'd.raise.my.baby.for.
Him.".And.said,."The.Lord.give.husband.and.I.a.lovely.boy.".And.said,."Parson,.he.took.the.road.
that's. wrong. when. he's. about\\a. few. years. ago.". And. said,. "He. got. a\\a. dangerous. disease,.
venereal.disease.".And.said,."It.went.so.long.on.him,.we.didn't.suspect.it.".And.said,."And.now.
he's.laying.in.the.room.dying.".Said,."The.doctor.has.give.him.all.kinds.of.shots.".And.said,."He.
can't.get.well.".And.said,."He's.been.unconscious.since.yesterday..The.doctor.was.back.here.and.
said,.'Look.for.the.worst.at.any.time.'.There.was.no.hopes.for.him..His.blood.was.four\plus,.and.
nothing.could.help.him.at.all.".And.said,."He's.dying.".And.said,."I.got.down.on.my.knees.".And.
said,."I.prayed.".And.said,."I.prayed,.'O.Lawd.'".Said,."'I's.a.woman.like.the.Shunammite..Where.
is.You.Elijah?'.And.just.begin.to.praying.".Said,."I.prayed.and.prayed.".And.said,."This.morning,.
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just. before. daylight.". Said,. "The. Lord. told,. 'Stand. at. this. gate.'". \50\0405. EXPECTATION_.
NEW.YORK.NY.
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Notice.the.derogatory.term,."typical.Aunt.Jemima."..It's.very.obvious.that.William.Branham.was.
raised.under.the.influence.of.Roy.E..Davis,.Grand.Dragon.for.the.Ku.Klux.Klan...
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That. was. about. the. most. racist. statement. that. could. have. possibly. been. made. to. an. African.
American.—.but.then.to.call.her."auntie".was.the.real.slap.in.the.face...If.William.Branham.REALLY.
had.the."spirit.of.Elijah,".he.certainly.would.not.have.been.racist!.
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But.notice.the.woman's.words...In.another.insulting.way.of.mimicking.her.voice,.He.said,."I's.a.
woman.like.the.Shunammite.woman!"..And.the.woman.was.looking.for."Elijah."..\\not."Elisha!".
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If.this.fictional.story.by.William.Branham.were.actually.true,.he.would.have.had.the."spirit.of.
Elijah".and.not.been.a.racist.man.influenced.by.the.Klan...He.likely.would.have.never.been.a.part.
of.Davis's.Klan.background.anyway..
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And.she.seemed.to.have.knowledge.of.the.scriptures.—.so.the.woman.would.have.said,."Where.
ARE.you,.Elisha?"..\\.not."Elijah."..
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But.in.William.Branham's.fictional.version.of."Elijah".â€¦.or.rather."Elisha,".the.story.was.quite.
different.than.the.Bible...By.1950,.God.was.taken.out.of.the.story.of.the.Shunammite.woman,.
and.the.power.was.in."Elijah".â€¦not."Elisha's".hands..
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Remember.the.part.that.is.in.the.BIBLE.where.Elisha.prayed.unto.the.Lord?..The.part.where.the.
Lord.was.the.object.of.worship.INSTEAD.of.Elisha.â€¦.or.Elijah?..
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In. Branham's. fictional. version,. the. Lord. was. completely. taken. out.. . He. SPECIFIALLY. says. that.
Elisha.—.or.rather."Elijah".did.NOT.pray.unto.the.Lord!.
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"Elijah. went. with. her. to. the. death. chamber,. and. there. walked. up\and\down. the. room,. not.
praying.for.the.baby..Walked.up\and\down.the.room,.then.took.and.stretched.his.body.out.over.
the.baby..Lord.God.worked.in.Elijah..Hallelujah!.Oh,.Christians..You.don't.realize.what.I'm.talking.
about.I.don't.believe..See,.looky.here..God.was.in.Elijah..And...?....And.Elijah.knew.it..The.woman.
knew.it..And.he.laid....He.knowed..That's.the.reason.he.sent.that.staff..He.knowed.that.everything.
he.touched.was.blessed,.for.God.was.in.him..Oh,.my..You.see.what.I.mean?.God.was.in.him..And.
if.he.touched.anything,.it.was.blessed..He.didn't.pray.for.the.baby;.he.stretched.his.body.over.
the.baby..And.the.God.that.was.in.Elijah....The.breath.come.into.the.baby,.and.he.sneezed.seven.
times,.and.rose.up.well.".
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This,.friends,.is.what.we.in.the.Christian.faith.call."blasphemy."..Forget.self.promotion.—.just.look.
at.the.fictional.version.of.the.story...It's.a.fictional.version.that.takes.God.out.of.the.story.and.
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focuses.on.a.man...This.is.beyond.the.blasphemy.that.is.warned.against.in.the.book.of.Revelation,.
"Do.not.add.to.or.take.away.from."..This.is.twisting.the.scriptures.—.twisting.with.the.agenda.of.
self.promotion..
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As.Christians,.we.should.ask.ourselves:..Why.did.we.not.see.this.when.we.were.in.the.cult?..Why.
did.we.not.catch.the.racist.statements.Branham.made.as.he.tried.to.promote.himself.into.power?..
Did.we.all.want.to.be.racist.bigots?..
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When.Branham.called.the.Apostle.Paul.a."hook\nosed.Jew,".why.did.we.not.get.up.and.walk.out.
of.the.service?..Are.we.bigoted.against.both.Jews.and.African.Americans?..
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Why.did.we.not.see.that.his.fictional.story.of.Elijah.did.not.match.the.Bible?..When.He.taught.
several.children.around.the.world.that.Jezebel.was.stoned.for.a.little.bit.of.paint.—.less.paint.
than.all.of.the.text.printed.on.the.books.and.magazines.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.—.why.did.
we.not.realize.that.scriptures.say.otherwise?.
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If.a.little.paint.is.worse.than.sacrificing.your.children.to.idols,.then.think.about.all.of.the.paint.
used.in.printing.these.books.of.fictional.bible.stories.that.go.all.around.the.world!..Instead.of.
painting.for.beauty,.it.is.painting.for.idolatry!..Worship.of.a.man!.
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Don't.you.want.to.know.the.REAL.story.of.Elijah.and.Elisha?..It's.actually.a.very.interesting.and.
exiting.story.—.one.that.would.make.an.excellent.movie.on.the.Big.screen...It.has.all.the.elements.
of.another.movie.that.would.rival.Lord.of.the.Rings!..
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Hundreds.of.sorcerers.rising.up.in.a.cult.of.evil,.with.human.sacrifice.and.pagan.ritual...An.entire.
nation.taken.captive.by.a.cult.that.originated.from.Herecules!..And.one.man,.a.simple.man.with.
no.power,.overtaking.the.entire.nation!..And.not.even.by.his.own.doing!..It.was.God!..
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It.would.be.one.of.my.favorite.movies...The.forces.of.Good.against.the.forces.of.evil.—.and.as.in.
my.favorite.movies,.the.forces.of.Good.prevail..
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And.the.evil.villainess.is.slain,.freeing.the.entire.nation.from.the.clutches.of.an.evil.cult...But.she.
isn't. slain. because. of. a. tiny. little. speck. of. paint. next. to. her. eyeball.. . She. is. slain. because. she.
trapped.an.ENTIRE.NATION.into.the.chains.of.bondage.by.a.religious.cult..
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Aren't.you.glad.that.you.have.been.set.free.from.the.religious.cult.that.once.had.you.bound?..
Don't. you. wish. that. God. WOULD. send. another. Elijah. to. storm. into. the. headquarters. of.
Jeffersonville.and.condemn.idolatry?.
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Thankfully,.in.this.last.day.and.age,.we.are.led.by.the.Holy.Spirit,.and.it.is.the.Holy.Spirit.that.
speaks.to.our.hearts.instead.of.the.prophets...Otherwise.that.paint.that.is.used.to.print.the.words.
of.those.books.with.un\biblical.fiction.might.be.a.problem!.
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The$Gospel$of$Jesus$Christ$
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The.other.night,.I.watched.a.video.from.Otis.Stone,.pastor.in.South.Carolina.entitled."Our.God.".
If.any.are.interested.in.watching.it,.I.highly.recommend.watching.what.this.pastor.has.to.say....
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I.was.really.blessed.last.night.to.listen.to.a.man.who.was.not.afraid.to.preach.the.Word..My.heart.
goes.out.to.any.man.in.any.church.who.will.stand.up.for.God.and.take.what.the.Bible.says.over.
anything.that.any.man.says,.and.who.will.teach.others.that.Christ.came.to.save.the.lost.\.not.to.
save.the.saved..
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I.believe.Pastor.Stone.is.still.in.the."Message.of.the.Hour,".the.denomination.of.faith.that.follows.
the. teaching. of. William. Marrion. Branham.. And. while. I. don't. know. Pastor. Stone. or. what. he.
believes,. I. do. know. that. this. sermon,. "Our. God,". lines. up. with. what. I. read. in. my. Bible.. He's.
reading.the.same.Book.I'm.reading,.and.that.same.Holy.Spirit.will.correct.all.error.and.lead.to.all.
Truth..This.sermon.magnifies.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
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Looking.over.comments.and.photographs.about.his.church,.it.looks.very.different.from.other.
"Message. churches.". I. don't. see. any. pyramids. hanging. on. the. walls,. no. photos. of. "mystery.
clouds,"."halos.to.uplift.a.man,".or.any.other."household.idols.".And.I.find.scripture.after.scripture.
after.scripture.in.his.writing.\.all.things.taken.back.to.the.Word.of.God..
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One.comment.really.stood.out.to.me,.and.I.think.more.people.that.are.still.following.William.
Branham.should.pay.close.attention.to:.
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"Friends,. let. us. remember. that. William. Branham. was. human,. and. humans. do. forget,. make.
mistakes.and.have.opinions..Of.course,.when.I.say.that,.the.Branhamites.would.jump.on.me.and.
call.me."an.unbeliever"..(I.am.not.anti\Branham,.I.am.pro\Branham.but.not.a.Branhamite.).The.
Branhamites. hold. to. "every. word". of. the. prophet.. The. majority. of. them. believe. that. Bro..
Branham. did. not. make. any. mistakes. and. that. his. "every. word". was. "Thus. saith. the. Lord"..
Questions. put. to. the. Branhamites. are. usually. never. answered. with. the. backing. of. Scriptures.
because.they.don't.have.the.answer..They.don't.know.the.Bible..And.they.would.either.avoid.the.
questions.or.they.would.(almost.always).say,."Well,.now,.I.am.not.a.prophet..So.I.don't.know..
But.Bro..Branham.said.this...".and.they.would.refer.to.his.sermons.and.quote.his.words.verbatim..
Most. of. the. Branhamite. preachers. themselves. are. unable. to. preach. anything. without. first.
compiling.a.list.of.quotes.from.'The.Spoken.Word'.books.instead.of.the.Scriptures..When.they.
have.no.answers.for.questions.put.to.them.they.would.take.the.opportunity.to.either.scold.you.
for. "questioning. the. prophet". (as. they. put. it). or. justify. themselves. by. saying,. "If. the. prophet.
didn't.preach.it,.then.it's.not.important..We.do.not.need.to.know.".Their.cultic.spirit.and.bad.
attitude.have.caused.not.only.Christians.but.also.non\Christians.alike.to.brand.everyone.who.
believes.in.the.Message.of.William.Branham.as."Branhamites".like.them.".
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One. part. of. this. sermon. described. the. uncomfortable. situation. that. would. happen. in. most.
"Message. churches". if. a. prostitute. or. a. homosexual. were. to. come. in. and. sit. down. beside.
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someone.in.the.congregation..He.hit.the.nail.on.the.head:.they.would.be.quickly.escorted.out.of.
the.building.by.the.deacons!.
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This.hit.home.with.me..I.can.remember.a.day.at.my.grandfather's.house.when.a.woman.needed.
help.and.was.walking.up.to.the.front.door..But.she.was.wearing.PANTS!.I.don't.remember.the.
exact.comment,.but.the.summary.was.that.since.she.was.not.matching.the.dress.code,.she.was.
not.allowed.into.the.house.to.speak.with.grandpa.\.who.was.supposed.to.be.a.minister.of.the.
Gospel..
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I.can.remember.similar.events,.some.in.homes,.some.in.churches..I.can.vividly.remember.the.
discouraged.look.on.faces.as.a.new.person.sat.down.to.listen.to.the.sermon,.and.after.having.
holes. burnt. through. the. back. of. her. neck,. she. quickly. made. her. exit. never. to. return. \. simply.
because.she.did.not.know.about.the."dress.code.".
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Congregations.have.become.so.accustomed.to.tradition.that.they.forget.not.everyone.knows.
about.their."extra.rules.".How.could.they.know.that.a.painted.toenail.would.make.them.seem.
like.the.enemy.\.that.isn't.in.the.Bible!.And.their.modest.pants.that.they.specifically.chose.for.the.
church.service.seemed.modest.to.them!.How.are.they.to.know.that.some.extra\biblical.rules.
were.to.be.followed.before.entering.the.door?.
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The.problem.is.that.so.many.today.have.forgotten.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..They.forget.that.
Christ.sat.with.sinners.and.loved.them.the.same.as.we.should.do.ourselves..He.ate.with.the.tax.
collectors.\.people.that.were.so.despised.by.the.Jews.that.they.would.not.even.go.near.them!.
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I've.asked.several.in.the."Message.churches".that.have.been.in.our.forums."What.do.you.think.
the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.".One.person.was.even.in.my.home.when.I.asked.the.question,.and.
had.no.clue..
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The.most.common.answer.is.that.it.is."power".or.it.is."the.bible.".Some.will.say,."well.the.Gospel.
is.the.books.in.the.bible.that.have.that.in.the.title!".â€¦yet.they.don't.know.the.summary.behind.
what.is.written.in.those.books,.because.they.have.listened.to.sermons.over.and.over.that."take.
this.little.verse.as.my.context.".
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The.introduction.to.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.that.is.found.in.the.Gospel.according.to.John.has.
some.very.profound.statements,.statements.that.as.Christians.we.should.know.and.understand..
In.today's.English,.there.are.four.paragraphs,.each.having.a.very.important.topic.that.brings.you.
to.the.conclusion.that.Jesus.Christ.is.the.Son.of.the.Living.God..
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It.reads.like.this:.
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In.the.beginning.was.the.Word,.and.the.Word.was.with.God,.and.the.Word.was.God..He.was.in.
the.beginning.with.God..All.things.were.made.through.him,.and.without.him.was.not.any.thing.
made.that.was.made..In.him.was.life,.and.the.life.was.the.light.of.men..The.light.shines.in.the.
darkness,.and.the.darkness.has.not.overcome.it..
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Though.some.churches.have.now.forgotten.this.passage,.it.is.highly.important..In.the.beginning,.
all.we.HAD.was.the.Word.of.God..The.Word.was.not.just.the.Absolute,.the.Word.was.Everything!.
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And. many. have. overlooked. that. second. sentence:. "He. was. in. the. beginning. with. God.". This,.
remember,.is.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.and.this.is.the.introduction.to.Christ.Himself..He.was.in.
the.beginning.with.God,.and.all.things.were.made.through.Christ..Christ.was.the.Creator..
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Next,.we.have.a.messenger:.
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There.was.a.man.sent.from.God,.whose.name.was.John..He.came.as.a.witness,.to.bear.witness.
about.the.light,.that.all.might.believe.through.him..He.was.not.the.light,.but.came.to.bear.witness.
about.the.light..
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Even.the.messenger,.the.spirit.of.Elijah.the.prophet.in.the.man,.was.just.that:.a.man..In.other.
words,.do.not.worship.the.man..Do.not.worship.the."God.in.the.man".in.JUST.THAT.MAN,.worship.
the.God.that.IS.the.Word..
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The.true.light,.which.gives.light.to.everyone,.was.coming.into.the.world..He.was.in.the.world,.and.
the.world.was.made.through.him,.yet.the.world.did.not.know.him..He.came.to.his.own,.and.his.
own.people.did.not.receive.him..But.to.all.who.did.receive.him,.who.believed.in.his.name,.he.
gave.the.right.to.become.children.of.God,.who.were.born,.not.of.blood.nor.of.the.will.of.the.flesh.
nor.of.the.will.of.man,.but.of.God..
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This.paragraph,.though.mostly.about.US.is.just.as.important..All.who.believed.in.His.Name.were.
given.the.right.to.become.the.children.of.God..ALL.who.believed..
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And.this.confirms.the.path.to.salvation.given.by.the.apostle.Paul..Not.by.will.of.the.flesh.NOR.the.
will.of.man.\.we.can.only.be.saved.because.God.has.been.graceful.enough.to.allow.us.salvation.
by.simply.believing.in.His.Son,.Jesus.Christ..
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And.the.Word.became.flesh.and.dwelt.among.us,.and.we.have.seen.his.glory,.glory.as.of.the.only.
Son.from.the.Father,.full.of.grace.and.truth..(John.bore.witness.about.him,.and.cried.out,."This.
was.he.of.whom.I.said,.'He.who.comes.after.me.ranks.before.me,.because.he.was.before.me.'").
For. from. his. fullness. we. have. all. received,. grace. upon. grace.. For. the. law. was. given. through.
Moses;.grace.and.truth.came.through.Jesus.Christ..No.one.has.ever.seen.God;.the.only.God,.who.
is.at.the.Father's.side,.he.has.made.him.known..
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And.this.last.paragraph.of.the.section.reminds.us.that.Jesus.Christ.was.the.Word.made.manifest..
That.same.Word.that.was.back.there.in.the.beginning.was.now.given.skin.and.bones.to.walk.
among.the.sinners.who.needed.a.Savior.such.as.you.and.I..
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This.is.just.the.introduction,.remember,.and.there.is.much.more.to.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
The.book.goes.on.to.tell.how.He.lived.the.perfect.life,.suffered.for.our.sins,.nailed.our.sins.to.the.
cross,.and.died.so.that.we.do.not.have.to..
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But.the.key.element.that.gives.us.hope,.as.Christians,.is.that.He.did.not.stay.dead..Christ.rose.
again,.so.that.we.can.rise.again.with.Him..
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And.He.is.not.gone.from.us.\.God.keeps.his.promises..Christ.promised.that.he.would.send.His.
Helper,.the.Holy.Spirit,.to.be.with.us.and.lead.us.and.guide.us.in.all.Truth..And.that.Truth.is.found.
in.His.Word..
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Why?.
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Because.that.Word,.that.book.that.you.hold.in.your.hands.with.those.leather.bindings,.IS.God..
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Don't. get. me. wrong,. the. physical. book. is. not. to. be. worshipped. like. some. Christians. falsely.
believe..And.those.words.that.have.been.translated.into.your.language.are.not.to.be.worshipped.
as.they.are.translated..Those.words.are.not.some.magic.potion.that.has.an.enchantment..
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But.if.you.read.those.words.in.the.Word,.you.will.find.Christ..
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I.was.recently.discussing.where.I.had.been.and.where.I.was.now.with.one.of.my.new.pastors,.
and.I'm.sure.that.for.him.it.was.a.very.strange.conversation..
.
You.see,.he.viewed.my.past.religion,.called.the."Message.of.the.Hour".as.a.religion.that.had.a.set.
of.beliefs.and.teachings.that.they.thought.to.be.according.to.the.Bible,.and.founded.by.a.man.
who.had.a.set.of.teachings.that.all.had.followed..And.with.good.reason.\.because.that.is.the.way.
that.the."Message.of.the.Hour".is.promoted..
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The. "Message. of. the. Hour". is. promoted. as. a. non\denominational. Christian. church,. or. set. of.
churches.\.but.nothing.could.be.further.from.the.truth..
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A.denomination.is.a.set.of.beliefs.or.standards.that.set.you.apart.from.another.group.of.religious.
faith.under.the.same.umbrella..The."Message.churches".claim.to.be.Christian,.just.as.the.Baptist.
claim. to. be. Christians.. But. you. won't. find. too. many. "Message. folk". frequenting. the. Baptist.
churches,.because.they.have.a.different.set.of.doctrines.that.they.hold.as.valuable..
.
Yet,.to.answer.my.new.pastor's.question,."Where.did.I.come.from,".this.was.much.more.difficult.
than. I. first. realized.. No. two. "Message. churches". believed. the. same. way. \. all. placed. different.
doctrines.above.another..All.were.organized.with.the.same.foundation,.William.Branham,.but.
not.a.single.church.can.be.found.that.believes.the.same.way.as.another.within.the."Message.of.
the.Hour,".and.many.will.not.even.fellowship.with.one.another..
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100.
So.to.answer.the.question,.I.couldn't.look.at.the.church.\.I.had.to.examine.the.foundation..Unless.
I.had.been.born.and.raised.in.the.same.church,.and.had.been.there.my.entire.life,.that.would.
never.have.had.made.any.sense..And.I.had.been.to.AT.LEAST.fifteen.different.churches.within.
the."Message.of.the.Hour,".from.South.Carolina.to.Arizona.
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The. latter. part. of. my. "Message. life". was. spent. in. William. Branham's. home. church. of.
Jeffersonville,.Indiana.(Branham.Tabernacle).\.over.fifteen.years..And.both.the.church.and.the.
headquarters,.Voice.of.God.Recordings,.promote.the.theology.that.William.Branham.was.the.
absolute. "voice. of. God". for. this. day.. They. promote. the. idea. that. he. did. make. mistakes. as. a.
human,.but.when.teaching.the."Word,".there.is.not.a.mistake.to.be.found..They.promote.those.
tapes.as."absolute.truth".that.are.the."stored.up.food".for.this.day.and.age..In.fact,.there.is.a.
video.online.of.Joseph.Branham,.William.Branham's.own.son,.claiming.that."this.message.is.my.
absolute.".
.
But.in.examining.William.Branham's.teaching,.we.find.that.there.are.many.things.that.do.not.line.
up.exactly.with.the.Bible..The.first.part.of.his.ministry.on.recorded.tape.was.during.a.time.when.
he.was.the.second.half.of.the."Baxter.Branham.Campaign,".where.Ern.Baxter.would.preach.and.
teach.the.Word.of.God.while.William.Branham.prayed.for.the.sick.and.afflicted..
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Branham.himself.admitted.not.to.be.a.teacher,.even.not.to.be.a.preacher,.but.simply.one.who.
prays. for. the. sick. while. he. was. with. Baxter.. But. there. was. a. strange. and. unusual. series. of.
comments.with.regards.to.the.Word.of.God,.which.the.book.of.John.says.WAS.GOD..
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Branham. made. these. statements. often. \. saying. it. in. a. joking. manner.. I. still. remember. the.
laughter.ringing.each.time.this.statement.was.made.in.the.Branham.Tabernacle..Even.though.
each.member.of.the.congregation.had.heard.that.same.tape.many,.many.times.before,.those.
same.people.would.laugh.at.the.same.jokes.at.the.same.time.as.if.they.were.part.of.some.stage.
act.and.a.light.started.flashing.in.the.corner.that.said,."LAUGH.".
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While.Branham.was.with.Ern.Baxter,.he.would.often.admit.that.he.had.not.studied.his.own.Bible..
Others,.beside.himself,.were.more.qualified.to.teach.\.so.he.just.simply.prayed.for.the.sick..One.
sermon.was.even.using.that.same.title,."Why.I'm.Praying.For.The.Sick.".
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Here.are.a.few.examples:.
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I.don't.know.the.Book;.I.know.the.Author.right.well..So.I\\I....But.many.of.them.are\\are.more.
qualified.to.speak.the.Word..\51\0503.AS.I.WAS.WITH.MOSES.
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I'd.rather.have.the.Author.anyhow.any.time..His.Book's.fine..That's.right..But.I'd.rather.know.the.
Author..Wouldn't.you?.\51\0413.THE.WORKS.THAT.I.DO.BEAR.WITNESS.OF.ME.
.
I.may.not.know.too.much.about.the.Word..I.don't'.know.the.Book,.but.I.know.the.Author..\51\
0720.THE.ANGEL.OF.GOD.
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101.
I.don't.know.too.much.about.the.Word,.the.Book;.I.just.know.the.Author.real.well,.the.One.Who.
wrote.It,.the.Holy.Spirit..\52\0713A.EARLY.SPIRITUAL.EXPERIENCES.
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I.don't.know.too.much.about.the.Word,.but.I.know.the.Author.real.well..\54\0307A.THE.END.TIME.
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And.now,.as....I've....Well,.as.doctrine,.I.don't.have.very.much.about.that..I\\I.don't.know.the.Book.
too.well,.but.I.know.the.Author.real.well,.and.that's.the.main.thing..I\\I\\I.don't.try.to.preach.
doctrine..\54\0314.WHY.I'M.PRAYING.FOR.THE.SICK.
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And.that.was.the.real,.underlying.problem:.He.didn't.know.the.Word..If.he.had.just.studied.that.
one.book.in.the.Bible,.the.Gospel.according.to.John,.Branham.would.have.known.that.God.IS.THE.
WORD..The.Word.was.with.God,.and.the.Word.WAS.GOD..
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Reading.that.one.book.might.have.inspired.him.to.learn.the.rest.of.it.before.he.started.teaching,.
but.unfortunately.for.between.two.and.four.million.people.worldwide,.that.is.not.the.case!.
.
The.problem.with.this.is.that.from.headquarters.\.that.multi\million.dollar.building.that.sends.out.
the.missionaries.to.other.countries.\.these.recorded.sermons.by.a.man.who.did.not."know.the.
Book.too.well,".are.promoted.as.the."inspired.Word.of.God".They.are.promoted.as.lining.up.with.
the.Bible.EXACTLY,.and.that.to.understand.the.Bible,.you.must.look.through.the.lens.of.those.
teachings.by.the.man.who.did.not.know.the.Word.of.God..
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I. can. remember. watching. several. testimonies. by. Branham's. oldest. son,. Billy. Paul,. where. he.
compared.the."Message.of.the.Hour".to.the.back.sight.of.his.rifle..He.would.often.describe.how.
his.gun.would.never.hit.the.target.if.you.only.use.ONE.of.the.sights..If.you.tried.to.get.the.kill.with.
just.the.front.sight,.you'd.miss.every.time..And.if.you.only.used.the.back.sight,.you'd.be.a.million.
miles.from.your.target..
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He.would.say.that.you.MUST.look.through.the.back.sight.(which.he.called.the.teachings.of.his.
father).to.see.the.front.sight.(which.he.called.the.bible),.and.then."you'll.hit.the.target.every.
time.".
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In.other.words,.you.must.filter.the.Bible.by.the.words.of.a.man,.and.that.man.just.happened.to.
be.his.father.who.set.up.his.money.train..
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Folks,.if.you.can't.hit.the.target.by.reading.your.Bible,.then.you.are.NOT.READING.it!.The.Bible.is.
the.Word.of.God.\.and.remember,.that.same.Word.was.in.the.beginning.with.Him,.and.it.WAS.
HIM!.
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It.is.because.of.this.doctrine,.coming.directly.from.headquarters.at.Voice.of.God.Recordings,.that.
many.churches.will.not.take.the.words.of.the.Bible.over.the.words.of.William.Branham..If.he.said.
it,.and.it.disagreed.with.their.Bible,.then.their.Bible.must.be.wrong..I.even.had.a.man.from.South.
Africa.arguing.this.very.concept.with.me..According.to.his.teaching.by.these.false.missionaries,.
102.
the."messenger.for.the.hour".comes.with.the.message.that.they.must.follow.\.and.the.Bible.was.
some.book.of.some.message.for.days.gone.by..
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There.is.a.blog.that.I.used.to.follow.called."Two.Message.Ministers.".Both.are.still.ministers,.and.
one. has. his. new. church. established. with. a. paying. congregation.. This. teaching. has. so. greatly.
influenced.them.that.they.promote.William.Branham.as.being."sola.scriptura,".which.is.Latin.for.
"by.scripture.alone.".
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Yet,.this.entire.concept.is.in.direct.argument.with.William.Branham.himself!.He.did.not.know.the.
Word,.remember?.
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As.Christians,.there.are.not."two.sights".that.have.to.line.up..There.is.One.Word.of.God,.and.that.
Word.is.absolute.Truth..That.Word.can.be.found.in.your.Bibles..
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That.Word.is.not.separated.from.the.Author.\.that.Word.IS.the.Author..To.know.the.Author,.you.
must.know.His.Word!.
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If.you.think.that.you.know.the."author".without.knowing.the."Word,".then.friends,.you.know.a.
different."author.".
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Wouldn't.you.like.to.know.the.Real.Author!.Wouldn't.you.like.to.know.Jesus.Christ,.the.Son.of.
the.Living.God.who.died.for.you.on.the.cross.so.that.you.don't.have.to?.Wouldn't.you.like.to.now.
the.One.who.created.the.heavens.and.the.earth?.The.One.who.offered.you.salvation.by.simply.
believing.that.He.is.the.Son.of.God?.
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Wouldn't.you.like.to.know.an.author.that.will.give.you.love.for.a.prostitute.or.a.homosexual.as.
human.beings.bound.by.sin.and.needing.a.Savior?.A.God.who.loves.even.the.lowest.of.sinners?.
.
Friends,.You.CAN.know.Him..He.can.be.found.in.His.Word..Read.it..Learn.it..Know.It..Tell.it..
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Spread.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.like.it.is.burning.in.your.hands.\.as.fast.as.you.can,.to.as.many.
people.as.you.can!.
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103.
Millstone$Around$The$Neck$
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When.I.was.a.child,.I.pretty.much.kept.to.myself...High.school.was.a.dangerous.place.for.me.—.
according. to. the. indoctrination. from. a. cult,. I. was. programmed. to. believe. that. I. was. alone,.
without.my.parents,.in."Satan's.Eden".—.a.world.that.Satan.had.the.ultimate.power.and.control...
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I. was. somehow. led. to. believe. that. we. were. somehow. trapped. in. this. "evil". place,. and. that.
somehow.the.work.that.Jesus.did.on.the.cross.was.not.as.powerful.as.that.of.Satan...Christ.rose.
into. power,. but. this. world. was. filled. with. Satan's. "agents". rather. than. potential. converts. to.
Christ..
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Keeping.to.myself,.I.made.no.enemies,.and.made.very.few.friends...And.most.were.friends.until.
I.voiced.my.opinion.about.this."Satan's.Eden,".and.you.can.imagine.what.happened.after.I.let.
them.know.all.other.Christians.in.denominational.churches.had.taken.the."Mark.of.the.Beast!".
.
I.remember.very.clearly.a.time.when.I.walked.alone,.sat.in.a.group.of.people.pretending.they.did.
not.exist,.and.listened.to.the.teacher.speaking.as.if.she.were.one.of.the.non\voiced.teachers.in.
the.Peanuts.cartoons...I.wanted.to.go.home!..â€¦.not.my.home.made.of.brick.and.mortar,.but.
home.to.another.world.and.leave.all.of.these.people.to.their.DOOM!.
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I. can. remember. walking. between. classes. one. day,. and. three. other. teen. agers. were. walking.
together,.laughing...I.was.watching.them.in.awe,.thinking.about.how.nice.it.would.be.to.have.a.
group.of.buddies.that.I.knew.and.could.trust.and.that.were.NOT.marked.with.the."Mark.of.the.
Beast."..
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The.problem.was.that.I.was.staring.—.which.breaks."rule.number.one".in.the.teenager.code.of.
conduct...The.guy.in.the.middle.caught.it,.walked.up.to.me,.and.punched.me.solidly.in.the.gut!..
It.caught.me.by.surprise.—.I.was.completely.relaxed.—.and.so.it.took.the.wind.completely.from.
me,.and.I.fell.helpless.to.the.floor.gasping.for.breath..
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I.didn't.know.this.boy...In.fact,.this.may.have.been.the.first.time.I.had.seen.him...But.I.was.curious.
—.I.wanted.to.know.WHO.punched.me.in.the.stomach!..So.I.started.asking.around,.got.a.name,.
and.tried.to.find.out.a.little.more.about.him..
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But.before.I.could.learn.too.much.more,.this.boy.who.had.punched.me.in.the.stomach.was.dead!..
Running.along.the.train.tracks,.he.got.a.little.too.close,.and.was.ripped.apart.by.the.force.of.a.
freight.train.loaded.with.cars.and.cars.full.of.coal..
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I.can't.really.describe.my.emotions.on.learning.of.his.death...I.wasn't.angry.with.him.—.I.didn't.
even.know.him...Yet.I.felt.some.sort.of.unusual.justice.in.knowing.that.this.guy.who.punched.me.
in.the.stomach.got.his.just.reward!.
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104.
I.quickly.remembered.the.scripture.that.I.was.taught,.one.that.seemed.to.have.applied.to.this.
situation:.."It.would.be.better.to.have.a.millstone.tied.around.your.neck.and.be.drowned.than.to.
offend.one.of.these.little.ones.".
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Thinking.on.that,.and.specifically.how.I.had.been.taught.to.interpret.that.verse,.I.held.my.head.
up...I.had.some.sort.of.superpowers,.power.that.those.other.people.in."Satan's.Eden".did.not.
have.. . I. was. some. sort. of. wizard!. . A. sorcerer. that. could. conjure. up. death. to. any. who. would.
oppose.me!..
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William.Branham.used.that.verse.all.throughout.his.ministry,.specifically.applying.it.to.any.who.
would.question.his.authority...He.would.use.it.in.examples.of.conversations.—.that.only.he.could.
confirm,. of. course. —. of. those. who. would. say. something. against. his. guessing. names. and.
addresses.off.of.the.back.of.prayer.cards..
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Typically,.he.would.combine.it.with.snippets.of.other.verses,.leading.the.listener.to.believe.that.
all.of.these.verses,.taken.out.of.context.and.blended.together,.was.a.magic.spell.that.made.them.
all.untouchable!.
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"Jesus.said,."These.signs.shall.follow.them.that.believe,.and.it'd.be.better.for.you.that.a.millstone.
would.hanged.at.your.neck.and.drowned.in.the.deeps.of.the.sea,.than.to.even.to.offend.one.of.
such.".God,.when.He.brings.His.children.in.a.place,.and.ordains.them.and.overshadows.them,.
and.positionally.puts.them.into.the.place.that.they.are.suppose.to.be,.and.then.fools.say.such.
remarks.as.that".\\58\0209A..HEAR.YE.HIM.
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But.as.long.as.you're.His.child,.the.world.better.keep.their.hands.off.of.you.(That's.right.),.for.He.
said,."It's.far.better.for.you.that.a.millstone.was.hanged.at.your.neck.and.you.were.drowned.in.
the.depths.of.the.sea.than.even.to.bring.an.offense.upon.one.of.these.little.ones.that.believe.in.
Me.".That's.right..What.is.that.judgment.going.to.be?..\.59\1223.
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Much.later.in.life,.in.a.director's.position.for.a.large.firm,.I.had.an.employee.that.SHOULD.have.
been.fired...In.fact,.I.tried.to.release.him.from.his.position,.but.unfortunately.his.esteem.with.the.
owner.of.the.firm.was.much.greater.than.my.own..
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This.employee.had.a.gift.for.trying.to.get.ahead.by.causing.others.to.fall,.and.I.had.watched.it.
time.and.again...He.was.in.a.supervisor's.position,.a.man.that.should.help.uplift.his.team.and.give.
them.motivation.and.support.—.but.if.the.opportunity.presented.itself,.he.would.throw.any.one.
of.them.under.the.bus.to.lift.himself.up.even.higher..
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Things. started. getting. very. difficult. for. me. at. the. firm.. . The. favor. I. once. had. with. the. owner.
started. to. diminish,. and. for. seemingly. no. reason.. . My. work. there. had. increased. profit.
considerably,.projects.were.going.well,.and.most.people.there.seemed.to.like.me..
.
But.I.found.out.that.this.employee.—.under.me.—.had.started.throwing.ME.under.the.bus!..He.
was.privately.speaking.with.the.owner,.telling.many.things.that.were.not.true.—.and.combining.
105.
them.with.just.a.little.bit.of.truth.so.that.it.sounded.real...And.the.owner.started.eating.what.he.
was.being.spoon\fed..
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It.didn't.take.long,..Less.than.a.month.after.I.found.out,.this.man.took.his.team.to.a.park.for.a.
victory.celebration.for.a.project.that.went.very.well...I'm.told.that.he.put.on.his.swimming.shorts,.
took.one.dive.into.the.lake,.and.never.came.up...Just.that.fast..
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He.dove.feet\first.instead.of.head\first,.and.there.just.happened.to.be.some.cabling.at.the.bottom.
of.the.lake...Somehow.in.one.single.dive,.he.entangled.himself.into.that.cabling,.spent.all.of.his.
breath.screaming,.and.drown.within.just.a.few.minutes..
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Again,.I.remembered.that.verse,.and.this.time.I.was.definitely.angry.with.this.man...Even.after.
his. death,. I. felt. power. over. him. with. the. power. that. was. in. me.. . I. was. the. mighty. sorcerer,.
untouchable.with.my.power.and.might.that.I.thought.God.had.given.me...My.enemies.crumble,.
my.foes.fall.at.my.feet!.
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Looking.back,.this.is.very.painful...I.almost.can't.number.the.sins.I.committed.during.this.time,.
and.all.because.of.my.programmed.response.to.a.situation.that.was.meant.to.be.a.trial...I.failed.
my.test.miserably..
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I.was.filled.with.pride,.one.of.the.sins.listed.in.the.new.testament...I.was.angry,.another.sin...Christ.
said.that.when.we.are.angry,.we.have.committed.murder..
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Matthew.5:22.says,."But.I.say.to.you.that.everyone.who.is.angry.with.his.brother.will.be.liable.to.
judgment".
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But.the.worst.sin.committed,.although.slightly.unintentional,.was.sorcery!..What.if.my.belief.that.
my.enemies.will.die.had.actually.invoked.some.spirit?..What.if.I.WAS.using.power.from.some.
elemental.spirit.—.and.thought.it.was.from.God?.
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Many. cult. pastors. are. now. starting. to. tell. their. congregations. that. the. Bible. is. FILLED. with.
conflicts...For.me,.this.seemed.to.be.the.case..
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What.I.had.been.programmed.to.believe.SEEMED.scriptural...
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Matthew.18:6.does.say:."But.whoso.shall.offend.one.of.these.little.ones.which.believe.in.me,.it.
were.better.for.him.that.a.millstone.were.hanged.about.his.neck,.and.that.he.were.drowned.in.
the.depth.of.the.sea.".
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How.can.I.reconcile.this.with.the.fact.that.Christ.sent.us.to.spread.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.in.
the.face.of.MANY.people.who.were.GOING.TO.be.offended?.
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And.He.didn't.say.that.we.should.go.be.offended.so.that.our.enemies.WILL.DIE!..
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106.
We.are.supposed.to.be.forgivers,.not.killers...We.are.to.be.filled.with.love,.not.hate...We.are.
supposed.to.bear.our.cross.as.He.bore.his,.against.a.world.that.will.persecute.us.until.He.returns!.
.
When.asked.how.many.times.we.should.forgive,.Jesus.said,."I.do.not.say.to.you.seven.times,.but.
seventy.times.seven.".—.Matthew.18:22.
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If.the.Bible.is.to.be.our.absolute,.and.it.is.to.be.our.code.of.conduct,.then.that.code.must.not.
disagree.with.itself...We.can't.take.two.opposing.stands.if.we.are.going.to.stand.at.all.—.especially.
when.they.seem.to.be.arguing.directly.with.each.other!.
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The.problem.with.my.training.on.hanging.millstones.around.the.necks.of.my.enemies.was.not.a.
fault. of. William. Branham's,. other. than. the. fact. that. he. refused. to. study. beyond. the. notes. of.
Scofield.and.Charles.Taze.Russell...He.was.reading.from.the.King.James.Version,.and.the.words.
he.read.seemed.accurate...â€¦and.they.were!.
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The.problem.is.not.even.the.King.James.Version...At.the.time.it.was.written,.this.single.statement.
that.conflicts.with.other.scriptures.and.gives.us.power.to.kill,.did.not.have.the.same.meaning!.
.
Few.people.in.the.cult.realize.this,.because.they.have.been.programmed.to.believe.that.the.King.
James.Version.is.the.ONLY.Bible.that.God.had.His.Hand.of.protection.over...And.many.are.falsely.
taught.that.William.Branham.ONLY.studied.from.the.King.James.Bible,.when.in.fact.Branham.
promoted.other.bibles...Even.false.bibles,.like.the.version.written.by.George.Lamsa.—.a.man.who.
denied.the.deity.of.Christ!.
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In.the.Elizabethan.English,.the.dialect.that.was.predominate.during.the.time.of.the.translation.
for.the.King.James.Bible,.this.word."offend".has.a.much.different.meaning.than.today..
.
The.number.one.meaning.listed.in.the.Merriam.Webster.dictionary.is.this:.
.
"To.transgress.the.moral.or.divine.law.:.sin".
.
Shakespeare.wrote.this:.
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If.it.be.a.sin.to.covet.honor,.I.am.the.most.offending.soul.alive.â€”.Shakespeare.
.
But.in.today's.English,.and.even.in.the.understanding.during.the.40's,.50's,.and.60's,.the.word.
"offend".has.a.different.meaning...We.do.not.currently.understand.this.word.to.mean."causing.
us.to.sin."..We.now.interpret.this.word.as."causing.us.great.dislike,".or."distress."..The.word.
"offend".has.somehow.blended.over.time.with.the.word."disgust.".
.
William.Branham's.teaching.on.this.word,.though.misguided.by.the.outdated.translation.in.the.
King.James.Bible,.is.stranger.than.you.realize..
.
107.
Reading.the.King.James.—.in.context.—.we.find.that.the.summary.of.the.chapter.is.exactly.what.
the.true.meaning.of.the.word.actually.defines:.a.warning.to.those.who.would.cause.others.to.sin..
.
In.fact,.the.very.next.verse.says.this:.
.
Woe.unto.the.world.because.of.offences!.for.it.must.needs.be.that.offences.come;.but.woe.to.
that.man.by.whom.the.offence.cometh!.—Matthew.18:7.
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It's.funny.now.that.I.think.about.it..."WOE.UNTO.YOU.FOR.CAUSING.DISGUSTED.PEOPLE!".
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Had. I. read. this. verse. in. context. —. even. in. the. King. James. Version. —. I. would. have. likely.
understood.it.as.it.should.be.translated.today..
.
But.the.really.strange.part.is.that.William.Branham.himself.understood.the.meaning.of.the.word.
in.the.upcoming.verses...This.next.verse.is.one.that.has.been.correctly.understood.by.William.
Branham.AND.by.cult.pastors.for.YEARS:.
.
Wherefore.if.thy.hand.or.thy.foot.offend.thee,.cut.them.off,.and.cast.them.from.thee:.it.is.better.
for.thee.to.enter.into.life.halt.or.maimed,.rather.than.having.two.hands.or.two.feet.to.be.cast.
into.everlasting.fire..
.
I.have.heard.ministers.preaching.from.their.King.James.bible.and.change.this.word."offend".to.
"sin."..And.it.makes.much.more.sense.than.trying.to.interpret.this.verse.like.they.do.the.other.
verse.—.why.would.anyone.cut.their.foot.off.if.it.disgusted.them?..And.why.would.their.foot.even.
disgust.them.—.unless.they.hadn't.cleaned.between.their.toes.for.a.very.long.time!.
.
The.Greek\to\Latin.word.translated.for."offend".is."skandalise,".with.the.root.word."skandal."..
The.root.word.we.use.today.is."scandal,".which.means.to.stumble.morally...
.
The.incident.surrounding.a."scandal".disgraces.or.damages.the.reputation.of.the.offender,.which.
is.EXACTLY.the.most.damaging.thing.to.the.testimony.of.a.Christian...Many.good.soldiers.have.
fallen.to.scandals.—.many.of.which.were.unjustly.accused...Once.the.scandal.has.made.it.into.
the.minds.of.the.people,.however,.there.is.no.avoiding.the.thought...So.it.is.a.discredit.to.any.
who.would.try.to.continue.their.mission.to.spread.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
.
.The.newer.translations.of.the.Bible.use.the.correct.translation.of.this.word...And.when.you.read.
the.entire.section.—.in.context.—.you'll.find.that.the.translation.fits.like.a.glove.around.this.word.
that.we.have.been.falsely.taught.to.make.us.sorcerers!.
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Whoever. humbles. himself. like. this. child. is. the. greatest. in. the. kingdom. of. heaven.. . Whoever.
receives.one.such.child.in.my.name.receives.me,.but.whoever.causes.one.of.these.little.ones.who.
believe.in.me.to.sin,.it.would.be.better.for.him.to.have.a.great.millstone.fastened.around.his.neck.
and.to.be.drowned.in.the.depth.of.the.sea..
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108.
Woe.to.the.world.for.temptations.to.sin!..For.it.is.necessary.that.temptations.come,.but.woe.to.
the.one.by.whom.the.temptation.comes!..And.if.your.hand.or.your.foot.causes.you.to.sin,.cut.it.
off.and.throw.it.away..It.is.better.for.you.to.enter.life.crippled.or.lame.than.with.two.hands.or.
two.feet.to.be.thrown.into.the.eternal.fire...And.if.your.eye.causes.you.to.sin,.tear.it.out.and.
throw.it.away..It.is.better.for.you.to.enter.life.with.one.eye.than.with.two.eyes.to.be.thrown.into.
the.hell.of.fire..
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Matthew.18:4\9.
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There.is.another.word.that.has.lost.its.translation.over.the.years,.and.it.goes.hand\in\hand.with.
this.word."offense."..That.word.is."curse.".
.
In.today's.English,.we.view."cursing".as."cussing,".or.we.picture.some.witch.standing.over.her.
pot.of.brew.casting.spells.on.other.people..
.
But.the.Old\English.version.of.that.word.is.much.like.we.find.in.our.false.teaching.of.the.word.
"offense."..A.curse.was.the.idea.that.you.can.cause.evil.or.misfortune.to.befall.upon.another.
person...
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Cursing.is.widely.used.in.the.cult.today...Many.ministers.will.describe.how.evil.will.befall.you.if.
you.question.or.if.you.leave...Many.of.us.that.have.now.left.have.been."cursed".by.ministers.
telling.their.congregations.how.they.were.doomed.to.die...I.think.one.minister.down.in.Georgia.
even.put.a.timeline.on.mine.—.describing.how.souls.in.prison.had.escaped.his.cult.and.died.within.
a.month..
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This.is.no.different.than.our.misuse.of.the.word."offense."..Causing.evil.to.befall.upon.someone,.
whether.by.word.or.by.deed.is.a.curse...And.it.is.an.abomination.before.the.Lord..
.
Cursing.is.not.something.that.you.would.find.the.Jewish.people.doing.during.the.time.of.Jesus.
and.the.Apostles...Under.the.Mosaic.Law,.this.hideous.crime.was.punishable.by.death...It.was.
one.of.the.sins.listed.that.resulted.in.stoning.the.offender.—.God.did.not.want.people.within.his.
people.destroying.each.other.from.the.inside..
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I.look.back.on.these.two.men.that.I.cursed,.and.I.beg.forgiveness.from.Christ...No,.I.did.not.directly.
cause.their.death,.and.I.did.not.summon.up.demons.to.attack.them...But.I.did.not.have.the.love.
and.forgiveness.that.Christ.wanted.me.to.have...I.did.not.forgive.these.men.seventy\times\seven.
—.by.not.mourning.their.lost.souls,.I.was.actually.rejoicing.in.their.deaths!.
.
What.if.I.had.endured.the.test,.and.those.two.men.would.have.been.led.to.Christ?..What.if.by.
my.persecution,.these.men.would.have.seen.God.in.my.actions?..What.if.I.had.conducted.myself.
completely.differently,.not.thinking.that.they.had.taken.the."Mark.of.the.Beast,".and.instead.I.
viewed.them.as.potential.converts.to.Christ?.
.
109.
I.ask.myself:.how.many.more.people.could.I.have.led.to.Christ.while.I.was.programmed.with.the.
false.teaching.from.a.cult?..How.many.did.I.turn.away.because.they.were.not.part.of."God's.little.
bride?"..How.many.did.I.offend.—.in.today's.English.—.because.I.disagreed.with.their.outward.
appearance?.
.
Friends,.it's.not.too.late.to.lead.others.to.Christ!..Jesus.did.not.say.bind.yourselves.together.in.
communes.for.I.will.come.and.wipe.out.the.majority.of.mankind!.
.
Jesus.said.this:.."The.harvest.is.great,.but.the.workers.are.few.".
.
.
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110.
Avoiding$The$book$of$Esther$
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The.Book.of.Esther.is.one.that.is.largely.avoided.during.the.eighteen.years.of.recorded.ministry.
by.William.Marrion.Branham...In.fact,.he.only.spoke.of.Esther.fourteen.times.on.recorded.tape,.
and.almost.all.of.those.times.were.during.one.single.sermon:."The.Marriage.of.the.Lamb.".
.
Reflecting.on.the.common.viewpoint.in.the.cult,.that.William.Branham.was.an."authority".on.
scripture,.this.one.single.book.in.the.Bible.astounds.me...Not.only.was.this.book.avoided,.but.the.
entire.theology.and.doctrinal.teaching.that.came.from.the.one.single.sermon.preached.about.
Esther.is.exactly.â€¦.backwards!.
.
You.see,.we.were.taught.to.believe.many.things.about.Esther.that.were.either.extra\biblical.or.
that.strongly.disagreed.with.the.scripture...Since.this.was.the.one.book.that.strongly.opposed.
Branham's.extra\biblical.teaching.that.makeup.or.cosmetics.were.designed.by.Satan,.the."god.of.
this.evil.age,".it.is.no.wonder.that.the.entire.book.was.largely.avoided.by.William.Branham.and.
is.almost.completely.avoided.by.ministers.that.still.remain.in.the.cult..
.
There.are.several.things.that.should.have.stood.out.as.false.by.the.men.and.women.who.had.
actually.read.the.Book...Some.of.them.are.so.obvious.that.I.am.actually.surprised.there.were.not.
school.children.that.stood.up.in.the.sermon.and.said,."Hey,.Mr..Branham!..That's.not.what.MY.
Bible.says!".
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We.were.taught.that.Esther.was.a."judge".in.the.Old.Testament,.simply.because.there.was.a.book.
written.about.her.life.story...And.this.is.very.interesting,.because.in.his.use.of.this.extra\biblical.
teaching,.Branham.takes.the.opposing.stance.to.most.of.his.other.sermons.—.actually.AGREEING.
with.women.in.authority!.
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If. those. still. enslaved. by. the. cult. of. William. Branham. today. were. to. only. read. this. single.
statement.by.William.Branham,.it.would.likely.change.the.course.of.several.sermons.and.sway.
many.political.votes!.
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And.this.man.and.wife,.I.was.eating.breakfast.with.them;.they.said,."Brother.Branham,.look.at.
this..Would.you.think.it?".and.pulled.out.a.letter..
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I.said,."Well,.sister,.she.just.don't.understand."..The.boys.told.me.their.mother.was.a.woman.
preacher,.and.that.she.didn't.go.for.the.Message..
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And.now.she.says.in.here,.she.said,."Now.he.said,.'Women.should.not.have.authority.over.man.'".
Said,."How.about.Phebe.in.the.Bible,.Paul's.helper?"..Certainly,.she.was.a.seller.of.goods..And.
Paul.asked.the.people....Do.you.think.Paul.would.say,."Let.the.women.keep.silent.in.the.churches,.
not.permitted.them.to.speak,".and.turn.around.and.say,."Now,.Phebe,.my.helper.in.the.Gospel,.
she.is.going.to.preach.a.few.nights"?.Why,.he.would.contradict.his.own.word..See?.
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111.
And.said,.then,.to.top.it.all,."I.believe.it.was.Esther....was.one.of.the.judges.in.the.Bible.".Said,."A.
woman.was.a.judge.in.the.Bible..If.that's.not.authority.over.man!".
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And.this.businessman.that.was.healed.right.here.in.the.church.not.long.ago,.he.said....Now,.his.
wife.said,."Brother.Branham,.that.always.puzzled.me.".
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I.said,."Why,.sister,.how.would.that.puzzle.you?".
.
Said,. "Well,. here. is. a. woman. judge.". . I. said,. "That's. politics,. not. the. church.. That. don't. have.
nothing.to.do.with.the.church.".
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65\0815..AND.KNOWETH.IT.NOT.
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But.the.sad.truth.is.that.this.statement,.while.partially.correct,.uses.extra\biblical.theology.to.
support. women. in. politics.. . A. judge. in. the. Old. Testament. was. a. military. leader. or. ruler. who.
decided.the.fate.of.the.nations.and.governed.law.with.justice.in.their.decisions...
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Esther.was.not.in.this.position,.according.to.Scripture...Ahasuerus.was.king,.and.Esther,.although.
favored,.was.still.simply.one.of.his.wives...She.had.influence.over.his.decisions,.but.through.the.
entire.book.of.Esther,.Ahasuerus.was.the.decision.maker...And.Mordecai.was.second.in.command.
—.not.Esther!.
.
"For.Mordecai.the.Jew.was.second.in.rank.to.King.Ahasuerus,.and.he.was.great.among.the.Jews.
and.popular.with.the.multitude.of.his.brothers,.for.he.sought.the.welfare.of.his.people.and.spoke.
peace.to.all.his.people."..\Esther.10.
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But.the.real.underlying.problem.for.Branham.—.most.likely.the.one.that.caused.him.to.avoid.this.
very.good.book.in.the.Bible.—.is.that.she.gained.the.king's.favor.by.using.cosmetics.in.a.beauty.
contest!.
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And.even.if.she.DIDN'T.use.cosmetics,.Esther.herself.would.be.a.real.eye.opener.to.another.one.
of.Branham's.false.teachings...Branham.infected.the.following.with.another.false.teaching.that.it.
was. Satan. who. designed. women. —. not. God.. . And. according. to. Branham,. Satan. made. them.
beautiful.so.that.women.would.be.the.thorn.in.man's.side!.
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He.couldn't.use.that.twisted.theology.in.this.sermon.about.Esther...It.would.have.made.for.one.
confusing.sermon!..
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Imagine.if.he.told.the.people.how.beautiful.Esther.was,.and.then.injected.this.false.statement.
into.the.sermon,.one.that.he.taught.all.throughout.the.latter.part.of.his.ministry:.
.
Beauty.is.of.the.devil,.always..That's.exactly.right..
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64\0401..THE.IDENTIFIED.CHRIST.OF.ALL.AGES.
112.
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In.the.second.chapter.of.Esther,.the.Bible.describes.her.as.a."woman.with.a.beautiful.figure,".and.
"lovely.to.look.upon."..Esther.was.a.stunning.beauty,.and.she.was.not."designed.by.Satan."..In.
fact,.God.used.her.beauty.to.work.his.Divine.will!.
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But.we.were.taught.that.Esther.refused.her.cosmetics.and.perfumes.to.enter.the.beauty.contest.
as. a. homely. looking. woman. wearing. only. the. most. modest. of. apparel.. . This,. according. to.
Branham,.was.to.be.a."type".of.the.church:.
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The.church.is.a.whole.lot.like.it.was.in.the.days.of.Esther..Esther.didn't.take.the.perfuming.of\\of.
the.women..She.adorned.herself.with.the.modest.apparel,.the.hidden.man.of.the.heart..And.the.
king.said,."Put.the.crown.on.her.head.".Esther.was.a.type.of.the.church.today,.those.who.are.
ready.to.come.out.and.adorn.themselves.with.the.sweetness.of.the.Holy.Spirit,.not.the.perfuming.
and.the.dressing.of.the.world,.try.to.compare.with.them.but.that.hidden.man.of.the.heart,.that's.
the.one..
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62\0127..MEANEST.MAN.I.KNOW.
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You.see,.Branham.taught.that.these.other.women.in.the.beauty.contest.represented.the.women.
who.did.not.follow.his.cult...Those.women.wore.COSMETICS!..They.certainly.must.be.evil!..He.
taught.that.Esther.refused.these.cosmetics.and.perfumes!.
.
But.the.Bible.tells.quite.a.different.story,.right.there.in.the.beginning.of.the.book!.
.
So.when.the.king's.order.and.his.edict.were.proclaimed,.and.when.many.young.women.were.
gathered.in.Susa.the.citadel.in.custody.of.Hegai,.Esther.also.was.taken.into.the.king's.palace.and.
put.in.custody.of.Hegai,.who.had.charge.of.the.women...And.the.young.woman.pleased.him.and.
won.his.favor..And.he.quickly.provided.her.with.her.cosmetics.and.her.portion.of.food,.and.with.
seven.chosen.young.women.from.the.king's.palace,.and.advanced.her.and.her.young.women.to.
the.best.place.in.the.harem..
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Esther.2..
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This.is.exciting!..Esther.won.the.first.round.of.the.beauty.contest!..She.advanced.to.the.second.
round,.and.won.the.favor.of.Hegai!.
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So. as. we. see,. Hegai. provided. her. with. cosmetics.. . The. Hebrew. word. translated. here. is.
"tamÂ~ruÂ~qeÂ~ha,".which.literally.translated.means."cosmetics."..The.King.James.version.calls.it.
"things.for.her.purification,".which.according.to.custom.would.have.included.many.different.oils.
and.spices,.some.of.which.would.have.included.the.royal.colors..
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In.the.Days.of.Esther,.most.of.the.royalty.in.the.ancient.world.adorned.themselves.with."Tyre.
purple."..King.David.was.close.friends.with.the.prince.of.Tyre,.and.established.trade.with.the.port.
113.
city.of.Tyre...It.is.believed.that.even.the.pillars.of.King.Solomon's.temple.were.fashioned.after.the.
pillars.in.the.city.of.Tyre..
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Tyre.had.unique.plants.that.produced.purple.dye...This.purple.had.made.its.way.into.the.citadel.
of.Susa,.and.is.mentioned.in.Esther.1:6:.
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There.were.white.cotton.curtains.and.violet.hangings.fastened.with.cords.of.fine.linen.and.purple.
to.silver.rods.and.marble.pillars,.and.also.couches.of.gold.and.silver.on.a.mosaic.pavement.of.
porphyry,.marble,.mother\of\pearl.and.precious.stones..
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The.blues.and.the.purples.that.came.from.Tyre.were.scarce,.and.highly.expensive...Most.of.the.
ancient.world,.with.the.exception.of.royalty,.did.not.have.access.to.this.color.like.we.do.today...
There.were.no.purple.crayons.or.cans.of.purple.spray\paint!.
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But.we.were.falsely.taught.that.Esther.did.NOT.use.these.things.to.increase.her.beauty...We.were.
taught.that.she.strictly.refused.them.—.and.refused.them.ONLY.because.they.did.not.align.with.
Branham's.extra\biblical.teaching..
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There. were. no. Laws. in. the. Old. Covenant. forbidding. the. Children. of. Israel. from. avoiding. oils,.
spices,. perfumes,. and. paints.. . There. were. no. Laws. that. said. to. avoid. the. "beautiful. women".
because.they.were.designed.by.Satan.—.otherwise.we.would.have.been.left.with.one.ugly.race.
of.Jewish.people!..You.wouldn't.find.a."Miss.Israel".entry.in.the.beauty.pageant.—.they'd.be.
more.likely.to.have.a."Miss.Homely".contest.to.see.which.woman.is.more."holy.".
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But. listen. to. the. stark. contrast. between. Esther,. having. advanced. to. stage. two. of. the. beauty.
contest,.given.cosmetics.to.make.herself.more.beautiful:.
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Branham.says.this:.
.
Now,.we.find.ourselves.then,.that.Esther,.after.she....They.put.her.in.one.of.these.places,.to.get.
herself.all.fixed.up,.to.make.her.show.before.the.king..My!.She.refused.it..She.didn't.want.it..She.
wanted.to.go.out.just.like.she.was..Amen..
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62\0121E..THE.MARRIAGE.OF.THE.LAMB.
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Now.that.round.two.is.over,.Esther.having.made.the.cut.of.the.seven.most.beautiful.women.in.
the.land,.let's.see.what.the.scriptures.say.about.the.time.when.she.would.present.herself.before.
the.king..
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Did.she.suddenly.throw.out.all.those.cosmetics.that.helped.her.advance.to.this.level?..Did.she.
fall.to.her.knees.and.pray.that.God.would.blind.the.eyes.of.the.king.so.that.he.would.not.notice.
that.she.refused.the.customary.paints,.oils,.and.spices?..Did.she.have.some.vision.that.told.her.
that.the.king's.secret.desire.was.homely.women?.
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114.
Now.when.the.turn.came.for.each.young.woman.to.go.in.to.King.Ahasuerus,.after.being.twelve.
months. under. the. regulations. for. the. women,. since. this. was. the. regular. period. of. their.
beautifying,. six. months. with. oil. of. myrrh. and. six. months. with. spices. and. ointments. for.
womenâ€”when.the.young.woman.went.in.to.the.king.in.this.way,.she.was.given.whatever.she.
desired.to.take.with.her.from.the.harem.to.the.king's.palace...—Esther.2.
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So.according.to.scripture,.we.find.that.Esther.spent.an.entire.YEAR.applying.cosmetics...The.oils.
prepared.her.skin.by.removing.wrinkles,.much.like.our.wrinkle.creams.today...The.spices.made.
her.smell.wonderful,.soaked.so.deeply.in.her.skin.that.she.radiated.an.aroma.pleasing.to.the.king...
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But.listen.to.that.one.cosmetic.used:."oil.of.myrrh.".
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Myrrh.is.extracted.from.a.very.small.and.thorny.tree.called.Commiphora.Myrrh...When.the.tree.
is.wounded,.it.excretes.the.oil,.a.resin.that.is.harvested.to.produce."Myrrh.gum."..As.it.is.excreted,.
it.forms.a.waxy,.yellowish.paste...But.as.it.ages,.it.produces.a.darker.paste,.much.like.the."face.
paint".Branham.condemned.all.throughout.his.ministry..
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This. tree. and. its. cosmetic\producing. gum. was. and. is. native. to. Ethiopia,. one. of. the. kingdoms.
under.the.rule.of.King.Ahasuerus...Not.only.was.it.readily.available.to.those.in.the.royalty.of.his.
kingdom,.it.would.have.been.an.even.cheaper.cosmetic.than.the.imported.Tyre.purple..
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So.now,.it's.the.final.stage.of.the.beauty.contest...The.seven.women.are.prepared,.twelve.months.
of.a.beauty.spa.for.the.elite..
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.They.now.would.go.before.the.king,.lined.up.like.the.runway.of.our.Miss.America.contest.here.
in.the.States..
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It's.Esther's.turn...Last.chance!..Can.she.quickly.rub.off.that.paint.that.has.now.bleached.her.skin.
to.a.dark.yellow.hue?..Will.she.roll.in.skunk.spray.to.remove.those.spices,.or.roll.in.the.mud.so.
that.she.makes.herself.more.homely.before.the.king?.
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Let's.see.what.the.Bible.says:.
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When.the.turn.came.for.Esther.the.daughter.of.Abihail.the.uncle.of.Mordecai,.who.had.taken.her.
as.his.own.daughter,.to.go.in.to.the.king,.she.asked.for.nothing.except.what.Hegai.the.king's.
eunuch,.who.had.charge.of.the.women,.advised....—Esther.2.
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Now.THIS.is.incredibly.smart...Esther.was.not.from.the.city,.remember?..She.was.a.captive,.taken.
from.Jerusalem,.and.was.not.familiar.with.the.king's.customs,.his.likes,.or.his.dislikes...So.she.asks.
Hegai.to.choose.exactly.how.she.should.adorn.herself...Hegai,.the.man.who.was.in.charge.of.
making.the.women.â€¦.beautiful!.
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And.it.WORKED!..Not.just.with.the.King,.but.also.with.EVERYONE.who.saw.her!.
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Now.Esther.was.winning.favor.in.the.eyes.of.all.who.saw.her...And.when.Esther.was.taken.to.King.
Ahasuerus,.into.his.royal.palace,.in.the.tenth.month,.which.is.the.month.of.Tebeth,.in.the.seventh.
year.of.his.reign,.the.king.loved.Esther.more.than.all.the.women,.and.she.won.grace.and.favor.in.
his.sight.more.than.all.the.virgins,.so.that.he.set.the.royal.crown.on.her.head.and.made.her.queen.
instead.of.Vashti..Then.the.king.gave.a.great.feast.for.all.his.officials.and.servants;.it.was.Esther's.
feast..He.also.granted.a.remission.of.taxes.to.the.provinces.and.gave.gifts.with.royal.generosity..
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The. book. of. Esther. is. a. very. good. one,. and. we. have. only. made. it. into. the. second. chapter...
Coincidentally,.from.1947.to.1965.on.recorded.tape,.William.Branham.only.made.it.to.the.second.
chapter.—.and.he.couldn't.even.say.what.the.Bible.said.in.just.two.of.the.ten.chapters!.
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All.things.are.created.by.God.and.for.God...God.does.not.want.to.create.an.ugly.place.—.an.Satan.
CANNOT.create...God.made.everything.to.be.beautiful,.from.the.mountains.and.the.streams.to.
the.forest.and.the.oceans...AND.WOMEN!.
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Women.are.not.secret.agents.in.the.secret.service.of.Satan,.as.we.were.taught.to.believe...If.a.
man.has.a.problem.with.women,.then.he.likely.has.a.problem.that.needs.counseling..
.
I.speak.from.experience.when.I.say.that.the.cult's.teaching.on.women.is.very.damaging.to.the.
men...When.I.was.in.the.cult,.many.men.struggled.with.the.natural.desires.towards.women.—.
simply.because.they.were.taught.NOT.to.distinguish.between.natural.affection.and.sin...In.the.
eyes.of.a.cult,.if.a.man.has.any.testosterone,.he.has.been.infected..
.
I. wish. I. had. grown. up. with. Scriptural. teaching,. with. no. extra. details. or. completely. opposite.
doctrines...I.wish.Branham.was.not.afraid.to.teach.the.REAL.story.of.Esther,.the.one.that.is.written.
in.the.Bible...I.wish.that.the.thousands.of.children.in.the.cult.were.not.being.programmed.to.
believe.that.their.natural.desires.were."of.the.devil,".and.that.their.bodies.were.trying.to.attack.
them,.spiritually..
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I.wish.my.parents.had.followed.a.man.who.was.not.afraid.to.teach.the.Bible.as\is...A.man.who.
did.not.delight.in."special.insight".that.did.not.match.the.words.of.the.Bible...
.
Thankfully,.my.children.will.not.be.influenced.by.false.teaching...The.family.line.of.idolatry.ends.
with.my.family,.and.we.will.not.stand.to.listen.to.cowardly.men.who.are.afraid.to.preach.the.
Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.in.its.simplicity..
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We.will.not.stand.for.men.who.add.to.the.Word.of.God.and.men.who.call.these.new.additions.
the."Voice.of.God."..
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Let.the.Word.of.God.stand.and.every.man.be.a.liar!.
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Jewish$Mysticism$
.
In.a.short.time.span.before.the.birth.of.Christ,.a.mixture.of.pagan.worship.began.to.infiltrate.the.
Jews.and.infect.Judaism.to.create.and.form.a.new.religion.of."mystery.".Rome.was.a.superpower,.
and.the.Roman.empire.was.beginning.to.stretch.its.mighty.arm.across.many.countries.—.bringing.
with. it. the. ancient. worship. of. the. many. gods. and. demigods. that. the. Romans. served. in. their.
temples,.and.many.gods.that.were."acquired".through.the.conquering.of.many.nations..
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As.Rome.was.growing.in.power,.around.100.BCE,.this.new."mystery.religion".began.to.form...By.
the.time.that.Jerusalem.was.entirely.under.Roman.authority,.around.63.BCE,.this.mystic.religion.
had.formed.into.a.growing.threat.to.those.who.tried.to.uphold.the.Law.of.Moses..
.
Like.so.many.false.religions.and.cults.today.that.are.based.on."mystery,".this.religion.came.in.the.
form. of. the. worship. of. Yahweh.. . There. were. many. teachings. in. the. new. religion. that. were.
absolute.truth.—.but.they.were.mixed.with.the.chains.and.bondage.of.idolatry..
.
It's.earliest.form.was.called.Merkabah.Mysticism,.one.of.the.earliest.forms.of.Jewish.Mysticism...
This.form.of.pagan.worship.was.based.heavily.around.visions,.especially.those.found.in.the.book.
of.Ezekiel...
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The."chariot".that.Ezekiel.saw.in.the.vision.was.heavily.amplified.in.this.new.religion,.and.worship.
of. the. stars. found. in. pagan. worship. was. mixed. in. their. doctrine.. . The. new. interpretation. of.
Ezekiel's. vision. by. these. in. the. new. cult. believed. that. the. four. beasts. in. the. vision. were.
represented.by.the.four.signs.in.the.heavens,.what.would.later.become.known.as.the.Zodiac..
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The.Zodiac.was.predominately.used.in.both.Greek.and.Roman.worship,.descended.directly.from.
Babylon...Each.of.the.planets.in.our.solar.system.were.believed.to.be.deities,.and.this.form.of.
pagan.worship.was.not.original.to.either.empire...Many.of.the.gods.worshipped.by.the.Greeks.
were.the.same.gods.worshipped.by.the.Romans.—.just.with.different.names..
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Because.of.the.focal.point.of.this.form.of.mysticism.being.based.on.Ezekiel's.chariot,.this.first.
form. of. Jewish. Mysticism. would. later. become. known. as. "Chariot. Mysticism.". . And. like. some.
teachers.today.who.stray.from.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.in.its.simplicity,.Jewish.Mysticism.was.
a.very.attractive.cult.that.was.quickly.gaining.popularity.in.the.ancient.world...In.fact,.it.spread.
far.beyond.Jerusalem,.and.started.creeping.its.way.into.the.early.Christian.church..
.
Chariot.Mysticism.took.specific.portions.of.scriptural.text,.and.amplified.them.out.of.context.into.
much.greater.meanings.and.concepts...This.earliest.form.of.Mysticism.heavily.stressed.the.visions.
of.heaven.and.the.throne.room.of.God.—.much.more.emphasis.on.the."mystery".than.on.the.
love,.joy,.peace,.forbearance,.kindness,.goodness,.faithfulness,.gentleness,.and.self\control.that.
were.the.reasons.that.the.Law.was.given.in.the.first.place...
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Scrolls.were.written.with.the."mysteries".as.the.focal.point...It.is.believed.that.this.is.the.form.of.
mysticism.under.which.the.Book.of.Enoch.was.written...In.fact,.the.third.book.of.Enoch.is.known.
as.the."Merkabah.Hebew.Book.of.Enoch.".
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The.other.two.books.found.in.the.scrolls.of.Enoch.are.debated...Some.believe.they.are.Merkabah,.
while.others.believe.they.are.based.on.Hekhalot.Mysticism..
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Hekhalot. Mysticism. focused. on. ascension.. . Literally. translated,. it. means. "palaces,". and. goes.
hand\in\hand.with."Chariot.Mysticism."..Together,.they.are.known.as.the."Books.of.the.Palaces.
of.the.Chariot.".
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But.again,.Hekhalot.Mysticism.focused.on.the.mysteries.of.what.will.come...Those."mysteries".
were.greater.in.importance.than.the.goodwill.towards.man.that.we.should.have.while.our.mortal.
bodies.are.on.this.earth...They.were.very.damaging.sects.of.the.Jewish.tradition,.taking.the.focus.
away.from.the.good.things.that.God.has.given.us.and.turning.our.eyes.towards.the.things.that.
we.cannot.yet.have..
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The.odd.part.about.these.ancient.texts.is.that.the.fundamental.elements.from.the.early.Jewish.
Mysticism.can.be.traced.from.many.of.the.Christian.cults.of.today.—.all.through.time.—.directly.
back.to.those.texts...And.not.just.the.teaching,.even.the.structure.of.the.cults.seem.to.align.with.
the.structure.of.the.early.pagan.influence..
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According.to.Rabbi.Ammi.(3rd.Century),.the.secret.doctrine.was.not.for.the.hands.of.the.common.
'believers.'..They.were.not.allowed.to.question.—.only.those.who.possessed.the."five.qualities.of.
Isaiah.3:3".were.allowed.to.debate.or.discuss..
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"Captain. of. fifty. and. man. of. esteem,. and. counsellor. and. skillful. craftsman,. and. one. who.
understands.secrets.".—.Isaiah.3:3.(Torah).
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Moreover,.fear.tactics.were.employed.to.keep.any.from.questioning...Many.legends.(or.myths).
of.those.slain.by.God.for.questioning.or.trying.to.understand.these.'mysteries'.are.described.in.
Ma'aseh.Merkabah...In.one.such.fable,.a.young.man.who.had.not.achieved.the.'five.qualities'.and.
stumbled.on.to.the.meaning.behind.Ezekiel's.wheel.was.consumed.by.fire.for.his.over\stepping.
his.bounds!.
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It.is.odd.when.you.consider.many.of.the."Rapture".theologies.that.are.given.by.cult.leaders.of.
our.time...Just.as.in.Jewish.Mysticism,.the.focus.of.the.religion.is.more.to.the.effect.of.where.we.
are.going.and.when.than.it.is.on.how.to.get.there...And.since.no.one.knows.the.day.nor.the.hour,.
all.of.this.is.really.speculation,.anyway!.
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The.early.forms.of.Jewish.Mysticism.combined.together.over.time...It.is.difficult.to.trace.where.
and.when,.because.other.pagan.forms.of.worship,.such.as.Gnosticism.also.were.added.to.the.
mix..
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These.multiple.forms.of.religious.went.underground.for.a.period.of.time,.and.later.emerged.in.
the.form.of.Kabbalah.in.the.12th.to.13th.century.Southern.France.and.Spain...
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Like.Buddhism,.Kabbalah.is.not.regarded.as.a."religion".to.those.who.follow.its.teachings,.and.it.
is.believed.that.you.can.follow.the.teachings.of.Kabbalah.with.ANY.form.of.religion.you.practice...
By.nature,.that.is.correct,.because.many.of.the.doctrines.were.the.influence.of.Pagan.worship.on.
the.early.Jews.and.Christians..
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And.while.many.of.the.New.Age.cults.and.religious.separation.promote.their.teachings.as.strictly.
based. upon. the. Bible,. many. of. them. oppose. Orthodoxy.. . Orthodox. Christianity. is. a. threat. to.
them,.because.it.excludes.any.teaching.that.is.extra\biblical.or.that.is.amplified.into.a.new.form.
of.worship...
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It.is.believed.that.Paul's.writings.to.the.Colossians.contain.many.sections.to.combat.mysticism...
The.Colossians.were.quickly.growing.to.believe.many.of.the.teachings.of.early.mysticism,.and.
had.also.been.infiltrated.by.Gnosticism...
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The.most.evident.statement.against.these.new.cultish.religions.is.found.in.the.second.chapter:.
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Colossians.2:18..
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Also.interesting.is.that.the.mystic.'prophetess'.that.seems.to.be.the.origin.of.the."Divine.Healing".
and."Latter.Rain".movement,.Jane.Leade,.was.a.study.of.Kabbalah...
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One.alternate.spelling.for.Kabbalah.(with.a.'K').is.Cabala...In.one.of.Leade's.writings,."A.Fountain.
of.Gardens".contains.this.statement:.
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"The.Word.Cabala.then.much.run.through.me.".\.Leade,.A.Fountain.of.Gardens.
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The.section.of.the.writing.goes.on.to.explain.what.this.statement.means,.but.then.ends.with.this.
declaration.of.following.mysticism:.
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To.such.as.of.the.Divine.CABALA.do.stand,.with.the.Ruling.Scepter.of.Faith.still.in.their.Hand.".
Thus.my.LORD.did.most.freely.commune,.and.open.the.Sense.and.Mystery.of.the.Word.CABALA..
Upon.which.obliged.we.are.to.attend.diligently;.retreating.therefore.from.all.that.Terrestrial.is.".
.
\.Leade,.A.Fountain.of.Gardens.
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Lead's.influence.spread.far.and.wide...Her.prophecy.of.the.coming.manifestation.of.power.in.the.
church. and. the. influence. of. her. "Philadelphian. Society". religious. sect. was. the. beginning. of. a.
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theory.called."Dispensationalism".—.an.extra\biblical.teaching.that.God.manifests.himself.a.little.
bit.at.a.time.through."Dispensations.".
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Thomas. Bromley,. member. of. the. Philadelphian. society,. wrote. a. book. entitled,. "Treatise. of.
Extraordinary.Divine.Dispensations,".and.that.writing.would.later.influence.John.Darby.to.start.
promoting.the.same...
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As. this. mystic. influence. began. to. spread,. many. men. and. women. that. Branham. revered. and.
respected.started.to.mix.mysticism.into.their.doctrine...Clarence.Larkin,.the.man.Branham.copied.
the.dates.for.the."Seven.Church.Ages".from,.was.a.dispensationalist...In.fact,.the.entire."Seven.
Church.Age".teaching.itself.was.based.on.Jane.Leade's.teachings...Men.like.Charles.Price,.who.
Branham.spent.a.great.deal.of.time.with.in.California,.were.known.followers.of.Leade's.teaching.
and.prophecy..
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But.like.the.ancient.Jewish.Mysticism,.William.Branham.would.take.this.idea.of.taking.a.single.
scripture. and. "amplifying. it". into. a. greater. form. of. worship.. . Many. new. and. extra\biblical.
doctrines.were.introduced.by.William.Branham,.almost.all.of.them.based.on.a.single.passage.of.
text..
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It.would.fill.an.entire.book.to.cover.all.of.these,.but.to.highlight.a.few.of.the.most.commonly.
believed.extra\biblical.teachings,.and.for.time's.sake,.we.will.only.list.a.few..
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Branham. added. the. idea. that. the. "dispensations". should. have. "messengers". associated. with.
them,. and. hand\picked. great. men. of. old. to. be. the. "Messengers". for. their. age.. . One. such.
messenger. was. "Columba". —. the. big. mistake. the. cult. does. not. want. you. to. know. about...
Columba.was.not.alive.during.his."church.age";.Branham.forgot.to.confirm.their.dates.of.birth.
and.death.before.pinning.them.to.the.tail.of.a.Church.Age..
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Directly.from.Jane.Leade's.prophecy,.Branham.promoted.the.idea.that.we.must.have.an."End.
Time.Messenger".that.has.essentially.replaced.the.speaking.of.the.Holy.Spirit.to.our.hearts...In.
Branham's.theology,.the.Holy.Spirit.that.guides.us.is.not.enough...We.must.have.something.more,.
some.man.of.great.power.and.spiritual.ascension...
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Also.from.Leade.is.the.idea.that.this.new.deliverer.would.be.a.Gentile.—.not.a.Jew...Leade.was.
from.England,.and.like.many.of.the.cults.that.have.risen,.Leade.promoted.a.theology.based.on.
her.own.locale..
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The.Serpent's.Seed.doctrine.Branham.promoted.is.a.teaching.of.Kabbalah...Coincidentally,.it.is.
also.found.in.Jane.Leade's.prophecy:.
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And.as.Eve.did.suck.in.the.Serpently.Venom,.and.introduced.it.into.the.First.Adam,.and.thereby.
corrupted. and. involved. him. in. the. same. transgression,. whereby. there. was. a. going. out,. and.
dividing.from.God.the.Eternal.Root;.whence.the.Banishment.out.of.Paradise.was.pronounced,.
and.an.exclusion.and.loss.of.the.Kingdom.and.Dominion:.so.the.Virgin.rises.in.her.Room.to.draw.
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and.feed.upon.that.Tree.of.Life,.and.having.tasted.of.the.Virtue.thereof,.gives.to.her.chosen.and.
elected.Mate,.so.known.and.assigned.to.stand.in.the.Room.of.him.that.brought.in.Sorrow.and.
the.Curse...
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Leade,.Signs.of.the.Times:.Forerunning.the.Kingdom.of.Christ.
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This. "Forerunning. the. Kingdom. of. Christ". prophecy. spawned. many. men. who. claimed. to. be.
forerunners...William.Sowders,.who.had.a.strikingly.similar."baptism.commission.as.forerunner".
to. William. Branham,. was. one. such. man.. . Joseph. Smith,. John. Alexander. Dowie,. Charles. Taze.
Russell.—.all.men.who.Branham.revered.—.promoted.themselves.as.forerunners..
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It. was. this. extra\biblical. doctrine. that. spawned. off. several. other. doctrines. that. cannot. be.
supported.by.scripture...Some.of.them.include."Bride.Age,"."Eagle.Age,"."Rapturing.Faith,"."Word.
Bride,"."Manifesting.Time,".and.more..
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The.worst.and.most.harmful.doctrine.we.won't.find.in.scripture.is."The.Squeeze."..This.doctrine.
was. also. promoted. by. another. cult. leader. you. will. be. familiar. with:. Pastor. Jim. Jones. of.
Jonestown...It.was.this.one.single.false.doctrine.that.caused.the.death.of.his.entire.following.in.
South.America..
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In.examining.these.extra\biblical.theologies,.I.am.always.amused.in.remembering.the.blog,."Two.
Message.Ministers."..Specifically.the.post.claiming.that.William.Branham.was."Sola.Scriptura".or.
"By.Scripture.Alone."..Many.around.the.world.promote.this.idea.—.and.they.promote.it.because.
Branham.SAID.that.he.was.—.not.because.they.have.examined.a.single.teaching.according.to.
scripture..
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There.are.many,.many.other.extra\biblical.doctrines.that.are.springing.up...Some.new.ones.were.
not.even.promoted.by.William.Branham,.but.are.newly.invented.to.mask.the.fact.that.Branham's.
prophecies.have.been.proven.to.have.failed...One.such.invention.is.the.theology.of."Blind.Faith".
—.you.must.accept.it.by.FAITH,.my.brother!..It.only.LOOKS.like.it.failed,.God.is.involved.in.this.
great.COVER.UP.scheme!.
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The.most.degrading.extra\biblical.teaching.was.Branham's."Thus.Saith.The.Lord".claim.that.the.
Bible. says. men. should. divorce. their. wives. if. they. cut. their. hair.. . Mix. that. with. the. degrading.
statement.that.God.will.not.hear.the.prayer.of.a.woman.who.has.cut.her.hair.and.you.have.an.
unchristian\like.authority.pronouncing.false.judgment..
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Others.include.the.extra\biblical.idea.that.Jezebel.was.stoned.for.the.paint.around.her.eyes.—.
rather.than.leading.the.children.of.Israel.into.idolatry...Or.that.John.the.Baptist.was.stillborn.until.
he.heard.the.name.of.Jesus...
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Many.to.this.day.believe.that.the.Apostle.Paul.saw.a.pillar.of.fire.in.the.wilderness,.which.is.not.
found.in.scripture...Others.believe.that.when.God.met.Abraham.in.front.of.the.tent,.God's.back.
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was.to.the.tent.and.He.used."discernment".just.like.Branham.did!..The.Bible.says.that.Sarah.was.
in.the.doorway.of.the.tent.standing.behind.Abraham..
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The.list.goes.on.and.on.and.on...Just.like.the.ancient.Jewish.mysticism,.the.people.are.attracted.
to."mysteries."..Our.minds.like.puzzles,.but.if.the.puzzle.has.no.answer,.we.like.to.cheat.and.find.
the.answer.guide...To.many,.William.Branham.was.the."answer.guide,".but.they.do.not.realize.
that.many.times,.he.gave.the.wrong.answers!.
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The.book.of.Jude.is.a.very.short.book,.almost.not.enough.to.fill.a.scroll...But.it.has.some.very.
astounding.words...
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It's.interesting,.because.the.book.of.Jude.references.the.book.of.Enoch.—.the.very.form.of.pagan.
worship.that.it.is.condemning...It.is.almost.as.though.Jude.is.reaching.out.of.the.pages,.trying.to.
snag.this.mysticism.and.strangle.it.before.it.can.spread.any.further!.
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Many.have.asked.me.why.I.continue.to.expose.William.Branham's.lies...Why.don't.I.just.preach.
the.Gospel.instead?..Why.do.I.continue.exposing.the.lies.of.a.man,.why.can't.I.focus.on.something.
else?..
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Jude.explains.why.HE.didn't.change.focus:..
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"Beloved,. although. I. was. very. eager. to. write. to. you. about. our. common. salvation,. I. found. it.
necessary.to.write.appealing.to.you.to.contend.for.the.faith.that.was.once.for.all.delivered.to.the.
saints.. . For. certain. people. have. crept. in. unnoticed. who. long. ago. were. designated. for. this.
condemnation,.ungodly.people,.who.pervert.the.grace.of.our.God.into.sensuality.and.deny.our.
only.Master.and.Lord,.Jesus.Christ.".
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The.Gnostics.had.crept.in...The.Mystics.had.crept.in...Ancient.forms.of.pagan.worship.and.idolatry.
had.infiltrated.the.Church.of.the.Living.God!.
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Now.I.want.to.remind.you,.although.you.once.fully.knew.it,.that.Jesus,.who.saved.a.people.out.
of.the.land.of.Egypt,.afterward.destroyed.those.who.did.not.believe...And.the.angels.who.did.not.
stay.within.their.own.position.of.authority,.but.left.their.proper.dwelling,.he.has.kept.in.eternal.
chains. under. gloomy. darkness. until. the. judgment. of. the. great. dayâ€”. just. as. Sodom. and.
Gomorrah.and.the.surrounding.cities,.which.likewise.indulged.in.sexual.immorality.and.pursued.
unnatural.desire,.serve.as.an.example.by.undergoing.a.punishment.of.eternal.fire..
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In.other.words:.PAY.ATTENTION!..YOUR.LIFE.DEPENDS.UPON.IT!.
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Yet.in.like.manner.these.people.also,.relying.on.their.dreams,.defile.the.flesh,.reject.authority,.
and.blaspheme.the.glorious.ones...But.when.the.archangel.Michael,.contending.with.the.devil,.
was. disputing. about. the. body. of. Moses,. he. did. not. presume. to. pronounce. a. blasphemous.
judgment,.but.said,."The.Lord.rebuke.you.".
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In.other.words:.MICHAEL.IS.JUST.AN.ARCHANGEL!..NOT.GOD!..DON'T.WORSHIP.THE.ANGELS!.
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But.these.people.blaspheme.all.that.they.do.not.understand,.and.they.are.destroyed.by.all.that.
they,.like.unreasoning.animals,.understand.instinctively..Woe.to.them!.For.they.walked.in.the.
way.of.Cain.and.abandoned.themselves.for.the.sake.of.gain.to.Balaam's.error.and.perished.in.
Korah's.rebellion...These.are.hidden.reefs.at.your.love.feasts,.as.they.feast.with.you.without.fear,.
shepherds. feeding. themselves;. waterless. clouds,. swept. along. by. winds;. fruitless. trees. in. late.
autumn,.twice.dead,.uprooted;.wild.waves.of.the.sea,.casting.up.the.foam.of.their.own.shame;.
wandering.stars,.for.whom.the.gloom.of.utter.darkness.has.been.reserved.forever..
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The.most.astounding.paragraph.in.this.book...Listen.to.Jude!..If.you.won't.hear.me,.hear.Jude!..
Examine.the.doctrines.of.these.men!..They.are.ever\changing!..They.are.tossed.to.and.fro,.not.
grounded.in.the.scriptures!..And.they.will.seem.like.loving.pastors,.loving.shepherds,.sitting.right.
there.with.you!.
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It.was.also.about.these.that.Enoch,.the.seventh.from.Adam,.prophesied,.saying,."Behold,.the.
Lord.comes.with.ten.thousands.of.his.holy.ones,.to.execute.judgment.on.all.and.to.convict.all.the.
ungodly.of.all.their.deeds.of.ungodliness.that.they.have.committed.in.such.an.ungodly.way,.and.
of. all. the. harsh. things. that. ungodly. sinners. have. spoken. against. him.". These. are. grumblers,.
malcontents,. following. their. own. sinful. desires;. they. are. loud\mouthed. boasters,. showing.
favoritism.to.gain.advantage..
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Boasters!..Loud\mouthed!..Pay.attention.to.the.tapes,.examine.the.stories,.and.see.what.we.
have!..
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I.heard.a.comment.recently,.describing.a.man.who.causally.overheard.Branham.screaming.like.a.
madman. into. the. microphone. of. a. recorded. tape.. . The. guy. actually. thought. this. person. was.
listening.to.a.tape.of.HITLER!..It's.the.same.tactic,.scream.your.subjects.into.submission!.
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This.last.part.shocks.even.me...I.can.remember.the.MANY,.MANY.times.that.William.Branham.
spoke.about.the.scoffers.that.would.rise,.following.their.own.lusts.and.passions...And.it.sounded.
very.much.like.he.was.agreeing.with.Jude!..He.was.the.one.telling.us.they.would.come!..Branham.
was..
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But.you.must.remember,.beloved,.the.predictions.of.the.apostles.of.our.Lord.Jesus.Christ...They.
said.to.you,."In.the.last.time.there.will.be.scoffers,.following.their.own.ungodly.passions."..It.is.
these.who.cause.divisions,.worldly.people,.devoid.of.the.Spirit...
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Jude.is.telling.us,.calling.out.from.the.grave.through.his.scripture,.BEGGING.US.to.listen.to.him!..
The.apostles.have.told.us.that.there.will.come.scoffers.\\.long.ago...Yet.this.is.what.Branham.
promoted. to. try. to. focus. people. on. HIS. ministry. —. not. scoffers. against. Jesus. Christ. and.
Christianity!. . And. yet. Branham. is. the. one. that. caused. divisions. in. the. church!. . He. separated.
himself!..He.PROMOTED.separation!..And.Jude.says.that.he.is.devoid.of.the.Spirit!.
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I'm.going.to.end.with.the.last.portion.of.Jude...There.is.nothing.that.I.can.say.that.is.better.than.
the.way.that.Jude.ends.this.chapter:.
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But.you,.beloved,.building.yourselves.up.in.your.most.holy.faith.and.praying.in.the.Holy.Spirit.
[NOT.A.PROPHET],keep.yourselves.in.the.love.of.God,.waiting.for.the.mercy.of.our.Lord.Jesus.
Christ. that. leads. to. eternal. life.. And. have. mercy. on. those. who. doubt. [THOSE. WHO.
QUESTION];save.others.by.snatching.them.out.of.the.fire;.to.others.show.mercy.with.fear,.hating.
even.the.garment.stained.by.the.flesh..
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Now.to.him.who.is.able.to.keep.you.from.stumbling.and.to.present.you.blameless.before.the.
presence.of.his.glory.with.great.joy,.to.the.only.God,.our.Savior,.through.Jesus.Christ.our.Lord,.
be.glory,.majesty,.dominion,.and.authority,.before.all.time.and.now.and.forever..Amen..
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Coiled$Springs$
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I've.seen.many.who.are.watching.the.large.number.of.people.who.have.stood.up.for.Christ.and.
will.no.longer.stand.for.false.teaching...These.people.watching.are.curious,.but.are.also.trained.
to.focus.on.outward.appearance.and.superficial.things.rather.than.the.change.in.the.heart.that.
happens.when.Christ.sets.you.free..
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It.is.exciting,.really!..Over.the.past.year.and.a.half.since.Seek.Ye.The.Truth.started,.I've.watched.
people.come.out,.wounded.and.bleeding.from.the.cuts.and.bruises.on.their.hands.and.their.feet.
from.the.chains.that.had.them.bound...There's.almost.no.example.in.life.that.can.be.used.to.
describe.the.transition.from.slavery.to.freedom!.
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Many.who.describe.this.change.in.a.person.fleeing.a.cult.will.use."slavery".as.their.example...How.
that.for.so.long,.they.carried.a.ball.and.chain...They.describe.how.that.they.dragged.this.heavy.
ball.around,.the.weight.of.the.ball.forbidding.them.to.move.freely...Then.when.Christ.sets.them.
free,.they.are.now.able.to.move...They're.able.to.run.instead.of.struggling.to.even.walk.with.the.
heavy.ball.behind.them..
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Others.use.examples.like.prisoners.of.war,.trapped.in.a.dark.dungeon...How.the.people.were.
confined.to.a.single.group.of.people,.not.able.to.fellowship.with.those.outside.of.their.four.walls...
Forced.to.enjoy.the.darkness,.not.accustomed.to.the.light...Then,.when.set.free,.the.light.is.almost.
blinding.while.they.transition.and.become.accustomed.to.the.sun..
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But.none.of.these.fit.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham,.really...We.were.not.prisoners.of.war,.we.
were.not.slaves.by.any.other.man.—.we.were.slaves.of.our.own.desire...Nothing.kept.us.from.
leaving.outside.of.the.initial.fear.that.we.must.believe.in.something.besides.the.work.that.Jesus.
Christ.did.on.the.cross.for.us...The.cross.was.not.enough;.that's.why.those.people.outside.our.cell.
in.that.sunlight.were.dying!.
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And.while.I.spend.countless.hours.pointing.out.the.many.lies.William.Branham.told,.from.his.own.
story.of.his.conversion.to.Christ,.to.the.prophecies.and.spiritual.events,.to.his.own.childhood.—.
right.down.to.his.own.birthdate.—.many.of.us.did.not.believe.the.things.we.knew.already.to.be.
false...
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We.knew.that.men.had.the.same.number.of.ribs.as.women,.regardless.of.Branham's.story.tying.
that. change. to. the. Garden. of. Eden. and. the. "seed. of. the. serpent.". . Some. of. us. were. medical.
students,.and.had.seen.X\rays.inside.the.bodies...These.things,.we.simply.counted.towards.his.
"lack.of.education."..(Which.is.also.now.in.question.).
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When.Branham.claimed.to.have.prophesied.that.a."woman.would.be.president,".and.then.he.
claimed.that."prophecy".to.have.been.fulfilled.with.President.Kennedy,.many.knew.that.couldn't.
be.true...Not.just.because.Kennedy.was.a.man.—.which.should.have.been.obvious.to.EVERYONE.
—. but. because. Branham. continued. to. promote. this. coming. event. even. after. promoting. it. as.
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already.completed...That."fulfillment".pretty.much.ended.with.the.death.of.President.Kennedy...
We.actually.have.Lee.Harvey.Oswald.to.think.for.eliminating.one.of.the.cult's.false.teachings!.
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I.have.thought.long.and.hard.about.how.best.to.describe.those.who.were.trapped.in.this.cult...
Especially.the.ones.like.me,.who.were.born.into.it.—.not.joining.into.a.cult.by.our.own.desire.or.
choice...
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We.were.Christians...We.believed.the.Bible...Some.of.us.even.read.the.Bible...We.knew.many.
scriptures,. but. we. had. something. else. added. with. it.. . Like. the. book. of. Mormon,. we. had.
Branham's.teachings.in.addition.to.the.Word.of.God...The.parts.that.the.Bible.did.not.tell.us,.we.
could.simply.look.to.the."Book.of.Branham".to.find.the.parts.that.were.written."in\between.the.
lines.".
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So.I.didn't.want.to.use.the.example.of.prison.camps...That.term.is.very.negative,.and.degrading.
to.the.Christian.people.still.trapped.inside.of.the.cult...It.is.not.helpful.—.it.doesn't.describe.the.
Christian.being.set.free.so.much.as.it.points.fingers.of.accusation.against.the.many.who.still.have.
not.yet.awakened..
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Nor.did.I.want.to.use.the.example.of.slavery...I.have.lived.in.the.South.of.the.United.States,.a.
place. where. slavery. was. and. still. remains. a. big. issue.. . Slavery. makes. the. owners. "high. and.
mighty".while.making.the.slaves."lowly.and.illiterate."..While.many.have.told.us.that.are.exposing.
Branham's. lies. is. very. much. like. the. Underground. Railroad. during. the. days. of. slavery,. I. don't.
consider.the.people.being.set.free.as.uneducated.or.illiterate...
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In. fact,. most. of. the. people. I've. spoken. with. —. the. vast. majority. —. DO. read. their. Bibles...
Moreover,.in.my.own.personal.experience,.it.seems.that.ONLY.the.ones.who.study.and.believe.
their.Bibles.are.the.ones.who.can.be.awakened...These.are.the.people.that.put.their.faith.in.God's.
Word.above.any.man.—.sinner,.saint,.prophet,.or.pope...The.ones.who.are.illiterate.in.their.Bibles.
are.usually.the.ones.that.place.Branham.as.their.absolute.—.not.the.Word.of.God...And.they.are.
the.ones.that.lift.Branham.up.into.a.replacement.for.Jesus.Christ..
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I.had.one.man.last.night.try.to.start.a.private.argument.with.me.—.which.I.avoid...His.argument.
in.defense.of.this.failed.prophet.was.that.to."Speak.against.the.Son.of.Man.is.antichrist.".
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William.Branham.is.NOT.the.Son.of.Man!..Branham.was.not.God.made.flesh.and.walking.among.
us.—.God.does.not.speak.lies!..God.cannot.have.failed.prophecy,.because.He.IS.the.future,.just.
as.He.IS.right.now...God.is.eternal,.not.limited.to.our.time.and.space.as.mortals..
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If.I.were.to.use.the.term."slaves,".it.might.actually.fit.for.these.people.—.because.they.are.truly.
slaves...Unless.God.can.work.a.miracle.in.their.lives,.they.will.never.awaken...Their.faith.is.not.in.
God,.their.faith.is.placed.in.a.man...
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But.for.those.who.have.been.set.free,.this.term.does.not.apply..
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For.me,.the.example.that.seems.to.fit.best.is.a.very.simple.one...It.doesn't.have.the.emotional.
ties.to.prison.camps,.and.it.doesn't.have.the.long.history.trail.behind.slavery...Sometimes.the.
best.examples.you.can.find.are.the.most.basic,.elementary.—simple.—.examples..
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The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.simple...
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The.Children.of.Israel.asked.Moses.to.go.and.ask.God.to.tell.them.what.they.could.do.to.be.saved,.
and. Moses. came. down. the. mountain. with. the. Mosaic. Law.. . . . Time. after. time,. example. after.
example,. the. Bible. shows. how. weak. the. human. race. actually. is.. . Mankind. could. not. save.
themselves.by.their.own.actions...They.failed.every.single.time...Mankind.needed.a.Savior..
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The.Law.came.with.a.penalty,.and.that.penalty.was.death...We.all.were.destined.to.die...God.
loved.us.SO.MUCH.that.He.sent.His.only.Son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.die.in.our.place...He.lived.the.perfect.
life,. something. that. we. could. never. do.. . He. suffered. and. died. on. the. cross. for. our. salvation,.
paying.the.penalty.so.that.we.did.not.have.to...He.conquered.death,.hell,.and.the.grave,.then.
rose.again.so.that.we.can.rise.with.Him...And.all.who.believe.that.Jesus.Christ.is.the.Son.of.the.
Living.God.is.granted.Grace,.Unmerited.Favor,.to.be.heirs.to.the.Kingdom.of.Heaven!.
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Most.cult.pastors.today.do.not.want.to.preach.a.simple.thing...Their.sermons.are.filled.with.men.
falling.off.of.bridges,.bears,.bright.lights,.signs.and.wonders...The.Gospel.in.its.simplicity.is.no.
longer.exciting.to.them...The.people.have.been.programmed.to.seek.out.more."mysteries,".and.
are.no.longer.eager.to.sit.through.a.sermon.on.the.simple.Gospel.of.Christ...
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But.sometimes,.the.simplicity.is.the.BEST.you.can.ever.give.your.congregations!.
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Many.of.us.that.have.left.the.cult.are.no.different.than.before...We.were.always.Christians,.we.
always.put.God.first,.family.second,.everything.else.last...We.believed.in.Christ,.and.accepted.the.
Work.that.Christ.did.on.the.cross.for.us...
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We.were.bound,.we.were.blinded,.but.we.were.tied.with.something.that.constricted.us.—.not.
just.held.us...We.were.like.coiled.springs..
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When.our.small.bindings.of.fear.were.taken.off,.our.springs.shot.up.like.rockets.blasting.to.the.
moon!..We.are.the.same.springs.as.before,.just.more.excited.about.Christ!..We.no.longer.sit.in.
some.pew.counting.ceiling.tiles,.then.enter.our.workweek.without.telling.others.—.we.want.to.
tell.EVERYONE.that.Christ.came.to.save!.
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This.is.the.most.exciting.times.of.many.of.our.lives!..We.are.actually.watching.as.an.assembly.line.
of.springs.are.taken.off.of.the.shelves,.and.they.are.carefully.removing.the.little.plastic.strap.that.
has.them.coiled!..It.is.like.fireworks.going.off,.springs.shooting.up.in.many.cities.of.many.states.
or.regions.of.every.country.around.the.world!..The.greatest.fireworks.display.of.all.time!.
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Some.people.do.not.realize.the.connection.between.Malachi.4.and.the.rest.of.the.scriptures,.
especially.those.who.have.been.programmed.the.most...Malachi.4.IS.for.our.day.—.make.no.
mistake...
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Remember.the."idol".that.Daniel.saw.in.Daniel.2,.which.was.Babylon.—.the.other.kingdom...The.
idol.was.not.simply.set.in.one.generation...King.Nebuchadnezzar.was.just.the."head,".remember?..
Each.section.of.the.idol's.body.represented.another.kingdom,.descending.down.through.time,.
from.the.head.down.to.the.feet...It.was.a."slice.of.time,".each.section.representing.an."age.".
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The.Kingdom.of.Heaven.is.much.the.same!..While.the.idol.Daniel.saw.in.Nebuchadnezzar's.dream.
represented.Babylon,.the.Kingdom.of.Heaven.is.the.Kingdom.of.God...Christ.was.the.head,.not.
Nebuchadnezzar,.and.the.work.that.Christ.did.on.the.cross.was.the.foundation,.the.cornerstone,.
to.that.kingdom!.
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John.the.Baptist.came.proclaiming,."The.Kindom.of.Heaven.is.at.hand,".and.many.think.that.this.
was.a.failed.prophecy.—.because.they.try.to.limit.God.to.our.time.and.our.space...But.Christ.was.
just.the.head.of.the.kingdom.—.WE.are.the.body!..
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Malachi. 4. tells. of. the. coming. Kingdom,. and. tells. us. about. the. "coiled. springs.". . The. arrogant.
Pharisees.were.no.match.for.the.Truth.that.Christ.gave.to.the.early.Christians,.the."coiled.springs".
for.their.time...
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Those.who.followed.Christ.were.also.the.same.spring.when.they.were.bound.by.the.extra\biblical.
teachings.of.the.Scribes.and.Pharisees...They.believed.in.God,.but.had.all.of.these.extra.things.
that.bound.their.springs.into.tight.coils...They.were.broken,.bruised,.wounded,.just.like.we.were...
They.needed.healing..
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Christ.came.and.the.evildoers.were.stubble.under.His.feet...He.was.the.Sun.of.Righteousness,.
and.He.had.healing.under.His.wings.for.those.coiled.springs...He.did.not.tread.down.the.wicked.
for.them,.though.—.he.was.the.perfect.example.of.a.what.a.pastor.SHOULD.be...A.pastor.does.
not.keep.their.springs.coiled.in.the.pews,.he.nourishes.them.to.health.so.that.they.can.stand.for.
themselves...The.people.are.not.supposed.to.look.to.the.pastor.as.their.savior.—.they.are.to.look.
to.Jesus.Christ!..The."House.of.Prayer".should.be.the."House.of.the.Sick,".and.the.pastor.should.
be.the.doctor.giving.the.people.medicine.to.uncoil!.
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Listen.to.the.example.Malachi.gives.of.the."coiled.springs".when.the.Kingdom.of.Heaven.was.
established:.."You.shall.go.out.leaping.like.calves.from.the.stall...And.you.shall.tread.down.the.
wicked,.for.they.will.be.ashes.under.the.soles.of.your.feet,.on.the.day.when.I.act,.says.the.Lord.
of.hosts.".—.Malachi.4.
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These."calves.of.the.stall".were.coiled.springs...When.the.gate.is.opened,.they.go.out.leaping,.
bouncing.from.being.coiled!.
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This.is.happening.today...This.was.happening.in.the.days.of.Jesus.Christ...This.will.continue.to.
happen.all.through.the.Kingdom.of.Heaven,.from.the.Body.of.Christ,.until.Christ.returns.to.sit.on.
the.throne.of.His.Kingdom...Until.He.returns,.we.will.tread.down.the.wicked.—.not.with.battle.
armor.and.sword,.but.armed.with.the.Word.of.God!.
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We.should.be.excited.to.be.uncoiled,.bouncing.around.to.tell.others.of.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ!..
We.should.be.set.on.fire.for.God,.unable.to.rest.until.the.whole.world.knows.that.Jesus.died.for.
our.sin!..We.should.be.excited.to.speak.to.those.in.Islam.to.let.them.know.that.Christ.set.us.free.
from.the.Law.of.death.—.not.afraid.of.them.because.they.don't.yet.know!..
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Listen.to.the.excitement.of.the.first."calves.of.the.stall,".the.first."coiled.springs".that.went.out.
eagerly.to.tell.others.about.Jesus:.
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Luke.10:.
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"The.Lord.appointed.seventy\two.others.and.sent.them.on.ahead.of.him,.two.by.two,.into.every.
town.and.place.where.he.himself.was.about.to.go...And.he.said.to.them,."The.harvest.is.plentiful,.
but.the.laborers.are.few...Therefore.pray.earnestly.to.the.Lord.of.the.harvest.to.send.out.laborers.
into.his.harvest.".
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Not.some."Little.Bride".that.separates.themselves.from.the.Body.that.is.the.Kingdom.of.Heaven!..
The.harvest.is.PLENTIFUL!..There.are.only.a.few.of.us!..We.have.to.tell.as.many.people.as.we.can!.
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"Go.your.way;.behold,.I.am.sending.you.out.as.lambs.in.the.midst.of.wolves...Carry.no.moneybag,.
no.knapsack,.no.sandals,.and.greet.no.one.on.the.road.".
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Don't.worry.about.money!..Don't.setup.multi\million.dollar.foundations.and.beg.them.to.send.
their.money.to.you.so.that.you.can.drive.a.big.bus.around.on.vacations!..I'll.take.care.of.you!..I'll.
give.you.what.you.need!.
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Whatever.house.you.enter,.first.say,.'Peace.be.to.this.house!'..And.if.a.son.of.peace.is.there,.your.
peace.will.rest.upon.him..But.if.not,.it.will.return.to.you...And.remain.in.the.same.house,.eating.
and.drinking.what.they.provide,.for.the.laborer.deserves.his.wages..Do.not.go.from.house.to.
house....
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Don't.do.as.your.instincts.tell.you.when.you.enter.a.house.that.does.not.believe.in.Christ!..Do.as.
I.tell.you.to.do!..Go.in.peace,.not.anger!..Love,.not.hate!..And.when.they.don't.believe.you,.don't.
leave.and.condemn.them!..Be.gentle,.kind,.loving.towards.them!..Stay.in.the.same.house!.
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"Whenever.you.enter.a.town.and.they.receive.you,.eat.what.is.set.before.you...Heal.the.sick.in.it.
and.say.to.them,.'The.kingdom.of.God.has.come.near.to.you.'..But.whenever.you.enter.a.town.
and.they.do.not.receive.you,.go.into.its.streets.and.say,.'Even.the.dust.of.your.town.that.clings.
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to.our.feet.we.wipe.off.against.you..Nevertheless.know.this,.that.the.kingdom.of.God.has.come.
near.'..I.tell.you,.it.will.be.more.bearable.on.that.day.for.Sodom.than.for.that.town.".
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Just.like.Malachi.prophesied!..They.will.be.ashes.under.your.feet!..They.will.be.like.Sodom,.burned.
to.a.small.pile.of.salt!.
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But.notice.that.first.part,."Eat.what.is.set.before.you."..This.is.a.direct.conflict.with.the.Mosaic.
Law...They.were.not.to.eat.food.sacrificed.to.idols,.yet.they.were.entering.into.cities.that.served.
other.Gods...Christ.KNEW.that.the.Law.had.failed,.and.that.He.was.establishing.a.New.Covenant.
with.the.people!..The.food.was.an.outward.expression.—.not.an.inward.change!..Love,.not.Law!.
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When.the.seventy.two.returned,.their.expression.was.much.like.the.coiled.springs.we.see.today.
who.have.been.bound.by.the.cult.of.William.Branham...They.were.so.excited.the.first.time.they.
told. another. person. that. they. no. longer. need. to. believe. in. a. false. prophet. to. be. a. Christian!..
Christ.is.ALL.we.need.believe!.
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The. seventy\two. returned. with. joy,. saying,. "Lord,. even. the. demons. are. subject. to. us. in. your.
name!"..And.he.said.to.them,."I.saw.Satan.fall.like.lightning.from.heaven...Behold,.I.have.given.
you. authority. to. tread. on. serpents. and. scorpions,. and. over. all. the. power. of. the. enemy,. and.
nothing.shall.hurt.you...Nevertheless,.do.not.rejoice.in.this,.that.the.spirits.are.subject.to.you,.but.
rejoice.that.your.names.are.written.in.heaven.".
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Don't.stand.in.some.building.and.say."I.take.every.spirit.in.here.under.my.control".so.that.they.
worship.YOU.instead.of.ME!..Be.excited.that.the.demons.flee,.but.give.Glory.to.the.One.who.is.
worthy.of.all.praise!..
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The.Kingdom.of.Heaven.is.established...We.are.the.Body.of.Christ.that.binds.it.all.together...We.
are.not.to.sever.this.body.from.other.Christians,.cutting.off.our."hand".because.we.are.better.
than.the."foot!"..Christ.is.the.Head,.we.should.be.honored.to.be.ANY.part.of.His.Body...And.when.
the.Kingdom.has.fully.come,.when.Christ.returns.to.call.us.away.to.be.with.Him,.we.will.stand.
proudly.to.say.that.we.supported.the.other.members.of.the.Body!..We.will.NEVER.stand.if.we.
sever.ourselves.from.that.Body!.
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I.don't.know.about.you,.but.I'm.proud.to.be.a.spring.that.was.once.coiled!.
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I$WILL$leave$you$AND$forsake$you!$
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After.the.Azusa.Street.Revival.and.when.the.Pentecostal.movement.was.in.full.swing,.the."Health.
and.Wealth.Gospel".went.forward.with.ministers.and.evangelist.drawing.great.crowds.with.signs.
and.wonders...People.were.eager.to.hear.and.see.these.attractions,.these.men.who.would.quote.
the.scripture.of."these.signs.shall.follow.them.that.believe".and.put.their.faith.into.action..
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Many.were.truly.genuine.hearts,.seeking.to.lead.souls.to.Christ...They.were.filled.with.the.power.
of.the.Spirit,.and.that.Spirit.showed.the.fruits.of.the.spirit.which.are.love,.joy,.peace,.forbearance,.
kindness,.goodness,.faithfulness,.gentleness.and.self\control..
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But.over.time,.some.of.these.fruits.of.the.spirit.started.dropping.off.the.scene,.starting.with."self\
control.".
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Some.of.these.ministers.started.feeding.on.the.miracles.present.in.their.ministries.rather.than.
the.Word.of.God...Those.miracles,.supernatural."signs,".started.to.replace.the.fruits.of.the.spirit...
The. biblical. evidence. of. the. kind. of. tree. is. looking. at. the. fruits. it. bore,. but. the. Pentecostal.
movement.quickly.turned.to.these."signs".as.evidence.of.the.Holy.Spirit...
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Over.time,.the.fruits.of.the.Spirit.that.Paul.mentioned.were.quickly.forgotten...Many.would.start.
to.claim.that."speaking.in.tongues".was.evidence.of.the.Holy.Spirit...Or.as.Paul.would.write,.was.
"the.fruit.of.the.Spirit."..Some.would.choose.healing,.some.would.choose.other.miracles,.but.
most.would.forget.the.true.evidence.of.the.Holy.Spirit..
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Those.genuine,.soul.seeking,.faithful.ministers.would.start.to.drop.off.of.the.scene...If.they.did.
not.have.these.miracles.present.in.their.ministry,.and.even.if.they.had.the.TRUE.fruits.of.the.spirit.
that.Paul.described.in.the.people.they.led.to.Christ,.the.fundamental.Pentecostal.belief.system.
told.them.that.they.did.not.have.the.evidence.—.or.fruit.—.of.the.Spirit..
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And.if.a.minister.DID.have.the.miracles.present.for.a.period.of.time,.and.these.miracles.seemed.
to.cease,.they.were.quickly.told.that.they.had."grieved.the.Holy.Spirit".and.those.miracles.had.
left.them...They.needed.to.repent!..Turn.back.to.God,.and.the.signs.and.wonders.would.return!.
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The.problem.remains.that.the.Pentecostal.ministry.did.not.look.for.the.fruits.of.the.spirit,.the.
evidence.of.the.Holy.Spirit.that.Paul.instructed.them.to.look.for...They.were.causing.genuine,.
Holy.Ghost\filled.ministers.of.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.to.doubt.their.salvation.and.their.walk.
with.Christ..
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Most. of. these. ministers. dropped. off. the. scene. to. be. long. forgotten.. . Large. crowds. started.
following.the.big.names.in.the.Pentecostal.movement,.the.ones.who.could.work.the.greatest.
miracle...People.would.rather.see.Barnum.and.Bailey's.Circus.of.attractions.than.to.see.a.humble.
man.on.a.street.corner.preaching.the.real.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
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As.a.father,.I.have.children.that.constantly.need.correction...On.a.daily.basis,.they.are.learning,.
growing,. feeling. out. the. boundaries. of. what. they. can. and. cannot. do. as. they. advance. into.
adulthood...They.do.things.that.sometimes.make.me.cringe,.unfortunately.even.in.front.of.other.
people...
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If.these.were.my.employees,.I'd.fire.them...They.did.not.follow.the.rules,.they.break.them.daily,.
and. they. are. completely. worthless. to. the. business.. . They. need. to. go. back. to. filling. bags. at. a.
grocery.store.and.hopefully.they.won't.mess.THAT.up!.
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But.my.boys.are.not.my.employees;.they.are.my.children...I.love.them.to.death!..They.can.walk.
up. to. me,. kick. me. in. the. shin,. slap. me. in. the. face,. and. I'll. take. them. into. the. back. room. of.
correction.dragging.them.by.their.ear!..â€¦but.then.I.will.forgive.them!..I.will.ALWAYS.be.their.
father;.they.will.always.be.my.sons...My.correction.will.bring.discipline,.and.that.discipline.will.
teach.them.the.ways.of.life...When.they.grow.into.manhood,.they.will.be.men.that.I.can.be.proud.
of!.
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And.even.if.they.are.not.—.if.for.some.reason.they.fail,.I.will.still.love.them.anyway!..
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There.is.a.song.that.I.love,.called."How.Deep.The.Father's.Love.For.Us,".and.it.describes.the.way.
that.I.feel.about.MY.children...It.is.without.boundaries!..It.is.love.beyond.measure,.unmerited.for.
them.—.simply.because.they.are.my.sons!.
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But.as.the.song.says,.my.love.for.them.is.nothing.to.compare.to.our.Heavenly.Father's.love.for.
us!.
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These. Pentecostal. ministers. travelled. from. town. to. town,. using. the. same. stage. acts. as. they.
visited.each.city...The.people.would.sing,.some.gospel.singers.would.sing,.the.minister.would.
preach. hell. fire. and. brimstone. into. a. calculated. fear. of. eternal. separation,. and. then. start.
attacking.the.faith.of.the.congregations...This."evidence".or."new.fruit".of.the.Spirit.should.be.
present.in.the.lives.of.the.people...If.it.wasn't.they.would.ask.if.the.people.had.the.Holy.Spirit...
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Then,.after.asking.the.question,.they'd.present.arguments.as.to.WHY.they.did.not.have.it...Maybe.
they.cut.their.hair...Maybe.they.didn't.wear.the.Pentecostal.dress.code...Makeup,.music,.and.
more.—.all.outward.things.that.had.very.little.to.do.with.the.heart...Again,.the.fruits.of.the.Spirit.
that.Paul.mentioned.had.long.been.forgotten..
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But. unlike. the. Father's. love. for. His. children,. undying. love. that. will. never. fail,. these. ministers.
would.start.promoting.the.idea.that.the.people.had.offended.God.with.their.breach.of.outward.
appearance...They.would.attack.sins.in.the.lives.—.even.past.sins.long.covered.under.the.Blood.
of.Jesus.Christ...
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Their.goal.and.intention.was.to.break.the.people.down.so.that.the.numbers.would.be.great.at.
the.altar.call...The.greater.the.number,.the.more.impressive.the.minister.was!..He.was.leading.
HUNDREDS.of.souls.to.Christ!..Just.look.at.that.altar.call!.
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The.man.was.being.glorified.—.not.God..
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But. this. breaking. down. of. Christian. faith. is. unscriptural,. and. very. harmful.. . What. if. I. were. to.
administer.correction.to.my.children.when.they.disobey.by.telling.them,."IF.YOU.DO.THAT.AGAIN,.
I.WILL.LEAVE.YOU!"..
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William.Branham.was.not.honest.about.his.call.to.the.Pentecostal.faith.after.the.1937.flood...He.
was. a. Pentecostal. minister. from. the. beginning,. regardless. of. his. fictional. stories. recorded. on.
tape.. . The. 1933. newspapers. advertise. Branham. as. the. assistant. pastor. of. the. "Pentecostal.
Tabernacle".under.Roy.E..Davis...Once.he.started.his.own.ministry,.the.church.was.called.the.
Pentecostal.Tabernacle..
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This.false.teaching,.that.you.can.offend.the.Holy.Spirit.enough.to.make.the.Spirit.leave.you.and.
forsake.you.was.bred.into.him,.through.and.through..
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There.is.a.scripture.used.by.many.Pentecostal.ministers,.snipped.completely.out.of.context.and.
then.twisted.beyond.all.recognition:.
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And. grieve. not. the. holy. Spirit. of. God,. whereby. ye. are. sealed. unto. the. day. of. redemption.. \\.
Ephesians.4:30.
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This.scripture.is.intended.to.be.read.as.it.sounds,.and.with.the.background.of.a.Heavenly.Father.
who.loves.his.children...They.are.His.children,.sealed.until.the.day.of.redemption...Absolutely.
NOTHING.can.take.away.the.Love.of.God,.and.we.are.sealed.by.His.Holy.Spirit..
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Paul.begs.us.not.to.do.anything.to.cause.the.Father.grief...Just.like.my.wife.begs.my.children,.do.
not. cause. me. grief.. . Don't. do. the. things. that. will. upset. me,. otherwise. correction. will. quickly.
follow!..But.I'll.still.love.them!..They.are.sealed.with.my.name!..They.will.always.be.my.children!.
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Branham.would.quote.this.scripture.often.throughout.his.ministry.—.even.quoting.it.entirely...
But.his.focus.was.not.on.the."sealed".part,.it.was.on.the."grieve".part...That.focal.point.would.
become. so. magnified. that. he. would. often. leave. off. the. second. half,. scaring. the. people. into.
submission..
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And. a. Christian. can't. fellowship. around. like. that.. It. would. kill. the. very. Spirit. that. was. in. him,.
grieve.the.Holy.Spirit.and.It'd.go.away..
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62\0519..FELLOWSHIP.
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This.is.not.the.Father's.love!..You.CAN'T."kill".the.Holy.Spirit!..You.can't.grieve.the.Holy.Spirit.
enough.to.leave.you.and.forsake.you!..It.won't."go.away".—.you.are.SEALED!..Sealed.all.the.way.
until.the.day.of.redemption!.
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He.would.preach.sermons.that.would.make.the.followers.question.their.faith,.question.whether.
or. not. they. had. grieved. the. Holy. Spirit. enough. to. leave. them.. . They. weren't. sermons. of.
encouragement,. preparing. the. Christian. with. strength. for. the. battle.. . They. were. sermons.
intended.to.break.down.the.faith,.to.cause.them.to.question.their.faith...It's.evident.that.he.didn't.
want.a.convert.so.much.as.he.wanted.an.altar.call...
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Temper.breeds.temper..First.thing.you.know,.you.grieve.the.Holy.Spirit.away.from.you,.you'll.be.
fussing.back..Then.the.Holy.Spirit.takes.Its.flight..Temper.breeds.temper..
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63\0630E..IS.YOUR.LIFE.WORTHY.OF.THE.GOSPEL.
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Even.the.Old.Testament.representation.—.or."type.as.he.called.it".—.of.being.sealed.by.the.Holy.
Spirit.was.twisted.completely.out.of.context!..When.the.Children.of.Israel.were.told.to.strike.the.
post.and.the.door.with.the.blood.of.a.lamb...That.blood,.the.blood.of.a.lamb,.sealed.them.from.
certain.death!..Just.as.the.Blood.of.The.Lamb,.Jesus.Christ,.seals.us.from.certain.death!.
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In.a.sermon.called."The.Token,".the.sermon.that.described.this.blood.of.a.lamb.on.the.post.on.
the.door,.Branham.reversed.the."seal."..It.was.no.longer.a.permanent.thing,.and.the.weight.of.
holding.the.seal.in.place.was.on.YOUR.shoulders.rather.than.God's.shoulders!.
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I.look.at.the.way.I\\I.feel,.what's.in.my.soul,.I'm.full.of.temper,.anger,.I'm.jealous..I've.got.all...".
Oh,.my!.That.would.grieve.the.Holy.Spirit.from.you,.right.now..See?.See?.
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64\0208..THE.TOKEN.
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This.false.teaching,.that.the.Father.doesn't.love.you.enough.to.seal.you.until.redemption,.that.
the.Holy.Spirit.will.leave.you.if.you.sin,.would.grow.and.grow.over.time...What.seemed.like.a.
minor. heresy. would. be. amplified. into. one. of. the. most. blasphemous. statements. that. William.
Branham.would.make.in.his.entire.ministry:.
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The.choice.of.your.conduct..You.could....You.can't.mix.it.now..You're.either.for.God.or.against.
God,.and.the.outward.expressions.shows.exactly.what's.on.the.inside..See?.The.cocklebur....Many.
of.you.think,."I.got.the.baptism.of.the.Holy.Ghost,.I'm.going.to.Heaven.".That.don't.mean.one.
thing.that.you're.going.to.Heaven..No,.sir..You.can.have.the.baptism.of.the.Holy.Ghost.every.hour.
in.your.life,.and.still.be.lost.and.go.to.hell..The.Bible.says.so..Uh\huh,.that's.exactly.right..
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\65\1207..LEADERSHIP.
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Friends,.this.is.not.scriptural...It's.false.teaching.and.heresy...This.is.twisting.God's.Word.from.the.
True.Word.of.God.into.some.other.form.of.worship...It.is.twisting.God.into.some.other.god...The.
God.who.loves.us.enough.to.send.His.only.Son,.Jesus.Christ.to.die.for.our.sins.becomes.a.God.of.
hate.and.rage!.
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And. not. just. hate. and. rage,. God. who. is. the. God. above. all. gods. is. given. the. weakness. of. our.
personalities!. . He. can. become. "offended". in. this. twisted. theology,. offended. enough. that. he.
leaves.us.to.fend.for.ourselves...
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He.no.longer.is.the.Father.who.loves.his.children,.he.becomes.a.dictator.whose.servants.must.
fear.being.cut.off.from.the.Kingdom..
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There.are.many.people.who.mistakenly.think.that.God.was.ONLY.a.God.of.justice.and.wrath.in.
the.Old.Testament...But.God.was.the.same.Heavenly.Father.back.then.as.he.was.after.Jesus.died.
on.the.cross...God.does.not.change;.God.is.eternal...God.is.not.limited.to.our.time.and.space,.not.
progressive.over.time..
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The.Old.Testament.describe.the.same.Father.that.loves.His.children:.
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Be.strong.and.courageous..Do.not.fear.or.be.in.dread.of.them,.for.it.is.the.Lord.your.God.who.
goes.with.you..He.will.not.leave.you.or.forsake.you.".
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Deuteronomy.31:6.
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THIS,.friends,.is.the.God.who.loves.you...Not.some.God.of.wrath.who.would.smite.a.man's.wife.
and.child.in.a.fictional.story.about.not.joining.the.Pentecostal.faith...Not.some.God.who.will.leave.
you.if.you.sin...This.is.the.God.of.Love,.the.God.who.cares.for.His.children.as.His.own..
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Paul.reminds.us.of.this.in.Hebrews.13...It.was.so.important.that.we.find.the.same.exact.scripture.
two.times.in.the.Bible,.once.in.the.Old.Testament,.once.in.the.New..
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Keep.your.life.free.from.love.of.money,.and.be.content.with.what.you.have,.for.he.has.said,."I.
will.never.leave.you.nor.forsake.you.".
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Hebrews.13:5.
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If.you.haven't.decided.whether.or.not.you.will.serve.the.god.that.Branham.promoted.or.serve.
the.God.that.we.find.in.the.Bible,.make.your.choice.today!..Serve.the.Living.God,.the.God.who.
loves.us.no.matter.what.we.do.as.children!..Serve.the.God.who.remains.the.same.forever,.the.
God.who.has.sealed.us.until.the.day.of.redemption!.
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Don't.serve.some.selfish.god.who.can.be.offended.enough.to.walk.away...You.wouldn't.even.
want.friends.this.selfish!..Why.base.your.salvation.on.something.that.you.wouldn't.even.do.in.
your.personal.lives!..
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Serve.the.God.who.offers.us.salvation.with.unmerited.favor...All.we.need.do.is.have.faith.in.Jesus.
Christ!.
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For. by. grace. are. you. saved. through. faith;. and. that. not. of. yourselves:. it. is. the. gift. of. God. \\.
Ephesians.2:8.
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Denying$The$Great$Commission$
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There.are.many.things.about.the.ministry.of.William.Marrion.Branham.that.I.find.shocking.as.I.
review. them. to. compare. with. Bible. scriptures,. historical. accounts,. and. Branham's. own.
contradictions.. . You'll. find. these. things. mentioned. on. many. of. the. apologetic. sites. with. long.
discussion.threads,.supporters.of.the.cult.arguing.against.the.mounting.pile.of.evidence,.which.
has.no.supportive.argument..
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I.find.those.arguments.interesting,.because.many.of.the.findings.against.the.cult.are.final.and.
absolute...Like.elementary.math,.they.are.arguing.that.two.plus.two.must.equal.seven,.because.
Branham.claimed.seven.to.be.a."spiritual".number..
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But.there.is.one.topic.that.you.won't.find.many.cult.members.discussing...They.know.in.their.
hearts.that.this.is.a.problem,.one.that.denies.the.very.core.of.Christianity!..Not.only.that,.to.admit.
what.is.presented.before.them,.Branham's.soul.would.be.given.the.plagues.listed.in.the.Book.of.
Revelation!.
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The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.a.very.simple.teaching...All.the.books.in.the.Bible.point.to.the.Gospel,.
all.telling.the.story...The.prophets.pointed.to.it,.foretelling.of.the.coming.Messiah...The.stories.in.
the.Old.Testament.were.representations.of.the.events.that.would.come,.and.even.the.idolatry.
that.the.Children.of.Israel.continually.practiced.is.a.major.part.of.the.story..
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Abraham.was.given.a.promise...The.seed.of.Abraham.would.be.as.the.sands.of.the.sea,.such.a.
great.number.that.only.God.would.be.able.to.count...Those.that.were.taught.the."little.bride".
theology.of.that.day,.separating.themselves.from.the.Children.of.Israel,.were.cut.off.from.the.
nation,.and.were.not.part.of.the.lineage.of.Abraham...
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The.people.wanted.to.practice.works\righteous.faith,.and.so.they.begged.Moses.to.return.up.the.
mountain.and.receive.the.Mosaic.Law,.the.things.that.they.must.uphold.to.be.saved.by.their.own.
power...And.they.tried.to.save.themselves,.but.failed..
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First.they.started.with.judges,.people.who.were.the.decision.makers.for.the.people...These.judges.
were.given.authority,.but.many.times.would.fall.into.corruption...The.people.who.trusted.them.
were.led.astray,.and.over.time,.the.people.realized.that.placing.a.single.man.(or.woman).into.
power.was.a.very.bad.idea..
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As.the.people.continued.to.fail,.God.would.send.a.prophet...Under.the.Old.Covenant,.salvation.
rested.upon.the.shoulders.of.the.people,.and.therefore.God.must.speak.through.those.same.
people...A.prophet.would.rise,.remind.them.that.they.had.fallen.into.idolatry,.and.give.them.
warning.that.they.must.repent.or.perish,.and.set.the.people.back.on.track..
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137.
But.we.find.that.mankind.cannot.save.themselves...A.single.appointed."decision.maker".will.not.
bring.salvation...Even.the.voice.of.the.prophet,.coming.directly.from.God,.did.not.bring.salvation...
Time.after.time,.these.people.fell.back.into.idolatry..
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But. the. Heavenly. Father. was. looking. down. on. His. children,. and. continued. to. love. them.. . His.
punishment.was.great.for.their.sin,.and.his.anger.was.kindled.when.they.tried.to.replace.him.
with.other.gods..
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The.people.had.broken.the.Covenant,.unable.to.lift.up.their.part.of.the.bargain...The.prophets.
started.to.prophesy.that.a.Messiah.would.come,.one.who.would.restore.them.back.to.the.original.
faith. of. the. fathers. —. the. faith. that. did. not. require. "works". for. salvation.. . They. were. being.
restored.back.to.the.faith.of.father.Abraham,.who.lived.under.the.Grace.of.the.Father..
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God's. covenant. with. Abraham. was. an. everlasting. covenant.. . The. Old. Covenant. Law. given. by.
Moses.was.not.permanent,.and.was.a.hindrance.towards.fulfilling.the.Abrahamic.covenant...If.
the.Old.Covenant.would.have.continued,.by.Law.God.would.have.wiped.the.children.of.Israel.
from.the.face.of.the.earth...
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They.had.broken.the.Covenant,.and.they.deserved.punishment...That.punishment.was.death!.
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But.God.loved.His.children...God.loved.Abraham...And.God.keeps.His.promises...
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He.promised.Abraham.that.his.seed.would.be.a.multitude.without.number,.and.he.loved.those.
who.were.destined.to.perish...So.God.sent.His.only.Son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.die...Christ.would.pay.the.
penalty.for.their.sin.—.pay.the.price.of.the.Old.Covenant..
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Christ.knew.his.destiny...He.prayed.to.the.Father.that.if.there.was.any.other.way,.let.the."cup.
pass.from.Him."..But.there.was.no.other.way;.either.Christ.pay.the.ultimate.penalty,.or.mankind.
would.perish..
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Christ.also.knew.that.the.people.would.feel.abandoned.and.alone.after.He.paid.the.price...He.
knew.that.his.leaving.would.cause.many.good.people.to.fall...And.he.knew.that.even.though.their.
penalty.was.paid.in.full,.they.would.need.a.Helper.and.a.Guide..
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God.no.longer.spoke.through.prophets.to.guide.the.children.of.Israel.in.their.ways...There.were.
many.with.the.gift.of.prophecy,.but.Christ.knew.that.when.the.price.was.paid,.and.the.weight.of.
burden.was.lifted.from.the.shoulders.of.the.people,.the.people.would.receive.their.instruction.
directly.from.God.and.not.man..
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So.He.promised.to.send.His.Holy.Spirit.to.the.people...This.was.a.Gift,.one.that.would.lead.them.
and.guide.them.until.he.returned.to.claim.them.as.His.Bride..
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Christ.bore.the.pain.of.their.sin.on.the.cross...With.each.strike.of.the.hammer.into.the.nail,.our.
sins.were.lifted.and.carried.from.us.never.to.be.remembered...
138.
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Then,.as.it.was.finished,.He.went.to.conquer.death,.hell,.and.the.grave...No.longer.would.we.be.
required.to.die.for.the.sins.of.our.fathers...Our.hearts.were.brought.back.to.the.original.faith,.the.
faith.of.Abraham..
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This.was.BIG.NEWS!..The.Bible.calls.it.GOOD.NEWS.—.the.word."gospel".literally.translated.means.
"good.news."..It.is.the.Good.News.that.Jesus.Christ.paid.the.penalty.to.restore.the.people.back.
into.favor.with.the.Father!.
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But.then.Christ.did.what.Satan.has.tried.to.stop.since.that.very.day.that.He.arose...Christ.gave.us.
the.Great.Commission.—.the.commission.to.make.believers.in.all.nations!.
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Not.believers.in.a.prophet.or.a.messenger...Christ.commissioned.us.to.believe.in.Him!..We.are.to.
spread.the.Good.News.that.He.has.lifted.our.sins.from.us,.that.he.bore.our.penalty,.and.that.we.
are.now.heirs.to.the.kingdom!.
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Matthew.28.gives.the.words.of.Christ.as.He.gives.the.Great.Commission:.
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Then.the.eleven.disciples.went.to.Galilee,.to.the.mountain.where.Jesus.had.told.them.to.go...
When.they.saw.him,.they.worshiped.him;.but.some.doubted...Then.Jesus.came.to.them.and.said,.
"All.authority.in.heaven.and.on.earth.has.been.given.to.me...Therefore.go.and.make.disciples.of.
all.nations,.baptizing.them.in.the.name.of.the.Father.and.of.the.Son.and.of.the.Holy.Spirit,.and.
teaching.them.to.obey.everything.I.have.commanded.you..And.surely.I.am.with.you.always,.to.
the.very.end.of.the.age.".—Matthew.28.
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Satan. has. tried. to. stop. this. commission.. . Every. way. possible,. from. the. slaughter. of. the. early.
Christians. to. infecting. the. church. with. false. doctrine,. a. spiritual. battle. has. raged.. . Satan. has.
employed.all.of.his.forces.against.this.commission,.gutting.it.at.the.very.core.even.in.the.name.
of.Christianity..
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You.won't.find.pastors.in.the.cult.that.will.defend.William.Branham's.ripping.apart.of.the.Great.
Commission...They.know.in.their.hearts.that.Branham's.statements.against.the.Great.Commission.
are.blasphemy...
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Branham.ripped.apart.every.single.aspect.of.this.commission...It.was.if.he.were.standing.there,.
stabbing.a.knife.repeatedly.into.the.very.back.of.Christ.as.the.words.were.given...
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Some. of. the. disciples. doubted.. . Branham. falsely. claimed. that. "sin". was. the. attributes. of.
"unbelief,". which. was. an. attack. directly. against. the. disciples.. . Yet. we. find. that. the. disciples.
worshipped.him,.even.though.some.of.them.were.weaker.in.faith..
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Branham.attacked.the.authority...Following.the.footsteps.of.Charles.Taze.Russell.and.the.long.
line.of.cults.descending.back.through.time,.Branham.promoted.the.idea.that.Jesus.Christ.was.
139.
Michael.the.Archangel.—.lowering.Christ.in.authority.to.that.of.an.angel,.and.equal.to.the.fallen.
angels..
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The.disciples.that.the.Branham.cult.send.out.to.the.nations.are.not.making.disciples.of.Christ.—.
they.are.passing.out.the.books.of.Branham...The.headquarters.admits.that.it.is.the."gospel.of.
Branham".and.not.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ...On.the.website,.they.describe.how.his.[Branham's].
"gospel".offers.salvation:.
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His.[Branham's].legacy.is.in.the.salvation.of.millions.of.souls.that.accepted.Christ.because.of.his.
[Branham's]..Gospel..
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http://branham.org/williambranham.
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They. even. capitalize. the. word. "Gospel". as. though. Branham's. Gospel. should. be. equal. to. the.
Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ!.
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Jesus.Christ.Himself.instructed.us.to.go.forth.baptizing.the.NATIONS.in.the.name.of.the.Father.
and.of.the.Son.and.of.the.Holy.Spirit...This.was.AFTER.he.was.risen.and.given.ALL.authority...But.
Branham,.following.the.teachings.of.many.cult.leaders.before.him,.promoted.the.idea.that.the.
words.of.Christ.were.not.good.enough..
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Like.the.serpent.in.the.Garden.of.Eden,.Branham.changed.ONE.WORD..."You.shall.NOT.go.forth.
baptizing.in.the.name.of.the.Father.and.of.the.Son.and.of.the.Holy.Spirit!".
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It.is.evident.WHOSE.authority.Branham.was.speaking.under.when.he.denied.the.words.of.Christ,.
because.it.is.the.very.same.thing.that.the.very.same.authority.did.way.back.in.the.Garden.of.
Eden..
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Then,.and.in.order.to.deny.the.words.of.Christ,.Branham.added.to.the.Word.of.God..
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The.very.end.of.the.Bible,.the.very.book.that.Branham.was.denying,.condemns.what.happens.
next...
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The. very. end. of. the. Bible. is. very. fitting.. . It. binds. all. of. the. Gospel. of. Jesus. Christ. together,. it.
protects.the.Word.of.God,.and.it.reminds.us.of.the.Great.Commission:.
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"I,.Jesus,.have.sent.my.angel.to.give.you.this.testimony.for.the.churches..I.am.the.Root.and.the.
Offspring.of.David,.and.the.bright.Morning.Star.".
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The.Spirit.and.the.bride.say,."Come!".And.let.the.one.who.hears.say,."Come!".Let.the.one.who.is.
thirsty.come;.and.let.the.one.who.wishes.take.the.free.gift.of.the.water.of.life..
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I.warn.everyone.who.hears.the.words.of.the.prophecy.of.this.scroll:.If.anyone.adds.anything.to.
them,.God.will.add.to.that.person.the.plagues.described.in.this.scroll..And.if.anyone.takes.words.
away.from.this.scroll.of.prophecy,.God.will.take.away.from.that.person.any.share.in.the.tree.of.
life.and.in.the.Holy.City,.which.are.described.in.this.scroll..
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Jesus.was.speaking...He.was.telling.us.that.the.Holy.Spirit.was.beckoning."come,".and.the.bride,.
filled. with. His. Holy. Spirit,. were. also. beckoning. "come.". . They. had. been. given. the. Great.
Commission,.and.the.Holy.Spirit.was.leading.and.guiding.them.as.they.spread.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.
Christ..
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But.last.came.warning:..If.anyone.adds.to.this.book,.I.[Jesus].will.send.him.the.plagues.that.are.
described.in.this.very.scroll...His.punishment.will.be.a.punishment.with.the.authority.of.Christ.in.
the.spiritual.realm,.a.punishment.for.the.demons!.
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As.William.Branham.attacked.the.Great.Commission,.he.ignored.this.warning...Branham.did.not.
care.about.the.plagues.—.his.authority.did.not.come.from.God.as.he.attacked.the.instruction.
from.Jesus.Christ..
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Branham.denied.the.words.that.Christ.gave.in.the.commission,.the.part.that.was.the.Promise...
Jesus.said.this:.
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"And.surely.I.am.with.you.always,.to.the.very.end.of.the.age.".
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But.Branham.added.to.the.Words.of.Christ,.to.the.Word.of.God...In.one.single.paragraph,.which.
would.become.doctrine.and.promoted.around.the.world,.Branham.added.to.these.words..
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But.not.just.these.words...He.also.invented.another.Bible.verse.to.call.himself.a.liar.—.and.the.
people.did.not.catch.it:.
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And.I.was.borned.in.sin,.shaped.in.iniquity,.come.to.the.world.speaking.lies,.worthy.to.go.to.hell,.
but.He.redeemed.me..And.only.hands.He.has.on.earth.tonight,.is.my.hands,.and.your.hands..The.
only.mouth.that.He.has,.is.my.mouth.and.your.mouth..
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"I.will.be.with.you,.even.in.you,.to.the.end.of.the.world.".Is.that.His.Word?.See?.Then.it's.Him,.
"It's.not.you.that.speaketh,".He.said,."but.your.heavenly.Father.that.dwelleth.in.you,.He.doeth,.
will.tell.you.at.that.hour.".You.see?.
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141.
51\0718..THE.ANGEL.OF.THE.LORD.
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Psalm.51:5.mentions.how.we.are.born.into.sin...All.mankind.is.and.will.be.born.into.sin.until.Christ.
returns...We.will.sin.daily,.and.are.unworthy.of.the.sacrifice..
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But.we.are.not.born.to.be.LIARS!..
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Psalm.51:5.says.this:.
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Behold,.I.was.shapen.in.iniquity;.and.in.sin.did.my.mother.conceive.me..
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Branham.combined.this.verse.with.Psalm.58:3.in.order.to.promote.the.idea.that.he.could.speak.
lies.to.his.congregation.and.NOT.be.condemned.from.it...Psalm.58:3.says.this:.
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The.wicked.are.estranged.from.the.womb;.they.go.astray.from.birth,.speaking.lies..
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But.notice.WHICH.ONES.are.the.ones.that.come.speaking.lies!..THE.WICKED!.
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Branham.added.the.words."EVEN.IN.YOU".to.the.Great.Commission.so.that.he.could.deny.the.
Holy.Spirit.that.Christ.promised.to.send...The.Holy.Spirit.that.Christ.said.would.lead.us.and.guide.
us.would.be.replaced.by.the.entire.cult.by."a.prophet."..No.longer.would.we.need.the.Holy.Spirit.
—.we.have.a.PROPHET.to.lead.us.and.to.guide.us!.
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Forget.about.that.Great.Commission!..We.have.a.PROPHET'S.commission!..And.he.told.us.to.
ignore.the.Great.Commission!..He.told.us.that.the.words.in.our.Bibles.are.WRONG!..Ignore.how.
Jesus.Christ.tells.us.to.baptize.—.we.have.a.BETTER.way!..
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I.for.one.will.stand.for.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ...I.will.stand.up.for.the.Great.Commission,.and.
the.words.of.my.Lord.and.Savior...I.put.the.words.of.Christ.above.the.words.of.ANY.other.man...
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I.will.not.stand.for.a.man.who.came.into.the.world.speaking.lies,.and.then.twisted.scriptures.to.
tell.us.that.the."good.guys".all.come.into.the.world.speaking.lies!..I.believe.the.Bible.when.it.says.
that.the.WICKED.are.the.ones.who.come.into.the.world.speaking.lies!.
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You.won't.find.too.many.arguments.on.this.once.it.is.posted.into.the.forums...Cult.pastors.avoid.
this.like.the.plague,.because.they.know.in.their.hearts.that.this.is.true..
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142.
And.when.I.say."avoid.it.like.the.plague,".they.know.that.this.is.scriptural...Because.anyone.who.
adds.to.the.Word.of.God.will.also.add.the.plagues.of.Revelation.to.themselves...They.do.not.want.
those.plagues!.
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While.they.are.too.afraid.to.stand.up.for.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.you.WILL.find.that.they.are.
not.afraid.to.avoid.something.that.will.bring.plagues.to.their.soul...
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It.is.a.shame.that.they.do.not.realize.that.by.spreading.false.doctrine,.they.are.still.in.breach.of.
that.same.commandment.given.in.the.book.of.Revelation!.
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143.
Denominated$
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Sometimes.I.stand.amazed.at.just.how.backwards.life.can.seem...As.humans,.we.have.a.tendency.
to.adjust.to.our.surroundings.and.claim.them.as.our.own.without.the.foresight.to.see.into.the.
future...We.grow.accustomed.to.the.way.things.are,.not.the.way.that.God.wants.it.to.be..
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The.Children.of.Israel.in.Egypt.had.the.same.problem...They.grew.accustomed.to.life.in.Egypt...
Egypt.was.a.superpower,.and.offered.protection.and.provision...Even.though.they.were.bound.
by.the.clutches.of.slavery,.they.mistakenly.felt.that.they.had.a.good.life.—.to.the.extent.that.
some. wanted. to. turn. back. to. slavery. rather. than. adjust. to. the. new. circumstances. and.
surroundings..
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So.many.that.are.reading.and.commenting.on.my.writings.in.the.many.forums.and.blogs.that.I.
am.involved.with.mistakenly.accuse.my.family.of.having.some.unique.dislike.or.hatred.of.the.cult...
Those.that.do.not.know.me.assume.that.we.either."couldn't.live.it,".or.that.we.were.forced.into.
our.exodus.by.men.who.did.not.correctly.follow.the.cult.leader's.teachings..
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But.those.that.know.us.are.absolutely.puzzled...They.remember.talking.with.us,.laughing.with.us,.
discussing.life.with.us,.and.don't.remember.a.single.complaint.in.the.lives.we.lived...In.fact,.some.
would.tell.you.that.we.lived.it.much.more.firmly.than.themselves,.not.wavering.in.faith.in.the.
"prophet.".
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This.puzzle.is.seen.as.dangerous.for.them...Since.leaving.the.cult,.most.of.the.people.we.once.
knew. have. avoided. the. puzzle. altogether. —. abandoning. our. friendship. and. avoiding. us.
completely...
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I. recently. watched. as. a. close. friend's. wife. started. entering. a. restaurant. while. he. was. lagging.
behind...I.got.a.bit.of.a.chuckle,.because.I.knew.this.man.well,.and.he.lagged.behind.quite.often...
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I.was.preparing.to.stand.and.wave.to.them,.moving.towards.the.edge.of.my.seat.to.greet.them.
as.they.entered.into.the.restaurant...But.my.movement.caught.her.eye..
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She.pointed.at.me,.spoke.something.to.him,.and.they.both.backed.out.the.door,.got.in.their.
vehicle,.and.fled.the.parking.lot.like.it.was.on.fire!.
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Living.in.the."devil's.den",.Jeffersonville,.Indiana,.this.is.a.common.occurrence...Frequently.in.a.
restaurant,.grocery.store,.and.even.auto.repair.shop,.people.that.we.would.have.taken.a.bullet.
for.will.show.the.true.evil.nature.of.a.religious.cult.that.has.strayed.from.the.Love.of.Christ...
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Those.that.can't.run.from.us.will.turn.their.heads.toward.the.ground,.pretending.that.they.do.
not.see.or.hear.us...My.wife.recently.met.one.face.to.face.in.a.grocery.store,.and.the.poor.lady.
did.not.have.time.to.bow.her.head.—.so.she.stood.there.with.a.puzzled.look.on.her.face,.eyes.
moving.back.and.forth.rapidly,.thinking."WHAT.DO.I.DO?..WHAT.DO.I.DO?".
144.
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I.told.my.wife.not.to.let.it.get.her.down...I.mean,.really!..How.often.in.God's.service.to.you.have.
an.entire.group.of.hundreds.who.bow.down.as.you.see.them!..We.are.like.KINGS!.
.
You.see,.for.those.that.know.us.personally,.they.realize.that.we.have.not.left.the.love.of.Christ...
They.know.that.we.had.no.intention.of.leaving.for.the.extra\biblical.rules.imposed.by.the.cult.
leader,.and.that.we.loved.our.cult.life.just.as.much.as.they.did.—.if.not.more..
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They.have.one.single.objection.to.us:..We.broke.their.long.lines.of.tradition..
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When. the. Pentecostal. movement. got. into. full. swing,. and. branches. of. the. Pentecostal. faith.
started.growing.from.the.trunk,.there.were.many."non\denominational".churches.that.started.
springing. up. across. the. nation.. . Some. of. these. independent,. fundamental. churches. have.
outreach.ministries,.and.you.can.now.find."non\denominational".churches.in.several.countries.
—.especially.in.developing.nations..
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The.very.core.of.the.idea.of.a."non\denominational".church.seems.to.have.the.correct.idea:..Your.
denomination.of.faith.will.not.save.you...Joining.a.church.will.not.save.you,.belonging.to.a.group.
of.people.will.not.save.you,.absolutely.NOTHING.will.save.you.except.the.grace.that.Jesus.Christ.
has.given.us.through.faith.in.Him..
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So. initially,. these. independent. churches. will. promote. themselves. as. not. being. "bound. by.
denominational.boundaries."..All.are.welcome!..There.is.not.Baptist,.Methodist,.or.even.Catholic.
in.God's.eyes.—.we.are.God's.Children...The.Church.of.Jesus.Christ.has.no.divisions;.the.Body.of.
Christ.is.made.from.men.and.women.from.all.nations,.races,.and.churches..
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The.very.beginning.of.William.Branham's.ministry.was.much.the.same...Some.of.the.old\timers.
in.the.cult.are.very.upset.with.the.way.that.the.cult.has.turned.out,.because.Branham.promoted.
this.idea.when.he.started.his.ministry...They'll.repeat.Branham's."all.are.welcome".statement:."If.
they.draw.you.out.of.their.circle,.draw.a.bigger.circle.and.draw.them.back.in!".
.
But.tradition.has.set.in,.and.the.many.of.us.that.are.now.leaving.the.cult.are.starting.to.realize.
that.nobody.is.drawing.bigger.circles!.
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And.I.personally.am.finding.that.life.really.is.backwards...Not.just.because.people.quit.drawing.
circles. of. friendship,. but. because. the. new. friends. I. am. finding. are. powerful. friendships. that.
fellowship.around.Christ.—.not.something.that.happened.fifty.years.ago!..Our.friendship.is.fresh.
and.new,.alive.and.growing.—.not.dwindling.down.to.a.glimmer.of.the.past..
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I.have.new.friends.now.that.are.still.inside.the.cult.of.William.Branham...Many.of.them.know.the.
cult.theology.does.not.match.the.bible,.and.some.of.them.have.known.for.years.that.Branham.
had.failed.prophecies..
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It.makes.for.an.interesting.conversation,.because.while.sitting.in.a.pew.listening.to.things.that.
they.know.are.not.true,.they.also.are.bound.by.their.tradition...
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When. these. independent. "non\denominational". churches. begin,. their. initial. cause. is. growth...
They.pull.in.people.from.their.own.tradition,.telling.them.that.their.own.traditions.are.making.
them.grow.stagnant...The.new.church.grows,.the.seats.are.filled,.and.everybody.is.happy.in.their.
new.church..
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Many. new. ideas. are. formed,. many. of. which. are. based. on. the. ideologies. of. multiple.
denominations...These.ideas.are.blended.together,.forming.new.doctrines.and.teachings...Those.
teachings.are.preached.repeatedly,.and.become.the.ideas.that.make.them.a.separate.people..
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What.they.do.not.realize.is.that.over.time,.they.have.become.the.very.thing.they.opposed...They.
have.created.a.new.denomination.of.faith.based.on.a.new.tradition..
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A. denomination. is. nothing. more. than. a. set. of. values. commonly. agreed. upon. by. a. group. of.
people,. ideas. that. make. them. different. from. another. group.. . These. "non\denominational.
churches,".over.time,.become.miniature.denominations..
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But.their.initial.growth.is.limited...It.can.only.fill.the.four.walls.of.a.building...And.a.single.church.
of.people.does.not.technically.produce.a.denomination.—.it.is.not.considered.such.until.there.is.
a.large.number.to.be.counted..
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Like.the.two.to.four.million.people.denominated.into.the.cult.of.William.Marrion.Branham..
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Over.time,.these.new.independent.churches.find.ways.to.become.more.independent...As.they.
grow,.they.become.proud.in.their.new.denomination...That.separating.line.between.what.they.
once.were.and.what.they.have.now.become.is.no.longer.a.circle;.it.is.a.line.in.the.sand..
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When.the.denomination.has.grown.to.maturity,.that.line.in.the.sand.becomes.four.lines,.and.
those.four.lines.are.to.keep.people.in.—.not.keep.people.out...Most.of.them.do.not.have.strong.
lines. of. outreach. and. growth,. because. they. were. formed. from. an. independent,. separated.
people...The.years.and.years.of.growth.behind.the.other.denominations.are.not.found.in.the.new.
denomination.—.so.in.order.to.survive,.they.must.do.more.to.retain.the.people...
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The.only.way.this.can.be.accomplished.is.to.start.speaking.evil.of.those.in.other.churches...The.
other.churches.must.become.the.enemy,.and.the."outreach.programs".then.become."internal.
Gestapo."..
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For.those.who.have.examined.the.ministry.of.William.Branham.from.start.to.finish,.they.have.
realized. and. noticed. this. change.. . The. early. tapes. were. filled. with. a. message. that. "all. are.
welcome,".but.towards.the.end.are.filled.with.a.message.that."everyone.else.has.taken.the.Mark.
of.the.Beast."..What.began.as.an.open.circle.ended.with.a.line.in.the.sand..
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But.the.real.problem.is.that.over.time,.the.real.purpose.behind.their.forming.a.new.church.is.long.
forgotten:..The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
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The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.a.story.against.human.tradition...Jesus.asked.in.Matthew.15:."Why.
do.you.break.the.commandment.of.God.for.the.sake.of.your.tradition?".
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And. just. as. the. Pharisees. had. forgotten. the. reason. for. the. Law. through. repetition. of. their.
tradition,. these. new. denominations. have. forgotten. the. reason. for. the. Gospel. of. Jesus. Christ.
through.their.own.tradition..
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The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.was.Good.News.to.everyone,.but.especially.to.the.Gentiles...Christ.
offered. salvation. to. everyone. who. believed. on. his. name. —. Jew. and. Gentile. alike.. . Men. and.
women.that.were.filled.with.the.traditions.of.idolatry.—.which.integrated.unspeakable.evil.into.
their.temple.worship.—.were.now.asked.to.sit.at.the.table.with.those.who.had.lived.under.and.
followed.the.Mosaic.Law...
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The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.about.drawing.bigger.circles,.bringing.in.more.and.more.people...It.
is.about.telling.others.about.the.love.and.mercy.of.Christ,.how.He.came.to.save.the.lost.and.dying.
world..
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And.it.is.not.about.drawing.lines.in.the.sand.to.keep.your.denomination.alive.from.the.inside...It.
is.about.spreading.seed,.and.growing.the.Body.of.Christ.from.the.outside..
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When.the.early.disciples.began.spreading.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.it.was.a.much.different.time.
and.place...Satan.had.a.hand.of.power.over.the.land.because.the.Children.of.Israel.had.broken.
and. abandoned. the. Covenant.. . Temple. worship. of. the. Ba'als. was. dominating. the. earth,. and.
demons.were.everywhere..
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The. Gospel. speaks. of. men. and. women. casting. out. demons. in. the. name. of. Jesus. Christ. —.
something. that. most. Christians. today. will. never. see.. . Satan. was. lifted. into. authority,. and. his.
demons.were.openly.turning.hearts.and.minds.into.his.slaves...
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Malachi. 4. foretells. the. time. when. God. would. take. back. control,. and. the. enemy. would. be.
trampled...Many.people.do.not.realize.how.powerful.this.event.really.was..
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Today,.when.we.pray.for.someone.because.the.enemy.is.tempting.them,.we.find.that.it.is.much,.
much.different...The.early.Christians.describe.what.it.looks.like.when.a.demon.flees.—.something.
that.almost.none.of.us.have.witnessed...They.describe.the.demon.fleeing.into.animals,.causing.
convulsions,.and.creating.a.visible,.noticeable.event.when.a.demon.leaps.out.of.a.human.when.
it.hears.the.name.of.Jesus.Christ..
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When.the.early.Christians.went.out,.Jesus.said.that.He.saw.Satan.fall.from.the.heavens.as.they.
went.out.and.trampled.over.the.demons..
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The.Body.of.Christ.was.established,.and.Christ.was.the.Head.of.that.Body..
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While.many.confused.by.the.false.teaching.of.William.Branham.confuse.this.passage,.Ezekiel.17.
describes.exactly.what.happened,.long.before.Malachi.prophesied.about.the.calves.leaping.from.
the.stall.over.the.ashes.of.the.wicked.demons..
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Because.of.Branham's.teaching,.the.cult.has.the.false.idea.that.all.prophecy.of.Old.Testament.
prophets.were.peering.into.the.future.as.if.they.had.crystal.balls...But.that.statement.is.not.only.
false,.it.is.exactly.backwards...Most.of.the.prophets.were.speaking.the.voice.of.God.against.events.
that.already.had.taken.place...Though.many.of.them.ended.with.a.vision.of.the.coming.Messiah,.
the.target.of.the.prophecy.was.usually.against.those.who.had.fallen.into.idolatry...Those.that.
created."lines.in.the.sand.".
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Branham.falsely.taught.that.the."prophets.were.likened.to.eagles,".but.listen.to.WHO.these.two.
eagles.were!.
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Ezekiel.saw.a.vision.of.two.eagles,.both.carrying.a.twig.in.its.mouth.and.planting.it...The.first.one.
described.Babylon.and.king.Nebuchadnezzar...The."eagle".was.Nebuchadnezzar,.and.he.was.a.
very. beautiful. eagle. with. many. colors.. . Coincidentally,. this. was. the. emblem. used. by. Babylon.
worship...
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Nebuchadnezzar.had.uprooted.the.Children.of.Israel,.and.was.trying.to.assimilate.them.into.his.
cult.worship...The.Children.of.God,.the.chosen.people.of.the.Lord,.were.taken.from.their.true.
faith.to.be.converted.into.idolatry..
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If.you.read.down.in.the.chapter.a.bit,.you'll.find.that.the.scriptures.give.the.answer.as.to.who.this.
prophecy.was.about:.
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Then.the.word.of.the.Lord.came.to.me:."Say.now.to.the.rebellious.house,.Do.you.not.know.what.
these.things.mean?.Tell.them,.behold,.the.king.of.Babylon.came.to.Jerusalem,.and.took.her.king.
and.her.princes.and.brought.them.to.him.to.Babylon..
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Ezekiel.17.
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But.there.was.another.Eagle...And.that.Eagle.carried.another.branch...It.wasn't.the.multi\colored.
eagle.of.Babylon,.this.Eagle.was.God.himself..
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He.carried.His.branch.to.Mount.Zion,.and.planted.it.so.that.it.would.grow.and.produce.fruit.from.
the.OUTSIDE.—.not.the.INSIDE...And.it.was.not.just.for.the."little.eagles,".as.we.have.been.taught,.
this.Twig.would.produce.branches.that.would.support.all.KINDS.of.birds!.
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Thus.says.the.Lord.God:."I.myself.will.take.a.sprig.from.the.lofty.top.of.the.cedar.and.will.set.it.
out..I.will.break.off.from.the.topmost.of.its.young.twigs.a.tender.one,.and.I.myself.will.plant.it.on.
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a. high. and. lofty. mountain.. . On. the. mountain. height. of. Israel. will. I. plant. it,. that. it. may. bear.
branches.and.produce.fruit.and.become.a.noble.cedar..And.under.it.will.dwell.every.kind.of.bird;.
in.the.shade.of.its.branches.birds.of.every.sort.will.nest...And.all.the.trees.of.the.field.shall.know.
that.I.am.the.Lord;.I.bring.low.the.high.tree,.and.make.high.the.low.tree,.dry.up.the.green.tree,.
and.make.the.dry.tree.flourish..I.am.the.Lord;.I.have.spoken,.and.I.will.do.it..
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Ezekiel.17.
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That.Eagle.was.God...And.that."twig".was.Christ...It.wasn't.some.prophet.or.messenger...It.wasn't.
some.new.denomination.that.would.form.and.draw.lines.in.the.sand.to.keep.others.out...
.
This.was.Jesus.Christ,.the.Son.of.the.Living.God,.the.One.who.offered.salvation.to.ALL.who.would.
believe.on.His.Name...
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Under.Christ,.there.are.no.denominational.barriers.—.those.barriers.are.walls.that.we.have.setup.
ourselves...But.under.Christ,.there.are.real.barriers.—.barriers.to.prevent.false.teaching..
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As.a.false.leader.rises.with.false.teaching,.snatching.helpless.souls.out.of.their.place.in.the.Body.
of.Christ.to.create.his.own."little.bride,".they.build.their.barriers...God.does.not.even.have.to.
build.barriers.to.keep.these.out.—.you.will.notice.that.they.eventually.build.their.own.barriers...
They.sever.themselves.from.the.Body.of.Christ..
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They.reinforce.the.barriers.by.adding.rules.and.regulations,.many.of.which.are.not.found.in.the.
Bible. —. neither. in. the. Old. Covenant. of. Law. that. Paul. called. "obsolete,". or. under. the. New.
Covenant. of. Grace.. . They. reinforce. with. visible. barriers,. creating. rules. based. on. outward.
appearance.so.that.their.new.denomination.can.look.at.the.Body.of.Christ.and.SEE.the.difference!.
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As.Christians,.we.should.ask.ourselves.the.very.same.thing.that.Paul.asked.the.early.church.—.
after.they.had.been.freed.from.the.demons:.
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"If.with.Christ.you.died.to.the.elemental.spirits.of.the.world,.why,.as.if.you.were.still.alive.in.the.
world,.do.you.submit.to.regulationsâ€”"Do.not.handle,.Do.not.taste,.Do.not.touch".(referring.to.
things. that. all. perish. as. they. are. used)â€”according. to. human. precepts. [traditions]. and.
teachings?..These.have.indeed.an.appearance.of.wisdom.in.promoting.self\made.religion.and.
asceticism.and.severity.to.the.body,.but.they.are.of.no.value.in.stopping.the.indulgence.of.the.
flesh.".—.Colossians.2.
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Acts.9.is.one.of.my.favorite.chapters.in.the.Bible...It.is.this.single.chapter.that.brings.hope.of.
salvation.to.any.who.are.reminded.of.their.past.sins.covered.under.the.Blood.of.Jesus.Christ...It.
is.the.perfect.example.that.the.power.of.the.cross.knows.no.boundaries...God.can.take.the.most.
violent,.cruel,.and.heartless.sinner,.wash.them.in.His.blood,.and.make.them.new.creatures.that.
are.filled.with.excitement.to.share.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
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The. early. Christians. were. severely. persecuted. for. following. the. teachings. of. Christ.. . Christ's.
examples.and.actions.clearly.violated.the.Mosaic.Law,.which.was.the.code.of.conduct.required.
by.the.Jews.and.even.partially.enforced.by.Roman.soldiers...Violation.of.the.Mosaic.Law.was.
considered.Impiety,.or.lack.of.proper.respect.for.the.religious.custom.of.the.Jews..
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When.the.new.Christians.who.once.were.bound.by.Law.started.to.experience.freedom.from.that.
Law,.their.freedom.was.in.the.eyes.of.God.—.not.the.eyes.of.their.fellow.Jews...With.each.new.
freedom.came.punishment.when.observed.by.others,.even.by.men.and.women.they.once.knew.
and.held.dear...Depending.upon.the.Law.that.was.breached,.the.punishment.could.be.severe,.
even.death..
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But.Christ,.by.example,.taught.the.early.church.how.to.live.their.lives.by.Love.instead.of.Law...
Christ.came.and.lived.a.perfect.life.among.men.to.give.us.a.living.example,.but.that.example.was.
not.bound.by.the.requirements.of.Mosaic.Law..
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Under.the.Law.of.Moses,.an.adulteress.was.to.be.stoned.for.her.impurity...But.under.the.law.of.
forgiveness,.Christ.set.the.adulteress.at.the.well.free,.even.though.she.had.been.with.several.
men...
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There.was.a.difference.in.the.Law.of.Love.as.compared.to.the.Law.of.Moses...It.is.a.difference.
that.many.Christians.of.today.do.not.see.or.understand:..The.focus.of.Christ's.law.of.Grace.was.
the.soul,.while.the.focus.of.the.Law.of.Moses.was.the.physical.body...
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Christ's.teaching.and."untangling.the.scriptures".for.the.people.was.seen.as.a.threat.to.the.Scribes.
and.the.Pharisees...The.priesthood.was.descended.through.the.Levites,.not.the.tribe.of.Judah.
that.brought.the.Messiah...According.to.Mosaic.Law,.the.Levitical.priesthood.was.established.
pure.and.holy,.from.the.cleansing.of.hands.to.the.practices.of.internal."cleanliness."..
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But.Christ.came.teaching.others.to.serve,.not.to.be.served...He.taught.that.the.lowest.among.
them.was.the.greatest.in.the.kingdom.of.heaven...The.chores.most.despised.by.the.people.—.
jobs. that. the. priesthood. would. never. do,. such. as. washing. feet. —. were. the. ones. that. Christ.
praised.the.most..
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By.example,.Christ.washed.his.disciples.feet...Though.some.churches.of.today.have.turned.this.
into.useless.tradition,.the.message.Christ.was.relaying.to.his.disciples.was.that.they.were.there.
to.serve.the.people.—.no.matter.how.filthy.or.how.dirty.the.job.might.be..
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The.Scribes.and.Pharisees.tried.to.stop.this.threat.with.personal.attack...Leviticus.10.tells.how.
the. priesthood. should. refrain. from. wine. or. strong. drink. when. administering. the. Law. to. the.
people.in.the.tents,.and.that.tradition.was.held.throughout.time..
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But.Christ.loved.wine...He.enjoyed.life.without.the.Law.and.restrictions.that.did.not.produce.
Love,.and.drinking.wine.was.one.of.those.restrictions...The.Pharisees.attacked.Jesus,.publicly.
denouncing.him.for.being.a."wine.bibber.".
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Their.personal.attacks.had.little.effect.on.the.early.Christians.who.had.experienced.a.new.life.
through.the.teaching.of.Christ...The.people.could.very.easily.see.and.understand.that.while.the.
attacks.were.bred.from.hatred,.Christ.was.giving.them.love.and.internal.satisfaction...The.clean.
hands.of.the.priests.would.never.match.the.clean.hearts.that.Christ.was.giving.the.people..
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Paul.was.among.those.filled.with.hate...He.was.very.familiar.with.the.Mosaic.Law,.and.persecuted.
the. early. church. in. violation. of. that. Law.. . He. was. involved. with. the. stoning. of. Stephen,. a.
punishment.that.ended.with.death..
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We.know.very.little.of.Paul's.prior.life.with.the.exception.of.the.descriptions.that.he.gives.us,.but.
we.do.know.that.it.was.not.a.life.filled.with.the.love.that.Christ.taught...Paul.had.a.life.undeserving.
of.the.Gospel.according.to.the.eyes.of.men...In.fact,.many.churches.today.would.turn.Paul.from.
their.door,.having.remembered.his.anger.and.hatred.towards.those.who.did.not.strictly.adhere.
to.the.Mosaic.Law..
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But.that.is.why.I.love.this.chapter...As.humans,.we.are.born.into.sin...We.naturally.are.destined.
to.fail...We.are.all.undeserving.of.the.Gospel,.and.there.is.nothing.we.can.do.by.ourselves.to.
make.ourselves.worthy..
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Studying.the.scriptures,.especially.the.words.of.Paul.after.his.conversion,.we.find.that.this.was.
the.primary.purpose.of.the.Mosaic.Law...It.had.failed...This.entire.chapter.of.history.for.the.Jews.
was.to.set.an.example.for.the.rest.of.mankind,.for.the.future.generations.to.come,.that.works\
righteous.faith.will.never.save...
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Many.times.as.parents,.we.teach.our.children.the.correct.way.by.first.showing.them.an.example.
of.the.incorrect.way..."Don't.tie.your.shoelaces.like.THIS,.it.won't.work...Start.by.tying.them.like.
THIS.".."Don't.make.your.bed.like.THIS,.pull.the.cookie.crumbs.out.from.under.your.pillow.first.
like.THIS.".
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As.a.whole,.the.Bible.is.this.type.of.example...Our.Heavenly.Father.is.instructing.us.how.to.live.
our. lives,. and. he. starts. with. the. first. half. describing. what. NOT. to. do.. . He. shows. us. how. the.
Children. of. Israel. sent. Moses. back. up. the. mountain. to. ask. the. Lord. how. they. could. save.
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themselves,.shows.us.how.that.will.NEVER.work,.and.then.sends.His.Son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.show.
us.a.better.way..
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When.Christ.came,.he.magnified.the.Law.—.put.it.under.a.magnifying.glass.for.inspection...The.
people.that.he.taught.were.His.pupils,.letting.them.peer.through.the.glass.at.the.old.Mosaic.Law,.
pointing.out.the.many.failures...It.is.as.if.he.were.standing.in.a.classroom,.saying,."Now.class,.this.
is.not.the.way.that.will.lead.you.to.love.of.your.fellow.man...All.of.these.laws.are.fulfilled.in.two.
single.commandments:..Love.the.Lord.thy.God.with.all.your.heart.and.mind.and.soul,.and.love.
your.neighbor.BETTER.than.you.love.yourselves.".
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But.again,.Paul.knew.nothing.of.that.teaching...He.did.not.know.the.Love.that.Christ.poured.out.
into.his.students...In.fact,.in.the.example.we.just.gave,.Paul.would.be.the.student.bringing.a.bomb.
into. class,. setting. it. off. to. kill. the. rest. of. the. students,. all. while. standing. behind. the. bushes.
laughing...He.was.the.person.that.the.other.students.should.absolutely.hate.with.pure.devotion..
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But.Christ.did.not.look.to.the.things.that.Paul.had.done...He.does.not.look.at.the.outward.things,.
remember?..Christ.looks.at.the.heart...And.what.looks.like.a.heart.of.stone.to.us.looks.completely.
different.in.the.eyes.of.God...
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These.are.the.types.of.people.that.God.loves.to.use!..
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I.like.to.think.that.this.is.God's.sense.of.humor...Let's.take.the.worst.example.among.you,.the.one.
that.every.single.one.of.you.would.LOVE.TO.KILL,.the.one.that.causes.you.to.have.nightmares.in.
your.sleep,.and.let.him.LEAD.YOU!..In.the.eyes.of.Hollywood,.this.is.what.you.call.situational.
comedy!.
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Listen.how.Acts.Chapter.9.begins:.
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"But.Saul,.still.breathing.threats.and.murder.against.the.disciples.of.the.Lord,.went.to.the.high.
priest.and.asked.him.for.letters.to.the.synagogues.at.Damascus,.so.that.if.he.found.any.belonging.
to.the.Way,.men.or.women,.he.might.bring.them.bound.to.Jerusalem.".
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Paul.was.a.bounty.hunter!..He.got.his.papers.to.start.collecting.the.Christians!..Even.worse,.he.
didn't.do.this.for.the.money.—.he.was.fuming.mad,.breathing.threats.and.murder.against.these.
new.disciples!.
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"Now.as.he.went.on.his.way,.he.approached.Damascus,.and.suddenly.a.light.from.heaven.shone.
around.him...And.falling.to.the.ground.he.heard.a.voice.saying.to.him,."Saul,.Saul,.why.are.you.
persecuting.me?"..And.he.said,."Who.are.you,.Lord?".And.he.said,."I.am.Jesus,.whom.you.are.
persecuting...But.rise.and.enter.the.city,.and.you.will.be.told.what.you.are.to.do."..The.men.who.
were.traveling.with.him.stood.speechless,.hearing.the.voice.but.seeing.no.one."..
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Now.I.know.what.some.of.you.are.thinking:..WHOOOAH!..Paul.saw.the."Pillar.of.Fire!"..Branham.
told.us.so!..After.Branham.had.that.photograph.of.the.florescent.light.bulb.that.looked.magical,.
Branham.tried.to.associate.this.story.with.the.poorly.captured.photo..
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He.LOVED.to.use.this.chapter,.because.there.is.very.little.description.of.the.event...It.was.almost.
as.if.Branham.were.saying,."Hey.guys!..Read.THIS.one!..Don't.read.the.description.that.comes.
later.in.the.book,.because.â€¦.um.â€¦.well.â€¦.it.gives.the.details.that.I.DON'T.want.you.to.see!.
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Acts. 26. gives. a. better. description. of. the. Light. that. Paul. saw. in. the. wilderness;. the. light. that.
blinded.him...And.it.wasn't.a."pillar.of.fire,".this.was.DAYLIGHT,.remember?..The.Pillar.of.Fire.led.
the.Children.of.Israel.by.night,.not.by.day...And.Paul.was.not.being.led.ANYWHERE.—.he.was.
being.BLINDED!.
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Literally.translated,.Acts.26.describes.this.light.from.the.heavens.like.this:.."from.heaven,.above,.
the.brightness,.of.the.sun,.having.shone.about.me,.a.light."..
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http://interlinearbible.org/acts/26\13.htm.
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The.word."light".is.translated.from.the.word."phos",.which.is.the.same.word.used.for."daylight."..
No.magical.fires,.no.florescent.light.bulbs,.absolutely.nothing.but.God.shining.a.VERY.BRIGHT.
light.to.blind.Paul.so.that.he.would.see.(no.pun.intended).and.understand.that.Jesus.was.the.
Christ..
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Let's.continue:.
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"Saul.rose.from.the.ground,.and.although.his.eyes.were.opened,.he.saw.nothing..So.they.led.him.
by. the. hand. and. brought. him. into. Damascus.. . And. for. three. days. he. was. without. sight,. and.
neither.ate.nor.drank.".
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Those.of.you.who.have.fled.the.cult,.think.about.that.period.of.time.when.you.first.realized.that.
Branham. did. not. have. a. single. fulfilled. prophecy,. and. that. his. teachings. did. not. align. with.
scripture...How.did.you.feel?.
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I've.had.many.describe.this.to.me,.and.it.matches.my.own.conversion.story...It.felt.like.a.blow.in.
the.stomach,.like.a.two\ton.I\beam.had.fell.from.the.Eiffel.Tower.and.landed.squarely.on.my.gut.
while.I.lay.resting.on.a.park.bench...I.couldn't.eat,.couldn't.sleep,.and.might.as.well.have.lay.there.
blinded!..What.a.waste.of.thirty\seven.years.that.I.could.have.been.reading.this.Bible.I.owned.
instead.of.listening.to.a.man.who.pretended.to.know.what.it.said!.
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But.God.doesn't.let.you.lay.there.bruised.beyond.healing...You.may.seem.down,.unable.to.eat.or.
sleep,.winded.from.the.huge.blow.to.your.stomach,.but.God.will.always.send.someone.your.way.
to.lift.you.back.to.your.feet...
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It.happened.to.me...It.happened.to.others.who.have.fled.the.cult...It.happened.to.Paul:.
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"Now. there. was. a. disciple. at. Damascus. named. Ananias.. The. Lord. said. to. him. in. a. vision,.
"Ananias.".And.he.said,."Here.I.am,.Lord."..And.the.Lord.said.to.him,."Rise.and.go.to.the.street.
called.Straight,.and.at.the.house.of.Judas.look.for.a.man.of.Tarsus.named.Saul,.for.behold,.he.is.
praying,.and.he.has.seen.in.a.vision.a.man.named.Ananias.come.in.and.lay.his.hands.on.him.so.
that.he.might.regain.his.sight."..But.Ananias.answered,."Lord,.I.have.heard.from.many.about.this.
man,.how.much.evil.he.has.done.to.your.saints.at.Jerusalem...And.here.he.has.authority.from.the.
chief.priests.to.bind.all.who.call.on.your.name.".
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Let's.stop.right.here...How.many.of.you.across.the.world.who.are.helping.others.out.of.a.cult.and.
into.Christ.have.this.same.exact.thing.come.onto.your.minds!.."But.Lord,.I.remember.this.man.
excommunicating.even.his.OWN.FAMILY.because.they.simply.QUESTIONED."the.prophet!".."I've.
seen.this.man.turn.his.back.on.his.own.congregation.—.even.when.they.were.desperately.in.need.
—.simply.because.her.hair.was.cut.or.she.wore.a.pair.of.pants!".
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We.can't.look.inside.the.soul...Only.God.can...When.God.says.to.extend.a.helping.hand,.don't.
turn.that.hand.away...That.outstretched.arm.may.be.thinking.about.suicide...Those.desperate.
eyes.may.be.looking.at.atheism.or.another.cult.even.worse.than.the.cult.of.William.Branham!..
Don't.turn.them.away,.show.them.Christ!.
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But.the.Lord.said.to.him,."Go,.for.he.is.a.chosen.instrument.of.mine.to.carry.my.name.before.the.
Gentiles.and.kings.and.the.children.of.Israel...For.I.will.show.him.how.much.he.must.suffer.for.
the.sake.of.my.name."..So.Ananias.departed.and.entered.the.house..And.laying.his.hands.on.him.
he.said,."Brother.Saul,.the.Lord.Jesus.who.appeared.to.you.on.the.road.by.which.you.came.has.
sent.me.so.that.you.may.regain.your.sight.and.be.filled.with.the.Holy.Spirit.".
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This. last. verse. describes. my. conversion. to. Christ.. . I. had. read. my. Bible,. multiple. times.. . I. had.
studied.the.scriptures,.but.I.had.studied.them.according.to.the.teaching.of.a.man.who.decided.
to.invent.new.scriptures.that.changed.the.meaning.of.the.others...I.had.studied.it.by.a.man.who.
combined.scriptures.to.give.false.points.of.reference.for.me,.and.those.points.of.reference.had.
turned.it.into.another.book.entirely..
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I.can.relate.to.Paul's.experience...It's.something.that.I.hope.many.of.you.will.never.go.through...
It.takes.years.to.untangle.twisted.scriptures,.and.even.longer.to.deprogram.the.programmed.
mind...
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Paul.describes.exactly.what.it.felt.like.when.I.suddenly.realized.that.my.Bible.was.my.Absolute,.
and.absolutely.no.man.is.above.the.Word.of.God:.
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"And.immediately.something.like.scales.fell.from.his.eyes,.and.he.regained.his.sight..Then.he.rose.
and.was.baptized;.and.taking.food,.he.was.strengthened.".
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This.is.a.great.chapter.in.the.Bible,.Acts.9...This.verse.will.help.you...If.you.are.struggling.with.sins.
of.the.past,.think.about.this.example.that.Christ.has.given.us.through.Paul...
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The.example.that.the.cross.has.the.power.to.save.—.no.matter.what.the.sin!.
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I.received.some.feedback.from.yesterday's.post.—.good.questions.—.which.make.me.realize.that.
many. people. reading. this. are. still. trapped. in. chains. of. legalistic. works\righteous. faith. and.
asceticism...I.wanted.to.continue.the.thought.from.yesterday..
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I.think.the.problem.is.the.way.in.which.many.have.been.falsely.taught.to.read.their.Bibles...Snip.
a.verse.here,.snip.a.verse.there,.combine.them,.and.make.a.new.Bible.with.new.meaning..
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Having.been.taught.under.arguably.the.one.of.the.most.legalistic.sect.of.the."Message.of.the.
Hour,". I. find. the. book. of. Hebrews. to. be. filled. with. very. profound. statements.. . It's. actually. a.
refreshing.change,.living.my.life.by.the.words.of.the.Apostle.Paul,.and.the.book.of.Hebrews.is.a.
book.that.I.personally.can.relate.to..
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Because.of.the.power.in.the.statements.in.this.book,.you.will.find.several.single.verses.that.you.
are.familiar.with,.repeated.to.solidly.back.statements.during.sermons.that.sometimes.have.very.
little.to.do.with.the.meaning.behind.those.words...And.you.may.even.find.some.entire.chapters.
that. you. are. familiar. with.. . Hebrews. is. a. well\studied. book. by. many. people.. . The. words. are.
powerful...It.was.the.message.of.faith.to.the.Jews,.those.once.bound.by.Mosaic.Law,.and.the.
writing.is.a.very.clear.and.very.concise.message.that.describes.Christ.as.the.new.High.Priest..
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No.longer.were.the.children.of.God.to.look.to.a.man.as.their.spiritual.leader..
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The.book.of.Hebrews.is.different.than.some.of.the.other.letters.to.the.church...The.Apostle.Paul.
typically.wrote.his.letters.with.a.salutation,.and.the.title.line,."To.The.Hebrews".is.not.found.in.
some. of. the. earliest. manuscripts.. . While. many. still. believe. that. Paul. wrote. this. letter. to. the.
Hebrews,.there.is.a.growing.understanding.that.this.may.not.be.the.case...It.is.very.possible.that.
this.was.one.of.Paul's.sermons,.transcribed.by.Luke,.and.used.to.spread.the.Good.News.that.
Christ.was.our.new.High.Priest..
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As.the.early.church.grew,.lifting.up.leaders.into.excessive.power.was.a.common.problem,.just.as.
it. is. today.. . The. people. were. so. accustomed. to. having. high. priests. —. even. those. who. were.
involved.in.pagan.worship...They.had.grown.with.the.tradition.of.serving.their.gods.through.the.
filter.of.men,.and.felt.it.comforting.to.lift.men.into.great.power.and.spiritual.authority...As.we.all.
have.experienced.at.one.time.or.another,.having.a.physical.face.to.associate.with.God.makes.
God.seem.more.alive.and.real.to.us..
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But.this.was.not.the.way.God.intended.after.His.work.on.the.cross..
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The."book".of.Hebrews.is.not.a."book".at.all...Long.before.printing.presses.and.cover.bindings,.
these.letters.were.written.on.scrolls...They.were.not.indexed.with.chapters,.not.counted.as.lines.
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or.verses...The.Book.of.Hebrews.was.really.the.Scroll.of.Hebrews,.a.single.letter.written.to.the.
early.church.to.describe.our.new.High.Priest..
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And.while.the.words.are.very.powerful,.so.much.that.they.are.quoted.in.several.sermons,.you.
will. find. that. they. are. not. NEARLY. so. powerful. as. when. they. are. read. together. as. they. were.
intended:..One.single.letter.to.the.church...
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This. single. scroll. addresses. many. issues. found. in. churches. today.. . When. separated,. these.
chapters.do.not.relay.the.same.instruction.to.the.church...But.when.combined,.you.will.find.that.
many.churches.today.—.especially.cult.churches.—.have.fallen.into.grave.error..
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The.Jews.were.not.the.only.ones.that.practiced.asceticism,.or.the.idea.that.you.can.become.more.
"holy".by.the.pleasurable.things.that.you.desire.but.avoid.for.your.god...Pagan.worship.infiltrated.
the.early.church.to.create.Gnosticism...Gnosis.is.the.idea.that.the.material.world.was.created.by.
the.evil.forces:.Satan's.Eden...Those.who.practiced.Gnosticism.believed.that.they.had.spiritual.
"enlightenment".by.knowing.the."mysteries,".and.therefore.abstained.from.any.sort.of.pleasure.
this.world.had.to.offer...
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But.the.Jews.were.bound.by.the.Mosaic.Law...This.Law.not.only.created.a.similar.works\righteous.
faith,.but.it.came.with.severe.punishment.for.failure...
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The.Children.of.Israel.were.familiar.with.the.worship.of.Baal...Living.in.Egypt,.walking.side.by.side.
with.Egyptians.involved.with.pyramid.worship.of.the.sun.god,.Ra,.Isis,.Osiris,.and.more,.they.were.
familiar.with.Egyptian.custom...And.it.affected.them.to.the.point.of.their.downfall..
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When.Moses.returned.from.the.mountain,.having.met.God.face.to.face,.the.people.were.not.
satisfied.to.simply.believe.God.for.their.protection.and.salvation...Following.the.example.of.the.
Egyptian.worship,.the.Children.of.Israel.begged.Moses.to.go.BACK.up.the.mountain.and.ask.God.
what.THEY.must.do.to.secure.protection.and.salvation..
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Moses.returned.with.the.Law..
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Throughout.time,.the.Old.Testament.describes.how.men.and.women.tried.to.save.themselves...
A.righteous.man.would.be.born,.realize.that.people.had.fallen.into.idolatry,.tear.down.the.idols.
that.were.worshipped,.and.God.would.bless.him...But.over.time,.even.those.righteous.men.would.
fall...It.sounds.very.simple.to.us:."Don't.worship.those.wooden.or.stone.things.over.there,.they.
aren't.gods!".
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But. it. wasn't. that. easy.. . In. a. spiritual. sense,. we. have. the. same. exact. thing. today,. and. future.
generations.will.rise,.looking.back.at.us.and.ask.themselves:..Why.do.they.worship.EVENTS.in.
history?..Why.did.they.think.that.following.a.MAN.had.anything.to.do.with.their.salvation?..Didn't.
they.read.the.book.of.Hebrews?.
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The.Children.of.Israel.had.the.same.exact.problem...Moses.was.their.great.spiritual.leader...He.
didn't.have.photographs.that.looked.like.halos.or.clouds,.but.he.was.the."great.one".that.spoke.
directly.to.God...He.brought.the.Mosaic.Law,.the.code.that.they.lived.by...Moses.was.the.closest.
thing.to.God,.and.he.was.their.mediator.between.God.and.man..
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The. Book. of. Hebrews. breaks. them. from. falling. into. worship. of. a. man,. starting. in. the. third.
chapter:.
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"Therefore,.holy.brothers,.you.who.share.in.a.heavenly.calling,.consider.Jesus,.the.apostle.and.
high.priest.of.our.confession,.who.was.faithful.to.him.who.appointed.him,.just.as.Moses.also.was.
faithful.in.all.God's.house..For.Jesus.has.been.counted.worthy.of.MORE.glory.than.Mosesâ€”as.
much.MORE.glory.as.the.builder.of.a.house.has.more.honor.than.the.house.itself...(For.every.
house.is.built.by.someone,.but.the.builder.of.ALL.THINGS.is.God.)..Now.Moses.was.faithful.in.all.
God's.house.as.a.servant,.to.testify.to.the.things.that.were.to.be.spoken.later,.but.Christ.is.faithful.
over.God's.house.as.a.son...And.we.are.his.house.if.indeed.we.hold.fast.our.confidence.and.our.
boasting.in.our.hope.".
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Hebrews.3.
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Works.were.necessary...The.Mosaic.Law.was.necessary...Any.house.that.is.built.is.built.by.works...
If.you.do.not.labor,.your.lumber.and.brick.will.lay.in.stacks.never.assembled..
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Chapter.4.of.Hebrews.assures.the.people.that.this.work.was.not.in.vain...Their.devotion.towards.
building.the.house,.the.Body.of.Christ,.had.value...But.at.some.point,.you.rest.in.your.labor...
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When.you.build.a.house.for.your.family,.long.hours.are.spent.in.the.hot.sun.laboring.to.make.the.
walls.and.roof...Once.the.foundation.is.set,.the.walls.are.raised,.and.the.roof.has.covered,.the.
labor.does.not.stop.there...The.inside.must.be.finished.and.the.house.must.be.made.livable...It.is.
a.tremendous.undertaking.to.construct.a.house,.but.when.you.are.finished,.you.rest...You.don't.
finish.the.house.and.continually.labor.—.there.is.nothing.more.to.do...You.ENJOY.the.house!.
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Chapter.4.reminds.us.that.this.rest.is.deserved...And.it.is.not.considered."unholy".to.rest.from.
the.works\righteous.faith.that.the.Jews.once.knew...The.chapter.reminds.the.people.that.even.
on.the.seventh.day.of.building.the.earth,.God.rested!..
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And.rest.is.very.important...The.chapter.also.reminds.us.that.the.work.was.already.finished.from.
BEFORE.the.foundation.of.the.world...Yet.God.rested..
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But.this.part.of.the.chapter.is.VERY.IMPORTANT.to.understand...In.works\righteous.faith,.you.
must.save.yourself...If.you.try.to.uphold.PART.of.the.Mosaic.Law,.but.do.not.uphold.the.REST.of.
the.Mosaic.Law,.then.you.deserve.the.over.three.hundred.punishments.of.that.Law...
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The.Mosaic.Law.came.with.a.reward.of.three.hundred.blessings.if.the.people.kept.ALL.of.the.Law,.
and.three.hundred.curses.if.the.people.failed.ANY.PART.of.that.Law..
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I. hear. many. pastors. today,. quoting. the. Mosaic. Law. in. order. to. enforce. "godliness. over.
worldliness,".yet.NONE.of.them.will.stone.their.children.when.they.disobey...NONE.of.them.wash.
their.hands.in.brass.basins.before.entering.church...There.are.more.Laws.that.they.breach.than.
they.preach..
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Chapter.4.BEGS.us.to.enter.God's.rest.from.works\righteous.faith...It.was.not.for.Joshua's.time,.
Joshua.was.building.the.house...It.was.not.for.the.people.before.them,.it.was.here,.it.was.now,.It.
was.Christ!.
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And.those.who.did.not.enter.it,.those.who.remained.in.works.righteous.faith,.will.fall.to.the.same.
disobedience.that.is.described.in.the.Old.Testament..
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For.if.Joshua.had.given.them.rest,.God.would.not.have.spoken.of.another.day.later.on...So.then,.
there.remains.a.Sabbath.rest.for.the.people.of.God,..for.whoever.has.entered.God's.rest.has.also.
rested.from.his.works.as.God.did.from.his...Let.us.therefore.strive.to.enter.that.rest,.so.that.no.
one.may.fall.by.the.same.sort.of.disobedience..
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Hebrews.4.
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But.at.the.end.of.the.chapter,.it.sets.up.the.very.foundation.for.the.entire.scroll.of.Hebrews:.
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Since.then.we.have.a.great.high.priest.who.has.passed.through.the.heavens,.Jesus,.the.Son.of.
God,.let.us.hold.fast.our.confession..For.we.do.not.have.a.high.priest.who.is.unable.to.sympathize.
with.our.weaknesses,.but.one.who.in.every.respect.has.been.tempted.as.we.are,.yet.without.sin..
Let.us.then.with.confidence.draw.near.to.the.throne.of.grace,.that.we.may.receive.mercy.and.
find.grace.to.help.in.time.of.need..
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This.thought.is.continued.in.chapter.five,.describing.how.Christ.was.now.our.High.Priest.after.the.
order.of.Melchizedek...It.tells.us.how.the.high.priests.offered.small.sacrifices.on.our.behalf,.but.
Christ.bore.the.pain.on.our.behalf...He.paid.the.penalty.and.BECAME.the.sacrifice..
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It's.funny,.because.in.Chapter.5,.the.writer.realizes.that.people.will.one.day.stop.reading.this.
scroll.in.its.entirety...It.is.almost.as.if.the.writer.can.peer.into.the.future,.how.they.will.ignore.this.
new.High.Priest.so.that.they.can.set.up."Super.Apostles".or."Prophets,".or."Seventh.Church.Age.
Messengers.".
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The.writer.gives.this.warning:.
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About.this.we.have.much.to.say,.and.it.is.hard.to.explain,.since.you.have.become.dull.of.hearing...
For.though.by.this.time.you.ought.to.be.teachers,.you.need.someone.to.teach.you.again.the.basic.
principles.of.the.oracles.of.God..You.need.milk,.not.solid.food,.for.everyone.who.lives.on.milk.is.
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unskilled.in.the.word.of.righteousness,.since.he.is.a.child...But.solid.food.is.for.the.mature,.for.
those.who.have.their.powers.of.discernment.trained.by.constant.practice.to.distinguish.good.
from.evil...Therefore.let.us.leave.the.elementary.doctrine.of.Christ.and.go.on.to.maturity,.not.
laying. again. a. foundation. of. repentance. from. dead. works. and. of. faith. toward. God,. and. of.
instruction. about. baptisms,. the. laying. on. of. hands,. the. resurrection. of. the. dead,. and. eternal.
judgment..
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Hebrews.6.
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Look.at.what.we.have.today!..Super.apostles,.prophets,.and.more.telling.us.that.THEY.have.a.
better.way!..You.must.baptize.this.way,.you.must.believe.there.is.NOT.an.eternal.hell!..Hebrews.
chapters.5\6.CONDEMNS.this!.
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The.end.of.Chapter.six.reminds.us.of.God's.everlasting.covenant.with.Abraham,.and.denies.this.
"little.bride.theology".that.the.Gnostics.were.spreading...This.promise.was.not.for.a.small.number.
that.could.be.counted...God's.promise.to.Abraham.was.a.promise.that.his.people.would.be.as.
the.sands.of.the.sea...
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"For.when.God.made.a.promise.to.Abraham,.since.he.had.no.one.greater.by.whom.to.swear,.he.
swore.by.himself,.saying,."Surely.I.will.bless.you.and.multiply.you."..And.thus.Abraham,.having.
patiently.waited,.obtained.the.promise...For.people.swear.by.something.greater.than.themselves,.
and.in.all.their.disputes.an.oath.is.final.for.confirmation...So.when.God.desired.to.show.more.
convincingly. to. the. heirs. of. the. promise. the. unchangeable. character. of. his. purpose,. he.
guaranteed.it.with.an.oath,.so.that.by.two.unchangeable.things,.in.which.it.is.impossible.for.God.
to.lie,.we.who.have.fled.for.refuge.might.have.strong.encouragement.to.hold.fast.to.the.hope.
set.before.us...We.have.this.as.a.sure.and.steadfast.anchor.of.the.soul,.a.hope.that.enters.into.
the.inner.place.behind.the.curtain,.where.Jesus.has.gone.as.a.forerunner.on.our.behalf,.having.
become.a.high.priest.forever.after.the.order.of.Melchizedek.".
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Chapter.7.is.where.it.starts.getting.good...After.establishing.that.we.do.not.need.men.as.our.
"spiritual.leaders,".after.establishing.that.Christ.is.the.new.High.Priest,.after.establishing.that.the.
people. had. finally. deserved. rest,. the. writer. starts. to. build. confidence. that. we. will. still. have.
salvation.in.our.rest.from.works\righteous.faith..
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The.Old.Covenant.of.Law.had.failed...It.was.useless.towards.salvation,.and.time.after.time.in.the.
Old. Testament. we. have. examples. of. its. failure.. . The. people. still. sinned,. and. the. High. Priests.
offered.sacrifice.for.their.continual.sin...Blood.was.required..
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For. on. the. one. hand,. a. former. commandment. is. set. aside. because. of. its. weakness. and.
uselessness. (for. the. law. made. nothing. perfect);. but. on. the. other. hand,. a. better. hope. is.
introduced,.through.which.we.draw.near.to.God...And.it.was.not.without.an.oath..For.those.who.
formerly.became.priests.were.made.such.without.an.oath,.but.this.one.was.made.a.priest.with.
an.oath.by.the.one.who.said.to.him:.
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"The.Lord.has.sworn.and.will.not.change.his.mind,.'You.are.a.priest.forever.'..[Not.just.until.some.
'Seventh.Church.Age'].This.makes.Jesus.the.guarantor.of.a.better.covenant...The.former.priests.
were.many.in.number,.because.they.were.prevented.by.death.from.continuing.in.office,.but.he.
holds.his.priesthood.permanently,.because.he.continues.forever...Consequently,.he.is.able.to.
save.to.the.uttermost.those.who.draw.near.to.God.through.him,.since.he.always.lives.to.make.
intercession.for.them..
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For. it. was. indeed. fitting. that. we. should. have. such. a. high. priest,. holy,. innocent,. unstained,.
separated.from.sinners,.and.exalted.above.the.heavens...He.has.no.need,.like.those.high.priests,.
to.offer.sacrifices.daily,.first.for.his.own.sins.and.then.for.those.of.the.people,.since.he.did.this.
once.for.all.when.he.offered.up.himself..
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The.scroll.continues,.describing.the.New.Covenant.and.comparing.it.to.the.weakness.of.the.Old.
Covenant...But.starting.in.chapter.10,.we.find.the.fundamental.element.described.that.is.missing.
in.many.churches.today,.especially.those.that.practice.works\righteous.Christianity..
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The. Pentecostal. movement. taught. preachers. to. break. down. their. congregations. in. order. to.
increase.the.numbers.at.the.alter.calls...The.sermons.are.designed.to.point.fingers.at.every.single.
possible. sin. that. every. single. member. of. their. congregations. could. have. possibly. committed.
during.the.course.of.the.week...Then,.pretending.to.wipe.a.tear.from.their.eye.with.a.starched.
handkerchief,.they.say,."Now.if.you.have.sin.in.your.lives,.don't.let.this.day.pass...What.if.this.is.
your.last.day.on.earth...What.if.you.get.in.an.automobile.accident.on.the.way.home,.what.if.you.
suddenly.fall.from.a.heart.attack...Don't.let.this.be.your.last.day.without.repenting.â€¦.IN.FRONT.
OF.ME".
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In.other.words:."Don't.trust.in.your.salvation...Don't.trust.in.the.work.that.Christ.did.for.you.on.
the.cross...Don't.accept.THAT.by.faith,.accept.THIS.TIME.RIGHT.NOW.as.your.ticket.to.salvation!".
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But.starting.in.Hebrews.chapter.10,.the.writer.does.the.EXACT.OPPOSITE...The.faith.of.the.church.
is.built.up...
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Listen.to.these.powerful.words:.
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Therefore,.brothers,.since.we.have.confidence.to.enter.the.holy.places.by.the.blood.of.Jesus,.by.
the.new.and.living.way.that.he.opened.for.us.through.the.curtain,.that.is,.through.his.flesh,.and.
since.we.have.a.great.priest.over.the.house.of.God,.let.us.draw.near.with.a.true.heart.in.full.
assurance.of.faith,.with.our.hearts.sprinkled.clean.from.an.evil.conscience.and.our.bodies.washed.
with. pure. water.. Let. us. hold. fast. the. confession. of. our. hope. without. wavering,. for. he. who.
promised.is.faithful...And.let.us.consider.how.to.stir.up.one.another.to.love.and.good.works,.not.
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neglecting.to.meet.together,.as.is.the.habit.of.some,.but.encouraging.one.another,.and.all.the.
more.as.you.see.the.Day.drawing.near..
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Immediately. after. this. paragraph,. there. is. one. single. verse. that. is. SNIPPED. out. of. context,.
MISUSED. AND. ABUSED,. and. all. in. the. name. of. Pentecost.. . To. this. day,. and. even. after. the.
Pentecostal.movement.has.fizzled.out,.preachers.around.the.WORLD.preach.this.single.verse.into.
the.ground,.not.realizing.just.how.badly.they.have.taken.it.out.of.context:.
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For.if.we.go.on.sinning.deliberately.after.receiving.the.knowledge.of.the.truth,.there.no.longer.
remains.a.sacrifice.for.sins.—Hebrews.10:26.
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But.read.the.entire.chapter.in.context...Read.the.chapters.before.it.and.after.it...
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At.the.end.of.that.chapter,.the.writer.describes.how.that.we.are.NOT.under.that.same.category,.
and.then.goes.on.to.describe.how.faith.in.Jesus.Christ.is.the.key.to.salvation.—.not.works!.
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"But.we.ARE.NOT.OF.THOSE.those.who.shrink.back.and.are.destroyed,.but.of.those.who.have.
faith.and.preserve.their.souls.".—.Hebrews.10:39.
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After.describing.the.many.examples.of.how.faith.prevailed.in.the.Old.Testament,.all.throughout.
Hebrews.chapter.11,.the.writer.tells.us.how.to.secure.that.faith:..With.witnesses..
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Many.of.you.will.be.familiar.with.this.chapter,.and.will.have.read.this.paragraph...But.unless.you.
apply.it.to.the.entire.rest.of.the.scroll,.this.paragraph.has.very.little.value...This.is.the.paragraph.
that.ties.everything.together,.the.seal.that.binds.us.under.the.Blood.of.Jesus.Christ..
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Therefore,.since.we.are.surrounded.by.so.great.a.cloud.of.witnesses,.let.us.also.lay.aside.every.
weight,.and.sin.which.clings.so.closely,.and.let.us.run.with.endurance.the.race.that.is.set.before.
us,.looking.to.Jesus,.the.founder.and.perfecter.of.our.faith,.who.for.the.joy.that.was.set.before.
him.endured.the.cross,.despising.the.shame,.and.is.seated.at.the.right.hand.of.the.throne.of.God...
Consider.him.who.endured.from.sinners.such.hostility.against.himself,.so.that.you.may.not.grow.
weary. or. fainthearted.. In. your. struggle. against. sin. you. have. not. yet. resisted. to. the. point. of.
shedding.your.blood..
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Our.brothers.and.sisters.in.Christ.are.our.witnesses...We.no.longer.need.to.be.burdened.with.this.
sin.that.plagues.us.daily...NONE.of.us.have.endured.our.sin.until.we.have.died.for.it.—.ONLY.
Christ.has.been.able.to.achieve.this...We.sin.daily...We.are.unworthy...
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But.we.are.not.to.be.burdened.down.by.the.weight.of.sin...The.weight.that.the.writer.says."clings.
to.us."..Christ.is.the.perfecter.of.our.faith,.the.One.who.shed.His.blood.so.that.we.don't.even.
have.to.worry.about.it!.
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Hebrews.is.an.AWESOME.book.if.you.have.been.bound.by.legalistic,.works\righteous.faith...Read.
it!..Understand.it!..Believe.it!..It's.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.the.Good.News.that.Christ.has.taken.
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away.our.sins!..Our.new.High.Priest.has.given.His.own.life.so.that.we.can.be.part.of.His.Body!..
Now,.we.can.strive.to.be.more.like.Him,.without.worrying.about.our.shortcomings!.
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Spread.it!..It's.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
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Failed$Tent$Prophecy$
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Some.cult.churches.around.the.world.have.been.trained.to.ignore.this.failed.prophecy,.but.for.
the.home.church.of.Jeffersonville,.Indiana,.the."Tent.Prophecy".is.still.considered.to.be.in.the.
lineup.of."things.that.are.to.be.".
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You.see,.the.people.of.Jeffersonville.actually.take.the.scriptural.stand.behind.their.faith.a.wee.bit.
more.than.the.other.churches,.because.they.realize.that.just.ONE.single.failed.prophecy.would.
deem.their.leader,.William.Marrion.Branham,.a.false.prophet..The.Bible.is.very.clear.in.instructing.
us.to.watch.for.the.false.prophets.that.will.rise.to.deceive..
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But. the. prophet. who. shall. speak. a. word. presumptuously. in. My. name. which. I. have. not.
commanded.him.to.speak,.or.which.he.shall.speak.in.the.name.of.other.gods,.that.prophet.shall.
die..And.you.may.say.in.your.heart,.How.shall.we.know.the.word.which.the.LORD.has.not.spoken?.
When.a.prophet.speaks.in.the.name.of.the.LORD,.if.the.thing.does.not.come.about.or.come.true,.
that.is.the.thing.which.the.LORD.has.not.spoken..The.prophet.has.spoken.it.presumptuously;.you.
shall.not.be.afraid.of.him..
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Deuteronomy..18:20\22.
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But.while.the.scripture.instructs.us.to.inspect.the.prophecies,.and.after.inspecting.having.found.
one.to.fail,.we.are.not.just.to.ignore.that.PROPHECY.â€¦.we.are.to.ignore.that.PROPHET..Yet.
people.are.still.trapped.in.the.clutches.of.fear..
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Other.churches.ignore.this.prophecy.altogether..Some.churches.ignore.prophecy.and.teach.that.
only.the.statements.William.Branham.said.with."Thus.Saith.The.Lord".are.the.ones.we.should.
test.\.all.those.other.prophecies.were.just."presumptuous.words.".
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But.what.they.do.not.realize.is.that.this.tent.vision.\.one.of.the.prophecies.that.never.came.to.
pass.\.was.actually.wrapped.with.the."Thus.Saith.The.Lord".seal.upon.it:.
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One.of.these.days.I.want.to.pitch.that.tent.the.Lord's.going.to.give.me,.right.outside.of.this.side.
of.Chicagoâ€¦.those.things.are.not.mythical..In.contact.with.the.Holy.Spiritâ€¦when.I.come.under.
His.anointing,.and.He.takes.me.away.and.shows.me.things,.I.just.got.perfect.confidence.that.it's.
just.exactly.right,.'cause.it's.never.failed..And.He.will.never.say.one.thing.outside.what's.written.
in.this.Bible..That's.right..You.watch.it..Through.the.years,.He's.never.said.one.thing.at.any.time,.
unless.it.was.absolutely.Scripturally.based.on.the.Bible,.THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD..
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SHEPHERD.OF.THE.SHEEPFOLD_.CHICAGO.IL.56\0403.E\15.
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And.it.was.clearly.described.as.a."vision,".make.no.mistake:.
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...after.we.get.the.Gospel.tent.we'llâ€¦have.no.morning.service,.so.that.people.can.attend.their.
own.church..That's.the.reason.that.by.a.vision.the.Lord.has.showed.me.to.get.this.big.tentâ€¦.
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WHAT.VISIONS.ARE_.SPINDALE.NC.56\0421.
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Some.of.you.have.never.seen.or.heard.of.this,.and.I'm.sure.you.are.asking.yourselves:.How.does.
Jeffersonville.STILL.stand.behind.this.failed.prophecy,.all.while.knowing.for.certain.that.this.vision.
did.NOT.come.to.pass?.
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The.answer.will.shock.many.of.you..Jeffersonville.is.the.headquarters.of.the.cult..What.comes.
out.of.Jeffersonville.is.the."word.from.Mecca".for.many.churches.around.the.world!.Missionaries.
many.of.you.know.are.from.Jeffersonville.\.and.they've.never.mentioned.this!.
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The.only.way.that.you.can.support.an.unfulfilled.prophecy,.one.that.came.from.a."prophet".who.
is.long.dead.and.gone,.is.to.bring.him.back.to.life..
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Many.of.you.are.thinking,."Oh..Makes.sense..We'll.ALL.rise.in.the.resurrection.anyway.".
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But.stop.and.consider.what.you.are.thinking..Bringing.a."prophet".back.from.the.dead.with.the.
resurrection.would.agree.with.scripture..But.let's.consider.the.order.of.events.when.our.Lord.
returns:.
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But.we.do.not.want.you.to.be.uninformed,.brothers,.about.those.who.are.asleep,.that.you.may.
not.grieve.as.others.do.who.have.no.hope..For.since.we.believe.that.Jesus.died.and.rose.again,.
even.so,.through.Jesus,.God.will.bring.with.him.those.who.have.fallen.asleep..For.this.we.declare.
to.you.by.a.word.from.the.Lord,.that.we.who.are.alive,.who.are.left.until.the.coming.of.the.Lord,.
will.not.precede.those.who.have.fallen.asleep..
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For. the. Lord. himself. will. descend. from. heaven. with. a. cry. of. command,. with. the. voice. of. an.
archangel,.and.with.the.sound.of.the.trumpet.of.God..
And.the.dead.in.Christ.will.rise.first..
Then.we.who.are.alive,.who.are.left,.will.be.caught.up.together.with.them.in.the.clouds.to.meet.
the.Lord.in.the.air,.and.so.we.will.always.be.with.the.Lord..
1.Thessalonians.4.
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This.still.sounds.reasonable.to.the.mind.who's.been.programmed.with.cult.theology..Branham.
promoted.himself.as.the."last.trumpet.".But.let's.examine.this.a.little.closer..
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Notice.that.the.Lord.Himself.comes.\.not.just.a."prophet.".And.notice.that.the.dead.in.Christ.DO.
rise.first,.but.notice.that.they.do.not.remain.with.the.people.here.who.are.alive.and.remain..
Those.that.remain.are.carried.up.to.be.with.those.that.have.gone.on..
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This.creates.a.HUGE.problem!.Cult.churches.around.the.world.know.this,.and.so.they.avoid.that.
"tent.ministry".doctrine.like.the.PLAGUE!.To.place.Branham.into.this.situation.would.be.to.add.
to. the. scriptures,. inserting. a. "resurrection. before. the. resurrection!". While. the. "tent. ministry.
doctrine".comes.from.headquarters,.it.is.not.widely.accepted.in.the.cult..Many.members.in.the.
Branham.cult.does.not.even.know.this.particular.doctrine.even.exists..
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When.preachers.start.changing.the.scriptures,.you'll.notice.that.they.can't.change.just.one..The.
scriptures.are.inter\connected,.all.scriptures.flowing.together.with.the.force.of.a.raging.river..To.
change.one.scripture,.you.must.change.a.hundred.others..After.changing.those.others,.you.are.
forced.to.change.a.thousand.more..Eventually,.you're.re\written.the.Book..
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To.say.that.Branham.will.be.numbered.in.the.Resurrection.would.not.present.much.of.a.problem..
But.to.place.him.back.into.human.flesh.would.be.to.deny.his.heavenly.body,.the.new.body.that.
the.dead.in.Christ.are.to.receive..So.to.promote.a.coming.tent.ministry,.after.having.been.dead,.
you.have.to.stop.preaching.sections.of.Corinthians..
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Take.1.Corinthians.15.as.an.example:.
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(And.I.LOVE.this.section,.because.it's.incredibly.funny.when.it.starts.out..Paul.rebukes.somebody.
who.starts.thinking.about.zombies!).
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"But.someone.will.ask,."How.are.the.dead.raised?.With.what.kind.of.body.do.they.come?".You.
foolish.person!.What.you.sow.does.not.come.to.life.unless.it.dies..And.what.you.sow.is.not.the.
body.that.is.to.be,.but.a.bare.kernel,.perhaps.of.wheat.or.of.some.other.grain..But.God.gives.it.a.
body.as.he.has.chosen,.and.to.each.kind.of.seed.its.own.body..For.not.all.flesh.is.the.same,.but.
there.is.one.kind.for.humans,.another.for.animals,.another.for.birds,.and.another.for.fish..There.
are.heavenly.bodies.and.earthly.bodies,.but.the.glory.of.the.heavenly.is.of.one.kind,.and.the.glory.
of.the.earthly.is.of.another..There.is.one.glory.of.the.sun,.and.another.glory.of.the.moon,.and.
another.glory.of.the.stars;.for.star.differs.from.star.in.glory.".
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1.Corinthians.15.
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So. we. have. first. established. this:. That. the. heavenly. body. is. COMPLETELY. different. than. the.
earthly.body..No.questions.asked..
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So. is. it. with. the. resurrection. of. the. dead.. What. is. sown. is. perishable;. what. is. raised. is.
imperishable..It.is.sown.in.dishonor;.it.is.raised.in.glory..It.is.sown.in.weakness;.it.is.raised.in.
power..It.is.sown.a.natural.body;.it.is.raised.a.spiritual.body..If.there.is.a.natural.body,.there.is.
also.a.spiritual.body..Thus.it.is.written,."The.first.man.Adam.became.a.living.being";.the.last.Adam.
became.a.life\giving.spirit..But.it.is.not.the.spiritual.that.is.first.but.the.natural,.and.then.the.
spiritual..The.first.man.was.from.the.earth,.a.man.of.dust;.the.second.man.is.from.heaven..As.
was.the.man.of.dust,.so.also.are.those.who.are.of.the.dust,.and.as.is.the.man.of.heaven,.so.also.
are.those.who.are.of.heaven..Just.as.we.have.borne.the.image.of.the.man.of.dust,.we.shall.also.
bear.the.image.of.the.man.of.heaven..
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1.Corinthians.15.
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I.can.see.a.few.jaws.dropping.right.about.now..HOUSTON!.WE.HAVE.A.PROBLEM!!!.
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Paul.just.told.us.WHEN.we.will.receive.our.heavenly.bodies,.and.this.just.broke.TWO.fundamental.
message.teachings:.
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.We.just.took.Branham.out.of.his.flesh.for.this."return.tent.ministry.".Why.does.he.need.that.
airplane. that. is. laying. in. a. field. collecting. rust?. How. will. he. stand. before. us. on. the. platform,.
preaching.those.Seven.Thunders.(The.ones.that.he.never.preached.when.he.was.alive)?.How.will.
he.preach.that.Clarence.Larkin.sermon,."Trail.of.the.Serpent?".
The.first.problem.is.big.enough.to.make.most.Christians.get.up.and.walk.out.of.a.service..They'd.
never.sit.through.something.that.strongly.disagrees.with.their.Bibles.\.especially.nonsense.about.
sitting.in.the.hot.sweatbox.of.a.tent.in.this.day.and.age!.They'd.leave.this.place.and.quickly.find.
some.church.that.preaches.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
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.The.second.problem.is.a.little.bigger..Remember.how.when.you.change.one.scripture,.you.have.
to.change.others.to.match?.The.same.thing.happens.with.any.lie..One.lie.leads.to.another,.and.
pretty.soon,.you.find.yourself.questioning.everything..
What.we.are.doing.here.is.examining.things.in.chronological.order.\.something.I.recommend.that.
EVERYONE.do.with.Branham's.ministry..You'll.quickly.start.to.see.how.things.grow.and.grow.over.
time.many.times.growing.INTO.visions.that.were.never.fulfilled..
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The."tent.vision".was.not.always.a.vision..If.you.examine.what.he.says.about.the.coming.tent,.it.
started.out.as.more.of.a.pipe.dream..Branham.started.BEGGING.for.the.people.to.buy.him.a.tent.
in.1953..It.was.a.time.when.the.other.big.names.in.the.Divine.Healing.movement.all.had.tents..
He. didn't. have. one.. He. begged. and. pleaded,. but. couldn't. muster. up. enough. donations. \. and.
spent.the.rest.on.hunting.trips..
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It. did. not. turn. into. a. "prophecy". until. April. of. 1956.. And. those. of. you. who. have. studied. this.
"prophecy".know.about.that."little.room".in.the.tent.where.you.receive.your."new.bodies.".
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That.little.addition.is.a.problem..He.knew.it..But.he.knew.it.too.late.\.it.was.already.recorded.and.
spread.all.around.the.country..What.can.he.do.now?.Now.the.people.KNOW.that.they.are.given.
human.flesh.\.when.the.scriptures.tell.us.that.our.new.bodies.are.SPIRIT.BODIES!.
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Like.I.said..When.you.change.one.scripture,.you.have.to.keep.changing..
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Remember.that."vision".Branham.started.to.have.in.1957?.The.one.where.he.looked."Beyond.
The.Curtain.of.Time".and.saw.the."souls.resting?".
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This.was.brilliant..All.part.of.the.plan..It.started.with.simple.statements,.but.notice.where.it.ended.
up!.That.story.of.the.little.old.lady.that.he.once.knew,.suddenly.given.the."body.of.a.twenty\year\
old!".She.was.given.an.EARTLY.body.in.this."vision,".not.a.heavenly.one!.
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Friends,.it.does.not.stop.there..If.you.want.to.see.just.how.many.changes.were.made.to.support.
this.one.failed.prophecy,.just.start.reading.your.Bible..Compare.it.to.the.doctrines.you've.been.
raised.with..All.trails.of.twisted.scriptures.lead.to.one.place:.a.presumptuous.prophecy..
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Branham.wanted.to.be.the.hero..He.wanted.to.be.the.one.who.gave.the.people.their.new.bodies,.
leading.them.into.that.little.room.in.his.little.tent..He.wanted.to.be.the.judge,.telling.people.that.
they.will.face.HIM.at.the.judgment.if.they.did.not.live.by.his.dress.code..He.wanted.to.BE.the.
judge..
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But.today,.I'm.going.to.tell.you.who.the.REAL.hero.is..And.the.story.does.not.revolve.around.
some.little.tent.that.WON'T.EVEN.HOLD.the.two.to.four.MILLION.people.around.the.world.in.this.
cult.of.William.Branham..I'm.not.going.to.tell.you.some.fictional.story.that.will.make.you.start.
changing.scriptures.to.support..
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And.I.AM.going.to.tell.you.a.vision..But.not.one.that.was.invented.for.some.devious.purpose..This.
IS.a.vision.from.John.\.but.not.THIS.John..This.is.a.vision.from.John.the.Revelator..It's.found.in.
Revelation.21:.
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The.New.Heaven.and.the.New.Earth.
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Then.I.saw.a.new.heaven.and.a.new.earth,.for.the.first.heaven.and.the.first.earth.had.passed.
away,.and.the.sea.was.no.more..And.I.saw.the.holy.city,.new.Jerusalem,.coming.down.out.of.
heaven.from.God,.prepared.as.a.bride.adorned.for.her.husband..And.I.heard.a.loud.voice.from.
the.throne.saying,."Behold,.the.dwelling.place.of.God.is.with.man..He.will.dwell.with.them,.and.
they.will.be.his.people,.and.God.himself.will.be.with.them.as.their.God..He.will.wipe.away.every.
tear.from.their.eyes,.and.death.shall.be.no.more,.neither.shall.there.be.mourning,.nor.crying,.nor.
pain.anymore,.for.the.former.things.have.passed.away.".
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And.he.who.was.seated.on.the.throne.said,."Behold,.I.am.making.all.things.new.".Also.he.said,.
"Write.this.down,.for.these.words.are.trustworthy.and.true.".And.he.said.to.me,."It.is.done!.I.am.
the.Alpha.and.the.Omega,.the.beginning.and.the.end..To.the.thirsty.I.will.give.from.the.spring.of.
the. water. of. life. without. payment.. [NOT. BY. WORKS]. The. one. who. conquers. will. have. this.
heritage,.and.I.will.be.his.God.and.he.will.be.my.son..But.as.for.the.cowardly,.the.faithless,.the.
detestable,.as.for.murderers,.the.sexually.immoral,.sorcerers,.idolaters,.and.all.liars,.their.portion.
will.be.in.the.lake.that.burns.with.fire.and.sulfur,.which.is.the.second.death.".
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The.New.Jerusalem.
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"Then.came.one.of.the.seven.angels.who.had.the.seven.bowls.full.of.the.seven.last.plagues.and.
spoke.to.me,.saying,."Come,.I.will.show.you.the.Bride,.the.wife.of.the.Lamb.".And.he.carried.me.
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away.in.the.Spirit.to.a.great,.high.mountain,.and.showed.me.the.holy.city.Jerusalem.coming.down.
out.of.heaven.from.God,.having.the.glory.of.God,.its.radiance.like.a.most.rare.jewel,.like.a.jasper,.
clear.as.crystal..It.had.a.great,.high.wall,.with.twelve.gates,.and.at.the.gates.twelve.angels,.and.
on.the.gates.the.names.of.the.twelve.tribes.of.the.sons.of.Israel.were.inscribedâ€”on.the.east.
three.gates,.on.the.north.three.gates,.on.the.south.three.gates,.and.on.the.west.three.gates..And.
the.wall.of.the.city.had.twelve.foundations,.and.on.them.were.the.twelve.names.of.the.twelve.
apostles.of.the.Lamb.".\.Revelation.21.
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Notice.WHERE.the.angel.carried.John..Not.to.some.flowing.pasture..Not.to.a.bunch.of.people.in.
bodies. of. flesh,. twenty. years. old.. The. angel. took. John. to. the. Holy. City,. the. city. that. was.
descending. from. heaven.. I'm. sure. that. last. bit. bothered. Branham.. The. names. of. the. twelve.
apostles.were.the.foundation.to.that.city.\.not.seven.angels.for.seven.church.ages!.
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And.the.one.who.spoke.with.me.had.a.measuring.rod.of.gold.to.measure.the.city.and.its.gates.
and.walls..The.city.lies.foursquare,.its.length.the.same.as.its.width..And.he.measured.the.city.
with.his.rod,.12,000.stadia..Its.length.and.width.and.height.are.equal..He.also.measured.its.wall,.
144.cubits.by.human.measurement,.which.is.also.an.angel's.measurement..The.wall.was.built.of.
jasper,.while.the.city.was.pure.gold,.like.clear.glass..The.foundations.of.the.wall.of.the.city.were.
adorned.with.every.kind.of.jewel..The.first.was.jasper,.the.second.sapphire,.the.third.agate,.the.
fourth.emerald,.the.fifth.onyx,.the.sixth.carnelian,.the.seventh.chrysolite,.the.eighth.beryl,.the.
ninth.topaz,.the.tenth.chrysoprase,.the.eleventh.jacinth,.the.twelfth.amethyst..And.the.twelve.
gates.were.twelve.pearls,.each.of.the.gates.made.of.a.single.pearl,.and.the.street.of.the.city.was.
pure.gold,.like.transparent.glass..
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Friends,.THIS.PLACE.will.hold.you!.All.of.you!.You.won't.have.to.worry.and.dread.about.fitting.in.
that.little.tent.of.Branham,.THIS.PLACE.is.HUGE!.
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There.are.607.feet.in.a.stadia..12,000.stadia.would.be.7,284,000.feet,.which.is.1,380.MILES!!!.
Multiply.that.by.1,380.width,.and.count.the.square.feet!.YOU.HAVE.A.HUGE.PLACE!!!.
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Quit.worrying.about.whether.or.not.you.are.saved.because.of.the.sin.in.your.lives,.how.that.there.
"might.be.only.8.souls.that.make.it.".Christ.has.given.ALL.who.believe.in.his.name.ETERNAL.LIFE!.
And.He.has.built.the.house.big.enough.to.hold.EVERYONE!.
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And.I.saw.no.temple.in.the.city,.for.its.temple.is.the.Lord.God.the.Almighty.and.the.Lamb..And.
the.city.has.no.need.of.sun.or.moon.to.shine.on.it,.for.the.glory.of.God.gives.it.light,.and.its.lamp.
is.the.Lamb..By.its.light.will.the.nations.walk,.and.the.kings.of.the.earth.will.bring.their.glory.into.
it,.and.its.gates.will.never.be.shut.by.dayâ€”and.there.will.be.no.night.there..They.will.bring.into.
it.the.glory.and.the.honor.of.the.nations..But.nothing.unclean.will.ever.enter.it,.nor.anyone.who.
does.what.is.detestable.or.false,.but.only.those.who.are.written.in.the.Lamb's.book.of.life..
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It's.that.last.part.that.bothers.me..Nothing.FALSE.will.enter..We.have.a.false.prophet..We.have.a.
false.vision..We.have.false.scriptural.teaching,.all.because.of.that.false.vision..We.have.a.false.
religion,.people.who.have.based.their.faith.on.fictional.stories.that.have.now.been.proven.FALSE..
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Aren't.you.glad.that.you.have.awakened?.Aren't.you.glad.that.you.have.realized.that.we.don't.
have.to.fear.this."prophet?".Aren't.you.glad.that.your.names.are.counted.with.God's.chosen,.
through.the.Blood.of.the.Lamb!.Aren't.you.thankful.that.God.sent.His.only.son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.
die.for.your.sins?.Thankful.that.He.came.and.lived.the.perfect.life,.bore.your.sins.on.the.cross,.
conquered.death,.hell,.and.the.grave,.and.rose.again.so.that.we.can.rise.with.him?.
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And.aren't.you.thankful.that.we.can.sit.in.nice,.air\conditioned.auditoriums.now.instead.of.hot,.
sweaty.tents?.
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The$Failed$Tent$Prophecy$
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Some.cult.churches.around.the.world.have.been.trained.to.ignore.this.failed.prophecy,.but.for.
the.home.church.of.Jeffersonville,.Indiana,.the."Tent.Prophecy".is.still.considered.to.be.in.the.
lineup.of."things.that.are.to.be.".
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You.see,.the.people.of.Jeffersonville.actually.take.the.scriptural.stand.behind.their.faith.a.wee.bit.
more.than.the.other.churches,.because.they.realize.that.just.ONE.single.failed.prophecy.would.
deem. their. leader,. William. Marrion. Branham,. a. false. prophet.. . The. Bible. is. very. clear. in.
instructing.us.to.watch.for.the.false.prophets.that.will.rise.to.deceive..
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But. the. prophet. who. shall. speak. a. word. presumptuously. in. My. name. which. I. have. not.
die...And.you.may.say.in.your.heart,.How.shall.we.know.the.word.which.the.LORD.has.not.spoken?..
shall.not.be.afraid.of.him..
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But.while.the.scripture.instructs.us.to.inspect.the.prophecies,.and.after.inspecting.having.found.
one.to.fail,.we.are.not.just.to.ignore.that.PROPHECY.â€¦.we.are.to.ignore.that.PROPHET...Yet.
people.are.still.trapped.in.the.clutches.of.fear..
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Other.churches.ignore.this.prophecy.altogether...Some.churches.ignore.prophecy.and.teach.that.
only.the.statements.William.Branham.said.with."Thus.Saith.The.Lord".are.the.ones.we.should.
test.—.all.those.other.prophecies.were.just."presumptuous.words.".
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But.what.they.do.not.realize.is.that.this.tent.vision.—.one.of.the.prophecies.that.never.came.to.
pass.—.was.actually.wrapped.with.the."Thus.Saith.The.Lord".seal.upon.it:.
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One.of.these.days.I.want.to.pitch.that.tent.the.Lord's.going.to.give.me,.right.outside.of.this.side.
of.Chicagoâ€¦.those.things.are.not.mythical..In.contact.with.the.Holy.Spiritâ€¦when.I.come.under.
His.anointing,.and.He.takes.me.away.and.shows.me.things,.I.just.got.perfect.confidence.that.it's.
just.exactly.right,.'cause.it's.never.failed..And.He.will.never.say.one.thing.outside.what's.written.
in.this.Bible..That's.right..You.watch.it..Through.the.years,.He's.never.said.one.thing.at.any.time,.
unless.it.was.absolutely.Scripturally.based.on.the.Bible,.THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD..
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SHEPHERD.OF.THE.SHEEPFOLD_.CHICAGO.IL.56\0403.E\15.
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And.it.was.clearly.described.as.a."vision,".make.no.mistake:.
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...after.we.get.the.Gospel.tent.we'llâ€¦have.no.morning.service,.so.that.people.can.attend.their.
own.church..That's.the.reason.that.by.a.vision.the.Lord.has.showed.me.to.get.this.big.tentâ€¦.
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WHAT.VISIONS.ARE_.SPINDALE.NC.56\0421.
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Some.of.you.have.never.seen.or.heard.of.this,.and.I'm.sure.you.are.asking.yourselves:..How.does.
Jeffersonville.STILL.stand.behind.this.failed.prophecy,.all.while.knowing.for.certain.that.this.vision.
did.NOT.come.to.pass?.
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The.answer.will.shock.many.of.you...Jeffersonville.is.the.headquarters.of.the.cult...What.comes.
out.of.Jeffersonville.is.the."word.from.Mecca".for.many.churches.around.the.world!..Missionaries.
many.of.you.know.are.from.Jeffersonville.—.and.they've.never.mentioned.this!.
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The.only.way.that.you.can.support.an.unfulfilled.prophecy,.one.that.came.from.a."prophet".who.
is.long.dead.and.gone,.is.to.bring.him.back.to.life...
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Many.of.you.are.thinking,."Oh...Makes.sense...We'll.ALL.rise.in.the.resurrection.anyway."..
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But.stop.and.consider.what.you.are.thinking...Bringing.a."prophet".back.from.the.dead.with.the.
resurrection.would.agree.with.scripture...But.let's.consider.the.order.of.events.when.our.Lord.
returns:.
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But.we.do.not.want.you.to.be.uninformed,.brothers,.about.those.who.are.asleep,.that.you.may.
not.grieve.as.others.do.who.have.no.hope...For.since.we.believe.that.Jesus.died.and.rose.again,.
even.so,.through.Jesus,.God.will.bring.with.him.those.who.have.fallen.asleep...For.this.we.declare.
to.you.by.a.word.from.the.Lord,.that.we.who.are.alive,.who.are.left.until.the.coming.of.the.Lord,.
will.not.precede.those.who.have.fallen.asleep...
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For. the. Lord. himself. will. descend. from. heaven. with. a. cry. of. command,. with. the. voice. of. an.
archangel,.and.with.the.sound.of.the.trumpet.of.God..
And.the.dead.in.Christ.will.rise.first...
Then.we.who.are.alive,.who.are.left,.will.be.caught.up.together.with.them.in.the.clouds.to.meet.
the.Lord.in.the.air,.and.so.we.will.always.be.with.the.Lord......
1.Thessalonians.4.
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This.still.sounds.reasonable.to.the.mind.who's.been.programmed.with.cult.theology...Branham.
promoted.himself.as.the."last.trumpet."..But.let's.examine.this.a.little.closer..
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Notice.that.the.Lord.Himself.comes.—.not.just.a."prophet."..And.notice.that.the.dead.in.Christ.
DO.rise.first,.but.notice.that.they.do.not.remain.with.the.people.here.who.are.alive.and.remain...
Those.that.remain.are.carried.up.to.be.with.those.that.have.gone.on..
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This.creates.a.HUGE.problem!..Cult.churches.around.the.world.know.this,.and.so.they.avoid.that.
"tent.ministry".doctrine.like.the.PLAGUE!..To.place.Branham.into.this.situation.would.be.to.add.
to.the.scriptures,.inserting.a."resurrection.before.the.resurrection!"..While.the."tent.ministry.
doctrine".comes.from.headquarters,.it.is.not.widely.accepted.in.the.cult...Many.members.in.the.
Branham.cult.does.not.even.know.this.particular.doctrine.even.exists..
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When.preachers.start.changing.the.scriptures,.you'll.notice.that.they.can't.change.just.one...The.
scriptures.are.inter\connected,.all.scriptures.flowing.together.with.the.force.of.a.raging.river...To.
change.one.scripture,.you.must.change.a.hundred.others...After.changing.those.others,.you.are.
forced.to.change.a.thousand.more...Eventually,.you're.re\written.the.Book..
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To.say.that.Branham.will.be.numbered.in.the.Resurrection.would.not.present.much.of.a.problem...
But.to.place.him.back.into.human.flesh.would.be.to.deny.his.heavenly.body,.the.new.body.that.
the.dead.in.Christ.are.to.receive....So.to.promote.a.coming.tent.ministry,.after.having.been.dead,.
you.have.to.stop.preaching.sections.of.Corinthians..
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Take.1.Corinthians.15.as.an.example:.
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(And.I.LOVE.this.section,.because.it's.incredibly.funny.when.it.starts.out...Paul.rebukes.somebody.
who.starts.thinking.about.zombies!).
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"But.someone.will.ask,."How.are.the.dead.raised?.With.what.kind.of.body.do.they.come?"..You.
foolish.person!.What.you.sow.does.not.come.to.life.unless.it.dies...And.what.you.sow.is.not.the.
body.that.is.to.be,.but.a.bare.kernel,.perhaps.of.wheat.or.of.some.other.grain...But.God.gives.it.
a.body.as.he.has.chosen,.and.to.each.kind.of.seed.its.own.body...For.not.all.flesh.is.the.same,.but.
there.is.one.kind.for.humans,.another.for.animals,.another.for.birds,.and.another.for.fish...There.
are.heavenly.bodies.and.earthly.bodies,.but.the.glory.of.the.heavenly.is.of.one.kind,.and.the.glory.
of.the.earthly.is.of.another...There.is.one.glory.of.the.sun,.and.another.glory.of.the.moon,.and.
another.glory.of.the.stars;.for.star.differs.from.star.in.glory.".
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1.Corinthians.15.
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So. we. have. first. established. this:. . That. the. heavenly. body. is. COMPLETELY. different. than. the.
earthly.body...No.questions.asked...
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So. is. it. with. the. resurrection. of. the. dead.. What. is. sown. is. perishable;. what. is. raised. is.
imperishable...It.is.sown.in.dishonor;.it.is.raised.in.glory..It.is.sown.in.weakness;.it.is.raised.in.
power...It.is.sown.a.natural.body;.it.is.raised.a.spiritual.body..If.there.is.a.natural.body,.there.is.
also.a.spiritual.body...Thus.it.is.written,."The.first.man.Adam.became.a.living.being";.the.last.
Adam.became.a.life\giving.spirit...But.it.is.not.the.spiritual.that.is.first.but.the.natural,.and.then.
the.spiritual...The.first.man.was.from.the.earth,.a.man.of.dust;.the.second.man.is.from.heaven...
As.was.the.man.of.dust,.so.also.are.those.who.are.of.the.dust,.and.as.is.the.man.of.heaven,.so.
also.are.those.who.are.of.heaven...Just.as.we.have.borne.the.image.of.the.man.of.dust,.we.shall.
also.bear.the.image.of.the.man.of.heaven..
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1.Corinthians.15.
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I.can.see.a.few.jaws.dropping.right.about.now...HOUSTON!..WE.HAVE.A.PROBLEM!!!.
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Paul.just.told.us.WHEN.we.will.receive.our.heavenly.bodies,.and.this.just.broke.TWO.fundamental.
message.teachings:.
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.....We.just.took.Branham.out.of.his.flesh.for.this."return.tent.ministry."..Why.does.he.need.that.
airplane.that.is.laying.in.a.field.collecting.rust?..How.will.he.stand.before.us.on.the.platform,.
preaching.those.Seven.Thunders.(The.ones.that.he.never.preached.when.he.was.alive)?..How.will.
he.preach.that.Clarence.Larkin.sermon,."Trail.of.the.Serpent?".
The.first.problem.is.big.enough.to.make.most.Christians.get.up.and.walk.out.of.a.service...They'd.
never. sit. through. something. that. strongly. disagrees. with. their. Bibles. —. especially. nonsense.
about.sitting.in.the.hot.sweatbox.of.a.tent.in.this.day.and.age!..They'd.leave.this.place.and.quickly.
find.some.church.that.preaches.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
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.....The.second.problem.is.a.little.bigger...Remember.how.when.you.change.one.scripture,.you.
have.to.change.others.to.match?..The.same.thing.happens.with.any.lie...One.lie.leads.to.another,.
and.pretty.soon,.you.find.yourself.questioning.everything..
What.we.are.doing.here.is.examining.things.in.chronological.order.—.something.I.recommend.
that.EVERYONE.do.with.Branham's.ministry...You'll.quickly.start.to.see.how.things.grow.and.grow.
over.time.many.times.growing.INTO.visions.that.were.never.fulfilled..
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The."tent.vision".was.not.always.a.vision...If.you.examine.what.he.says.about.the.coming.tent,.it.
started.out.as.more.of.a.pipe.dream...Branham.started.BEGGING.for.the.people.to.buy.him.a.tent.
in.1953...It.was.a.time.when.the.other.big.names.in.the.Divine.Healing.movement.all.had.tents...
He.didn't.have.one...He.begged.and.pleaded,.but.couldn't.muster.up.enough.donations.—.and.
spent.the.rest.on.hunting.trips..
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It.did.not.turn.into.a."prophecy".until.April.of.1956...And.those.of.you.who.have.studied.this.
"prophecy".know.about.that."little.room".in.the.tent.where.you.receive.your."new.bodies.".
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That.little.addition.is.a.problem...He.knew.it...But.he.knew.it.too.late.—.it.was.already.recorded.
and.spread.all.around.the.country...What.can.he.do.now?..Now.the.people.KNOW.that.they.are.
given.human.flesh.—.when.the.scriptures.tell.us.that.our.new.bodies.are.SPIRIT.BODIES!.
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Like.I.said...When.you.change.one.scripture,.you.have.to.keep.changing...
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Remember.that."vision".Branham.started.to.have.in.1957?..The.one.where.he.looked."Beyond.
The.Curtain.of.Time".and.saw.the."souls.resting?"..
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This.was.brilliant...All.part.of.the.plan...It.started.with.simple.statements,.but.notice.where.it.
ended.up!..That.story.of.the.little.old.lady.that.he.once.knew,.suddenly.given.the."body.of.a.
twenty\year\old!"..She.was.given.an.EARTLY.body.in.this."vision,".not.a.heavenly.one!.
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Friends,.it.does.not.stop.there...If.you.want.to.see.just.how.many.changes.were.made.to.support.
this.one.failed.prophecy,.just.start.reading.your.Bible...Compare.it.to.the.doctrines.you've.been.
raised.with...All.trails.of.twisted.scriptures.lead.to.one.place:..a.presumptuous.prophecy..
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Branham.wanted.to.be.the.hero...He.wanted.to.be.the.one.who.gave.the.people.their.new.bodies,.
leading.them.into.that.little.room.in.his.little.tent...He.wanted.to.be.the.judge,.telling.people.that.
they.will.face.HIM.at.the.judgment.if.they.did.not.live.by.his.dress.code...He.wanted.to.BE.the.
judge..
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But.today,.I'm.going.to.tell.you.who.the.REAL.hero.is...And.the.story.does.not.revolve.around.
some.little.tent.that.WON'T.EVEN.HOLD.the.two.to.four.MILLION.people.around.the.world.in.this.
cult.of.William.Branham...I'm.not.going.to.tell.you.some.fictional.story.that.will.make.you.start.
changing.scriptures.to.support..
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And.I.AM.going.to.tell.you.a.vision...But.not.one.that.was.invented.for.some.devious.purpose...
This.IS.a.vision.from.John.—.but.not.THIS.John...This.is.a.vision.from.John.the.Revelator...It's.found.
in.Revelation.21:.
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The.New.Heaven.and.the.New.Earth.
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Then.I.saw.a.new.heaven.and.a.new.earth,.for.the.first.heaven.and.the.first.earth.had.passed.
away,.and.the.sea.was.no.more..And.I.saw.the.holy.city,.new.Jerusalem,.coming.down.out.of.
heaven.from.God,.prepared.as.a.bride.adorned.for.her.husband..And.I.heard.a.loud.voice.from.
the.throne.saying,."Behold,.the.dwelling.place.of.God.is.with.man..He.will.dwell.with.them,.and.
they.will.be.his.people,.and.God.himself.will.be.with.them.as.their.God...He.will.wipe.away.every.
tear.from.their.eyes,.and.death.shall.be.no.more,.neither.shall.there.be.mourning,.nor.crying,.nor.
pain.anymore,.for.the.former.things.have.passed.away.".
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And.he.who.was.seated.on.the.throne.said,."Behold,.I.am.making.all.things.new.".Also.he.said,.
"Write.this.down,.for.these.words.are.trustworthy.and.true."..And.he.said.to.me,."It.is.done!.I.am.
the.Alpha.and.the.Omega,.the.beginning.and.the.end..To.the.thirsty.I.will.give.from.the.spring.of.
the. water. of. life. without. payment.. . [NOT. BY. WORKS]. . The. one. who. conquers. will. have. this.
heritage,.and.I.will.be.his.God.and.he.will.be.my.son..But.as.for.the.cowardly,.the.faithless,.the.
detestable,.as.for.murderers,.the.sexually.immoral,.sorcerers,.idolaters,.and.all.liars,.their.portion.
will.be.in.the.lake.that.burns.with.fire.and.sulfur,.which.is.the.second.death.".
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The.New.Jerusalem.
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"Then.came.one.of.the.seven.angels.who.had.the.seven.bowls.full.of.the.seven.last.plagues.and.
spoke.to.me,.saying,."Come,.I.will.show.you.the.Bride,.the.wife.of.the.Lamb."..And.he.carried.me.
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away.in.the.Spirit.to.a.great,.high.mountain,.and.showed.me.the.holy.city.Jerusalem.coming.down.
out.of.heaven.from.God,.having.the.glory.of.God,.its.radiance.like.a.most.rare.jewel,.like.a.jasper,.
clear.as.crystal...It.had.a.great,.high.wall,.with.twelve.gates,.and.at.the.gates.twelve.angels,.and.
on.the.gates.the.names.of.the.twelve.tribes.of.the.sons.of.Israel.were.inscribedâ€”on.the.east.
three.gates,.on.the.north.three.gates,.on.the.south.three.gates,.and.on.the.west.three.gates..And.
the.wall.of.the.city.had.twelve.foundations,.and.on.them.were.the.twelve.names.of.the.twelve.
apostles.of.the.Lamb.".—.Revelation.21.
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Notice.WHERE.the.angel.carried.John...Not.to.some.flowing.pasture...Not.to.a.bunch.of.people.in.
bodies. of. flesh,. twenty. years. old.. . The. angel. took. John. to. the. Holy. City,. the. city. that. was.
descending.from.heaven...I'm.sure.that.last.bit.bothered.Branham...The.names.of.the.twelve.
apostles.were.the.foundation.to.that.city.—.not.seven.angels.for.seven.church.ages!.
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And.the.one.who.spoke.with.me.had.a.measuring.rod.of.gold.to.measure.the.city.and.its.gates.
and.walls...The.city.lies.foursquare,.its.length.the.same.as.its.width..And.he.measured.the.city.
with.his.rod,.12,000.stadia..Its.length.and.width.and.height.are.equal...He.also.measured.its.wall,.
144.cubits.by.human.measurement,.which.is.also.an.angel's.measurement....The.wall.was.built.
of.jasper,.while.the.city.was.pure.gold,.like.clear.glass...The.foundations.of.the.wall.of.the.city.
were.adorned.with.every.kind.of.jewel..The.first.was.jasper,.the.second.sapphire,.the.third.agate,.
the.fourth.emerald,..the.fifth.onyx,.the.sixth.carnelian,.the.seventh.chrysolite,.the.eighth.beryl,.
the. ninth. topaz,. the. tenth. chrysoprase,. the. eleventh. jacinth,. the. twelfth. amethyst.. And. the.
twelve.gates.were.twelve.pearls,.each.of.the.gates.made.of.a.single.pearl,.and.the.street.of.the.
city.was.pure.gold,.like.transparent.glass..
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Friends,.THIS.PLACE.will.hold.you!..All.of.you!..You.won't.have.to.worry.and.dread.about.fitting.
in.that.little.tent.of.Branham,.THIS.PLACE.is.HUGE!.
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There.are.607.feet.in.a.stadia...12,000.stadia.would.be.7,284,000.feet,.which.is.1,380.MILES!!!..
Multiply.that.by.1,380.width,.and.count.the.square.feet!..YOU.HAVE.A.HUGE.PLACE!!!.
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Quit.worrying.about.whether.or.not.you.are.saved.because.of.the.sin.in.your.lives,.how.that.there.
"might.be.only.8.souls.that.make.it."..Christ.has.given.ALL.who.believe.in.his.name.ETERNAL.LIFE!..
And.He.has.built.the.house.big.enough.to.hold.EVERYONE!.
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And.I.saw.no.temple.in.the.city,.for.its.temple.is.the.Lord.God.the.Almighty.and.the.Lamb...And.
the.city.has.no.need.of.sun.or.moon.to.shine.on.it,.for.the.glory.of.God.gives.it.light,.and.its.lamp.
is.the.Lamb...By.its.light.will.the.nations.walk,.and.the.kings.of.the.earth.will.bring.their.glory.into.
it,.and.its.gates.will.never.be.shut.by.dayâ€”and.there.will.be.no.night.there...They.will.bring.into.
it.the.glory.and.the.honor.of.the.nations...But.nothing.unclean.will.ever.enter.it,.nor.anyone.who.
does.what.is.detestable.or.false,.but.only.those.who.are.written.in.the.Lamb's.book.of.life..
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It's.that.last.part.that.bothers.me...Nothing.FALSE.will.enter...We.have.a.false.prophet...We.have.
a.false.vision...We.have.false.scriptural.teaching,.all.because.of.that.false.vision...We.have.a.false.
religion,.people.who.have.based.their.faith.on.fictional.stories.that.have.now.been.proven.FALSE..
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Aren't.you.glad.that.you.have.awakened?..Aren't.you.glad.that.you.have.realized.that.we.don't.
have.to.fear.this."prophet?"..Aren't.you.glad.that.your.names.are.counted.with.God's.chosen,.
through.the.Blood.of.the.Lamb!..Aren't.you.thankful.that.God.sent.His.only.son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.
die.for.your.sins?..Thankful.that.He.came.and.lived.the.perfect.life,.bore.your.sins.on.the.cross,.
conquered.death,.hell,.and.the.grave,.and.rose.again.so.that.we.can.rise.with.him?.
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And.aren't.you.thankful.that.we.can.sit.in.nice,.air\conditioned.auditoriums.now.instead.of.hot,.
sweaty.tents?.
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There.is.a.new.website.that.just.launched.(thebitterbelly.com),.an.out\of\the\cult.experience.that.
is.based.on.the.perspective.of.a.woman's.point.of.view...In.the.teachings.of.William.Branham,.
there.is.a.vast.difference.between.the.life.of.a.woman.and.the.life.of.a.man...Women.are.not.the.
same.creatures.of.God,.equal.to.man,.that.was.described.by.the.Apostle.Paul...
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I.love.the.title.of.the.new.site..."The.Bitter.Belly."..It.is.referring.to.the."little.scroll".that.John.the.
Revelator.ingested,.the.one.that.tasted.good.but.made.his.stomach.very.bitter...
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The.blog.post.today,.describing.the.creation.of.the.female.reminded.me.of.the.Samaritan.woman.
in.the.Bible...Too.many.times,.people.in.the.cult.trample.over.the.emotions.of.others.without.
regard.for.their.spirit...
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If.they.would.only.ask.themselves:.What.Would.Christ.Do?.
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When.people.today.hear.the.word."Samaritan,".they.typically.associate.it.with.a.good.deed.or.a.
good.work...The.story.of.the."Good.Samaritan".given.as.an.example.in.the.Bible.reminds.them.
that.our.love.towards.others.is.the.way.Christ.leads.our.hearts.and.minds..
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In. this. day. and. age,. with. the. blended. mix. of. race,. nationality. and. religion,. we. find. extended.
helping. hands. from. all. sorts. of. people,. and. our. understanding. of. what. it. meant. for. a. "Good.
Samaritan".is.very.limited...The.Samaritans.were.a.despised.people..
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In.the.ancient.world,.the.people.of.Samaria.were.vastly.different.than.the.Jews,.yet.still.closely.
related...Samaritans.followed.the.teachings.of.Abraham,.and.considered.their.religion.to.be.the.
"one.true.religion".that.was.established.before.the.exile.of.the.Children.of.Israel.into.Babylon...
Those.that.remained.in.the.Land.of.Israel.remained.in.the.ancient.city.of.Samaria,.which.was.
located.in.Northern.Israel,.and.was.once.the.capitol.of.the.Kingdom.of.Israel..
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But.Samaria.was.far.from.perfect...The.king.of.Assyria.had.brought.people.from.several.nations.
to.repopulate.the.cities.of.Samaria.after.Jewish.excile...The.Second.Book.of.Kings.tells.of.the.
slaughter.of.people.for.their.mixing.with.nations.practicing.idolatry...Worship.of.Yahweh.was.
mixed.with.strange.gods...And.even.after.God.sent.lions.to.kill.the.idolaters,.the.people.did.not.
fully.cleanse.their.land.from.pagan.worship...2.Kings.17.says,."So.they.feared.the.Lord.but.also.
served.their.own.gods,.after.the.manner.of.the.nations.from.among.whom.they.had.been.carried.
away".
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With.this.mixture.came.political.division...When.Cyrus.finally.allowed.the.Jews.to.return.to.their.
homeland,.and.the.Samaritans.were.ready.to.welcome.them.back,.the.Jews.considered.them.to.
be.renegades.for.having.fallen.to.idolatry...When.the.Samaritans.offered.to.assist.in.building.the.
Temple,.their.offer.was.rejected.by.the.Jews...Ezra.4.describes.how.this.greatly.offended.the.
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Samaritans,. and. how. they. made. the. Jews. fear. the. rebuilding. of. the. Temple. through. political.
influence..
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This.division.among.the.people.of.Abraham.did.not.cease,.even.until.the.time.of.Jesus.Christ...The.
people.of.Samaria.were.so.mixed.with.Gentile.blood.that.they.were.considered.to.be."Gentiles".
by.the.Jews.—.but.the.worst.kind.of.Gentiles...They.were.Gentiles.that.were."impure.Jews.".
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So.when.the.example.is.given.of.the.Jews.who.would.not.stop.to.help.the.man.along.the.side.of.
the.road,.and.how.the.Samaritan.stopped.to.offer.assistance,.it.is.a.stunning.display.of.God's.
Grace...The.Samaritan.would.have.been.the.one.that.the.people.would.not.have.even.considered.
to.have.stopped...And.the.man.on.the.side.of.the.road.would.have.not.likely.WANTED.the.man.
to.have.stopped.—.unless.he.was.fully.desperate.beyond.all.political.concern..
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But.the.story.that.seems.long.forgotten.in.the.church.is.the.one.of.the.Samaritan.woman.at.the.
well.that.is.told.in.the.Gospel.of.John.Chapter.4...
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You.will.hear.this.story.often.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham...Branham.told.this.story.with.great.
passion,.showing.how.Jesus.knew.everything.about.this.woman.before.she.even.walked.up.to.
the.well.—.and.He.did..
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But.like.all.other.stories.in.the.Bible.about.Jesus.Christ,.Branham.tried.to.show.a.loose.connection.
between.this.story.and.his.own.ministry...It.was.the.perfect.way.to.promote.yourself.as.a.god.
before.the.people:.let.them.convince.themselves.that.you.do.the.same.things.that.Jesus.Christ.
did...Let.them.think.that.you.have.the.same.authority.of.the.Father...Let.them.think.that.you.
know.the.thoughts.and.intents.of.the.heart,.and.take.their.minds.off.of.the.fact.that.you.have.
already.written.those."thoughts".on.the.back.of.prayer.cards.and.told.them.to.the.ushers..
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But.the.focal.point.of.the.Samaritan.Woman.in.the.Bible.is.not.the.secrets.of.the.heart...The.focus.
of. the. story. of. the. Woman. at. the. Well. was. the. sin. in. her. life,. and. God's. perfect. love. and.
forgiveness.of.sin..
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Since.Seek.The.Truth.started,.several.women.have.told.their."out.of.the.cult".stories,.and.many.
of. them. include. a. very. similar. story.. . Some. of. them. divorced. and. remarried,. many. of. which.
backed.by.scriptural.application...
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Branham.preached.an.entire.sermon.on.Marriage.and.Divorce.immediately.after.his.son,.Billy.
Paul,.divorced.and.remarried...But.to.support.his.own.son,.Branham.took.the.opposite.standpoint.
of.the.scriptures.in.order.to.tie.his.prior.teaching.on.Marriage.and.Divorce.to.the."failure".of.his.
son...
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Prior.to."the.fall".of.his.son,.Branham.took.a.stand.(behind.the.pulpit).that.one.could.never.be.
remarried.—.under.any.circumstances...But.after.this.turn.of.events,.the.doctrine.was.changed.
to.allow.MEN.to.do.this.—.not.women:.
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See.that.original.back.there,."from.the.beginning,".now?.Remarrying,.now.notice,.he.can,.but.she.
can't..
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65\0221M..MARRIAGE.AND.DIVORCE.
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But. while. pretending. to. preach. the. "Same. Message. as. Paul,". Branham. took. the. opposite.
standpoint.for.the.sake.of.his.son...Paul.is.very.clear.on.the.subject:.
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And.the.woman.which.hath.an.husband.that.believeth.not,.and.if.he.be.pleased.to.dwell.with.
her,. let. her. not. leave. him.. . For. the. unbelieving. husband. is. sanctified. by. the. wife,. and. the.
unbelieving.wife.is.sanctified.by.the.husband:.else.were.your.children.unclean;.but.now.are.they.
holy..But.if.the.unbelieving.depart,.let.him.depart..A.brother.or.a.sister.is.not.under.bondage.in.
such.[cases]:.but.God.hath.called.us.to.peace...What.knowest.thou,.O.wife,.whether.thou.shalt.
save.[thy].husband?.or.how.knowest.thou,.O.man,.whether.thou.shalt.save.[thy].wife?.
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1.Corinthians.7.
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You.see,.in.the.cult,.we.were.not.only.trained.to.believe.that.this.was.the."unpardonable.sin,".we.
were. trained. to. despise. women.. . Women. were. treated. lowly,. considered. to. be. "just. a.
byproduct."..Yet.another.major.difference.between.the.cult.teaching.and."Paul's.Message.".
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Cult.pastors.teach.that.remarrying.is.some.strange.sort.of."perpetual.adultery."..Many.of.them.
that.taught.this.have.now.fallen.to.their.own.types.of.adultery.—.everything.from.pornography.
to.extra\marital.relations...One.pastor.up.north.was.caught.producing.his.own.videos.of.those.
relations...
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But.when.a.woman.comes.to.their.pastor.with.this.question,.desperate.for.guidance,.they.are.
despised..
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More.than.one.woman.has.given.their.testimony,.and.described.how.these.vicious.cult.pastors.
had.instructed.them.to.DIVORCE.their.new.husbands!..One.here.in.Jeffersonville.said.that.the.
pastor.humiliated.her.—.telling.her.that."even.then,.she.would.only.be.a.servant.to.the.Bride.".
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The.Gospel.of.John,.Chapter.4,.should.be.a.wake\up.call...Pastors.need.to.examine.their.own.
lives,.asking.themselves,."What.Would.Christ.Do?".
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Too. many. times,. these. pastors. ignore. that. question,. and. they. ask. themselves,. "What. would.
William.Branham.do?"..And.then.they.go.look.for.some.example.in.the.history.of.the.man's.life.
and.try.to.model.their.own.after.it..
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And.they.really.don't.look.too.hard,.because.if.you.only.examine.William.Branham's.own.siblings,.
you.will.find.that.William.Branham.married.them,.they.divorced,.he.married.them.to.others,.they.
divorced,. and. they. traded. women. around. like. cattle!. . A. different. set. of. rules. apply. to. the.
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Branham. clan. —. and. some. of. the. pastors. know. it.. . You'll. find. references. to. these. multiple.
marriages.at.www.searchingforvindication.com.
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They.don't.care,.because.they.have.based.their.example.on.Branham,.and.not.Christ..
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If.we.were.to.ask.ourselves,."What.Would.Christ.Do,".I.think.many.things.would.be.different.in.
our.lives...These.women.that.went.to.their.pastor.for.spiritual.guidance.would.have.been.given.
the.story.of.the.Woman.at.the.Well,.not.the.mocking,.belittling,.conceited.sermon."Marriage.and.
Divorce."..
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The.would.have.been.given.Scriptural.examples,.not.unscriptural.recordings...Those.women.that.
have. been. excommunicated. from. the. cult. —. even. one. pastor's. own. daughter. —. would. have.
been.shown.love.and.not.hate...
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Jesus.stood.before.a.Samaritan.woman,.a.woman.that.simply.because.of.her.race.was.strongly.
despised.by.the.Jews...And.this.was.a.woman.who.had.married,.divorced,.and.remarried.several.
times..
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Branham.called.this.woman."a.prostitute."..Many.cult.pastors.teach.this...But.try.to.find.a.SINGLE.
scripture.in.the.Bible.describing.her.as.a.prostitute!.
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That. simple. derogatory. term. given. by. these. cult. pastors,. following. the. steps. of. their. fearless.
leader,.is.offensive...This.was.a.woman,.riddled.with.the.guilt.of.sin...She.needed.a.Savior.in.her.
life...She.had.not.found.love.on.earth,.several.failed.marriages!..
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You.cult.pastors,.picture.this.situation...Some.poor.sister.comes.to.you,.a.person.who.knows.and.
believes.God...She.is.desperately.seeking.spiritual.guidance...She.needs.the.Love.of.Christ.in.her.
life,.and.wants.to.learn.more.about.the.Gospel...She.wants.to.APPLY.the.Gospel.to.her.life..
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Ask.yourself:..What.would.Christ.do?..
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Would.Christ.stand.before.the.woman.like.some.dictator.with.a.tiny.moustache,.telling.her.to.
leave.that.new.husband.so.that.she."might.make.a.servant.to.the.bride?"..Would.Christ.turn.her.
away,.saying."GET.AWAY.FROM.ME.YOU.FILTHY.PROSTITUTE!".
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Would. Christ. go. behind. the. people's. backs,. marrying. her. to. other. men. without. his. disciples.
knowing.it.—.preaching.one.life.and.living.another?.
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If.you.want.to.know.what.Christ.would.do,.it's.not.that.hard,.really...You.have.to.get.your.head.
out. of. those. tapes. that. have. very. little. to. do. with. your. Bibles.. . You. have. to. take. off. those.
earphones.with.those.MP3s.of.a.man.screaming.like.a.Nazi...You.have.to.throw.out.those.books.
filled.with.twisted.scriptures,.failed.prophecies,.and.fictional.life.stories...
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You.have.to.get.BACK.to.the.Word.of.God!..The.Bible.will.show.you.EXACTLY.what.Christ.would.
do!.
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Since.so.many.cult.pastors.are.unfamiliar.with.this.Book,.let's.read.and.find.out.WHAT.Christ.
would.do...And.let's.see.the.results.of.the.actions.that.Christ.took.as.our.example:.
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John.Chapter.4:.
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"Now.when.Jesus.learned.that.the.Pharisees.had.heard.that.Jesus.was.making.and.baptizing.more.
disciples.than.John.(although.Jesus.himself.did.not.baptize,.but.only.his.disciples),"..
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Notice. the. example.. . Christ. did. not. baptize.. . He. taught. others. to. become. leaders. —. not. just.
followers..
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"he.left.Judea.and.departed.again.for.Galilee...And.he.had.to.pass.through.Samaria...So.he.came.
to.a.town.of.Samaria.called.Sychar,.near.the.field.that.Jacob.had.given.to.his.son.Joseph...Jacob's.
well.was.there;.so.Jesus,.wearied.as.he.was.from.his.journey,.was.sitting.beside.the.well..It.was.
about.the.sixth.hour..
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A. woman. from. Samaria. came. to. draw. water.. Jesus. said. to. her,. "Give. me. a. drink.". . (For. his.
disciples.had.gone.away.into.the.city.to.buy.food.)..The.Samaritan.woman.said.to.him,."How.is.it.
that.you,.a.Jew,.ask.for.a.drink.from.me,.a.woman.of.Samaria?".(For.Jews.have.no.dealings.with.
Samaritans.)".
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Think.of.the.cult...What.if.this.were.a.Catholic.woman?..What.if.this.were.a.Baptist.woman?..What.
would.YOU,.a.BRANHAMITE,.want.with.ME?.
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"Jesus.answered.her,."If.you.knew.the.gift.of.God,.and.who.it.is.that.is.saying.to.you,.'Give.me.a.
drink,'.you.would.have.asked.him,.and.he.would.have.given.you.living.water."..The.woman.said.
to.him,."Sir,.you.have.nothing.to.draw.water.with,.and.the.well.is.deep..Where.do.you.get.that.
living. water?. . Are. you. greater. than. our. father. Jacob?. He. gave. us. the. well. and. drank. from. it.
himself,.as.did.his.sons.and.his.livestock."...Jesus.said.to.her,."Everyone.who.drinks.of.this.water.
will.be.thirsty.again,.but.whoever.drinks.of.the.water.that.I.will.give.him.will.never.be.thirsty.
again..The.water.that.I.will.give.him.will.become.in.him.a.spring.of.water.welling.up.to.eternal.
life."..The.woman.said.to.him,."Sir,.give.me.this.water,.so.that.I.will.not.be.thirsty.or.have.to.come.
here.to.draw.water.".
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She.didn't.realize.it.yet,.but.Christ.has.just.offered.her.eternal.life...And.Christ.knew.EVERYTHING.
about.her.life...He.knew.who.she.was,.what.she.had.done,.and.knew.of.the.sin.that.had.burdened.
her.life..
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"Jesus.said.to.her,."Go,.call.your.husband,.and.come.here."..The.woman.answered.him,."I.have.
no.husband.".Jesus.said.to.her,."You.are.right.in.saying,.'I.have.no.husband';..for.you.have.had.
five.husbands,.and.the.one.you.now.have.is.not.your.husband..What.you.have.said.is.true."..The.
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woman. said. to. him,. "Sir,. I. perceive. that. you. are. a. prophet.. . Our. fathers. worshiped. on. this.
mountain,.but.you.say.that.in.Jerusalem.is.the.place.where.people.ought.to.worship.".
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This.part.is.more.accurate.than.people.in.the.cult.might.realize...The.Jews.were.taught.to.worship.
at.Mount.Zion...She.was.taught.to.worship.in.Samaria...Both.groups.were.taught.that.their.little.
place.on.earth.was.the."holy.place,".and.if.they.did.not.worship.in.that.location,.their.worship.
was.in.vain..
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Think.of.the.cult..."They.worship.in.a.Methodist.church!..We.worship.with.THE.LITTLE.BRIDE!"..
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Friends,.if.you.are.worshipping.Christ,.you.can.worship.Christ.in.a.Buddhist.temple.if.you.want.
to...Think.of.it!..What.if.you.started.going.around.the.world.to.temples.of.Pagan.worship,.showing.
others.the.power.of.God.in.your.life,.and.converting.masses.into.Christianity!..
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Paul.wasn't.afraid.to.go.into.the.Pagan.world,.leading.souls.to.Christ!..But.this."message",.the.
"Message.of.William.Branham,".is.MUCH.different.than.the.message.of.Paul!.
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What.would.Christ.do?.
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"Jesus.said.to.her,."Woman,.believe.me,.the.hour.is.coming.when.neither.on.this.mountain.nor.
in.Jerusalem.will.you.worship.the.Father...You.worship.what.you.do.not.know;.we.worship.what.
we.know,.for.salvation.is.from.the.Jews...But.the.hour.is.coming,.and.is.now.here,.when.the.true.
worshipers.will.worship.the.Father.in.spirit.and.truth,.for.the.Father.is.seeking.such.people.to.
worship.him..God.is.spirit,.and.those.who.worship.him.must.worship.in.spirit.and.truth.".The.
woman.said.to.him,."I.know.that.Messiah.is.coming.(he.who.is.called.Christ)..When.he.comes,.he.
will.tell.us.all.things.".Jesus.said.to.her,."I.who.speak.to.you.am.he.".
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This.is.HE!..This.is.the.One.who.is.worthy.of.all.praise!..
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Notice.HOW.he.said.that.he.would.worship...In.spirit.and.in.TRUTH!..He.wouldn't.send.disciples.
into. the. land. to. tell. fictional. stories. of. squirrels,. bears,. cabins. in. Kentucky,. and. the. length. of.
antlers!..Who.CARES.about.these.things!.
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What.if.that.woman.looked.up.at.Christ.and.said,."Sir.I.believe.you.are.a.prophet,.but.our.prophet.
has.seen.as.squirrel!".
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Even.the.disciples.were.amazed.at.this.display.of.the.Love.of.God...Listen.to.this.next.part:.
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"Just.then.his.disciples.came.back..They.marveled.that.he.was.talking.with.a.woman,.but.no.one.
said,."What.do.you.seek?".or,."Why.are.you.talking.with.her?"..So.the.woman.left.her.water.jar.
and.went.away.into.town.and.said.to.the.people,.."Come,.see.a.man.who.told.me.all.that.I.ever.
did..Can.this.be.the.Christ?"..They.went.out.of.the.town.and.were.coming.to.him..
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Meanwhile.the.disciples.were.urging.him,.saying,."Rabbi,.eat.".But.he.said.to.them,."I.have.food.
to.eat.that.you.do.not.know.about.".So.the.disciples.said.to.one.another,."Has.anyone.brought.
him.something.to.eat?".34.Jesus.said.to.them,."My.food.is.to.do.the.will.of.him.who.sent.me.and.
to.accomplish.his.work..Do.you.not.say,.'There.are.yet.four.months,.then.comes.the.harvest'?.
Look,.I.tell.you,.lift.up.your.eyes,.and.see.that.the.fields.are.white.for.harvest...Already.the.one.
who.reaps.is.receiving.wages.and.gathering.fruit.for.eternal.life,.so.that.sower.and.reaper.may.
rejoice.together...For.here.the.saying.holds.true,.'One.sows.and.another.reaps.'..I.sent.you.to.
reap. that. for. which. you. did. not. labor.. Others. have. labored,. and. you. have. entered. into. their.
labor.".
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Many.times,.we.like.to.sow.the.seed.and.stand.there.hovering.over.it.so.that.we.can.see.the.
immediate.fruit.of.our.labor...But.what.we.do.not.realize.is.that.by.standing.there.hovering.over.
it,.we.are.no.longer.scattering.seed...And.worse,.we.are.blocking.the.SONlight..
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I've. asked. you,. "What. Would. Christ. Do.". . I've. showed. you. by. example. what. Christ. did. —. it's.
written.in.the.Word.of.God...
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Christ.did.not.turn.the.woman.away...He.did.not.call.her.a."prostitute."..Christ.did.not.discriminate.
against.women.like.these.abusive.cult.leaders.and.pastors...
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Because.Christ.showed.the.woman.perfect.love,.listen.to.what.happened.in.that.city:.
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"Many.Samaritans.from.that.town.believed.in.him.because.of.the.woman's.testimony,."He.told.
me.all.that.I.ever.did."..So.when.the.Samaritans.came.to.him,.they.asked.him.to.stay.with.them,.
and.he.stayed.there.two.days...And.many.more.believed.because.of.his.word...They.said.to.the.
woman,. "It. is. no. longer. because. of. what. you. said. that. we. believe,. for. we. have. heard. for.
ourselves,.and.we.know.that.this.is.indeed.the.Savior.of.the.world.".
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Notice...Some.believed.because.Jesus.was.all\knowing...That,.again,.is.the.focal.point.of.the.story.
in.the.cult...But.listen.to.what.came.immediately.after.this.statement:.
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And.many.more.believed.because.of.his.word..
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There.were.people.that.were.converted.into.Christians.when.William.Branham.used.his.parlor.
tricks.with.those.prayer.cards,.people.who.never.knew.Christ.at.all.in.their.lives...Many.of.them.
continued.on.to.their.Bibles,.to.learn.the.REAL.Christ.of.the.Bible,.not.the.one.that.Branham.
taught.who."had.to.see.a.vision.from.the.Father.before.He.could.heal.one.person.".
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But.think.of.the.massive.impact.on.the.world.if.Branham.instead.had.brought.the.people.together.
over.the.Word.of.God!..Look.around.right.now,.the.entire.cult.is.falling.apart.after.learning.just.
how.many.times.that.he.lied.on.those.sermons..
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Their.foundation.was.not.the.Bible!..If.the.foundation.of.the.cult.was.the.Bible,.it.wouldn't.matter.
at.all.if.Branham.lied.—.they.would.have.just.considered.him.a.sinner.and.continued.on.in.the.
cult...(And.it.would.not.have.been.considered.a.cult.).
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But.the.foundation.of.this.cult.is.the.words.of.a.man,.words.that.have.now.been.proven.false...
Stories.that.have.been.proven.fiction...Prophecies.that.have.been.proven.to.have.failed...
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Things. would. have. been. much,. much. different. if. Branham. had. just. asked. himself. this. ONE.
question:..What.Would.Christ.Do?.
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Out$Of$The$Cult$And$Into$Grace$$
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For.the.past.year.and.a.half,.we.have.focused.on.exposing.the.many."truths".we.once.held.dear.
that.have.been.proven.complete.fiction..We.were.told.that.the."prophesies".of.William.Branham.
never.failed.\\.not.one.time.\\.and.yet.we.struggle.to.find.a.single.one."prophesied".before.the.
event.that.actually.came.to.pass..
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We.were.told.that.the.sermons.were.absolute.Bible.Truth.."No.creed.but.Christ,.no.law.but.Love.".
But.yet,.we.find.the.entire.cult.IS.a.new.creed..We.find.that.this.new.creed.is.based.upon.several.
"laws".that.cannot.be.supported.by.scripture..And.we.find.that.these.laws.do.NOT.produce.the.
Love.that.Christ.displayed.when.He.came.to.earth.for.the.salvation.of.the.lost.and.dying.world..
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We.were.told.that.William.Branham.came.with."Thus.Saith.The.Lord,".and.that.when.he.spoke.
those. words,. they. were. directly. from. God.. Yet. we. find. these. words. associated. with. failed.
prophecies,.pipe.dreams,.and.even.unscriptural.teachings,.such.as.his.heretical.statement.that.
"Women.who.cut.their.hair.should.be.divorced.".
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I.don't.believe.there.is.any.aspect.of.William.Branham's.life.that.can.be.exposed.in.such.a.way.
that.can.be.worse.than.claiming."Thus.Saith.The.Lord".on.a.statement.that.was.actually."Thus.
Saith.William.Branham.".His.past,.his.sermons,.his.failed.prophecies,.and.his.fictional.life.stories.
are.mere.shadows.of.the.greater.heresy.that.is.now.called."The.Message.".
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Many. around. the. world. are. now. examining. these. things.. Our. website. is. under. constant.
observation.from.cities.in.countries.in.every.single.continent..They.are.all.now.coming.to.terms.
with.this.one.simple.truth:.The.man.was.a.liar..
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It's.time.for.a.change..We.need.to.stop.focusing.on.the.past,.and.start.looking.to.the.future..
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As.the.great.Exodus.from.the.cult.of.William.Branham.progresses,.there.will.be.people.from.all.
countries.in.need.of.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..Many.have.never.heard.it,.and.have.no.idea.WHAT.
the. Gospel. of. Jesus. Christ. actually. is.. Others. base. their. understanding. on. the. very. limited.
understanding.that.is.presented.through.sermons.on.tape.or.MP3.from.the.cult,.not.realizing.
that.they.are.being.taught.a.different.gospel..
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While.we.will.still.be.answering.questions.in.private.or.in.our.public.forums.regarding.the.failed.
ministry.of.William.Branham,.our.main.focus.will.be.presenting.others.with.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.
Christ.that.is.found.in.the.Bible..The.idea.is.to.get.people.familiar.with.reading.their.Bibles.without.
the.filter.of.man's.doctrine..
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We.want.to.help.the.many.who.are.now.leaving.the.cult.as.they.are.examining.their.Bibles.to.find.
the.Grace.of.Jesus.Christ..We.want.to.help.others.out.of.the.cult.and.into.Grace!.
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Rules$
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I.believe.that.the.Holy.Bible.is.a.rulebook...It.is.a.handbook.that.we.can.use.through.life.to.lead.
us.and.guide.us.into.all.Truth...
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But. I. do. not. believe. that. it. is. the. same. rulebook. that. you. will. find. in. religion. today.. . Human.
tradition.has.created.religion,.and.that.religion.is.far.distant.from.the.Church.of.the.Living.God...
So.many.today.have.long.forgotten.the.Author..
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I.use.the.word."religion,".because.there.is.a.vast.difference.between."religion".and.Christianity...
The.one.of.the.very.first.things.that.Christ.did.when.he.came.was.point.out.this.difference.to.the.
"holy".Pharisees..
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God.gave.us.His.Word...It.is.a.gift...One.that.was.protected.by.God,.all.down.through.time,.through.
the.hands.of.many.scribes.and.translators,.separated.through.misguided.translations.but.brought.
back.together.so.that.you.and.I.can.learn.more.about.Him...God.WANTS.us.to.have.His.Word,.
because.He.IS.the.Word..
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John.1:1.says.that."In.the.beginning.was.the.Word,.and.the.Word.was.with.God,.and.the.Word.
was.God."..
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That.same.Word.that.was.the.creator.of.the.heavens.and.the.earth.is.the.same.Word.that.led.the.
children.of.Israel.into.the.Promised.Land...That.same.Word.that.became.flesh.and.was.crucified.
for.our.sins.is.the.same.Word.that.promised.to.return.for.His.Children...It's.the.same.Word.that.
will.one.day.return.to.sit.on.the.Throne.as.our.King..
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But. many. times,. we. look. for. ways. to. improve. what. we. read. in. that. Book.. . Religion,. through.
tradition,.has.taken.a.basic.set.of.rules.and.principals.that.God.gave.us.as.our.guide,.and.changed.
them.into.something.else.entirely...What.they.do.not.realize.is.that.by.doing.so,.they.are.greatly.
hurting.themselves.without.any.reward..
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When.Adam.and.Eve.walked.in.the.Garden,.they.had.one.simple.rule...Many.have.argued.about.
what.this.rule.was,.trying.to.make.the."tree".into.some.sort.of.sexual.innuendo,.but.the.rule.was.
quite.simple...God.simply.told.Adam.and.Eve,."Here.is.something.I.do.not.want.you.to.do...Do.not.
do.it."..
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And.it.was.for.their.own.good..
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Eve.was.deceived.into.breaking.this.rule...Adam.knowingly.broke.this.rule...Satan.stood.there.in.
the.Garden.rejoicing,.because.he.had.tricked.Eve.into.persuading.Adam.to.disobey.God...This.is.
where.our.trouble.begins..
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You. see,. before. this,. they. knew. no. sin.. . They. lived. fully. under. Grace.. . Adam. and. Eve. walked.
through.the.garden.breaking.the."rules".of.religion.today...They.were.naked...But.they.did.not.
know.what."naked".was..
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When.they.both.were.given.knowledge.of.good.and.evil,.this.presented.a.big.problem...Satan.
was.right.there,.tempting.them.just.as.he.did.before.with.Eve...But.now,.rather.than.living.fully.
under. Grace,. they. would. have. knowledge. and. understanding. of. right. and. wrong.. . They. had.
discernment..
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This.knowledge.made.them.realize.that.they.were.naked...I'm.sure.it.must.have.felt.strange.to.
them,.never.having.worried.about.showing.their.flesh.before!..There.were.only.two.of.them.—.
was.it.wrong.to.look.at.each.other's.flesh?..
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They.had.knowledge.of.good.and.evil,.but.they.did.not.know.how.to.apply.this.knowledge...So.
rather.than.find.out.what.God.wanted.them.to.do,.they.made.a.rule:.."Let's.cover.ourselves.with.
these.leaves!".
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Notice.that.this.is.the.very.first.rule.ever.made.by.man.and.not.God...And.notice.that.this.rule,.
though.seemingly.correct,.did.not.please.God...God.does.not.care.about.man's.rules,.He.only.
cares.about.one.thing:..What.He.desires.for.His.people...He.had.given.them.one.simple.rule,.they.
broke.it,.and.now.the.entire.race.was.destined.to.fall..
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Though.it.is.very.difficult.to.understand.after.years.of.tradition,.God's.rules.are.there.to.help.us...
They.are.not.there.to.punish.us...They.are.not.there.to.set.meaningless.boundaries...They.are.not.
intended.to.impose.guidelines.that.do.not.have.any.bearing.on.our.daily.lives...God.gives.us.His.
rules.to.make.our.lives.better..
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Like.so.many.traditions.we.follow,.Cain.followed.a.rule.of.God.—.but.he.twisted.it.into.something.
else...After.learning.about.good.and.evil,.a.sacrifice.was.required...That.sacrifice.was.for.their.
good;.the.blood.of.the.animal.was.atonement.for.sin...
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Having.knowledge.of.good.and.evil.is.a.heavy.weight...For.the."good,".it.is.no.problem,.but.for.
the."evil,".there.comes.guilt...And.with.guilt.comes.inward.pain.and.internal.suffering...While.it.
may.seem.silly.to.us.in.today's.world,.mankind.needed.a.way.to.lift.that.pain.and.suffering.from.
their.sin...God.decided.to.let.them.exchange.it.for.the.blood.of.a.lamb,.lifting.their.weights.from.
off.of.their.shoulders..
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But.over.time,.those.weights.became.heavier.and.heavier...God.loved.mankind,.but.mankind.did.
not.love.him...God.was.very.faithful.to.His.children,.sparing.even.the.smallest.number.of.pure.
hearts...
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While.God.was.ready.to.cleanse.the.world.of.mankind.and.start.over,.Noah.found.favor.in.God's.
sight,.having.the.love.and.kindness.that.God.wants.us.to.have..
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The.knowledge.of.good.and.evil.is.a.two\sided.coin...While.the.entire.world.chose.the.evil.side,.
Noah. chose. good.. . Noah. found. Grace,. that. same. Grace. that. was. in. the. Garden. in. the. very.
beginning,.in.the.eyes.of.the.Lord...Because.of.this.Grace,.Noah's.family.was.spared...God.is.so.
faithful.that.the.entire.world.may.be.stripped.away.from.you,.but.if.you.are.standing.in.His.Grace,.
you.will.find.His.hand.of.protection.covering.you.from.all.danger..
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The.problem.is.that.even.after.God.spared.Noah.and.his.small.family,.the.fact.still.remained:..
They.had.knowledge.of.good.and.evil...Good.brings.righteousness,.but.the.evil.of.curiosity.and.
sinful.desire.brings.destruction..
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Mankind.knew.what.was.right...It.knew.what.was.wrong...But.it.still.did.not.fully.understand.why.
the.desire.to.sin.continually.caused.them.to.fall...
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Like.so.many.today,.they.felt.like.the.blood.of.the.sacrifice.was.not.enough...They.wanted.to.take.
things.into.their.own.hands...Man.desires.to.be.more.like.God,.and.therefore.has.a.strong.desire.
to.save.himself..
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And.they.were.no.longer.under.Grace,.as.Adam.and.Eve.were.in.the.beginning...Man.was.born.
into.sin,.given.the.choice.between.right.and.wrong,.and.continually.bound.by.the.weight.of.sin...
The.blood.was.the.only.way.to.atone.for.that.sin,.and.still.they.wanted.to.find.a.better.way!..
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They.wanted.rules..
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Many.pastors.today.won't.tell.you.this,.but.when.Moses.returned.from.the.mountain.with.the.
Law,.there.were.only.ten.rules...They.were.God's.rules,.and.they.were.intended.for.the.good.of.
the.people...
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They.were.broad.in.scope...God.wanted.the.people.to.interpret.these.rules.for.themselves.—.not.
imposed.by.authoritative.pastors...And.Jesus.tells.us.that.all.ten.of.these.rules.are.summed.up.
into.two.simple.rules:.
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Love.the.Lord.thy.God.with.all.of.your.heart,.mind,.and.soul,.and.love.your.neighbor.as.you.love.
yourself..
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It's. very. simple.. . You. don't. need. scribes. and. Pharisees. pouring. over. the. scripture,. trying. to.
determine.how.strictly.or.loosely.we.enforce.those.rules...We.don't.need.interpreters.to.gleam.
understanding.through.ancient.text.and.try.to.see.if.a.period.or.comma.is.possibly.misplaced,.
leading.to.a.completely.different.rule...We.don't.need.ancient.archaeology.to.study.the.ancient.
culture.and.tell.us.how.those.words.apply.to.Paul's.day,.or.scholars.to.study.ancient.dialects.to.
tell.us.how.the.grammatical.rules.apply..
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You.can.make.these.choices.for.yourselves!..That.is.the.way.that.God.wants.it.to.be!.
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The.children.of.Israel.were.not.satisfied.with.the.Ten.Commandments...They.were.ten.simple.
rules,.all.bound.in.Love,.and.open.for.their.own.interpretation..
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If.you.love.God.with.all.your.heart,.mind,.and.soul,.you.will.not.put.any.other.gods.before.Him...
You.will.not.make.a.graven.image.of.another.god.to.bow.down.and.serve.it...You.will.not.take.His.
name.in.vain...He.is.your.GOD..
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If.you.love.your.neighbor,.you.will.not.make.him.work.until.he.is.bone\weary...You.will.not.make.
YOURSELF.work.until.you.are.bone\weary...You.will.take.a.day.and.rest.from.your.labor..
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You.will.love.your.mother.and.your.father...You.will.respect.them.if.you.love.them.as.you.love.
yourself...You.will.not.dishonor.them..
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You.will.not.murder.your.brother.if.you.love.him...He.is.your.brother..
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You.will.not.sleep.with.another.woman.if.you.love.your.wife...She.is.your.wife..
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You.won't.steal,.or.lie...You.would.not.want.someone.doing.this.to.you..
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If.you.love.your.neighbor,.you.won't.make.him.feel.guilty.over.the.blessings.God.has.given.him...
You.will.not.covet.his.possessions.—.they.are.his..
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After.God.explained.these.Ten.Commandments.to.Moses,.the.Covenant.was.confirmed...Not.the.
Covenant.that.would.later.be.known.as.the.Old.Covenant.or.the.Mosaic.Law,.but.the.very.first.
covenant.between.God.and.man.that.was.given.to.Moses...Exodus.24.describes.Moses.confirming.
the.Covenant.with.blood..
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But.when.Moses.returned.up.the.Mountain.to.receive.the.stone.tables,.the.people.began.forming.
religion...The.men.and.women.melted.their.earrings.and.other.jewelry,.and.broke.the.first.two.
Commandments.before.Moses.even.descended.from.the.Mountain!..They.made.a.graven.image.
and. started. bowing. down. to. it!. . Immediately. after. agreeing. to. the. Covenant. of. God,. they.
breached.it!.
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The.Mosaic.Law.was.not.the.Ten.Commandments.written.on.stone.and.carried.by.Moses...When.
Moses. descended. and. saw. the. evil. in. the. people,. he. smashed. those. stones. into. a. thousand.
pieces!..They.had.broken.the.Law.before.the.Law.was.even.presented.to.them!.
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Exodus.34,.along.with.the.entire.rest.of.the.Old.Testament,.is.a.good.example.for.us...Sometimes.
when.I.read.the.Old.Testament,.I.am.amazed.that.God.would.use.an.entire.generation.of.people.
as.an.example.for.us.today...It.is.awe\inspiring.that.God.loves.us.SO.much.that.He.will.write.his.
Love.Letter.over.centuries.and.centuries.of.time,.giving.us.such.a.huge.example.of.why.we.need.
Love.instead.of.religion..
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The.Children.of.Israel.had.broken.the.first.Covenant.that.God.gave.Moses...So.God.gave.them.
another...And.this.one.had.exactly.what.they.wanted:..rule.after.rule.after.rule...So.many.rules.
that.it.filled.an.entire.two.more.books!.
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Then,.as.an.example.of.why.we.need.God.instead.of.religion,.the.entire.race.of.Jews.spent.the.
next.several.hundred.years.breaking.those.rules!..
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They. were. very. harsh. rules,. far. from. the. simple. Law. of. Love. that. was. in. the. first. covenant...
Children.were.stoned.for.disobeying...If.you.touched.the.wrong.animal,.you.were.abandoned.and.
left.in.the.wilderness...If.your.genitals.were.injured,.you.could.not.enter.the.congregation...
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The.original.rules.were.simple...Easy.to.follow...Love.God...Love.your.brothers.and.sisters...Live.
peacefully,.and.you.will.be.blessed..
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Jesus.tried.to.explain.this.to.the.Scribes.and.Pharisees,.but.they.were.so.bound.by.religion.that.
they.had.forgotten.about.Love...They.had.forgotten.the.reason.for.the.Law...
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While.they.stood.pointing.fingers.at.those.who.broke.the.rules.of.their.religion,.Jesus.showed.
them.how.they.were.breaking.the.original.Ten.Commandments.—.the.very.reason.for.those.rules..
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In.Matthew.5,.Jesus.gave.them.example.after.example.of.how.the.people.were.breaking.the.Law.
of.Love...If.you.are.angry,.you.are.guilty.of.murder...If.you.looked.at.a.woman.with.a.lustful.eye,.
you.were.committing.adultery.in.your.heart..
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But.like.today,.the.Pharisees.could.not.understand.what.Christ.was.telling.them...They.listened.
to.his.words,.and.searched.their.minds.for.the.rules.associated.with.these.examples,.and.found.
none...There.was.no.rule.against.being.angry...There.was.no.rule.against.lusting.after.a.woman...
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They.are.examples.of.how.we.can.justify.ourselves.by.our."rules,".while.still.being.filled.with.evil.
of.the.heart..
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Religion.today.will.amplify.these.statements,.gleaning.new.rules.from.the.letters.of.text...Like.the.
Pharisees,.they.are.focused.on.the.rules.more.than.they.are.focused.on.the.reason.those.rules.
were.given...Sometimes,.to.the.point.of.establishing.rules.that.cause.us.to.break.the.Law.of.Love...
They.think.that.Christ.was.giving.us.more."rules,".simply.because.they.refuse.to.read.that.chapter.
in.context.of.the.chapters.before.and.after..
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Since. the. Pentecostal. movement. began. in. the. United. States,. many. new. rules. were. added. to.
religion...Some.rules.were.nothing.more.than.custom,.older.custom,.made.by.men.who.were.
unwilling.to.allow.change...Other.rules.were.misinterpretations.that.the.rest.of.the.world.was.
already.starting.to.realize.to.be.false..
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We.came.into.this.world.naked,.without.anything.to.show...We.die.in.much.the.same.way,.after.
our.clothing.rots.from.our.decayed.bodies...God.does.not.care.about.the.things.of.the.flesh,.the.
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things.that.we.value.and.respect...God.does.not.care.how.we.look,.the.outward.appearance.that.
is.so.bound.by.culture.and.custom..
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Men.in.the.Bible.wore.robes,.what.we.would.call.dresses...Woman.wore.breeches...Men."girded.
up.their.loins,".turning.their.robes.into.what.we.would.call.shorts...Togas,.kilts,.and.more.were.
customs.for.days.gone.by,.and.we.do.not.find.a.single.instance.in.scripture.where.the.Lord.told.
Moses,."Thou.shalt.not.let.thine.men.wear.kilts.and.expose.their.nether.regions."..
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When. God. was. describing. to. Moses. the. correct. way. to. build. an. altar,. He. told. Moses. that. he.
absolutely.HATED.the.flesh...They.were.not.to.touch.their.tools.to.the.stone...If.man\made.tools.
touched.the.stones.of.the.altar,.God.considered.that.alter.to.be.profane...And.God.considered.
those."dresses".that.the.men.wore.to.be.no.more.than.nakedness...Exodus.20:22.says,."And.you.
shall.not.go.up.by.steps.to.my.altar,.that.your.nakedness.be.not.exposed.on.it.".
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But.we.have.become.so.focused.on.these.rules,.that.we.have.trained.ourselves.to.think.that.our.
God.has.the.same.mind.of.a.human...We.think.that.the.things.we.detest,.God.must.also.detest...
We.think.that.the.things.we.love,.God.must.also.love...This.is.exactly.BACKWARDS.from.the.way.
it.should.be!..
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The.Things.that.God.detests,.we.should.detest!..The.things.that.God.loves,.we.should.also.love!.
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God.detests.false.prophets...Yet.we.have.a.large.number.of.false.prophets.associated.with.the.
Pentecostal. movement. that. are. revered. and. respected.. . God. detests. sorcery.. . Yet. we. have.
Christians.today.—.in.religion.—.who.live.their.lives.by.the.numbers,.the.Zodiac,.the.Horoscopes,.
and.more...The.very.sorcery.that.men.and.women.in.the.Bible.were.stoned.for.is.completely.
overlooked.by.so.many.Christians.today!.
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But.while.the.Pentecostal.movement.ignored.the.things.that.broke.the.first.two.Commandments,.
they.added.several.rules.that.had.absolutely.NOTHING.to.do.with.the.rest.of.the.Commandments..
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Wearing.a.long.dress.does.not.make.you.love.your.neighbor...Your.neighbor.will.not.love.you.
because.you.wear.a.long.dress.—.unless.he.is.a.little.creepy.and.into.that.sort.of.thing...
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But.it.will.make.you.look.down.on.others.who.do.not.enjoy.your.choice.in.wardrobe...You.will.fall.
into.the.sin.of.pride.simply.by.the.man\made.rule.that.was.based.entirely.upon.custom...And.not.
custom.of.other.nations,.based.entirely.upon.custom.in.the.United.States.during.the.late.1800's.
and.early.1900's..
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If.you.love.your.sister.in.Northern.Ukraine,.you.won't.be.giving.her.dresses...It's.too.cold...You'll.
be.giving.her.the.thickest,.warmest.pair.of.pants.that.you.can.possibly.find.for.her...She.isn't.from.
the.United.States...She.doesn't.care.about.the.custom.of.the.United.States...She.isn't.concerned.
with.the.custom.of.women.wearing.breeches.in.the.ancient.world,.how.the.men.wore.togas.or.
robes. in. ancient. Corinth,. or. even. what. the. Children. of. Israel. wore. as. they. journeyed. to. the.
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Promised.Land...All.she.cares.about.is.surviving,.and.she.won't.be.doing.it.by.exposing.her.legs.to.
the.cold!.
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The.length.of.your.hair.does.not.show.love.to.your.brother.or.sister...I.recently.saw.a.group.of.
women.shave.their.heads.for.a.poor.little.girl.who.was.suffering.with.cancer...She.was.crying.
because.her.hair.was.falling.out.due.to.the.radiation,.and.was.ashamed.of.how.she.looked..
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Women.banded.together.to.show.their.support,.and.shaved.their.heads.to.show.her.that.you.
CAN.shave.your.head.and.still.be.beautiful...They.showed.more.of.the.Love.of.Christ.than.an.
entire.church.of.women.with.hair.to.their.bottoms.that.speak.evil.of.those."other.women".who.
cut.their.hair..
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The. problem. is. that. when. you. start. adding. man\made\rules,. those. rules. that. have. absolutely.
nothing.to.do.with.the.Love.of.God.or.the.Love.of.your.fellow.man,.there.is.really.no.place.to.
stop...As.rules.are.added,.new.rules.must.be.added.to.support.those.rules...It.becomes.a.never\
ending.cycle,.each.rule.placing.a.weight.upon.the.shoulders.of.the.person.trapped.into."religion.".
.
Some.have.rules.on.facial.hair...Some.have.rules.on.musical.instruments...Some.have.rules.on.
how.much.toe.can.be.exposed.through.the.ends.of.your.shoes...We.laugh.at.some.of.these.rules,.
but.while.laughing.at.our.brothers.and.sisters.who.have.invented.their.own.man\made.rules,.we.
are.bound.by.our.own...
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At.some.point,.now.that.these.rules.have.gotten.out.of.hand,.we.must.ask.ourselves:..Which.rule.
is.greater?..
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The.Bible.DOES.tell.us.to.be.modest...So.is.the.law.about.not.showing.the.other.brothers.your.
"sexy.toes".greater.than.the.law.that.permits.the."sexy.knees"?..Is.that.law.greater.because.it.is.
more.modest?.
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Until.you.realize.that.modesty.has.more.to.do.with.pride.than.with.exposure.of.flesh,.you.will.
never.understand.these.words.of.Jesus.Christ:.
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"'Love.the.Lord.your.God.with.all.your.heart.and.with.all.your.soul.and.with.all.your.mind.'..This.
is.the.first.and.greatest.commandment...And.the.second.is.like.it:.'Love.your.neighbor.as.yourself.'...
All.the.Law.and.the.Prophets.hang.on.these.two.commandments.".
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\\Matthew.22.
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Boundaries$$
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All.of.the.people.I.have.spoken.with.that.have.now.made.their.exodus.from.a.cult.seem.to.have.
one.thing.in.common:..The.most.difficult.time.in.their.lives.was.when.they.decided.to.take.that.
first.step.through.the.invisible.boundaries.of.their.religion..
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When.people.today.hear.the.word.“cult,”.they.associate.it.with.the.extreme.cults...They.associate.
this. word. with. religious. compounds. held. by. madmen,. such. as. David. Koresh. of. the. Branch.
Davidians.or.the.city.of.Jonestown.where.evangelist.and.“divine.healer”.Jim.Jones.lead.his.entire.
congregations.to.their.death.through.mass.suicide..
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What.they.do.not.realize.is.that.the.visible.boundaries.of.the.cult.extremists.were.not.always.so.
well.defined...There.isn’t.a.person.in.this.world.who.would.walk.up.to.a.run\down,.old.building.
that.looks.like.it.once.held.a.great.battle.between.mafia.warlords,.one.that.is.guarded.by.men.
with.assault.rifles,.and.say,.“Hey!..This.looks.like.the.religion.for.me!..I.think.I.can.find.God.in.
there!”.
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The.Apostle.Paul.spoke.of.the.men.that.would.come.to.deceive...All.through.the.New.Testament,.
the. Apostles. speak. of. the. false. prophets. that. would. rise,. and. the. false. teachers. that. would.
mislead...These.wolves.in.sheep’s.clothing.also.have.one.thing.in.common:.their.ambition.is.to.
sever.the.Body.of.Christ...
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The.entire.book.of.Jude.is.a.warning.to.the.Church...Get.ready...It’s.coming...These.guys.will.sound.
sincere,.they.will.seem.religious,.and.inside.they.are.nothing.but.filthy,.dirty,.scoundrels!..
.
There. is. nothing. wrong. with. standing. firmly. in. your. denomination. of. faith.. . You. wouldn’t. be.
warming.that.pew.if.you.thought.you.were.in.the.wrong.place.–.you’d.quickly.make.an.exit.for.
the.door...There.are.many.different.understandings.of.Scripture,.and.until.the.Lord.returns.to.
take.us.home,.there.is.absolutely.no.way.for.us.to.have.all.of.the.answers.until.all.things.hidden.
are.made.known...
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There.is.a.correct.and.just.way.to.live.your.lives,.and.that.is.according.to.what.we.read.in.the.
Bible...As.Christians,.we.are.to.walk.in.the.examples.given.by.Christ,.and.are.to.have.the.love,.
kindness,.gentleness,.longsuffering,.and.other.gifts.of.the.Spirit..
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Imagine.if.Jesus,.our.example,.would.have.separated.Himself.from.everyone.who.did.not.see.and.
understand.the.scriptures.the.same.way.that.He.did...Or.the.Apostle.Paul,.who.travelled.into.
cities.with.pagan.temples.devoted.to.Greek.and.Roman.gods.or.demigods...If.the.early.Church.
had.separated.itself,.there.would.not.have.been.a.Church.today..
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The.Children.of.Israel.were.God’s.chosen...Under.Mosaic.Law,.and.instructed.by.God,.they.were.
absolutely.told.to.separate.themselves...And.while.they.broke.this.rule.time.and.again,.ultimately.
they.were.a.different.race.of.people,.one.that.bore.the.Christ.child...God’s.plan.and.purpose.was.
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to.give.His.Gift.to.the.world,.His.only.Son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.die.for.the.sins.of.everyone.who.believes.
in.His.name..
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There.is.no.other.pathway.that.leads.to.salvation...The.group.of.people.that.you.sit.with.listening.
to.a.sermon.every.Sunday.is.just.that:.a.group.of.people...The.denomination.of.faith.that.you.
chose. –. even. if. it. is. one. of. these. “non\denominational. denominations”. –. is. just. that.. . It. is. a.
denomination.of.faith...It.is.a.group.of.people.who.are.together.because.they.hold.a.common.set.
of.values...
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New. denominations. that. spring. up. are. usually. proclaiming. “all. denominations. are. welcome,.
come.join.us!”.
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But.after.their.number.has.grown,.and.after.tradition.has.set.in,.they.start.to.form.boundaries...
The.common.theology.that.brought.them.together.becomes.doctrine,.and.that.doctrine.becomes.
law...Any.who.do.not.conform.to.that.law.should.join.some.other.group.of.people,.because.they.
can’t.see.eye\to\eye..
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What.happens.next.is.in.the.hand.of.God...All.throughout.history,.great.men.like.Martin.Luther.
began.reformations.that.gave.the.Church.tremendous.spiritual.growth...Today,.all.denominations.
of.faith.are.better.because.of.the.stand.that.Luther.took.against.the.authoritative.structure.of.
the.church...Luther.broke.down.boundaries.that.once.corralled.the.people.into.a.very.damaging.
way.of.life,.and.because.of.his.example,.men.are.not.given.the.same.level.of.power.as.before..
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Luther’s. reformation. opened. the. door. to. fellowshipping. around. the. Word. of. God. with. no.
boundaries...Knowledge.and.understanding.of.the.scripture.has.greatly.increased.because.great.
men.reasoned.out.the.Scriptures.together.instead.of.bowed.down.to.one.man’s.understanding.
of.the.text...Many.things.that.we.now.believe.were.not.common.beliefs.in.the.early.Church..
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But.some.groups.of.people.rise.who.fall.into.the.same.error.that.made.Luther.take.his.stand...
Because.one.seems.to.be.a.teacher,.or.one.has.a.spiritual.gift,.or.simply.because.one.already.has.
power,.some.religious.groups.will.raise.one.man.into.authority.over.their.group.of.people...
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If.we.were.still.under.Mosaic.Law,.and.following.the.Old.Testament.leaders.as.our.example,.this.
would.be.correct...The.Hebrews.1:1.says,.“Long.ago,.at.many.times.and.in.many.ways,.God.spoke.
to.our.fathers.by.the.prophets”.
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The.problem.is.that.when.cults.rise.with.authoritative.figures,.this.verse.is.often.quoted.without.
focusing. on. the. second. verse. in. that. chapter.. . Nor. do. they. focus. on. the. “Long. ago”. part. –. it.
doesn’t.fit.their.agenda..
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When.we.read.the.entire.chapter.in.context,.we.find.that.New.Covenant.Grace.is.much.different.
than. Old. Covenant. Law.. . The. Children. of. Israel. were. called. to. be. separatists,. but. the. New.
Testament.Church.is.called.to.spread.the.Gospel.to.all.nations..
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There.is.no.reason.for.us.to.be.separatists;.we.are.not.producing.the.Christ.child!.
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Reading.the.next.few.verses.in.Hebrews.1,.we.find.that.we.have.a.new.Leader...That.Leader.is.
not.a.man:.
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“Long.ago,.at.many.times.and.in.many.ways,.God.spoke.to.our.fathers.by.the.prophets,.but.in.
these.last.days.he.has.spoken.to.us.by.his.Son,.whom.he.appointed.the.heir.of.all.things,.through.
whom.also.he.created.the.world...He.is.the.radiance.of.the.glory.of.God.and.the.exact.imprint.of.
his.nature,.and.he.upholds.the.universe.by.the.word.of.his.power..After.making.purification.for.
sins,.he.sat.down.at.the.right.hand.of.the.Majesty.on.high,.having.become.as.much.superior.to.
angels.as.the.name.he.has.inherited.is.more.excellent.than.theirs.”..\\.Hebrews.1:1\4.
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Separation.can.only.come.through.the.doctrines.of.men...God.does.not.want.us.to.sever.ourselves.
from.others.who.believe.in.His.Name...
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The.best.example.in.scripture.is.given.in.1.Corinthians.12:.
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“For.just.as.the.body.is.one.and.has.many.members,.and.all.the.members.of.the.body,.though.
many,.are.one.body,.so.it.is.with.Christ...For.in.one.Spirit.we.were.all.baptized.into.one.body—
Jews.or.Greeks,.slaves.or.free—and.all.were.made.to.drink.of.one.Spirit..
.
..
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For.the.body.does.not.consist.of.one.member.but.of.many...If.the.foot.should.say,.“Because.I.am.
not.a.hand,.I.do.not.belong.to.the.body,”.that.would.not.make.it.any.less.a.part.of.the.body...And.
if.the.ear.should.say,.“Because.I.am.not.an.eye,.I.do.not.belong.to.the.body,”.that.would.not.
make.it.any.less.a.part.of.the.body...If.the.whole.body.were.an.eye,.where.would.be.the.sense.of.
hearing?.If.the.whole.body.were.an.ear,.where.would.be.the.sense.of.smell?..But.as.it.is,.God.
arranged.the.members.in.the.body,.each.one.of.them,.as.he.chose...If.all.were.a.single.member,.
where.would.the.body.be?..As.it.is,.there.are.many.parts,.yet.one.body..
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The.eye.cannot.say.to.the.hand,.“I.have.no.need.of.you,”.nor.again.the.head.to.the.feet,.“I.have.
no. need. of. you.”. . On. the. contrary,. the. parts. of. the. body. that. seem. to. be. weaker. are.
indispensable,.and.on.those.parts.of.the.body.that.we.think.less.honorable.we.bestow.the.greater.
honor,. and. our. unpresentable. parts. are. treated. with. greater. modesty,. which. our. more.
presentable.parts.do.not.require..But.God.has.so.composed.the.body,.giving.greater.honor.to.the.
part.that.lacked.it,.that.there.may.be.no.division.in.the.body,.but.that.the.members.may.have.
the. same. care. for. one. another.. . If. one. member. suffers,. all. suffer. together;. if. one. member. is.
honored,.all.rejoice.together..
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Now.you.are.the.body.of.Christ.and.individually.members.of.it.”.
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\\.1.Corinthians.12.
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Rather.than.taking.the.example.of.Christ.and.making.new.“shepherds,”.these.separatist.cults.
would.rather.make.new.sheep...And.they.like.to.keep.those.sheep.well\sheared...
.
Before.physical.boundaries.are.visible,.cult.leaders.will.build.invisible.barriers.against.all.other.
Christian.groups.that.are.not.in.full.agreement.with.their.own.denomination.of.faith...Sometimes.
those.barriers.are.established.before.the.denomination.itself.is.established...
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These.invisible.boundaries.are.intended.to.keep.the.sheep.on.the.inside,.which.greatly.hinders.
the.spreading.of.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ...It.doesn’t.take.very.long.before.salvation.is.no.longer.
preached.to.those.outside.of.the.barriers...Once.the.boundaries.are.established,.and.those.on.
the.inside.are.considered.to.be.“saved,”.“salvation”.is.preached.only.to.the.“saved.”.
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And.more.often.than.not,.that.“salvation”.has.very.little.to.do.with.Jesus.Christ...Instead,.it.has.
more.to.do.with.those.boundaries.that.have.been.established..
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This.creates.an.“us.verses.them”.mentality...Those.on.the.inside.are.your.dearest.and.closest.
friends...Those.on.the.outside.are.lost.and.dying...You.would.love.to.reach.out.and.help.them...
Your.heart.is.bleeding.for.them...But.they.won’t.accept.your.boundaries,.and.so.they.are.doomed.
to.hell..
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Your. fellow. sheep. then. become. closer. to. you. than. ever. before.. . Doctrinal. boundaries. then.
become.lined.with.emotional.boundaries...As.humans,.we.draw.closer.to.those.with.common.
interests.and.ambitions..
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But.this.is.unhealthy.for.spiritual.growth...If.Martin.Luther.had.never.broken.down.these.barriers,.
open.discussion.of.the.Bible.would.never.have.been.permitted...We.would.all.still.be.under.the.
authority.of.the.small.group.of.men.of.the.church.instead.of.under.the.authority.of.Christ.our.
Leader...
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And.it.is.unhealthy.for.relationships...Most.cults.will.not.admit.to.pre\arranged.marriages,.but.at.
the.same.time,.you.won’t.find.too.many.people.marrying.outside.of.the.cult...What.once.was.a.
wide.world.of.“fish.in.the.sea”.becomes.a.small.number.of.“goldfish.in.the.fish.bowl.”.
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But.the.unhealthiest.aspect.by.far.has.nothing.to.do.with.our.human.lives...Our.flesh.and.bone.
mean.absolutely.nothing.to.God,.it.is.the.soul.that.He.is.concerned.with...We.are.supposed.to.be.
sheep,.following.the.Great.Shepherd...But.as.His.sheep,.we.are.supposed.to.be.warriors.for.the.
Faith...We.are.not.designed.to.be.contained.in.a.corral.so.that.some.vicious.wolf.can.walk.around.
cracking.whips.or.devouring.our.flesh,.we.are.designed.for.one.purpose:..To.lead.other.souls.to.
Christ..
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The.longer.we.remain.under.these.boundaries.the.more.our.swords.become.dull...Our.minds.lose.
focus.on.the.skills.necessary.to.lead.others.to.Christ...They.aren’t.needed!..Those.that.will.make.
it.are.already.in.the.corral!.
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This.is.the.greatest.power.that.Satan.has.in.his.grasp...Satan.was.defeated,.he.is.no.longer.in.
power...He.can.no.longer.control.us...After.the.resurrection.of.Christ,.there.is.only.ONE.thing.that.
Satan.has.the.power.to.do:..great.signs.and.wonders.that.will.deceive.many..
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His.hands.are.tied!..He.can.no.longer.fight!..We.hold.a.sword.in.our.hands,.the.Bible,.and.we.
stand.against.an.enemy.whose.hands.are.tied.behind.his.back!.
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The.only.thing.that.Satan.can.do.is.to.deceive.the.army.of.the.Lord.into.making.their.weapons.
dull...He.has.no.power.to.strengthen.his.own.forces,.and.so.he.causes.large.groups.of.Christians.
to.bundle.themselves.into.corrals.and.stop.fighting...He.has.no.power.to.stop.the.spreading.of.
the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.so.he.causes.us.to.stop.spreading.it.OURSELVES!.
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Like.I.said,.the.most.difficult.time.in.the.lives.of.any.who.have.fled.a.cult.was.trying.to.tear.through.
those. boundaries.. . Some. faced. religious. boundaries,. fearing. certain. death. if. they. even.
questioned.their.faith...Others.faced.emotional.boundaries,.struggling.to.let.go.of.the.friends.
they.once.held.dear.within.the.invisible.compound.–.because.they.knew.that.once.they.set.foot.
into.the.sunlight,.those.left.behind.would.soon.forget.their.name..
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Some. even. faced. financial. boundaries.. . Living. under. a. highly. modified. version. of. the. Old.
Testament.tithing.system,.many.men.have.made.small.fortunes.at.the.expense.of.shearing.their.
sheep...This.money.is.often.used.to.help.those.inside.the.walls.of.the.invisible.compound,.seldom.
used.outside.the.perimeter,.and.many.grow.dependent.upon.this.financial.aid..
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To.tear.a.hole.through.these.boundaries.was.to.tear.a.gaping.hole.into.your.own.heart...No.person.
in.their.right.mind.wants.to.leave.friends.and.family.behind...No.person.sets.out.with.an.ambition.
of.ripping.their.own.heart.out.from.their.chest.and.throwing.it.to.the.wolves!.
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But.many.who.have.been.brave.and.paved.the.way.before.you.will.tell.you.this:.
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Their.swords.had.grown.dull...Their.desire.to.learn.the.scriptures.was.almost.non\existent...Their.
passion.towards.spreading.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.was.more.of.a.part\time.hobby.that.rarely.
got. attention.. . Their. eyes. had. grown. dim. from. the. darkness. inside. the. walls. of. the. spiritual.
compound..
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It.hurt.as.they.tore.through.the.barriers...The.sunlight.brought.intense.pain.into.their.eyes...The.
voice.of.millions.of.other.Christians.crying.out.for.them.to.come.to.Christ.was.deafening...Their.
fingers.cracked.and.bled.from.the.digging.through.the.scriptures.as.they.breached.the.defensive.
walls..
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But.after.their.eyes.adjusted.to.the.light,.they.realized.how.much.sweeter.life.can.be.walking.
through.life.hand\in\hand.with.Jesus...No.longer.were.invisible.walls.separating.them.from.other.
Christians...No.longer.did.that.smiling.face.in.the.restaurant.look.like.“seed.of.the.serpent,”.and.
much.greater.was.the.reward.for.holding.that.door.for.the.elderly.couple.or.lending.a.hand.to.
the.poor..
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Most.that.have.learned.about.the.Love.of.Christ.have.a.burning.desire.to.blow.larger.holes.in.
those. invisible. boundaries. of. the. religious. compounds.. . Many. have. setup. tunnels. or.
“underground.railroads”.leading.to.freedom,.helping.as.many.friends.or.family.as.will.reach.out.
to.grasp.their.outstretched.hand..
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They.have.found.their.purpose.in.life...They.realize.their.calling...It.isn’t.for.fame.or.fortune.that.
leads.their.soul.astray;.they.have.found.true.meaning.in.life.by.telling.others.that.God.loved.them.
enough.to.send.His.only.Son,.Jesus.Christ.to.die.for.their.sin...Christ.came.and.lived.the.perfect.
life,.suffered.and.died.on.the.cross,.was.buried.and.rose.again...When.He.rose,.that.sin.stayed.
buried...
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The.boundaries.were.broken,.over.two.thousand.years.ago!.
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Finding$Comfort$In$Grace$$$
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The.most.difficult.first.step.for.any.person.as.they.leave.the.darkness.of.a.cult.and.are.blinded.by.
the.sunlight.of.new.life.in.Christ.is.finding.comfort.in.Grace...After.studying.the.scriptures.without.
the.filter.of.man,.it.doesn’t.take.long.before.coming.to.the.realization.that.this.word,.“Grace,”.
has.an.entirely.different.meaning.in.the.Bible.than.they.were.accustomed.to.in.the.past..
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To.any.new.convert.to.Christ,.this.word,.“Grace,”.is.comforting...It.is.freedom...It.is.love...It.is.
peace,.joy,.and.hope...It.is.every.good.gift.that.Christ.gave.us.by.his.suffering.and.bleeding.on.the.
cross,.as.he.hung.there.crying,.“Father.forgive!”.
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But.by.nature,.cult.theology.will.rob.you.of.God’s.greatest.gift...That.same.Grace.that.sets.a.sinner.
free. brings. chains. of. bondage. to. the. cult. member.. . That. same. freedom. in. Christ. that. a. new.
Christian.experiences.as.they.read.their.Bibles.for.the.first.time.is.a.job.and.a.chore.for.those.who.
have.been.programmed.to.believe.a.different.kind.of.grace..
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Ephesians.2:8\9.is.my.favorite.passage.of.scripture,.having.been.through.this.experience...This.
should.be.the.foundation.to.everyone’s.faith,.yet.it.has.been.covered.with.the.graffiti.of.man’s.
theology:.
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“For.by.grace.you.have.been.saved.through.faith..And.this.is.not.your.own.doing;.it.is.the.gift.of.
God,.not.a.result.of.works,.so.that.no.one.may.boast.”.–.Ephesians.2:8\9.
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This.word,.“grace,”.is.translated.from.the.Greek.word.“chariti,”.the.word.very.similar.to.our.own.
English.word.“charity.”..It.is.a.Gift,.because.you.are.loved,.and.not.given.to.you.by.anything.that.
you.can.possibly.do.by.yourself..
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This.gift.won’t.be.given.to.you.because.you.followed.the.rules;.it.has.already.been.given.to.you...
It.won’t.be.given.to.you.because.you.stayed.within.the.invisible.boundaries.created.by.man\made.
religion;.it.has.already.been.given.to.you..
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Strong’s.Concordance.describes.this.word.as.“blessings,”.which.afford.joy.and.pleasure...It.uses.
examples,.such.as.the.love.of.a.good.master.towards.his.servants,.and.of.one.finding.favor.in.the.
eyes.of.the.Giver...
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In.other.words,.we.have.found.favor.in.God’s.eyes,.but.not.from.ANYTHING.that.we.do,.simply.
because.He.loves.us.as.a.father.loves.his.child..
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One.author.explains.this.word.“Grace”.using.the.phrase.“Unmerited.Favor,”.the.summary.of.the.
entire.definition.of.the.translated.word...Our.favor.in.God’s.eyes.is.unmerited.–.we.did.not.do.
anything.to.deserve.it,.we.can.never.repay.it,.and.it.is.only.because.He.loved.us.enough.to.send.
His.own.Son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.die.for.our.sins.that.we.have.this.Grace..
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To.the.new.Christian,.this.is.wonderful!..This.is.the.wonderful.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ!..Christ.came.
to.save.THEM,.and.they.did.not.do.ANYTHING.to.deserve.it!..Why.anyone.would.not.want.to.
accept.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.beyond.me,.it.is.a.free.Gift!..All.you.have.to.do.is.have.faith.in.
Jesus.Christ!.
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But.as.converts.to.Christ.from.the.chains.of.a.cult,.this.isn’t.so.easy...We.had.to.“earn”.this.Grace...
We.had.to.follow.man\made.rules.in.order.to.even.deserve.it...And.if.we.broke.those.rules,.we.
were.“taken.out.from.under.it.”..For.some,.even.to.question.the.rules.or.theology.was.to.be.taken.
from.Grace..
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We.want.to.serve.Christ...And.we.want.to.walk.in.His.perfect.will...We.do.not.want.to.do.anything.
that.He.does.not.want.us.to.do...
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For.this.reason,.the.first.mistake.every.cult.member.will.make.as.they.struggle.to.find.their.new.
life.in.Christ.is.to.try.and.determine.which.rules.they.SHOULD.follow.in.order.to.deserve.God’s.
Grace...
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Finding.a.church.becomes.difficult...I.can.remember.reading.through.the.belief.system.of.many.
different. churches. once. I. realized. that. I. had. been. born. and. raised. in. a. cult.. . None. of. them.
sounded.like.Christian.churches.to.me.–.they.did.not.have.the.same.rules.I.grew.up.with...I.began.
accusing.some.groups.of.not.having.read.their.Bibles,.because.they.didn’t.know.the.rules.for.
earning.God’s.grace!.
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That. same. pride. that. causes. scorn. towards. other. Christians. will. cling. fiercely.. . Without. even.
realizing.it,.you.return.to.the.same.sin.that.made.you.decide.to.leave.the.cult.in.the.first.place..
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Remember.the.last.half.of.that.passage.of.scripture.from.Ephesians?..“not.a.result.of.works,.so.
that.no.one.may.boast.”.
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Boasting.is.one.of.the.many.sins.described.in.the.New.Testament...And.this.word.“boasting”.does.
not.simply.mean.bragging.through.words.spoken,.we.can.also.have.boastful.hearts...Boasting.is.
the. reflection. of. “pride,”. which. is. also. a. sin. described. in. the. New. Testament.. . Those. same.
Christians. that. love. the. Lord. Jesus. Christ. with. all. their. hearts. in. those. other. churches. are. no.
different.than.us...They.are.no.less.deserving.of.God’s.Grace...They.have.done.nothing.less.than.
we.have.to.deserve.God’s.Unmerited.Favor.–.because.we.also.did.absolutely.nothing.to.deserve.
it!.
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Jesus.gives.a.parable.in.Matthew.20.about.laborers.in.a.vineyard...The.first.workers.agree.to.a.
day.of.labor.for.a.denarius,.or.a.“day’s.wage.”..They.began.working,.but.the.master.of.the.house.
found.more.workers.later.in.the.day...
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Though.the.first.workers.were.still.laboring,.new.workers.started.long.after,.and.received.the.
same.wages...This.was.repeated.the.third,.sixth,.ninth,.and.eleventh.hour.of.the.day,.each.worker.
receiving.the.same.“day’s.wage”.for.their.labor..
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Those.that.were.first.worked.the.hardest...They.worked.all.day.in.the.hot.sun,.working.for.the.
“day’s.wage”.that.they.agreed.upon...But.they.were.upset,.because.those.that.only.worked.half.
a.day.received.the.same.“day’s.wage.”.
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Jesus.says.that.this.parable.describes.the.Kingdom.of.Heaven...Our.labor.does.not.earn.us.any.
more.favor.in.God’s.sight...He.chooses.us.for.the.work.that.He.would.have.us.do.–.not.the.work.
that.man.would.have.us.do...He.chooses.us.at.the.time.and.place.that.He.wants.us.to.serve.–.not.
at.the.time.and.place.that.man.would.expect.us.to.come..
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And.the.best.part?..We.ALL.receive.the.same.reward!.
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This. should. make. us. rejoice. and. sing. constant. praise. to. God!. . The. Children. of. Israel. suffered.
through.Law...They.labored.from.the.day.Moses.broke.those.stone.tablets.to.the.day.Christ.was.
rejected...They.earned.their.salvation.through.the.constant.work.of.the.Law..
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But.we.have.come.into.the.Kingdom.at.the.eleventh.hour!..We.did.not.labor.like.the.Jews,.and.
we.receive.our.reward.simply.because.the.Master.chose.us!..His.love.for.us.is.Unmerited.Favor,.
something.we.don’t.deserve,.given.to.us.with.the.Reward.of.New.Life.in.Christ!.
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Anyone.who.listens.to.or.reads.this.is.probably.thinking.to.themselves.right.now,.“WHAT?..Why.
would.ANYONE.not.want.to.accept.this.Grace.that.is.so.freely.given?..It’s.so.EASY.to.be.a.child.of.
the.King!..Why.not.just.accept.it?”.
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It’s.not.that.simple..
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Cult.worship.does.not.always.serve.the.same.God.that.is.described.in.the.Bible...Sure,.they.serve.
a.god.that.is.called.“Jesus.Christ,”.and.they.serve.a.god.whose.father’s.name.is.Yahweh,.but.they.
are.not.the.same...In.fact,.these.gods.are.far.from.the.same..
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Remember.the.history.behind.the.covenants.that.brought.the.Mosaic.Law...Remember.how.God.
made.a.covenant.of.ten.simple.Commandments.that.were.all.bound.in.two.simple.rules:..Love.
God.with.all.your.heart,.mind,.and.soul,.and.love.your.neighbor.as.you.love.yourself..
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Remember.how.the.children.of.Israel.broke.the.first.and.second.rule.immediately.after.making.
the.first.covenant.between.God.and.man.through.Moses...God’s.wrath.was.kindled...He.was.a.
loving.Father,.but.he.was.also.an.angry.Father..
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This. time. of. punishment. was. a. time. of. correction.. . The. Mosaic. Law. was. given. to. show. the.
Children.of.Israel.that.they.could.never.save.themselves...The.entire.rest.of.the.Old.Testament.
shows.how.a.righteous.man.would.rise.and.uphold.the.Law,.and.then.that.same.righteous.man.
or.those.with.him.would.quickly.fall.and.break.the.Law...Each.time.they.broke.the.Law,.God’s.
anger.was.kindled...
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This.is.the.“god”.that.is.served.by.the.cult...Not.God.in.His.fullness,.but.one.single.personality.of.
God...They.serve.the.God.of.Law,.not.the.God.of.Grace...They.serve.the.God.of.wrath,.not.the.
God.of.Unmerited.Favor...They.serve.the.God.of.the.Old.Testament.during.punishment,.not.the.
God.of.the.New.Testament.after.penalty.for.that.punishment.was.paid..
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Many. cults. subscribe. to. the. “Oneness”. or. “Modalistic”. theology,. the. idea. that. the. “god. of.
punishment”.from.the.Old.Testament.is.the.same.Jesus.that.died.on.the.cross.in.payment.for.
those.sins...It.is.common.among.many.cult,.from.the.Jehovah’s.Witnesses.to.the.Mormons.and.
more..
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This.theology.is.designed.to.lift.the.cult.leader.into.power...Sermons.or.writings.will.be.presented.
that.lead.the.people.into.believing.that.this.same.“god.of.punishment”.is.alive.and.well.in.the.
ministry.of.the.leader...Some.will.even.start.believing.that.this.leader.is.“god”.himself...Others.
will.label.the.ministry.or.the.denomination.as.“god”.and.compare.the.two.spiritually.rather.than.
physically...They.will.believe.that.the.same.“god.of.wrath”.in.the.Old.Testament.became.Jesus.of.
the.New...Then,.that.same.“god.of.wrath”.in.the.New.Testament.was.made.manifest.in.today’s.
“age”.through.the.ministry.of.the.cult.leader..
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But.as.in.times.of.punishment.in.the.Old.Testament,.they.will.tell.you.that.if.your.“works”.do.not.
meet.the.standards.of.their.theology,.you.will.“grieve.the.Holy.Spirit”.into.leaving...That.same.
“god.of.wrath”.that.seemingly.turned.His.back.on.the.Children.of.Israel.would.turn.his.back.on.
YOU!.
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This.is.the.reason.that.the.Trinitarian.belief.is.denied.in.so.many.cults...The.Trinity.is.not.some.
new.idea.that.creates.more.Gods.–.it.is.the.SAME.God.of.the.Bible...It.just.isn’t.the.“god.of.wrath”.
that.they.have.been.serving..
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The.“Children.of.Israel”.were.called.“Children”.for.a.reason...They.had.a.Father...This.Father.was.
Yahweh...He.was.a.loving.father.as.He.displayed.with.Adam...He.was.a.graceful.father.as.He.
showed.to.Abraham.and.David...He.was.an.intelligent.Father.as.we.find.with.Solomon...He.was.
and.IS.the.Heavenly.Father.who.loves.His.children..
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That.Love.brought.punishment.for.disobeying...God.does.not.want.us.to.serve.other.gods,.and.
when.the.Children.of.Israel.did,.they.were.punished...But.they.weren’t.punished.because.God.did.
not. love. them. –. they. were. punished. so. that. we. would. one. day. realize. that. God’s. Grace. is.
sufficient...There.is.no.reason.to.serve.other.gods;.we.serve.the.greatest.God.of.all!..We.serve.
the.God.who.loves.us!.
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That.Son.who.died.on.the.cross.for.us.was.not.the.same.Father.who.punished.the.Children.of.
Israel...That.Son.stood.before.men.as.the.Father.called.him.His.own.beloved.Son..That.Son.begged.
the.Father.to.let.the.“cup”.pass.from.him.as.the.hour.of.the.Gift.was.coming...That.Son.cried.out.
unto.the.Father.to.forgive.the.Jews,.because.they.did.not.know.that.they.were.crucifying.the.Gift...
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That.Son.promised.to.send.His.Holy.Spirit.to.us...That.Holy.Spirit.would.lead.us,.and.guide.us,.and.
would.never.leave.us...He.promised.that.He.would.“never.leave.us.nor.forsake.us.”.
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That.Son.is.God...That.Father.is.God...That.Holy.Spirit.is.God...These.Three,.the.Three.that.we.read.
about.in.our.Bibles,.are.One...They.are.inseparable,.yet.we.find.example.after.example.in.scripture.
describing.one.as.a.Father,.who.loves.us.as.His.children...We.find.One.as.a.Son,.who.intercedes.
on.our.behalf.to.the.Father...And.One.who.lives.within.us,.a.Holy.Spirit.that.gives.us.strength...A.
Holy.Spirit.that.will.never.leave.us.or.forsake.us..
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Finding.comfort.in.Grace.means.finding.the.truth.in.that.very.statement...He.will.NEVER.leave.us...
He.will.NEVER.forsake.us...
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Finding.comfort.in.Grace.is.learning.to.take.those.first.steps,.while.the.Father.is.holding.our.hand...
The.Loving.Father.is.reaching.down.his.hand.to.his.child,.letting.us.hold.onto.His.finger.as.our.legs.
wobble...As.we.learn.to.walk,.He.is.standing.there.with.us...
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Christ.is.standing.there,.covering.us.with.Grace...The.Unmerited.Favor.that.he.purchased.on.the.
cross.is.flowing.through.us.as.he.intercedes.on.behalf.of.the.Father...
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The.Holy.Spirit.is.within.us...It.is.calling.out,.begging.us.to.take.more.steps...It.is.leading.us.to.the.
Truth!..It.is.drawing.us.closer.to.God...
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You.won’t.find.comfort.in.Grace.until.you.suddenly.realize.that.these.Three.are.One...After.being.
mislead.by.a.cult.leader.whose.motives.were.his.own,.that.trust.is.hard.to.establish...You.don’t.
want.to.trust.in.the.blood.that.was.spilled.on.the.cross...You.won’t.trust.that.the.cross.is.sufficient.
–.and.you.will.want.to.take.your.salvation.into.your.own.hands..
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Until.you.find.comfort.in.Grace,.you.won’t.trust.the.Holy.Spirit.that.is.calling.out.from.inside.of.
you...You’ve.already.been.led,.and.you.realized.that.it.was.not.down.a.pathway.that.was.pleasing.
to.God..
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But.when.you.realize.that.Jesus.IS.God,.and.until.you.realize.that.the.Holy.Spirit.IS.God,.and.that.
same.Father.that.showed.his.wrath.to.the.children.of.Israel.also.had.the.ability.to.show.love,.
mercy,.and.Unmerited.Favor,.you.will.become.more.confident...Your.next.step.becomes.easier,.
because.that.is.GOD.speaking.inside.of.you!..The.faith.in.your.own.salvation.becomes.greater,.
because.that.is.GOD.standing.there.on.your.behalf,.erasing.every.sin.that.you.committed...Your.
next.step.seem?s.more.solid,.because.that.is.GOD.reaching.down.to.hold.your.hand!.
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Finding. comfort. in. Grace. is. realizing. what. Grace. is.. . It. isn’t. some. strange. magical. power. that.
requires. words. spoken. during. baptism.. . It. isn’t. some. mythical. angel. sent. down. to. spread. his.
wings.of.healing...It.isn’t.some.code.of.conduct.that.you.live.by.to.achieve.spiritual.enlightenment..
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Grace.is.a.Gift,.one.that.is.given.because.the.Father.loves.you...He.knows.that.your.next.few.steps.
may.cause.a.tumbling...But.He.also.knows.that.He’ll.be.right.there.to.pick.you.up.as.you.fall...And.
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He.already.knows.which.direction.you.are.going.to.fall,.because.His.Holy.Spirit.is.the.One.leading.
you..
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Accept.the.Gift!..Find.comfort.in.Grace!..Find.peace.and.satisfaction.in.knowing.that.the.Father.
loves.you.as.His.own.child!.
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Rebel$Without$A$Cause$$$
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During.my.thirty\seven.years.within.a.cult,.I.can.remember.people.leaving...They.left.never.to.
return,.and.soon.to.be.forgotten...While.under.the.cult.programming,.we.focused.on.the.things.
in. their. new. lives. that. we. considered. to. be. “evil,”. telling. ourselves. that. their. sudden. change.
exposed.who.they.“really.are.”.
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Now,.having.spent.several.months.on.the.other.side.of.this.fence.and.watching.the.hundreds.
who.are.beginning.to.flee,.I.realize.just.how.backwards.that.statement.really.was...Our.thinking.
was.more.directed.at.pacifying.our.inner.questions.and.concerns.rather.than.targeting.the.person.
for.which.it.was.intended..
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There.is.such.a.wide.range.of.change,.and.even.wider.a.range.of.duration.before.this.change.
takes.place...Some.have.left.the.cult.for.many.years,.and.really.have.not.changed.that.much...For.
others,.it.is.a.slow.and.gradual.process,.taking.one.step.at.a.time.as.they.learn.for.themselves.
between.right.and.wrong..
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Some.escapees,.however,.hit.the.ground.running...Their.change.is.immediate,.and.they.seem.to.
make. themselves. as. noticeably. different. as. possible. in. just. as. little. time.. . Their. difference. in.
appearance.or.personality.is.so.sudden,.in.fact,.that.cult.members.would.consider.them.“rebels,”.
and.even.more.to.the.point,.“rebels.without.a.cause.”.
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But.if.we.examine.the.situation.a.little.closer,.we.find.that.even.for.the.“runners,”.this.statement.
doesn’t.quite.fit..
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When.a.person.who.has.been.indoctrinated.with.cult.programming.for.several.years.suddenly.
drops.all.rules.and.takes.the.opposite.stand,.it.is.a.shock...Not.just.to.the.cult.members,.but.also.
to.those.who.are.also.fleeing.–.but.fleeing.a.little.more.carefully...Even.to.those.on.the.outside,.
these.people.are.“rebels.without.a.cause.”..
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For.a.long.time,.I.looked.at.these.people.with.a.very.wrong,.critical.point.of.view...I.actually.looked.
down.on.them.as.I.tried.to.untangle.all.of.the.extra\biblical.teaching.from.my.mind...While.I.was.
working.through.all.of.my.issues,.they.seemed.to.be.happy.and.free,.not.caring.in.the.slightest.
with.regards.to.their.eternal.destination..
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Looking.back,.I.realize.that.many.of.them.were.struggling.much,.much.worse.than.the.rest.of.us..
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There. is. emotional. scarring. from. years. of. emotional. and. spiritual. abuse,. and. it. causes. great.
inward.pain...Many.of.them.also.have.silent.histories.of.physical.or.sexual.abuse.that.turn.those.
scars.into.open.wounds.that.may.never.heal...While.other.churches.are.taught.to.expose,.correct,.
and.even.notify.authorities,.cults.by.nature.are.taught.by.example.to.hide.these.things.under.the.
rug...The.system.could.not.survive.if.the.rug.were.not.there..
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And.while.the.illegal.abuse.seems.likely.to.have.the.most.impact,.that’s.simply.not.the.case...Their.
memory.can.associate.specific.events.with.the.abuse,.label.those.as.“wrong,”.and.move.on...But.
the.emotional.and.spiritual.abuse.is.much.more.difficult.to.label..
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Spiritual. abuse. occurs. when. a. person. in. religious. authority,. usually. having. a. unique. spiritual.
practice,.misleads.or.mistreats.his.or.her.following.by.misinformation.of.information.or.abusing.
their.position...This.type.of.abuse.is.the.most.difficult.to.heal,.because.it.cannot.be.noticed.during.
one.single.event...There.are.hundreds,.thousands,.of.these.very.slight.tugs.into.the.direction.they.
lead..
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This.type.of.abuse.is.also.difficult.to.explain...One.might.point.to.a.specific.teaching.or.a.specific.
sermon.to.another.cult.member,.and.the.abuse.is.so.small.that.it.goes.unnoticed...Many.would.
even.deny.calling.it.“abuse,”.because.the.leader.may.have.simply.made.a.mistake.or.misspoken...
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To.identify.spiritual.abuse,.you.must.examine.the.entire.series.of.teachings,.from.the.day.the.
leader.decided.that.he.or.she.wanted.to.rise.into.authority,.to.the.start.and.finish.of.their.climb.
into.power,.to.the.teachings.while.under.spiritual.authority.and.sometimes.even.unto.the.last.
words.spoken.before.their.death..
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It.is.very.similar.to.a.criminal.investigation...Finding.the.body.does.not.label.the.suspect.a.killer...
You.must.first.find.motive,.and.then.find.how.that.motive.was.employed..
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The. cult. I. escaped. had. many. of. these. “road. signs.”. . Some. of. them. were. so. strange. that. cult.
pastors. or. cult. members. would. ask,. “Why. would. he. purposefully. do. this?. . Why. would. he.
purposefully.do.that?”..They.were.subtle.instances.of.spiritual.abuse.that.it.seemed.no.man.in.
their.right.mind.would.knowingly.do..
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I.heard.the.question,.“Why.would.the.leader.lie.about.his.conversion.to.Christ?..He.continued.
preaching.‘the.gospel!’”..I.also.heard.the.question,.“Why.would.he.lie.about.his.own.birthdate?..
There.was.nothing.to.be.gained.by.doing.so!”.
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When.we.take.one.or.two,.even.ten.or.twenty.instances.of.spiritual.abuse,.and.examine.them.
individually,. they. do. seem. silly.. . Even. an. expert. examining. them. might. toss. them. aside. as.
“mistakes”. or. “forgetfulness.”. . But. when. we. combine. these. misleading. statements. with. the.
hundreds.of.other,.similar,.instances.of.spiritual.abuse,.we.find.a.pattern.that.is.designed.to.lead.
the.follower.in.a.direction.that.is.away.from.truth..
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It. is. because. of. this. that. we. find. “rebels. without. a. cause.”. . They. actually. have. a. cause,. or. a.
purpose,.but.they.themselves.do.not.fully.understand.what.is.behind.that.purpose..
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Some.of.them.have.tried.to.explain.their.spiritual.abuse.to.family.or.friends,.but.are.not.able.to.
piece.together.the.motive.for.the.murder...Some.have.even.stumbled.across.the.loaded.gun.with.
a.missing.bullet.in.the.chamber.and.smoke.pouring.out.the.barrel,.but.without.motive.they.might.
as.well.give.up!.
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These.are.the.people.that.I.feel.the.most.compassion.towards...They’re.reaching.out,.begging.for.
others. to. notice,. but. don’t. have. all. of. the. information.. . They. sense. those. thoughts. from. the.
scornful.eyes,.and.realize.that.they.are.quickly.going.to.be.an.outcast...They.have.stumbled.onto.
the.underlying.issues,.and.now.they.are.forced.to.give.up.their.life.as.they.once.knew.it...They.
just.don’t.understand.why..
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As.they.struggle.to.find.themselves,.they.find.themselves.scorned...Not.just.by.the.cult,.but.also.
by.some.that.have.escaped...Rebellion.against.the.right.purpose.is.praised,.but.“rebel.without.a.
cause”.is.seen.as.reckless.and.dangerous..
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But.these.people.do.not.create.sudden.change.in.their.lives.because.it.is.comfortable.to.them...
Many.times,.it.is.through.severe.inward.pain...Many.of.their.changes.have.to.do.with.outward.
appearance.or.with.actions.that.can.be.seen.easily.by.others...They.want.to.be.noticed,.and.they.
want. to. be. observed. as. different. from. those. who. are. under. the. spiritual. abuse. they. have.
uncovered!.
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In. the. thirty\seven. years. of. my. bondage. in. the. cult,. I. never. heard. the. Gospel. of. Jesus. Christ...
Unlike.several.of.my.peers,.I.studied.the.cult.teaching.to.levels.far.beyond.most,.and.was.very.
eager.to.listen.to.the.cult.leader’s.every.word...I.knew.almost.every.doctrine.he.created,.every.
fictional.story.he.told,.every.supernatural.event.he.deployed.in.his.campaign.of.spiritual.abuse,.
and.even.many.of.the.sermons.by.heart...The.“gospel”.we.were.taught.was.a.different.gospel...
The.differences.were.like.night.and.day..
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From.the.day.Moses.broke.the.stone.tablets.over.the.idolatrous.and.rebellious.people,.mankind.
has.struggled.to.understand.God’s.purpose.in.giving.us.the.Gospel...These.rules.given.under.the.
Mosaic.Law.had.purpose,.and.Jesus.tells.us.exactly.what.that.purpose.is...God.wants.us.to.have.
perfect.love...Love.for.God.and.love.for.man...All.the.commandments.are.summed.up.into.those.
two.things..
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Men.do.not.understand...They.focus.their.thoughts.on.the.evil.that.is.created.by.breaking.the.
rules.rather.than.the.good.that.God.intended...Every.single.one.of.the.Ten.Commandments.can.
be.answered.by.love...If.you.love,.you.will.not.kill...If.you.love,.you.will.not.steal...In.all.things:.
love..
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When.Christ.came.to.fulfill.the.part.of.the.Covenant.that.man.could.not.keep,.we.entered.into.
the.eternal.covenant.of.Grace...And.if.we.examine.the.spiritual.abuse.that.the.people.suffered.in.
the.days.of.Christ,.we.find.some.very.strong.similarities..
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God.was.no.longer.the.authority.of.the.people...The.Scribes.and.the.Pharisees.were.seen.as.great.
spiritual.leaders,.and.their.interpretation.of.the.Law.was.the.ultimate.authority...Common.man.
could.not.argue.with.their.interpretation,.because.they.had.no.“spiritual.authority.”.
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They.had.“Lawyers,”.men.who.studied.the.Law...These.men.would.take.the.words.of.that.Law.
and.twist.them.to.their.own.benefit,.raising.the.“spiritual.leaders”.into.even.higher.authority...
New.“Laws”.would.be.invented,.and.none.of.these.new.laws.could.be.answered.with.love...They.
were.“Laws”.simply.because.the.leaders.proclaimed.them.to.be.so..
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To.the.Scribes.and.Pharisees,.these.followers.of.Christ.were.also.“rebels.without.a.cause.”.
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There. were. many. rules. under. the. Mosaic. Law. that. dealt. with. outward. appearance,. outward.
expressions,.and.outward.actions...These.rules.did.have.purpose:..God.used.the.Children.of.Israel.
to.show.us.that.mankind.cannot.save.itself.by.their.own.works...It.is.only.by.the.Grace.of.God.
that.we.can.be.saved..
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Christ,.by.example,.taught.His.disciples.to.be.“rebels.without.a.cause,”.or.rather,.“rebels.against.
tyranny.”..Mark.7.gives.us.an.example,.Christ.teaching.AGAINST.the.Mosaic.Law.regarding.pork,.
food.sacrificed.to.idols,.and.more:.
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“And.he.called.the.people.to.him.again.and.said.to.them,.“Hear.me,.all.of.you,.and.understand:.
There.is.nothing.outside.a.person.that.by.going.into.him.can.defile.him,.but.the.things.that.come.
out.of.a.person.are.what.defile.him.”.And.when.he.had.entered.the.house.and.left.the.people,.
his. disciples. asked. him. about. the. parable.. And. he. said. to. them,. “Then. are. you. also. without.
understanding?.Do.you.not.see.that.whatever.goes.into.a.person.from.outside.cannot.defile.him,.
since.it.enters.not.his.heart.but.his.stomach,.and.is.expelled?”.(Thus.he.declared.all.foods.clean.)..
And.he.said,.“What.comes.out.of.a.person.is.what.defiles.him...For.from.within,.out.of.the.heart.
of.man,.come.evil.thoughts,.sexual.immorality,.theft,.murder,.adultery,.coveting,.wickedness,.
deceit,.sensuality,.envy,.slander,.pride,.foolishness...All.these.evil.things.come.from.within,.and.
they.defile.a.person.”.–.Mark.7.
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Churches.today.take.the.scripture.“whosoever.shall.offend.one.of.these.little.ones.which.believe.
in.me”.from.Matthew.18.out.of.context.to.say.that.we.should.respect.the.religious.beliefs.of.
others.no.matter.how.wrong.they.are...I.know.many.who.have.escaped.the.cult.that.will.strictly.
adhere.to.the.dress.code.simply.because.they.want.to.show.their.respect.to.the.friends.and.family.
within.the.cult..
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What.they.do.not.realize.is.that.they.are.not.showing.their.respect.to.cult.members...Once.you.
are.on.the.outside,.all.respect.is.lost...Instead,.they.are.showing.their.support.to.the.teaching,.no.
matter.how.false...I.can.remember.other.cult.members.saying,.“She.still.knows.it’s.wrong.to.wear.
those.pants.–.when.she’s.around.us,.she.still.wears.them!”.
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The.laws.of.modesty.had.very.little.to.do.with.sexuality...“Breeches”.were.actually.a.woman’s.
garment,.and.the.men.wore.robes.which.were.similar.in.structure.to.the.dresses.of.women.today...
Unlike.today,.clothing.was.associated.with.stature..
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When.the.Bible.instructs.women.not.to.wear.garments.that.pertain.to.men,.or.to.wear.“modest”.
clothing,.these.teachings.are.against.“pride,”.which.Christ.just.called.“evil.”.
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And.sadly,.the.Pentecostal.movement.has.taught.men.and.women.to.become.prideful.in.their.
choice.of.apparel...Others.who.do.not.follow.their.same.rules.are.either.scorned.or.condemned,.
making.the.clothing.that.seems.“modest”.with.regards.to.sexuality.to.become.the.very.opposite.
of.modest...Their.clothing.has.now.become.their.idol..
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Anything.that.you.include.in.your.worship.that.does.not.follow.the.teaching.of.Christ.and.the.
new.covenant.can.very.easily.become.idolatrous...In.of.itself,.there.is.no.harm.in.wearing.clothing.
that.covers.skin...I.know.very.good,.Christian.people.who.wear.this.type.of.“modest”.clothing...
But.when.your.religion.teaches.you.that.you.must.live.this.way.in.order.to.be.“clean”.or.“pure,”.
then.you.have.just.replaced.the.blood.of.Jesus.Christ.for.those.old.rags...You.have.let.your.idol.
nullify.the.Work.that.Christ.did.for.you.on.the.cross..
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Looking. back,. these. “rebels. without. a. cause”. seemed. to. be. breaking. rules. that. put. them. in.
pathways.that.angels.feared.to.tread...But.after.reading.the.Bible.without.the.blinders.of.spiritual.
abuse,.I’m.not.so.sure.this.is.the.case...Many.of.the.rules.we.thought.were.scriptural.through.the.
twisting.of.the.Bible.seem.less.important.as.those.twisted.scriptures.are.untangled...Very.little.of.
our.rules.were.founded.in.love.for.our.fellow.man...Many.of.them.actually.hurt.our.fellow.man,.
and.most.of.them.filled.our.hearts.with.pride,.which.is.sin...We.placed.more.emphasis.on.these.
rules.than.we.did.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.and.these.rules.became.our.idols..
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While.they.probably.did.not.yet.realize.it,.they.were.lifting.their.hands,.saying,.“We.no.longer.
submit.to.idolatry!..We.choose.the.Blood!”.
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Weights$
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After. breaking. through. the. barriers. of. a. cult. and. into. freedom,. you. will. quickly. find. that. this.
“freedom”.you.first.experience.is.not.nearly.as.incredible.as.it.sounds...In.fact,.many.who.have.
taken.this.journey.will.tell.you.that.freedom.comes.with.great.price..
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The. Pentecostal. movement. bred. many. spinoffs,. divided. churches. that. separated. themselves.
from.other.Christians...Like.the.original.movement.from.the.Azusa.Street.Revival,.they.focused.
their.ambitions.on.attaining.the.“spiritual.gift”.that.they.mistook.for.the.Gift.of.the.Holy.Spirit.
that.was.promised.by.Christ..
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For.the.original.movement,.“speaking.in.tongues”.was.the.evidence.that.you.had.received.the.
Holy.Spirit,.and.once.you.had.this.“evidence”.in.your.lives,.you.were.“sealed.to.the.day.of.your.
redemption.”..(In.other.words,.you.had.everything.you.needed...Your.experience.stops.here.)..
For.others,.healing.was.the.“evidence,”.and.for.others.some.other.spiritual.gift...
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Many.have.taken.the.“travel.guide”.laid.down.by.the.Pentecostals.as.their.ultimate.roadmap:..
“Justification,.Sanctification,.Baptism.of.the.Holy.Ghost”...These.“milestones.along.the.way”.were.
nothing.more.than.just.that:.milestones...But.for.the.Christian.who’s.following.the.pathway.laid.
down.by.the.Bible,.these.aren’t.just.stops.along.the.way,.we.are.continually.learning.and.growing.
in.the.ways.of.Christ...Sanctification.is.a.continual.process,.starting.from.the.day.the.doctor.helps.
bring.you.into.the.world.and.ending.on.the.day.the.doctor.takes.his.fingers.to.close.your.eyes.
after.death..
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Very.few.from.the.Pentecostal.movement.recognized.the.evidence.of.the.Holy.Spirit.in.their.lives.
that. Paul. tell. us. to. look. for:. love,. joy,. peace,. forbearance,. kindness,. goodness,. faithfulness,.
gentleness.and.self\control...Since.“sanctification”.was.a.milestone.in.their.history,.they.never.
put.it.on.the.roadmap.for.a.frequently.visited.future..
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But.notice.Paul’s.words.directly.behind.these.gifts.in.Galatians.5:..“Against.such.things.there.is.
no.Law.”.
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The.early.church.was.also.on.a.journey,.breaking.through.barriers.that.were.very.similar.to.our.
own...Having.focused.on.tradition.that.was.wrapped.around.the.Law.of.Moses,.each.rule.given.
in.the.Mosaic.Law.had.become.a.part.of.their.inner.makeup...They.were.programmed.to.believe.
and. follow. these. Laws,. and. were. trained. from. birth. to. believe. these. Laws. were. required. for.
salvation...If.they.did.not.keep.these.Laws,.they.were.condemned,.and.were.no.better.than.the.
Gentiles.they.despised..
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But.Christ.came.to.fulfill.the.Covenant.that.included.the.Law.as.their.requirement.for.salvation...
No.longer.were.the.Children.of.Israel.to.be.a.race.of.works\righteous.faith,.they.were.given.the.
power.to.break.through.those.barriers.into.freedom.in.Christ...All.Law.was.fulfilled.by.love,.and.
the.many.laws.that.did.not.produce.perfect.love.were.under.examination.in.scriptures.to.show.
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us. their. weakness.. . Christ. came. to. show. this. weakness,. and. how. this. works\righteous. faith.
actually.produced.the.opposite.of.love..
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But.like.we.see.today,.men.bound.by.tradition.were.not.able.to.see.and.understand.the.Gift.that.
God.was.giving.them...As.they.continued.their.journey.from.Law.into.Grace,.there.were.many.
laws.they.tried.to.bring.with.them...Like.a.pack.horse.on.a.long.journey,.they.stacked.these.things.
onto.their.already.cumbersome.load,.weighing.themselves.down.with.burden..
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If.we.continue.on.in.Galatians.into.Galatians.chapter.six,.we.see.why.Paul.reminds.us.“against.
such.things.there.is.no.Law”:.
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“Those. who. want. to. impress. people. by. means. of. the. flesh. are. trying. to. compel. you. to. be.
circumcised..The.only.reason.they.do.this.is.to.avoid.being.persecuted.for.the.cross.of.Christ...Not.
even.those.who.are.circumcised.keep.the.law,.yet.they.want.you.to.be.circumcised.that.they.may.
boast.about.your.circumcision.in.the.flesh...May.I.never.boast.except.in.the.cross.of.our.Lord.
Jesus. Christ,. through. which. the. world. has. been. crucified. to. me,. and. I. to. the. world.. . Neither.
circumcision.nor.uncircumcision.means.anything;.what.counts.is.the.new.creation...Peace.and.
mercy.to.all.who.follow.this.rule—to.the.Israel.of.God.”.
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Notice.the.reason.these.people.tried.to.carry.the.law.of.circumcision.with.them:..“The.only.reason.
they.do.this.is.to.avoid.being.persecuted.for.the.cross.of.Christ.”.
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The.cross.of.Christ.removed.all.of.these.burdens,.and.paid.the.penalty.for.the.breach.of.the.Old.
Covenant.that.included.the.Law...A.new.Eternal.Covenant.was.established,.one.of.Grace,.and.one.
that.lifted.the.many.weights.that.they.carried.for.generations..
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But.there.were.many.still.inside.those.boundaries...And.to.the.Jew.who.remained.behind.those.
barriers.refusing.Christ,.these.new.Christians.were.using.the.cross.to.break.all.the.rules...They.
despised.the.idea.that.the.man.they.hung.on.the.cross.could.have.removed.them.from.tradition...
They. despised. anyone. who. broke. that. tradition.. . They. persecuted. those. who. were. trying. to.
experience.freedom..
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Many. who. have. made. their. journey. from. a. cult. and. into. freedom. will. tell. you. this.. . There. is.
persecution.still.today..
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Men.and.women.who.refuse.to.accept.the.Cross.of.Jesus.Christ.as.their.only.way.to.salvation.
have.chosen.to.carry.these.weights.of.burden.on.their.own.shoulders...Each.rule.they.try.to.follow.
adds.a.weight,.though.the.burden.from.that.weight.may.not.be.noticeable...When.you.stack.them.
on.top.of.each.other,.all.of.these.weights.become.an.unbearable.burden..
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Some. cults. avoid. television.. . That. is. a. weight.. . When. they. are. fellowshipping. with. another.
Christian,.and.that.other.Christian.has.a.television.in.their.home,.they.are.uncomfortable...If.it.is.
turned.on,.that.weight.gets.heavier..
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One. cult. does. not. believe. in. drinking. coffee.. . Passing. by. a. coffee. shop. in. a. mall. brings. an.
uncomfortable.weight...Another.refuses.to.enjoy.sports...A.walk.in.the.park.is.uncomfortable.for.
them...Several.of.them.adhere.to.a.dress.code...A.walk.in.the.grocery.store.places.you.around.
several.people.who.deny.your.faith...Some.of.these.weights.are.burdens.against.something.so.
common.that.it’s.difficult.to.even.leave.your.house.without.feeling.that.burden..
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Many.of.these.things.are.unnecessary.weights...Many.of.them.produce.scorn.instead.of.love...
Those.weights.that.do.not.produce.scorn.have.absolutely.nothing.to.do.with.your.love.of.God.or.
your.fellow.man,.and.cannot.be.found.in.scripture...Those.escaping.the.cult.realize.this..
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But.like.the.men.and.women.bringing.their.tradition.into.early.Christianity.for.fear.of.persecution,.
men.and.women.escaping.a.cult.bring.their.tradition.into.their.new.lives.–.sometimes.for.the.
wrong.reasons...Instead.of.bringing.with.them.a.way.of.life.they.enjoy,.many.of.them.bring.their.
traditions.as.“weights”.that.continue.to.burden.them.down...
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There.is.nothing.wrong.with.avoiding.sports,.especially.if.your.heart.is.not.in.the.game...If.you.
can.walk.by.a.group.of.others.who.are.enjoying.a.casual.game.of.basketball.or.a.round.of.tennis.
without.feeling.any.emotion.whatsoever,.then.this.aspect.of.your.new.life.is.without.burden...
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But.if.you.pass.by.that.same.group.of.people.and.long.to.be.in.there.with.them,.refusing.to.do.so.
because.of.your.tradition,.there’s.something.wrong...If.you.pass.by.them.and.feel.out.of.place.
because.you.have.never.experienced.what.they.are.doing,.that.weight.gets.heavier...And.if.you.
look.at.them.with.scorn.or.pride,.then.your.weight.has.just.brought.you.to.your.knees..
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Sadly,.adjustment.to.freedom.is.not.an.overnight.change...Many.will.tell.you.that.this.“out.of.
place”.feeling.may.last.for.several.years...The.weights.that.they.carry.are.so.great.in.number.that.
removing.them.one\by\one.will.take.a.lifetime..
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Using.the.Bible.as.our.example,.we.find.that.this.hesitation.to.be.free.is.human.nature...When.
Christ.died.on.the.cross,.and.the.penalty.for.sin.was.paid.once.for.all,.we.don’t.find.a.group.of.
new.Christians.celebrating.their.lives.without.the.Mosaic.Law.that.they.were.programmed.to.
follow...In.fact,.we.find.many.sections.of.Paul’s.letters.–.which.came.years.later.–.reminding.them.
that.the.New.Eternal.Covenant.of.Grace.made.the.Old.Law.obsolete..
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It.is.ironic,.because.many.cult.churches.are.familiar.with.the.old\time.Gospel.song,.“Come.Unto.
Me,”. but. have. never. really. stopped. to. consider. what. this. song. is. referring. to.. . The. song. is. a.
reference.to.scripture,.Matthew.11,.and.it.is.begging.them.to.take.these.weights,.these.burdens.
that.drag.them.down,.and.cast.them.onto.the.back.of.Christ...Christ.was.taking.these.weights,.
and.nailing.them.to.the.cross.on.our.behalf..
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Immediately.after.rebuking.the.people.because.He.loved.to.drink.wine,.Jesus.said.this:.
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.“I.thank.you,.Father,.Lord.of.heaven.and.earth,.that.you.have.hidden.these.things.from.the.wise.
and.understanding.and.revealed.them.to.little.children;..yes,.Father,.for.such.was.your.gracious.
will...All.things.have.been.handed.over.to.me.by.my.Father,.and.no.one.knows.the.Son.except.
the.Father,.and.no.one.knows.the.Father.except.the.Son.and.anyone.to.whom.the.Son.chooses.
to.reveal.him...Come.to.me,.all.who.labor.and.are.heavy.laden,.and.I.will.give.you.rest...Take.my.
yoke.upon.you,.and.learn.from.me,.for.I.am.gentle.and.lowly.in.heart,.and.you.will.find.rest.for.
your.souls...For.my.yoke.is.easy,.and.my.burden.is.light.”.
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This.“rest.for.your.souls”.is.God’s.REST...It.is.not.God’s.PENALTY...Christ.did.not.come.to.replace.
the.Mosaic.Law.with.another.set.of.Laws.that.were.greater.in.power,.in.fact,.he.came.and.lifted.
the.Mosaic.Law...It.was.part.of.the.Old.Covenant.that.had.been.broken.by.the.people,.and.the.
Children.of.Israel.were.living.under.the.penalty.of.that.Law...Christ.came.to.fulfill.the.portion.that.
the.Children.of.Israel.could.not.fulfill.–.keeping.the.Law.–.to.set.them.free.from.their.part.of.the.
bargain...
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And.then.He.made.a.New.Covenant.that.had.no.weights...It.had.only.one,.simple.requirement:.
“faith.in.Jesus.Christ.”.
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Living.under.this.New.Covenant,.children.of.God.by.Grace.through.faith,.we.still.keep.the.Ten.
Commandments,. the. original. Law. of. Moses. that. was. given. to. the. people.. . There. were. two.
covenants.given.to.Moses,.remember?..The.first.one.was.broken,.and.Moses.broke.the.stone.
tablets.containing.the.Law...The.second.covenant.became.the.Mosaic.Law,.and.it.was.filled.with.
works\righteous.faith...It.was.given.as.an.example.that.we.will.never.be.saved.by.our.own.works...
But.rather.than.trying.aimlessly.to.save.ourselves,.we.uphold.the.original.Law...And.we.do.so.by.
love..
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If.we.love.God,.we.keep.the.first.two.commandments...We.will.not.serve.any.other.god,.and.we.
will.not.make.idols.to.bow.down.before.them...And.if.we.love.our.neighbor.as.ourselves,.we.will.
not.kill...We.will.not.steal...We.will.not.covet.his.possessions.–.instead,.we.will.celebrate.with.him.
because.God.has.richly.blessed.him!.
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All.laws.are.fulfilled.in.love...And.love.carries.no.weight...In.fact,.love.lifts.us,.making.our.feet.
lighter...Through.our.unburdened.lives,.we.can.lift.the.burdens.of.others..
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That’s.why.Paul.said,.“Against.such.things.there.is.no.Law.”.
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There.are.no.rules,.no.weights...There.are.no.burdens.that.Christ.wants.us.to.bear;.He.told.us.to.
cast.our.cares.upon.Him...His.burden.is.light.–.and.He.WANTS.to.bear.our.burdens.for.us...He.
wants.us.to.be.happy.and.free,.telling.others.about.Him...He.wants.us.to.tell.others.that.freedom.
in.Christ.means.giving.Him.our.weights!.
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Psychological$Warfare$
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One.of.the.lengthiest.processes.after.leaving.a.cult,.one.that.is.very.critical.in.the.recovery.of.the.
person.escaping.is.deprogramming...Almost.anyone.who.has.escaped.will.tell.you.that.they.had.
no.idea.they.NEEDED.deprogramming.during.their.time.inside.the.cult,.and.even.until.long.after.
escaping..
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Programming. is. very. subtle,. not. noticeable. by. the. listeners,. and. many. times. not. even.
intentionally.administered.by.the.cult.pastors...What.the.pastors.do.to.the.people,.they.do.by.
example..
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During. the. Korean. War,. Americans. held. prisoner. in. the. camps. of. the. enemy. went. through.
sessions.of.“criticism.and.self.criticism.”..This.psychological.tactic.was.employed.not.only.against.
the.American.prisoners.of.war,.but.also.against.the.Korean.militia...The.Korean.military.leaders.
recognized.the.power.of.programming..
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This.tactic.was.relatively.new.to.the.American.military...It.was.also.employed.by.Hitler.in.Nazi.
Germany,.but.was.widely.overlooked.until.long.after.the.history.of.the.war.was.examined...These.
sessions,. combined. with. the. other. military. techniques,. became. known. as. “psychological.
warfare.”.
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The. US. army. created. a. division. called. PSYWAR. (for. psychological. warfare),. and. specifically.
recruited.men.with.advanced.education.and.intelligence.to.combat.the.enemy..
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This.technique.of.“criticism.and.self.criticism”.had.very.deep,.and.very.long\lasting.effects...The.
prisoners.of.war.initially.felt.this.routine.was.childish,.not.realizing.that.they.would.likely.suffer.
from.these.effects.for.the.rest.of.their.lives...What.they.first.thought.was.just.slightly.insulting.
conversation.became.programming.that.was.embedded.into.their.minds.forever..
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The.Koreans.would.repeatedly.criticize.the.American.prisoners.of.war...Their.mocking.statements.
would.seem.childish.or.playful,.but.were.specifically.designed.to.drive.these.listeners.to.begin.
criticizing. themselves.. . Over. and. over,. the. Koreans. would. nit\pick. every. single. aspect. of. the.
Americans.until.the.Americans.would.start.to.believe.the.insults.and.fill.themselves.with.self\
condemnation..
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Eventually,. the. growing. humiliation. would. completely. break. down. the. personalities. and.
psychological.makeup.of.the.prisoners,.turning.them.into.different.people.than.when.they.were.
first.captured...And.it.was.a.gradual.process;.none.of.the.prisoners.could.recognize.their.change.
until.some.of.them.managed.to.escape.to.others.who.could.see.and.understand.that.these.were.
not.the.same.people....
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They.were.broken...They.were.discouraged...They.were.pessimistic...They.were.filled.with.self\
condemnation.and.self\pity...They.were.filled.with.the.very.same.effects.that.we.find.within.a.
cult..
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The.similarities.between.this.psychological.warfare.and.the.cult.I.was.born.into.are.absolutely.
striking...For.those.like.myself.who.were.born.into.it,.there.was.no.prior.personality.to.compare.
–.we.were.molded.and.programmed.our.entire.lives.into.the.people.we.became...But.for.others,.
those.who.lived.normal.lives.until.they.became.trapped.inside.a.cult,.the.story.is.much.different...
The.change.in.their.lives.was.clearly.visible..
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A.reporter.for.a.lifestyle.magazine.named.“YOU”.interviewed.the.family.of.a.young.woman.who.
became.trapped.in.the.cult.my.family.grew.up.with...The.young.woman.was.not.born.into.the.
cult,.but.fell.in.love.with.a.young.man.who.was...As.she.started.attending.the.church,.she.began.
to.change....
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This.change.was.not.evident.at.first...It.was.very.gradual...Over.time,.her.personality.changed.to.
the.point.that.even.her.own.family.and.friends.became.outcast...Like.the.prisoners.of.war.in.
Korea,.she.became.broken,.self\condemning,.and.in.all.ways:.different..
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The.mother.is.quoted.as.being.shocked.that.this.much.of.a.change.could.happen.in.her.daughter...
“My.children.were.real.achievers.and.were.involved.in.church.work...Nobody.thought.something.
like.this.could.happen.to.us.”.
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The.loving.mother.knew.something.was.wrong,.knew.that.her.daughter.was.no.longer.the.same.
ambitious.and.motivated.daughter.that.she.once.knew,.and.put.a.plan.into.motion...They.snuck.
into. her. Canadian. home. in. the. early. hours. past. midnight,. whisked. her. into. Africa. to. a.
deprogramming.facility,.and.spent.the.next.several.weeks.deprogramming.her.daughter.from.the.
mind.control.and.psychological.warfare.of.the.cult....
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“She.was.emotionless,”.her.mother.said...“I.didn’t.know.her...It.was.heartbreaking.”.
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After.finally.ripping.a.great.deal.of.the.programming.from.her.mind,.even.the.young.woman.was.
shocked...Especially.shocked.that.she.could.be.so.subtly.turned.from.her.own.parents..
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The.cult.began.breaking.her.down,.filling.her.with.self.condemnation.for.the.life.she.lived.and.
the.way.her.mother.had.raised.her...“They.persuaded.me.my.parents.were.trying.to.keep.me.
from.having.a.better.life,”.she.said.”.
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But.finally,.after.weeks.of.help.from.a.doctor,.the.young.woman.could.love.her.family.once.more...
She.was.thankful.that.her.mother.loved.her.enough.to.risk.real.danger.to.take.her.to.find.help...
“At.times.like.this,.you.realize.the.value.of.a.family,”.she.said..
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This.was.not.some.cult.like.you.see.in.the.movies,.with.dark.dungeons.and.men.in.long,.brown.
robes...This.is.not.some.dark.building.where.the.people.sit.around.a.large.five\pointed.star.in.the.
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floor,.holding.candles.up.to.the.man.in.the.center...The.young.woman.describes.the.cult.church.
as.being.like.any.other.–.a.very.inviting.place.from.the.outside...“It.seemed.like.an.ordinary.church.
to. me,”. she. said.. . “The. women. wore. long. dresses,. but. apart. from. that. there. was. nothing.
unusual.”.
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The.people.inside.of.a.cult.are.good,.loving.people...They.will.show.you.kindness.while.they.see.
you.as.a.prospect...They.will.show.even.more.kindness.if.you.come.inside.their.walls...Some.will.
tell.you.that.once.you.become.“one.of.them,”.you.become.more.loved.than.family...But.just.
watch.what.happens.when.you.leave.that.family!.
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And.the.“one.of.them,”.is.part.of.the.programming....
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There.are.several.aspects.to.psychological.warfare.that.are.very.common.routine.in.a.cult...Some.
of.these.techniques.are.employed.regularly.without.even.realizing.that.these.techniques.have.a.
long\lasting.effect....
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The.state.of.hypnosis.is.required...Not.the.waving.of.a.pocket.watch.while.a.creepy.looking.man.
stares.into.your.eyes.and.tells.you.to.listen.to.the.snap.of.his.finger,.but.rather.the.mental.state.
of.hypnosis.where.your.mind.becomes.placed.into.a.very.high.state.of.suggestibility,.relaxation,.
or.meditation....
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The.church.is.the.perfect.place.for.this...Especially.the.cult.churches.that.force.silence.prior.to.
the.service.–.the.people.are.forced.to.enter.meditation.in.reverence.to.the.Lord..
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The.music.can.be.a.factor...Music.with.rhythm.having.beats.close.to.the.human.heartbeat.will.
cause.even.more.suggestibility...The.closer.the.patient.becomes.to.sleep,.the.more.powerful.the.
suggestion...While.you.find.upbeat,.exciting.songs.praising.Christ.for.His.work.on.the.cross.in.
other.churches,.you.will.find.many.cult.churches.with.slow,.dragging.music...I.can.remember.one.
man.telling.me.after.the.service.in.the.cult.church.I.attended,.“That.sounded.like.funeral.music!”.
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Once. the. people. are. programmed. to. receive,. you. will. find. many. cult. pastors. with. the.
Charismatic\style.preaching,.screaming.at.the.top.of.their.lungs.as.though.they.are.preaching.to.
an.entire.arena.filled.with.three.hundred.thousand.people.without.having.a.microphone...Many.
of.these.pastors.scream.like.this.in.a.church.of.fifty.people....
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Those.who.have.never.heard.this.style.of.preaching.will.laugh.and.make.statements.like.“That.
man.sounded.like.Hitler!”...
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And.they.are.not.far.from.the.truth..
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There. is. a. pattern. in. psychological. warfare.. . The. men. who. were. masterminds. of. controlling.
people. through. power. of. psychology. have. one. thing. in. common:. they. are. remembered. as.
“screamers.”...
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When.the.person.is.most.receptive.to.programming,.the.loud.voice.at.the.platform.is.seen.as.a.
figure.of.authority.far.greater.than.before...The.words.start.to.come.in.a.rhythmic.beat,.matching.
close.to.the.heartbeat....
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Then,.as.the.pastor.gets.deep.into.the.sermon.and.the.congregation.becomes.adjusted.to.this.
rhythm,.the.pastor.starts.filling.them.with.the.same.type.of.self\condemnation.strategy.that.the.
Koreans.employed.through.psychological.warfare....
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This.strategy.has.worked...It.changed.the.personalities.of.the.Nazi.soldiers.under.Hitler.so.much.
that. they. did. unspeakable. crimes. against. humanity.. . It. has. raised. military. leaders. into. great.
power.in.several.communistic,.developing.nations..
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And.it.makes.the.people.lift.the.pastor.into.power..
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When. a. cult. pastor. is. lifted. into. power,. very. few. question. his. motives. and. objectives.. . He.
becomes. the. leader,. not. the. shepherd.. . Rather. than. leading. the. sheep. and. pointing. them. to.
Christ. and. the. Bible,. he. leads. the. people. respect. his. own. understanding. of. scripture. without.
confirming.his.doctrines.for.themselves...They.are.truly.programmed.to.receive..
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The.number.one.question.I.get.asked.from.those.escaping.the.cult.I.was.born.into.is.this:..“If.[our.
cult.leader].was.not.the.‘Messenger.For.The.Hour,’.then.WHO.is?”.
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They.have.been.programmed.to.lift.a.man.into.power...They.have.been.programmed.to.bring.a.
man. into. the. ultimate. authority,. which. essentially. is. the. same. as. worship.. . They. have. been.
programmed.to.worship.a.man..
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And.this.is.not.scriptural...If.you.twist.scripture.from.the.Old.Testament,.under.the.Old.Covenant,.
you.might.be.able.to.stretch.scripture.enough.to.place.the.high.priest.into.authority...The.cult.I.
came.from.stretched.it.even.further.to.lift.the.prophets.into.the.ultimate.authority,.not.realizing.
that.the.high.priests.were.the.ones.at.the.highest.ranking.position.under.the.Jewish.tradition...
Prophets.were.nothing.more.than.humble.men,.putting.themselves.out.of.the.way.so.that.God.
could.speak.through.them..
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But.that.is.Old.Testament...That.is.Old.Covenant...We.live.under.the.New.Covenant.of.Grace,.not.
the.Old.Covenant.of.Law...We.no.longer.make.yearly.journeys.to.offer.our.sacrifice.to.the.earthly.
high.priest...We.are.no.longer.to.be.reminded.of.our.sins.as.these.pastors.try.to.do.with.their.
“condemnation.and.self.condemnation”.psychological.warfare....
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There.was.ONE.final.Sacrifice,.and.It.was.nailed.to.the.cross.once.for.all....
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Hebrews.chapter.10.says.that.the.yearly.sacrifice.was.a.shadow.of.things.to.come,.meaning.that.
they.were.given.to.the.Children.of.Israel.as.a.“type”.of.the.final.Sacrifice.that.would.be.offered.
by.Christ....
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It.says.that.the.old.way.was.inefficient;.we.were.constantly.reminded.of.our.sin,.because.the.
blood.of.bulls.and.goats.can.never.take.away.our.sin..
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The.book.of.Hebrews.teaches.us.HOW.we.should.preach.–.something.that.very.few.pastors.in.a.
cult. follow.. . They. themselves. are. “programmed. to. receive,”. and. are. following. their. instincts.
based.on.their.own.programmed.mind..
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There.is.no.self.condemnation...There.is.no.provision.for.pointing.fingers.at.the.congregation.on.
a.weekly.basis,.reminding.them.of.their.sin...There.is.no.belittling.the.people,.breaking.them.
down.into.submission.so.that.the.pastor.can.become.the.hero.during.a.massive.altar.call....
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He.is.not.supposed.to.be.the.hero.of.the.story..
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Hebrews.chapter.7.tells.us.that.we.have.a.new.High.Priest,.and.that.High.Priest.is.Jesus.Christ...
He.is.a.High.Priest.forever.–.not.until.some.cult.leader.comes.along.and.deploys.strategies.of.
mind.control.and.self\condemnation...Christ.is.the.one.we.are.supposed.to.follow,.and.we.are.
supposed.to.follow.Him.by.leading.of.the.Holy.Spirit.that.is.within.us!.
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I.wish.there.was.an.easy.answer.to.those.struggling.to.deprogram...I.wish.there.were.some.way.
that.I.could.say,.“It’s.easy!..Just.do.[this]!”..I.wish.I.could.point.them.to.a.doctor.that.will.make.
the.transition.easy,.or.to.a.self\help.program.that.will.make.the.deprogramming.be.much.less.
painful..
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But.I.can’t...Those.who.have.gone.through.deprogramming.will.tell.you.that.this.was.the.most.
painful.part.of.their.experience.as.they.escaped.a.cult...It.is.a.roller.coaster.of.emotion,.from.
deep,.painful.sorrow.to.anger.and.hatred.of.the.system.that.changed.their.personalities.to.such.
a.bitter,.self\condemning.person...It.brings.great.compassion.to.those.that.have.been.hurt.by.the.
programmed.pride.of.being.the.“chosen.few”.in.the.“us.against.them”.programmed.mentality...
That.compassion.is.so.extreme.that.it.becomes.painful..
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But.there.IS.a.book.I.can.point.you.to.that.will.have.all.the.answers...It.is.a.book.that.they’ve.held.
in.their.hands.all.this.time,.and.it.was.patiently.waiting.for.them.to.open.it.and.unlock.its.power...
It.is.a.book.that.will.teach.them.to.respect.themselves...It.will.teach.them.to.respect.others...It.
will.teach.them.to.show.love,.compassion,.and.mercy.on.their.fellow.man.–.even.to.those.that.
do.not.believe.the.same.way.that.they.do...It’s.a.book.that.does.have.all.the.answers.–.if.you.just.
take.the.time.to.study.and.read..
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That.book.is.the.Bible...
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As.The.Father.Spoke.About.Jesus.Christ,.So.Shall.He.Speak.About.His.Prophet......Or.Will.He?.
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We. have. had. several. contact. us. from. other. countries. around. the. world,. concerned. for. their.
friends.and.family.after.realizing.that.the.many.claims.by.William.Branham.have.proven.fiction...
These.people.are.eager.to.have.some.material.they.can.use.to.witness.to.others.and.help.lead.
many.out.of.a.cult.and.into.the.Grace.of.Jesus.Christ..
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To. date,. this. has. proven. difficult.. . If. there. were. one. single. fictional. story. or. one. single. failed.
prophecy. this. might. be. quickly. possible,. but. with. each. new. day. we. find. a. new. aspect. of. the.
ministry.of.William.Branham.that.turns.out.to.be.complete.fiction..
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Believe. The. Sign. (www.believethesign.com). has. come. up. with. a. brilliant. idea:. . Only. take. the.
major.points,.limit.their.statements.around.40.words,.and.translate.that.single.statement.into.
other.languages.for.all.to.read....
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This.is.doable...We.can.all.participate.and.spread.the.truth.into.other.countries...If.you.are.willing.
to.help.with.translation,.please.contact.us..
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Believe.The.Sign.has.taken.the.first.and.biggest.milestone.in.William.Branham's.fictional.ministry:.
The.Ohio.River.Baptism...Rather.than.go.into.great.detail.of.how.similar.Branham's.story.is.to.that.
of.William.Sowders,.or.go.into.detail.of.how.William.Branham.was.claiming.a.completely.different.
commission.story.in.a.pamphlet.he.promoted.in.1945,.Believe.The.Sign.has.focused.on.one.single.
clipping.of.a.newspaper.article..
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William. Branham. claimed. that. there. were. over. 500. people. baptized. during. this. "Great.
Commission,". and. that. the. newspapers. "packed. an. article". describing. how. the. voice. of. God.
boomed.through.the.heavens.as.a.light.shone.down.on.the.head.of.William.Branham.\\.much.like.
the.light.shone.on.Jesus.Christ..
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It. has. baffled. many. for. years,. even. those. trapped. inside. the. cult,. as. to. how. the. world. could.
possibly.reject.William.Branham's.ministry.when.God.Himself.shone.a.light.on.this.mans.head.
and.spoke.from.the.heavens.telling.the.people.to.hear.his.voice...The.only.other.time.in.recorded.
history.was.in.the.Bible,.when.the.Father.shone.a.light.down.on.the.head.of.Jesus.Christ.and.told.
the.people.to.hear.the.voice.of.Jesus.Christ..
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It.has.also.puzzled.people.who.study.the.scriptures,.even.in.the.cult,.because.the.voice.did.not.
tell.the.people.to.hear.the.voice.of.John...The.voice.spoke.of.the.one.coming.that.we.are.not.
worthy.to.loosen.the.shoes.of.His.precious.feet..
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The.clipping.of.the.newspaper.article.unravels.the.fiction.through.this.entire.tall.tale...There.were.
not.500.people...There.were.not.even.fifty...There.were.not.even.enough.people.to.amount.to.
the.number.given.by.William.Branham.in.his.testimony.before.the.mythical.voice.spoke.through.
the.heavens...There.were.fourteen.\\.total..
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And.they.did.not.return.to.the.Branham.Tabernacle.as.William.Branham.claimed...Believe.The.
Sign.did.not.comment.on.how.the.tabernacle.did.not.yet.exist,.or.how.William.Branham.was.the.
pastor.of.a.Pentecostal.Tabernacle.instead.of.a.Baptist.Church.prior.to.this.event...They.simply.
posted.the.article.showing.that.they.were.in.a.tent.meeting.held.on.Eighth.and.Pratt.street,.a.few.
blocks.from.Eighth.and.Penn.street.where.the.Branham.Tabernacle.sits.today..
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No.mention.of.a.light.shining.through.the.heavens...No.mention.of.a.voice.speaking.down.from.
the.heavens.as.the.Father.did.for.Jesus.Christ...No.mention.of.any.single.aspect.of.the.story.that.
William.Branham.claimed.the.newspapers.printed.when.he.said.that.the.story.was."packed.clean.
up.into.Canada.".
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The.message.translated.is.very.simple:.
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The$Love$Story$$$
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By.nature,.religious.cults.are.a.tightly.knit.group.of.people.with.an.unhealthy.level.of.intimacy...
They.are.a.very.close,.affectionate.and.caring.group.of.people.who.over.time.have.become.almost.
exact.clones.of.personality...They.look.alike...They.think.alike...They.start.liking.the.same.things..
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The.cult.I.escaped.had.an.unhealthy.affection.for.wilderness,.simply.because.the.fables.told.by.
the.cult.leader.included.stories.from.the.wilderness...People.who.would.never.have.chosen.to.be.
the. outdoors. type. were. climbing. mountains,. hiking. trails,. and. hunting. game.. . Some. churches.
within.the.cult.even.frowned.upon.many.other.activities,.especially.if.it.could.be.associated.with.
modern.entertainment.you.would.typically.find.indoors..
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When.you.are.on.the.inside,.you.become.more.than.family...You.become.part.of.the.mold,.and.
over.time,.this.mold.actively.changes.the.makeup.of.your.personality...
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Again.to.the.example.I.came.from,.the.cult.leader.died.in.1965...Had.he.been.alive.for.the.next.
fifty.years,.this.man.would.have.changed.with.the.times...We.find.recorded.example.of.his.change.
during.the.years.that.led.to.his.death,.but.this.change.was.stopped.abruptly.by.an.automobile.
accident..
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As.Hollywood.started.making.an.impact.on.society.during.the.early.years.of.the.leader’s.ministry,.
and.many.churches.were.condemning.this.change,.the.leader.strongly.opposed.watching.these.
movies...When.television.started.spreading.like.wildfire,.this.grew.worse...Sermons.would.include.
quotes.like.“Satan’s.pulled.one.over.on.you!..Now.you’ve.got.it.in.your.homes!”.
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But.as.these.changes.started.becoming.largely.accepted,.the.leader.himself.started.frequenting.
movies...Those.in.the.cult.who.never.knew.this.hold.on.to.the.earlier.belief.–.that.movies.are.‘of.
the.devil.’..But.those.who.saw.the.leader.in.theaters.or.who.have.enjoyed.a.movie.or.ballgame.
on.the.television.with.the.leader’s.own.sons.will.no.longer.deny.themselves.the.entertainment.
they.once.forbid..
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This.presents.a.problem...Now,.the.cult.itself.is.split.into.two.groups:..those.who.now.realize.that.
they.themselves.are.in.charge.of.their.televisions,.having.the.power.to.decide.whether.to.watch.
good.or.watch.evil,.and.those.who.practice.asceticism..
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Asceticism.is.denying.“worldly.pleasures”.to.achieve.a.higher.spiritual.state...It.is.the.belief.that.
you.are.the.one.in.control,.not.God...If.you.want.to.be.more.like.God,.and.be.presented.“holy,”.
then.you.must.abstain.from.the.pleasures.of.this.world..
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This. is. a. dangerous. heresy,. one. that. has. been. condemned. since. Gnostic. influence. started. to.
infect. the. early. church.. . Irenaeus. wrote. an. entire. book,. “Against. Heresies,”. condemning. this.
pagan.influence.that.was.infiltrating.Christianity..
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The.Apostle.Paul.also.spoke.out.against.asceticism:.
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“Let.no.one.disqualify.you,.insisting.on.asceticism.and.worship.of.angels,.going.on.in.detail.about.
visions,.puffed.up.without.reason.by.his.sensuous.mind”.
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Colossians.2:18..
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Before.you.can.accept.asceticism,.you.must.first.deny.the.cross.of.Jesus.Christ...You.must.deny.
the.power.of.the.cross,.deny.that.His.Grace.is.sufficient...You.must.believe.that.there.is.something.
that.YOU.also.must.do.before.you.can.be.saved..
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In. Mark. 7,. Jesus. Himself. condemns. the. Pharisees. for. letting. the. tradition. of. their. rules. and.
“boundaries”.take.priority.over.the.Word.of.God...They.had.forgotten.the.very.reason.the.Law.
was.given,.and.had.denied.themselves.the.love.of.their.fellow.man.for.their.own.tradition..
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He.said.to.them,.“All.too.well.you.reject.the.commandment.of.God,.that.you.may.keep.your.
tradition...For.Moses.said,.‘Honor.your.father.and.your.mother’;.and,.‘He.who.curses.father.or.
mother,.let.him.be.put.to.death.’..But.you.say,.‘If.a.man.says.to.his.father.or.mother,.“Whatever.
profit.you.might.have.received.from.me.is.Corban”—’.(that.is,.a.gift.to.God),.then.you.no.longer.
let.him.do.anything.for.his.father.or.his.mother,..making.the.word.of.God.of.no.effect.through.
your.tradition.which.you.have.handed.down..And.many.such.things.you.do.”.
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Mankind,.by.nature,.has.always.struggled.with.tradition...Unless.they.remember.the.underlying.
reason.a.doctrine.or.a.law.is.given,.they.will.start.to.focus.on.that.law...Over.time,.the.reason.is.
completely.forgotten..
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Jesus.knew.this.as.he.was.having.the.Last.Supper.with.the.Apostles...Though.what.he.did.has.now.
become.tradition,.the.reason.for.what.he.did.will.never.be.forgotten...
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“And.he.took.bread,.gave.thanks.and.broke.it,.and.gave.it.to.them,.saying,.“This.is.my.body.given.
for.you;.do.this.in.remembrance.of.me.”..Luke.22:19.
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While.many.view.the.tradition.of.taking.the.Lord’s.Supper.in.their.churches.as.some.supernatural.
event,.we.find.little.or.no.support.of.that.in.scripture...All.scripture.points.to.the.cross,.and.this.
that.Jesus.instructed.the.disciples.was.a.beacon.throughout.time...From.the.time.He.ascended.to.
the.day.He.will.return,.people.will.remember.the.cross..
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But.a.religious.cult.will.take.simple.tradition.and.make.it.become.dangerous...Those.who.do.not.
follow.tradition.are.cut.off.and.scorned...Those.who.follow.it.are.filled.with.pride...That.pride.is.
amplified.as.the.minds.are.molded.to.become.one.personality..
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We.can.find.this.example.even.in.nature...If.you.throw.a.piece.of.meat.to.a.pack.of.hungry.wolves,.
the.first.wolf.that.finds.it.will.start.tearing.into.it...If.there’s.room.for.a.second.and.third,.they.
also.begin.to.devour.the.meat...But.when.those.around,.those.who.do.not.have.the.meat,.start.
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trying.to.get.some.of.their.own,.the.three.wolves.will.snarl.and.growl.at.them.as.if.they.were.a.
different.kind.of.beast...Wolves.will.turn.against.other.wolves,.even.though.they.are.the.same.
creature..
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Cults.are.no.different...Men.and.women.who.were.once.friends,.family,.or.neighbors.are.seen.as.
the.“ones.who.didn’t.get.the.meat.”..….especially.if.they.once.“had.the.meat”.and.decided.to.eat.
something.else..
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The.priority.of.cult.members.is.to.hold.onto.what.they.have,.because.they.are.internally.starving.
themselves.of.something.new..
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Christianity,.by.nature,.is.spreading.the.Good.News.that.Christ.came.to.save.the.lost...We.are.
sharing.our.meat.with.others,.and.there.is.a.bountiful.supply...In.fact,.the.more.we.give.to.others,.
the.more.spiritual.meat.we.get.for.ourselves..
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But.a.religious.cult.is.just.the.opposite...Rather.than.freely.give,.those.who.did.not.receive.the.
meat.are.scorned.and.condemned...Those.who.once.had.the.meat.will.never.be.given.another.
piece,.they.are.denied.and.rejected..
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One.of.my.favorite.chapters.in.the.Old.Testament.is.Ezekiel.16,.“God’s.Faithless.Bride.”..It.is.a.
love.story,.one.that.all.should.know.by.heart..
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A.vision.is.given.to.Ezekiel,.describing.how.the.Children.of.Israel.continually.fell.to.idolatry.and.
were.not.faithful.to.her.True.Husband,.the.One.True.God...And.God.does.not.tell.Ezekiel.that.the.
Children.of.Israel.were.a.different.race.of.people,.intended.to.rise.above.others.to.scorn.and.
condemn.them..
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God.says.this:..“Your.origin.and.your.birth.are.of.the.land.of.the.Canaanites;.your.father.was.an.
Amorite.and.your.mother.a.Hittite...And.as.for.your.birth,.on.the.day.you.were.born.your.cord.
was.not.cut,.nor.were.you.washed.with.water.to.cleanse.you,.nor.rubbed.with.salt,.nor.wrapped.
in.swaddling.cloths.”..Ezekiel.16:1\4.
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The.Children.of.Israel.were.comprised.of.human.beings...They.were.the.same.flesh.and.bone.as.
the.Amorites.and.the.Hittites,.and.yet.God.chose.them...They.did.not.earn.their.being.chosen.by.
the.worldly.pleasures.that.they.could.have.forbade..
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And.more.than.that,.God.tells.Ezekiel.that.they.were.not.“holy”.when.He.chose.them...God.calls.
them.“naked.”.
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“When.I.passed.by.you.again.and.saw.you,.behold,.you.were.at.the.age.for.love,.and.I.spread.the.
corner.of.my.garment.over.you.and.covered.your.nakedness;.I.made.my.vow.to.you.and.entered.
into.a.covenant.with.you,.declares.the.Lord.God,.and.you.became.mine.”..Ezekiel.16:8.
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Throughout.the.chapter,.God.reminds.Ezekiel.how.Israel.fell.to.idolatry.time.after.time...She.had.
become.nothing.more.than.a.harlot,.unfaithful.to.the.One.True.God.and.becoming.intimate.with.
the.idols.of.Baal..
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Israel.had.taken.pleasure.with.the.cults.of.Baal,.and.that.influence.had.turned.her.into.a.harlot...
God.describes.how.displeased.He.is.with.the.Children.of.Israel,.and.says.that.she.has.become.like.
her. mother,. the. Hittites.. . God’s. description. of. how. the. Children. of. Israel. had. become. is. no.
different.than.what.we.see.in.religious.cults.today..
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“Behold,.this.was.the.guilt.of.your.sister.Sodom:.she.and.her.daughters.had.pride,.excess.of.food,.
and. prosperous. ease,. but. did. not. aid. the. poor. and. needy.. . They. were. haughty. and. did. an.
abomination.before.me..So.I.removed.them,.when.I.saw.it...Samaria.has.not.committed.half.your.
sins.. You. have. committed. more. abominations. than. they,. and. have. made. your. sisters. appear.
righteous.by.all.the.abominations.that.you.have.committed...Bear.your.disgrace,.you.also,.for.you.
have. intervened. on. behalf. of. your. sisters.. Because. of. your. sins. in. which. you. acted. more.
abominably.than.they,.they.are.more.in.the.right.than.you..So.be.ashamed,.you.also,.and.bear.
your.disgrace,.for.you.have.made.your.sisters.appear.righteous.”.–.Ezekiel.16:49\52.
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Sodom.and.Gomorrah.were.destroyed,.and.many.cult.pastors.give.an.unscriptural.reason.for.this...
The. reason. they. give. usually. supports. their. own. agenda,. whether. it. is. the. type. of. clothing,.
appearance,.music,.and.even.homosexuality...But.that.is.not.what.God.says..
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God.says.that.Sodom.would.have.been.spared.had.they.showed.compassion.to.the.poor.and.
needy...They.were.haughty,.filled.with.pride..
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They.had.become.like.the.religious.cults.of.today..
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But.while.we.could.point.to.example.after.example.to.show.the.similarities.between.a.cult.and.
the.destruction.of.Sodom,.that.is.not.the.point.that.God.is.making...Their.hearts.and.minds.had.
been.molded.into.a.similar.personality...Abraham.pleaded.with.God.on.behalf.of.Sodom,.begging.
the.lord.to.spare.the.city.if.fifty.were.found.righteous...All.the.way.down.to.ten.people,.Abraham.
pleaded.with.God.and.asked.for.mercy...But.there.were.not.even.ten.to.be.found.in.the.city...They.
had.all.become.of.like.minds,.similar.personalities...All.filled.with.pride,.none.caring.for.the.poor.
and.needy...They.only.cared.about.themselves..
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God.says.that.the.Children.of.Israel.had.made.the.city.of.Sodom.look.righteous!..They.were.worse!.
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But.they.were.chosen..
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They.did.not.save.themselves.through.works\righteous.faith...Israel.was.worse.than.the.city.that.
was.destroyed.by.fire,.condemned.by.God,.and.was.a.prostitute.in.the.eyes.of.God..
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God.chose.them..
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“For.thus.says.the.Lord.God:.I.will.deal.with.you.as.you.have.done,.you.who.have.despised.the.
oath.in.breaking.the.covenant,.yet.I.will.remember.my.covenant.with.you.in.the.days.of.your.
youth,.and.I.will.establish.for.you.an.everlasting.covenant..Then.you.will.remember.your.ways.
and.be.ashamed.when.you.take.your.sisters,.both.your.elder.and.your.younger,.and.I.give.them.
to.you.as.daughters,.but.not.on.account.of.the.covenant.with.you...I.will.establish.my.covenant.
with.you,.and.you.shall.know.that.I.am.the.Lord,.that.you.may.remember.and.be.confounded,.
and.never.open.your.mouth.again.because.of.your.shame,.when.I.atone.for.you.for.all.that.you.
have.done,.declares.the.Lord.God.”.–.Ezekiel.16:59\63.
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What.God.did.in.this.vision.to.Ezekiel.is.something.that.many.cult.pastors.will.never.do.as.they.
condemn. those. who. are. outside. the. boundaries. of. their. cult.. . God. was. very. harsh. and.
condemning.in.his.words,.telling.the.people.not.to.serve.other.gods.and.rebuking.them.for.the.
gods.they.served...God.wants.the.people.to.serve.Him,.and.Him.alone..
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But.then,.after.calling.Israel.the.greatest.prostitute.that.ever.would.walk.the.face.of.the.earth,.
after.calling.her.the.mother.of.harlots,.God.lifts.her.up...God.shows.His.mercy.and.faithfulness..
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God.pointed.to.the.Cross..
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An.unhealthy.intimacy.with.those.in.your.chosen.place.of.worship.leads.to.pride...If.your.religion.
gradually.transforms.you.into.seeing.other.humans.as.lost.and.dying.creatures.unworthy.of.the.
Cross.of.Calvary,.then.you.have.become.no.better.than.the.pack.of.wolves..
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While.unhealthy.intimacy.seems.loving.from.the.inside,.and.those.inside.the.boundaries.view.
this.as.“like\minded.and.in.one.accord,”.those.on.the.outside.are.starving.for.the.piece.of.meat...
And.they.are.rejected.with.a.snarl...They.experience.the.opposite.of.love..
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Paul.describes.healthy.Christians,.those.who.are.following.the.words.of.Christ...He.describes.how.
we.are.to.interact.with.one.another,.even.those.who.are.not.within.the.boundaries.we.create..
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“Love. is. patient,. love. is. kind.. It. does. not. envy,. it. does. not. boast,. it. is. not. proud.. . It. does. not.
dishonor.others,.it.is.not.self\seeking,.it.is.not.easily.angered,.it.keeps.no.record.of.wrongs...Love.
does.not.delight.in.evil.but.rejoices.with.the.truth...It.always.protects,.always.trusts,.always.hopes,.
always.perseveres...Love.never.fails..But.where.there.are.prophecies,.they.will.cease;.where.there.
are.tongues,.they.will.be.stilled;.where.there.is.knowledge,.it.will.pass.away...For.we.know.in.part.
and.we.prophesy.in.part,.but.when.completeness.comes,.what.is.in.part.disappears.”.
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The$Uncertain$Sound$of$the$Trinity$
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Where.do.you.get.that.triune,.pagan.doctrine?.Out.of.a.catechism,.not.out.of.the.Bible..The.word.
"trinity".is.not.even.mentioned.in.the.whole.Scriptures.from.Genesis.to.Revelation..There's.no.
such.a.thing..There.is.no.such.a.thing.as.a.trinitarian.god..
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60\0925.THAT.DAY.ON.CALVARY.
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And.now,.there.are.those.sitting.here.who.are.feeble.this.afternoon,.that's.in.need.of.physical.
healing..And.we.have.chosen.these.few.words.to.read.from.Thine..And.may.the.Holy.Spirit,.the.
third.Person.of.the.Trinity,.come.in.now,.the.Promise,.the.Comforter,.that.You.said.You.would.
send..
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51\0729A.THE.RESURRECTION.OF.LAZARUS.
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Not.the.third.person.of.the.trinity;.no.trinity.in.It..He.is.God,.and.God.alone,.made.manifest.in.
flesh.. That's. where. He. builds. His. Church.. "And. the. gates. of. hell. cannot. prevail. against. it.".
Although,.it.showed.the.gates.of.hell.would.be.against.it,.but.would.never.be.able.to.prevail..
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61\1001E.THE.COMFORTER.
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God's.in.a.trinity,.God's.powers.is.in.a.trinity;.and.the.devil's.in.a.trinity,.and.his.powers.is.in.trinity..
I.can.prove.it.by.the.Bible..And.that.Urim.Thummim.was.only.the.crystal.ball.that.the.devil.uses.
today;.and.the.false.prophet.back.here.today,.the.one.that.we.have.now,.was.the.witch;.or,.the.
fortuneteller.out.yonder.took.the.place.of.the.prophet.on.the.devil's.side..See.what.I.mean?.
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53\0609A.DEMONOLOGY.RELIGIOUS.REALM.
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Now,.my.precious.brother,.I.know.this.is.a.tape.also..Now,.don't.get.excited..Let.me.say.this.with.
godly.love,.the.hour.has.approached.where.I.can't.hold.still.on.these.things.no.more,.too.close.
to.the.Coming..See?."Trinitarianism.is.of.the.devil!".I.say.that.THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD!.Look.where.
it.come.from..It.come.from.the.Nicene.Council.when.the.Catholic.church.become.in.rulership..
The.word."trinity".is.not.even.mentioned.in.the.entire.Book.of.the.Bible..
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61\0108.REVELATION.CHAPTER.FOUR.3.
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But.now.the.true.trinity.of.God,.being.One.manifested.in.Christ,.Who.was.Life,.and.had.broke.the.
Seals.and.conquered.the.enemy,.and.rose.up,.the.one.true.and.living.God.."I.am.He.that.was.
dead,.and.I'm.alive.forevermore,.and.have.the.keys.of.death.and.hell.".God,.in.One,.made.Man,.
and.dwelt.among.us,.and.conquered.every.enemy..And.had.proved.that.the.trinity.of.Satan.was.
conquered,.and.that.the.trinity.of.God.was.made.known,.'cause.only.God.alone.had.power.to.
bring.Life.back.again..He.was.that.Emmanuel..God.had.been.manifested.in.the.flesh..
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65\0418M.IT.IS.THE.RISING.OF.THE.SUN.
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Now,.I'm.going.to.take.your.Scripture,.Matthew.28:19,."Go.ye,.teach.all.nations,.baptizing.them.
into.the.Name.of.the.Father,.Son,.Holy.Ghost.".How.was.you.baptized,."In.the.name.of.the.Father,.
in.the.name.of.the.Son,.in.the.name.of.the.Holy.Ghost"?.That's.not.even.written.in.the.Scripture..
And.I.want.some.man....
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You.say,."The.blessed.holy.trinity.".Find.me.the.word."trinity".anywhere.in.the.pages.of.God's.
Bible..It's.a.man\made.scheme,.an.old.dirty.church.rag.wrapped.around.to.take.the.place.of.the.
sap.Line.of.God's.Holy.Spirit..There's.no.such.a.thing..There's.no.such.a.thing..You.find.it.and.come.
to.me..You're.duty.bound.to.do.it.as.a.Christian,.if.you.find.it..It's.not.in.God's.holy.Writings..And.
the."Father,.Son,.and.Holy.Ghost".is.hatched.out.of.hell.
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59\0823.PALMERWORM.LOCUST.CANKERWORM.CATERPILLAR.
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God.is.perfect.in.three..He's.perfect..[Brother.Branham.clears.his.throat\\Ed.].Pardon.me..He's.
perfect.in.Father,.Son,.Holy.Spirit..He's.perfect.in.justification,.sanctification,.baptism.of.the.Holy.
Spirit..He's.perfected.in.His.threes..
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53\0403.THE.CRUELTY.OF.SIN.
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Now,.in.First.Corinthians....God's.Word.always.has.the.preeminence..It's.first..Keep.His.Word..
And.now.in.the.14th.chapter,.and.beginning.with.the.6th.verse,.I.read.this:.Now,.brethren,.if.I.
come.unto.you.speaking.with.tongues,.what.shall\\what.shall.it.profit.you,.except.you....speak.to.
you.either.by.revelation,.or.by.knowledge,.or.by.prophesying,.or.by.doctrine?.
.
And.everything.without.life.give.a.sound,.whether.it.be.pipe....harp,.or.except.it.give.a.distinction.
in.the.sound,.how.shall.it.be.known.whether.it.is.pipe.or.harp?.
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For. if. the. trumpet. gives. an. uncertain. sound,. who. shall. prepare. himself. for.... battle?. (Paul.
speaking.).
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55\0731.THE.UNCERTAIN.SOUND.
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That.soul.and.spirit.is.this.thing.here,.the.intellectual.is.fixing.to.fail..It's.only.in.the.mind..The.
intellectual,.what.you've.lived.by,.is.going.to.perish..But.that.soul.that.you've.grieved.from.your.
intellectual.is.going.to.haunt.you.through.eternity..Amen..Don't.you.listen.to.an.uncertain.sound..
You.believe.the.Gospel.in.its.fullness..
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55\0731.THE.UNCERTAIN.SOUND.
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228.
Adding$More$Failed$Prophecies$$
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Pastors.in.the."Message".will.tell.you.that.William.Branham.is.the.return.of."Elijah.the.prophet.".
They.tell.you.this.because.Branham.claims.to.have.had.a.series.of.prophecies.in.the.year.1933..
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Here.is.what.they.will.NOT.tell.you:.
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"By.the.way,.Mr..Mercier.and.many.of.them.are.going.to.take.some.of.these.old.prophecies,.and.
dig.them.out,.and.revise.them.a.little,.or.bring.them.up.to.date,.and.put.them.in.papers..I'd.like.
to.read.some.things.that.I'd.like.for.you.to\\to....This.one.first..I'd.like.to.read.something.to.you..
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1932:.(Listen.to.this.).As.I.was.on.my.way....Or.as.I.was.getting.ready.to.go.on.my.way.to.church.
this.morning,.it.came.to.pass.that.I.fell.into.a.vision..Our.services.is.being.held.on.Meigs.Avenue.
at.the.old.orphans'.home,.where.Charlie.Kern.lives.in.part.of.the.building.".(He.lives.just.across.
the.street.now,.you.know.).
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And.it.came.to.pass.that.while.I.was.in.this.vision.I.seen.some.dreadful.things.take.place..I.speak.
this.in.the.Name.of.the.Lord..
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The.president.which.now.is,.President.Franklin.D..Roosevelt....(Now.remember,.this.is.twenty\
eight.years.ago.).will.cause.the.whole.world.to.go.to.war;.and.the.new.dictator.of.Italy,.Mussolini,.
shall.make.his.first.invasion.towards.Ethiopia,.and.he.will.take.Ethiopia;.but.that'll.be.his.last..He.
shall.come.to.his.end..
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We. will. be. in. war. with. Germany.. Watch. Russia.. (Now,. that's...). Communism,. Nazism,. and.
Fascism....Watch.Russia..But.that.is.not.the.main.one.to.watch..
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It.shall\\also.has.been.an.evil.thing.done.in.this.country;.they.have.permitted.women.to.vote..
This.is.a.woman's.nation,.and.she.will.pollute.this.nation.as.Eve.did.Eden..
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Now,.you.see.why.I'm.hammering.the.way.I.do..I.got,.THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD..
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In.her.voting.she.will.elect.the.wrong.person..The.Americans.will.take.a.great.beating.at.a.place.
that.Germany.will.build,.which.will.be.a.great.wall.built.of.concrete.(The.Maginot.Line,.eleven.
years.before.it.was.ever.built.).But.finally.they.will.be.victors..
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Then.when.these.women.help.elect.the.wrong.person,.then.I.seen.a.great.woman.rise.up.in.the.
United.States,.well\dressed.and.beautiful,.but.cruel.in.heart..She.will.either.guide.or.lead.this.
nation.to.ruination..(I've.got.in.parenthesis."perhaps.Catholic.church.").
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Also,.science.will.progress,.especially.in.the.mechanical.world..Automobiles.will.continue.to.get.
like.egg.shape..Finally.they.will.build.one.that.won't.need.a.steering.wheel..(They've.got.it.now.).
It.will.be.controlled.by.some.other.power..
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Then.I.seen.the.United.States.as.one.smoldering,.burnt\over.place..It.will.be.near.the.end..(Then.
I've.got.in.parenthesis:."I.predict.that.this.will.take.place.".Now,.remember,.the.Lord.ne....That's.
what.the.Lord.showed,.but."I.predict.this.will.take.place.before.1977.").
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60\1113.CONDEMNATION.BY.REPRESENTATION.
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Reading.the."Visions.of.1933".
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Revised.prophecies..
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Seven.of.them..
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.President.Roosevelt..
.Mussolini.invades.Ethiopia.
.Communism,.Nazism,.Fascism.
.Maginot.Line.
.Woman.rule.the.nation.
.Egg.shaped.cars.
.Destruction.of.the.United.States.
Seven.prophecies..
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Written.down.in.1933..
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Read.before.the.people..
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"Science. has. brought. us. sickness.. Science. has. brought. us. diseases,. death.Look!. Scientific.
hybreeding.has.brought.death.to.the.generation,.of.foods.and.things..It's.got.the.people.so.soft.
and.so,.until.the\\the.man.and.women.are.made.up.out.of.a.bunch.of.muck,.and.there's.no\\
there's.no\\there's.no.structure.in.it..It's.become.a.bunch.of.soft.jellyfish..They.can't.live.without.
an. air. conditioner,. they. perish.. They. can't. play. a. baseball. game,. if. one. of. them. gets. tapped.
somewhere,.it.kills.him,.in.the.boxing.rings.and.whatmore..And.it's.so.soft.till.men.and.women,.
well,.it's.perverting.them..
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And.they're.injecting.this.hybreed.into.cattle.which.has.come.back.into.mankind.now,.according.
to.science.themselves,.and.is.making.perversions.out.of.them..Because,.when.a\\a.cow.is.hybrid,.
or.any.food.is.hybrid,.that.food.makes.blood.cell,.and.blood.cell.is.your.life..See.what.it's.done?.
And.then,.into.meat,.they.inject.these.here.injections.into.the.meat,.and.now.it's.proved.that.
these.injections.take.effect.upon.the.human.race..Scientific!.
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They.spray.the.fields.with.this.DDT,.I.seen.the.other.day,.and.now.we.got.eight.hundred.sick.
people.in.this.community.from.eating.eggs..Do.you.remember.years.ago.when.I.first,.when.we.
had.the.little.bitty.structure.here,.and.I.was.prophesying,.and.said,."It.shall.come.to.pass.in.the.
last.days,.don't.live.in.a.valley.and.don't.eat.eggs.".I've.got.it.on.my.book..I.thought.there.was.
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something.about.that,.and.I.went.and.looked.at.it.."Don't.eat.eggs.".That.was.way.back.in.1933..
Eggs.has.got.something.in.them.now,.and.I.see.where.science.says.that.a.man.over.fifty.years.old.
should.never.eat.an.egg,.because.it's.the.hardest.thing.on.a.heart.that.can.be.eaten..Diseases!".
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63\0721.HE.CARES.DO.YOU.CARE.
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Why.was.this.prophecy.added.to."the.list?".
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Why.did.nobody.call.him.out.on.this?.
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They.did..
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"QUESTION:.Brother.Branham,.when.you.prophesy.about:.won't.eat.eggs,.don't.live.in.the.valley,.
was.that.prophecy.just.for.you.or.for.the.congregation?.All.right..
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Years.ago,.about.thirty.years.ago,.I.gave.a.prophecy.that.it.would.come.to.pass.that.in.the.last.
days.that.there.would.be.diseases.amongst.animals,.amongst.cattle,.and.eggs,.even.to.eggs..And.
it.come.to.pass,.that.there'd.be.eggs.that.wouldn't.be.fit.to.eat..Also,.it.would.come.to.pass.that.
people. living. in. valleys.... Now. remember,. I. prophesied. that. way. back. thirty. years. ago,. that. it.
would.come.to.pass,.that.people.living.in.valleys,.that.I'd.ask.the.Christians.to.move.from.valleys,.
and. that. they're. not. to. eat.... Different. meats. and. things. like. that,. would. be. poison.. It'd. be.
dangerous.(I.believe.the.way.I.had.it).for.people.to.live.in.valleys..
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Now,.that.was.before.they.had.fallout.or.knowed.anything.about.fallout..But.that.was.the.Holy.
Spirit. warning. me.. And. right. now,. even. to. our. cattle. (You. see. them. off. the. markets,). being.
sprayed.by.DDT.has.set.up.something.in.the.cow..
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Notice.again,.all.this.hybreeding.stuff.and.things.that.they're.doing.is.absolutely.decaying.the.
human.race.."Thirty.percent\\twenty.or.thirty.percent,".Reader's.Digest.said,."of.the.patients.in.
the.hospital.is.put.in.there.because.of.the.doctors.".They'll.give.you.a.medicine.to.knock.this.out.
of.you,.and.it.sets.up.something.else.over.here..
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And.did.you.notice.eggs?.Last.year.hundreds.of.cases.in.Louisville.and.Jeffersonville.fell.sick.and.
was.hospitalized.from.vomiting.from.eating.eggs.that.the.chicken.in.the.valley.here....The.eggs.
out.of.the.valley.picked.up.fallout.and.poison.in.weeds,.and.so.forth;.everything.is.contaminated..
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But.here's.where.you.get.it,.my.brother..I.believe.with.all.my.heart.that.it's.written.in.the.Scripture.
that\\that.no.food.should.be.received.without.it.be.received.with.thanksgiving,.for.it's.sanctified.
by.the.Word.of.God.and.prayer..See?.If.you.eat.it,.say,."Lord.Jesus,.You.prepared.the.food.for.
me..Now,.with.faith.I.sanctify.this.food.to.the.strength.of.our.bodies.".Then.eat.it,.for.in.all.we.do.
is.by.faith.".
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64\0830E.QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.
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Was.faith."not.good.enough".before.this."prophecy".was.added.to."the.list?".
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1948:.
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[Blank.spot.on.tape\\Ed.].And.on.the.third\\the.second.day.from.then,.the.man.was.up.out.of.the.
bed,.shaved,.eating.ham.and.eggs.for.breakfast,.and.went.home,.and.went.back.to.his.work..He's.
living.there.now..Why?.It's.THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD..See.what.I.mean?.
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48\0302.EXPERIENCES.
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"THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD?".
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Why.did.God.tell.the.entire.world.not.to.eat.eggs,.
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And.then.tell.this.man.to.eat.them?.
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"My.wife.was.cooking.some.bacon.and.eggs.out.there.".
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55\0224.WATER.FROM.THE.ROCK.
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Did.the."prophet.of.god".ignore.the."word".of.the.Lord?.
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Or.did.the."prophet".know.that.this."word".did.not.come.from.the.Lord?.
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How.many.other."prophecies".were."revised".or.removed?.
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"Let.no.one.disqualify.you,.insisting.on.asceticism.and.worship.of.angels,.going.on.in.detail.about.
visions,.puffed.up.without.reason.by.his.sensuous.mind".
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Colossians.2:18.
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"But. the. prophet. who. shall. speak. a. word. presumptuously. in. My. name. which. I. have. not.
die..And.you.may.say.in.your.heart,.How.shall.we.know.the.word.which.the.LORD.has.not.spoken?.
shall.not.be.afraid.of.him.".
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Seek.the.Truth.
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It's.in.the.Bible.
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232.
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233.
Splinter$Groups$$
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Around. the. year. 1914,. only. ten. years. after. the. Azusa. Street. Revival,. a. group. of. Pentecostals.
severed.themselves.from.the.original.movement.to.create.a.division.that.would.later.become.
known. as. the. “Oneness. Pentecostals”. or. the. “Apostolic. Faith.”. . . This. new. Pentecostal.
denomination.of.faith.disagreed.on.not.only.the.Godhead,.but.also.upon.the.work.that.Jesus.
Christ.did.on.the.cross..
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The.original.movement,.spearheaded.by.Charles.Parham.and.William.Seymour,.started.with.the.
foundation.of.the.Christianity.teaching.that.the.Grace.of.God.was.sufficient,.and.that.the.blood.
of. Jesus. Christ. upon. the. cross. covers. all. sin.. . Many. were. accepting. of. the. original. movement.
during.the.first.ten.years,.and.it.quickly.grew.in.number.and.spread...
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From.Azusa.Street,.this.looked.like.the.Day.of.Pentecost.from.the.Bible...All.were.of.like.mind,.
like.faith,.and.it.looked.like.the.power.of.the.Holy.Spirit.fell.directly.on.the.flesh...They.were.
speaking.with.new.tongues,.and.those.tongues.seemed.to.be.on.fire.for.God..
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Seeds.of.division.and.separation.were.planted.before.the.movement.started...Followers.of.John.
Alexander.Dowie.from.Zion,.Illinois.were.watching.as.a.new.movement.started.drawing.more.
attention. in. the. events. leading. to. the. Revival.. . When. Parham. was. accused. of. sodomy. and.
homosexual. relations. that. led. to. his. arrest,. the. Zion. City. Herald. ran. a. juicy. article. describing.
Parham’s.fall.to.sin...This.sparked.a.rival.for.power.that.was.a.tug\of\war.between.Parham.and.
Zion. City’s. Wilbur. Voliva,. a. battle. for. leadership. that. would. continue. long. after. Parham. had.
seemingly.lost.his.position.as.founder.of.the.movement..
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Consequently,.after.only.ten.years.into.the.movement,.that.“like.mind”.and.unity.of.faith.that.
the. early. followers. experienced. quickly. turned. into. conflict. and. opposition.. . Those. conflicts.
created.division,.and.caused.the.Pentecostal.faith.to.splinter.like.a.piece.of.glass.dropping.from.
the.sky..
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When.we.hear.the.term.“Oneness.Pentecostalism”.today,.we.generally.think.on.terms.of.the.
Godhead,.specifically.the.teaching.that.Jesus.of.the.New.Testament.was.Jehovah.of.the.Old...We.
associate.this.type.of.Pentecostalism.with.those.that.denounce.the.triune.nature.of.God..
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But.the.divisions.created.by.the.followers.of.the.false.prophet.John.Alexander.Dowie.of.Zion.City.
and. the. followers. of. the. homosexual. deviant. Charles. Fox. Parham. had. much. deeper. roots...
Parham.and.Voliva.were.in.a.leadership.contest,.and.both.battled.to.make.their.followers.become.
more.“holy”.in.the.eyes.of.their.fellow.man...The.doctrinal.beliefs.that.these.two.men.implanted.
would.later.become.the.foundation.for.the.doctrines.in.the.movement.teaching.that.these.things.
made.the.people.more.“holy”.in.the.eyes.of.God.–.though.these.divisions.were.political.in.nature.
instead.of.religious.changes.of.the.heart..
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The.root.of.the.division.started.with.the.change.of.focus...While.most.of.the.Christians.in.the.
group.placed.their.focus.on.Jesus.Christ,.the.movement.itself.started.focusing.on.the.Holy.Spirit.
and.the.“gifts”.that.they.associated.with.the.Spirit...These.“gifts,”.over.time,.became.known.as.
the. “evidence. of. the. Holy. Spirit,”. and. without. this. “evidence,”. the. leaders. of. the. movement.
would.proclaim.that.the.poor.follower’s.soul.was.lost.and.bound.for.hell..
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Then,. within. each. “splinter. group,”. these. groups. splintered. off. into. an. even. smaller. group. of.
people,.and.again.into.smaller.ones..
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The.cult.of.William.Branham.has.numerous.groups,.none.agreeing.with.each.other.on.doctrine.
or.prophecy...There.is.the.“Return.Ministry”.group,.those.that.believe.Branham.will.rise.from.the.
dead.just.as.Jesus.Christ.did.–.before.the.resurrection...There.is.the.“Thunders”.groups,.those.
that.believe.they.have.the.special.“mystery”.of.the.Seven.Thunders.of.Revelation...There.are.
those.that.believe.William.Branham.was.god,.and.a.splinter.cell.thriving.locally.that.believe.that.
Branham’s.son,.Joseph,.is.god...So.many.divisions.from.so.many.splinter.cells.–.and.their.original.
root.is.not.William.Branham...Their.roots.come.from.the.Azusa.Street.Revival...Branham.was.part.
of.the.Apostolic.Faith.Mission..
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Many.people.do.not.realize.this,.but.the.reason.for.error.was.not.the.works\righteous.faith.or.
the.signs.and.wonders...In.the.original.revival,.there.were.many.who.still.held.strictly.to.Bible.
teaching...The.underlying.reason.the.movement.quickly.became.a.hotbed.of.division.and.conflict.
was.because.the.Apostolic.Faith.splinter.group.denied.the.Word..
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Many.are.familiar.with.the.opening.of.the.book.of.John:.
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In.the.beginning.was.the.Word,.and.the.Word.was.WITH.God,.and.the.Word.WAS.God..He.was.
in.the.beginning.WITH.God..All.things.were.made.through.him,.and.without.him.was.not.any.
thing.made.that.was.made..In.him.was.life,.and.the.life.was.the.light.of.men..–.John.1:1\4.
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While.the.words.of.John.proclaim.the.“Word.was.WITH.God,”.and.that.“He.was.in.the.beginning.
WITH.God,”.the.new.breed.of.Pentecostals.began.teaching.that.this.“Word”.was.the.“mind”.of.
the.Invisible.God...They.started.teaching.that.this.Word.was.the.“thoughts.expressed”.by.a.being.
that.was.very.similar.in.nature.to.a.human..
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For.this.doctrine.to.find.growth,.the.new.breed.of.Apostolic.also.had.to.change.the.nature.of.
Jesus.Christ,.inventing.a.“new.and.different.Jesus.”..No.longer.was.the.“Word.made.flesh.to.dwell.
among.us”.in.their.teaching...The.Christ.that.the.movement.invented.claimed.that.Jesus.was.an.
incarnation.of.God,.the.Father.presenting.Himself.in.the.form.of.human.flesh..
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But.when.you.deny.the.Word,.and.deny.the.Word.was.WITH.God,.and.deny.that.the.Word.WAS.
God,.there.will.be.conflict..
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The.Gospel.according.to.John.describes.the.very.same.thing.the.Book.of.John.lays.out.plainly.for.
all.to.read:.
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That.which.was.from.the.beginning,.which.we.have.heard,.which.we.have.seen.with.our.eyes,.
which.we.looked.upon.and.have.touched.with.our.hands,.concerning.the.Word.of.life—the.life.
was.made.manifest,.and.we.have.seen.it,.and.testify.to.it.and.proclaim.to.you.the.eternal.life,.
which.was.WITH.the.Father.and.was.made.manifest.to.us—.that.which.we.have.seen.and.heard.
we.proclaim.also.to.you,.so.that.you.too.may.have.fellowship.with.us;.and.indeed.our.fellowship.
is.with.the.Father.AND.with.his.Son.Jesus.Christ..And.we.are.writing.these.things.so.that.our.joy.
may.be.complete..
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\\John.1:1\4.
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It.is.interesting,.because.if.we.continue.reading.into.the.first.chapter,.John.tells.us.the.very.reason.
that.the.many.splinters.of.the.Pentecostal.faith.could.never.fellowship.with.one.another..
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These. new. Apostolic. Pentecostals. started. proclaiming. the. many. “sins”. that. the. other.
Pentecostals. had. in. their. lives,. from. the. way. they. dressed. to. the. things. they. enjoyed.. . They.
started.teaching.that.they.were.better.than.the.other.splinter.groups,.because.they.did.not.have.
this.sin..
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John.tells.us.that.if.we.do.must.walk.in.the.true.light.of.the.Word,.Jesus.Christ,.if.we.want.to.have.
true.fellowship...And.that.if.we.say.that.we.do.not.have.sin,.we.have.just.made.that.Word.a.liar:.
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But.if.we.walk.in.the.light,.as.he.is.in.the.light,.we.have.fellowship.with.one.another,.and.the.
blood.of.Jesus.his.Son.cleanses.us.from.all.sin..If.we.say.we.have.no.sin,.we.deceive.ourselves,.
and.the.truth.is.not.in.us..If.we.confess.our.sins,.he.is.faithful.and.just.to.forgive.us.our.sins.and.
to.cleanse.us.from.all.unrighteousness...If.we.say.we.have.not.sinned,.we.make.him.a.liar,.and.
his.word.is.not.in.us...–.John.1:7\10.
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In.fact,.if.we.continue.reading.the.Book.of.John,.we.find.that.the.new.splinter.groups.placed.
themselves.directly.under.sin.when.they.denied.that.Jesus.Christ.was.the.Son.of.God.for.their.
Oneness. teaching.. . John. says. that. anyone. who. denies. that. Jesus. was. the. Son. of. God. cannot.
overcome:.
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Everyone.who.believes.that.Jesus.is.the.Christ.has.been.born.of.God,.and.everyone.who.loves.the.
Father.loves.whoever.has.been.born.of.him...By.this.we.know.that.we.love.the.children.of.God,.
when.we.love.God.and.obey.his.commandments..For.this.is.the.love.of.God,.that.we.keep.his.
commandments..And.his.commandments.are.not.burdensome..For.everyone.who.has.been.born.
of.God.overcomes.the.world..And.this.is.the.victory.that.has.overcome.the.world—our.faith..Who.
is.it.that.overcomes.the.world.except.the.one.who.believes.that.Jesus.is.the.Son.of.God?.
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That.Son,.remember,.was.the.Word...The.Word.that.was.WITH.God,.and.the.Word.that.WAS.God...
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John.makes.it.very.clear,.driving.the.point.home.that.there.are.Three.–.not.One...He.compares.
the.Three.in.heaven.with.the.representation.of.those.Three.here.on.earth.
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For.there.are.Three.that.bear.record.in.heaven,.the.Father,.the.Word,.and.the.Holy.Ghost:.and.
these.three.are.one..
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And.there.are.three.that.bear.witness.in.earth,.the.Spirit,.and.the.water,.and.the.blood:.and.these.
three.agree.in.one...–.John.5:7\8.
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The. splinter. groups. that. follow. the. Oneness. teaching. have. denied. the. first. part. of. these. two.
points...If.we.were.to.re\write.the.words.of.the.scriptures.according.to.their.faith,.it.would.be.
something.like.this:.
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For.there.is.only.ONE.that.bears.record.in.heaven,.Oneness.god...And.Oneness.god.is.the.ONLY.
one..
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But.there.is.a.second.half.to.this.statement,.remember?..There.are.Three.that.bear.witness.in.
heaven,.but.there.are.also.three.that.bear.witness.on.earth...Not.only.did.they.deny.the.Three.in.
heaven,.but.by.placing.their.“evidence”.of.the.Holy.Spirit.on.these.“gifts,”.they.have.denied.the.
three.here.on.earth...
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John.does.say.that.the.Spirit.bears.record.here.on.earth...That.part.is.correct...But.there.are.three,.
remember?..We.can’t.forget.the.blood!..We.can’t.forget.the.water!.
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Our.baptism.is.the.outward.expression.of.our.faith.in.Jesus.Christ,.the.Word...And.that.Word.was.
made.manifest.and.died.on.the.cross.for.our.sins...There.is.nothing.that.we.ourselves.can.do.to.
become.more.“holy,”.He.has.already.done.it.for.us!.
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Paul.says:.For.by.grace.are.you.saved.through.faith;.and.that.not.of.yourselves:.it.is.the.gift.of.
God..\.Ephesians.2:8..
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Many.have.asked.me,.what.harm.is.there.in.believing.this.Oneness.Pentecostal.faith.that.was.
created.by.the.political.agendas.between.the.followers.of.a.false.prophet.and.the.followers.of.a.
homosexual.deviant...Because.the.god.they.serve.is.named.“Jesus,”.they.ask.“What.does.it.hurt.
you.to.believe.it.anyway?”.
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Those.were.the.exact.words.spoken.to.me.when.I.asked.the.very.first.question.regarding.failed.
prophecy.to.the.pastor.at.the.Branham.Tabernacle.in.Jeffersonville,.Indiana...As.this.pastor.was.
excommunicating. me,. shunning. me. before. others. could. find. out. they. were. following. a. man.
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proclaiming.to.be.a.“prophet”.who.had.failed.prophecy,.he.asked.that.question:..“What.does.it.
hurt.you.to.believe.it.anyway?”.
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I.wish.that.I.had.been.in.a.home.that.was.centered.around.the.Word.of.God,.the.Word.that.was.
WITH.God.and.the.Word.that.WAS.God...I.wish.I.had.studied.the.Word,.instead.of.the.words.of.a.
false.prophet...
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Had.I.been.filled.with.the.Word,.I.would.have.simply.read.the.next.paragraph.of.this.chapter.from.
John.5:.
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Whoever.believes.in.the.Son.of.God.has.the.testimony.in.himself...Whoever.does.not.believe.God.
has.made.him.a.liar,.because.he.has.not.believed.in.the.testimony.that.God.has.borne.concerning.
his.Son...And.this.is.the.testimony,.that.God.gave.us.eternal.life,.and.this.life.is.in.his.Son...Whoever.
has.the.Son.has.life;.whoever.does.not.have.the.Son.of.God.does.not.have.life...I.write.these.
things.to.you.who.believe.in.the.name.of.the.Son.of.God.that.you.may.know.that.you.have.eternal.
life....
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Ask.yourselves:..Which.is.more.important?..The.Word?..Or.faith.in.your.“splinter.group?”.
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Moving$Bracelets$$
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I.was.recently.shown.a.video.of.a.youth.meeting.for.the.children.of.the.cult.of.William.Branham...
The.point.of.interest.was.one.of.the.cult.pastors.choosing.two.children.from.the.audience,.making.
them.prance.around.the.stage.behind.him,.each.pretending.to.be.a.word...One.child.was.“signs,”.
and.the.other.child.was.“wonders,”.and.the.pastor.himself.pretended.to.“believe.”..
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His.message.to.the.children.was.“signs.and.wonders”.follow.them.that.believe..
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This.struck.me.as.odd,.because.Jesus.Himself.said.that.an.“evil.and.adulterous.generation.seeks.
after.a.sign,”.but.the.cult.pastor.had.added.the.word.“wonders”.to.the.equation,.loosely.quoting.
Mark.16..
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Mark.16.does.mention.“signs”.that.follow.the.believers,.but.does.not.mention.“wonders.”..
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And.these.signs.will.accompany.those.who.believe:.in.my.name.they.will.cast.out.demons;.they.
will.speak.in.new.tongues;.they.will.pick.up.serpents.with.their.hands;.and.if.they.drink.any.deadly.
poison,.it.will.not.hurt.them;.they.will.lay.their.hands.on.the.sick,.and.they.will.recover.”..\\.Mark.
16:17\18..
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This.reminded.me.of.one.of.my.favorite.sermons.by.William.Branham,.the.cult.leader...Looking.
back,.I.realize.that.my.heart.was.not.in.the.right.place.as.I.eagerly.listened.to.this.sermon.as.a.
child,.but.the.heart.of.a.child.is.captured.by.all.things.magic..
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In.the.very.first.sermon.on.recorded.tape,.“Faith.Is.The.Substance,”.William.Branham.tells.a.story.
of.how.he.used.his.“faith”.to.move.a.bracelet.hanging.from.a.string...And.I’m.sure.that.all.of.the.
children.in.the.congregation.of.this.sermon.were.just.as.captured.by.the.magic.as.I.was.–.and.
probably.even.some.little.old.ladies.who.had.never.seen.the.trick.performed..
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I.do.wonder.about.the.children,.though,.especially.the.ones.who.grew.up.and.discovered.how.
the.“magician”.softly.blows.through.a.slightly.open.side.of.his.mouth,.and.performs.great.“signs.
and.wonders”.for.other.children.who.are.not.looking.for.Christ...Why.would.they.need.God.if.an.
atheist.in.college.can.perform.the.same.trick?..The.atheist.will.even.tell.you.how.he.did.it!.
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And.don’t.get.me.wrong...There.is.nothing.wrong.with.faith,.and.I.do.believe.that.faith.can.move.
mountains.–.so.long.as.there.is.a.need.strong.enough.to.move.it...I.do.not.believe.we.are.called.
to.go.around.staring.at.mountains,.trying.to.“faith.it.to.the.other.side,”.like.the.power.of.the.
“Force”.in.Star.Wars...
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You.see,.that.is.when.your.“faith”.turns.into.“sorcery.”..When.we.try.to.do.“signs.and.wonders”.
without. intervention. from. the. God. of. Heaven,. we. are. trying. to. be. sorcerers. like. the. evil.
“Saruman”.of.“Lord.of.the.Rings.”..We.are.trying.to.become.the.bad.guys,.not.the.good.guys..
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Even.though.Hollywood.is.so.far.distanced.from.God,.we.find.that.many.of.our.movies.give.us.
the.same.message...They.are.written.from.books,.which.also.give.the.same.message,.some.of.
which. come. from. authors. who. actually. read. their. Bibles.. . Sorcery. is. demonic,. and. was.
condemned.under.Mosaic.Law...Those.who.went.around.holding.strings.with.bracelets.on.them.
to.trick.the.children.of.Israel.into.believing.they.had.great.power.were.stoned.to.death..
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But.in.the.day.we.are.living,.we.have.not.witnessed.the.great.“signs.and.wonders”.that.God.did.
as.he.was.creating.the.Church...We.did.not.witness.the.Red.Sea.parting...We.did.not.witness.the.
walls.crumbling.down.from.simply.marching.around.them.seven.times...We.did.not.witness.Jesus.
walking.on.the.water,.or.turning.water.into.wine..
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More.to.the.point,.we.did.not.witness.what.the.Pagan.Gentiles.witnessed.as.the.early.church.was.
spreading.Christianity..
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When.God.comes.on.the.scene.to.show.the.nations.serving.other.gods.that.He.is.the.Supreme.
God,.and.according.to.scripture,.He.does.great.signs.and.wonders.before.the.people...He.will.take.
a.people.that.are.familiar.with.the.sorcery.and.the.magic.of.the.Pagan.temples,.show.the.people.
that.He.is.far.more.powerful,.and.convince.them.to.leave.their.idolatry.to.serve.the.One.True.
God..
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All.throughout.the.Bible,.we.have.examples.of.this...When.God.turns.a.people.from.serving.idols,.
there.are.signs.and.wonders...The.people.need.to.be.convinced.in.order.to.break.the.bonds.that.
mentally.hold.them.to.their.magic..
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But.notice.also:.after.the.people.have.turned.to.the.One.True.God,.then.God.no.longer.needs.to.
show.them.his.power.and.might...After.He.fills.their.hearts.with.His.Love,.it.is.that.Perfect.Love.
that.holds.them.and.draws.them.closer.to.God.–.not.the.signs.and.wonders..
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But.the.Divine.Healing.movement.that.started.with.John.Alexander.Dowie.of.Zion.City.and.later.
re\started.with.William.Branham.seemed.to.take.the.opposing.standpoint...In.fact,.when.you.
show.a.follower.of.the.cult.of.William.Branham.any.of.the.failed.prophecies,.they.will.look.you.
right.in.the.eye.and.say,.“He.is.a.vindicated.prophet...He.could.heal!”.
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This. movement,. by. nature,. is. what. Paul. would. call. “worldly.”. . Not. “worldly”. by. the. same.
definition. used. by. the. Pentecostals. to. describe. things. that. did. not. agree. with. their. rules. or.
theology,.but.the.Greek.word.“kosmikas”.that.describe.things.pertaining.to.this.world.instead.
heavenly.things..
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To.Titus.in.chapter.2,.Paul.writes:.
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Show.yourself.in.all.respects.to.be.a.model.of.good.works,.and.in.your.teaching.show.integrity,.
dignity,.and.sound.speech.that.cannot.be.condemned,.so.that.an.opponent.may.be.put.to.shame,.
having.nothing.evil.to.say.about.us...Bondservants.are.to.be.submissive.to.their.own.masters.in.
everything;.they.are.to.be.well\pleasing,.not.argumentative,.not.pilfering,.but.showing.all.good.
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faith,.so.that.in.everything.they.may.adorn.the.doctrine.of.God.our.Savior...For.the.grace.of.God.
has. appeared,. bringing. salvation. for. all. people,. training. us. to. renounce. ungodliness. and.
worldly(kosmikas).passions,.and.to.live.self\controlled,.upright,.and.godly.lives.in.the.present.age,.
waiting.for.our.blessed.hope,.the.appearing.of.the.glory.of.our.great.God.and.Savior.Jesus.Christ.
–.Titus.2:7\13.
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When.the.Apostles.and.missionaries.were.spreading.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.to.the.temples.
filled. with. magic,. God. knew. that. their. minds. were. focused. on. the. things. of. this. earth. –. not.
heavenly. things.. . So. to. help. pull. them. out. of. idolatry,. God. also. gave. them. earthly. signs. and.
wonders.to.witness..
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Healing.was.a.sign...It.was.used.by.God.to.help.bring.others.to.Christ,.and.there.are.examples.of.
it.in.scripture...But.healing.focuses.on.this.earthly.body.–.not.the.heavenly.body.or.the.soul...
Healing.is.a.blessing.from.God,.a.blessing.that.God.still.uses.today.for.His.Glory,.but.our.focus.
cannot.be.on.the.earthly.body.–.it.must.be.on.our.soul...And.not.only.our.soul,.but.the.others.
around.us!.
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Paul.even.gives.us.this.example.in.scripture...Though.Paul.administered.healing.(from.God).to.the.
many,.we.find.that.he.did.not.go.around.showing.“signs.and.wonders”.to.the.saved.unless.it.was.
for.God’s.own.purpose...He.did.not.“heal”.Trophimus:.
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Erastus.stayed.in.Corinth,.but.Trophimus.I.have.left.in.Miletus.sick.(2.Timothy.4:20)..
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When.Timothy.fell.sick,.Paul.did.not.send.brothers.to.lay.hands.on.him.and.administer.healing.
from. the. Lord.. . Paul. knew. that. there. was. a. medicine. Timothy. could. take. to. get. better. –. a.
medicine.that.is.strictly.condemned.by.the.cult.of.William.Branham:.
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No. longer. drink. only. water,. but. use. a. little. wine. for. your. stomachs. sake. and. your. frequent.
infirmities.(1.Timothy.5:23)..
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But.the.Divine.Healing.movement.that.was.kick\started.by.William.Branham.and.has.produced.
the.likes.of.Benny.Hinn.and.others.do.not.take.the.same.approach...EVERYONE.can.be.healed!..
All.you.need.to.do.is.have.faith!..Keep.the.faith,.or.you.will.“lose.your.healing!”.
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These.ministers.do.not.point.to.God.for.healing...If.they.did,.then.they.would.not.have.a.single.
“follower,”.because.the.people.would.know.they.could.go.directly.to.the.Source...Instead,.we.
have.the.followers.of.Benny.Hinn,.the.followers.of.Oral.Roberts,.and.the.followers.of.William.
Branham...As.missionaries.are.sent,.they.are.converted.to.“The.Message”.or.some.other.agenda.
–.not.conversions.to.Christ..
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That.is.because.the.fundamental.element.to.the.healing.is.the.man.behind.the.podium...Without.
him,.all.of.these.hundreds.of.people.would.surely.die.from.their.sickness!..“That.medicine.the.
doctor.gave.them.has.NOTHING.to.do.with.the.healing!..It’s.ME!..The.man.on.the.platform!..Pay.
no.attention.to.the.Man.behind.the.curtain!”.
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Before.Branhamism.turned.into.a.cult.following,.William.Branham.tried.to.become.Sauron...He.
wanted.the.people.to.believe.in.HIM.for.their.healing...Even.the.second.“commission.story”.he.
invented.gave.that.exact.idea:..“If.you.can.get.the.people.to.believe.in.you.[William.Branham],.
nothing.will.stand.in.your.way,.not.even.cancer.”.
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Branham.even.promoted.himself.as.the.one.with.the.power.–.again,.bypassing.God...It.is.almost.
as.if.he.is.standing.on.the.platform.between.the.followers.and.their.Bibles.with.his.arms.stretched.
wide.in.a.long.white.robe.and.crooked.stick.screaming,.“YOU.SHALL.NOT.PASS!”.
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After.giving.the.example.of.the.magician’s.trick.with.the.string,.Branham.tells.the.people.this:.
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I'll.take.any.cross\eyed.child.you've.got.in.this.meeting,.you.bring.it.up.here.without.even.praying.
for.it,.and.just.let.me.look.at.it.straight.in.the.eyes.like.that,.I'll.make.its.eyes.come.straight..\\.47\
0412..FAITH.IS.THE.SUBSTANCE.
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If.people.only.knew.how.damaging.this.is,.this.“worldly”.focus.on.Divine.Healing,.they.would.
abandon.it.and.get.back.to.their.Bibles...God.does.heal,.and.God.does.use.us.to.lead.other.souls.
to.Him..
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But.what.about.the.poor.soul.who.is.held.captive.by.this.magician,.who.lives.their.entire.lives.
condemned.because.they.“must.not.be.good.enough”.for.God.to.heal?..What.about.the.brother.
in.Arizona.who.lived.his.entire.live.looking.forward.to.the.day.when.he.would.“say.the.right.thing”.
and.stand.up.out.of.his.wheelchair.to.walk?..What.about.the.mother.lying.in.the.bed.dying.whose.
children.are.all.by.her.bedside.being.told.that.she.will.live.and.not.die...Do.we.really.think.that.
these.children.will.not.be.strongly.shaken.in.their.faith.when.they.watch.their.mother.die?.
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Worse,.what.about.the.poor.soul.who.refuses.medicine.so.that.they.can.have.a.greater.testimony.
of.their.faith?..The.one.who.goes.through.the.prayer.line,.suffering,.when.a.simple.injection.could.
save.their.lives?..What.impact.does.that.have.on.the.ENTIRE.church.when.they.die.from.their.
denial.of.the.cure?..Is.this.the.type.of.ministry.that.God.wants?.
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God.is.not.calling.a.group.of.wizards...We.will.not.be.reigning.in.a.fantasy.land.with.an.all\seeing\
eye.connected.to.a.crystal.ball...We.will.not.be.walking.around.the.edges.of.the.world.showing.
other.wizards.how.we.can.move.strings.farther.than.they.can...
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God.is.calling.a.Church...He.is.calling.a.people.that.will.serve.Him,.even.if.their.one.single.calling.
in.live.is.pain.and.suffering...He.is.calling.a.person.that.will.stand.by.His.side,.even.if.it.means.they.
must.die.of.cancer.to.save.another.soul...
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God.cares.enough.about.that.one.soul,.that.in.His.sovereignty,.He.is.willing.to.do.anything.to.save.
it...
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And. it’s. not. that. he. doesn’t. care. about. the. person. sick. and. dying,. as. this. Divine. Healing.
movement.will.teach.you...He.does.care...But.he.cares.for.the.soul,.the.heavenly.portion.–.not.
the.worldly.thing...This.body,.this.flesh,.will.one.day.cease.to.breathe...But.when.this.body.puts.
on.immortality,.the.soul.will.live.forever..
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Don’t.you.want.to.do.everything.you.can.to.bring.another.soul.with.you?..Don’t.you.want.to.
endure.your.trials.with.peace.and.joy,.as.He.did.for.us?..
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Jesus.said,.“Take.up.thy.cross.and.follow.me.”..Too.many.times,.I.think.people.have.been.misled.
into.thinking,.“take.up.thy.string.on.thine.bracelet.and.make.it.move.”..They.have.not.been.taught.
the.true.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
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I.think.that.is.the.number.one.reason.so.many.turn.atheist.after.experiencing.the.Divine.Healing.
false.doctrine...If.you.notice,.the.number.one.reason.they.claim.to.have.turned.away.from.God.
is.because.there.are.so.many.sick.and.dying.in.the.world...Their.question:.“Why.would.a.God.who.
holds.the.keys.to.everything.care.so.little.about.us.that.he.would.let.entire.countries.starve.to.
death.and.sickness.claim.thousands.each.day?”.
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They’ve. never. been. told. the. real. Gospel. of. Jesus. Christ.. . They’ve. never. experienced. peace...
They’ve.never.had.Christ.as.their.foundation..
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Instead,.they.have.a.man.who.can.move.a.string..
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Out$Of$The$Cult$And$Into$Grace$
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If. you. were. born. and. raised. in. a. cult,. lived. your. entire. life. believing. in. a. better. pathway. to.
salvation.than.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.in.its.simplicity,.and.taught.that.there.were.several.‘extra.
things’.you.must.also.do.in.order.to.be.saved,.then.you.will.find.yourself.in.a.strange.place.as.you.
try.to.accept.freedom..
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Freedom,.you.will.quickly.find,.is.something.that.other.churches.take.for.granted..They.never.
experienced.true.bondage.like.you.have..While.you.were.born.with.shackles,.they.were.born.
free..
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But.you.can.be.free..Christ.can.set.you.free..He.can.help.you.out.of.the.cult.and.into.His.Grace..
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Transistor$Radio$Prayer$Lines$
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When.you.mention.the.term.“Faith.Healing”.to.a.Christian,.they.will.quickly.associate.this.term.
to. the. Biblical. idea. that. faith. in. Jesus. Christ. has. the. power. to. heal. your. body.. They. will.
immediately.think.of.the.cross,.where.Jesus.died,.and.by.the.stripes.on.his.back.we.are.given.
healing...
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But. when. you. mention. “Faith. Healing”. to. someone. who. has. been. influenced. by. the. cult. of.
William.Branham,.they.immediately.begin.to.associate.this.term.with.“Discernment.”.And.not.
the.scriptural.description.of.discernment,.the.Holy.Spirit.helping.you.to.discern.between.good.
and.evil.–.they.associate.“Faith.Healing”.with.the.magical.power.of.guessing.names.and.addresses.
from.the.back.of.a.prayer.card...
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Why?.Because.throughout.the.many.sermons.recorded.by.William.Branham,.the.cult.leader,.they.
are.taught.through.example.after.example.of.the.man.on.the.platform.guessing.the.diseases.of.
the.afflicted...
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They.mistake.“clairvoyance”.with.“discernment.”..
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And.not.just.the.diseases.that.were.written.on.the.backs.of.prayer.cards.and.placed.into.the.
hands.of.the.campaign.team..Many.in.the.cult.will.tell.you.sincerely.that.William.Branham.was.
all\knowing,.just.like.Jesus.Christ..In.fact,.there.are.those.who.have.said.Branham.was.God.among.
us,.and.entire.cult.sects.like.the.“Christ.Branham”.movement.believe.that.this.man.of.flesh.and.
bone.was.Christ.Himself..They.have.made.William.Branham.himself.into.a.“different.jesus.”.They.
have. combined. both. elements. of. the. scripture. from. Matthew. 24:24. into. one. single. William.
Branham:..
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"For.false.Christs.and.false.prophets.will.arise.and.will.show.great.signs.and.wonders,.so.as.to.
mislead...".Mat.24:24..
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I.find.it.odd,.because.when.other.devious.men.do.the.same.tricks,.those.men.are.immediately.
scorned.by.members.of.this.cult..John.Alexander.Dowie,.the.man.Branham.revered.and.fashioned.
his. healing. ministry. after. was. a. false. prophet,. and. though. he. promoted. himself. as. the.
reincarnation. of. Malachi. 4. long. before. Branham,. the. cult. members. will. examine. the. life. and.
prophecy.of.Dowie,.and.quickly.tell.you.that.the.man.was.a.false.prophet.and.charlatan...
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Even.the.Reverend.Jim.Jones,.who.William.Branham.started.on.his.way.to.imfamy,.claimed.to.
have.had.this.gift..Jones,.who.killed.his.entire.congregation.in.South.America...
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But. whenever. a. failed. prophecy. given. by. William. Branham. is. shown. to. a. cult. member,. the.
excuses.start.rising.from.the.depths.of.their.mind,.finding.a.way.to.convince.themselves.that.this.
false.prophet.they.serve.is.somehow.connected.to.God..They.try.to.convince.themselves.that.this.
man.is.different.from.the.rest.–.simply.because.he.said.so...
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In.the.early.days.of.the.faith.healing.movement,.those.who.pretended.to.have.this.“power.to.
peer.into.the.life”.of.those.in.the.prayer.lines.all.used.similar.tactics..You’ll.find.that.before.the.
sudden.rise.of.technology,.“Prayer.Cards”.were.very.necessary.–.even.required.–.in.the.healing.
movement..The.people.were.told.that.these.cards,.with.sections.for.the.patient’s.name,.address,.
sickness,.and.other.information.were.required.so.that.they.could.keep.the.line.orderly.and.avoid.
confusion..On.the.front.of.these.cards.was.a.number,.and.that.number.was.called.to.bring.the.
patients.to.the.front.of.the.line,.one\at\a\time...
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In.smaller.groups.of.people,.it.was.obvious.that.the.cards.were.not.needed..The.people.would.
simply.talk.to.an.usher,.tell.them.their.diseases,.and.be.given.a.place.in.line..The.same.usher.that.
would.have.access.to.the.written.card.had.direct.access.to.the.person.and.their.afflictions...
.
The.early.“faith.healers”.that.used.this.magicians.trick.did.not.have.technology,.but.they.did.have.
a. very. powerful. gift. that. God. had. given. them:. their. memory.. To. advance. the. power. of. their.
memory,. some. of. these. “faith. healers”. would. “fast. for. the. Lord,”. after. learning. the. amazing.
effect.that.fasting.has.on.memory...
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Others. would. use. similar. memorization. skills. that. we. teach. our. kindergarteners. in. school..
Memory. through. association. helps. the. mind. categorize. thoughts. and. gives. you. the. ability. to.
retain.much,.much.more..These.“Faith.Healers”.would.often.be.given.the.color.of.a.shirt,.or.some.
other.unique.description.of.the.patient.by.the.ushers,.and.suddenly.be.given.the.magical.power.
to.know.that.the.lady.in.the.green.sweater.had.eye.trouble...
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Again,.it’s.odd,.because.if.these.things.are.pointed.out.to.a.cult.follower.of.William.Branham.
about.any.other.minister,.they.will.quickly.scorn.and.tell.you.that.the.other.ministers.were.the.
“Jambres.and.Jambres”.that.withstood.Branham’s.“Moses.”..
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But. Branham. himself. is. seen. using. these. memorization. techniques. all. throughout. his. early.
ministry.. This. one. is. the. most. obvious,. because. Branham. cannot. even. see. the. sweater. from.
where.he.is.standing,.and.asks.someone.closeby.to.confirm.the.color.of.the.lady’s.sweater:..
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Can.you.see.that.she's.got.a.green.sweater.on.from.here?.Yes,.ma'am,.that's.fine..How.many.
fingers. would. you. think. she. has\\she's. holding. up. there?. Can. you. count. that. far?. It's. kind. of.
shadowy.but....That's.exactly.right..Now,.say,."Praise.the.Lord,".everybody..You.can.raise.your.
head..Now,.sister,.your.sight.has.coming.and.you're.going.to.be.a.perfect.well.woman.again..47\
1207.EXPERIENCES..
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Under.normal.circumstances,.Branham.would.have.simply.asked.someone.close.by.to.ask.the.
lady.if.she.indeed.was.struggling.with.her.sight,.but.the.color.of.the.sweater.was.very.important.
to.this.part.of.the.meeting..The.lady.with.the.green.sweater.had.entered.the.prayer.meeting.to.
be.healed.of.her.sight...
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If.you.examine.the.prayer.lines.for.the.first.few.years.before.these.“faith.healers”.switched.from.
memorization. to. technology,. we. find. examples. throughout. the. prayer. lines. of. unusual.
memorization.of.the.physical.features.of.the.patients..The.colors.are.most.obvious,.because.most.
men.do.not.notice.the.way.other.men.–.or.even.women.–.are.dressed..Most.men.look.at.the.
facial.features...
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Now,.standing.before.me.is.a.young.man..He.has.brown.hair..He.has.a.blue.coat.on,.a.white.shirt.
with.a.blue.and.white.striped.tie..I.want.you.to.turn.this.way,.young.man..How.many.believes.
that.that's.the.truth?.How.do.you.know.it's.the.truth?.You.have.a.sense.you.possess....51\0729E.
THE.SECOND.MIRACLE..
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Stand.up.here.a.minute,.brother..There.stands.a.man.before.me.with.a.brown.suit.on.and.a.red.
tie.. How. many. believes. it?. How. do. you. know. it?. You. got. five. senses. the. human. body.. "Stay.
there.".[Brother.Branham.speaks.to.the.brother\\Ed.].51\1003.BELIEVEST.THOU.THIS..
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We. find. many. sermons. throughout. the. prayer. lines. where. William. Branham. reminds. the.
audience.of.their.senses:.“see,.taste,.feel,.smell,.and.hear.”.While.Branham.tells.the.audience.
that.they.have.a.“sixth.sense”.(the.sense.of.faith),.he.will.focus.on.giving.them.an.example.of.
what.they.see.before.them..He.will.focus.on.their.one.sense,.describing.details.of.the.patient.that.
would.not.match.the.others...
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The. audience. were. caught. unaware.. This. memorization. technique. has. fooled. thousands. of.
people.by.devious.minds.since.the.travelling.charlatans.hit.the.Old.West.selling.their.magic.elixirs...
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But.there.was.one.problem:.memory..Memory.only.lasts.for.so.long..Memory.only.retains.so.
much...
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To.counter.the.many.questions.of.why.God.would.only.give.this.“gift”.for.a.limited.period.of.time.
when.there.were.literally.hundreds,.sometimes.thousands.of.people.desperately.seeking.healing,.
the.ministers.using.these.devious.tactics.must.employ.a.strategy.that.would.scripturally.answer.
the. questions.. They. knew. that. there. were. sincere. people,. people. who. had. surrendered. their.
heart.and.soul.to.Jesus.Christ..And.they.knew.that.there.were.too.many.people.to.memorize..So.
they.must.grow.“weary.from.all.of.the.supernatural.power.flowing.through.them.”..
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Under.normal.circumstances,.there.is.little.harm.with.telling.your.audience.that.you’ve.grown.
tired..Every.man.grows.tired..Every.man.gets.weak,.especially.after.working.the.crowds...
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But.Branham.took.things.a.step.further.than.the.rest..To.make.himself.look.better.before.the.
people,.he.decided.to.demote.Jesus.Christ..He.would.start.telling.his.audience.that.Jesus.Himself.
also.grew.weak.from.healing.the.sick:..
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The.Bible.said,."Jesus.Christ.is.the.same.yesterday,.today,.and.forever..He.was.a.man..When.He.
come.down.off.the.mountain.that.night,.hungry,.and.He.was.looking.for.some.to.eat.around.a.fig.
tree..He.was.a.man.when.He.was.hungry..But.when.He.took.five.biscuits.and.fed.five.thousand,.
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He.was.God..Hallelujah..That's.right..He.was.a.man.when.He.was.laying.there.on.the.back.of.that.
boat.that.night,.so.tired.from.healing.the.sick.and.the.virtue.going.out.of.Him,.till.He.was.so.sleepy.
till.the.waves.didn't.wake.Him.up..51\0506A.BELIEVEST.THOU.THIS..
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Branham.would.give.this.example.many.times,.pointing.to.the.King.James.Version.of.the.book.of.
Mark,.describing.Jesus.as.the.woman.touched.His.garment..The.King.James.Version.says.that.
“virtue.had.gone.out.from.him.”..
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This.phrase.was.confusing.to.the.people..Many.knew.what.the.word.“virtue”.meant,.and.“virtue”.
is.something.that.you.retain.–.not.something.that.leaves.you..So.Branham.was.successfully.able.
to.convince.the.people.that.this.phrase.in.their.Bibles.meant.that.Jesus.grew.weak.from.His.“gift.
of.discernment.”.(Again,.demoting.Christ.from.being.God,.to.just.being.another.charlatan.who.
was.given.a.gift.that.made.Him.tired.)..
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The. newer. translations. use. the. word. “power”. for. this. passage.. Correctly. translated,. it. is. a.
supernatural.power.–.not.something.that.gives.God.a.weakness..This.is.the.same.word.used.in.
other.passages.you.are.familiar.with,.even.in.the.King.James.Version:..
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“ye.be.endued.with.power.from.on.high.”.(Luke.24:49)..
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“Then.cometh.the.end,.when.he.shall.have.delivered.up.the.kingdom.to.God,.even.the.Father;.
when.he.shall.have.put.down.all.rule.and.all.authority.and.power..(1.Cor.15:24)..
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But. in. the. early. 50’s,. things. changed.. In. 1954,. Texas. Instruments. began. demonstrating. the.
technology.of.the.future:.transistor.radios...
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These. small,. lightweight. radios. were. both. portable. and. powerful. to. men. who. wanted. quick.
access.to.over\the\air.communications..Instead.of.the.much.larger.vacuum.tubes,.these.devices.
contained.a.small.electronic.component,.a.transistor,.that.made.the.much.larger.devices.now.fit.
into.the.hands.of.the.listener..By.late.1954,.they.became.available.to.the.general.public...
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But.these.radios.were.only.single.part.of.the.equation,.and.the.speakers.were.not.as.portable.as.
the.device.itself..For.this.electronic.device.to.be.on.the.platform,.the.“divine.healer”.would.also.
need.an.amplifier,.speakers,.and.a.transmitting.device.to.send.the.signal...
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1955.brought.the.answer..In.February,.1955,.a.company.called.Raytheon.produced.the.second.
transistor.radio,.the.Raytheon.8\TP\1..It.was.more.expensive.than.the.Texas.Instruments.version,.
but.included.a.built\in.four\inch.speaker..Immediately.afterward,.several.other.companies,.such.
as.Zenith,.RCA,.DeWald,.and.Crosley,.started.producing.their.own.versions.of.this.device...
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The.timing.is.uncanny..Only.a.few.months.after.these.devices.hit.the.market,.William.Branham.
had.a.“vision.”..
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248.
Suddenly,.in.February.of.1956,.Branham.had.a.vision.of.being.able.to.perform.his.miracles.for.
much.longer.periods.of.time!..
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Many.in.the.cult.have.long.forgot.about.this.vision,.save.those.in.the.“Return.Ministry”.splinter.
group.that.stems.from.Jeffersonville,.Indiana..Branham’s.vision.is.describing.the.large.tent.that.
he.saw.in.this.vision,.and.the.ministers.of.the.cult.know.that.this.vision.was.not.fulfilled.until.
Branham.died.in.1965...
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But.this.tent.had.two.major.points,.the.first.one.largely.overlooked:..
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The.first.point.given.by.William.Branham.was.that.there.was.a.change.in.the.ministry..No.longer.
would.this.“discernment”.(mind.reading).be.limited.to.small.periods.of.time..The.prayer.lines.
could.go.for.hours.at.a.time...
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And. He. said,. "You. remember. that. name. that. you. were. hunting. that. time. that. you. dreamed.
about?".And.I.said,."Yes."..
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He.said,."I'll.meet.you.in.there.and.this.time.it.won't.be.a.public.show.".And.the.vision.left.me..
Now,. we. got. the. tent. in. making.. And. then. in. there. I'll. be. able. to. carry. a. prayer. line. right. on.
through..Now,.you.remember,.I.speak.this.before.it.comes.to.pass..The.exceedingly.abundantly.
is. fixing. to. take. place.. I. can't. wait. till. I. get. into. that. place.. I. just.... My. heart's. a. yearning. and.
burning..And.these.things.here.that.you.see.now.will.be.amateur.to.what.our.Lord.is.fixing.to.do..
You.just.remember.that.with.all.your.heart..And.live.for.Him.now.and.be.reverent..And.just.be.
yourself..Just\\just.be.Mrs..Doe.or.Mr..Doe.and\\and.love.the.Lord.and.just.move.on.with.a.true.
heart.before.Him,.and.love.Him..He.will.take.care.of.the.rest.of.it..You.see?.But.then.it'll.be.no.
end.to.the.prayer.line.for.it'll.go.hours.after.hours..56\0219.BEING.LED.OF.THE.HOLY.SPIRIT..
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Both.this.technology.and.this.“vision”.has.been.largely.overlooked..And.the.technology.in.the.
Branham.Tabernacle.in.Jeffersonville,.Indiana.has.been.largely.overlooked...
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There.is.radio.broadcasting.equipment.built.into.the.Branham.Tabernacle..The.recorded.sermons.
of.William.Branham.are.played.inside.the.building,.but.they.are.also.broadcast.to.the.parking.lot.
using.this.equipment..The.group.known.as.the.“lazy.bunch,”.those.who.show.up.late.to.sit.in.
their. cars. and. listen. to. the. sermon. on. their. radios,. use. this. broadcasting. equipment. to. avoid.
sitting.in.the.hard,.uncomfortable.pews.of.the.cult.church...
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But.there.is.a.reason.this.equipment.is.there..There.is.a.reason.the.movement.is.so.filled.with.
technology,.expensive.technology,.when.there.are.poor.people.sending.in.money.without.even.
shoes.on.their.feet...
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I. would. ask. you. what. God. needs. with. this. technology,. when. simply. passing. out. paper. Bibles.
would.spread.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..I.would.ask.why.the.Tabernacle.has.radio.broadcasting.
equipment,.when.the.people.SHOULD.be.going.into.the.church.for.worship.instead.of.sleeping.in.
their.cars...
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But.in.your.hearts,.you.already.know.the.answer.to.those.questions..You.know.this.does.not.
make. sense,. and. you. know. that. the. rest. of. this. “tent. vision”. has. already. failed. when. an.
automobile.accident.claimed.the.life.of.the.false.prophet...
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So.instead,.I.will.leave.you.with.this.question:.Why.were.you.so.easily.convinced.that.Jesus.Christ.
could.possibly.grow.weak.from.healing.the.sick?.Why.were.you.so.easily.convinced.that.Jesus,.
God’s.only.Son,.would.need.to.see.a.vision.from.the.Father.before.healing.anyone?.Why.were.
you.so.easily.convinced.that.this.“virtue”,.the.same.word.used.as.“power”.meant.that.Jesus.had.
lost.His.strength?..
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Listen.again.to.the.description.given.by.John.the.Revelator..Remember.John.Alexander.Dowie,.
the.one.who.died,.and.rose.again.in.power.through.the.Divine.Healing.movement..Think.about.
the.loud,.resounding.voice.of.the.Charismatic\style.preaching.William.Branham.had.as.Dowie’s.
ministry.was.given.power.long.after.he.died..Think.of.the.image,.hanging.in.the.houses.of.almost.
every.single.member.of.this.cult..Think.of.these.things,.and.read.this.scripture.from.the.Book.of.
Revelation:..
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Then.I.saw.another.beast,.coming.out.of.the.earth..He.had.two.horns.like.a.lamb,.but.he.spoke.
like.a.dragon..He.exercised.all.the.authority.of.the.first.beast.on.his.behalf,.and.made.the.earth.
and. its. inhabitants. worship. the. first. beast,. whose. fatal. wound. had. been. healed.. And. he.
performed.great.and.miraculous.signs,.even.causing.fire.to.come.down.from.heaven.to.earth.in.
full.view.of.men..Because.of.the.signs.he.was.given.power.to.do.on.behalf.of.the.first.beast,.he.
deceived.the.inhabitants.of.the.earth..He.ordered.them.to.set.up.an.image.in.honor.of.the.beast.
who.was.wounded.by.the.sword.and.yet.lived..He.was.given.power.to.give.breath.to.the.image.
of.the.first.beast,.so.that.it.could.speak.and.cause.all.who.refused.to.worship.the.image.to.be.
killed..Rev.13:11\15..
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This.was.not.a.person.crying.out.to.you.to.examine.your.religion.as.these.cult.pastors.falsely.
claim..None.of.the.apologetics.are.showing.you.great.signs.and.wonders..They.are.just.men.and.
women,.having.no.power.to.harm.you..They.point.you.back.to.your.bibles..But.that.same.chapter.
says.that.this.one.was.given.power:.He.was.given.power.to.make.war.against.the.saints.and.to.
conquer.them..(Rev.13:7)..
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Do.you.really.believe.the.Jesus.of.the.Bible,.or.have.you.so.easily.accepted.William.Branham’s.
“jesus?”..
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Is.there.hope.of.you.accepting.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.that.is.in.the.Bible,.or.have.you.already.
been.conquered?.
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Song$Of$Solomon$S$Must$Be$Over$18$
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For.some,.Song.of.Solomon.is.a.strange.book.of.the.Bible..There.are.many.who.falsely.believe.
that.this.one.book.does.not.fit.in.the.bigger.Book,.and.that.it.has.no.relevance.to.the.rest.of.the.
books.in.the.Bible.canon.we.have.today..Pastors.avoid.this.book,.because.they.don't.understand.
it.\.especially.pastors.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham..
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Out.of.the.hundreds.of.sermons.recorded.by.William.Marrion.Branham,.you.will.not.find.this.
book.mentioned.once..Not.one.single.time..
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Cult.pastors,.inclined.to.preach."only.what.the.prophet.said,".don't.preach.this.book..Without.
having.reference.to.this.book.in.the."tape.index,".they.don't.understand.or.see.how.this.book.fits.
in.the.context.of."The.Message".of.William.Branham..
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Because.it.doesn't..
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You.see,.this.book,.the.Song.of.Solomon,.is.considered.to.be.a.parable.of.God's.undying.love.
towards.the.Children.of.Israel,.and.has.even.been.considered.to.be.a.parable.of.Christianity.itself..
It.has.no.prophecy,.no.condemnation.of.idolatrous.nations,.nothing.negative.to.preach.against..
And. without. something. negative. to. preach. against,. very. few. pastors. in. the. cult. of. William.
Branham.would.even.have.a.sermon..
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This.book.is.uplifting..It.is.showing.love,.pure.love.between.a.man.and.a.beautiful.woman..It.is.
telling.us.how.good.love.is,.and.how.men.should.love.their.wives.instead.of.the.master\servant.
hierarchy.that.this.cult.promotes..
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William.Branham.avoided.this.book.entirely,.because.it.directly.conflicted.with.his."Women.were.
designed.by.Satan".theology,.and.his.speaking.so.harshly.against.beauty..Cult.pastors.don't.know.
what.to.do.with.this.book,.because.they.know.in.their.hearts.when.they.read.this.book.that.it.
uplifts.everything.Branham.stands.against..Chapter.seven,.specifically,.is.a.chapter.that.you.won't.
find.any.cult.pastor.preaching.about..
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Pastors.who.preach.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.in.its.simplicity.can.use.this.book.in.many.ways..
The.book.parallels.true.communion.with.God,.how.our.love.and.adoration.for.Christ.brings.a.
response.of.even.greater.love..It.shows.us.that.we.can.rejoice.in.Christ..The.King.brought.his.bride.
into.His.chambers,.and.though.His.face.was.hidden.from.us.for.a.time,.he.now.abides.with.us..
The.list.of.parallels.between.Christ.and.His.Bride.are.found.all.throughout.the.book,.from.start.to.
finish..
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But.cult.pastors.are.not.founded.in.the.Gospel..Many.have.never.experienced.the.true.Mercy.and.
Grace.that.Christ.has.offered.us.through.His.work.on.the.cross..Many.only.know.how.to.preach.
by.example,.and.that.example.is.the.recorded.sermons.of.a.man.who.had.a.message.to.condemn.
the.people.rather.than.to.uplift.the.Bride.of.Christ..
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They.have.been.taught.to.look.for.little.things.to.pick.on..When.Branham.spoke.against.women.
wearing. pants. to. promote. the. Pentecostal. dress. code,. the. pastors. started. enforcing. longer.
dresses.. When. Branham. condemned. women. in. high\heels,. pastors. started. preaching. against.
open\toed. shoes.. In. every. way,. shape,. and. form,. William. Branham's. ministry. was. the. exact.
opposite.of.this.book..Everything.that.Solomon.loved.and.enjoyed.with.his.Bride.\.which.was.a.
representation.of.Christ.and.His.Bride.\.the.cult.of.William.Branham.stands.firmly.against..
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Chapter.Seven,.verse.1.starts.by.describing.the.beauty.of.the.feet.of.the.bride:.
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"How.beautiful.are.your.feet.in.sandals,.O.noble.daughter!".
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If.this.were.two.new.converts.entering.the.congregation.of.the.cult,.a.man.and.a.woman.who.
had. not. yet. observed. the. dress. code,. the. pastor. would. quickly. change. his. sermon. and. start.
preaching.how.that.statement.denied.both.William.Branham's."Message".and.their.dress.code..
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"Our.'prophet'.said.that.'Beauty.is.of.the.Devil!'.Don't.you.come.in.this.'house.of.God'.wearing.
sandals.with.open\toed.sandals!.Noble.daughter.indeed!".
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The. Pentecostal. movement,. the. foundation. underlying. William. Branham's. "Message,". has.
trained.our.hearts.and.minds.against.the.natural.feelings.of.our.bodies..To.enjoy.beauty.is.sinful,.
according.to.the.cult..To.speak.of.the.sculpture.of.a.woman's.body.is.evil.\.the."prophet".told.us.
that.her.sculpture.was.designed.by.Satan.himself!.
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In.fact,.this.book.of.the.Bible,.the."Song.of.Solomon".is.almost.considered.to.be.pornography.by.
the.ministers.of.this.cult..When.you.ascribe.to.all.of.the.teachings.of.William.Branham's.twisted.
description.of.Satan,.women,.beauty,.and.lust,.you.end.up.with.a.programmed.group.of.people.
who.are.afraid.to.read.a.book.about.the.love.between.a.man.and.a.woman..
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But.Solomon.told.his.bride.that.her.rounded.thighs.were."like.jewels,.the.work.of.a.master.hand.".
He.told.her.that.she.was.sculpted.beautifully.\.just.as.Christ,.the.Master.Builder,.has.sculpted.a.
Church..
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But.here.is.where.it.gets.very.interesting:.
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Verse.2:."Your.navel.is.a.rounded.bowl.that.never.lacks.mixed.wine.".
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Imagine.quoting.this.scripture.in.front.of.a.cult.pastor.that.follows.William.Branham!.This.breaks.
every.single.rule.in.Branham's.rulebook!.They.were.drinking.WINE!.Not.just.drinking.it,.Solomon.
drank.it.from.her.navel!.
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Many.are.familiar.with.Proverbs.3:5:.
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"Trust.in.the.Lord.with.all.thine.heart;.and.lean.not.unto.thine.own.understanding.".
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But.if.we.keep.reading.down.a.couple.verses,.we.find.this:.
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"It.shall.be.health.to.thy.navel,.and.marrow.to.thy.bones.".\.Prov.3:8.
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In.Ezekiel.16,.Ezekiel.prophesied.about.God's.Faithless.Bride.(The.Children.of.Israel.).The."navel".
of.the.Bride.was.her.undoing,.giving.her.great.pain.and.sorrow..God's.Bride.was.never.cut.off.
from.the.idolatrous.nations:.
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Thus.saith.the.Lord.God.unto.Jerusalem;.Thy.birth.and.thy.nativity.is.of.the.land.of.Canaan;.thy.
father.was.an.Amorite,.and.thy.mother.an.Hittite..And.as.for.thy.nativity,.in.the.day.thou.wast.
born.thy.navel.was.not.cut,.neither.wast.thou.washed.in.water.to.supple.thee;.thou.wast.not.
salted.at.all,.nor.swaddled.at.all..
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Ezekiel.16:3\4.
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Verse.3.in.Song.of.Solomon.7.will.make.any.person.programmed.with.cult.teaching.cringe..They.
wish.this.verse.was.not.in.their.Bibles,.and.consider.it.to.be.the.lowest.filth:.
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"Your.two.breasts.are.like.two.fawns,.twins.of.a.gazelle.".\.(Song.of.Solomon.7:3).
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But.remember,.God.said.the.very.same.thing.about.His.Bride.in.Ezekiel:.
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"I.have.caused.thee.to.multiply.as.the.bud.of.the.field,.and.thou.hast.increased.and.waxen.great,.
and.thou.art.come.to.excellent.ornaments:.thy.breasts.are.fashioned,.and.thine.hair.is.grown,.
whereas.thou.wast.naked.and.bare.".Ezekiel.16:7.
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The.comparison.could.go.on.and.on..Each.verse.in.the.entire.book.of.the.Song.of.Solomon.has.
many. ties. to. scriptures. in. the. books. attached. behind. it. in. your. leather. bindings.. Each. verse.
describes.the.love.between.the.Father.and.His.children,.Christ.and.His.Bride..
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Cults.are.not.founded.in.the.Bible..They.are.not.founded.in.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..Cults.are.
founded. by. men,. have. wrapped. their. theology. around. men's. doctrine,. and. teach. from. the.
teachings.of.a.man..God.can.be.found.in.the.people.who.have.been.mislead,.but.God.is.not.found.
in.the.movement.itself..
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Satan.despises.God's.Bride..While.Song.of.Solomon.shows.reference.to.God's.love.and.adoration.
for.His.Bride.in.its.teaching,.Cult.teaching.will.show.examples.of.hatred.and.scorn.between.the.
husband.and.his.wife..She.is.easily.condemned,.cast.aside..
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William.Branham's."bride".was.scorned..Branham.claimed.that.the."Lord".told.him.as."Thus.Saith.
The.Lord,".a.woman.who.cuts.her.hair.was.condemned.and.the.husband.could.divorce.her..The.
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husband.should.cut.her.off..Her.beauty.was.from.Satan.in.his.twisted.theology,.and.we.should.
hate.her.beauty.instead.of.the.love.and.admiration.of.her.beauty.that.Song.of.Solomon.shows..
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Satan.knows.he.has.been.defeated..We've.already.won,.that.day.on.Calvaary..The.only.power.
Satan. has. now. is. to. try. his. best. to. make. the. Bride. of. Christ. miserable,. to. make. her. live. in.
condemnation.for.God's.love.for.her.beauty..
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But.no.matter.how.far.we.wander.away.from.God.in.the.cult.of.a.man,.God.still.loves.us.and.
adores.us..God.will.awaken.us..This.is.promised.all.throughout.the.Bible,.but.is.also.promised.in.
the.last.chapter.of.Song.of.Solomon:.
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"Who.is. that.coming. up.from.the.wilderness,. leaning.on. her.beloved?. Under.the. apple.tree.I.
awakened.you..There.your.mother.was.in.labor.with.you;.there.she.who.bore.you.was.in.labor.".
\.Song.of.Solomon.8:1\5.
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Christ.was.coming..Solomon,.in.his.parable.of.the.Church.foretold.it.in.his.infinite.wisdom..
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Christ.was.coming,.and.would.seal.us.until.the.day.of.redemption:.
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"Set.me.as.a.seal.upon.your.heart,.as.a.seal.upon.your.arm,.for.love.is.strong.as.death".\.Song.of.
Solomon.8:6.
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The.best.part.comes.last..God.is.a.jealous.God..He.does.not.want.us.to.serve.other.gods,.and.does.
not.want.us.to.live.in.idolatry..
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But.while.cult.pastors.condemn.from.every.possible.angle.in.their.sermons,.God's.jealousy.is.paid.
with.the.price.of.His.only.begotten.Son,.Jesus.Christ:.
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Jealousy.is.fierce.as.the.grave..Its.flashes.are.flashes.of.fire,.the.very.flame.of.the.Lord..Many.
waters.cannot.quench.love,.neither.can.floods.drown.it..If.a.man.offered.for.love.all.the.wealth.
of.his.house,.he.would.be.utterly.despised..\.Song.of.Solomon.8:6\7.
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The.Man.DID.offer.all.the.wealth.of.His.House.for.Love..The.Father.offered.His.only.Son,.Jesus.
Christ,.to.pay.the.penalty.for.God's.faithless.Bride,.and.to.redeem.her.and.claim.her.for.His.own..
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Christ.was.despised..He.was.rejected..He.suffered..He.bled.on.the.cross.and.died.for.us..
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Christ.was.offered.from.the.Father,.and.the.many.waters,.the.many.nations.of.people,.could.not.
quench.His.undying.Love.for.us..
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Aren't.you.tired.of.sitting.in.those.hard,.uncomfortable.pews.Sunday.after.Sunday.to.listen.to.a.
man.rant.and.rave.against.the."sins".of.those.in.the.seats?.Aren't.you.tired.of.watching.as.poor.
souls,. needing. Christ,. are. blasted. from. behind. the. pulpit. until. they. leave. religion. altogether?.
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Aren't.you.tired.of.watching.ministers.turn.souls."over.to.the.devil".instead.of.turning.them.over.
to.Grace?.
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Don't.you.want.to.hear.the.REAL.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ?.The.Gospel.that.tells.us.how.much.God.
really.loves.us.and.cares.for.us?.The.Gospel.that.tells.us.how.a.Father.loves.us.so.much.that.He.
would.let.His.only.Son.die.to.save.us?.
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Song.of.Solomon.is.a.romance..But.it's.more.than.that..This.is.God's.romance.with.US!.
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Seed:$Joint$Heir$With$The$Shuck$$
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In. Galatians. 4,. Paul. gives. us. an. incredible. observation. concerning. the. Gospel. of. Jesus. Christ:..
We’ve.been.made.sons.and.daughters.of.the.King..
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When.we.read.this.chapter.in.context,.the.whole.chapter.and.not.simply.a.verse.here.or.a.verse.
there,. we. find. that. Paul. compares. the. Children. of. Israel’s. bondage. to. the. Law. with. that. of. a.
bondservant...From.the.day.God.gave.Moses.the.Mosaic.Law.to.the.days.of.Christ,.God’s.children.
were.put.into.service.for.the.greater.good.of.mankind,.workers.of.the.Law.in.the.fields.of.God’s.
harvest..
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But.in.the.royal.family.order,.the.heir.to.the.kingdom.does.not.labor.with.the.servants.of.the.
field...While.the.bondservants.worked.long.hot.days.under.the.hot,.blazing.sun,.the.heirs.to.the.
kingdom.enjoyed.the.fruits.of.their.labor...They.were.heirs,.not.bondservants..
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In.the.verses.right.before.Galatians.4,.the.last.few.verses.of.Galatians.3,.Paul.tells.us.that.through.
our.faith.in.Jesus.Christ,.we.have.been.made.heirs.to.the.promise.of.Abraham...Though.we.were.
not.Jewish,.we.are.heirs.to.the.Kingdom.through.Christ...There.is.neither.Jew.nor.Greek,.bond,.
nor.free,.male.nor.female;.we.are.all.one.body.in.Christ.Jesus..
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But.as.a.child,.heirs.are.not.much.different.than.the.servants,.even.though.he.is.lord.of.all...Paul.
says. that. he. is. under. tutors. and. governors. until. the. time. is. appointed. by. his. father. for. his.
inheritance.to.be.fulfilled...The.child.is.governed.by.law,.rules.in.place.by.his.earthly.father..
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Paul.compares.this.to.the.evolution.of.mankind.from.Law.into.Grace...He.compares.the.time.of.
Law.to.that.of.the.children.in.his.example...That.bondage.continued.until.the.fullness.of.time.
came,.when.“God.sent.forth.his.Son,.made.of.a.woman,.made.under.Law,.to.redeem.them.that.
were.under.the.Law,.that.we.might.receive.the.adoption.of.sons.”.
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Verse.7.says.that.we.are.no.longer.servants,.but.sons...And.if.we.are.sons,.then.we.are.heirs.to.
the.Kingdom.from.the.Father.through.Christ..
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But.the.cult.will.tell.you.the.opposite...
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By.nature,.a.cult.comes.to.place.you.under.bondage...Weights.are.added.to.your.shoulders,.things.
you.must.do.in.order.to.make.yourselves.feel.more.righteous.to.yourself.and.others.around.you...
Those.within.the.walls.of.your.church.must.seem.more.“holy”.than.those.outside.the.walls.–.
otherwise,.you.would.never.submit.yourselves.to.become.bondservants.to.a.misguided.leader..
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Branham.taught.that.when.Christ.came.to.“fulfill”.the.law,.that.meant.that.Christ.came.to.lift.it.
into.greater.power...There.are.cult.churches.that.refuse.baptism.for.the.poor.child.with.no.father.
because.of.this.one.heretical.statement:.
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We.went.back.in.Deuteronomy.and.showed.that.a.illegitimate.child,.bastard.child,.could.not.even.
enter.the.congregation.of.the.Lord.for.fourteen.generations..That.was.under.the.law,.and.Christ.
come.to.magnify.the.law..How.much.more.is.it.now?.
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58\0928E..THE.SERPENT'S.SEED.
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In.1965,.when.Branham.preached.“The.Seed.Shall.Not.Be.Heir.With.The.Shuck”.to.the.Full.Gospel.
Businessman’s.Association.in.Los.Angeles,.California,.Branham.took.that.chapter.from.Galatians.
4,.reversed.it,.and.threw.it.back.into.the.faces.of.the.other.men.in.that.meeting..
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This.sermon.had.a.hidden.agenda,.and.that.hidden.agenda.was.to.sever.the.Body.of.Christ...That.
agenda.was.to.promote.himself.as.the.new.“high.priest,”.calling.those.who.believed.in.his.failed.
prophecies. to. be. the. “seed,”. and. calling. those. who. realized. that. Branham. promoted. false.
doctrine.“shucks”.
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Now.remember,.according.to.Revelation,.the.whole.mystery.of.the.Book.is.sealed.with.Seven.
Seals,.that.the.reformers.didn't.have.a.chance.to.bring.forth,.the.four.stages.of.reforming,.the.
four.stages.of.four.Beasts.that.went.out.to.meet.the.four.powers.of.the.world..The.first.went.out,.
was.a....What.was.the.first.went.out?.A.lion,.to.meet.the.Roman.age..That.was.the.Word,.the.
original..He.is.the.Lion.of.the.tribe.of.Juda..Christ.Himself.went.to.meet.that.age..What.was.the.
next.animal.that.went.out.to.meet;.the.next.animal.went.out,.to.meet.the.other.horse.rider,.what.
was.he?.See,.that.first.horse.rider.was.dressed.in.white,.crowned.on.his.head,.later,.so.forth,.but.
a.bow.with.no.arrows..
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Notice.the.second.horse.that.went.forth,.the.Beast.that.went.to.meet.him.was.an.ox..An.ox.is.a.
beast.of.sacrifice..They.went.down.in.martyrdom.during.the.dark.age....The.third.Beast.that.went.
to.meet.the.next.horse,.before.death.horse.rode,.death.and.hell,.the.next.horse.that.went....The.
next.Beast.that.went.to.meet.the.horse.rider.of.that.day,.was.the.Beast.with.the.face.of.a.man..
How.many.knows.that?.The.intellectual.age,.the.reformers,.Luther,.Wesley,.Calvin,.Knox,.Finney,.
Moody..See?..But.then.notice,.what.went.forth.in.the.evening.time?.[A.brother.says,."Eagle!"\\
Ed.].An.eagle,.prophetic.back.again..It.shall.be.Light.about.the.eagle.time,.the.way.to.Glory.you.
will.surely.find,.O.Church.of.the.living.God!.
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65\0429B..THE.SEED.SHALL.NOT.BE.HEIR.WITH.THE.SHUCK.
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This.sermon.was.modeled.after.the.teachings.of.Joseph.Smith...While.Paul.tells.us.that.we.have.
a.new.High.Priest,.Jesus.Christ,.Branham.tells.us.that.the.“prophet”.will.replace.that.High.Priest...
The.“eagle,”.(himself),.was.the.“evening.time.ministry.”.
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In. the. “Teachings. of. Joseph. Smith,. Chapter. 8,”. we. can. find. many. of. Branham’s. “Divine.
Revelation”. that. seem. to. have. come. directly. from. the. false. prophet. of. the. Mormon. church...
Listen.to.how.similar.this.section.from.the.Mormon.book.to.Branham’s.sermons.like.“Seed.Is.Not.
Heir.With.The.Shuck,”.and.“Who.Is.This.Melchezidek”..
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The.priesthood.is.everlasting.and.has.been.held.by.prophets.in.every.dispensation...“There.has.
been.a.chain.of.authority.and.power.from.Adam.down.to.the.present.time.”..“The.Priesthood.
was.first.given.to.Adam;.he.obtained.the.First.Presidency,.and.held.the.keys.of.it.from.generation.
to.generation..He.obtained.it.in.the.Creation,.before.the.world.was.formed,.as.in.Gen..1:26,.27,..
He.had.dominion.given.him.over.every.living.creature..He.is.Michael.the.Archangel,.spoken.of.in.
the. Scriptures.. Then. to. Noah,. who. is. Gabriel;. he. stands. next. in. authority. to. Adam. in. the.
Priesthood;.he.was.called.of.God.to.this.office,.and.was.the.father.of.all.living.in.his.day,.and.to.
him.was.given.the.dominion..These.men.held.keys.first.on.earth,.and.then.in.heaven..
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Teachings.of.Joseph.Smith,.Chapter.8.
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If.I.were.to.place.Branham’s.name.under.this.paragraph,.there.would.be.followers.that.would.
say,.“Amen,.brother,.that’s.the.divine.word.of.our.prophet,.William.Branham!”.
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But.it’s.not.Branham.–.this.is.Joseph.Smith..
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And.with.the.foundation.of.this.doctrine,.Branham.builds.a.set.of.walls.around.his.followers.with.
this.sermon,.“Seed.Is.Not.Heir.With.The.Shuck.”.
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Rather.than.promote.the.words.of.Paul.as.they.were.intended,.his.entire.sermon.was.centered.
on.only.five.verses.in.that.chapter:.
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Now.in.Galatians.4:27\31,.I.believe.I.have.marked.down.here,.I'd.like.to.read.this.for.a.text..
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For.it.is.written,.Rejoice,.thou.barren.that.bearest.not;.break.forth.and.cry,.thou.that.travailest.
not:.for.the.desolate.has....more.children.than.she.that.has.an.husband...Now.we,.brethren,.as.
Isaac.was,.are.the.children.of.the.promise..
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But.as.then.he.that.was.born.after.the.flesh.persecuted.him.that.was.born.after.the.Spirit,.even.
so.is.it.now...Nevertheless.what.saith.the.scripture?.Cast.out.the.bondswoman.and.her.son:.for.
the.son.of.the.bondswoman.shall.not.be.heir.with.the.son.of.the.freewoman..
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So.then,.brethren,.we.are.not.children.of.the.bondswoman,.but.of.the.free..
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Now,.when.reading.just.a.“potion”.of.scripture.without.reading.the.entire.chapter,.his.sermons.
sounds.scriptural...Why.not?..It.did.come.FROM.scripture?..And.that.scripture.said.to.separate.
ourselves.from.the.bondswoman,.because.we.are.heirs,.not.bondservants!.
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And.considering.the.other.verses.in.the.chapter,.these.verses.are.a.good.summary...We.are.NOT.
servants.to.the.Law,.the.body.of.people.showing.how.our.works\righteous.faith.could.never.save.
us. from. sin. and. death.. . We. are. not. the. ones. that. are. showing. example. after. example. in. the.
scriptures.where.we.constantly.turned.towards.idolatry.and.reaped.punishment.for.our.sin...
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We.are.not.the.ones.condemned.to.death.for.our.failure.to.uphold.the.Mosaic.Law..
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The.bondservants.were...The.Children.of.Israel.were...They.are.the.ones.condemned.to.die...They.
are.the.ones.who.lived.under.the.bondage.of.the.Law.until.Christ.came.to.fulfill.the.Law.and.
redeem.them.from.their.sins.and.save.them.from.eternal.separation.from.God..
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Christ.DID.come.to.magnify.the.Law...He.put.it.under.examination,.under.a.magnifying.glass.for.
all.to.see.how.the.Law.had.failed...Paul.called.this.Law.“obsolete.”..
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Throughout.the.Old.Testament,.there.was.a.“seed”.and.a.“shuck.”..Abraham’s.earthly.seed.was.
the.bloodline.that.produced.the.Christ.child,.and.could.be.traced.all.the.way.back.through.the.
Children.of.Israel...
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And. God. called. Israel. to. be. a. separated. people.. . The. Pagan. nations. served. idols,. offered.
themselves.to.the.false.gods,.and.were.creating.a.situation.that.would.have.resulted.in.another.
Great. Flood. to. wipe. them. from. the. face. of. the. earth.. . They. were. the. “shuck”. to. Abraham’s.
“seed.”.
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And.if.we.follow.Branham’s.“Serpent.Seed”.doctrine.that.originated.from.Jewish.mysticism,.we.
can.easily.come.to.the.same.conclusion...The.earthly.bloodline.from.the.Jews.to.Christ.was.kept.
pure.from.the.pagan.Gentiles...The.Jews.examined.countless.genealogies.under.this.false.religion.
we.now.know.as.Kabbalah....They.examined.who.was.to.be.considered.“holy”.and.who.would.
never.make.the.“little.bride”.because.of.their.family.histories..
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But. this. “seed. and. shuck”. doctrine,. under. the. New. Covenant. of. Grace,. is. contrary. to. Paul’s.
message.to.the.early.Church..
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nor.to.devote.themselves.to.myths.and.endless.genealogies,.which.promote.speculations.rather.
than.the.stewardship.from.God.that.is.by.faith..
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1.Timothy.1:3\5.
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But.avoid.foolish.controversies,.genealogies,.dissensions,.and.quarrels.about.the.law,.for.they.
are.unprofitable.and.worthless..
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Titus.3:8\10.
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Sermons.that.are.based.upon.five.verses.in.the.Bible.are.not.based.on.the.meaning.of.the.chapter.
itself...The.false.teacher.can.take.five.verses.and.point.them.in.any.direction.he.pleases.or.that.
suits.his.hidden.agendas..
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Five.verses.do.not.provide.understanding.of.the.meaning.of.the.chapter...One.chapter.does.not.
provide. understanding. of. the. meaning. of. the. book,. and. one. book. does. not. provide.
understanding.of.the.Bible...The.WHOLE.Bible.must.be.presented,.start.to.finish..
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The.WHOLE.Bible.tells.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ...
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It. tells. the. story. of. how. Adam. and. Eve. lived. under. Grace. until. the. fall.. . Once. they. knew. the.
difference.between.“good”.and.“evil,”.they.fell.from.Grace...
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Evil.grew.and.dominated...Mankind.had.knowledge.of.both.good.and.evil,.but.did.not.know.how.
to.live.a.way.that.was.righteous...The.entire.earth,.save.Noah.and.his.family,.were.so.filled.with.
evil.that.there.was.not.a.single.grain.of.good...God.started.over..
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Law.was.introduced...God’s.children.become.bondservants...The.high.priests.were.their.tutors.
and. governors. as. they. grew. into. maturity.. . They. learned. by. experience,. continually. failing. to.
uphold.the.Law..
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But.God.loved.us.enough.–.even.though.we.were.bondservants.–.that.He.sent.His.only.Son.to.be.
a.bondservant...He.fulfilled.not.only.His.bond,.but.also.the.bonds.required.by.each.and.every.one.
of.us...No.longer.would.we.be.bondservants...We.would.now.be.joint.heirs.to.the.Kingdom!.
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Those.who.study.Branham’s.little.snippets.of.scripture.that.he.calls.a.“potion.of.scripture”.usually.
get.a.good.chuckle.when.they.realize.just.how.backwards.that.“potion”.really.is..
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Knowing.just.how.well\read.Branham.was,.and.how.fictitious.his.“life.story”.really.was,.I.think.
even.Branham.himself.must.have.gotten.a.few.chuckles.from.this.phrase.“potion.of.scripture.”..
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It’s.like.a.witch’s.brew...Take.a.verse.here,.snip.a.verse.there,.mix.them.together,.and.you.have.a.
new.potion.that.can.cast.spells.on.entire.congregations..
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Those.who.study.the.scriptures.behind.the.snipped\out.scripture.given.for.Branham’s.“Seed.Is.
Not. Heir. With. The. Shuck”. doctrine. quickly. realize. that. this. is. the. case.. . Even. Paul. himself.
condemned.this.very.thing.in.the.chapter.before,.Galatians.chapter.3:.
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O.foolish.Galatians,.who.hath.bewitched.you,.that.ye.should.not.obey.the.truth,.before.whose.
eyes.Jesus.Christ.hath.been.evidently.set.forth,.crucified.among.you?..This.only.would.I.learn.of.
you,.Received.ye.the.Spirit.by.the.works.of.the.law,.or.by.the.hearing.of.faith?..Are.ye.so.foolish?.
having.begun.in.the.Spirit,.are.ye.now.made.perfect.by.the.flesh?..Have.ye.suffered.so.many.
things.in.vain?.
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Galatians.3:1\4.
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Paul.was.speaking.to.the.Gentile.church.in.this.letter...The.Gentiles.were.not.believed.to.be.seeds.
of.Abraham’s.promise.by.the.Jews...The.Jews.struggled.with.this,.because.they.were.not.of.the.
“pure.and.holy.bloodline.”..They.were.“Serpent’s.Seed.”.
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But.God.does.not.look.at.the.blood.of.a.man...He.looks.at.the.blood.of.His.only.Son,.which.covers.
all.sin...We.are.no.longer.to.view.ourselves.as.those.that.are.“seeds”.and.those.that.are.“shucks.”..
That.teaching.leads.to.pride,.and.pride.is.a.sin.according.to.Paul..
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The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.teaches.the.seed.to.love.the.shuck...It.teaches.the.seed.to.walk.hand\
in\hand.with.the.shuck,.spreading.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.to.all.who.believe...It.teaches.us.that.
we.have.only.one,.simple.requirement.in.order.to.become.heirs.to.the.Kingdom:..faith.in.Jesus.
Christ...It.is.a.Gift..
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For.by.grace.are.you.saved.through.faith;.and.that.not.of.yourselves:.it.is.the.gift.of.God.
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Ephesians.2:8.
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I.could.tell.you.just.how.wrong.this.“seed.and.shuck”.teaching.really.is,.pointing.you.to.scripture.
after.scripture.in.the.New.Testament.that.compares.Branham’s.“Message”.to.Paul’s.ministry...I.
could.show.you.not.only.how.conflicting.this.doctrine.is.with.the.“Message.of.Paul,”.but.also.how.
damaging.this.is.to.the.church.itself...All.you.need.to.do.is.read.Paul’s.letters.to.the.Church..
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There’s.really.no.need.to.go.through.example.after.example...It’s.right.there.before.you!.
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Whenever.a.false.teacher.tries.to.preach.a.sermon.to.you.based.on.five.single.verses,.there’s.no.
need.to.fear.being.misled.by.a.devious.mind...All.you.have.to.do.is.read.the.entire.chapter...Read.
the.chapter.before.it.and.the.chapter.after.it,.also...God.has.everything.we.need.in.His.Word..
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Here.are.the.words.of.Paul,.condemning.Branham’s.false.doctrine.called.“The.Seed.Is.Not.Heir.
With.The.Shuck”:.
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But.the.Scripture.imprisoned.everything.under.sin,.so.that.the.promise.by.faith.in.Jesus.Christ.
might.be.given.to.those.who.believe..
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Now.before.faith.came,.we.were.held.captive.under.the.law,.imprisoned.until.the.coming.faith.
would.be.revealed...So.then,.the.law.was.our.guardian.until.Christ.came,.in.order.that.we.might.
be.justified.by.faith...But.now.that.faith.has.come,.we.are.no.longer.under.a.guardian,.for.in.Christ.
Jesus.you.are.all.sons.of.God,.through.faith...For.as.many.of.you.as.were.baptized.into.Christ.have.
put.on.Christ....
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There.is.neither.Jew.nor.Greek,.there.is.neither.slave.nor.free,.there.is.no.male.and.female,.for.
you.are.all.one.in.Christ.Jesus...And.if.you.are.Christ's,.then.you.are.Abraham's.offspring,.heirs.
according.to.promise..
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Galatians.3:22\29.
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Ask.yourselves:..Who.must.we.be.one.with.in.order.to.inherit.the.Kingdom?..Does.Paul.say.“one.
with.Branham?”..
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Or.does.Paul.say.“one.with.Christ?”.
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Profanity$
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Profanity,. as. a. language. of. shocking. filth,. is. a. relatively. new. and. culturally. motivated. idea...
Depending.upon.the.history.of.the.culture.you.have.been.born.into,.and.the.level.of.use.for.these.
“vulgar”. phrases. or. words,. you. will. quickly. find. that. the. common. language. from. other.
nationalities.can.be.quite.offensive..
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I.never.will.forget.when.Seek.Ye.The.Truth.started,.and.South.Africa.started.taking.notice...Several.
“Christian. brothers”. in. the. cult. started. to. profanely. object. to. my. pointing. out. the. failed.
prophecies.of.William.Branham.through.the.use.of.four.letter.words.that.are.very.offensive.in.
my.culture...But.having.spent.the.last.year.and.a.half.discussing.these.fictional.life.stories.and.
failed. prophecies. with. many. other. nations,. I’m. quickly. learning. that. our. view. of. language. is.
tainted.by.the.way.our.society.has.been.molded.through.time..
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As.a.whole,.mankind.evolved.from.a.very.primitive.race,.what.we.would.call.“filthy.”..But.until.
recently,.there.was.no.need.for.profanity.at.all.–.and.so.it.was.relatively.non\existent...When.one.
man.became.angry.with.another,.he.simply.drew.his.sword...
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Many.of.the.words.that.cause.the.most.shock.to.our.senses.are.describing.actions.or.results.of.
actions.that.we.find.offensive.in.this.day.and.age...These.words.have.a.much.faster.success.in.
verbally.slapping.the.face.of.another.person.than.simply.long,.drawn.out.insulting..
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The.result.of.this.socially\motivated.belief.that.some.words.are.worse.than.others.is.that.readers,.
especially.younger.readers,.are.shocked.when.they.read.their.Bibles...We.have.been.trained.to.
focus. on. the. word. rather. than. the. intent. behind. the. word,. and. many. of. the. words. we. call.
“profane”.or.words.and.phrases.with.similar.meanings.are.found.throughout.the.Bible...Especially.
if.you.read.the.books.of.the.prophets...
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Language.is.very.powerful...John.1:1.says.that.“In.the.beginning.was.the.Word,.and.the.Word.was.
with.God,.and.the.Word.WAS.God.”..The.most.powerful.language.of.all.is.found.in.our.Bibles,.the.
Word.of.God..
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When.Israel.broke.the.Ten.Commandments.and.placed.themselves.under.Law.after.the.wrath.of.
God.was.kindled.against.them,.God.continually.found.his.Children.being.influenced.into.serving.
other.Gods...This.made.God.angry,.and.invoked.His.correction..
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But.we.find.that.before.correction.came,.God.used.His.prophets.as.His.own.mouthpiece.to.quickly.
condemn.the.Children.of.Israel.for.their.idolatry.and.warn.them.of.the.coming.destruction.if.they.
did.not.turn.back.to.Him..
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God.did.not.come.with.a.physical.sword,.and.did.not.physically.slap.the.faces...Yet.he.needed.to.
have. abrasive. language,. words. that. both. insulted. the. actions. of. the. Children. of. Israel. and.
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condemned.them.from.their.idolatry...Many.times,.God.spoke.through.the.prophets.in.ways.that.
we.would.never.speak.to.another.person.in.the.culture.of.today..
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When.the.children.of.Israel.had.turned.to.idolatry,.and.Samaria.had.fallen.with.her,.God.sent.
Ezekiel. to. condemn. these. two. nations.. . He. called. them. “prostitutes,”. but. used. very. shocking.
language.to.compare.them.to.prostitutes.who.became.obsessed.with.their.profession..
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Jerusalem.was.the.worst.of.the.two...God.said.that.she.was.more.depraved.than.her.sister,.and.
then.said.this:.
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“There.she.lusted.after.her.lovers,.whose.genitals.were.like.those.of.donkeys.and.whose.emission.
was.like.that.of.horses.”.......
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Ezekiel.23:20.
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Can.you.imagine.the.reaction.in.Sunday.school.when.bible.verse.memorization.time.came,.if.little.
Johnny.were.to.memorize.this.verse.and.read.it.to.the.class?..It.would.be.sheer.horror.in.the.eyes.
of.the.Sunday.school.teacher,.and.the.parents.would.be.mortified.when.they.found.out!..His.
mouth.would.be.washed.out.with.soap!.
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But.this.is.what.God.said.about.Jerusalem!..He.was.angry.with.them.because.they.had.allowed.
themselves.to.fall.back.into.idolatry!.
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Some.of.you.are.thinking,.“Wait.a.minute...This.conflicts.with.the.words.of.Paul!..Why.did.God.
do.this.through.Ezekiel?”.
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Ephesians.4:29.says,.“Let.no.corrupting.talk.come.out.of.your.mouths,.but.only.such.as.is.good.
for.building.up,.as.fits.the.occasion,.that.it.may.give.grace.to.those.who.hear.”.
.
..
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And.Paul.is.saying.exactly.what.we.think.and.have.been.taught...Literally.translated.from.the.
original.Greek.words,.broken.down.into.their.meanings,.the.translation.is:.“Any.word.bad.out.of.
the.mouth.of.you.not.let.go.forth.but.if.any.good.for.building.up.of.the.need.that.it.might.give.
grace.to.them.that.hear.”.
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But. there. are. two. very. important. things. to. consider. here.. . Profanity,. as. we. know. it. today,. is.
something.that.has.for.the.most.part.evolved.over.the.last.few.hundred.years...And.ironically,.
the.English.speaking.nations.are.the.ones.most.sensitive.to.the.words.–.an.open.conversation.
with.a.German.or.a.Russian.would.lead.to.insult..
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And.the.most.important.part.of.what.Paul.says.here.is.that.we.must.build.one.another.up...
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When. God. used. language. that. we. would. call. “profane”. with. the. Children. of. Israel,. He. had. a.
purpose.of.building.up...Jerusalem.had.fallen...Even.if.profanity.existed.in.the.primitive.race.of.
people,. these. words. could. never. be. worse. than. bowing. down. to. idols. and. sacrificing. your.
children.to.them..
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The. newer. translations. include. the. phrase. “as. fits. the. occasion,”. which. truly. matches. the.
underlying.meaning.of.Paul’s.statement...When.we.go.back.to.the.original.Greek,.one.portion.of.
the.sentence.is.this:..“BUT.IF.ANY,.good.for.building.up.of.the.need..
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God. had. need. of. using. language. that. insulted. Israel. for. their. idolatry.. . They. were. words. of.
condemnation...They.were.words.that.pierced.the.hearts,.the.verbal.slap.in.the.face..
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And. as. we. know,. God. will. do. nothing. to. set. an. example. for. us. that. he. does. not. want. for. us.
Himself...If.we.are.against.something.that.we.know.God.does.not.like,.and.we.can.prove.His.
distaste.for.it.by.Scripture,.we.should.be.strongly.against.it..
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God.hates.false.prophets...He.detests.them...They.are.compared.to.sorcerers,.and.diviners,.which.
were.stoned.for.their.pure,.blatant.evil...False.prophets.pretend.to.be.“seers.of.the.future,”.when.
most.of.the.prophecy.given.by.God’s.prophets.were.voices.speaking.to.the.present...Just.like.the.
example.in.Ezekiel,.God.spoke.through.Ezekiel.to.condemn.what.had.happened.in.the.past.and.
in.the.present...
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Had.Ezekiel.went.around.“prophesying”.of.his.next.hunting.trip’s.prey,.or.cities.sinking.before.
some.young.lad.became.an.old.man.–.which.never.sank.–.then.the.Children.of.Israel.rightfully.
would.have.stoned.Ezekiel...Even.if.Ezekiel.would.have.had.one.prophecy.that.seemed.logically.
to.have.been.fulfilled,.if.he.had.one.single.prophecy.that.failed.there.would.not.have.been.a.book.
of.Ezekiel.in.the.Bible...God.detests.false.prophets..
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So.some.of.you.who.are.angry.that.this.false.prophet.has.stolen.much.of.your.life.from.you.with.
his.imaginary.stories.about.his.life,.twisted.scriptures,.and.false.prophecy,.and.are.thinking.after.
reading.this.–.William.Branham.is.a.$*%#*#@...
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But.let’s.remember.the.words.of.Paul,.especially.that.in.the.translations.that.match.Paul’s.intent...
“As.fits.the.occasion.”..
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Remember,.the.motive.behind.Paul’s.statement.was.to.uplift.–.not.to.push.down...There.are.
people,. good. people,. who. have. known. nothing. else. in. their. entire. lives. except. the. false.
prophecies.by.this.lying.man...We.are.not.prophets.from.God,.and.God.is.not.speaking.through.
us.to.proclaim.to.others.that.Branham.is.a.bastard.child.raised.by.the.Son.of.Perdition,.or.calling.
him.a.prostitute.as.He.did.Jerusalem.through.the.mouth.of.Ezekiel...
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Luke.16:16.says.that.“The.Law.and.the.Prophets.were.until.John;.since.then.the.good.news.of.the.
kingdom.of.God.is.preached,.and.everyone.forces.his.way.into.it.”.
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This.verse.from.Luke.matches.what.Paul.is.saying.here...There.are.not.prophets.today,.speaking.
harsh. and. abrasive. language. against. fallen. nations.. . Luke. says. that. those. types. of. prophets.
stopped.with.John.the.Baptist...That.was.under.Law,.which.Paul.called.“obsolete.”.
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We.are.now.under.Grace...We.must.speak.what.fits.the.occasion,.with.the.intent.of.building.up...
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Sometimes,.building.up.means.pointing.the.way.to.deliverance...While.entering.into.a.heated.
conversation.with.one.person.trapped.in.the.cult,.there.may.be.hundreds.silently.watching.your.
reaction...The.Grace.you.show.a.person,.the.Love.that.you.show.for.their.blinded.eyes.is.more.
powerful.than.any.words.or.phrases.that.you.can.use.to.“shock.and.awe.”..In.this.case,.Grace.is.
far.more.powerful.than.profanity..
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And.remember,.profanity,.as.we.know.it,.is.relatively.new...It.is.a.way.of.quickly.drawing.objection.
through.insult,.and.the.words.of.insult.differ.from.culture.to.culture...The.words.you.use.as.your.
“shocking.power.words”.in.America.likely.have.little.effect.in.Russia...A.battle.of.offensive.words.
with.Germany.is.a.losing.battle.–.the.language.we.consider.abrasive.is.commonplace..
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Those.reading.as.a.cult.follower.begins.to.insult.you.will.quickly.realize.that.the.insults.they.throw.
are.actually.profanity..
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I.can.remember.growing.up,.watching.family.members.insult.customer.service.representatives.
over.the.phone...I.actually.remember.hearing.the.other.side.of.the.conversation.with.a.crying.
voice...Many.times,.this.was.over.silly,.nonsensical.things.–.most.of.the.time.so.that.this.family.
member.could.save.a.dollar.or.two.off.of.a.bill..
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For.the.price.of.that.dollar,.the.emotions.of.this.customer.service.representative.were.trampled.
over. like. a. wild. bull. running. through. a. field. of. wine. glasses.. . The. love. of. money. had. taken.
precedence.over.the.love.of.fellow.man..
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Not.a.single.word.was.used.that.we.would.call.“profanity.”..Yet,.the.intent.behind.the.words.was.
countless.numbers.worse...The.words.were.cutting,.digging.into.the.heart.of.the.listener.to.the.
point.of.tears...
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Paul.said,.“BUT.IF.ANY,.good.for.building.up.of.the.need.”..
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There.was.no.need...This.was.not.building.up...This.was.the.opposite...This.was.breaking.down..
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God.did.not.call.us.to.break.down.our.brothers.and.sisters...He.did.not.place.them.before.us.as.
opponents...God.has.given.us.an.opportunity,.one.that.is.greater.than.many.people.will.ever.have.
in.their.entire.lives..
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God.has.given.us.an.experience...We.have.lived.through.a.cult...We.have.deprogrammed.our.
minds.from.false.teaching.that.does.not.match.scripture...Our.eyes.have.been.opened.to.the.
failed.prophecy...We.have.the.power.of.history.to.research.and.identify.each.and.every.lie.that.
this.false.prophet.told.from.town.to.town...We.are.the.“Hoss.and.Lil’.Joe”.that.uncovered.the.
travelling.medicine.man.and.his.“magic.elixir.”.
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God.is.using.that.to.His.purpose,.and.that.purpose.is.to.point.people.back.to.their.Bibles...He.is.
using.us.to.show.that.His.Word.is.our.absolute,.and.we.are.not.to.be.led.astray.by.lying.prophets...
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Let.our.speech.be.used.in.a.way.that.fits.the.situation.and.has.the.sole.purpose.of.building.up.the.
faith.of.another.person...Not.faith.in.us...Not.faith.in.our.research.or.faith.in.any.single.thing.that.
could.distract.another.person.from.their.Bibles...
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Everything.we.say.and.do,.let’s.do.it.in.such.a.way.that.shows.others.that.the.God.we.serve.is.
one.that.we.serve.in.both.Spirit.and.in.Truth...Let’s.not.forget.that.our.cult.brothers.and.sisters.
are.trying.their.best.to.worship.in.Spirit..
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They.are.struggling,.because.they.have.abandoned.the.Truth..
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THE$LYING$HENRY$BRANHAM$
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Someone.in.another.forum.who.has.realized.that.this.man,.William.Branham.was.a.charlatan.and.
a.fake,.has.asked.about.this."Henry.Branham".name.that.Branham.used.in.Vandalia,.Illinois..
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This.is.HIGHLY.important..This.story,.describing.when.his.healing.ministry.started,.conflicts.with.
a.vision.\\.making.him.a.false.prophet..
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Also,.it.conflicts.with.his.1945.pamphlet,."I.was.not.disobedient.to.the.heavenly.vision,".because.
in.1945,.Branham.was.already.a.well\established."faith.healer.".
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ALSO.AGAIN,.it.conflicts.with.his.statement.of.how.God.commissioned.him."The.very.day.Israel.
became.a.nation.".
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Notice.his.statements.in.the.interview..He.did.not.live.a.life.away.from.God.as.he.would.later.
claim.on.tape.\\.he.says.that.he.was.called.when.he.was.11..And.his.healing.ministry.started."six.
months.ago,".placing.the.ministry.starting.in.the.year.1946.\\.contrary.to.both.the.1945.pamphlet.
and.the."How.an.Angel.Came.To.Me.story.".
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Here.is.the.text,.typed.quickly.from.the.images.of.the.newspapers:.
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'FAITH.HEALER'.ENDS.MEET.WITH.5\HOUR.SESSION.
by.Laura.Etz..
United.Press.Staff.Correspondent.
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VANDALIA,.IL,.July.1,.
A.former.Indiana.game.warden.who.turned."faith.healer".was.on.his.way.to.Louisiana,.MO.today,.
leaving. behind. thousands. of. faithful. who. came. from. all. over. the. country. to. feel. his. "curing".
touch...
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The.Reverend.Henry.Branham.concluded.his.week\long.Revival.meeting.under.the.auspices.of.
the.local.Pentecostal.church.with.a.five\hour.session..
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More.than.2500.persons.jammed.the.Vandalia.high.school.gym.and.hundreds.of.others.stood.
bareheaded.in.a.driving.thunderstorm.to.hear.the.meeting.over.a.public.address.system..
.
Many.afflicted.persons.arriving.yesterday,.tying.up.traffic.in.this.small.community..
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Branham.had.promised.to.pray.for.everyone.who.wanted.aid.before.he.left.town..He.departed.
from.his.previous.method.of.touching.the.afflicted.with.his.left.hand..Last.night.he.took.part.of.
them.en.masse..
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CLAIMES.TO.BE.CURED.
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He.had.them.hold.their.hands.over.their.hearts.while.he.went.through.the.ritual..He.asked.that.
those.who.did.not.have.faith.should.not.participate.since.he.would.not.have.time.to.convince.
them..
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He.treated.the.stretcher.cases.individually..Toward.the.end.of.the.long.meeting.which.began.at.
6:30.P.M..he.began.to.sway.as.he.prayed.over.the.afflicted.persons..Finally.he.nearly.collapsed.
and.was.taken.out.of.the.gym..
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Among.those.who.claim.to.be.cured.at.the.meeting.was.Ronnie.Nichols,.seven\year\old.blind.boy.
of. Vandalia.. His. father. took. him. before. Branham.. While. the. pianist. played. soft. music. on. the.
upright.piano,.Branham.took.the.boy's.left.hand,.intoning,."I.adjure.thee.by.Jesus.Christ,.demon,.
leave.this.person.".
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The.preacher.asked.the.boy.if.he.could.see...
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"I.think.he.can,.said.the.boy's.father..Ronnie.said.he,.too,.thought.he.could.see..He.walked.off.
the.stage.unaided..
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Another.claimed.to.have.been.cured.was.Cecil.Smith,.about.70..Branham.performed.the.same.
ritual,.then.said,."Brother,.throw.away.your.trumpet.".
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Smith.did..He.said.he.was.cured..
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VANDALIA.JAMMED.WITH.AILING.PEOPLE.SEEKING.TO.BE.CURED.BY.EX\GAME.WARDEN,.NOW.
FAITH.HEALER.
Vandalia,.IL.June.30.
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This.usually.quiet.southern.Illinois.town.of.5800.persons.was.bursting.at.the.seams.today.with.
4000.ailing.persons.from.nearly.every.state.who.came.here.hoping.to.be.cured.by.a.former.game.
warden.who.turned."faith.healer".11.months.ago..
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The. sermons. and. prayers. of. the. Reverend. Henry. Branham,. 38,. nattily\dressed. Free. Baptist.
minister,.attracted.the.lame,.halt,.and.blind.from.every.section.of.the.country,.even.southern.
Canada..
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The.town.was.jammed.with.invalids.on.crutches.in.wheel.chairs.and.on.stretchers..A.score.of.
ambulances. that. had. been. driven. across. the. country. were. parked. at. downtown. curbs..
Passengers. who. couldn't. find. accommodations. slept. in. the. ambulances,. because,. Vandalia's.
three.hotels.were.overflowing..
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ANYONE.WITH.an.extra.room.in.his.home.had.a.boarder..Benches.were.converted.into.makeshift.
beds..Many.persons.even.slept.on.the.ground..
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Hastily.constructed.soft.drink.and.hot.dog.stands.provided.street.corner.meals.for.the.visitors..A.
constant. stream. of. people. limped. or. were. carried. to. a. tent. on. the. edge. of. town,. in. which.
Branham.preached,.prayed,.and.attempted.cures.for.two.six\hour.sessions.daily..
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His. booming. voice. could. be. heard. any. place. in. town,. over. a. blaring. public. address. system.
installed.in.his.tent..
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Branham,.formerly.a.game.warden.of.Jeffersonville,.IN,.came.here.a.week.ago.under.the.auspices.
of.members.of.the.local.Pentecostal.Church..He.said.that.he.had."cured.hundreds.of.persons".
suffering.from.nearly.every.known.disease..
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He.looked.at.the.long.line.of.persons.waiting.for.him.to."treat".them..Some.slept.in.the.line,.so.
they.wouldn't.lose.their.places..A.number.of.them.said.they.had.heard.about.Branham's."fine.
works".throughout.the.South..
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Branham,.a.slightly.built.man,.said.he.went.to.work.after.he.finished.the.eighth.grade..
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"When.I.was.11.I.was.first.called",.he.said.."I.was.carrying.water,.and.a.tree.talked.to.me.".
.
"When.I.was.14,.I.tried.to.smoke.a.cigarette..A.man.with.a.long.white.beard.and.flowing.robe.
visited.me..He.told.me.not.to.smoke..I.haven't.touched.a.cigarette.since.then,.and.I.never.drink.".
.
"Then.11.months.ago,.I.got.a.call.so.insistent.that.I.went.out.and.started.healing.people.".
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Branham.said.he.effected.his.cures.by.touching.the.patient's.left.hand...
.
"I.receive.vibrations.caused.by.the.germs.in.the.person,".he.said...
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"I.can.usually.tell.what.the.disease.is.and.when.the.devil.leaves.the.person.the.vibrations.stop.".
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Paul.Morgan,.Walnut,.AK,.Lawrence.country.tax.collector,.said.Branham.had.cured.his.daughter.
of.virus.pneumonia.and.healed.his.own.injured.spine..
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Branham.works.up.so.much.nervous.energy.during.his.sessions.that.he.sometimes.collapses..He.
always.disappears.after.each.session..
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"I.am.just.a.man..I.haven't.any.power.of.healing,".he.said..Jesus.Christ.is.the.only.one.who.can.
heal..I.pray.to.Him.and.heal.those.who.believe..I.do.not.pretend.to.take.the.place.of.a.doctor..
The.Lord.put.doctors.here.for.a.purpose,.and.they.are.doing.a.wonderful.job.".
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Narcissism$$
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One.of.my.favorite.cartoons.of.all.time.is.the.Disney.and.Pixar.movie.“The.Incredibles.”..It.takes.
an.element.from.a.very.real.psychological.profile.of.a.corrupt.and.evil.mind,.and.turns.it.into.one.
of.the.most.interesting.super.villain.themes.used.in.comic.and.animation.super.heroes..
.
A.person.suffering.from.Narcissistic.Personality.Disorder.must.have.a.villain.to.fight...Without.the.
opposing.side.for.them.to.stand.against,.they.become.restless.and.uneasy...Their.feeling.of.self\
worth.and.security.is.solely.based.upon.how.well.they.can.fight.against.what.they.see.is.their.life.
battle..
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In.The.Incredibles,.the.super.villain.actually.lets.the.hero.of.the.story.grow.stronger...He.is.allowed.
to.become.close.and.thrive,.just.simply.so.the.villain.can.fight.his.battle..
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The.word.“Narcissism”.originates.from.the.mythical.“Narcissus”.in.Greek.mythology...Narcissus.
fell.in.love.with.his.own.image,.reflected.in.a.pool.of.water,.and.was.unable.to.leave.the.view...
His.love.for.his.own.image.was.the.cause.of.his.demise..
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With.Narcissistic.Personality.disorder,.the.description.from.the.myth.is.the.exact.representation.
of.the.mental.suffering.that.plagues.the.patient...Frequently,.when.a.simple.man.rises.to.great.
popularity,.and.their.once.simple.life.is.seen.as.an.idol.before.others,.symptoms.of.this.disorder.
start.to.appear...That’s.when.the.suffering.begins..
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People. suffering. from. this. disorder. have. an. obvious. focus. on. themselves. as. the. condition.
worsens...They.struggle.to.find.comfort.or.satisfaction.in.the.environment.that.surrounds.them,.
and. it. begins. to. seem. evil. to. their. distorted. view.. . Because. of. this,. they. have. difficulty. with.
empathy,.and.have.hypersensitive.reactions.to.any.sort.of.discussion.that.draws.close.to.debate..
.
Because.this.condition.is.a.direct.result.to.pride,.their.vulnerability.is.to.shame.rather.than.guilt...
They.try.to.feed.that.inward.pride,.pretending.to.be.much.more.than.they.really.are.in.all.aspects.
of. life.. . They. detest. those. who. do. not. admire. them,. brag. on. themselves. very. subtly. but.
persistently,.and.exaggerate.their.achievements...
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But.the.worst.and.most.damaging.aspect.of.a.Narcissist.is.the.fact.that.they.are.unable.to.view.
the.world.from.the.perspective.of.other.people...Their.view.of.the.world.is.the.only.accurate.view.
–.otherwise,.they.give.in.to.demoting.their.own.opinion.and.fight.against.their.own.pride..
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Sadly,.there.is.very.little.treatment.and.no.cure..
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In.1925,.F..Scott.Fitzgerald.published.a.book.entitled.“The.Great.Gatsby,”.about.a.fictional.person.
who.also.struggled.with.this.plague.of.the.mind...Gatsby.is.described.as."an.archetype.of.self\
made. American. men. seeking. to. join. high. society,". has. been. described. as. a. "pathological.
narcissist". for. whom. the. "ego\ideal". has. become. "inflated. and. destructive". and. whose.
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"grandiose.lies,.poor.sense.of.reality,.sense.of.entitlement,.and.exploitive.treatment.of.others".
conspire.toward.his.own.demise.”.
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When.we.examine.the.many.fictional.stories.William.Branham.promoted,.subtle.yet.persistent.
lies.that.lifted.himself.in.stature.before.his.fellow.man,.we.really.find.another.Gatsby...And.it.was.
destructive.to.not.only.his.own.personality,.but.his.mental.health.as.well...Branham.claims.that.
a.“mental.condition”.plagued.him.every.seven.years.throughout.his.life,.and.it.is.very.evident.
from.the.symptoms.of.this.condition.that.his.recorded.life.matches.most.if.not.all.of.them..
.
But.there.is.a.huge.problem.here..
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By. nature. of. a. cult,. many. men. pattern. their. lives. after. the. leader.. . We. see. it. in. each. of. the.
religious. groups. we. can. now. label. as. a. cult,. and. the. Branham. denomination. of. faith. is. no.
different...The.leader.becomes.an.icon.of.faith,.and.men.try.to.mold.themselves.into.that.image..
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Having.been.raised.under.the.open.discussions.of.several.men.who.either.knew.William.Branham.
or.who.were.involved.in.his.ministry,.studying.Narcissism.is.a.real.eye\opener...Many.men.I.knew,.
even.family.members,.are.text\book.cases.–.having.every.single.symptom.in.each.of.the.studies.
that.I.have.read.on.the.disorder..
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And.it.is.very.damaging.to.the.family.unit...Narcissism.breeds.narcissism,.because.most.cases.are.
a. direct. result. of. having. a. childhood. deprived. of. the. normal. love. and. affection. that. children.
require. for. growth. and. mental. health.. . When. the. father. of. the. family. unit. suffers. from. this.
disease,.his.children.are.very.likely.to.fight.it.themselves..
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From.a.religious.standpoint,.and.as.with.any.disease,.it.is.a.result.of.sin...Even.the.common.cold.
is.a.result.of.sin,.something.we.must.now.face.because.Adam.disobeyed.God...
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But.Narcissism.is.a.direct.result.of.the.sin.in.the.life.of.the.patient.–.not.a.long\term.historical.sin.
from.which.they.had.no.involvement...While.the.patient.cannot.help.himself.or.herself,.hunger.
to.feed.their.pride.turns.into.an.obsession,.and.that.obsession.leads.to.the.destruction.of.their.
own.minds..
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And.they.must.have.a.villain..
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In.all.cases.of.this.affliction,.it.is.a.cause.for.great.sympathy...Even.though.this.affliction.causes.
them. to. become. aggressively. violent. in. conversation. or. in. deed,. they. really. cannot. help.
themselves...Their.disease.is.similar.to.the.dependency.on.insulin.in.diabetes.–.and.the.villain.is.
their.insulin...Whatever.the.villain.may.be,.from.political.figures,.groups.of.people,.or.even.close.
friends.–.the.person.suffering.will.aggressively.combat.the.enemy..
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The.problem.here.is.that.with.a.spiritual.leader,.their.villain.becomes.the.villain.of.every.single.
one.of.their.followers..
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The.symptoms.in.William.Branham.were.not.always.so.evident...As.in.the.textbook.cases,.the.lies.
were.very.subtle.–.even.believable...Who.would.question.his.own.birthdate,.or.his.story.about.
the. death. of. his. wife. and. child?. . Who. would. think. to. investigate. whether. he. was. already. a.
Pentecostal.pastor.after.he.claimed.to.have.joined.the.“Pentecostal.call”.later.in.life?..Who.would.
guess.that.his.stories.of.a.childhood.hunting.and.trapping.to.feed.his.poor.family.in.the.hills.of.
Kentucky.would.be.fictional.stories?.
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And. the. early. ministry. had. no. super. villain.. . The. denominational. churches. that. would. later.
become. Branham’s. villain. were. all. in. one. accord. as. his. ministry. grew. in. popularity.. . All. were.
welcome,. all. started. to. become. very. close. to. this. rising. cult. leader.. . Like. the. infamous.
“Syndrome”.of.the.Incredibles,.the.enemy.was.drawn.close.and.given.strength.through.uplifting.
sermons.designed.to.build.the.faith...When.they.“drew.him.out.of.their.circles,”.Branham.“drew.
a.bigger.circle.to.draw.them.back.in.”.
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In.the.Christian.life.filled.with.Grace,.this.is.really.the.lifestyle.we.should.aspire.to.have...We.fight.
small. battles,. but. God. has. already. fought. the. super. villain. for. us. –. Satan. was. defeated. when.
Christ.died.on.the.cross.for.our.sins...He.has.no.power;.his.power.has.been.stripped.from.him.by.
just.three.nails..
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But.a.narcissist.personality.cannot.rest.peacefully.with.this.type.of.Christian.life.–.especially.when.
they.make.their.minds.focus.on.Satan.himself.for.their.“super.villain.”..That.villain.must.be.given.
power,.and.the.work.that.was.done.on.the.cross.must.be.lessoned.in.power.and.result..
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This.type.of.personality.must.de\throne.Christ..
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In.the.sermons.leading.up.to.the.dethroning,.we.find.subtle.changes.in.the.nature.of.Christ.–.
hints.that.Christ.was.just.an.angel.(Michael),.or.the.focus.on.how.Christ.was.a.prophet.rather.
than.the.focus.on.His.Deity...Branham.would.emphasize.the.words.of.Christ,.“I.can.do.nothing.
except.the.Father.first.shows.me,”.and.start.teaching.that.these.words.meant.that.Christ.had.to.
see.a.vision.like.the.Old.Testament.prophets.once.did..
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But.ultimately,.in.a.sermon.called.“Satan’s.Eden,”.William.Branham.dethroned.Christ...Christ.was.
no.longer.in.control.of.this.world,.He.no.longer.sat.on.the.Throne.in.the.right\hand.of.authority.
from.God...The.heavens.still.belonged.to.Christ,.but.under.this.delusion,.this.world.and.all.that.is.
in.it.belonged.to.Satan.–.not.God..
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Deuteronomy. 10:14. Praises. God. for. his. ownership:. “Behold,. to. the. LORD. your. God. belong.
heaven.and.the.heaven.of.heavens,.the.earth.with.all.that.is.in.it.”.
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Revelation.13:12.tells.us.that.God.GAVE.the.beast.authority.to.deceive.–.it.was.not.the.Beast’s.to.
give.away.or.claim.for.his.own...We.are.all.under.a.test.to.see.if.we.are.faithful.to.God,.or.easily.
deceived.by.Satan..
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But.regardless.of.the.authority.given.to.deceive,.all.New.Testament.books.point.to.Christ.as.the.
Eternal.Son.of.God.sitting.on.the.Throne.in.all.power.and.authority...Jude.says.this:.
.
To.the.only.God.our.Savior.be.glory,.majesty,.power.and.authority,.through.Jesus.Christ.our.Lord,.
before.all.ages,.now.and.forevermore!.Amen..
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Jude.1:25.
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If.we.examine.the.sermons.of.William.Branham.chronologically,.and.identify.his.super.villains,.
and.compare.those.doctrines.with.scripture,.we.can.easily.see.the.delusion...We.can.identify.the.
twisting.of.scripture.in.order.to.lesson.the.power.of.the.true.hero,.Jesus.Christ,.and.increase.the.
power.of.the.evil.villain,.Satan..
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When.the.villain.was.women,.a.doctrine.rose.from.the.depths.of.hell.through.Branham.that.Satan.
was.her.designer...While.the.Bible.says,.“male.and.female.created.He.them,”.Branham.severed.
the.female.part.of.the.original.creation.and.handed.it.over.to.Satan.on.a.silver.platter...Satan.was.
now.given.power.to.create.–.instead.of.being.a.lowly.angel..
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When.the.villain.was.married.to.“Ahab”.–.the.nickname.for.President.Kennedy.as.Branham.went.
on.a.parade.calling.Mrs..Kennedy.“Jezebel,”.Branham.claimed.that.he.needed.to.storm.the.gates.
of.the.White.House.Lawn.to.condemn.his.“Ahab”.for.letting.the.powerful.super.villain.“Jezebel.
Kennedy”.into.the.White.House.as.First.Lady..
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Listen.to.what.Branham.is.saying.here!..I.can.just.feel.the.pain.and.suffering.that.is.plaguing.his.
mind.as.he.lifts.this.super.villain.“Jezebel.Kennedy”.into.power..
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“But.there'll.be.a.one\man.system.come.forth.with.the.power.and.the.anointing.of.Elijah.to.fulfill.
the.prophecy..Hallelujah..He'll.shake.it..And.remember,.he.prophesied.to.them,.and.prophesied,.
and.told.them.all.the.things,.and.God.worked.with.him..But.his.final.message.was.attacked.on.
the.White.House..When.John.came,.his.final.message.was.attacked.on.the.White.House.of.that.
day.. Elijah's. final. message,. when. he. walked. down. that. road. that. morning. after. being. in. the.
Presence. of. God. out. there,. walked. down. that. road. with. old. hairs. all. over. him,. his. bald. head.
shining,.the.whiskers.blowing,.them.little.old.eyes.was.gleaming.with.the.glory.of.God,.that.stick.
in.his.hand,.and.his.feet.just.as.steady.as.they.could.be:.what's.he.doing?.Walking.right.down.
from.Samaria.into.the.presence.of.the.White.House,.and.saying,."THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD.".Fearing.
nothing....The.churches.had.turned.him.down;.the.people.had.turned.him.down;.so.now.he's.
giving.his.final.attack.upon.the.White.House.”.
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61\0319..JEZEBEL.RELIGION.
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But. as. we. all. know,. President. Kennedy’s. life. was. cut. short.. . Branham’s. super. villain. was.
overthrown. before. “Thus. Saith. The. Lord”. could. verbally. abuse. Jacqueline. for. trying. to. look.
pretty...You.can.almost.feel.the.letdown.in.Branham’s.voice.from.November.22,.1963.through.
most.of.1964.as.he.searched.for.a.new.villain...
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Ultimately,.the.villain.that.Branham.lifted.into.power.was.the.one.that.he.would.die.fighting.in.
his. mind.. . It. is. a. villain. that. the. cult. fights. today. –. though. some. have. returned. to. Branham’s.
original.stance.in.the.beginning..
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Branham.would.finally.tell.the.world.that.anyone.who.has.joined.a.denominational.church.had.
taken. the. “Mark. of. the. Beast”. –. conflicting. with. his. original. message. and. even. one. of. his.
“visions.”.
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“It'll.never.be.forgiven.them..A.denomination,.to.wear.the.brand.of.a.denomination,.is.the.mark.
of.the.beast.”.
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65\0801M..THE.GOD.OF.THIS.EVIL.AGE.
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Those.people.–.those.very.same.people.he.once.fellowshipped.and.“drew.a.bigger.circle.around.
to.draw.them.in”.–.had.become.his.arch.enemy...Branham’s.delusion.had.turned.him.against.
even.his.own.friends.and.fellow.soldiers.in.the.faith...They.were.now.mortal.enemies,.and.had.
been.marked.with.something.that.even.the.power.of.the.Cross.could.not.forgive..
.
The.Cross.had.no.power...Christ.was.dethroned...Authority.was.taken.away.from.Christ.hand.
handed.over.to.Satan...Satan.had.a.superpower.now,.one.that.Christ.could.not.even.forgive!.
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At.this.point,.Branham.fully.severed.himself.from.the.Body.of.Christ...Other.Christians.in.the.faith.
–.regardless.of.their.walk.with.Christ.and.the.Holy.Spirit.in.their.lives.–.were.now.the.“evil.ones,”.
the.minions.of.Satan..
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And.Christ,.who.has.His.Hand.over.His.Church,.was.scorned...The.work.that.Christ.did.on.Calvary.
to.save.even.the.lowest.sinner.was.taken.away...Christ.was.just.a.man;.a.man.who.Branham.
claimed.was.abandoned.by.God.in.the.Garden.of.Gethsemane...A.man.who.died.on.the.cross.
without.power,.a.man.who.died.in.vain...A.man.who.could.not.save.the.lost.if.they.joined.into.
one.of.the.churches.professing.His.name...A.man.who.raised.up.new.souls,.marked.with.the.seal.
that.Branham.called.a.“Mark.of.the.Beast.”.
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Christ.had.become.the.villain..
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Egyptian$Nights$$
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Starting.in.the.very.first.sermon.in.his.ministry,.and.continuing.all.throughout.his.ministry.until.
just.thirty.days.prior.to.his.death,.William.Branham.used.an.insulting.phrase.that.many.in.the.cult.
will.remember...When.throwing.insults.at.those.who.did.not.believe.in.the.same.way.he.did,.
Branham.would.say.that.they.“know.no.more.about.it.than.a.Hottentot.knows.about.an.Egyptian.
night.”.
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Very.few.have.stopped.to.think.about.this.phrase.and.its.meaning...Some.cult.followers.will.use.
this. as. they. insult. other. people,. but. have. no. idea. where. it. came. from.. . Others. listen. to. the.
sermons.hearing.this.phrase,.and.associate.it.with.the.violent.temper.tantrums.Branham.threw.
in.the.elevated.state.of.his.Charismatic\style.screaming..
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While.Branham.claimed.to.have.been.“commissioned.by.an.angel”.in.1947,.what.he.claims.is.the.
“very.day.that.Israel.became.a.nation,”.his.ministry.was.in.full.swing.long.before.that...Many.have.
noticed.the.comments.that.he.made.in.his.sermons,.pointing.out.that.he.had.quite.a.bit.of.cultural.
knowledge. of. far. off. countries. long. before. his. cult. following. noticed. him. start. his. expensive.
hunting.trips..
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When.you.combine.the.fact.that.his.1945.pamphlet,.“I.Was.Not.Disobedient.To.The.Heavenly.
Vision,”.describes.a.“healing.ministry”.that.was.in.full.swing,.with.this.phrase.about.“Hottentots,”.
we. have. a. mounting. stack. of. evidence. in. favor. of. the. idea. that. William. Branham. was. well.
travelled.during.the.time.he.claimed.to.be.poor.and.almost.destitute..
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Almost. none. of. the. people. in. America. today. knows. what. a. “Hottentot”. is.. . But. localize. that.
thought.to.the.hills.of.Kentucky.and.the.small.town.in.Southern.Indiana,.and.we.have.a.0%.ratio.
of.people.who.know.the.phrase.versus.people.who.do.not...This.is.not.a.common.word.in.the.
English.language,.and.is.nonexistent.in.Kentucky\ese..
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When.European.immigrants.started.to.enter.South.Africa,.a.tribe.called.the.Khoikhoi.was.found.
tending.large.herds.of.cattle.on.the.Southwestern.Cape...They.were.a.nomadic.people,.entering.
South.Africa.from.Botswana.and.slowly.migrating.south.until.they.became.extinct.at.the.early.
turn.of.the.century..
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This.tribe.of.people.were.despised.by.the.more.advanced.nations.that.entered.South.Africa,.and.
in.derogatory.and.a.racially.insulting.manner,.the.Europeans.started.to.make.fun.of.their.strange.
sounding.language...Over.time,.this.tribe.of.nomads.that.had.settled.in.South.Africa.were.called.
“Hottentots,”.insulting.them.regarding.the.most.common.three.words.of.their.language:..“hot,”.
“en,”.“tot.”.
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Much.like.the.American.Indian,.this.primitive.tribe.of.people.was.being.forced.off.of.their.land...
Land.disputes.led.to.wars,.and.wars..led.to.hatred.and.fear.of.this.people...In.the.mid.1800s,.
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harsh.laws.were.created.that.were.intended.to.force.the.Khoikhoi.from.their.lands.in.the.Kat.
River.to.works.as.laborers.on.white.farms..
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But.from.1904.to.1907,.most.of.the.tribe.was.massacred.by.the.German.settlers...During.this.
time,. the. Germans. rose. against. the. Khokhoi. nation. that. was. found. living. in. what. was. then.
German.South.Africa,.and.killed.over.10,000.tribesmen...This.was.over.half.of.the.population.of.
the.tribe...From.there,.the.remaining.few.began.to.integrate.themselves.with.the.South.African.
population,.and.the.tribe.itself.is.all.but.extinct..
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This.war.with.the.Germans.was.before.William.Branham.was.born..
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While.this.phrase,.“No.more.than.a.Hottentot.knows.about.an.Egyptian.night,”.is.an.outright.
insult.to.an.entire.ethnic.group.of.people,.it.had.little.meaning.to.the.people.Branham.used.this.
insult.on.in.his.1947.sermon...They.had.no.idea.this.was.a.racial.slur..
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But.the.impact.of.the.insult.was.the.same...While.insulting.an.entire.race.of.people,.Branham.
used.the.phrase.to.insult.another.person.who.might.otherwise.have.been.a.potential.convert.to.
Christ...Because.the.targets.of.this.insult.did.not.see.eye\to\eye.with.Branham’s.agenda,.Branham.
used.unfamiliar.words.to.call.them.“stupid.”.
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In.these.rants.and.raves.by.the.cult.leader,.and.after.being.deprogrammed,.it.actually.is.quite.
comical...There.is.a.stage.during.deprogramming.when.this.screaming.sounds.like.Hitler.in.Nazi.
Germany,.but.after.you.are.fully.free.from.the.cult,.it.sounds.strangely.like.Yosemite.Sam.on.the.
Looney.Tunes.cartoon...If.you.take.these.portions.of.the.sermons.–.especially.the.ones.from.1965.
–.and.change.a.few.words.out.with.the.cartoon’s.“Rackin”.and.“Frackin”,.you.end.up.with.a.very.
comical.man.ranting.and.raving.like.a.school.child..
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But.while.it’s.funny.to.us.on.the.outside,.it.is.very.damaging.to.those.on.the.inside..
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Cult. followers. are. programmatically. trained. to. insult. those. who. do. not. ascribe. to. their. belief.
system...The.number.of.grade\school\style.insults.thrown.by.William.Branham.in.these.sermons.
is.staggering.–.and.behind.most.of.them.is.some.guy.in.the.background.saying,.“Praise.the.Lord,.
brother!”.
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If.they.only.understood.what.these.insults.mean,.they’d.instead.get.up,.walk.out,.and.leave!..Each.
insult. Branham. threw. can. be. categorized. into. two. grade\school. insults:. . “You’re. stupid,”. and.
“You’re.scum.”.
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Some. have. associated. William. Branham’s. ministry. with. that. of. the. Christ. –. mostly. because.
Branham.claimed.to.be.specific.verses.in.scripture.that.pointed.to.Christ...But.imagine.if.Jesus.
Christ.came.to.earth.telling.the.broken.hearted.“You’re.Stupid!”..“You’re.scum!”.
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What. if. Jesus. Christ. had. told. the. woman. at. the. well,. “You’ve. taken. the. Mark. of. the. Beast,.
Dogmeat!”.
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Yet.these.cult.followers,.trained.by.this.cult.leader,.will.gladly.insult.others.–.potential.converts.
to.Christ.–.by.calling.them.Dogmeat!..Pastors.will.shout.it.out.from.behind.their.pulpits,.causing.
any.woman.who.curiously.visits.to.leave.and.never.return!..They.are.turned.away.from.heaven’s.
door.simply.by.an.insult.that.would.otherwise.have.flown.from.the.mouth.of.a.child.that.needs.
parental.correction!.
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Here.are.some.examples...Picture.your.child.in.each.one.of.these,.replacing.the.phrase.with.“you.
are.stupid,”.and.“you.are.scum.”..Imagine.yourself.as.a.parent,.and.imagine.what.you.would.do.
with.your.child.for.correction..
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“You.little.hook\nosed.Jew”.
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Branham,.53\0326.
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“See,.you're.trying.to.put.peacock.feathers.in.your.buzzard.carcass!”.
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Branham,.62\111E.
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She.is.a.hog,.that's.all..
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Branham,.64\0320.
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“Where,.they.know.no.more.about.It.than.a.rabbit.would.know.about.snowshoes!”.
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Branham,.64\0418B.
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“You.big.sissy!”.
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Branam.65\0829.
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“You.bunch.of.Lutheran.buzzards!”.
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Branham,.65\0725M.
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The.list.could.go.on.and.on,.some.more.comical.than.others,.but.you.get.the.point...This.is.what.
we.are.teaching.our.children!..To.become.insulting.to.others!.
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Why.not.show.them.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ?..Why.not.show.them.that.God.loves.the.Jew,.no.
matter.WHAT.Branham.thinks.about.their.noses?..Why.not.show.them.how.God.can.take.even.a.
buzzard,.clean.him.up,.and.make.him.a.new.creature!..Not.condemn.them.to.hell!.
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Branham. taught. a. poorly\mixed. “potion”. of. Law. and. Grace.. . I. say. poorly,. because. many. of.
Branham’s.“Laws”.are.not.found.in.scripture.–.let.alone.in.the.Mosaic.Law...But.we.are.not.living.
under.the.Law,.Christ.came.to.fulfill.that.Law.and.establish.a.New.Covenant...We.are.to.proclaim.
the.New.Covenant.to.others,.lifting.them.from.their.bondage.and.suffering!..We.are.to.tell.others.
that.Christ.came.to.save.them,.too!..All.they.need.do.is.accept.Him!.
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If.they.are.dirty,.Christ.will.clean.them.up...It’s.not.up.to.us.to.do.the.cleaning,.we.just.point.them.
to.the.Book..
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James.4:11\12.tells.us.exactly.this:..“Do.not.speak.evil.against.one.another,.brothers..The.one.
who.speaks.against.a.brother.or.judges.his.brother,.speaks.evil.against.the.law.and.judges.the.
law..But.if.you.judge.the.law,.you.are.not.a.doer.of.the.law.but.a.judge..There.is.only.one.lawgiver.
and.judge,.he.who.is.able.to.save.and.to.destroy..But.who.are.you.to.judge.your.neighbor?”.
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We.are.absolutely.taught.in.scripture.to.judge.the.doctrine...Paul.tells.us.this,.time.and.again...
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“Do.you.not.know.that.we.are.to.judge.angels?.How.much.more,.then,.matters.pertaining.to.this.
life!".
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1.Corinthians.6:3.
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But.that’s.the.DOCTRINE,.not.the.person!..That’s.the.FAILED.PROPHECY,.not.the.failure.in.life.that.
needs.Christ.to.lift.them.from.the.clutches.of.hell...
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If.we.allow.men.to.establish.cults.of.insulting.people,.we.will.soon.find.that.Al\Qaeda.is.not.the.
largest.threat.this.world.can.produce...We’ll.have.extremist.groups.all.over.the.world.training.
their.children.to.insult.others,.and.that.insulting.will.bring.hatred...Hatred.brings.anger,.and.anger.
brings.murder..
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James.also.writes.words.of.wisdom,.words.that.apply.directly.to.William.Branham’s.ministry:.
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“If. anyone. thinks. he. is. religious. and. does. not. bridle. his. tongue. but. deceives. his. heart,. this.
person's.religion.is.worthless.”.
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James.1:26.
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That.verse.has.more.power.in.it.than.we.realize...The.old\timers,.the.ones.who.remember.what.
the. cult. was. in. its. early. stages,. will. tell. you. that. they. remember. grace. and. harmony.. . They.
remember.what.felt.like.the.Holy.Spirit.moving,.and.that.movement.was.bringing.them.into.what.
they.felt.like.“one.accord.”.
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But.while.their.minds.were.glazing.over.to.the.screaming.man.throwing.insults,.the.children.were.
listening...The.children.were.being.molded...The.children.were.learning.new.and.powerful.ways.
to.insult.each.other..
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Those.children.grew,.many.of.them.listening.to.the.same.insults.being.thrown...Some.turned.into.
pastors...Some.turned.into.evangelists.or.missionaries...All.trained.under.the.leadership.of.a.man.
who.insulted.his.potential.converts...
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Listen.to.any.one.of.those.sermons.by.the.men.who.are.taught.to.insult...We.have.the.screaming.
pastor.in.Johnson.City,.TN.who.says.that.“hell.will.be.a.little.hotter”.for.those.who.do.not.agree.
with.him...He.even.condemns.others.in.the.same.cult!.
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We.have.the.church.in.Louisiana.throwing.insults,.trying.to.see.if.he.can.match.Tennessee.blow\
for\blow...Georgia,.Tucson,.more,.all.competing.to.see.who.can.shock.their.pews.by.how.well.
they.can.insult.those.who.aren’t.inside.of.their.four.walls..
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And.yet,.they.all.wonder.why.those.numbers.inside.that.building.never.increase!..They.wonder.
why.the.only.increase.is.due.to.the.maternity.ward!..They.try.to.steal.each.other’s.congregations.
for. growth. rather. than. stand. on. the. street. corner. preaching. that. the. Kingdom. of. Heaven. is.
coming..
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Do.they.really.believe.what.Branham.had.to.say.about.the.coming.End.of.Days?..Do.they.believe.
that. this. entire. world,. and. all. that. is. in. it,. will. come. crashing. down. when. a. woman. becomes.
president?..
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Then. why. aren’t. they. out. there. trying. to. save. the. lost. when. women. like. Hillary. Clinton. edge.
closer.to.that.position?..Why.aren’t.they.trying.to.save.as.many.lost.souls.as.they.can.possibly.
save?..Do.they.think.that.they.alone.can.close.the.Ark’s.door,.and.that.God.has.nothing.to.do.
with.it?..Do.they.think.that.the.door.has.already.closed?.
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If.they.do,.then.why.are.they.still.screaming.at.the.lost?..Why.not.mourn?..Why.not.enter.into.
great.sorrow.and.remorse.over.the.millions.of.lost.souls.that.they.failed.to.show.the.Gospel.of.
the.Kingdom.to?..Why.are.they.feasting.like.there.is.no.tomorrow.when.the.world.is.condemned.
to.hell?.
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Could.it.be.that.they.don’t.believe.any.of.this?..Could.it.be.that.they.have.known.about.Branham’s.
failed.prophecies.for.several.years?..Could.it.be.that.they.have.more.fun.throwing.insults.than.
preaching.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ?.
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Ask.yourselves.this.question:.
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If.you.knew.that.the.world.was.ending.tomorrow,.and.you.knew.that.every.single.person.in.it.
was.going.to.be.burned.by.a.fire.that.would.never.be.quenched,.what.would.you.do?.
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Would.you.run.to.your.neighbor’s.door,.crying,.pleading,.and.begging.with.them.to.turn.to.Christ?..
Would.you.stay.there.with.them.until.they.gave.their.heart.to.the.Lord,.so.that.you.could.save.
just.one.lost.soul?..Would.you.beg.them.to.help.you.persuade.another.and.another?.
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Or.would.you.stand.there.in.front.of.their.face,.insulting.them.to.the.point.of.hatred?.
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Our$NEW$Prophet$
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Since.Seek.Ye.The.Truth.has.started,.and.others.have.taken.notice.that.Branham’s.prophesies.
were.fictional.failures,.we.receive.emails.asking.us.this.question:.
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“Since.Branham.was.a.lying.false.prophet,.which.prophet.do.we.follow?”.
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I.received.another.email.last.night,.asking.the.same.question...Those.who.place.value.on.their.
eternal.destination.do.not.idly.sit.by.while.devious.minds.of.the.pastors.and.leaders.cover.up.the.
many.lies.and.failures.–.they.realize.that.their.soul.is.the.single.most.important.possession.in.this.
life...And.William.Branham.himself.said,.
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“I've.got.to.leave.here..You've.got.to.leave.here..And.if.I.go.as.a.false.prophet,.I'll.lose.my.own.
soul.and.lose.yours.with.me.”.
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59\1219.QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.ON.THE.HOLY.GHOST.
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So.for.the.many.who.have.been.programmed.to.follow.a.man.instead.of.the.Holy.Spirit,.this.is.a.
very.serious.matter...If.you.are.following.a.man,.and.that.man.leads.you.from.the.pasture.of.the.
Great.Shepherd.into.some.other.pasture,.you.are.walking.on.dangerous.grounds!.
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This.is.worsened.when.you.truly.believe.that.you.must.follow.a.man.to.your.eternal.destination...
Imagine.the.Children.of.Israel.once.they.learned.that.Moses.was.not.headed.for.the.Promised.
Land...I’m.sure.that.the.faith.of.many.was.shaken.–.even.though.God.Himself.was.leading.them!.
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So.for.those.who.have.been.falsely.taught.to.follow.a.man.instead.of.our.God,.the.greatest.news.
that.you.will.ever.receive.is.what.I.am.about.to.give.you.now!..We.are.free!.
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To.any.who.struggle.with.this,.I.recommend.that.you.read.the.book.of.Hebrews,.and.read.it.with.
this.context:.
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“The.Law.and.the.Prophets.were.until.John;.since.then.the.good.news.of.the.kingdom.of.God.is.
preached,.and.everyone.forces.his.way.into.it.".
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Luke.16:16.
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The.book.of.Hebrews.starts.out.much.the.same:.
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"Long.ago,.at.many.times.and.in.many.ways,.God.spoke.to.our.fathers.by.the.prophets,.but.in.
these.last.days.he.has.spoken.to.us.by.his.Son".
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The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.all.that.we.need:.the.Good.News.that.Christ.came.to.fulfill.the.Old.
Covenant.and.remove.us.from.the.Law.that.Paul.called."obsolete."..Christ.lived.the.perfect.life,.
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fulfilled.the.requirement.of.the.Law,.died.on.the.cross.for.our.sins,.and.rose.again.so.that.we.can.
rise.with.Him...
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And.Christ.sent.His.Helper,.the.Holy.Spirit.to.be.our.leader.and.our.Guide...No.longer.do.we.listen.
to.God.speaking.through.a.prophet,.and.no.longer.are.we.lead.by.any.man...We.are.now.lead.by.
the.Spirit..
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False.prophets.have.one.thing.in.common:..they.all.try.to.hide.this.from.you...Many.will.go.so.far.
as.to.deny.the.deity.of.Christ.–.teaching.you.a.different.Godhead...They.want.you.to.believe.that.
God.is.limited.in.His.power,.and.that.there.is.NO.Holy.Spirit.leading.us...They.want.you.to.believe.
that.God.is.not.in.full.control..
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Those. in. the. Branham. cult. struggle,. because. Branham. did. exactly. this.. . Taking. the. Jehovah’s.
Witness.doctrine.that.“Jehovah.of.the.Old.Testament.was.Jesus.of.the.New,”.Branham.promoted.
a.modalistic.false.god.that.is.now.sitting.on.the.Throne...Therefore,.a.“prophet”.is.required.–.that.
false.god.did.not.“send”.the.Holy.Spirit.as.the.Bible.said,.that.“spirit”.from.that.false.god.is.up.
there.on.the.throne!.
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And. this. world. is. not. under. God’s. control. in. Branham’s. distorted. and. twisted. view.. . This. is.
“Satan’s.Eden.”..Satan.has.been.given.power.by.Branham,.and.the.Holy.Spirit.is.weak.–.even.
weaker.than.Satan!..Branham.taught.us.to.believe.that.we.could.“offend”.the.Holy.Spirit,.and.
“grieve.the.Holy.Spirit.away.from.us.”.
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The.Bible.says,.“I.will.NEVER.leave.you,.NOR.forsake.you!”.
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Hebrews.Chapter.3.tells.us.that.we.are.now.entering.God's.rest,.and.listen.to.Who.is.telling.us.
this:.
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“Therefore,.as.the.Holy.Spirit.says,.today,.if.you.hear.his.voice,.do.not.harden.your.hearts.as.in.
the.rebellion,.on.the.day.of.testing.in.the.wilderness,.where.your.fathers.put.me.to.the.test.and.
saw.my.works.for.forty.years.”.
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Paul.is.telling.us.that.if.we.refuse.to.be.led.by.the.Holy.Spirit,.then.we.are.in.rebellion...We.are.
directly.violating.the.instruction.by.God,.putting.something.else.before.God...We.have.fallen.into.
idolatry!.
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But.Chapter.5.is.where.it.starts.getting.good...We.have.a.NEW.High.Priest...Not.a.high.priest.that.
will. last. until. the. end. of. the. world,. when. some. new. doomsday. prophet. rises. to. proclaim. his.
“divine.inspiration”.that.1977.is.the.end.of.days.\\.Christ.is.our.new.High.Priest.forever!.
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“You.are.a.priest.forever,.after.the.order.of.Melchizedek.”.
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Hebrews.is.the.perfect.answer.to.anyone.who.has.been.trapped.in.the.Branham.religion...The.
similarities. are. phenomenal. . . The. Jews. were. bound. by. Law. and. oppression. from. the. sins.
committed.when.they.broke.the.Ten.Commandments...All.they.ever.knew.their.entire.lives.was.
Law.. . Christ. came. to. remove. that. Law,. but. the. Pharisees. with. their. hardened. hearts. did. not.
understand.. . They. continued. to. lift. up. high. priests. \\. even. after. Christ. died. and. was. given. all.
authority..
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Paul.says.that.our.authority.is.not.of.men...We.are.to.be.led.by.the.Holy.Spirit..
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To.the.many.from.around.the.world.that.are.asking.this.question,.“Which.new.prophet.should.
we.follow,”.my.recommendation.is.this:.
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Get.back.to.the.Bible.and.read.it.as.a.new.and.exciting.book...Read.it.without.the.tainted.view.of.
men...Read.it.with.inspiration.from.the.Holy.Spirit,.who.will.lead.you.in.all.Truth...Read.it.with.
this.understanding:..All.scriptures.point.to.Christ...
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The.Old.Testament.gives.Abraham.a.promise.that.his.seed.will.be.a.countless.number,.like.the.
sands.of.the.sea...This.was.a.Covenant.with.Abraham,.and.God.does.not.break.his.Covenants.with.
man...God.knows.the.outcome.before.the.Covenant.is.given,.because.God.IS.at.the.end.as.well.
as.IS.at.the.beginning...
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False.prophets.of.this.day.will.tell.you.the.exact.opposite...They.all.teach.“little.bride”.or.“select.
group”.or.“chosen.few”.doctrines,.twisting.Old.Testament.scriptures.to.fit.their.agendas...They.
want.you.to.believe.that.their.small.group.in.their.small.corner.of.the.Christian.World.is.the.only.
group. God. cares. about.. . They. deny. the. Gospel. of. Jesus. Christ. to. do. so,. which. makes. their.
doctrines.an.antichrist.doctrine..
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God's.children.were.fully.living.under.Grace.until.they.broke.the.Ten.Commandments...God,.in.
His.wrath,.placed.them.under.the.Law.as.a.punishment...They.were.children.in.the.true.sense.of.
the.word:.a.people.growing.into.maturity.through.teaching.and.training..
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The.prophets.in.the.Old.Testament.were.not.leaders...They.were.not.“seers.of.the.future,”.as.the.
false.prophets.of.this.day.erroneously.teach...They.were.nothing.more.than.God’s.mouthpieces.
during.the.time.of.training.for.God’s.Children...They.spoke,.directly.from.God,.concerning.the.
idolatry.that.the.Children.continuously.wandered.towards...The.sorcerers.–.the.bad.guys.–.were.
the.ones.that.used.demonic.spirits.to.peer.into.the.future..
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God’s.prophets.did.not.visit.the.many.World’s.Fairs.to.see.the.next.“egg.shaped.car.of.the.future,”.
or.read.Popular.Mechanics.to.see.the.“technology.of.the.future.”..Their.prophecies.had.nothing.
to.do.with.technology.–.they.were.speaking.about.God’s.Faithless.Bride.and.the.coming.Messiah.
to.redeem.them..
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After.Christ.came,.all.scripture.points.back.to.that.day.on.Calvary.when.He.paid.the.penalty.for.
the.Old.Covenant.that.was.broken...There.is.not.a.single.scripture.intended.to.distract.you.from.
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the.Good.News,.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ...Even.the.book.of.Revelation,.the.last.prophetic.book,.
points.to.the.Cross...The.Lamb.was.the.only.One.worthy.to.open.the.seals...We.are.redeemed.by.
the.blood.of.the.Lamb..
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And.God's.children.are.a.countless.number,.just.as.was.promised.to.Abraham.\\.not.a."little.bride".
that.has.severed.themselves.from.the.rest.of.the.body.of.Christ...God.does.not.break.his.promises,.
remember?..He’s.already.fulfilled.them.before.He.even.gave.the.promise!.
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We.are.free!..Christ.has.set.us.free!..We.now.worship.Him,.and.proclaim.this.Gospel.to.others!..
And.all.who.believe.that.Christ.did.this.for.us.can.be.saved!..It.is.a.Gift!.
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There’s.nothing.we.can.do.to.merit.this.Gift...It.was.already.given.to.us.before.the.foundation.of.
the.world!..
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For.by.grace.you.have.been.saved.through.faith..And.this.is.not.your.own.doing;.it.is.the.Gift.of.
God,.not.a.result.of.works,.so.that.no.one.may.boast..
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Ephesians.2:8\9.
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So.the.answer.to.this.question.is.simple...There’s.no.reason.to.follow.a.man...Man.will.fail,.but.
God.will.never.fail..
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Jesus.promised.to.send.His.Spirit,.not.His.“prophet.”..And.that.Spirit.does.not.lead.us.into.fictional.
stories.about.bright.lights.and.squirrels...God.is.not.leading.us.into.a.funny.cartoon..
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“When.the.Spirit.of.truth.comes,.he.will.guide.you.into.all.the.Truth,.for.he.will.not.speak.on.his.
own.authority,.but.whatever.he.hears.he.will.speak,.and.he.will.declare.to.you.the.things.that.are.
to.come.”.
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John.16:13.
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Think.about.the.One.in.Authority.giving.the.Holy.Spirit.the.words.to.speak!..Telling.us.directly,.in.
our.hearts,.of.the.things.that.are.to.come!..Guiding.us.through.life.into.all.Truth!.
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As.I.began.to.untangle.my.mind.from.the.cult.of.William.Branham.and.enter.Christianity,.I.quickly.
realized.that.my.life.was.a.living.example.for.other.Christians.of.what.NOT.to.do...Unknowingly,.
and.molded.together.with.like.minds.in.common.beliefs,.we.had.become.the.very.thing.that.Paul.
warned.us.not.to.be..
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Pride.is.a.sin.that.is.seldom.mentioned.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham,.and.it.is.a.sin.that.is.very.
damaging.to.the.people.around.you...And.while.living.what.the.cult.taught.as.a.“humble.life,”.
you’ll.quickly.realize.once.deprogramming.that.we.were.quite.the.opposite...The.Christian.life.is.
far.more.difficult.that.cult.life..
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My.pastor.gave.a.sermon.on.Sunday.on.the.type.of.Love.God.wants.for.His.Church.as.described.
in.1.Corinthians.13:.
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“Love. is. patient,. love. is. kind.. It. does. not. envy,. it. does. not. boast,. it. is. not. proud.. . It. does. not.
dishonor.others,.it.is.not.self\seeking,.it.is.not.easily.angered,.it.keeps.no.record.of.wrongs...Love.
does. not. delight. in. evil. but. rejoices. with. the. truth.. . . It. always. protects,. always. trusts,. always.
hopes,.always.perseveres.”.
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1.Corinthians.13:4\7.
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And.through.the.course.of.this.sermon,.he.pointed.out.a.striking.observation.that.had.previously.
gone.unnoticed.in.my.understanding.of.scripture...All.of.these.attributes.Paul.mentions.about.
“Love”.are.not.adjectives.pointing.back.to.the.word.“love.”..These.are.actions.pointing.to.our.
hearts...We.have.to.put.our.love.into.action,.or.we.do.not.truly.have.love.in.our.hearts..
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If.we.are.living,.breathing.examples.of.Christ,.we.will.be.patient.towards.others,.even.when.they.
disagree...We.will.be.kind.to.others,.even.when.they.are.firmly.against.us...We.will.not.show.envy.
to.another,.which.turns.into.covetousness...But.then,.this.morning,.it.hit.me:..“It.does.not.boast,.
it.is.not.proud.”.
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I.was.reading.in.1.Timothy.2.about.how.Paul.tells.us.to.pray.for.all.people,.and.my.mind.drifted.
off.to.the.Senate.hearing.yesterday.about.call.to.action.in.Syria.for.the.slaughter.of.innocence...
Paul.does.not.tell.us.to.stand.up.with.picket.signs.of.opposition,.and.plaster.our.Facebook.pages.
with.hundreds.of.cartoons.making.President.Obama.look.like.a.fool.during.this.time.of.decision..
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I.thought.about.how.wonderful.our.new.church.was,.filled.with.people.concerned.enough.to.pray.
for.those.poor.people.in.a.far.off.and.distant.land.–.even.though.they.have.no.idea.who.they.are.
or.what.they.believe..
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Paul.says.we.are.to.be.in.prayer,.offering.prayers.of.intercession.for.“all.people,.for.kings.and.all.
who.are.in.high.positions,.that.we.may.lead.a.peaceful.and.quiet.life,.godly.and.dignified.in.every.
way”.
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My.mind.went.back.to.my.cult.life,.and.my.cult.belief.system.that.was.based.around.the.idea.that.
our.cult.leader.could.peer.into.the.future...Once.he.got.the.people.to.believe.that.he.had.this.
crystal.ball.in.his.mind,.then.everything.the.man.said.that.could.be.twisted.into.some.new.idea.
became.prophecy.–.even.things.that.he.never.intended.to.be...
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Many.of.the.fear.tactics,.taking.aim.at.political.unrest.of.the.current.events.during.his.ministry.
have.turned.into.prophecy.for.today...When.Russia.was.the.threat,.Branham.warned.to.watch.
Russia,.and.we.now.have.programmed.minds.driven.by.fear.during.every.future.national.conflict.
looking.for.ways.that.Russia.can.become.an.enemy.to.bring.death.and.destruction..
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Once. Russia. was. no. longer. the. threat,. Branham. preached. against. those. ministers. who. were.
speaking. out. against. Russia. –. literally. preaching. against. himself!. . And. with. that,. we. have.
ministers.of.today.doing.the.same.–.but.they.only.do.it.after.they.are.trapped.into.that.same.fear.
that.Russia.will.bring.impending.doom...During.the.unrest,.they.are.trapped.in.fear..
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But.where.is.God.in.all.of.this?..Where.are.the.churches.filled.with.people.on.their.knees,.praying.
that.Obama.will.make.the.right.decision?..Where.are.the.churches.who.are.filled.with.people.
mourning.over.the.thousands.of.innocent.children.that.have.been.slain?..
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Then,.I.thought.about.myself.during.times.like.these.when.I,.too,.was.just.like.them...I.never.once.
offered.prayer.for.the.leader...I.never.thought.one.second.about.what.it.would.be.like.to.watch.
your.small.child.inhale.an.innocent.breath.that.would.rip.his.life.from.his.body...I.never.offered.
prayer.that.our.government.would.make.decisions.that.would.be.pleasing.before.God..
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Instead,. my. mind. would. focus. on. the. negative.. . I. would. think. about. things. like. Senator. John.
McCain. playing. poker. on. his. iPhone. during. the. senate. hearing,. and. offer. my. thoughts. of.
condemnation.towards.his.lack.of.concern...All.while.I,.myself,.was.showing.no.concern!.
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Our.minds.were.programmed.to.make.little.things.seem.much.bigger.than.they.were,.and.while.
doing.so,.the.big.things.were.moving.over.our.heads.unnoticed...Our.focus.was.on.our.“little.
Bride,”.not.God’s.children...We.looked.at.our.small.cult.as.the.“chosen.few”.rather.than.looking.
at.the.world.as.opportunity.filled.with.potential.converts.to.Christ..
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What.if.the.entire.nation.fell.to.its.knees.and.begged.God.for.His.Hand.of.mercy?..What.if.God.
chose.to.bring.the.entire.nation.of.Syria.to.faith.in.Jesus.Christ.by.the.actions.of.our.nation?..
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I.stand.in.repentance.for.my.past...For.a.time,.after.leaving.the.cult,.I.looked.at.the.superficial.
sins.that.plagued.my.mind.during.my.cult.life.as.very.damaging.–.and.it.was...But.it.was.damaging.
to.myself...How.much.worse.was.my.sin.of.pride,.which.is.damaging.to.those.around.us?.
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The.first.half.of.Timothy.tells.us.that.our.prayers.of.intercession.are.not.intended.for.uplifting.
ourselves,.they.are.a.loving.hand.reaching.out.to.others...That.Hand.reaching.through.prayer.is.
far.more.powerful.than.our.own.outstretched.hand..
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Paul.says.that.God.desires.all.people.to.be.saved...Remember,.Christ.did.not.come.to.save.the.
saved;.He.came.to.save.the.lost..
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“First.of.all,.then,.I.urge.that.supplications,.prayers,.intercessions,.and.thanksgivings.be.made.for.
all.people,.for.kings.and.all.who.are.in.high.positions,.that.we.may.lead.a.peaceful.and.quiet.life,.
godly.and.dignified.in.every.way..This.is.good,.and.it.is.pleasing.in.the.sight.of.God.our.Savior,.
who.desires.all.people.to.be.saved.and.to.come.to.the.knowledge.of.the.truth..For.there.is.one.
God,.and.there.is.one.mediator.between.God.and.men,.the.man.Christ.Jesus,.who.gave.himself.
as.a.ransom.for.all,.which.is.the.testimony.given.at.the.proper.time..For.this.I.was.appointed.a.
preacher.and.an.apostle.(I.am.telling.the.truth,.I.am.not.lying),.a.teacher.of.the.Gentiles.in.faith.
and.truth.”.
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1.Timothy.2:1\7.
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But.again,.something.that.I.never.noticed.before.in.Scripture...This.that.we.read.from.Paul.is.in.a.
letter,.a.letter.sent.to.Timothy...It.was.intended.to.read.from.start.to.finish.–.not.simply.taking.a.
paragraph.here.or.a.paragraph.there...
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Paul. is. speaking. about. calling. on. the. Name. of. the. mediator. between. God. and. Man,. the. man.
Christ.Jesus...He.is.telling.us.to.humble.our.pride.and.offer.prayers.on.the.behalf.of.others..
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And.in.the.rest.of.this.chapter,.he.continues.that.example,.showing.how.we.are.supposed.to.
eliminate.all.traces.of.pride.from.our.lives..
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Devious.minds.have.twisted.these.things...Branham.followed.the.example.of.others,.and.made.
some.of.these.statements.out.to.be.statements.of.sexual.nature.–.which.seems.to.be.the.case.
with.many.of.the.twisted.scriptures..
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But. listen. to. the. words. of. Paul,. telling. us. about. humility.. . Let’s. break. it. down,. sentence. by.
sentence:.
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“I. desire. then. that. in. every. place. the. men. should. pray,. lifting. holy. hands. without. anger. or.
quarreling;”.
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Notice. the. word. “then,”. connecting. this. to. the. first. section. of. the. chapter.. . It. continues. the.
thought.about.praying.the.prayer.of.intercession.for.others..
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Remember.his.words.in.Corinthians,.“Love.is.patient,.love.is.kind?”..Paul.is.telling.us.to.put.our.
love.into.action...Do.not.argue,.do.not.show.anger,.show.love.with.hands.of.praise.and.prayers.
of.faith!.
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“Likewise.also.that.women.should.adorn.themselves.in.respectable.apparel,.with.modesty.and.
self\control,.not.with.braided.hair.and.gold.or.pearls.or.costly.attire,”.
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Paul.just.spoke.to.the.men.about.their.pride,.now.he.speaks.to.the.women...That.word.“Likewise”.
joins.the.two.sentences.together...As.I.speak.to.the.men,.“likewise”.I.speak.to.the.women..
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And.notice.while.the.Pentecostal.movement.teaches.“modesty”.as.covering.skin,.Paul.teaches.
modesty.as.avoiding.pride...He.tells.the.women.not.to.dress.in.gaudy,.costly.attire...He.even.tells.
them.not.to.braid.their.hair,.which.was.a.status.symbol.during.the.time.this.letter.was.written...
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In.other.words,.do.not.present.yourselves.as.better.than.others.according.to.the.custom.of.the.
world.around.you;.lift.others.up.above.yourself!.
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He.continues.that.exact.thought.in.the.next.sentence:.
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“but.with.what.is.proper.for.women.who.profess.godliness—with.good.works.”.
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Paul.just.told.the.women.the.very.same.thing.that.he.told.the.men:..Put.your.Love.into.action!.
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The.rest.of.the.chapter.gives.a.summary.of.the.thought.before.proceeding.into.the.qualifications.
for.pastors...It.maintains.the.same.focus.on.humility...
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Many.cult.pastors.can.quote.this.passage.by.heart,.but.have.paid.very.little.attention.to.the.words.
preceding...They.teach.this.exactly.as.Paul.has.intended,.word\for\word,.continuing.the.thought.
of.humility.as.it.applies.towards.women:.
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“Let. a. woman. learn. quietly. with. all. submissiveness.. . I. do. not. permit. a. woman. to. teach. or. to.
exercise.authority.over.a.man;.rather,.she.is.to.remain.quiet...For.Adam.was.formed.first,.then.
Eve;.and.Adam.was.not.deceived,.but.the.woman.was.deceived.and.became.a.transgressor...Yet.
she.will.be.saved.through.childbearing—if.they.continue.in.faith.and.love.and.holiness,.with.self\
control.”.
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But.ask.yourselves.this:..If.they.read.this.passage.correctly,.and.as.was.intended,.why.do.they.
twist.the.passage.before.into.a.sexual.argument.rather.than.pride?..And.why.do.they.ignore.the.
beginning.of.this.chapter?.
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Cult.members.will.tell.you.that.they.do.not.ignore...They.will.tell.you.that.they.read.this,.agree.
with.this,.and.heed.the.words.of.Paul..
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But.like.the.chapter.in.Corinthians.about.Love,.they.believe.this.only.by.pointing.to.the.words.–.
not.by.putting.it.into.action...Like.myself.during.my.captivity,.these.passages.were.taught.to.apply.
to.ourselves.–.not.an.action.of.Love.towards.others...We.were.focusing.on.what.made.us.happy.
in.our.way.of.life,.not.what.we.could.do.to.uplift.others.and.humble.ourselves..
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I.beg.you.to.put.all.of.this.aside.for.the.time.being...Forget.what.we’ve.been.taught,.and.think.of.
the.world.around.you...Think.of.the.mothers.ripped.from.their.homes.as.they.make.their.exodus.
as.refugees.from.a.land.where.evil.has.started.to.reign...Think.of.the.fathers,.not.knowing.how.
to.provide.from.their.family.as.they.leave.their.way.of.life.behind..
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Let’s.offer.prayers.on.their.behalf...Let’s.not.look.at.ourselves.as.the.“eye”.of.the.Body.while.
looking.at.other.Christians.as.the.“dirty.foot.”..Without.the.feet,.the.eye.cannot.be.carried.and.
put.into.action..
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And.let’s.remember.that.the.“action”.should.be.Love..
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Watch$Russia!$$
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As.I.look.at.all.of.the.nations.watching.the.United.States.in.their.decision.for.Syria,.especially.the.
nations.that.oppose.any.involvement.in.the.country’s.civil.war,.my.heart.starts.bleeding.for.those.
programmed.to.fear.the.unrest..
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I.can.remember.past.political.conflicts,.one.country.rising.against.another,.and.how.all.eyes.in.
our.church.would.immediately.turn.to.Russia...Like.Fred.Sanford.clutching.his.chest.and.looking.
to.the.sky,.all.would.cry.out,.“This.is.the.big.one,.Elizabeth!”.
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No.matter.which.two.countries.rose.against.one.another,.we.were.trained.to.fear.the.third.–.
completely. ignoring. what. was. actually. happening. in. fear. that. the. minor. disputes. would.
ultimately.lead.to.Russians.walking.our.soil.and.raping.our.women..
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William.Branham.would.often.use.fear.tactics.to.further.his.grip.on.the.hearts.and.minds.of.his.
cult. following.. . Those. fear. tactics. would. always. point. to. the. largest. threat. at. the. time. of. the.
sermon,.and.would.often.involve.the.country.that.was.feared.the.most:.Russia..
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Small. children. would. sit. there. through. these. horror. stories,. their. spiritually. abused. minds.
changed.forever.by.Branham’s.disturbed.and.warped.way.of.scaring.the.people.into.his.created.
religion..
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While.other.Christian.churches.of.the.day.were.preaching.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.to.save.the.
lost.and.dying.world,.children.in.the.Branham.cult.were.listening.to.stories.like.this:.
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“Listen.friend,.there.isn't.a.thing,.this.very.hour,.in.the.next.twenty\five.minutes.or.ten.minutes,.
for.Russia.to.send.up.it's.satellite.and.sweep.it.over.here.across.this.nation,.train.it's.missile,.say,.
"Surrender,.or.in.two.minutes.you'll.be.nothing.but.dust.".They.can.do.it.right.now..Think.of.it..
They.can.do.it.right.now..
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What. would. happen?. Plane. load. after. plane. load,. ship. load. after. ship. load,. of. ungodly.
communistic.soldiers.would.swallow.our.lands,.would.grab.our.girls,.and.take.them.into.the.street.
and.treat.them.like.cattle,.ram.a.sword.through.them,.go.into.our.homes.and.take.our.wives.out.
and.bust.the.babies.head.against.the.wall,.and.ravish.our.women..You.say.one.thing,.it.belongs.
to.them..
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You.say,."Will.our.Pentagons.surrender?.Sure.it.would..That'd.be.the.only.sensible.thing.for.it.to.
do..It.would.have.to.do.it..If.it.didn't,.we'd.be.nothing.but.powder.in.a.few.minutes..We'd.have.
maybe.a.few.more.hours.of.life,.but.what.a.slaughter..What?.They.may.be.loading.on.the.planes.
right.now..The.ships.may.be.in.harbor..Soon,.these.things.that.we're.talking.about.can.be.a.reality..
There's.not.one.thing.left.for.it.to.happen\\to.keep.it.from.happening.according.to.prophecy..
Here.we.are..And.next.week,.you.don't.know.what.condition.you.could.be.in..The.handwriting.is.
on.the.wall..We're.a.weighed.in.the.balance.and.found.wanting.”.
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58\0309M..THE.HANDWRITING.ON.THE.WALL.
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Looking.back,.this.is.very.easy.to.recognize.as.spiritual.abuse...Branham.was.beating.us.over.the.
head.with.the.things.we.feared.the.most...He.was.creating.villains.that.would.cause.others.to.
cower.down.in.terror..
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Very.few.people.have.stopped.to.consider.this.spiritual.abuse.for.what.it.really.is:..“terrorism.”..
The.definition.of.terrorism.is.“The.systematic.use.of.fear.or.terror,.especially.as.a.means.towards.
coercing.or.compelling.others.into.an.act.or.choice.”.
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When. we. think. of. terrorists. today,. we. think. of. men. hijacking. planes. or. kidnapping. innocent.
victims.in.order.to.instill.fear.in.the.hearts.of.nations,.and.we.falsely.think.that.they.are.doing.it.
for.no.reason...But.typically,.these.terrorists.are.very.religious.people.trying.to.convince.others.
into.their.belief.system.through.use.of.fear.–.just.like.William.Branham.did..
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But.terrorism.does.not.start.with.the.end.result;.there.is.a.beginning...There.is.a.journey.into.
what.led.the.extremist.into.an.explosion..
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When.we.think.of.terrorists,.we.also.immediately.think.of.Muslims...Because.of.the.sheer.size.of.
the.terroristic.threats.created,.and.the.massive.number.of.lives.lost.in.their.well.planned.out.and.
thoroughly.executed.plots,.our.media.has.created.a.false.association.that.a.terrorist.starts.big.
and.gets.bigger..
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But.this.is.not.the.case,.and.unfortunately,.the.number.of.lives.lost.in.the.end.is.not.the.ultimate.
tragedy...
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These. men. have. agendas,. and. that. agenda. is. not. what. we. see. on. television. or. in. the. news...
Terrorists.have.put.iron.grips.on.their.followers,.and.seek.to.gain.more.followers.through.clutches.
of.fear...
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They.have.used.religion.as.a.weapon...They.beat.people.over.the.heads.with.snipped.out.verses.
of.the.Koran.to.create.groups.of.people.separated.from.the.mainstream.religion.with.extreme.
viewpoints...Hence.the.name:.“extremists.”.
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This.threat.programmed.into.the.minds.of.Branham’s.followers.was.a.real.and.present.danger...
With.every.major.news.event,.the.cult.mind.would.start.a.chess.game.to.see.how.Russia.could.
strategically.get.involved.to.plan.their.doom..
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Even.now,.as.I.watch.Russia’s.reluctance.to.become.involved.in.Syria,.I.feel.those.programmed.
false.prophecies.tugging.at.my.mind,.trying.to.make.me.turn.my.focus.from.the.actual.event.
happening.in.the.world.to.the.sleeping.giant.in.the.corner.of.the.room..
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And. no. doubt. there. will. come. a. time. when. Russia. becomes. an. aggressor. –. but. it. will. have.
absolutely.nothing.to.do.with.Branham’s.“prophecy.”.
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Branham’s.fear.tactics.about.Russia.got.the.ultimate.edge.over.his.competitors.in.the.“Health.
and.Wealth.Gospel”.movement...Branham.claimed.that.the.Lord.had.spoken.to.him,.and.told.him.
that.Russia.was.the.one.that.would.spark.the.fuse.for.Armegeddon:.
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“I'll.prove.to.you.that.communism.is.working.straight.in.the.hands.of.Almighty.God.to.destroy.
the.Roman....And.remember,.I.say.this.as.God's.prophet:.The.Russian.empire.will.drop.an.atomic.
bomb.of.some.sort.on.the.Vatican.City.and.destroy.it.in.one.hour..THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD..And.
the.Bible.said.that.God.took.them.cruel\hearted.men.and.put.them.in.His.hands,.and.they.were.
instruments.in.His.hands.to.fulfill.His.will,.and.to.bring.back.to.her.exactly.what.she.had.coming.
to.her..That's.exactly..That's.the.Word.”.
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BRANHAM,.54\0513.
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But.this.“word”.that.Branham.claimed.to.have.come.directly.from.God.was.long.forgotten.when.
Russia.was.no.longer.the.main.cause.of.fear.for.the.nation...The.“word”.he.claimed.the.Lord.had.
spoken.was.denied.by.the.“new.word.of.the.Lord.”.
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"Any.prophecy.don't.stay.with.that.Word....That's.exactly..That's.the.reason.I.say.today;.no.matter.
how.good.it.looks,.how.many.preachers.are.saying.this,.that,.or.the.other,."Communism.is.going.
to.take.the.world.and.throw.it.down.".Don't.you.never.try.to.fight.communism..Fight.Romanism..
For,.that's.THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD..The.Lord.said.Romanism.is.going.to.rule,.not.communism..It's.
just.a.puppet.".
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BRANHAM,.62\0422.
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The.prophets.give.road.signs;.things.that.prove.the.Hand.of.God.in.our.lives.as.we.are.pointed.to.
worship.of.the.One.True.God...God.is.the.one.that.gives.these.signs.–.not.the.prophets...God.is.
the.one.that.tells.us.what.to.look.for..
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God.does.not.give.one.prophecy.that.will.cancel.the.result.of.another...There.are.not.two.gods.
giving.different.road.signs!..
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Cult.followers.are.given.a.choice:..They.either.deny.Branham’s.false.prophecy.that.God.is.using.
communism.to.“destroy.the.Roman,”.or.his.second.false.prophecy.that.God.is.using.Romanism.
to.destroy.Communism...Both.cannot.be.true..
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But.from.a.historical.view.of.Branham’s.ministry,.these.two.prophecies.were.nothing.more.than.
a.distraction,.one.that.was.described.to.us.by.Christ.Himself..
293.
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“As.he.sat.on.the.Mount.of.Olives,.the.disciples.came.to.him.privately,.saying,.‘Tell.us,.when.will.
these.things.be,.and.what.will.be.the.sign.of.your.coming.and.of.the.end.of.the.age?’.And.Jesus.
answered.them,.‘See.that.no.one.leads.you.astray..For.many.will.come.in.my.name,.saying,.‘I.am.
the.Christ,’.and.they.will.lead.many.astray..And.you.will.hear.of.wars.and.rumors.of.wars..See.
that.you.are.not.alarmed,.for.this.must.take.place,.but.the.end.is.not.yet..For.nation.will.rise.
against. nation,. and. kingdom. against. kingdom,. and. there. will. be. famines. and. earthquakes. in.
various.places..All.these.are.but.the.beginning.of.the.birth.pains.”.
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Matthew.24.
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God.knows.all.things...His.knowledge.is.not.limited.to.the.day.and.age.we.live.in;.God.IS.the.past,.
present.and.future...
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God. knew. that. William. Branham. would. distract. millions. of. people,. telling. them. to. watch. the.
“wars.and.rumors.of.wars.”..God.knew.that.Branham.would.claim.that.the.“Elijah.of.this.day.is.
the.Lord.Jesus.Christ,”.and.many.would.follow.that.screaming.voice.pointing.to.himself.as.Christ...
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But.Jesus.said,.“See.that.no.one.leads.you.astray.”.
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The.disciples.asked.Jesus.when.the.end.would.be...These.things.happening.now.in.our.news.is.a.
road.sign...But.they.are.the.signs.of.the.BEGINNING.of.the.end.–.not.the.ENDING.as.Branham.
falsely.taught..
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Jesus.goes.on.to.say:.
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“Then.they.will.deliver.you.up.to.tribulation.and.put.you.to.death,.and.you.will.be.hated.by.all.
nations.for.my.name's.sake...And.then.many.will.fall.away.and.betray.one.another.and.hate.one.
another...And.many.false.prophets.will.arise.and.lead.many.astray..And.because.lawlessness.will.
be.increased,.the.love.of.many.will.grow.cold..But.the.one.who.endures.to.the.end.will.be.saved.”.
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Matthew.24.
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Branham.also.programmed.a.distraction.into.the.minds.of.his.following.–.a.distraction.as.to.the.
salvation.of.his.cult.that.he.called.“The.Little.Bride.”..As.he.led.them.astray,.he.told.them.that.
they.would.not.see.these.things...They.would.have.“Rapturing.Faith,”.and.would.be.taken.off.the.
scene.when.a.UFO.swooped.down.to.take.them.home..
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But.this.does.not.lend.itself.to.salvation..
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294.
Jesus.said.that.the.“one.who.endures.to.the.end.will.be.saved.”..There.is.no.mention.of.the.lazy.
one.who.tries.to.find.a.way.of.escape.being.saved...The.false.prophet,.according.to.the.words.of.
Jesus,.was.leading.those.that.were.led.away.from.this.chain.of.events..
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Branham.would.often.refer.to.himself.as.the.“Coming.of.the.Son.of.Man.”..Branham.would.often.
quote.Luke.17:30,.redirecting.it.from.Jesus.Christ.to.his.own.cult..
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But.listen.to.the.description.of.the.coming.of.the.Son.of.Man.as.given.by.Jesus.Christ...Notice.that.
the.“elect”.are.still.on.the.earth.AFTER.the.tribulation:.
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“Immediately.after.the.tribulation.of.those.days.the.sun.will.be.darkened,.and.the.moon.will.not.
give.its.light,.and.the.stars.will.fall.from.heaven,.and.the.powers.of.the.heavens.will.be.shaken...
Then.will.appear.in.heaven.the.sign.of.the.Son.of.Man,.and.then.all.the.tribes.of.the.earth.will.
mourn,.and.they.will.see.the.Son.of.Man.coming.on.the.clouds.of.heaven.with.power.and.great.
glory...And.he.will.send.out.his.angels.with.a.loud.trumpet.call,.and.they.will.gather.his.elect.from.
the.four.winds,.from.one.end.of.heaven.to.the.other.”.
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Matthew.24.
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Branham.is.dead.and.gone...His.terroristic.threats.of.impending.doom.from.Russia.have.been.
silenced...His.unfulfilled.prophecies.are.nailed.shut.in.the.coffin.under.the.freemason\style.tomb.
in.Jeffersonville..
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His.“Luke.17:30”.has.passed,.without.a.single.sign.given.by.Christ..
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We.did.not.see.the.sun.darkened.before.he.left...We.did.not.see.the.moon.turn.black...The.stars.
did.not.fall.from.the.heaven,.and.the.whole.earth.did.not.mourn..
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Branham.did.not.descend.from.the.clouds.of.heaven.with.great.power.and.glory...Branham.did.
not.send.angels.at.the.sound.of.a.trumpet..
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Many.in.the.cult.are.looking.for.the.day.when.those.dead.bones.will.rise.from.the.pyramid.tomb.
to.fulfill.the.otherwise.unfulfilled.prophecies,.but.according.to.scripture,.they.are.given.a.choice:.
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Is.William.Branham.the.one.that.will.descend.from.the.heavens?..Is.Branham.the.one.that.will.
send.out.angels?..Are.those.angels.his.to.send?..
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If.you.are.still.trapped.by.these.terroristic.clutches.of.fear,.do.not.be.alarmed...God.is.with.you...
God.will.protect.you...There.is.coming.a.day,.a.day.like.no.other,.when.God.will.show.his.power.
to.the.world...When.Christ.comes.to.sit.on.his.throne,.and.the.world.sees.the.power.of.God.in.
action,.they.will.be.still.and.know.that.He.is.God..
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Don’t.be.caught.with.your.head.down.looking.for.some.way.that.Russia.can.spark.this...Russia.
cannot.make.the.stars.fall.from.the.heavens...Russia.cannot.cause.the.sun.to.go.dim...And.Russia.
cannot.even.lift.a.finger.if.it.is.destroyed.by.“the.Roman.”.
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Look.to.Christ...Let.the.Holy.Spirit.give.your.road.signs...Read.the.Bible...The.Bible.tells.us.the.
things.that.are.to.be...
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Don’t.watch.Russia.–.watch.Christ..
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Insult?$Or$Exhortation?$$
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William.Branham.said.some.very.good.things..
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When.cult.followers.come.across.Seek.Ye.The.Truth,.their.mind.is.focused.on.the.negative.in.such.
a.way.that.they.misunderstand.a.stand.for.the.Truth.as.a.rejection.of.everything...As.with.any.
religious. group. that. lifts. the. leader. into. a. higher. spiritual. status. than. themselves,. to. speak.
negative.of.any.part.of.the.leader’s.beliefs.is.to.speak.against.his.entire.teaching..
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Branham. was. active. with. many. other. men,. some. of. which. were. good,. solid,. Bible\based.
preachers...In.the.Voice.of.Healing.magazine.published.by.William.Branham.and.Gordon.Lindsay,.
you. will. find. hundreds. of. men. in. the. faith. healing. movement.. . Branham’s. own. publication.
describes.the.many.healings.that.took.place.in.their.ministries..
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Even.the.well\loved.favorite.sermon,.“The.Eagle.In.Her.Nest,”.has.some.very.good.things.to.say...
It.was.a.sermon.copied.from.C..L..Franklin’s.1953.Sermon,.“As.The.Eagle.Stirs.Her.Nest.”..You’ll.
notice. that. Branham’s. title. has. been. changed. on. the. tape. index. to. avoid. conflict. –. this. was.
Franklin’s.most.popular.sermon.of.all.time..
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These.men.Branham.associated.with.brought.some.powerful.sermons.that.included.some.strong.
truths. that. we. find. in. God’s. Word.. . And. those. truths. were. relayed. to. Branham’s. own. small.
following..
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But.these.sermons,.filled.with.both.truth.and.fiction,.are.a.gift.and.a.curse..
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Most.followers.refuse.to.draw.a.line.between.the.good.things.William.Branham.taught.and.the.
occult...If.you.point.out.Branham’s.occult.teaching.on.the.Zodiac.and.the.Pyramids,.you’ll.face.a.
strong. opposition.. . Scriptures. will. be. stretched. from. the. punishments. described. under. the.
Mosaic.Law.for.this.type.of.worship.into.hints.that.maybe.God.does.not.think.the.occult.is.so.bad.
after.all..
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When.you.explain.to.the.people.that.Branham’s.1909.birthdate.was.complete.fiction.to.promote.
a. story. about. a. fortuneteller. –. one. who. puts. these. occult. Zodiac. numerologies. into. action. –.
followers. will. ignore. the. truth. to. support. the. evil.. . They. will. ignore. Branham’s. own. marriage.
license,. and. the. United. States. Census. records. showing. a. 1908. birthdate,. just. to. support. the.
occult!.
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We.have.denied.the.things.that.are.an.abomination.before.God,.just.as.the.Bible.tells.us.to.do...
We.have.warned.others.about.these.things,.just.as.the.Bible.tells.us.to.do...We.have.stood.for.
the.Truth..
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You.see,.a.cult.does.not.look.at.the.Body.of.Christ.as.One.Body...They.do.not.seek.nourishment.
from. the. other. parts. of. the. Body;. they. have. been. programmed. to. believe. that. their. severed.
297.
portion.receives.nourishment.from.itself...They.have.been.programmed.to.believ.that.all.other.
parts.of.the.body.are.despised,.and.that.nothing.can.be.gained.by.the.working.of.the.Holy.Spirit.
in.those.other.parts..
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Paul.says.in.Romans.12,.
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“For.as.in.one.body.we.have.many.members,.and.the.members.do.not.all.have.the.same.function,.
so.we,.though.many,.are.one.body.in.Christ,.and.individually.members.one.of.another..Having.
gifts.that.differ.according.to.the.grace.given.to.us,.let.us.use.them:.if.prophecy,.in.proportion.to.
our.faith;.if.service,.in.our.serving;.the.one.who.teaches,.in.his.teaching;.the.one.who.exhorts,.in.
his.exhortation;.the.one.who.contributes,.in.generosity;.the.one.who.leads,.with.zeal;.the.one.
who.does.acts.of.mercy,.with.cheerfulness.”.
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By.nature,.a.religious.cult.must.deny.this.passage.of.scripture...The.working.of.the.Holy.Spirit.
throughout.the.entire.body.is.denied,.and.all.of.these.functions.that.Paul.mentions.for.the.entire.
Body.of.Christ.is.believed.to.have.been.manifested.in.one.single.human.being:.the.cult.leader..
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Because. of. this,. they. reject. the. very. thing. that. God. has. given. them. to. grow. and. mature,.
spiritually:..exhortation..
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We.are.often.asked.by.people.trapped.in.the.Branham.cult,.“Where.are.the.Gifts.of.the.Spirit.in.
the.other.churches.outside.of.Branham?”.
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…and. then. they. combine. that. sentence. with,. “where. do. we. see. people. being. healed. or. see.
prophecy?”.
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If.you.mention.“exhortation”.to.them,.they.look.at.you.with.this.glazed.and.dumbfounded.look.
on.their.faces...Branham.has.trained.them.to.ignore.most.of.the.Spiritual.Gifts.to.the.church,.and.
focus. on. the. things. that. Branham. claimed. to. have. been. given.. . To. them,. exhortation. is. just.
another.word.for.“argument.”.
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It’s.ironic,.because.when.we.look.at.the.definition.of.exhortation,.we.find.exactly.what.the.cult.
followers. are. condemning. when. their. attacks. turn. into. hatred. in. our. discussion. forums.. . The.
definition.of.“exhortation”.is.“to.incite.or.excite.others.through.an.argument.or.advice:.strongly.
urge.”.
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And.exhortation.is.a.spiritual.gift!..Cult.followers.actually.deny.themselves.a.gift.from.God.when.
they.program.themselves.to.believe.that.the.cult.leader.is.the.only.human.with.power.to.urge.
them. to. truth.. . In. 1. Thessalonians. 2:12,. the. Apostle. Paul. describes. the. ministry. of. the. early.
Christians. among. the. Thessalonians. as. “encouraging,. comforting. and. urging. you. to. live. lives.
worthy.of.God,.who.calls.you.into.his.kingdom.and.glory”...We.must.worship.God.in.both.Spirit.
and.in.Truth..
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In.the.fifth.chapter.of.Thessalonians,.Paul.asks.for.others.to.pray.for.exhortation...Paul.placed.
strong.value.on.this.spiritual.Gift;.it.was.one.of.the.gifts.given.to.edify.the.church..
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He.says,.
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“We.urge.you,.brethren,.to.recognize.those.who.labor.among.you,.and.are.over.you.in.the.Lord.
and.admonish.you,.and.to.esteem.them.very.highly.in.love.for.their.work’s.sake..Be.at.peace.
among.yourselves..
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Now.we.exhort.you,.brethren,.warn.those.who.are.unruly,.comfort.the.fainthearted,.uphold.the.
weak,.be.patient.with.all..See.that.no.one.renders.evil.for.evil.to.anyone,.but.always.pursue.what.
is.good.both.for.yourselves.and.for.all..
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Rejoice.always,.pray.without.ceasing,.in.everything.give.thanks;.for.this.is.the.will.of.God.in.Christ.
Jesus.for.you..
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Do. not. quench. the. Spirit.. Do. not. despise. prophecies.. Test. all. things;. hold. fast. what. is. good..
Abstain.from.every.form.of.evil.”.
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If.the.Apostle.Paul.was.alive.today,.and.he.was.to.have.come.across.a.cult.that.had.lifted.William.
Branham.into.the.power.of.sorcerer,.he.would.probably.quote.from.this.passage..
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I.can.hear.Paul.saying,.“Don’t.serve.a.false.prophet!..Take.the.good.things.that.he.said,.and.use.
them.to.encourage.one.another!..Test.ALL.things...If.we.find.the.occult.in.the.teaching,.walk.away.
from.it,.taking.only.the.things.that.are.good!”.
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It.is.sad.to.say,.but.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.offensive...Though.it.is.a.simple.Gospel,.Good.
News.describing.the.greatest.Gift.that.God.has.given.us,.it.is.offensive..
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The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.the.Good.News.that.God.loved.us.so.much.that.He.sent.His.only.Son,.
Jesus.Christ,.to.die.for.our.sins.and.free.us.from.the.Old.Covenant.Law...He.suffered.and.bled.on.
the.cross.so.that.we.did.not.have.to,.died,.and.rose.again.so.that.we.can.rise.with.Him..
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He.promised.that.the.Father.would.send.His.Holy.Spirit,.and.that.Spirit.would.lead.us.and.guide.
us.into.all.Truth..
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It.is.offensive,.because.to.accept.truth,.one.must.first.humble.his.pride...He.might.have.to.accept.
failure...He.might.suffer.defeat...
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A. cult. pastor. is. given. a. choice:. . either. admit. that. they. were. promoting. lies. from. behind. the.
platforms.and.accept.God’s.exhortation,.or.try.to.cover.them.up.like.a.small.child.hiding.his.green.
beans.under.his.biscuit...No.matter.how.you.try.to.hide.them,.they.are.still.there..
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Apologetic.websites.are.not.a.rebuke.of.the.man...All.men.sin,.and.some.are.led.astray.by.forces.
that.we.cannot.see...When.the.Truth.is.uplifted.by.exposing.the.false,.the.man.is.not.the.focus.–.
the.doctrine.is.the.focus..
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Romans.12.tells.us.the.“Marks.of.a.True.Christian,”.and.this.passage.brings.a.sobering.thought...
These.sayings.are.instructions.for.not.only.the.person.the.apologetic.is.speaking.to,.but.also.are.
intended.to.exhort.the.apologetic.himself..
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Paul.says,.
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“Let. love. be. genuine.. Abhor. what. is. evil;. hold. fast. to. what. is. good.. . Love. one. another. with.
brotherly.affection..Outdo.one.another.in.showing.honor..Do.not.be.slothful.in.zeal,.be.fervent.
in. spirit,. serve. the. Lord.. Rejoice. in. hope,. be. patient. in. tribulation,. be. constant. in. prayer..
Contribute.to.the.needs.of.the.saints.and.seek.to.show.hospitality..
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Bless.those.who.persecute.you;.bless.and.do.not.curse.them..Rejoice.with.those.who.rejoice,.
weep.with.those.who.weep..Live.in.harmony.with.one.another..Do.not.be.haughty,.but.associate.
with.the.lowly..Never.be.wise.in.your.own.sight..Repay.no.one.evil.for.evil,.but.give.thought.to.
do.what.is.honorable.in.the.sight.of.all..If.possible,.so.far.as.it.depends.on.you,.live.peaceably.
with. all.. Beloved,. never. avenge. yourselves,. but. leave. it. to. the. wrath. of. God,. for. it. is. written,.
“Vengeance.is.mine,.I.will.repay,.says.the.Lord.”.To.the.contrary,.“if.your.enemy.is.hungry,.feed.
him;.if.he.is.thirsty,.give.him.something.to.drink;.for.by.so.doing.you.will.heap.burning.coals.on.
his.head.”..Do.not.be.overcome.by.evil,.but.overcome.evil.with.good..
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You’ll. notice. that. Paul. is. giving. exhortation,. not. only. for. the. ones. arguing. against. the. early.
Christians,. but. also. the. Christians. themselves.. . There. are. as. many. instructions. pointed. at. the.
giver.as.are.pointed.at.the.receiver..
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It’s.difficult...I.think.that.this.is.something.that.we.all.struggle.with...Those.on.both.sides.of.the.
debate. have. placed. their. emotions. into. the. argument,. and. those. emotions. lead. from. simple.
persecution.to.vengeance...But.Paul.said.that.vengeance.was.reserved.for.God,.and.God.alone...
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As.an.apologetic,.we.must.be.careful.to.exhort.the.cult.followers.with.patience...We.must.never.
lose.sight.on.the.fact.that.they.are.no.different.than.we.are...Some.of.us.were.in.their.shoes,.not.
very.long.ago...God.has.blessed.us.with.an.eye.salve.that.has.opened.our.eyes.and.allowed.us.to.
separate.the.truth.from.the.evil..
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But.we.must.remember.that.cult.followers.that.uplift.a.man.do.not.have.this.ability...Any.hole.
that. is. poked. in. their. leader’s. theology. is. a. hole. pierced. through. the. man. himself. –. not. the.
doctrine.that.the.man.promoted...When.we.tell.them.that.William.Branham.promoted.the.occult,.
their.ears.do.not.hear.what.we.are.saying...They.misunderstand.our.words.to.say.that.William.
Branham.himself.was.THE.occult..
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My.favorite.parable.that.Jesus.gave.is.the.parable.of.the.sower.and.the.seed...If.you.are.active.in.
any.apologetic.discussions,.you’ll.find.comfort.in.the.words.of.Christ..
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We.are.nothing.more.than.spreaders.of.seed...Some.of.those.seeds.will.fall.into.fertile.soil...Some.
will.fall.into.rock...We.can.stand.there.to.water.the.seed.ourselves,.but.if.we.try.to.stand.there,.
watering.the.seed.until.we.see.growth,.we.will.drown.it...We.will.never.see.it.grow..
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God.is.the.one.that.brings.the.water...God.is.the.one.that.gives.the.growth...It.is.not.our.job.to.
focus.on.one.single.seed.until.we.see.the.roots.take.hold.–.that.would.give.us.the.glory.and.make.
us.become.filled.with.pride..
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Our.glory.is.to.be.given.to.God...Everything.we.do,.we.must.do.it.to.show.the.power.of.almighty.
God...We.must.show.others.that.we.are.all.God’s.children,.and.that.His.Gospel.is.the.only.gospel.
that.can.save.the.lost..
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Let.the.exhortation.spread.the.seed...But.let.the.Holy.Spirit.take.our.water.buckets.and.start.
watering.with.rain.from.the.heavens..
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Preparing$Ourselves$For$The$Coming$
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We.have.received.some.questions.regarding.the.scriptures.describing.the.coming.of.the.Lord,.
and.the.relationship.between.this.event.and.the.Bride.of.Christ...Many.have.been.persuaded.by.
the. doctrine. that. was. introduced. by. John. Darby,. affected. by. the. prophecy. from. the. "mystic.
woman".Jane.Leade,.regarding.the.rapture,.and.the."little.bride".theology.that.claims.the."small.
elect".are.taken.before.the.tribulation..
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This.is.a.very.interesting.study,.and.one.that.we.should.all.participate.in...We.send.our.children.
to.schools.to.study.the.things.of.this.world,.but.many.times.refuse.to.study.the.things.that.are.
pertaining.to.the.World.to.come..
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And.be.aware.that.there.are.many,.many.other.verses.describing.the.Kingdom.of.Heaven...Just.
when.you.think.that.you.have.a.clear.direction.from.the.Holy.Spirit.as.you.read,.you.quickly.find.
that.God.is.just.giving.you.one.piece.of.the.puzzle...What.I.understand.now.does.not.fully.match.
what.I.understood.a.year.ago..
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This. is. all. part. of. our. constant. sanctification.. . Our. pouring. ourselves. into. scripture. to. better.
understand.God...You.must.release.your.pride.to.give.room.for.God’s.leading.in.your.hearts.as.
you.study..
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To.begin.this.study,.you.must.fully.study.the.Bible.passages.about.the."Kingdom.of.Heaven".and.
the."Day.of.the.Lord.".
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The.most.convincing.and.compelling.study.is.the."Kingdom.of.Heaven.Parables."..Jesus.always.
describes. the. "bad. guys". taken. before. the. "good. guys,". and. always. mentions. both. sides.
remaining.until.He.returns...Here.is.one.example:.
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"Another.parable.He.put.forth.to.them,.saying:.“The.kingdom.of.heaven.is.like.a.man.who.sowed.
good.seed.in.his.field;.but.while.men.slept,.his.enemy.came.and.sowed.tares.among.the.wheat.
and.went.his.way..But.when.the.grain.had.sprouted.and.produced.a.crop,.then.the.tares.also.
appeared..So.the.servants.of.the.owner.came.and.said.to.him,.‘Sir,.did.you.not.sow.good.seed.in.
your.field?.How.then.does.it.have.tares?’.He.said.to.them,.‘An.enemy.has.done.this.’.The.servants.
said.to.him,.‘Do.you.want.us.then.to.go.and.gather.them.up?’.But.he.said,.‘No,.lest.while.you.
gather. up. the. tares. you. also. uproot. the. wheat. with. them.. Let. both. grow. together. until. the.
harvest,.and.at.the.time.of.harvest.I.will.say.to.the.reapers,.“First.gather.together.the.tares.and.
bind.them.in.bundles.to.burn.them,.but.gather.the.wheat.into.my.barn.”’.
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Notice.how.the.two.grew.together...At.the.end,.the.tares.were.bundled.together.to.be.burned,.
but.both.grew.together.so.as.not.to.disturb.the.wheat...At.reaping.time:.one.taken,.one.burned..
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Zechariah.14.tells.about.the.coming.Day.of.the.Lord,.and.then.tribulation.starts.at.verse.6:.
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On.that.day.there.shall.be.no.light,.cold,.or.frost...And.there.shall.be.a.unique[b].day,.which.is.
known.to.the.Lord,.neither.day.nor.night,.but.at.evening.time.there.shall.be.light..
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The.chapter.starts.describing.deep.tribulation.here.in.verse.12;.
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And.this.shall.be.the.plague.with.which.the.Lord.will.strike.all.the.peoples.that.wage.war.against.
Jerusalem:.their.flesh.will.rot.while.they.are.still.standing.on.their.feet,.their.eyes.will.rot.in.their.
sockets,.and.their.tongues.will.rot.in.their.mouths..
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But.notice.that.this.is.after.the.Lord.returns.and.is.made.King.in.verse.9:.
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And.the.Lord.will.be.king.over.all.the.earth..On.that.day.the.Lord.will.be.one.and.his.name.one..
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Towards.the.end.of.the.chapter.we.see.the.famines:.
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Then.everyone.who.survives.of.all.the.nations.that.have.come.against.Jerusalem.shall.go.up.year.
after.year.to.worship.the.King,.the.Lord.of.hosts,.and.to.keep.the.Feast.of.Booths..And.if.any.of.
the.families.of.the.earth.do.not.go.up.to.Jerusalem.to.worship.the.King,.the.Lord.of.hosts,.there.
will.be.no.rain.on.them..And.if.the.family.of.Egypt.does.not.go.up.and.present.themselves,.then.
on.them.there.shall.be.no.rain;[f].there.shall.be.the.plague.with.which.the.Lord.afflicts.the.nations.
that.do.not.go.up.to.keep.the.Feast.of.Booths..This.shall.be.the.punishment.to.Egypt.and.the.
punishment.to.all.the.nations.that.do.not.go.up.to.keep.the.Feast.of.Booths..
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In.Matthew.24,.Jesus.gives.the.signs.to.look.for.as."birth.pains".for.the.coming.Kingdom,.signs.–.
which.we.now.see:.
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For.nation.will.rise.against.nation,.and.kingdom.against.kingdom,.and.there.will.be.famines.and.
earthquakes.in.various.places..All.these.are.but.the.beginning.of.the.birth.pains..“Then.they.will.
deliver.you.up.to.tribulation.and.put.you.to.death,.and.you.will.be.hated.by.all.nations.for.my.
name's.sake..And.then.many.will.fall.away.and.betray.one.another.and.hate.one.another..And.
many.false.prophets.will.arise.and.lead.many.astray..And.because.lawlessness.will.be.increased,.
the.love.of.many.will.grow.cold...
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The.Bible.does.not.say,."any.who.believe.me.will.be.removed.from.this.tribulation"...Here.is.what.
Jesus.said.next:.
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But. the. one. who. endures. to. the. end. will. be. saved.. And. this. gospel. of. the. kingdom. will. be.
proclaimed.throughout.the.whole.world.as.a.testimony.to.all.nations,.and.then.the.end.will.come..
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Next,.Jesus.talks.directly.about.the.tribulation...And.Jesus.says.that.the.tribulation.itself.will.be.
cut.short.for.the.sake.of.the.elect...Some.have.twisted.this.to.say.ONLY.for.the.elect,.but.the.
scripture.does.not.say.this.when.you.combine.the.first.part.of.the.sentence:.
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For.then.there.will.be.great.tribulation,.such.as.has.not.been.from.the.beginning.of.the.world.
until.now,.no,.and.never.will.be..And.if.those.days.had.not.been.cut.short,.no.human.being.would.
be.saved..But.for.the.sake.of.the.elect.those.days.will.be.cut.short..
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Right.before.the.end,.Jesus.speaks.about.the.final.roadsign.we.are.given:..when.the.powers.of.
the.heavens.are.shaken.and.the.sun.refuses.to.shine:.
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Immediately.after.the.tribulation.of.those.days.the.sun.will.be.darkened,.and.the.moon.will.not.
give.its.light,.and.the.stars.will.fall.from.heaven,.and.the.powers.of.the.heavens.will.be.shaken..
glory..And.he.will.send.out.his.angels.with.a.loud.trumpet.call,.and.they.will.gather.his.elect.from.
the.four.winds,.from.one.end.of.heaven.to.the.other.
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And.after.these.things,.Jesus.gave.warning.to.everyone:.be.prepared.for.this...Don't.be.surprised...
The.Lord.will.return...And.notice,.he.mentions.both.the.good.guys.and.the.bad.guys,.one.taken,.
one.left:.
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"Then.two.men.will.be.in.the.field;.one.will.be.taken.and.one.left..Two.women.will.be.grinding.at.
the.mill;.one.will.be.taken.and.one.left..Therefore,.stay.awake,.for.you.do.not.know.on.what.day.
your.Lord.is.coming...But.know.this,.that.if.the.master.of.the.house.had.known.in.what.part.of.
the.night.the.thief.was.coming,.he.would.have.stayed.awake.and.would.not.have.let.his.house.
be.broken.into..Therefore.you.also.must.be.ready,.for.the.Son.of.Man.is.coming.at.an.hour.you.
do.not.expect.".
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Here.is.the.part.that.most.people.miss...They.divide.the.Bible.into.chapters,.rather.than.reading.
the.books.as.one.single.scroll...After.these.things,.Jesus.describes.what.happens.when.he.sits.on.
the.throne,.and.we.see.both.the.good.and.the.bad.together,.going.through.Judgment..
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And.don't.misinterpret.the.word."Judgment,".confusing.it.with."Sentence".as.many.ministers.do...
God.will.judge.(decide.the.fate.for).all.people..
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“When.the.Son.of.Man.comes.in.his.glory,.and.all.the.angels.with.him,.then.he.will.sit.on.his.
glorious.throne..Before.him.will.be.gathered.all.the.nations,.and.he.will.separate.people.one.from.
another.as.a.shepherd.separates.the.sheep.from.the.goats..And.he.will.place.the.sheep.on.his.
right,.but.the.goats.on.the.left..Then.the.King.will.say.to.those.on.his.right,.‘Come,.you.who.are.
blessed.by.my.Father,.inherit.the.kingdom.prepared.for.you.from.the.foundation.of.the.world..
For.I.was.hungry.and.you.gave.me.food,.I.was.thirsty.and.you.gave.me.drink,.I.was.a.stranger.and.
you.welcomed.me,.I.was.naked.and.you.clothed.me,.I.was.sick.and.you.visited.me,.I.was.in.prison.
and.you.came.to.me.’.Then.the.righteous.will.answer.him,.saying,.‘Lord,.when.did.we.see.you.
hungry.and.feed.you,.or.thirsty.and.give.you.drink?.And.when.did.we.see.you.a.stranger.and.
welcome.you,.or.naked.and.clothe.you?.And.when.did.we.see.you.sick.or.in.prison.and.visit.you?’.
And.the.King.will.answer.them,.‘Truly,.I.say.to.you,.as.you.did.it.to.one.of.the.least.of.these.my.
brothers,.you.did.it.to.me.’.“Then.he.will.say.to.those.on.his.left,.‘Depart.from.me,.you.cursed,.
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into.the.eternal.fire.prepared.for.the.devil.and.his.angels..For.I.was.hungry.and.you.gave.me.no.
food,.I.was.thirsty.and.you.gave.me.no.drink,.I.was.a.stranger.and.you.did.not.welcome.me,.naked.
and.you.did.not.clothe.me,.sick.and.in.prison.and.you.did.not.visit.me.’.Then.they.also.will.answer,.
saying,.‘Lord,.when.did.we.see.you.hungry.or.thirsty.or.a.stranger.or.naked.or.sick.or.in.prison,.
and.did.not.minister.to.you?’.Then.he.will.answer.them,.saying,.‘Truly,.I.say.to.you,.as.you.did.not.
do.it.to.one.of.the.least.of.these,.you.did.not.do.it.to.me.’.And.these.will.go.away.into.eternal.
punishment,.but.the.righteous.into.eternal.life.”.
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Revelation.12.also.mentions.the.stars.falling.from.the.heavens,.and.specifically.tells.us.that.we.
will.suffer.at.the.hand.of.Satan..
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Starting.in.verse.4...
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His.tail.swept.down.a.third.of.the.stars.of.heaven.and.cast.them.to.the.earth..
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Notice. the. "woman". that. is. described. in. that. passage. when. you. read. it. in. full.. . The. woman.
represents.Jerusalem,.which.brought.the.Christ.child:.
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She.gave.birth.to.a.male.child,.one.who.is.to.rule.all.the.nations.with.a.rod.of.iron,.but.her.child.
was.caught.up.to.God.and.to.his.throne,.and.the.woman.fled.into.the.wilderness,.where.she.has.
a.place.prepared.by.God,.in.which.she.is.to.be.nourished.for.1,260.days..
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Next.is.the.final.most.compelling.argument.for.tribulation.before.catching.away....
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The.woman.is.tormented...Satan.unleashes.his.fury.on.Jerusalem...But.then,.Satan.turns.toward.
her.offspring:.the.church...The.Gentiles,.the.Jews,.all.who.became.children.of.God,.the.Church.of.
Jesus.Christ:.
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"And.when.the.dragon.saw.that.he.had.been.thrown.down.to.the.earth,.he.pursued.the.woman.
who.had.given.birth.to.the.male.child..But.the.woman.was.given.the.two.wings.of.the.great.eagle.
so. that. she. might. fly. from. the. serpent. into. the. wilderness,. to. the. place. where. she. is. to. be.
nourished.for.a.time,.and.times,.and.half.a.time..The.serpent.poured.water.like.a.river.out.of.his.
mouth.after.the.woman,.to.sweep.her.away.with.a.flood..But.the.earth.came.to.the.help.of.the.
woman,.and.the.earth.opened.its.mouth.and.swallowed.the.river.that.the.dragon.had.poured.
from.his.mouth..Then.the.dragon.became.furious.with.the.woman.and.went.off.to.make.war.on.
the. rest. of. her. offspring,. on. those. who. keep. the. commandments. of. God. and. hold. to. the.
testimony.of.Jesus..And.he.stood.on.the.sand.of.the.sea.".
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That.last.verse.is.the.key..."Those.who.keep.the.commandments.of.God.and.hold.to.the.testimony.
of.Jesus."..Satan.was.waging.war.against.them..
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I.truly.believe.that.the.false.prophets.were.sent.to.make.the.church.unprepared.for.this.event...
We've.all.been.lulled.to.sleep.by.false.doctrines.and.false.prophecy,.and.led.to.believe.that.we.
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do.not.need.to.be.prepared...For.this.very.reason,.many.do.not.study.their.Bibles,.and.are.found.
unprepared...Many.are.looking.for.false.signs,.not.the.signs.given.in.scripture..
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As.for.me.and.my.house,.we.will.be.ready!.
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William$Sowders$$$
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About.20.miles.south.of.Jeffersonville,.in.Shepherdsville.Kentucky,.a.new.leader.started.spreading.
the.Pentecostal.message..But.it.was.a.slightly.different.message.than.the.one.spreading.from.
Azusa. Street. –. a. message. of. common. interest. that. was. reaching. out. to. the. Oneness. and. the.
Trinitarian.Christians.to.bring.them.together.into.this.new.teaching..The.leader.of.this.movement.
denied.the.Trinitarian.belief.in.a.triune.nature.of.God,.denied.the.Oneness.belief.in.a.modalistic.
god,.and.started.a.ministry.persuading.the.people.that.his.middle.ground.was.a.divine.inspiration...
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William. Sowders,. born. to. Charles. and. Florence. Meeky. Sowders. in. Louisville,. Kentucky. on.
September.13,.1879,.about.thirty.years.before.the.Azusa.Street.Revival..When.the.Pentecostal.
message.started.spreading.into.the.Midwest,.Sowders.stumbled.onto.a.meeting.while.fishing.the.
Ohio.River..In.1912,.he.was.baptized.into.the.Pentecostal.faith...
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Not.long.after,.Sowders.started.preaching.while.floating.up.and.down.the.Ohio.River..His.“Gospel.
Boat”.baptized.many.into.the.Pentecostal.faith.as.it.moved.from.town.to.town.with.preaching,.
baptismal. services,. and. praying. for. the. sick,. and. ministry. of. tongues. as. was. common. in. the.
Pentecostal.movement...
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It.was.when.Sowders.started.making.claims.that.God.had.spoke.to.the.world.to.announce.his.
coming.that.his.ministry.started.so.stray.from.the.Bible..Sowders.began.claiming.that.God.spoke.
from.the.heavens.as.he.stood.baptizing.in.the.Ohio.River.to.announce.his.ministry..In.this.claim,.
God’s.thundering.voice.spoke.through.the.heavens.to.commission.him.to.spread.the.Pentecostal.
message:.Evidence.of.the.Spirit,.Divine.Healing,.speaking.in.tongues,.and.baptism.in.the.name.of.
Jesus.Christ...
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This.was.very.attractive.to.many.people..To.his.followers,.the.ministry.of.William.Sowders.was.
the.return.ministry.of.Jesus.Christ..They.associated.this.baptism.with.the.story.told.in.the.1st.
chapter.of.the.Gospel.according.to.John..But.there.was.one.very.important.element.missing.from.
the.story:.Christ...
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John.1.tells.the.story.of.John.the.Baptist.as.he.began.to.spread.the.news.of.the.coming.Kingdom.
of.Heaven,.preparing.the.way.for.Christ..John.was.the.messenger.to.the.people,.and.his.message.
was.to.announce.the.arrival.of.the.King...
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John.did.not.point.people.to.himself,.and.did.not.claim.any.spiritual.significance..When.asked.if.
he.was.the.coming.Prophet,.John.denied.the.claims.to.say.that.he.was.nothing.more.than.a.simple.
man.crying.out.for.others.to.prepare.for.the.coming.King..He.said,.“I.am.the.voice.of.one.crying.
out.in.the.wilderness,.‘Make.straight.the.way.of.the.Lord,’.as.the.prophet.Isaiah.said.”.John.was.
preparing.the.pathway.for.the.King.to.arrive,.rolling.out.the.red.carpet.and.asking.others.to.join.
in.the.preparation...
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When. Jesus. approached. John. during. his. ministry,. John. recognized. the. Anointing.. He. said,.
“Behold,.the.Lamb.of.God,.who.takes.away.the.sin.of.the.world!.This.is.he.of.whom.I.said,.‘After.
me.comes.a.man.who.ranks.before.me,.because.he.was.before.me.’.I.myself.did.not.know.him,.
but.for.this.purpose.I.came.baptizing.with.water,.that.he.might.be.revealed.to.Israel.”..
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As.John.baptized.Jesus,.the.Father.spoke.from.the.heavens.and.announced.to.the.world.that.the.
King.had.arrived..God.spoke.to.the.people.present,.saying,.“This.is.my.beloved.Son,.hear.ye.him,”.
instructing.the.people.to.hear.the.message.of.Jesus.Christ...
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What.Sowders.failed.to.recognize.was.that.God’s.voice.did.not.point.to.the.messenger,.John.the.
Baptist..God’s.voice.did.not.announce.the.coming.of.a.man.who.would.announce.the.coming.of.
the.Christ.–.God’s.voice.announced.the.arrival.of.the.King!..
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When.later.asked.about.this.event,.John.was.very.clear.in.removing.himself.from.the.picture.so.
that.others.would.begin.to.focus.on.Christ..And.the.focus.was.not.the.baptism.of.John;.John.was.
simply.preparing.the.people.for.the.coming.King..He.was.washing.them.clean.for.the.arrival.of.
the.greatest.Gift.that.God.would.send.the.world:.His.Son...
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When. the. disciples. of. John. noticed. the. disciples. of. Jesus. also. baptizing. the. people,. they.
questioned.the.competition..But.John.plainly.told.them.that.this.was.not.competitors,.this.was.
the.main.event...
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“You.yourselves.are.my.witnesses.that.I.said,.‘I.am.not.the.Christ,’.but,.‘I.have.been.sent.ahead.
of.Him.’.He.who.has.the.bride.is.the.bridegroom;.but.the.friend.of.the.bridegroom,.who.stands.
and.hears.him,.rejoices.greatly.because.of.the.bridegroom’s.voice..So.this.joy.of.mine.has.been.
made.full..He.must.increase,.but.I.must.decrease...
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“He.who.comes.from.above.is.above.all,.he.who.is.of.the.earth.is.from.the.earth.and.speaks.of.
the. earth.. He. who. comes. from. heaven. is. above. all.. What. He. has. seen. and. heard,. of. that. He.
testifies;.and.no.one.receives.His.testimony..He.who.has.received.His.testimony.has.set.his.seal.
to.this,.that.God.is.true..For.He.whom.God.has.sent.speaks.the.words.of.God;.for.He.gives.the.
Spirit.without.measure..The.Father.loves.the.Son.and.has.given.all.things.into.His.hand..He.who.
believes.in.the.Son.has.eternal.life;.but.he.who.does.not.obey.the.Son.will.not.see.life,.but.the.
wrath.of.God.abides.on.him.”..
John.3.
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But.in.Sowder’s.claim,.there.was.no.decrease.to.prepare.the.way..If.this.claim.were.true,.God.
would.be.telling.the.people.to.increase.the.ministry.of.Sowders,.and.the.people.would.focus.their.
hearts.on.the.man.instead.of.God..God.would.be.asking.people.to.focus.on.the.work.of.a.mortal.
instead.of.the.Work.already.accomplished.on.the.cross...
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Sowders.was.a.strong.proponent.of.dispensationalism,.and.preached.that.we.were.now.living.in.
the.Gentile.dispensation..His.gospel.described.the.times.before.this.“commission,”.claiming.that.
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there.was.not.sufficient.grace.to.“rapture”.the.church..The.work.that.Christ.did.on.Calvary.was.
made.non\effect.under.this.teaching..The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.vastly.different..The.Work.that.
Christ.did.on.Calvary.was.a.completed.work,.once.for.all..When.Christ.came.to.earth.in.order.to.
fulfill. the. Old. Covenant. and. remove. the. sin. of. the. world,. that. removal. was. everlasting.. He.
established.an.everlasting.covenant.of.Grace.that.did.not.have.a.“variable.speed.”.There.was.to.
be.no.periods.of.time.when.God’s.Grace.was.limited...
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But.there.is.nothing.new.under.the.sun..No.false.teaching.or.false.doctrine.rises.today.that.has.
not.already.been.presented.to.the.Church.of.the.Living.God..The.same.thing.happened.during.
Paul’s.ministry..Paul’s.letter.to.the.Galatians.describes.the.very.same.thing.–.the.people.being.
persuaded.to.listen.to.a.different.gospel...
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The. word. “Gospel”. means. “Good. News.”. It. is. the. Good. News. that. Christ. fulfilled. the. Old.
Covenant.Law,.died.for.our.sins,.and.rose.again.so.that.we.can.rise.with.Him..He.offered.us.the.
Gift.of.Salvation.by.simply.believing.in.Him..It.is.by.Grace.that.we.are.saved,.through.faith.in.Jesus.
Christ...
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Paul.rebuked.the.Galatians.for.turning.away.from.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ:..
.
“I.am.astonished.that.you.are.so.quickly.deserting.the.one.who.called.you.to.live.in.the.grace.of.
Christ. and. are. turning. to. a. different. gospel—which. is. really. no. gospel. at. all.. Evidently. some.
people.are.throwing.you.into.confusion.and.are.trying.to.pervert.the.gospel.of.Christ..But.even.if.
we.or.an.angel.from.heaven.should.preach.a.gospel.other.than.the.one.we.preached.to.you,.let.
them.be.under.God’s.curse!.As.we.have.already.said,.so.now.I.say.again:.If.anybody.is.preaching.
to.you.a.gospel.other.than.what.you.accepted,.let.them.be.under.God’s.curse!”.Galatians.1:6\9.
.
But.again,.there.is.nothing.new.under.the.sun..Satan.does.not.have.the.power.to.create,.and.
reuses.the.same.recurring.themes.over.and.over..Sowders.came.with.a.different.gospel..One.that.
pointed. to. himself.. One. that. caused. the. people. to. become. followers. of. Sowders.. One. that.
claimed.God.spoke.through.the.heavens.to.announce.the.arrival.of.a.man...
.
Sowders. purchased. a. large. plot. of. land. in. Shepherdsville,. Kentucky,. about. twenty. miles. from.
Jeffersonville,.Indiana..His.ministry.began.to.spread.into.Louisville.and.Southern.Indiana,.and.that.
same.theme.that.presented.the.people.with.a.different.gospel.would.be.presented.once.more.
under.a.different.name...
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A. man. by. the. name. of. William. Branham. would. later. claim. the. same. exact. “commission.”.
Branham.would.claim.that.God.spoke.to.the.heavens.to.point.people.to.himself,.but.increased.
the.story.considerably.from.the.small.number.of.people.on.Sowder’s.“Gospel.Boat.”..
.
Branham.would.claim.that.he.was.baptizing.500.converts.to.Christ.in.the.Ohio.River.when.God.
pointed.people.to.this.Jeffersonville.minister...
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309.
“Then,. consider. now,. I. ask. you. at. this. hour,. you. people. here. of. Jeffersonville.. In. 1933,. the.
supernatural.Light.that.fell.down.yonder.on.the.river,.that.day.when.I.was.baptizing.five.hundred.
in.the.Name.of.Jesus.Christ,.as.about.a.twenty\year\old.boy..What.did.It.say,.Jeffersonville?.What.
was.It.at.the.foot.of.Spring.Street.there,.when.the.Courier.Journal,.I.believe.it.was.the.Louisville.
Herald,.packed.the.article.of.It?.It.went.plumb.across.the.Associated.Press,.plumb.into.Canada..
Doctor.Lee.Vayle.cut.it.out.of.the.paper,.way.up.in.Canada,.in.1933..When.I.was.baptizing.my.
seventeenth.person,.under.this.Witness;.and.you.know.the.rest.of.the.story..And.when.I.was.
standing.there,.baptizing.the.seventeenth.person,.a.Light.come.down.from.Heaven,.shining.down.
above.there,.like.a.Star.falling.from.the.Heaven..A.Voice.said,.‘As.John.the.Baptist.was.sent.to.
forerun.the.first.coming.of.Christ,.your.Message.shall.forerun.His.second.Coming,.into.all.the.
world.’.This.day.this.Scripture.is.fulfilled.”..
65\0219.THIS.DAY.THIS.SCRIPTURE.IS.FULFILLED.
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Branham’s.claim.not.only.included.the.fantastic.number.of.500.people,.but.also.the.significance.
of.the.newspaper..God.not.only.announced.the.arrival.of.this.new.minister.and.his.new.gospel,.
Branham. claimed. that. God. spread. this. news. through. use. of. the. printing. press.. People. from.
Jeffersonville.into.Canada.were.given.the.choice.to.either.accept.his.new.gospel,.or.to.refuse.it..
And. who. could. refuse. a. newspaper. article. of. a. “light. shining. down. from. heaven,”. telling. the.
people.that.this.was.God’s.beloved.human.in.which.he.is.well.pleased?..
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Branham.would.claim.that.after.the.seventeenth.person,.God.spoke.to.the.world.to.announce.
this.Jeffersonville.minister’s.arrival:..
.
“And.I.walked.out.in.the.water,.with.my.seventeenth.candidate,.to.baptize..And.when.I.baptized,.
started.to.baptize,.I.said,.‘As.I.baptize.thee.with.water,.may.the.Lord.Jesus...’.When.I.said.that,.
Something.struck.me.and.said,."Look.up.".And.as.I.turned.to.look,.after.the.third.time.It.said.it,.a.
place.about.fifteen\feet\square.was.churning.up\and\down.in.them.brassy.skies..And.down.from.
there.came.that.same.Pillar.of.Light.that.come.in.when.I.was.a.little.baby,.that.spoke.to.me.in.the.
burning.bush,.or.the.bush.back.there.that.day,.and.come.into.that.bush,.and.come.hung.over.
where.thousands.of.people..Newspapers.packed.it.all.across.the.nation,.plumb.into.Canada..We.
got.the.clippings..‘Mystic.Light.appears.over.local.Baptist.minister.while.preaching,.or.baptizing.’"..
64\0427.A.TRIAL.
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But.the.newspaper.did.not.mention.a.“Mystic.Light”.and.the.voice.of.God.announcing.a.human..
There.were.not.seventeen.converts.to.have.triggered.this.event..The.newspaper.article.entitled.
“FOURTEEN.CONVERTED”.simply.states:.“Fourteen.conversions.are.reported.in.a.tent.meeting.
conducted.at.Eighth.and.Pratt.streets.by.the.Rev..William.Branham...
.
I.stand.amazed,.just.like.the.Apostle.Paul..I.was.never.taught.the.simple.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.
until.I.left.the.Branham.movement..I.never.knew.that.Christ.fulfilled.the.Old.Covenant.of.Law.and.
presented.an.Eternal.Covenant.of.Grace..I.never.knew.that.the.work.Christ.did.on.the.cross.for.
me.was.once\for\all...
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310.
I.was.raised.to.believe.a.different.gospel..This.Gospel,.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.was.new.to.me.
in. January. of. 2012.. I. studied. the. scriptures,. from. cover. to. cover,. completely. shocked. that.
anybody.would.even.want.to.teach.any.other.gospel..The.Gospel.that.has.the.power.to.save.was.
replaced. by. a. gospel. that. placed. the. people. back. under. a. new. version. of. law,. but. was. much.
worse...
.
James. 2:10. says. that. “whoever. keeps. the. whole. law. but. fails. in. one. point. has. become.
accountable.for.all.of.it,”.and.Matthew.24:12.says.that,.“because.lawlessness.will.be.increased,.
the.love.of.many.will.grow.cold.”..
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This.gospel,.this.mixture.of.law.and.grace.has.done.just.that..People.do.not.keep.the.entire.law,.
only.portions.of.it..They.do.not.stone.their.children.for.disobeying..They.do.not.banish.men.from.
the.congregation.if.they.are.injured.in.the.genitals,.or.uphold.even.the.full.extent.of.the.tithing.
system.. They. do. not. sacrifice. animals. to. atone. for. sin. –. they. abandon. that. particular. law. to.
replace. it. with. the. Atonement. given. under. the. New. Covenant.. But. they. break. the. law. while.
upholding.portions.of.it,.becoming.lawless...
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It’s. no. wonder. new. gospels. keep. spreading.. When. the. love. of. man. grows. cold,. they. look. for.
something.to.replace.the.Love.of.God..The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.no.longer.valuable.to.the.
lawless...
.
The.ministry.of.William.Sowders.has.died.out..Very.few.today,.even.in.the.Louisville.area,.have.
any.idea.that.this.ministry.was.established.only.a.few.minutes.south.of.town..The.Pentecostal.
movement. was. the. life. of. the. vine,. and. that. vine. had. severed. itself. from. the. majority. of.
Pentecostals..It.could.no.longer.feed.on.itself,.so.it.withered.and.died...
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Other.gospels.will.come..Other.gospels.will.go..But.if.their.roots.are.built.upon.the.foundation.of.
a. man’s. doctrine,. they. will. wither. and. die.. There. is. only. one. Nourishment. that. can. support.
healthy.growth.of.the.Body.of.Christ,.and.that.Nourishment.is.found.in.God’s.Word..
.
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311.
In$The$Beginning$
.
“In.the.beginning.was.the.Word,.and.the.Word.was.with.God,.and.the.Word.was.God..He.was.in.
the.beginning.with.God...All.things.were.made.through.him,.and.without.him.was.not.any.thing.
made.that.was.made...In.him.was.life,.and.the.life.was.the.light.of.men...The.light.shines.in.the.
darkness,.and.the.darkness.has.not.overcome.it.”.
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John.1:1\4.
.
This.is.a.passage.of.scripture.that.most.of.us.are.familiar.with...It’s.the.opening.to.the.book.of.
John,. describing. the. deity. of. Jesus. Christ. when. the. Word. was. made. flesh. and. walked. among.
God’s.children..
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Jesus.was.the.Word...He.was.that.same.word.in.the.beginning.when.the.heavens.and.earth.were.
created,.and.He.created.them.for.Himself...
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All. Christians. believe. this.. . This. is. the. fundamental. teaching. of. Christianity,. the. one. solid.
foundation.that.we.rest.our.souls.upon...Any.teaching.other.than.this.is.against.Christ,.and.any.
doctrine.against.Christ.is.from.the.antichrist..
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Yet.we.find.large.groups.of.people.that.have.severed.themselves.from.the.Body.of.Christ,.denying.
even. the. God. who. sent. them.. . The. God. that. created. the. heavens. and. the. earth. seems.
unimportant.as.compared.to.the.doctrines.of.the.men.who.coerced.them.into.separating.from.
other.Christians...The.Word.is.replaced.with.the.word.of.a.man..
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Charles.Taze.Russell,.founder.of.the.Jehovah’s.Witness.faith,.denied.this.fundamental.teaching.
for.a.new.invention...But.studying.history,.this.is.not.a.new.invention;.Russell.is.simply.one.man.
in.a.long.line.of.false.leaders.who.lead.God’s.children.astray..
.
Jehovah’s.Witness.cult.teaches.their.followers.that.Jesus.was.not.the.Eternal.Son,.that.He,.like.all.
other.mortals,.was.a.created.being..They.deny.Jesus.was.deity.while.he.lived.on.earth.as.a.man..
.
“We.shall.see.subsequently,.when.we.come.to.consider.particularly.the.ransom.feature.of.his.
work,.that.it.was.absolutely.necessary.that.he.should.be.a.man.\\.neither.more.nor.less.than.a.
perfect.man.\\.because.it.was.man.that.sinned,.man.who.was.to.be.redeemed,.and.the.divine.
law.required.that.man’s.life.should.pay.the.redemption.price.for.a.man’s.life.”.(Studies.in.the.
Scriptures,.Volume.V)..
.
..
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On.the.surface,.this.teaching.sounds.harmless...The.Word.was.given.flesh.and.walked.among.us,.
and.it.is.easy.to.identify.this.word.“flesh”.with.“human.”..But.if.you.dig.a.little.deeper.into.their.
312.
theology,.we.find.that.their.doctrine.denies.the.deity.of.Christ.in.order.to.support.teachings.that.
stray.from.God’s.Word..
.
“It.was.not.until.the.time.of.his.consecration.even.unto.death,.as.typified.in.his.baptism.\\.at.
thirty.years.of.age.(manhood,.according.to.the.Law,.and.therefore.the.right.time.to.consecrate.
himself.as.a.man).\\.that.he.received.the.earnest.of.his.inheritance.of.the.divine.nature.”.(Matt..
3:16,.17)”.(Ibid,.Series.I)..
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This.will.sound.very.familiar.to.some.in.the.Branham.movement...Branham’s.new.version.of.Jesus.
included.this.teaching.from.the.Jehovah’s.Witnesses.for.the.beginning.portion.of.the.life.of.Christ,.
while. combining. George. Lamsa’s. version. of. Jesus. during. the. crucifixion. on. the. cross.. . Both.
beginning.and.ending.of.the.life.of.Christ.in.Branham’s.version.were.mortal,.and.from.the.baptism.
until.the.garden.of.Gethsemane,.Branham.included.a.mixture.of.the.Son.of.God.and.a.prophet.
who.could.do.nothing.without.seeing.a.vision.from.the.Father..
.
“And.there.He.come.out..There.was.nothing..And.then.here.come.the.Logos..That.looked.like.a.
halo.hanging.yonder..No.man.has.seen.God.at.any.time.now,.eye.to.eye..And.here's.the.Logos..
Looks.like.It's.a.supernatural.Being..It's.a.Halo..That's.the.Son.of.God..Not.eternal.Sonship,.'cause.
the. words. don't. go. good. together.. That's. Catholic. doctrine,. but.... Eternal,. how. could. it. be. a.
Sonship.and.be.eternal?.If.He's.a.Son,.he'd.had.to.have.a.beginning.of.time..Eternal's.forever..
See?.So.eternal.Sonship,.there's.no.such.a.word.to.make.that.sensible..But.it.was.the.Logos.that.
went.out.of.God.”.
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53\0611.SHOW.US.THE.FATHER.
.
“He.never.did.nothing.until.first.He.saw.the.Father.show.Him.that.in.a.vision..That.made.Him.the.
God\prophet.”.
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63\0604..JESUS.CHRIST.THE.SAME.YESTERDAY.TODAY.AND.FOREVER.
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“The.Spirit.left.Him,.in.the.garden.of.Gethsemane..He.had.to.die,.a.man.”.
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65\0418M.IT.IS.THE.RISING.OF.THE.SUN.
.
This.theology.was.not.created.by.William.Branham...It.was.the.replication.of.others.long.before...
And.while.Branham.promoted.himself.as.the.“Seventh.Angel”.that.would.restore.the.church.back.
to.the.“original.faith,”.we.find.that.these.teachings.do.not.fully.align.with.scripture..
.
As.with.any.leader.who.pulls.an.unsuspecting.victim.out.of.the.Body.of.Christ.and.into.a.religious.
cult.loosely.based.on.Christianity,.these.men.back.these.false.doctrines.with.scripture...Verses.
here.are.taken,.verses.there.are.used,.and.they.are.combined.into.a.magic.“potion.of.scripture”.
that.results.in.a.different.Jesus..
313.
.
But.when.we.examine.the.Bible.in.full,.we.find.that.this.“man.god”.version.of.Jesus.does.not.fit.
with.scripture...It.is.like.finding.a.puzzle.piece.from.a.different.puzzle.altogether.and.trying.to.
force.it.into.that.last.remaining.piece...No.matter.how.hard.you.push,.it.still.will.not.fit..
.
The.word.“Elohim”.used.in.the.book.of.Genesis.is.plural.for.the.word.“God.”..That.does.not.mean.
that.there.is.more.than.one.God,.but.describes.the.nature.of.God.as.being.different.than.that.of.
a.human...While.our.minds.can.only.comprehend.the.way.that.we.were.made,.the.mind.of.God.
understands.all...Genesis,.correctly.translated.in.every.accepted.version.of.the.Bible.reads,.“Let.
US.make.man.in.OUR.image.”.
.
And.were.it.not.for.Adam’s.loneliness,.we.would.likely.have.a.better.understanding.of.God...The.
original.creation.included.both.male.and.female.in.one.earthly.body...That.body.was.separated...
While. many. believe. that. Eve. was. created. from. the. bone. of. a. human. rib,. the. original. word.
(Strongs.6763,.tsela).describes.the.side,.not.the.internal.bone.structure..
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This.word.is.also.used.to.describe.the.side.of.a.hill.in.2.Samuel.16:13,.the.side.of.the.enclosing.
temple.in.1.Kings.6:5\6,.the.side.of.Ezekiel’s.temple.in.Ezekiel.41:5,.and.the.sides.of.many.other.
things.throughout.the.Bible...
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Eve.was.a.part.of.man,.in.the.likeness.of.God,.just.as.Jesus.was.a.part.of.the.Father,.in.the.likeness.
of.God..
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If.we.examine.the.opening.of.the.book.of.John.again,.we.understand.that.the.Word,.Christ,.was.
in.the.beginning.WITH.God,.and.yet.He.WAS.God...And.this.Word,.Christ,.created.the.world.for.
Himself..
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“He.was.in.the.beginning.with.God...All.things.were.made.through.him,.and.without.him.was.not.
any.thing.made.that.was.made.”.
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John.1:2\3.
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This.false.doctrine,.denying.the.Eternal.Son.of.God.denies.many.other.scriptures.throughout.the.
Bible...Paul.writes.in.Galatians.that.the.Christ.Child.was.born.as.the.Son.of.God:.
.
“But.when.the.set.time.had.fully.come,.God.sent.his.Son,.born.of.a.woman,.born.under.the.law”.
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Galatians.4:4.
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And.while.the.Jehovah’s.Witness.doctrine.that.Branham.tried.to.re\establish.did.not.include.a.
Son.that.was.part.of.the.Father,.the.Old.Testament.describes.the.coming.King.as.the.Son.of.God...
These.scriptures.are.largely.overlooked.by.the.followings.of.both.cult.faiths..
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Psalms.2.says,.
314.
.
“He.who.sits.in.the.heavens.laughs;..the.Lord.holds.them.in.derision...Then.he.will.speak.to.them.
in.his.wrath,.them.in.his.fury,.saying,..As.for.me,.I.have.set.my.King.Zion,.my.holy.hill...I.will.tell.of.
the.decree:..The.Lord.said.to.me,.‘You.are.my.Son;.today.I.have.begotten.you.’..Ask.of.me,.and.I.
will.make.the.nations.your.heritage,.and.the.ends.of.the.earth.your.possession...You.shall.break.
them.with.a.rod.of.iron.dash.them.in.pieces.like.a.potter's.vessel.”.
.
If.we.take.a.quick.walk.through.scripture,.we.find.that.all.Old.Testament.scripture.points.to.Jesus.
Christ:.
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If.you.still.ascribe.to.the.Gnostic.“Serpent’s.Seed”.doctrine.that.Branham.tried.to.re\establish,.
you.will.likely.have.a.different.understanding.of.this.verse,.but.Genesis.3:15.describes.the.Christ.
Child,.and.God.told.Satan.that.Jesus.could.crush.his.head:.
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“And.I.will.put.enmity.you.and.the.woman,.between.your.offspring.and.hers;.
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he.will.crush.your.head,.and.you.will.strike.his.heel.”.
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Genesis.3:15.
.
When.Jacob.blessed.his.sons,.he.foretold.of.the.coming.of.Christ:.
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“The.scepter.will.not.depart.from.Judah,.nor.the.ruler’s.staff.from.between.his.feet,.until.he.to.
whom.it.belongs.shall.come.and.the.obedience.of.the.nations.shall.be.his.”.
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Genesis.49:10.
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God.gave.Nathan.a.prophecy.of.Christ.that.was.given.to.comfort.David,.and.He.described.the.
coming.Kingdom.and.the.throne.of.Christ:.
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“When. your. days. are. over. and. you. rest. with. your. ancestors,. I. will. raise. up. your. offspring. to.
succeed.you,.your.own.flesh.and.blood,.and.I.will.establish.his.kingdom...He.is.the.one.who.will.
build.a.house.for.my.Name,.and.I.will.establish.the.throne.of.his.kingdom.forever.”.
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2.Samuel.7:12\13.
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Micah.describes.the.eternal.Son.of.God...His.origins.were.not.that.of.John’s.Baptism.according.to.
Micah,.Jesus.had.origins.that.were.from.‘ancient.times.’:.
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“But.you,.Bethlehem.Ephrathah,.though.you.are.small.among.the.clans[a].of.Judah,.out.of.you.
will.come.for.me.one.who.will.be.ruler.over.Israel,.whose.origins.are.from.of.old,.from.ancient.
times.”.
315.
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Micah.5:2.
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The. word. “Immanuel”. correctly. translated. means. “God. with. us.”. . Many. are. familiar. with. the.
prophecy.of.Isaiah.–.it’s.repeated.by.many.during.Christmas.time.celebration...But.if.we.examine.
the.prophecy.in.full,.we.find.that.this.Christ.Child.was.the.eternal.Son.of.God...God.with.us..
.
“Therefore.the.Lord.himself.will.give.you.a.sign:.The.virgin.will.conceive.and.give.birth.to.a.son,.
and.you.will.call.him.Immanuel.”.
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Isaiah.7:14.
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When.Isaiah.prophesied.about.John.the.Baptist,.he.described.the.voice.crying.in.the.wilderness.
preparing.the.way.for.the.Almighty.God,.not.man:.
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“A.voice.of.one.calling:.In.the.wilderness.prepare.the.way.for.the.Lord;.make.straight.in.the.desert.
a.highway.for.our.God...Every.valley.shall.be.raised.up,.every.mountain.and.hill.made.low;.the.
rough.ground.shall.become.level,.the.rugged.places.a.plain...And.the.glory.of.the.Lord.will.be.
revealed,.and.all.people.will.see.it.together...For.the.mouth.of.the.Lord.has.spoken.”.
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Isaiah.40:3\5.
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Again,.Isaiah.tells.us.plainly.that.Jesus.is.God,.not.man...Isaiah.describes.both.the.Father.and.the.
Son.in.one.single.verse:.
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“For.your.Maker.is.your.husband—the.Lord.Almighty.is.his.name—the.Holy.One.of.Israel.is.your.
Redeemer;.he.is.called.the.God.of.all.the.earth.”.
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Isaiah.54:5.
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The.list.of.scriptures.in.the.Old.Testament.that.describe.Jesus.are.countless...Even.many.of.the.
stories. themselves. are. a. representation. of. the. coming. Christ.. . Entire. books,. like. the. Song. of.
Solomon,.are.a.parable.of.the.Love.of.God.that.is.shown.through.His.Eternal.Son,.Jesus.Christ..
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But.before.leaving.the.subject,.listen.to.what.Isaiah.says.next.in.Isaiah.54...This.prophecy.is.one.
that.all.Christians.should.read...It.describes.their.faith,.from.the.mouth.of.God.through.the.voice.
of.Isaiah:.
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“To.me.this.is.like.the.days.of.Noah,.when.I.swore.that.the.waters.of.Noah.would.never.again.
cover. the. earth.. . So. now. I. have. sworn. not. to. be. angry. with. you,. never. to. rebuke. you. again...
Though.the.mountains.be.shaken.and.the.hills.be.removed,.yet.my.unfailing.love.for.you.will.not.
be.shaken.nor.my.covenant.of.peace.be.removed,”..says.the.Lord,.who.has.compassion.on.you..
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Isaiah.54.
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Notice...“I.have.sworn.not.to.be.angry.with.you,.never.rebuke.you.again.”..“My.unfailing.Love.for.
you.will.not.be.shaken,.nor.my.covenant.of.peace.be.removed.”.
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God’s.message.is.a.message.of.Love...His.Word.is.a.love.letter.to.us...His.Son.is.that.Word...
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These.leaders.that.come.to.sever.the.Body.of.Christ.do.not.want.this.portion.of.scripture,.because.
Christ.is.the.new.High.Priest.forever...If.their.followers.knew.that.Christ.was.the.High.Priest,.then.
there.would.be.no.need.for.themselves.to.be.their.leader.–.their.followers.instead.would.accept.
the.Holy.Spirit.as.their.guide...
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Branham.took.two.verses.that.describe.parallels.in.the.story.of.Noah,.and.mixed.them.into.a.
deadly.“potion.of.scripture.”..One.verse.described.God’s.undying.love.and.devotion.to.even.a.
small.family,.though.the.world.was.being.wiped.clean.from.all.life...
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“For.Christ.also.suffered.once.for.sins,.the.righteous.for.the.unrighteous,.that.he.might.bring.us.
to. God,. being. put. to. death. in. the. flesh. but. made. alive. in. the. spirit,. in. which. he. went. and.
proclaimed.to.the.spirits.in.prison,.because.they.formerly.did.not.obey,.when.God's.patience.
waited. in. the. days. of. Noah,. while. the. ark. was. being. prepared,. in. which. a. few,. that. is,. eight.
persons,.were.brought.safely.through.water.”.
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1.Peter.3:18\20.
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This.verse,.describing.God’s.Love,.was.combined.with.one.describing.God’s.wrath:.
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“And.he.said.to.the.disciples,.“The.days.are.coming.when.you.will.desire.to.see.one.of.the.days.
of.the.Son.of.Man,.and.you.will.not.see.it...And.they.will.say.to.you,.‘Look,.there!’.or.‘Look,.here!’.
Do.not.go.out.or.follow.them...For.as.the.lightning.flashes.and.lights.up.the.sky.from.one.side.to.
the. other,. so. will. the. Son. of. Man. be. in. his. day.. . But. first. he. must. suffer. many. things. and. be.
rejected.by.this.generation...Just.as.it.was.in.the.days.of.Noah,.so.will.it.be.in.the.days.of.the.Son.
of.Man...They.were.eating.and.drinking.and.marrying.and.being.given.in.marriage,.until.the.day.
when.Noah.entered.the.ark,.and.the.flood.came.and.destroyed.them.all...Likewise,.just.as.it.was.
in.the.days.of.Lot—they.were.eating.and.drinking,.buying.and.selling,.planting.and.building,.but.
on.the.day.when.Lot.went.out.from.Sodom,.fire.and.sulfur.rained.from.heaven.and.destroyed.
them.all—so.will.it.be.on.the.day.when.the.Son.of.Man.is.revealed.”.
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Luke.17:22\30.
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It’s.describing.surprise!..You’re.going.to.be.caught.unaware!..
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But.listen.to.how.Branham.combined.these.two,.one.telling.of.God’s.patience,.Love.and.devotion,.
and.one.telling.us,.“Please.do.not.be.caught.unaware!”.
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Branham.says.this:.
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“Jesus.said,.‘As.it.was.in.the.days.of.Noah,.wherein.eight.souls.were.saved,.so.shall.it.be.at.the.
coming.of.the.Son.of.man.’.‘In.the.days.of.Lot,.where.three.was.brought.out.of.Sodom,.at.that.
day...’.Now.there's.already.a.group.already.out,.remember..‘But,.as.it.was.then,.when.the.Son.of.
man.will.be.manifested.’.Look.what.a.day,.look.where.we're.living!.
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But.Jesus.did.not.say.this!..Jesus.did.not.say.that.there.were.only.going.to.be.“eight.souls.”..Jesus.
was.telling.us.not.to.listen.to.men.who.would.rise.to.tell.us.that.their.“message”.was.the.coming.
of.the.Son.of.Man!.
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If.you.have.been.persuaded.by.one.of.these.cult.leaders.to.believe.in.a.different.Jesus,.you.should.
have.no.need.to.fear.learning.about.the.Real.Jesus.Christ...You’ve.had.His.Word.all.along.–.you’ll.
find.it.in.your.Bibles...
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This.is.not.some.book.that.contains.an.endless.number.of.rules.that.you.must.abide.by.in.order.
to.earn.your.own.salvation...It.is.not.a.list.of.“don’ts”.as.has.been.taught.by.the.Pentecostal.faith...
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This.is.God’s.Love.letter.to.you...This.is.God’s.Gift...All.you.need.is.to.accept.it.by.faith...It.is.by.
grace.that.you.are.saved,.through.faith.in.Jesus.Christ,.and.not.of.yourselves...It.is.a.Gift.from.God.
above..
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The. best. conclusion. we. could. give. to. this. brief. summary. of. scriptures. declaring. Christ. as. the.
Eternal.Son.of.God.is.given.by.the.Apostle.Peter.on.the.day.of.Pentecost...These.words,.these.
words.alone,.had.the.power.to.save.three.thousand...The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.has.the.power.
to.save..
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.“Brothers,.I.may.say.to.you.with.confidence.about.the.patriarch.David.that.he.both.died.and.was.
buried,.and.his.tomb.is.with.us.to.this.day...Being.therefore.a.prophet,.and.knowing.that.God.had.
sworn.with.an.oath.to.him.that.he.would.set.one.of.his.descendants.on.his.throne,.he.foresaw.
and.spoke.about.the.resurrection.of.the.Christ,.that.he.was.not.abandoned.to.Hades,.nor.did.his.
flesh.see.corruption...This.Jesus.God.raised.up,.and.of.that.we.all.are.witnesses...Being.therefore.
exalted.at.the.right.hand.of.God,.and.having.received.from.the.Father.the.promise.of.the.Holy.
Spirit,. he. has. poured. out. this. that. you. yourselves. are. seeing. and. hearing.. . For. David. did. not.
ascend.into.the.heavens,.but.he.himself.says,.
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‘The.Lord.said.to.my.Lord,.‘Sit.at.my.right.hand,.until.I.make.your.enemies.your.footstool.’.Let.all.
the.house.of.Israel.therefore.know.for.certain.that.God.has.made.him.both.Lord.and.Christ,.this.
Jesus.whom.you.crucified.”.
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Acts.2:29\36.
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319.
The$ProphetSGod$
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When.the.Jerusalem.wall.was.being.reconstructed.in.Nehemiah.3,.the.high.priest.Eliashib.and.
the.other.priests.built.an.opening.that.would.later.become.known.as.the.“Sheep.Gate.”..It.was.
through.this.gate.that.the.lambs.and.sheep.were.brought.into.the.temple.for.sacrifice..
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It. is. very. fitting. that. the. Sheep. Gate. was. the. first. gate. built,. because. new. life. is. given. by. the.
Sacrifice,.and.to.enter.the.Kingdom.of.Heaven,.you.must.go.in.through.the.sacrifice.of.the.Lamb,.
Jesus.Christ...This.gate.represents.Grace;.entering.the.city,.Jerusalem,.through.the.Sheep.Gate.
was.to.enter.through.sacrifice..
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It.was.at.this.very.gate.to.the.city.that.Jesus.passed.by.a.man.who.had.suffered.affliction.for.
thirty\eight.years.of.his.life...The.man.waited.by.the.pool.at.the.gate,.longing.to.be.helped.into.
the.water..
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The. pool. was. named. the. pool. of. Bethesda,. which. translated. means. the. pool. of. the. house. of.
mercy.. . For. centuries,. this. pool. was. thought. to. be. non\existent,. and. historians. assumed. the.
theory.that.the.pool.was.more.legend.than.fact,.although.the.Sheep.Gate.was.identified...It.was.
not.until.archaeological.digs.identified.twin.pools.in.the.sub.terrain.during.the.early.19th.century.
that.clear.scientific.evidence.of.this.pool.was.discovered...Through.use.of.scientific.study,.God.
was.proving.His.Word.in.the.book.of.John..
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When.Jesus.healed.the.crippled.man,.the.Pharisees.sought.to.put.Him.to.death...He.had.healed.
on.the.Sabbath,.breaking.Old.Covenant.Law.according.to.tradition,.but.outraged.many.when.He.
described.his.equality.with.the.Father...John.5:18.says.that.
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“This.was.why.the.Jews.were.seeking.all.the.more.to.kill.him,.because.not.only.was.he.breaking.
the.Sabbath,.but.he.was.even.calling.God.his.own.Father,.making.himself.equal.with.God.”.
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It.was.in.response.to.this.statement.that.Christ.gave.the.perfect.answer...It.is.an.answer.that.has.
been.twisted.by.the.minds.of.false.teachers.for.centuries,.and.one.that.Satan.has.used.to.deceive.
the.church...Through.limited.context,.this.scripture.is.“snipped.out”.of.it’s.full.representation.of.
Christ.by.men.to.elevate.themselves.and.lead.others.astray..
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Jesus.replied,.“Truly,.truly,.I.say.to.you,.the.Son.can.do.nothing.of.his.own.accord,.but.only.what.
he.sees.the.Father.doing..For.whatever.the.Father.does,.that.the.Son.does.likewise.”.
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John.5:19.
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This.was.one.of.the.favorite.subjects.in.the.writings.of.Charles.Taze.Russell.of.the.Watchtower.
Society,. or. Jehovah’s. Witnesses.. . According. to. Russell,. both. the. Trinitarians. and. the. Oneness.
were.wrong.in.theology,.and.a.modalistic.form.of.god.was.the.primary.teaching..
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“The.declaration.that.'the.Son.can.do.nothing.of.Himself,'.if.it.were.not.backed.up.as.it.is.by.a.
score.of.other.testimonies.from.the.same.interested.and.inspired.Teacher,.is.a.contradiction.to.
the.common.thought.of.Trinitarians,.that.the.Son.is.the.Father.".\\The.Finished.Mystery.(Studies.
in.the.Scriptures,.Vol.7),.1917.
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“Moreover,.the.very.words."Father".and."Son".imply.a.difference,.and.contradict.the.thoughts.
of.the.Trinity.and.oneness.of.person...”.
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.\\.The.Atonement.Between.God.and.Man,.1906.
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While.many.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham.falsely.believe.that.Branham.promoted.a.“Oneness.
god,”.we.find.that.his.theology.on.the.Godhead.matched.the.Jehovah’s.Witness.god.point\by\
point...In.a.1965.sermon.describing.how.the.other.Christians.that.did.not.believe.in.Branham’s.
version.of.god.were.“shucks”.as.compared.to.Branham’s.“seed,”.he.says.this:.
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“There.is.where.the.oneness.missed.it,.there.is.where.the.trinity.missed.it,.both.sides.of.the.road..
But.the.happy.medium.is.right.in.between..If.God.could.be.His.Own.Father,.if.Jesus.was.His.Own.
Father,.He.couldn't.be..And.if.He.had.another.Father.besides.God,.and.the.Bible.said.the."Holy.
Ghost".was.His.Father,.and.if.they're.two.different.spirits,.He.was.an.illegitimate.child..That's.
right.. Which. was. the. Father. of. Him,. God. or. the. Holy. Ghost?. You. say. one. and. watch. how.
embarrassed.you're.going.to.get.”.
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Of.course,.this.was.only.to.the.crowds.that.supported.the.Jehovah’s.witness.theology...When.
preaching.to.a.different.crowd.in.Erie,.PA,.Branham.prayed.a.Trinitarian.prayer.that.he.would.
later.claim.to.be.the.“Mark.of.the.Beast”.from.Revelation:.
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“And.now,.there.are.those.sitting.here.who.are.feeble.this.afternoon,.that's.in.need.of.physical.
healing..And.we.have.chosen.these.few.words.to.read.from.Thine..And.may.the.Holy.Spirit,.the.
third.Person.of.the.Trinity,.come.in.now,.the.Promise,.the.Comforter,.that.You.said.You.would.
send.”.
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51\0729A..THE.RESURRECTION.OF.LAZARUS.
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Both.Russell.and.Branham.promoted.a.version.of.Christ.that.did.not.align.with.scripture;.they.
taught.that.Jesus.was.a.“prophet.god.”..In.the.same.pyramid.hierarchy.promoted.in.the.Mason.
temples.describing.the.“stature.of.the.perfect.man,”.Branham.and.Russell.promoted.a.hierarchy.
of.minor,.major,.and.pyramid.capstone.prophets,.Christ.being.the.capstone..
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“Couldn't.do.it.in.Luther's.age,.couldn't.do.it.in.Wesley's.age,.couldn't.do.it.in.Pentecostal.age;.
but. in. the. day. when. the. Son. of. man. will. be. manifested,. revealed,. brought. back. the. Church.
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together. with. the. entire. Deity. of. God. amongst. His. people,. showing. the. same. visible. signs,.
manifesting.Himself.like.He.did.at.the.beginning.when.He.was.manifested.on.earth.in.a.form.of.a.
Prophet\God.”.
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65\1128M..GOD'S.ONLY.PROVIDED.PLACE.OF.WORSHIP.
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Under.this.theology,.the.deity.of.Christ.was.denied...Jesus.was.a.prophet,.albeit.“more.than.a.
prophet.”..He.was.the.denied.the.status.of.God,.and.proclaimed.to.be.the.“great.prophet”.very.
similar.to.the.Muslim.faith.and.their.prophet.Mohammed...
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Starting.in.1950,.Branham.begins.teaching.this.Jehovah’s.witness.theology,.describing.Jesus.as.a.
“prophet. god,”. one. that. must. be. given. a. vision. by. the. Father.. . The. words. in. that. one. single.
sentence.in.the.book.of.John.became.doctrine,.while.completely.ignoring.the.verses.before,.after,.
and.in.the.rest.of.the.book..
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“He.said,."Verily,.verily,.I.say.unto.you,.the.Son.can.do.nothing.in.Himself,.but.what.He.sees.the.
Father.doing,.that.doeth.the.Son.".Is.that.right?.God.had.to.show.Him.first..So.He.didn't.say.He.
was.a.Divine.healer..He.waited.for.God.to.show.Him.a.vision.of.what.was.going.to.happen,.then.
he.went.and.done.it.”.
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50\0716..BELIEVEST.THOU.THIS.
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While.the.opening.of.the.book.of.John.says.that.“In.the.beginning.was.the.Word,.and.the.Word.
was.with.God.and.the.Word.was.God,”.and.that.the.Word.was.made.flesh.and.walked.among.us,.
Branham.described.a.different.Jesus:.
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"The.Son.can.do.nothing.in.Himself,".not.what.He.hears,."but.what.he.sees.the.Father.doing,.that.
doeth.the.Son."..No.prophet,.no.seer.in.the.Bible,.ever.done.thing.at.random..God.shows.first..
So.no\\no.human.flesh,.not.even.the.flesh.of.Jesus.Himself,.can.glorify.”.
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64\0412..A.COURT.TRIAL.
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In.fact,.Branham.claimed.that.Jesus.Christ.NEVER.healed.one.person:.
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“He.said."It's.not.Me.that.doeth.it;.it's.My.Father.that.dwelleth.in.Me..He.doeth.the.work..Of.
Myself,.I.can.do.nothing.".So.He.didn't.take.any.praise..Went.around...."The.Man.of.the.hour,".or.
anything,.was.He?.He.didn't.take.no.praise.at.all.for.anything..He.said,."It's.not.Me.that.doeth.a.
thing..I.can.do.nothing.in.Myself..What.the.Father...".He.never.claimed.to.heal.one.person..And.
He.never.healed.one.person.”.
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54\0314..WHY.I'M.PRAYING.FOR.THE.SICK.
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But.when.we.read.John.5.in.context,.we.find.that.the.entire.chapter.–.including.the.moment.
when.Jesus.DID.heal.the.man.laying.by.the.pool.of.Bethesda.–.is.describing.the.authority.given.
to.Christ,.and.his.supreme.deity...
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Earlier.in.the.book.of.John,.when.John.the.Baptist.was.proclaiming.the.deity.of.Christ.to.the.world,.
telling.the.people.that.he.must.decrease.so.that.Christ.could.increase,.John.describes.the.form.
of.Christ.as.fully.man.and.fully.God:.
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“He.must.increase,.but.I.must.decrease...He.who.comes.from.above.is.above.all..He.who.is.of.the.
earth.belongs.to.the.earth.and.speaks.in.an.earthly.way..He.who.comes.from.heaven.is.above.all...
He.bears.witness.to.what.he.has.seen.and.heard,.yet.no.one.receives.his.testimony...Whoever.
receives.his.testimony.sets.his.seal.to.this,.that.God.is.true...For.he.whom.God.has.sent.utters.the.
words.of.God,.for.he.gives.the.Spirit.without.measure..The.Father.loves.the.Son.and.has.given.all.
things.into.his.hand...Whoever.believes.in.the.Son.has.eternal.life;.whoever.does.not.obey.the.
Son.shall.not.see.life,.but.the.wrath.of.God.remains.on.him.”.
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John.3:30\36.
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And.still.earlier,.in.chapter.2,.John.tells.us.that.Jesus.was.not.a.lowly.“prophet\god,”.but.that.
Christ.was.all\knowing...Christ.knew.the.hearts.of.all.people:.
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“Now.when.he.was.in.Jerusalem.at.the.Passover.Feast,.many.believed.in.his.name.when.they.saw.
the.signs.that.he.was.doing...But.Jesus.on.his.part.did.not.entrust.himself.to.them,.because.he.
knew.all.people.and.needed.no.one.to.bear.witness.about.man,.for.he.himself.knew.what.was.in.
man.”.
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John.2:23\25.
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But. the. Pharisees. in. chapter. five. agreed. with. Pastor. Russell. and. William. Branham.. . They.
considered.it.blasphemy.for.Christ.to.make.himself.equal.with.God,.and.therefore.they.started.
devising.plans.to.put.Christ.to.death..
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In.response,.Jesus.proclaimed.His.authority...He.told.them.that.he.not.only.was.equal.with.the.
Father,.but.that.He.was.given.power.to.raise.the.dead:.
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“For.as.the.Father.has.life.in.himself,.so.he.has.granted.the.Son.also.to.have.life.in.himself...And.
he.has.given.him.authority.to.execute.judgment,.because.he.is.the.Son.of.Man...Do.not.marvel.
at.this,.for.an.hour.is.coming.when.all.who.are.in.the.tombs.will.hear.his.voice.and.come.out,.
those. who. have. done. good. to. the. resurrection. of. life,. and. those. who. have. done. evil. to. the.
resurrection.of.judgment.”.
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John.5:26\29.
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Jesus.did.tell.us.that.he.did.nothing.without.the.will.of.the.Father...And.he.told.us.that.the.Father.
showed.him.many.things...But.he.tells.us.later.in.the.chapter.the.REASON.that.He.chose.to.do.so...
Jesus.tells.us.that.it.was.for.our.salvation..
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.“I.can.do.nothing.on.my.own..As.I.hear,.I.judge,.and.my.judgment.is.just,.because.I.seek.not.my.
own.will.but.the.will.of.him.who.sent.me...If.I.alone.bear.witness.about.myself,.my.testimony.is.
not.true...There.is.another.who.bears.witness.about.me,.and.I.know.that.the.testimony.that.he.
bears.about.me.is.true...You.sent.to.John,.and.he.has.borne.witness.to.the.truth...Not.that.the.
testimony.that.I.receive.is.from.man,.but.I.say.these.things.so.that.you.may.be.saved.”.
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John.5:30\34.
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Jesus.said.that.John.had.a.true.description.of.his.supreme.deity,.and.told.the.Pharisees.to.listen.
to.the.words.of.John...These.words,.describing.the.Christ.as.fully.God.and.fully.man,.according.to.
Christ,.are.true..
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In.the.first.chapter.of.John,.John.1:18,.John.calls.Jesus.the.God.who.is.at.the.Father’s.side,.and.
that.this.God.that.was.previously.unseen.was.now.made.known.to.the.people:..
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“No.one.has.ever.seen.God;.the.only.God,.who.is.at.the.Father’s.side,.he.has.made.him.known.”.
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John.1:18.
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When.Jesus.rebuked.the.Pharisees.for.seeking.to.kill.him,.and.for.denying.His.supreme.deity,.
Jesus.confirms.this.exact.verse:.
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“But.the.testimony.that.I.have.is.greater.than.that.of.John..For.the.works.that.the.Father.has.
given.me.to.accomplish,.the.very.works.that.I.am.doing,.bear.witness.about.me.that.the.Father.
has.sent.me...And.the.Father.who.sent.me.has.himself.borne.witness.about.me..His.voice.you.
have.never.heard,.his.form.you.have.never.seen,.and.you.do.not.have.his.word.abiding.in.you,.
for.you.do.not.believe.the.one.whom.he.has.sent..
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John.5:36\38.
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As.Christians,.we.should.ask.ourselves:..Why.did.Pastor.Russell.and.William.Branham.take.the.
side.of.the.Pharisees?..Why.did.they.support.the.Pharisees.to.deny.the.supreme.deity.of.Christ,.
and.ignore.the.words.of.John?.
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Why.were.we.so.easily.led.astray.by.these.doctrines?..The.entire.New.Testament.is.filled.with.
warnings.that.men.would.rise.to.teach.us.a.different.Jesus,.and.that.they.would.do.so.with.great.
signs.and.wonders...Why.did.we.ignore.the.warning.of.scripture.to.serve.a.different.jesus?.
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John.tells.us.that.Christ.was.the.greatest.Gift.that.this.world.has.ever.known...He.was.the.Word,.
and.the.Word.was.God...Fully.man,.and.fully.God...He.was.sent.to.establish.an.eternal.covenant.
of.Grace,.and.through.the.fullness.of.God.in.the.form.of.Jesus.Christ,.we.have.entered.into.the.
New.Covenant..
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Son.from.the.Father,.full.of.grace.and.truth...(John.bore.witness.about.him,.and.cried.out,.“This.
was.he.of.whom.I.said,.‘He.who.comes.after.me.ranks.before.me,.because.he.was.before.me.’”).
For.from.his.fullness.we.have.all.received,.grace.upon.grace..
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John.1:14\16.
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325.
The$Failed$Prophecy$of$Judgment$
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At.5:36.PM.on.March.27,.1964,.a.megathrust.earthquake.ripped.through.south\central.Alaska.
causing.destruction.and.tsunamis.resulting.in.143.deaths...This.earthquake,.lasting.almost.three.
minutes,.was.the.most.powerful.earthquake.recorded.in.North.American.history,.and.the.second.
most.powerful.that.has.ever.been.measured.by.the.seismograph...At.9.2,.it.is.the.number.two.
largest.earthquake.in.recorded.history..
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This.natural.disaster.brought.worldwide.attention...And.with.widespread.attention,.it.attracted.
the.spiritualists.and.doomsday.prophets...Just.as.we.see.today.with.Pat.Roberson.and.his.use.of.
fear.to.gain.support.during.the.2010.earthquake.in.Haiti.or.the.hurricane.that.struck.New.Orleans,.
we.find.devious.minds.preying.on.the.weakness.of.the.human.heart.were.alive.and.well.in.1964..
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But.one.spiritual.leader,.William.Branham,.turned.this.catastrophic.event.into.a.prophecy...Not.
one.that.came.to.pass,.however...Even.though.this.was.“prophesied”.after.the.event.happened,.
we.find.after.examining.the.prophecy.that.this.was.indeed.another.failed.prophecy.in.the.long.
line.of.failures.for.the.cult.leader..
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The.first.time.this.earthquake.is.mentioned.on.recorded.tape.is.in.April.1,.1964,.only.days.after.
the.event...But.though.this.alleged.prophecy.was.given.after.the.event,.no.mention.of.prophecy.
was.given...The.earthquake.was.used.as.a.tool.in.the.sermon,.used.as.a.fear.tactic.to.instill.“godly.
fear”.into.the.hearts.of.men:.
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“Now.we.see.things.happening.like’s.been.happening.in.the.world.the.last.few.days..
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For.instance,.the.great.earthquake.in.Alaska..Never.has.been.an.earthquake.like.that,.in.all.the.
world..Did.you.notice?.It.come.on.Good.Friday..You.know,.the.last.time.the.world.was.shaken.
was.on.Good.Friday,.too,.when.our.Master.died,.and.it.shook.the.whole.world..And.remember,.
it.might.be.the.sign.of.Him.returning..He.said,.that,."There'd.be.earthquakes.in.divers.places.".
Today. we. got. another. one. in. California,. and. they're. just. appearing. everywhere,. light.
earthquakes..We.notice,.even.the.Capitol.building.has.moved.out.of.its.place,.and.moved.back..
And\\and. down. here. in. Baton. Rouge,. Louisiana,. there's. a. swimming. pool. there,. dashed. the.
waters. out,. from. plumb. from. Alaska.. Over. in. Switzerland,. Sweden,. and. through. there,. shook.
buildings.and.things,.around.the.world..
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I.believe.that.it's.trying.to.open.our.eyes,.to.see.the.hour.that.we're.living..I'm.here.in.godly.fear,.
that,.it.may.be.sooner.than.we.think,.of.His.appearing.”.
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64\0401..THE.IDENTIFIED.CHRIST.OF.ALL.AGES.
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But.notice...Branham.says.that.he.believes.it.is.trying.to.open.the.eyes...He.uses.it.as.a.warning.
for.preparation.in.the.sermon,.not.a.declaration.of.judgment...
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Over.time.in.the.sermons.from.1964.to.1965,.Branham.gradually.changes.this.“warning”.in.to.
prophecy...But.never.was.any.explanation.given.by.God.as.to.what.the.people.of.Alaska.had.done.
that.was.so.awful.that.it.deserved.the.wrath.of.Almighty.God..
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When.Branham.describes.how.this.“prophecy”.was.given,.it.was.not.the.Lord.speaking.through.
him.–.instead.it.was.a.“spirit”.that.Branham.called.the.Holy.Spirit.telling.him.to.say.the.words.
“THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD”:.
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“He.said,.‘Throw.it.up.in.the.air,.and.say,.'THUS.SAITH.THE.LORD.'.I.did...Down.from.there.come.
a.little.funnel.of.wind..I.said,.‘Within.twenty\four.hours,.you'll.see.the.hand.of.God.’”.
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65\0429E..THE.CHOOSING.OF.A.BRIDE.
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But.was.this.the.Holy.Spirit?.
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When.Old.Testament.prophets.declared.judgment.on.the.nations.in.the.days.of.old,.God.spoke.
through.the.prophets.to.rebuke.their.constant.fall.to.idolatry...Like.a.father.correcting.his.child,.
God.gave.reason.for.the.punishment...Many.times.there.was.an.option.to.prevent.the.judgment,.
if.they.turned.from.their.wickedness.to.God..
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But. the. poor. people. of. Alaska. were. given. no. warning,. given. no. reason,. and. seemingly. being.
destroyed.simply.because.William.Branham.said.so...Again,.notice.Branham.said.in.the.sermon,.
“I.SAID,”.not.“GOD.SAID.”..
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What.if.I.suddenly.did.like.William.Branham,.and.threw.a.little.rock.in.the.air.and.said,.“Judgment.
is.going.to.strike.Montana!”.
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I’d.have.the.entire.church.questioning.the.nonsense.I.just.spewed.from.my.mouth!..Why.is.God.
going.to.smite.Montana?..What.did.those.poor.people.do?..Can.they.repent?..Is.it.too.late?..Why.
did.God.not.warn.them.first!.
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The.first.time.this.earthquake.is.mentioned.as.a.“prediction”.was.in.a.sermon.entitled.“Jehovah.
Jireh,”. also. days. after. the. quake.. . But. it. isn’t. Branham. who. predicted. the. earthquake.. . This.
prophecy.came.from.Jesus.Christ,.not.William.Branham:.
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“Did.you.see.Alaska.having.a.couple.more.earthquakes.today?.One.of.them,.as.hard.as.the.first.
one.was,.only.didn't.shake.it.down..You.know,.Jesus.said.them.kind.of.things.would.take.place.
just.before.His.Coming.”.
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64\0403..JEHOVAH.JIREH.
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But. there. is. one. change. to. the. Words. of. Christ. that. Branham. has. employed. in. this. simple.
sentence. –. again,. one. used. in. a. fear. strategy.. . Branham. said. that. Jesus. said. these. types. of.
earthquakes.would.happen.“just.before.His.coming.”.
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What.Jesus.actually.said.is.found.in.Mark.13:8:.
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“For.nation.will.rise.against.nation,.and.kingdom.against.kingdom..There.will.be.earthquakes.in.
various.places;.there.will.be.famines..These.are.but.the.beginning.of.the.birth.pains.”.
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Mark.13:8.
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Jesus. said. that. the. quakes. signified. the. beginning,. not. the. end.. . There. is. a. long. list. of. things.
described.for.our.roadmap,.from.tribulation.to.the.stars.falling.from.heaven...
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Immediately.after.giving.the.description.of.how.the.false.prophets.would.rise.in.our.roadmap.to.
the. Kingdom,. Christ. told. us. what. would. happen. just. before. the. end. –. and. it. was. not. an.
earthquake.to.punish.the.poor.people.of.Alaska:.
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“But.in.those.days,.after.that.tribulation,.the.sun.will.be.darkened,.and.the.moon.will.not.give.its.
light,.and.the.stars.will.be.falling.from.heaven,.and.the.powers.in.the.heavens.will.be.shaken..And.
then.they.will.see.the.Son.of.Man.coming.in.clouds.with.great.power.and.glory.”.
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Mark.13:24\26.
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It.feels.strange.having.to.say.that.this.was.a.failed.prophecy.since.it.was.“given”.after.the.event.
happened...But.the.cult.followers.are.programmed.to.believe.that.anything.William.Branham.said.
from.behind.a.pulpit.is.absolute.truth...Even.though.they.are.given.access.to.the.same.resources.
to.try.to.find.a.single.prophecy.given.before.the.event.that.happened.just.exactly.as.Branham.
claimed,.they.refuse.because.they.falsely.believe.they.can.rest.assured.in.the.words.of.Branham.
rather.than.the.Word.of.God..
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But.even.though.this.prophecy.was.given.after\the\fact,.it.was.given.incorrectly...In.this.scenario,.
and.if.this.were.true,.the.Word.of.God.would.have.failed...Under.Old.Covenant.Law,.God.did.not.
strike.without.warning.for.repentance...This.would.be.a.different.god,.a.ruthless.one.that.did.not.
care.for.his.children.and.did.not.desire.for.all.to.be.saved.and.all.to.believe.in.His.Name..
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And.God.does.not.strike.an.entire.state.filled.with.good,.Christian.people.as.judgment.for.some.
unknown.mistake,.and.then.change.His.mind.about.His.own.actions...He.does.not.strike.with.
judgment.and.then.say.that.it.was.a.“warning.shot”.for.the.coming.judgment...
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According.to.the.words.of.this.“prophet,”.God.failed...God.abandoned.us...God.deserted.people.
for.no.known.reason...The.people.of.Alaska.are.severed.from.the.Body.of.Christ.without.any.
knowledge.as.to.why...They.do.not.even.know.what.they.should.repent.for;.Branham.never.told.
them!..
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This.is.not.the.God.that.we.serve...We.do.not.serve.a.narcissistic.god.who.shows.“random.wrath.”..
We.do.not.serve.a.god.that.strikes.without.warning,.instills.fear.in.our.hearts,.and.tell.us,.“Just.
kidding,.guys!..That.was.just.a.warning!..I.was.only.joking.when.I.said.‘judgment’.–.did.you.really.
believe.that?..FEAR.ME.or.I.will.send.the.REAL.judgment.upon.your.heads.for.that.unknown.sin!”.
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.If.you.are.trapped.in.this.cult,.you.don’t.need.to.fear.this.man...You.don’t.need.to.fear.your.
pastors,. or. even. your. “friends”. who. tell. you. judgment. awaits. for. reading. your. Bibles. when. it.
directly.contradicts.with.William.Branham..
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“But. the. prophet. who. shall. speak. a. word. presumptuously. in. My. name. which. I. have. not.
shall.not.be.afraid.of.him.”.
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The. “prophet”. is. dead.. . This. prophecy. given. in. Deuteronomy. was. accurate.. . Branham. gave. a.
presumptuous.prophecy,.one.that.the.Lord.did.not.Give.him,.and.our.Bibles.tell.us.that.we.do.
not.have.to.be.afraid.of.him.any.longer!.
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We.are.free!.
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Paul.said.in.Galatians.4:.
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“Formerly,.when.you.did.not.know.God,.you.were.enslaved.to.those.that.by.nature.are.not.gods...
But.now.that.you.have.come.to.know.God,.or.rather.to.be.known.by.God,.how.can.you.turn.back.
again.to.the.weak.and.worthless.elementary.principles.of.the.world,.whose.slaves.you.want.to.
be.once.more?.
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Come.to.know.God...The.REAL.God,.the.God.of.the.Bible...The.God.who.loves.us,.cares.for.us,.and.
one.day.will.return.to.take.us.into.our.New.Home..
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Are$You$A$Preacher?$$
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I.always.get.a.chuckle.when.a.new.person.stumbles.across.something.I’ve.written.on.my.website.
or.on.a.forum,.and.asks.me.the.question,.“Are.you.a.preacher?”.
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It’s.funny,.because.to.most.Christians,.this.would.be.a.compliment...To.be.recognized.as.a.person.
who.cares.enough.about.the.things.of.God.to.tell.another.is.very.encouraging,.and.should.be.a.
blessing.to.us.as.Christians..
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But.the.reason.this.question.brings.humor.is.in.the.situation...While.all.other.Christians.would.
receive.this.as.a.compliment,.I.know.that.when.this.question.comes.from.a.person.programmed.
with.the.teaching.of.William.Branham,.it.is.intended.to.insult..
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But.the.greater.irony.is.the.comparison.between.what.we.see.in.this.contrast.of.Christians.verses.
cult.is.when.we.begin.to.compare.it.to.the.early.days.of.Christ..
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Those.of.us.that.have.left.the.“Message,”.the.denomination.of.faith.that.follows.the.teaching.of.
William.Marrion.Branham,.have.mostly.been.condemned.or.outcast.by.the.cult.followers...I.will.
admit.that.not.everyone.has,.but.the.vast.majority.of.people.have.went.through.the.struggle.to.
find.new.friends,.new.support.groups,.and.even.men.or.women.to.replace.that.love.that.a.mother.
or.father.will.no.longer.show.for.their.new.walk.with.Christ..
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Under.the.Old.Covenant,.God.instructed.the.Children.of.Israel.to.be.a.separated.people...They.
were. to. strictly. follow. the. Mosaic. Law,. and. any. person. refusing. to. follow. or. who. rose. in.
opposition.to.that.Law.were.outcast...God.was.building.a.church,.and.the.Children.of.Israel.were.
the.foundation.to.that.church...The.Levitical.priesthood.were.to.remain.pure.and.holy,.and.the.
tribe.of.Judah.was.going.to.produce.the.greatest.Gift.that.this.world.has.ever.known..
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The. Law. was. harsh.. . If. you. study. how. that. Law. was. given,. you’ll. find. that. it. could. almost. be.
considered.a.punishment.for.the.Children.of.Israel.after.they.breached.the.first.covenant.that.
Moses.received.from.God...In.God’s.wrath,.He.gave.the.children.of.Israel.a.set.of.rules.that.He.
knew.they.could.never.uphold...And.they.didn’t..
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Constantly,.they.fell.into.idolatry...They.begin.to.worship.one.thing.or.another,.and.the.trail.of.
false.gods.can.be.found.all.through.the.history.of.the.Children.of.Israel...
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It’s.interesting,.because.archaeological.digs.in.the.places.where.Israel.were.known.to.have.lived.
have.produced.household.idols.of.Asherah,.the.“breasted.god.”..When.these.were.first.found,.
the. Archaeologists. that. did. not. know. their. bibles. falsely. believed. that. the. Children. of. Israel.
worshipped.this.idol.as.well.as.Yahweh...As.news.of.what.they.found.began.to.spread,.this.belief.
that. Yahweh. had. a. female. counterpart. in. the. form. of. an. idol. actually. took. hold.. . You’ll. find.
websites. of. men. proclaiming. this. fall. to. idolatry. without. the. corresponding. scriptures. where.
God’s.wrath.was.shown.for.including.pagan.gods.in.their.worship...
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This.even.took.hold.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham...Branham.taught.that.“El.Shaddai,”.or.the.
God.of.Abraham,.was.the.“breasted.god.”..Branham.was.fascinated.with.things.of.science,.and.
relayed.them.to.his.people.on.recordings.with.a.“spiritual.twist”.that.made.his.followers.believe.
these.things.came.to.him.by.divine.revelation..
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But.under.the.Old.Covenant.Law,.there.was.a.strict.priesthood...Not.just.anybody.could.be.a.
priest,. only. those. from. the. tribe. of. Levi.. . The. Levitical. priesthood. was. carried. down. from.
generation.to.generation,.and.would.ultimately.produce.the.men.in.the.priesthood.that.Christ.
would.one.day.rebuke...
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And.the.Israelites.would.rebuke.Christ.in.return,.because.He.was.not.a.Levite...Jesus.was.born.in.
the.tribe.of.Judah,.and.was.nothing.but.a.simple.son.of.a.carpenter...The.Bible.emphasizes.the.
stark.contrast,.because.the.ones.that.had.abandoned.love.completely.to.enforce.Law.were.of.the.
respected.Levitical.bloodline..
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So.when.Christ.started.standing.for.Truth,.and.started.teaching.the.people.the.way.of.life.that.
God.wants.for.His.Children,.all.sides.scorned.and.condemned...Women,.who.under.custom.were.
not.permitted.to.be.involved.with.spiritual.discussions.or.learn.spiritual.teaching.were.now.sitting.
around. Christ. as. he. taught. how. the. Law. had. failed. and. Grace. was. required.. . Those. women,.
breaking.the.tradition.to.become.Christian,.were.scorned.and.mocked.by.the.friends.and.families.
that.they.once.knew.and.loved...As.Christ.taught.them.freedom.in.Grace,.their.friends.scorned.
them.for.breaking.the.Law..
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This.scorn.was.compounded.by.the.true.nature.of.the.Gospel...When.you.hear.the.real.Gospel.of.
Jesus.Christ,.the.Good.News.that.Christ.came.to.fulfill.the.Law,.lived.the.perfect.life.that.we.could.
never.live,.died.on.the.cross.for.the.sins.of.the.world,.and.rose.again.so.that.we.can.rise.with.him.
–.simply.by.believing.that.He.did.this.for.us.–.you.become.excited!..You.must.tell.others!..You.
want.everybody.to.know.what.Jesus.Christ.did.for.you!.
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The.Gospel.has.the.power.to.save...The.Gospel.alone...When.men.or.women.hear.of.freedom.for.
earthly.things,.they.quickly.grow.excited,.and.they.cannot.sleep.until.they.have.told.another...And.
another...How.much.more.the.freedom.in.Christ?.
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Paul.said.that.we.are.now.free,.and.that.ALL.things.are.lawful...Paul.carried.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.
Christ.to.the.nations,.spreading.the.Good.News.that.Jesus.Christ.had.set.us.free.from.Law...Now.
even.the.Jews,.once.bound.by.the.penalty.of.the.Law,.were.set.free.to.serve.God.without.the.
same. oppression. that. once. had. them. bound.. . And. they. were. free. to. worship. God. with. the.
Gentiles,.which.was.a.clear.violation.of.the.Law...
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The. Gentiles. were. scorned. by. the. tradition. of. the. Law.. . They. were. uncircumcised,. ate. food.
sacrificed. to. idols. in. their. temples,. and. were. descendants. from. a. long. line. of. people. that.
sacrificed.human.flesh.to.the.Baals...
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Yet. the. power. of. the. Gospel. knows. now. boundaries.. . Even. the. pagan. priests,. once. slaying.
innocent.victims.on.an.alter.of.a.false.god,.can.be.saved.by.simply.hearing.the.Good.News.that.
God.sent.His.Only.Son.to.die.for.the.sins.of.the.world.and.set.us.free!.
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So.when.I.get.asked.this.question,.“Are.you.a.preacher,”.it.gives.me.a.good.chuckle...That.very.
question.tells.me.that.I.am.dealing.with.a.person.bound.by.law.–.and.they.have.no.idea.that.there.
are.spiritual.chains.hanging.from.their.hands.and.feet...Like.the.Jews,.this.law.is.the.only.law.they.
know...They.do.not.know.the.Grace.of.Jesus.Christ,.or.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.–.otherwise.they.
would.have.read.the.many.scriptures.Paul.wrote.in.his.letters.to.the.church.describing.freedom.
from.this.law!.
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They.would.know.that.spreading.the.Gospel.does.not.require.a.priesthood,.and.that.our.new.
High.Priest.is.Jesus.Christ.–.not.some.mortal.born.in.sin...They.would.have.read.how.Hezekiah.
broke.down.the.brazen.serpent.that.once.brought.“Divine.Healing”.to.the.children.of.Israel,.and.
later.became.an.idol.that.they.worshipped.ALONG.WITH.the.One.True.God!..They.would.know.
that.these.stories.of.the.Old.Testament.paved.the.way.for.a.people.burdened.by.Law.that.Christ.
would.one.day.set.free!.
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That.very.question,.“Are.you.a.preacher,”.tells.me.that.I.am.dealing.with.a.person.who.has.been.
falsely.programmed.to.believe.that.only.a.cult.pastor.can.read,.understand,.and.tell.others.about.
the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.and.the.things.of.the.bible...William.Branham.programmed.his.cult.
following.to.believe.this.by.twisting.a.scripture.opposite.of.its.intended.meaning:.
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The. Bible. said,. that,. "Prophecy. is. of. no. private. interpretation.". Why?. Why. ain't. it. a. private.
interpretation?. Why?. "The. Word. of. the. Lord. came. to. the. prophets.". It. is. interpreted. by. the.
prophet...
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Branham,.62\0401..
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This.teaching.came.from.a.scripture.snipped.out.of.2.Peter.1,.reversed,.and.taken.“as.a.context”.
and.a.“potion.of.scripture”.by.William.Branham.to.trick.his.followers.into.believing.that.his.lack.
of.understanding.of.the.Bible.was.instead.some.new.sort.of.revelation...When.he.gave.the.people.
a.jumbled.mixture.of.verses.taken.out.of.context,.he.WAS.creating.a.“potion,”.and.that.mixture.
cast.a.spell.on.the.followers.to.trick.them.out.of.studying.their.Bibles..
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If. you. read. the. verses. before. and. after,. you’ll. find. that. Peter. is. telling. us. that. God. gives.
understanding.of.scripture.to.anyone.desiring.to.learn...We.are.now.led.by.the.Holy.Spirit.–.not.
man...And.God.does.not.allow.one.single.man.to.interpret.scripture.and.lift.himself.up.as.an.idol.
over.the.people..
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For.we.did.not.follow.cleverly.devised.myths.when.we.made.known.to.you.the.power.and.coming.
of.our.Lord.Jesus.Christ,.but.we.were.eyewitnesses.of.his.majesty...For.when.he.received.honor.
and.glory.from.God.the.Father,.and.the.voice.was.borne.to.him.by.the.Majestic.Glory,.“This.is.my.
beloved. Son,. with. whom. I. am. well. pleased,”. we. ourselves. heard. this. very. voice. borne. from.
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heaven,.for.we.were.with.him.on.the.holy.mountain...And.we.have.the.prophetic.word.more.fully.
confirmed,.to.which.you.will.do.well.to.pay.attention.as.to.a.lamp.shining.in.a.dark.place,.until.
the.day.dawns.and.the.morning.star.rises.in.your.hearts,.knowing.this.first.of.all,.that.no.prophecy.
of.Scripture.comes.from.someone's.own.interpretation...For.no.prophecy.was.ever.produced.by.
the.will.of.man,.but.men.spoke.from.God.as.they.were.carried.along.by.the.Holy.Spirit..But.false.
prophets.also.arose.among.the.people,.just.as.there.will.be.false.teachers.among.you,.who.will.
secretly.bring.in.destructive.heresies,.even.denying.the.Master.who.bought.them,.bringing.upon.
themselves.swift.destruction...And.many.will.follow.their.sensuality,.and.because.of.them.the.
way.of.truth.will.be.blasphemed...And.in.their.greed.they.will.exploit.you.with.false.words..Their.
condemnation.from.long.ago.is.not.idle,.and.their.destruction.is.not.asleep..
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2.Peter.1:16\2:3.
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It’s.difficult.to.stop.at.that.verse,.because.the.more.we.read,.the.more.thought.Peter.gives.to.this.
subject...Peter.speaks.against.those.who.trick.the.people.into.their.spiritual.power..
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It’s.ironic,.because.the.cult.of.William.Branham.condemns.the.Catholic.Church.for.this.very.thing...
They.recognize.the.authority.of.the.Pope.and.his.ultimate.authority.of.scripture...They.condemn.
it.and.are.very.vocal.against.this.hierarchy.that.was.replaced.under.the.New.Covenant.of.Grace..
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But.while.picking.the.speck.out.of.the.eye.of.the.Catholic,.they.ignore.the.log.in.their.own.eyes...
They.do.not.see.that.they.have.set.up.the.very.same.thing.the.Catholic.Church.has.established,.
only.worse...The.Catholic.Church.takes.their.teaching.back.to.scripture,.and.at.least.makes.an.
effort.to.place.the.Bible.as.their.absolute.authority...But.whether.they.realize.it.or.not,.the.cult.
of.William.Branham.has.made.Branham.their.new.High.Priest.that.exceeds.the.authority.of.the.
Papacy..
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The. evidence. in. this. is. given. in. the. long. conversation. that. follows. that. question,. “Are. you. a.
preacher.”..The.programmed.next.question.to.my.response.of.“No”.is.to.bash.me.over.the.head.
with.quotes.from.William.Branham.that.belittle.me.for.standing.firmly.on.the.leading.of.Holy.
Spirit.as.I.read.God’s.Word...
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While.the.Bible.instructs.me.to.do.this,.William.Branham.instructs.against.it...In.fact,.Branham’s.
message.is.a.direct.argument.against.the.second.book.of.Peter!.
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I.recently.studied.Romans.10,.and.find.that.it.is.a.fitting.answer.to.this.question...If.I.were.to.
simply. answer,. “No,. I. am. not. a. preacher,”. then. the. programmed. cult. mind. would. never.
understand...To.them,.I.AM.a.preacher,.because.I.am.reading.and.studying.God’s.Word...I.am.
pointing.out.conflicts.between.God’s.Word.and.the.words.of.William.Branham...I.am.pointing.out.
how. prophecies. taken. out. of. the. Popular. Science. Magazine. about. egg\shaped. cars. have.
absolutely.nothing.to.do.with.the.things.of.God...I’m.examining.scripture.that.condemns.Branham.
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for. his. failed. prophecies,. and. instruct. us. to. stand. against. false. prophets.. . To. them,. I. am. a.
preacher..
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But.to.all.other.Christians.in.the.Body.of.Christ,.I.am.nothing...They.recognize.that.there.is.no.
attempt.to.gain.a.following...They.see.that.what.I.do.is.painful,.against.the.will.of.human.nature...
They.see.me.as.more.of.an.ox.–.one.who.carries.the.burden.that.nobody.else.is.willing.to.carry...
I’m.the.pack\mule,.not.a.preacher!.
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Romans.10.describes.this.exact.scenario...Paul.is.telling.us.about.those.willing.to.stand.for.the.
Gospel...He.tells.us.that.the.Jews.bound.by.Law.will.never.understand.–.they.are.only.capable.of.
hearing.their.rules.and.regulations.from.a.priest...Though.there.is.no.distinction.between.the.
Gentiles.who.never.knew.Law.and.the.Jew.that.was.bound.by.it,.Paul.says.that.they.are.all.the.
same.in.the.eyes.of.God..
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Paul.says,.
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“For.Moses.writes.about.the.righteousness.that.is.based.on.the.law,.that.the.person.who.does.
the.commandments.shall.live.by.them...But.the.righteousness.based.on.faith.says,.“Do.not.say.in.
your.heart,.‘Who.will.ascend.into.heaven?’”.(that.is,.to.bring.Christ.down)..“or.‘Who.will.descend.
into.the.abyss?’”.(that.is,.to.bring.Christ.up.from.the.dead)...But.what.does.it.say?.“The.word.is.
near.you,.in.your.mouth.and.in.your.heart”.(that.is,.the.word.of.faith.that.we.proclaim);..because,.
if.you.confess.with.your.mouth.that.Jesus.is.Lord.and.believe.in.your.heart.that.God.raised.him.
from.the.dead,.you.will.be.saved...For.with.the.heart.one.believes.and.is.justified,.and.with.the.
mouth.one.confesses.and.is.saved...For.the.Scripture.says,.“Everyone.who.believes.in.him.will.not.
be.put.to.shame.”..For.there.is.no.distinction.between.Jew.and.Greek;.for.the.same.Lord.is.Lord.
of.all,.bestowing.his.riches.on.all.who.call.on.him...For.“everyone.who.calls.on.the.name.of.the.
Lord.will.be.saved.”.
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How.then.will.they.call.on.him.in.whom.they.have.not.believed?.And.how.are.they.to.believe.in.
him.of.whom.they.have.never.heard?.And.how.are.they.to.hear.without.someone.preaching?..
And.how.are.they.to.preach.unless.they.are.sent?.As.it.is.written,.“How.beautiful.are.the.feet.of.
those.who.preach.the.good.news!”..But.they.have.not.all.obeyed.the.gospel..For.Isaiah.says,.
“Lord,.who.has.believed.what.he.has.heard.from.us?”..So.faith.comes.from.hearing,.and.hearing.
through.the.word.of.Christ..
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But.I.ask,.have.they.not.heard?.Indeed.they.have,.for..‘Their.voice.has.gone.out.to.all.the.earth,.
and.their.words.to.the.ends.of.the.world.’..But.I.ask,.did.Israel.not.understand?”.
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Romans.10:5\19.
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While.the.cult.followers.are.bound.by.the.laws.that.Branham.imposed.on.their.lives,.they.will.
never.understand...While.they.serve.Branham.as.their.High.Priest,.and.honor.the.new.priesthood.
placing.authority.back.into.the.hands.of.their.pastors,.a.cult.follower.will.see.any.stand.for.the.
Word.of.God.as.“preaching.”..
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It.is.interesting,.because.while.telling.those.making.their.stand.for.the.Word.that.they.do.not.
have.authority.to.“rightly.handle.the.Word.of.Truth,”.they.will.give.you.a.hundred.quotes.from.
the.“book.of.Branham.”..I’ve.often.thought.about.responding.to.the.onslaught.of.Branham.quotes.
of.twisted.scripture.with,.“Are.you.a.preacher?”.
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So. to. those. of. you. who. have. now. been. set. free,. and. to. those. that. are. in. Christian. churches.
outside.of.this.cult,.you.will.understand:..No,.I’m.not.a.preacher...I’m.the.ox.that.everyone.likes.
to.poke.sticks.at..
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I’m.the.one.that.has.placed.myself.out.front.so.that.the.sexually.abused.can.escape.to.freedom.
while.I.bear.the.brunt.of.their.attacks...I’m.the.one.that.gives.a.face.to.the.underground.railroad.
so.that.pastors.can.spew.their.hatred.towards.me.instead.of.those.sneaking.out.from.under.them...
I’m.the.one.that.this.cult.can.show.anger.and.hatred.towards,.venting.their.frustration.while.the.
suicidal.person.can.escape.and.find.new.life.in.Christ..
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We.have.private.groups.established.helping.many.people.just.like.I’ve.described...All.tell.stories.
of.abuse,.ranging.from.sexual.to.physical.and.spiritual...After.deprogramming,.all.will.tell.you.that.
their. spiritual. abuse. was. far. worse. than. sexual. abuse. or. physical. abuse. could. ever. become. –.
because. the. spiritual. abuse. promotes. a. system. like. the. Catholic. Church. and. the. Message. of.
William.Branham.where.the.priests.can.sweep.the.evil.under.the.rug.unnoticed..
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If.you.are.a.person.asking.this.question,.and.you.are.truly.trying.to.find.a.preacher,.I.recommend.
that.you.open.your.phone.book.and.find.a.good,.healthy.church...One.that.is.based.on.the.Gospel.
of.Jesus.Christ,.this.Good.News.that.Christ.came.to.set.us.free.from.Law...Find.one.that.does.have.
a.preacher.–.not.some.man.who.is.just.a.broken.record.restating.over.and.over.something.that.
was.said.over.forty.years.ago...
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You. will. find. many. resources. online. describing. what. makes. a. healthy. church,. and. I. strongly.
recommend.for.you.to.read.through.them...If.you.are.in.a.healthy.church,.tell.others.about.Jesus.
and.bring.new.faces.into.your.house.of.worship...If.you.are.not.in.a.healthy.church,.get.out.and.
find.one.that.is..
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My.favorite.resource.for.studying.the.signs.of.a.healthy.church.comes.from.John.MacArthur,.on.
his.website.“Grace.To.You.”.
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Marriage$&$Divorce$$
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I.will.never.forget.those.long,.hot.evenings.in.the.Branham.Tabernacle.in.Jeffersonville,.Indiana,.
when.the.pastor.would.decide.to.play.the.recorded.sermon.by.William.Branham,.“Marriage.and.
Divorce.”..Sitting.there.listening.to.what.I.believed.to.be.“God’s.Word”.as.children.sat.for.over.
two,.long.hours.counting.the.holes.in.the.ceiling.tiles...Seems.as.though.I.remember.a.few.adults.
counting.with.them,.trying.to.concentrate.on.the.sermon.from.1965,.but.not.succeeding..
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At.the.end.of.the.sermon,.the.pastor.would.say.something.to.the.effect,.“I’m.so.glad.that.brother.
Branham.brought.us.this.sermon.so.that.we.would.know.the.truth.about.marriage.and.divorce...
Looking.back,.this.statement.is.a.bit.shocking.when.you.consider.that.it.comes.from.a.pastor...
One.would.assume.that.a.pastor.would.base.his.teaching.upon.the.Bible,.and.the.Bible.tells.us.
everything.we.need.to.know.about.the.union.between.a.woman.and.a.man...
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Let.me.preface.by.saying.that.I.am.not.in.support.of.a.man.or.woman.leaving.his.or.her.spouse.
for.another...I.do.not.believe.that.this.is.God’s.perfect.plan...I.truly.believe.that.if.we.had.the.love.
that.Jesus.displayed.in.His.example.of.the.perfect.life,.there.would.be.no.separation...The.man.
and.his.wife.are.a.representation.of.Christ.and.His.Bride..
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And. I’m. not. going. to. argue. or. debate. against. the. decisions. of. a. pastor. as. he. teaches. on. this.
subject.–.so.long.as.his.teaching.remains.based.upon.scripture...You’ll.find.many.articles.on.the.
internet.describing.“Branham.verses.Bible”.that.will.show.you.the.Words.of.Scripture.pointing.to.
Truth.without.having.to.even.begin.to.debate...The.Word.of.God.should.stand,.though.every.man.
be.found.a.liar..
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Instead,.I.think.we.should.join.together.as.an.encouragement.for.God’s.children,.no.matter.who.
they.are.or.what.they.have.done...This.is.what.Christ.taught.us.to.do...While.it.was.not.God’s.
intention.for.any.to.separate,.it.was.also.not.God’s.intention.for.love.to.fail...Sadly,.it.happens...
This.is.a.world.filled.with.sin,.and.we.are.all.sinners.saved.by.God’s.Grace..
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I.am.not.a.pastor,.and.do.not.consider.myself.a.shepherd.of.any.kind...I.am.free.to.voice.my.
opinion.without.fear.of.how.one.of.my.“sheep”.might.be.affected...I.believe.that.if.I.were.a.pastor,.
I.would.preach.strongly.against.men.and.women.separating,.using.the.words.found.in.scripture.
to.try.to.mend.relationships.before.they.are.severed...What.God.has.put.together,.let.no.man.
put.asunder..
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But.this.is.only.one.small.part.of.the.responsibility.of.a.pastor...What.I.want.to.discuss.now.is.the.
other.side.of.the.issue:..showing.support.and.love.to.those.who.have.severed.past.relationships.
and.have.started.new.lives...A.pastor.who.stands.in.duty.on.the.first.half.of.the.issue.and.then.
hides.from.the.second.half.of.the.issue.is.not.standing.at.all...Turning.their.backs.away.from.God’s.
children,.they.become.less.of.a.shepherd.and.more.of.an.open.hole.in.the.fence..
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Very. few. outside. of. Jeffersonville. know. the. background. story. to. Branham’s. sermon. entitled.
“Marriage.And.Divorce.”..Even.fewer.know.why.the.original.founding.fathers.of.this.religious.
movement.have.to.pretend.that.they.did.not.know.what.the.Bible.said.on.the.subject.before.
Branham.preached.this.sermon...
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This.sermon.was.the.result.of.the.failed.union.between.Branham’s.son,.Billy.Paul,.and.his.first.
wife...Though.he.preached.harshly.against.“marrying.and.giving.in.marriage”.on.recorded.tape,.
there.were.a.number.of.men.Branham.gave.a.special.“pardon”.to.because.their.separation.was.
prior.to.the.preaching.of.this.sermon...Billy.Paul.just.happened.to.be.one.of.those.men..
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But.Billy.Paul.was.not.the.first...According.to.government.archives,.Branham.officiated.the.second.
and.third.marriage.for.his.brother.Jesse...Jesse’s.marriage.to.Agnes.Gulleth.and.Mary.Merryman.
were.both.officiated.by.William.Branham,.though.each.was.married.multiple.times...
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Melvin.Branham,.William’s.brother,.also.traded.women.around.a.bit...William.Branham.officiated.
Melvin’s.marriage.to.Charlotte.Brumback.(Hope’s.sister),.and.later.Catherine.Hendricks...Both.
Melvin.and.Catherine.were.married.multiple.times.when.Rev..Branham.officiated.their.wedding..
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But.my.point.is.not.to.condemn.Branham.for.helping.his.brothers.trade.women.around.like.cattle...
We. do. not. know. the. background. story. behind. each. situation,. and. though. Branham. did. not.
practice.what.he.preached,.it.is.not.our.duty.to.judge.his.actions...Only.God.knows.why.Branham.
would.preach.one.thing.while.doing.another..
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Pause.for.a.moment.and.picture.the.stories.of.two.women,.two.separate.stories.that.are.similar.
in.situation:.
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Both.women.are.accused.of.living.in.adultery,.guilty.of.breaking.the.bonds.of.marriage...Both.
women. are. shamed. by. their. accusers.. . Both. women. are. certainly. guilty. of. their. sin,. standing.
before.their.shepherds.in.the.face.of.the.men.who.condemn.them..
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One.Man.falls.to.his.knees.in.front.of.one.of.the.women,.drawing.something.in.the.sand...The.
other.man.raises.his.nose.in.scorn...One.man.addresses.the.accusers,.pointing.to.what.he.had.
drawn.in.the.sand,.while.the.other.man.addresses.the.other.accusers.pointing.his.finger.at.the.
woman..
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As.the.two.sets.of.accusers.watch.the.women.and.their.respective.shepherds,.we.find.a.vast.
difference.in.the.outcomes...One.man.asks.the.accusers.which.of.them.are.without.sin...The.other.
tells.the.woman.being.accused.that.she.will.never.be.part.of.the.Bride.of.Christ..
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Both.of.these.are.true.stories...One.is.found.in.John.8,.when.a.woman.was.brought.before.Christ.
to.be.stoned.for.her.adultery...The.other.was.brought.before.her.pastor.in.a.church.that.follows.
William.Branham..
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The.love.that.Jesus.displayed.for.this.woman.changed.her.life.forever...Though.she.was.guilty.of.
a.crime.that.was.punishable.by.death.under.the.Mosaic.Law,.Christ.stood.by.her.side.against.her.
accusers...While.the.Law.of.Moses.declared.punishment.and.death,.the.Love.of.Christ.declared.
new.life...
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Similar.testimonies.are.coming.in.from.around.the.world...Pastors.have.made.themselves.judge,.
jury,.and.executioner...Rather.than.stand.for.the.sinner.in.love,.showing.them.the.way.to.Christ,.
they.stand.with.the.accusers.like.the.Pharisees.did.during.the.days.of.Christ...They.have.based.
their.teaching.on.the.extra\biblical.doctrines.that.this.religious.movement.have.produced,.and.
declare.judgment.upon.the.guilty,.telling.them.that.they.will.never.be.part.of.God’s.Bride..
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One.woman.tells.me.that.they.were.instructed.to.divorce.her.new.husband,.and.then.she.might.
be.a.“servant.to.the.bride”.if.she.is.“lucky.”..Instead.of.asking.the.accusers.“whoever.is.without.
sin,.cast.the.first.stone,”.the.pastors.have.proclaimed,.“here.are.some.more.stones,.let.me.help.
you.punish.this.woman.for.her.sin.”.
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Nothing.can.separate.us.from.the.Love.of.God...The.Bible.says,.“I.will.never.leave.you.nor.forsake.
you,”.and.that.the.blood.of.Christ.is.sufficient...
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As.I.said,.I.am.against.divorce.and.remarriage...Families.are.separated...Children.are.caught.in.the.
middle,.and.their.lives.are.changed.forever...Some.relationships.are.never.mended...God.did.not.
intend. for. things. to. be. this. way.. . The. same. love. that. he. showed. for. the. woman. accused. of.
adultery.is.the.same.love.that.a.man.should.have.for.his.wife:.unfailing...
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But.we.were.falsely.taught.that.remarriage.was.“perpetual.adultery,”.a.sin.that.could.never.be.
forgiven...We.were.taught.that.this.sin.was.somehow.greater.than.all.others,.and.that.the.power.
of. this. sin. was. greater. than. the. power. of. the. cross.. . We. were. taught. that. this. could. not. be.
forgiven..
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Because. of. this,. we. find. partners. abusing. the. false. security. of. their. seemingly. unbreakable.
marriage...Women.refusing.their.marital.duties.to.their.husbands,.falsely.thinking.that.he.is.stuck.
with.her.and.can.never.leave...Men.who.abuse.their.wives.and.treat.them.like.servants.–.because.
he.falsely.thinks.she.is.unable.to.find.another.man..
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What.the.pastors.do.not.tell.you.is.the.elements.of.Jewish.custom...Women.who.did.not.perform.
their. marital. duties. under. Jewish. custom. were. put. away.. . Divorce. was. permitted. under. the.
statutes.of.Moses,.and.according.to.Jesus.was.due.to.the.hardness.of.their.hearts...They.did.not.
have.this.love.that.Christ.displayed.for.the.Bride.of.Christ..
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When.a.woman.was.put.away,.this.was.a.death.sentence...Women.did.not.have.skilled.trades,.
and.could.not.provide.for.themselves...If.they.were.to.survive,.they.must.find.another.husband...
For.this.reason,.the.scriptures.tell.us.that.separating.from.your.wives.causes.the.wife.to.“commit.
adultery.”..
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But.notice,.the.scriptures.do.not.tell.us.to.condemn.those.who.went.through.a.separation...We.
do.not.find.scriptures.forcing.ourselves.to.remain.in.an.abusive.relationship.for.fear.of.denying.
the.power.of.the.cross.–.the.work.that.Christ.did.on.the.cross.was.once.for.all..
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What.we.do.find.is.several.examples.of.Christ.telling.us.that.no.sin.is.greater.than.another...We.
find. examples. telling. us. how. damaging. our. sin. of. pride. is. towards. others,. and. how. our.
condemnation.of.the.sins.of.others.is.useless.until.we.can.remove.the.“log.from.our.own.eye.”.
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Christ.rebuked.those.enforcing.the.punishment.of.death.towards.adulterers.when.he.told.the.
Pharisees.that.they.were.also.committing.adultery.as.they.looked.upon.another.woman.in.lust...
Christ. was. not. imposing. a. new. more. difficult. rule. as. many. pastors. falsely. preach. –. he. was.
explaining.to.the.Pharisees.that.none.were.worthy.and.all.had.fell.short.of.the.Glory.of.God..
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I.never.will.forget.when.I.met.my.first.person.that.told.me.that.their.failed.marriage.was.the.
reason.that.they.had.left.the.message...Not.long.after.that,.another.in.a.similar.situation.who.had.
not. only. left. the. message,. but. had. left. Christianity. simply. because. of. the. false. teaching. of.
condemnation.for.past.sins...
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Since.SeekYeTheTruth.started,.I.have.came.across.several.who.were.trapped.in.failed.marriages...
Some.were.the.fault.of.the.spouse.still.in.the.message,.some.the.fault.of.the.one.who.left...One.
told.me.that.he.tried.to.stay.with.his.spouse,.but.reaching.his.arm.under.her.head.in.the.middle.
of.the.night,.his.hand.landed.on.an.axe.under.her.pillow!..Not.only.was.his.marriage.suffering,.his.
life.was.in.danger.–.and.the.only.reason.he.forced.himself.to.stay.with.this.woman.was.the.fear.
of.eternal.separation.from.God!.
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Now.that.we.have.exposed.the.failed.prophecies.of.William.Branham,.some.have.blamed.their.
failed. marriages. on. me,. personally.. . While. denying. their. spouses. the. love,. security,. and. even.
marital. duties,. they. believe. that. their. husbands. or. wives. are. eternally. bound. into. an. abusive.
relationship..
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I.will.be.the.first.to.tell.you.that.God.does.intend.for.us.to.be.bound.in.chains.to.an.abusive.spouse.
until.death.causes.those.chains.to.fall.to.the.ground...But.while.there.is.a.chance.of.mending.a.
relationship,.I.support.finding.ways.to.restore.love.where.love.can.be.restored..
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But. I. will. say. this:. . If. fingers. pointed. at. me. can. help. mend. otherwise. broken. bonds. of. love.
between.mothers.and.fathers.and.their.children.or.families,.I’ll.gladly.bear.the.load...
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Scriptures.tell.us.that.it.was.not.God’s.plan.for.husband.and.wife.to.separate...It.was.not.intended.
to. be. this. way. from. the. beginning,. and. the. hardness. of. heart. has. led. to. many. separations.
throughout.time..
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But.we.find.no.punishment.declared.under.either.the.Mosaic.Law.or.in.the.New.Covenant.of.
Grace...Even.the.churches.that.support.the.teaching.of.William.Branham,.who.create.a.mixture.
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of.Old.Covenant.Law.and.New.Covenant.Grace.have.to.add.scriptures.to.their.Bibles.to.support.
this.theology.of.eternal.separation.due.to.marital.separation...
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Even.their.leader,.William.Branham,.did.not.live.his.life.this.way...If.they.would.simply.examine.
the.lifestyle.of.the.Branham.family,.and.study.the.men.and.women.married.and.remarried.by.
Branham.himself,.they.would.never.condemn.another.for.their.difficulties.in.life..
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We. must. remember. that. separation. is. not. an. easy. thing.. . No. genuine. man. and. woman. gets.
married.with.intentions.of.separation,.and.the.pain.that.drives.them.into.leaving.the.love.of.their.
life.is.severe...While.we.stand.condemning,.like.the.men.bringing.the.woman.to.Jesus,.we.must.
remember.that.underneath.that.body.of.flesh.is.a.broken.and.battered.life..
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But.then,.we.must.stand.up.for.that.life.with.the.love.that.Jesus.displayed...We.must.offer.the.
man.and.the.woman.the.same.undying.love.and.support.that.Christ.displayed.as.he.drove.the.
accusers.from.her.side..
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Remember.the.woman.at.the.well...She.had.five.husbands,.and.was.living.with.a.man.that.was.
not.her.husband...She.could.not.provide.for.herself,.so.each.time.she.was.abandoned,.she.had.
to. find. another. man. to. support. her.. . No. woman. in. Jewish. custom. willingly. left. a. providing.
husband.–.to.leave.was.to.die.of.starvation..
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Jesus.did.not.tell.her.that.her.first.remarriage.severed.her.from.the.body.of.Christ...He.did.not.
tell.her.that.her.second.remarriage.excluded.her.from.being.part.of.the.“little.bride.”..He.did.not.
tell.her.that.her.third.remarriage.limited.her.to.status.of.“servant.to.the.bride.”..He.did.not.tell.
her.that.her.forth.and.fifth.marriage.condemned.her.to.hell..
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What.is.interesting.about.that.situation.is.that.the.woman.seemed.to.be.a.believer...She.knew.of.
the.coming.Messiah,.and.was.looking.for.his.arrival...She.believed.it.to.the.extent.that.she.asked.
Jesus.if.he.was.the.One...Her.many.remarriages.seemed.to.be.as.a.believer,.and.Christ.offered.
her.salvation..
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Because.of.the.love.Jesus.showed.to.this.woman,.lives.were.saved...She.found.forgiveness.and.
love.at.the.hands.of.the.one.who.was.going.to.soon.die.on.a.cross.for.her.eternal.life...Because.
Christ.did.not.scorn.her.into.broken.spirit,.not.only.her,.but.many.in.the.city.were.saved!..The.
love.of.the.Gospel.shown.to.one.person.has.the.power.to.save!.
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Divorce.was.never.part.of.God’s.plan...But.we.must.remember.also.that.neither.was.pride.or.
selfishness.. . The. scorn. that. the. pastors. have. shown. towards. brothers. and. sisters. that. have.
started.new.lives.after.abusive.or.immoral.relationships.was.never.part.of.God’s.plan.–.pastors.
are.supposed.to.be.shepherds.of.the.flock,.not.butchers..
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I.don’t.believe.that.Christ.intends.for.us.to.drive.His.Children.into.leaving.Christianity.for.decisions.
that.we.do.not.fully.understand...I.do.not.believe.it.is.God’s.perfect.will.that.we.excommunicate.
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our.brothers.and.sisters.after.they.start.new.lives,.as.many.have.now.told.us.as.part.of.their.
testimony...It.is.God’s.will.for.all.to.be.saved.and.to.come.to.knowledge.of.the.Truth..
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So.let’s.offer.that.same.support.and.love.that.Jesus.gave.to.the.woman.at.the.well...Let’s.show.
the.others.that.the.love.within.us.comes.from.Christ,.and.it.knows.no.boundaries...Let’s.try.to.re\
establish.love.in.the.many.failing.relationships.across.this.nation.by.leading.them.to.this.Christ.
who.died.for.their.sins...
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Let’s.tell.them.about.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.the.Good.News.that.Christ.came.and.lived.the.
perfect.life.that.we.could.not...Let’s.tell.them.how.Christ.died.on.the.cross.for.both.sides.of.that.
failed.marriage,.and.with.every.blow.of.the.hammer.to.the.nail,.their.sin.was.erased.from.the.
mind.of.God...Let’s.assure.them.that.Christ.rose,.and.they.will.one.day.rise.with.him.–.no.matter.
what.they.have.said.or.done!.
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And.let’s.remind.ourselves.that.it.is.by.Grace.that.we.are.saved,.through.faith.in.Jesus.Christ...It.
is.not.of.ourselves.–.there.is.nothing.that.we.can.do.to.save.our.sinful.flesh...It.is.a.Gift,.from.
Almighty.God...The.Gift.of.the.Father.when.He.offered.His.Son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.die.for.our.sins...
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For.by.grace.you.have.been.saved.through.faith..And.this.is.not.your.own.doing;.it.is.the.gift.of.
God,.not.a.result.of.works,.so.that.no.one.may.boast..
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Ephesians.2:8\9.
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When. my. family. and. I. first. started. taking. our. stand. for. the. Bible,. we. noticed. a. very. strange.
question.coming.forth.in.the.discussion.groups:..“Do.you.still.believe.in.Serpent’s.Seed?”.
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My.wife.and.I.made.a.conscious.decision.that.we.would.serve.God.in.Spirit.and.in.Truth.–.not.just.
in.Spirit...When.we.found.that.we.were.standing.for.a.message.proven.to.be.filled.with.fictional.
stories,.we.gradually.came.to.the.understanding.that.we.were.standing.on.unstable.ground...Our.
choice.ultimately.came.down.to.“which.God.will.we.serve,”.not.which.man’s.doctrine.will.we.be.
under..
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But.there.were.many.that.somehow.believed.that.faith.in.this.doctrine.was.a.choice.between.life.
and.death...Our.faith.in.Jesus.Christ.was.not.relevant.in.our.conversation.–.these.people.truly.
believed.that.if.we’d.lost.faith.in.man’s.doctrine.based.on.man’s.understanding.of.scripture,.we.
had.lost.our.place.in.the.Body.of.Christ...
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But.the.work.that.Christ.did.on.the.cross.was.once\for\all...The.scriptures.do.not.tell.us,.“I.will.
never.leave.you.nor.forsake.you.until.you.no.longer.believe.that.Eve.had.mad,.passionate.sex.
with.a.snake.”..Paul.did.not.say,.“It.is.by.grace.you.are.saved.through.faith.in.Serpent’s.Seed.”..
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The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.gives.only.one.requirement.for.our.salvation:..Faith.in.Jesus.Christ...We.
must.have.faith.and.understanding.that.there.was.nothing.we.could.do.to.save.ourselves...We.
were.born.into.a.dying.world.of.sin.and.needed.a.savior...He.chose.us;.we.did.not.choose.him.for.
our.salvation...God.loved.us.so.much.that.he.sent.His.only.Son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.die.for.our.sins..
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One.of.my.associates.in.the.Branham.apologetic.movement.made.a.statement.yesterday.that.
took.me.by.shock:..“I.don’t.want.to.be.part.of.a.‘little.bride’.that.is.proud.to.leave.everyone.else.
behind.”.
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This.idea.was.foreign.to.me...
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There.are.very.few.themes.in.the.ministry.of.William.Branham.that.remain.the.same.from.start.
to.finish...While.condemning.Trinitarians.for.believing.in.the.Triune.God.in.the.latter.part.of.his.
ministry,.Branham.prayed.that.the.“Third.Person.in.the.Trinity”.would.bless.the.meeting...He.
preached.that.Christ.was.the.Eternal.God.in.the.beginning,.and.later.chose.the.Jehovah’s.Witness.
“different.jesus,”.one.that.was.born.and.died.as.just.a.man..
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But.the.one.theme.that.we.find.present.from.start.to.finish.is.pride...We.were.trained.to.be.proud.
that.we.were.part.of.a.small.group...We.were.proud.to.be.identified.with.a.little.body.of.people.
–.and.were.proud.NOT.to.be.identified.with.the.entire.Body.of.other.Christians...
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None.stepped.up.to.the.altar.with.prayers.of.intercession.for.other.Christians...None.entered.
church.crying.for.the.people.in.the.church.down.the.street.that.they.felt.were.condemned.to.
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hell...None.fell.to.their.knees.to.pray.for.God’s.forgiveness.and.mercy.for.the.other.Christians.in.
the.world..
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Instead,. we. sat. while. ministers. calling. themselves. “ministers. of. the. Gospel”. preached. harsh.
judgment.on.all.other.Christians...The.very.Gospel.they.proclaimed.was.abandoned.by.their.“little.
bride”.theology...We.served.a.god.of.wrath.and.hatred,.not.the.God.of.the.Bible...We.uplifted.a.
different.god.that.was.limited.in.power.–.he.could.not.save.the.Christians.in.the.other.churches;.
the. cross. was. not. powerful. enough. to. save. the. poor. soul. who. rejected. this. little. man. from.
Jeffersonville,.Indiana,.who.promoted.himself.through.fictional.stories..
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There.was.an.underlying.reason.why.it.was.this.way...There.was.a.reason.why.this.little.body.of.
people.would.rejoice.at.the.deaths.of.millions.should.California.suddenly.fall.into.the.ocean...We.
were. more. loving. towards. this. man. we. believed. to. be. a. prophet. than. towards. little. children.
playing.in.the.streets.of.Los.Angeles..
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I. am. abhorred. by. our. selfishness.. . I. watch. small. children. behind. our. house,. many. of. them. in.
loving,.Christian.homes,.who.never.knew.that.William.Branham.even.existed...Sometime.long.
before.they.were.born,.family.may.have.came.in.contact.with.Branham.or.his.following,.and.they.
may.have.searched.his.teachings.to.see.if.they.lined.up.with.the.Word.of.God...They.may.have.
came.across.this.different.jesus,.or.examined.some.failed.prophecy.or.fictional.story...Yet.we.
would.willingly.watch.these.small.children.suffer.and.die.just.because.of.our.pride.in.this.small,.
little.body.of.people.that.called.ourselves.Christian...It.is.a.disgrace..
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My.associate.said.that.their.life.had.changed.after.learning.the.real.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ...They.
said.that.if.they.could.give.up.their.place.in.God’s.bride.and.offer.it.to.another.person.for.their.
salvation,.it.would.be.done.without.hesitation...
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That.one.sentence.halted.me.in.conversation...To.give.up.our.place.in.our.prideful.position.while.
in.the.message.would.have.been.considered.blasphemy...“We.don’t.want.somebody.else.coming.
with.us.–.they.might.not.believe.in.our.‘prophet.’”.
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But.I.had.to.ask.myself:..“Was.this.scriptural?”.
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My.programming.started.kicking.in,.and.I.felt.like.this.was.an.awful.thing.to.say...It.sounded.as.if.
this.person.did.not.value.their.place.in.the.Body!..How.can.somebody.give.up.their.seat?.
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But.sometimes.when.the.Holy.Spirit.is.speaking.to.you,.you.don’t.fully.understand.what.He.is.
saying.until.you.read.His.Word...
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It.wasn’t.until.this.morning,.when.I.was.reading.my.daily.scripture.that.God.started.speaking.to.
my.heart:..“This.is.the.love.that.I.showed.for.you...Are.you.unwilling.to.show.it.to.others?”.
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Romans.chapter.nine.was.the.first.scripture.that.I.opened...These.are.the.very.first.words.that.I.
read.as.I.started.my.day.today:.
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“I.am.speaking.the.truth.in.Christ—I.am.not.lying;.my.conscience.bears.me.witness.in.the.Holy.
Spirit—.that.I.have.great.sorrow.and.unceasing.anguish.in.my.heart..For.I.could.wish.that.I.myself.
were.accursed.and.cut.off.from.Christ.for.the.sake.of.my.brothers,.my.kinsmen.according.to.the.
flesh.”.
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Romans.9:1\3.
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How.different.this.was.from.the.pride.I.once.had.in.my.life!..Paul.was.willing.to.cut.himself.off.
from.Christ.for.the.sake.of.his.brothers!..
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Paul.was.not.preaching.“little.bride.pride,”.he.was.writing.of.inward.pain.for.others.who.did.not.
know.the.love.of.Christ...Not.even.other.Christians,.this.was.written.towards.Jews.that.had.denied.
the.work.that.Christ.did.on.the.cross.for.them:.
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“They.are.Israelites,.and.to.them.belong.the.adoption,.the.glory,.the.covenants,.the.giving.of.the.
law,. the. worship,. and. the. promises.. . To. them. belong. the. patriarchs,. and. from. their. race,.
according.to.the.flesh,.is.the.Christ,.who.is.God.over.all,.blessed.forever..Amen.”.
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Romans.9:4\5.
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Paul.was.speaking.about.the.prideful,.not.the.humble...The.Jews.had.the.long.history.of.prophets,.
the.Levitical.Priesthood,.and.were.the.descendants.of.Abraham...Their.seed.was.royal.seed,.and.
they.had.earthly.glory.in.knowing.that.they.were.the.children.of.the.Promise..
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But.Paul.did.not.preach.“Serpent’s.Seed.”..What.Paul.said.next.really.struck.me.this.morning...It.
exposed.just.how.prideful.this.doctrine.of.man.teaches.us.to.be:.
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But.it.is.not.as.though.the.word.of.God.has.failed..For.not.all.who.are.descended.from.Israel.
belong.to.Israel,.and.not.all.are.children.of.Abraham.because.they.are.his.offspring,.but.“Through.
Isaac.shall.your.offspring.be.named.”..This.means.that.it.is.not.the.children.of.the.flesh.who.are.
the.children.of.God,.but.the.children.of.the.promise.are.counted.as.offspring...
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Romans.9:6\8.
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The.Royal.Seed.of.Abraham.are.not.numbered.by.the.blood.of.a.man,.as.we.were.taught...It.is.
not.children.of.the.flesh.that.inherit.the.promise.–.our.Father.is.in.Heaven!.
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William. Branham. was. the. assistant. pastor. to. Roy. E.. Davis. in. the. Pentecostal. Tabernacle. until.
1931.. . Davis. was. the. Grand. Dragon. of. the. Ku. Klux. Klan,. and. is. recorded. giving. testimony.
describing.his.establishment.of.the.White.Knights.to.the.United.States.Government...
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The.Klan.teaches.us.that.there.IS.an.earthly.bloodline,.and.that.all.part.of.the.tainted.bloodline.
are.lesser.human.beings...They.are.taught.pride.for.their.race,.and.believe.that.other.races.of.
people.that.do.not.share.their.same.history.are.not.worthy...
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This.doctrine.led.to.race.riots.and.lynching,.a.blemish.in.our.history.of.America...Men.filled.with.
pride.stood.and.watched.as.angry.mobs.took.the.lives.of.innocent.victims...Men.were.beaten,.
hung,.shot,.and.even.burned.on.fiery.crosses.signifying.the.pure.evil.that.were.in.the.hearts.of.
this.movement...Through.teaching.of.Serpent’s.Seed,.mothers.were.taken.from.their.children,.
fathers.slaughtered,.and.families.destroyed..
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But.the.Apostle.Paul.said.that.it.was.not.by.human.blood.that.we.were.chosen...God.chooses.
whom.He.pleases...Paul.reminds.us.of.Jacob.and.Esau.–.both.born.of.the.same.blood...One.was.
chosen,.the.other.denied:.
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“For.this.is.what.the.promise.said:.“About.this.time.next.year.I.will.return,.and.Sarah.shall.have.a.
son.”..And.not.only.so,.but.also.when.Rebekah.had.conceived.children.by.one.man,.our.forefather.
Isaac,.though.they.were.not.yet.born.and.had.done.nothing.either.good.or.bad—in.order.that.
God's.purpose.of.election.might.continue,.not.because.of.works.but.because.of.Him.who.calls—.
she.was.told,.‘The.older.will.serve.the.younger.”..As.it.is.written,.“Jacob.I.loved,.but.Esau.I.hated.’”.
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Romans.9:9\13.
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Notice.Paul’s.words,.“Not.because.of.works,.but.because.of.Him.who.calls..
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I.look.back.at.the.false.religion.I.left...If.only.we.knew.these.words.of.scripture!..Think.of.the.
hundreds.of.people.daily.condemned.in.the.workplace.because.they.wear.makeup.for.confidence.
or.present.themselves.a.little.better.looking...Even.if.words.of.condemnation.are.not.spoken,.
think.of.the.thousands.of.people.around.this.world.that.condemn.others.within.their.hearts.–.all.
for.the.teaching.of.man!..All.for.a.teaching.that.is.not.even.found.in.scripture!.
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Yet.Paul.said.that.it.was.NOT.because.of.works...God.chose.us.–.we.did.not.choose.Him...Paul.
said.that.both.children.were.not.yet.even.born.when.God.chose.them,.and.neither.had.done.
good.or.bad!.
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So.you.read.this.and.you.are.thinking,.“That’s.not.fair!”..
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I.thought.it...That.was.my.programming.kicking.in...Selfishness...We.were.taught.to.be.selfish.for.
the.kingdom.of.God.–.not.to.be.thankful...We.were.taught.to.get.in.there,.kicking.and.screaming!.
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What.if.the.king.of.a.foreign.nation.came.to.America,.choosing.to.marry.the.beautiful.bride.of.his.
choice?..And.he.decided.to.throw.the.biggest.party.for.this.celebration,.one.like.this.nation.has.
never.seen.before..
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What.if.he.sent.out.invitations.to.people.that.did.not.yet.know.him,.just.like.the.unborn.Jacob.
and.Esau...And.you.received.an.invitation.in.the.mail.to.go.to.the.celebration.–.simply.because.
this.king.from.a.foreign.land.chose.you..
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Would.you.laugh.and.mock.your.neighbor.because.they.did.not.receive.an.invitation?..Would.you.
point.fingers.of.scorn.or.accusation.against.another.Christian.for.not.being.chosen?..Would.you.
stand.on.the.inside.of.the.party,.throwing.insults.to.those.on.the.outside?..
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Or.would.you.realize.that.this.king.might.kick.you.out.of.the.ceremony.for.being.a.fool!.
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There.is.no.injustice.when.God.chooses.one.and.denies.another...God.is.a.Sovereign.God...He.
chooses.whom.He.pleases.–.and.we.are.to.be.in.full.support.of.His.choice!..If.he.chooses.the.
lowest.sinner.of.the.city,.the.man.that.the.entire.town.frowns.upon,.we.should.lift.up.the.sinner.
and.help.clean.him.up!..
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Paul.answers.this.question.if.we.continue.reading:.
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“What.shall.we.say.then?.Is.there.injustice.on.God's.part?.By.no.means!..For.he.says.to.Moses,.“I.
will.have.mercy.on.whom.I.have.mercy,.and.I.will.have.compassion.on.whom.I.have.compassion.”..
So.then.it.depends.not.on.human.will.or.exertion,.but.on.God,.who.has.mercy...For.the.Scripture.
says.to.Pharaoh,.“For.this.very.purpose.I.have.raised.you.up,.that.I.might.show.my.power.in.you,.
and.that.my.name.might.be.proclaimed.in.all.the.earth.”..So.then.he.has.mercy.on.whomever.he.
wills,.and.he.hardens.whomever.he.wills.”.
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Romans.9:14\18.
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If. you. have. been. set. free. from. this. cult,. and. are. still. struggling. with. that. “little. bride”.
programming,.don’t.give.it.a.second.thought...Read.the.New.Testament...Read.the.writings.of.
Peter.and.Paul...You’ll.find.a.direct.conflict.between.your.programmed.teaching.of.this.“Serpent’s.
Seed”.that.is.so.weak.that.it.can.only.produce.a.“little.bride.”..The.power.of.God.is.far.greater..
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The.Bible.does.teach.that.the.seed.of.Abraham.will.be.as.the.sands.of.the.seas,.and.that.not.all.
of.them.will.be.saved...Abraham’s.bloodline.is.not.just.from.Isaac,.remember?..Hagar.also.bore.
Ishmael,.and.the.children.of.Abraham.are.literally.without.number..
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The.number.of.Christians.worldwide.is.dwindling...Many.are.changing.to.foreign.religion,.or.have.
been.driven.into.atheism.through.deceptive.teaching...There.is.only.around.thirty.percent.of.the.
population.worldwide.that.even.claim.to.be.Christian.–.and.that.number.includes.several.born.of.
religious.movement.that.proclaim.a.different.jesus..
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But.remember,.God.chooses.whom.he.will...God.can.reach.His.Hand.into.the.life.of.a.Muslim,.a.
Buddhist,.or.even.an.atheist...God.can.take.the.broken.vessel.that.man.has.cast.aside,.fix.the.
pieces,.and.use.that.vessel.to.mend.others...
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And.believe.it.or.not,.the.true.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.is.offensive...It.makes.you.humble.your.pride...
It. makes. you. realize. that. you,. too,. are. a. broken. vessel.. . It. is. a. stumbling. block. before. men,.
exposing.their.shame...But.faith.in.Jesus.Christ.–.and.Christ.alone.–.has.the.power.to.save..
.
Paul.ends.the.chapter.with.these.words:.
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“Behold,.I.am.laying.in.Zion.a.stone.of.stumbling,.and.a.rock.of.offense;.and.whoever.believes.in.
him.will.not.be.put.to.shame.”.
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Romans.9:33..
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347.
Rejecting$The$Holy$Spirit$
.
After.Jesus.washed.the.disciples’.feet.in.John.13,.He.began.to.tell.His.disciples.that.He.was.soon.
going.away...He.said.that.God.had.been.glorified.through.Him,.and.that.He.would.be.going.to.a.
place.where.they.could.not.come..
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Through.the.course.of.the.next.four.chapters.in.the.book.of.John,.Jesus.explains.to.the.disciples.
several.times.that.He.was.going.to.the.Father,.and.that.the.Father.would.send.the.Helper...
.
Then,.in.chapter.17,.Jesus.prays.to.the.Father,.and.this.prayer.was.His.“acceptance.speech”.as.
our.new.High.Priest...Christ.said.that.He.had.been.given.authority.over.all.flesh,.and.had.the.
power.to.give.eternal.life.to.all.that.the.Father.had.given.to.Him..
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And.then,.Jesus.explains.–.in.the.prayer.–.what.eternal.life.is:.
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“And.this.is.eternal.life,.that.they.know.you.the.only.true.God,.and.Jesus.Christ.whom.you.have.
sent.”.
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John.17:3.
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While.I.was.reading.several.chapters.from.the.Gospel.of.John.this.morning,.I.began.to.consider.
how.thankful.I.was.of.this.one.single.verse,.and.how.He.allowed.my.eyes.to.be.opened...To.know.
God,.and.to.know.Jesus.Christ,.is.eternal.life...
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There.is.only.one.true.God,.and.He.loved.us.enough.to.send.His.only.Son,.Jesus.Christ,.to.die.for.
our.sins...We.did.not.choose.Him.–.He.chose.us...He.loved.us,.even.though.we.are.unworthy.of.
this.Gift...Yet.because.of.this.Gift,.we.are.all.heirs.to.the.Kingdom..
.
Through.the.many.examples.from.John.chapter.14.to.17,.Christ.repeatedly.tells.the.disciples.that.
He.was.going.to.the.Father,.and.described.the.Helper,.the.Holy.Spirit.that.the.Father.would.send.
in.His.name...Christ.said.that.because.He.went.to.the.Father,.he.would.be.IN.the.Father...And.
because.the.Holy.Spirit.would.dwell.in.our.hearts,.we.would.be.IN.Him...We.would.be.perfectly.
one.with.the.Father,.through.Christ.Jesus..
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The.Jews,.under.the.Law.of.Moses,.worshipped.Yahweh.–.the.One.True.God...From.the.day.God.
wrote. the. Ten. Commandments. into. the. stone. tablets,. through. the. time. they. were. carried.
through.the.wilderness.in.the.Ark.of.the.Covenant,.and.on.down.until.the.time.of.Christ,.the.Jews.
that.kept.the.Law.did.not.worship.the.Gentile.gods...Even.during.the.times.that.they.abandoned.
the.law,.serving.the.gods.of.the.other.nations,.God.brought.plagues.upon.them.to.drive.them.
back.into.worship.of.Him..
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But.though.they.worshipped.God,.they.did.not.know.Him...They.knew.His.power,.but.not.His.
Love...
348.
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Jesus.was.that.Love.made.manifest.before.their.eyes...He.said.that.they.knew.the.Father,.because.
they.knew.Him...Those.same.Jews.that.believed.in.the.Father.were.now.guilty.because.they.did.
not.know.the.Son...They.rejected.the.Gift..
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“If.I.had.not.done.among.them.the.works.that.no.one.else.did,.they.would.not.be.guilty.of.sin,.
but.now.they.have.seen.and.hated.both.me.and.my.Father.”.
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John.15:24.
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In.the.fourteenth.chapter,.Jesus.promises.to.send.the.Holy.Spirit...He.describes.it.as.a.Spirit.of.
Truth,.and.as.the.Helper...This.Helper,.the.Holy.Spirit,.is.part.of.the.Gift.for.eternal.life:.
.
“And.I.will.ask.the.Father,.and.he.will.give.you.another.Helper,.to.be.with.you.forever,.even.the.
Spirit.of.truth,.whom.the.world.cannot.receive”.
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John.14:15.
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Notice.the.end.of.that.sentence:..“Whom.the.world.cannot.receive.”.
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As.I.studied,.I.became.very.thankful.that.God.helped.me.out.of.the.false.religion.of.my.past.and.
into.the.Body.of.Christ...This.Spirit,.the.Spirit.of.Truth,.is.rejected.by.the.world,.because.the.world.
cannot.receive.it...It.is.not.for.them..
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Throughout.the.Gospels,.this.phrase.is.repeated.….often:..“I.in.the.Father,.and.you.in.Me.”.
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But.in.the.many.religious.movements.that.spread.from.Azusa.Street.–.many.of.which.have.now.
been.exposed.as.cults.that.have.strayed.from.the.Bible.–.this.teaching.is.rejected..
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The.Jehovah’s.Witness.movement.teaches.that.Jesus.of.the.New.Testament.was.Jehovah.of.the.
old...William.Branham.carried.that.teaching.forward,.reversing.it,.and.branding.it.as.“Jehovah.of.
the.Old.Testament.was.Jesus.of.the.New.”.
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But.that.is.not.all.that.was.reversed...The.words.of.Christ,.“I.in.the.Father.and.you.in.Me”.was.
also.reversed..
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In.1950,.William.Branham.added.to.the.word.of.God..
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..
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"A.little.while.and.the.world.will.see.Me.more\\no.more..Yet.you'll.see.Me,.for.I.will.be.with.you,.
EVEN.IN.YOU,.to.the.end.of.the.world.".
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50\0405..EXPECTATION.
349.
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Those.words,.“EVEN.IN.YOU,”.were.not.in.the.original.text.of.the.Bible.nor.in.the.King.James.
translation...To.reverse.the.words.of.Christ,.Branham.added.to.the.Word.of.God...And.he.did.it.
often.–.over.five.hundred.and.thirty.times.on.recorded.tape..
.
Matthew.28:20.says,.“And.lo,.I.am.with.you.always,.even.unto.the.end.of.the.world.”.
.
..
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But.through.Oneness.teaching,.Branham.added.words.to.deny.Christ.asking.the.Father.to.send.
the.Helper...He.added.the.words,.“even.in.you.”..
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Pentecostalism.replaced.the.Holy.Spirit.with.“signs.and.wonders.”..If.you.had.“tongues,”.then.
you. had. the. Holy. Spirit.. . If. you. had. “divine. healing”,. you. had. the. Holy. Spirit.. . It. required.
supernatural.signs.in.your.life,.and.those.signs.did.not.include.all.of.the.gifts.of.the.spirit.–.just.
the.“wonders.”.
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But.the.Holy.Spirit.was.sent.to.lead.us.into.Truth.–.not.to.make.us.miniature.sorcerers...Christ.
asked.the.Father.to.send.the.Holy.Spirit.to.commune.with.us.and.to.become.part.of.us...We.are.
one.with.Christ.through.the.Holy.Spirit...Christ.and.the.Father.are.One,.just.as.we.are.one.with.
Christ...We.are.sealed.by.the.Holy.Spirit.until.the.day.of.redemption..
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When.these.words.were.added.to.scripture,.the.verse.took.a.completely.different.meaning...By.
adding.to.the.word.of.God,.Branham.was.essentially.rejecting.the.Holy.Spirit...Jesus.was.in.us.–.
instead.of.in.the.Father...And.the.Holy.Spirit.was.taken.out.of.the.picture,.instead.to.be.used.as.
a.superpower.to.heal.people...
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This.is.not.what.the.Bible.says:.
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“But.the.Helper,.the.Holy.Spirit,.whom.the.Father.will.send.in.my.name,.he.will.teach.you.all.
things.and.bring.to.your.remembrance.all.that.I.have.said.to.you.”.
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John.14:26.
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Jesus.did.not.say.that.He.would.be.with.us,.“EVEN.IN.US.”..He.did.not.say.that.His.“one.with.the.
Father”.meant.that.He.was.counting.a.number.of.himself,.and.that.number.was.a.number.of.one...
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Christ.said.that.He.was.sending.another,.that.the.world.could.not.receive..
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“And.I.will.ask.the.Father,.and.he.will.give.you.another.Helper,.to.be.with.you.forever,.even.the.
Spirit.of.truth,.whom.the.world.cannot.receive”.
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John.14:15.
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Branham.could.not.receive.this...And.because.he.taught.the.words.of.Charles.Taze.Russell,.he.
could.not.understand.this...The.triune.nature.of.God.that.is.described.in.scripture.was.denied,.
and.Branham.took.it.upon.himself.to.add.words.to.the.Word.of.God.in.order.to.prove.his.point..
.
But.by.adding.to.the.Word.of.God,.it.instead.proves.that.this.teaching.was.false..
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1.John.5:7.says,.“For.there.are.three.that.bear.record.in.heaven,.the.Father,.the.Word,.and.the.
Holy.Ghost:.and.these.three.are.one.”.
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I.have.spoken.with.many.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham.regarding.this.one.single.verse.–.even.
pastors...The.book.of.John.plainly.tells.us.that.Christ.was.the.Word...The.Word.was.with.God.and.
the.Word.was.God..
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The.only.answer.I.have.received.as.of.yet.is.that.this.verse.was.“in.question,”.and.that.it.was.
added.to.the.scrolls,.which.were.translated.into.the.King.James.Version..
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Yet,.they.have.no.problem.with.William.Branham.adding.to.the.scrolls!..
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Branham.can.add.the.words.“EVEN.IN.YOU,”.and.the.entire.following.will.willingly.accept.the.new.
bible.verse.that.has.just.been.invented!.
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But.even.if.that.one.single.verse,.1.John.5:7,.were.somehow.magically.added.to.all.of.the.scrolls,.
it.would.not.matter...All.through.the.Gospel.of.John,.we.find.the.triune.nature.of.God..
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Jesus.describes.himself.going.to.the.Father,.and.sending.the.Holy.Spirit.from.the.Father.to.us:.
.
“But.when.the.Helper.comes,.whom.I.will.send.to.you.from.the.Father,.the.Spirit.of.truth,.who.
proceeds.from.the.Father,.he.will.bear.witness.about.me.”.
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John.15:25\27.
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And.it.is.for.our.advantage.that.the.Holy.Spirit.was.sent...If.Christ.did.not.ascend.to.the.Father,.
we.would.never.have.received.the.Holy.Spirit:.
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“Nevertheless,.I.tell.you.the.truth:.it.is.to.your.advantage.that.I.go.away,.for.if.I.do.not.go.away,.
the.Helper.will.not.come.to.you..But.if.I.go,.I.will.send.him.to.you.”.
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John.16:6\8.
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To.deny.Christ.sending.the.Holy.Spirit,.and.to.deny.Christ.going.to.be.IN.the.Father,.is.to.deny.not.
only.the.book.of.John,.but.also.the.entire.New.Testament...And.not.just.the.New.Testament,.but.
the.Old.Testament.as.well..
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The.word.“Elohim”.is.plural.for.God...God.is.not.human;.we.cannot.apply.our.physical.form.to.His.
spiritual...Genesis.says,.“Let.US.make.man.in.OUR.image.”.
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Even.Isaiah.describes.the.Holy.Spirit.in.Isaiah.48:16:.
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..
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Draw.near.to.me,.hear.this:.“From.the.beginning.I.have.not.spoken.in.secret,.from.the.time.it.
came.to.be.I.have.been.there.”..And.now.the.Lord.God.has.sent.me,.and.his.Spirit.”.
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Isaiah.48:16.
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And.the.Spirit.is.not.one.devoid.of.knowledge.as.these.cults.will.falsely.claim...This.is.a.Spirit.of.
Truth.and.understanding..
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..
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“The.Lord.said.to.Moses,..‘See,.I.have.called.by.name.Bezalel.the.son.of.Uri,.son.of.Hur,.of.the.
tribe. of. Judah,. and. I. have. filled. him. with. the. Spirit. of. God,. with. ability. and. intelligence,. with.
knowledge.and.all.craftsmanship’”.
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Exodus.31:1\3.
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The.prophets.had.the.Spirit...They.prophesied.directly.from.the.mouth.of.God,.because.the.Spirit.
of.God.was.in.them:.
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“But.Moses.said.to.him,.‘Are.you.jealous.for.my.sake?.Would.that.all.the.Lord's.people.were.
prophets,.that.the.Lord.would.put.his.Spirit.on.them!’”.
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Numbers.11:29.
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But.there.was.a.big.difference.in.the.Old.Testament.as.compared.to.the.New...The.Holy.Spirit.was.
not.poured.out.upon.all.flesh.–.only.those.chosen.by.God..
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“Then.Zedekiah.the.son.of.Chenaanah.came.near.and.struck.Micaiah.on.the.cheek.and.said,.‘How.
did.the.Spirit.of.the.Lord.go.from.me.to.speak.to.you?’”.
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1.Kings.22:24.
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But.we.have.a.Mediator.between.God.and.man.for.a.New.Covenant...Jesus.Christ,.the.Son.of.
God,.has.became.our.new.High.Priest...He.went.to.the.Father.on.our.behalf...He.promised.that.
when.He.went,.He.would.send.His.Holy.Spirit.to.us...
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This.Spirit.leads.us.in.Truth...We.worship.God.in.both.Spirit.and.in.Truth...It.does.not.lead.us.by.
adding.to.the.Word.of.God.–.the.Word.IS.God..
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I’m.thankful.this.morning.that.God.has.set.me.free.to.read.His.Word.without.the.filter.of.man...
I’m.thankful.that.He.opened.my.eyes,.and.I.no.longer.bow.down.to.a.man.who.added.to.the.
Word.of.God.to.teach.us.a.different.“jesus.”.
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But.most.of.all,.I’m.thankful.that.He.died.on.the.cross.for.my.salvation...I’m.thankful.for.the.Gift.
that.God.gave.us.when.He.sent.His.only.Son,.Jesus.Christ.to.die.for.our.sins...Thankful.that.he.
paid.the.penalty.for.sins.that.I.could.never.pay..
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If.you.have.been.taught.a.different.“jesus,”.learn.about.the.real.One...The.One.that.is.described.
in.the.Bible...Read.the.books.of.John,.both.the.Gospel.of.John.and.the.book.of.John...Both.books.
confirm.each.other...Both.confirm.that.Christ.went.to.the.Father,.that.He.sent.the.Holy.Spirit.to.
us,.and.that.these.three.are.One...Not.three.gods,.One.God..
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353.
1933$World's$Fair$
.
Given. William. Branham’s. fascination. with. science. and. progress,. I. find. it. very. ironic. that. his.
message.promoted.a.people.that.are.trained.to.believe.that.science.is.“of.the.devil.”..
.
Asked. about. several. prophecies. and. spiritual. events,. any. follower. of. William. Branham. can.
instantly.produce.memorized.history.of.the.scientific.evidence.that.Branham.claimed.to.have.
“proven”. his. words.. . But. when. you. start. to. show. a. massive. amount. of. historical. fact. to. the.
contrary,.the.quick.response.is.that.“science.cannot.prove.these.things,.because.it.is.‘hidden.from.
the.eyes.of.the.wise.and.prudent.’”.
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Branham.promoted.himself.as.a.poor,.humble.man.that.tromped.around.the.hills.of.Kentucky.
like.Huckleberry.Finn...Any.time.“science”.could.be.used.to.“vindicate”.his.ministry.it.seemed.to.
be.great.irony,.almost.like.the.Beverly.Hillbillies.meets.Buck.Rogers..
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Many.have.asked.me.why.William.Branham.would.give.these.fictional.stories.of.the.poor.lifestyle.
in.Kentucky.when.the.United.States.Census.records.prove.that.he.moved.to.New.Albany,.Indiana.
as.early.as.age.three...Or.why.Branham.pretended.to.be.very.poor,.supporting.fatherless.siblings.
when.his.father.was.alive.and.well.until.early.manhood...I.truly.believe.that.the.irony.appealed.
to.the.listeners..
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Take.a.man.who.works.for.the.air.force,.in.the.innovation.or.engineering.field...If.you.were.around.
such.a.man,.and.knew.that.he.was.around.other.men.who.paved.the.way.of.the.future.with.new.
and. exciting. technology,. you. would. not. be. shocked. when. he. told. you. of. the. latest. computer.
systems. or. automated. guidance. controls.. . You. would. recognize. the. fact. that. this. worker. has.
access.to.the.latest.ideas,.and.also.recognize.that.some.of.these.ideas.might.one.day.be.reality..
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If.this.worker.were.to.tell.you.that.he.had.a.“prophecy”.that.guidance.controls.would.one.day.be.
connected.to.handheld.devices.that.you.can.fit.into.your.pocket,.you.would.probably.laugh.at.
him...You’d.realize.that.this.was.no.“prophecy”.at.all,.simply.a.man.watching.the.ideas.of.others.
to.loosely.“predict”.the.future..
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And. if. that. prediction. was. slightly. off,. and. he. changed. it. a. bit. to. fit. newer. technology,. you’d.
discredit.him.as.a.mental.case.when.he.gave.you.another.“prophecy”.surrounding.the.ideas.of.
technology...If.you.had.Bible\grounded.understanding.of.Christianity,.you’d.simply.ask.him.“What.
does.this.technology.have.to.do.with.the.things.of.God,”.and.move.on..
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But.people.were.captured.by.the.irony.in.William.Branham’s.fictional.stories...When.your.mind.
is.picturing.a.boy.running.around.with.a.coon\skin.cap.shooting.at.opossum,.a.vision.of.future.
technology.is.a.conundrum...How.can.this.country\bumpkin,.who.barely.knows.how.to.read.and.
write,.understand.the.future.of.progress?.
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354.
Take.that.same.man,.the.innovator\prophet...If.you.were.to.find.out.that.he.travelled.around,.
from.conference.to.conference,.learning.about.several.other.new.ideas.and.technologies,.and.
then.came.to.you.claiming.“prophecy,”.you.would.want.to.stay.as.far.away.from.him.as.possible...
While.he.seems.genuine,.you’d.realize.that.he.was.nothing.more.than.a.liar..
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I.find.it.very.interesting.that.some.of.Branham’s.prophecies.deal.with.technology...The.“prophecy.
of.the.egg\shaped.car”.for.instance.–.this.is.a.prophecy.that.does.nothing.for.us..
.
There.is.not.a.single.soul.that.has.been.saved.because.Branham.said.there.would.be.an.egg\
shaped.car...There.is.not.a.single.person.that.has.fled.idolatry,.found.Christ,.and.held.solid.to.
their.faith.because.of.the.shape.of.an.automobile...Instead,.we.find.several.people,.who.do.know.
that.Branham.changed.this.vision.into.something.entirely.different,.longing.for.the.day.when.cars.
will.suddenly.defy.aerodynamics.and.legroom.to.look.like.Humpty\Dumpty.fell.and.grew.wheels..
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From.1933.into.1934,.Chicago.held.the.technology.spectacular.of.the.century.–.the.World’s.Fair.
\.Century.of.Progress.International.Exposition...Interestingly,.the.fair.started.in.the.same.year.
that.Branham.claims.to.have.had.this.prophecy.–.and.nobody.even.remembers.or.can.account.
for.Branham.actually.prophesying.until.around.1950...
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This. particular. World’s. Fair. held. exhibits. for. history,. culture,. offensive. culture,. and. future.
innovation.. . A. ticket. holder. could. visit. the. Andrews. Sisters. singing. with. Judy. Garland. in. the.
“Rainbow.City.of.the.Future,”.or.visit.the.offensive.racist.town.of.African\Americans.and.the.town.
of.“Midget.City.”..It.even.had.incubators.that.held.living,.breathing,.babies!.
.
One.exhibit.of.interest.was.the.“dream.cars.”..In.this.exhibit,.tourists.could.see.the.automobiles.
soon.to.hit.the.market.as.well.as.concept.cars.that.would.never.make.factory.production...Cadillac.
introduced.a.V\16.limousine,.And.Packard.won.best\of\show.with.a.practical.model.that.fit.the.
lifestyle.of.most.people..
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It. was. the. Lincoln. prototype. that. will. raise. a. few. eyebrows. in. the. cult. following. of. William.
Branham..
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This.was.the.year.of.the.Zephyr...Union.Pacific.Railroad.exhibited.its.first.streamlined.train.built.
for.passenger.speed,.nicknamed.the.‘Zeph.’..It.was.proudly.displayed.in.the.“Wings.of.Century”.
exhibit.as.a.main.attraction...Lincoln.later.used.this.name.for.the.prototype.automobile.that.was.
on.display.at.the.1933.World’s.Fair.in.Chicago..
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This.prototype,.later.to.become.named.the.Lincoln\Zephyr,.will.look.familiar.to.many.–.though.it.
would. be. mistaken. for. another.. . The. Lincoln\Zephyr. looked. surprisingly. like. the. Volkswagen.
Beetle,.with.rounded.egg\shaped.fenders,.an.egg\shaped.cab,.and.even.a.half\egg\shaped.front.
trunk...Like.the.Volkswagen,.this.was.a..vehicle.with.the.engine.in.the.rear..
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This.was.a.World’s.Fair.that.William.Branham.attended..
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Because.I.was.only.at.one.World.Fair.in.the.United.States,.and.that's.when.it.was.in.Chicago,.
years.ago.
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62\0909M..COUNTDOWN.
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I.find.this.statement.funny,.looking.back.through.everything.William.Branham.said.about.World’s.
Fairs...Though.he.says.in.1962.that.the.only.World’s.Fair.that.he.ever.attended.was.this.Century.
of.Progress.in.Chicago,.the.story.was.not.the.same.in.1954.–.and.still.it.is.the.truth...The.1954.tale.
was.fiction,.not.this.statement.from.1962..
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Here.not.long.ago,."My.Old.Kentucky.Home,".is.just.across.the.river.from.me..I.was.over.there.
sitting.at.the.little.bench.that.he.was.supposed,.or.table,.it.was.valued.at.a.hundred.thousand.
dollars.many.years.ago,.when.the.World's.Fair.was.held.at.St..Louis..
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54\1206..EXPECTATION.
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In. 1953,. there. was. to. be. a. World’s. Fair. in. St.. Louis,. the. “Louisiana. Purchase. Edition.”. . This.
particular.fair.was.cancelled...The.last.World’s.Fair.held.in.St..Louis.was.in.1904.–.years.before.
William.Branham.was.even.born...So.his.statement.in.1962.was.truth,.while.his.tall\tale.in.1954.
was.fiction...One.cannot.sit.in.a.little.bench.that.is.famous.before.one.has.been.born!.
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So.if.we.remove.William.Branham.from.this.story,.and.place.the.innovator.into.the.picture,.you.
begin.to.ask.yourself:..Is.this.guy.for.real?..Does.he.really.think.that.I.am.going.to.believe.that.he.
prophesied.about.a.car.that.he.saw.in.a.World’s.Fair?..Does.he.really.think.that.I.am.that.stupid?.
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You.would.discredit.the.innovator.and.his.fictional.prophecy...But.let’s.continue.with.William.
Branham.for.a.moment...
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Remember,.this.“prophecy”.did.not.always.remain.a.prophecy.of.an.egg\shaped.car.in.the.many.
times.Branham.retold.his.account.of.God.speaking.through.him.to.warn.the.people.of.the.coming.
funny\cars...It.later.became.a.prophecy.describing.a.driverless.car...
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Ironically,. that. prophecy. describes. a. photograph. in. the. newspapers. inside. an. article. entitled.
“Power.Companies.Build.For.Your.New.Electric.Living.”..The.passengers.–.and.the.driver.–.are.
ignoring. the. steering. wheel. and. cars. around. them. to. play. a. board. game. –. just. like. William.
Branham’s.vision..
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Again,. back. to. the. innovator,. and. assuming. that. you. had. this. newspaper,. imagine. when. he.
changed.his.prophecy.from.that.of.an.egg\shaped.car.that.he.saw.in.the.1933.World’s.Fair.to.that.
of.a.driverless.car.that.he.saw.in.a.newspaper...You’d.look.at.him,.look.down.at.the.newspaper,.
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look.back.at.him,.in.complete.amazement.that.this.guy.would.say.something.like.this!..Again,.
you’d.ask.the.guy,.“Do.you.really.think.that.I.am.that.stupid?”.
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In.1962,.Seattle.held.the.World’s.Fair,.Century.21.Exposition...It.was.a.similar.fair.to.that.of.the.
1933.“Century.of.Progress,”.this.was.a.science.exposition.displaying.the.technology.of.the.21st.
century...William.Branham.wouldn’t.have.missed.it.for.the.world!.
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O.Father,.when.passing.through.the.World's.Fair.a.few.days.ago,.looking.at.the.achievement.that.
man.has.done,.and.how.he's.progressed,.how.the.people.had.gathered.from.around.the.world.
to. see. what. the. world. was. doing,. finding. their. best. that. they. have. did.... Germany,. England,.
Switzerland,.the.world.around.was.displaying.what.they.had.been.able.to.improve.upon..
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62\0725..A.GREATER.THAN.SOLOMON.IS.HERE.
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In.this.World’s.Fair,.that.car.from.the.magazine.was.on.display:.
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And. now,. it. also. said,. "And. it. shall. come. to. pass,. that. before. the. end. time. shall. come,. that.
automobiles.will.take.on.the.shape.of.an.egg,.become.more.like.an.egg..And.I.saw.an.American.
family.driving.down.a.highway.in.a.car.that....They.were.setting.facing.one.another,.and.had.a.
table,.and.were,.look.like,.playing.checkers.or.cards..And.they.didn't.have.any.steering.wheel.in.
the.car..And.it.was.controlled.by.some.power.without.a.steering.wheel..How.many.remembers.
me.prophesying.that.(See?),.that's.been.here?.
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Now,.at.the.World's.Fair.they've.already.got.the.car.on.the.market..
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64\0823M..QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.
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It’s. very. interesting,. because. William. Branham. does. not. want. his. listeners. to. know. just. how.
incredible. this. fair. was.. . This. was. the. World’s. Fair. that. dedicated. the. world\famous. “Space.
Needle,”. a. monument. in. Seattle. that. the. entire. world. is. now. familiar. with.. . But. according. to.
Branham,.this.is.nothing.fancy.–.just.about.like.one.of.the.small.hotels.in.Louisville..
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But.the.World's.Fair,.I.taken.the.family.and.went.over..It.was.no.more.than.the.Louisville.Fair.
right.over.here..You.seen.the.Space.Needle.they.talked.about,.it.was.nothing.else.but.go.over.
here.at.the.Elsley.Build\....or.the.Brown.Building.or.somewhere,.and.go.up.about.eight.or.ten.
flights.on.an.elevator.and.come.back.down..That.was.it..And.I.think.that.General.Electric.was.the.
one.who.had.that.there..
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62\0909M..COUNTDOWN.
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Also. interesting. is. one. attraction. that. would. have. reminded. William. Branham. of. his. visit. to.
Pigalle,.the.sex.capital.of.the.world...Branham,.you.remember,.wanted.to.visit.Pigalle.to.see.if.it.
was.“as.bad.as.everyone.claimed.”..His.conclusion,”.Yep!..Pretty.bad!”.
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At.the.northeast.corner.of.the.fair.Show.Street.was.the."adult.entertainment".section...Adult\
only.ticket.holders.could.visit.Vegas\style.floor.shows,.puppet.shows,.and.an.attraction.called.Les.
Poupées.de.Paris.which.featured.the.“naked.Girls.of.the.Galaxy.”..(This.exhibit.was.only.on.display.
briefly,.later.shut.down.).
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But.the.adult.entertainment.is.not.the.captivating.part.of.this.story.–.though.William.Branham.
supposedly.went.to.the.fair,.went.back.down.to.Arizona.to.get.his.wife.and.children,.and.then.
went.back.to.the.fair...The.interest.is.the.prophecies.of.technology.now.knowing.that.Branham.
saw.these.technologies.beforehand.in.the.World’s.Fair..
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I.can.imagine.the.situation.I.described.earlier,.where.an.innovator.travelling.to.various.technology.
conventions.pretended.to.prophesy.from.God,.and.the.look.on.your.faces.when.you.learned.that.
he.was.prophesying.from.the.work.of.other.people:.disgust..
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The.same.happened.in.the.days.of.old.with.the.Children.of.Israel...Prophets.from.God.spoke.the.
words.that.came.directly.from.the.mouth.of.God...But.sorcerers.–.men.pretending.to.be.prophets.
giving.themselves.visions.by.other.means.–.tried.to.lead.many.astray..
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These.men.invoked.fear.into.the.hearts.of.men,.seemingly.having.great.power...Men.with.insight.
into. areas. of. the. future,. having. knowledge. that. others. do. not. have. can. appear. to. have.
supernatural.powers.–.because.out.of.the.many.prophecies.they.give,.one.is.bound.to.come.to.
pass...As.soon.as.that.one.seems.to.be.true,.the.sorcerer.becomes.a.“prophet.”.
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That.is.why.God.gave.the.warning.to.test.the.prophecies...Not.just.one.–.test.them.all...If.the.
word.did.not.come.from.God,.but.the.sorcerer.guessed.what.would.happen,.or.already.knew.
what.would.happen.by.going.to.conventions.with.egg\shaped.chariots,.God’s.children.might.be.
fooled...So.God.instructed.us.to.test.ALL.the.prophecies...If.one.single.prophecy.does.not.come.
to.pass.exactly.as.the.“prophet”.says,.then.we.know.that.we.are.dealing.with.a.man.who.is.not.
telling.us.the.truth..
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There.are.three.scriptures.that.I.find.helpful,.and.I.think.you.will.find.that.they.apply.not.only.to.
William. Branham’s. ministry,. but. also. others. just. like. him. from. days. gone. by.. . They. are. God’s.
Word.to.us,.giving.us.instruction.on.how.to.remain.awake.and.alert..
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“But. the. prophet. who. shall. speak. a. word. presumptuously. in. My. name. which. I. have. not.
shall.not.be.afraid.of.him.”.
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.“Do.not.despise.prophecies,.but.test.everything;.hold.fast.what.is.good..Abstain.from.every.form.
of.evil.”.
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1.Thessalonians.5:20\22..
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“If. anyone. thinks. he. is. religious. and. does. not. bridle. his. tongue. but. deceives. his. heart,. this.
person's.religion.is.worthless.”.
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James.1:26..
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The$Secrets$of$a$Cult$Pastor$$
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This. video. includes. a. clip. from. the. testimony. of. Fred. Sothmann. that. we. have. been. receiving.
questions.about...
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The.prophets.foretold.of.the.coming.messiah..The.Son.of.God.that.would.take.away.the.sin.of.
the.world...
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Jesus.Christ,.God's.only.Son,.who.offered.himself.as.the.eternal.Sacrifice..
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Cult.pastors.are.trained.to.teach.the.Jesus.that.Branham.taught..But.is.this.jesus.of.the.bible.the.
same.Jesus.that.branham.proclaimed?..
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"At. this. point. of. the. reading. of. the. Scriptures,. that. Jesus'. ministry. had. become. very. popular..
About.seventy.percent.of.His.ministry.was.upon.Divine.healing."..
48\0305.AT.THY.WORD.LORD..
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Seventy.percent.of.his.ministry?.Did.William.Branham.believe.that.Jesus.have.the.power.to.heal?..
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"Now,.if.the.people.would've.doubted.Him,.that.He.was.the.Son.of.God,.that.He.was.the.Healer.
Divine,.they.could've.not.been.healed..Even.His.prayer.for.them.would've.not.have.healed.them..
His.hands.would've.not.have\\laying.upon.them.would've.not.have.healed.them..Jesus.never.took.
credit.for.healing.anyone..He.said,.'Thy.faith.has.made.thee.whole.'.Is.that.right?.'Thy.faith.has.
saved.thee.'"..
48\0304.THE.ANGEL.OF.GOD..
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Which.has.the.power.to.save?.Faith.in.faith?.or.faith.in.christ?.Did.lazarus.have.faith?....after.he.
was.already.dead?..
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Did.William.Branham.claim.to.be.more.powerful.than.Jesus.Christ?..
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"As.many.times.in.a.meeting,.I'll.take.any.cross\eyed.child.you've.got.in.this.meeting,.you.bring.it.
up.here.without.even.praying.for.it,.and.just.let.me.look.at.it.straight.in.the.eyes.like.that,.I'll.
make.its.eyes.come.straight."..
47\0412.FAITH.IS.THE.SUBSTANCE...
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Did.Branham's.associates.believe.that.Branham.was.greater.than.Jesus.Christ?..
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"Do.you.know.that.brother.Branham.did.more.than.Jesus.Christ.did?.Jesus.Christ.always.done.
things.by.a.vision..Brother.Branham.says,.'Now.this.is.not.no.vision!.And.cursed.be.the.person.
that'll.open.your.eyes.and.lift.your.head.up.when.I.tell.you.to.put.your.head.down.and.close.your.
eyes!.And.he.healed.a.blind.woman.in.Chicago..And.things.like.that,.creating.squirrels!.That's.
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greater.than.Jesus.done!.Jesus.took.fish.and.made.more.fish..But.he.never.created.anything!.But.
brother.Branham.created!.Fred.Sothmann,.2012..
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What.was.the."gospel".that.William.Branham.taught.in.his.ministry?.
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"Tonight,.I.promised.you.I.was.going.to.talk.about.a\a.Gospel.subject.and.....See,.Divine.healing.
is\\that's.the.bait.that's.on.the.hook..As.I.said.the.other.night,.you.don't.never.show.the.fishy.the\
\the.hook,.you.show.him.the.bait..And.so.we....That's.what.Diving.healing....Jesus.Christ,.about.
eighty.percent.of.His.ministry.was.on.Divine.healing."..
53\0611.SHOW.US.THE.FATHER.AND.IT'LL.SATISFY.US..
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The.ministry.of.Christ.was.only.the."bait.on.the.hook?".What.was.the.focal.point.in.Branham's.
"gospel"?..
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"Now,. He. promised. that,. so. that. sets. the. Bible. just. exactly. to. this. day,. and. the. Sodom. and.
Gomorrah..And.Elijah.was.not....That.wasn't.Elijah;.That.was.the.Spirit.of.God.on.Elijah;.Elijah.was.
just.a.man..Now,.we've.had.Elijahs,.and.Elijahs'.coats,.and.Elijahs'.mantles,.and.Elijahs'.everything..
But. the. Elijah. of. this. day. is. the. Lord. Jesus. Christ.. He. is. to. come. according. to. Matthew. the.
seventeen\....Luke.17:30,.says.the.Son.of.man.is.to.reveal.Himself.among.His.people..Not.a.man,.
God!.BUT.HE'LL.COME.THROUGH.A.PROPHET!"..
65\1127B.TRYING.TO.DO.GOD.A.SERVICE.WITHOUT.IT.BEING.GOD'S.WILL..
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When.the.son.of.man.reveals.himself..Branham's.gospel...
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"And.there.is.salvation.in.no.one.else,.for.there.is.no.other.name.under.heaven.given.among.men.
by.which.we.must.be.saved."..
Acts.4:12..
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"The.Law.and.the.Prophets.were.until.John;.since.then.the.good.news.of.the.kingdom.of.God.is.
preached,.and.everyone.forces.his.way.into.it."..
Luke.16:16..
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Did.William.Branham.believe.that.the.Son.of.God.died.on.the.cross.for.our.sins?..
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"The.Spirit.left.Him,.in.the.garden.of.Gethsemane..He.had.to.die,.a.man."..
65\0418M.IT.IS.THE.RISING.OF.THE.SUN..
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Did.William.Branham.believe.Jesus.was.the.Son.of.God?..
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"Remember,.Jesus.was.a.Man;.God.was.in.Him..There.come.a.time,.where.the.Spirit.that.was.
leading.the.Lamb,.the.Dove..There.had.to.be.a.conference.between.the.Lamb.and.the.Dove..And.
they.formed.a.place.to.set.it..After.the.supper.that.night,.they.crossed.over.a.little.brook.Cedron,.
and....or.somewhere,.and.went.across.the.brook,.and.went.into.a.garden.called.Gethsemane..
They.had.to.have.a.conference..God.and.Christ.had.to.talk.it.over..The.Lamb.and.the.Dove.had.to.
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set.together..It.was.the.Dove.that.had.to.talk.to.the.Lamb,.and.it.was.the.Lamb's.death..Now,.
when. they. set. by. that. rock,. and. all. the. Angels. come. down. from. heaven. to. listen. in. to. this.
conference.. Oh,. there. was. Gabriel,. Michael,. Woodworm,. all. the. thousands. of. them. setting.
around.the.rock."..
59\1220M.CONFERENCE.WITH.GOD..
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The. Lamb,. Jesus. Christ. was. just. a. man?. the. archangel. Michael. watching. a. mortal?. Who. did.
Branham.believe.Michael.the.archangel.was?..
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"Michael.was.Christ,.of.course,.Who.fought.the.angelic.wars.in.heaven.with.the.devil..Satan.and.
Michael.fought.together,.or.fought.against.each.other,.rather."..
55\0109E.BEGINNING.AND.ENDING.OF.THE.GENTILE.DISPENSATION..
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I. thought. he. just. said. that. Michael. was. sitting. in. the. garden. watching. Jesus!. Could. it. be. that.
William.Branham.was.teaching.a.different.Jesus?.Was.the.cross.of.calvary.the.greatest.event.in.
Branham's."gospel?"..
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"And.He.must.die,.and.Gethsemane.was.facing.Him."..
54\0620E.DIVINE.HEALING..
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"He.died.more.death.in.Gethsemane.than.He.did.on.the.cross.".
57\0418.THE.COMMUNION..
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Did.Branham's."gospel".teach.salvation.to.the.Gentiles.through.Jesus.Christ?..
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"Now. remember,. Jesus. was. not. sent. to. the. Gentiles. or. none. of. His. church. was. sent. to. the.
Gentiles..He.was.sent.to.the.Jews..He.came.to.His.own,.and.His.own.received.Him.not..When.He.
sent.His.disciples,.said,."Don't.go.to.the.Gentiles,.but.go.rather,.to.the.lost.sheep.of.Israel.".Is.that.
right?.He.was.sent.to.the.Jew."..
58\0612.WE.WOULD.SEE.JESUS..
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Does.this.match.scripture?..
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"He.said.to.them,."Go.into.all.the.world.and.preach.the.gospel.to.all.creation.".
Mark.16:15..
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"And.from.there.he.arose.and.went.away.to.the.region.of.Tyre.and.Sidon..And.he.entered.a.house.
and.did.not.want.anyone.to.know,.yet.he.could.not.be.hidden..But.immediately.a.woman.whose.
little.daughter.had.an.unclean.spirit.heard.of.him.and.came.and.fell.down.at.his.feet..Now.the.
woman.was.a.GENTILE,.a.Syrophoenician.by.birth..And.she.begged.him.to.cast.the.demon.out.of.
her. daughter.. And. he. said. to. her,. "Let. the. children. be. fed. first,. for. it. is. not. right. to. take. the.
children's.bread.and.throw.it.to.the.dogs.".But.she.answered.him,."Yes,.Lord;.yet.even.the.dogs.
under.the.table.eat.the.children's.crumbs.".And.he.said.to.her,."For.this.statement.you.may.go.
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your.way;.the.demon.has.left.your.daughter.".And.she.went.home.and.found.the.child.lying.in.
bed.and.the.demon.gone."..
Mark.7:24\30..
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Who.did.William.Branham.believe.would.offer.salvation.to.the.Gentiles?..
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"My.ministry.is.just.a.little.later.sign.to.the.Church.than.laying.on.of.hands..Laying.on.of.hands.
was.a.Jewish.custom..When.Jairus'.daughter.was.dead,.Jairus.said.to.Jesus,."Come,.lay.Your.hands.
on.her.".But.when.the.Roman.Gentile,.his.servant.was.sick,.he.said,."I'm.not.worthy.that.You.
even.come.under.my.roof,.just.speak.the.Word.".That's.it..Now,.we've.had.signs.of.laying.on.of.
hands,.all.down.for.two.thousand.years..But.now,.we're.at.the.closing.of.the.age..It's.something.
different.now..My.ministry.is.to\\is.this\\it's.through.a.Spirit.of.discernment,.that.it.might.manifest.
Jesus.Christ's.Presence,.that.Lamb.that.we.are.speaking.of.that's.been.slain."..
59\0408.BLIND.BARTIMAEUS..
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The. work. that. Christ. did. on. the. cross. 2000. years. ago. was. not. sufficient?. Which. bible. was.
Branham.teaching.from?..
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"Let.us.read.both.the.King.James.version.and.the.translation.by.Dr..Lamsa..To.our.gratification.
we.find.the.words.in.both.amazingly.the.same.so.that.there.is.no.difference.actually.in.content.
or.doctrine."..
BRANHAM,.CHURCH.AGE.BOOK..
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Did.Lamsa's."gospel".teach.the.same.Jesus,.the.Son.of.God.who.died.on.the.cross.for.the.salvation.
of.both.the.Jews.and.the.Gentiles?..
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"And.about.the.ninth.hour.Jesus.cried.with.a.loud.voice,.saying,.Eli,.Eli,.lama.sabachthani?.that.is.
to.say,.My.God,.my.God,.why.hast.thou.forsaken.me?"..
Matthew.27:46.KJV..
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"And.about.the.ninth.hour,.Jesus.cried.out.with.a.loud.voice.and.said,.Eli,.Eli.lemana.shabakthan!.
My.God,.my.God,.for.this.I.was.SPARED!"..
Matthew.27:46.LAMSA..
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Which.Gospel.do.you.believe?..
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The.gospel.of.William.Branham?.Or.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ?..
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This.is.kept.hidden.from.you...
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The$Secret$
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In.2006,.Rhonda.Byrne.published.a.book.based.on.her.film,.“The.Secret.”..This.book.went.on.to.
be.a.best\seller,.with.19.million.copies.sold.worldwide.in.44.languages..
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This.book.is.a.book.on.positive.thinking,.speaking.of.the.laws.of.attraction.in.metaphysics...The.
law.of.attraction.is.the.name.given.to.the.belief.that."like.attracts.like".and.that.by.focusing.on.
positive.or.negative.thoughts,.one.can.bring.about.positive.or.negative.results....
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Supporters.of.this.believe.use.an.example.of.a.person.who.opened.an.envelope.expecting.to.see.
a.bill,.then.the.law.of.attraction.would."confirm".those.thoughts.and.contain.a.bill.when.opened...
On.the.other.hand,.a.person.who.decided.to.instead.expect.a.check.might,.under.the.same.law,.
find.a.check.instead.of.a.bill..
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Followers.of.the.Message.of.William.Branham.would.be.surprised.to.examine.the.book.and.the.
idea.of.laws.of.attraction...Many.would.claim.that.this.book.was.plagiarism.of.William.Branham’s.
many. statements. on. the. subject,. in. sermons. like. “Faith. is. the. Substance,”. or. “When. Love.
Projects.”..This.book,.“The.Secret,”.is.the.idea.that.we.can.project.our.thoughts.that.take.blind.
leaps.of.faith.to.bring.results.in.our.favor..
.
While. some. would. argue. that. this. idea. is. scriptural,. and. that. Christianity. is. based. on. faith,. a.
deeper.study.of.scripture.would.reveal.something.quite.different...Christianity.is.faith.in.Jesus.
Christ,.not.faith.in.faith,.or.faith.in.ourselves.to.produce.results...
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I. recently. watched. the. court. trial. of. Jodi. Arias.. . Arias. was. accused. and. convicted. of. brutally.
murdering.her.ex\boyfriend,.Travis.Alexander...The.reason.that.this.trial.caught.my.eye.was.the.
fact.that.Travis.was.a.Mormon.by.faith,.a.religious.cult.with.very.similar.beliefs.to.the.cult.that.I.
was.raised.in...To.draw.closer.to.Travis,.Arias.herself.became.Mormon,.and.the.trial.in.the.Arizona.
court.system.revealed.several.insights.into.their.way.of.life.–.although.one.can’t.assume.that.
their.lives.were.typical.Mormon..
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But.in.this.trial,.the.book.was.mentioned...Travis.was.studying.the.book,.“The.Secret,”.and.both.
he.and.Jodi.were.practicing.its.teaching...In.fact,.Jodi.employed.many.of.the.strategies.throughout.
her.court.trial,.each.taking.the.trial.into.different.directions,.but.none.of.them.succeeding..
.
It.interested.me,.because.it.seemed.as.though.both.groups.of.religious.faith.attracted.people.to.
metaphysics,.and.both.religions.had.a.similar.foundation..
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The.teaching.in.“The.Secret”.is.nothing.new,.and.we.can.find.a.trail.of.religious.leaders.employing.
or.teaching.its.strategy.for.centuries.into.the.past...Ironically,.many.of.these.men.have.produced.
cults,.and.many.are.accused.of.being.high\level.freemasons...
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364.
Like.many.in.Buddhism,.Kabbalists.do.not.claim.to.be.in.a.separate.religion,.and.that.Kabbalah.is.
compatible.with.other.religions...Some.teach.that.Kabbalah.is.a.philosophical.system,.and.that.
this.god.they.describe.is.the.same.god.as.you.worship.in.your.current.belief.system...A.full.study.
of.the.formation.of.Kabbalah.will.reveal.this.to.be.correct.–.with.every.religion.except.Christianity...
Kabbalah.formed.from.Jewish.mysticism,.which.was.the.result.of.pagan.influence.into.Judaism.
from.many.different.gods...These.gods.were.not.the.One.True.God,.however,.and.as.a.result,.
Kabbalah.contains.pagan.practices.of.worship.along.with.their.philosophy..
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Interestingly,. another. name. for. Kabbalah—one. much. more. revealing—is. “Torat. ha\Sod.”.
Commonly,. that. is. mistranslated. as. “the. secret. teaching.”. The. proper. translation,. however,.
contains.the.opposite.meaning:.“the.teaching.of.the.secret.”..The.same.name.used.in.the.book.
from.2006.is.the.same.name.given.to.the.mystic.religion.that.it.was.based.upon..
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You.will.find.many.of.Branham’s.teachings.aligning.with.Kabbalah,.some.of.them.so.obvious.that.
it.is.no.wonder.Branhamism.did.not.take.a.stronghold.in.the.Christian.community...Those.who.
knew.of.this.false.religion.would.have.fled.his.teaching..
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Kabbalah.teaches.that.God.is.infinite.light,.and.we.are.nothing.but.light.vessels...In.this.teaching,.
we.are.made.of.the.same.light,.designed.to.project.God’s.light.to.others..
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In.one.of.the.sermons.Branham.preached.that.describes.the.Kabbalistic.laws.of.attraction,.“Faith.
in.Action,”.1955,.Branham.says.this:.
.
“They.got.an.X\ray.now.that'll.take.your.picture.without.any.light..So.the.Bible.said.your\\your.
body.is.full.of.light..And.we.come.to.find.out.the.old.scientist.said.that.was.a.crazy,.there.was.no.
light.in.your.body,.but.the.Bible.said.your.whole.body's.full.of.light..And.we.find.out.today.that.
your.body.is.made.up.of.light.meters..X\ray.proves.it;.it.takes.your.own.light.from.your.body.to.
take.the.picture.on.the.inside.of.you,.so.God's.right.after.all.”.
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1955.Faith.In.Action.
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Interestingly,. this. mystic. religion. also. teaches. the. healing. powers. of. projecting. that. light.. . In.
Kabbalah,.it.is.believed.that.one.can.project.this.light.upon.others.to.heal.them.of.their.diseases,.
and.that.if.we.use.this.“secret,”.we.can.accept.our.healing.to.defy.science..
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But. while. those. influenced. by. William. Branham. might. claim. that. this. is. scriptural,. we. must.
remember.that.our.faith.must.be.in.Christ,.not.in.faith.itself...And.we.must.also.remember.that.
scripture.tells.us.that.the.false.prophet.would.work.great.signs.and.wonders.before.us.to.lead.
many.astray..
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Like.the.Gnostics.that.were.condemned.as.heretics.by.Irenaeus,.Branham.changed.the.nature.of.
Christ.to.support.the.ideas.of.Jewish.mysticism...Under.Branham’s.teachings.of.metaphysics.and.
the.laws.of.attraction,.Christ.was.less.God.and.more.Kabbalah...According.to.Branham,.those.
healed.must.also.believe.in.the.laws.of.attraction:.
365.
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“Now,.if.the.people.would've.doubted.Him,.that.He.was.the.Son.of.God,.that.He.was.the.Healer.
Divine,.they.could've.not.been.healed..Even.His.prayer.for.them.would've.not.have.healed.them..
His.hands.would've.not.have\\laying.upon.them.would've.not.have.healed.them..Jesus.never.took.
credit.for.healing.anyone..He.said,.‘Thy.faith.has.made.thee.whole.’.Is.that.right?.‘Thy.faith.has.
saved.thee.’”.
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48\0304.THE.ANGEL.OF.GOD.
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But.notice,.while.demoting.Jesus.Christ.as.less.of.a.“light.vessel,”.Branham.focused.the.laws.of.
attraction.upon.himself.to.grant.healing.by.faith.in.his.own.ability.–.not.faith.in.Christ:.
.
“As.many.times.in.a.meeting,.I'll.take.any.cross\eyed.child.you've.got.in.this.meeting,.you.bring.it.
up.here.without.even.praying.for.it,.and.just.let.me.look.at.it.straight.in.the.eyes.like.that,.I'll.
make.its.eyes.come.straight.”.
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47\0412.FAITH.IS.THE.SUBSTANCE..
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But.the.jesus.that.William.Branham.describes.is.not.the.Jesus.of.the.Bible...The.Bible.describes.a.
Christ.that.was.fully.God.and.fully.man.–.one.that.was.the.Word.made.manifest.before.us...Christ.
was.the.Light.–.but.not.the.light.of.Kabbalah...We.are.supposed.to.look.to.His.Light,.not.at.our.
own:.
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In.the.beginning.was.the.Word,.and.the.Word.was.with.God,.and.the.Word.was.God...He.was.in.
made.that.was.made...In.him.was.life,.and.the.life.was.the.light.of.men...The.light.shines.in.the.
darkness,.and.the.darkness.has.not.overcome.it..
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John.1:1\5.
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The.Glory.of.Christ.was.like.none.other.–.glory.as.only.the.Son.from.the.Father,.full.of.grace.and.
truth:.
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Son.from.the.Father,.full.of.grace.and.truth..
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John.1:14.
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If.you.continue.reading.in.the.Gospel.according.to.John,.you.will.find.the.real.Jesus.–.not.one.that.
relies.on.“the.secret”.to.heal...Christ.was.fully.God.while.fully.man,.and.God.has.the.power.to.
heal..
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John.chapter.5.describes.the.Sheep.Gate,.and.the.pool.of.Bethesda...As.Christ.passed.by,.there.
was.a.man.lying.by.the.gate.blind,.lame,.and.paralyzed.–.and.he.had.laid.there.for.38.years..
366.
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This.man’s.faith.was.in.the.pool,.not.Jesus.Christ...He.longed.for.the.day.when.someone.would.
carry.him.into.the.water.when.the.angel.stirred.the.pool,.but.none.would.offer.assistance..
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Verse.6.says,.
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When.Jesus.saw.him.lying.there.and.knew.that.he.had.already.been.there.a.long.time,.he.said.to.
him,.“Do.you.want.to.be.healed?”..The.sick.man.answered.him,.“Sir,.I.have.no.one.to.put.me.into.
the.pool.when.the.water.is.stirred.up,.and.while.I.am.going.another.steps.down.before.me.”.
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John.5:6\7.
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But.though.his.faith.was.in.the.pool,.that.did.not.stop.Christ...He.was.fully.God...
.
Jesus.said.to.him,.“Get.up,.take.up.your.bed,.and.walk.”..And.at.once.the.man.was.healed,.and.
he.took.up.his.bed.and.walked..
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John.5:8\9.
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John.tells.us.that.this.man.did.not.know.Christ...He.was.blind,.and.he.had.never.seen.Jesus...He.
was.paralyzed,.and.had.never.travelled.to.see.this.Jesus.of.Nazareth...Yet.he.was.healed..
.
The.man.had.no.reason.to.have.faith.in.Christ...And.he.could.not.have.even.had.faith.in.faith.itself.
–.his.faith.was.in.the.pool,.not.the.words.of.Christ..
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The.Pharisees.asked.the.man.who.had.healed.him,.and.he.replied.that.he.did.not.know:.
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They.asked.him,.“Who.is.the.man.who.said.to.you,.‘Take.up.your.bed.and.walk’?”.Now.the.man.
who.had.been.healed.did.not.know.who.it.was,.for.Jesus.had.withdrawn,.as.there.was.a.crowd.
in.the.place....
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John.5:12\13.
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It.was.not.until.Jesus.found.him.later.in.the.temple.that.the.man.came.to.know.Jesus..
.
Now.the.man.who.had.been.healed.did.not.know.who.it.was,.for.Jesus.had.withdrawn,.as.there.
was.a.crowd.in.the.place...Afterward.Jesus.found.him.in.the.temple.and.said.to.him,.“See,.you.
are.well!.Sin.no.more,.that.nothing.worse.may.happen.to.you.”..The.man.went.away.and.told.the.
Jews.that.it.was.Jesus.who.had.healed.him...And.this.was.why.the.Jews.were.persecuting.Jesus,.
because.he.was.doing.these.things.on.the.Sabbath...But.Jesus.answered.them,.“My.Father.is.
working.until.now,.and.I.am.working.”.
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John.5:13\17.
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367.
Jesus.was.given.authority...He.was.not.a.vessel.of.Kabbalistic.light,.and.he.did.not.require.us.to.
practice.metaphysics...
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.“Truly,.truly,.I.say.to.you,.an.hour.is.coming,.and.is.now.here,.when.the.dead.will.hear.the.voice.
of.the.Son.of.God,.and.those.who.hear.will.live...For.as.the.Father.has.life.in.himself,.so.he.has.
granted.the.Son.also.to.have.life.in.himself....And.he.has.given.him.authority.to.execute.judgment,.
because.he.is.the.Son.of.Man...Do.not.marvel.at.this,.for.an.hour.is.coming.when.all.who.are.in.
the.tombs.will.hear.his.voice.and.come.out,.those.who.have.done.good.to.the.resurrection.of.
life,.and.those.who.have.done.evil.to.the.resurrection.of.judgment..
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John.5:25\29.
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The.problem.with.this.philosophy.of.the.laws.of.attraction.used.in.the.“Love.Projects”.and.“Faith.
Substance”.sermon.is.that.it.does.not.glorify.the.Father.–.it.glorifies.ourselves...You.will.find.many.
in.the.Branham.following.that.will.marvel.at.the.times.when.they.accepted.healing.by.projecting.
faith,. and. some. who. will. attach. themselves. to. these. people. as. if. they. have. some. special.
superpower..
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I.have.heard.accounts.of.multiple.people.who.claim.to.have.been.saved.from.death.through.the.
teaching.of.William.Branham,.and.they.are.repeatedly.asked.to.give.this.testimony.again.and.
again...Each.time,.they.describe.how.thankful.they.are.to.“this.Message”.(the.words.of.Branham).
for.their.bypassing.death...You.do.not.find.too.many.that.describe.how.thankful.they.are.that.
God.overlooked.their.sinful.soul.to.offer.healing.to.them.by.the.stripes.of.Christ..
.
One.told.me.that.she.was.a.cancer.survivor...She.could.never.leave.the.cult.following,.because.it.
was.this.following.that.provided.her.healing...Her.faith.is.placed.in.a.man’s.words,.not.the.Word.
of.God...Her.foundation.is.Branham,.not.Christ..
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This.ideology.lifts.another.into.a.replacement.for.Christ...That.teaching.is.antichrist,.and.it.comes.
directly.from.Kabbalah..
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Listen.to.the.words.of.Christ.at.the.end.of.John.chapter.5,.as.he.condemns.people.that.place.their.
faith.in.their.own.power:.
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How.can.you.believe,.when.you.receive.glory.from.one.another.and.do.not.seek.the.glory.that.
comes.from.the.only.God?..Do.not.think.that.I.will.accuse.you.to.the.Father..There.is.one.who.
accuses.you:.Moses,.on.whom.you.have.set.your.hope...For.if.you.believed.Moses,.you.would.
believe.me;.for.he.wrote.of.me...But.if.you.do.not.believe.his.writings,.how.will.you.believe.my.
words?”.
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John.5:44\47.
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368.
Not. only. is. this. idea. of. the. laws. of. attraction. minimizing. the. power. of. Christ,. it. brings.
condemnation...Jesus.said,.“Do.not.think.that.I.will.accuse.you.to.the.Father..There.is.one.who.
accuses.you:.Moses,.on.whom.you.have.set.your.hope.”.
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Take.those.same.words,.and.imagine.if.Christ.were.here.today...The.people.had.lifted.Moses.into.
a.level.of.reverence.that.was.equal.to.God,.and.Christ.condemned.them.for.taking.the.glory.God.
deserved.and.giving.it.to.one.another...If.we.replace.“Moses”.with.“Branham,”.we.easily.see.that.
we.have.fallen.into.the.same.idolatry..
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Christ.is.our.Hope...Christ.is.our.Healer...Christ.is.our.Savior...There.is.no.other.name.under.heaven.
by.which.man.can.be.saved..
.
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369.
The$Second$Church$Age$Messenger$
.
When.William.Branham.copied.the.works.of.Clarence.Larkin.to.establish.his.“revelation”.of.the.
“Seven. Church. Ages,”. he. added. to. Larkin’s. dispensational. theology. the. “Messengers”. that. he.
claimed. to. be. assigned. to. each. “age.”. . This. idea. of. separating. the. Churches. into. “ages”. was.
established.by.John.Darby.in.the.1800’s,.taking.the.prophecies.that.John.the.Revelator.wrote.to.
the.churches.in.Asia.Minor.and.claiming.that.they.were.for.future.generations.instead.of.the.
churches.to.which.the.prophecy.was.given..
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In.the.introduction.to.the.Book.of.Revelation,.the.opening.statement.of.the.scroll.is.the.greeting,.
very.similar.to.the.letters.from.Paul.to.the.churches.in.Corinth,.to.Timothy,.Galatia,.Rome,.and.
more...The.scroll.of.Revelation.was.a.letter,.and.it.was.sent.specifically.to.seven.churches.in.Asia.
Minor:.
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..
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“John.to.the.seven.churches.that.are.in.Asia:..Grace.to.you.and.peace.from.him.who.is.and.who.
was.and.who.is.to.come,.and.from.the.seven.spirits.who.are.before.his.throne,.and.from.Jesus.
Christ.the.faithful.witness,.the.firstborn.of.the.dead,.and.the.ruler.of.kings.on.earth.”.
.
Revelation.1:4\5.
.
..
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In.the.introduction,.John.also.writes.that.he.had.a.vision.of.the.Son.of.Man,.and.his.instruction.
was.to.send.this.letter.to.these.churches:.
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I.was.in.the.Spirit.on.the.Lord's.day,.and.I.heard.behind.me.a.loud.voice.like.a.trumpet.saying,.
“Write.what.you.see.in.a.book.and.send.it.to.the.seven.churches,.to.Ephesus.and.to.Smyrna.and.
to.Pergamum.and.to.Thyatira.and.to.Sardis.and.to.Philadelphia.and.to.Laodicea.”.
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Revelation.1:10\11.
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Many.who.have.been.influenced.by.the.theology.of.dispensationalism.are.not.aware.that.these.
churches.were.established.at.the.time.the.prophecy.was.written.on.scrolls.and.sent...Darby’s.
influence.was.strengthened.by.the.spread.of.the.Scofield.Bible,.into.the.hands.of.several.men.
who.studied.Scofield’s.notes.on.the.book.of.Revelation...Though.Cyrus.Scofield’s.life.has.been.
criticized. for. living. a. life. filled. with. scandal,. theft,. and. even. prison. time,. his. notes. have. been.
promoted.by.many.as.an.accurate.authority,.and.they.strongly.support.this.idea.of.adding.the.
word.“age”.to.the.Word.of.God.for.the.Seven.Churches..
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The.Isle.of.Patmos.is.just.off.of.the.western.coast.of.modern.day.Turkey,.and.the.cities.of.Ephesus,.
Smyrna,. Pergamum,. Thyatira,. Sardis,. Philadelphia,. and. Laodicea. were. under. 300km. inland...
370.
While.many.programmed.with.this.dispensationalist.doctrine.believe.that.the.“age”.we.live.in.is.
the.Laodicean.age,.the.actual.letter.(or.scroll).was.written.to.Laodicia.on.the.Lycus.–.better.known.
as.the.City.of.Zeus..
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Laodicea.had.a.very.large.Jewish.community,.and.the.early.church.had.nominated.this.city.to.be.
one.of.the.chief.seats.for.the.early.church...It.is.believed.that.this.church.was.established.by.
Epaphras,.a.Colossian,.and.is.mentioned.in.the.epistle.to.the.Colossians.by.Paul...Some.of.the.
Greek. manuscripts. end. the. First. Epistle. to. Timothy. with. these. words:. "Written. at. Laodicea,.
metropolis.of.Phrygia.Pacatiana"..
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But.taking.the.work.of.Scofield,.Darby,.and.others,.Branham.built.upon.this.idea.that.the.letters.
were.not.sent.to.the.cities.that.John.the.Revelator.addressed.in.his.opening.statements...This.
extra\biblical.theology.literally.ignores.the.opening.statements.in.the.first.chapter,.even.though.
the.end.of.the.book.is.very.condemning.of.any.who.would.add.to.or.take.away.from.the.book..
.
And. William. Branham. did. not. compare. his. “messengers”. to. recorded. history.. . We. find. huge.
discrepancies,.such.as.Columba.not.being.alive.during.his.“church.age.”..Others.fit.slightly.outside.
of.their.“age,”.making.several.members.in.the.cult.following.scratch.their.heads.in.confusion..
.
But.the.most.interesting.character.Branham.chose.to.be.a.“messenger”.was.Irenaeus...
.
Branham.appointed.Irenaeus.to.the.church.of.Smyrna,.or.“age”.as.he.copied.from.Larkin...Smyrna.
was.a.strategic.port.city.on.the.Aegean.coast,.like.Ephesus...Irenaeus.was.Bishop.of.Lugdunum,.
which.is.now.Lyons,.France..
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Irenaeus.is.best.known.for.his.book.“Adversus.Haereses,”.or.“Against.Heresies.”..Ironically,.this.
book.denounces.several.of.the.doctrines.promoted.by.William.Branham.that.came.from.Gnostic.
beliefs...Irenaeus.felt.that.these.Gnostic.teachings.were.infecting.the.church,.and.placed.a.call\
to\action.for.the.church.to.stand.against.heresy..
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If. you. were. programmed. by. the. teachings. of. William. Branham,. this. is. not. only. a. book. I.
recommend.for.you.to.read,.but.a.MUST.read.if.you.want.to.understand.just.how.subtle.the.
serpent.can.be...You.will.recognize.many.of.the.teachings.that.Irenaeaus.condemns.–.though.you.
won’t.recognize.any.of.the.names...The.doctrine.is.the.same,.but.Irenaeus.is.condemning.the.
origin.of.the.doctrine:.mystic.gods.and.demogods...
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The.Gnostic.influence.had.started.to.distort.the.view.of.the.Godhead,.taking.the.early.Christian.
faith.and.twisting.it.into.something.entirely.different...Irenaeus.knew.that.this.was.creating.a.
different.“jesus”.–.not.the.Jesus.from.the.Bible,.and.that.this.new.and.different.god.that.was.
being.created.was.a.false.god...This.twisting.was.done.through.integration.of.false.gods.and.their.
myths.or.legends.into.Christianity...Irenaeus.knew.that.this.heresy.would.eventually.distort.the.
Word.of.God.into.the.teachings.of.pagan.gods.and.goddesses,.and.attacks.them.at.their.root:..
Gnosticism..
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371.
The. irony. is. that. his. stand. for. the. faith. promotes. everything. that. Branham. opposes.. . While.
Irenaeus.promotes.unity.in.the.whole.body.of.Christ,.Braham.promotes.division.and.separation...
Irenaeus.stands.firmly.on.the.triune.nature.of.the.Godhead,.while.Branham.waffles.back.and.
forth. between. Trinitarian,. dualism,. modalism,. oneness,. and. more.. . Against. Heresies. is. an.
interesting.read,.because.this.confusion.that.is.being.promoted.is.the.exact.same.confusion.that.
was.starting.to.infect.the.church..
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In. the. opening. statements. of. the. chapter,. “Unity. of. the. Faith. of. the. Church. Throughout. the.
World,”.Irenaeus.writes.this:.
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“The.Church,.though.dispersed.through.our.the.whole.world,.even.to.the.ends.of.the.earth,.has.
received.from.the.apostles.and.their.disciples.this.faith:.[She.believes].in.one.God,.the.Father.
Almighty,.Maker.of.heaven,.and.earth,.and.the.sea,.and.all.things.that.are.in.them;.and.in.one.
Christ.Jesus,.the.Son.of.God,.who.became.incarnate.for.our.salvation;.and.in.the.Holy.Spirit,.who.
proclaimed.through.the.prophets.the.dispensations(6).of.God,.and.the.advents,.and.the.birth.
from.a.virgin,.and.the.passion,.and.the.resurrection.from.the.dead,.and.the.ascension.into.heaven.
in.the.flesh.of.the.beloved.Christ.Jesus,.our.Lord,.and.His.[future].manifestation.from.heaven.in.
the.glory.of.the.Father."to.gather.all.things.in.one,"(7).and.to.raise.up.anew.all.flesh.of.the.whole.
human.race,.in.order.that.to.Christ.Jesus,.our.Lord,.and.God,.and.Saviour,.and.King,.according.to.
the.will.of.the.invisible.Father,."every.knee.should.bow,.of.things.in.heaven,,.and.things.in.earth,.
and.things.under.the.earth,.and.that.every.tongue.should.confess"(8).to.Him,.and.that.He.should.
execute.just.judgment.towards.all;.that.He.may.send."spiritual.wickednesses,"(9).and.the.angels.
who. transgressed. and. became. apostates,. together. with. the. ungodly,. and. unrighteous,. and.
wicked,. and. profane. among. men,. into. everlasting. fire;. but. may,. in. the. exercise. of. His. grace,.
confer.immortality.on.the.righteous,.and.holy,.and.those.who.have.kept.His.commandments,.and.
have.persevered.in.His.love,.some.from.the.beginning.[of.their.Christian.course],.and.others.from.
[the.date.of].their.repentance,.and.may.surround.them.with.everlasting.glory.”.
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Against.Heresies.
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The.Serpent’s.Seed.doctrine.Branham.tried.to.re\establish.was.condemned.as.heresy.by.Irenaeus.
in.chapter.12...The.pagan.gods.that.were.being.integrated.into.Christian.faith.were.not.integrated.
by.name,.but.by.fictional.legends.and.fables...The.Gnostic.teaching.of.the.birth.of.good.and.evil.
was.through.sexual.intercourse.between.the.two.forces,.thus.producing.a.“sin.child.”.
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But. the. followers. of. Ptolemy. say(2). that. he. [Bythos]. has. two. consorts,. which. they. also. name.
Diatheses. (affections),. viz.,. Ennoae. and. Thelesis.. For,. as. they. affirm,. he. first. conceived. the.
thought. of. producing. something,. and. then. willed. to. that. effect.. Wherefore,. again,. these. two.
affections,.or.powers,.Ennoea.and.Thelesis,.having.intercourse,.as.it.were,.between.themselves,.
the.production.of.Monogenes.and.Aletheia.took.place.according.to.conjunction..These.two.came.
forth.as.types.and.images.of.the.two.affections.of.the.Father,\\visible.representations.of.those.
that.were.invisible,\\Nous.(i.e.,.Monogenes).of.Thelesis,.and.Aletheia.of.Ennoea,.and.accordingly.
the.image.resulting.from.Thelesis.was.masculine,(3).while.that.from.Ennoea.was.feminine..Thus.
Thelesis.(will).became,.as.it.were,.a.faculty.of.Ennoea.(thought)..For.Ennoea.continually.yearned.
372.
after.offspring;.but.she.could.not.of.herself.bring.forth.that.which.she.desired..But.when.the.
power.of.Thelesis.(the.faculty.of.will).came.upon.her,.then.she.brought.forth.that.on.which.she.
had.brooded..
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Against.Heresies.
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This.teaching,.while.seemingly.harmless,.alters.the.Gospel.at.its.beginning:..the.birth.of.Christ...
When.the.idea.of.sexual.intercourse.is.introduced.into.the.Garden.of.Eden,.then.the.only.possible.
solution.for.fixing.the.situation.is.to.deny.the.birth.of.Christ.into.mankind...While.the.Bible.teaches.
that. Jesus. Christ. was. fully. God. and. fully. man,. born. through. immaculate. conception,. Gnostics.
teach.that.Christ.became.“god”.later.in.His.life...This.denies.Christ.being.the.Son.of.God,.which.is.
antichrist..
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When. the. Propator. conceived. the. thought. of. producing. something,. he. received. the. name. of.
Father..But.because.what.he.did.produce.was.true,.it.was.named.Aletheia..Again,.when.he.wished.
to.reveal.himself,.this.was.termed.Anthropos..Finally,.when.he.produced.those.whom.he.had.
previously.thought.of,.these.were.named.Ecclesia..Anthropos,.by.speaking,.formed.Logos:.this.is.
the.first\born.son..But.Zoe.followed.upon.Logos;.and.thus.the.first.Ogdoad.was.completed..
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4..They.have.much.contention.also.among.themselves.respecting.the.Saviour..For.some.maintain.
that. he. was. formed. out. of. all;. wherefore. also. he. was. called. Eudocetos,. because. the. whole.
Pleroma. was. well. pleased. through. him. to. glorify. the. Father.. But. others. assert. that. he. was.
produced.from.those.ten.AEons.alone.who.sprung.from.Logos.and.Zoe,.and.that.on.this.account.
he.was.called.Logos.and.Zoe,.thus.preserving.the.ancestral.names.(1).Others,.again,.affirm.that.
he.had.his.being.from.those.twelve.AEons.who.were.the.offspring.of.Anthropos.and.Ecclesia;.and.
on.this.account.he.acknowledges.himself.the.Son.of.man,.as.being.a.descendant.of.Anthropos..
Others.still,.assert.that.he.was.produced.by.Christ.and.the.Holy.Spirit,.who.were.brought.forth.
for.the.security.of.the.Pleroma;.and.that.on.this.account.he.was.called.Christ,.thus.preserving.the.
appellation.of.the.Father,.by.whom.he.was.produced..And.there.are.yet.others.among.them.who.
declare.that.the.Propator.of.the.whole,.Proarche,.and.Proanennoetos.is.called.Anthropos;.and.
that.this.is.the.great.and.abstruse.mystery,.namely,.that.the.Power.which.is.above.all.others,.and.
contains.all.in.his.embrace,.is.termed.Anthropos;.hence.does.the.Saviour.style.himself.the."Son.
of.man.".
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Againts.Heresies.
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It.is.no.surprise.that.William.Branham.taught.the.same.thing.under.a.different.name:.
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“Remember,.Jesus.was.a.Man;.God.was.in.Him..There.come.a.time,.where.the.Spirit.that.was.
leading.the.Lamb,.the.Dove..There.had.to.be.a.conference.between.the.Lamb.and.the.Dove..And.
they.formed.a.place.to.set.it..After.the.supper.that.night,.they.crossed.over.a.little.brook.Cedron,.
and....or.somewhere,.and.went.across.the.brook,.and.went.into.a.garden.called.Gethsemane..
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They.had.to.have.a.conference..God.and.Christ.had.to.talk.it.over..The.Lamb.and.the.Dove.had.to.
set.together..It.was.the.Dove.that.had.to.talk.to.the.Lamb,.and.it.was.the.Lamb's.death..Now,.
when. they. set. by. that. rock,. and. all. the. Angels. come. down. from. heaven. to. listen. in. to. this.
conference.. Oh,. there. was. Gabriel,. Michael,. Woodworm,. all. the. thousands. of. them. setting.
around.the.rock.”.
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Also. interesting. is. that. William. Branham. combined. two. bible. verses. to. teach. a. “little. bride”.
theology. –. insisting. that. scripture. be. mixed. and. blended. together. to. teach. an. “eight. soul”.
doctrine..
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Branham.would.often.make.this.statement:.
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Jesus.said,."As.it.was.in.the.days.of.Noah,.wherein.eight.souls.were.saved,.so.shall.it.be.at.the.
coming.of.the.Son.of.man.".
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This.was.a.combination.of.Matthew.24:.
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“For.as.were.the.days.of.Noah,.so.will.be.the.coming.of.the.Son.of.Man.”.
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Mixed.with.1.Peter.3.
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“because.they.formerly.did.not.obey,.when.God's.patience.waited.in.the.days.of.Noah,.while.the.
ark. was. being. prepared,. in. which. a. few,. that. is,. eight. persons,. were. brought. safely. through.
water.”.
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Ironically,.this.was.one.of.the.exact.teachings.that.came.into.the.early.church.through.Gnostic.
influence...Irenaeus.condemns.the.doctrine:.
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Further,.they.declare.that.the.arrangement.made.with.respect.to.the.ark.in.the.Deluge,.by.means.
of.which.eight.persons.were.saved,(7).most.clearly.indicates.the.Ogdoad.which.brings.salvation..
David. also. shows. forth. the. same,. as. holding. the. eighth. place. in. point. of. age. among. his.
brethren.(8).Moreover,.that.circumcision.which.took.place.on.the.eighth.day,(9).represented.the.
circumcision.of.the.Ogdoad.above..In.a.word,.whatever.they.find.in.the.Scriptures.capable.of.
being.referred.to.the.number.eight,.they.declare.to.fulfil.the.mystery.of.the.Ogdoad..
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Against.Heresies.
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374.
How.many.times.have.you.heard.this.exact.heresy.in.the.message.of.William.Branham?..How.
many.times.does.the.number.“five”.point.to.spiritual.significance?..Or.the.number.“seven?”..This.
is.how.the.Gnostics.were.lifting.their.false.gods.into.power!..And.William.Branham.does.the.exact.
same.thing!..But.here.specifically,.the.Gnostics.were.teaching.an.“eight.soul.theology,”.that.was.
the.exact.same.heresy.that.Irenaeus.condemned!..And.Irenaeus.was.the.“second.messenger”.
that.Branham.added.to.Larkin’s.“Seven.Church.Age”.dates..
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The. cult. of. William. Branham. will. teach. you. that. these. seven. “Church. Age. Messengers”. were.
guideposts,. signs. pointing. the. church. back. into. the. pathway. of. the. early. fathers.. . Each.
“messenger”. was. provided. by. God. –. not. as. a. messenger. to. the. sinners. that. Christ. is. offering.
salvation.to,.but.to.the.“little.Bride”.for.the.“age.”..These.messengers.have.one.purpose:.to.show.
the.church.the.“mysteries”.that.have.been.hidden.all.through.the.“ages.”..What.the.followers.do.
not.realize.is.that.this.Gnostic.faith.was.a.faith.based.on.“mystery.”.
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What.they.do.not.realize.is.that.a.road.filled.with.guideposts.pointing.into.different.directions.
will.not.take.you.to.your.destination...Even.worse,.from.the.“messengers.chosen,”.there.seems.
to.be.only.one.road.sign.that.is.pointing.in.all.different.directions:..William.Branham..
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Marcus$And$The$Number$Seven$
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Valentinianism.is.a.Gnostic.Christian.movement.that.was.founded.by.Valentinus.in.the.second.
century.AD,.and.it.was.one.of.the.most.powerful.Gnostic.movements.that.rose.against.the.Church.
of.the.living.God...Its.infection.was.not.limited.to.Rome,.but.stretched.as.far.as.Egypt,.Asia.Minor,.
Syria,.and.up.into.Northwest.Africa...Valentinianism.was.very.active.well.into.the.fourth.century.
AD,.even.after.the.Roman.Empire.declared.themselves.Christian..
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The. Valentinian. system. was. comprised. of. a. pyramid,. representing. the. superstructure. of. the.
celestial. system,. or. the. world. of. Aeons. as. they. believed.. . At. the. top. of. this. pyramid. was. the.
Ogdoad,.a.combination.of.Egyptian.gods.that.included.eight.deities.worshipped.in.Hermopolis.
during.the.time.of.the.Old.Kingdom.(2686.BC.–.2134.BC)...In.Egyptian.mythology,.their.interaction.
was.believed.to.be.unbalanced,.resulting.in.the.arising.of.a.new.entity..When.the.entity.opened,.
it. revealed. Ra,. the. fiery. sun,. inside.. After. a. long. interval. of. rest,. Ra,. together. with. the. other.
deities,.created.all.other.things..
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At.the.bottom.of.the.Valentinian.pyramid.was.the.foundation,.Sophia...Sophia.was.the.goddess.
of.wisdom,.or.more.specifically,.goddess.of.wisdom.of.the.hidden.mysteries...Sophia.was.believed.
by.the.Gnostics.to.embody.the.“female”.aspect.of.God,.and.she.was.the.lowest.Aeon...According.
to.Valentinian.mythology,.Sophia.was.fallen.from.grace.and.responsible.for.creating.the.material.
world.of.sin...
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Combining.these.Egyptian.gods.into.Christianity,.the.Valentinian.belief.system.proclaimed.that.
Christ.was.just.a.man,.a.pure.vessel.for.His.reception.of.Sophia...In.the.book.“Against.Heresies,”.
the.book.written.by.the.man.William.Branham.claimed.to.have.been.the.second.“church.age”.
messenger,. Irenaeus. describes. this. belief. system. and. its. heresy.. . According. to. Irenaeus,. the.
Valentinians. believed. that. Sophia. descended. down. into. the. world. created. by. her. disgrace,.
poured.herself.into.Christ,.and.then.leaves.Him.again.just.before.the.Crucifixion...When.Christ.
rose,. these. Gnostics. describe. Christ. ascending. with. Sophia. into. the. world. or. Aeon. which. will.
never.pass.away..
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Because.this.was.the.most.powerful.Gnostic.influence.on.the.early.Church,.Irenaeus.devotes.a.
great. deal. of. time. towards. describing. the. heresy. of. including. Egyptian. Gods. into. Christian.
worship...Like.the.Babylonian.and.Sumerian.systems.of.worship,.this.Egyptian.worship.system.
that.was.being.re\established.in.Greece.relied.heavily.upon.the.sun,.moon,.and.stars...The.solar.
system.and.more.specifically.the.Zodiac.provided.the.high.priests.access.to.powerful.knowledge,.
the.gift.of.Sophia...Using.solar.calculations,.these.priests.would.use.numerologies.to.determine.
the.powerful.numbers,.paths.of.life,.current.and.future.events,.and.more...It.is.the.same.type.of.
astrology.used.in.Hindu.temples.or.Wiccan.ritual.of.today,.and.its.trail.descends.all.the.way.back.
to.the.great.pyramid.of.Egypt.and.before..
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Of.the.Valentinians,.one.person.became.a.real.threat.to.the.church...Irenaeus.describes.Marcus,.
and. his. ability. to. use. this. knowledge. and. these. numbers. to. persuade. many.. . Marcus. was.
376.
responsible.for.pulling.several.Christians.from.the.body.of.Christ.into.Gnosticism,.and.he.used.
basic.numbers.to.do.so..
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In. the. chapter,. “THE. DECEITFUL. ARTS. AND. NEFARIOUS. PRACTICES. OF. MARCUS,”. Irenaeus.
describes.him:.
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But. there. is. another. among. these. heretics,. Marcus. by. name,. who. boasts. himself. as. having.
improved. upon. his. master.. He. is. a. perfect. adept. in. magical. impostures,. and. by. this. means.
drawing. away. a. great. number. of. men,. and. not. a. few. women,. he. has. induced. them. to. join.
themselves.to.him,.as.to.one.who.is.possessed.of.the.greatest.knowledge.and.perfection,.and.
who. has. received. the. highest. power. from. the. invisible. and. ineffable. regions. above.. Thus. it.
appears.as.if.he.really.were.the.precursor.of.Antichrist..For,.joining.the.buffooneries.of.Anaxilaus.
to.the.craftiness.of.the.magi,.as.they.are.called,.he.is.regarded.by.his.senseless.and.cracked\brain.
followers.as.working.miracles.by.these.means..
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Against.Heresies.
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Irenaeus.continues.to.describe.his.power,.but.warns.the.church.that.Marcus.himself.was.not.in.
control.. . There. was. an. elemental. spirit. involved,. and. that. spirit. had. given. Marcus. the. gift. of.
prophecy...
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Not.only.prophecy,.but.Marcus.apparently.had.an.angel...The.combination.of.the.angel.and.the.
prophetic.gift.was.deceiving.many.in.the.church,.and.causing.not.only.division,.but.severed.limbs.
in. the. body. of. Christ.. . Like. so. many. today,. the. early. Church. was. confused. by. the. signs. and.
wonders,.and.did.not.heed.instruction.by.Jesus.and.the.apostles.to.test.the.prophecies..
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It.appears.probable.enough.that.this.man.possesses.a.demon.as.his.familiar.spirit,.by.means.of.
whom.he.seems.able.to.prophesy.
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Against.Heresies.
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[Marcus.was.proclaiming].Now.the.place.of.thy.angel.is.among.us:.it.behoves.us.to.become.one..
Receive.first.from.me.and.by.me.[the.gift.of].Chaffs..Adorn.thyself.as.a.bride.who.is.expecting.her.
bridegroom,.that.thou.mayest.be.what.I.am,.and.I.what.thou.art..
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Against.Heresies.
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377.
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Using.these.elemental.spirits.and.their.associated.demons.from.Egyptian.worship,.Marcus.had.
found. power. in. the. number. seven.. . Though. the. alphabet. contained. several. letters,. Marcus.
focused. upon. numerical. groupings. of. letters.. . Several. other. “types,”. “symbols,”. and.
representations.Marcus.focused.attention.to.contained.the.number.seven.and.the.number.five..
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Using. this. strategy,. Marcus. grouped. “sevens”. and. “fives”. together,. focusing. attention. on. the.
number.“seven.”..There.were.eight.gods.in.the.Ogdoad,.but.one.of.them.had.fallen...When.Sophia.
joined. with. Christ,. according. to. this. Gnostic. teaching,. Christ. ascended. into. the. throne. to.
complete.the.eight..
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The.other.names.which.are.to.be.uttered.with.respect,.and.faith,.and.reverence,.are,.according.
to.him,.Arrhetos.and.Sige,.Pater.and.Aletheia..Now.the.entire.number.of.this.Tetrad.amounts.to.
four\and\twenty.letters;.for.the.name.Arrhetos.contains.in.itself.seven.letters,.Seige(1).five,.Pater.
five,. and. Aletheia. seven.. If. all. these. be. added. together\\twice. five,. and. twice. seven\\they.
complete. the. number. twenty\four.. In. like. manner,. also,. the. second. Tetrad,. Logos. and. Zoe,.
Anthropos. and. Ecclesia,. reveal. the. same. number. of. elements.. Moreover,. that. name. of. the.
Saviour.which.may.be.pronounced,.viz.,.Jesus.'Ihsous,.consists.of.six.letters,.but.His.unutterable.
name. comprises. for\and\twenty. letters.. The. name. Christ. the. Son(2). (uios. Xreistos). comprises.
twelve.letter,.but.that.which.is.unpronounceable.in.Christ.contains.thirty.letters..And.for.this.
reason.he.declares.that.fie.is.Alpha.and.Omega,.that.he.may.indicate.the.dove,.inasmuch.as.that.
bird.has.this.number.[in.its.name]..
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Against.Heresies.
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Marcus.pointed.out.names.that.are.powerful,.using.the.count.of.the.number.of.letters.in.the.
written.form.of.the.name...Each.of.the.eight.Gods.in.Egyptian.mythology.were.comprised.of.a.
triad,.or.grouping.of.three...As.Marcus.completed.the.eight.triads,.there.were.a.total.of.24.letters..
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Know,.then,.that.the.four\and\twenty.letters.which.you.possess.are.symbolical.emanations.of.
the.three.powers.that.contain.the.entire.number.of.the.elements.above..For.you.are.to.reckon.
thus\\that.the.nine.mute.letters.are.[the.images].of.Pater.and.Aletheia,.because.they.are.without.
voice,. that. is,. of. such. a. nature. as. cannot. be. uttered. or. pronounced.. But. the. semi\vowels.
represent.Logos.and.Zoe,.because.they.are,.as.it.were,.midway.between.the.consonants.and.the.
vowels,.partaking.of.the.nature.of.both..The.vowels,.again,.are.representative.of.Anthropos.and.
Ecclesia,.inasmuch.as.a.voice.proceeding.from.Anthropos.gave.being.to.them.all;.for.the.sound.
of.the.voice.imparted.to.them.form..Thus,.then,.Logos.and.Zoe.possess.eight.[of.these.letters];.
Anthropos.and.Ecclesia.seven;.and.Pater.and.Aletheia.nine..But.since.the.number.allotted.to.each.
was.unequal,.He.who.existed.in.the.Father.came.down,.having.been.specially.sent.by.Him.from.
whom. He. was. separated,. for. the. rectification. of. what. had. taken. place,. that. the. unity. of. the.
Pleromas,.being.endowed.with.equality,.might.develop.in.all.that.one.power.which.flows.from.
all..Thus.that.division.which.had.only.seven.letters,.received.the.power.of.eight.
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From.this,.Marcus.had.determined.the.power.in.the.number.seven...Seven.deities,.and.one.fallen.
from.grace...The.seven.were.all\powerful,.and.the.church,.according.to.this.mythology,.joined.
itself.with.the.fallen.to.become.one.with.the.other.seven...Seven.plus.one.equals.eight..
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He.employed.as.his.instrument,.as.the.Sige.of.Marcus.declares,.the.power.of.seven.letters,.in.
order. that. the. fruit. of. the. independent. will. [of. Achamoth]. might. be. revealed.. . "Consider. this.
present.Episemon,".she.says\\"Him.who.was.formed.after.the.[original].Episemon,.as.being,.as.it.
were,.divided.or.cut.into.two.parts,.and.remaining.outside;.who,.by.His.own.power.and.wisdom,.
through.means.of.that.which.had.been.produced.by.Himself,.gave.life.to.this.world,.consisting.of.
seven.powers,(7).after.the.likeness.of.the.power.of.the.Hebdomad,.and.so.formed.it,.that.it.is.
the.soul.of.everything.visible..
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Against.Heresies.
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But. Irenaeus. pointed. out. the. nonsense. of. the. teaching. of. Marcus.. . While. he. was. achieving.
supernatural.power.using.the.numbers,.able.to.prophesy.and.perform.signs.and.wonders,.Marcus.
was.a.deceiver...Marcus.struggled.to.tell.the.truth:.
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And.the.first.heaven.indeed.pronounces.Alpha,.the.next.to.this.Epsilon,.the.third.Eta,.the.fourth,.
which. is. also. in. the. midst. of. the. seven,. utters. the. sound. of. Iota,. the. fifth. Omicron,. the. sixth.
Upsilon,.the.seventh,.which.is.also.the.fourth.from.the.middle,.utters.the.elegant.Omega,"\\as.
the.Sige.of.Marcus,.talking.a.deal.of.nonsense,.but.uttering.no.word.of.truth,.confidently.asserts..
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Against.Heresies.
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While.many.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham.do.not.realize.the.source.of.the.powerful.spell.they.
are.under,.we.find.the.exact.same.strategy.used.by.Branham.that.Marcus.employed...
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Branham.also.taught.the.power.of.the.number.seven...Seven.was.referenced.in.several.places,.
including.his.name,.and.his.comparison.between.his.last.name.and.Abraham’s.first.name..It.is.
believed. that. Branham’s. middle. name. was. originally. Marion. (six. letters),. which. was. a. very.
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common.name.and.a.county.in.Kentucky,.but.later.changed.to.Marrion.(seven.letters)...By.doing.
so,.each.of.his.names,.first,.middle,.and.last,.equal.the.number.seven..
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When. you. examine. all. of. the. teachings. on. the. “different. jesus”. that. Branham. proclaimed,. it.
almost. seems. as. though. William. Branham. read. this. book. “Against. Heresies,”. and. started.
preaching.from.the.dark.side.of.the.text...While.Irenaeus.condemned.Marcus.for.describing.a.
Jesus.that.was.“just.a.man”.that.was.filled.with.Sophia,.who.became.a.god.but.later.a.man.once.
more.when.Sophia.left,.Branham.describes.the.very.same.thing..
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“Remember,.Jesus.was.a.Man;.God.was.in.Him..There.come.a.time,.where.the.Spirit.that.was.
leading.the.Lamb,.the.Dove.”.
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59\1220M.CONFERENCE.WITH.GOD.
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Now.notice.this.quickening.Power,.Zoe,.bringing.the.Word,.the.mind.that.was.in.Christ.was.in.
you.then..I'm.trying.to.show.you,.that,.you,.when.you.raised..When.God.raised.Jesus.from.the.
dead,.He.raised.up.you,.also..And.also.quickened.to.Life,.with.Him,.you.are.now.quickened.to.
Life,.although.then.you.were.but.an.attribute.in.His.thoughts,.but.God.had.saw.all.in.Him,.at.the.
finish,. see.. When. God. looked. down. upon. the. body.... . The. Spirit. left. Him,. in. the. garden. of.
Gethsemane..He.had.to.die,.a.man..
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65\0418M..IT.IS.THE.RISING.OF.THE.SUN.
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If.you.have.listened.to.any.sermon.by.William.Branham,.you.will.quickly.recognize.the.use.of.the.
number.seven...But.I’m.not.sure.that.you.caught.exactly.HOW.MANY.times.that.this.number.is.
used,.and.how.many.“supernatural”.or.“spiritual”.references...The.number.seven.is.used.almost.
2500.times.on.recorded.tape.–.not.to.mention.the.many.“household.idols”.that.contain.seven.
elements..
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It.is.no.mystery.where.Branham.got.his.theology.on.the.Zodiac.and.the.Pyramids;.these.were.the.
exact.forms.of.worship.in.Egypt.that.descended.into.Gnosticism:.
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What's.He.doing?.He's.writing.His.first.Bible..The.first.Bible.was.ever.written,.was.written.in.the.
skies,.the.zodiac..It.starts.out.with.the.virgin;.that's.how.He.come.first..It.ends.up.with.Leo.the.
lion,.the.second.coming..And.He's.writing.His.first.Bible..
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The.second.Bible.was.written,.was.written.by.Enoch,.and.put.in.the.pyramid..
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53\0403..THE.CRUELTY.OF.SIN.
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Notice.the.“triad.”..Three.bibles,.one.the.Zodiac,.one.the.Pyramid,.and.one.the.King.James..
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The. Bible. foretells. of. the. coming. false. prophet.. . When. you. find. your. first. prophecy. given. by.
William. Branham. that. has. failed,. it. should. be. enough. to. make. you. flee. for. your. lives. –. but.
unfortunately.for.many.blinded,.this.is.not.what.happens...Just.as.Irenaeus.describes.in.the.early.
Church.as.Marcus.employed.sorcerery.to.cause.Christians.to.sever.themselves.from.the.Body.of.
Christ,.many.in.the.cult.will.choose.to.ignore.failed.prophecy.to.believe.signs.and.wonders..
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But.the.bible.warns.also.of.sorcery...The.very.strategies.Branham.used.in.his.sermons.are.the.
ones.that.were.used.when.Paul.wrote.his.letters...They.were.the.same.when.Daniel.was.thrown.
into.the.lion’s.den,.and.when.Balaam.rose.against.the.Children.of.Israel...It.was.the.same.sorcery.
used.in.Egypt.by.Jannes.and.Jambres..
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The. coming. of. the. lawless. one. is. by. the. activity. of. Satan. with. all. power. and. false. signs. and.
wonders.
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2.Thessalonians.2:9.
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For.we.do.not.wrestle.against.flesh.and.blood,.but.against.the.rulers,.against.the.authorities,.
against.the.cosmic.powers.over.this.present.darkness,.against.the.spiritual.forces.of.evil.in.the.
heavenly.places..
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Ephesians.6:12.
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The.book.of.Acts.describes.people.using.this.power,.but.when.true.Christianity.came.into.their.
lives,.and.their.hearts.were.surrendered.to.Christ,.they.burned.their.books.of.numerologies.and.
sorcery:.
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And.this.became.known.to.all.the.residents.of.Ephesus,.both.Jews.and.Greeks..And.fear.fell.upon.
them. all,. and. the. name. of. the. Lord. Jesus. was. extolled.. Also. many. of. those. who. were. now.
believers. came,. confessing. and. divulging. their. practices.. And. a. number. of. those. who. had.
practiced.magic.arts.brought.their.books.together.and.burned.them.in.the.sight.of.all..And.they.
counted.the.value.of.them.and.found.it.came.to.fifty.thousand.pieces.of.silver..
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Acts.19:17\19.
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Colossians.2:18.speaks.of.these.Gnostics.and.their.influence...Even.as.Paul.wrote.his.letters,.the.
elemental.spirits.were.rising.up.against.the.church,.sending.fallen\spirit\filled.men.to.deceive.and.
divide.the.Body..
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These.are.words.that.all.should.heed:.
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Colossians.2:18.
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Fountain$of$Gnostic$Light$$
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The.Bible.says.that.Satan.disguises.himself.as.a.bright.light,.and.that.false.teachers.would.rise,.
causing.many.to.leave.the.Body.of.Christ...False.leaders.would.teach.different.forms.of.“jesus”,.
and.Satan.would.confuse.people.into.serving.other.gods..
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Satan’s.attack,.according.to.Irenaeus,.was.Gnostic.influence.on.early.Christianity...There.are.370.
deities.in.Greek.worship,.many.of.which.have.multiple.names...Over.six.hundred.and.forty.gods.
were.worshipped.by.the.Greeks...Twelve.of.these.gods.were.considered.to.be.“major”.gods,.and.
they.are.the.counterparts.to.the.gods.of.Rome....Yet.these.same.gods.descended.through.the.city.
of.Tyre,.where.Ezekiel.confronted.the.king,.and.where.God.called.the.king.the.“serpent.from.the.
Garden. of. Eden.”. . Christians,. through. Gnostic. faith,. were. being. influenced. into. serving. these.
gods..
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Irenaeus.describes.the.attack.with.new.scrolls.of.Gnostic.origin.that.were.being.included.into.the.
faith. as. “new. books”. to. the. Bible.. . Much. like. the. Book. of. Mormon. or. the. “Spoken. Word”. of.
Branham,.these.books.were.placed.with.the.same.reverence.as.the.Holy.Word.of.God...Irenaeus.
condemns.them,.saying.that.the.original.four.canonical.Gospels.were.complete.–.no.new.Gospel.
could.be.considered.Christian..
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In.his.book,.Against.Heresies,.Irenaeus.quotes.from.these.extra\biblical.scrolls,.but.primarily.from.
three.scrolls:.Gospel.of.Truth,.Gospel.of.Judas,.and.the.“Secret.Book.of.John,”.or.the.Apocryphon.
of.John...Apocryphon.means.“secret.writing,”.and.Gnostics.were.able.to.convince.their.following.
to.receive.these.books.by.teaching.that.God.had.hidden.his.message.to.the.church.in.“mystery.”..
These.books.were.yet.another.“mystery.”.
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The.Apocryphon.of.John.is.a.very.rare.book...Outside.of.Irenaeus.mentioning.this.book.in.Against.
Heresies,.very.little.was.known.until.1945,.when.a.cache.of.papyrus.codices.(bound.books).were.
uncovered.in.Egypt...1945.is.the.same.year,.coincidentally,.that.William.Branham.published.his.
first.pamphlet,.“I.Was.Not.Disobedient.To.The.Heavenly.Vision.”..Interestingly,.Branham.claims.
to. have. visited. Egypt. in. almost. the. same. breath. that. he. calls. the. Great. Pyramid. of. Giza. the.
“second.bible.”.
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This.secret.book.of.John.takes.the.symbolism.in.the.Scriptures.comparing.God.to.“light,”.and.
expands. upon. that. to. teach. the. Gnostic. ideology. that. God. is. mostly. light.. . The. scriptures.
comparing.God.to.a.“fountain”.of.life,.are.twisted,.teaching.that.this.life.IS.light...Therefore,.under.
Gnostic.teaching,.God.becomes.a.“fountain.of.light,”.or.a.“spring.of.light.”.
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An. older. translation. of. the. Apocryphon. of. John. is. found. in. the. book. NeoPlatonism. and.
Gnosticism,.and.it.translates.this.sentence.as.“fountain.”:.
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The.fountain.of.the.Spirit.flowed.from.the.living.water.of.the.light.and.arranged.all.the.aeons.and.
every.kind.of.world...He.recognized.His.own.image.when.he.saw.it.in.the.water.of.pure.light.that.
383.
surrounds.Him...His.intellection.accomplished.a.work;.this.was.manifested.and.remained.firm.in.
His.presence,.in.the.radiance.of.the.light...He.is.the.Potency.which.is.before.the.All.which.was.
being.revealed;.the.perfect.Pre\Intellect.of.the.All,.the.light,.the.likeness.of.the.light,.the.image.
of.the.Invisible..
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Neoplatonism.and.Gnosticism,.Wallis.
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Newer.translations.are.closer.to.the.original,.and.describe.the.“spring.of.light”.in.better.detail...It.
is.easy.to.identify.the.pagan.influence...Like.the.sun.god,.Ra,.this.god.gives.light.to.the.other.
aeons,.or.other.gods...Under.Valentinian.Gnostic.teaching,.God.was.comprised.of.eight.“spirit.
gods,”.but.these.eight.would.bring.forth.Ra.when.they.were.brought.into.new.order..
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But. while. it. seems. harmless. to. compare. God. to. light. –. especially. since. there. are. passages. of.
scripture.in.the.Bible.that.makes.the.same.comparison,.Irenaeus.explains.why.this.was.damaging.
to.the.Church...This.theology.was.taking.pagan.worship.and.integrating.itself.into.Christianity.to.
form.a.different.Jesus...And.this.“secret.book.of.John”.was.evidence.of.the.new.“jesus”.being.
created..
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This.Gnostic.scroll.was.taking.the.Godhead.of.the.Christian.Church,.and.changing.its.form...While.
the.Book.of.John.in.the.Bible.describes.a.triune.Godhead,.Irenaeus.explains.that.the.secret.book.
was.denying.the.original.book.to.create.a.“Oneness”.Godhead...Under.the.Ogdoad.influence,.it.
had.to.be.this.way.–.one.of.the.gods.was.cast.down.(which.they.claimed.to.be.Sophia.into.a.man.
by.the.name.of.Jesus.Christ),.and.that.one.god.would.one.day.rejoin.the.other.seven..
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Further,. they. teach. that. John,. the. disciple. of. the. Lord,. indicated. the. first. Ogdoad,. expressing.
themselves.in.these.words:.John,.the.disciple.of.the.Lord,.wishing.to.set.forth.the.origin.of.all.
things,.so.as.to.explain.how.the.Father.produced.the.whole,.lays.down.a.certain.principle,\\that,.
namely,.which.was.first\begotten.by.God,.which.Being.he.has.termed.both.the.only\begotten.Son.
and.God,.in.whom.the.Father,.after.a.seminal.manner,.brought.forth.all.things..By.him.the.Word.
was. produced,. and. in. him. the. whole. substance. of. the. AEons,. to. which. the. Word. himself.
afterwards.imparted.form..
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Against.Heresies.
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You’ll.remember.William.Branham.added.the.words.“to.dwell.in”.to.the.scripture.“This.is.My.
beloved.Son.in.Whom.I.am.well.pleased.”..This.secret.book.of.John.was.taking.the.Triune.God.
out.of.the.heavens.to.dwell.completely.in.the.man,.Jesus.Christ.–.which.supported.their.teaching.
of.Sophia..
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Irenaeus. argues. that. denying. the. triune. nature. of. God. to. support. the. one. fallen. god. of. the.
Ogdoad.was.also.denying.the.book.of.John...John.says.that.Jesus.was.the.Word,.and.that.same.
Word.was.in.the.beginning.with.God..
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384.
Since,.therefore,.he.treats.of.the.first.origin.of.things,.he.rightly.proceeds.in.his.teaching.from.the.
beginning,.that.is,.from.God.and.the.Word..And.he.expresses.himself.thus:."In.the.beginning.was.
the.Word,.and.the.Word.was.with.God,.and.the.Word.was.God;.the.same.was.in.the.beginning.
with.God.".Having.first.of.all.distinguished.these.three\\God,.the.Beginning,.and.the.Word\\he.
again.unites.them,.that.he.may.exhibit.the.production.of.each.of.them,.that.is,.of.the.Son.and.of.
the.Word,.and.may.at.the.same.time.show.their.union.with.one.another,.and.with.the.Father..
For."the.beginning".is.in.the.Father,.and.of.the.Father,.while."the.Word".is.in.the.beginning,.and.
of.the.beginning..Very.properly,.then,.did.he.say,."In.the.beginning.was.the.Word,".for.He.was.in.
the.Son;."and.the.Word.was.with.God,".for.He.was.the.beginning;."and.the.Word.was.God,".of.
course,.for.that.which.is.begotten.of.God.is.God.."The.same.was.in.the.beginning.with.God"\\this.
clause.discloses.the.order.of.production.."All.things.were.made.by.Him,.and.without.Him.was.
nothing.made;".for.the.Word.was.the.author.of.form.and.beginning.to.all.the.AEons.that.came.
into.existence.after.Him..But."what.was.made.in.Him,".says.John,."is.life..
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Against.Heresies.
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But.the.secret.book.of.John.was.actually.levels.worse.than.just.denying.the.God.that.the.Book.of.
John.describes...The.entire.nature.of.God.was.being.changed,.using.this.teaching.of.the.“fountain.
of.light.”..Under.Gnostic.teaching,.the.“Word”.was.“Light,”.and.the.secret.book.describes.that.
“light”.going.out.from.God.to.form.Jesus.Christ...Sophia.was.cast.down.from.the.Ogdoad.and.
poured.herself.into.a.prepared.vessel,.Jesus.Christ..
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For,.in.discoursing.of.the.Saviour.and.declaring.that.all.things.beyond.the.Pleroma.received.form.
from. Him,. he. says. that. He. is. the. fruit. of. the. entire. Pleroma.. For. he. styles. Him. a. "light.which.
shineth.in.darkness,.and.which.was.not.comprehended".by.it,.inasmuch.as,.when.He.imparted.
form.to.all.those.things.which.had.their.origin.from.passion,.He.was.not.known.by.it..He.also.
styles.Him.Son,.and.Aletheia,.and.Zoe,.and.the."Word.made.flesh,.whose.glory,".he.says,."we.
beheld;.and.His.glory.was.as.that.of.the.Only\begotten.(given.to.Him.by.the.Father),.full.of.grace.
and.truth.".
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Against.Heresies.
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If. you. are. familiar. with. William. Branham’s. teachings. on. “Theophany,”. you. will. recognize. the.
Gnostic.origin.from.the.Secret.Book.of.John...Branham.claimed.that.the.spirit.went.out.of.God.
into.the.form.of.Jesus.Christ,.and.this.created.the.“Theophany.”.
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Theophany.is.a.Greek.word.that.describes.an.event.when.God.and.man.come.in.contact.with.
each.other...It.describes.a.“sighting”.of.God,.a.time.when.God.makes.Himself.manifest.to.a.mortal...
When.Ezekiel.and.Isaiah.saw.the.throne.of.God,.it.was.a.theophany...When.God.appeared.before.
Moses,.it.was.a.theophany...Each.instance.of.God.manifesting.himself.before.human.flesh.was.
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what.the.Greeks.called.theophany...Under.Greek.tradition,.“Theophanies”.was.a.festival.when.
Apollo.was.believed.to.return.from.Hyperborea.to.manifest.himself.before.the.people..
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The. very. first. time. William. Branham. introduces. this. word. into. his. teaching,. he. changes. the.
meaning.of.“theophany”.into.an.example.of.“travel,”.or.“transition.”.
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They.call.it.a.theophany,.that.when.we.leave.here.we.go.in.somewhere.else..Whatever.it.may.be,.
I.take.the.apostle's.Word,.when.he.said,."If.this.earthly.tabernacle.or.dwelling.place.be.dissolved,.
we.have.one.already.waiting.to.move.from.this.into.that.".
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57\0420..THE.ENTOMBMENT.
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But.over.time,.this.simple.statement.would.transform.into.the.very.thing.that.the.Secret.Book.of.
John.describes:.
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In.the.beginning.God.was.a.Spirit..And.all.the.fountain.of.goodness.and.mercy.and.power,.and.all.
the.good.things.of.love,.God.was.the.center.of.that.fountain..And.then.the.Logos.that.went.out.
of.God.in.the.beginning.become.what.we.would.call.a.theophany,.or.a\\a.supernatural.body..God.
is.just.not.like.the.air,.but.He's.in.a.body..Moses.seen.Him.pass.and.said.it.looked.like.the.back.
part.of.a.man,.and.so.forth..And.then.that.same.theophany.was.made.flesh.and.dwelled.among.
us..And.we.beheld.Him,.the.only.begotten.of.the.Father:.Christ..
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57\0516..WE.WOULD.SEE.JESUS.
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Notice.that.phrase,.“fountain.of.goodness.and.mercy”.as.we.examine.another.example:.
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And.the.Logos,.which.was.the.Son.of.God.went.out,.created.by.these.great.fountains.of.purity,.
God,.as.those.Spirits.went.out,.and.it.created.the.Logos..And.it.was.a.body..It.was.in.the.form.of.
what.we.are.now,.which.is.called.in.the.clergy.way.of.speaking.it,.a.theophany..It's.a.body.that.
doesn't.have.a.spirit.in.it..It's.a.body.that's.waiting.for.you.Christians..As.soon.as.the.life.leaves.
this,. you. go. into. that. body.. When. this. earthly. tabernacle. be. dissolved,. we. have. one. already.
waiting,.a.theophany..
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57\0630..THIRSTING.FOR.LIFE.
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The.title.of.that.sermon.was.“Thirsting.For.Life,”.and.God.is.described.as.a.fountain...Each.time.
William.Branham.describes.the.nature.of.God.in.his.later.sermons,.he.uses.this.example.of.God.
being. a. fountain.. . The. casual. listener. might. think. that. Branham. is. comparing. God. to. the.
“fountain”.of.life.as.we.find.in.scripture,.but.if.you.fully.examine.everything.Branham.says.on.the.
subject,.you’ll.suddenly.realize.that.it.seems.as.though.he.is.preaching.from.the.Secret.Book.of.
John..
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In.the.sermon,.Questions.and.Answers.on.Hebrews,.William.Branham.is.asked.what.kind.of.body.
that. the. saints. will. have.. . Remember,. the. Gnostic. answer. for. this. is. that. we. will. have. “light.
bodies.”..Listen.to.Branham’s.answer:.
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In.the.beginning.God....We'll.go.back.to.our.Hebrew.teaching.just.for.a.few.minutes..God.was.this.
great.big.fountain.of.seven.colors..How.many.knows.that?.See?.
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57\1006..QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.ON.HEBREWS.
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But.Irenaeus.condemns.this.Gnostic.idea...Each.time.that.“light”.is.used.in.scripture,.it.is.a.parallel.
–.not.a.physical.description...God.is.our.lighthouse.shining.in.darkness,.but.that.does.not.mean.
that.God.is.made.of.brick,.with.a.light.bulb.spinning.circles...Neither.is.God.a.“fountain.of.seven.
colors”.as.Branham.describes...God.is.not.the.rainbow.of.fruit.flavors..
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In.Against.Heresies,.Irenaeus.shows.the.twisted.teaching,.and.explains.that.they.have.taken.the.
comparison.between.God.and.the.things.we.can.see.and.understand,.and.twisted.them.to.make.
the.One.True.God.fit.the.gods.of.Egypt..
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For,.in.discoursing.of.the.Saviour.and.declaring.that.all.things.beyond.the.Pleroma.received.form.
from. Him,. he. says. that. He. is. the. fruit. of. the. entire. Pleroma.. For. he. styles. Him. a. "light. which.
shineth.in.darkness,.and.which.was.not.comprehended".by.it,.inasmuch.as,.when.He.imparted.
form.to.all.those.things.which.had.their.origin.from.passion,.He.was.not.known.by.it..He.also.
styles.Him.Son,.and.Aletheia,.and.Zoe,.and.the."Word.made.flesh,.whose.glory,".he.says,."we.
beheld;.and.His.glory.was.as.that.of.the.Only\begotten.(given.to.Him.by.the.Father),.full.of.grace.
and.truth.".
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But.what.John.really.does.say.is.this:."And.the.Word.was.made.flesh,.and.dwelt.among.us;.and.
we.beheld.His.glory,.the.glory.as.of.the.only\begotten.of.the.Father,.full.of.grace.and.truth.".Thus,.
then,. does. he. [according. to. them]. distinctly. set. forth. the. first. Tetrad,. when. he. speaks. of. the.
Father,. and. Charis,. and. Monogenes,. and. Aletheia.. In. this. way,. too,. does. John. tell. of. the. first.
Ogdoad,.and.that.which.is.the.mother.of.all.the.AEons..For.he.mentions.the.Father,.and.Charis,.
and.Monogenes,.and.Aletheia,.and.Logos,.and.Zoe,.and.Anthropos,.and.Ecclesia..Such.are.the.
views.of.Ptolemaeus..
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Against.Heresies,.Irenaeus.
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The. year. 1957. was. very. strange,. when. you. consider. this. teaching. that. twists. the. word.
“theophany”.to.create.a.new.and.different.“jesus.”..It.is.the.only.year.that.Branham.teaches.this.
387.
Gnostic.doctrine.that.the.“Logos.went.out.of.God.to.form.a.theophany,”.and.that.it.came.from.a.
“fountain.of.light”..Before.1957,.the.word.“theophany”.is.not.mentioned...In.the.years.after,.the.
teaching.has.been.established.in.the.listener’s.minds,.and.he.does.not.have.to.reestablish.the.
doctrine...But.we.find.it.all.throughout.1957,.and.in.each.instance,.Branham.describes.God.as.this.
fountain.that.he.would.later.explain.was.a.fountain.of.twelve.colors:.
.
In.the.beginning.God.was.a.Spirit..And.all.the.fountain.of.goodness.and.mercy.and.power,.and.all.
the.good.things.of.love,.God.was.the.center.of.that.fountain..
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57\0516.WE.WOULD.SEE.JESUS_.SASKATOON.SK.THURSDAY.
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..
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The.great.Fountain.of.all.eternitywas.that.spirit.of.love,.joy,.that.spirit.of.honesty,.that.spirit.of.
trueness.in.this.perfection..And.then.out.of.the.existence.of.the.Father.went.the.Logos.which.was.
the.Son,.which.was.the.theophany,.which.was.the.body.of.the.great.Jehovah.God.went.forth.in.
a.celestial.Body..
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57\0602.LIFE.
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.
..
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Remember.Irenaeus.speaking.of.the.Secret.Book.of.John.describing.the.“triad”.that.went.into.
Jesus?. . His. words. were. “Thus,. then,. does. he. [according. to. them]. distinctly. set. forth. the. first.
Tetrad.”.
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Listen.to.this.statement.by.William.Branham:.
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..
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Then.that.theophany.was.made.flesh.in.the.Person.Christ.Jesus..And.then.all.the.fullness.of.the.
Trinity.dwelt.in.Him,.both.Father,.Son,.and.Holy.Spirit,.all.in.that..And.that's.the.very.way.we.go,.
plumb.back.to.the.original.beginning.of.God...
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57\0602.LIFE.
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God,.the.fountainof.all.life,.and.the.Logos.that.went.out.of.God,.that.brood.over.the.earth,.and.
as.He.was.brooding....Or.the.word.means.like."mothering,".or."cooing.".
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57\0613E.THIRSTING.FOR.LIFE.
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388.
Also.notice.that.he.takes.us.back.out.of.the.New.Covenant.of.Grace,.and.into.the.Old.Covenant.
of.Law.that.the.Apostle.Paul.called.“obsolete”:.
.
Then.out.of.there.come.another.stream,.off.this.main.Fountain,.the.Diamond,.and.it.was.called.
righteousness,.absolutely.righteousness..Now,.that's.the.reason.we.had.to.have.law..That's.the.
reason.law.has.to.have.judgment..If.no.judgment.doesn't.follow.law,.law.doesn't.do.no.good..
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57\0821.HEBREWS.CHAPTER.ONE.
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Later.in.that.sermon,.A.few.sentences.down,.Branham.starts.to.describe.this.fountain.of.light.
that.the.Secret.Book.of.John.describes:.
.
Now,.when.these.great.Lights.went.out,.or.great.rays.of.Spirit:.love,.peace,.that's.all.there.was,.
That..There.wasn't.no.suffering..There.wasn't.no\\no.hate,.nor.no.malice;.it.couldn't.come.from.
this.Fountain..That.was.Jehovah..That.was.Jehovah.God..And.now,.as.the.theologians.call.it,.a.
theophany.went.from.That,.which.was.called,.in.the.Scriptural,.the."Logos,".the.Logos.that.went.
out.of.God..It's.hard.to.explain,.but.It.was.a.part.of.God..
.
.
Also.notice.that.this.Gnostic.“fountain.of.light”.is.where.Branham.starts.to.claim.that.Jesus.was.
not.eternal...This.is.where.Branham.claims.that.Jesus.was.created:.
.
The.Logos,.and.this.great.Fountain,.this.great.Fountain.of.Spiritwhich.had.no.beginning.or.no.end;.
this.great.Spirit.began.to.form,.in.the.creation,.and.the.Logos.that.went.out.from.It.was.the.Son.
of.God..
.
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Like.the.teachings.in.the.Secret.Book.of.John,.that.statement.by.William.Branham.is.in.direct.
conflict.with.the.Book.of.John.that.is.found.in.the.Bible...In.the.opening.statements.of.John,.is.
says.that.Jesus.was.the.Word...And.that.ALL.things.were.created.by.Him,.and.for.Him...It.says.that.
He.was.in.the.beginning.WITH.God,.not.created.by.some.“fountain.of.light.god”.that.created.a.
different.“jesus.”.
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Towards.the.end.of.that.sermon.is.where.Branham.produces.the.“rainbow.of.fruit.flavors”.of.this.
Gnostic.god...Out.of.this.“fountain.god,”.multi\colored.lights.began.to.emit.light.to.the.other.gods.
in.the.Ogdoad:.
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That's.It's.when.Jesus.went.back.to.the.Logos,.the.Pillar.of.Fire.that.led.the.children.of.Israel,.
setting. in. the. Presence. of. them. greats,. fountain,. rainbow. of. Lights. that. come. out,. the. seven.
perfect.Spirits,.a.perfect.Spirit.of.love....
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57\0901E.HEBREWS.CHAPTER.FOUR.
389.
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1.John.5:7.describes.the.Christian.God,.the.One.True.God.from.the.Bible...The.God.that.said,.“Let.
US.make.man.in.OUR.image,”.and.then.created.a.mortal.that.contained.both.male.and.female...
A.God.that.sent.His.own.Son,.Jesus.Christ,.and.a.God.that.promised.to.send.His.Holy.Spirit.to.us.
when.Christ.ascended.to.the.throne..
.
For.there.are.three.that.bear.record.in.heaven,.the.Father,.the.Word,.and.the.Holy.Ghost:.and.
these.three.are.one..
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1.John.5:7.
.
To.believe.any.other.god.is.to.believe.in.a.false.god.–.even.if.that.god.has.been.rebranded.with.
the.name.“Jesus”.or.“Jehovah”.or.“Elohim,”.or.even.“Yahweh.”..There.is.only.one.way.to.explain.
the.Christian.God,.and.that.is.by.reading.the.scripture..
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The. Book. of. John. –. not. the. “Secret. Book,”. but. the. REAL. book. from. the. Bible. gives. the. most.
accurate.description.of.God.in.the.shortest.grouping.of.sentences...It.fully.explains.the.God.we.
serve,.but.it.starts.out.speaking.of.the.Word...Because.this.is.a.little.difficult.for.the.Christian.
starting. to. learn. his. or. her. bible,. Gnostic. influence. is. powerful.. . Gnosticism. fully. explains. the.
“mystery”.that.is.built.upon.scriptures.that.have.been.built.upon.explanations.and.comparisons.
for.the.mortal.mind.to.better.comprehend...Those.mysteries.twist.the.meaning.into.something.
entirely.different..
.
If.you.start.the.chapter.with.verse.14,.you.will.find.out.Who.this.Word.is...You’ll.find.out.Who,.
exactly,.John.is.describing.when.he.says.that.the.Word.created.all.things:.
.
Son.from.the.Father,.full.of.grace.and.truth...(John.bore.witness.about.him,.and.cried.out,.“This.
was.he.of.whom.I.said,.‘He.who.comes.after.me.ranks.before.me,.because.he.was.before.me.’”).
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John.1:14\15.
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Now,. having. established. that. Jesus. is. the. Word,. the. full. passage. is. easy. enough. for. even. the.
beginner.to.understand:.
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In.the.beginning.was.Jesus[the.Word],.and.Jesus[the.Word].was.with.God,.and.Jesus[the.Word].
was.God...Jesus[He].was.in.the.beginning.with.God...All.things.were.made.through.Jesus[Him],.
and.without.Jesus[Him].was.not.any.thing.made.that.was.made....
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John.1:1\3.(adding.the.name.Jesus.in.front.of.[The.Word]).
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Which.god.will.you.serve?..The.god.of.William.Branham?..Or.the.God.of.the.Bible?.
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390.
Sethians$and$Cainites$$
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One.of.the.oldest.branches.of.Gnosticism,.argued.by.some.to.be.the.oldest.existing,.is.the.sect.
that.named.themselves.“Sethians.”..
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Sethians. claimed. to. be. descended. from. Seth,. the. third. from. Adam,. and. their. teaching. was.
widespread.throughout.the.Mediterranean...This.Gnostic.group.was.founded.primarily.by.Jewish.
mysticism,.but.was.strongly.influenced.by.the.philosophy.of.Plato...
.
This.group.practiced.mysticism.through.several.gnostic.scrolls.that.had.heavy.influence.by.several.
pagan. gods.. . Some. of. these. include. the. Apocryphon. of. John,. The. Thought. of. Norea,. The.
Trimorphic. Protennoia,. The. Coptic. Gospel. of. the. Egyptians,. The. Gospel. of. Judas,. Zostrianos,.
Three.Steles.of.Seth,.Marsanes,.and.Allogenes...But.they.also.produced.their.own.secret.writing.
from. their. mystic. teachings. of. Kabbalah,. and. called. it. the. “Apocalypse. of. Adam,”. or. the.
“Revelation.of.Adam.”.
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This.ancient.scroll.was.also.discovered.in.1946,.around.the.time.William.Branham.began.to.re\
establish.his.ministry.by.adding.an.angelic.visit.to.his.“commission.”..Until.1945,.Branham.was.
producing. pamphlets. such. as. “I. Was. Not. Disobedient. To. The. Heavenly. Vision,”. describing.
commission.through.a.vision,.but.after.1946,.an.angelic.visit.is.included.in.Branham’s.story..
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In.this.scroll,.a.700\year\old.Adam.tells.his.third.son,.Seth,.how.he.learned.a.word.of.knowledge.
of.the.eternal.God.from.Eve.and.that.he.and.Eve.were.indeed.more.powerful.than.their.supposed.
creator..But.that.knowledge.was.lost.in.the.fall.when.the.subcreator.\.the.demiurge.\.separated.
Adam.and.Eve..
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Listen.to.my.words,.my.son.Seth..When.God.had.created.me.out.of.the.earth,.along.with.Eve,.
your.mother,.I.went.about.with.her.in.a.glory.which.she.had.seen.in.the.aeon.from.which.we.had.
come.forth..She.taught.me.a.word.of.knowledge.of.the.eternal.God..And.we.resembled.the.great.
eternal.angels,.for.we.were.higher.than.the.god.who.had.created.us.and.the.powers.with.him,.
whom.we.did.not.know..
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The.Apocalypse.of.Adam.
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Irenaeus. devotes. an. entire. chapter. to. this. Gnostic. group. known. as. Sethians,. and. a. second.
chapter.immediately.after.to.a.Gnostic.group.created.by.their.influence,.known.as.the.Cainites...
The.book.ends.with.the.Cainites,.describing.how.damaging.their.heresy.was.to.the.church...The.
teaching.had.taken.such.a.stronghold.that.Irenaeus.said.that.it.would.fill.another.book.to.try.to.
untangle.their.teaching.that.was.woven.throughout.the.teachings.of.the.true.Bible...The.first.
book.ends.with.these.words:.
.
Wherefore. I. have. laboured. to. bring. forward,. and. make. clearly. manifest,. the. utterly. ill\
conditioned.carcase.of.this.miserable.little.fox..For.there.will.not.now.be.need.of.many.words.to.
391.
overturn.their.system.of.doctrine,.when.it.has.been.made.manifest.to.all..It.is.as.when,.on.a.beast.
hiding.itself.in.a.wood,.and.by.rushing.forth.from.it.is.in.the.habit.of.destroying.multitudes,.one.
who.beats.round.the.wood.and.thoroughly.explores.it,.so.as.to.compel.the.animal.to.break.cover,.
does.not.strive.to.capture.it,.seeing.that.it.is.truly.a.ferocious.beast;.but.those.present.can.then.
watch.and.avoid.its.assaults,.and.can.cast.darts.at.it.from.all.sides,.and.wound.it,.and.finally.slay.
that.destructive.brute..So,.in.our.case,.since.we.have.brought.their.hidden.mysteries,.which.they.
keep.in.silence.among.themselves,.to.the.light,.it.will.not.now.be.necessary.to.use.many.words.
in.destroying.their.system.of.opinions..For.it.is.now.in.thy.power,.and.in.the.power.of.all.thy.
associates,. to. familiarize. yourselves. with. what. has. been. said,. to. overthrow. their. wicked. and.
undigested.doctrines,.and.to.set.forth.doctrines.agreeable.to.the.truth..Since.then.the.case.is.so,.
I. shall,. according. to. promise,. and. as. my. ability. serves,. labour. to. overthrow. them,. by. refuting.
them.all.in.the.following.book..Even.to.give.an.account.of.them.is.a.tedious.affair,.as.thou.seest..
But.I.shall.furnish.means.for.overthrowing.them,.by.meeting.all.their.opinions.in.the.order.in.
which.they.have.been.described,.that.I.may.not.only.expose.the.wild.beast.to.view,.but.may.inflict.
wounds.upon.it.from.every.side..
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Against.Heresies.
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Under.the.Gnostic.teaching.of.the.Sethians,.the.early.Church.was.infected.by.the.teaching.that.
God.created.“spirit.bodies,”.and.that.Adam.and.Eve.roamed.around.the.world.without.form...By.
stressing.the.words.written.in.Genesis,.“Let.us.make.man.in.our.own.image,”.Sethians.began.to.
teach.that.this.“image”.was.“spirit,”.because.God.is.a.Spirit...
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Many.of.you.that.have.been.influenced.by.the.teaching.of.William.Branham.will.be.familiar.with.
this. doctrine,. though. it. comes. under. several. different. names. and. examples.. . Branham.
resurrected.the.Gnostic.teaching,.claiming.that.there.was.a.period.of.time.when.Adam.and.Eve.
were. “sprit. gods”. roaming. the. earth.. . This. claim. was. reestablished. in. Branham’s. attempt. to.
promote.“prophets”.to.“gods.”.
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And.God.in.the.beginning.made.His.first.man..He.made.him.out.of.spirit..And.spirit.is.the.invisible.
part.of.man.that.you.don't.see..Now,.God.made.man.in.His.Own.image..
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49\1225..THE.DEITY.OF.JESUS.CHRIST.
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Oh,.I.can.just.see.Adam.and.Eve.going.down.through.the.garden.and.the.winds.blowing,.Eve,.the.
little.bride,.saying,."Oh,.Adam,.the\\the.wind.is.so.strong.".
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He'd.say,."Peace.".See,.man.was.actually.made.to.be.a.god..Do.you.know.that?.The.Bible.said....
Jesus.said,."If.they.called.them.who.the.Word.of.God.came.to.(which.was.the.prophets),.if.they.
were.gods,.then.how.can.you.condemn.Me.when.I.say.I.am.the.Son.of.God?".
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392.
The.prophets.were.considered.gods..Man.was.give\\made.a.lesser.god,.and.given.a.domain.on.
the.earth..That's.the.reason.that.the.world.today.is.groaning,.waiting.for.the.full.manifestations.
of.the.sons.of.God..
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60\0709..GOD'S.PROVIDED.WAY.OF.APPROACH.
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But.the.nature.of.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ,.under.this.teaching,.is.changed.directly.from.the.
very.first.book.in.the.Bible,.the.book.of.Genesis...Using.teaching.from.Kabbalah,.the.Sethians.
introduced.the.idea.that.the.original.sin.was.“sex,”.as.well.as.the.idea.of.a.union.of.the.forces.of.
good.against.a.union.that.formed.the.forces.of.evil...They.taught.that.Christ.was.the.result.of.the.
“god.of.lights”.mating.with.the.“mother.of.the.living”.while.in.her.spirit\form..
.
The.father.and.son.thus.both.had.intercourse.with.the.woman.(whom.they.also.call.the.mother.
of.the.living)..When,.however,.she.could.not.bear.nor.receive.into.herself.the.greatness.of.the.
lights,.they.declare.that.she.was.filled.to.repletion,.and.became.ebullient.on.the.left.side;.and.
that.thus.their.only.son.Christ,.as.belonging.to.the.right.side,.and.ever.tending.to.what.was.higher,.
was.immediately.caught.up.with.his.mother.to.form.an.incorruptible.AEon..
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Against.Heresies.
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But.while.producing.the.spirit.form.of.Christ,.the.Sethians.taught.that.there.was.another.union.
that.produced.a.physical.bloodline.of.evil..
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This.doctrine,.which.Irenaeus.names.a.“system.of.falsehood,”.was.tied.to.astrology.and.worship.
of.the.stars...Just.as.the.Valentinians.worshiped.a.seven\god.Ogdoad,.the.Sethians.included.seven.
persons.in.this.system..
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They.have.also.given.names.to.[the.several.persons].in.their.system.of.falsehood,.such.as.the.
following:. he. who. was. the. first. descendant. of. the. mother. is. called. Ialdabaoth;. he,. again,.
descended. from. him,. is. named. Iao;. he,. from. this. one,. is. called. Sabaoth;. the. fourth. is. named.
Adoneus;. the. fifth,. Eloeus;. the. sixth,. Oreus;. and. the. seventh. and. last. of. all,. Astanphaeus..
Moreover,.they.represent.these.heavens,.potentates,.powers,.angels,.and.creators,.as.sitting.in.
their.proper.order.in.heaven,.according.to.their.generation,.and.as.invisibly.ruling.over.things.
celestial. and. terrestrial.. The. first. of. them,. namely. Ialdabaoth,. holds. his. mother. in. contempt,.
inasmuch. as. he. produced. sons. and. grandsons. without. the. permission. of. any. one,. yea,. even.
angels,.archangels,.powers,.potentates,.and.dominions..
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Against.Heresies.
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The.union.that.produced.evil.under.this.teaching.of.Jewish.Mysticism.was.between.Ialdabaoth.
(the.serpent).and.Eve.after.she.took.the.form.of.human.flesh...While.Christ.was.believed.to.be.
the.union.of.the.“light.god”.and.“spirit.eve,”.Cain.was.believed.to.be.the.result.of.a.sexual.union.
393.
between.Eve.and.the.serpent...To.accomplish.this,.and.since.Ialdabaoth.was.a.spirit.himself,.he.
must.lessen.himself.from.his.place.in.the.heavens.to.the.form.of.a.flesh\and\blood.serpent..
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At.this.point,.now.presenting.himself.to.the.physical.form.of.Eve,.Ialdabaoth.proclaimed.himself.
to.be.God..
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On.this.account,.Ialdabaoth,.becoming.uplifted.in.spirit,.boasted.himself.over.all.those.things.that.
were.below.him,.and.exclaimed,."I.am.father,.and.God,.and.above.me.there.is.no.one.".But.his.
mother,.hearing.him.speak.thus,.cried.out.against.him,."Do.not.lie,.Ialdabaoth:.for.the.father.of.
all,.the.first.Anthropos.(man),.is.above.thee;.and.so.is.Anthropos.the.son.of.Anthropos.".
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Against.Heresies.
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Interestingly,. while. Ialdabaoth. proclaimed. himself. to. be. the. creator. to. Eve,. William. Branham.
proclaimed.the.same.to.his.following:.
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But.in.the.human.race,.it's.the.woman.that's.pretty,.not.the.man;.if.he.is,.there.is.something.
wrong,.there.is.crossed\up.seed.somewhere..Originally.it's.that.way..Why,.why.was.it.done?.To.
deceive.by..Her.designer,.Satan,.is.still.working.on.her,.too,.in.these.last.days..
.
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After.this.union.and.according.to.the.Apocalypse.of.Adam,.Seth.was.to.be.the.“keeper.of.the.
secret”.down.through.the.ages...Seth.was.to.be.the.only.one.who.knew.about.the.adultery.of.his.
mother.to.Ialdabaoth..
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For.this.reason.I.myself.have.called.you.by.the.name.of.that.man.who.is.the.seed.of.the.great.
generation.or.from.whom.(it.comes)..After.those.days,.the.eternal.knowledge.of.the.God.of.truth.
withdrew.from.me.and.your.mother.Eve..Since.that.time,.we.learned.about.dead.things,.like.men..
Then.we.recognized.the.God.who.had.created.us..For.we.were.not.strangers.to.his.powers..And.
we.served.him.in.fear.and.slavery..And.after.these.things,.we.became.darkened.in.our.heart(s)..
.
The.Apocalypse.of.Adam.
.
While.this.teaching.alters.both.the.original.creation.story.and.the.eternal.nature.of.Christ,.it.also.
paves.the.way.for.followers.of.the.Sethian.sect.to.ignore.solid.doctrine.and.scriptural.truth...When.
Sophia.(the.spirit.of.wisdom).fell.from.the.other.seven.gods,.Sophia.was.behind.the.evil.scheme.
that.produced.Cain..
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But.their.mother.(Sophia).cunningly.devised.a.scheme.to.seduce.Eve.and.Adam,.by.means.of.the.
serpent,.to.transgress.the.command.of.Ialdabaoth..Eve.listened.to.this.as.if.it.had.proceeded.from.
a.son.of.God,.and.yielded.an.easy.belief..
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Against.Heresies.
394.
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Under.Branham’s.teaching,.wisdom.and.knowledge.is.also.considered.to.be.evil,.and.the.idea.is.
promoted.that.understanding.of.scripture.comes.only.to.prophets...As.part.of.religious.worship,.
followers. are. trained. in. submission,. letting. the. pastors. and. the. “prophet”. be. the. “key”. that.
unlocks.the.secret.“mysteries”.of.the.Bible...But.just.as.the.Sethians.taught.that.Eve.had.a.secret.
desire.for.wisdom,.and.that.the.wisdom.of.Sophia.was.behind.the.“adultery”.of.eve,.Branham.
taught.the.same...Only.he.took.things.to.the.present.day.and.age,.comparing.“knowledge”.to.
“sex,”.and.claiming.that.it.was.the.“church”.that.leads.man.astray.today...(All.churches,.of.course,.
except.his.own)..
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Satan.did.it.by.the.woman's.lust.for.knowledge,.for.sex,.which.she.chose.by.her.own.choosing..
Now. notice,. it. was. Eve. that. led. Adam. to. the. wrong,. and. it. was. the. woman. that. took. off. her.
clothes.before.her.Adam.took.off.his..See?.It's.the.woman,.always..It's.always.been..It.still.is.the.
same.way..
.
It's.the.church.that.leads.the.man.astray..It's.the.church,.see,.that.leads.the.man.that.wanted.to.
be.a.son.of.God..It's.the.woman,.the.church..Not.the.Bible,.God,.for.the.Bible.is.man..Oh,.yeah,.
"the.Word.was.made.flesh,".and.He.was.a.Man..See?.The.Bible.is.man;.the.church.is.woman..
See?.It.isn't.the.church....the.Bible.that.leads.the.man.astray..It's.the.church.that.leads.him.astray..
It's.the.church.he.went.naked.with,.not.the.Bible..See?.No,.indeed..The.Bible.tells.him.he's.naked..
Yes,.sir..
.
Now.notice.how,.by.sex,.desire.of.sex,.she.lusted.for.knowledge,.to.know.what.was.this,.and.how,.
whether.this.fruit.was.good.or.not..And.she.did.it..
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65\0829..SATAN'S.EDEN.
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This.sexual.union.caused.the.evil.forces.to.rejoice,.because.they.had.created.a.form.that.was.
equal.to.Christ...The.Yin.to.the.Yang..
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When.Prunicus.perceived.that.the.powers.were.thus.baffled.by.their.own.creature,.she.greatly.
rejoiced,. and. again. cried. out,. that. since. the. father. was. incorruptible,. he. (Ialdabaoth). who.
formerly.called.himself.the.father.was.a.liar;.and.that,.while.Anthropos.and.the.first.woman.(the.
Spirit).existed.previously,.this.one.(Eve).sinned.by.committing.adultery..
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Against.Heresies.
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It.should.be.no.surprise.that.Branham.also.taught.the.Yin\Yang.version.of.God.and.Satan:.
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Did. you. know. Satan. was. co\equal. with. God. one. day?. Sure. was,. all. but. a. creator;. he. was.
everything,.stood.at.the.right.hand.of.God,.in.the.Heavens,.the.great.leading.Cherubim..
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395.
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"And. at. that. time. Michael. shall. stand,. the. great. prince.". Michael. was. Christ,. of. course,. Who.
fought.the.angelic.wars.in.heaven.with.the.devil..Satan.and.Michael.fought.together,.or.fought.
against.each.other,.rather..
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55\0109E..BEGINNING.AND.ENDING.OF.THE.GENTILE.DISPENSATION.
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The.Cainites.took.this.a.step.further...Under.their.belief.system,.Judas.was.the.one.who.held.the.
secret.mystery.of.truth,.and.they.produced.the.Gnostic.scroll.known.as.the.Book.of.Judas,.which.
has.recently.been.pieced.together.in.fragment..
.
Others.again.declare.that.Cain.derived.his.being.from.the.Power.above,.and.acknowledge.that.
Esau,.Korah,.the.Sodomites,.and.all.such.persons,.are.related.to.themselves..On.this.account,.
they.add,.they.have.been.assailed.by.the.Creator,.yet.no.one.of.them.has.suffered.injury..For.
Sophia.was.in.the.habit.of.carrying.off.that.which.belonged.to.her.from.them.to.herself..They.
declare.that.Judas.the.traitor.was.thoroughly.acquainted.with.these.things,.and.that.he.alone,.
knowing.the.truth.as.no.others.did,.accomplished.the.mystery.of.the.betrayal;.by.him.all.things,.
both.earthly.and.heavenly,.were.thus.thrown.into.confusion..They.produce.a.fictitious.history.of.
this.kind,.which.they.style.the.Gospel.of.Judas..
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Against.Heresies.
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Interestingly,.the.god.they.worshipped.was.believed.to.be.one.of.the.angels,.and.compounded.
“works”.on.top.of.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ...While.the.Bible.teaches.that.the.work.Christ.did.on.
the.cross.of.Calvary.was.once\for\all,.and.that.Salvation.is.given.freely.by.grace.through.faith.in.
Jesus.Christ,.the.Cainites.believed.that.you.must.first.have.an.experience...Like.the.Pentecostal.
movement.that.influenced.several.churches.into.falsely.believing.that.you.must.have.“evidence.
of. the. Holy. Spirit,”. the. Cainites. taught. that. you. cannot. be. saved. until. you. have. had. such. an.
experience..
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Moreover,.they.call.this.Hystera.the.creator.of.heaven.and.earth..They.also.hold,.like.Carpocrates,.
that.men.cannot.be.saved.until.they.have.gone.through.all.kinds.of.experience..An.angel,.they.
maintain,.attends.them.in.every.one.of.their.sinful.and.abominable.actions,.and.urges.them.to.
venture. on. audacity. and. incur. pollution.. Whatever. may. be. the. nature(3). of. the. action,. they.
declare.that.they.do.it.in.the.name.of.the.angel,.saying,."O.thou.angel,.I.use.thy.work;.O.thou.
power,.I.accomplish.thy.operation.!".And.they.maintain.that.this.is."perfect.knowledge,".without.
shrinking.to.rush.into.such.actions.as.it.is.not.lawful.even.to.name..
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Against.Heresies.
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Many.of.you.are.familiar.with.William.Branham.praying.to.his.angel,.using.the.same.power.of.the.
elemental.spirits:.
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396.
Angel.of.God,.I.do.not.see.You..But.I.know.that.You.are.standing.near..Please,.Thou.knowest.my.
heart,.and.know.how.I.love.these.people..Stand.by.me.tonight..And.may.not.one.go.through.
without.faith..And.I.know.that.Your.Words.have.been.true..I've.took.You.at.Your.Word,.for.You.
said.You.were.sent.from.God..I.believed.You..And.You've.stuck.by.me..You.have.confirmed.the.
Word.with.signs.following..Now,.again.tonight,.in.this.March.the.fifth,.this.Memorial.night,.may.
You.stand.now.and.heal.every.one..Grant.it..May.every.demon.be.submissive.to.the.Name.of.
Jesus.Christ..
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48\0305..AT.THY.WORD.LORD.
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This.Kabbalistic.teaching.of.the.sexual.union.between.Ialdabaoth.and.Eve,.and.the.spiritual.union.
between.the.“god.of.light”.and.“spirit.eve”.frustrated.Irenaeus...The.roots.of.this.doctrine.run.so.
deeply. woven. through. the. Bible. that. it. is. very. difficult. to. untangle. –. even. still. today.. . While.
seemingly.harmless,.any.single.branch.of.this.teaching.that.is.ran.out.to.conclusion.ends.with.
false.teaching...
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Irenaeus.explains.that.to.believe.the.Sethians.and.the.Cainites.was.to.destroy.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.
Christ.itself...The.very.fabric.of.the.Bible.was.being.recreated.simply.by.changing.the.creation.
story,.and.it.was.a.Heresy.that.required.a.full.second.book.to.try.and.untangle...It.was.a.heresy.
so.strongly.rooted.in.the.early.church.that.Irenaeus.deemed.it.necessary.to.combat.–.because.it.
had.recent.origin...This.doctrine.was.not.a.teaching.that.was.established.in.the.Law.of.Moses,.nor.
in.the.Gospels.or.Apostolic.Letters...Kabbalistic.men.expanded.upon.words.and.phrases.of.the.
Bible.text.to.produce.this.“mystery.given.by.Adam.to.Seth,”.and.Irenaeus.called.it.a.“miserable.
and.baseless.fable.”.
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It.was.necessary.clearly.to.prove,.that,.as.their.very.opinions.and.regulations.exhibit.them,.those.
who.are.of.the.school.of.Valentinus.derive.their.origin.from.such.mothers,.fathers,.and.ancestors,.
and.also.to.bring.forward.their.doctrines,.with.the.hope.that.perchance.some.of.them,.exercising.
repentance.and.returning.to.the.only.Creator,.and.God.the.Former.of.the.universe,.may.obtain.
salvation,. and. that. others. may. not. henceforth. be. drown. away. by. their. wicked,. although.
plausible,.persuasions,.imagining.that.they.will.obtain.from.them.the.knowledge.of.some.greater.
and.more.sublime.mysteries..But.let.them.rather,.learning.to.good.effect.from.us.the.wicked.
tenets.of.these.men,.look.with.contempt.upon.their.doctrines,.while.at.the.same.time.they.pity.
those.who,.still.cleaving.to.these.miserable.and.baseless.fables,.have.reached.such.a.pitch.of.
arrogance.as.to.reckon.themselves.superior.to.all.others.on.account.of.such.knowledge,.or,.as.it.
should.rather.be.called,.ignorance..They.have.now.been.fully.exposed;.and.simply.to.exhibit.their.
sentiments,.is.to.obtain.a.victory.over.them..
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Against.Heresies.
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In. the. precursor. to. the. second. book,. Irenaeus. gives. us. the. tools. to. combat. this. doctrine. of.
“Serpent’s.Seed.”..While.he.felt.it.necessary.to.compile.a.second.book.to.conquer.the.beast,.
Irenaeus.tells.us.that.everything.we.need.to.know.is.exposed.in.his.writings...He.has.taken.every.
form.of.false.god.that.created.Gnostic.influence,.and.exposed.them.in.his.writings..
397.
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So,.in.our.case,.since.we.have.brought.their.hidden.mysteries,.which.they.keep.in.silence.among.
themselves,. to. the. light,. it. will. not. now. be. necessary. to. use. many. words. in. destroying. their.
system.of.opinions..For.it.is.now.in.thy.power,.and.in.the.power.of.all.thy.associates,.to.familiarize.
yourselves.with.what.has.been.said,.to.overthrow.their.wicked.and.undigested.doctrines,.and.to.
set.forth.doctrines.agreeable.to.the.truth..
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Against.Heresies.
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If.you.have.been.programmed.with.this.Kabbalistic.teaching.of.the.Sethians.and.the.Cainites,.
there.is.only.one.thing.you.need.to.know:.
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So.when.the.woman.saw.that.the.tree.was.good.for.food,.and.that.it.was.a.delight.to.the.eyes,.
and.that.the.tree.was.to.be.desired.to.make.one.wise,.she.took.of.its.fruit.and.ate,.and.she.also.
gave.some.to.her.husband.who.was.with.her,.and.he.ate...
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Genesis.3:6.
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There. is. no. sexual. innuendo. in. the. Bible.. . Moses. did. not. write. the. books. of. the. Bible. with. a.
perverted.mind,.and.did.not.write.the.book.of.Genesis.in.parables...The.tree.was.good.FOR.FOOD...
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This.word,.“food,”.is.used.in.Hebrew.to.describe.a.substance.that.is.made.for.intake:.eaten..
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Jeremiah.7:33..
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people.will.be.food.for.the.birds.
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Ezekiel.47:12.
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and.their.fruit.will.be.for.food.and.their.leaves.
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And.the.word.used.when.it.describes.Adam.“eating,”.was.indeed.to.“eat.”..To.consume...That.
same.word.is.used.all.throughout.the.Bible..
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Judges.6:21..
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NAS:.up.from.the.rock.and.consumed.the.meat.
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398.
Ruth.2:14.
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her.roasted.grain,.and.she.ate.and.was.satisfied.
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2.Samuel.12:21.
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you.arose.and.ate.food..
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1.Kings.13:22.
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but.have.returned.and.eaten.bread.
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Today’s.language.lends.itself.to.seeing.“sex”.in.many.words,.simply.because.of.the.shock.value.
of.sex.in.our.world.of.“proper.etiquette.”..But.the.ancient.world.and.especially.the.Bible.is.written.
plainly.without.hiding.what.we.consider.to.be.“dirty.words”.or.“R\rated.behavior.”..The.Law.of.
Moses.calles.black.“black,”.and.white.“white.”..
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There.is.only.one.verse.you.must.know.about.this.subject.to.combat.the.Gnosticism:.
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And.hath.made.of.one.blood.all.nations.of.men.for.to.dwell.on.all.the.face.of.the.earth,.and.hath.
determined.the.times.before.appointed,.and.the.bounds.of.their.habitation;.
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Acts.17:26.
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399.
Irenaeus:$Offering$Salvation$To$The$Sinners$$
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In.the.second.book.of.Irenaeus’s.Against.Heresies,.Irenaeus.dives.deeper.into.the.roots.of.the.
“serpent’s.seed”.doctrine,.as.well.as.the.entire.system.that.produced.the.extra\biblical.teaching...
In.the.preface,.he.describes.the.second.book.as.an.exposure.to.the.connections.between.the.
doctrine.and.the.pagan.worship.that.formed.the.basis...After.exposing.the.heresy,.Irenaeus.writes.
that.there.will.be.no.more.“hidden”.alliances.–.all.things.hidden.will.be.exposed:.
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In. the. present. book,. I. shall. establish. those. points. which. fit. in. with. my. design,. so. far. as. time.
permits,.and.overthrow,.by.means.of.lengthened.treatment.under.distinct.heads,.their.whole.
system;. for. which. reason,. since. it. is. an. exposure. and. subversion. of. their. opinions,. I. have. so.
entitled.the.composition.of.this.work..For.it.is.fitting,.by.a.plain.revelation.and.overthrow.of.their.
conjunctions,.to.put.an.end.to.these.hidden.alliances,.and.to.Bythus.himself,.and.thus.to.obtain.
a.demonstration.that.he.never.existed.at.any.previous.time,.nor.now.has.any.existence..
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Against.Heresies.
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At.the.core.of.the.doctrine,.created.beings.were.being.elevated.in.status.from.the.lowly.creatures.
in.God’s.creation.into.far.more.powerful.beings.that.represented.the.pagan.gods.in.each.of.their.
respective.forms.of.worship...To.add.words.into.the.scriptures.describing.a.physical.act.of.sex,.
one.must.first.alter.and.increase.the.power.of.the.angels,.both.fallen.and.good..
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But.Ireaneus.reminds.us.that.there.is.only.One.God,.and.He.is.the.creator.of.the.heavens.and.the.
earth,.along.with.everything.that.dwells.within...He.is.the.perfect.architect.of.His.perfect.will,.and.
God’s.design.does.not.lend.itself.to.error...Even.the.hairs.on.our.heads.are.numbered.according.
to.God’s.perfect.plan...The.“fruit”.from.the.Garden.of.Eden.was.not.a.defect,.and.was.placed.
there.by.God.from.the.beginning:.
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IT.is.proper,.then,.that.I.should.begin.with.the.first.and.most.important.head,.that.is,.God.the.
Creator,.who.made.the.heaven.and.the.earth,.and.all.things.that.are.therein.(whom.these.men.
blasphemously.style.the.fruit.of.a.defect),.and.to.demonstrate.that.there.is.nothing.either.above.
Him.or.after.Him;.nor.that,.influenced.by.any.one,.but.of.His.own.free.will,.He.created.all.things,.
since.He.is.the.only.God,.the.only.Lord,.the.only.Creator,.the.only.Father,.alone.containing.all.
things,.and.Himself.commanding.all.things.into.existence..
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Against.Heresies.
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Like.William.Branham’s.teaching.that.the.“Logos.went.out.of.God”.to.form.Christ.Jesus,.a.man.by.
the.name.of.Marcion.and.his.followers.believed.the.same...Sophia.poured.herself.into.Christ,.the.
“willing. vessel”. under. their. teaching,. and. became. a. god. as. John. baptized. Him. and. the. Spirit.
descended. like. a. dove.. . As. scriptures. describe. Christ. starting. his. ministry. at. age. thirty,. the.
followers. of. Marcion. placed. great. emphasis. on. the. number. thirty,. which. incorporated. other.
aspects.of.pagan.religion.into.their.doctrines..
400.
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Serpent’s. Seed. gave. power. to. the. angels,. and. the. Gnostics. were. spreading. false. teaching.
describing.Satan.as.being.the.creator.of.this.evil.world...This.world,.according.to.Gnostics,.was.
“Satan’s.Eden”.that.had.replaced.“God’s.Eden”.–.the.Garden.of.Eden,.because.Satan.had.the.
power.to.pervert...Full.control.of.this.world.was.taken.away.from.God.and.placed.into.the.hands.
of.a.lowly.angel.–.one.that.had.fallen..
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Those,.moreover,.who.say.that.the.world.was.formed.by.angels,.or.by.any.other.maker.of.it,.
contrary.to.the.will.of.Him.who.is.the.Supreme.Father,.err.first.of.all.in.this.very.point,.that.they.
maintain.that.angels.formed.such.and.so.mighty.a.creation,.contrary.to.the.will.of.the.Most.High.
God..This.would.imply.that.angels.were.more.powerful.than.God;.or.if.not.so,.that.He.was.either.
careless,. or. inferior,. or. paid. no. regard. to. those. things. which. took. place. among. His. own.
possessions,.whether.they.turned.out.ill.or.well,.so.that.He.might.drive.away.and.prevent.the.
one,.while.He.praised.and.rejoiced.over.the.other..But.if.one.would.not.ascribe.such.conduct.
even.to.a.man.of.any.ability,.how.much.less.to.God..
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Against.Heresies.
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Under.this.teaching,.Marcion.describes.a.system.of.two.gods,.one.the.Eternal.Father,.the.God.of.
all.gods,.and.his.creation,.the.“son.”..Because.the.Father.and.the.Son.were.not.one.and.the.same.
under.this.belief.system,.Irenaeus.tells.us.that.Marcion.was.serving.a.different.god.–.one.that.
was.dual.in.nature...But.because.of.this.separation,.it.is.necessary.to.elevate.many.other.beings.
in.God’s.creation.into.“gods.”..
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These.remarks.are,.in.like.manner,.applicable.against.the.followers.of.Marcion..For.his.two.gods.
will.also.be.contained.and.circumscribed.by.an.immense.interval.which.separates.them.from.one.
another..But.then.there.is.a.necessity.to.suppose.a.multitude.of.gods.separated.by.an.immense.
distance.from.each.other.on.every.side,.beginning.with.one.another,.and.ending.in.one.another..
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Against.Heresies.
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When.you.take.a.step.back.to.consider.the.emphasis.William.Branham.places.on.numbers.tied.
to.spiritual.events,.it.becomes.quite.shocking...Most.followers.are.familiar.with.the.emphasis.on.
basic,.elementary.numbers,.such.as.threes,.fives,.and.sevens,.such.as.this.example:.
.
Now,.I'm.typing.something..Notice.God,.how.He's.done.this.three.times...And.three.is.the.perfect.
number.of.God..God.is.perfected.in.three,.like,."Father,.Son,.and.Holy.Ghost,".and."justification,.
sanctification,.baptism.of.the.Holy.Ghost.".He's.perfected,.'cause.three.is.His."perfection.".Five.is.
the.number.of."grace.".Seven.is....The.number.of."worship,".twelve..Forty.is.the.number.of\\of.
"persecution.".And.fifty.is."jubilee,".worship.."Pentecost".means.fifty..And,.forty.days.Moses.was.
tempted,.forty.days.Christ.was.tempted,.you.see..And.all.those.type..Now,.God.is.perfect.in.three..
.
63\0116..THE.EVENING.MESSENGER.
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401.
Some.of.the.other.numbers.used.in.Branham’s.teaching.goes.unnoticed...Similar.to.the.followers.
of.Marcion,.who.gave.spiritual.meaning.to.the.number.thirty,.William.Branham.twisted.scripture.
to.squeeze.examples.of.“thirty”.that.were.not.written...Joseph,.for.instance,.was.allegedly.sold.
for. thirty. pieces. of. silver. under. Branham’s. doctrine. –. creating. a. new. “type”. simply. based. on.
numbers:.
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Then.they.sold.Joseph,.thirty.pieces.of.silver,.throwed.him.into.a.ditch.for.him.to.be.dead..He.
was.taken.up,.sent.in.then..And.while.he.was.in.his.prisonment.in.there,.he....There.was.two.men,.
a.butler.and.a\\and.a\\and.a.baker..And.one.of.them.was.lost.and.the.other.one.was.saved,.by.
Joseph.who.gave.the.dream.and.interpreted.it..
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And.the.same.thing.when.Jesus.was.hanging.on.the.cross;.there.was.a.thief.on.one.side.and.a.
thief.on.the.other,.and.one.was.lost.and.the.other.one.saved..Just.exactly..
.
Then.he.was.taken.in.before.Pharaoh.and.interpret.the.dream,.and.was.made.the.right.hand.man.
of.Pharaoh;.no.man.could.see.Pharaoh.without.coming.to.Joseph..And.a.perfect.type.of.Jesus.
setting.at.the.right.hand.of.God,.and.no.man.comes.to.God.except.by.Christ..Just.exactly.the.
perfect.type.there..
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53\0325..ISRAEL.AND.THE.CHURCH.
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All.right..Joseph,.one.of.the.patriarchs,.sold.down.into.Egypt,.perfect.type.of.Christ,.betrayed.by.
his.brethren,.sold.for.a.few.pieces.of.silver\\about.thirty.pieces,.about.like.Christ.was..He.wore.a.
coat.of.many.colors,.as.Christ.was.seen.in.Revelations.1.setting.on.a.throne.and.a.rainbow.over.
Him....There's.seven.perfect.colors.representing.the.seven.church.ages..Rainbow.representing.a.
covenant,.He.was.to.look.upon.as.jasper.and.sardis.stone,.which.was.Reuben.and.Benjamin,.the.
First,.the.Last,.He.that.was,.which.is,.and.shall.come,.the.Root.and.Offspring.of.David,.the.Morning.
Star....How.marvelous..And.with.the.covenant.to.His.Churches,.seven.golden.candlesticks.behind.
Him,.each.candlestick.representing.a.church.age..
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51\0502..THE.ANGEL.OF.THE.LORD.
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This.connection,.however,.is.not.only.extra\biblical.–.but.entirely.false...Christ.was.the.result.of.a.
“type”.of.a.slave...Christ.was.the.Sacrifice.–.not.a.slave...It.was.His.will.that.all.be.saved,.and.he.
died.on.the.cross.for.us.like.a.lamb.to.the.slaughter,.not.a.slave.to.his.hanging...And.under.the.
Law.of.Moses,.slaves.were.sold.for.a.price.of.twenty.pieces.of.silver.–.not.thirty..
.
If.it.is.a.person.between.the.ages.of.five.and.twenty,.set.the.value.of.a.male.at.twenty.shekels.
and.of.a.female.at.ten.shekels..
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Leviticus.27:5.
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402.
But. Irenaeus. exposes. the. hidden. meaning. behind. the. Gnostic. spiritualization. of. the. number.
thirty...The.number.thirty.represented.the.Triacontad:.
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We.may.remark,.in.the.first.place,.regarding.their.Triacontad,.that.the.whole.of.it.marvellously.
falls.to.ruin.on.both.sides,.that.is,.both.as.respects.defect.and.excess..They.say.that.to.indicate.it.
the.Lord.came.to.be.baptized.at.the.age.of.thirty.years..But.this.assertion.really.amounts.to.a.
manifest.subversion.of.their.entire.argument..
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Against.Heresies.
.
Under. pagan. worship,. series. of. gods. were. grouped. into. Triacontad. (thirty. gods),. Decad. (ten.
gods),.Ogdoad.(eight.gods,.one.fallen.to.make.seven),.and.Triad.(three.gods)...
.
..
.
I.have.shown.that.the.number.thirty.fails.them.in.every.respect;.too.few.AEons,.as.they.represent.
them,.being.at.one.time.found.within.the.Pleroma,.and.then.again.too.many.[to.correspond.with.
that.number]..There.are.not,.therefore,.thirty.AEons,.nor.did.the.Saviour.come.to.be.baptized.
when.He.was.thirty.years.old,.for.this.reason,.that.He.might.show.forth.the.thirty.silent(3).AEons.
of.their.system,.otherwise.they.must.first.of.all.separate.and.eject.[the.Saviour].Himself.from.the.
Pleroma.of.all..Moreover,.they.affirm.that.He.suffered.in.the.twelfth.month,.so.that.He.continued.
to.preach.for.one.year.after.His.baptism;.and.they.endeavour.to.establish.this.point.out.of.the.
prophet. (for. it. is. written,. "To. proclaim. the. acceptable. year. of. the. Lord,. and. the. day. of.
retribution"(4)),.being.truly.blind,.inasmuch.as.they.affirm.they.have.found.out.the.mysteries.of.
Bythus,.yet.not.understanding.that.which.is.called.by.Isaiah.the.acceptable.year.of.the.Lord,.nor.
the.day.of.retribution..For.the.prophet.neither.speaks.concerning.a.day.which.includes.the.space.
of.twelve.hours,.nor.of.a.year.the.length.of.which.is.twelve.months..For.even.they.themselves.
acknowledge.that.the.prophets.have.very.often.expressed.themselves.in.parables.and.allegories,.
and.[are].not.[to.be.understood].according.to.the.mere.sound.of.the.words..
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Against.Heresies.
.
But.after.going.into.great.detail.of.the.formation.of.Serpent’s.Seed.doctrine.through.systems.of.
pagan.gods,.Irenaeus.attacks.the.doctrine.itself...He.describes.the.doctrine.crumbling.at.the.core.
–.because.the.internal.structure.of.the.teaching.is.conflicting..
.
Under.Gnostic.teaching,.Adam.and.Eve.were.formed.as.“spirit.people”.before.given.flesh.and.
blood...To.describe.a.“bad.seed.line”.in.the.human.race.must.mean.that.you.must.also.define.a.
“good. seed. line,”. which. would. describe. God. implanting. his. seed. into. a. human.. . And. if. God’s.
bloodline.were.in.mortals,.then.the.mortal.would.be.perfect;.not.subject.to.fall:.
.
But. what. sort. of. talk. also. is. this. concerning. their. seed\\that. it. was. conceived. by. the. mother.
according.to.the.configuration.of.those.angels.who.wait.upon.the.Saviour,\\shapeless,.without.
form,.and.imperfect;.and.that.it.was.deposited.in.the.Demiurge.without.his.knowledge,.in.order.
403.
that.through.his.instrumentality.it.might.attain.to.perfection.and.form.in.that.soul.which.he.had,.
[so.to.speak,].filled.with.seed?.This.is.to.affirm,.in.the.first.place,.that.those.angels.who.wait.upon.
their. Saviour. are. imperfect,. and. with. out. figure. or. form;. if. indeed. that. which. was. conceived.
according.to.their.appearance.was.generated.any.such.kind.of.being.[as.has.been.described]..
.
Against.Heresies.
.
Even.worse,.God.must.be.limited.under.this.teaching...The.One.True.God,.which.has.knowledge.
of.even.the.breath.we.breathe,.must.be.changed.in.nature...He.must.become.a.“god”.who.has.
no.knowledge.that.this.seed.was.implanted:.
.
Then,.in.the.next.place,.as.to.their.saying.that.the.Creator.was.ignorant.of.that.deposit.of.seed.
which.took.place.into.him,.and.again,.of.that.impartation.of.seed.which.was.made.by.him.to.man,.
their.words.are.futile.and.vain,.and.are.in.no.way.susceptible.of.proof..For.how.could.he.have.
been.ignorant.of.it,.if.that.seed.had.possessed.any.substance.and.peculiar.properties?.If,.on.the.
other.hand,.it.was.without.substance.and.without.quality,.and.so.was.really.nothing,.then,.as.a.
matter.of.course,.he.was.ignorant.of.it..
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Against.Heresies.
.
Irenaeus. makes. a. third. point,. regarding. the. “good. seed”. that. the. Gnostics. believed. to. be.
implanted.by.God...A.spirit.cannot.mate.with.a.physical.being...The.animal.nature.of.mankind.
cannot.form.a.bond.with.a.being.that.does.not.exist.in.physical.form...When.the.serpent.mated.
with.Eve.under.this.teaching,.his.“seed”.was.implanted.in.her,.and.contained.knowledge...After.
reading.Irenaeus.describing.this.heresy,.one.might.ask:..“How,.then,.did.the.seed.transfer.into.
Adam,.if.Eve.was.the.receptacle?”.
.
And.that.they.are.the.truly."spiritual,".inasmuch.as.a.certain.particle.of.the.Father.of.the.universe.
has.been.deposited.in.their.souls,.since,.according.to.their.assertions,.they.have.souls.formed.of.
the.same.substance.as.the.Demiurge.himself,.yet.that.he,.although.he.received.from.the.Mother,.
once.for.all,.the.whole.[of.the.divine].seed,.and.possessed.it.in.himself,.still.remained.of.an.animal.
nature,.and.had.not.the.slightest.understanding.of.those.things.which.are.above,.which.things.
they.boast.that.they.themselves.understand,.while.they.are.still.on.earth;\\does.not.this.crown.
all. possible. absurdity?. For. to. imagine. that. the. very. same. seed. conveyed. knowledge. and.
perfection.to.the.souls.of.these.men,.while.it.only.gave.rise.to.ignorance.in.the.God.who.made.
them,.is.an.opinion.that.can.be.held.only.by.those.utterly.frantic,.and.totally.destitute.of.common.
sense..
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Against.Heresies.
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His. fourth. point. deals. with. the. Gnostic. teaching. of. “Satan’s. Eden.”. . If. this. seed. were. truly.
impregnating. knowledge. with. God’s. “seed. of. ignorance”. as. they. describe,. then. the. blended.
combination.of.the.two.would.produce.a.defective.seed.that.could.not.increase...Not.only.is.this.
404.
doctrine.describing.“God’s.seed.of.ignorance”.and.“Satan’s.seed.of.knowledge”.insulting.to.God,.
it.is.not.plausible:.
.
Further,.it.is.also.a.most.absurd.and.groundless.thing.for.them.to.say.that.the.seed.was,.by.being.
thus. deposited,. reduced. to. form. and. increased,. and. so. was. prepared. for. all. the. reception. of.
perfect.rationality..For.there.will.be.in.it.an.admixture.of.matter\\that.substance.which.they.hold.
to.have.been.derived.from.ignorance.and.defect;.[and.this.will.prove.itself].more.apt.and.useful.
than.was.the.light.of.their.Father,.if.indeed,.when.born,.according.to.the.contemplation.of.that.
[light],.it.was.without.form.or.figure,.but.derived.from.this.[matter],.form,.and.appearance,.and.
increase,.and.perfection..
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Against.Heresies.
.
While.the.first.few.points.describe.how.insulting.this.teaching.is.to.Father.God,.Ireaneus.points.
out.how.the.fifth.and.sixth.point.are.insulting.to.Christ,.the.Son.of.the.Living.God...In.the.fifth.
point,.Irenaeus.reminds.us.that.it.is.absurd.to.think.that.an.angel.produced.itself.as.an.infant,.
instead.of.their.own.angelic.forms:.
.
But.further,.and.in.addition.to.what.has.been.said,.the.question.occurs,.Did.their.mother,.when.
she.beheld.the.angels,.bring.forth.the.seed.all.at.once,.or.only.one.by.one.[in.succession]?.If.she.
brought.forth.the.whole.simultaneously.and.at.once,.that.which.was.thus.produced.cannot.now.
be. of. an. infantile. character:. its. descent,. therefore,. into. those. men. who. now. exist. must. be.
superfluous..But.if.one.by.one,.then.she.did.not.form.her.conception.according.to.the.figure.of.
those.angels.whom.she.beheld;.for,.contemplating.them.all.together,.and.once.for.all,.so.as.to.
conceive.by.them,.she.ought.to.have.brought.forth.once.for.all.the.offspring.of.those.from.whose.
forms.she.had.once.for.all.conceived..
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Against.Heresies.
.
But.expand.upon.that.thought.a.bit,.considering.the.Christ.child...In.Irenaeus’s.sixth.point,.he.asks.
a.very.valid.question:..what.about.the.Savior?..Their.teaching.of.Lucipher.being.the.most.beautiful.
of.the.angelic.beings.also.included.a.different.form.of.Christ,.which.was.nothing.more.than.an.
angel...Was.the.Son.of.God.less.beautiful.than.Lucipher?.
.
Why.was.it,.too,.that,.beholding.the.angels.along.with.the.Saviour,.she.did.indeed.conceive.their.
images,.but.not.that.of.the.Saviour,.who.is.far.more.beautiful.than.they?.Did.He.not.please.her;.
and. did. she. not,. on. that. account,. conceive. after. His. likeness?(3). How. was. it,. too,. that. the.
Demiurge,. whom. they. can. call. an. animal. being,. having,. as. they. maintain,. his. own. special.
magnitude. and. figure,. was. produced. perfect. as. respects. his. substance;. while. that. which. is.
spiritual,. which. also. ought. to. be. more. effective. than. that. which. is. animal,. was. sent. forth.
imperfect,. and. he. required. to. descend. into. a. soul,. that. in. it. he. might. obtain. form,. and. thus.
becoming.perfect,.might.be.rendered.fit.for.the.reception.of.perfect.reason?.
.
Against.Heresies.
405.
.
Interestingly,.Branham.lessoned.Christ.from.the.Son.of.God.to.a.lowly.angelic.being.–.and.then.
called. Him. ugly.. . Under. Branham’s. different. version. of. “jesus,”. he. was. less. beautiful. than.
Lucipher:.
.
"And. at. that. time. Michael. shall. stand,. the. great. prince.". Michael. was. Christ,. of. course,. Who.
fought.the.angelic.wars.in.heaven.with.the.devil..Satan.and.Michael.fought.together,.or.fought.
against.each.other,.rather..
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55\0109E..BEGINNING.AND.ENDING.OF.THE.GENTILE.DISPENSATION.
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..
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Notice,.Satan.dwells.in.beauty..What.did.he.try.to.do.in.the.beginning?.Make.a.more.beautiful.
kingdom.than.Michael's.was;.moved.over.in.the.North,.and.took.two\thirds.of.the.Angels.with.
him..
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63\1124E..THREE.KINDS.OF.BELIEVERS.
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Satan.is.the.one.who.features.that.kind.of.beauty..If.we'll.notice,.he.was.the.most.beautiful.of.all.
the.Angels.in.Heaven..Is.that.right?.And.he.desired.to.make.Heaven.a.more.beautiful.place.than.
the.kingdom.of.Michael..Is.that.right?.Also,.to.show.that.Cain.was.his.son,.he.offered.a.more.
beautiful. worship,. decorated. his. altars. with. fruits. and. flowers,. and. so. forth.. Is. that. right?.
Beautiful!.Sin.is.beautiful,.what.we.call.beauty.today..And.sin.is.deceiving,.by.beauty..You'd.never.
look.at.a.woman.going.down.the.street.and.tell.what's.in.her.heart..See?.But.I.wanted.to.say.
these.things.so.that.you.could.see.why.that.Satan.is.her.designer..That's.exactly.right,.his.own.
son.proved.it,.Cain..Now,.she.is.beautiful.so.she.can.deceive..
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.
..
.
That’s.speaking.of.the.“beauty”.of.Satan...Now.listen.to.how.he.describes.Christ:.
.
..
.
He. was. a. man,. not. no. beauty. we. should. desire. Him.. He. was\\He. wasn't. much. to. look. upon,.
probably.a.little.frail\looking.Fellow..And.the.Bible.said.that.He.was.not.beautiful,.in.the.way,.a.
big.six\footer.like,.or.seven\footer.like.Saul..
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52\0810A..I.AM.THE.RESURRECTION.AND.THE.LIFE.
.
406.
As.Irenaeus.continues,.his.arguments.against.Serpent’s.Seed.become.stronger...The.Gnostic.belief.
system. was. a. system. of. separation. and. seclusion. –. they. believed. that. they. held. the. “secret.
mystery.knowledge”.that.made.them.the.“little.bride.for.their.day.”..They.believed.that.their.
seed.was.better.than.the.“serpent’s.seed”.of.all.who.did.not.ascribe.to.their.teaching...Irenaeus.
points.out.that.under.this.philosophy,.the.Scribes.and.the.Pharisees.would.have.also.been.the.
“elect.seed.”.
.
Still.more.manifestly.is.that.talk.of.theirs.concerning.their.seed.proved.to.be.false,.and.that.in.a.
way.which.must.be.evident.to.every.one,.by.the.fact.that.they.declare.those.souls.which.have.
received. seed. from. the. Mother. to. be. superior. to. all. others;. wherefore. also. they. have. been.
honoured.by.the.Demiurge,.and.constituted.princes,.and.kings,.and.priests..For.if.this.were.true,.
the.high.priest.Caiaphas,.and.Annas,.and.the.rest.of.the.chief.priests,.arid.doctors.of.the.law,.and.
rulers.of.the.people,.would.have.been.the.first.to.believe.in.the.Lord,.agreeing.as.they.did.with.
respect.to.that.relationship;.and.even.before.them.should.have.been.Herod.the.king..
.
Against.Heresies.
.
..
.
In. 1. Timothy. 1,. Paul. references. this. false. doctrine. that. was. being. established. from. Jewish.
Mysticism,.and.Paul.tells.us.that.it.has.no.value.in.furthering.our.salvation...Hidden.mysteries.and.
their.associated.teaching.can.never.replace.the.one.thing.that.should.be.taught.in.the.Church.of.
the.Living.God:..The.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ..
.
As.I.urged.you.when.I.was.going.to.Macedonia,.remain.at.Ephesus.so.that.you.may.charge.certain.
persons. not. to. teach. any. different. doctrine,. nor. to. devote. themselves. to. myths. and. endless.
genealogies,.which.promote.speculations.rather.than.the.stewardship.from.God.that.is.by.faith..
The.aim.of.our.charge.is.love.that.issues.from.a.pure.heart.and.a.good.conscience.and.a.sincere.
faith.. 6. Certain. persons,. by. swerving. from. these,. have. wandered. away. into. vain. discussion,.
desiring. to. be. teachers. of. the. law,. without. understanding. either. what. they. are. saying. or. the.
things.about.which.they.make.confident.assertions..
.
1.Timothy.1:3\7.
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..
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Christ.did.not.come.to.earth.to.save.the.“elect.seed”.and.condemn.the.“serpent’s.seed.”..Christ.
came.to.save.the.sinners...Christ.offered.salvation.to.all.who.would.believe.in.his.name,.offering.
salvation.by.grace.through.faith..
.
I.thank.him.who.has.given.me.strength,.Christ.Jesus.our.Lord,.because.he.judged.me.faithful,.
appointing. me. to. his. service,. though. formerly. I. was. a. blasphemer,. persecutor,. and. insolent.
opponent..But.I.received.mercy.because.I.had.acted.ignorantly.in.unbelief,.and.the.grace.of.our.
Lord.overflowed.for.me.with.the.faith.and.love.that.are.in.Christ.Jesus..The.saying.is.trustworthy.
407.
and.deserving.of.full.acceptance,.that.Christ.Jesus.came.into.the.world.to.save.sinners,.of.whom.
I.am.the.foremost..But.I.received.mercy.for.this.reason,.that.in.me,.as.the.foremost,.Jesus.Christ.
might.display.his.perfect.patience.as.an.example.to.those.who.were.to.believe.in.him.for.eternal.
life..To.the.King.of.the.ages,.immortal,.invisible,.the.only.God,.be.honor.and.glory.forever.and.
ever..Amen..
.
1.Timothy.1:12\17.
.
.
408.
Simon$Magus$
.
The. book. of. Acts. tells. a. story. of. one. Simon. Magus,. or. Simon. the. magician,. who. practiced.
mysticism.in.the.land.of.Samaria...He.was.respected.from.the.least.to.the.greatest.in.the.land,.as.
the.people.were.amazed.by.his.sorcery...Chapter.eight.in.Acts.describes.the.story.like.this:.
.
But.there.was.a.man.named.Simon,.who.had.previously.practiced.magic.in.the.city.and.amazed.
the.people.of.Samaria,.saying.that.he.himself.was.somebody.great..They.all.paid.attention.to.him,.
from.the.least.to.the.greatest,.saying,.“This.man.is.the.power.of.God.that.is.called.Great.”.And.
they.paid.attention.to.him.because.for.a.long.time.he.had.amazed.them.with.his.magic..But.when.
they.believed.Philip.as.he.preached.good.news.about.the.kingdom.of.God.and.the.name.of.Jesus.
Christ,.they.were.baptized,.both.men.and.women..Even.Simon.himself.believed,.and.after.being.
baptized. he. continued. with. Philip.. And. seeing. signs. and. great. miracles. performed,. he. was.
amazed..
.
..
.
Now.when.the.apostles.at.Jerusalem.heard.that.Samaria.had.received.the.word.of.God,.they.sent.
to.them.Peter.and.John,.who.came.down.and.prayed.for.them.that.they.might.receive.the.Holy.
Spirit,.for.he.had.not.yet.fallen.on.any.of.them,.but.they.had.only.been.baptized.in.the.name.of.
the.Lord.Jesus..Then.they.laid.their.hands.on.them.and.they.received.the.Holy.Spirit..Now.when.
Simon.saw.that.the.Spirit.was.given.through.the.laying.on.of.the.apostles'.hands,.he.offered.them.
money,.saying,.“Give.me.this.power.also,.so.that.anyone.on.whom.I.lay.my.hands.may.receive.
the.Holy.Spirit.”.But.Peter.said.to.him,.“May.your.silver.perish.with.you,.because.you.thought.you.
could.obtain.the.gift.of.God.with.money!.You.have.neither.part.nor.lot.in.this.matter,.for.your.
heart.is.not.right.before.God..Repent,.therefore,.of.this.wickedness.of.yours,.and.pray.to.the.Lord.
that,.if.possible,.the.intent.of.your.heart.may.be.forgiven.you..For.I.see.that.you.are.in.the.gall[b].
of.bitterness.and.in.the.bond.of.iniquity.”.And.Simon.answered,.“Pray.for.me.to.the.Lord,.that.
nothing.of.what.you.have.said.may.come.upon.me.”.
.
Acts.Chapter.8.
.
In.the.first.book.of.Against.Heresies,.Irenaeus.reminds.us.about.Simon.Magnus...He.makes.a.clear.
connection.that.the.Simon.referred.to.in.the.book,.“Against.Heresies,”.is.the.same.Simon.the.
magician.that.Luke.wrote.about.in.the.book.of.Acts:.
.
Simon.the.Samaritan.was.that.magician.of.whom.Luke,.the.disciple.and.follower.of.the.apostles,.
says,."But.there.was.a.certain.man,.Simon.by.name,.who.beforetime.used.magical.arts.in.that.
city,.and.led.astray.the.people.of.Samaria,.declaring.that.he.himself.was.some.great.one,.to.whom.
they.all.gave.heed,.from.the.least.to.the.greatest,.saying,.This.is.the.power.of.God,.which.is.called.
great..
.
Against.Heresies.
409.
.
While.the.apostles.tried.to.build.up.the.church,.teaching.the.children.of.God.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.
Christ,.Simon.began.to.lift.himself.into.authority...Paul,.Peter,.and.the.apostles.spread.the.Good.
News.that.the.Holy.Spirit.dwells.within,.and.we.have.direct.access.to.God.through.the.Holy.Spirit.
–.we.have.no.need.of.lifting.another.man.into.power...But.Simon.wanted.power.and.recognition..
.
..
.
He,.then,.not.putting.faith.in.God.a.whit.the.more,.set.himself.eagerly.to.contend.against.the.
apostles,.in.order.that.he.himself.might.seem.to.be.a.wonderful.being,.and.applied.himself.with.
still. greater. zeal. to. the. study. of. the. whole. magic. art,. that. he. might. the. better. bewilder. and.
overpower.multitudes.of.men..
.
Against.Heresies.
.
But.worse,.Simon.became.an.object.of.worship.to.the.people...He.did.not.declare.himself.to.be.
God,. but. through. examples. that. pointed. to. himself,. Simon. cunningly. trained. the. people. to.
believe.that.he.was.God.by.leading.them.into.this.conclusion...To.the.Christians.that.he.had.pulled.
out.of.the.Body.of.Christ.to.follow.himself,.Simon.became.worshipped.as.the.Son.of.Man..
.
This.man,.then,.was.glorified.by.many.as.if.he.were.a.god;.and.he.taught.that.it.was.himself.who.
appeared.among.the.Jews.as.the.Son,.but.descended.in.Samaria.as.the.Father.while.he.came.to.
other.nations.in.the.character.of.the.Holy.Spirit..He.represented.himself,.in.a.word,.as.being.the.
loftiest.of.all.powers,.that.is,.the.Being.who.is.the.Father.over.all,.and.he.allowed.himself.to.be.
called.by.whatsoever.title.men.were.pleased.to.address.him..
.
Against.Heresies.
.
Irenaeus.describes.the.rise.of.Gnosticism.in.the.early.church.and.their.connection.to.the.pagan.
gods.of.Greek,.Roman,.Egyptian.and.other.descent,.but.describes.Simon.himself.as.being.the.
origin.of.this.mixture.between.pagan.god.and.worship.of.Christ:.
.
Now.this.Simon.of.Samaria,.from.whom.all.sorts.of.heresies.derive.their.origin,.formed.his.sect.
out.of.the.following.materials.
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Against.Heresies.
.
Again.in.Book.II:.
.
I.have.also.related.how.they.think.and.teach.that.creation.at.large.was.formed.after.the.image.of.
their.invisible.Pleroma,.and.what.they.hold.respecting.the.Demiurge,.declaring.at.the.same.time.
the.doctrine.of.Simon.Magus.of.Samaria,.their.progenitor,.and.of.all.those.who.succeeded.him..I.
mentioned,.too,.the.multitude.of.those.Gnostics.who.are.sprung.from.him,.and.noticed.the.points.
of.difference.between.them,.their.several.doctrines,.and.the.order.of.their.succession,.while.I.set.
410.
forth.all.those.heresies.which.have.been.originated.by.them..I.showed,.moreover,.that.all.these.
heretics,.taking.their.rise.from.Simon,.have.introduced.impious.and.irreligious.doctrines.into.this.
life;.and.I.explained.the.nature.of.their."redemption,".and.their.method.of.initiating.those.who.
are.rendered."perfect,".along.with.their.invocations.and.their.mysteries..I.proved.also.that.there.
is.one.God,.the.Creator,.and.that.He.is.not.the.fruit.of.any.defect,.nor.is.there.anything.either.
above.Him,.or.after.Him..
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Against.Heresies.
.
And.in.Book.III.
.
..
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THOU. hast. indeed. enjoined. upon. me,. my. very. dear. friend,. that. I. should. bring. to. light. the.
Valentinian.doctrines,.concealed,.as.their.votaries.imagine;.that.I.should.exhibit.their.diversity,.
and. compose. a. treatise. in. refutation. of. them.. therefore. have. undertaken\\showing. that. they.
spring.from.Simon,.the.father.of.all.heretics\\to.exhibit.both.their.doctrines.and.successions,.and.
to.set.forth.arguments.against.them.all..
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Against.Heresies.
.
And.finally.in.Book.IV.
.
[This.spiritual.man].shall.also.judge.the.vain.speeches.of.the.perverse.Gnostics,.by.showing.that.
they.are.the.disciples.of.Simon.Magus..
.
Against.Heresies.
.
The.followers.of.Simon.began.to.call.themselves.Simonians,.and.teaching.that.their.sect.was.the.
origin.of.the.secret.hidden.mysteries.–.but.did.so.in.the.name.of.Christianity...The.unsuspecting.
would.attach.themselves.to.these.followers.of.Simon.while.thinking.they.were.simply.followers.
of.Christ,.but.over.time.become.seduced.into.becoming.followers.of.Simon...
.
Although.they.do.not.confess.the.name.of.their.master,.in.order.all.the.more.to.seduce.others,.
yet.they.do.teach.his.doctrines..They.set.forth,.indeed,.the.name.of.Christ.Jesus.as.a.sort.of.lure,.
but.in.various.ways.they.introduce.the.impieties.of.Simon;.and.thus.they.destroy.multitudes,.
wickedly.disseminating.their.own.doctrines.by.the.use.of.a.good.name,.and,.through.means.of.
its. sweetness. and. beauty,. extending. to. their. hearers. the. bitter. and. malignant. poison. of. the.
serpent,.the.great.author.of.apostasy?.
.
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Against.Heresies.
.
..
411.
.
When.you.consider.the.true.nature.of.a.cult.as.we.see.today,.it.is.very.easy.to.identify.with.the.
world.that.Irenaeus.is.describing...When.approached.by.a.Jehovah’s.Witness.or.Mormon,.their.
leader.is.seldom.mentioned.–.their.advertisement.for.their.religious.sect.is.Christ...The.leader.is.
simply.the.“good.stuff.in.the.middle.”..
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What. Irenaeus. describes. regarding. the. followers. of. Simon. is. exactly. the. same.. . They. did. not.
confess.the.name.of.Simon,.nor.did.they.outwardly.proclaim.that.they.had.elevated.Simon.into.
a.place.of.worship,.but.they.taught.his.doctrines.as.through.they.were.scriptural.truth...And.the.
doctrines.were.so.closely.woven.into.their.belief.system.that.to.deny.the.teaching.of.Simon,.to.
them,.was.to.deny.Christianity.itself...Simon.had.essentially.attached.himself.to.Christ.in.their.
religious.sect..
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When.you.examine.the.ministry.of.William.Branham.as.compared.to.Simon.Magus,.the.parallels.
are.uncanny...The.early.days.of.William.Branham’s.ministry.was.one.welcoming.of.others.in.the.
Christian.faith,.those.who.professed.Christ.as.their.Lord.and.Savior,.and.accepted.God’s.gift.of.
Grace.through.Faith...
.
And.let's.everyone,.now,.we're.here.representing.different.denominations:.Methodist,.Baptist,.
Lutheran,. Catholic,. oh,. Christian. Science,. and. probably. all. different. types. of. church,. but. that.
doesn't.that.much.to.God,.what.church.you.belong.to..
.
51\0929..OUR.HOPE.IS.IN.GOD.
.
But.while.promoting,.or.representing,.each.of.the.denominations.of.Christian.faith.in.his.early.
ministry.–.even.the.Massachusetts.cult.“Christian.Science,”.Branham.later.would.say.that.these.
denominations. he. was. representing. were. the. very. evil. “Mark. of. the. Beast”. from. the. book. of.
Revelation:.
.
Now,.and.when.I.speak.of.denominations,.I'm.not.meaning.for.you.to.be.so.cruel.and....No,.I.
don't.mean.for.you.not.to.go.to.your.church..Go.to.your.church,.what.you're.supposed.to.do..But.
just.don't.join.up.with.them.organizations,.because.one.day.I'll.be.telling.you.and.prove.it.by.the.
Scripture,.it.is.the.mark.of.the.beast..And.you.just.remember,.it's.the.mark..
.
65\1127B..TRYING.TO.DO.GOD.A.SERVICE.WITHOUT.IT.BEING.GOD'S.WILL.
.
Just.like.the.days.when.Simon.Magus.travelled.with.the.apostles,.Branham.uplifted.Christians.in.
other.churches,.working.with.other.preachers.and.evangelists.as.they.lifted.up.the.body.of.Christ...
But. over. time,. this. was. reversed.. . Branham. never. summed. up. his. objectives. in. one. single.
statement.that.said,.“Our.group.is.the.only.one.which.God.has.revealed.the.‘hidden.mysteries,’.
attach.yourself.to.both.me.[William.Branham].and.Christ!”.
.
But.it.is.evident.that.like.the.followers.of.Simon,.the.followers.of.Branham.have.indeed.attached.
Branham.to.Christ...
412.
.
In.other.denominations.of.Christian.faith,.great.men.of.the.Gospel.are.not.attached...A.follower.
of.John.MacArthur.does.not.call.himself.a.“MacArthurite,”.and.if.someone.were.to.fully.disagree.
with.MacArthur,.he.or.she.could.easily.stand.against.his.the.parts.of.his.teaching.that.they.do.not.
believe.to.be.true.–.and.yet.still.be.considered.a.Christian...Even.the.followers.of.MacArthur.could.
consider.them.Christian,.though.some.may.disagree.and.even.agree.with.the.teachings.they.find.
objectionable..
.
But.religious.cults,.or.sects,.that.have.severed.themselves.from.the.Body.of.Christ.have.severed.
themselves.to.a.foundation...They.no.longer.stand.with.the.other.members.of.the.Body,.and.
therefore.stand.firmly.upon.their.leader’s.attachment.to.Christ.–.good.or.bad...To.deny.the.parts.
of.that.attachment.that.do.not.fully.align.with.the.scriptures.would.be.to.deny.the.attachment.
itself,. and. therefore. deny. the. cult.. . It. is. an. all\or\nothing. type. of. faith,. which. leads. many. to.
atheism.when.that.faith.is.broken..
.
.
Towards.the.end.of.his.ministry,.Simon.Magus.was.believed.to.be.the.return.of.the.Son.of.Man.
by.his.following...Though.he.did.not.outwardly.proclaim.himself.to.be.such,.Irenaeus.describes.
how.the.teaching.directly.from.Simon.had.lured.the.followers.into.believing.that.his.ministry.was.
the.return.of.Christ..
.
Interestingly,.William.Branham.associates.this.particular.passage.of.scripture.to.his.own.ministry.
over.28.times.in.1965.–.the.end.of.his.ministry...In.the.years.leading.up.to.1964,.the.passage.of.
scripture.is.not.even.mentioned,.and.even.in.1964.this.passage.was.only.mentioned.a.handful.of.
times..
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Even.thus.shall.it.be.in.the.day.when.the.Son.of.man.is.revealed..
.
Luke.17:30.
.
This.was.the.very.teaching.that.Simon.Magus.convinced.his.followers.to.believe...Without.even.
knowing.it,.the.followers.of.Simon.had.lifted.the.sorcerer.into.an.object.of.worship:.into.a.god..
.
The.Son.of.Man,.of.course,.is.Jesus.Christ,.and.the.Bible.tells.us.that.Christ.will.one.day.return.for.
His.children...According.to.the.scriptures,.Christ.Himself.returns.–.but.according.to.the.followers.
of.Simon.and.similar,.this.return.was.a.supernatural.bonding.between.their.leader.and.Christ...
.
..
.
Now.it's.begin.to.pull.away,.the.wheat's.begin.to.be.seen..This.is.not.a.Pentecostal.age..This.is.
the.latter\day.age..This.is.the.Bride.age..This.is.the.evening.Light..This.is.when.Malachi.4.must.be.
fulfilled,.to.follow.God's.pattern..This.is.Luke.17:30,.to.be.fulfill..
.
413.
.
Matthew.24,.Jesus.warns.us.of.men.like.Simon.Magus,.men.that.will.rise.to.convince.us.that.their.
ministry.and.their.following.is.the.return.of.Christ...But.to.put.it.simply,.Jesus.said,.“Watch.out!..
It’s.not.Me!”.
.
See.that.no.one.leads.you.astray..5.For.many.will.come.in.my.name,.saying,.‘I.am.the.Christ,’.and.
they.will.lead.many.astray..
.
Matthew.24:4\5.
.
..
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And.he.says.that.His.return.is.not.something.that.will.be.hidden.in.mystery...When.Christ.returns,.
the.entire.heavens.will.be.shaken.–.the.sun.refusing.to.shine,.and.the.moon.having.nothing.to.
reflect...There.will.be.a.sign.in.the.heaven.for.all.to.see.–.not.just.a.small.group.of.people.with.
some.“hidden.mystery”.that.have.severed.themselves.from.all.other.Christians...It.will.be.a.sign.
written.in.the.heavens.for.all.to.see.–.bringing.fear.to.those.who.have.denied.his.name.or.have.
lifted.up.men.into.objects.of.worship,.but.bringing.joy.to.those.who.have.kept.His.Word..
.
Immediately.after.the.tribulation.of.those.days.the.sun.will.be.darkened,.and.the.moon.will.not.
give.its.light,.and.the.stars.will.fall.from.heaven,.and.the.powers.of.the.heavens.will.be.shaken...
glory...And.he.will.send.out.his.angels.with.a.loud.trumpet.call,.and.they.will.gather.his.elect.from.
the.four.winds,.from.one.end.of.heaven.to.the.other..
.
..
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“From.the.fig.tree.learn.its.lesson:.as.soon.as.its.branch.becomes.tender.and.puts.out.its.leaves,.
you.know.that.summer.is.near...So.also,.when.you.see.all.these.things,.you.know.that.he.is.near,.
at.the.very.gates...Truly,.I.say.to.you,.this.generation.will.not.pass.away.until.all.these.things.take.
place..Heaven.and.earth.will.pass.away,.but.my.words.will.not.pass.away..
.
Matthew.24:29\31.
.
.
.
414.
Can$Two$Walk$Together$
.
Over. the. past. two. years,. as. myself. and. others. like. me. have. experienced. loosing. fellowship,.
friendship,. and. even. part. in. families. that. have. been. influenced. by. William. Branham,. we’ve.
noticed. a. similar. series. of. words. spoken. before. “turning. us. over. to. Satan.”. . In. an. almost.
programmed.response,.those.leaving.a.cult.will.hear.the.words,.“How.can.two.walk.together.
unless.they.agree?”.and.“Do.not.be.unequally.yoked.with.unbelievers.”.
.
One.recently.used.the.phrase.with.me,.“If.a.clean.dog.goes.around.a.dog.with.fleas,.it.becomes.
infested.”..
.
These.phrases.serve.the.purpose.behind.their.intention:..to.offend.and.scorn.the.large.group.of.
people.that.are.now.realizing.faith.in.a.man.will.fail,.and.faith.in.Jesus.Christ.is.the.only.way.to.
salvation...The.scorn.and.insulting.statements.are.not.given.with.an.intention.to.bring.a.lost.sheep.
back.into.the.fold.–.they.are.intended.to.cut.the.legs.off.of.the.sheep.so.it.can.never.return..
.
But.this.phrase,.“How.can.two.walk.together.unless.they.agree,”.is.an.interesting.thought..
.
I.recently.had.a.pastor.travel.to.meet.me.from.the.East.Coast...This.man.had.been.in.the.Branham.
movement.for.several.years,.and.was.even.a.strong.force.in.helping.to.spread.the.“Message”.
with.the.founding.fathers.of.this.religious.movement...But.he.did.not.come.to.scorn.or.to.insult,.
instead,.he.came.to.build.up...His.foundation.was.firmly.planted.in.Jesus.Christ,.the.Solid.Rock...
While.he.was.involved.the.Branham.movement,.his.focus.was.never.William.Branham.–.it.was.
Jesus.Christ..
.
I.found.it.to.be.very.refreshing,.as.we.talked.about.the.scriptures.and.reasoned.out.God’s.Word...
There.were.many.things.I.learned.as.he.took.me.through.his.understanding.of.the.Bible,.and.
many.things.that.I.agreed.with...But.at.the.same.time,.there.were.some.things.that.I.disagreed.
with.in.my.own.study.of.scripture..
.
The.difference.was.this:..we.both.had.planted.our.foundation.in.Jesus.Christ..
.
I.suddenly.thought.about.the.phrase,.“How.can.two.walk.together.unless.they.agree,”.and.the.
phrase.that.followed.behind.it.as.so.many.turn.against.a.person.taking.their.stand.for.Christ:..“Do.
not.be.unequally.yoked.with.unbelievers.”..The.second.phrase.comes.from.2.Corinthians,.chapter.
6:.
.
Do. not. be. unequally. yoked. with. unbelievers.. For. what. partnership. has. righteousness. with.
lawlessness?.Or.what.fellowship.has.light.with.darkness?.
.
2.Corinthians.6:14.
.
415.
This. is. the. Apostle. Paul,. telling. us. that. our. fellowship. should. be. established. with. those. who.
believe.in.Jesus.Christ...If.we.fellowship.with.others.who.are.serving.other.Gods,.those.who.have.
fallen.to.idolatry,.there.is.no.strong.bond.between.the.two...Believers.of.Jesus.Christ,.Christians,.
should.enjoy.fellowshipping.with.other.Christians..
.
Immediately.after.this.verse,.Paul.says:.
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What.harmony.is.there.between.Christ.and.Belial.?.What.does.a.believer.have.in.common.with.
an.unbeliever?..What.agreement.is.there.between.the.temple.of.God.and.idols?.For.we.are.the.
temple.of.the.living.God..As.God.has.said:."I.will.live.with.them.and.walk.among.them,.and.I.will.
be.their.God,.and.they.will.be.my.people.".."Therefore.come.out.from.them.and.be.separate,.
says.the.Lord..Touch.no.unclean.thing,.and.I.will.receive.you."..."I.will.be.a.Father.to.you,.and.you.
will.be.my.sons.and.daughters,.says.the.Lord.Almighty.".
.
2.Corinthians.6:15\18.
.
As.we.discussed.and.fellowshipped.around.God’s.Word,.the.thought.suddenly.struck.me:..Though.
we.disagree.on.man’s.doctrines,.we.enjoy.fellowship.because.we.were.both.believers.–.but.not.
“believers”.in.the.sense.that.you.will.hear.in.the.“Message,”.we.were.believers.of.Jesus.Christ...
We.had.a.common.bond.that.was.stronger.than.blood.of.man,.woven.together.by.the.blood.of.
Christ..
.
I.then.felt.compassion.on.those.that.had.severed.their.bonds.with.us...The.words.they.spoke.as.
they.broke.their.bonds.of.friendship.or.family.ties.were.accurate.–.a.follower.of.Christ.cannot.be.
yoked.with.a.follower.of.something.else...To.follow.anyone.besides.Christ.is.to.lift.that.person.up.
equal.to.or.above.Christ:..an.idol...A.Christian.cannot.be.yoked.with.a.person.serving.an.idol...
While.given.as.an.insult.by.man,.this.could.even.be.considered.to.be.given.as.protection.by.God..
.
But.again,.the.interesting.words.spoken.when.a.follower.of.Branham.separates.himself.or.herself.
from.a.follower.of.Christ:..“How.can.two.walk.together.unless.they.agree?”.
.
Out. of. all. the. tribes. of. earth,. God. chose. the. Children. of. Israel. to. be. His. people.. . Ezekiel. 16.
describes.how.God.lifted.her.out.of.her.fallen.condition,.cleaned.her,.clothed.her,.and.claimed.
her.for.His.own...But.in.that.same.chapter,.the.Word.of.the.Lord.that.came.to.Ezekiel.said.that.
she. was. the. mother. of. harlots.. . She. committed. adultery. with. surrounding. nations. by. joining.
herself.into.their.pagan.worship,.and.did.so.by.her.own.free.will...God.said.that.while.prostitutes.
of. this. earth. give. themselves. up. for. money,. the. Children. of. Israel. paid. her. lovers. to. commit.
adultery.with.her...
.
Amos.3.is.another.prophecy.against.Israel...It.isn’t.a.prophecy.by.the.standards.of.the.“Message,”.
focusing.on.some.fantastic.future.event.or.hunting.trip...Like.most.of.the.prophecies.in.the.Bible,.
this.is.the.Word.from.the.Lord.describing.a.fallen.condition.of.the.past.and.present,.along.with.a.
future. punishment. for. disobeying. God.. . Once. again,. they. had. “yoked. themselves”. with.
unbelievers..
416.
.
Verses.one.and.two.tell.us.the.target.of.the.prophecy.–.which.was.pointed.at.God’s.children,.not.
those.who.had.left:.
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Hear.this.word.that.the.Lord.has.spoken.against.you,.O.people.of.Israel,.against.the.whole.family.
that.I.brought.up.out.of.the.land.of.Egypt:..“You.only.have.I.known.of.all.the.families.of.the.earth;.
therefore.I.will.punish.you.for.all.your.iniquities..
.
Amos.3:1\2.
.
But.then,.after.telling.us.that.this.prophecy.was.against.Israel.for.her.idolatry,.God.speaks.these.
familiar.words,.asking.the.question:.
.
..
.
Can.two.walk.together,.except.they.be.agreed?.
.
Amos.3:3.
.
It.is.interesting,.because.while.the.translation.in.the.King.James.Version.fits.within.context,.the.
actual.translation.of.this.chapter.goes.even.deeper.into.what.God.is.telling.His.people...The.word.
immediately.before.is.“raq”.[Strongs.7535],.which.is.a.conjunction.between.verse.2.and.verse.
three...In.English,.we.would.translate.this.word.as.“but.”..And.this.word.is.missing.from.the.King.
James.Version.of.the.Bible.–.there.is.no.tie.between.the.2nd.and.the.3rd.verse...
.
Notice.that.because.this.word.is.missing.does.not.imply.mistranslation...The.translation.flows.as.
it.is,.and.conveys.the.same.meaning:..the.Children.of.Israel.were.not.walking.together.with.God...
But. the. meaning. of. the. verse. is. much,. much. deeper.. . The. last. few. words. of. Amos. 1:2. are.
“Therefore.I.will.punish.you.for.all.your.iniquities.”..
.
But.remember,.while.we.serve.a.God.of.justice,.we.also.serve.a.God.of.love...God.abhors.idolatry,.
lifting.up.anything.equal.to.or.above.Himself.–.from.idols.of.stone.to.men.who.pretend.to.be.
prophets...But.if.we.turn.back.towards.righteousness,.God.is.patient.with.us...He.will.forgive,.all.
we.need.to.do.is.ask!.
.
Verse.three,.literally.translated,.contains.the.following.words:..“have.made,.lo,.unless,.together,.
two,.walk.”..It.does.not.contain.any.word.that.can.be.translated.into.“agreed.”..And.the.first.word.
in.verse.four.is.“lakad,”.[Strongs.3920],.which.translates.to.“has.captured.”.
.
If.you.snip.out.that.single.verse,.“How.can.two.walk.together,”.you.miss.the.point.that.God.is.
making.with.the.children...This.was.not.intended.to.give.instruction.for.Israel.to.have.the.power.
of.excommunication.with.insult...God.was.literally.telling.the.Children.of.Israel.that.unless.they.
started.to.walk.with.God,.bad.things.were.going.to.happen!.
.
417.
Again,.a.thought.of.compassion.comes.when.you.consider.the.reason.that.this.insult.is.thrown...
As.I.take.my.stand.upon.God’s.Word.and.God’s.Word.alone,.these.poor.souls.have.taken.their.
stand.upon.Branham’s.word...They.have.lifted.a.man.into.a.position.that.is.equal.with.God,.and.
consider.any.who.no.longer.follow.William.Branham.to.be.“lost”.and.“unbelieving.”..They.no.
longer.believe.in.Branham..
.
And. yet,. this. is. the. very. thing. that. God. is. telling. the. Children. of. Israel!. . You. have. believed.
someone.else.besides.ME!..Unless.you.start.walking.together.with.Me,.I.will.punish.you!.
.
The.next.few.verses.are.very.interesting.analogies,.when.you.consider.the.Children.of.Israel...They.
had.lifted.up.something.else.equal.to.God,.and.this.was.a.trap.designed.by.Satan...They.were.
ensnared.into.idolatry,.and.God.was.angry...The.next.four.verses.describe.the.reason.that.God.
was.crying.out.against.them,.and.tells.them.that.God.is.just.for.doing.so:.
.
Does.a.lion.roar.in.the.forest,.when.he.has.no.prey?.Does.a.young.lion.cry.out.from.his.den,.if.he.
has.taken.nothing?.Does.a.bird.fall.in.a.snare.on.the.earth,.when.there.is.no.trap.for.it?.Does.a.
snare.spring.up.from.the.ground,.when.it.has.taken.nothing?.Is.a.trumpet.blown.in.a.city,.and.the.
people.are.not.afraid?.Does.disaster.come.to.a.city,.unless.the.LORD.has.done.it?..“For.the.Lord.
GOD.does.nothing.without.revealing.his.secret.to.his.servants.the.prophets..
.
Amos.3:4\7.
.
That.last.verse,.verse.seven,.is.also.interesting:..“For.the.Lord.God.does.nothing.without.revealing.
his.secret.to.his.servants.the.prophets.”..Under.cult.theology,.followers.are.trained.to.believe.
that. only. one. single. prophet. was. sent. for. an. “age,”. which. paves. the. way. for. the. leader. to.
proclaim.that.they.are.the.“prophet.for.the.age.”..But.in.the.days.of.the.Old.Testament,.this.was.
not.the.case...There.were.multiple.prophets.actively.prophesying.at.the.same.time,.some.of.which.
who.are.recorded,.and.some.of.which.who.are.not..
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If. you. consider. the. fallen. condition. of. Israel,. lifting. up. objects. of. worship. in. place. of. God,.
somebody.has.to.cry.out...God.is.able.to.make.a.donkey.prophesy.–.none.can.withhold.when.God.
wants.to.speak...Not.just.Amos.–.if.Amos.did.not.speak,.someone.else.would:.
.
The. lion. has. roared;. who. will. not. fear?. The. Lord. GOD. has. spoken;. who. can. but. prophesy?”..
Proclaim. to. the. strongholds. in. Ashdod. and. to. the. strongholds. in. the. land. of. Egypt,. and. say,.
“Assemble.yourselves.on.the.mountains.of.Samaria,.and.see.the.great.tumults.within.her,.and.
the.oppressed.in.her.midst.”.
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Amos.3:8\9.
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I.look.at.the.many.who.have.now.taken.their.stand.for.God’s.Word...They.will.no.longer.lift.a.man.
into.worship,.and.will.no.longer.take.that.man’s.word.over.the.Word.of.God...They.will.no.longer.
serve.an.idol..
.
418.
And.yet,.many.of.them.cannot.withhold.their.condemnation.of.idolatry...Many.try.to.exit.quietly,.
but. after. reading. God’s. Word. for. themselves,. they. just. can’t. hold. it. in. –. they. become.
mouthpieces.standing.firmly.against.idolatry...
.
Luke.16:16.says.that.“The.Law.and.the.Prophets.were.until.John;.since.then.the.good.news.of.the.
kingdom.of.God.is.preached,.and.everyone.forces.his.way.into.it.”.
.
..
.
But.the.Apostle.Paul.tells.us.that.he.wishes.all.had.the.gift.of.prophecy:.
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Now.I.want.you.all.to.speak.in.tongues,.but.even.more.to.prophesy..The.one.who.prophesies.is.
greater.than.the.one.who.speaks.in.tongues,.unless.someone.interprets,.so.that.the.church.may.
be.built.up..
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1.Corinthians.14:5.
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When.you.sit.back.and.watch.a.quiet,.otherwise.unnoticed.person.start.reading.God’s.Word.and.
then.suddenly.becoming.very.vocal,.it’s.difficult.not.to.wonder.how.much.of.what.they.say.comes.
from.themselves.and.how.much.comes.directly.from.God...
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Two.can.walk.together.if.they.agree,.but.that.agreement.must.be.a.walk.with.Christ,.not.a.walk.
with.a.man...If.that.agreement.is.in.man.and.not.in.Christ,.then.that.agreement.is.with.an.idol,.
and.a.Christian.cannot.walk.with.an.idolater...Either.the.idolater.will.turn.to.Christ,.the.Christian.
will.be.distracted.and.fall.to.idolatry,.or.both.will.part.ways...There.is.no.way.for.a.person.walking.
with.Christ.to.walk.with.an.idol..
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My.hope.and.prayer.is.that.many.in.the.following.of.William.Branham.can.start.walking.with.
those.who.are.now.walking.with.Christ...It’s.time.to.set.aside.every.single.thing.that.we.place.
before.God,.and.serve.God.alone.in.Spirit.and.in.Truth...
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.
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419.
Lamentations$$
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William.Branham.often.made.a.statement.on.recorded.tape,.“I.don’t.know.the.book,.but.I.know.
the.Author.real.well,”.referring.to.the.Bible...And.then,.would.commence.teaching.that.same.
book.to.the.growing.minds.of.men,.women,.and.children,.longing.to.know.more.about.God’s.
Word...
.
Yet.the.Bible.says.that.to.know.God,.you.know.His.Word...He.IS.the.Word...That.same.Word.was.
made.manifest.into.flesh.and.came.to.die.for.our.sins..
.
..
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In.the.beginning.was.the.Word,.and.the.Word.was.with.God,.and.the.Word.was.God...He.was.in.
made.that.was.made..
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John.1:1\3.
.
Jesus. rebuked. the. Pharisees. from. straying. from. God’s. Word,. and. yet. that. same. Word. was.
proclaiming.Christ.all.throughout.the.Old.Testament..
.
Search.the.scriptures;.for.in.them.ye.think.ye.have.eternal.life:.and.they.are.they.which.testify.of.
me..
.
John.5:39.
.
When.my.family.took.our.stand.for.the.Truth,.and.left.the.Branham.movement,.one.of.the.first.
harsh.realizations.that.hit.us.was.that.we.knew.very.little.about.our.Bibles...A.great.deal.of.what.
we.knew.came.from.this.“teacher,”.and.a.great.deal.of.what.William.Branham.taught.is.not.found.
in.scripture...Worse,.a.great.deal.of.scripture.was.not.found.in.the.recordings.of.his.ministry.from.
1947.to.1965.–.huge.portions.were.omitted..
.
While.he.claimed.to.be.a.“Huckleberry.Finn”.preacher.that.was.not.a.good.study.of.the.Word.of.
God,.it.turns.out.that.he.was.a.strong.study.of.the.writings.of.other.men...It.is.very.easy.to.identify.
Charles.Taze.Russell’s.Jehovah’s.Witness.theology.woven.through.the.sermons,.or.the.teachings.
of.Doctor.Dowie,.the.false.prophet.from.Zion,.Illinois...You’ll.find.Russell’s.version.of.the.Book.of.
Revelation.until.he.starts.reading.from.Clarence.Larkin,.at.which.time.the.“White.Horse.Rider”.
changes.sides.in.the.battle..
.
I. suddenly. realized. that. we. were. treading. dangerous. ground. when. I. compared. Branham’s.
teaching.of.the.scripture.with.the.last.chapter.of.the.Bible,.specifically.the.18th.and.19th.verse.
of.the.22nd.chapter.of.Revelation:.
.
420.
If.any.man.shall.add.unto.these.things,.God.shall.add.unto.him.the.plagues.that.are.written.in.
this.book:.And.if.any.man.shall.take.away.from.the.words.of.the.book.of.this.prophecy,.God.shall.
take.away.his.part.out.of.the.book.of.life,.and.out.of.the.holy.city,.and.from.the.things.which.are.
written.in.this.book..
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Revelation.22:18\19.
.
We.could.easily.identify.huge.portions.of.the.Bible.teaching.that.had.been.removed.to.support.
the.doctrines.of.Dowie.and.Russell,.as.well.as.many.teachings.that.were.added.to.the.Word.of.
God...Elijah’s.“dislike.of.women,”.for.instance,.and.his.condemnation.of.Jezebel’s.hair.are.not.
found.in.scripture...It.was.quite.a.shock.to.find.that.Elijah’s.dislike.was.strongly.pointed.towards.
idolatry.and.human.sacrifice.instead.of.the.harmless.eye.shadow.of.a.queen..
.
Yet.he.continued.to.make.statements.about.knowing.the.“Author”.without.knowing.the.Word:.
.
I’m.not.very.much.of.a\\of.a.teacher.from.the.Word.of.God..And.I.probably.don't.know.too.much.
about.His.Book,.but.as.I've.often.said,."I.know.the.Author.real.well.".
.
56\0108..GOD.HATH.A.PROVIDED.WAY.
.
..
.
The.irony.of.this.is.the.number.of.pastors.that.this.movement.has.produced,.many.of.which.are.
great.studies.of.Branham’s.teaching.of.scripture...His.newly.invented.passages.and.his.mixture.of.
verses. from. different. contexts. are. quoted. repetitiously. from. behind. pulpits. into. the. younger.
generation.of.this.movement.without.the.slightest.concern.that.they.are.teaching.the.growing.
minds.of.children.from.a.teacher.who.admittedly.taught.something.that.he.did.not.know..
.
After.reading.and.studying.this.book.I’ve.held.in.my.hands.for.the.past.thirty\five.years.of.my.life,.
I.regret.not.having.studied.it.for.myself.long.before...I.read.my.Bible,.like.everyone.else.warming.
the.pews.of.the.Branham.Tabernacle,.but.I.read.the.chapters.as.though.they.were.isolated.from.
the.rest.of.the.book...I.got.really.exited.when.I.could.find.something.that.seemed.to.support.what.
William.Branham.taught.–.it.was.like.finding.that.last.hidden.Easter.Egg.after.all.the.other.children.
had.taken.the.easy.ones..
.
There.are.so.many.good.things.in.the.Word.of.God,.all.of.which.point.to.Jesus.Christ...While.trying.
to.point.scriptures.to.Branham’s.teaching,.we.were.missing.so.many.things.that.God.was.trying.
to. tell. us. in. His. Word.. . Entire. books. were. left. out. of. Branham’s. “message,”. books. that. were.
fundamental.in.helping.us.to.understand.the.failure.of.works\righteous.faith..
.
Lamentations,.for.instance,.is.fundamental.in.understanding.the.failure.of.the.Old.Covenant.of.
Law.and.the.need.for.a.Redeemer.to.free.us.from.trying.to.save.ourselves.by.the.rules.we.keep...
Yet. this. book. is. only. mentioned. one. single. time. in. the. entire. recorded. ministry. of. William.
Branham.–.and.not.even.on.recorded.tape...It.is.written.in.the.“Church.Age.Book,”.and.ironically.
421.
is.used.to.speak.out.against.this.doctrine.of.“knowing.the.Author.and.not.knowing.the.Book.”..
What.William.Branham.says.here.is.absolutely.correct:.
.
Now.we.ask,."What.is.the.will.of.God?".There.is.only.ONE.WAY.to.know.His.will.and.that.is.by.the.
WORD.OF.GOD..
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Lamentations.3:37,."Who.is.he.that.saith,.and.it.cometh.to.pass.when.the.Lord.commandeth.it.
not?"..There.it.is..If.it.isn't.in.the.Word.you.can't.have.it..So.we.can't.ask.unless.it's.in.the.Word,.
and.we.can't.petition.or.ask.unless.it.is.in.His.Name..There.it.is.again..JESUS.(the.Name).is.the.
WORD.(will)..You.can't.separate.God.and.the.Word..They.are.ONE..
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PERGAMEAN.CHURCH.AGE.
.
This.statement.is.correct...We.cannot.separate.God.and.the.Word...They.are.One,.just.as.the.Book.
of.John.tells.us...The.Word.IS.God...We.cannot.know.the.Author.without.knowing.the.Word..
.
But. following. the. Pentecostal. movement. and. its. “great. leaders,”. William. Branham. promoted.
doctrines.of.law.that.had.no.room.for.the.book.of.Lamentations...One.can.only.assume.why.this.
book.was.omitted.in.his.teaching,.but.the.book.of.Lamentations.certainly.does.not.speak.well.for.
works\righteous.faith..
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God. made. Covenants. with. the. righteous. men. in. the. Bible,. but. not. because. they. were. living.
perfect.lives.–.because.God.loved.them.and.chose.them...God’s.covenant.with.Noah.was.before.
the.Law.was.given,.and.yet.it.was.an.unconditional.covenant:.
.
And.the.Lord.smelled.a.sweet.savour;.and.the.Lord.said.in.his.heart,.I.will.not.again.curse.the.
ground.any.more.for.man's.sake;.for.the.imagination.of.man's.heart.is.evil.from.his.youth;.neither.
will.I.again.smite.any.more.every.thing.living,.as.I.have.done..
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Genesis.8:21.
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Yet.in.the.extra\biblical.teaching.of.William.Branham,.the.ground.was.already.cursed,.and.man.
must.earn.salvation.by.adhering.to.the.rules...Failure.to.obey.was.to.“Grieve.the.Holy.Spirit.Away”.
–.even.though

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