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Branham:
Table of Contents
The
Facts
and
the
Fiction
.....................................
5
The
Basics
................................................................
10
Toddler
Prophecy
......................................................
11
Bridge
Prophecy
.........................................................
14
Ohio
River
Baptism
...................................................
16
Prophecies
of
1933
...................................................
18
The
Flood
of
1937......................................................
21
Faith
Healing
................................................................
24
The
Halo
.........................................................................
26
Mystery
Cloud
.............................................................
28
Marks
of
the
Beast
.....................................................
30
Ground
Rules
...............................................................
32
Jehovahs
Witness
......................................................
35
Stuck
in
the
Elevator
................................................
36
Easy
Questions
.......................................................
38
The
Cloud
......................................................................
39
The
Bridge
....................................................................
42
The
Church
Ages
........................................................
46
Columba
.........................................................................
47
The
Man
From
Windsor
..........................................
48
The
Tragedy
of
Donnie
Morton
...........................
51
Driverless
Eggcar
.......................................................
52
California:
Still
Standing
.........................................
57
Twisted
Scripture
......................................................
60
Dig
A
Little
Deeper
...............................................
66
Birth
.................................................................................
67
Childhood
......................................................................
69
Fatherless
......................................................................
71
The
Commissions
.......................................................
72
Moving
Targets
...........................................................
75
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
...............................................
77
John
F.
Kennedy
..........................................................
86
The
Basics
10
Toddler Prophecy
Followers
of
William
Branham
believe
that
as
a
toddler,
young
William
became
the
mouthpiece
for
God
to
his
parents,
telling
them
that
they
were
to
move
near
a
city
called
'New
Albany'.
In
the
accounts
given
on
recorded
tape,
Branham
claimed
that
a
voice
spoke
to
him
from
a
tree
and
gave
him
this
prophecy.
According
to
Branham,
this
event
happened
at
the
early
age
of
fifteen
months
--
a
time
when
most
children
are
11
12
13
Bridge
Prophecy
William
Branham
claimed
to
have
been
given
a
vision
by
God
concerning
the
construction
of
the
Clark
Memorial
Bridge
that
joins
Southern
Indiana
to
Louisville
Kentucky
over
the
Ohio
River.
In
his
descriptions
of
this
vision,
Branham
claimed
to
have
seen
the
deaths
of
sixteen
men
as
they
fell
from
the
bridge
and
drown.
It
was
a
prophecy
of
destruction,
similar
to
other
prophecies
given
by
Branham
to
his
followers
--
a
proclamation
of
death
from
God
through
this
prophet
without
reason
or
a
plea
for
repentance.
The
George
Rogers
Clark
Memorial
Bridge
began
construction
in
June
1928,
and
was
finally
opened
to
the
public
on
October
31,
1929
as
a
toll
bridge.
According
to
government
records,
William
Branham
was
20
years
old
during
the
final
stages
of
the
bridge's
construction.
This
would
have
given
plenty
of
time
to
warn
the
authorities
of
the
men
whose
lives
would
otherwise
be
lost
and
their
families.
We
find
no
record
of
warning,
only
the
description
of
what
he
claimed
to
have
been
a
vision
from
God.
But
history
tells
a
much
different
story.
During
its
construction,
the
United
States
Coast
Guard
monitored
the
operations.
Their
observation
of
the
construction
is
recorded
in
a
series
of
logbooks.
The
logs
were
entered
every
two
hours
of
every
day,
and
those
logs
recorded
everything
from
the
daily
barometric
pressures
to
the
groceries
and
other
supplies
used
by
the
men
at
work.
While
the
logs
do
record
deaths,
none
of
14
15
William
Branham
claimed
to
have
held
a
baptismal
service
in
the
banks
of
the
Ohio
River
that
drew
international
fame.
According
to
the
story,
thousands
attended
and
over
five
hundred
were
baptized.
As
Branham
was
immersing
the
seventeenth
person,
a
light
shone
from
the
heavens
and
God
Himself
spoke
from
the
heavens.
In
a
story
that
parallels
Jesus'
baptism
by
John,
Branham
claimed
that
the
Father
announced
his
ministry
by
saying,
"As
John
the
Baptist
was
sent
forth
to
forerun
the
first
coming
of
Christ,
you
have
the
Message
that'll
now
forerun
the
second
Coming
of
Christ."
This
supernatural
event,
according
to
Branham,
gathered
a
very
large
crowd
in
Jeffersonville.
Five
hundred
people
were
baptized,
the
local
news
arrived,
and
the
Associated
Press
quickly
picked
up
the
story.
And
according
to
Branham,
these
reporters
printed
the
story
of
the
mystic
light
in
an
article
that
quickly
spread
throughout
the
United
States
and
Canada.
16
17
Prophecies
of
1933
Around
1951,
William
Branham
started
claiming
to
have
had
a
series
of
prophecies
in
1933.
From
events
in
the
World
War
to
the
rise
in
technology
to
the
complete
destruction
of
the
United
States,
some
of
these
prophesies
were
proclaimed
as
the
coming
future
for
mankind
while
others
were
abandoned
by
Branham
in
the
latter
part
of
his
ministry.
As
a
follower
of
William
Branham
you
are
asked
to
believe
in
a
partial
list
of
these
prophecies,
which
consist
of
the
following:
1.
Roosevelt
(later
changed
to
Hitler)
would
take
America
into
a
second
world
war
2.
Mussolini
would
invade
Ethiopia
and
that
would
be
his
last
invasion
3.
The
Maginot
or
Siegfried
Line
would
be
built
4.
Cars
will
become
shaped
like
an
egg
(later
changed
to
automatic
guidance
systems)
5.
The
United
States
would
be
ruled
by
a
woman
(later
changed
to
President
Kennedy
and
the
Catholic
Church)
6.
A
progression
of
decay
in
the
morality
of
women
7.
The
United
States
would
be
smoldering
and
burning
Towards
the
end
of
his
ministry,
two
additional
prophecies
were
added
to
this
list,
both
of
which
are
required
by
the
followers
of
William
Branham.
Branham
claimed
that
in
this
same
series
of
visions,
he
saw
the
Pope
leaving
Rome,
18
19
20
21
22
After
Davis
left
the
scene,
Branham
started
his
own
fellowship,
and
it
was
not
called
the
"Branham
Tabernacle"
as
his
followers
assume
Branham's
church
was
the
"Pentecostal
Tabernacle"
at
the
corner
of
8th
street
and
Penn
street.
23
Faith
Healing
Partnered
with
Ern
Baxter,
William
Branham
travelled
the
world
to
pray
for
the
sick.
While
Baxter
filled
tents,
auditoriums,
and
open
spaces
with
people
eagerly
listening
to
his
preaching,
Branham
would
follow
up
with
prayer
lines
for
those
in
need
of
healing.
Through
the
widespread
reach
of
the
Apostolic
Faith
Missions,
the
Baxter-Branham
campaigns
quickly
spread
into
South
Africa,
which
would
produce
a
large
number
of
followers
in
the
southern
regions
of
the
African
continent.
Joining
them
was
Frank
Francis
Bosworth,
whose
background
to
the
faith
healing
ministry
would
become
a
fundamental
element
to
the
religious
teachings
of
William
Marrion
Branham.
Bosworth
himself
was
a
depression-era
"faith
healer,"
receiving
his
doctrinal
teaching
from
the
world-renowned
faith
healer,
the
late
John
Alexander
Dowie.
Through
Bosworth,
Branham
became
familiar
with
Dowie,
his
teaching,
and
his
once
great
following
in
Zion
City,
Illinois.
Branham's
own
faith
healing-ministry
was
in
full
swing
in
1945,
as
described
in
a
pamphlet,
"I
Was
Not
Disobedient
To
The
Heavenly
Vision."
In
this
pamphlet,
Branham
described
a
vision
that
he
claimed
was
been
given
to
him
by
God,
in
which
he
saw
a
large
group
of
people
in
white
robes
--
which
represented
his
followers.
In
1949
Branham
updated
this
commission
to
include
the
story
of
an
angel
visitation,
which
24
25
The
Halo
In
a
January
1950
meeting
in
the
Houston
Coliseum,
a
photograph
was
taken
of
William
Branham
as
he
stood
behind
the
pulpit,
preaching.
The
photograph
contains
a
streak
of
light
above
William
Branham's
head,
and
the
Branham's
followers
believe
that
the
photographer
captured
the
same
"Pillar
of
Fire"
that
led
the
Children
of
Israel
out
of
Egypt
though
the
photographer
and
those
seated
in
the
photograph
did
not
see
it
themselves.
According
to
Branham,
this
was
the
same
light
that
the
Apostle
Paul
witnessed
in
the
desert,
and
God
allowed
it
to
be
photographed
as
a
supernatural
sign
to
his
followers.
Followers
believe
that
this
picture
was
authenticated
by
the
"head"
of
the
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigation,
sent
immediately
to
Washington,
DC
for
verification,
and
hangs
still
today
in
a
place
called
the
"Religious
Hall
of
Art."
26
27
Mystery
Cloud
In
late
February
of
1963
a
strange
cloud
formed
over
Northern
Arizona.
This
cloud
slowly
formed
into
a
ring,
floated
across
Arizona
from
west
to
28
29
30
31
Ground
Rules
William
Branham
promoted
the
idea
that
an
ascetic
lifestyle
would
produce
"rapturing
faith."
Throughout
the
course
of
his
ministry,
Branham
listed
several
forms
of
entertainment,
articles
of
clothing,
sports,
and
other
forbidden
pleasures
that
he
believed
true
Christians
should
refrain
from.
Though
many
of
these
are
no
longer
required
in
the
denomination
of
faith
that
follows
William
Marrion
Branham,
some
isolated
churches
remain
who
mold
their
lives
to
these
extra-biblical
doctrines.
Since
Branham's
death,
those
who
firmly
support
this
doctrine
include
additional
requirements
for
their
members
and
expand
upon
Branham's
rules
to
create
a
stricter
code
of
conduct.
According
to
William
Branham,
the
following
are
not
permitted.
Some
of
the
items
listed
bind
closely
to
his
latter
description
of
the
"Mark
of
the
Beast":
Entertainment
No
watching
television
No
watching
movies
No
comic
books
No
rock
music
No
telling
jokes
Dress
Code
For
Women
No
trousers
of
any
kind
No
shorts
No
low
cut,
sheer
or
form
fitting
clothing
32
33
Dress
Code
For
Men
Must
wear
pants
No
shorts
No
suede
shoes
for
men
No
sideburns
for
men
No
bangs
No
flat-top
haircuts
Eating
Rules
No
eating
hybrid
food
No
eating
eggs
No
soup
suppers
No
drinking
alcohol
Women
In
General
No
washing
machines
No
dishwashers
Women
are
forbidden
to
work
Women
are
forbidden
to
vote
No
birth
control
No
loving
dogs
Must
be
divorced
if
they
cut
their
hair
THUS
SAITH
THE
LORD
Men
In
General
Naming
your
son
"Ricky"
is
forbidden
Naming
your
son
"Elvis"
is
forbidden
Aging
In
General
False
teeth
are
forbidden
Dying
your
hair
is
forbidden
Sports
And
Recreation
No
baseball
No
basketball
No
bowling
No
ball
games
in
general
No
"bodily
exercise"
No
pool
games
No
bingo
No
bunco
No
dice
No
cards
No
dancing
No
parties
No
sunbathing
No
hula
hoops
No
swimming
parties
Men
swimming
in
the
same
pool
with
women
is
forbidden
Dating
Rules
No
kissing
(before
marriage)
34
Household
Rules
No
Easter
bunny
No
Santa
Claus
No
animals
in
the
house
Putting
fuel
in
your
vehicle
on
Sunday
No
living
in
valleys
Jehovahs
Witness
William
Branham
promoted
the
idea
that
Jesus
Christ
of
the
New
Testament
was
Jehovah
of
the
Old
Testament,
which
is
the
fundamental
teaching
of
Charles
Taze
Russell.
While
Branham
taught
that
Jesus
was
the
fullness
of
God,
he
also
taught
that
Christ
was
not
eternal.
According
to
Branham
and
Russell,
Jesus
was
the
archangel
Michael,
who
fought
the
angelic
wars
in
heaven.
Satan,
who
was
equal
in
rank
to
Michael,
became
consumed
with
his
beauty
and
was
cast
down
from
the
heavens.
While
Michael
remained
at
the
side
of
the
throne,
Branham
taught
that
Satan
designed
women,
caused
her
to
fall,
and
turned
the
entire
earth
into
his
own
"Eden."
Branham
taught
that
Christ
was
born
by
Immaculate
Conception,
yet
was
nothing
more
35
Before
the
climax
of
his
ministry
was
completed,
and
before
Branham's
visions
concerning
his
own
ministry
were
fulfilled,
God
removed
William
Branham
from
the
scene.
A
tragic
car
accident
claimed
his
life
in
December
of
1965,
leaving
the
recorded
sermons
to
the
control
of
his
sons.
It
was
an
atomic
bomb
that
scattered
the
sheep,
leaving
each
group
in
a
state
of
limbo
as
they
struggle
to
reconcile
the
unfulfilled
visions
with
the
removal
of
their
leader.
Some
are
forced
to
believe
that
Branham
will
rise
from
the
dead
to
finish
the
prophecies,
while
others
believe
that
viewpoint
is
heresy
and
do
not
attempt
to
reconcile.
Some
claim
that
they
alone
have
the
mystery
behind
the
"Seven
Thunders
of
Revelation,"
which
Branham
never
declared,
while
others
claim
that
these
mysteries
were
never
meant
to
be
known
until
after
we
enter
36
37
Easy
Questions
38
The
Cloud
William
Branham
claimed
to
have
had
a
vision
describing
the
need
to
travel
west
and
meet
with
five
angels.
Five,
according
to
Branham,
had
a
39
40
41
The
Bridge
When
God
allows
a
prophet
to
see
into
the
future,
the
events
made
known
cannot
be
wrong;
God
Himself
cannot
be
wrong.
For
this
reason,
the
Bible
tells
us
that
we
are
to
test
the
prophets
if
any
single
prophecy
given
does
not
come
to
pass
exactly
as
the
prophet
has
spoken,
than
the
prophet
was
not
speaking
from
the
authority
of
God.
Instead,
we
are
instructed
to
avoid
the
prophet,
because
they
are
attempting
to
lead
us
astray.
42
43
44
45
46
Columba
The
most
obvious
error
in
this
"revelation"
is
the
examination
of
the
supposed
fourth
age
messenger
.
William
Branham
claimed
that
the
Thyatirean
Church
Age
lasted
from
A.D
606
to
A.D.
1520,
and
that
the
messenger
for
the
age
was
St.
Columba.
These
dates
align
with
those
in
Larkin's
Dispensational
Truth
but
with
the
addition
of
messengers
to
each
age,
Branham
failed
to
examine
the
lifespans
of
the
men
he
claimed
to
be
the
messengers.
St.
Columba
(521-597)
was
not
alive
during
any
portion
of
his
"Church
Age".
He
was
one
of
the
so-called
"Twelve
Apostles
of
Ireland",
taught
under
Finnian
of
Clonard,
who
is
said
to
be
one
of
the
fathers
of
Irish
monasticism.
Columba
became
a
monk,
and
was
later
ordained
a
priest.
Tradition
has
it
that
around
560,
Columba
got
in
a
harsh
quarrel
over
a
psalter
(scroll
of
Psalms).
Columba
copied
the
psaltery,
intending
to
keep
the
copy,
and
St.
Finnian
disputed
his
right
to
keep
it.
This
eventually
led
to
the
Battle
of
Cul
Dreimhne
(561)
during
which
many
men
lost
their
lives.
47
William
Branham
told
many
stories
of
the
awesome
power
of
God
that
offered
him
protection,
and
on
the
surface,
it
seems
to
be
just
that.
God
loves
and
cares
for
His
own.
But
when
you
examine
these
tales
in
chronological
order,
details
were
added
that
seem
to
give
the
story
a
slight
adjustment
in
purpose.
Over
time
the
stories
changed
from
amazement
in
God's
mighty
power
to
48
49
50
8.
He
died
6
months
later
from
cancer
(1958).
58-0208
THE.QUEEN.OF.THE.SOUTH_
SOUTH.BEND.IN
SATURDAY_
E-85
through
E-86
9.
He
was
carried
from
the
platform
paralyzed
and
was
still
paralyzed
(1958).
58-0330E
CHRIST.KNOCKING.AT.THE.DOOR_
MIDDLETOWN.OH
SUNDAY_
E-61
10.
He
died
six
weeks
later
(1961).
61-0212M
JEHOVAH.JIREH_
LONG.BEACH.CA
SUNDAY_
E-24
through
E-26
11.
He
died
six
weeks
later
(1962)
62-0124
HAVE.NOT.I.SENT.THEE_
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WEDNESDAY_
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12.
He
received
the
diseases
that
were
written
on
his
prayer
card
(1963).
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THREE.KINDS.OF.BELIEVERS_
JEFFERSONVILLE.IN
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51
Driverless
Eggcar
In
1933,
William
Branham
toured
the
World's
Fair
Century
of
Progress
International
Exposition
in
Chicago,
Illinois.
This
fair
provided
visitors
with
a
glimpse
into
the
future,
walking
patrons
through
the
latest
technologies,
prototypes,
and
future
direction.
One
of
the
exhibits
in
this
fair
was
the
Lincoln
Zephyr,
which
seems
to
be
the
foundation
for
a
prophecy
that
Branham
would
claim
years
later.
The
Lincoln
Zephyr,
originally
named
"Briggs
Dream
Car,"
was
a
prototype
that
was
made
in
honor
of
the
biggest
attraction
in
the
1933
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53
54
55
56
57
58
59
Twisted
Scripture
Some
might
argue
that
regardless
of
his
failed
prophecy
and
fictional
life
stories,
William
Branham's
objective
was
to
bring
the
hearts
and
minds
of
the
people
back
to
the
original
faith
of
the
fathers.
He
would
often
make
statements
describing
"No
creed
but
Christ;
no
law
but
love;
no
Book
but
the
Bible,"
however
when
you
examine
his
teaching
of
scripture
we
find
subtle
differences
in
context.
Rather
than
examining
the
entire
chapter
or
book
to
read
the
scripture
in
context,
Branham
would
often
read
one
or
two
verses
and
claim
to
"build
his
context"
upon
those
few
words.
Often,
when
you
examine
the
subject
matter
of
the
sermon
as
compared
to
the
subject
matter
in
the
chapter,
the
two
seem
to
be
in
direct
conflict.
This
can
especially
be
found
in
the
final
sermons
of
his
ministry,
in
sermons
that
seem
to
be
promoting
himself
as
our
new
"high
priest."
Branham
would
often
describe
the
punishment
by
God
for
adding
to
or
taking
away
from
scripture.
The
end
of
Revelation
22
is
quoted
often
in
the
following
of
William
Branham,
describing
ministers
who
twist
the
scriptures
to
fit
their
own
agendas:
For
I
testify
unto
every
man
that
heareth
the
words
of
the
prophecy
of
this
book,
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
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61
62
To
promote
this
idea
of
"eight
souls,"
William
Branham
combined
two
scriptures,
from
two
books,
with
two
different
contextual
meanings.
The
first,
Matthew
24,
is
describing
the
sudden
coming
of
Christ
that
will
catch
many
unaware.
Verily
I
say
unto
you,
this
generation
shall
not
pass,
till
all
these
things
be
fulfilled.
Heaven
and
earth
shall
pass
away,
but
my
words
shall
not
pass
away.
But
of
that
day
and
hour
knoweth
no
man,
no,
not
the
angels
of
heaven,
but
my
Father
only.
But
as
the
days
of
Noah
were,
so
shall
also
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
man
be.
For
as
in
the
days
that
were
before
the
flood
they
were
eating
and
drinking,
marrying
and
giving
in
marriage,
until
the
day
that
Noe
entered
into
the
ark,
And
knew
not
until
the
flood
came,
and
took
them
all
away;
so
shall
also
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
man
be.
Then
shall
two
be
in
the
field;
the
one
shall
be
taken,
and
the
other
left.
Two
women
shall
be
grinding
at
the
mill;
the
one
shall
be
taken,
and
the
other
left.
Watch
therefore:
for
ye
know
not
what
hour
your
Lord
doth
come.
The
second
comes
from
1
Peter
chapter
3.
In
this
passage,
Peter
is
describing
God's
patience
and
faithfulness.
The
entire
world
can
be
passing
away,
but
if
you
are
sheltered
in
the
arms
of
God,
you
are
under
His
protection.
He
will
never
leave
you,
never
forsake
you,
and
even
if
you
are
the
last
eight
souls
on
the
face
of
the
planet,
God
is
still
faithful.
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64
65
66
Birth
Starting
in
1952,
William
Branham
told
a
story
about
a
mystic
woman,
a
fortune-teller,
who
told
him
that
his
birthdate
was
significant
in
the
world
of
astrology.
According
to
Branham,
the
woman
quickly
recognized
his
"spirit,"
and
asked
him,
"Sir,
did
you
know
that
you
were
born
under
a
sign?"
Using
this
theme,
Branham
started
promoting
the
idea
that
"before
God
does
anything
on
earth,
67
68
Childhood
Many
in
the
following
of
William
Branham
are
familiar
with
his
captivating
stories
of
his
childhood
days,
roaming
the
hills
of
Kentucky
as
he
supported
his
poor
mother
and
siblings
by
hunting,
trapping,
selling
the
skins,
and
eating
the
meat.
Most
of
Branham's
claims
to
spiritual
events
involve
the
wilderness,
and
in
his
descriptions
of
the
great
men
of
the
Bible,
Branham
was
quick
to
point
out
their
"love"
for
nature.
69
Believers
dedicate
songs
to
the
memory
of
the
"Cabin's
Location,"
a
small
one-bedroom
log
cabin
where
his
mother
poured
coon
grease
in
the
matted
eyes
of
the
eight
other
children
packed
into
the
structure.
Interestingly,
the
Branham
family
moved
to
Indiana
before
William
was
age
three,
and
it
is
very
unlikely
that
he
would
have
retained
any
memories
of
the
place.
But
the
reality
is
that
only
two
siblings
occupied
this
cabin
during
the
time
William
lived
in
it.
The
1930
Census
gives
the
birthplace
for
both
of
the
parents,
and
each
of
the
siblings.
At
the
time
of
this
census,
Melvin
was
18
years
old,
while
William
was
21.
The
record
also
shows
that
William
was
born
in
Kentucky,
and
that
Melvin
was
born
in
Indiana.
According
to
this
census
report,
William
Branham
would
have
been
three
years
old
when
Melvin
was
born
in
Indiana.
The
records
for
the
rest
of
the
siblings
also
show
Indiana
as
the
state
of
birth.
Ultimately,
census
records
place
all
of
Branham's
childhood
stories
in
the
category
of
fiction.
The
hunting,
trapping,
selling
skins,
and
other
activities
of
a
young
adult
would
be
impossible
when
you
consider
the
fact
that
William
Branham
would
have
been
under
age
three.
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Fatherless
Combined
with
Branham's
childhood
stories
was
a
claim
that
his
father
died
at
a
very
early
age.
According
to
Branham,
after
the
death
of
his
father,
he
was
not
able
to
finish
grade
school.
Everything
from
his
poor
grammar
to
his
childhood
poverty
was
blamed
upon
the
death
of
his
father,
forcing
a
young
Branham
to
enter
the
wilderness
to
provide
for
his
siblings.
It
was
this
death
and
these
wilderness
experiences
that
enabled
the
supernatural.
According
to
Branham,
he
met
God
in
burning
bushes,
whirlwinds
in
trees,
and
more.
In
most
accounts,
Branham
describes
God
telling
him
"not
to
drink,
smoke,
or
defile
your
body
in
any
way,
because
there
would
be
a
work
for
you
to
do
later."
But
when
you
consider
the
fact
that
Branham's
father,
Charles,
did
not
die
until
after
William
was
a
Pentecostal
minister,
these
supernatural
experiences
are
placed
into
question.
Because
William
Branham
was
also
untruthful
about
his
own
birthdate,
we
cannot
have
an
exact
age
for
"young
William"
who
"supported
his
widowed
mother
and
siblings"
-
but
the
date
of
his
father's
death
places
his
age
at
between
27
and
29
years
old.
Branham
was
married
to
Hope
at
the
time,
and
had
two
children.
They
were
living
in
Jeffersonville,
and
he
was
working
one
of
three
jobs
depending
upon
which
life
story
Branham
told.
To
say
that
his
grammar
skills
were
the
fault
of
his
drinking
father
is
nothing
less
than
a
slap
to
his
father's
face.
If
he
did
not
71
The
Commissions
William
Branham
claimed
to
have
been
given
several
commissions
throughout
his
life.
Many
times
Branham
describes
an
angel,
or
a
"being,"
present
during
these
events,
though
not
all
of
them
include
descriptions
of
a
supernatural
presence
involved.
Some
of
these
commissions
are
strikingly
similar
to
stories
found
in
the
Bible,
though
in
some
cases
the
scriptural
versions
were
focused
upon
Jesus
Christ
rather
than
mortal
men.
According
to
Branham,
these
angelic
visitations
or
commissions
happened:
Before
his
birth
During
his
birth
1915
(at
seven
years
of
age)
1920
(at
12
years
of
age)
1923
(at
14
or
15
years
of
age)
1930
72
1931
1932
1933
1936
1944
May
6,
1946
May
7,
1946
(or
on
May
6,
1947)
1950
in
Houston,
TX
1963
in
Arizona
Chronologically
speaking,
the
earliest
account
of
a
commission
by
God
given
by
William
Branham
is
in
a
1945
tract
entitled
"I
Was
Not
Disobedient
To
The
Heavenly
Vision,"
the
same
title
given
to
the
sermon
preached
to
the
followers
of
the
false
prophet
John
Alexander
Dowie
in
Zion,
Illinois.
In
this
tract,
William
Branham
claimed
that
he
received
a
vision
by
God,
and
this
vision
started
his
rise
to
fame
in
the
Divine
Healing
movement.
Later
in
June
1947
in
Vandalia,
IL,
William
Branham
held
a
divine
healing
meeting
under
the
alias
of
Henry
Branham.
In
an
interview
with
the
Associated
Press,
Henry
[William]
Branham
claimed
that
his
commission
had
been
given
to
him
11
months
prior
(August
1946),
and
this
is
when
he
began
his
divine
healing
ministry.
Elements
of
his
story
are
similar
to
those
given
in
recorded
sermons
between
1947
and
1965,
although
the
dates
would
later
change
and
additional
details
would
be
added.
Ultimately,
this
version
of
the
commission
story
would
replace
the
first
published
in
his
religious
tract.
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74
Moving
Targets
William
Branham's
claim
to
be
the
return
of
the
prophet
"Elijah"
is
based
on
a
series
of
prophecies
that
he
claimed
to
have
given
in
1933.
Though
some
of
these
prophecies
seem
to
be
fulfilled,
the
successful
accounts
of
the
predictions
do
not
always
match
the
original
predictions.
The
Bible
says
that
we
are
to
test
the
prophecies.
God
knows
the
beginning
and
the
end
because
God
IS
the
Beginning
and
the
End.
If
a
prophet's
words
do
not
come
to
pass,
then
this
is
not
a
prophet
of
God:
If
we
examine
the
"Prophecies
of
1933"
according
to
Branham's
own
words,
we
find
that
adjustments
to
their
descriptions
were
made
to
align
the
prophecies
with
recorded
history.
William
Branham
made
the
adjustment
to
his
own
words;
the
Word
from
the
Lord
would
need
no
adjustment:
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.
Deuteronomy.
18:21-22
75
Prophecy
of
World
War
II:
Original:
Roosevelt
would
cause
the
whole
world
to
go
to
war
Repositioned
Target:
Hitler
would
cause
the
whole
world
to
go
to
war
Prophecy
of
World
Powers:
Original:
One
of
the
three
world
leaders
would
rise
into
power
(Mussolini,
Hitler,
or
Stalin)
Repositioned
Target:
Mussolini
and
Hitler
will
die.
Prophecy
of
Automobiles:
Original:
Cars
will
be
shaped
like
an
egg.
Repositioned
Target:
Cars
will
have
automatic
guidance
systems
Prophecy
of
American
Government:
Original:
A
woman
will
be
president.
Repositioned
Target:
President
Kennedy
will
be
president
Prophecy
of
Breakfast:
Original:
Do
not
eat
eggs
in
the
last
days.
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Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
When
you
examine
William
Branham's
statements
regarding
government
officials
and
those
running
for
candidacy,
it
is
very
evident
that
there
were
political
motivations
behind
some
of
the
statements
in
the
sermons.
Though
Branham
claimed
that
he
was
"neither
democrat
nor
republican,
I'm
a
Christian,"
his
rants
against
political
leaders
would
seem
to
say
otherwise.
While
we
do
not
have
any
recorded
statements
concerning
president
Roosevelt
during
his
run
for
president
or
his
time
during
office,
we
do
have
expressions
of
memories
describing
this
time
period
by
Branham
on
recorded
sermon.
As
we've
shown
in
other
places,
these
memories
are
not
always
found
to
be
truthful,
however
we
can
find
a
thread
of
truth
in-between
the
lines
of
fiction.
And
this
thread
of
consistency
seems
to
be
one
having
ties
to
Branham's
former
pastor,
Rev.
Roy
E.
Davis.
77
78
79
But
let
me
tell
you,
when
Mr.
Roosevelt...
The
man
is
dead.
Let
him
rest;
I
trust
he
is.
Come
in,
and
run
in
three
or
four
terms,
and
taken
over,
just
a
preliminary
dictatorship.
I
can
prove
to
you,
that
in
the
Scripture,
where
That
said
it'd
take
place.
That's
right.
We
haven't
got
no
more
constitution.
She
is
broke
to
pieces.
Everything
is
all
smattered.
The
Republicans
is
just
as
bad.
It's
six
of
one,
and
a
half
a
dozen
of
the
other
one.
204
For,
every
kingdom
is
going
to
be
smashed,
but
the
Kingdom
of
Jesus
Christ
shall
stand
and
reign
forever.
That's
right.
Upon...
Daniel
saw
the
Rock
hewed
out
of
the
mountain,
and
hit
the
political
world
back
there
and
mashed
it
into
a
grinding
powder
like
that,
like
the
wheat
on
a
threshingfloor
of
a
summertime.
But
that
Rock
grew
into
a
great
mountain
that
spread
over
the
hea-...
filled
the
whole
heavens
and
earth.
That's
it.
54-0509
THE.INVASION.OF.THE.UNITED.STATES
Why
is
it
each
day
you
make
a
mistake,
each
day
you
do
wrong?
But
if
you're
borned
again,
man
or
woman,
as
soon
as
you
make
the
mistake,
God
knows
you're
sorry
for
it.
You'd
stand
in
the
Presence
of
of
President
Roosevelt
or
anybody
else
and
say,
"I'm
wrong;
God
forgive
me
for
this
thing."
Why?
And
there's
where
the
Blood
atonement...
You
notice
that
s-i-n-s.
A
sinner
is
a
sinner;
he
does
not
commit
sins.
But
the
church
commits
sin,
does
wrong,
gets
a
wrong
thought,
wrong
impression,
makes
scruples,
wobbles
like
a
little
child
walking,
80
81
82
83
84
Germany
9/1/39
France
9/3/39
Great
Britain
9/3/1939
New
Zealand
9/3/1939
S.
Africa
9/6/1939
Canada
9/10/1939
USSR
9/17/1939
Italy
6/10/1940
Japan
9/22/1940
Bulgaria
4/24/1941
Romania
6/22/1941
Hungary
6/27/1941
India
12/7/1941
Panama
12/7/1941
Yugoslavia
12/7/1941
Costa
Rica
12/8/1941
Dom
Rep
12/8/1941
El
Salvador
12/8/1941
Haiti
12/8/41
Honduras
12/8/1941
Nicaragua
12/8/1941
Manchukuo
12/8/1941
Netherlands
12/8/1941
Five
world
powers
were
already
at
war
as
either
Axis
or
Allied
forces.
Though
it
was
necessary
for
the
United
States
to
get
involved
to
stop
Germany
as
their
forces
grew,
Roosevelt
was
hesitant
to
join
the
fighting.
Instead,
Roosevelt
insisted
on
preventing
Japan
from
becoming
a
part
of
the
war
or
a
supplier
of
military
supplies.
It
was
Japan's
bombing
of
Pearl
Harbor
that
ultimately
led
to
the
United
States
joining
the
war,
and
only
as
retaliation
from
a
first
strike.
85
John
F.
Kennedy
Branham's
political
agenda
continued
through
is
ministry,
and
like
the
statements
regarding
President
Roosevelt,
Branham's
agenda
towards
President
Kennedy
turned
into
prophetic
statements.
Many
of
those
statements
are
very
similar
in
agenda
when
compared
to
the
Klan's
issued
statement
against
the
election
of
Roosevelt,
and
clearly
have
a
racial
bias.
This
is
quite
obvious
when
we
compare
the
Klan's
statements
previously
mentioned
with
William
Branham's
statements
against
Kennedy:
Now,
look
what
happened
now.
In...
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
took
America
to
England's
tea
party.
That's
right.
Germany
never
picked
on
us;
we
picked
on
them,
throwed
the
whole
world
into
a
war,
to
cause
a
world
war.
The
Germans
built
the
Maginot
Line,
which
there
any
veteran
here
knows
what
she
took
there
at
the
Maginot
Line.
Women,
given
the
right
to
vote,
elected
President-elect
Kennedy
with
the
woman's
vote,
the
wrong
man,
which
will
finally
be
to
full
control
of
the
Catholic
church
in
the
United
States;
then
the
bomb
comes
that
explodes
her.
There's
seven
things
predicted,
and
five
of
them
has
already
happened.
So
you
can
judge
yourself
how
far
away
we
are.
We're
near
the
end.
If
them
five
things
happened,
these
other
two
things
are
bound
to
happen.
It's
just
got
to
happen.
I
do
not
think
that
Mr.
Kennedy
will
have
much
effect
now,
because
he'll
make
a
wonderful
president
in
order
to
bring
in
the
others
to
get
a
scene
set
just
like
they
have
in
86
87
88
89
90
91
And
I
said,
"In
voting
they'll
elect
the
wrong
man."
I'm
neither
Democrat
nor
Republican.
I'm
a
Christian.
Both
sides
is
rotten.
But
they
made
their
fatal
mistake
the
other
day.
Women
done
the
works.
61-0312
JEHOVAH.JIREH
Now,
that
brings
us
then
to
the
election
of
President
Kennedy,
and
this
car
coming
on
the
on
the
scene,
bringing
five
things
out
of
the
seven
that
has
happened
exactly.
61-0806
THE.SEVENTIETH.WEEK.OF.DANIEL_
JEFFERSONVILLE.IN
He
give
seven
things
in
1933,
would
happen.
And
now
every
one
of
them
has
come
to
pass
but
two
things,
perfectly,
just
exactly.
How
that
even
President
Kennedy
would
be
taken
in.
It's
right
in
there
on
my
books
right
now,
told
thirty-three
years
ago,
exactly.
How
that
the
Maginot
Line
would
be
built,
eleven
years
before
it
built.
How
that
Hitler
would
rise
up,
and
and
Fascism,
and
and
Nazism,
and
all
to
bind
in
communism,
and
communism
would
destroy
Catholicism.
And
it
will,
yes,
no
matter
what
they
do.
And
showed,
said
there
would
be
an
Ecumenical
Council,
and
how
that
all
the
churches
would
come
together
and
would
form
the
image
called
the
Mark
of
the
Beast.
You
see
them
right
on
the
road,
right
now.
Exactly
right.
It's
got
to
happen,
'cause
it's
never
failed
to
be.
Anybody
that
ever
knows
it,
anybody,
take
them
around
the
world,
it's
never
failed
one
time.
Months
and
years
ahead
of
time,
it's
just
92
93
94
95
Deep
Study
96
Physical
Abuse
Some
say
that
Branham's
strongest
statements
against
women
started
to
surface
during
the
latter
part
of
his
ministry.
But
if
you
examine
the
messages
promoting
physical
abuse,
you
will
begin
to
ask
yourself
if
there
were
deep-rooted
psychological
issues
long
before
his
ministry
97
98
Hybreeding
Following
Branham's
teachings,
most
churches
in
the
religious
following
of
William
Branham
do
not
permit
couples
of
a
different
race
to
enter
into
marriage.
Because
the
teaching
was
so
strongly
against
the
African-American
race
specifically
and
very
rarely
used
in
the
context
of
other
races,
some
churches
make
exceptions
to
allow
marriage
between
other
races.
Most
agree
that
William
Branham
considered
this
to
be
"hybreeding,"
or
"mixing
seed."
Paul
says
in
Galatians,
"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."
(Galatians
3:28).
We
are
to
view
other
Christians
as
one
of
us,
not
"us
versus
them."
This
is
not
limited
to
what
we
consider
to
be
prejudice
this
saying
applies
to
every
single
aspect
of
life.
If
we
feel
that
another
human
being
is
any
different
than
us,
for
any
reason,
then
we
are
filled
with
the
sin
of
pride.
By
example,
most
pastors
who
promote
racism
use
the
Old
Testament
Law
to
push
their
99
100
101
102
103
104
Creation
According
to
William
Branham,
the
creation
story
in
the
Bible
was
written
in
symbol,
and
the
full
truth
was
hidden
in
mystery.
Branham
taught
his
followers
to
believe
that
Jesus
was
simply
an
angel,
equal
to
Satan,
and
God's
creation
did
not
include
the
female
in
the
Garden.
The
woman,
according
to
Branham,
was
designed
by
Satan
to
deceive,
and
was
nothing
more
than
a
bi-product
of
man.
Because
of
this
105
106
107
earth
and
subdue
it.
Rule
over
the
fish
in
the
sea
and
the
birds
in
the
sky
and
over
every
living
creature
that
moves
on
the
ground."
Genesis
1:27-28
At
the
same
time,
while
referring
to
the
"fruit"
and
the
"eating
of
the
fruit"
as
sexual
intercourse,
you
must
accept
the
idea
that
God
allowed
Adam
to
"eat"
of
any
of
the
other
"fruits"
in
the
garden
raising
several
questions
with
regards
to
Adam
and
the
other
animals
in
the
garden:
The
Lord
God
took
the
man
and
put
him
in
the
Garden
of
Eden
to
work
it
and
take
care
of
it.
And
the
Lord
God
commanded
the
man,
"You
are
free
to
eat
from
any
tree
in
the
garden;
but
you
must
not
eat
from
the
tree
of
the
knowledge
of
good
and
evil,
for
when
you
eat
from
it
you
will
certainly
die."
Genesis
2:15-17
Ultimately,
you
are
given
a
choice:
To
believe
that
the
Bible
is
correct,
and
that
the
fruit
was
"good
for
food,"
or
that
the
Bible
was
incorrect,
and
filled
with
sexual
innuendo.
Branham
chose
the
latter,
claiming
that
verse
six
of
chapter
three
did
not
actually
mean
"food,"
but
rather,
"sexual
intercourse."
When
the
woman
saw
that
the
fruit
of
the
tree
was
good
for
food
and
pleasing
to
the
eye,
and
also
desirable
for
gaining
wisdom,
she
took
some
and
ate
it.
She
also
gave
some
to
her
husband,
who
was
with
her,
and
he
ate
it.
108
Genesis
3:6
Interestingly,
if
you
follow
Branham's
teaching
with
regards
to
the
eating
of
fruit,
you
are
placed
into
a
strange
situation
when
you
reach
the
end
of
the
Bible.
In
the
book
of
Revelation,
the
reader
who
has
been
trained
to
believe
that
the
"eating
of
the
tree"
was
sexual
intercourse
must
ask
themselves
questions
as
to
the
nature
of
the
"eating"
of
the
tree
of
life:
Whoever
has
ears,
let
them
hear
what
the
Spirit
says
to
the
churches.
To
the
one
who
is
victorious,
I
will
give
the
right
to
eat
from
the
tree
of
life,
which
is
in
the
paradise
of
God.
Revelation
2:6-8
Enoch
William
Branham
included
several
teachings
from
the
Gnostic
Book
of
Enoch
in
his
sermons,
choosing
mysticism's
"Enoch"
instead
of
the
Biblical
Enoch
that
was
translated
after
365
years
of
life
on
this
earth.
Often,
Branham
would
compare
the
mystic
Enoch
to
the
"Church,"
and
his
translation
to
his
version
of
the
rapture.
Instead
of
three
hundred
and
sixty
five
years,
the
Book
of
Enoch
describes
an
Enoch
with
a
much
longer
span
of
life.
Included
in
the
scrolls
of
this
Gnostic
book
were
fragments
of
the
Book
of
Noah,
which
give
a
fictional
account
of
Enoch
conversing
with
Noah.
These
scrolls
claim
that
Enoch
was
translated
after
five
hundred
years.
109
Branham
claimed
that
there
were
three
Bibles:
The
Zodiac,
the
Pyramids,
and
the
King
James
Version.
Enoch,
Branham
claimed,
formed
the
second
Bible
by
constructing
the
pyramids.
From
Branham's
point
of
view,
the
Masonic
teachings
regarding
the
pyramids
were
hidden
truths
for
all
of
the
elect
to
receive.
As
to
the
question
whether
or
not
the
Gnostic
version
of
Enoch
was
a
nugget
hidden
for
the
last
days,
the
Book
of
Genesis
sums
up
the
entire
doctrine
in
one
simple
statement:
Thus
all
the
days
of
Enoch
were
365
years.
Genesis
5:22-24
The
Book
of
Enoch
is
an
interesting
read,
however,
to
any
that
have
been
influenced
by
the
teachings
of
William
Branham.
During
the
early
stages
of
his
ministry,
very
few
were
familiar
with
this
scroll
that
was
written
by
the
early
Gnostics.
The
Book
of
Enoch
was
translated
from
the
Ethiopian
text
by
R.H.
Charles
in
1906,
and
began
making
its
way
through
the
English-
speaking
nations
not
long
after.
Job
The
book
of
Job
is
included
in
the
list
of
the
greatest
literature
of
all
time.
This
book
of
the
Old
Testament
is
written
in
the
form
of
a
didactic
poem
posing
one
of
the
world's
oldest
questions:
Why
do
the
righteous
suffer?
110
The
Christian
version
of
this
book
is
written
in
very
simple
poetic
structure,
with
chapters
1
and
2
being
the
prologue.
The
middle
portion
of
the
book
is
written
in
open
dialog
between
Job,
Eliphaz,
Bildad,
Zophar
and
later
Elihu,
and
then
the
dialogue
between
Yahweh
and
Job.
The
last
chapter
of
the
book
is
written
as
an
epilogue,
bringing
an
end
to
a
perfectly
written
book
that
many
in
the
world
even
non-Christians
are
familiar
with.
In
the
Christian
version,
Job
is
simply
a
righteous
man
that
God
has
allowed
Satan
to
test.
But
in
the
Islamic
version
of
this
book,
Ayyub
[Job]
is
a
prophet:
BEHOLD,
We
have
inspired
thee
[O
Prophet]
just
as
We
inspired
Noah
and
all
the
prophets
after
him
-
as
We
inspired
Abraham,
and
Ishmael,
and
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
and
their
descendants,
including
Jesus
and
Job,
and
Jonah,
and
Aaron,
and
Solomon;
Quran
S-4:163
Interestingly,
Branham
also
claims
that
Abraham
purchased
a
burial
plot
near
the
location
of
Job's
tomb.
While
Abraham
and
Sarah
are
buried
in
the
Cave
of
the
Patriarchs,
very
little
is
known
about
Job's
burial
tomb
or
even
Job's
lifespan
as
compared
to
other
Bible
fixtures.
The
only
piece
of
information
we
have
the
name
of
the
land,
Uz,
which
is
mentioned
in
the
book
of
Job.
Uz
is
identified
with
Edom
in
scripture,
which
lies
in
111
Moses
In
the
late
1600's
and
early
1700's,
a
"mystic
woman"
by
the
name
of
Jane
Lead
published
a
series
of
prophecies
that
some
believe
to
have
been
foretelling
the
"Latter
Rain
Movement."
In
a
series
of
visions,
Lead
describes
a
god
that
was
hidden
in
mystery
that
was
to
be
revealed
by
prophets
and
prophetesses.
According
to
the
series
of
visions,
this
future
"restorer
prophet"
would
bring
restoration
to
both
the
church
and
112
113
114
115
Balaam
The
story
of
Balaam
according
to
the
Christian
Bible
is
a
gripping
tale
between
the
forces
of
Good
and
the
forces
of
evil.
Likely
the
basis
for
many
fantasy
books
or
movies
of
fictional
tales
filled
with
sorcery,
stargazing,
pagan
ritual
and
more,
the
Bible
tells
the
story
of
a
great
sorcerer
whose
fame
had
spread
for
hundreds
of
miles.
An
evil
king
focused
upon
building
his
empire
sought
to
use
the
magic
of
the
sorcerer
against
the
Children
of
Israel,
turning
them
away
from
their
most
powerful
ally:
The
Almighty
God.
116
117
118
119
Elijah
William
Branham
is
one
of
several
"Malachi
4
Prophets,"
men
promoting
themselves
to
be
the
fulfillment
of
Malachi's
prophecy
of
the
return
of
Elijah
before
the
coming
of
the
Lord,
which
Branham
claimed
to
be
the
second
coming
not
the
first.
If
you
study
Branham's
teaching
on
the
prophet
Elijah
chronologically,
you
will
quickly
find
three
distinct
phases
of
teaching.
During
the
first
part
of
his
ministry,
Branham
would
often
tell
the
story
of
Old
Testament
Elijah,
comparing
elements
of
the
story
to
modern
events.
Planting
a
foundation
to
build
upon,
Branham
would
start
to
describe
how
the
coming
"Elijah"
would
be
exactly
like
the
character
he
created
in
his
stories
of
Elijah,
120
121
122
123
The
Prophets
Those
who
have
been
involved
or
influenced
with
the
ministry
of
William
Branham
share
a
viewpoint
on
prophecy
that
makes
it
quite
difficult
to
witness
and
discuss
scripture.
Following
in
the
footsteps
of
Dowie,
Russell,
and
Smith,
Branham
promoted
the
idea
that
the
prophets
of
old
were
leaders,
and
any
who
did
not
follow
the
leader
was
abandoned
by
God.
Each
major
event
in
the
Bible
was
given
the
label
of
an
"age,"
and
each
of
the
men
in
the
scriptures
became
"prophets"
for
their
"age."
Men
who
lived
before
the
timeline
of
the
prophets
in
the
Old
Testament
were
elevated
to
the
status
of
"prophet,"
which
Branham
claimed
to
be
the
highest
form
of
leadership
higher
even
than
the
high
priests
under
the
Levitical
priesthood.
As
Branham
taught
from
the
Old
Testament,
he
promoted
the
idea
that
prophets
were
"God's
gift"
to
the
people,
and
to
reject
that
gift
was
to
reject
eternal
life.
All
prophets
were
likened
to
Noah,
and
to
reject
the
"messenger"
was
to
shut
the
spiritual
"door"
to
the
ark,
which
represented
his
own
ministry.
124
125
126
127
128
The
Gospel
The
word
"Gospel"
means
"Good
News."
To
a
Christian,
the
Gospel
of
Jesus
Christ
is
the
greatest
news
that
can
be
given,
news
that
Christ
has
freed
the
world
from
sin
and
death.
Sadly,
however,
many
have
long
forgotten
what
this
"Good
News"
is
all
about.
When
asked,
many
in
the
following
of
William
Branham
will
give
an
answer
of
"power,"
or
"healing,"
a
description
that
represents
the
power
of
God
without
any
indication
of
the
message
that
is
to
be
spread
with
the
Good
News
that
is
the
Gospel
of
Jesus
Christ.
When
the
Mosaic
Law
was
given,
it
was
a
two-
part
contract
between
man
and
God.
There
were
129
130
131
132
Branham's
gospel
contained
a
fictional
man
that
spent
most
of
his
time
in
the
work
of
"divine
healing."
Often,
Branham
would
claim
that
"85%
of
the
ministry
of
Jesus
Christ
was
on
divine
healing."
Branham
often
referred
to
this
as
the
"Gospel
of
divine
healing."
The
Jesus
in
Branham's
version
was
not
the
eternal
Son
of
God
that
is
described
in
the
first
chapter
of
the
Gospel
according
to
John.
Branham's
version
included
a
man,
born
by
virgin
birth
but
without
the
status
of
"God."
Branham's
Jesus
did
not
become
a
god
until
his
baptism
by
John
the
Baptist.
Because
this
version
of
Jesus
had
a
beginning,
Branham
explained
that
Jesus
was
not
the
Eternal
Son
of
God.
Though
he
claimed
to
have
disagreed
with
the
Oneness
Pentecostal
godhead,
Branham
promoted
the
Jehovah's
Witness
version
of
Christ
that
was
"Jehovah
of
the
Old
Testament,"
which
Branham
claimed
to
be
Jesus
as
taught
by
Charles
Taze
Russell.
Similar
to
the
Islamic
version
of
Christ,
Branham
taught
his
followers
to
believe
that
Jesus
was
required
to
have
a
vision
before
performing
any
miracle.
Though
he
promoted
the
idea
that
Jesus
was
also
Jehovah,
Branham
would
often
explain
that
Christ
was
not
the
Father.
Taking
this
out
to
conclusion,
we
find
a
hierarchy
of
gods
in
Branham's
teaching
a
Father
who
sent
visions
to
a
Son,
and
a
Son
whose
hands
were
tied
until
the
vision
came.
133
In
Branham's
gospel,
this
power
did
not
remain
with
Christ.
In
several
sermons
describing
the
scene
during
Christ's
prayer
in
the
Garden
of
Gethsemane,
Branham
would
describe
how
the
"spirit
of
god"
abandoned
Jesus
in
the
Garden.
Rather
than
the
Son
of
God
suffering
on
the
cross
for
our
sins,
Branham's
version
of
the
gospel
described
a
man,
abandoned
by
the
Father,
crucified
on
Calvary's
hill.
The
writers
of
the
New
Testament
do
not
show
patience
for
men
who
spread
different
versions
of
the
Gospel
of
Jesus
Christ.
Galatians
1:8
describe
them
as
accursed.
"But
even
if
we
or
an
angel
from
heaven
should
preach
to
you
a
gospel
contrary
to
the
one
we
preached
to
you,
let
him
be
accursed."
Galatians
1:8
Branham's
explanation
of
the
reason
Jesus
offered
Himself
as
a
sacrifice?
So
that
a
future
'prophet'
could
finish
the
incomplete
work:
Now
He
sanctified,
with
His
Spirit
and
Blood,
a
Church,
that
He
might
make
every
promise
in
this
last
day
be
revealed.
Now,
see,
He
could
go
back
and
pick
up
what
these
other
fellows
has
left
off
here,
in
the
last
days,
and
by
His
Holy
Spirit
reveal
all
the
mystery
of
the
Seven
Seals.
See,
He
is
expressing
Himself.
That's
His
purpose.
That's
why
He
died.
63-0728
CHRIST.IS.THE.MYSTERY.OF.GOD.REVEALED
134
When
the
Azusa
Street
Revival
broke
out,
many
were
displaying
gifts
that
they
believed
to
be
directly
from
God.
Taking
the
prophecy
from
Joel
describing
the
fire
that
fell
at
Pentecost,
this
new
breed
of
Christians
decided
to
expand
upon
their
teaching
regarding
these
gifts,
and
replace
Paul's
description
of
the
fruits
of
the
Spirit
with
a
new
doctrine:
"Evidence
of
the
Holy
Ghost."
The
early
Pentecostals
commonly
referred
to
the
Gift
of
Tongues
as
evidence
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
but
as
time
went
on
and
fewer
people
were
given
this
gift,
other
spiritual
gifts
were
included
in
this
doctrine
of
"evidence."
The
most
common
"evidence"
referred
to
by
the
Pentecostal
faith
include
not
only
the
gift
of
tongues,
but
also
serpent
handling
and
the
gift
of
healing.
This
doctrine
is
taken
from
the
latter
portion
of
the
sixteenth
chapter
of
the
Gospel
according
to
Mark.
Though
the
earlier
manuscripts
of
the
Bible
did
not
include
this
text,
the
Pentecostal
faith
decided
to
build
their
foundation
upon
these
words:
And
these
signs
will
accompany
those
who
believe:
in
my
name
they
will
cast
out
demons;
they
will
speak
in
new
tongues;
18
they
will
pick
up
serpents
with
their
hands;
and
if
they
drink
any
deadly
poison,
it
will
not
hurt
them;
they
will
135
136
137
138
139
Pretending
To
Be
God
Throughout
his
recorded
sermons,
William
Branham
promoted
himself
and
his
ministry
as
the
fulfillment
of
Luke
17:30.
In
several
of
the
churches
in
the
current
following,
you
will
find
many
references
to
this
verse
of
scripture
on
printed
material
and
sermons
describing
the
man,
William
Branham.
While
most
Christians
recognize
the
title,
"Son
of
Man,"
as
a
reference
to
Christ,
Branham
taught
that
this
title
was
for
a
coming
prophet
not
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
Temporary
Hell
William
Branham
promoted
an
idea
found
in
Charles
Taze
Russell's
"Jehovah
of
the
Watchtower
(page
24),"
concerning
the
idea
of
a
temporary
punishment
one
of
the
ideas
from
Russell's
"cardinal
doctrines
of
the
Bible"
that
caused
many
to
label
him
as
a
heretic.
According
to
Russell,
scriptures
describing
an
"everlasting"
or
"eternal"
hell
were
incorrect,
and
he
challenged
orthodox
Christianity.
I
believe
that
this
doctrine
of
eternal
hell
is
a
lie
against
man
is
a
lie
against
God,
and
sooner
than
preach
it,
I
would
let
my
tongue
rot
in
my
mouth.
Russell,
1886,
BABYLON
BEFORE
THE
GREAT
COURT.
As
to
the
atrocious
dogma
of
an
eternal
hell
of
inconceivable
torment,
does
our
"sensitive
modern
philosophy"
imagine
that
it
has
outgrown
the
Scriptures?
Russell,
1891,
"Watchman,
What
of
the
Night?"
There
are
many
verses
that
describe
the
"eternal
fire,"
though
the
King
James
translation
sometimes
uses
the
word
"everlasting."
Here
are
three
examples:
148
Matthew
18:8:
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.
Matthew
25:41:
"Then
he
will
say
to
those
on
his
left,
'Depart
from
me,
you
cursed,
into
the
eternal
fire
prepared
for
the
devil
and
his
angels.
Jude
1:7:
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.
The
Greek
word
"aionion"
is
used
in
the
original
translation
for
what
we
read
here
as
"eternal."
(Strongs
166).
Ironically,
it
is
the
same
word
used
for
"eternal
life."
(http://biblehub.com/greek/aio_nion_166.htm)
So
if
we
follow
Branham's
teaching
out
to
conclusion,
by
denying
an
eternal
fire,
he
was
also
denying
eternal
life.
This
word
is
one
and
the
same.
Here
are
three
examples
of
the
same
word
being
used
to
describe
eternal
life:
Matthew
19:29
Adj-AFS
NAS:
and
will
inherit
eternal
life.
KJV:
and
shall
inherit
everlasting
life.
INT:
and
life
eternal
will
inherit
149
Matthew
25:46
Adj-AFS
NAS:
but
the
righteous
into
eternal
life.
KJV:
into
life
eternal.
INT:
into
life
eternal
Mark
10:17
Adj-AFS
NAS:
shall
I
do
to
inherit
eternal
life?
KJV:
that
I
may
inherit
eternal
life?
INT:
that
life
eternal
I
might
inherit
150
"The
evening
Lights,"
the
Bible
said,
"would
shine
in
the
last
days."
The
evening
Light
is
the
same
Light
in
the
West,
that
was
the
same
Light
that
was
in
the
East.
And
the
same
Light
that
shined
in
the
East,
that
brought
forth
the
first
Church
that
the
Romans
cut
down
by
their
their
pagan
worship
and
so
forth,
in
the
evening
Light
is
the
same
Light.
Now
notice,
the
same
Light!
And
what's
the
evening
Light
come
out
for?
What
is
the
evening
Light
for?
To
restore.
Whew!
You
get
it?
[Congregation
says,
"Amen."
Ed.]
The
evening
Light
is
for
the
same
purpose
the
morning
Light
was
for,
to
restore
what
was
cut
down
by
the
Dark
Ages,
through
Rome.
God
is
going
to
restore,
by
shining
forth
the
evening
Light
(what?),
restore
the
whole
Word
of
God
again,
the
full
manifestation
of
Christ
in
His
Church.
Everything
that
He
did,
just
exactly
the
way
He
did,
it
would
be
again
in
the
evening
Light.
See
what
I
mean?
Oh,
isn't
that
wonderful?
["Amen."]
And
to
know
we're
living
right
here
to
see
It
now,
the
evening
Light,
exactly
according
to
prophecy.
The
evening
Light
come
out
to
restore
what?
To
restore
what
the
bugs
had
eat
up.
62-0422
THE.RESTORATION.OF.THE.BRIDE.TREE
There
are
many
scriptures
describing
this
light,
the
"Day
of
the
Lord"
that
comes
before
this
light,
and
the
events
that
come
after
the
light
has
shone.
When
you
study
the
sermons
of
William
Branham,
you
will
quickly
notice
that
all
of
those
151
152
153
Immediately
after
describing
an
end
to
the
prophets,
God
describes
how
the
Good
Shepherd
will
be
struck,
and
the
sheep
scattered.
Again,
all
of
this
is
to
happen
"on
that
day,"
the
Day
of
the
Lord:
"Awake,
O
sword,
against
my
shepherd,
against
the
man
who
stands
next
to
me,"
declares
the
Lord
of
hosts.
"Strike
the
shepherd,
and
the
sheep
will
be
scattered;
I
will
turn
my
hand
against
the
little
ones.
Zechariah
13:7
Zechariah
14,
the
chapter
containing
the
title
that
William
Branham
applied
to
himself
and
his
ministry,
contains
much
more
description
regarding
the
"evening
light"
than
you
will
find
described
in
the
sermons
that
make
use
of
that
title.
The
chapter
begins
by
describing
the
Roman
invasion
of
Jerusalem,
and
all
of
the
events
that
will
take
place
before
the
coming
Day
of
the
Lord:
Behold,
a
day
is
coming
for
the
Lord,
when
the
spoil
taken
from
you
will
be
divided
in
your
midst.
For
I
will
gather
all
the
nations
against
Jerusalem
to
battle,
and
the
city
shall
be
taken
and
the
houses
plundered
and
the
women
raped.
Half
of
the
city
shall
go
out
into
exile,
but
the
rest
of
the
people
shall
not
be
cut
off
from
the
city.
Zechariah
14:1-2
While
many
of
the
"evening
light
messengers"
that
have
risen
through
the
years
to
form
groups
154
155
All
of
these
things
are
proclaimed
in
the
prophecy
of
Zechariah,
concerning
the
coming
Day
of
the
Lord.
The
evening
light
was
not
the
focus
of
the
prophecy
most
Christians
would
agree
that
the
greatest
event
described
in
this
Word
from
the
Lord
was
the
Day
when
the
Lord
would
be
One
and
His
Name
One.
The
Day
Christianity
was
born!
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
Bible:
Enoch
walked
with
God
after
he
fathered
Methuselah
300
years
and
had
other
sons
and
daughters.
Thus
all
the
days
of
Enoch
were
365
years.
24
Enoch
walked
with
God,
and
he
was
not,
for
God
took
him.
Genesis
5:22-24
But
Noah
found
favor
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord.
These
are
the
generations
of
Noah.
Noah
was
a
righteous
man,
blameless
in
his
generation.
Noah
walked
with
God.
Genesis
6:8-9
169
170
171
172
Praying
to
an
angel?
Branham
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.
Branham,
48-0305
Bible:
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,
and
not
holding
fast
to
the
Head,
from
whom
the
whole
body,
nourished
and
knit
together
through
its
joints
and
ligaments,
grows
with
a
growth
that
is
from
God.
Colossians
2:18-19
173
174
175
Covenant
of
polygamy?
Branham:
Then
when
the
double
covenant
was
made
by
man
and
woman,
through
sex,
another
covenant
altogether
(not
the
original
covenant,
but
another
covenant),
now
what's
introduced?
Polygamy,
in
all.
Then,
after
the
beginning,
polygamy
was
introduced
both
in
man
and
in
beasts;
after
the
beginning,
the
fall.
God
now,
secondarily,
sets
a
new
nature
again,
by
sex.
God
created
the
first
without
sex.
Do
you
believe
that?
[Congregation
says,
"Amen."
Ed.]
Now
it's
another
covenant
with
nature,
He
sets
it
in
another
order,
by
sex.
Second
covenant:
one
male,
many
females;
one
buck
deer,
a
whole
harem
of
does.
Is
that
right?
One
bull,
a
whole
herd
of
cattle,
cows;
one
rooster,
a
yardful
of
hens.
Is
that
right?
One
David,
after
His
Own
heart,
with
five
hundred
wives;
with
a
hundred
children
born
to
him,
in
one
year,
of
different
women,
a
man
after
God's
Own
heart.
One
Solomon,
with
a
thousand
wives.
But
notice
now,
it
wasn't
so
at
the
beginning,
but
now
it's
"after"
the
beginning.
The
woman
has
done
this,
then
she
just
becomes
what
she
is
now.
See?
Branham,
65-0221M
Bible:
But
from
the
beginning
of
creation,
God
made
them
male
and
female.
7
Therefore
a
man
shall
leave
his
father
and
mother
and
hold
fast
to
his
wife,[a]
8
and
the
two
shall
become
one
flesh.
So
they
are
no
longer
two
but
one
flesh.
Mark
10:6-8
176
177
178
179
Now,
the
baptism
with
the
Holy
Spirit
is
a
definite
experience
that
a
person
must
receive.
Now
let
me
kinda
clear
that
up
just
for
a
minute.
See?
Now,
many
people
have
the
the
idea...
I
believe
it's
twisted.
And
maybe
right
here
to
the
church
and
to
the
church
that's
listening,
there
might
be
a
question.
Now,
when
I
speak
of
not
believing
the
initial
evidence
of
the
Holy
Ghost
is
speaking
with
tongues
(I
I
do
not
accept
that)
I
believe
with
God's
help
I
can
prove
it
in
the
Bible
that
that's
wrong
(See?),
'cause
the
speaking
in
tongues
is
a
gift
of
the
Holy
Ghost.
How
many
knows
that?
Divine
healing
is
a
gift
of
the
Holy
Ghost,
and
here
Beatles
are
doing
it.
See?
Satan
can
impersonate
any
of
those
gifts.
Witches,
wizards
can
speak
in
tongues
and
interpret
it.
The
jungle
lands,
many
times
a
wizard
will
speak
in
tongues,
drink
blood
out
of
a
human
skull,
and
interpret
unknown
tongues.
Branham,
64-0823E
Bible:
For
false
christs
and
false
prophets
will
arise
and
perform
great
signs
and
wonders,
so
as
to
lead
astray,
if
possible,
even
the
elect.
Matthew
24:24
180
181
182
183
Chauvinistic
Sermons?
Branham
Now
I
know
you
ladies
don't
like
this
kind
of
preaching,
but
sister,
you
are
dead
wrong
in
what
you
are
doing.
The
Bible
forbids
you
to
cut
your
hair.
God
gave
it
for
a
covering.
He
gave
a
command
for
you
to
wear
it
long.
It
is
your
glory.
When
you
cut
your
hair
you
signified
that
you
left
the
headship
of
your
husband.
Like
Eve
you
walked
out
and
went
on
your
own.
You
got
the
vote.
You
took
men's
jobs.
You
left
off
being
females.
You
ought
to
repent
and
come
back
to
God.
And
if
all
this
wasn't
bad
enough,
a
whole
lot
of
you
took
the
idea
that
you
could
invade
the
pulpits
and
the
church
offices
that
God
reserved
for
men
and
for
men
only.
Oh,
I
touched
a
sore
spot
then
didn't
I?
Well,
show
me
one
place
in
the
Bible
that
God
ever
ordained
any
woman
to
preach
or
take
authority
over
a
man,
and
I
will
apologize
for
what
I
have
said.
You
can't
find
that
I
am
wrong.
I
am
right,
for
I
stand
with
the
Word
and
in
the
Word.
If
you
were
Spiritually
rich
you
would
know
that
is
true.
There
is
nothing
true
but
the
Word.
Paul
said,
"I
suffer
not
a
woman
to
teach
nor
to
usurp
authority
over
the
man."
You
can't
possibly
take
a
place
amongst
the
five-fold
ministry
of
Ephesians
4
and
not
take
authority
over
men.
Sister,
you
had
better
listen
to
that
Word.
It
was
not
the
Spirit
of
God
manifesting
in
a
Spirit-filled
life
that
told
you
to
preach
because
the
Spirit
and
the
Word
are
ONE.
They
say
the
same
thing.
Somebody
made
a
mistake.
Somebody
was
fooled.
Wake
up
before
it
is
too
late.
Satan
fooled
Eve,
your
mother;
he
is
fooling
the
daughters
now.
May
God
help
you.
184
Branham,
CHURCH.AGE.BOOK
Bible:
Now
Deborah,
a
prophetess,
the
wife
of
Lappidoth,
was
judging
Israel
at
that
time.
She
used
to
sit
under
the
palm
of
Deborah
between
Ramah
and
Bethel
in
the
hill
country
of
Ephraim,
and
the
people
of
Israel
came
up
to
her
for
judgment.
Judges
4:4-5
185
186
In
the
beginning
was
the
Word,
and
the
Word
was
with
God,
and
the
Word
was
God.
John
1:1
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
Prophets
from
birth?
Branham
Now,
there's
gifts
of
prophecy
in
the
church,
but
there's
a
lot
of
difference
between
gifts
of
prophecy
and
a
prophet.
See?
A
gift
of
prophecy
has
to
stand
before
three
judges
and
be
judged
before
it
could
even
be
give
to
the
church,
whether
it's
right.
It
could
be
on
this
woman
tonight,
and
never
come
again
the
rest
of
her
life.
Might
be
on
this
woman
the
next
night,
and
that
man
the
next
night.
See,
it's
it's
local
gifts
in
the
body.
But
prophecy
is
an
office:
a
prophet
that's
from
birth
(See?),
comes
from
birth.
Jeremiah
was
a
prophet,
God
said,
"Before
you
was
even
formed
in
you
mother's
wombs,
I
knowed
you,
and
sanctified
you,
and
ordained
you
a
prophet
to
the
nations."
John
the
Baptist,
seven
hundred
and
twelve
years
before
he
was
born,
Isaiah
saw
him:
"The
voice
of
one
crying
in
the
wilderness,"
prophet
of
the
Lord.
Jesus
Christ
was
the
Son
of
God
from
the
garden
of
Eden,
the
woman's
Seed
that
was
to
bruise
the
serpent's
head.
As
old
Congressman
Upshaw
said,
"You
can't
be
nothing
that
you
hain't."
A
congressman
of
the
United
States,
run
for
president.
He
knowed
better,
but
he
just
he
just
used
my
language,
my
way
of
expressing
it.
Branham,
61-0515
Now,
Amos
was
God's
prophet,
a
true
prophet.
Branham,
62-0513M
Bible:
Then
Amos
answered
and
said
to
Amaziah,
I
was
no
prophet,
nor
a
prophet's
son,
204
205
206
207
208
Branham,
64-0823E
Bible:
But
the
Lord
said
to
Samuel,
Do
not
look
on
his
appearance
or
on
the
height
of
his
stature,
because
I
have
rejected
him.
For
the
Lord
sees
not
as
man
sees:
man
looks
on
the
outward
appearance,
but
the
Lord
looks
on
the
heart.
1
Samuel
16:7
209
210
211
212
213
Women's
Breasts
Branham
some
of
these
women
that
put
a
little
old
strap
under
them
to
throw
theirself
out:
don't
even
look
like
a
human
being.
They
got
a
purpose
in
doing
that;
that's
sexy,
ungodly.
A
woman
wear
ever
so
many
clothes
and
try
to
make
herself
look
like
something
she
isn't...
I...
Why,
women
ain't
ain't
actually
that
way;
it's
some
kind
of
Hollywood
stuff.
And
the
devil
spirit
get
on
them
women
to
make
them
try
to
attract
attention
of
men
through
sex.
A
woman's
breast
was
given
her
for
the
baby
to
nurse.
That's
exactly
right.
The
woman's
right
in
the
primitive
line,
but
she's
lined
right.
I
have
more
respect
for
that,
for
that
woman
like
that,
'cause
she...
That's
the
way
her
mother
raised
her;
that's
the
way...
They
they
never
don't
pay
any
attention
to
it.
The
baby
nursed
right
out
like
the
Madonna
picture
that
you'd
see.
And
if
people
would
only
get
their
minds
set
like
that,
it
would
be
different.
Branham,
64-0823M
Bible:
Let
your
fountain
be
blessed,
and
rejoice
in
the
wife
of
your
youth,
a
lovely
deer,
a
graceful
doe.
Let
her
breasts
fill
you
at
all
times
with
delight;
be
intoxicated[a]
always
in
her
love.
Proverbs
5:18-20
Your
stature
is
like
a
palm
tree,
and
your
breasts
are
like
its
clusters.
I
say
I
will
climb
the
palm
tree
and
lay
hold
of
its
fruit.
Oh
may
your
breasts
be
like
clusters
of
the
vine,
and
the
scent
of
your
breath
like
apples,
214
Song
of
Solomon
7:7-8
215
Physical
Exercise
Branham
I
ask
for
mercy
for
us
being
so
dilatory
concerning
the
things
of
the
Kingdom.
I
ask
that
You'll
pardon
us
of
our
sins
and
take
away
our
our
our
transgressions.
And
forgive
us
for
being
so
stupid
of
the...?...
How
we
have
come
short.
How
we
have
taken
bodily
exercise.
How
we
have
done
things
that
we
ought
not
to
have
done.
How
we
have
sinned
before
You
Branham,
56-1125E
(Notice,
they
took
out
the
words
"for
the
stupidity
of
the
people.")
Bible:
But
I
discipline
my
body
and
keep
it
under
control,
lest
after
preaching
to
others
I
myself
should
be
disqualified.
1
Corinthians
9:27
Or
do
you
not
know
that
your
body
is
a
temple
of
the
Holy
Spirit
within
you,
whom
you
have
from
God?
You
are
not
your
own,
for
you
were
bought
with
a
price.
So
glorify
God
in
your
body.
1
Corinthians
6:19-20
216
217
218
219
Branham,
63-1110M
Now,
the
church,
the
the
nominal
believers
like
Lot,
he's
going
through
the
tribulation
period
(See?)
and
be
saved
as
if
it
was
by
fire.
64-0823E
QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.2
Bible:
if
he
rescued
righteous
Lot,
greatly
distressed
by
the
sensual
conduct
of
the
wicked
8
(for
as
that
righteous
man
lived
among
them
day
after
day,
he
was
tormenting
his
righteous
soul
over
their
lawless
deeds
that
he
saw
and
heard);
9
then
the
Lord
knows
how
to
rescue
the
godly
from
trials,[a]
and
to
keep
the
unrighteous
under
punishment
until
the
day
of
judgment
2
Peter
2:7-9
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227