Seek The Truth

Seek The Truth
The 2015 Articles
By John Collins and Kristi Gibson
Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS BOOK
21
THE BRIDGE GRACE BUILT
22
JOHN 12:9-11
110
VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS CONTRADICTIONS
114
VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS CONTRADICTIONS (CONTINUED): 116

FROM THE FAQS PAGE ON THEMESSAGE.COM
118
LOGICALLY FLAWED ARGUMENTS ON THEMESSAGE.COM
121
LETTER TO JOSEPH BRANHAM:
125
POSTED TO THE USER POSTS ON THIS PAGE:
131
TORTURING TURTLES FOR FUN:
140
HOPE'S NURSE:
141
BIBLE VERSES ABOUT PRIDE:
143
SCRIPTURE WARNS OF FALSE PROPHETS:
144
THE INTERSECTION OF WILLIAM BRANHAM AND JIM JONES
145
HEBREWS 4 REST, THROUGH SALVATION
148
JOHN 12:9-17
156
WILLIAM BRANHAM - BEFORE I DIE
160
JOHN 12:17-28:
162
JOHN 12:28-36
167
THE 1933 PROPHECY OF THE 1977 DOOMSDAY:
171
THE MESSAGE AND CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY--INTRODUCTION TO A

SERIES: PART 1
178
THE DUGGARS (CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY) VS. THE MESSAGE OF
WILLIAM BRANHAM (PART 2):
181
LEE VAYLE ON THE BRIDGE PROPHESY
186
SEX SCANDALS AND CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY (PART 3)
188
GENDER ROLES --WHAT THE BIBLE ACTUALLY TEACHES (PART 4): 193
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S "FUTURE HOME" PLAGIARISM
204
CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY AND SEX WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES (PART

5)
206
CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY AND SEX WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES: (PART
5)
217
BRANHAM'S BIBLE BASHING BONANZA:
229
"DON'T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER"
231
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S TRUMPET OF UNCERTAINTY
234
THE SUBTILITY OF MESSAGE RECRUITMENT
240
SUCH AN UNCERTAIN SOUND
241
THE TESTIMONY OF ALFRED POHL
243
BIBLICAL EXEGESIS:
244
PASTORS LEADING THEIR CONGREGATIONS FROM WILLIAM

BRANHAM BACK TO THE BIBLE
246
LOGICAL FALLACIES-THE AD HOMINEM
249
LOGICAL FALLACIES--COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES:
250
DID WILLIAM BRANHAM BAN SOCCER?
253
LOGICAL FALLACIES--THE STRAWMAN
255
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE DYLANN ROOF MASSACRE
257
THE PARK - WILLIAM BRANHAM AND HOMOSEXUAL PREDATORS 259

UNENDING QUESTIONS
261
SLUMBER
263
THE ROMANS ROAD
265
A LOOK INSIDE THE COVER OF LARKIN'S DISPENSATIONAL TRUTH:

267
THINGS WE CAN AGREE ON
269
AN IN-DEPTH COMPARISON BETWEEN LARKIN AND BRANHAM: 273

IS THE MESSAGE THE WORD OF GOD FOR TODAY?
274
WILLIAM BRANHAM ON SALVATION
279
TO THE MANY WHO ARE CONTACTING US ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY

284
CAN YOU CATCH THE "REVELATION" ABOUT 1977?
290
LETS TALK DISEASES
293
DID YOU KNOW - FOURTH OF JULY
297
THE CHICKEN OR THE WOMAN'S EGG
300
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S RACIAL SLURS IN THE SERMONS
304
CANCER
305
HOUSTON DURING CLOUD, BACK TO ARIZONA, LATER ADD A FACE

323
SEEKING GOD
326
THE PENTAGRAM TABERNACLE EMBARRASSMENT
329
DEDICATED IN 1933. OR 1934. OR 1935. OR 1936
332
LET'S TALK NUMBERS
333
HOW 'BOUT THEM SECOND BROWN BEARS
335
A MATTER OF FACTS
338
WILLIAM BRANHAM IS NOT FALSE
340
THE "ONE" VISION THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN
343
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND HOMOSEXUAL PIGALLE
346
INTENTIONS
355
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S HOLY GHOST EXPERIENCE
360
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S PROPHECY HUMBLE PIE
362
BECAUSE HE SAID SO
364
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
368
10 WAYS TO DETERMINE IF YOUR CHRISTIANITY HAS BEEN

'AMERICANISED'
371
WHY DIDN'T ANYONE CORRECT WILLIAM BRANHAM
372
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S FILTHY MOUTH
374
SATAN CASTING OUT SATAN
378
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE BAAL OF PEOR
381
WILLIAM BRANHAM, DOWIE, AND WIGGLESWORTH
385
THE STRATEGIES OF A CULT PASTOR
391
A WALK THROUGH HISTORY - SEEK THE TRUTH BLOG
396
WILLIAM BRANHAM - NO MAN KNOWETH THE HOUR IN 1977
400
WILLIAM BRANHAM - JUST A MAN - HE MADE MISTAKES
410
JOSEPH BRANHAM AND HONESTY
413
WILLIAM BRANHAM ADVISING AGAINST SOLOMON
417
VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS - BECAUSE HE SAID SO - PART 1
418
421
435
438
441
444
448
IS JOSEPH BRANHAM HONEST - COURT RECORDS
451
453
RESPONSE FROM VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS
458
AFRICANS DECLARE BRANHAM TO BE GOD
459
TESTIMONY DESCRIBING EXPERIENCES IN A BRANHAM CULT
461
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S "JONESTOWN" OF 1977
464
SCIENCE IS OF THE DEVIL
466
SECRET AUDIO LETTER TO LEE VAYLE
471
UPDATED: SECRET AUDIO LETTER TO LEE VAYLE
474
THE MARTIAN PROPHECY
481
TRIBUTE TO PEARRY GREEN (1933 - 2015)
483
HOW TO SPOT A LEGALIST
488
THE PASSING OF PEARRY GREEN
490
BILLY PAUL'S LAST WORDS
495
THEM ANTS ARE ATTACKING THE UNITED STATES
499
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S RAPTURE OF 1962
504
JUST ANOTHER DOOMSDAY CULT
506
WILLIAM BRANHAM DEEP CALLETH UNTO THE DEEP - DID BILLY

PAUL CALL AN AUDIBLE?:
510
JEFFERSONVILLE INDIANA IS DOOMED
511
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S 1946 JUDGMENT:
517
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S FORCED ALTAR CALLS ... WITH VENGEANCE:

522
CONFESSIONS OF A CULT PASTOR
526
WHO HEALS THE INFANTS
534
A SHAKING UP AT THE BRANHAM TABERNACLE
537
THE MESSAGE AND THE MESSENGER ARE ONE AND THE SAME GOD

543
TAILORING TO THE CROWD:
548
THREE HIGH WORDS
551
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE ZODIAC OF HEALING
561
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND SNAKE HANDLING
564
WILLIAM BRANHAM - I WAS STANDING JUST BELOW THIS
573
THE BAXTER - BRANHAM CAMPAIGNS
574
EDGAR CAYCE AND WILLIAM BRANHAM
577
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BRANHAM TABERNACLE SPLIT - PART 2 583

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BRANHAM TABERNACLE SPLIT - PART 3: 590
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND JACK MOORE
594
THE 1936 DEED VS. WILLIAM BRANHAM'S LIFE STORY
606
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND WOMAN PREACHERS
607
BEATLE HEALING MANIA
611
BILLY PAUL BRANHAM SIGNS AWAY EWING LANE FROM THE

BRANHAM TABERNACLE
615
THE NEW GOVERNMENT RECORDS PAGE
617
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND GORDON LINDSAY - THE FLYING SAUCER

PHENOMENON:
618
A THINKING MAN'S PRIVATE CONVERSATION:
625
SEVERAL CULT CHURCHES CHALLENGE VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS

IN COURT:
629
EDUCATION VERSUS IGNORANCE - WILLIAM BRANHAM'S STRATEGY
OF BLISSFUL IGNORANCE:
631
NO STRINGS ATTACHED!
646
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S BIRTHDATE ISSUE
648
VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS - STILL WATERS RESORT ZONING

APPEAL
654
HENRY BRANHAM - WE'RE GETTING SOME NEW GADGETS FOR

RECORDING
656
THE SECRET MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE LIFESTYLE OF THE BRANHAM

FAMILY:
660
ONE LAST QUESTION
663
TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY
665
WILLIAM BRANHAM SECRETLY PERFORMING REMARRIAGES AFTER

DIVORCE
667
JOSEPH BRANHAM, KENNETH HAGAN, AND TOMMY OSBORN:
670
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

672
ON WILLIAM BRANHAM'S OFFICIATING THE REMARRIAGE OF HIS
BROTHERS:
675
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S APOLOGY
676
APOLOGY TO VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS, AND A PUBLIC

RETRACTION
679
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE CONQUERING POWER OF

KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM
684
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S ANGEL OF MAY 18, 1948
688
WILLIAM BRANHAM: ALONG CAME AVAK THE ARMENIAN
692
WILLIAM BRANHAM THE OMNIPOTENT GOD
696
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S UNCERTAIN ASSURANCE OF SALVATION 700
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE FROM WILLIAM BRANHAM'S CULT

FOLLOWING:
705
UNSEALED FBI FILES REVEAL CULT CHURCH PONZI SCHEME:
710
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S VEHICLE DEMON:
713
WILLIAM BRANHAM, THE PROSTITUTE, AND THE HOMOSEXUAL

TRANSVESTITE MURDERER:
719
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE ATOMIC SAUCER SCARE STRATEGY:

727
WILLIAM BRANHAM, THE PROSTITUTE, THE TRANSVESTITE AND THE
CLOUD:
733
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S CONSISTENT MINISTRY:
739
DID WILLIAM BRANHAM WITHHOLD EVIDENCE IN THE

TRANSVESTITE MURDER TRIAL:
744
VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS PULLS JULY STILL WATERS PHOTOS: 747

RESIGNATION LETTER FROM THE DEACONS AT THE BRANHAM
TABERNACLE:
749
WILLIAM BRANHAM, CLOSET SECRETS, AND FRUITS OF THE
MINISTRY
752
GUITARS AND CADILLACS
757
SONG LEADER RESIGNS AMIDST BRANHAM TABERNACLE SCANDAL

760
JOSEPH BRANHAM ANSWERS THE FAILED PROPHECIES:
762
KIPPERMAN AND AYERS INVOLVED IN FORGERY AND COUNTERFEIT:

765
PASTOR OF THE BRANHAM TABERNACLE RESIGNS
767
THE ASHLEY-AYERS EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
769
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE TRANSVESTITE ELIJAH
771
ASHLEY-AYERS EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION - UPDATED
778
IS GEORGE SMITH BEING HONEST?
780
IN THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES - RESIGNATIONS

FROM THE BRANHAM TABERNACLE
783
LETTER TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRANHAM TABERNACLE
786
WILLIAM BRANHAM PASTOR CONVICTED OF RAPE AND

PORNOGRAPHY:
788
DEMANDING THE RETURN OF ALLEGED STOLEN PROPERTY
791
SOMETHING WAS WRONG - RESIGNATION FROM THE BRANHAM

TABERNACLE
793
1942: WILLIAM BRANHAM'S OTHER MINISTRY
795
WHAT WAS WILLIAM BRANHAM HIDING
798
ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY - ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY THE PASTOR OF

THE BRANHAM TABERNACLE, SAMUEL BARBER
800
RAYMOND HOEKSTRA, LITTLE DAVID, LESLIE ASHLEY, AND WILLIAM
BRANHAM
804
WILLIAM BRANHAM - HOW COULD I FORGET THAT
810
WILLIAM BRANHAM - THE Y2K DOOMSDAY PROBLEM
813
"LITTLE" DAVID WALKER AND BRANHAM'S "MESSAGE":
816
BILLY PAUL'S FIRST MARRIAGE
818
GOD TABERNACLED IN THE FLESH - FAREWELL SPEECH BY FORMER

PASTOR OF THE BRANHAM TABERNACLE
820
GOD STOLE WILLIAM BRANHAM'S PROPHECIES FROM THE
CORNERSTONE
826
WAS HOPE PREGNANT WHEN SHE AND WILLIAM BRANHAM

MARRIED
829
WILLIAM BRANHAM - THE BEAR, THE PLANE, AND THE TENT
831
JOSEPH BRANHAM AND THE DEAD FLY
834
VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS - HIDING KING GEORGE
837
STILL WATERS CAMP - GET THE YOUNG PEOPLE
844
EXPOSING CULT SECRETS - BILLY PAUL'S DIVORCE
849
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - THE CULT IDENTITY
855
PARTNER PAGE UPDATED
858
BACK TO THE FUTURE - MORE ACCURATE THAN THE MESSAGE 859

MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - DESTRUCTIVE CULTS
860
WILLIAM BRANHAM - THE NON-ETERNAL COVENANT OF GRACE 863

BILLY PAUL AND THE IMPOSSIBLE GOD
866
BILLY PAUL DIVORCE - DECIPHERING COURT SHORTHAND
871
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - RECRUITMENT
873
BILLY PAUL BRANHAM AND THE LETTERS OF LEGAL DEFENCE
878
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - INSIDERS
881
VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS ARTICLES OF CORPORATION
889
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - FEAR OF LEAVING:
891
WILLIAM BRANHAM - ONE IOTA RIGHT ON THE DOT
895
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - HYPNOSIS AND METAPHOR THERAPY

903
NEW GOVERNMENT RECORDS ONLINE
907
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S 1948 TESTIMONY
909
IS THE 'MESSAGE' CULT RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING?

912
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - CULT GROWTH
914
BRANHAM CULT SECRETS - CALVARY TABERNACLE CHURCH
917
HUMAN TRAFFICKING - FOR WHAT PURPOSE WOULD THEY LET EVIL

CONTINUE
920
THE FRUITS OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE CULT FOLLOWING OF
WILLIAM BRANHAM
926
WHEN WILL WE START EXAMINING THE FRUITS
928
BREAKING FREE FROM THE CULT - START WITH THE FOUNDATION

930
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE OFFICIAL 1907 BIRTHDATE
932
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - DESTRUCTIVE CULT STRUCTURE
935
PENTECOSTAL-STYLE MIND CONTROL CULT LAW VS GRACE
937
DID WE CATCH BILLY PAUL BRANHAM LYING ABOUT VANDALIA? 942

OPEN LETTER TO BILLY PAUL AND JOSEPH BRANHAM
944
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - PHOBIAS
950
WHY DID BILLY PAUL BRANHAM CHANGE HIS NAME TO BRAHAM 952
MESSAGE CULT - WHY TRANSPARENCY IS AN ISSUE
955
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - HIDDEN SECRETS AND LIES
957
THE MESSAGE CONNECTION OF JIM JONES AND WILLIAM BRANHAM

960
WAS IT A BRANHAM FAMILY MURDER OR A SUICIDE
963
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - RECRUITMENT APPROACHES
968
CHARLES BRANHAM DEATH CERTIFICATE
970
THE MANY DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS OF WILLIAM MARRION

BRANHAM
974
CUB CORNER MESSAGE CULT MIND CONTROL
978
VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS - STATEMENT OF FAITH
980
WILLIAM BRANHAM - INFIDELS OF CHANGE
982
WILLIAM BRANHAM CULT DOCTRINE - RAPE AND TORTURE OF

CHILDREN
984
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - ILLUSION, ABUSE, AND ADDICTION 991
OFFICIAL DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR HOPE BRANHAM:
994
OFFICIAL DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR SHARON ROSE BRANHAM
998
WHEN DEATH CERTIFICATES BECOME THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN 1003

WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE:
1010
WILLIAM BRANHAM - THE HOUSTON BOSWORTH-BEST DEBATE 1012

WILLIAM BRANHAM - STATE GAME WARDEN
1015
IS JOSEPH BRANHAM BEING OPEN AND HONEST WITH THE PEOPLE

1018
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - CHILD ABUSE
1026
APOLOGY AND CORRECTION - WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE

VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH HISTORY (TAKE 3)
1030
APOLOGY AND CORRECTION - WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE

VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH HISTORY
1033
MESSAGE OF TERROR - RICHARD BLAIR
1038
IS JOSEPH BRANHAM AND VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS MISUSING

DONATIONS
1048
SIXTEEN MEN DROWN LIKE RATS
1053
GEORGE SMITH - FIGHTING FOR BLOOD
1057
IS JOSEPH BRANHAM AND VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS MISUSING

DONATIONS?
1060
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - LOADED CULT LANGUAGE
1062
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
1065
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S KENTUCKY HISTORY IN QUESTION
1066
HAS VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS BEEN CAUGHT LYING - PART 2 1081

IS JOSEPH BRANHAM BEING HONEST - THE ARCHIVES
1084
FOUR YEARS - A MOMENT OF THANKSGIVING
1087
IS VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS BEING HONEST - FAMILY LIQUOR

HISTORY
1095
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - BRAINWASHING
1097
AMERICA'S FINAL DECISION
1101
THE LOUISVILLE 1931 EGG-SHAPED CAR PREDICTION:
1104
ROY E. DAVIS AND HIS BAND OF MERRY WOMEN:
1107
MESSAGE MIND CONTROL - BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION THROUGH

GROUP CONFORMITY
1113
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S SANTA CLAUS
1125
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S CHRISTMAS TAX AMAZEMENT
1131
WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE CHRISTMAS NATIVITY SCORNING 1136

ROY E. DAVIS, IMPERIAL WIZARD OF THE KU KLUX KLAN AND THE
KENNEDY ASSASSINATION
1140
WILLIAM BRANHAM'S KLAN AGENDA - THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
KENNEDY
1150
THE JEFFERSONVILLE BRANCH OF THE KU KLUX KLAN
1160
WILLIAM BRANHAM CULT HISTORY - ROY DAVIS AND THE QUEENS

OF THE GOLDEN MASK
1162
JEZEBEL MESSAGE CHURCHES
1166
E. HOWARD CADLE AND THE CADLE TABERNACLE KLAN MEETINGS

1174
JOSEPH BRANHAM - THOU ART A PROPHET
1179
WILLIAM BRANHAM - THE PRESENT-DAY KU KLUX KLAN MOVEMENT

1181
HENRY BRANHAM - BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION
1184
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY - NEW STT MOBILE SITE LIVE
1186
CONGRESSMAN UPSHAW AND ROY DAVIS CHILDREN'S ORPHANAGE

1188
WAS F. F. BOSWORTH RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH IN THE HEALING
CAMPAIGNS
1192
BRANHAM TABERNACLE RADIO
1196
THE 1982 RESURRECTION OF WILLIAM BRANHAM:
1199
2015 - A YEAR TO REMEMBER:
1201
About This Book

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 posts authors may not remain the
same today. As new facts are presented, understanding of
each topic is also subject to change.
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.
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 Branhams 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.
The Bridge Grace Built

Galatians 5:22-23 are some of the most well-known scripture
verses in the entirety of the Bible, and for very good reason:
in them, Paul lists the fruits of the spiritthose things that
are evidence of a Spirit-led life. It is a wonderful thing to
study, and an even more wonderful thing to bare testimony to
in our lives. However, there is so much more to Galatians
chapter 5 than this list of virtuesPaul concludes his
arguments against legalism in the first 10 verses, summarizes
the Law and urges Christians to move past it away from it
and into liberty in verses 11-15, instructs us on how we
should use our Christian liberty in verses 16-21 and what we
should abstain from, and then in his concluding remarks tells
us what we should be displaying instead in our lives.
In short, this chapter bridges the gap between legalism and a
true Christian walk. There is a lot here, and we could spend
weeks studying it and still never do it justice. But, with the
limited time that we have, Ill do my best to hit the high
points of this profound chapter.
Galatians 5:1-10:
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm,
then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke
of slavery.
2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves

be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3
Again I declare to every man who lets himself be
circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been
alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5
For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the
righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus
neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through
love.
7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep
you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does
not come from the one who calls you. 9 A little yeast works
through the whole batch of dough. 10 I am confident in
the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is
throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will
have to pay the penalty.
Paul reiterates himself a lot when there is a point he wants to
make, and in verse 2 we see him once again addressing the
issue of circumcision, this time point-blank telling the
Galatians that if they submit to circumcision Christ will be
of no value, to them! Verse 3 states that every man who
allows himself to be circumcised must obey the entirety of
the law. Verse 4 gets even more to the pointthose who are
trying to be justified by law are alienated, or separated from
Christ and have fallen from grace.
What a contrast from the fallen from grace taught in the

message of William Branham! In the message, if you dont
dress or live your life in accordance with message standards
you are fallen from grace (for those interested in a
reference, see paragraph 223 in The Way of a True Prophet
preached in January, 1963 or paragraph 163 in The
Choosing of a Bride in April, 1965). Paul, in contrast, states
that it is by submitting ourselves to these rules that we have
fallen from grace! We could very easily substitute message
standards for circumcision or law and come to a better
understanding of what it means to fall from graceit
means to give something besides Jesus Christ and His grace
extended to us any power to save. The Judaizers during
Pauls time and message pastors have that in commonone
gives the power to save to an individuals ability to keep the
law of Moses, and one gives the power to save to an
individuals obedience to what William Branhams
teachingsbut both minimize the power of Christs
sacrifice, and both reject Pauls command to refrain from
legalist mentalitiesfrom bondage.
Continuing in verses 11-15:
11
Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision,

why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of
the cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators, I
wish they would go the whole way and emasculate
themselves!
13
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But

do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve
one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled
in keeping this one command: Love your neighbor as
yourself. 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or
you will be destroyed by each other.
Pretty strong words from Paul! Clearly Paul wanted to rid the
church of the Galatians of these agitators and to provoke the
Galatians to uphold the truth of the law by keeping the
simple command, love your neighbor as yourself. Verse 12
is something worthy of a deeper study, for depending on the
Bible translation youre reading either Paul wants the
agitators to castrate themselves or simply remove themselves
from the fellowship. It is a very interesting study for those
interested.
In verse 15, Paul changes directions, and begins to describe
those things that Christians shouldnt do. He begins by
urging them to stop the arguments, insults, and offenses
between each other, but this continues in verses 16-21:
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the
desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is
contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the
flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are
not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by the
Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,
impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft;
hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,
dissensions, factions 21 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.
He starts out with a summarywalk in the Spirit and not for

the flesh, for the flesh (what we desire in our selfishness in
order to gratify ourselves) is contrary to the Spirit, and the
desires of the Spirit are contrary to the flesh. This isnt to
say that we are never to experience pleasure in our lives, but
simply that we shouldnt conduct ourselves for the purpose
of self-gratification, and if we come to a point in our lives
where we have to choose between walking in the Spirit and
feeding the flesh we should deny our bodies and live to bring
honor and glory to Christ and good to our fellow man.
But from experience (and Im sure you can attest to this as
well) living in order to please our Heavenly Father, further
the Gospel of Christ, and serve our fellow man with love and
compassion though difficult at times is ultimately the most
rewarding thing we can do, and it is through good works and
Spirit-led living that we can attain true fulfillment and
enjoyment in our lives.
Verses 19-21 list a number of very specific things that
Christians, who are yielded to the Spirit of God and led by
God on a daily basis will not participate in or be guilty of
doing at any time. Sexual immorality, impurity, and
debauchery are without question refrained from by all those
professing Christianity and those led of the Spirit of God
sexual immorality is an affront to the covenant of marriage,
which is build on the mutual respect of husband and wife to
provide for one another stability, permanence, safety, and
intimacy that we all crave in romantic relationships. No
matter which way you slice it, sexual immorality rejects one
or more of these things.
Debauchery, or uncleanness in behavior and speech can be

offensive to otherscertainly not something we would
purposefully do if we love the person and want to treat them
with respect and dignity. Idolatry is willful disregard for the
sovereignty of Godit is unloving to our Heavenly Father.
Sorcery or witchcraft says that by a power outside of the will
and purposes of God we can have power ourselves to
manipulate our world. Not only is this an affront to God but
depending upon the sorcery engaged in, it can be unloving
towards others.
Hatred, discord, jealousy, and fits of rage go without
sayingall of these things are by definition unloving
towards our fellow man. There is no such thing as a Godly
hatred for another human being, for God say fit to die for
the whole worldHe loved the World so much that He gave
His life to save it.
Selfish ambitions are going to cause us to disregard the
feelings and needs of others in favor of the single-minded
pursuit of what we want to do regardless of the effects on
those around us.
Dissentions and factions are simultaneously unloving
towards God and His Word, and represent unloving attitudes
towards our fellow man. We should always strive to remain
in harmony with one another and to maintain fellowship, for
boundary lines and exclusions do nothing but hurt one
another.
Envies, drunkenness, and orgies are expansions of alreadyestablished principlesenvy evolves from jealousy,
drunkenness is an excess caused by a selfish ambition to
forget responsibilities, and orgies are without questions
sexually immoral. Paul adds and the like to the end of this
list, implying of course that there are many more things
similar to those that he already mentioned that are likewise
evident of a person living for the flesh.
And lastly, after outlining what NOT to do, we come to this
famous section of scripture:
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23
gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no
law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified
the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by
the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not
become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Love, joy, peace: When these things come from the Lord, it
can never be anything but perfectly glorifying to God and
uplifting to our fellow man. There is nothing more
restorative than true lovepatience, kind, and gentle love
that bares with one another and dont begrudge each other
anything. True joyJoy in the Lord and in the good things
of God is intoxicating and rejuvenating. Being around
someone that is genuinely joyful is the best feeling in the
world. Peace: peace without ourselves and with our
conscience. Peace in our relationships, peace in our nations,
and peace at a global scalepeace that comes from God is
like fresh water for the thirsty. We as fallen creatures, when
left to our own devices generally create chaos and war
between each other and without our own fleshbut those led
of the Spirit of God are full of peace instead!
Forbearance, or longsuffering, or patience is a beautiful thing

that without we are completely ineffectual in our attempts to
reach people for Jesus and our day to day interactions with
others cannot be positive ones without patience. Parents need
patience with their children, children with their parents,
bosses with employees, and employees with bosses. We need
patience to keep good attitudes in the grocery store line and
we need patience to receive from the Lord in His timing.
Kindness and goodness are needed on a daily basis in order
to carry our callings in Christregardless of what they are.
Faithfulnessin many ways, there in nothing more loving
and Christ like than true faithfulness. Being there through
the highs and the lows, sticking to something through
adversity, and being trustworthy in our relationships and to
our callings is so important!
Gentleness is a wonderful quality to have, allow us to reach
the broken and tender in our world with the Gospel Truth and
with Love.
And lastlyself-control. I find it interesting Paul chose to
place self-control at the end of the list. Though it is without
questions a fruit of the Spirit of God, self-control is not the
ONLY thing. It is separate from the otherswe dont
exercise our self-control to ensure we love others, or have
joy, or have patience. Self control, though possibly
correlated, is not encompassing of these other virtues. In
addition to TRUE love, we exercise our self-control in order
to do loving things. In addition to TRUE patience, we
exercise our self-control to continue being patient and refrain
from selfishness and impatience.
The last 2 verses of Galatians chapter 5 are worthy of
repeating before we conclude:
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the

Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying
each other.
Something that we as Christians all too often do is use these
fruits listed in Galatians 5 as a measuring stick to determine
if we are in right standing before God. Paul seemed to know
that this would inevitably happen, and so he addresses it at
the conclusion of his list by telling us not to become
conceited because of the Spirit of God. We should never use
our Holy Spirit leadership as source of pride in our lives, and
we should not use it in order to judge our fellow man. We
should not be jealous of others for their perceived level of
spirituality, and we should not provoke each other (tease,
guilt, or anger someone) by using spirituality and the Spirit
of God like a weapon or ruler by which we gauge each other.
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For those leaving the message, abandoning the rule book in
favor of something as simplistic as this may feel like a
daunting task. For me, going from a systematic and
regimented way of life where decisions about right and
wrong, good and bad are made for me to the freedom in
Christ and the thousands of daily judgments and decisions I
have to make with the Spirits guidance was a scary shift.
There are days I feel like it would be easier if we could just
have a list of rules to followbut that is not what Jesus died
on a cross to do for us. He doesnt want us to be serving a
list of rules, but actively engaged in life, being led by the
Spirit every single step of every single day, so that He can
work and move in our lives in powerful ways.
Like a bird set free from a cage after being inside it for years
on end, God wants us to fly and desires to help us do it. He
has said that He will never leave or forsake us, and that if we
simply believe upon Him, He will guide us where He wants
us to go. But, at least for me, though the cage door is wide
open and God is beckoning me away from it, I have a hard
time abandoning the security I have come to know inside of
the legalistic system. I have a difficult time wrapping my
mind around freedom in Christbut I know that it is His
desire for my life.
So with faith I stand before Him and I surrender my
insecurities. When I dont know the answer I remind myself
that I dont have to have all the answersthat God will not
smite me for not knowing, but like a Good Shepherd will
continue to care and nurture me until I do knowuntil Im
more mature and more capable. I have learned through the
trials that have come in my life that God is ever faithful, and
that I truly can trust the Holy Spirit to lead and guide me
that I can trust God to work all things to his glory and for my
good.
I do have fear; but I also know that my fears are
unfoundedthat in Christ there is perfect love, and perfect
love casts out all fear. When the cage door first opened, I
stood in the doorway. For a while, I perched on the top of the
cage, looking down on what I came out of and knew that it
was bondage, but was still unable to truly step away. Now,
though I feel myself frequently looking back at the bondage,
I am getting further and further away. Old habits die hard
and its going to be a process, but I am learning, just as Paul
explained in Philippians 4, that I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me. We all canHe is the power,
strength, confidence, and guidance we need.
It is common practice by those in the message to quote this

portion of scripture that were studying today in order to say
that those of us that have left the message of William
Branham are serpent seed or of our father, the devil. They
take this argument directly from the tapes of William
Branham, who proclaims regularly on tape that rejecting his
message means that the individual is rejecting Jesus Christ
even if that individual DOES believe upon the Lord:
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64-1221 - Why It Had To Be Shepherd
248 And look at those trained theologians of that day,
trained! Holy? Clean living? We have nothing to compare
with it today, the way they lived. And what did the Great
Shepherd call them? Said, "You are of your father the devil,"
because they didn't They recognized the Word, but the
Word of another day, not the Word of that day. 249 If they
recognized Noah's time, that's all right, that was Noah's
time; but it wouldn't work in Moses' time. And Moses' time
wouldn't work in Christ's time. See? Luther's time won't work
in Wesley's time. Wesley's time won't work in Pentecostal
time. And Pentecost has done the same thing the rest of them
did. Now, who has give me help in the days gone by? Asked
you.
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This dispensational understanding of the plan of God is
diametrically opposed by scriptureparticularly this portion
of scripture, where Jesus addresses the Pharisees as
belonging to their father, the devil. William Branham
claims that the issue with the Pharisees was not that they
lacked fundamental faith in God, but that they lacked faith in
the Message of the Hour. The reality however is that Christ

WAS concerned with their faith in God in generalnot just
their faith in Him, but their underlying lack of faith in the
promises of God contained in their holy texts.
Lets take a look at the scriptures and examine this exchange
piece by piece:
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33 They answered him, We are Abrahams descendants and
have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we
shall be set free?
34 Jesus replied, Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is
a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the
family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets
you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are
Abrahams descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill
me, because you have no room for my word. 38 I am telling
you what I have seen in the Fathers presence, and you are
doing what you have heard from your father.
39 Abraham is our father, they answered.
If you were Abrahams children, said Jesus, then you
would do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for
a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I
heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are
doing the works of your own father.
We are not illegitimate children, they protested. The only
Father we have is God himself.
42 Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would
love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on
my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to
you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You
belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out
your fathers desires. He was a murderer from the beginning,

not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he
lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the
father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not
believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am
telling the truth, why dont you believe me? 47 Whoever
belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not
hear is that you do not belong to God.
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Right from the beginning we see the issue is one of faith in
the promises of God and not simply in the fresh things
Christ was teaching for their hour. Jesus tells them that they
have no room for His word (John 8:37), and that what He is
presenting is Truth from God (John 8:40). The issue is not
that they havent heard these promises before and are
rejecting Him because they are clinging to a dispensation that
had passed, but that they refused to hear (John 8:43), refused
to examine and hold to the Truth (John 8:44), and refused to
acknowledge what they knew to be truewhat they knew
they could not disprove and what they were simply choosing
to disbelieve (John 8:45). They were refusing to listen to
Godboth Jesus Christs words and the words of Scripture
(John 8:47). It was their refusal to accept what they knew to
be true that made them of their father the devil and not of
God.
John chapter 5 records a similar exchange between Jesus and
the Pharisees and the explanation Christ gives as to why the
Pharisees refused to believe in Him is the exact same as the
one in todays text. They refused the testimony of John the
Baptist even though they agreed and knew it to be reliable
(John 5:33), they rejected the testimony of the Scriptures that
foretold of Christs coming (John 5:39), and they rejected the

testimony of Christs works, even though they knew that
these works were in harmony with the prophesies made
about the coming Messiah (John 5:36). In short, they were
unwilling to come to Him and truth Him for their salvation
(John 5:40)!
It wasnt that they didnt see and know that Christ was the
Messiah, but that they were unwilling to humble themselves
and admit what they already knew to be truethey were
unwilling to put their faith in Him. They refused to examine
the truth, refused to accept the Word of God, and refused to
do anything but fight against what they already knew was the
truth. They buried their heads in the sand, stating in outright
defiance of the Word of God and of Jesus Christ, their
saviour that they did not want to submit to the authority of
His wordseven if they were true.
In summary, the Pharisees were sold out to a lie and were too
proud to submit to God. They would rather continue in a lie
that admit their error and come to Christ. It was in their pride
that they rejected Christ, and it was in their wilful ignorance,
their determination to ignore facts that they crucified the
Messiah.
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In the message of William Branham we were taught that
understanding, knowledge, and in-depth study of the Word
were contrary to true faith in God. Anyone coming forward
with a question about the message was usually told to place
it on a shelfthat seeking to find out the answer was an
intellectual pursuit and that you should not approach God in
that wayhave faith, and the understanding will come in the
Lord timing.
This teaching flies in the face of Scripture, however:
Proverbs 18:15
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the
wise seeks knowledge.
Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of
the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
Proverbs 2:1-5
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my
commandments with you, making your ear attentive to
wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if
you call out for insight and raise your voice for
understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as
for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the
Lord and find the knowledge of God.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you
have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to
me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also
will forget your children.
Luke 1:77
(Jesus came) To give knowledge of salvation to his people
and forgiveness of their sins,
Colossians 1:9
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray
for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of
his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Hosea 6:6
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge
of God rather than burnt offerings.
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And lastly, the scripture verse I would like to conclude with
comes from 1 Corinthians 2:6-16:
6 Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is
not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are
doomed to pass away. 7 But we impart a secret and hidden
wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our
glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if
they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9
But, as it is written,
What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him
10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit.
For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of
that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends
the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we
have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is
from God, that we might understand the things freely given
us by God. 13 And we impart this in words not taught by
human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual
truths to those who are spiritual.
14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit
of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to

understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15
The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be
judged by no one. 16 For who has understood the mind of
the Lord so as to instruct him? But we have the mind of
Christ.
Allow these words to sink into your heart and transform your
perception of God as opposed to wisdom, understanding, and
education.
While it is true that we should not seek to find God in the
folly of human wisdom and the insights of worldly
philosophers and thinkers, our minds, having been
transformed by a work of the Holy Spirit, are able to search
everything, even the depths of God (1 Cor. 2:10). The Spirit
gives us comprehension of the thoughts of God (11), and
understanding of things pertaining to salvation (12).
A spiritual person judges all things (15), and understands the
mind of the Lordeven has the mind of the Lord (16)!
Clearly, we are not to check our brains at the door when we
become a Christian! God desires to transform our minds and
renew them (Romans 12:2) so that we can think, and reason,
and understand the Truth of God.
We will not all understand the things of the Lord to the same
degreeunderstanding is a gift of the Holy Spirit, and so is
knowledge. Some will be extravagantly gifted with Bible
understanding, and that is a beautiful thingan edifying gift
given for the betterment of the Body of Christ.
The Pharisees refused to accept true knowledge of the
Lordrefused to heed the wisdom and instruction of those
with more understanding in the Word of God and of Truth.

May we never be guilty of the same.
Galatians 6- Pride in Ourselves

Today well be concluding Pauls letter to the Galatians,
which does a great job reemphasizing the high points made
throughout the letter and focusing the minds and hearts of
those reading towards true Godliness and continued growth
in the Lord.
Beginning from verse 1:
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who
live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch
yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each others
burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If
anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they
deceive themselves. 4 Each one should test their own actions.
Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without
comparing themselves to someone else, 5 for each one
should carry their own load. 6 Nevertheless, the one who
receives instruction in the word should share all good things
with their instructor.
Paul urges the Galatians (and us as well as fellow members
of the Body of Christ) to bare with one anotherto be
willing confront one another in love with sins and work
collaboratively in order to restore one another to righteous
standing and fruitfulness in Christ. He tells the Galatians in
verse 1 to restore each other gentlybut also warns to
watch ourselves, so that we are not likewise tempted. We
should bare with each other, carry each others burdens, and
in this sacrifice of love one for another we call fulfill the law
of Christ.
We then see Paul address the issue of pridesomething all

too often overlooked and unappreciated by Christians, but
something we are ALL guilty ofsomething those of us who
have left the message are often well acquainted with. Verse 3
says that is anyone thinks they are something when they
arent they deceive themselves. Given the context of the
letter, there are a few things Paul may have meant here.
Maybe some of the Galatians thought of themselves as Jews;
maybe as righteous in their behavior and standing before
God because of their works; or maybe there were some that
thought of themselves as uniquely gifted by God to impart
doctrine. But regardless, Paul states that if a man thinks he is
something when he in fact is not, he is nothing more than
deceived.
We should each test our own actions, Paul says, and take
pride in our own actions without comparing them to others.
We should each carry our own load, and stop comparing our
lot with each others. A good summary of the principle Paul
is conveying can be found in Philippians 2:12: Therefore,
my dear friends, as you have always obeyednot only in my
presence, but not much more in my absencecontinue to
work out your salvation with fear and trembling. It is
unprofitable to try and figure out how we compare to others
in Christto others of different ethnicities, of different
backgrounds, of different time periods, or of different socioeconomic groups.
The Galatians (and us as well) shouldnt worry about trying

to fit into a specific people group. There is no benefit from
being a Jew in Christ, nor is there a benefit to comparing the
differences between the two and attempting to dictate rules
(like circumcision, holiness standards, dietary practices) to
those of a different background. There is plenty for us to
worry about ourselvesand we should use our time to carry
our own load, deal with our own burdens, and address our
own issues individually. We should bare with each other, and
we should encourage all to a higher walk with the Lordbut
getting into the weeds, dictating matters of conscious is
unfruitful, and can cause divisions and temptations for
ourselves and those around us.
To summarize: Christianity isnt about us trying to conform
to proper behavior and all to act and look and smell the same
as other Christians. We are called to conform to the image of
Jesus Christ, and though we should encourage those around
us to that end, we are fooling ourselves if we think that we
are something specialthat we (either ourselves individually
or us as a collective group) are the standard by which others
should be judged.
The next statementin verse 6shows Paul transitioning to

another topicthe support of the leaders in the church and of
the church body in general. Nevertheless, the one who
receives instruction in the word should share all good things
with their instructor. Clearly, Paul taught that ministers of
the Gospel and leaders in the church should be supported
financially and should share in the good things of life.
Thats not to say that leaders should be served at the
expense of the laitybut instructors also should not be going
without basic provision or good things while the
congregation abounds with prosperity.
Paul continues this discussion of provision and the sharing of
good things in this famous section of scriptureGalatians
6:7-10:
7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps
what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the
flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the
Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not
become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will
reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have
opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those
who belong to the family of believers.
Thought the sowing and reaping analogy has many
applications outside of finances, Paul IS relating it in this
portion of scripture directly to the sowing of material
thingsof the good things of life. If someone sows their
good things to please their flesh and to reap a benefit for
themselves in the flesh they will end up reaping destruction
of their flesh. If someone sows in order to please the Spirit of
God, however, that person shall reap eternal life.
This is by no means tying salvation to giving! But those led

of the Spirit of God will sow their wealth toward spiritual
good; those not yielded to the Spirit of God will sow their
wealth to self-gratification. God doesnt want us to try and
buy our way into heavenbut He does want us to hear the
Spirits leadership and answer that call in every aspect of our
lives, including our finances.
Paul tells us in verse 9 that there is a promise of God
associated with this givingthose that sow without growing
weary will at the proper time reap a harvest of good. This
promise is found throughout scriptureLuke 6:38, Malachi
3:10, Psalms 126:5-6 just to name a fewGod promises us
that what He calls us to give for His purposes shall yield us
good. It is the principle of sowing and reaping, and it applies
just as much today as it ever did before. Verse 10 is worthy
of repeating, therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do
good to all people, especially to those who belong to the
family of believers.
If it is within our ability to help someone, we are called as
Christians to do that. We are called to be charitable, and
sacrificial, and compassionate. We are called to generosity,
and we are called to selflessness with our material goods.
We are called by the Spirit to give the control of these things
over to the Spirit.
Paul concludes the letter with a note that (presumably) was
written in his own handwritingin bigger letters, either to
emphasize his point or because Paul had serious vision
problems and needed to write in large font so he could see
what he was writing:
11 See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own

hand!
12 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. 13 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. 14 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. 15
Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything;
what counts is the new creation. 16 Peace and mercy to all
who follow this ruleto the Israel of God.
17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on
my body the marks of Jesus.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit,
brothers and sisters. Amen.
Again, Paul tells the Galatiansdo not allow yourself to be
compelled to circumcision. The people attempting to
convince the Galatians to be circumcised are only doing so in
order to have something to boast about in the flesh and in
order to avoid persecution. It is a selfish thing they were
doing.
Paul differentiates himself from these Judaizers, stating that

he never wants to boast in anything except the cross of Jesus
Christ. He does not concern himself with the flesh of his
followerscircumcision or uncircumcision mean nothing to
himonly that the people under his teaching are becoming
new creationsthat they are getting saved. Paul blesses
those who hold to this teaching in verse 16. He asks that the
dissensions in Galatia ceasethat they no longer trouble him
with these matters, for he is a faithful servant of Christ,
bearing in his flesh the marks of Jesus Christ. These marks
of Christ are in the original the same as branding marks
borne by slaves, indicating that they are a possession of
someone else. What Paul is saying in effect is that he
belongs to Christthat they are not going to sway him away
from where he stands because he is sold out to Jesushe is
the servant of Christ, and these matters already addressed
from the Word of God are not open for any further
discussion.
Paul concludes his letter to the Galatians with well-wishes
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers
and sisters.
And so, I likewise conclude this bible study. God Bless you,
and may the Lord continue to lead and guide you into all
Truth.
Blind but Now I See

There are some passages of scripture that stand alone in the
demonstration of the glorious Gospel story and the
transformational power of Christ. John chapter 9 is one such
chapter.
In it we see the Good News of Christ establishedthe Truth
of the Word of God made abundantly clear. There was a
manlikely minding his own business and not seeking to
find anything life-changing that daybut as he went about
his own life, Jesus Christ passed by. And when the Lord
came into contact with this man his life forever changed.
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9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His
disciples asked him, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his
parents, that he was born blind?
3 Neither this man nor his parents sinned, said Jesus, but
this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in
him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who
sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I
am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud
with the saliva, and put it on the mans eyes. 7 Go, he told
him, wash in the Pool of Siloam (this word means
Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home
seeing.
8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him
begging asked, Isnt this the same man who used to sit and
beg? 9 Some claimed that he was.
Others said, No, he only looks like him.
But he himself insisted, I am the man.

10 How then were your eyes opened? they asked.
11 He replied, The man they call Jesus made some mud and
put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I
went and washed, and then I could see.
12 Where is this man? they asked him.
I dont know, he said.
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How remarkable!!
This man was blind from birth, and by simply obeying the
words of Christ and doing something that seemed so strange
with simple faith the man was healedhis eyes were open
and for the first time in his life he could see.
After this encounter with Jesus Christ, he was very
noticeably changed. Often when sinners first come to Christ
they too are very obviously changed as well, and it is through
this change that our neighbors come to hear of the Lord
this was the case for this man as well. His neighbors could
not deny the difference Jesus had made in this mans life,
and it was by his testimony that they began seeking the Lord
themselves.
But the reach of the once-blind mans testimony did not stop
with his immediate neighbors. The news of his healing
spread all the way to the Pharisees. He was brought before
them for questioning, and this man was bold in declaring the
truth, even before the skeptical audience. May we never fear
to speak the truth as well! The man didnt have all the
answers, but what he did know beyond a shadow of a doubt
the Pharisees could not take away from himand what we
know all the naysayers in the world and all the self-righteous
modern-Pharisees cannot steal from us either.
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13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been
blind. 14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and
opened the mans eyes was a Sabbath. 15 Therefore the
Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He
put mud on my eyes, the man replied, and I washed, and
now I see.
16 Some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God,
for he does not keep the Sabbath.
But others asked, How can a sinner perform such signs?
So they were divided.
17 Then they turned again to the blind man, What have you
to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.
The man replied, He is a prophet.
18 They still did not believe that he had been blind and had
received his sight until they sent for the mans parents. 19
Is this your son? they asked. Is this the one you say was
born blind? How is it that now he can see?
20 We know he is our son, the parents answered, and we

know he was born blind. 21 But how he can see now, or who
opened his eyes, we dont know. Ask him. He is of age; he
will speak for himself. 22 His parents said this because they
were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided
that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah
would be put out of the synagogue. 23 That was why his
parents said, He is of age; ask him.
24 A second time they summoned the man who had been
blind. Give glory to God by telling the truth, they said.
We know this man is a sinner.
25 He replied, Whether he is a sinner or not, I dont know.
One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!
26 Then they asked him, What did he do to you? How did
he open your eyes?
27 He answered, I have told you already and you did not
listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to
become his disciples too?
28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, You are this
fellows disciple! We are disciples of Moses! 29 We know
that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we dont
even know where he comes from.
30 The man answered, Now that is remarkable! You dont
know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31 We
know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the
godly person who does his will. 32 Nobody has ever heard of
opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not
from God, he could do nothing.
34 To this they replied, You were steeped in sin at birth;
how dare you lecture us! And they threw him out.
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We too know that God hears our cries and answers usthat
He provides for our needs. We know that God has been
faithful to save us, and that our lives bear witness to the
power of God. We know that, regardless of our past alliance
with the cult of William Branham, we know that we are
Christians. We know that we have had a personal experience
with the Lord. Some of us were saved while sitting under
false teaching, but the truth of our salvation is real and that
fact cannot be taken from us!
People much older, more studied, and vastly more respected
than us can attempt to belittle our experience and try to paint
our motives or hearts conditions as something they are not,
but they cannot steal the Truth we know away. We are
saved. We are walking in the Light of the Word, and we are
faithfully committed to living a life pleasing to the Lord. We
know the Word of God does not lie. We know that mans
word can fail, but Gods word can NEVER fail.
We know the factsand this man likewise knew the facts.
We know that the message William Branham taught was
based upon false teachingit was foundationally flawed
because it rejected the Truth taught in scriptures, promoting
instead the myths and fables devised by men. We know that
William Branhams life story was a lie, and we know that the
vindicationsthe cloud, the bridge, the tent, the bear
were fabricated, or in some cases complete failures. We
know that we make the right choice by walking away from
the false in order to follow Jesuswe know because it is
undeniable truth.
Regardless of the insults hurled in our direction, we can

stand steadfast in the knowledge of the truth, just as this
once-blind man did. He never wavered from his testimony
because he was completely honest with himself and with
others. He didnt claim to have all the answers, but what he
did know, he held onto with all he had.
And that was enough.
Not long after the man made his stand against the Pharisees,
Jesus sought him out once more:
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35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he
found him, he said, Do you believe in the Son of Man?
36 Who is he, sir? the man asked. Tell me so that I may
believe in him.
37 Jesus said, You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one
speaking with you.
38 Then the man said, Lord, I believe, and he worshiped
him.
39 Jesus said For judgment I have come into this world, so
that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.
40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this
and asked, What? Are we blind too?
41 Jesus said, If you were blind, you would not be guilty of
sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.
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And so, Jesus concludes His dealings with this blind man by
extending to him the clear revelation of Truth. Jesus made
Himself known to the blind man, opening his physical eyes,
but also opening his spiritual eyes to who He was. The mans
response? He fell down and worshiped Jesus!
The Pharisees, however could not be bothered to humble
themselves. They could not admit that they were lacking in
any way, and because of their arrogance refused to admit the
Truth. It was their pride that caused their blindnessthey
were blind, not because they lacked the ability to see the
Truth, but because there were fundamentally opposed to the
concept that they could be wrong. Jesus says if they were
truly blind they would not be guilty of sinbut that was not
the issue. The issue was that in their arrogance they claimed
to see, but in truth they were blinded by their own pride.
May we never be guilty of the same! May we always
maintain hearts open and willing to be corrected by the Word
of God! May we always have enough humility to recognize
when the Lord opens our blinded eyes to the Truth, and
enough confidence to stand on that Truth even in the face of
adversity. And most importantly, may we never allow
ourselves to knowingly ignore the Truth in order to maintain
our self-appointed positions as special, elect,
enlightened, or exalted. We, like this once-blind man, are
absolutely nothing without Jesus Christ. He is the reason we
can rejoiceHe is the reason we can see.
Lets give Him all the glory and honor and praise for the
countless blessings He has given to us!
After The Message- A Letter to

Those Who Have Left
Lets face itleaving The Message is NOT easy, and those
that insist were doing so to live a life of sin or to partake
of the world or because we cant live the life are the
reason its not easy.
Suddenly, your entire community thinks youre a heathen
being led away from all things good and holy and into a life
of debauchery and blatant sin. Your desires to feed the flesh,
they say, are causing you to reject the one and only true
move of God in the world today and in so doing you are
rejecting God Himself. Your inability to follow the
Prophets rules are the root cause of your issues and any
evidence you have against William Branham, his teachings,
his prophesies, Voice of God Recordings, well-respected
Message ministers, or anything or anyone else associated
with the message is simply an excuse.
The truth, however, is nearly everyone that leaves the
message does so for one of three main reasons: either they
identify a doctrine that does not agree with Scripture, or they
lose confidence in William Branham as a result of studying
his life and prophesies, or they are hurt by followers of the
message either physically, emotionally, or spiritually so
thoroughly that in an effort to preserve their sanity, their
physical well-being, or the well-being of their children they
feel there is no other option but to run.
Unfortunately, some of those that are harmed in the message

keep running, searching for the harmony and authenticity
that was lacking within. Some run into vices and addiction,
some run into lives of frivolity and little forethought, and
some run into self-destructive patterns of behavior. Some run
so hard in an effort to escape the pain that they really do run
from Godbut make no mistake about it: those injured by
people in the message and by the spiritual abuse in the
message do not run away from their abusers because they are
feeling rebellious against God, but because of the scars left
by those who have mistreated them.
For the most part, those that are most often labeled as
Dathan and Korahs or serpent seed leave in order to live
Christian lives, raise their families up in Christian homes,
and continue seeking the Lord. Those that are on the
forefront of the ex-message community are God-fearing
people reaching back into the community full of hurting
people that they themselves escaped. And they do all this for
the benefit of those in the message to the Glory of God.
For those that left after finding doctrinal issues, Praise the
Lord! I wish you the very best on your journey into all
Truth. I pray that God continue to reveal Himself to you
from His Holy Bible, and that the Truth you find is freeing
and life-giving. Jesus told us in John 8:32, And you will
know the truth, and the truth will set you free. It is my
sincere hope that you WILL know the Truth, and that you
will not settle any doctrine of man again simply because of
whom it is that speaks to you or because of any credentials
they have or claims they make. Instead I pray that you will
take everything back to the Bible, for the Scriptures are
written so that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ and the
Son of God, and in believing we may have Life in His Name
(John 20:31).
For those that can no longer trust William Branham because

of the lies and falsehood in his life story, his prophesies, or
his bible teaching I urge you to not lose faith as a result of it.
William Branham did lie about himself and he did make
false prophesies, and he did twist scripture, but dont fear!
There is truth to be found in Scripture for anyone who longs
to know. Many times those in the message will try and
throw the Holy Bible under the bus in an effort to excuse the
falsehoods in the message--Voice of God Recordings
published an article that did just that, explaining how its
okay for the message to have errors since the Bible has
(perceived) errors too. Search out the Scriptures, study and
know that it is noble and honorable in the sight of the Lord to
diligently study in order to find Truth. Acts 17:11 tells us of
the Berean Jews who did just that, and they are recorded in
the Word as being of noble character. In 2 Timothy 2:15,
Psalm 119:11, Hosea 4:6, 2 Peter 1:2-3 study and knowledge
of the things of God are encouraged and praised! Do not fear
study, and do not fear questions. For it is my sincere belief
that there is not a question you can possibly possess that God
is not willing and able to answer.
And lastly, to those that left the message because of the

abuse physically, emotionally, and spiritually taking place
within it from the very tapes recorded over 50 years ago to
the individual lives of thousands of message believer
families across the worldknow that you are NOT alone,
that you are loved, and that your life can and will be
beautiful and fulfilling. What has happened to you is nothing
unusual within this kind of environment and even if you feel
like the only person in the world that understands the pain
you are feeling please believe me when I say there is
absolutely nothing you can be feeling, or experiencing, or
thinking that others have not been through. My heart aches
for you, and if I could I would rewind the clock to prevent
the devastation that you have seen and felt in your lifetime.
But since I cannot, I can only offer you my deepest and most
heartfelt tears of grief on your behalf and my promise to be
here for you if you need support.
A special note as well to those reading this that are still in the
message as wellGods Word promises that you can obtain
Truth (John 8:32, John 16:13, Psalm 145:18). Do not place
things anymore upon the shelf, but search the Scriptures and
get answers to your questions and verification for your
beliefs from the Word of God and from the historical record!
In the same way Christian historians and archeologists
continue to search and seek more and more evidence and
facts to corroborate the truthfulness of the Word of God in
order to build the faith of Christians and spread the Good
News to the world at large, you owe it to yourself, to your
families, and to those whom you insist on holding to message
standards to verify the truthfulness of the things you are
saying.
But most importantlyyou deserve to know the facts as a

Child of God, and God is not in the business of turning away
those that sincerely seek answers to their questions.
Remember Matthew 7:7-8, Ask, and it will be given to you;
seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks
finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. That is a
promise! Claim it for yourself, and take God at His Word!
You may not be expecting the answer He gives you when
you begin your journey seeking Truth, but God WILL
answer you and will not leave you empty handed and
continually searching for answers. The only thing He asks is
that you commit yourself fully to Him alone and that you
seek His face.
The road is not always easy, but know that He will never
leave you or forsake you. Were here for you, too.
With Love
In These Last Days

Today were going to take a look at Hebrews chapter 1,
which really gives us a great perspective on the eternal plan
of God and the focus of our lives and our faith as Christians.
Its best summarized in the first 4 verses of the chapter,
which say,
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the
prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these
last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he
appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he
made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of Gods glory
and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all
things by his powerful word. After he had provided
purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the
Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became as much superior to the
angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
This is pretty self-explanatoryGod used to speak to us
through the prophets, but now in the last days He spoke to us
by His Son, Jesus Christ, who was the ultimate fulfillment of
all the things hes previously spoken of through the
prophets. Jesus Christ was appointed heir of all things, and
by Him all things were made. The Son is the radiance of
Gods glory and the exact representation of Him,
demonstrating to us the character and nature of God the
Father. Jesus provided sanctification for our sins, and He is
infinitely superior to the angels for He inherited a superior
position to them.
This whole section probably sounds foreign to those still in

the message or those newly out of itthough isolated pieces
of this chapter of scripture was quoted in the message it is
highly unlikely that it was ever read in its entirety within a
message church, for to do so would have rendered many of
the points made in the message null and void.
First, that God no longer speaks to us by prophets, but in the
last days speaks to us through His SonThere it is in
Hebrews 1:1, as clear as day. In the PAST God spoke
through the prophets, but IN THE LAST DAYS speaks
through Jesus Christ. Amazing! Its truly a glorious thing to
think about the implications of this. Not that God doesnt
have prophetic utterances in the last days, because the truth
of this is supported throughout the New Testament in verses
like Acts 2:16-21 where Peter quotes Joel 2:28-32 about sons
and daughters prophesying when the Holy Spirit comes, and
in 1 Corinthians 14:3 where Paul says that those who
prophesy speak for the up building and encouragement of
believers. But this does say that the work of the prophets to
lead Gods people is ceasedJesus Christ is now rightfully
in His place as Lord and King over believers, forever set
apart as THE leader , THE Son of God, and THE Son of Man
as opposed to A leader, A son of God, or A Son of Man.
We also see quite plainly that God exalted the Son and set
Him in His position by The Fathers will. Verse 2 says that,
he has spoken to us by His Son, and that he appointed
Him heir of all things. Its a hard pill to swallow for
somebut God the Father and our Lord, Jesus Christ are
relational to one another. Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of
the Majesty in heavenwhich is to say, Jesus Christ is not
the Majesty in heaven but is distinct from Him, so much so
that He can be describes as external to Him, sitting on the
right hand of God the Father, the Majesty in heaven. Even
so, we are told in verse 4 that He is superior to the angels
He has inherited a superior position to them, and in verse 2
we are told that through Jesus Christ all things were made.
Jesus Christ then, is not some lowly human being or creation
that was used of GodHe was far greater than that! He is
The Son of God, and He inherited Lordship over creation
in fact, it was by Him that creation was made.
The rest of the chapter quotes various Old Testament
Scriptures, pulling them forward and identifying Jesus Christ
the their fulfillment:
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, You are my
Son; today I have become your Father? Or again, I will
be his Father, and he will be my Son ? 6 And again, when
God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, Let all
Gods angels worship him. 7 In speaking of the angels he
says, He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of
fire. 8 But about the Son he says, Your throne, O God, will
last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter
of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated
wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above
your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. 10 He
also says, In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations
of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 11
They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a
garment. 12 You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment
they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your
years will never end. 13 To which of the angels did God
ever say, Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a
footstool for your feet?
We can see in the remaining verses of the chapter just how

superior and exalted Jesus Christ is. First, Psalms 2:7, I will
be his Father, and he will be my Son. Jesus Christ was the
Son of God, and God was His Fatherthere is a relationship
there, and it is as a Father to a Son. 2 Samuel 7:14 and 1
Chronicles 17:13 tells us that God would command all the
angels to worship HimJesus Christ, which was done at the
time of his birth and other times throughout His time on
Earth. God differentiates Jesus Christ from his angels and
servants. God says in Deuteronomy 32:43 that angels are but
spirits and servants flames of fire, but His Son is described in
Psalms 104:4 as being far above His companions and
anointed with the oil of joy, and in Psalms 45:6-7 and Psalms
102:25-47 as the One who laid the foundations of the Earth,
the everlasting One, the One who will grant those that perish
everlasting life, and the One who will remain the same and
whose years will have no end. In Psalms 110:1 we are told
that God the Father will give victory over the enemy into the
Hands of the One who sits on His right hand.
How amazing to discover just how magnified and exalted
Jesus Christ is! He is not just a man, not just a servant, not
just a prophetHe is far more than that. He is the giver of
eternal lifethe granter of salvation.
In verse 14, we are given the ultimate conclusion to the
subject covered in Chapter 1 of Hebrews Are not all
angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will
inherit salvation? Both earthly angels and heavenly
angelsall ministering spirits are sent to serve those who
will inherit salvationwhich WAS Jesus Christ, and through
faith as an extension of His grace towards us, these angels
are sent in order to minister to us as well on His behalf.
Were I to attempt to give a one sentence summary of this

chapter it would be, God sent the prophets of Old to point
the way to Jesus Christ, and now that Jesus Christ has come
we have everything we need to obtain salvation through
Him.
So whats our take-away lesson from this portion of
scripture? I think there are many that we can take away from
this, but I believe the one that speaks the most to me is the
fact that Jesus Christ is so superior to all other messengers
and servants of GodHe alone is the means to eternal life
for He alone inherited it, and that through Him alone can we
obtain salvation. It pretty much does away with all fears
about missing the message of the hour, because the
message of the Last Days is Jesus Christ and His teachings
and work of salvation on the Cross, and the essentials for
salvation are contained entirely in Scripturesin the Gospel
accounts of Jesus Christ, and in the epistles that shed light on
the meaning and application of the principles of Christ.
So if youre still wrestling with guilt or worried about

missing something, dont worry! This chapter tells us plainly
that if youve found Jesus Christ and believe upon Him
alone, hearing His words and believing His teachings youre
listening to the message for the last days. So take a deep
breath, and just allow that man-made burden to search and
seek and discover and find salvation melt away. Just come to
Jesus Christ, the Son of God! Its really that simple. In the
message we were always told that the Gospel was simple, but
lets be honest1100 plus tapes, tons of rules, confusing
doctrines, church age timelines, demonology, marriage and
divorceso many doctrines that required a great deal of
work to learn and comprehend in order to even possibly
qualify for bride status. And then theres all the different
rules about who is saved and whos not, whos bride and
whos not, whos foolish virgin and whos not, and none of
the message churches agree with one another, and even from
tape to tape things contradict each otherthat is not simple.
That is really, really complicated. That simplicity requires a
suspension of all reason, logic, and understanding in order to
accept. It requires a great deal of cognitive dissonance to
maintain, and it requires completely ignoring the facts in
order to stick to the tapes.
But believe upon the Lord Jesus Christthats simple. Its
not easybut it is simple. And it starts with the
acknowledgement OF Hebrews 1:1that Jesus Christ IS the
message of the Last Daysthat He fulfilled all things and
through Him all Truth has been revealed. That He is all that
we needthat Salvation belongs to the Lord.
John 10-22-42 Ye Are Gods

It is not an uncommon trait of Christian cults to utilize this
section of the Gospel of John in order to deemphasize Jesus
Christ and overemphasize their cultic belief system and
central figurehead.
It is no different in the cult that surrounds the ministry of
William Branham. In order to elevate themselves, the clear
meaning of scripture is reinterpreted, as we will see in our
study today.
The Gospel of John continues in chapter 10 with Jesus once
again being confronted by the Jewspresumably the leaders
in the temple. The questions they are asking are not new
they are precisely the same as the questions they had been
asking from the beginning of Jesus ministry, and much of
what is said in response is the same theme as his previous
conversationsthis time the allegory He uses to illustrate
His point is that of sheep hearing and obeying the voice of
their shepherd:
22 Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was
winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in
Solomons Colonnade. 24 The Jews who were there gathered
around him, saying, How long will you keep us in
suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered, I did tell you, but you do not believe.

The works I do in my Fathers name testify about me, 26 but
you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My
sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one
will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has
given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them
out of my Fathers hand. 30 I and the Father are one.
But of course, the Jews reject this teaching and instead of
attempting to truly understand what He is teaching them seek
to put Him to death for the Truth that He proclaims. They
arent killing Him because they dont believe that He has
power, but because Jesus Christ is clearly claiming to be the
Son of God, and they understood that by claiming to be THE
Son of God He was claiming to be equal to Godto be
God:
31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,
32 but Jesus said to them, I have shown you many good
works from the Father. For which of these do you stone
me?
33 We are not stoning you for any good work, they
replied, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim
to be God.
Usually, Jesus escapes them by this point, and disappears
into the crowd. The Gospels state this in a variety of ways
(see Luke 4:30, John 8:59, among others). This time,
however, Jesus answers their hatred with a reminder from the
book of Psalmsfrom the text of their Law:
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your Law, I

have said you are gods? 35 If he called them gods, to
whom the word of God cameand Scripture cannot be set
aside 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as
his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you
accuse me of blasphemy because I said, I am Gods Son?
37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. 38
But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe
the works, that you may know and understand that the Father
is in me, and I in the Father.
The portion of scripture Jesus is reminding the Jews of is
found in Psalm 82:6:
I say, You are gods,
You are all sons of the Highest.
According to William Branham, Jesus references this verse
in order to show that as believers, message-following
Christians are amateur gods:
56-0814 - Divine Love And Sovereign Grace
Now, did you realize, that you being a person as you are,
that you're not altogether flesh? You're spirit and flesh. Not
only that, but Jesus said that the Bible said, that we are in a
miniature way, gods. The BiJesus said that. We are He
said, if that was prophets and so forth of the Old Testament,
that Jesus werewas referring to, said, "It's written in your
law, that ye are gods. And if he called them gods, who the
Word of God come to, then why not Himself, being the Son of
God, when He makes Himself equal with God?" Now, we
are, in an amateur way we are creators.
WMB also uses this verse to boost his credibility as a

prophet and as a servant of God:
60-0731 - Show Us The Father And It Will Satisfy Us
For the Word of God is sharper, more powerful, than any
two-edged sword, piercing to the sunder, and the marrow of
the bone, a discerner of the thoughts and the intents of the
heart. The Word of God comes into a human being and
discerns the thought. Jesus perceived their thought. If that's
right, say, "Amen." What was He? "In the beginning was the
Word; the Word was with God; and the Word was God. And
the Word was made flesh." And He said, "You condemn Me
because I call Myself the Son of God, and it's written in your
laws that ye are gods." 70 Man was made to be a god. His
domain is the earth. The whole earth's awaiting now for the
manifestation of the sons of God to be made manifest. Look
how far behind we are. But remember, the prophets He
said, "If you call them gods, who the Word of God came
to" What was a prophet? A Divine interpreter of the Word,
had the Divine interpretation. The signs of Him foretelling,
and foreknowing, that was a vindicate to the people that he
was a prophet.
And once again, WMB teaches that man will become god
and all because Jesus quotes this segment of Psalms:
62-1104M - Blasphemous Names
191 And some day the sons of God will again become gods.
Jesus said so. "Is not it written in your law, 'Ye are gods'?
Then if you can call those who He called god, who God
visited, how can you condemn Me, say, when I say I'm the
Son of God?" See? Now we're getting into something deep.
Now watch this when we drive it down.
The issue is that the 82nd Psalm that Jesus is bringing to

their remembrance has absolutely nothing to do with
elevating man to the level of godit has everything to do
with elevating Jesus Christthe One sent into the Worldto
His rightful place as Lord and God, and correcting the
arrogance of these Jews who are thinking of themselves more
highly than they ought. Here is the Psalm in its entirety:
God presides in the great assembly;
he renders judgment among the gods:
2 How long will you defend the unjust
and show partiality to the wicked?
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;
uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5 The gods know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 I said, You are gods;
you are all sons of the Most High.
7 But you will die like mere mortals;
you will fall like every other ruler.
8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.
Jesus was reminding these Jews about their eventual end
about their arrogance, and with the same tone in the same
context puts them in their place. God presides in the great
assembly, the Psalm says, he renders judgment among the
gods!
These Jews had elevated themselves so highly that they had

forgotten the sovereignty of God. They had become so
corrupted by defending the unjust and showing partiality to
the wicked (brings to mind the Jews defense of Barabbas
(John 18:40)), and had for so long ignored the weak and
fatherless, the poor and needy that the Psalm says, The
gods know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk
about in darkness.
The Psalm does indeed say, Ye are godsbut not with the
tone and intention WMB and other cults as well try to use.
The Psalm tells us that these gods, these sons of the Most
High will, die like mere mortals; you will fall like every
other ruler. Verse 8 probably most clearly brings to light
the point Jesus was attempting to make by reminding these
Jews about this portion of scripture:
Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
For all the nations are your inheritance.
So, ignoring all the flawed Biblical teaching from the
message, lets examine Jesus teaching in light of the clear
Truth of scripture:
1) Jesus very clearly claims to be God. The Jews understood
this and sought to stone Him for blasphemy because of the
claim He was making.
2) Jesus calls their remembrance to this section of Psalms,
reminding them that though they have power, they are
NOT and cannot ever be equal in authority and power to
God, and that they are subject to the judgments of God the
Father.
3) He asks them why they consider it blasphemy for Him to

claim to be Gods Son, and tells them to look to the works
that He is doing and will continue to do. It is these works,
Jesus says that testify that He is in the Father, and the Father
is in Him.
4) Ergo, Jesus is claiming the authority of judgment. He is
claiming the right to preside over the Assembly of God, and
He is showing them that they are to be in subjection to
Himthat far from being comparable in power and
authority, they are subject to His judgments.
The Jews obviously understood what it was He was
claiming, and immediately tried to seize Him again:
39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.
40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place
where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he
stayed, 41 and many people came to him. They said,
Though John never performed a sign, all that John said
about this man was true. 42 And in that place many
believed in Jesus.
Jesus escapes, and when He arrives on the Jordan where John
the Baptist had been baptizing, He is met with a
reaffirmation of the Truth Christ taught in the templethat
John the Baptists testimony of Jesus Christ was true. And
what did John the Baptist testify?
John 1:15 He who comes after me ranks ahead of me
because He was before me.
John 1:27I am not worthy to untie the thong of His
sandal.
John 1:29 Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the
sin of the world!
John 1:34 I myself have seen and have testified that this
is the Son of God.
And so, far from an attempt to elevate the position of man to
amateur godhood, John chapter 10 is about the superiority
of Christabout His rightful place as ruler and judge, about
His deity, and about His glory.
John 11 - For God's Glory

Raising Lazarus from the Dead-Part 1
"For God's Glory"
There are either five or (arguably) six passages in the
scriptures that mention Martha, Mary, or Lazarus--siblings
that Jesus was intimately acquainted with during His time
and earth and with whom He stayed during His travels.
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus do not appear to have been
travelling with the party of disciples, but instead were
apparently fixed in Bethany--the reason for this not
scripturally clear, but it is something worth consideration, for
Jesus never once suggests that these siblings are anything
other than devout and faithful servants and disciples of His,
and they repeatedly are praised for their faithfulness--the
divinely inspired revelation of the sisters preserved
repeatedly in scripture--three (possibly four) times the story
of Mary's anointing of Jesus Christ with costly oils, once of
Mary's desire to learn at the feet of Jesus, and once of
Lazarus's resurrection and Martha's inspired statements
concerning Christ at that time.
It is possible, given the very little detail that is included in

scripture concerning this family, that Mary, Martha, and
Lazarus were a part of a Jewish sect called the Essenes,
whom the first century historian, Josephus briefly describes
in The Wars of the Jews, Book 2 chapter 8. The Essenes
(whose existence and precise customs and beliefs are
disputed by historians) lived lives committed to celibacy
(which might explain why Mary, Martha, and Lazarus appear
to be bucking cultural norms and remaining unmarried), and
might also explain why the siblings, though identified by the
Lord as faithful followers, did not travel with Him and
instead remained in Bethany at their home, entertaining Him
when He came through their region.
It is well documented that Bethany contained a large
population of poor and needy--particular lepers, and there is
some historical evidence that points to the existence of an
Essenes-run sick house there. It is possible, therefore, that
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were serving the poor in Bethany
as hospital workers or aids as a part of their ascetic sect.
This theory seems to be supported in part in context--Mary
is berated for wasting costly oil that could have been used for
the poor, and Jesus tells Martha that, "the poor you will
always have with you, but you will not always have me,"
while Jesus teaches in the house and Martha tried to get
Mary to help her with her work in the kitchen.
Regardless of the historicity of this theory (and it is just that-a theory, one unverified within the Biblical text), we find
Jesus' interactions with this family in this very sad time both
familiar and warm. These people know Jesus, and Jesus
knows them. There is mutual love--genuine relationship
there. When Jesus discovers that Lazarus is sick, scripture
repeatedly tells us that Jesus loved this man and His sisters.
But, despite this, Jesus does not run off immediately to the
side of Lazarus--he waits:
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Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany,
the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary,
whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who
poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her
hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, Lord, the one you
love is sick.
4 When he heard this, Jesus said, This sickness will not end
in death. No, it is for Gods glory so that Gods Son may be
glorified through it. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her
sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was
sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7 and then he
said to his disciples, Let us go back to Judea.
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Jesus waits for two days before setting out to Bethany.

Scripture tells us that the reason He did this was "for God's
Glory". How precisely this waiting period accomplished
God's Glory depends on your perspective and understanding
of many things--geography, Jewish mourning customs, and
even the exact timing of Lazarus's death. Regardless of the
"how" this benefitted God's Glory, we can, from the text
itself, determine the "why". This miracle--raising Lazarus
from the dead, is going to set into motion the eventual death,
burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus. It was the
beginning of the end.
The danger this journey and public appearance to the life of
Jesus was not lost on the disciples:
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8 But Rabbi, they said, a short while ago the Jews there
tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?
9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of daylight?
Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they
see by this worlds light. 10 It is when a person walks at
night that they stumble, for they have no light.
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The disciples recognized the danger--they were walking
directly into the line of fire and into the midst of the
Pharisees once more. Jesus tells His followers that, "anyone
who walks in the daytime will not stumble." Jesus, walking
faithfully in the Light of the Father's plan, likewise cannot
stumble, for He can see by the Light of God.
Jesus tries and tell the disciples what is about to happen, but
in their typical fashion, the disciples misunderstand. Jesus
clearly intends to brink the 'sleeping' Lazarus back from the
dead. The disciples, however, believe that Jesus is planning
to walk into His own death at the hands of these conspirators:
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11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, Our
friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to
wake him up.
12 His disciples replied, Lord, if he sleeps, he will get
better. 13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his
disciples thought he meant natural sleep.
14 So then he told them plainly, Lazarus is dead, 15 and for
your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe.
But let us go to him.
16 Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of
the disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
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The plan, then, is a simple one. Jesus will go to the 'sleeping'
Lazarus, raise Him up from the dead, and in so doing, the
Glory of God will be fulfilled. Not only that, but for the sake
of the disciples, Jesus is glad that God is commanding things
be done in this way, so that they can learn an important
lesson about death--that it is not a final destination, and that
the soul of man does not depart the control of the Son of
God--that Jesus Christ has power over death and the grave.
What we will see in the remaining parts of this story,

however, is that the Glory of God will be fulfilled in more
way than one through this miracle. That, even in the saddest
and most desperate moments of our lives, when all hope
seems lost, Jesus is a faithful High Priest, touched by our
hurts, and faithful to intercede on our behalf. In this story,
Jesus interceded in a very physical way--raising a dead man.
But, the more miraculous intercession was yet to come.
Jesus was going to intercede for our sinful souls and redeem
our spiritual condition, bringing us too from death unto life.
And the ball starts rolling right here, at the tomb of Lazarus,
where Jesus proves that He has the power over life and
death.
Hebrews 2- Sufficiency of
Christ
In Hebrews chapter 1 we read that God has spoken to us in
the last days by His Son, Jesus Christ--that Jesus Christ is,
therefore, the messenger of the 'last days'. Today, this
fundamental truth is expanded, and we will see the
sufficiency of Jesus Christ's message of salvation.
Christian cults, in order to establish themselves as the "one
true move of God" must undermine the sufficiency of Jesus
Christ and minimize the importance of His work on the
Cross in order to elevate themselves as necessary. In the
message taught by William Branham, this meant that
'believing upon the Lord, Jesus Christ' was NOT sufficient
for salvation, and that in order to be filled with the Holy
Spirit and saved a man or woman must first do a number of
works in order for God to deem them worthy of salvation.
William Branham explained it using his "steps to the new
birth" and "jar in the chicken yard". According to Branham,
step one is belief and faith (picking the dirty jar out of the
chicken yard), but then you must sanctify yourself--get rid of
cigarettes, stop drinking, stop even desiring sinful things
(clean out that jar). Then, you can be filled with the Holy
Spirit--but remember, that according to William Branham
you can have the Holy Spirit every single day of your life
and STILL go to hell. So what else is required?
WORKS. You must DO something for God and be used of

Him in order to be absolutely sure that you're saved. From a
message position, this may mean ministry, a life of financial
giving, service to the local church, faithful attendance,
raising a big family in the message, handing out Voice of
God tracts, or listening to tapes, and of course rigid
adherence to Message standards. Basically, accepting and
living the 'message life' was the ONLY sure way of
guaranteeing a position in the Bride.
In this scheme Jesus Christ and His sacrifice consists of one
part of a four-part picture--sanctification is a work done by
man in order to merit the Holy Spirit, but even that is not
entirely 'freely given' is it? How many times did we kneel at
the alter and pray for hours on end for the Holy Spirit? How
many went back time and time again certain that their 'filling'
hadn't been sufficient? So we "wait upon the Lord", get right,
and pray up--doing all that we can in order to convince God
that we are worth His grace. We had to be SURE we had
repented of everything that might be hindering us, and we
had to be sure to keep a meek spirit, for the Holy Ghost was
a timid dove that would fly away when we grieved Him. And
of course, those not truly put to use are simply clean jars
filled with a drink and benefitting no one. If God doesn't
come down and take that jar and put it to work, why pick it
up in the first place? It might be clean and filled, but was
it redeemed?
Hebrews 2 paints us a very different picture about the Gospel
and about the sufficiency of Christ. Starting in verse 1:
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what

we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For since the
message spoken through angels was binding, and every
violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3
how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This
salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was
confirmed to us by those who heard him. 4 God also
testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and
by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
And so, let's pay attention! We don't want to drift away, as so
many have and adopt something extra. Again, the writer of
Hebrews contrasts the Old Testament with the New in verses
2 and 3--on one hand, the messages delivered by 'angels' or
messengers was binding and violation was met with
punishment, and even more so is this true for those who
reject the Truth of Christ Jesus. And what is this Truth?
Verses 5 through 9:
5 It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come,
about which we are speaking. 6 But there is a place where
someone has testified: What is mankind that you are
mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him? 7
You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned
them with glory and honor 8 and put everything under their
feet. In putting everything under them, God left nothing
that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see
everything subject to them. 9 But we do see Jesus, who was
made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned
with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by
the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
God's plan all along was to place the world and all it
contains--physically, spiritually, and otherwise under the
control and subjection of Man. It was true in the beginning,
and even after the Fall it was God's intention to restore it to
the way it was. It is true that we don't currently have
complete control over all things in the earth, but this is
because we are a fallen creation, and we cannot nor will we
ever measure up. But the Gospel--the Good News is that we
do not have to! Regardless of our shortcomings, there is One
that DID overcome--there is One that was crowned with
glory and honor because he suffered death as a completely
innocent man--paying the infinite penalty for sins He never
committed so that He might taste death for us all.
But even more than this, Christ's sacrifice did something else
profound:
Verses 10-13:
10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was
fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything
exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect
through what he suffered. 11 Both the one who makes
people holy and those who are made holy are of the same
family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and
sisters. 12 He says, I will declare your name to my
brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your
praises. 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And
again he says, Here am I, and the children God has given
me.
Verse 10 tells us that Jesus Christ pioneered the perfection of

salvation through His suffering, and in verse 11 we find that
those for whom Christ died are made HOLY. Not that
Christ's sacrifice causes people to want to be holy, or causes
them to strive for holiness, or that Christ's sacrifice enabled
them to become holy--no. Christ's sacrifice MAKES
PEOPLE HOLY! It makes sons and daughters of the same
family as Christ, and it makes us perfectly redeemed before a
Holy Father, true sons and daughters. No further work
necessary, no maintenance of a holiness code needed, and no
begging and pleading at the alter required. We WERE made
perfect in Christ through His suffering--the debt is paid, and
we are holy in Christ Jesus!
As if this is not enough--being made holy, redeemed, and
freely restored as a son or daughter of God through Christ,
the rest of the chapters tell us that Christ is unfathomably
more. Not only does Jesus Christ and His death make us holy
before God and restore us as sons and daughters, He also
overcomes MORE!
Death is overcome. Sin is overcome. Now listen to what else
Christ has done for us:
14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared

in their humanity so that by his death he might break the
power of him who holds the power of deaththat is, the
devil 15 and free those who all their lives were held in
slavery by their fear of death. 16 For surely it is not angels
he helps, but Abrahams descendants. 17 For this reason
he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in
order that he might become a merciful and faithful high
priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement
for the sins of the people. 18 Because he himself suffered
when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are
being tempted.
Jesus broke the power of the devil and freed us from the fear
of death. Sure, we may die in this earth, but Christ proved
that we will rise again--that there is more, and that our final
breaths are not the end. We don't have to live in fear of
missing something in this life, for Jesus Christ destroyed the
fear that grips man. When we truly come to appreciate what
Jesus Christ did for us we can approach death with boldness,
knowing that if we lose our lives here it is not the end--that
there is a place prepared for us in the Father's house.
Not only this, but Jesus does not leave us comfortless. He has
become a 'high priest' to us, and he is faithfully sitting and
making atonement for us forever. His sacrifice was
completely sufficient, and He is constantly ready to apply
that sacrifice to us afresh every single minute of every single
day. He does not grow weak, but is faithful to atone for the
sins of the people.
Jesus knows what it is to be tempted, and He knows what it

takes to overcome. Are we always going to be overcomers in
our flesh--within ourselves and through our efforts?
Absolutely not. If we're truly honest with ourselves, we all
sin and fall short of the glory of God every single day. There
are days we will win the battle, and there are days we will
lose the battle. But we can rest assured of one thing--the war
over sin is already won! Jesus Christ was victorious, and it is
through His victory that we too are more than overcomers.
We don't just overcome sin; we are completely without sin-we are holy. And not because we did something, or were
good enough believers, or 'prayed up'. WE are overcomers
and we are holy because Jesus Christ is, and by faith we can
partake of what He alone was able to accomplish.
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In summary, the Truth of Christ is so much more than we
ever imagined while sitting in a legalistic, works-based
system. The Gospel is far more than a list of steps we must
take or an incantation or prayer to recite. The Gospel is Jesus
Christ and He alone, accomplishing BY Himself
righteousness. It is the loving Father sending His most
beloved Son in order to redeem the unworthy and unholy in
order to elevate the lowly as sons and daughters, holy in
every way. It is a faithfulness to continue atoning for the sins
of man, and it is a promise to help us overcome our fears and
shortcomings from a place of understanding.
In short, the Gospel is Jesus Christ and Him alone.
I'm astounded at times how clearly this Truth is spelled out

in scripture and how I overlooked it for so long. But by
God's grace, I see it now. I take Hebrews 2:1-4 seriously, and
have purposed in my heart and mind to not forget. The
Gospel is not about me. It's not about what I gain and what I
can now do and what I should now not do. It's not about how
to properly dress, what we should eat and drink, or how we
can best show the world and the Lord our commitment to
righteous living. The Good News is that God sent His Son to
die for us, and that by doing this, we are holy. All scripture
leading up to Christ's birth was given to point forward to
Him, and all scripture given after was given to point us back
to Him.
Raising Lazarus from the DeadPart 2 John 11-17-44

"The Resurrection and the Life"
Previously we established that all that was to transpire at the
tomb of Lazarus was going to be done for the Glory of God-and that included the condemnation from the Pharisees that
would follow, which was ultimately going to lead to the
Crucifixion.
Today, we will see Jesus, coming to raise Lazarus and
interacting with his sisters, showing very real emotions at
their sorrow over losing their brother, and the ultimate
miracle--the raising of a dead man back to life. It would be
easy (and understandable!) to become awed by the
miraculous and forget to examine the events leading to it--all
of which are included in the Word of God for our benefit.
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17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been
in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Bethany was less than two
miles from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to
Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.
20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out
to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.
21 Lord, Martha said to Jesus, if you had been here, my
brother would not have died. 22 But I know that even now
God will give you whatever you ask.
23 Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise again.
24 Martha answered, I know he will rise again in the
resurrection at the last day.
25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The

one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26
and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you
believe this?
27 Yes, Lord, she replied, I believe that you are the
Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.
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Martha is often painted as the less devout of the two sisters,
but as this portion of scripture indicates, Martha really did
believe that Jesus Christ was Lord. She believed that He was
full of power, and had faith in Him. What we often interpret
as a lack of commitment was actually just a difference in
personality--something that Jesus never rebukes Martha for-she was created the way she was, and even though her
relationship with the Lord is different doesn't mean that it is
any less valuable and sincere. She was obviously different
than her sister and needed to be taught different lessons--but
we never hear a bad thing spoken of the woman--she was
constantly making herself of service.
We see Martha several times throughout scripture and in all
of them Martha is actively engaged in work. Here, we see her
meeting the Lord to greet Him as He approached, then
turning around and fetching Mary, before once more going
out to meet Jesus. In Luke 10:38-42, Martha is busy, running
around distracted with preparations for the company (and
quite possibly the poorhouse that she and her siblings may
have been involved with). Later in the Gospel of John we
will see Martha at work again--this time, serving a meal in
Jesus' honor.
Moving forward in the story, we can see Mary's relationship
with Jesus Christ highlighted--it is certainly different, and the
contrast is an edifying thing to study:
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28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister
Mary aside. The Teacher is here, she said, and is asking
for you. 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and
went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village,
but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31
When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house,
comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went
out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb
to mourn there.
32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw
him, she fell at his feet and said, Lord, if you had been here,
my brother would not have died.
33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had
come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in
spirit and troubled. 34 Where have you laid him? he asked.
Come and see, Lord, they replied.
35 Jesus wept.
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Where Martha comes in full composure, declaring what she
knows to be the truth, Mary comes distraught, weeping. It is
very interesting, though that each woman declares to Jesus
the same revelation of His power--that He could have
prevented the death of their brother.
The sight of Mary's tears, however has an effect on our Lord

beyond that Martha's composed conversation--Jesus is
moved in the spirit and troubled by her profound feelings, so
much so that He weeps. He is truly a High Priest that is
moved by our emotions and can fully empathize with our
sufferings (Hebrews 4:15). Mary's emotion is not a
weakness, nor is Martha's lack of it a weakness--but we see
Christ willing and able to answer us according to our need.
For Martha, it was a teaching moment, and for Mary is was
reassurance that He was sympathetic to her trials.
We aren't told specifically why is was the Jesus wept, but we
do get to see the Jews' reaction to it, and Christ's actions
upon arriving at the tomb of Lazarus:
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36 Then the Jews said, See how he loved him!
37 But some of them said, Could not he who opened the
eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?
38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was
a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 Take away
the stone, he said.
But, Lord, said Martha, the sister of the dead man, by this
time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.
40 Then Jesus said, Did I not tell you that if you believe,
you will see the glory of God?
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and
said, Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew
that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the
people standing here, that they may believe that you sent
me.
43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice,
Lazarus, come out! 44 The dead man came out, his hands
and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his
face.
Jesus said to them, Take off the grave clothes and let him
go.
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The Jews see Jesus crying and automatically assume that He
does so out of grief at the loss of Lazarus. That may very
well have been the reason--Jesus was, after all, fully man and
was deeply concerned for this family that he counted among
his friends.
But perhaps--just maybe, Jesus's weeping was not for
Lazarus. After all, He knew that Lazarus was dead well
before this. He arrived and greeted Martha, discussed the
death of Lazarus with her, and even declared His intent to
raise Lazarus from the dead! It wasn't until he saw Mary,
weeping and mourning the loss of her beloved brother that
Jesus wept. Maybe, this weeping was not tears of sorrow, but
of empathy.
If indeed that is the case, how truly blessed we are! Not only
does our Lord know our struggles, He is compassionate
enough to experience them fully as we do. As He approaches
the Father on our behalf then, He comes to Him in the same
condition we are. If we are filled with grief and sincerely,
humbly confess our sins to Him, Jesus Christ likewise goes
to the Father with a heavy heart full of grief, and full of
sincerity. How could our requests ever be ignored with so
righteous a petitioner pleading our case? How could our
Heavenly Father behold His Son, who is in every way
worthy, and deny Him forgiveness for sins to which he
comes humbly to confess and repent of on our behalf?
Jesus comes to the tomb, and commands the tombstone be

rolled away. Martha (always the practical one!) points out
that the tomb will surely smell for the body had been
decaying four days. Jesus does not scold her, but gently
encourages her to have faith, for He is about to do a
marvelous and glorious work.
The stone is removed, and Jesus prays, "Father, I thank you
that you have heard me." Jesus may have meant His previous
statements declaring His intentions to raise Lazarus. He may
have meant simply His unspoken prayers during this ordeal.
He may have meant that the Father heard His cries and His
heart's desire to have Lazarus alive once more. He then says,
for the express benefit of the congregants that this is being
done so that, "they may believe," that Jesus was sent by the
Father.
In a loud voice, Jesus calls for Lazarus.
Out of the grave he comes, still wrapped in grave clothes! I
dead and decaying man, raised from the dead.
From this moment on, Jesus's message is clear and the path is
cleared to the Cross. The hearts of his accusers are hardened
against Him so thoroughly that even seeing His power
displayed in this way is not enough, and it does nothing but
cause them to grow more determined against Him.
It will not be long and the culmination of Jesus Christ's
earthly ministry--the death, burial, and resurrection of the
Messiah will take place. But before it does, Jesus has a few
more things He wants His disciples to know.
Stay Tuned.
Hebrews 3- Greater Than

Moses
Continuing with our study in the book of Hebrews, we find
in Chapter 3 a shift in focus. In Chapters 1 and 2 we have a
thorough argument as to who Jesus Christ is, and why He is
worthy of our worship and reverence moving forward. Now,
the author is going to take us backward and demonstrate
through the Old Testament Law the superiority of Christ and
the legitimacy of the New Covenant. But first, a call to
accept once and for all the absolute superiority of Christ
above ALL OTHERS--Including the Giver of the Law that
most of the remaining book will be discussing: Moses.
Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the
heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we
acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 2 He was faithful
to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in
all Gods house. 3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater
honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater
honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by
someone, but God is the builder of everything. 5 Moses was
faithful as a servant in all Gods house, bearing witness to
what would be spoken by God in the future. 6 But Christ is
faithful as the Son over Gods house. And we are his house,
if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in
which we glory.
Truly, Moses is presented as a mere servant of Jesus Christ-the Son who rules over the House of God--the body of
believers. Thus the author of Hebrews continues, reminding
the readers of the words of God found in Psalms 95:7-11,
which prophesied of the time when God would once more
speak directly to His people:
7 So, as the Holy Spirit says:
Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion,
during the time of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your ancestors tested and tried me,
though for forty years they saw what I did.
10 That is why I was angry with that generation;
I said, Their hearts are always going astray,
and they have not known my ways.
11 So I declared on oath in my anger
They shall never enter my rest.
We are a blessed people to have received the promise of
God!
Indeed, God has spoken once more directly to Man by and
through Jesus Christ, and continues to do so by the Holy
Spirit which was sent to be a comforter and guide to us. Our
hearts too have been transformed from hearts of stone to
hearts of flesh, tender and willing to be led and molded by
the Lord in all humility. Our hearts, however can become
sinful if we allow ourselves to turn away from God and the
Truth of His Word. It is for this reason that we are positioned
into a body of believers that can share in Christ's promises
and can encourage one another to a higher walk with the
Lord:
(verses 12-14)
12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a
sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called
Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sins
deceitfulness. 14 We have come to share in Christ, if indeed
we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.
Verse 14 says that if we can "hold our original conviction
firmly to the end" it means that we have truly come to share
in Christ. Often, this is utilized in legalist systems to support
the idea that those who fail to live up to the rules of the
group are not really saved.
That teaching however, is nowhere supported by scripture,
and there are ample examples in scripture of the failings of
man being completely ineffective at disrupting the finished
work of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17, "If anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!".
The work done by Christ cannot be undone, and those who
have truly surrendered the Lordship of their Life to Christ are
a new creation and the old is gone. There is no "old man" to
become once more, and thereby lose what was gained in
Christ. What Christ has given is a free gift--an irrevocable
one.
The redeemed will not live in continual unrepentant sin (1

John 3:6), but we are fooling ourselves if we think for a
moment that any one of us is able to go without sinning ever.
Though we are new creations in Christ with hearts of flesh,
desiring to do good, we are weak; and as long as we are in a
body of flesh, we will be tempted by it. It is for this reason
that we needed a Savior to begin with, and for this reason
that we need Jesus Christ every single day of our lives in a
position to intercede on our behalf. We need His Holy Spirit
to lead and guide us, and we need a strong Help in a time of
trial.
Moving forward in the text, we find that if we are able to
"hold to our original conviction" it means that, just as the
Psalmist wrote in Psalms 95:7:
(verse 15)
Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion.
"Holding to our original conviction then is very clearly a
matter of the heart, and a matter of constant and continual
surrender to God. It means that we do not rebel against His
authority in our lives and we do not harden our hearts against
Him. No matter where we are in our walk with the Lord, we
must all be willing to say, "I could be wrong." THAT is a
heart of flesh--a yielded and humble heart, listening for the
voice of the Lord.
The writer continues with the idea of this softened heart by
recalling the condition of the Jews in the wilderness under
Moses about whom Psalms 95 was referring when it says,
"as you did in the rebellion":
(verses 16-19)
16 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all
those Moses led out of Egypt? 17 And with whom was he
angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned,
whose bodies perished in the wilderness? 18 And to whom
did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to
those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that they were not able to
enter, because of their unbelief.
So once again the point is clearly made that God desires a
surrendered heart. The people in the wilderness heard the
Word of the Lord, and disobeyed, sinning outright against
God's express instructions to them. It wasn't that they didn't
know better--they all knew what had been commanded them.
They didn't try and do the right thing and fail--in open
rebellion they disobeyed, knowing full well that they were
transgressing. It was a hardened heart--a heart intent upon
rebellion that without shame did exactly what they knew was
wrong--that was what separated them from the Lord.
They did not believe that God was Who He said He was, and
they didn't truly believe that God was going to follow
through with His plan were they to transgress. It was not the
physical sin act in and of itself that separated--it was the
heart committed to wickedness that did. David sinned
repeatedly, but he had a heart that was tender. When
convicted of his transgression, David accepted that he was
entirely in the wrong. David, though clearly not an example
of exemplary life choices, is heralded as a man after God's
own heart--and the reason is clear! David had a tender heart.
He wasn't perfect, but he was sincere. There was not a fleck
of rebellion in him. He absolutely gave into temptation of the
flesh over and over again. But never once did David choose
to reject God's authority in his life.
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Chapter 3 begins by explaining to us that Jesus Christ is
superior to even Moses. It then emphasizes how at one time,
God did not operate at a personal level because of the
hardness of men's hearts--the concepts presented in Hebrew
1:1 being reinforced once more with a slightly different
emphasis. By reading through Psalms 95 we get to see the
Old Testament principle brought forward and applied to
believers of Christ. In this instance, rebellion against God
vs. surrender to His will in our lives is contrasted, the former
discouraged and the latter praised! And finally, the chapter
concludes with a fundamental truth--that what separates us
from God is unbelief in His divine promises.
It is a beautiful thing to study the scripture like this--one

verse at a time, one chapter at a time, in order and in context.
There are topics that I've found repeated throughout the
Bible that get very little attention in legalistic teachings-such as the sufficiency of Christ alone and the truly effective
nature of His sacrifice for us. Taken out of context, these
things can be minimized, but when we study the Bible daily-really immersing ourselves in it and committing ourselves to
understanding it the Truth becomes so clear. Things that are
overemphasized in the message suddenly take on a more
balanced place in our lives, and we can really start to
embrace the Gospel in its simplicity.
I'm going to continue going through the book of Hebrews
one chapter at a time, and I sincerely hope you too read and
study the text, allowing God to speak to you through it.
Please share your thoughts concerning Hebrews chapter 3! I
would love to hear what this passage means to you, too.
God Bless!
With A Cheerful Heart

John 12:1-7
The Gospel of John begins the account of Jesus Christ's
crucifixion in chapter 12 with a scene that many of us are
familiar with--a woman breaking a jar of expensive perfume
over Jesus's feet, wiping and cleaning them with her hair. In
Jewish custom, it was a great honor to be anointed with oil at
a party--it symbolized that you were the honored guest, and
all who attended the party and came in contact with you
would know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you were being
honored by the aroma from your anointing.
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where
Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here
a dinner was given in Jesus honor. Martha served, while
Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3
Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive
perfume; she poured it on Jesus feet and wiped his feet with
her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the
perfume.
Unsurprisingly, after this wonderful act of devotion to the
Lord, Judas Iscariot objected:
4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to
betray him, objected, 5 Why wasnt this perfume sold and
the money given to the poor? It was worth a years wages.
6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but
because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used
to help himself to what was put into it.
It is amazing that Jesus permitted someone who He knew

was going to betray Him, and who was stealing from the
disciples to participate in ministry and to have the kind of
responsibility that he did as the money keeper. Surely, if
anyone knew that Judas was stealing from the money bag it
would have been Jesus Christ. Yet, instead of outing him and
expelling him from the group, God permitted Judas to remain
in the Twelve in order to fulfill His ultimate plan. Even
though repeatedly Judas's true nature manifested itself
through his words and actions, Jesus does not turn him out
If Judas had not been included in the Twelve, God's Will
would have still been manifested, and Christ would have still
died in order to save the world from its sinful condition. But,
someone else would have ultimately needed to betray Him.
One of the other Disciples would have needed their eyes
blinded to the Truth so thoroughly that they could have
committed the kind of evil that Judas did--in order to fulfill
prophesy; in order to fulfill what ultimately must be done for
the benefit of all.
The Bible doesn't give us a clear explanation as to why Judas
Iscariot was chosen to fulfill the betrayal. It doesn't explain
why he was initially included in the Twelve and why he was
permitted to remain. It doesn't explain why Jesus allowed
him to handle the money being the untrustworthy character
his name is synonymous with even to this day. But, I imagine
that it was done to fulfill God's perfect plan.
Sometimes it is difficult to see God's hand in the unfolding

of our lives. Sometimes, bad things happen to us and evil
prospers and it is hard to wrap our minds around why. This is
especially true for those of us who have suffered
tremendously in our lives at the hands of religious people,
religious institutions, and religious zeal in general. Our
minds try to rationalize what seems irrational--how can a
God look down upon my suffering and do nothing about it?
Why do the wicked prosper, while the sincere and innocent
get crushed at the hands of their oppressors?
I wish I had an answer.
But, I believe that God does in fact have a plan to make
beauty from the ashes. Even in this moment in scripture-Judas is speaking from the wickedness of his heart about the
material value of this oil, attempting to sell his selfish pursuit
of personal gain as a concern for the poor. But, Jesus takes
the opportunity to answer this naysayer and teach us
profound spiritual truths:
7 Leave her alone, Jesus replied. It was intended that she
should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8 You will
always have the poor among you, but you will not always
have me.
Jesus praises the action--in all its extravagance as an act of
love and devotion to Himself. Mary anointed Jesus for His
burial, which He reminds the disciples once more is swiftly
approaching.
It seems very strange that Jesus would state in so absolute

terms that we will 'always have the poor' in verse 8-certainly, it would be Christ's plan to eliminate suffering!
Certainly, as the savior of the World, He would want His
people to eliminate inequality above all else. But we see here
that Jesus knows that poor will always remain upon the
earth--that though we do get the sense that this isn't the 'ideal'
it is an unavoidable truth. Why is that?
I have a few possible explanations. First, that man's nature
does not change. Just as Judas in this very passage spoke of
doing things for the poor but in reality sought personal gain,
there will always be those that seek to selfishly benefit from
the goodwill of others. Charity scandals are still occurring to
this day--CEO's of non-profits make enormous salaries off
donations given in sincerity to help the hurting; 'trustees'
skim from the top of offering plates, and distribution of
goods and services for the poor are based on factors outside
of need--who knows who, what color/ethnicity/gender/social
position is the recipient, etc. Where there is the wickedness
of man there is prejudice and inequity--where those remain,
there will be some who suffer.
Second, there are, and will always be illness, natural

disasters, and other things that can destroy the stability of
any of us at any time. We cannot fully eliminate the poor in
any society because we cannot prevent the occurrence of
these things. There are times when, for no fault of their own
people find themselves in desperate need.
We know Jesus had a heart for the sick and the needy. We
know that He did not promote the accumulation of personal
wealth for wealth's sake, and we know that He was
constantly telling those with much to generously give--in
some cases, to sell everything they owned and give it to the
poor. But, we see here what seems to be a contradictory
statement. Instead of giving to the poor--instead of using the
wealth this Spikenard could have yielded to feed the bellies
of the hungry, Jesus allows for the extravagant. He allows
(and honors) Mary for anointing Him in this way.
Perhaps, there is more to this than meets the eye. Maybe, in
addressing this extravagance in this way Jesus is teaching us
something not only about the reverence due to Himself, but
also about the plenty many of us in Western Society get to
enjoy on a daily basis. After all, the poor will always be with
us, He says. Why bring this up at all if the only point is that
the action is one of devotion to Christ?
Is it possible that Jesus was teaching stewardship is not
always radical giving? Is it possible Jesus was teaching us
that honoring God can look different depending upon the
individual?
For me, this passage demonstrates that God calls us all

individually, and that we all have different things to do in our
lives for the Lord. Some are called, like the Rich Young
Ruler, most of the Twelve, and Paul the apostle to lives of
radial servitude following the Lord--a life devoid of personal
belongings and lives of constant and complete giving. But
some, like Mary, are called to different forms of stewardship.
Mary was honored as a woman who gave abundantly in
order to bless our Lord--but her giving looked completely
different than the others. Joseph of Arimathea is another case
in point. He maintained a wealthy household, and was known
as a rich man. He loved the Lord and is known for his
generosity, providing the Lord with a tomb at His death.
Very little else is known about the man from Scripture--but
he is described as an honorable man and a disciple of Jesus
Christ, and he did something generous and necessary. But,
his giving looks different than that of, say, the Apostle Paul.
The importance was never placed by Christ upon the
greatness of the sacrifice. Those who sacrifice more are not
counted more righteous in His sight--though are certainly
called blessed! The point then is not to give the most--but to
always give. It's not to always give all we have to the poor-but to give to the poor. It's not to always anoint Jesus Christ
with oil--but when the opportunity and the Spirit leads us to,
to do so with a cheerful heart.
Mind Control
For those that don't believe the message taught by William
Branham and perpetuated worldwide in Message churches
constitutes mind control, consider the following:
The Message meets most if not all signs of a cult in every
single one of the definitions of a Cult, mind control group, or
brainwashing ideology available from reputable scholarly
and Christian apologetic sources. Let's take a look at one
today: the BITE model.
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The BITE model of a Cult by Steven Hassan:
B-Behavior Control: Controls dress, diet, sleep deprivation
(church camp, anyone?), finances, leisure and entertainment,
permission required for big decisions, discouraged
individualism and self-expression, rigid rules and
regulations, values dependency and obedience over
independent thought and leadership skills.
I-Information Control: Deliberately withholds information
from new members and outsiders, minimize or discourage
access to anti-cult information and resources, limits contact
with former members, compartmentalize relationships:
"believers vs. unbelievers", extensive use of cult-generated
materials, using privately shared information in public
sermons.
T-Thought Control: Insist upon black and white thinking, use
of loaded language, teaching thought-stopping behaviors
("put it on the shelf", anyone?), rejection of rational thought

and minimize value of education, labeling alternative beliefs
as illegitimate, evil, or corrupt.
E-Emotional Control: Manipulate and narrow the range of
acceptable feelings, some emotions discouraged as selfish or
evil, promote feelings of guilt or unworthiness as valuable
and desirable, instill fear of disapproval, shunning, and
losing one's salvation, name-calling, shunning, and forces
exclusion of ex-members. There's never a legitimate reason
to leave.
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Judge for yourself honestly--Does the Message fit the BITE
model of a cult? Be honest with yourself. Don't allow
yourself to remain trapped in something harmful.
God Bless You, and keep Seeking the Truth!
Long Services
The longest recorded sermon of William Branham available
at Voice of God recordings is "The Spoken Word is the
Original Seed". This sermon is 377 minutes (6 hours, 17
minutes). It was preached on a Sunday at the Branham
Tabernacle on March 18, 1962. The preaching was split into
two parts with approximately 90 minutes of intermission
between halves. Keep in mind though that this is only the
preaching. There was a song service, announcements, and
likely Sunday School prior to the recording of the morning
service, and likely some worship before the preaching of the
second half.
How many have attended longer? What's the longest you
have ever sat in church in a single service? In a single day?
I have personally attended a service that lasted from 6 PM
until approximately 2 AM, so about 8 hours. The morning of
that service there was an additional approximately three
hours. That was about 11 hours total within a 24-hour period
sitting in church.
Here's the even bigger question: what is the benefit of these
ridiculously long services?
Who does preaching in this kind of marathon actually
benefit?
John 12:9-11
The Cautionary Tale of the Chief Priests
After Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, and after He is
anointed with oil by Lazarus's sister, Mary the time had
come for Jesus to make his last journey into Jerusalem--His
triumphant arrival as the King of Israel. The Gospel of John
reports that the chief priests, who eventually turned our Lord
and Savior over to Roman authority as a criminal were
already making plans to have Jesus killed.
Interestingly though, the Gospel also accounts of the plan to
kill Lazarus as well:
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9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was
there and came, not only because of him but also to see
Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief
priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account
of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and
believing in him.
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It is not immediately clear why the chief priests wanted to
have Lazarus killed. We know that Jesus represented a
serious and direct threat to their position of authority as
leaders over the Jewish people and because of this it makes
sense that they would seek to kill Him. But Lazarus?
As far as we can tell, Lazarus was not an influential man. He
is not mentioned in the book of Acts or in the writings of

Paul or the other apostles as an important player in the
church after Christ's resurrection. We know that Lazarus and
his sisters were devout disciples of Christ, but for some
reason (which we've already contemplated in previous posts)
they did not travel with Him and instead remained at
Bethany. We have no reason to believe he was a rich man--it
certainly wasn't noted in scripture at any point.
Nevertheless, Lazarus elicited enough animosity from the
chief priests that they sought to kill him too, strictly because
of his testimony! Lazarus was only a threat because he knew
the Truth. He knew, probably better than anyone else on the
earth at the time that what Jesus Christ was claiming about
Himself was absolutely the Truth. Because of the man's
testimony, they sought to kill him--to kill any influence he
may have had over their congregations and they wanted to
kill the (probably small) sphere of influence he possessed.
How true is this even today? When those that have left the
message of William Branham begin speaking out against its
false teaching and false foundations message believers,
instead of addressing the issues being raised or disputing the
facts seek instead to kill the influence and reputation of those
speaking out. They are called names, false accusations are
made against them, and rumors are spread. When that doesn't
work other more sinister methods are employed until their
reputations are destroyed or they are unable to carry on
because of other pressures placed upon them.
But the bottom line is this: if the Jewish leadership had their
eyes truly set upon God and upon seeking out the Truth there
would have been no need to plot the deaths of Lazarus and
other early Christians. There would have been no desire to
falsely accuse Jesus. Instead, they would have done all in

their power to demonstrate His false teachings--to show that
what he was claiming was wrong scripturally. Their tactics to
subvert Jesus's ministry is very telling.
Isaiah 1:18 says, "Come now, let us reason together," says
the LORD." The context of this verse is a call for those that
follow and love the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to
come before the Lord and determine right and wrong--to
think over the things that they are doing, even the high
religious things that are done unto God. To take all of the
sacrifices, prayers, thoughts, and daily interactions with
others and determine he correct course. Not through blind
obedience to tradition or one man's instruction--but to lay out
the whole, and determine the right course of action from all
the available evidence--by the leadership of the Spirit of God
to find the Truth.
That is essentially what we all should do, is it not? Come to
the Lord in humility and find out the Truth for ourselves.
Otherwise, we are simply bringing the Lord our meaningless
offerings and though we be as outwardly perfect as the
priests were, our hearts can never truly please the Lord and
we will remain ineffectual in His Kingdom.
The next time we come across a challenge to our faith let us
not seek to kill the influence and testimony of the individuals
or group of individuals that are causing the unrest. Instead,
let us all humble ourselves and allow for the possibility that
we are wrong. By the leadership of the Holy Spirit, let's
prayerfully consider all things, treating nothing with undue
contempt before first testing it (1 Thessalonians 5:20-22). Let
us remember to build our house upon the solid rock of Truth-upon the solid rock that is Jesus Christ and His words
(Matthew 7:24-27). In order to do that though we must we

willing to step outside of our comfort zones.
Message believers (and others as well): it is okay to be
wrong. It is okay to admit that you believed something that
wasn't true--we have all been there. It does hurt the pride of
man, but at the end of the day, it is better to face things headon and know for sure of where you stand than to continue in
uncertainty. It is better for your soul to humbly address
challenges to your faith than to crucify the Truth by
stubbornness and vanity.
Let's take the story of the chief priests throughout scripture
as a cautionary tale about the downfalls of religious zeal that
excludes the examination of opposition to one's beliefs. The
cost in the case of the chief priests was the death of their
Messiah at their own hands.
May we never be likewise guilty.
Voice of God Recordings

Contradictions
From themessage.com website FAQ's section:
"What is your statement of faith?
We would say that our "official" church doctrine would be
the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Our statement of faith
can be summarized like this: No creed but Christ; no law but
love; no book but the Bible."
From Joseph Branham's speech at the Russia Minister's
Meeting September 22, 2006 (as a representative of Voice of
God Recordings:
"You believe that. Is this Message you absolute? If this
Message is your absolute, then we can fellowship with one
another. If you have another absolute, if you take another
man's idea, another man's thought, his interpretation, then we
can't fellowship."
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So which is it, Voice of God? Is the official church doctrine
the Bible alone and Christ alone as stated in the new
"outreach" website, or is it the message and William
Branham? What is Voice of God's standard for fellowship?
Is it possible Voice of God believes one thing but is
presenting something different in order to attract new
unsuspecting followers? Why not state up-front that those

who don't accept the message of William Branham are not
welcome in fellowship?
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1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we
have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His
Son cleanses us from all sin.

Contradictions (continued):
"I'm already a Christian. Does this information on this
website really matter to me?
Yes! Christians should believe all of God's Word; that's why
we go to church and read our Bibles. Why would you believe
the part of the Bible that says Jesus died for your sins, and
disregard how sin started in the Garden of Eden?"
(from the FAQS section of themessage.com)
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"I have but one motive and one objective and that's to
promote Brother Branham and this Message."
(Joseph Branham, Russia Ministers Meeting Sept. 22, 2006)
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Is this about the Bible and believing all it teaches--or is this
about promoting a man? Reading through the website, it is
clear that the end goal isn't to support Bible study for all
Christians to grow--this is about getting people to believe
"the message".
We already knew the motivation of Voice of God Recordings
was never to benefit the 'nominal Christians' or encourage all
to a higher Walk with the Lord. It has ALWAYS been about
promoting the man, William Branham.
But why obscure it to 'new recruits' in this outreach website?
From the FAQs page on

themessage.com
"Do you think I'm lost because I'm a Catholic or a member of
another denomination?
The Lord Jesus said, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." No
man has the authority to judge salvation. Jesus also said, "He
that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned." So it doesn't matter if you are
a Catholic, Baptist, or Pentecostal; if you believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ then you will be saved."
According to William Branham?
56-0715 The Mark Of The Beast, para. 154:
Now, let the Spirit of God come in, come through the hearing
of the Word. You heard it. That's the Bible. If you receive
the mark of the beast, you're lost forever. If you receive the
Seal of God you're sealed forever. And there's the two spirits
is working.
65-0120 - Lean Not Unto Thy Own Understanding , para. 82:
And that's what it is, exactly. Denominationalism absolutely
(I can prove it by the Bible) is the mark of the beast. "She
was a whore; she had prostitute daughters." And we know
that that is the Truth. Organized religion, it's contrary to the
Word, and it's antichrist in its principles. Not everything in
there is antichrist; but in its principles, it's system is
antichrist, because it's against the Word of God. Every
organized system is that way.
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - Chapter Ten - A

Resume Of The Ages:
And that very same spirit and doctrine is right amongst all
Protestants and it is called DENOMINATION. Nicolaitanism
is organization, humanizing the leadership of the church, and
thereby deposing the Spirit. Balaamism is denominationalism
which takes the church manual instead of the Bible. And
right to this hour, many of God's people are caught in the
snare of denominationalism and God is crying to them,
"Come out of her My people, lest ye be partakers of her sins,
and that ye receive not her plagues." You see they are
ignorant. But if the rapture should take place at this moment,
ignorance would be no court of appeal from the judgment of
God for being in the wrong ranks.
64-0319 - Calling Jesus On The Scene, para. 195:
And the world go right on just the same, people preaching,
and people thinking they're getting saved, just exactly like
they did in the days of Noah, so forth. Noah entered in the
ark, and people went right on, and the world turning just the
same. Think of it! And, Eternally lost, thinking they're saved.
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To summarize: William Branham CLEARLY teaches that
those in denominations CANNOT be saved unless they leave
the 'antichrist' system. Those who receive the mark of the
beast, he says, cannot be saved and are sealed to destruction.
Those outside of the 'ark of safety' cannot be saved-ignorance is no excuse.
Therefore, the 'prophet' Voice of God is promoting teaches
very emphatically that being in a denomination or being a
Catholic does mean that you cannot be saved. It is only by

coming out of that system that they can be Bride and saved
as part of the elect.
Why does themessage.com say something contrary to what
William Branham taught?
Might it be another example of VoG watering things down in
order to gain followers?
Logically Flawed Arguments on

themessage.com
"I did some research and found a few websites that are
dedicated to refuting things that Reverend Branham said.
How do you answer them?
You will find websites dedicated to refuting anything and
everything, including the Bible. We simply ask that you
judge the Message we have presented to you by the Word of
God, and not by rhetoric that is so easy to find on the
internet. Remember, there is no one more slandered than the
Lord Jesus. If you are doing something right, then you can
expect criticism."
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Here are some definitions so that we may properly examine
this explanation:
refuting: PROVING a statement of theory to be WRONG or
FALSE; to DISPROVE something.
rhetoric: The art of effective or PERSUASIVE SPEAKING
or WRITING, especially the use of figures of speech and
other compositional techniques.
slander: the action or crime of MAKING A FALSE
STATEMENT and DAMAGING someone's REPUTATION.
criticism: EXPRESSION OF DISAPPROVAL
____
Just for the fun of it, let's substitute the primary definitions of
these words and see if we can gain any clarity as to what
Voice of God's answer to this question:
"I did some research and found a few websites that are
dedicated to PROVING TO BE WRONG OR FALSE things
that Reverend Branham said. How do you answer them?
You will find websites dedicated to DISPROVING anything
and everything, including the Bible. We simply ask that you
judge the Message we have presented to you by the Word of
God, and not by PERSUASIVE SPEECH OR WRITING
that is so easy to find on the internet. Remember, there is no
one about whom more FALSE STATEMENTS and
REPUTATION DAMAGE has been attempted than the Lord
Jesus. Is you are doing something right, then you can expect
EXPRESSIONS OF DISAPPROVAL.
____
To summarize:
1) Websites that disprove William Branham should not be
considered since it is also possible to disprove the Bible.
(Logically invalid. If something is 'disproved' that means that
it is false. If the Bible is disproved, that means it is false. If
William Branham is disproved that means he is false. These
two things are independent and linking them in this way is
confusing and dishonest)
2) Listen to what we have to say and compare that to the
"Word of God", and don't listen to any persuasive speech or

writings on the internet. (Bare in mind, though that William
Branham's sermons are the "Spoken Word"--therefore, he
cannot possibly contradict the "Word of God".)
3) Keep in mind that Jesus was falsely accused and people
tried to damage his reputation. (Therefore, William Branham
is likewise being falsely accused just like Jesus. Again, a
logical fallacy. William Branham is not Jesus and the two
must be independently examined. It is unfair to judge them
together as a cohesive unit since they are two separate
entities).
4) Any time someone does something right, you can expect
people to express disapproval. So you can judge something is
right IF it is being disproved of. (A logical fallacy for sure. If
this were the case, every criminal ever accused of a crime
would be innocent.)
Voice of God Recordings Questioning The Bible

Voice of God Recordings - Questioning The Bible:
It appears branham.org has removed the publication
"Because He Said So" (Catch The Vision) after publishing an
article describing "those websites" who "question the Bible."
Is it because their website "questioned the Bible?
Letter to Joseph Branham:

I wrote this letter to Joseph Branham almost a year ago. To
date, I have received no reply--nor do I ever expect to.
Initially, I did receive an email from a Voice of God
employee stating that Joseph was, "deeply moved" by my
letter and wanted to have a phone conversation. I gave Voice
of God my contact information and the times that would be
best to call. Not once did I receive a call. When I sent a
follow-up email a few weeks later I received no reply--over
10 months later, I am still waiting.
Bottom line, there is no answer to give that would cast
William Branham in a good light. The recordings themselves
are enough to find him false. The issues with the message are
very real and substantial, and message believers deserve to
have answers to these questions--I deserve to have answers
to these questions.
I have answers now, and because of the answers I left the
message and haven't looked back.
I share this because I always intended to share it as well as
JB's reply--I even stated so in my letter. In the past year,
since no reply has been made, I felt it was time to share what
I asked.
What Voice of God and Joseph Branham couldn't or
wouldn't answer.
____
Brother Joseph,
For the sake of brevity I will get straight to the point. About
six months ago, my husband and I left the message. It wasn't
because we couldn't 'live the life' or because we wanted to
have freedom. On the contrary! The condemnation and hurt
that has resulted from this decision has been anything but
freeing physically and emotionally although I do admit I
have never felt more free spiritually.
At the urging of a friend, I write to you today for answers to
my core questions. You may ask yourself why you should
answer me. I'm a nobody, I'm not an important player in the
message, and I've never been a big donor to Voice of God
Recordings. But I know one thing is for certain I am very
important to the Lord Jesus, so important that he died on a
cross to save me from hell. I ask that you likewise find it in
your heart to think of me as Christ does his child, worth it all.
Luke 15:1-7 is Jesus' parable of the lost sheep, and tells of
how a Good Shepherd will leave the 99 to search for the one
lost sheep. If it is helpful, consider me like that lost sheep, in
need of a loving Shepherd to find me and bring me back into
the fold. To date, there has not been a single person show
any interest in doing so with any substantial effort. Perhaps
you will be different. I have many people who will be privy
to our correspondence that believe so.
My reasons for leaving the message boil down to three
things: prophesies that did not come to pass, teachings that
are extra-biblical, and inconsistencies in Brother Branham's
life story that draw into question his integrity as it relates to
every aspect of his ministry. To simplify, I am asking you to
answer one question related to each of my three core
problems with the message. They are as follows:
1) The Bridge Prophesy. Recently, Voice of God Recordings

has published a video of a gentlemen that I will not name at
this time who claims to have knowledge either second or
third-hand of men being buried in the pillars of the
Municipal Bridge. The problem I have with this explanation
is twofold. First, it does not align with what Brother
Branham said on the tapes happened to the 16 men. He says
they fell off the BRIDGE and landed in the WATER. Your
explanation is that they fell of the scaffolding before the
bridge was even completed and landed in cement. Even if I
was a message believer, this explanation would not pass the
'word test' since it does not line up with what Brother
Branham said. Secondly, there is no historical record of any
such event ever taking place men falling into the water or
concrete. The explanation has been given that the records
could have been lost, but it is verifiable that no newspaper
article for any day for the years that could have potentially
held this event were lost. They are all preserved though our
nation's archival system and are available for perusal for any
interested party. Additionally, there are Coast Guard Station
records, obituary records, engineering reports, etc. that list no
disaster of this magnitude taking place during the time of
construction. For a detailed analysis of the historical records
related to the Bridge construction, see the comprehensive
research done by searchingforvindication.com.
2) Extra-biblical teaching specifically, that the pyramids and
the zodiac were God's first bibles. Don't get me wrong I think
it is incredibly interesting to think about the symbology of
the zodiac as it relates to the Gospel and God's eternal plan
for salvation. It is intellectually stimulating and is very fun to
read about and hear. Likewise, the talk of pyramids,
capstones, etc is interesting. The idea that Enoch built the
pyramids is fascinating and makes the observable pyramids

of Egypt seem even more magnificent. But the fact remains it
is not in scripture. Enoch is NOT described as building the
pyramids, and divination and astrology and the study of it is
forbidden under the law (Deuteronomy 18:10-14, Isaiah
47:13-14) the New Testament warning against doctrines that
were not expressly written, genealogies, and fables (Titus
1:14, 2 Timothy 4:4). How am I supposed to accept the bible
plus extra-biblical teaching? The bible is completely
sufficient for ALL doctrine. What then, do we do with these
teachings with no root in scripture? Do we ignore
admonishing by Paul to reject fables and doctrines of men
and instead cling to the perfect Word found in canon?
3) Life story inconsistencies Particularly, the fact that
Brother Branham was NOT under the cloud in Arizona in
1963. Your brother-in-law, George Smith has acknowledged
this and given an explanation that he was under it in 'another
dimension' and not physically under it. Again, if I were a
message believer still this explanation would not pass the
'word test' for it directly contradicts what Brother Branham
said on the matter. Brother Branham said repeatedly that he
was under it when it appeared and the photos in Life
Magazine were taken. He states that the men that were with
him saw the cloud, and that the cloud appeared as the angels
were leaving. If George Smith is to be believed, the angel's
appearing caused the cloud and the cloud picture was taken a
week prior, and not as Brother Branham was standing under
it. There is no getting around the facts. The cloud appeared
on February 28, 1963 200 miles away from where Brother
Branham would hunt 8 days later. At the time Brother
Branham was in Texas. There is no way to make the facts of
the cloud and Brother Branham's account match up. In order
to explain, George Smith was required to contradict Brother
Branham. That calls into question everything related to this

event, including the opening of the seals. How does one
believe the message and, based upon the facts of this event,
effectively ignore Brother Branham's testimony in this regard
and continue to believe his testimony in other matters?
Brother Joseph, I don't write these things to try and stump
you. I write them because they have completely stumped me!
I am not a difficult person to appease. I am willing to change
my mind and come back to the message if I am found wrong.
What I can no longer do is believe something blindly
because it is convenient and the path or least resistance when
it comes to my friends and family still in the message. I want
the truth. Jesus said that we SHALL know the truth and the
truth SHALL make us free. I am holding to that promised
Word!
I will end with this. I have seen the explanations Voice of
God Recordings has put out regarding these things.
Particularly, a Catch the Vision newsletter devoted to
demonstrating 'mistakes' in the Bible in order to state that it
is okay to have perceived mistakes in the message. That
answer, to me, is entirely insufficient at this time. The Bible's
so-called mistakes are easily reconciled with scripture. It is
the perfect, flawless, Word of God. I don't expect the
message to be at the same degree of perfection, and I believe
that it is not. But repeatedly VoG has stated that it is in fact
infallible and as absolute and perfect as God's holy Word of
Scripture. I am not asking you, sir, who I know to be a busy
man, to answer these questions with similar encouragements
to 'only believe'. I need solid meat--answers to these
questions from the Word of God, so that I can be right before
the Lord if I am indeed wanting in some way.
I eagerly await your reply, as do the many I have taken the

liberty of copying this correspondence to.
Sincerely,
Kristi Gibson
Posted to the user posts on this

page:
...
It has been a while since I asked Voice of God Recordings
this question. Unfortunately, I have never received any
response. It's a subject that matters to me. So May the
administrator of this lovely blessed website allow me to post
this letter and may God children help me understand it.
Below is the copy of the e-mail.
Dear Bro Joseph Branham & Billy Paul,
I am sending this e-mail because as a black person I am
shocked, outraged and disappointed to see on how VGR is
racist and discriminating on promoting Brother Branham
teaching of segregation that strictly forbids interracial
marriage between a black person and a black human being
which is not scriptural.
I know you know all those sermons in which he shows how
racist and segregationist
Branham, 54-0103E
60-1113 CONDEMNATION.BY.REPRESENTATION
(Today, we have so much fussing and stewing about this
segregation of white and colored and everything)61-0411
BUT.IT.WASN'T.SO.FROM.THE.BEGINNING
64-0418B A.PARADOX
64-0830E QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.4 (In this sermons
he's treating that of communist)
62-0319 THE.END.TIME.SIGN.SEED
And the list goes on. I say it's racist because the bible which
is the supreme authority does not forbid interracial marriage.

below is the list of some people who get married to other
race:
Joseph while in Egypt got married to an Egyptian. I was born
in The Democratic Republic of Congo which is in the
African Continent. So I have studied the African history
along with its various races including the one that is in
Egypt.
The Hebrews were forbidden to marry Canaanites and other
pagan peoples (see Exodus 34:11-16 and Deuteronomy 7:13). The reason was because those people worshipped idols,
not because of race. In fact, the Hebrews, Amorites,
Canaanites, etc. were all racially similar.
Moses was married to an Ethiopian woman and was
criticized for it by his family:
Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the
Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a
Cushite woman.[3]
A Cushite is from Cush, a region south of Ethiopia, where
the people are known for their black skin. We know this
because of Jeremiah 13:23: "Can the Ethiopian [the same
Hebrew word translated "Cushite" in Numbers 12:1] change
his skin or the leopard his spots?""
In response to Miriam's criticism, God does not get angry at
Moses; he gets angry at Miriam. Then God strikes Miriam
with leprosy. Why? Consider this possibility. In God's anger
at Miriam, Moses' sister, God says in effect, "You like being
light-skinned Miriam? I'll make you light-skinned." So we
read, "When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold,
Miriam was leprous, like snow" (Num. 12:10)
God says not a critical word against Moses for marrying a
black Cushite woman.
In fact, there are no passages in the Bible that condemn or
even discourage biracial marriage.
We also have King Solomon whose wife was Black.
It's obvious that those teaching was inspired to William
Branham by his link and love to the KU KLUX KLAN . We
all know that William Branham had a soft spot for the KKK.
His first pastor, Roy Davis, was a well known member of the
KKK (I have official Documents of the KU KLUX KLAN to
prove it). And also with segregation as He was for
segregation. Unfortunately, he claimed that he could
prophecy but he couldn't see that The U.S. Supreme Court
overturned the Lovings' convictions in a unanimous
decision (dated June 12, 1967), dismissing the
Commonwealth of Virginia's argument that a law forbidding
both white and black persons from marrying persons of
another race and providing identical penalties to white and
black violators could not be construed as racially
discriminatory. The court ruled that Virginia's antimiscegenation statute violated both the Due Process Clause
and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment.
Chief Justice Earl Warren's opinion for the unanimous court
held that:
Marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man,"
fundamental to our very existence and survival.... To deny
this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the

racial classifications embodied in these statutes,
classifications so directly subversive of the principle of
equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment, is surely
to deprive all the State's citizens of liberty without due
process of law. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the
freedom of choice to marry not be restricted by invidious
racial discrimination. Under our Constitution, the freedom to
marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the
individual and cannot be infringed by the State.
William Branham also seems to have confused the KKK

with Freemasonry, and there is some speculation that the
KKK evolved out of the Masons.
We didn't even have food to eat, in the house, so how could
we pay a hospital bill, hundreds of dollars? But she, through
her church society and the Ku Klux Klan, paid the hospital
bill for me, Mason's. I can never forget them. See? No matter
what they do, or what, I still... there is something, and that
stays with me, see, what they did for me. And they paid the
bill to Doctor Reeder. He is still living, lives here in Port
Fulton, could tell you the story.
63-1110M - Souls That Are In Prison Now
Rev. William Marrion Branham
"I can never forget them. See? No matter what they do" that
quotes disappointed me as a black person and many African.
For your information I personally lost confidence to Voice of
God and Branham teaching. So is my brothers, my family
and so are many believers in Congo and in many African
Countries after reading this racist quotes. A lack of
confidence is growing in our hearts. Instead of condemning
the KKK as they kill black people. He didn't. Weird for a
man who pretend to be a prophet or messenger. I use the
term pretend because after research his major doctrine were
plagiarism of various author such as CLARENCE LARKINS
(the 7 church ages and so forth).
IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND AGAINST THE 14th
AMENDMENTS
I know you are aware how people reacted after watching
Donnie Reagan video on YouTube .Just type on YouTube: "
DONNIE REAGAN RACIST" it will show you that video.
I had to stop going to message churches when I moved here
in the US because of that. White people really have racist
attitude when I wanted to ask a white sister in Marriage.
No black people is happy with the KU KLUX KLAN even
though you have some black people in the message. Many
are still in the message because of the pastors doctrines of
that leaving the message means to go to hell. When I was in
Africa the quotes of Brother Branham defending the KU
KLUX KLAN where not available and was removed in the
translation because No African is happy to follow a man who
defends the KU KLUX KLAN.
With racism growing stronger in America ( Police killing

black people and not being held accountable, Fraternity
chanting racist songs and so forth along with the US
Attorney report on racial bias) and you promoting those
teachings, it's raising questions on the credibility of Voice of
God Recordings.
" A black man is happy in the state he is" said Branham and "
I have many precious color friends" .
Don't think black people are happy when we see that
Branham is calling MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr a
communist, Black people are not happy knowing that Bro.
Branham was defending the KU KLUX KLAN which kills
black people , we are not happy of those quotes. In Africa
people are leaving one by one the message because of that.
And with websites like www.seekyethetruth.com ,
www.believethesign.com and so many more showing how
cultist is the message people now take time to search the
scriptures and find out that they have the right to understand
for themselves.
I know you guys are white and will say that Joseph and Billy
Paul Branham are not racist and blah blah blah. that we have
many believers in Africa and have precious brothers of color.
Those kind of quotes are hurting, OFFENSIVE AND
RACIST. watch on YouTube how The Pastor DONNIE
REAGAN was qualified of racist. So will Voice of God be.
Let the number of people leaving the message make you
understand and get that. I know as you are white people the
US government will still allow you to spread those teaching
and lying on the media that RACISM AND BIAS are not
tolerated.
In closing I have some biblical verse I would like to share
with you to make you understand that the teaching of

forbidding interracial is not from God. IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND AGAINST THE 14th
AMENDMENTS Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United
States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall
make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges
or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any
state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without
due process of law; nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
GENESIS 41: 44-45 (Verse may very depending on

versions)
44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without
your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt." 45
Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave
him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On,[d] to be his
wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.
Number 12
Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of
his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2 "Has the
Lord spoken only through Moses?" they asked. "Hasn't he
also spoken through us?" And the Lord heard this.
3 (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than
anyone else on the face of the earth.)
4 At once the Lord said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, "Come
out to the tent of meeting, all three of you." So the three of
them went out. 5 Then the Lord came down in a pillar of
cloud; he stood at the entrance to the tent and summoned
Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them stepped forward, 6
he said, "Listen to my words:

"When there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, reveal myself to them in visions,
I speak to them in dreams.
7 But this is not true of my servant Moses;
he is faithful in all my house.
8 With him I speak face to face,
clearly and not in riddles;
he sees the form of the Lord.
Why then were you not afraid
to speak against my servant Moses?"
9 The anger of the Lord burned against them, and he left
them.
SONG OF SOLOMON 1
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the
tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath
looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me;
they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own
vineyard have I not kept.
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor
free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in
Christ Jesus.
So as you see now that forbiding interracial marriage is not

found in the bible. read the following verse
Galatians 1: 8-9
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other
gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you,
let him be accursed.
As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any

other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be
accursed.
God bless you

Bro Junior KANYINDA
Long Beach, California
Torturing Turtles for Fun:

One time me and my little brother, that's gone on... We were
out walking around in the woods, and we found an old
terrapin. I don't know whether you Texans know what a
terrapin is or not. And kinda walks funny. And we thought
that's the funniest looking thing that we'd ever seen. So I...
When we got up to him... He puts me just in the mind of a lot
of people that goes to a gospel meeting, as soon as
something's said they don't like, get up and go out, just while
the preaching's going on. Just like that old turtle pulled
hisself back in his own shell. Well, I said, "You know...
wonder how we could make him run again?" So I said, "Way
mama makes me run is by a switch." So I went and got a
switch, and I just poured it on him. It didn't do no good. You
can't do it that way. Certainly, you can't. So I thought around
a little while, and I said, "Well, there's a little creek running
right down there. He'll walk or I'll drowned him." And I took
him down there and stuck him down in the water. Just a few
bubbles come up and that was all there was to it. You...?...
make any difference. You can baptize them this way or that
way. Don't do no good. You can't get them to run for the
Lord like that. But you know what I did? I built up a little
fire and set the old boy on that; he really went running then.
What we need tonight is not a arguing on a little creed, but
what we need tonight is the Holy Ghost and fire...?... old
fashion powers of God to burn sin and selfishness, disrespect
for each other, burn it out of us with the love of God. That's
right.
58-0611 THIRSTING.FOR.LIFE
Hope's Nurse:
She motioned to the nurse. She took me by the hand, she
said, "Louise," we knew them all well. She said, "Louise,"
(Hale) she said, "I hope when you get married that you have
a husband like mine."
52-0720A - Life Story
And she said, "Come here, Hilda," it was a friend of hers.
And here's what made me feel. She said, "I hope when you
get married you have a husband like mine. "
My wife called her over. She said, "Juanita," said, "I hope
when you get married you have a husband like mine." Said,
"He's been so good to me," and she had her arm around me.
She called the nurse, Miss Cook. She said, "Come here." She
said, "Set down just a minute. I've just got a few minutes
left." And she was Hope's friend. And she was biting her lip.
She said, "When you get married, I hope you get a husband
like mine." And that... You know how it made me feel. She
said, "He's been good to me, and we've loved each other the
way we have." And said, "I hope you get a husband like
mine."
She said, "Come here," to the nurse. And she said, "Evelyn,"
she knew her, a schoolmate. Said, "If you ever get married, I
hope you have a husband like mine."
50-0820A - My Life Story
The nurse come in. And she said, "Nurse, come over." She
said, "I hope when you get married, you'll have a husband
like mine."
50-0200 - Here We Have No Continuing City
Where My Troubles Started

Where My Troubles Started:
"And right there, the sorrows started. Immediately after that,
my father died. My brother was killed a few nights later from
that. I almost lost my own... I lost my father, my brother, my
wife, my baby, and my sister-in-law, and almost my own life
within about six month's time. And just started going down.
My church, pretty near everything went down, down, down.
Hope taken sick. Just right after that, the 1937 flood come
on."
Branham, 51-0415A - Life Story
Bible verses about pride:

Proverbs 11:2:
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble
is wisdom.
Proverbs 16:5:
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the
Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:18:
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a
fall.
Galatians 6:3:
For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he
deceives himself.
James 4:6:
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the
proud, but gives grace to the humble."
Jeremiah 9:23:
Thus says the Lord: "Let not the wise man boast in his
wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the
rich man boast in his riches,
Scripture Warns of False

Prophets:
1 John 4:1:
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.
2 Peter 2:1:
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.
Matthew 24:24:
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves."
2 Corinthians 11:13-15:
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen,
disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder,
for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is
no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as
servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their
deeds.
The Intersection of William

Branham and Jim Jones
by John Collins and Peter M. Duyzer
When Jim Jones needed a headline act for the opening of
Peoples Temple in Indianapolis, Indiana, who better would
fill the bill than William Branham.
Rev. Branham, a healing evangelist from the 1940's through
1960's, was credited by some for starting the "Latter Rain"
and "Word Faith" movements as well as other fringe groups.
In March 1956, when Branham announced a new campaign
to be held for four days in June that year, Jones promoted the
event through the Herald of Faith newsletter, the Open Door
newsletter, local newspapers and mailing lists. The strategy
was successful: Branham's name attracted some eleven
thousand people to the Cadle Tabernacle, and the evangelist
performed numerous miracles through his alleged gift of
discernment which facilitated healing the sick. In the months
to follow, Jones too, became a familiar name within the
Healing Revival Movement for possessing the same
supernatural gifts.
Jones, like Branham, claimed to be "The Word. The Spoken
Word. The Living Word." But while Jones and Branham
practiced similar gifts during their meetings, they did not
necessarily see eye to eye on things. In Jones' taped sermons
recovered by the FBI following the deaths in Jonestown, the
Temple leader alleged that Branham admitted to not
believing the Bible, and that he advised Jones not to preach
from it. In describing Branham's 1965 fatal car accident,

Jones scoffed at the evangelist's prediction that he would "be
around, while you [Jones] will be in trouble." Evangelists
like Branham were not truthful, Jones added, because the
Bible was "the greatest money train they've ever been on."
From 1960 until his death in 1965, Branham proclaimed that
1977 would be the year that the world would end, basing his
prophecy upon a disputed 1933 vision at the Branham
Tabernacle in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The truth of the
prophecy might have been limited to Jones himself.
On Memorial Day of 1977, when Jones and 600 of his
followers attended a large demonstration on the Golden Gate
Bridge to advocate for improved suicide-prevention
measures, the Temple leader confessed that he was in a
depressive state, which included suicidal tendencies.
"Suicide is a symptom of an uncaring society," Jones said. "I
have been in a suicidal mood myself today for perhaps the
first time in my life, so I have personal empathy for what we
are doing here today." It was one of Jones' final appearances
in the US before the mass emigration of 1000 Temple
members to Jonestown.
References
Branham, William, Making A Way, Audio, 56-0304,
Jeffersonville, IN. Branham, William, Condemnation By
representation, Audio, 60-1113 Jeffersonville, IN.
Branham, William, An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages
(Dallas, TX: Voice of Healing, 1975, 382 pages).
Duyzer, Peter M. Legend of the Fall (British Columbia,
Canada: Canbooks, March 3, 2014, 338 pages).
Reiterman, Tim and John Jacobs, Raven: The Untold Story
of Jim Jones and His People, (USA: Dutton Adult, 1982, 622
pages).
Hebrews 4 Rest, Through

Salvation
Hebrews chapter 4 is a section committed to explaining the
Old Testament principle of Sabbath rest as it applies to the
New Covenant believers--those saved by Christ's sacrifice.
The first principle of Sabbath rest that must be established is
that 'rest' in the life of the Christian is very important to God-so important, that the author of Hebrews equates the
observance of 'rest' to faith:
Verses 1-3:
Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands,
let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen
short of it. 2 For we also have had the good news proclaimed
to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no
value to them, because they did not share the faith of those
who obeyed. 3 Now we who have believed enter that rest,
just as God has said,
"So I declared on oath in my anger,
'They shall never enter my rest.'"
And yet his works have been finished since the creation of
the world.
"The Message" bible translation (not to be confused with the
message of William Branham--this is a idiomatic translation
of the Bible in comtemporary language) makes these verses a
little bit easier to understand. Here's how it phrases verses 13:
For as long, then, as that promise of resting in him pulls us

on to God's goal for us, we need to be careful that we're not
disqualified. We received the same promises as those people
in the wilderness, but the promises didn't do them a bit of
good because they didn't receive the promises with faith. If
we believe, though, we'll experience that state of resting. But
not if we don't have faith. Remember that God said,
Exasperated, I vowed,
"They'll never get where they're going,
never be able to sit down and rest."
It is ultimately by faith that we accept the rest of God--and if
we are unwilling to accept the true rest that is available and
promised to us through Jesus Christ, the question becomes,
"Where is our faith?"
In order to fully accept this rest that God has available to us
we must first come to an understanding about what God
means by 'rest'. Let's continue in Hebrews and see if we can
gain a better understanding about what resting in the Lord is
all about:
Verses 4-11
4 For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in
these words: "On the seventh day God rested from all his
works." 5 And again in the passage above he says, "They
shall never enter my rest."
6 Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest,
and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed
to them did not go in because of their disobedience, 7 God
again set a certain day, calling it "Today." This he did when
a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage
already quoted:
"Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts."
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have
spoken later about another day. 9 There remains, then, a
Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters
God's rest also rests from their works, just as God did from
his. 11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest,
so that no one will perish by following their example of
disobedience.
So, to summarize: in the Old Testament, God commanded
the children of Israel to take a full day off every single week
from their labors. This day was the Sabbath, and it was
considered holy and consecrated unto God. This Sabbath day
was symbolic--it reminded the Israelites to take time and
commit it to spiritual things, but it also reminded them about
the promises of God--promises that He kept when he brought
them out of Egypt and into the promised land--promises that
the Israelites over and over could not believe.
Because of their disbelief in the promises of God to provide
them with true rest, throughout time man has failed to grasp
the true nature of rest in God. Thankfully, though, God is
longsuffering, and He will have His way! God has kept His
promise to provide rest for the soul to whomever will believe
upon Him, whenever they believe. Verse 7 says that God sets
a time calling it Today--that He is, in effect, constantly
drawing us to Him and giving us an opportunity to come into
rest NOW--Today. David knew this Truth, and said in his
Psalm, "Today, if you hear his voice and do not harden your
hearts..."
It was a continual promise that didn't have an expiration date.

All it takes is faith.
If the true rest that God intended to give the Israelites had
been the promised land, God would not have spoken about it
after they entered the land as if it was still something on the
horizon (verse 8)--but He did keep talking about it, and
commanded them to continue resting from their labors on the
Sabbath--to continue in faith waiting for the 'promised land'
and God's rest.
Verse 11 urges us to then continue seeking to enter into true
rest so that no one will perish by following the Israelites'
example of disobedience.
And what was their example? They were impatient, and they
did not believe that God was going to deliver them into the
promised land and into true rest.
We can do that too, spiritually. We can get so caught up in
our life's journey that we lose sight of its purpose. God leads
us into valleys, and He leads us up to mountain tops. There
are seasons of blessings and seasons of drought. It is not
difficult for us to forget that there is purpose to our lives'
trials. There will one day be an end to our worldly troubles,
and our worldly gains and losses will be rendered completely
insignificant.
If we maintain faith, though we will find rest in the promises
of God, and we won't become overwhelmed with our worldly
troubles, attempting to seek out our own path--a path of
disobedience to God's plan for our lives and His Word.
And now...one of the iconic verses William Branham used in

order to puff up his ministry--Hebrews 4:12. In context, it
becomes very clear that this verse has absolutely nothing to
do with 'discernment' or telling people trivial facts that
William Branham attempted to tie to this verse. Hebrews 4
thus far has demonstrated the promise of God to give us rest
and that this promise endures to this day. It established that
the 'rest' the Israelites had on Sabbath and the 'rest' they
gained when they entered the promised land were not the
ultimate goal--it was always about a spiritual rest and the
peace that comes from faith in the promises of God.
Now, verses 12 and 13--in this context:
12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any
double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and
spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes
of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's
sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes
of him to whom we must give account.
The author first established that we are talking about the
attainment of rest by faith in God. He continues by saying,
"For the word of God is alive and active."
He is essentially says, "Let's be careful not to fall into
disobedience but to have faith." How is that going to be
accomplished? "For the word of God is alive and active..."!
The Word of God--Jesus Christ, the Word made Flesh, is
alive and active. The Word of God is sharp and can penetrate
any surface, even dividing the intentions of our hearts from
the longings of our souls, separating the two and revealing
the truth of our hearts. The Living Word of God is able to
judge our thoughts and attitudes, and make these judgments

known to us. Nothing remains hidden--but God, by His
Word, exposes it all and lays it bare.
God makes these judgments known to us in a number of
ways. By the Word of God found in the Bible we can read
Truth, and if we are humble and open to correction, be
molded and guided by it. We are led by the Spirit, and even
when we feel like we're in a fog and cannot see where we are
going, God can lead us with a 'still small voice' or a prick in
our hearts.
For what purpose does the Word of God reveal the secrets of
our hearts? Once again, it has nothing to do with a
demonstration of power or 'vindication'--verses 14-16 clearly
tell us the purpose of the Word of God's ability to uncover
the truth within the hearts of man:
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has
ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold
firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high
priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but
we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we
are yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God's throne
of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and
find grace to help us in our time of need.
Once again, we find that it all comes back to our personal
relationship with Jesus Christ. The Word of God reveals the
secrets of the heart for a purpose--and that purpose is to draw
us into closer fellowship with Jesus. He is our High Priest-He never ceases to empathize with our weakness and help us
through our temptations and struggles, but we must come
before Him in both humility and in faith, and seek His mercy
and grace in our times of need.

Rest, then is something we have by faith. It is something
constantly available to us, and it is something we can attain
by having faith in the promises of God. Even when we have
doubts and struggles, God's Word is there, making known to
us our needs so that we can take them before the Throne of
God. Faith allows us to be at peace. When we have faith, we
can know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are who God
says we are, and that God is able to do what He says He can.
We needn't fear that God is going to forsake us--Because His
Word promised that it would not! When we do have
struggles, we can by faith come to God with them and have
confidence that He will hear us and that He will help us.
That doesn't mean that everything in our lives is going to be
perfect. We are going to have trials. We are going to have
temptations. But at the end of the day, we can find rest
believing that God is in control. Though we suffer, by faith
we can trust that our suffering has an eternal purpose, for
God's Word has promised us this, and Jesus Christ affirmed
the promises of God to us by His death and resurrection on
the Cross. We can find rest for our souls for every area of our
lives by simply believing the promises of God. It was God's
intention all along--and thanks be to the Lord that we can
attain that ourselves through the finished work of Jesus
Christ!
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No matter which viewpoint is taken, if the information is
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Facts themselves cannot change. They are the solid
foundation of truth. If one tries to hide the facts, then one
also hides the truth. If one tries to move or change a fact,
then one also moves or changes the truth.
When this becomes necessary for faith, then one's faith
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John 12:9-17
The Triumphant Entry
12 The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to
Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover
visitors 13 took palm branches and went down the road to
meet him. They shouted,
"Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of
the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!"
14 Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the
prophecy that said: 15 "Don't be afraid, people of Jerusalem.
Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey's colt."
16 His disciples didn't understand at the time that this was a
fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his
glory, they remembered what had happened and realized that
these things had been written about him.
It was always amazing to me that the people in Christ's day
did not recognize that He was the fulfillment of prophesy
since His life so closely resembled those things that were
foretold in the Old Testament. As time goes on and I grow in
understanding of the Scriptures I am convinced that the lack
of understanding on the part of the people during Christ's
lifetime was not just understandable--it was fully justified.
This passage of scripture makes that very clear: the King of
Kings rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. True, there was a
large crowd that awaited His arrival and threw down their
coats and palm branches in His honor. But, there was no
national homage paid. There was no recognition from the

congregation of Israel as a whole, and this large crowd, even
though they rejoiced to see Jesus entering the gates of
Jerusalem and knew Him to be the King of Israel and their
Lord did not recognize Him as the fulfillment of every
prophesy foretold concerning the Messiah.
And why? Because ultimately, Jesus Christ had yet to enter
into His glory. Until He died, rose, and ascended all of His
claims, all of the miracles, and all of His teachings, though
edifying and God-inspired, did not "vindicate" Him as the
Messiah. They were signs, true--and they were utilized to
catch the attention of the masses so that when the ultimate
purpose of Christ's coming--the crucifixion and resurrection
took place, there would remain no doubt in anyone's mind
about who He was.
In the Message, we were told to look to the signs William
Branham made to "vindicate" him as the last days
messenger. We were told that the Scriptures foretold of him,
and that we can trust his teachings (even when contrary to
scripture), trust his prophesies (even when they don't come to
pass), and trust his testimony (even when he's been proven to
lie) all because of the fact that "God said he would send a
prophet in these last days."
It takes a fundamental change in mindset to understand that
'signs' are NEVER given as the proof. Jesus Himself did not
command the people to look to His many signs, instead
teachings that an evil and adulterous generation seeks after
signs, but that the real 'vindication' is the resurrection of
Christ from the Grave. (Matthew 12:39, 1 Corinthians 1:2223).
Laying aside the controversial arguments against William

Branham as a trustworthy witness; laying aside all the proof
we have against the truth of the signs and wonders, if we take
only what the Bible tells us about these last days and
prophets we can swiftly come to the conclusion that he was
false. The argument against his claims can be summarized in
Hebrews 1:1-2:
God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time
past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days
spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all
things, through whom also He made the worlds;
William Branham claimed that in order to attain salvation
and avoid tribulation and judgment we must believe his
message and follow him--the 'messenger of the hour'.
Scripture teaches us differently. Scripture teaches us that is it
God, speaking to us through His Son in these last days that
saves us and brings us the Words of Life.
It is right to be weary of false prophets--we were warned,
after all that they would come. It is right to test to see if a
prophet is false or not. And it is right to discard the false and
seek after the true in all things. From this false teaching
alone, we can lay aside William Branham and his message.
The Word teaches us one thing, and this man another. Let's
stay with the Word!
Those following Jesus did not recognize the fulfillment of
every prophesy during His lifetime. But I would like to
suggest that instead of that pointing to a deficit of faith or
diligence on their parts, it was the exact opposite. They didn't
recognize Jesus as the fulfillment of all during His time on
earth because He had not yet fulfilled all things. But, when
they saw the Truth made known in the resurrection, God

exchanged their hearts of stone for hearts of flesh, and they
tenderly accepted the Truth that Christ had brought to them
from His very birth onward.
This is why the simplicity of the Gospel is so very important.
Paul stresses that the Gospel is Jesus Christ and Him
crucified alone because ultimately, that alone is the sign--that
alone is the vindication. The rest was given to benefit us,
yes--but may we never be found guilty of seeking after a sign
instead of the Truth of the Gospel.
William Branham - Before I Die

The reason I've always believed--before my class here--that
there was something, that I'd have a part before I die of
getting Israel back to the Lord, because when... The very
hour, by the Pan American chart, that Israel was declared a
nation for the first time for two thousand years since they'd
been scattered, not a people, it was that very same hour,
exactly to the hour, that the Angel of the Lord met me up
yonder and sent me to the--with the Gospel--the very same
thing: May the 7th, 1946.
Now, then another thing that gives me to know; it's restoring
the hearts of the children back to the fathers and the hearts of
the fathers to the children: the Message. Notice Malachi 4,
not 3, 4.
--61-0730M, Gabriel's Instructions To Daniel, Branham
Tabernacle, Jeffersonville, IN,
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John 12:17-28:
"All who want to serve Me must follow Me"
17 Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the
tomb, raising him from the dead, and they were telling others
about it. 18 That was the reason so many went out to meet
him because they had heard about this miraculous sign. 19
Then the Pharisees said to each other, "There's nothing we
can do. Look, everyone has gone after him!"
As if to emphasize the point made in the previous post,
verses 17-19 tells us plainly: those that went out to meet
Jesus Christ did so because they had heard of the signs that
He was performing. It was the signs that drew the crowd-and yet, they even while fulfilling prophesy, did not yet
recognize Him as the fulfillment. And why didn't they?
Because they had not yet witnessed the ultimate purpose of
Jesus's coming and had not received what He had come to
give them, which Jesus explains when some of the Greeks
that had seen the crowds asked to meet this Man who had
caused multitudes to declare Him King:
20 Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the
Passover celebration 21 paid a visit to Philip, who was from
Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, "Sir, we want to meet
Jesus." 22 Philip told Andrew about it, and they went
together to ask Jesus.
23 Jesus replied, "Now the time has come for the Son of Man
to enter into his glory. 24 I tell you the truth, unless a kernel
of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But
its death will produce many new kernels a plentiful harvest
of new lives. 25 Those who love their life in this world will
lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world
will keep it for eternity. 26 Anyone who wants to serve me
must follow me, because my servants must be where I am.
And the Father will honor anyone who serves me. 27 "Now
my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, 'Father, save me
from this hour'? But this is the very reason I came! 28 Father,
bring glory to your name."
We see Jesus in His final days not pointing the people
backwards to what God had done previously, and not asking
them to believe because of what He was capable of, but to
look forward to the time at hand--the swiftly approaching
day when the plan of God would be fully realized. In His
typical fashion, Jesus employs a parable, likening the
spiritual things about to take place to the physical world that
His audience readily understood:
"I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the
soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce
many new kernels--a plentiful harvest of new lives."
Jesus's death was necessary. No one could receive the New
Birth until He died--until He tasted death on our behalf. And
why? Because we had to attain the same position spiritually
that He held--perfect fellowship with the Father, and a heart
yielded to the will of God and spotless before Him. We
cannot attain this standing in and of ourselves. We cannot
live perfect lives, and we all, like sheep go astray and attempt
to follow our own paths (Isaiah 53:6). It took Jesus Christ
and the Power of God to change our hearts and soften them
towards Him. It took the pouring out of the Spirit of God
upon all flesh to give us the faith needed to live for the Lord.
It took the sacrifice of the spotless Lamb to cleanse us from
our sins.
Jesus continues, teaching us in verses 25 and 26 what it
means to attain eternal life: it means counting as lost the
things of this World and instead focusing on the lasting and
eternal things of God, and second, to follow Jesus Christ. We
know what it means to count as lost the things of the World-it means to be sacrificial, just as Jesus was sacrificial. It
means to arrange our affairs so that God's will be done in all
things, and it means storing up our 'treasures' in heaven;
putting our time and energy into Godly and worthwhile
causes instead of draining ourselves on things that have no
eternal value.
The second part of that, though--following Jesus is a little bit
more tricky to grasp. Does following Jesus mean that we
simply read and learn about Him, or is there more to it?
Following Him means going where he goes and doing what
He did. Not all of us will become martyrs, and not all of us
will wonder about praying for the sick and raising the dead
and speaking in parables.
Some of us will become teachers, and will share the Truth of
the Gospel with the world. Some will become parents, and
will raise up their children to honor God and to serve Him.
Some will become doctors and will do all they can to care for
people. Some will become drive through employees, and will
share the Gospel with their coworkers and be an example of
hard work and integrity that shows others the character of
Jesus.
Following Jesus is ultimately about the heart--yielding
ourselves entirely to the will of God for our lives, and
serving Him. God honors those who serve the Son in
whatever capacity they do so.

Jesus did ask God to take the burden from Him of serving in
the capacity to which He was called--but Jesus recognized
that the Will of God needed doing, regardless of His will. We
too must walk that road, and come to a place where we can
say, "Not my will, but yours be done." When we have done
that, we too are following Jesus where He went. We too are
doing what Jesus is asking, and serving Him with our whole
heart.
For many of us, leaving the message of William Branham
was one time wherein we abandoned our will and followed
Jesus. It would have been far easier to stay put in the safe
and secure churches and communities that exist around the
message--but when we realized that God was calling us out
and revealing more of Himself to us, we could no longer stay
put.
I remember well the moment where I gave it up into God's
hands--I was praying over various things I was studying, and
I realized that until I gave it into the hands of God and
allowed Him room to move and change my heart, I was
going to remain stagnant and in spiritual turmoil. So I
prayed, and I told the Lord that He could have my theology
and change it, and make it whatever He desired. I wasn't
going to keep my sacred cows anymore, and I wasn't going
to cling to the things I thought I knew. I put my fear out on
the table, and I let Him have it all.
A year and a half later, I still believe that was my "garden of
Gethsemane" moment. That was one of the few times in my
life that following the Lord was desperately painful. Many
people have more of these moments than me, but thus far in
my life that was one of the major moments when I knew I

was starting on a path with the Lord that would be full of
trials--but I did it anyway. By God's Grace, despite all the
pain leaving the message, I am 100% sure that I did what
God wanted me to do, and He has been faithful with all that I
laid at His feet.
I say all of this for a purpose: Jesus alone died for our sins.
He alone is able to bare the weight of sin and come out
victorious over it, and in His infinite mercies has extended to
us the benefits of his victory over sin and death. God wants
us to follow Him, and He is able to use those that are yielded
fully to Him--but we must first understand that God's way is
not our way, and that His plans are not our plans. We, like
the Lord Jesus, must put our wills on the backburner and
allow the Will of God to rule in us.
John 12:28-36
"For Your Benefit"
After Jesus's triumphant entry, a group of Greeks came to the
house of Phillip and sought to see Jesus--possibly because
they had heard of his many signs and wonders; possibly
because of the greeting He received upon entering Jerusalem,
and maybe because of the many rumors that surrounded Him
as the Jewish Messiah. Either way, they came, and Jesus
used the opportunity to teach them about Heavenly things,
hoping to draw them to him.
He starts off in verses 23-28 by explaining to these Gentiles
what it means to be a follower of His--it means aligning your
will to the Will of God, dying to self, and being born again.
It means a change in perspective--but even more than that. It
means a complete change of heart--a willingness to forsake
the worldly things for the eternal things of God. In so doing,
we follow the path that Jesus trod and the example that He
set. We tenderly accept His will for our lives.
Just as these Greeks are learning of these weighty spiritual
truths, John tells us that a voice from heaven confirmed what
Jesus was teaching:
Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, "I have already
brought glory to my name, and I will do so again." 29 When
the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder,
while others declared an angel had spoken to him.
What an incredible thing to have occurred!
But Jesus, instead of pointing to this occurrence as some kind

of "proof" that He was the Messiah, Jesus instead points
(once again) to what is to come:
30 Then Jesus told them, "The voice was for your benefit,
not mine. 31 The time for judging this world has come, when
Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out. 32 And when I
am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself."
33 He said this to indicate how he was going to die.
The voice, then was an aid for their faith--but it was not what
Jesus wanted them (or us) to place our faith upon. Jesus was
still pointing everyone forward to the coming resurrection as
the thing to look for--the thing that was constantly being
indicated--constantly, and with every other sign being
pointed to and emphasized.
Like usual, though, the crowd did not understand. This time,
it was because they had a fundamental misunderstanding
about what the Messiah would do:
34 The crowd responded, "We understood from Scripture
that the Messiah would live forever. How can you say the
Son of Man will die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?"
35 Jesus replied, "My light will shine for you just a little
longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will
not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see
where they are going. 36 Put your trust in the light while
there is still time; then you will become children of the
light."
After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden
from them.
The truth was that Jesus Christ, the Messiah was not going to
live forever, but would be the master of death. They were
seeking after some eternal person who would continue on the
earth with them forever--but Jesus tells them the truth--that
He would not be staying forever, but would be leaving them.
That they needed to walk in the Light when they had it with
them, because there would be a time coming wherein the
Light would be removed, and they would need to continue in
the Light themselves--become children of the light.
Become children of God and be born of the Spirit.
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As we lead up to the crucifixion of Christ, we continue to see
a number of things very clearly: First, that Jesus Christ came
for the purpose of dying and resurrecting to save us all. He
didn't come in order to do other things--those other things
were done so that we would believe what He ultimately did
at Calvary. Second, that God wants us to believe in Him and
yield our wills to Him. Jesus Christ as our example, this
means far more than paying lip service to a belief in the
Lord--this means a complete change of the heart. A full
surrender, that God can then use for His Glory.
And lastly, that even with all the signs and wonders, even
with all the voices from heaven and all the teachings and all
the prophesies, the Gospel remains incredibly simple: Jesus
Christ and Him crucified. That is all there is to it. If we can
truly understand firstly who Jesus Christ is, and second what
it is He accomplished on the Cross, we will have all the
knowledge that we need in order to serve Him in spirit and in
Truth. The rest--the signs, the wonders, the prophesies, are
given for our benefit. They are not the ultimate point and
they are not what we should be focusing on--they are given
so that we can have faith to accept the Truth of the
resurrection.
THE 1933 PROPHECY OF THE

1977 DOOMSDAY:
Does YOUR cult church tell you that Branham's 1977
doomsday was included in the 1933 prophecies? ... or do
they claim that the 1933 prophecies were "just predictions?"
Now, in 1933 when we were worshipping over here in the
Masonic temple where the Church of Christ stands today, on
one April morning before leaving home, I was dedicating my
a car (I got a '33 model car, and I was dedicating it to the
Lord's service.), and in a vision I saw the end time. Now,
notice how striking this is. Back yonder when I was just a
boy, and you can imagine what a 1933 model car looked like
now, what it looked like. And I went over there to the
Masonic temple where... Some of you old-timers in here
remembers; it's wrote down on an old paper at home. It's
already in print and went out around the world. See? That
was in 1933. And I predicted that there would be some great
tragedy happen to this United States before or by the year of
1977. How many remembers me saying that? Look at the
hands. Sure.
Now, watch. I predicted seven things was yet in the making
of the before this great consummation or great thing would
take place here in the United States some great horrible
thing.
Branham, 61-0806 - The Seventieth Week Of Daniel
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INCUBATOR PREACHER
CHICKENS
INCUBATOR PREACHER CHICKENS:
Seminary preacher reminds me of a incubator chicken. A
little incubator chicken just chirps, and chirps, and chirps,
and ain't got no mammy. He's mechanically turned out. Puts
me in a mind of a incubator preacher too. That's right.
Branham 50-0115 - Believest Thou This?
Stunning photo, isn't it? Branham proudly standing in front
of the International Bible College, founded by Leonard W
Coote
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Bible_College).
Now, the first meeting, when I come to San Antonio. I was
there, I think, with Brother Coote and the and the
International Bible School. And I forget the auditorium we
had the service in. And it was either my first night or second
night, I think the first night, when I was walking to the
platform, someone raised up in the building, way back in the
back, and spoke with tongues, like a a machine gun firing.
And he had no more than sat down, just a moment or two, till
one raised on the platform and give the interpretation.
63-1229E - Look Away To Jesus
William Branham's Cloud Seek The Truth

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 significant meaning in the
spiritual realm since the English word for "grace" had five
letters. So he travelled west.
But in later telling this spiritual event revolved around seven
angels, not five. And according to Branham, these seven
angels instructed him to return to Jeffersonville, Indiana, to
receive the "revelation of the seven seals." During the
meeting, Branham claimed that each of these seven angels
met him in his room each day, and that he knew absolutely
nothing about the sermon on the day prior. This description
of seven angels (not five) continued until a magazine article
describing a mysterious cloud was handed to him.
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ERRORS IN DISCERNMENT
ERRORS IN DISCERNMENT:
How many of your cult pastors told you, "It's never failed,
not even one time?" And after leaving, realized that they'd
never tested that statement, simply repeating Branham's own
words? How many more shocked when you found names he
missed, diseases he got wrong, likely from a "prayer card"
being out of order?
This one's for all those of you who suffered spiritual abuse
by a cult pastor paid small fortunes to simply study the
sermons and the scriptures yet chose to spend their time
hunting or frequenting the golf course.
One Prophet At A Time

One Prophet At A Time:
William Branham programmed his followers to look to
himself as a leader, claiming that "God only sent one prophet
on the scene at a time." Yet during the time of Babylonian
captivity, God's voice was speaking through multiple
prophets in both Babylon and Jerusalem. Daniel and Ezekiel
were speaking God's Voice to those in captivity while
Jeremiah, Obadiah, and Habakkuk were speaking God's
Voice to the Jews in Jerusalem.
Did William Branham purposefully lie? Did he simply not
care what the Bible contained? ... or was he paid millions by
unsuspecting crowds misled to believe he had read a Book he
had never read?
The Message and Christian

Patriarchy--Introduction to a
Series: Part 1
In the explosion following the revelation of scandal in the
Duggar family, I felt it might be time to address something
of an 'elephant in the room' amongst those who are out of the
message of William Branham and attempting to move on in
Christ.
When I first left the message, I still would have considered
myself a "Holiness Pentecostal" "Christian conservative",
and would have proudly labeled myself a "submissive wife"
and a "believer in traditional family values". Privately, I held
many of the same convictions that the Duggars do--including
the belief that God alone should decide family size and that
no unnatural measures to limit reproduction should be taken
by Christian couples (aka--no chemical or barrier birth
control). I believed strongly in homeschooling as the ONLY
right answer for Christian families, and I believed that the
only legitimate form of discipline is one based entirely upon
scripture, which translates into spankings and words of
admonition alone, and a rejection of child rearing practices
derived from scholarly or secular sources.
Not that, in and of themselves any of these labels or beliefs
are evil things or scripturally flawed. I had scriptural backing
and a wider community of Christians that shared these
convictions--so I felt justified, and to this day don't feel
people that uphold these convictions have ill intent when
executing them in their daily lives. Like myself and my

family, we were doing the best we knew how, seeking to
serve God to the best of our ability and understanding.
As time went on, however the Lord softened my heart to
those Christians that didn't believe things the way I did, and
with that softening came spiritual growth and a deeper
understanding of the Lord's will for my life and for the life of
my family as a unit--a Will that cannot be easily classified or
labeled with such terms anymore. It took a shift in mindset--a
departure from the rigidity taught in the message and an
understanding that 'traditional' doesn't always equal 'ideal'.
Now, I have changed quite a few of my beliefs, and have a
better understanding of what it means to be "led of the Spirit"
(John 16:13), to live in the freedom of Christ that He died to
provide us (Romans 8:1-4), and what it means to study and
test all things, holding on to what is good and discarding the
rest (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
But this series on Christian Patriarchy is not about my
beliefs, though I will often share what it is I believed and
what I now believe about the various topics I'll be presenting
for consideration. This is about the problems with the
ideology scripturally (for there are several), the problems
logically, the problems domestically within families that
prescribe to this mindset, and the problems on a much larger
scale for Christianity and for the world as a whole.
Stay Tuned for part 2 tomorrow: The Duggars (Christian
Patriarchy) vs. The Message of William Branham
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The Duggars (Christian

Patriarchy) vs. The Message of
William Branham (Part 2):
The intersection between the Christian Patriarchy movement
to which the Duggars prescribe and the message will be all
too familiar. Though the Duggars are pretty mainstream
doctrinally and align fairly consistently with Southern
Baptists and similar groups, the Duggars have a few more
peculiar doctrinal positions. Many of the things that make the
Duggars so iconic in American pop culture are things
William Branham also taught and message believers (MBs)
likewise hold to as absolute truth:
1) Both the Duggars and MBs believe that women and men
have distinct, non-intersecting roles and purposes in the plan
of God, in society, in church, in the family, and in a
marriage. Both believe that women should be at home with
their children and not working outside the home. They
believe that women should submit to the will of their
husbands in spiritual matters and to the authority of male
leadership in the church--even if their personal convictions
differ strongly with the men 'over' them. Both believe that
women should be the primary caregivers to children and men
should be responsible for finances, and that men have the
final authority on all family decisions.
In a marriage, this submission is even more pronounced.
Michelle Duggar has stated that she, as a wife should make
herself sexually available to her husband at any time he
desires, and that this is part of her duty as a wife. William

Branham, likewise taught that women are designed in order
to be available at all times as part of their flawed, Satanic
design (65-0221M, paragraphs 158-162).
2) Both the Duggars and MBs believe that women and men
should dress in traditionally gender-specific clothing. The
Duggars do not allow their daughters to wear pants or shorts-not even the youngest girls under 5 years old; Duggar boys
do not wear shorts. Anyone familiar with the message know
that this is practiced in the message as well and for the same
reasons: modesty, and gender specificity.
3) Both the Duggars and MBs believe that women should
have long hair and that this constitutes a 'covering', and that
men should have short hair. Though the Duggar girls are
allowed to cut and style their hair, they maintain hair below
their shoulders.
4) Both the Duggars and MBs eschew all things considered
'worldly'--which seems to be a matter of personal
interpretation for both. The Duggars over time have loosened
up on their standards of dress. At the beginning of their
show's airing, the Duggars wore exceptionally plain clothing
and little to no makeup; today, however it is clear they have
changed their convictions. The girls wear makeup; the styles
are much more modern. MBs likewise have a wide range of
interpretations on what it means to dress 'worldly'.
They also share a conviction against most forms of
entertainment--secular or modern style music, television or
movies, organized sports, and a plethora of other things
deemed 'worldly' by either parents or some other authority
(in the message, this could be the recordings of William
Branham, a pastor, or a respected personality in the

message).
5) Both the Duggars and MBs believe that attaining higher
education is an unnecessary and foolish endeavor for a
Christian--effectively spiritualizing the simpler career
choices prevalent in both--manual labor, skilled labor and
other similar pursuits. Not to say these career choices aren't
good ones--but eliminating the possibility of other choices
can keep children that would otherwise be successful from
ever achieving their full potential. Some kids, after all, make
wonderful carpenters. Others should do accounting; and still
others should be rocket scientists.
I point all this out in order to show that the Message of
William Branham does indeed share many of the same
beliefs that the Duggars do--that the Message is, at its core, a
Christian Patriarchy group, and that in order to understand
the real issues with the Christian Patriarchy movement as exmessage Christians we must examine what we believed and
may still believe. These similarities that I've pointed out may
seem shallow, but with further study we will hopefully begin
to see that these similarities point to more fundamental
correlations between the two movements--correlations that
should be examined by those of us seeking to move on and
discover the Truth of God's Word moving forward.
We must be willing, as we delve into complex topics, to
admit that we too were a part of this problem. For some of
us, admitting that there is a problem at all will take time,
prayer, and study. Just like we laid the issues with the
prophesies, life stories, erroneous doctrines, and twisted
scripture found in the message out before the Lord for
correction, we must also lay these doctrines out for
examination and correction.

Stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow: Sex Scandals and Christian
Patriarchy
Correction To Today's Post

Correction To Today's Post:
Thanks to those of you who contacted us regarding today's
post, "Sex Scandals and Christian Patriarchy Part 3." There
was an error in the post, and one of the names was incorrect
with regards to Gene and Leo's "Park" wherein children were
abused and molested by the elders of the commune William
Branham blessed and promoted. We try to give you the most
accurate information possible, and therefore have corrected
and reposted the article.
For those of you looking for information concerning the
sexual abuse in "The Park," you can read the transcripts on
the "Opinion" tab of the government document.
Lee Vayle on the Bridge

Prophesy
For years, we have known that the 'official story' about the
Bridge Prophesy made by William Branham was false. After
the exhaustive research conducted by
searchingforvindication.com, we know beyond a shadow of a
doubt that the story told by William Branham was a wild
imagination--nothing even remotely similar occurred at the
Municipal Bridge in Jeffersonville. 16 men did not drown
during the construction. It simply did not happen.
Voice of God Recordings tried to sell us on the idea that the
men fell in a vat of concrete, getting the son of a mayor of
Jeffersonville to tell a third-hand account of an accident of
which there is no evidence. This explanation, even IF true
(which we are convinced is not) would make William
Branham a false prophet still, for the explanation doesn't
match what is said on recorded tapes.
One of the more interesting excuses/explanations we've been
able to locate is this one by Lee Vayle. He owns that the
Municipal Bridge in Jeff did not suffer such a tragedy during
construction and suggests that the "prophesy" was a "vision
of a past event"--the Big Bridge in Jeffersonville, where 16
men did die during construction....in 1890.
When your own followers cannot agree that the prophesies

are true, it's time to reevaluate. We urge all to read this,
compare it to the recorded sermons, and then read over

searchingforvindication.com. It may lead you somewhere
you never expected to go, but Truth matters. Study it
through, and be willing to say, "I am wrong. I need to change
and follow Christ where He leads me."
Sex Scandals and Christian

Patriarchy (Part 3)
The Duggar's scandal is unfortunately not uncommon
amongst Christian Patriarchy adherents. From Gene Goad
and Leo Mercier's infamous "Park" wherein Mercier tortured
children and sexually molested young boys to the countless
scandals that are prevalent in message churches throughout
the world, these things continue to happen with each new
generation. Innocent children are still being placed in harm's
way day after day after day; men and women raised in
"conservative Christian" homes are growing up to be
predators and deviants.
It's easy to pretend that Josh Duggar's crimes were unique-but I have personally known at least two families wherein
similar things have taken place and have heard accounts of
many more. Only a cursory internet search will demonstrate
just how prevalent sexual violence and incest in the home is
amongst conservative Christians. The answer: far too
prevalent!
These things aren't happening in God-fearing homes as a
result of a learned behavior (generally speaking). For the
most part, any kind of sexual thought or behavior is
forbidden in conservative homes--and yet, this is STILL
happening. Having not been taught to do so, boys and girls
are experimenting with their sexuality in the most abnormal
and destructive of ways--by taking advantage of the weaker
and younger among them, or by experimenting with one
another incestuously or far too young.
I don't say these things to shock--but I know that it is going

to be shocking to at least one someone reading this. Believe
me--even if you haven't personally witnessed these things or
heard of it first-hand, it HAS happened and is happening
currently. There are children in message churches that are
currently being abused, and there are families with William
Branham's portrait on the mantle addressing the same things
the Duggars are having to address with their family.
The fact that these things are so common in the Message and
in Christian Patriarchy on the whole should send up some red
flags. It is important, having identified the problem to trace it
back to the source. Though it is likely there are far more
scholarly studies available than what I'll be presenting, I am
hoping to present a few of the things I feel are the biggest
causes of such abuse in Christian Patriarchy specifically:
Sexual abuse happens in the Message and Christian
Patriarchy at large because:
1) There is a fundamental lack of equality between the sexes.
Men are seen as superior physically, spiritually, and within
society--women are seen as 'complimentary but weaker' at
best and 'God-ordained to be subordinate' at worst. As a
result, boys are raised to become domineering rulers of
womenfolk. Some will take this power over women, girls,
and younger children too far and abuse it. Girls, conversely,
are raised to be obedient and submissive to men and boys in
general. In this way, girls become primed for exploitation.
2) Uninvolved or limited involvement of parents (particularly
fathers) in the day-to-day happenings of children's lives
leaves a vacuum into which a wide array of sexual abuse or
deviance can exist without check. The Duggars cannot

possibly watch all of their now 17 children living at home at
all times because of the sheer number of children, and as a
result must rely on siblings to care for younger children
autonomously. This is very much the case too in Message
homes with many children. It can also happen in smaller
families when parents rely heavily on family, church friends,
or siblings to care for children without regularly checking up
on these caregivers. Any why would they? To many,
attending a Message church and being well respected in the
Bride is cause enough to trust someone without check.
3) A lack of proper, age-appropriate, and accurate sex
education for children is often the norm, and the lines of
communication to discuss sexual urges or inclinations is
often closed and forbidden. It is a subject that is often taboo
in Message homes, and judging by the silly way in which
Jim Bob Duggar discussed the subject with his son and sonin-laws prior to their marriages is likely taboo with them too.
Children that are uninformed are at risk for exploitation, and
adolescents with burgeoning sexualities and unanswered
questions will likely seek the answers in unhealthy ways.
Teens without open lines of communication with trusted
adults in order to address their growing urges and
temptations will experiment in secret where and with whom
they believe they can get away uncaught.
Also, teaching both boys and girls to view their sexual urges
as inherently evil and their bodies as inherently impure is
going to cause both to try and hide their problems from even
trusted adults. When abuse does take place, many victims
fearing backlash from their parents and will hide it--and in
the Message at least, that makes perfect sense. If it is the
woman's fault when a man looks on her to lust after her, how
much more so is it her fault when that man acts on his lust?
Though a woman be innocent of the "act" (willful sexual
contact) she is still, according to William Branham guilty of
committing adultery if a man thinks of her lustfully (600911E paragraph 21, 59-0708E paragraph 17, and many
more).
4) Lastly, isolation from the outside world on the part of both
the children as well as the adults and family as a whole can
cause problems, like the one the Duggars had with their son
to continue unaddressed. Had the girls been attending school
and had other trusted adults monitoring them on a regular
basis, and had the issues surfaced earlier perhaps many of the
victims could have been spared. If Josh had received the
proper punishment for his crimes at the hands of law
enforcement, and had the family allowed professionals to
assist in the rehabilitation of both the predators and the prey
the 'scandal' surfacing as it has not only would have been
avoided, but the long-lasting damage--the depths of which
we may never know might also have been prevented.
Living in a vacuum is an unhealthy way to exist. When
people in the Message don't trust the police or other
government entities, and when transparency and
accountability with society at large is viewed as not only
unnecessary but spiritually wrong you generate captives-captives that are potential abuse victims, with no where to
turn and no one to advocate on their behalf.
Imagine this: Josh Duggar's sibling victims were forced to
continue living in the same home as their abuser for years
following the abuse; were forced to forgive their abuser and
keep the mistreatment hidden on national television, all while
Josh stands before the crowds looking like a perfect son and
beloved brother for whom the family will go to great lengths
to protect? Surely, at least some of that bothered the victims-and yet, their voices will never be heard, and their interests
were forced to take a back seat. They cannot come out and
demand justice without splintering their family unit, and they
cannot express any disagreement with the rulings of their
father, who is all-authoritative in all matters concerning
them.
It is a sad realization--but the Duggars are not the first family
that have had this same problem, and it stems from a
fundamental misapplication of various biblical principles-particularly those dealing with sexuality and gender roles.
Tomorrow we'll delve into the Scriptural answer to some of
these issues, and how the Christian Patriarchy movement and
the Message of William Branham fall short.
Stay Tuned for Part 4 of the series: Gender Roles: What the
Bible actually teaches
Gender Roles --What the Bible

Actually Teaches (Part 4):
While in the message I was a strongly convinced that women
should stay home with their children and should not work
outside of the home. Like the Duggars, I believed women
should serve their husbands and that daughters should learn
to be likewise domestically minded, learning at the apron
strings of their mother what it is to reverence the men in their
lives. This includes fathers, brothers, and other gentlemen.
Translated into daily lives, it means that women serve the
men and make domestically serving them an enjoyable
experience. It means teaching our daughters to enjoy
cooking, cleaning, gardening, and the like. It means boys on
the flipside are given more room to roam and explore and
"be boys" in the yard, getting dirty.
For the Duggars, this lifestyle is more than a 'choice'--it is
seen as the "right" way--the only way that God could
possibly call a family to behave. They give grace to those
that don't practice the same traditional family values and
traditional gender roles--but they would never consider it
appropriate, nor would they allow one of their unmarried
daughters to aspire to a career or interest that wouldn't
directly serve their future calling as wife and mother. Barring
a major change of heart, there will be no Duggar daughters
that do engineering, or attend medical school, or join the
military.
This, at the core is the same teaching that permeates the
message of William Branham. Taking only what can be
found on the tapes, many message families have structured

their lives and homes in much the same way as the Duggars,
relegating women to lives of strictly domestic pursuits and
men to the stereotypical career choices deemed traditionally
'masculine'.
Consider the following quotes by William Branham. While
reading these, imagine how folks that believe William
Branham to be the infallible mouthpiece of God might take
these quotations and apply them to their lives:
On Women in the Workplace:
A woman's place is at home with her children. And when
she... Now if her husband's sick and she has to work, that's
different. But woman's place is at home in the kitchen, and
when she leaves that she's out of her place. Exactly right. --57-0727 - He Was To Pass That Way
But if it isn't, listen, sister dear, God made you for one place,
the kitchen. When you get out of there, you're out of His
will. Remember that. Women was made to be a helpmate at
the house. She never was made for office work. And it's
caused more disgrace and divorces and things. ---56-1003 Painted-Face Jezebel
Many of you has wanted to do something for God. And
you've neglected it for the washtub, for a job out yonder in a
factory somewhere. Some of you women that ought to be
home with your kids, reading the Bible to them. You got a
job out yonder to make a extra dollar. Shame on you. God
gave you a job; that's raise them children. Teach them the
things of God. It's the truth. Think on your ways, woman.
What will them dollars do? They'll ring like Judas Iscariot's
did. Think on your ways and turn your foot to His

testimonies, unto His Blood, unto His grace, unto His offer. --59-0814 - As I Thought On My Ways
Conclusion from these quotes: Women should not work
outside the home unless their husband is unable to work and
provide necessities of life
On Women Driving:
I said, "They oughtn't never let a woman behind a wheel."
Boy, if I was there, she wouldn't do it, if I had anything to
say about it. 212 They say the women is the most safest
drivers. I'm an international traveler. Me and my son,
crossing this nation, put a book up in the in the car. And
every time a boo-boo was called, pulled on the road, we
marked it down, "man" or "woman." And out of three
hundred, there were two hundred and eight-one of them
caused by women; nineteen of them by men. That's exact.
Yet, she's set there and push her hair up. And she turn out
like this, and make a left's right, and everything. But, oh,
course, the police ain't going to say that. They got them on a
police force. What a disgrace! 213 When a woman gets from
behind the table in the kitchen, in the house, taking care of
her own little ministry God give her, her babies, she's out of
the will of God. ---63-0412M - The World Is Falling Apart
Conclusion: Women should not be allowed to drive
On Traditional Masculinity and Femininity:
Could you imagine that? Perfuming himself up, that's a sissy,
not a man. 360 "Look," I said, "sister, I'd rather go with a
Christian boy that had feet like gravel cars and smelled like a
polecat, if he was absolutely a Christian." That's right. True.

Yeah. 361 It's excuse, "Such cute little feet, and smells so
good." ---57-0922E - Hebrews, Chapter Seven #2
There seems to be something among man. Man don't seem to
be, have that masculine touch that he used to have. Women
don't have that feminish touch she used to have. You take
man today, man don't seem to be burly like they used to be.
It's all some sort of a... They want to wear suede shoes with
purple, and--and they want to act like women. Now that is
true. It seems to be, more or less, like a perversion. ---640112 SHALOM
And women dressing and acting and doing, and man
permitting them to do it, big bunch of sissies! It seems like
there is not even man any more. You see man wearing pink
shoes, and and preachers on the pulpit, something like that.
That's a disgrace. I like to see man again that's absolutely
man. Looks like there's a power that drives them to do it, it's
the devil and the pressure of this day. That's right. Sometime
a man weighing two hundred pounds, and muscles like that,
and not an ounce of man in him; acts like some big sissy out
here. I like, let man be man. Let women be feminish, let
them be ladies. When the Token is applied, they turn back to
that. God made them different, and they are different. Man
wants to look like women; women wants to look like man. It
goes to show there is a perversion, a dark spirit hanging over,
gross darkness over the people. ---64-0208 - The Token
Conclusion: Men should be traditionally masculine and
failing to do so means that there is something spiritually
deficient in the man. Women likewise should be traditionally
feminine in dress and behavior and failing to do so means
that they are spiritually deficient, as are the men (husbands,
fathers, ministers) responsible for them.

On Education:
Knowledge and civilization, and true Christianity, has
nothing in common. Civilization, and true Christianity, has
not one thing in common. Civilization is by knowledge. We
all know that. And knowledge is from Eden, proved it, by
what he preached in Eden. And knowledge causes death. Is
that right? What caused death in the garden of Eden?
Knowledge. But can't be of God, so it's of the devil. Whew,
was that a good one! Knowledge, science, education, is the
greatest hindrance that God ever had. It is of the devil. ---650801M - The God Of This Evil Age
Conclusion: Christians should not pursue knowledge of the
world. It is incompatible with God and it is of the Devil.
In contrast, the scriptures tell us a very different story about
gender roles and what Godly womanhood and manhood
looks like. There is no doubt that the culture in Biblical times
often looked down upon women working and earning an
income. Laws often prevented women from earning an
income at all, and women were never included in inheritance
or lineage in the ancient cultures about which the Scriptures
were written. Nevertheless, there are several noteworthy
examples of women in the Bible working outside the home-some verses even praising women for doing so!
Stories of women in the Bible are a unique occurrence from
other ancient texts. The book of Esther and of Ruth are
devoted exclusively to the strength, faith, and character of
Godly women--this is something that you will very rarely
find in the secular texts of the day, much less the other
ancient religions. Women are included in the lineage of our
Lord--something that, given the time period, was

exceptionally unusual.
Jesus taught and befriended women during his time on earth
even though culturally it was very taboo for an unmarried
Jew to speak to unrelated women--especially unrelated
women of different races, which was the case with the
Shunamite woman and the woman at the well.
The Proverbs 31 verses describing a woman that is actively
pursuing real estate and business ventures of various kinds,
trading, managing employees, travel, and charitable pursuits
in addition to household management, child rearing, and
physical labor. She is described in Proverbs 31:10 as an
excellent wife and in Proverbs 31:29 as far surpassing the
excellence of many women. This was not a woman obeying
the 'traditional' practices of women in her day and time--this
was a woman that was stepping out the norm and
accomplishing far more than was expected financially,
socially, and domestically.
Clearly, God has a very different idea of what constitutes
womanhood. It is clear from His repeated praise of women
defying traditional domesticity, crossing cultural lines in
terms of the honoring of women, and a commitment during
Christ's earthly ministry to the welfare of women--even when
it meant defying social norms that God cares deeply for
women and desires more for them than society (even our
modern one) try and convince us is ideal.
The following scripture give a pretty good picture of what
God sees as the 'place' of a woman in Christ:
Galatians 3:26-29
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. 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.
True, despite this equality there are distinctions between
roles of men and women in society, the family, and the
church per the Scriptures. However, this does not mean that
these distinctions are rigid, legalistic things--as the examples
from the Scriptures already presented prove. God does not
relegate women to the kitchen, as William Branham did, and
He doesn't prevent them from careers. Nowhere in the
scriptures will you find a command of God for women to
remain at home unemployed. Nowhere are women told not to
earn an income or have a job. Women during Biblical times
did not have jobs because of the social construct of the day-but the Word of God does not forbid it, and women
eschewing the societal norms are often mentioned in positive
lights. Many women were listed as 'benefactors' of Jesus'
ministry, and many women were said to have been following
Him and His disciples on their travels.
The only thing that comes even remotely close to forbidding
women from working outside of the home are commands
from Paul for older women to teach the younger to 'work at
home' in Titus 2:5 and 1 Timothy 5:14. But even these verses
do not preclude a woman from earning an income--it is
merely a command to stay busy and not allow themselves to,
as Paul states in 1 Timothy 5:13, become idle, gossiping,
social busy-bodies--which was a problem during that time
with unemployed women without many responsibilities.
Women clearly should remain occupied, whether at home
100% of the time or out in the workplace.

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Manhood, in the same way has a variety of flavors in the
Scriptures--but nevertheless they are all considered equally
legitimate and honorary. David, though small in stature and
given to artistic pursuits like music and poetry is chosen to
be King of Israel; some men were wealthy and some were
poor; some men did manual labor and some were Priests or
merchants or government employees. Some men were
outspoken (Peter comes to mind), and some were shy and
soft-spoken (Moses is a great example). Nevertheless, ALL
these men were used of the Lord, and all of them are
examples of Godly manhood.
The Patriarchal mindset states that a man must be a strong
leader, a spiritual giant, and a picture of traditional
masculinity. But this is simply not the case. There is a wide
array of men, and a cookie cutter mindset is simply unfair.
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Education in Christian Patriarchy
The last point I'd like to address in this section is education.
For both men and women, education is seen as something
unnecessary in the Patriarchal doctrines the Duggars hold, as
well as in the message. There are some Quiverfull/Christian
Patriarchy adherents that do educate their children well, but
for the most part, it is not seen as the ideal. Instead of 'formal
education' both believe that children should be taught
practical skills--for men this means construction, yard work,
and how to start simple businesses that employ their skills.
For girls, this often means a thorough understanding of

domestic skills--childcare, housekeeping, and cooking.
The Duggars with their 19 kids rely heavily on the older girls
to help manage the home out of necessity. Having that many
little ones would be impossible for one woman to manage
herself, so the oldest daughters are given responsibility over
homeschooling, daily care of children, cooking, laundry, and
much more.
The problem is that children are not permitted a choice (once
again) to be who they want to be and do what they want to
do with their lives. Even if a child is "permitted" to attend
college they will often be at a disadvantage from the start,
having received little in the way of education earlier on in
their lives.
Many young adults from message homes find themselves in
the strange position of being completely unemployable and
without the basic education needed to continue at University.
But it's not just Message believers--it's many children who
have been raised to believe that education does not matter,
only to discover that in our society and modern economy it
most certainly does matter.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average
income for households with no more education than a High
School diploma is 38,976.00 Compare that to the average
income of households with Bachelor's Degrees: 75,568.00!
Nearly 40k more annually for the more educated
individuals.
It is not surprising that so many families in the Message and
in Christian Patriarchy as a whole end up under the poverty
line. With so many mouths to feed and only one minimally

educated breadwinner, it is statistically the most likely
outcome for the majority of families.
Compare the forbidding of education with the scriptures
praising the attainment of knowledge and understanding:
Ecclesiastes 7:12
For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money,
and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the
life of him who has it.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get
understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 18:15
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the
wise seeks knowledge.
Daniel 1:17
As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in
all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in
all visions and dreams.
Proverbs 23:12
Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of
knowledge.
God values the attainment of knowledge and wants His
children to grow in understanding. It is considered a wise
endeavor to seek knowledge, and an intelligent person
acquires it. God gave Daniel and the rest of his captors
learning and skills in literature and wisdom, which equipped
them for their time in captivity. Daniel's survival was partly a

result of this God-given education in literature. If that isn't a
testimony to the importance of equipping our children with
skills they need for success in this world I don't know what
is!
Stay tuned for Part 5: Christian Patriarchy and Sex: What the
Bible Actually Teaches
William Branham's "Future Home"

Plagiarism
William Branham claimed that his sermons came from
"visions," and one such "vision" was his "Future home of the
Heavenly Bridegroom and the Earthly Bride."
"Now, way I always find my messages is by prayer. I'll be
setting in prayer and something reveals to me. And I wait on
it a few minutes and see if it's right, then I feel it closer. And
then sometimes I keep waiting till breaks into a vision. But
when it begins to come and I'm satisfied it comes from God,
then I go to the Scripture."
William Branham - 64-0802
It would appear, however, that instead of "going to the
scripture," he went directly to a book by Clarence Larkin. In
fact, it would appear that the entire "vision" came directly
from Larkin's book.
Why would a messenger from God claim divine vision over
the writings of a man? Is this God's idea of a future home, or
Larkin's?
Why Does the Birthdate Matter,

Anyway?
Why Does The Birthdate Matter, Anyway:
William Branham gave three birthdates. Why does it matter,
asks the cult pastors? Why do we care if he knew his own
birthday or not? Maybe it was a time in history when people
just didn't know their birthday!
But William Branham claimed each of the three with
absolute knowledge. Two of them were tied to spiritual
events, and one of them bound to the marriage of his first
wife. Take away the one that he claimed was the "Moses was
given two signs" life story, and one chooses his "Moses"
ministry over his "Elijah" ministry. Choose his "Elijah" story
so that he can be cult leader John Alexander Dowie's
successor, and one must remove his "Moses" ministry.
Choose what he signed to government documents, and you
remove both "supernatural" life stories...
Christian Patriarchy and Sex

What the Bible Teaches (Part 5)
Contrary to the teachings found in many Patriarchal pseudoChristian sects, sex is not a taboo subject in scripture as well
explore today, much is written in the Word of God about the
beauty and innocence of sexual feelings and marital
relations. An entire book of the Bible Song of Solomon is
dedicated to the sexual and romantic feelings between a man
and his future bride. For those that have not read it, I
encourage you to do so. This book, though symbolic of
spiritual things, demonstrates that God does not consider it a
sin for mankind (and womankind!) to have natural sexuality
and attraction.
But before we begin to discuss what the scriptures do teach
us about sex in the life of a Christian it is important to come
to an understanding about what it does NOT say teachings
that are common to Christian Patriarchy and the Message as
taught by William Branham. These thing cannot be rightly
established by Scripture, and since it cannot be established,
we would do well to remove these false teachings and false
doctrines from our minds:
1) Scripture does NOT TEACH that women were designed
by Satan or for immorality, or for sex. This is simply a
FALSE DOCTRINE with absolutely NO scriptural basis.
God created man AND woman as part of the original
creation (Genesis 1:27). Gods plan from the beginning was
to have two genders of human beings male AND female.
These two God-created beings were placed together in one
body (Adam) and later separated into two co-equal beings

that together constituted a complete picture of Gods
intended image for humanity together, scripture tells us, they
are ONE FLESH (Genesis 2:18-25). Women were created by
God to complete the image of man that God ordained. In that
way, being a woman does not necessitate any added shame
or responsibility when it comes to issues of sexual
immorality.
2) NO WHERE does sex within the marriage bed defile a
person, but we are told that the marriage bed is to be
considered undefiled by all (Hebrews 13:4). In this way,
there is NO SHAME in sex within a marriage, and there is no
shame inherent to sexual intimacy. It is a holy thing when
used as God intended. Any doctrines that say married
couples should abstain from sexual contact for any cause
besides privately mutual agreed upon separation for a brief
time should be completely disregarded as unscriptural. Any
convictions or teachings that consider a married woman or
man as less holy as a result of their married state is
foundationally unscriptural.
As Jesus taught in Mark 7:20-23, it is not the bodys physical
state that defiles a man its not what you eat, or what you
wear, or whether youre a virgin or not that defiles it is the
heart and what comes out of it that defiles. Holy sex within a
marriage, therefore, could never defile.
Therefore, the teachings on marriage and divorce found in
the message are foundationally flawed. In Marriage and
Divorce, WMBs arguments against women marrying again
hinges on the pretext that women, once they are no longer
virgins, are defiled, marked, or bound to something
beyond the marriage covenant. This is Scripturally
unfounded.
3) Victims of sexual assault DO NOT BEAR ANY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ABUSE. One of the false
teachings in the Message is that a woman is responsible
when a man lusts for her. This is foundationally false.
Scripture never once places the blame for the lust upon the
woman but squarely upon the man that lusted. Scripture tells
us to flee sexual immorality (1 Corinthians 6:18, 2 Timothy
2:22), that each individual person is tempted, not by scantilyclad women but by their own desires which becomes sin
(James 1:14-15), and that we should guard our eyes from
temptation (Matthew 5:29). Sin originates in the hearts of
mankind (Matthew 15:19) so a woman with a pure heart is
not sinning even when she is the object of a sinful mans
lusts. It is simply a scriptural impossibility. She may well
have sins of her own, but his lust is NOT her responsibility.
____
Now that we have these things established, we can take a
look at what scripture DOES teach us about sex.
First, sex was part of Gods plan for marriage from the very
beginning. From the moment God created the woman from
Adams side, God wanted marriage and conjugal relations to
exist (Genesis 2:24). When the Corinthian church wrote
Paul, they were under the false impression that God did not
want men and women to have sexual relations at all but Paul
set them straight:
1 Corinthians 7:1-5
Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: It is
good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.
But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each
man should have his own wife and each woman her own
husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal
rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife
does not have authority over her own body, but the husband
does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his
own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another,
except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may
devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so
that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of selfcontrol.
Sex, then, is not a dirty thing that should be avoided, but a
blessed and holy creation of God. Often in Christian
Patriarchy sex is viewed as a filthy thing discussions about it
avoided at all costs. This is not only a dangerous practice, but
it creates a fundamental misunderstanding in the minds of
men and women alike concerning their bodies, their natural
sexuality, and the purpose of marriage in the life of the
Christian.
We already have established that marriage and sex within a
marriage do not defile a person and somehow make them
unclean or less consecrated marriage is honorable, and the
marriage bed pure (Hebrews 13:4). Additionally, scripture
teaches us that our inherent sexuality is not sinful that men
being attracted to women is not wrong, and women being
attracted to men is not wrong. As stated repeatedly in the
Song of Solomon, the issue is not the desire the bridegroom
and the bride have towards each other that is to be avoided.
Their love is pure, and their attraction to one another is not
sinful but the awakening or stirring of the passion that
cannot be rightfully fulfilled (lust) is the issue. (SoS 3:5).
We could spend a great deal of time discussing the many
lessons concerning sexuality from the Song of Solomon but

to summarize: both the bride and the bridegroom express
their delight in the bodies and sensualities of the other. The
bride longs for her husband before they are wed, and the
bridegroom expresses his admiration for his future wifes
body in vivid detail none of which is sinful! It has been
included in scripture as an example of God-ordained love
between a husband and a wife. The intimate and allconsuming desire between a husband and a wife are
symbolic of Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:32).
It is therefore wrong to shame children and young adults for
having sexualities as many Patriarchal Christian sects,
including the Message, tend to do. Doing so reinforces the
false doctrine that God-ordained marital sex is somehow
dirty. Indeed, we are hard-wired to seek that intimacy with
another by God Himself it is purely how we were designed.
Instead of shaming the young for having these feelings, we
should instead teach them the proper outlet for them, which
is marriage, and how to avoid temptations to awaken love
before it is proper.
Like the brides admonitions to the maids in Song of
Solomon, we should instruct the youth to avoid stirring up
love. We should instruct them to flee youthful passions (2
Timothy 2:22), which doesnt mean that they ignore them or
harbor feelings of shame for them, but that they do not allow
these passions to become sin by acting upon it or allowing
the heart to dwell upon it. Youth (and all Christians) should
avoid bad company (1 Corinthians 15:33) that would make
maintaining morality difficult, submitting their lives God
fully and resist evil (James 4:7), and conduct ones affairs
not with indulgence of the flesh in mind but in all things to
pursue righteousness (1 Timothy 6:11).
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Correcting the misinterpretations and misapplications of
scripture that follow a fundamental misunderstanding about
the inherent purity of sexuality and the marriage bed is a
huge feat one that I will barely scratch the surface of today.
But, now that we have established that 1) attraction to the
opposite sex is not sinful, 2) marriage and sexual intimacy do
not defile a person, and 3) that women are not any more
responsible for sexual immorality than a man because of
their gender, we can at least address a few of the biggest
issues that cause confusion:
Modesty
William Branham taught that women should cover their
bodies in loose-fitting clothing that hides the natural form of
her body so that men wont lust after her. The Duggars
likewise ascribe to this definition of modesty that a woman
is only modest when her flesh is fully covered so that a
man will not lust when looking at her. The problem is that, as
we have already discovered, a woman is not designed for
lust. She is not responsible for the thoughts her appearance
elicits in the hearts of another. The only thing that she is
responsible for in terms of her appearance is outlined in
scripture as follows:
1) Women should wear respectable (appropriate) apparel that
is not showy, expensive, or chosen to bring undue attention
to herself. (1 Timothy 2:9-10)
2) Women should not allow their clothing to define them, but
instead what they wear should be a secondary matter entirely
to a pure heart (1 Peter 3:3-4).
3) Women should not dress or behave with the intent in their

heart of trying to cause men to sin (Matthew 18:6-7)
...and thats it! We do not have condemnation for
disobedience to law for we are free in Christ, no longer
under the law of sin and death but are now under the law of
the Spirit of Life (Romans 8:1-2). We should not use our
freedom in Christ in order to indulge the flesh with sinful
pursuits, but to lovingly serve one another (Galatians 5:13).
Nevertheless, we are free, and in that freedom there is a great
deal left to our discretion through the leadership of the Holy
Spirit. We are not our own we are Christs, and He leads and
guides each of us individually.
Therefore, teaching for doctrine modesty standards that are
beyond the express written commands of scripture is a false
teaching. Let me repeat that:
Any church, pastor, teacher, or prophet that teaches a
modesty requirement beyond what Scripture teaches is
spreading false doctrine!
We absolutely should have standards, and we should
absolutely use discretion when choosing clothing so that we
are a benefit to the Kingdom of God and not hindering it.
However, when our personal standards cross the line into
doctrine we have overstepped the bounds of our authority.
Modesty, therefore is not about loose-fitting clothes,
necklines, sleeve lengths, lace, pants, or makeup its about
appropriateness, humility, and consideration for the needs of
the Kingdom of God day in and day out on an individual
basis.
Dating
The Duggars have attained the fame that they have in part
because of their very strict policy against dating and all the
typical things that accompany it. Emotional connection or
intimate friendship between members of the opposite sex is
forbidden prior to courtship. Touching a member of the
opposite sex is forbidden except for family members, and
even in that there are designated boundaries to avoid impure
thoughts about them. There is absolutely no kissing
permitted prior to marriage, and no unchaperoned
interactions between members of the opposite sex even
during a courtship or engagement until the wedding day.
Though many in the Message do not go to such extremes
regarding dating relationships, there are many doctrines with
no basis in scripture concerning dating false doctrines whose
roots can be traced to a fundamental misunderstanding of
Gods gift of sex.
Nowhere in the Bible is there a guideline given for proper
dating or courtship rituals that must be observed in the life of
a Christian. We have basic guidelines to keep us from
sinning like avoiding bad company, fleeing lusts, and many
examples that teach us to avoid situations that could be
compromising. We should be mindful to pursue relationships
with the opposite sex sober-minded and thoughtfully but that
does not mean that every Christian must do the exact same
things. We should, through the leadership of the Holy Spirit
do what is necessary to keep ourselves pure prior to
marriage, but that does not necessarily prevent dating.
Dating for young adults is going to, from necessity, look
quite a bit differently than dating for the more mature. Those
seeking romantic connections far later in life will likely go
about it differently still. The point is not to be legalistic or

bound by a set of rules but to be at liberty to approach it with
Gods will in mind and pure intentions at heart.
Though sex prior to marriage is sinful, sexual attraction is
most certainly not wrong, but a natural part of the human
condition. It is when we allow these attractions to become
lust that we have a problem. It is natural for men to be
attracted to women and to pursue romantic relationships with
women that they are physically attracted to. The same holds
true for women it is normal, and as long as it doesnt become
lust in our hearts or impurity in our actions there is no sin in
it. Men can admire the beauty in women including in the
female form without it becoming lust.
Though William Branham taught that kissing was equivalent
to sex, biology clearly demonstrates that this is not true. The
lips do not contain sex glands they are simply another part
of our face containing many nerve endings and it is therefore
pleasant to have them touched. The Scriptures are filled with
positive examples of Godly kisses Song of Solomon 1:2 tells
us of the (soon-to-be) brides desire to have her future
husband kiss her on the mouth. Jesus on multiple occasions
had women kiss his feet. Romans 16:15 tells us to greet one
another with a holy kiss! There are examples of friends
kissing one another, fathers kissing their children, among
others. Jacob kissed Rachel when he first met her (Genesis
29:11) when they were unmarried and before any discussion
of marriage had taken place.
Kissing, then is not in and of itself sinful. It is only sinful
when accompanying lust or sexual impurity. Dating, likewise
is not sinful. Creating a doctrine of man and enforcing it as if
it were a God-given command however is without question
sinful.
Womens Roles
Because of the flawed view of womens origins and the
purpose of women in the plan of God, Christian Patriarchy
has a flawed idea about the role of women in society and in
marriage. Though this was already addressed before, it is
worth repeating briefly:
Women are equal in Christ, and are co-heirs of the promise.
Women are no more required to be available sexually to
their husbands than husbands are required to be sexually
available to their wives. Women have not been placed upon
the earth in order to fulfill a purpose tied to their gender
exclusively whether the sect believe that to be the
gratification of their husbands or the birthing of as many
babies as possible. Womens value is not tied to their bodies,
and it is not tied to their relationships with men, but their
worth comes from God. It cannot be taken from them.
Women are creations of God and reflect His glory.
Any teachings that belittle this truth is false.
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Conclusion
The denial of these truths is the foundation upon which
deviant thoughts and behaviors form. In purity and according
to their natural design, men and women are attracted to one
another. When these natural impulses are criminalized, the
individuals attempt to bury them. This false doctrine causes
every conceivable controversy and contention in the Body of
Christ. Suppression of the truth causes major spiritual
problems, as outlines in Romans 1:18-31. This portion of
scripture tells us exactly why sexual deviance arises in the

Body of Christ it is because they deny the truth of God
ordained from the beginning, and in so doing harden their
own hearts to the Word of God. God them gives them over to
the lusts of their hearts, and every evil thing within mankind
rends its head.
Our homes, churches, and cities suffer because of the false
teachings going out from Christian Patriarchy movements
like the message of William Branham. In Hosea 4:6 God tells
us, My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
When we do not know the truth of the Word of God
concerning these matters we are putting ourselves at risk. It
is important that we are diligent in our walk with the Lord,
studying all things out and knowing beyond a shadow of a
doubt what the Truth is. There is too much at stake for Gods
people to continue in ignorance.
Our hearts go out to the many who suffer under these false
systems. Our prayer for you is that you find healing in the
arms of Jesus, peace and freedom in His promises, and
salvation in His sacrifice. For those predators that, within the
false system feel justified in their victimization of the
weakest among us, I pray for justice in this life so that they
can come to repentance and avoid the wrath that awaits them.
It is only through exposing the wrongs of the wrongdoer and
enforcing justice that we can help the victims heal and the
predators truly reform. In this way, we hope that covering up
sexual assault and abuse in the church always gets called
what it is: a crime against innocents by all involved parties.
Christian Patriarchy and Sex

What the Bible Teaches: (Part 5)
Contrary to the teachings found in many Patriarchal pseudoChristian sects, sex is not a taboo subject in scripture as well
explore today, much is written in the Word of God about the
beauty and innocence of sexual feelings and marital
relations. An entire book of the Bible Song of Solomon is
dedicated to the sexual and romantic feelings between a man
and his future bride. For those that have not read it, I
encourage you to do so. This book, though symbolic of
spiritual things, demonstrates that God does not consider it a
sin for mankind (and womankind!) to have natural sexuality
and attraction.
But before we begin to discuss what the scriptures do teach
us about sex in the life of a Christian it is important to come
to an understanding about what it does NOT say teachings
that are common to Christian Patriarchy and the Message as
taught by William Branham. These thing cannot be rightly
established by Scripture, and since it cannot be established,
we would do well to remove these false teachings and false
doctrines from our minds:
1) Scripture does NOT TEACH that women were designed
by Satan or for immorality, or for sex. This is simply a
FALSE DOCTRINE with absolutely NO scriptural basis.
God created man AND woman as part of the original
creation (Genesis 1:27). Gods plan from the beginning was
to have two genders of human beings male AND female.
These two God-created beings were placed together in one
body (Adam) and later separated into two co-equal beings

that together constituted a complete picture of Gods
intended image for humanity together, scripture tells us, they
are ONE FLESH (Genesis 2:18-25). Women were created by
God to complete the image of man that God ordained. In that
way, being a woman does not necessitate any added shame
or responsibility when it comes to issues of sexual
immorality.
2) NO WHERE does sex within the marriage bed defile a
person, but we are told that the marriage bed is to be
considered undefiled by all (Hebrews 13:4). In this way,
there is NO SHAME in sex within a marriage, and there is no
shame inherent to sexual intimacy. It is a holy thing when
used as God intended. Any doctrines that say married
couples should abstain from sexual contact for any cause
besides privately mutual agreed upon separation for a brief
time should be completely disregarded as unscriptural. Any
convictions or teachings that consider a married woman or
man as less holy as a result of their married state is
foundationally unscriptural.
As Jesus taught in Mark 7:20-23, it is not the bodys physical
state that defiles a man its not what you eat, or what you
wear, or whether youre a virgin or not that defiles it is the
heart and what comes out of it that defiles. Holy sex within a
marriage, therefore, could never defile.
Therefore, the teachings on marriage and divorce found in
the message are foundationally flawed. In Marriage and
Divorce, WMBs arguments against women marrying again
hinges on the pretext that women, once they are no longer
virgins, are defiled, marked, or bound to something
beyond the marriage covenant. This is Scripturally
unfounded.
3) Victims of sexual assault DO NOT BEAR ANY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ABUSE. One of the false
teachings in the Message is that a woman is responsible
when a man lusts for her. This is foundationally false.
Scripture never once places the blame for the lust upon the
woman but squarely upon the man that lusted. Scripture tells
us to flee sexual immorality (1 Corinthians 6:18, 2 Timothy
2:22), that each individual person is tempted, not by scantilyclad women but by their own desires which becomes sin
(James 1:14-15), and that we should guard our eyes from
temptation (Matthew 5:29). Sin originates in the hearts of
mankind (Matthew 15:19) so a woman with a pure heart is
not sinning even when she is the object of a sinful mans
lusts. It is simply a scriptural impossibility. She may well
have sins of her own, but his lust is NOT her responsibility.
____
Now that we have these things established, we can take a
look at what scripture DOES teach us about sex.
First, sex was part of Gods plan for marriage from the very
beginning. From the moment God created the woman from
Adams side, God wanted marriage and conjugal relations to
exist (Genesis 2:24). When the Corinthian church wrote
Paul, they were under the false impression that God did not
want men and women to have sexual relations at all but Paul
set them straight:
1 Corinthians 7:1-5
Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: It is
good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.
But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each
man should have his own wife and each woman her own
husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal
rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife
does not have authority over her own body, but the husband
does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his
own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another,
except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may
devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so
that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of selfcontrol.
Sex, then, is not a dirty thing that should be avoided, but a
blessed and holy creation of God. Often in Christian
Patriarchy sex is viewed as a filthy thing discussions about it
avoided at all costs. This is not only a dangerous practice, but
it creates a fundamental misunderstanding in the minds of
men and women alike concerning their bodies, their natural
sexuality, and the purpose of marriage in the life of the
Christian.
We already have established that marriage and sex within a
marriage do not defile a person and somehow make them
unclean or less consecrated marriage is honorable, and the
marriage bed pure (Hebrews 13:4). Additionally, scripture
teaches us that our inherent sexuality is not sinful that men
being attracted to women is not wrong, and women being
attracted to men is not wrong. As stated repeatedly in the
Song of Solomon, the issue is not the desire the bridegroom
and the bride have towards each other that is to be avoided.
Their love is pure, and their attraction to one another is not
sinful but the awakening or stirring of the passion that
cannot be rightfully fulfilled (lust) is the issue. (SoS 3:5).
We could spend a great deal of time discussing the many
lessons concerning sexuality from the Song of Solomon but

to summarize: both the bride and the bridegroom express
their delight in the bodies and sensualities of the other. The
bride longs for her husband before they are wed, and the
bridegroom expresses his admiration for his future wifes
body in vivid detail none of which is sinful! It has been
included in scripture as an example of God-ordained love
between a husband and a wife. The intimate and allconsuming desire between a husband and a wife are
symbolic of Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:32).
It is therefore wrong to shame children and young adults for
having sexualities as many Patriarchal Christian sects,
including the Message, tend to do. Doing so reinforces the
false doctrine that God-ordained marital sex is somehow
dirty. Indeed, we are hard-wired to seek that intimacy with
another by God Himself it is purely how we were designed.
Instead of shaming the young for having these feelings, we
should instead teach them the proper outlet for them, which
is marriage, and how to avoid temptations to awaken love
before it is proper.
Like the brides admonitions to the maids in Song of
Solomon, we should instruct the youth to avoid stirring up
love. We should instruct them to flee youthful passions (2
Timothy 2:22), which doesnt mean that they ignore them or
harbor feelings of shame for them, but that they do not allow
these passions to become sin by acting upon it or allowing
the heart to dwell upon it. Youth (and all Christians) should
avoid bad company (1 Corinthians 15:33) that would make
maintaining morality difficult, submitting their lives God
fully and resist evil (James 4:7), and conduct ones affairs
not with indulgence of the flesh in mind but in all things to
pursue righteousness (1 Timothy 6:11).
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Correcting the misinterpretations and misapplications of
scripture that follow a fundamental misunderstanding about
the inherent purity of sexuality and the marriage bed is a
huge feat one that I will barely scratch the surface of today.
But, now that we have established that 1) attraction to the
opposite sex is not sinful, 2) marriage and sexual intimacy do
not defile a person, and 3) that women are not any more
responsible for sexual immorality than a man because of
their gender, we can at least address a few of the biggest
issues that cause confusion:
Modesty
William Branham taught that women should cover their
bodies in loose-fitting clothing that hides the natural form of
her body so that men wont lust after her. The Duggars
likewise ascribe to this definition of modesty that a woman
is only modest when her flesh is fully covered so that a
man will not lust when looking at her. The problem is that, as
we have already discovered, a woman is not designed for
lust. She is not responsible for the thoughts her appearance
elicits in the hearts of another. The only thing that she is
responsible for in terms of her appearance is outlined in
scripture as follows:
1) Women should wear respectable (appropriate) apparel that
is not showy, expensive, or chosen to bring undue attention
to herself. (1 Timothy 2:9-10)
2) Women should not allow their clothing to define them, but
instead what they wear should be a secondary matter entirely
to a pure heart (1 Peter 3:3-4).
3) Women should not dress or behave with the intent in their

heart of trying to cause men to sin (Matthew 18:6-7)
...and thats it! We do not have condemnation for
disobedience to law for we are free in Christ, no longer
under the law of sin and death but are now under the law of
the Spirit of Life (Romans 8:1-2). We should not use our
freedom in Christ in order to indulge the flesh with sinful
pursuits, but to lovingly serve one another (Galatians 5:13).
Nevertheless, we are free, and in that freedom there is a great
deal left to our discretion through the leadership of the Holy
Spirit. We are not our own we are Christs, and He leads and
guides each of us individually.
Therefore, teaching for doctrine modesty standards that are
beyond the express written commands of scripture is a false
teaching. Let me repeat that:
Any church, pastor, teacher, or prophet that teaches a
modesty requirement beyond what Scripture teaches is
spreading false doctrine!
We absolutely should have standards, and we should
absolutely use discretion when choosing clothing so that we
are a benefit to the Kingdom of God and not hindering it.
However, when our personal standards cross the line into
doctrine we have overstepped the bounds of our authority.
Modesty, therefore is not about loose-fitting clothes,
necklines, sleeve lengths, lace, pants, or makeup its about
appropriateness, humility, and consideration for the needs of
the Kingdom of God day in and day out on an individual
basis.
Dating
The Duggars have attained the fame that they have in part
because of their very strict policy against dating and all the
typical things that accompany it. Emotional connection or
intimate friendship between members of the opposite sex is
forbidden prior to courtship. Touching a member of the
opposite sex is forbidden except for family members, and
even in that there are designated boundaries to avoid impure
thoughts about them. There is absolutely no kissing
permitted prior to marriage, and no unchaperoned
interactions between members of the opposite sex even
during a courtship or engagement until the wedding day.
Though many in the Message do not go to such extremes
regarding dating relationships, there are many doctrines with
no basis in scripture concerning dating false doctrines whose
roots can be traced to a fundamental misunderstanding of
Gods gift of sex.
Nowhere in the Bible is there a guideline given for proper
dating or courtship rituals that must be observed in the life of
a Christian. We have basic guidelines to keep us from
sinning like avoiding bad company, fleeing lusts, and many
examples that teach us to avoid situations that could be
compromising. We should be mindful to pursue relationships
with the opposite sex sober-minded and thoughtfully but that
does not mean that every Christian must do the exact same
things. We should, through the leadership of the Holy Spirit
do what is necessary to keep ourselves pure prior to
marriage, but that does not necessarily prevent dating.
Dating for young adults is going to, from necessity, look
quite a bit differently than dating for the more mature. Those
seeking romantic connections far later in life will likely go
about it differently still. The point is not to be legalistic or

bound by a set of rules but to be at liberty to approach it with
Gods will in mind and pure intentions at heart.
Though sex prior to marriage is sinful, sexual attraction is
most certainly not wrong, but a natural part of the human
condition. It is when we allow these attractions to become
lust that we have a problem. It is natural for men to be
attracted to women and to pursue romantic relationships with
women that they are physically attracted to. The same holds
true for women it is normal, and as long as it doesnt become
lust in our hearts or impurity in our actions there is no sin in
it. Men can admire the beauty in women including in the
female form without it becoming lust.
Though William Branham taught that kissing was equivalent
to sex, biology clearly demonstrates that this is not true. The
lips do not contain sex glands they are simply another part
of our face containing many nerve endings and it is therefore
pleasant to have them touched. The Scriptures are filled with
positive examples of Godly kisses Song of Solomon 1:2 tells
us of the (soon-to-be) brides desire to have her future
husband kiss her on the mouth. Jesus on multiple occasions
had women kiss his feet. Romans 16:15 tells us to greet one
another with a holy kiss! There are examples of friends
kissing one another, fathers kissing their children, among
others. Jacob kissed Rachel when he first met her (Genesis
29:11) when they were unmarried and before any discussion
of marriage had taken place.
Kissing, then is not in and of itself sinful. It is only sinful
when accompanying lust or sexual impurity. Dating, likewise
is not sinful. Creating a doctrine of man and enforcing it as if
it were a God-given command however is without question
sinful.
Womens Roles
Because of the flawed view of womens origins and the
purpose of women in the plan of God, Christian Patriarchy
has a flawed idea about the role of women in society and in
marriage. Though this was already addressed before, it is
worth repeating briefly:
Women are equal in Christ, and are co-heirs of the promise.
Women are no more required to be available sexually to
their husbands than husbands are required to be sexually
available to their wives. Women have not been placed upon
the earth in order to fulfill a purpose tied to their gender
exclusively whether the sect believe that to be the
gratification of their husbands or the birthing of as many
babies as possible. Womens value is not tied to their bodies,
and it is not tied to their relationships with men, but their
worth comes from God. It cannot be taken from them.
Women are creations of God and reflect His glory.
Any teachings that belittle this truth is false.
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Conclusion
The denial of these truths is the foundation upon which
deviant thoughts and behaviors form. In purity and according
to their natural design, men and women are attracted to one
another. When these natural impulses are criminalized, the
individuals attempt to bury them. This false doctrine causes
every conceivable controversy and contention in the Body of
Christ. Suppression of the truth causes major spiritual
problems, as outlines in Romans 1:18-31. This portion of
scripture tells us exactly why sexual deviance arises in the

Body of Christ it is because they deny the truth of God
ordained from the beginning, and in so doing harden their
own hearts to the Word of God. God them gives them over to
the lusts of their hearts, and every evil thing within mankind
rends its head.
Our homes, churches, and cities suffer because of the false
teachings going out from Christian Patriarchy movements
like the message of William Branham. In Hosea 4:6 God tells
us, My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
When we do not know the truth of the Word of God
concerning these matters we are putting ourselves at risk. It
is important that we are diligent in our walk with the Lord,
studying all things out and knowing beyond a shadow of a
doubt what the Truth is. There is too much at stake for Gods
people to continue in ignorance.
Our hearts go out to the many who suffer under these false
systems. Our prayer for you is that you find healing in the
arms of Jesus, peace and freedom in His promises, and
salvation in His sacrifice. For those predators that, within the
false system feel justified in their victimization of the
weakest among us, I pray for justice in this life so that they
can come to repentance and avoid the wrath that awaits them.
It is only through exposing the wrongs of the wrongdoer and
enforcing justice that we can help the victims heal and the
predators truly reform. In this way, we hope that covering up
sexual assault and abuse in the church always gets called
what it is: a crime against innocents by all involved parties.
William Branham Shortnickers

William Branham Short Knickers:
For those of you searching our website for the photo of
William Branham in "shortnickers" or "shortknickers," you
will find difficulty returning any results. In the United States,
"knickers" are called "pants," and "shortknickers" are called
"shorts." Therefore, searching for "shorts" would return the
photograph of William Branham in Africa proudly posing in
his short pants and suntanned legs, while searching for
"shortknickers" would return no results.
We felt it necessary to create a blog post entitled
"Shortknickers" for those in countries that call "pants"
"knickers," and call "shorts" "shortknickers." This way, the
google search utility can index the word "shortknickers" and
display William Branham wearing "shortknickers" in Africa
while he himself preached hellfire and brimstone to all
"sissies" that wore "shortknickers."
If you feel that there is another word for "shortknickers" that
should be indexed, please send it in for us to blog about! And
if there is another word for "naked chest," there are other
photos we can index that defy all message legend.
Branham's Bible Bashing

Bonanza:
Recently, many from developing nations have contacted
Seek The Truth, willing to accept that William Branham had
failed prophecies, lied about spiritual events, and even lied
about his own life story. "What does it matter?" they ask.
Branham taught us about the Word!
It isn't until that they realize that Voice of God Recordings
has only translated a VERY limited number of sermons into
other languages during the course of the past fifty years that
they realize that there is a problem. What are they hiding?
Has fifty years not been long enough?
We can't answer the question as to why the multi-milliondollar organization refuses to offer the sermons to every
nation and tongue. They claim it is the "gospel," and by
default replaces the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Isn't the rapture
supposed to occur when the "gospel" has been spread to
every tribe and tongue?
Maybe it is because the printed sermons themselves are
causing an exodus. As people read, without the Hitler-style
screaming that lulls people to sleep, they realize that
Branham's inventions include invented scriptures. Branham's
changing details of truth includes changing details of Bible
verses.
Could it be that Voice of God Recordings is unwilling to
translate the sermons to foreign lands because it would come
at a time when more and more people are now educated and
have a good understanding of Scripture?
"Don't throw the baby out with the

bathwater"
For those unfamiliar with the phrase, "don't throw the baby
out with the bathwater" is a metaphor that means "don't
throw the good out with the bad".
Often, those of us that leave the message of William
Branham are accused of throwing out the "good" done in the
ministry of William Branham along with the "bad". Perhaps
there is some truth to this criticism, but in order to make a
proper judgment one way or another, we must adjust the
metaphor so that it fits this specific case more closely:
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There is a bathtub tainted with poison full of various
creatures--snakes, lizards, scorpions--but also harmless
things like rocks and bits of dirt--not exactly worth keeping,
but not bad either. There is also, in the very bottom of all this
a lost diamond ring. You can't see it through the disgusting
putrid water and past the creatures that make your stomach
twist into knots; and it's quite buried under the vast amounts
of dirt--but you KNOW it's there somewhere.
The diamond ring is valuable to be sure, and you don't want
to lose it. But, you're never going to find it sifting through
the trash--the creatures are menacing, and the water is toxic.
So, what to do?
You take the bathtub outside, and you dump it onto the
ground. You back up and give the snakes, lizards, and
scorpions time to scurry away. Once you know the coast is
clear, you cautiously approach the pile of dirt. You put on a
thick pair of gloves and a face mask, aware that the poison
from the water still lingers in what remains. Carefully, you
sift through the rocks, discarding the worthless in search of
the one thing worth searching for.
Eventually, you find it--a ring. Though covered in mud, the
faint glimmer of the diamond in the sunlight tells you that
your efforts are worth the struggle.
Still wearing protective gloves, you take the ring inside. You
first rinse it with pure, clean water from the faucet. Then,
you submerge it in a pool of disinfectant, scrubbing away the
poison, the filth, and the waste from the creatures. It takes
time, but when you pull it out, disinfected-- it is clean. You
sit it on a towel in the sun and wait for it to dry.
Then, ring in hand and waste destroyed by its exposure to the
light, you celebrate.
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Leaving the message is much the same. There is good in the
message--but it is buried under a mountain of bad.
We aren't "throwing the baby out with the bathwater"--we
are seeking Christ in purity, daily shedding the false doctrine
and worldview that tainted the beautiful Truth of the Gospel
for so long.
Who Will Lead Us Now That

William Branham's Exposed As
A False Prophet
Who Will Lead Us Now That William Branham's Exposed
As A False Prophet:
"In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets
at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he
has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all
things, and through whom also he made the universe."
- Hebrews 1:1-2
"The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.
Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is
being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it."
- Luke 16:16
"Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has
ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold
firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high
priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but
we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we
are yet he did not sin. Let us then approach Gods throne of
grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and
find grace to help us in our time of need."
- Hebrews 4:14-16
William Branham's Trumpet of

Uncertainty
In the early part of his ministry, William Branham claimed
that communism was the Mark of the Beast, and claimed that
he prophesied of the rise of communism in his prophecies of
1933. But in the latter part of his ministry, Branham claimed
that all denominations that rejected his message had already
taken the Mark of the Beast, promoting the idea that there
were two classes of people: us (those who did not have the
Mark), and "them" those that rejected his ministry and had
taken the Mark of the Beast.
As Branham's "trumpet of warning" started sounding, it
became very evident that it was blowing in many different
directions with uncertainty. While in the cult, it was very
difficult to determine which "Mark of the Beast" we were
supposed to believe, and which were simply "missed marks."
Here are a few of Branham's targets to listeners trying to
focus their aim to a moving target:
* Communism
* Apostasy
* Union of Churches
* Unbelief
* Catholicism
* Rome
* Not having the Gift of the Holy Spirit
* To blaspheme the Holy Spirit
* Any denomination of faith other than Branham's
* Not descending from the seed of Abraham
John F. Kennedy - William

Branham Prophecy Fulfilled
John F. Kennedy - William Branham Prophecy Fulfilled:
Cult followers are quick to forget President John F. Kennedy.
Sure, they remember the nation's history, and some are even
intrigued with conspiracy theory, but as it applies to the cult,
they turn a blind eye. Why? Because Kennedy is an
"elephant in the room."
Kennedy was the perfect arch-enemy to Branham's "Elijah
Superhero." To the cult, Branham was the humble Elijah
facing the wicked Jezebel and her "Ahab" -- who Branham
claimed to be Jacqueline and John Kennedy. It was, he
claimed, the fulfillment of "prophecy."
But the prophecy Branham claimed vindication for, and the
prophecy the cult pastors teach, are two different things.
Polar opposite, even. Cult pastors use fear tactics that refocus
this prophecy to a future fulfillment -- not a past. They claim
that if Hillary Clinton is elected, it will once again
"vindicate" a prophecy that is pointed to our future -- not our
past.
Why do they not mention THIS version of the prophecy? Is it
because Kennedy's assassination exposed William Branham's
hind quarters as false prophet?
HOT OFF THE PRESS I

SURVIVED A CULT
HOT OFF THE PRESS: I SURVIVED A CULT:
"People have known these things for years, what does it hurt
to believe them anyway?"
This single question led to a difficult journey of selfexamination. It is a journey that is all part of an exodus away
from one of many doomsday cults. You are invited to take a
personal tour through the inside of one such cult, capturing
glimpses into the people, the places, and the experiences
found inside.
I survived a cult. Its been an exciting journey, and will
continue to be one. Ive met many new friends, seen some
new faces, and have started a new life with new possibilities.
New leaders are stepping forward to carry the torches for
those of us who began the journey together, and when those
leaders grow tired, others will continue.
This personal journey includes many names and faces that
you will find familiar. Did your church make the list? Is your
pastor mentioned? Did YOU make the list?
William Branham's Political

Agenda
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 or republican, I'm a
Christian," his rants against political parties would seem to
say otherwise.
And while an evangelist's political stance may not be
concerning, when they start claiming that God gave them
divine instruction about the politicians one has to wonder.
Especially when the same evangelist claimed that God told
him two polar-opposite visions regarding the President of the
United States.
In the Church Age Book, Hitler was the cause of the war, as
any today would expect:
The next vision foretold that an Austrian by the name of
Adolph Hitler would rise up as dictator over Germany, and
that he would draw the world into war. It showed the
Siegfried line and how our troops would have a terrible time
to overcome it. Then it showed that Hitler would come to a
mysterious end.
BRANHAM, LAODICEAN.CHURCH.AGE
But in the sermons of the early 60's, it was America's
political parties that initiated the World War:
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.
BRANHAM, 60-1113
CONDEMNATION.BY.REPRESENTATION
I Survived A Cult - Personal

Glimpses Of An Exodus
Our family was different. We were special, but I didn't fully
understand why until I reached my late teens. Each church
we visited already seemed to know us. They seemed
genuinely interested in hearing about our lives, each and
every aspect. They were especially excited to hear tales from
my father, as he told stories from his childhood.
My father was one of those blessed enough to have known
the Prophet. His father was blessed far beyond words, having
walked with the Prophet and enjoyed a strong friendship.
How we lived, what we enjoyed, what we abstained from
enjoying all aspects of our lives were interesting to crowds
with itching ears.
The Subtility of Message

Recruitment
When you were first introduced to the message and William
Branham, did you know everything? Was it all laid out on
the table?
My personal experience as a message recruit was very much
like what is presented in this article.
--'Ethical groups tell you up front what they want and who
they are, says Hassan. There is what he calls informed
consent among members. But with cults and groups that
practice mind control, theres a lot of deception, a lot of
lies, and people dont know what theyre getting into.'
Such an UNCERTAIN SOUND

William Branham's ability to "discern the thoughts of the
heart" is what many believe "vindicate" him as a prophet.
Surprisingly many message believers are unaware that WMB
gave credit to a number of very different supernatural events,
abilities, or entities as the source of healing in his prayer
lines:
1) Discernment is the most well-known and understandably
so. It is the only one with any basis in scripture whatsoever-though the application of this 'gift' as the sign of a prophet is
terribly weak and poor exegesis indeed.
2) Hand Vibrations: WMB claimed he had the supernatural
ability to determine the disease of the individual standing
before him by sensing vibrations in their hands. Most of the
mentions of this talent are in early sermons or references
back to earlier times when this gift was in effect. He does not
claim to be determining diseases through hand vibrations in
his later ministry.
3) Amber Light: Though "amber" is a color associated with
the mineral and therefore yellow, gold, and orange in hue,
William Branham claimed that his "amber light" was
yellowish-green. This light, according to WMB, would settle
upon an individual and cause their healing.
4) His Angel: WMB often claimed that the angel that spoke
to him in his room/cave accompanied him on the platform
during prayer lines, and it was through this angel that people
were healed and the power of God could be present in the

meetings.
5) His own supernatural ability to heal: WMB asks his
congregation to believe in HIM for their healing on a number
of occasions. He tells them that his prayers are special--that
God promised that if the people would believe HIM (William
Branham) that his prayers would always be answered by
God.
6) Visions into the demonic realm. On a number of
occasions, WMB tells of the shape and appearance of
demons and supernatural spirits that hang over people, and
by recognizing these demons WMB claims he would know
the problems in the life of a person in the prayer line or
audience. The sermons series "Demonology" goes into vast
detail about this particular method of healing/disease
determination.
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So, which one is it?
Perhaps it is time to consider the possibility that
"discernment" and telling people their disease was a result of
memorizing prayer cards and information fed to him by those
working the crowd. Perhaps it is time to consider the
possibility that "the uncertain sound" we are warned of in
scripture can be clearly heard on the contradictory,
confusing, and ever-changing recorded sermons.
The Testimony of Alfred Pohl

"Our moderator should have recognized it when he couldn't
see the spots, and I couldn't see them. He should have
recognized there's something wrong. He should have
recognized, too, when he dealt with the editor of the
newspaper in Winnipeg, when he couldn't produce one
genuine case (of divine healing). But still, even after that he
let Branham go through our churches throughout western
Canada.
To me, it was ridiculous. That's another thing that made me
leave the denomination, because I said that I cannot stay in a
denomination that is dishonest like that. That isn't honesty."
Biblical Exegesis:
For those unfamiliar with the term, 'exegesis' is the critical
exposition or explanation of a text. When we talk about
biblical exegesis we are referring to the conclusions reached
about doctrine, context, and content of scripture after careful
study.
As Christians we are commanded in scripture to study
diligently the Word of God so we can be effective workers
for His Kingdom in whatever capacity we find ourselves.
Failure to properly study the scriptures and come to solid
conclusions concerning its meaning puts as at a
disadvantage. We cannot be as effective if we are not
properly equipped!
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2 Timothy 2:15
"Study [be diligent] to show thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the
word of truth."
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Doctors cannot be effective and content with the knowledge
of one procedure or one isolated body part--that sort of
shallow understanding is worthless when it comes to saving
lives. To be a good doctor, learning must continue, and
understanding must be thorough. New and improved
procedures should be learned; new research should be taken

into account; medicines must be researched and integrated
into the physician's arsenal. A doctor who understands the
intricate details of the body and how those systems
interrelate will spot diseases quickly, diagnose more
accurately, and treat far better than a doctor who knows the
bare minimum required to attain his medical degree.
We can all appreciate the need for diligence in the medical
profession. If continued learning is foundational to those
responsible for the health of the physical body, how much
more should we seek to continue learning and growing in
understanding of the eternal things of God--things that we
ALL are responsible for?
Why then do we so often neglect the in-depth study of
scriptures, instead deferring to the conclusions of others
without the slightest concern as to how they conducted their
exegesis?
Here is an overview of proper biblical exegesis. Ask yourself
this: is my understanding of the Gospel firmly grounded in
good exegesis, or am I merely following men? Do I KNOW
through careful study what it is I believe, or have I simply
absorbed the teachings presented to me without diligently
searching it out for myself? Am I following William
Branham's interpretation of the the Scriptures, or am I
following the Truth of the Scriptures?
Pastors Leading Their

Congregations From William
Branham Back To The Bible
Br. Joe Hefflin, pastor and devout follower of the "Message"
for over 40 years, gives his personal testimony of why he
chose to instead become a devout follower of Jesus Christ. In
his testimony, he describes both his journey into the message
and his journey out, seeking God's truth and trusting the
leading of the Holy Spirit all along the way.
"Someone might ask what the message of Br. Branham has
done for me. I believe it has cause me to have more faith in
the Word by searching out the Truth of it, to be sure that
what I believe can be backed up by Scripture and Spiritual
understanding."
- Bro. Joe Hefflin
Using both the Bible and William Branham's own recorded
instructions, Bro. Hefflin walks through a sample of the
many times William Branham's "gift" contradicted itself or
strayed from Scripture.
"I feel under the delusion of Satan, many honest people have
made Bro. Branham and/or his message an Idol, by putting
the Message equal with, or above the Word. Good sincere
people do not do this willingly, but because of what has been
drummed into them by the ministry, they do it
subconsciously. I even had one minister tell me that Bro.
Branham corrected the errors in the Bible; another simply
said we should take what Bro. Branham said, because we

look at the Scripture with a carnal mind."
- Bro. Joe Hefflin
Read more:
Slothful Christians
Slothful Christians:
There's an epidemic--not just in the message, though
certainly there too.
As Christians, we are called to study scripture for ourselves-to commit ourselves to knowing everything that we can
about the Word of God. Unfortunately, instead of diligently
studying and coming to a better understanding of the Word,
many follow the commandments of men, adopt the doctrines
of men, and and reverence the opinions of men.
Don't be a lazy Christian. Pick up your Bible. Study it. Read
up on the history. Understand the context. Don't rely on
anyone else to mediate between you and the Lord--come to
Him yourself, and allow Him to speak, teach, and reveal to
you directly.
We should absolutely consider the opinions and conclusions
of other Christians--but we should never attempt to make
excuses for our own sloth.
Logical Fallacies-The Ad
Hominem
Often, when supporters of William Branham cannot argue
the facts presented by those who have left the message, they
will employ logical fallacies--or flawed logical arguments-in order to justify their continued belief in "the prophet", his
false prophesies, his unscriptural teachings, and his many
fabricated stories.
Ad Hominem attacks are one such logical fallacy.
It does not matter who is presenting the facts--the facts speak
for themselves. It does not matter who is making the
arguments--if you cannot logically refute them, the
reputation of your opponent whether good or bad cannot
make your own position any more valid. Truth is truth,
whether you believe it or not, whether you like it our not, and
whether you accept it or not.
Pointing fingers at ex-message believers that are sharing the
Truth is not going to change the facts:
William Branham is STILL a false prophet.
Logical Fallacies--Comparing
Apples to Oranges:
Another tool in the WMB defender's arsenal is the faulty
comparison of two unrelated things.
All too often this means comparing William Branham with
the Lord Jesus. Message defenders will say that since Jesus
taught things like "eat my flesh and drink my blood" we can
ignore the unscriptural teachings of WMB. They will state
that since Jesus prophesied about the destruction of the
Temple (his body) and that it would be restored in 3 days-since he didn't spend an entire 72 hours in the grave must
mean that he too prophesied falsely, and therefore we can
ignore William Branham's numerous false prophesies. Some
will even compare WMB to Jesus in terms of his
persecution--WMB was kicked out of denominations for his
"stand", and Jesus was hung on a cross for His.
The problem with this reasoning is that it is comparing
apples to oranges--two totally different things.
Jesus taught doctrine that was occasionally difficult to
immediately understand, employing metaphors and simple
stories with a symbolic and moral lesson (also known as
'parables') to make his points. Doing so DOES NOT IN ANY
WAY equal false teaching! Jesus was prophesied to teach in
parables in Psalms 78. It is a fulfillment of prophesy, and
served a practical purpose as well. His lessons were easily
understood by the common people in the culture, and even
today, we can study these lessons and glean spiritual truth
from them. They are timeless, and they are beneficial to our
souls.
WMB taught clearly unscriptural things--that the pyramids
were built by Enoch (no scriptural basis), the Zodiac was
God's first bible (no scriptural basis), and that Jesus Christ is
Michael the Archangel to name a few. These aren't parables;
these aren't metaphors! These are false teachings brought
forth by a false teacher.
Bottom line: You cannot compare WMB to Jesus Christ. He
is nowhere near the same, and doing so is logically useless
and does not help your argument.
WMB must stand alone. He must be compared, not to Jesus
Christ in order to justify shortcomings, not to another man or
group, but to the Word of God. He must stand or fall on his
own merits alone--and after much study, he FAILS.
-His teachings fall short of the standard when they deviate
from the clear teachings found in scripture. (1Timothy 6:3-5,
Galatians 1:6-9)
-His prophesies are false, and therefore according to scripture
he is a false prophet (Deut. 18:20-22)
-He lied about many things in his life, and never attempted to
correct himself. WMB's testimony is untrue, and God does
not lie. A liar cannot be trusted, and we are told in scripture
to flee for refuge to the Truth--to the Lord. (Proverbs 19:9,
Leviticus 19:11, Hebrews 6:18)
Comparing WMB to Jesus is not helping your argument--it is
only serving to make you look less like a Christian and more
like a cult follower.
Seek the Truth. Let's deal with the real issues and stop
playing games.
Did William Branham Ban

Soccer?
It is a common-held belief in African message churches that
William Branham forbade his followers from participating or
watching soccer games.
The belief, of course, has very little to no basis in truth.
William Branham never once mentioned the sport-soccer/football/futball, though extremely popular in other
parts of the world is less so in the United States, and was
even more unpopular during WMB's lifetime. He never so
much as said the word, "soccer"--nor does he make mention
of it in any fashion.
Though from time to time William Branham did speak
against sports, most of the followers in the United States
believe that the rules regarding sport participation and
enjoyment are much more lenient. Indeed, in practically
every message church in the Western world you will find
little boys on baseball teams, men that enjoy watching
American football games after church on Sundays, and even
girls playing sports (in their skirts or culottes, of course).
Even Voice of God Recordings has volleyball nets, paintball
fields and go-carts for the youth. William Branham was
explicit that sports should not be played on Sundays--some
will honor this, and others will make justifications around it.
Exceptionally few ban sports all together.
So why then does this teaching abound?
--Some pastors are knowingly lying. Since their congregants

place more stock in "the prophet" than the scriptures,
attributing this teachings to WMB carries more weight and is
more effective at controlling their behavior than appeals to
traditional "holiness" teachings based upon (misapplied)
scripture alone.
--Some may have been told this by another, and since they
don't understand the English language and since all the
sermons are not translated into other languages by Voice of
God, they have no way to check.
--Some may believe, like the rare few in the West, that sports
are "worldly" entertainments and should be completely
rejected in every form.
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The question African believers need to ask themselves is
this: what ELSE is your pastor lying about? What else are
you being taught about William Branham's teachings are
false?
If you study the actual teachings of Branham you will see
that the "fruits" at the end--pastors that lie, pastors that
commit heinous crimes, followers that beat their wives and
children, and so, so much more.... all of this rottenness is a
symptom of a much bigger problem.
The tree from the roots is rotten. William Branham is a false
prophet, and the Message is a Christian cult.
Logical Fallacies--The Strawman

Those that leave the message of William Branham to follow
Christ usually have very well defined reasons for their
decision.
Here at STT, those reasons are thoroughly documented on
seekyethetruth.com.
Nevertheless, those attempting to undermine our position
will often try and downplay the importance of addressing the
facts and muddle the debate with logical fallacies. One such
fallacy that we see time and time again is called "the
strawman argument".
Instead of addressing the clearly presented facts about the
false prophesies, the false teachings, the lies in William
Branham's life story, and the rotten fruit throughout the
movement, some will instead argue that we here at STT are
motivated by something besides a search for truth, that we
have personal issues that are the cause for our "slandering the
prophet", or that we believe and espouse something we have
never have.
These fabricated assaults on our credibility and the truth of
our argument may work for a time. But one need only read
the website to see the arguments we are presenting, and the
ignorance of those using the strawman argument. There is no
need for speculation--the facts can speak for themselves, and
WE can speak for ourselves.
We know what our arguments against the message and
against William Branham are--they have been thoroughly
expressed, and we are willing and able to defend those

positions with documentation. What we cannot continue to
do is clarify our position immediately after we have clearly
defined it.
Let's take the arguments back to the facts. William Branham
made false prophesies--like the India Vision he admitted
failed. He taught unscriptural things--like the Zodiac and the
Pyramids being God's first bibles. He lied about his
childhood, his birthdate, and countless other things in his life
story; the fruit on this tree is rotten, and the cause is the
roots.
He is, therefore a false prophet, a false teacher, a false
testimony, and the message is a false movement.
William Branham And The Dylann

Roof Massacre
Once again, our country is torn apart by regurgitating racism
produced by the brutally abominable history of slavery and
segregation. Many are following the news as it emerges, how
Dylann Roof wore African Apartheid and other racially
degrading patches, and have seen the conversations with his
school mates describing his wanting to reinstitute
segregation. Promoting the errors of our past, he wanted to
separate the white man and the black man, from the schools
they attend to the sections of the restaurant they are allowed
to dine, to the bathrooms they are permitted to enter. It is a
disgrace.
We do not make lightly of what happened in this tragedy.
Nor do we claim that William Branham was in any way
directly behind this evil. But we are reminded that the evil
history of this nation was an evil far more widespread than
Branham's followers, and it was an evil that William
Branham often supported in crowds that supported this racial
system. Telling stories with the intent of painting a picture of
the African American that is pleased with segregation, he'd
make statements like, "A colored man is satisfied in the state
he is in, so they don't need those things." ( 63-0628M - O
Lord, Just Once)
There are many examples we can show to expose William
Branham as a false prophet. Even through his own words, the
India Prophecy failed, and we have mounds of concrete
evidence that his Bridge Vision was taken from newspaper
articles for an event on a different bridge before his birth.

"Prophecies" of cars taken directly from newspaper articles
and more, angelic conversation that came from books by
Clarence Larkin, he was more of reader than he was a
prophet. But this issue runs deeper than his failed prophecies
or plagiarism and gross twisting of scripture. His promoting
segregation, and promoting it only to specific crowds while
rejecting it to others, displays a hidden agenda that is purely
evil. This false teaching exposes his claim to be an "End
Time Messenger" of God, and opens eyes as to exactly
whose "messenger" William Branham became. The God of
the Bible cannot and does not allow messengers teaching
evil. We do not reject the fact that Branham was a
messenger, but there are numerous examples -- just like this
of segregation -- that tell us exactly which direction this
"messenger" was leading us.
Please continue to pray for those involved in the tragedy in
South Carolina. May God be with them, and may this be a
wake up call for a bleeding nation.
The Park - William Branham and

Homosexual Predators
The most common email or private message we receive,
often used as a rebuke in a comment to one of our Facebook
posts, is a question used as a distraction: Why do you
constantly speak against William Branham? There are
pastors in America now allowing homosexuals in their
churches! Pick on them instead!
Avoiding the obvious disregard for the Gospel and the plan
of salvation worded into this question, we'd like to take the
time to answer it at the same level of mindset that would ask
such a question. Christians who are familiar with the Gospel
realize that Christ came to save the sinner, not to turn them
away. A physician who came for the sick, not the well.
Many in William Branham's cult are not aware that their
"message" was in the hands of sexual deviants. Even fewer
are aware of the results of the commune that William
Branham blessed, and fewer still are those familiar with the
"vision" that Branham used to promote their very tragic
ministry. Those who do know keep silent, in an attempt to
cover up solid evidence of failure for Branham's claim to
"know the very secrets of the heart" or to have established an
end-time-message based on spiritual vision.
Those who have seen our statements on this subject deny
their accuracy, claiming twisting of Branham's words or even
creating paragraphs that were not originally from William
Branham. It's very difficult to believe, when Voice of God
Recordings refuses to translate all sermons into other
languages -- only a few from the entire "message" are

available in printed form. Is fifty years not enough time?
Here is one example, using their own search tool, "The
Table." There are plenty more, all you need do is look!
Unending Questions
Acts 17:10-12
Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by
night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the
synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than
those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all
readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out
whether these things were so. Therefore many of them
believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women
as well as men.
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Is something not adding up? Are you constantly dwelling
upon a particular doctrine that doesn't seem to fully align
with scripture, unsure how it fits? Are you confused when
William Branham appears to contradict himself, but you are
told repeatedly that "every word is THUS SAITH THE
LORD"? Are you finding the hypocrisy of the leadership, the
divisions between the churches, and the prideful spirit and
judgmental nature of message followers more and more
difficult to reconcile with the teachings of Christ?
There is nothing wrong with saying, "I don't know." There is
nothing wrong with you having questions--everyone does,
whether they admit it aloud or not. It is impossible for any of
us to understand everything, and Scripture tells us that those
who believe they know everything are really the farthest they
can be from true understanding (1 Corinthians 8:2). There is
no "evil spirit" causing you to earnestly seek clarification in
God's Word, and there is nothing the Lord loves more than to
reveal Himself personally to you! Know this: if your heart is

seeking Truth in the Lord, you will find it (John 8:32).
Don't allow those questions to pile up anymore. Do as the
Bereans did--search it out. Compare the message of William
Branham to scripture. Compare his life story to the
historically verified facts. Study his prophesies, and he sure
that they came to pass as he prophesied every single time.
Seek the Truth.
Slumber
All these victims
Stand in line for
The crumbs that fall from the table
Just enough to get by
All the while
Your invitation:
"Wake on up from your slumber
Baby, open up your eyes
Wake on up from your slumber
Baby, open up your eyes!"
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There is more than the meager crumbs falling from "The
Table"--there is fullness of joy, amazing, unending grace,
and a personal, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ
offered freely to those who come to Him in humility and
sincerity.
Don't settle for the crumbs any longer--He has an invitation
for all those that call upon the Name of the Lord--they shall
be saved! It is that simple--and yet it is so unfathomably
profound.
God so loved the world that he sent His one and only Son
that that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but
passes from death into Life.
John 3:16
The Romans Road

For those who have sat under the false teachings concerning
salvation found in the message of William Branham, it can
be difficult to wrap our minds around the simplicity of the
plan of redemption revealed in Scripture alone. When
salvation is about doing the right things, belonging to the
"right" group of people, and following the right human
leader (aka: William Branham) the Truth is often distorted,
and coming back to the basics can be a huge challenge.
The Romans Road is a series of verses from the book of
Romans that outline the plan of salvation and the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. It is something easy to remember and therefore
easy to share, and encompasses a vast number of concepts-from the need for salvation for all mankind, to the free gift of
Christ provided for all, to the peace and assurance that
accompanies believers in Christ.
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Romans 3:23: For all have sinned and come short of the
glory of God.
Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of
God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:8: But God demonstrates His own love toward us,
in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 10:9: That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as
Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the
dead, you shall be saved.

Romans 10:13: For everyone that calls upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved!
Romans 5:1: Therefore, since we have been justified through
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:1: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:38-39: For I am convinced that neither death nor
life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the
future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor
anything else in creation, will be able to separate us from the
love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
A Look Inside The Cover of

Larkin's Dispensational Truth:
William Branham taught that the Seven Churches of Asia
Minor found in the book of Revelation were symbolic of
seven church "ages," starting with the time of the Apostle
Paul, and ending with himself as the "messenger" for the
final age. According to Branham, he was given divine
revelation as to these ages, dates, and messengers, and
followers of Branham's ministry believe this doctrine to be
scriptural truth.
This teaching is loosely based upon the doctrines of John
Darby, well known to be the "father of dispensationalism."
The teaching seems to have originated with a mystic named
Jane Leade, who established a religious group that called
themselves "The Philadelphia Society." Leade's teachings on
the "dispensations of the ages" became more widely known
through members of her following, and was ultimately
spread by Cyrus Scofield and his Scofield study bible.
Interestingly, Leade's prophecies were found among the
possessions of Charles Price, a Los Angeles pastor whose
church Branham frequented.
Branham's timeline for the "church ages" seems to be
identical to the drawings of Clarence Larkin in his work
entitled Dispensational Truth. The same dates that Larkin
used for his drawings are used in Branham's teaching, with
the exception of the last age, which Branham pointed to
himself. And while Larkin did not list messengers for each
age, Branham chose messengers to align with these ages,
erroneously picking one messenger that was not alive during

his church age.
Things we can agree on

We so often dwell on the things William Branham said that
we don't agree on, we thought we'd take a moment and
reflect on a couple of things he said that we agree with
completely!
Many message believers will be surprised to learn that their
prophet said a few of these since they differ so much with the
established doctrine in message churches. Nevertheless, he
said it and that settles it, right? ;)
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William Branham on judging people by the heart and not
their outward appearance:
Now, we never judge people by how much they own, or
how big a homes they live in, how they dress. We judge
them by what's in their heart. That's where God lives, in the
heart. And when you find simplicity, humility, and
loveliness, and... That that's what we love.
62-0724 - Sir, We Would See Jesus
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William Branham on Christian denominations: different
fellowships that all belong to the body of believers:
Dear brother, sister, there's only one Church, and that's the
body of believers out of every church, that are truly believers
in our Lord Jesus Christ. That's the only Church there is. We
do not come into the Church into the Church of God. We
become into this fellowship; the Baptist fellowship, the

Methodist fellowship, the Catholic fellowship, the
Presbyterian fellowship. We become in there by a working
agreement, like the unions have in the churches. But in the
Church of the living God, we do not come in by letter, by by
handshake, by water baptism. But the Scripture says, "By
one Spirit we are all baptized into one Body." A Christian,
regardless of what fellowship we're connected with, we are
borned a Christian by the Spirit of God, and we become
believers on His Name.
51-0727 - The Church Of The Living God
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William Branham on fellowshipping with those that differ
doctrinally from you:
He said, "You know what we are going to do?" Said, "We're
drawing a little ring and drawing you right out of our circle.
If you draw me out, I'll draw you back in." I said, "When you
make one circle, God, by His grace, will let me draw another
one and pull you right back in." That's right. Draw them right
back again
61-0425B - The Godhead Explained
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William Branham on the sufficiency of Christ alone for
salvation:
"For there's not another Name given under heaven among
men whereby a man may be saved." Not, Baptist don't save
you; Presbyterian don't save you; Catholic don't save you;
Jesus saves you. All in the little textbooks, man-made

theories, they put them down; "That's what we believe." And
that's the reason we stay away from it. We have no textbook
but the Bible, no leading, no bishop but the Spirit. That's
right. And then, if there's a wrong spirit that comes in will try
to twist something in there, the Word will untwist it.
58-0928M - The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
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William Branham on judging himself as a false prophet:
If these things that I have said come to pass, then you believe
God. If they do not come to pass, then I I am a false prophet
then.
50-0713 - Obey The Voice Of The Angel
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William Branham on the Trinity:
See, the Bible, First John 5:7 said there are three that bear
record in heaven: the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and
Father, Word, and Holy Ghost, which was the Son, and these
three are one. And there's three that bear record in earth: the
water, Blood, and Spirit, and they agree in one; not one, but
agree in one. You can't have the Father without having the
Son; you can't have the Son without having the Holy Ghost,
for they are inseparable, one. The trinity is in a one.
53-0608A - Demonology, Physical Realm
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William Branham on the Ordinance of Baptism:

Eat of the bread... Now, I know Jesus is the Bread of Life;
that's true. But this is a symbol just like baptism. Baptism
doesn't save you; baptism is only a sign that you're
witnessing to the congregation that you believe in the death,
burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It doesn't save you.
Water will not save. It's your faith that saves you.
59-0628E - Questions And Answers
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William Branham on the simple Gospel message of Christ:
You don't have to go to school and know some great
theology, or or say some great long creeds, and speak names
that the one that's giving it to you doesn't know what it
means. The only thing you have to know, is know that Jesus
died to save sinners, and His Blood washes you white as
snow. That's it, simple childlike faith.
60-0709 - God's Provided Way Of Approach To Fellowship
An In-Depth Comparison
Between Larkin and Branham:
"Rev. Clarence Larkin (1850-1924) was a Baptist Bible
teacher and author. His book The Book of Revelation was
published in 1919. William Branham mentioned that he had
read Clarence Larkins work, and he appears to have relied
heavily on Clarence Larkins material to form the core
teachings of his supposed End Time Message. William
Branham claimed that his teachings on the seven seals in the
book of revelation were given to him by his angel, but in
fact, those teachings were Clarence Larkins work published
44 years before, in 1919."
Is The Message the Word of

God for Today?
Lets allow William Branham to rule once and for all the
truth on this matter, shall we?
Youre sure to be surprised by the verdict!
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*The Message is old manna over fifty years since it fell:
We're in the last days. We're standing near the judgment.
Why? They're trying to eat old manna that fell back yonder
fifty years ago
65-0718M - Trying To Do God A Service Without Being
The Will Of God
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*Since William Branham prophesied things that didnt come
to pass, by his own mouth we are to disregard him as a false
prophet:
-If anything he prophesied doesnt come to pass....
If these things that I have said come to pass, then you believe
God. If they do not come to pass, then I I am a false prophet
then.
50-0713 - Obey The Voice Of The Angel
You can go to my hometown and find it one time, in all the

times that It's ever told anything, that didn't come to pass just
exactly the way It said. Now, you pin a sign on my back as a
false prophet, and I'll walk through your streets.
53-1106 - Do You Now Believe?
-In the prayer lines
Now, I asked you people the first night that I come here, that
if these signs didn't take place down through the meetings,
the speakers of the people's hearts, things that they'd
forgotten for years, the diseases showed, and all like that,
perfectly, everyone perfectly; then you say that... If I... If that
didn't happen, then you could say I was a false prophet.
51-0415E - The Hour Is Come
But if you do agree with me, then yet you you can still
question that until you see it manifested. That's right. If it's
God's Word, God has to keep His Word. If He doesn't keep
It, well, then it isn't God, then I I've been a false, I been a... I
made a false manifestation, I I've been a false prophet.
62-0218 - Perseverance
-Teaching contrary to the bible...
Now, that's rough, but anything that teaches contrary to this
Bible is a false prophet. I don't care how polished it may be,
it's false prophecy. That's right.
58-0927 - Why Are We Not A Denomination?
-William Branham about being caught in a lie...
I'm going to be found a false prophet or telling you the truth.

If I tell the truth, God will vindicate the truth. If I tell a lie,
God will show it that it's a lie. But His Words can't lie.
59-0708E - Be Certain Of God
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How important is it to KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt
that William Branham is a true prophet of God before
following him?
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.
59-1219 - Questions And Answers On The Holy Ghost
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To summarize, William Branham taught that following the
"old manna" preached fifty years before is STAGNANT-you need fresh meat. It has been over fifty years since
William Branham preached anything at all and more than
that since the majority of his message was preached. He
taught that every single prophesy must come to pass as
spoken for him to be a true prophet, and since we know
about the failed India vision, the failed Bridge prophesy, and
the false bear prophesy (among MANY others), he would
consider himself a false prophet.
Since we know that he preached things that are contrary to
scripture, William Branham would consider himself a false
teacher. Since we know that he lied many times about his life
story we know that he would consider himself false on that
basis as well.
And lastly, we know that William Branham believed that

following a false prophet puts your soul at risk of eternal
damnation, so it is essential for the well-being of your soul
that you don't follow a false prophet!
So are you going to listen to your "prophet" and stop
following the false, stagnant message preached by William
Branham, or are you going to ignore these warnings from the
"messenger of the hour"?
A Refutation of William
Marrion Branham
Cult Education Basics - William Branham's Exposition of the
Seven Church Ages
"Due to the introduction into this region of the doctrines of
William Marrion Branham it has become necessary that a
standard, however humble, be raised against the flood of
false and self-serving doctrines that has poured into the
minds of so many sincere individuals through countless
publications, recorded messages and even movies.
The author has chosen the book entitled 'An Exposition of
the Seven Church Ages' as the basis for this refutation and
shall attempt to examine the major points of this book as
clearly and objectively as possible.
The author requests only your patience and your time in
reading this lengthy message.
'Let God be true and every man a liar' Romans 3:4"
William Branham On Salvation

Do you need to follow the message of the hour in order to
be saved? Do you have to believe the messenger of the day
in order to have true faith in Jesus Christ?
Lets see what William Branham has to say about it.
(Those thinking they already know the answer to this
question, just take a seat and listen to your prophet preach
the Truth of the Gospel!)
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--How are we saved? By faith? By works? By a combination
of the two?
I said, "By believing Him." That's right. By believing and
resting your faith upon His finished works; that's it. And
every true, genuine, gift of God will point to Calvary on the
finished works of the Lord Jesus Christ. There's no one can
heal; there's no one can save; there's no one can add one
thing to salvation, not a thing.
56-0406 - The Infallible Word Of God
You're saved by the merits of Christ. Is that right? Now, not
trust your own merits; there's nothing you can do to be saved,
only believe on Him. I couldn't go to heaven in my
righteousness. Neither could you go there in your
righteousness. God wouldn't receive it. But He will receive
the righteousness of His Son. And if we believe on Him as
the Scripture says, believe that He is, and will confess Him,
He will work the righteousness in us.

50-0822 - Faith Without Works Is Dead
Now, man has always tried to save himself, and do different
things to be saved by, but it's never has been in the New
Testament by any works of our own; it's "by grace are you
saved, through faith." That's the only thing that can save you
is grace.
53-0325 - Israel And The Church #1
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--But dont we need to be baptized, accept the message of the
hour, and follow a code of holiness first to truly be saved and
go to heaven when we die?
Now, while you all have your heads bowed, you with the
Holy Ghost, now you, every one of you that believes and
accepted Jesus as your Saviour, while the rest of the audience
looks this way, raise up your hand. Raise up your hand, you
that accepted Jesus as your Saviour. Now, there's a witness.
Now, according to the Word of God, God witnesses to you in
Heaven. A hour ago, you'd have went to hell. Now you'd go
to Heaven if you died. That's the difference between death
and Life, by your faith in Jesus Christ. Is that right? You are
alive now; you are made a new creature.
Aren't you glad that He said, "Hear ye Him." Why? Moses
represents the law. No man could keep the law. There's no
flesh saved by the law. The law is a a condemner of the
people. No one could be saved who keepeth the law. No
works that you can do can save you. You might do one thing,
join church, baptize forward, backwards, whatever you
would. That doesn't have anything to do with it. You are not
saved by your works. It's by grace are you saved; that's a gift
of God. "No one man can come to Me except My Father
draws him first.
57-0125 - Hear Ye Him
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--But what about following the right leader!? Doesnt
salvation come from the messenger of the hours message?
What about those that dont know about William Branham or
dont come under his ministry?
Now, the only thing that a minister could do would be preach
to you salvation in the cross. He couldn't save you. There's
no preacher tell you he can save you. He asks you to accept
what Jesus has already done. Is that right? How many of you
are pastors, do that, raise your hand? Sure, you accept Christ.
Now, he can preach, but he can't save; but he points you to
Calvary. You accept it, then when you come up, and say,
"Now, I take Jesus as my personal Saviour," you believe in
your heart that you are saved. Now, the critics on the outside
say, "Oh, John, there's no difference in you. Why, you look
just the same as you al...? But, you might look the same;
you might not feel any different; but in your heart you
believe you're different. See? Then you confess that you're
different. "He that will confess Me before men, I'll confess
him before the Father and the holy angels." 39 Now, if you
believe you're better, then you say you're better; you act like
you're better. See? You say, "Yes, sir, I'm I'm saved." You
associate with those that are saved. You believe you're saved.
You act like you're saved, and it works righteousness. Is that
right? That's 'cause He was wounded for your transgressions,
setting at the right hand of the Father to make good anything
you confess.
51-0923 - The Principles Of Divine Healing
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--Well, should I at least be sure and find the right church
with the holiest congregation? Arent those denominations
evil, the weaker Christians poison, and shouldnt I come out
from among them?
And brother, you might take, join this church, join that
church, you'll go to the Methodist awhile. If they do
something over there you don't like, you'll take your paper
out and go over and join the Baptist. If you don't like it over
there, well, you'll come over here at the Nazarene, join them.
You go back over to the Presbyterians and join them or over
at the Christian Church. You've packed your paper till it's
wore out. Why don't you forget, and tear the thing up, and
put your name on the Lamb's Book of Life in Heaven, where
it can't be moved. And there with fellowship with the
Methodist brother, the Baptist, the Presbyterian, and come
together in these union meetings and worship God and let
your heart be open and be a brother to all men. Say, "God
bless you, brother." If the man's in the wrong, don't condemn
him, help him up. When you see these drunks and prostitutes
on the street, don't point your scornful finger and say, "I'm
better than they are." The thing to do, that person's just as
low as they can get now, if anything, take them by the hand
and lift them up and point them to Jesus Christ, the Son of
God, Who can save them. But, oh, "I belong to the churches,
we don't have such people as that in our churches." We've
drawed a boundary line now. We just let a certain class of
people come to our churches. That's right. What we need
today is that old-fashion, Holy Ghost revival, a nationwide,
which makes us all shake hands with one another and call
one another, "brother and sister." God bless you.

53-1018 - Elijah
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I think that cleared up those misconceptions :)
Confused about why William Branham preaches it so
emphatically two (or three or four) different ways?
We were too, which is why we walked away from the
confusion and into the Truth of the Gospel by grace alone
through Christ alone revealed in Scripture alone.
Suddenly, this whole salvation thing gets a lot easier to
understand.
Romans 10:9
If you declare with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe
in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be
saved!
To The Many Who Are Contacting

Us About Homosexuality
We are receiving questions about William Branham's
interactions and acceptance of homosexual men in his
campaign. Some of this, we can attribute to the ruling by the
United States Supreme Court on gay marriage, but not all.
Others are curious, now having heard of the tragedies in the
Park.
Those who did not know these men find this information
shocking and unusual, but those who were around the "tape
boys" and others from Branham's campaign usually respond
with, "I always knew those men were gay." The younger
crowd, now realizing that much of Branham's cult legend is
not what it appears, seem to be seeking for evidence of their
homosexuality. The problem is, with the nature of this
"evidence," one could not produce it unless traveling back in
time with a video camera. What is now referred to as "closet
homosexuality" looks much differently now than it did in
days gone by, and evidence would involved capturing two
men in sexual relations.
This site makes a solid attempt at avoiding opinion presented
as fact without supporting evidence. And due to the issue
mentioned above, the only evidence available would be
witness testimony by men respected by the Branham
campaign. Unfortunately, we cannot use witness testimony
by those of us contacting us from the Park in Prescott,
Arizona, who lived very close to two of the homosexual men
in Branham's campaign. We respect their privacy, and have
given them our promise to confidentiality. We can, however,
refer to the statements made by Lee Vayle, respected as

"Doctor" by William Branham, who Branham chose to both
author and edit some of his books. Branham himself used
Lee Vayle as a witness to some of his "supernatural"
experiences, one of which can be found on 58-0130 "The
Handwriting On The Wall." If Vayle is a good enough
witness for William Branham, then he should be a good
enough witness for his followers.
Lee Vayle himself mentioned some of the homosexual men
in Branham's campaign. In a sermon entitled "Godhead,"
Vayle mentions both Gene Goad and Leo Mercier, as well as
Baron Von Bloomberg who was one of Branham's campaign
managers.
"And at that time there was with that group that went to
Europe, a Christian Full Gospel businessman, identified with
them, named Faery Von Blumberg even the name is typical
Fairy? Not trying to be facetious, but look at it. Its
absolutely true. That was his name, and he was an avowed
H-m-o-s-x-u-a-l. At the same time Leo and Gene, two H-mo-s-x-u-a-less, attached themselves to Bro. Branhams
ministry tape boys which was allowed by God"
- Lee Vayle, Godhead
Others are writing in to debate our stance on gay marriage
after the court's ruling. I find this interesting, because if a
person were to be truly interested in the subject matter itself,
they would not be asking us. We have not presented
ourselves as any theologian or scholar, and in all of our
posts, we simply point people to the scriptures to find the
answers themselves. If they were truly interested in the
answer, they would not be asking us. It appears that these
questions are an attempt to initiate a private debate, so that
they can unleash their "spiritual swords" upon us in the event

that we disagree with their point of view.
In the past, we have made it very clear that we don't
participate in private debate. In our experience over the past
three years, followers of William Branham who engage in
private debate without the eyes of their peers watching do
not respond with the same restraints. The fruits of the Spirit
are not present in private discussion with cult members, and
we find the onslaught of insults and curses placed upon
ourselves and members of our family to be fruitless
discussion. So we reiterate, we do not debate in private.
Interestingly, should we debate, we fully expect a discussion
that describes the condition today as a "Sodom condition,"
because "Sodom was rained upon with hellfire and brimstone
because of their homosexuals." This is a common statement
made by cult pastors, those who study William Branham
more than they study the Bible. While the Bible does often
refer to homosexual acts as sin, Ezekiel 16 is very clear why
Sodom was destroyed:
[God speaking to Jerusalem, who He says was the mother of
harlots in the verses prior] "As surely as I live, declares the
Sovereign Lord, your sister Sodom and her daughters never
did what you and your daughters have done. Now this was
the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were
arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the
poor and needy."
-- Ezekiel 16
If you want to learn more about what the Bible says about
homosexuality, we recommend that you go directly to the
Source. Neither ourselves or any other men -- pastor,
evangelist, missionary, or elder -- has any opinion that can be

better than reading for yourself:
Letter to Bro Jackson

Letter To Bro Jackson:
"I know there are things about the Message that you may not
see but it is God."
- Jim Jones of Jonestown.
Moving Targets
Did you know that the 1933 prophesies WMB supposedly
made and wrote down in the flyleaf of his bible changed over
time?
Did you know that WMB prophesied that Christians should
not eat eggs and that they should not live in valleys?
Did you know that not a single "flyleaf" has ever been
produced verifying that these prophesies even happened in
1933? That the "cornerstone" of the Branham Tabernacle
was opened, and not a single thing was in there? Not a single
"eye-witness" verified these prophesies for posterity?
Something seems off-target...
...which is probably why the targets are continually being
moved.
Seek The Truth.
Can you catch the "Revelation"

about 1977?
Many in the message would like you to think that William
Branham's 1977 rapture and judgment
prediction/prophesy/teaching was simply a flawed man's
flawed thoughts--not a prophesy by inspiration of God, and
not the revealed truth that only "the prophet" can give with
authority and vindication as the "restorer of all things".
The problem with this explanation is that William Branham
DID claim divine inspiration for the prediction. He claimed
supernatural authority in making the prediction as God's
prophet whose prophesies had never once failed, and he
claimed scripture itself reveals the truth of this teaching
during his 70 weeks of Daniel sermon series.
He left himself an escape from responsibility, though,
because many false prophets had already claimed to know
the date and failed--Charles Taze Russell (1914), Hebert
Armstrong (1936/1943/1972/1975), Jehovah's Witnesses
(1941/1975), Jim Jones of Jonestown (1967), among
countless others. William Branham knew that a failed
prophesy about the end of time could harm his credibility
and his following could dwindle, so instead of calling it a
"prophesy", he instead shrouded it with just enough
deniability that if the prediction proved untrue he could still
claim to be the one authority to Laodicea--he could still
claim to be the mouthpiece of God.
Here are the questions we all must ask about this prediction:
1) If this was JUST a prediction, does that mean WMB's

'divine inspiration' was wrong? What ELSE did WMB say by
'divine inspiration' that should be discarded as untrue?
2) If this was JUST a prediction, does that mean that WMB's
authority as "the mouthpiece of God" has limitations? If he
could be wrong about this while claiming authority as a Godsent prophet, what ELSE is wrong? What ELSE deserved reevaluation?
3) If this was JUST a prediction, does that mean WMB's
bible teachings are suspect, since he taught this date tied into
scripture in Daniel's 70 Weeks? How do we begin to separate
the true "restored Word" from false teachings?
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So I repeat, I sincerely believe and maintain as a private
student of the Word, along with Divine inspiration that 1977
ought to terminate the world systems and usher in the
millennium.
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - Chapter Nine The Laodicean Church Age
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Now, counting the time, we find that we have exactly
(Listen.) seventeen years left, and we will have the same
span of time given to us as God dealing with us in the power

of the Holy Spirit since A.D. 33 until 1977, the same span of
time of 1954 years. God deals with us the same as He did
with the Jews. See? How about that? Now, mark down in
your book a little Scripture here I want to give you. Leviticus
25, begin with the 8th verse. God calls a jubilee every fortyninth year; the fiftieth year was the jubilee. We know that.
We understand that. From the first jubilee of Leviticus 25:8,
in 1977 will be the seventieth jubilee, making exactly 3,430
years. Jubilee means the going up, the release.
Branham, 61-0806, Daniel's Seventy Weeks
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The Laodicean Age began around the turn of the Twentieth
Century, perhaps 1906. How long will it last? As a servant of
God who has had multitudes of visions, of which NONE has
ever failed, let me predict (I did not say prophesy, but
predict) that this age will end around 1977.
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - Chapter Nine The Laodicean Church Age -
Lets Talk Diseases

Thousands of people came from all over to the church
meetings held by William Branham in the late 40s and 50s.
The appeal? The promise of divine healing from a man of
God that can read the thoughts and intents of the heart
declaring your name, disease, and perhaps the town that you
live in or the condition of your soul. Newspaper articles
declared the successful healings, and in a time before much
of the modern medical understanding today, divine healing
was often the last resort.
There was no chemotherapy to treat cancer, and there was
little hope of preserving your vision if diagnosed with
cataracts. Ultrasound wasnt invented until 1956. The
purpose of the appendix remained a mystery and was often
routinely removed. The polio vaccine was invented in 1952,
but many were already physically handicapped as a result of
the virus that many believed was caused by consuming ice
cream.
And so, it was with fear that the sick entered divine healing
meetings, hoping that the travelling preacher could give them
what the medical community could not. They come in, fill
out a prayer card with their name, diseases, and hometown,
giving this card to an usher who briefly chats with them and
offers them reassuring words. They take their seat and await
their time in the prayer line. Those without prayer cards are
comforted as well; the ushers greeting them and assuring
them to just have faith for their healing. Maybe, just maybe
the prophet will call them out of the crowd and declare
them healed!
When the preacher calls their number and then tells them
their name and disease, the people are astonished and are
filled with peace flooded with adrenaline, they feel better
they feel hopeful. William Branham attributes his gift to an
Angel on the platform that reveals the diseases to him
through a number of signs vibrations in his hand, visions of
hovering clouds, and so on. Regardless of the source of the
information, the audience wants to believe the story so badly.
The fact that they wrote their diseases down on cards for the
usher matters very little like William Branham said, you
must have faith to accept the gospel of divine healing.
Some of the healed people became even sicker and
succumb to their diseases because they lack faith. Some got
worse, and then better. And some a rare few received their
healing immediately and fully on the platform. But most left
the building, still sick, still weak, and still hopeless and in
need of a miracle that simply did not come. Perhaps next
time, they will have enough faith. Perhaps next time, they
will touch the garment and be made whole.
William Branham claimed his angel revealed diseases to him
by divine means but if you read over the transcripts of the
prayer line, there are some serious issues with this. First,
WMB makes mistakes, healing a man of deafness when in
reality he has issues speaking, not hearing. He calls out the
wrong names, and he claims healing for people that later die
from their diseases, such as Donny Morton.
Then, there are the discernments of diseases that simply do
not exist. Supernatural explanations of diseases that dont
adequately explain the medical phenomena are touted as
revealed truth. Causes of diseases that the scientific
community has now proven false are treated like the

indisputable truth, revealed by divine inspiration in the
prayer line.
Lets take a look at just a handful of examples where the
prophet got it wrong:
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Gallbladder Seepage? This is not an actual medical
condition.
And you have a gallbladder seepage with that.
50-0714 - At Thy Word
Prostate Condition Causing Nervousness? Perhaps someone
can be nervous about their prostate condition, but nervous
condition (what today we would classify depression,
anxiety, or another psychological condition) is not directly
caused by a prostate condition.
I want to talk to you again, after I found your trouble. You're
nervous, which that's caused from a prostate condition. Isn't
that right?
53-0215 - Jesus Christ The Same Yesterday, Today, And
Forever
Cancer Caused by Bruises? Cancer a different life form?
Though many believed cancer WAS caused from bruises
before the medical community determined differently, we
now know that cancer has absolutely nothing to do with the
bruising of the skin. Cancer is also not a germ, and is not
biologically a different life it is genetically a part of the
person who has cancer.
What's a cancer? Is a life. Look, there's no cancer on my

hand. There might be sometime. What does cancer come
from? (Everything in the natural, represents the spiritual.) A
cancer would be a a scavenger, buzzard, eats dead things. A
cancer comes from a bruise. And then when that bruise
comes, there's a ... a little cell in there that's bruised, that
backslides. A life, another life, not your life, a germ, comes
in there. It's a spirit first that develops itself around it by a
germ or takes the germ that's already in your body, and takes
its place.
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Judge for yourself--can the 'prophet of God' be
simultaneously infallible and so obviously wrong about the
cause of various diseases? Can "the spirit of God" reveal a
disease that isn't real?
Seek the Truth. If you are holding out because of the divine
healing, study it out fully and come to an informed
conclusion instead of assuming it is all correct--because it
isn't.
DID YOU KNOW - Fourth of July

Many cult followers learn their world history through
recorded tapes of William Branham, some even preferring
his version of history over history taught in public schools.
While Message believers in today's version of the cult enjoy
Fourth of July celebrations with barbecue, hot dogs,
fireworks, fun and games, the cult of yesteryear celebrated
with threats of impending destruction marinaded with doom
and gloom. Take Branham's "Masterpiece" for an example:
"Yesterday, fourth of July. Thomas Jefferson had signed the
Declaration of Independence, him and the other board that
was with him, and the Liberty Bell rang, and we was
declared an independence, as a nation. According to history,
there has never been a democracy at any time last over two
hundred years. And that was 1776, July the fourth. And we're
just eleven years left. Will it make it? No, can't, see. Eleven
years. And, if it does, it'll break all history. And we see the
condition of time. We see the condition of the people. We
see the condition of politics. We see the condition of the
world. It can't stand. It's got to sink, like the Titanic. It must
go down, for theirs give room. One nation gives room to
another, as it falls. And this kingdom must fall, and every
other kingdom, to give room to that Kingdom that's coming,
which cannot fall. "For we receive a Kingdom that cannot be
moved," through this perfect image of God, the
Masterpiece."
William Branham, 64-0705 - The Masterpiece
Not only did the nation last eleven more years after 1964
(very close to Branham's 1977 doomsday prediction), his
tidbit of history is incorrect. The Greeks coined the term

"Democracy" in 430 B.C., and Iceland is the longest
continuous democracy, dating back to 930 A.D.
Covert Narcissistic Personality

Disorder
Covert Narcissistic Personality Disorder:
Church congregations seem to magnets for people with
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), and especially a
type of NPD called covert. NPD leaders in a congregation
tend to be covert because the characteristics of NPD are quite
diametrically opposed to the common image of Christian
behavior and countenance. This covert quality will serve to
effectively hide the NPD leader for an extended period of
time (even decades).
Because NPD people are highly talented at shifting blame
and attention away from their own character flaws, the
average congregational member may never suspect that there
is a very sick leader who is perpetrating the decline of their
congregation. Prospective members need to recognize the
signs of a congregation with an NPD leader so as not to join
what is essentially a doomed congregation. Prospective
ministry new hires need to be able to discern congregation
with and NPD in power so as not to take a congregational
call to what will be a hellish ministry.
The Chicken or the Woman's Egg

With today's cult followers more knowledgeable with
science and anatomy than the cult of yesteryear, they are a
little more than shocked when they hear William Branham
make spiritual claims that rely upon denial of what we all
understand and know to be fact. At which point, we receive
questions concerning what Branham taught on specific
subjects.
One such question came in this week: "Did William
Branham teach that Mary did not produce the egg that
birthed baby Jesus?"
This question, as some of the younger, more knowledgeable
crowd is aware, is the conundrum one encounters when
William Branham claims that Mary was not the mother of
Christ, denying John 19:25
"Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mothers sister,
Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene." - John
19:25
In many of Branham's derogatory statements towards Mary,
the mother of Jesus, and women in general, he claimed that
she was "just an incubator," that she "did not produce the
egg," and that Jesus had no part with her, and therefore was
not a Jew, denying John 4:22:
"You [Gentiles] worship what you do not know; we [Jews]
worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews." John 4:22
The more knowledgeable crowd, schooled in anatomy and

physiology, realize that the woman's body has already
produced all of her eggs for her lifetime, and that the
Menstrual Cycle releases an egg every month.
But it is not entirely true that William Branham "said" that
Mary did not produce the egg. Those who use this phrase,
"William Branham said," mistakenly try to claim that
William Branham remained in the same position in any given
subject, when there are very few subjects in which
Branham's position remains the same.
Here are some examples of Branham correctly stating that
Mary already had her egg:
"We all know that the bloodstream comes from the male sex.
The germ of life comes through the the male. And in this
case, Mary had the the egg, but the germ, the blood cell,
came from God the Creator Who made it. So you can't say
Jesus was a Jew, He wasn't."
Branham, 60-0309 - Why?
"The very Jesus that was conceived in the womb of Mary
when Jehovah, the Almighty God, overshadowed her, and
brought a blood cell into her womb, mixed with that egg that
was in the woman, brought forth, not the blood of the Jew, or
the blood of the Gentile, but the Blood of God"
Branham, 60-0724 - The Unchangeable Word Of God
But as with almost any claim we study from the "Prophet of
uncertain sound," He also said the exact opposite:
"Mary... If that Baby's body (which the flesh comes from the
egg), and if that Baby's body was flesh of Mary, then what?
Then Mary had to have some kind of a sensation. You see

where you put God doing? God created both egg and blood
cell. "
Branham, 62-0128A - A Paradox
"That egg cannot be there without a sensation. There had to
be something happen. And look where you put Jehovah,
mixed up in sex. God created the entire Being of Christ in the
womb of Mary, and she was just a woman, an incubator, that
bare this Son. Wasn't nothing of her. Now. She's just a
woman that God used."
Branham, 62-0624 - Super Sign
"But the egg didn't come from Mary. If the egg come from
Mary, then there had to be a sensation. Look where you put
God. God created both egg and blood cell."
Branham, 63-0121 - Zacchaeus, The Businessman
"Well, then, if this woman produced the egg, then how could
David say "I'll not leave My Holy One see corruption,
neither will I leave His soul in hell"? Then if the woman egg
was in Christ, then the person's got something to do with His
part in the resurrection, when it's wholly complete with God.
Why did God raise up a sexual part of a person? In the
resurrection, why didn't He leave His body see corruption?
Because He was holy. And how could He be holy if He'd
have had a conception with Mary, and the pollen had come
from Mary, the egg down through the tube into the womb?
There'd have had to be some sensation to bring the egg
down. Then the woman would be... 82 Well, you say, "The
egg might have been laying there. Could have been
possible." But that, if so, then look what happens here, then
He wasn't altogether God. He wasn't God, inasmuch as He
was human. But then if that be so, the woman had something
in it. And the the actual seed that come from Mary, which
come from her mother, and her mother, and her mother, was
something human mixed into it, with a human desire.
Couldn't have been. No, sir."
Branham, 62-0211 - Oneness
Many of you that are now leaving the message cult and
seeking Christ also contact us about parents who refuse to
even look at the fundamental issues with "The Message."
"Why can't they see it?" we are asked. "Are they blind?"
Partly, this may be true:
"Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they
may believe what is false" - 2 Thessalonians 2:11
But in examples like this doctrine of "Mary's egg," they
simply may not have the same knowledge and understanding
of God's creation and all that is in it. A people attracted to a
religious movement through signs and wonders, at a time
when much less understanding of the Bible, religion in
general, and scientific fact were available, are more difficult
to persuade away from gross error and into truth. They
cannot see the error, and were attracted by signs and
wonder.
One can only respond with 2 Thessalonians 2:9:
"The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan
with all power and false signs and wonders"
William Branham's Racial Slurs in

the Sermons
To those wondering where William Branham used racial
slurs towards those with dark skin, we will only comment on
those he made on recorded tape. Any private conversations
are second-hand information and not worth examining.
Here are a couple of examples
An old darkie, not long ago down in the south before the
proclamation was signed for the independence, or the
freedom of the slaves, one night there was a little old place
where he was playing the organ and having a glorious time in
the service, where the darkies had met together to worship
the Lord.
Branham, 55-0121 - The Water Of Separation
Africans are big burly, heavy fat-like people. Some of them
are nearly seven-foot tall, and weigh, oh, two hundred and
eighty, or three hundred pounds, burly
Branham, 53-0609A - Demonology, Religious Realm
There are several statements against Jews, which we can
attribute to his influence by the Ku Klux Klan through Roy
E. Davis. Here are some examples:
Cancer
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, killing an
estimated 8.2 million people in the year 2012 alone. An
estimated 39.6% of people will be diagnosed with cancer at
some point in their lives. There is not a nationality,
socioeconomic group, or race exempt from the threat of
cancer.
In the 1940s and 1950s the medical community was still
working hard to prevent cancer and treat it effectively, but
they were unfortunately working with many of the pieces
missing. DNA was not clearly understood at the time,
modern techniques for cancer screening had yet to be
invented, and the very nature of cancer cell structure was
misunderstood.
Even though tests on laboratory animals had proved the
theory wrong in the 1920s, many people still believed that
injury was the primary cause of cancer. Some believed that
cancer was a virus and that cancer was something foreign in
the body. It was a fearful time a diagnosis of cancer meant
death within five years in approximately 50% of cases.
Surgery would often leave cancer survivors marred, and
before the advent of chemotherapy and radiation, inoperable
cancers meant almost certain death.
It was into this world that William Branham and the other
healing evangelists entered the field. When the medical
community had little in the way of answers, these traveling
preachers promised results if only you can believe God for
your healing.
The problem, of course, is that William Branham and the rest

of the healing revivalists from this era made grandiose claims
of incredible healings that cannot to this day be
substantiated. Statistically, about 50% of the people seeking
healing in William Branhams meetings would have lived for
five years after their diagnosis regardless of whether they had
a preacher pray for them or not. For those that didnt survive,
there was ALWAYS an excuse.
William Branham taught that in order to be healed the person
seeking healing had to maintain unwavering faith, even if
they got sicker, they could not lose faith or they would lose
their healing. When a person DID succumb to their disease,
the travelling preacher could always blame the failure on the
sick persons lack of faith.
It was a genius scheme, and many desperate souls came
searching for their miracle.
But in order to get the people in the door, there had to be a
carrot something that would draw the people not just to faith
for their healing, but to the supernatural manifestations of the
special man of God to the prophet. William Branham made
some incredible claims about all kinds of different healings,
but some of his most fantastic involved the total and instant
healing of cancers or tumors falling off right in front of the
audience:
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Two weeks ago, before I went to New York, there was a lady
come in with a cancer in the throat. The Holy Spirit spoke to
her, in the meeting. Here she was there, Sunday, with a
cancer in a piece of a rag, she had coughed it out. The

doctors looked at it, and said, "The life went out of the
cancer, and it's come loose." And she coughed it out. 219
Another one had a cancer in the female glands. And she had
it right there, with an enlarged picture, with the doctor's
statement with it. She had passed it, two days later.
63-1127 - The World Is Again Falling Apart
Now, I I can tell you this. God, Who is my Judge, Who I
stand before, I... By newspaper clippings, front page
headlines carrying this, it could be showed here at the
platform. I seen the time when people come to the platform
with hanging cancers, hanging on their bodies; and while
prayer was being made, their cancer turning white, dropping
off, and rolling down across the floor while I was praying for
them. God, Who is in heaven, that looks down, knows that's
true. When newspaper reporter standing there and shoot the
picture of it, and declared in the newspapers on the front
page.
50-0816 - Looking To The Unseen
Here not long ago, way down there in Kentucky, Brother
Sullivan, an old patched blue shirt, steel gray eyes, looked at
me in the eye and said, "Preacher, I believe that." Oh,
brother, that was one hundred percent plus. He did. And a
cancer, hanging on the side of his face dropped off on the
floor. He believed it. So many's got hope instead of faith.
Now, the newspapers packed the article of it: a reporter
standing there and the cancer rolled off over his feet. He
couldn't keep from writing about it. Picked it up himself.
Say, "Why don't... I didn't see it nowhere."
61-0318 - Abraham's Covenant Confirmed
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The issue of course is that we have absolutely no evidence

that ANY of these incredible healing claims were legitimate
there are no records or testimonies from any first-hand
witnesses healed in such a dramatic fashion, no newspaper
articles, and no doctors statements.
More troubling, though is this account of another of the
healing revival preachers fake healings involving cancers
falling from bodies:
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Did he have the power to heal? There are a number of
problems with assertions that he could many healings were
known to be faked, many of the cancers coughed up were
bloody chicken parts, many of the infirmed were perfectly
healthy (church) members in disguise, many were used as
crowd-pleasers or as a way to bring people in...
-- Don Beck
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This testimony is from a former follower of the infamous Jim
Jones of the Peoples Temple, and the fake healings were
seen as a means to an end building up the faith of the people
so that they could receive the teachings. This testimony is
even more troubling when you consider the fact that William
Branham preached a revival meeting hosted by Jim Jones at
the Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis June of 1956, and again
in Chicago, October of that year. The two healing revivalists
then were not strangers to one another but more than likely
stood on the same platform, working together in prayer lines.
Both claimed supernatural healings for cancer resulting in
tumors falling from the bodies of those diagnosed.
The fact that these kinds of things were being faked by other
healing evangelists of the era Branham knew and
(potentially) mentored should be cause enough for concern
as to the truth of these stories. The lack of evidence in
newspapers, doctors notes, or first-hand testimonies should
also be cause for alarm but in reality, this is only a minor
issue in the scheme of Branhams healing crusade against
cancer.
In addition to the healings themselves being suspect, we
must also consider William Branhams flawed understanding
of cancer and how it works.
Some may ask themselves why it is important that William
Branham have a correct understanding of how cancer is
contracted, what it is, and how it functions in the body he
was just a man, living in a time of widespread uncertainty
and limited medical knowledge, and as a result reflected the
time in which he lived. We totally agree with that sentiment,
and dont begrudge William Branham his errors concerning
cancer in any way. The trouble is, though that William
Branham claimed to be Gods voice, Elijah the prophet,
the angel to Laodicea, and the restorer of all things.
Because of these claims, the vast majority of people
following him today believe he is infallible, when that is
CLEARLY not the case.
Here are just a few examples of William Branhams
confusion concerning the cause of cancer:
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Cancer caused by bruises?
For instance, we'll take the... to speak for a few moments

about cancer. It seems to be one of the major enemies today.
What is a cancer? Where did it come from? Tumor, cataract,
ulcer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, all of those names are
medical names that medical science gave them. The Bible
declares them to be devils. For instance, cancer, what is a
cancer? It usually comes from a bruise.
50-0100 - Diseases And Afflictions
And a cancer, in the natural... In the spiritual he's a devil. He
types the scavenger and a buzzard: eats dead things. The
cancer comes from a bruise. For instance, my hand, it it it it
hasn't got any cancer on it. And it may have sometime. Well,
what causes a cancer, is a... Some cell, germ in my body,
backslides, gets bruised, or something sets in. And from that
germ, or cell, it starts a multiplication of cells, multiplying,
and it forms a cancer, and it starts eating into the body.
Cancer caused by Tempers?
And it it's about sixty percent of the cause of all sickness is
temper. Yes, sir, them tam tantrums you fly loose, remember,
you just developing a cancer, ulcer, or something like, when
you do it. When you get all stewed up about somebody, "I
won't go back there any more. Wait till I give them a piece of
my mind." All right. Remember, you're the one's going to
pay for it. Just keep happy.
56-0404 - The Infallibility Of God's Spoken Word
Cancer caused by Penicillin?
And as I was just getting ready to leave... Course, that spread
the West Coast. And here some famous doctor had sent his
grandchild way back over behind Pasadena, and put up a
roadblock there to pray for that child; where he'd give it a
shot of penicillin, caused a cancer to come into its side, a
little bitty baby about two.
58-1221M - Where Is He, King Of The Jews?
Cancer caused by Another Lifeform?
The strange thing it is, is many times doctors don't know.
They know the growths there, but what caused it? It's got to
have a reason. It's got to be there for some cause. And it's a
life; it's not your life; it's another life that come in you. It's
another cell, a developing of cells, multiplication of cells,
that's what you are. And that's what a germ is. A cancer
germ, tumor, cataract, any other germ. It's in you for one
purpose; it's a death in your mortal flesh, a cancer, sucking
your blood, killing you. It's a growth; it has no form. You
take form after the nature of your father. Or any anything
after its kind, every seed after its kind. You're the seed of a
human being; it'll produce a human being. Seed from a dog
will produce a dog, from a bird will produce a bird. 13 But a
cancer, tumor, cataract, any of those diseases, they don't have
any... They're spiritual things. And they just form any kind of
a a malignancy or whatever it is, and spread forth.
56-0421 - What Visions Are
And Satan's against you. Therefore, this cancer he he starts,
or this tumor, whatever it is; from a germ he begins to
multiply, in to, like a tumor becomes malignant, so forth. It's
a body, just like you're of a body. It has a spirit just like you
are spirit; only it has not a soul. But it has a life like you have
a life. And therefore, then, in you, in your flesh, there is two
lives. One are you and the other one is another being,
multiplying cells, growing a body, just like you growed in a

body. Is that right? Well then, what does that? The devil. The
the germ is a life. First, the germ is a teeny little cell with a
life in it. And that life only can come from two resources:
either from God or the devil. And you came from the germ of
life, by God. The cancer, tumor, or so forth, come from the
germ of life by the devil. And he's trying to destroy your life.
He eats up your bloodstream and and in different ways he
works upon you. Therefore, I know that they are devils. Jesus
Christ called them devils. And what He says is the truth.
They are the devil. Devil is a tormentor. He's here to tear up
your body, to eat you up, to destroy you, shorten your three
score and ten, if he can.
Now... But now watch this cancer. Now, say it on my hand.
Now, there's none there now. They could be someday. Well,
and there it is then if it's a growth comes on that hand, a
cancer wherever it may be, it's another life. It's developing a
different cell though it is a cell, but it started from a life. Just
like you started first before that little germ, that's as far as we
can tear your body down to that one single cell, and the little
germ is a teeny little cell, but beyond that cell is a spirit,
because it's got a life. Well, that life came from God for you,
but where did this life of death come in your body, which is
called cancer, who brought that there? That's the devil. Now,
Jesus called it a devil, and by being a minister that's the
terms I take. What the Bible says is right.
53-0904 - Healing (What Cancer Is)
But remember, in dealing with like a substance, a tumor,
we're not dealing with that lump or the cancer. What is a
cancer? It's a life, and it's not your life; it's another life. It's a
multiplication of cells. And what caused it to be there? It's
another life that's coming to yours to kill you. The Bible calls
it a devil. We call it cancer today, which is a medical term,
which comes from the word "crab." But the Bible calls it a
devil, a killer.
58-0503 - The Queen Of Sheba
Cancer caused by...babies?
Now, we know where your body come from. But in you, say,
there's a cancer, or a tumor, or a cataract, or a cyst. Where
did it come from? Where come that thing? See, the first
thing, the devil cannot create. That's the reason the devil
cannot heal. There's only one Creator; that's God. But the cell
that backslides, bruised... Like on a woman's breast
sometimes comes a rose cancer. It's because of the baby, or
some bruise on her breast. And that little bruise, the cell
breaks and another life gets in that house of the cell. When
the cell's been bruised, the life of cancer comes into that and
begins to multiply cells.
62-0726 - A Testimony Upon The Sea
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We now know that cancer forms because of damage to the
DNA of cells that then reproduce more damaged cells and
fail to die or repair damage like normal cells do. Many things
can trigger the formation of cancer cells. People can inherit a
propensity to develop cancer, exposure to carcinogenic
substances can damage cells and cause the development of
cancerous ones, and mistakes can occur in the routine
reproduction of cells in the body, resulting in cancer.
There is no way to know definitively what caused specific
cancers, but we DO now know that injuries (bruises) do NOT
cause cancer. We know that people with hot tempers do not

have a higher risk for cancer. We know that penicillin is safe
and does not cause cancer, and we know that babies do not
cause breast cancer. We also know that cancer is NOT
another lifeform, but a growth caused by the malformation of
cells within a persons body. Therefore, cancer is genetically
a part of the body, and not a foreign entity.
Lets examine additionally William Branhams teachings
regarding the spiritual significance of cancers. Because of
Branhams fundamental misunderstanding about the origin
of cancer, he falsely taught that the foreign germ that
causes cancer is introduced into the body as a result of
demons:
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How many's heard me explain how diseases are germs, and
germs are life. You're a germ yourself; you come from the
germ of life. Is that right? Well, if you come from your by
your father and mother, a germ of life... A cancer is a germ; a
cataract is a germ; a tumor is a germ; tubercular is a germ. Is
that right? Where did they come from? What kind of life are
they? The doctors call... That's medical names, saying,
"cancer, cataract," so forth like that. Jesus called them a
devil. Is that right? And that's what they are. And anyone
knows "a devil" means "a tormentor." And it's something
that's tormenting your body.
47-1102 - The Angel Of God
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William Branham further teaches that cancer demons have
specific shapes and vibrations that he was able to feel in his
hand:
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Cancer demon shaped like an octomus?
Heavenly Father, I pray for my brother now with cancer. His
life is being eat up with this big demon cancer is doing it.
You're the only One Who can take that "octomus" out of
him, that demon, stretching forth his powers and limbs in
there to eat the very life out of this man. Father, he's our
brother. And we come to You as Your children.
48-0302 - Experiences
Cancer demon making a brrrr sound when it moved to
WMBs hand?
Now, take this other hand, and feel it, touch that hand here.
See? See what I mean? Now, it's just... That comes right to
my heart. It kind of like a "brrrr." That's that cancer. It's
alive.
51-0721 - Life Of Demons, And Visions
Cancer demon getting excited, making waves, causing
WMBs hand to swell as it leaves?
Now, I feel it coming... Here it comes again. Now, look at it.
See? It's just like waves. Now, that cancer is excited. The life
of the cancer, the life of that germ in there, is excited. That's
a spirit, because near here, you and I, stands the thing that
can make it leave there by your faith. 34 Now, I'm going to
pray for you, because you know you got cancer. You've been
very nervous and upset. I'm not reading your mind. But you
know what I'm talking about, don't you? I don't even have to
say it. But now, what I'm trying to do, is to get this to leave.
Now, I'm going to pray, and I'm going to have the audience
to bow their heads. I want you to watch my hand. If it if it

goes away, you're healed. That'll be three witnesses. Is that
right? If it stays there, you still got cancer. Now, remember, I
can't make it go. Now, the reason I ask you to to to watch
(See?), you're the one that's got the cancer. If it goes out,
there'll be a cancer at large. See? And if this, now, if your
faith is all can make it go. Now, I want you to believe while I
pray. And I want you to watch my hand, see if it moves in
any way at all. See? And then if that just drops down, the
swelling leaves, the vibration off of there leaves, if it comes
normal, just like this hand, you're healed. If it doesn't, you're
not. See? I have nothing to do with it. It's your faith from
here out.
51-0721 - Life Of Demons, And Visions
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There is no doubt that William Branham did not understand
cancer.
Despite the supposed promise from God that nothing would
stand before his prayers, not even cancer, William
Branhams legacy is not thousands of indisputable healings.
Many have testified to the failure of the campaigns to
produce legitimate results as by the traveling preacher. Some
of the most applauded successes were overstated and in
some cases completely untrue.
But the question is bigger than healings. It is bigger than any
one, isolated issue we here at Seek the Truth could point out.
The question is and always has been about Truth.
Were all the things William Branham said about cancer true?
...No
Were all the healings he claimed occurred factual? ...No

Therefore, is William Branham infallible? ...No!
Dont allow fear to control you, and dont allow yourself to
remain in a prison of false pretenses. If William Branham
can be wrong about cancer, what else could he be wrong
about? You owe it to yourself to find out! Our God is a God
of Truth find the Truth, and you will find the sanctifying,
freeing joy and peace that accompanies a close walk with the
Lord.
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
John 8:31
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
John 17:17
An Example of William Branham's

Blatant Lies:
We are often met with harsh objections when we refer to
Branham's "lies," or when we refer to some of his stories as
"fiction. " Ironically, a great deal of these objections come
from overseas, where only a handful of the 1100+ sermons
have been translated during the course of the last few
decades and millions of dollars of donations collected for
"spreading the message." Those raising objections realize the
implications of his not being truthful when they refer to
scriptures such as "all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second
death." (Rev 21:8)
As many of you are aware, cult websites are starting to
popup here and there defending Branham's ministry, such as
"themessage" or "theendtimemessage" (Add ".com" behind
these, even Facebook flags them as 'not safe') Even a
newsletter was published by Voice of God Recordings (one
they apparently have now removed). Those of you who have
fully studied each issue realize that these websites and
publications employ two deceptive tactics as a defense: they
claim that Branham's ministry can have discrepancies
because (they claim) the Bible has discrepancies, or they
offer only a small subset of the issues giving only partial
facts that appear "mysterious" - leading the reader to believe
there are no concrete facts to support opposing views. These
sites work very well to corral those who are not aware of the
issues, but as you are aware, offer absolutely no defense to
those who are fully informed.
There are also those who mistakenly think that William

Branham was not challenged on these things when he was
alive -- only because Branham himself claimed that he was
not. Ern Baxter, named partner in the "Baxter-Branham
Campaigns," says it best:
" I urged him not to say some things in public. As long as we
worked together he refrained. One of the reasons for my
leaving him was that he was starting to say some seriously
wrong things. " - Baxter, New Wine Magazine Interview,
December 1978
Those who are unaware that Branham was untruthful on
several occasions need a clear example, one that does not
rely on external facts collected through historical documents
or witness testimony. There are many, many statements
made by William Branham we could use for an example. But
the one that strikes home for many people is the lies told
about the death of his father. When combined with his stories
of a "spiritual childhood," these fictional statements unravel
the mythology that Branham himself created.
Many are familiar with Branham's stories about the death of
his father when he was a child. How he was a hunter, trapper,
fisherman to feed his widowed mother in a Kentucky log
cabin where she opened their eyes with "coon grease."
I said, "When I was a boy, my father died. I had ten children
to take care of, and I had to work and support my mother and
the children. Then since the Lord has sent me out, why, I
have-haven't had a chance."
Branham, 53-1129
Some time ago, there was a-a fellow at Fort Wayne, Indiana,
said to me, he said, "Brother Branham..." And he was behind
the stage at the Fort Wayne Gospel Tabernacle. He said, "It's
a shame, your grammar." I said, "I know it's awful." I said, "I
didn't get an education, there's ten of us children. And dad
died, and I had to take care of the other nine."
Branham, 59-0414
Interestingly, many of those same people also believe
Branham's OTHER version of the story, the one where his
father died in his arms as a young minister. The level of
programming (or brainwashing as some prefer to call it) is
such that the cult mind will believe both conflicting stories,
at the same time, though they are mutually exclusive:
"As I told you a few Sundays ago; when I stood by my dying
baby, and Satan standing there and said, "There is your
daddy, died in your arms the other night. There is your wife
laying down there in a-in the morgue, and here is your baby
going. And you asked Him to answer you, and He pulled
your... He pulled a shade down over you. Now, and yet He's
a good God, and yet you said He was a Healer. And you,
who are standing for what you said was right, you're wrong."
Oh, every reason, every mental faculty had to agree that it
was right; and he was right, that much.
Branham, 65-0829
Those deeply programmed believe both of Branham's
versions of his father's death, one by medicine and one by
alcohol addiction:
Alcohol:
"Brother, my daddy died drinking. Don't do this. I could not
give you money to drink, 'cause I'm a minister." And the
tears coming down his cheeks, asking You to bless him.

Branham, 59-1122
Medicine:
First thing, I lost my daddy. I run over to the house to see
him, picked him up in my arms like that, he looked up at me
like that, he smiled. A doctor had give him a dose of
medicine that killed him. One overdose of strychnine for his
heart, and it killed him. 'Course, there's nothing said about
that. The undertaker covers up the doctor's mistakes many
times. Nothing I got against doctors, but I say there's nothing
said about that.
Branham, 50-0200
To the person who has never been in a doomsday cult, all of
this will seem comical. That someone could believe that a
man died from two different causes on two different dates is
unbelievable -- but remember, "all things are possible to
them that believe!" (notice, in this case, it is not "them that
believe in truth.")
But to the programmed cult mind, this will seem foolish by
this author. They are programmed to believe all versions of
all stories told by one man. And they cannot see the
difference in these stories. In response to this very example,
we have received statements such as, "I don't understand it,
brother, but I believe every word." or statements similar to
Voice of God's (removed) newsletter, claiming that because
different men writing different books have (what they call)
discrepancies, William Branham is given a free pass to tell as
much fiction as one mouth is capable -- and you still must
"SAY WHAT THE TAPES SAY."
This only works so long.
There are a people who will stand for Truth. There are a
people who will stand for the Bible. There are a people who
are God's sheep -- not William Branham's sheep -- and they
are sheep who will hear God's voice. They are sheep who
will hear the One True God, not the Indiana hillbilly who
pretended both to be a Kentucky hillbilly and the "voice of
god."
To those people, those who stand for truth, we stand with
you.
God bless.
Houston During Cloud, Back To

Arizona, Later Add A Face
We are receiving several questions concerning William
Branham's timeline of events that surround the "great cloud
of mystery." Those searching our website have given us
feedback that some of the quotes are too difficult to find.
Specifically, the quotes wherein Branham claims to be going
back to Arizona after the Houston trip, which places him in
Houston during the mystery cloud -- invalidating his
testimony of standing directly underneath the cloud with a
number of "witnesses." Some of these questions coming
from those who have recently discovered George Smith's
testimony admitting that Branham was simply not there.
We've listened.
The website is now updated, and you will see a section of
quotes specifically organized with Branham's statements
referring to the order of events. This can be found above the
other quotes, in a section entitled "Branham's statements
about going to Houston first"
Here is a sample quote:
"Brother Fred Sothmann, I know he's here. And I'm pretty
sure Brother Norman is here. We was up... I had to go to
Houston about getting that little boy saved from the electric
chair. And then I went back and I went hunting up there with
the brethren. And that morning, I was standing there picking
cockleburs, or--or what they call goatheads there, burrs off of
my trouser leg. And the blast did just exactly the way It said
it. Is that right, Brother Fred? And I--I--I must have jumped
way off of the ground. And just above me was the Angels of
the Lord that sent Message back, for me to come here to
break these Seals. Why here, why at the tabernacle? Why
didn't I do it there? Because I had made a promise to my
church and to God, that any new Message would come from
this tabernacle, recorded from here. And He was helping me
to keep my word, to stay back here to do it. And then
immediately I went back again."
Branham, 63-0623M STANDING.IN.THE.GAP
Others are not aware that the pictures of the cloud containing
a "face" (there are more than one) were never intended to be
received as an authentic photograph. Instead, these were
made as either examples that a face would "fit" into the ring,
or as an example of what "the prophet must have
envisioned." This is common knowledge in the States,
especially in Tucson and Jeffersonville churches. But it
would be difficult to listen to decades of recorded sermons
by the pastors to find their statements on this subject,
assuming they are still available. Unfortunately, cult pastors
do not transcribe their sermons like Branham's sermons have
been. And some cult pastors are actually pulling their
sermons off of the internet, fearful that people might actually
study what they are saying. Now, ironically, the most
damaging thing to this cult are the words spoken by "the
prophet"...
Since we do not have the sermons transcribed, we can
instead refer to the statements made by "Midnight Cry" in
2010, revised and republished in 2015:
"It is also known that Brother Green had Shirley Abbot
Studio produce a brownish/white duotone copy of the Life

Magazine photograph. This is no longer in circulation but is
reported to have displayed slightly more pronounced facial
features than the black and white reproductions. A second
black and white glossy reproduction of the Life Magazine
cloud photograph was made available by Brother Green
during the early 1970s.
This reproduction was of poor resolution and in addition, the
cloud profile was excessively prominent but it too presented
suggestions of facial features caused by areas of
unexpectedly dark shading that extended across most of the
image, (i.e., well beyond the width of the forehead),
strongly suggesting that the shading had also had been
caused by problems with the reproduction processes and
likely human enhancement.
Similarly, Brother David Mamalis, Pastor of the "Phoenix
Christian Fellowship" in Phoenix Arizona had a professional
black and white copy made of the Life Magazine photograph
and it too displayed pseudo facial characteristics but is no
longer in circulation."
Seeking God
In the message, we are often told and encouraged to "place
questions on the shelf" and "wait upon the Lord" for the
answer to our doubts and questions. As a result, many in the
message NEVER seek out answers to their questions if they
cannot be found easily and effortlessly.
The problem with this advice is that it ignores a large portion
of Scripture that urges us to seek after God diligently and
desire a deeper understanding and relationship daily. If the
Bible is God's Word to us, shouldn't we be committed to
understanding it? Shouldn't we study with fervency to
determine what it is God is telling us? Why would we EVER
settle for uncertainty when we have been given a promise-"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you shall find;
knock and the door shall be opened?"
It is true that sometimes we must wait. Sometimes, patience
is necessary, and we must wait on God's timing for answers
to our questions. Sometimes, answers are difficult, and
following the Lord takes us on winding and difficult paths.
But, that does not excuse us from actively seeking of God
daily.
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What does seeking look like?
--Searching the Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16-17, Acts 17:11, 2
Peter 3:16)
--Active Prayer (Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 1
Timothy 2:1-4, Jeremiah 33:3)

--Repentance of Sins (2 Chronicles 7:14, Acts 17:30, James
4:8-10)
--Allowing the Movement and Leadership of the Holy Spirit
(John 16:12-15, Romans 8:26, Isaiah 11:2, 1 Corinthians
2:13)
--Acknowledge the Testimony of Creation (Job 12:7-10,
Psalm 145:5, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Romans 1:19-20, Matthew
6:28-30, Psalm 8:3-4)
--Actively Love Others (1 John 4:7-8, 1 John 4:19-21,
Matthew 5:43-48, Micah 6:8, Romans 13:9)
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I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently
find me.
--Proverbs 8:17
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and
all these things will be added to you.
--Matthew 6:33
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks
receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who
knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son
asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a
fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know
how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will
your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who
ask him!"
--Matthew 7:7-11
You have said, Seek my face. My heart says to you, Your
face, Lord, do I seek.

--Psalm 27:8
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.
--Matthew 5:6
The Pentagram Tabernacle

Embarrassment
There are questions concerning the photograph we used in
the video posted yesterday to our Facebook feed of the
"Pentagram Tabernacle," the nickname we used for
Branham's tabernacle back when he hung a satanic
pentagram above the door instead of the symbolic eagle and
sword. Rather than answer them individually, this post
should sufficiently explain:
This photograph was taken from the Tucson Tabernacle
website in early 2014, and we have since been referring any
with questions to their website to confirm that we did not in
any way alter the photograph. The original photograph, as
advertised by the Tucson Tabernacle website at that time,
contained a pentagram above the door. There is one single
photograph they have not yet removed which has a (very
blurred) pentagram, but the one with a clear satanic
pentagram appears to have been removed after we published
the video. Will the blurry one disappear after this post? :)
The photograph itself is not unique, and that cult website did
not contain the only copy. In 2010, another message believer
uploaded the photograph to an online image photo cloud.
We apologize for the confusion; we were not aware that the
picture was no longer hosted on the Tucson Tabernacle
website, and are thankful that at least two additional online
sources still exist. Check it out while you can, we don't
expect them to continue hosting the image -- you'll notice
that it isn't one that is proudly displayed elsewhere. Heaven

forbid they sell the "Pentagram Tabernacle" with their
expensive photo albums at the cult headquarters!
I'm Not An Old Man Yet

I'm Not An Old Man Yet:
We all remember him saying it. We all remember the pastors
repeating it. We all remember the prophecy it was referring
to. Then, after a few rounds of the "old man" visiting various
churches, we all suddenly stopped hearing about it.
Why did it stop? Why did the pastors suddenly become silent
without apologizing to their "flocks?" Were these pastors
acting as the shepherd or the wolf in the sheepfold, following
a much, much larger pack of wolves?
Dedicated In 1933. Or 1934. Or

1935. Or 1936
Many from around the world make their pilgrimage to Mecca
(or the Branham Tabernacle in Jeffersonville, as some call
it), to visit the Tabernacle they believe Branham dedicated in
1933. The Tabernacle they believe Branham built after
having a series of six (or seven or eight) prophecies they also
believe in 1933. Prophecies that Branham buried in the
cornerstone (or buried in his desk drawer, or buried in his
Bible).
Very few are aware that the deed to the tabernacle is dated
November of 1936. Fewer are aware that the cornerstone was
replaced, empty when it was removed. Fewer still are aware
that he preached from tents until the tabernacle was
purchased, before the 1937 flood, as a Pentecostal minister.
Or that his wife-to-be was active in a Pentecostal church,
contrary to his life stories.
Most cult followers refuse to look, because each of these
facts invalidate both the message and the messenger. And
only a handful have asked the cult headquarters to see the
prophecies allegedly in the desk drawer or bible -- those that
do typically make their exodus from the cult and into
Christianity.
Let's Talk Numbers

Surely, if it werent true there wouldnt be SO MANY
Message believers!?
Lets look at a couple of statistics to put the following of
William Branham and the number of Message believers into
perspective.
Voice of God Recordings estimates that they provide
materials to about 2 million people worldwide, half of these
in Africa. We know some of these people receiving materials
aren't followers of WMB, and some followers don't receive
materials from Voice of God--so we'll go ahead and assume
this number is accurate. This seems like a lot of people, but
lets take a look at some statistics to put this large
following into perspective.
Worldwide, there are approximately 2.2 BILLION
Christians, 1.6 BILLION Muslims, 1 BILLION Hindus, 500
MILLION Buddhists, 400 MILLION Folk Religionists, and
14 MILLION Jews.
And estimated 1.1 BILLION people have NO religious
affiliation whatsoever.
If the Message were evenly distributed in countries
worldwide (as opposed to concentrated in North America
and Africa) there would only be an estimated 91,000
message believers in the US, less than a the number of
elected government officials!
If these people were evenly distributed in the US, there

would be 12 message believers in Jeffersonville! Were the
global population of Hindus to be evenly distributed as well,
there would be over 6500 Hindus in Jeffersonville!
Statistically, 1 in 3500 people follow the message (assuming
Voice of Gods estimated 2 million is accurate). There is a
higher probability of getting struck by lightning in your
lifetime (1 in 3000) than believing the message!
Clearly, the following is minuscule, representing about
.0003% of the worlds population. There are not a lot of
followers there are small concentrations of message believers
representing a statistically irrelevant religious ultra-minority.
If youre clinging on because, so many people cannot
possibly be wrong consider the facts there is not a large
following. It is, as it always has been, a tiny movement.
How 'Bout Them Second Brown

Bears
I remember being at the cult headquarters during the Easter
pilgrimage, and hearing a faithful follower asking Billy Paul
Branham to see the trophy of the "Second Brown Bear"
among the expensive collection of dead animals Branham
had slain at the expense of his congregations' donations.
Long before I knew there was a single question about
Branham's ministry, I remember the look on the poor fellow's
face when he learned that there wasn't one, and that Branham
hadn't yet bagged the beast.
I don't recall the exact words, but it was something to the
effect of, "No, brother, he hasn't got him yet. But I believe he
will!" And I remember the fellow's eyes light up, willing to
accept almost any answer short of "this prophecy failed, and
was unfulfilled during William Branham's lifetime." He was
brainwashed to the level that he actually left the office with a
smile and a newfound faith that God would resurrect the
dead prophet just to send him on one more hunting trip.
From time to time, we get a question about this failed
prophecy. Why DIDN'T William Branham say that he killed
the second bear? He lied about the other prophecies, why not
lie about this one? Was it a perpetual prophecy, one that
would fund several more hunting trips?
We can't really say, other than saying that we are certain that
William Branham did not expect to die before several of his
prophecies were fulfilled. We can only guess.
What About the Miracles?

If he wasnt really healing the people, why didnt that make
front-page news?
One of the more unbelievable healing claims WMB made
repeatedly was the healing of Donnie Morton. He claimed as
late as 1964 that Donnie Morton was healed, and that he was
alive and well, defying the medical community's predictions
about his chances of survival. WMB mentions this article
directly over 30 times, but those in the congregation
obviously did not fact-check the man on the platform!
The truth of the matter was quite different than what
Branham claimed. Readers Digest carried the story in
November of 1952. Donnie Morton was diagnosed with
meningitis and his doctors told the family that the boy was
going to die. His father took him through William Branhams
prayer line and he was declared healed. But, Donnie wasnt
healed, and died of meningitis and pneumonia. He never
recovered, he never received his healing. The article recounts
the tragedy with a bittersweet, hopeful tone, highlighting the
faith and dedication of a poverty-stricken father as he faced
the excruciating ups and downs of his son's illness , and the
love that lives on in the memories of little Donnie.
Readers Digest was a well circulated publication and the
failure to heal WAS documented the followers simply didnt
verify what he was claiming! People simply accepted what
WMB claimed without further evaluation.
If you are clinging on because you believe in the diligence of
those who followed his ministry early on it is time to
reevaluate. They certainly weren't diligent about this claim.
A Matter of Facts
Many in the Message, when presented with the facts about
William Branhams unscriptural teachings, false prophesies,
failed healings, and fantasy life story will balk at the
claims.
The truth is simple matter of separating fact from fiction.
Surely, if what he was teaching were wrong, one of the
many knowledgeable ministers would have corrected him!
Surely, Pastor Joe would know if he was teaching contrary to
scripture!
--Most ministers DID disagree with him, and most STILL
DO. In the United States alone, over 220,000,000 (thats 220
MILLION) people, or 70% of the population identify as
Christian. Of those, 25% (55 MILLION) are Evangelical,
15% (33 MILLION) are Mainline Protestant, 20% (44
MILLION) are Catholic.
The idea that, if it were wrong, the knowledgeable ministers
would know is preposterous. There are many God-fearing
Christians in the US seeking the Truth of Gods Word and
coming to very different conclusions than those William
Branham had.
Many DID disagree with Branham during his lifetime,
including some of those closest to him. Campaign managers
left him, former sponsors stopped inviting him, and entire
cities barred their doors. WMB attributed this to corrupt and
weak teaching in denominations but the facts remain, people
during his lifetime DID stand against what he was saying.

The vast majority of Christian ministers did. The handful of
groups that did sponsor him represent a significant minority
of the Christian landscape. William Branham and the faith
healing revivalists of the 40s and 50s were never a
majority movement, and many through their disassociation
made clear their opposition to what he was teaching and
claiming.
Regardless of the conclusions of those alive during his
lifetime, facts are facts, and fiction is fiction. There is no
time limit on Truth.
Regardless of what Pastor Joe thinks, regardless of his IQ or
years committed to the message, and regardless of his
profound revelation or first-hand experience, none of that
changes the facts.
False teachings. False prophesies.
False prophet.
William Branham Is Not False

From time to time, we receive messages from cult followers,
claiming that we believe William Branham himself is "false."
Another came in today, a misled cult member claiming that
we think "ONLY William Branham is false."
This is simply not true. We have never made this claim, and
in fact often say differently. Nor do we think "Branham is
false"
Branham is just a man. Can I say YOU are false? Can you
say I am false? We are humans, placed here by God with the
sole purpose of giving God glory.
We often point out the many things Branham said that were
false. They were words, and are not the man himself. If you
told me that you were Jesus Christ, we would respond that
your words are false--not that you, yourself were false. We
might respond that you were mentally ill, and recommend a
good psychiatrist.
Branham not only claimed to be the return of Jesus Christ in
a 1965 sermon (65-1127B P212), he claimed that God spoke
many things which have now been proven to be false. Those
words, not the man, are false.
Many of us either knew, or had parents and grandparents
who knew this man. My own parents were best friends with
Branham's children, and my grandfather was very close to
William Branham himself. So close, in fact, that according to
him, William Branham promised that he would one day
oversee his Tabernacle, long before he died. And he now

does. They loved this man.
But many of these mothers and fathers, grandparents, and
more, are aware that his words -- words that he claimed to be
God's words -- are false. Yet, they live blissfully content to
love the man and "spit the seed out" as Branham taught them
to do for the words that are in question.
Were Branham a minister, claiming to be giving us words of
a man, this can be scriptural -- they would let iron sharpen
iron with words of correction to their children and shepherds
to their flocks. The elders would have even corrected
Branham himself. But he claimed that his words were the
words from Almighty God -- Thus Saith The Lord. And
these "words from God" often failed or came from words
from magazines, newspapers, and even television. Some
came from a 1933 World's Fair.
Branham is not false. Branham's "message" has proven itself
to be false. We do not even need to try to persuade any of
this fact. All we need do is simply point others towards
Branham's recorded statements and recorded factual history.
Many say that "we are false," or that "we are lying." Without
realizing what they are doing, these cult followers are in turn
claiming that Branham himself was lying -- each and every
example we give is a comparison of Branham's own words
with that of Bible or history. Sometimes Branham's own
words that disagreed with each other -- even though he
claimed them to be divinely inspired.
Branham made many prophecies that have failed. Some of
them, such as the India prophecy, he admitted to have failed.
This makes Branham a "false prophet," yet the man himself
is not false; It is very evident that he was, in fact, a man and

was, in fact, not a figment of our imaginations. In many
ways, I wish that he were -- we would not have experienced
a doomsday cult that divides families and separates them
from other Christians.
When we do point these things out, and when those fleeing
this harmful doomsday cult awaken enough to see it, then
they realize that there is only One God. He gave us His
Word, and told us that in these last days, He has spoken to us
through His Son. And that Son is not William Branham, even
though Branham convinced a multitude otherwise.
Seek the Truth. Read your Bible for itself. In it, you can find
life. In Branham's cult, there is no life, only worship of a
false prophet.
The "One" Vision That Didn't

Happen
Of the many cult churches I've visited from coast to coast in
the United States, none were so intent on proclaiming
Branham's "Tent Prophecy" as the home church of
Jeffersonville, Indiana. In contrast, some cult pastors
ridiculed the Branham Tabernacle for believing that William
Branham would rise from the grave to take one more world
tour as an evangelist when this idea seems so contrary to
Scripture. The Bible does state that the dead in Christ will
rise, but Christ Himself is supposed to come first:
"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a
loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the
trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore
encourage one another with these words." - 1 Thessalonians
4:16-18
"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised
imperishable, and we shall be changed." 1 Corinthians 15:52
As strange as it may seem to those in the "tape only" cult
churches, some cult ministers actually make an attempt to
reconcile Branham's claims with scripture -- even if it is
directly in conflict with the "Word out of Jeffersonville."
When comparing everything Branham said about this tent
vision, they could not preach it. So what did they do?
There was no real answer to this problem. Branham

prophesied that he would get a large tent, one with a tiny
room, where cult followers would enter with William
Branham to receive their new bodies. This prophecy itself
could not be reconciled with scripture. Therefore, the
ministers who tried desperately to take this back to the Bible
were forced to "spiritualize it," or turn the entire prophecy
into a symbolic meaning rather than describing a physical
event.
But there is more than one huge problem with doing this.
Branham compared this prophecy to others in his ministry -prophecies that were real, physical events. To spiritualize
this single prophecy, one must twist Branham's words. The
Jeffersonville church refused to twist -- instead proclaiming,
"SAY WHAT THE TAPES SAY."
This hard stance to promote the tent vision, however,
produced even more problems for the Jeffersonville church.
Yes, by changing the scriptures in 1 Thessalonians to replace
"The Lord Himself" with "Lord Branham," they could
explain why the tent vision was never fulfilled during
Branham's lifespan. But in some of these proclamations of
the "rapture tent," William Branham claimed that this was
the only prophecy that had not yet been fulfilled.
That single statement is ignored by each and every cult
pastor in the following of William Branham. Most of them
teach their congregations that they are expecting a female
president in order to fulfill one of Branham's (unfulfilled)
prophecies. Others look to the Google Car, expecting another
of his (unfulfilled) prophesies. Those in India look forward
to another revival, where Branham himself leads an altar call
of 300,000 souls. Those in Alaska wait for his return for the
slaughter of a Kodiak bear. The list goes on, and on, and on.
And with each of these, the cult pastors are forced to twist
the words of their Bibles -- because they refuse to alter the
words of William Branham even when they are in direct
conflict with each other.
But the fact of the matter is, we are following instructions
from Mecca, or as some like to call it, Voice of God
Recordings and the Branham Tabernacle. We are "SAYING
WHAT THE TAPES SAY." If you line up all of the quotes
for this "Tent Vision," it is easily apparent that it was no
vision at all. It was wishful thinking, at a time when William
Branham was abandoned by men who refused his false
doctrines. A time when he was trying to make a name for
himself without Ern Baxter. Over time, and to collect more
money, wishful thinking turned into prophecy. And upon his
death, prophecy turned into false prophecy.
The bottom line here does not come to opinion or difference
in understanding of Branham's doctrine for these cult pastors.
Branham said it. They twist the scriptures to support it. But
in doing so, each and every one of them are forced to deny
William Branham himself when he claimed that every
prophecy except this "Tent Prophecy" was fulfilled.
How many of YOUR cult pastors still look for the fulfillment
of one of these prophecies -- one of these prophecies that
Branham clearly stated (often) that was already fulfilled? Are
THEY twisting Branham's words after already twisting their
Bibles?
William Branham and

Homosexual Pigalle
What if during the Sunday morning service, your pastor
suddenly made a confession to the congregation you were
sitting with: I heard that there was a city that they called the
Smut capitol of the world, a city filled with prostitution and
sexual acts in the streets, and I wanted to see it for myself.
Most of the congregation would be abhorred. There would be
women gasping from the pews as they covered their
childrens ears, and men with stern eyebrows as they listened
intently to see what the pastor would say next. Did he go to
stand on a corner and preach the Gospel? Did he rescue some
lost soul from a life of sin? Was he a sinner when he went,
and found repentance?
If the pastor did none of the above, and decided to use his
vacation to a modern-day Sodom to illustrate how evil the
world has become, many of those eyes would widen. Some
would never return. First-time visitors to this church would
leave, completely shocked and wondering what they just sat
through!
Described above is an example of normal Christian people,
sitting in what they mistakenly thought was a normal sermon
by a pastor they elected to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Those same people reading will find this article to be
comical, even somewhat unbelievable. This is a real
situation, with a real minister, describing a real event, and
using that vacation to the Smut Capitol of the World as one
of the many themes throughout his sermons. But there is one
difference. From a cult leader to a heavily programmed cult

following, their reaction was abnormal. As their programmed
minds listened to the sermon, their programmed response
was to receive this into their minds as though it were coming
from Almighty God himself. Such brainwashing is the life of
a member of the cult of William Branham.
Quartier Pigalle is one of the 20 Arrondissements
(administrative districts) of Paris, France. Since the early
1900s, it has been known world-wide as a tourist district
containing many sex shops, theatres and adult shows
throughout the district. During the second World War, its
infamy spread to the English speaking soldiers, and the
Allied soldiers nicknamed the district Pig Alley. But
before the War, the city itself was already recognized in
America as the worlds raunchiest Sin City, long before
this nickname got reassigned to Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1928,
American-born actress Josephine Baker (born Freda
Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri) established a
nightclub in Pigalle. There, she would become famous for
her erotic dancing, almost completely nude.
Early in his ministry when William Branham mentions his
time in Paris, he does not specifically mention the sex
district. But he is very clear that he is referring to sin of
Biblical proportions:
Then what did they do? What happened? Here is where he
started. The Devil set up his headquarters there. There is
where he started, right there, to demoralize the world, from
Paris, France.
Branham, 54-0509 - The Invasion of The United States
And the first time he mentions Pigalle, he separates the
horrific sexual sin from his context, almost making it sound

like a run-down dark alley in the Bronx filled with homeless
and destitute:
I've been in Pigalle in France, to the lowest slums that I
could find, and talking, and praying, and so forth.
Branham, 55-1009
But the further that William Branham distanced himself from
Ern Baxter to make a name for himself without the former
half of the Baxter-Branham campaigns, these reservations in
mentioning the Smut Capitol of the World become less
constrained. In fact, he had no reservations at all.
In 1958, he mentions the city, almost apologetic. The casual
listener would mistakenly think that he stumbled onto the sex
shops and prostitution by accident:
When they told me that Pigalle in Paris was such a ill-famed
place, how did I know; I was never there.
Branham, 58-0928M - The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
And in 1960, a bit more of the description starts to enter his
sermons but not enough to let the unsuspecting listeners
realize that he was referring to the sex district of the world.
In fact, Branham claims that his listeners would be doing
well to take their daughters to see the place for themselves:
One time I give it a challenge. I'd wanted to see what I was
talking about. When I was in France, I went to Pigalle. I
never take anybody's word for it; I wanted to see it myself.
Branham, 60-0311 - Mary's Belief
I think that it would be a good thing for any man to take his
son to the bowery and let him see. I think if you was ever in
France, take your daughter to Pigalle;
Branham, 60-0716 - From That Time
But by 1961, there were no boundaries. A very programmed
crowd began to listen to more and more descriptions of the
city, some of which related to the sexual sin:
When I went to Pigalle, Brother Moore and I, when I was in
France, we thought we'd see just those old prostitutes of
Pigalle,
Branham, 61-0217 - The Mark Of The Beast And The Seal
Of God #2
As his descriptions of the district began to be more
descriptive, Branham removed the shocked aspect from his
stories. As he stated, he never take anybodys word for it;
[he] wanted to see it [himself]. Listeners were aware that he
knew where he was going before he went. But this was not
consistently the case. Nor did he continue with his sexual
descriptions of the sins of the place he would sometimes
replace prostitution with old haggy look or other vague
descriptions.
And I heard different people tell me about especially down
in France, down in the place called Pigalle, and how that the
the people was so immoral. Well, I thought, "If I ever go in
there, I'll see them people down there, women coming out,
you know, reprobates, with such a old haggy look, you
know, and mean." And and I went down in Pigalle, the first
night, me and three more ministers. Brother, what a surprise
we got!
Branham, 62-0531 - The Conflict Between God And Satan
But combined, and to a normal (not programmed) crowd, this

would be the very same scenario mentioned above. A
minister, claiming to preach the Gospel, was describing his
desire to see the Smut Capitol of the World and his vacation
to act upon his wishes.
When we first pointed this out in a previous article, many
questions were raised. After discovering that according to
Lee Vayle, Branham travelled the world and took many
mini vacations with homosexual men, letters started
coming in asking why William Branham would visit a place
filled with FEMALE prostitution and sex shops. One writer
blatantly stated, I thought he [William Branham] was
homosexual!
And at that time there was with that group that went to
Europe, a Christian Full Gospel businessman, identified with
them, named Faery Von Blumberg even the name is typical
Fairy? Not trying to be facetious, but look at it. Its
absolutely true. That was his name, and he was an avowed
H-m-o-s-x-u-a-l. At the same time Leo and Gene, two H-mo-s-x-u-a-less, attached themselves to Bro. Branhams
ministry
- Lee Vayle, Godhead Part 12
As with any of our publications, this article will neither agree
or disagree with this claim. We will only offer facts facts
that you will not get from the cult headquarters and let
readers piece them together with the rest of the facts.
Opinion is of no value, and the more facts presented, the
clearer the picture.
When most people think of cabarets, erotic dancing, and
other sexual sins that would have taken place at the Smut
Capitol of the World, the mental image created does not

include the full picture especially from a Christian
perspective. We imagine levels of sexual sin, and studying
William Branham, imagine a district in Paris with the lowest
level. Many of us myself included mistakenly compare this
sex district with Las Vegas. Mental images of women
wearing much more than a bikini kicking their heels to the
air like one might see on an older television show such as
Bonanza. But remember this was such a raunchy place that
it received world-wide infamy. This is not the type of sexual
sin that could be presented to young viewers sitting around
the black-and-white television.
In a History of Homosexuality in Europe, the author
describes Paris and Pigalle as a place recognized for
homosexual sex shops. According to this author, the
homosexuals fled Berlin to migrate into Paris during the war:
Paris held a special position in the 1920s. In a climate of
relative tolerance, many specialized homosexual and lesbian
establishments were opened, and the capital gained a
reputation for the variety of its night-time pleasures. When
the Nazis cracked down in Berlin in the mid-1930s, Paris
essential became the new center of homosexual life. The
homosexual venues were mostly found in one of three
locations: Montmartre, Pigalle, and Montparnasse.
- A History of Homosexuality in Europe, page 50
And the prostitutes that William Branham mentioned were
not necessarily female. The district was also filled with male
prostitution:
The most visible area of homosexual sociability in postLiberation Paris was the district around St.-Germain-des-
Pres, which had become fashionable after 1945 owing its

association with the existentialists. Two popular homosexual
meeting places were the Cafe de Flore whose manager Paul
Boubal had no liking for his homosexual clientele and the
Reine Blanche cafe. Neither was officially homosexual,
unlike the nearby bar Le Fiacre, which opened at the
beginning of the 1950s in the Rue Cherche-Midi. For a
decade this was THE gay bar of Paris. Its first-floor
restaurant was patronized by a fashionable crowd of actors
and singers while downstairs there was a miniscule bar
where drinkers were so tightly packed that the pressure of
bodies was a sexual experience in itself. Christopher
Isherwood, visiting in 1956, described being jammed in a
crowd so dense you could only sway with it like seaweed in
water. The existence of these bars also made the St.
Germain district a meeting place for male prostitutes who
hung around the cafes or on the pavements. Those who
preferred a seedier, less fashionable atmosphere found it in
the Pigalle district, which was fanning the dying embers of
its homosexual glory days.
- The Shadow of the Occupation, 1942-1955, Page 49
We will never know why William Branham went to the Smut
Capitol of the World, or which venues he visited while there.
All we can confirm is what Branham and Lee Vayle told us:
- He heard that Pigalle had prostitution
- In very few of his statements does he mention gender
- He wanted to see it for himself
- He did go see the sex district
- It was bad enough that he called the place Satans
Headquarters
- Vayle confirmed that Branham travelled with homosexual
men
William Branham Misinterpreting

Nazarite Vows
Numbers 6:2-21 describe the vows of consecration that the
Children of Israel could voluntarily impose upon themselves
as an offering to God. This vow included three basic
requirements:
1) Abstain from wine, wine vinegar, grapes, raisins,
intoxicating liquors, vinegar distilled from such substances,
and eating or drinking any substance that contains any trace
of grapes.
2) Refrain from cutting the hair on one's head; but to allow
the locks of the head's hair to grow.
3) Not to become ritually impure by contact with corpses or
graves, even those of family members.
Keep in mind that the Children of Israel did not adhere to
these vows as a whole -- only those that voluntarily accepted
to consecrate themselves. Those that did not enjoyed wine,
intoxicating liquors, vinegar, haircuts, and were able to
mourn with the dead.
William Branham did not fully understand this custom. In his
twisting of scripture, Branham claimed that we were all
under a "Nazarite Vow" -- even though none of us
volunteered -- and that he himself was "born under" one.
Then, without studying the custom, he imposed portions of
each of the vows, ignoring parts of the vow. It was very
evident that he, himself, had never read and/or studied the
book of Numbers. For instance, his followers could use
vinegar but not wine. They could eat grapes, but not drink
intoxicating liquors. They must let their hair grow uncut -but only the women. And all were permitted to attend
funerals and even touch the dead.
To a normal (not programmed) Christian who has studied
these verses, Branham's false teaching can be found
somewhat comical. It could be compared to an angry school
teacher who forces their entire class to take a "vow of
silence" without their consent. Each student -- whether they
deserved it or not -- suddenly lost their privileges to speak.
Had Branham actually studied the book of Numbers, his cult
would look much different. Women would not be cooking
with vinegar, children would not be drinking grape juice, and
men's hair would be just as long as women's.
I thank God that we were set free from this unscriptural cult,
free to read the Scriptures for what they say rather than what
one man pretended to study and then teach with undeserved
authority.
Intentions
It's self-evident to most of us: we can have the best intentions
in the world, but that does not excuse bad behavior. William
Branham confirmed this universal truth repeatedly in his
recorded sermons in a variety of different applications:
--No matter what the intention, a church not centered upon
God's Word and His program is in the wrong:
But in the Word I find that God did not intend for the church
to be governed by intellectual or by any theology of man, but
the Holy Spirit was given to the Church to govern and
control the body of Christ. And I think in doing that, with
that in mind and in God's program, we will never be
successfully, no matter how good our intentions are, until we
get back into the center of God's program where the Holy
Spirit...
57-0113 - What Does It Take To Make A Christian Life?
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--"The road to hell is paved with good intentions", so even if
you intend to do right and abstain from sin, failure is still
failure:
You think of what you've done. Look at the evil. Look how
you've put off Christ. You've intended to be a real Christian.
You've intended to be filled with the Holy Ghost. You've
intended someday, but your intention will never get you
there. Hell's paved with good intentions.
59-0814 - As I Thought On My Ways

Notice how that God's warns, "Don't lie." Then every New
Year you'll sign a pledge, "I'll not do it any more." Oh, you
got good intentions. Certainly. hell's paved with that, with
good intentions. You don't think that... You think that's the
way to do it, just presume that that's the way you should do
it. Every New Year just say, "Well, I'm going to make my
New Year vows. I'll write them all out." And before two days
is up, you done broke half of them. See, you can't do it.
62-0713 - From That Time
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David's good intentions did not earn him any merits with
God:
God is sovereign. And we see here what David done, in the
Scripture reading of First Chronicles 13. And he was... His
intentions were good. But God does not give us merits on
good intentions. There is only one way to serve God, that's
by doing His will at His command. And God, being
sovereign, there is no one to tell Him what to do or how to do
it. He does it the way, He knows the right way to do it.
65-0718M - Trying To Do God A Service Without Being
The Will Of God
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Even murderers can have good intentions:
Do you think, you say, "Well, I intended... I didn't mean to
be bad." Oswald might say the same thing. If the justice of
our Supreme Court will call for justice, it'll call. It's it's our...
It's the absolute of the nation. The whole nation is tied to that
Supreme Court, and there can be nothing left. He's
committed the crime. He has to pay for it. No matter how
much he didn't mean, how his intentions was, or nothing
about it; he is going to pay for it, anyhow.
63-1124M - What Shall I Do With Jesus Called Christ?
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However, as much as WMB condemned even the very souls
of men and women because of their inability to live 100%
according to the standards he taught, there are several
alarming examples of a double standard:
Even if WMB teaches incorrectly, for HIM, it is about right
intentions and not actions:
But I hope that God will interpret to you the meaning in my
heart. See? If my words are not right; my intentions, I I trust,
are.
65-0123 - Broken Cisterns
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When the prophesy failed, WMB urges us to ignore his
failure as a prophet, and instead learn a valuable lesson about
bad influence. His failure to follow the Lord is totally
forgiven, and used as a cautionary tale:
And when... I had been very much constrained to go to to
India. And yet, as many of you might know, the Indian trip
wasn't the success that it should've been, because I failed to
follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, and never recognized it
after He give me a vision to go to Africa first and then to

India. 31 And and some of the brethren said, "Oh, just... We
can't get Africa together, so... Brother Roberts has just been
down there, so take off to India." And under the influence of
my brethren, well maybe taught... But no matter what
someone influences you, if God has told you something
different... And now, judge it by the Word (See?), by the
Word, and then go.
57-0126B - India Trip Report
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When Martin Luther preached error, because of his position
as a church age messenger, all is forgiven him, the error
overlooked, his failure in judgment seen as a foolhardy
mistake, and his good intentions are praised above his
actions:
But for all that, God used Martin Luther. Let it not be said
that his intentions were wrong. Let it only be said that his
judgment failed. Truly if the Lutherans could get back to his
teaching and serve God as this gracious brother served Him,
then that people would surely be a credit and praise to the
great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - Chapter Seven The Sardisean Church Age
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So, which matters the most?
If youre a denominational church, a denominational
minister, a layperson, or even King David from the Bible, it
is your actions that matter the most, regardless of your

intentions.
But, if you happen to be William Branham, or you happen to
be one of the men he picked to be Gods voice to the
people in one of the church ages, all that matters is your
intentions, and every mistake or failure can be overlooked.
So what does this mean for those in the message now? It
means that as long as you believe the messenger of your
day and are walking in the light of your day, your actions
essentially do not matter. Sure, there is a standard of
behavior, and those that fail the standard, even if they are
message believers will receive some degree of judgment and
scorn; but there is grace for those that declare William
Branham a prophet.
But for those of us that walk away, there is no more grace,
and only judgment. For the denominational churches, any
failure is seen as vindication of their bad standing with God,
and any person outside of the message with struggles is
reprobate, and never had a genuine walk with the Lord to
begin with.
The double standard is poisonous, simultaneously excusing
the failures of some and condemning the efforts of others. It
all comes down to a question of intentions do our intentions
matter? Do our actions matter? What is the balance? These
are the kinds of questions that are essential for Christians to
ponder and come to an understanding about from the Word.
There is no double standard in Gods eyes, and we must be
willing to accept the Truth. Unfortunately, when clinging
onto the false teachings of William Branham, this subject
becomes impossible to navigate.
William Branham's Holy Ghost

Experience
Each and every one of us that profess Christianity can
remember that time when we surrendered our heart and soul
to Jesus Christ, made new creatures to serve Him all the days
of our lives. For a Christian, this is the greatest milestone in
one's life. It is the showdown between good and evil.
William Branham himself expressed the sentiment well, as a
time one would never forget. It was a personal experience,
one between God and man.
There are those now, after realizing that Branham's
supernatural claims, life stories, and prophecies are fiction,
that ask the question: "Was the man even saved?" Others,
those still trapped in the cult, ask the question, "How can you
accuse one of the 'brethren?'"
According to William Branham's own words, he is not saved.
This experience, according to Branham, is fundamental in
the process of salvation -- and it is an experience that one can
never forget. Yet, Branham himself gives multiple, different
versions of his own experience. Here are some examples:
* He was converted to Christ in a Baptist church (51-0720)
* He was converted in an old coal shed (59-0815)
* He was converted in a bar room (63-0731)
To the normal Christian, the one who is not fully
programmed to accept each and every conflicting version of
Branham's many stories, this simply cannot be. If he does not
remember, that's no problem -- simply tell his congregation,

"I don't remember." If he does remember, the stories will
match. The normal Christian realizes that the only possibility
can be that Branham himself was lying about his own
conversion to Christ, and from that point on, every single
word from his mouth is subject to question.
But to the programmed (brainwashed) cult follower, this
subject is largely avoided. That which cannot be reconciled
is cast aside with an "I don't understand it, brother, but I
believe every word the 'prophet' said."
What do you think? Was he lying about his own conversion?
Or was he lying when he explained that one could not forget
this experience when he, himself, had forgotten?
Can a man who has accepted Christ be so untruthful about
every aspect of his life, right down to his own conversion?
William Branham's Prophecy

Humble Pie
Most in the cult of William Branham are unaware that
Branham himself admitted failed prophecy. As one would
expect, this prophecy isn't included in any "witness
material," and new converts are never told that the elders are
aware of prophecies that did not come to pass. In fact, most
ministers in the cult proudly boast that each and every
prophecy that Branham proclaimed was fulfilled beyond
question.
Of course, now that many are fleeing this religious cult,
many are confronting these pastors with the many questions
that do exist. Those who question are either scorned or excommunicated, shepherds willing to kill that "one lost sheep"
rather than lead it back onto the safety of the fold. Why?
Because they realize that there are no answers to the
questions. They realize that if the entire congregation asks
the questions, he must address the group from behind the
pulpit. And then, they'd need to offer "humble pie" for what
they have boasted for decades.
But Branham never fully offered "humble pie" for his own
prophecy. Rather than admit that he had predicted incorrectly
with the "India Prophecy," he claimed that he did not travel
according to God's plan. Like Jonah, who also did not travel
according to God's request, Branham did not go to India
first.
... only with one CRITICAL difference. Jonah's God could
not fail. Branham's "god" did.

Many of those who have asked their pastors about this failed
prophecy have now left the cult, more than unsatisfied with
the response. They are either ridiculed for asking the
question, or scorned for not believing that God could, indeed,
fail because of William Branham.
I'm so thankful that we left this cult to serve a God who does
not fail, one who does not use a mortal human as a crutch.
Because He Said So
Over the past several months, several people have contacted
us to tell us their story of their experiences in leaving the
Branham cult. Many refer to a publication entitled "Because
He Said So," a newsletter published in an attempt to distract
cult followers from the issues in William Branham's ministry
by claiming that there are "contradictions" in the Bible. This
single publication has been one of the most powerful forces
pushing cult members to make their decision to flee to a
Christian church. If the cult headquarters is willing to throw
their bibles under the bus to uplift the lies of a false prophet,
the movement cannot be of God.
Recently, a young man made his exodus from the cult. He
wants to share with us a major milestone in his journey of
escape. Aware of the questions, he contacted Voice of God
Recordings for answers. Curious as to why VOGR would
remain silent on the hundreds of fundamental issues, he
expected a strong defense of the ministry.
Rather than answers, however, the response was "Because
He Said So." Referring to the publication (which now
appears to have been removed from branham.org), the public
relations contact claimed that the questions were fully
addressed. As we all know, they were not, and the
publication seems to have done more damage to their public
relations than they ever thought possible.
THE LETTER:
Hi my name is _______, I am writing to complain. 20 years
ago I believed the message but as years go by I am finding

inconsistencies. I am shocked and disappointed to see that
various website like Seek The Truth and
www.believethesign.com and so many more are showing to
the world the mistakes of Brother Branham. Instead of giving
your version and clarification, Voice of God Recordings is
remaining silent.
Many major concerns is this: You all agree with me that A
THUS SAITH THE LORD means that God has spoken. And
we all know that God never lie and never make mistake.
Here is my question When Brother Branham pronounced
Judgment on Los Angeles, He said that Capernaum was
under the sea.... but we have proof that Capernaum is not
under the sea. So was brother Branham lying to us that he
was speaking a thus said the Lord? So it can't be a thus said
the lord because God can't lie and make mistake...
If you can make a page where you clarify all the truth that
www.seekyethetruth.com and www.believethesign.com have
published. Remaining silent will make us all think that
www.seekyethetruth.com and www.believethesign.com are
right. And for your information people are living the
message one by one because of that. And Billy Paul who is a
member of the board of director at Voice of God
acknowledge that he was told by Bro. Branham he will not
be an old man that Los Angeles will go under the sea. He's
now 80 and which means that that prophecy failed....and
instead of enlightening God's children.... you guys are
remaining silent to facts like that. Question yourself about it
and tell people the truth if there is something that you are
hiding us.
I am waiting for your answer...I may be reached at ***-*******
God bless you

BELOW IS THE REPLY FROM VOICE OF GOD:
Dear Brother,
Please dont fall into their trap. They are pointing things out
to you with so-called proof. You will find the same attacks
on the Bible all over the internet. Its the same spirit. Google
Bible inconstancies and you will see that they attack the
Bible in the same way they attack the Message. Once they
have discredited the prophet, then they will tell you how the
Bible is translated wrong. The ultimate destination is
complete unbelief.
Our question for you is, why are you believing them? Has
the Lord vindicated their ministry? Has He shown wonders
in their ministry like He did the Lord Jesus, apostles, and
Brother Branham? If you are looking for evidence, then here
it is: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen. (Heb 11:1) Everything comes
back to faith. We should NEVER try to prove Gods Word
through carnal evidences. It will never work, and it destroys
our faith.
We have addressed their attacks in a publication titled,
Because He Said So. We can send you that publication if
you would like. If Judas had a website, it would look just like
the ones you are frequenting. We choose to move as the Lord
directs and to not be distracted by the attacks of a handful of
scoffers and internet hecklers. Why would we point out their
lies, rather than pointing people to the Truth? All they do is
try to cast doubt. The more you read their lies, the more of a
chance they have to entice you into their depths. These things
were prophesied to come (I Peter 3).
William Branham's Marriage And

Divorce
Of all the sermons that William Branham preached in his
hometown of Jeffersonville, Indiana, "Marriage and
Divorce" is arguably one of the most damaging to the female
members of his doomsday religious cult. It could even be
argued that this is the most destructive sermons of his entire
recorded ministry.
When new converts are introduced to "The Message," cult
pastors generally hand them a tape that was recorded away
from the home church of Jeffersonville where the "deep
mysteries" were preached. "When Love Projects," for
instance, is a very lighthearted sermon often given to a new
convert. Preached in Canada, Branham withheld a great deal
of his heretical and extra-biblical teaching. The pastor at
Branham's tabernacle in Jeffersonville often handed out
"How the Angel came to me," which was preached in
Chicago, Illinois. First-time listeners find themselves
awestruck at the descriptions of supernatural events, unaware
that there are deep, dark secrets that they must learn later,
and the huge amount of fiction they are digesting.
"Marriage and Divorce" is one recording containing those
deep dark secrets. In this sermon, women are degraded to a
level lower than a dog or even a hog. In fact, that is his exact
words:
"Now, there is nothing designed that can deceive, and be
deceived, as easy as a woman. There is nothing designed or
can stoop as low as a woman can. Think now. There is
nothing designed, in all creation, that can stoop as low as a

woman can. She can tear a man's heart to pieces easier than
anything else there is in the world, is his wife. Let that nice
little wife get to running around with some other man; look
at that fellow sitting there with his children, the tears
dropping out of his eyes. She is designed that way. She is
designed to do this. There is no hog, no dog, or no other
animal, designed like her or can stoop as low as she can
stoop. Now, that is true."
Branham, 65-0221M - Marriage And Divorce
There is an abundance of examples of Branham's heretical
teaching in this sermon that can be used, but they all boil
down to one single point: The woman is to blame. For
everything. Branham walked his listeners through his trail of
thought, right back to the Garden of Eden. And then he
blamed all sin and death on Eve, the mother of all living.
Death, he said, came from the woman, while life, he said,
came from the man.
When cult pastors are confronted with this heretical doctrine,
they often respond: "He didn't mean GODLY women -Branham was condemning the ungodly." But remember,
Branham was walking his listeners through the Bible,
referring to Biblical women right down to Eve. The women
he referenced were not all "ungodly" -- in fact, some were
righteous.
But in the end, there is little to gain when an ex-cult member
discusses these things with an argumentative pastor. It is not
the ex-cult member that these self-proclaimed ministers are
arguing with. These cult pastors who are indoctrinating their
congregations with unscriptural teaching, are arguing directly
with the Apostle Paul. Paul would disagree that death came
through the woman, and in fact is very clear that sin and
death came through Adam.
"Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,
and death through sin, and in this way death came to all
people, because all sinned To be sure, sin was in the world
before the law was given, but sin is not charged against
anyones account where there is no law. Nevertheless, death
reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even
over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did
Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come."
- Romans 5:12-14
10 Ways To Determine If Your

Christianity Has Been
'Americanised'
While the word Christianity ought refer to a single
religion, the reality is that many cultures have succumbed to
a process of syncretism where there are actually many, many
forms of Christianity that look nothing like the original
picture on the outside of the box. Pointing this out is painful
for many, as it often pulls the rug out from some of our
deeply held beliefs -- things we thought were Christian
beliefs and values, but ultimately turn out to be just cultural
values and beliefs.
America is no different. The powerful influence of American
culture has, for quite some time, seeped into the Christian
faith to the point where we have an entirely new product.
Instead of Christianity as it was passed onto the disciples and
early church, we have a uniquely American version -- and
one wed do well to dissect until weve found freedom from
it, and freedom to return home to the life and message of
Jesus.
Is the version of Christianity youre living out the real-deal
or is it the Americanized version? Here are ten ways you can
tell -- but there are undoubtedly many more
Why Didn't Anyone Correct

William Branham
We are often asked by the cult followers of William
Branham, "If all of these problems with his ministry exist,
why did not anybody correct him?"
This type of question is a result of the thick level of
programming and indoctrination administered by the cult
pastors in the religious following of William Branham. If this
evangelist travelled the world, performing miracles and
teaching the Bible from city to city and town to town,
reaching the millions of people that he boasted, the proof is
in the results. If these millions of people agreed with him,
there would no longer be other denominations. The fact that
the cult calls themselves the "little bride" speaks for itself.
Others, aware that many did not agree with his ascetic and
mysterious doctrines, respond with what William Branham
called "discernment" -- what normal (not programmed)
Christians would call "clairvoyance." William Branham
passed out "prayer cards" in sermons, asked the sick and
afflicted to write their names, addresses, and diseases on the
cards, and he would guess them as they approached the
platform -- similar to the tactics of Jim Jones and others.
Some researchers believe that Branham trained Jones to use
the same strategy when Branham helped kick-start Jones'
ministry in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Cult pastors have programmed their followers to believe that
Branham's clairvoyance was more than 100% accurate. In
fact, they repeatedly tell their followers, "It has never failed,
not one single time."

When we are contacted by those awakening in these cult
churches, we often ask them: "How accurate would YOU be
if you had someone cutting out 'errors in discernment' from
the tapes?" Then we direct them to table.branham.org to
examine just how many "Blank.Spot.In.Tape-Ed" are in the
recordings, and to notice how many are in the prayer lines
versus how many are during the sermons. After this simple
exercise, they return completely shocked that they've never
noticed this before.
To confirm that Branham indeed made many errors in his
clairvoyance, we then give them an example and a testimony.
The testimony that best suits the ministry is the example
Branham himself used all throughout his recorded ministry:
the healing campaigns in Canada. Branham often bragged
how "thousands upon thousands" were healed. Yet, the
ministers involved with this campaign tell a much different
story. According to Alfred Pohl, the aftermath to the mess
Branham created was a complete disaster -- people coming to
him to ask why their family members were dying of the
diseases that Branham had foretold their healing through his
"crystal ball" (or angel on the platform, if you are still a cult
member).
William Branham's Filthy Mouth

Christians who encounter the cult followers of William
Branham are often surprised at some of the things they hear
on the recorded sermons that are given to them as "witness
material." Though they are usually given a light-hearted
sermon with very little "deep mysteries," normal (not
programmed) Christians do not expect some of the rude,
crude, and socially unacceptable statements from a minister
claiming to be preaching the Gospel.
Wouldn't it be funny if instead, new converts were given the
sermon "Marriage and Divorce?" Picture the scene: the
unsuspecting family gathers around the tape player, father in
his recliner and mother on the couch with her children. And
they all start listening, expecting to hear an uplifting, Gospelcentered sermon?
Suddenly, they hear William Branham talking about how
women get "walleyed" when they have sex! And how large
their "sensations" are! And then he tells the men that he has a
bunch of printed material of the sexual nature, in his hand,
and he will be passing it out to them!
A normal (not programmed) Christian family would
scramble to cover their children's ears while quickly stopping
the tape. And likely rip the magnetic tape from the casing,
tearing it so that nobody else would stumble upon the filth!
But this is not the case with the brainwashed following of
William Branham. Fathers and mothers line their children up
to sit in the pews for the lengthy sermon, slowly lulling
themselves to a state of mind that receives without fully

paying much attention. In fact, if you were to question a test
group of cult followers, most would strongly disagree that
William Branham made any such statement.
Now imagine that same exact scenario. And instead of
handing them the full and complete heretical sermon, you
only hand them that one single paragraph. How would they
respond? Would they agree with Voice of God Recordings,
that every single word spoken on tape is "divinely inspired?"
Would they call it the "Second book of Elijah" as many in
the cult now call the series of recordings?
Or would they simply ask you why you were handing them
pornographic material in the disguise of a Christian
minister's sermon?
Each time we post reference to these indecent statements by
William Branham, we receive an onslaught of hate mail from
the cult cult followers. It is amusing when we read some of
them, telling us how shameful and offensive we are for
posting the quote from the sermon -- almost as if it were
coming from our mouths instead of his. But remember, this
is a direct quote from a sermon that children around the
world are forced to listen to INSIDE cult churches! And they
are Branham's words, not ours!
The question to ask a programmed cult follower is this: If
Branham was truly preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
which all children should be hearing, then would we not be
praised instead of shamed for quoting him? If he did not have
a filthy mouth from behind the pulpit of a Christian church,
then would not spreading his "message" be blameless before
God and man?
Voice Of God Recordings Hides

Blank Spots
For those of you asking about the sudden disappearance of
the thousands of blank spots on tape in "The Table," Voice
of God Recordings' online search utility at branham.org, it is
easier to post a response than answer individually.
Voice of God Recordings did not actually remove them from
the online search utility's transcripts of the sermons. If you
read any of the sermons, especially during a "prayer line,"
you'll notice that they are still there and some of them are
still placed in very convenient locations. But it appears that
they did, indeed, attempt to hide them.
The problem is not with the content of the sermons, but
rather, with the search utility itself. It appears that they have
removed the ability to search "blank spot" and pull up the
thousands of results. And in comparison to the older
(installed version) of the Table, many of them have been
renamed. Instead of "[Blank spot on tape -- Ed]", they have
introduced new labels to describe the missing portions of
tape. (Some of which are valid, such as "End of Tape - Ed")
But you will notice that "[End of tape -- Ed]" Is a properly
formatted phrase, having words with spaces in-between. At
the same time, "[Blank.spot.on.tape -- Ed]" is not properly
formatted -- there are periods in-between the words and not
spaces. The new search utility is programmed to ignore
results with this type of formatting. In other words, the new
search utility is programmed to ignore the blank spots in
tape.
For instance, if you search "Blank spot" in the new search
utility on table.branham.org, you will return one single
solitary result: a paragraph from sermon index 61-0413
"WHY".
And that is our question! "Why?"
But there is no need for alarm. This "glitch" can be
circumvented by searching for this phrase:
"blank.spot.on.tape". It will not return the full set of results,
but you will still see enough to get the general idea.
What we do not know is which IMPORTANT ones are
missing from this query. Some of the blank spots are directly
in the most important part of a "prophecy," some in
clairvoyance session (discernment), and others in some of
those "mystery revelations." Some are even legitimate,
places where two tapes were spliced -- though these make up
a very small percentage.
Satan Casting Out Satan

Times have significantly changed. As a child growing up in
the "Message," the religious following of William Branham,
the focus of each sermon was prophecy and doctrine. We
listened earnestly as cult pastors told us how each doctrine
Branham taught was a "revealed mystery," and these
revelations were required to develop rapturing faith.
Though all pastors often mentioned William Branham's
claim to the prophetic gift, they seldom described his
"prophecies" in great detail. Instead, they used them as
examples of his "vindication." We were told that his
prophecies never failed -- not one single time. Therefore, he
was a "vindicated prophet of God."
Now that multiple prophecies have proven to have failed,
and some of them appear to have developed from reading
newspapers and watching television, these prophecies can no
longer be used as "vindication." Therefore, Voice of God
Recordings decided to initiate a campaign of "Because He
Said So," and published a newsletter with this title.
In this newsletter, cult followers were asked to transition
from the doctrines we all grew up with. No longer was this
"prophet" vindicated by his prophecy -- we are asked to
believe that his "healing ministry" was vindication that he
was a messenger from God.
This is an ever-so-subtle deception. A prophet is vindicated
by his prophecy -- if the prophecy fails, then the prediction
did not come from divine inspiration. And multiple verses
from the Bible describe how we are to treat prophet whose
prophecies fail. Therefore, VOGR would have you ignore

vindication of prophecy, as we were taught, and instead
focus on vindication of ministry. How? To focus on the
healing.
After this campaign was initiated, cult pastors all changed
their tune. No longer were these prophecies used as a
foundation to the ministry, and instead were to be considered
inconsequential. Now, the focus must be on the healing. And
they began to ask, "Can Satan cast out Satan?"
This question, coming from Matthew 12:26, is also an everso-subtle deception. It requires the followers to believe that
every sickness and ailment comes from a "demon." By using
this strategy, and only then, try to compare William Branham
claiming for a person to accept their healing by faith to Jesus
Christ defending why he was not the prince of demons.
Essentially, cult pastors ask you to compare William
Branham to Jesus Christ, which is idolatry.
Not only does this strategy display an unexperienced study of
Scriptures, it is a denial of William Branham himself.
Revelation describes the coming onslaught of miracles
designed to deceive:
"And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of
those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the
beast;" - Revelation 13
But as some of you are aware, showing scripture to a cult
pastor is like showing a T-bone steak to a vegetarian. If
William Branham did not quote the scripture on tape, and
describe his view of that scripture, they will not eat it. So
instead, let's focus on what William Branham DID say: That
the Beatles had impersonated a gift of divine healing:
William Branham And The Baal of

Peor
Often through the recorded sermons of William Branham, a
new convert will be suddenly surprised when they hear the
words, "Thus Saith The Lord!" To normal (not programmed)
Christians, these words are understood as they were
intended. The mouth of Almighty God has spoken, through
the mouth of a prophet.
Throughout the King James Bible, "Thus Saith The Lord"
appears approximately 413 times. Each time this phrase is
used, it is declaring to a people a message given by God
through the mouth of one of his prophets, or by a person God
speaks directly to who has a prophecy. Normal (not
programmed) Christians recognize that it is not the mind of
the human that created the thought given in the message; the
combination of words came from the mind of God. In today's
English, this phrase would be better expressed as "God is
speaking through me to tell you THIS."
But to the programmed cult follower, these words are
commonplace. Hearing them so often, many times applied to
what is clearly the thoughts of William Branham, they have
decreased value on the subject matter. Often, Branham
himself appears not to know what these words actually
meant.
For instance, "It is written" appears 80 times in the King
James Bible. These three words are used when a speaker
describes a passage from Scripture, telling the listener that
they are referencing the Holy Writ. In today's English, this
phrase would be better expressed as "The Bible says THIS."

When William Branham taught his followers that the Bible
instructed husbands to divorce their wives if they cut their
hair, he used the phrase "Thus Saith The Lord." In other
words, "GOD IS SPEAKING THROUGH ME TO TELL
YOU TO DIVORCE YOUR WIVES IF THEY CUT THEIR
HAIR."
Instead, he should have said, "IT IS WRITTEN," because he
was referring to scripture. But there is one fundamental
problem with this -- it's NOT in scripture.
So the cult follower is faced with one of two choices: Either
God was speaking through William Branham with inaccurate
words, or William Branham did not study his bible with
regards to the subject of marriage and divorce. Or even
worse, a third option, he was adding to the Word of God.
But the programmed cult follower cannot think in these
terms. All thought concerning the prophet must flow through
their programmed (false) understanding that William
Branham, a human, is accurate with regards to scripture and
doctrine. Instead of testing the prophet against the Bible, they
are trained to test the Bible against the prophet.
But again, the value of prophecy is lessoned.
To the programmed cult follower, trained to first understand
William Branham as being correct and then filter all thought
through that understanding, they have devalued prophecy.
They have devalued any message that God might actually
give through a prophet. They are trained to believe that the
mortal human can first speak, and then declare "Thus Saith
The Lord" -- whether or not the Lord hath actually "Saith" it.
And they are trained to believe that in cases where these
statements fail, they are to be reinterpreted to succeed.
Examples of this can be found throughout many of
Branham's prophecies. Take for example the doctrine of
"Presidential Prophecy", first declaring the president at time
of doomsday to be a "woman" changing to Kennedy by
William Branham and then later back to a "woman" by cult
ministers. Or the prophecy of the "egg shaped car" changing
to "driverless car." Or the "India Prophecy" with specific
travel itinerary changing from "Africa to India," to "India to
Africa," many times. And this 'vision' allegedly "failed"
because of travel itinerary.
To the normal (not programmed) Christian, this presents a
problem. In fact, to the normal (not programmed) person of
any or without any religious affiliation, this presents a
problem. A prophecy with no specific target is not a
prophecy at all. But to the programmed cult follower, this is
the way of a prophet. Branham himself instructed men to
"revise" his prophecies, or "bring them more up to date."
"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"
William Branham, 60-1113 - Condemnation By
Representation
The Bible likens this to sorcery. And it is declared
abominable before God. The children of Israel were warned
against changing words of "Thus Saith The Lord"
(prophecy), and reminded of what happened to those who did
this in the past, those who followed the Baal of Peor:

"Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract
from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I
give you. You saw with your own eyes what the Lord did at
Baal Peor. The Lord your God destroyed from among you
everyone who followed the Baal of Peor, but all of you who
held fast to the Lord your God are still alive today."
Deuteronomy 4
William Branham, Dowie, and

Wigglesworth
When it became common knowledge among the cult
following of William Branham that prophecies were left
unfulfilled, prophecies were changed and "brought up to
date" through the hands of Leo Mercier and the tape editors,
and prophecies failed before Branham's untimely death,
Voice of God Recordings started a campaign "Because He
Said So." Initiated through a newsletter publication, this
campaign was proclaimed through the voices of the cult
ministers that it was acceptable for Branham's prophecies,
doctrines, life stories, and ministry to have fundamental
conflicts and error, because -- they claim -- the Bible itself is
also filled with internal conflict.
Instead, Voice of God Recordings and later the cult pastors
began proclaiming Branham's "healing ministry," claiming
that this "prophet" was vindicated by signs and wonders -not by whether or not his prophecies were successful.
Imagine, if you will, a baseball player that is "vindicated" by
how well he can play badminton. Both are sports -- just as
both healing and prophecy are gifts from God, but in both
cases a separate and sometimes distinct function.
Over time, however, new thoughts were added upon Voice of
God Recordings' initial response. These cult ministers -some who have claimed prophecy as "vindication" for over
fifty years, were now proclaiming "healing" as "vindication
of a prophet." And just as they proclaimed that Branham had
a gift of prophecy "like no other" for the last several decades,
they now proclaim that Branham had a divine healing

ministry "like no other."
Those who have studied the history of the post-war
evangelists with ministries focused on the gift of healing
know otherwise.
When the modern-day Pentecostal movement began, they
required a supernatural gift as "evidence" of the Holy Spirit's
work in your life. It was a new "gospel," much different than
the descriptions given in the letters of the Apostle Paul. They
began proclaiming that "speaking in tongues" was "evidence
of the Holy Spirit."
Over time, some realized that this was in error. There was
more than one spiritual gift given to the church, yet they
were only focusing on one single gift as evidence of the
Spirit. Divisions in the Pentecostal faith began segregating
Pentecostals into different bodies of people.
One such branch of people separated themselves and began
to follow John Alexander Dowie, "Elijah prophet" and
"divine healer" from Zion, Illinois with worldwide fame for
his amazing healing ministry. This camp recognized the
"Gift of Divine Healing," and over time, appears to have
initiated the "Gospel of Divine Healing."
Followers of this new "gospel" often proclaimed successors.
It was commonplace to follow a "prophet leader" until their
death, and then a "successor leader" in their place.
Sometimes this new leader was described through prophetic
statements, as in the case with Dowie and Wigglesworth.
This leader-succession, under the doctrines of this new
"gospel," was compared to Elisha's succession of Elijah's
prophetic gift. For this reason, some of the leaders in this

new movement claimed to be the "Elijah" for this day.
William Branham claimed to be the successor of both
evangelists in the Divine Healing movement:
Wigglesworth:
"And how that Dr. Price had prophesied of a great move
coming. And Dr. Price moved off the earth one day.
Wigglesworth moved off one night, Dr. Price the next
morning. And the next day I was visit by the Angel of the
Lord just to go out. And man foresaw it coming (You see?),
and here it is now."
Branham, 57-0325 - The Lamb And The Dove
Dowie:
"How Doctor Dowie, in his death, prophesied that I would
come to that city forty years from the time that he died. Not
knowing nothing about it, he died on one day, and I was
borned on the next.
Branham, 51-0929 - Our Hope Is In God
In a world without airplane travel, it could be argued that
Dowie's ministry was more impacting than that of Branham
or Wigglesworth, though Wigglesworth would have had
access to air travel in his later years. Dowie's following had
grown so large that he declared "Zion" a city in Illinois in
1901, and churches were established world-wide to his
honor. Churches were established in South Africa, which
quickly spread throughout the country as the "Zionist
Christian Sect" movement.
To a normal (not programmed) Christian, this new logic
from Branham cult ministers is problematic. Cult pastors
claim that Branham's ministry brought forth the "Gospel of

Divine Healing" is in error -- this movement was initiated by
Dowie before the Azusa Street Revival. Their claim that no
other minister has influenced the world with a healing
ministry like Branham is also in error -- Branham himself
claimed to have been the successor to two such men! But
most importantly, their claim that Branham's "message"
originated with Branham is in error -- this "message" was a
continuation of the men Branham molded his ministry after.
It was truly a message of the "Gospel of Divine Healing,"
and Branham honored the dead "Elijah" ministers well. He
continued their ministry far into the 20th century, and
influenced men of his following who would later become
"Elijahs" in distant lands.
But to the normal (not programmed) Christian, any "gospel"
other than the Gospel of Jesus Christ that Paul proclaimed is
accursed.
Freemasonry - The Masonic

Lodge - religious cults, sects and
movements
A reader sent in this email, and wanted to share his
experience:
-----------------------------------------------------In 2011 when I was in Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of
Congo before I move to the US, while reading the 61-10-15
the Questions and answers. I fell on this question:
"Brother Branham, is there anything wrong with belonging
to a lodge after we have become a Christian, such as the
Masons? No, sir. You be a Christian wherever you are. I
don't care where you are, you can still be a Christian."
61-1015M - Questions And Answers
So I was preoccupied about it. Then during a pastors meeting
I rose that question. I was shocked about the answer. They
said that The free mason was not an occult lodge while
Brother Branham was alive. It became an occult science after
his death.
This how they defend Branham's quotes on the masons in
Africa. There are some message pastors who joined the
masons and practicing occult sciences saying that question
asked to Branham allows them to join.
I still doubt it and strongly believe that the free mason is
occult since its founding
-----------------------------------------------------This is a question sent in to us by multiple people over the

past few years, especially after we publish any discussion on
the pentagram that William Branham hung on the door of his
original Tabernacle. Now that more information has surfaced
about the inner workings of Freemasonry, more and more
people question whether or not Christianity and Masonry can
mix.
The answer to this question is not a simple as one might
think. Like the cult following of William Branham, each
Masonic lodge has a slightly different viewpoint. And each
Mason has a slightly different view of salvation. Like
Branham's followers, some think they are saved through the
lodge, and others do not.
The only true way to answer this question is to look at the
fruits of Freemasonry. Scientology and other cults appear to
have been produced by this belief structure, and Christian
apologetics link their formation to the ideologies of
Freemasonry. So the question by the man or woman who
sent the email is legitimate: Can a prophet of God claim that
Christianity and Freemasonry can mix?
The Strategies Of A Cult Pastor

When Seek The Truth first began as a simple webpage with a
few questions to ask a cult pastor, it quickly spread in
private. Mostly to cult pastors across the United States, the
handful of notes in unorganized thought were not much of a
concern to the freight train called "the Message." And
rightfully so -- their initial conclusion was that a single man
from Jeffersonville was trying to start a movement.
Over time, the handful of notes began to increase. And cult
pastors began to notice that no attempt was made to gain a
following -- but the list of fundamental issues with the cult
doctrine was filling quickly. Within only a few months time,
pastors themselves were forced to question subjects they had
drilled into their congregations' heads each and every Sunday
for decades.
During this time, ministers were not concerned with the man
asking questions or his eternal salvation. Not a single cult
pastor tried to plead with him towards a change of heart. Not
a single elder reached out to offer answers. Not a single cult
follower reached out in concern. It became clear that the
primary concern was containment, not salvation.
It was not until others took notice of the questions that cult
pastors began to address the issue. Whether it was seen as a
direct threat to the amount of incoming tithes or they were
afraid to answer, no response was given until the questions
became public knowledge. It was only then that they realized
an uncomfortable truth:
People leaving the message were not following after a man.

They were leaving because they had discovered hidden
secrets -- secrets these same ministers had withheld for
decades.
Still, many cult pastors attempted to claim that they were
following a new leader, and named specific men from cities
in the United States and Canada. Sermons addressing those
who had "crossed the line between life and death" by
questioning, they began to mention ex-cult members by
name from behind pulpits.
But they quickly realized that in doing so, many who had
never heard these names became curious. They wondered
why the crowd was thinning, but the programmed cult
mindset is to ignore those that leave, not to try and lead them
back to salvation. Many of these members now cut off from
fellowship were close friends and family, and curiosity is a
powerful force. They went to look, and they also realized
that there were huge issues with cult doctrine.
It was about this time that a new strategy was employed:
"What does it matter?"
Though this strategy was not successful and did not last very
long, cult pastors began to ask the question, "What does it
matter if William Branham was not truthful in his life stories,
doctrine, and even prophecy? Referring to Abraham's calling
Sarah his "sister, they began claiming that "Abraham lied
also." (Not telling their congregation that Sarah was
Abraham's half-sister). And then, they began asking the
question, "Branham pointed others to Christ, and many were
now followers of Christ. What does it matter?"
This strategy was not successful, largely due to the fact that
questions were raised as to which "Christ" Branham pointed
to. As cult followers began to search through the transcripts
of his sermons to identify Branham's overall description of
Jesus, they quickly found that Branham's version did not
fulfill all scripture. Branham taught a version of Christ that
was strangely twisted to sound very similar to himself.
It was not until it became public knowledge that Branham
was recorded praying to an angelic being that the new
strategy quickly fizzled out. Even though most were
programmed to believe "every word that the tapes say,"
prayer to an angel was uncomfortable. Some of them were
familiar with the letter of Hebrews (Heb 1), which clearly
describes Christ as "So much better than the angels," and
draws clear separation between the Son of God and the
angelic beings that worship Him.
This presented a problem for cult pastors. Branham taught
the theology of Charles Taze Russell, founder of the
Jehovah's Witness movement, that Jesus Christ was the angel
Michael. And Branham cult pastors had no problem ignoring
Hebrews to further that theology. But they reconciled their
difference in opinion with the book of Hebrews by claiming
that "now, Christ is above the angels; he is now God's Son."
Russell taught similar. But in this instance, William Branham
is praying to an angel. This could only be reconciled by
placing other additions to scripture, additions that Branham
had not yet made. Was Christ again lowered to one of the
angels? The new strategy fizzled out.
What they do not realize is that before he died, William
Branham was headed down a pathway to reconcile this using
that same exact pattern of thought. Christ again lowered to
one of the angels, but that is not where it ends. Only weeks
before his death, Branham started programming his
following to believe that Christ was lowered beyond
heavenly angel -- Christ would be lowered once again to
human.
"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 it'll come
through a prophet."
Branham, 65-1127B - Trying To Do God A Service
Branham's days on this earth did not allow programming his
following with this new doctrine that was beyond that of
Russell. But what if God had not removed Branham from the
cult? What if cult followers were programmed to believe that
Jesus Christ was returning as "Elijah," whom the following
were already programmed to believe was William Branham
himself? How much different would the cult be today?
Those of us that have left the cult have pondered these
questions, but not many have followed them to their
conclusion. Already, the cult following of William Branham
can be easily compared to Islam, where the denomination of
faith follows a dead prophet. Like Islam, the following will
tell you that the dead prophet is not God, but pointed others
to God. And like Islam, they will tell you that though they do
not believe the human was God, his words were from God.
How much different would it look if Branham succeeded?
Would cult followers pray three times a day facing
Jeffersonville, Indiana? Is that why Voice of God Recordings
sells "prayer mats" similar to Islamic prayer mats? Would the

cult followers pray in the "name of Branham?" Is that why
some in Jeffersonville already pray in Branham's name?
Cult pastors have changed their doctrines several times since
Seek The Truth began, reversing hardcore teaching they
stood by for decades. In the end, unless they teach that Jesus
Christ came to earth in the form of William Branham whom
they claim is the "Elijah of this day," they are deviating from
Branham's teaching. Until they realign, they will never
reconcile the error they brought for so many years. So the
question quickly becomes:
Will they finally reconcile their ministries with William
Branham's sermons? Will they all join together proclaiming
that William Branham was both Elijah and the Lord Jesus
Christ, while praying to another angel that was also Jesus
Christ, and that God's Son was cast out of heaven to support
William Branham's ministry?
Or will they proceed with countless other strategies, all
failing, in an attempt to never apologize for false teaching?
A Walk Through History - Seek

The Truth Blog
I remember when Seek The Truth first started, as a simple
place to access a few notes. What started out as a simple way
to help my memory when I confronted my pastor with a
handful of questions has grown into a very large repository
of research material. Had you told me in February, 2012
when this site started that over 7,000 cities in almost 200
countries would be frequenting my personal site, I would
have started laughing!
Had it not been for my grandfather's words, "People have
known these things for years, John, what does it hurt you to
believe it anyway?", I would have probably sat confused on a
handful of questions for the rest of my life. And had the
angry mob of friends and family not become violently
different than the nice, gentle spirits I once knew, I likely
would have just crawled back into my corner of the cult
church, happy to be lulled to sleep by the voice of William
Branham as the rest of the church did. But the shock of the
home church -- the Branham Tabernacle in Jeffersonville
Indiana -- covering up secrets did not set well. So I began
digging to see why.
Many remember how rough-around-the-edges my posts
were. As simple notes turned into a blog, it was very clear
that an unprofessional writer was attempting to discuss what
polished authors and public speakers were addressing. And
their refined methods of dodging issues made my
unprofessional bluntness and abruptness seem like the little
David approaching the mighty Goliath. And I imagine that

even David was a little more polished than my emotional
mess.
In 2012, I was beginning with square one. I had read the
Bible, but only through the filter of William Branham. I had
studied church history, but mostly just the history that could
be found on Branham's books and transcripts. I had studied
the supernatural events and prophecies in the "Message," but
only through one or two recorded sermons. I had no reason
to believe that these things would be so vastly different when
compared across the entire collection of tapes recorded by
Branham.
But even with my unpolished style, there was one very
powerful element that gave me a huge advantage over the
polished cult ministers and evangelists: transparency.
When a cult member hears the word "transparency," it is
almost if they have discovered Pandora's Box. They get very
curious as to what is inside. Most in the cult have never
experienced this. What is this great thing called
"transparency," and why would anyone do it? Why not hide
what you don't want others to see, and show them only the
things you want them to see? Why not hide the things people
have known for years, and only show them what they think
they know?
I decided that the best way to help others flee a religious cult
is to be fully transparent in everything. From past sin in my
life, to the many mistakes made along the way, to the good
time and bad as I went through the many stages of grief. I
documented what I experienced as others experienced the
same.
And this transparency is often attacked. My confessions, my

mistakes -- anything that can be used against my research
information is free game to a cult minister. I often wonder if
I have actually angered entire third-world nations! My
servers are under constant attack, and I have had to restore
the blog posts from backup tapes multiple times. It started
out sort of funny -- brute force attacks with passwords like
"Malachi4" or "JesusIsLord" -- as if my passwords would be
so simple. But over time they have become serious and
sophisticated attempts to destroy the data.
For this reason, I also made a decision to store the entire
history -- all blog entries, books, and more -- in multiple
places. Using PDF files for the originals, I also uploaded to
Scribed, Kindle, and Amazon. The entire history of Seek The
Truth can be found in multiple locations, many of which are
free of charge.
All of this said, I have restored all of the files from the 2012,
2013, and 2014 blog. They had been missing on the website
for a few months, but some of you have noticed that they are
starting to reappear as I find them in the backups. As of two
months ago, our most active page is the blog.
With this restoration, I decided to combine all of the posts
into collections that are also uploaded to Scribd, Amazon,
and Kindle. Even in their raw, unpolished form, the fully
transparent and fully documented history of the site will
remain forever intact.
You can find each of these individually below, or on the
Bookshelf page of the website, www.seekyethetruth.com
Paperback: COMING SOON!
William Branham - No Man

Knoweth The Hour In 1977
To a normal (not programmed) Christian, to hear a minister
suddenly start claiming that he has predicted the year of the
destruction of the earth is a clear warning sign of a false
teacher. To normal (not programmed) Christians, these types
of predictions have historically been made by religious
fanatics both mentally impaired and seeking followers
instead of following Christ. A normal (not programmed)
Christian recognizes the full meaning of the passage of
scripture, in context, explaining exactly WHY "no man
knoweth the hour."
The followers of William Branham, programmed by cult
doctrine, often raise a defense of their denomination of faith
by attempting to separate "prediction" from "prophecy." And
reading through discussion forums debating the many
fundamental issues with William Branham's ministry, the
conversation quickly runs down a rabbit hole debating the
definition of the two words. But in doing so, the underlying
problem is lost in human emotion.
For a man to make such a prediction, Scripture must be
altered. Words must be added to the teachings of Christ and
the apostles, and words must be taken away. And more
problematic, Branham's page outlining the "Prophecies of
1933" (which are conveniently "lost" by Voice of God
Recordings), is invalidated.
Reading from this "now missing" page, Branham claims to
have made his prediction of his 1977 doomsday on a paper

written in 1933. Notice, as he reads, he uses words such as
"today," and then describes the scene in 1933 verses 1961:
"Now, in 1933 when we were worshipping over here in the
Masonic temple where the Church of Christ stands today, on
one April morning before leaving home, I was dedicating my
a car (I got a '33 model car, and I was dedicating it to the
Lord's service.), and in a vision I saw the end time. Now,
notice how striking this is. Back yonder when I was just a
boy, and you can imagine what a 1933 model car looked like
now, what it looked like. And I went over there to the
Masonic temple where... Some of you old-timers in here
remembers; it's wrote down on an old paper at home. It's
already in print and went out around the world. See? That
was in 1933. And I predicted that there would be some great
tragedy happen to this United States before or by the year of
1977."
Branham, 61-0806 - The Seventieth Week Of Daniel
But earlier in his ministry, as many cult pastors are aware,
Branham made no such claim. Did he forget his own
prediction? Did his "page" in his "desk drawer," or "flyleaf
of his bible" even exist?:
"I'm not one of the people that tries to predict that Jesus is
going to come this year or next year. I don't know when He's
going to come, or no one else does know when He is going
to come. We just know what He said to look for."
Branham, 54-0824 - Jesus Christ The Same
This, in of itself, is not problematic. To a normal, "not
programmed" Christian, it is simply a display of his mental
state. The arises when he tries to enforce this new "post-
dated prediction" with theology. In his "Church Age Book,"

Branham added additional words to Jesus Christ's teaching
on the things that are to be. And he did so to enforce his own
prediction, which he claimed to have received through
Divine Inspiration.
How does the cult pastor reconcile this addition with these
scriptures?:
"Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you,
neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the
commandments of the Lord your God which I command
you."
Deuteronomy 4:2
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou
shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Deuteronomy 12:32
"Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou
be found a liar"
Proverbs 30:6.
The reason God is so adamant on this is because "The
entirety of Your word is truth (Psalms 119: 160).
"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 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."
Revelation 22:18-19
To Hell With William Branham

One of the most shocking things to Branham cult member
and non-cult member alike are the number of people that
proudly declare their desire to follow William Branham,
even if means to follow him to hell. When a cult member
becomes aware of the countless issues with Branham's
ministry, they become curious as to what others are saying
about these issues. And before long, they come on contact
with the fruits of this ministry: Branham's people.
Normal (not programmed) Christians understand the danger
in following mortal human beings, and many are aware of
the Apostle Paul's rebuke for doing so:
"When one says, I follow Paul, and another, I follow
Apollos, are you not mere human beings? What, after all, is
Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom
you came to believe as the Lord has assigned to each his
task. planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been
making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one
who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things
grow.
- 1 Corinthians 3
But William Branham claimed to have a vision that is in
direct conflict with this passage of scripture. In this vision,
he claimed that he saw a strange version of purgatory -- a
place where the dead spirits dwell in their new bodies before
ascending to Christ. And the groups of people were
segregated according to the leader they followed, "Paul's
people" with the apostle Paul, and "Branham's people" with
William Branham.
So to the programmed cult follower, this vision is given
greater respect than Paul's rebuke for following mortal men.
Deeply programmed to follow a human leader instead of
Christ, they often ask, "If Branham is false, who do YOU say
we should follow?"
Many cult followers are unaware of the statement, but
William Branham did give similar warning -- but with one
slight difference than that of the Apostle Paul: he claimed
that his followers would follow him directly to hell:
"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."
- Branham, 59-1219 - Questions And Answers On The Holy
Ghost
The problem is that his following -- especially those in
developing nations from largely pagan background -- agree
and will gladly go. Over the past few years, we have
collected many of these statements, as an example of the
fruits of William Branham's ministry. To those who have not
yet stumbled onto these fruits, we have decided to give you a
sample of some of the collection. These are responses given
to those who have left the following of William Branham to
instead follow Christ:
...
"____, why dont you Go to heaven with ua critics en leave
us go to hel with our dear false prophet as u claim.en let as
wait not more than 50YRS From today en c whether the
oposite wil b true."

"IN HELL I WILL JOIN HIM..."
"Am ready to die holding to william branham s message.
Whether it takes me to hell its a choice i made. thats ok with
me. No one will shake me on this. I wisnh you. i need to read
a spoken word message now than reading yo trash guys"
"Many - many tekel ufarasin... Im ready to go to hell with
him .all the best on your wide gate!!"
"if wat braham preached will lead me to hell, then so be it.
Mind u james dont criticize a true servant of God because he
was a forerunner of Christ's second coming"
"thanks so much. The type of hell Bro Branham went, I want
to go there too. He has follow Christ to that hell, and I want
to go too. So, David, x10 of you can't convinced me out of
that way.
"God,I respect prophet WMB and 101% believe the message
you sent to me for this day through him.where you lead me i
will follow and even if i go to hell I will do so
happily,worship you there and never stop loving you.let our
friends who disagree with your message know that we love
them too,those who are sweat to us and those who are not
and forgive us all of all our sins.what i don't understand in
the message I believe it and I know I will understand it by
and by.Gracious God.Amen"
"i knw nw that u r more spiritual than WILLIAM
BRANHAM.U say that man is evil and i agree.u hav more
proofs to prove that but am ready to go to hell with him.that

evil man has taught me many things which i didnt knw.water
baptism is amongst them .am happy and comfortable to be
associated with him.we were under denominations but
nobody taught us about true gospel.am proud to be
associated with him.the evil man has showd me the righteos
Jesus christ.am proud to be under his message.more things
has been revealed thru this evil man which i knw without
him i cuddnt hav known them.i dont worship him but am
happy with his teachings.so i wanted u guys who r spiritual
to remove me from this group.May God bless uu"
"Wat truth do u kw..,if he drags me to hell i will be glad to
go with him rather than go with u..."
"I Believe every word of the prophet and even if it means
going to hell believing it than so be it!That's how sure I am
we are following the correct prophet."
"If Brother Branham will go to hell, then i want to be right
behind him, i believe with all my heart that he was God sent,
nothing can change what i feel about what we believe in.
"Even if jesus Christ cast me in2 hell...i'll still believe his
prophet"
"HE WHO IS GOOD LET HIM CONTINUE.... EVEN IF
TH MSG BROUGHT BY WMBRANHAM TO THE
GENTILES WIL TAKE ME TO HELL, THEN LET ME
GO THERE. am one of them ad the life boat soon is
comming... the demon wch blinded pple eyes not to see the
signs of time is inwork today so saints beware."
"I Would Rather Lose My Soul Following Branham's
Message Than Go To Heaven Following Another."

"I don't mind going to hell because I believe him... because
y? I know wu I am, nd I knw what am raised up for!!!.... let's
see wu will go to hell believing a false prophet!!!.... ure jst
being blinded by ur own so called man!!!.... Lord will have
mercy upon u both souls!!!!."
"U aren't so hold onto ur faith n let us believe n trend our
path to hell."
"I WILL GO TO HELL WITH HIM WITH HIS MESSAGE
WHICH PAUL ALSO PREACHED."
"leave my prophet alone! even if i'll go to hell i'll go
believing his massage to the laodicean church age.it is upon
you to believe his message or perish!your insults can't shake
me even."
"why do u care?I m read to go to hell for what u allege as
false.I don't need yo help bros,go to heaaven wth yo true
while I burn in hell for believing in WMB"
"I am ready for hell if that is were it lead me ,provided
branham is there , than your heaven without my prophet."
"leave us we wl go to hell"
"enough d msg he gave us,in it we found
love,joy,peace,happiness dat non odar outside d msg have,if
d msg take me to hell which it cannot,am still gona be loving
and thanking Bro braham..."
"I cannot deny the message. if its false,lemmy go to hell with
it than following u!"

"By the way, I personally say, and this I say personal: I'd
rather go to hell believing than to find myself in hwll for not
believing"
...
Helping Others
There are many in the following of William Branham that
despise and reject the fallen. Like Pharisees in the time of
Christ, their minds are so focused upon the Law and trying to
keep it that they overlook Grace and helping people into it.
Pastors often seem like they are working very hard to save
the saved and scorn the fallen.
But at the same time, because of the cultish mindset, feel that
no good can come outside of the cult. Any good act by
another human who does not follow Branham being is
scorned, because "they aren't believers." Instead of praise for
the wonderful work they do, they receive scorn and titles like
"serpent's seed" or "cannon fodder."
It's amazing now, after having left the cult, when I watch
videos such as this. I'm amazed at how much impact a single
person can make in the lives of so many when they aren't so
programmed to look only within the invisible walls of a cult
structure.
William Branham - Just A Man He Made Mistakes

For decades, the pastors in the cult of William Branham
proclaimed the "perfection of the recorded ministry,"
referring to the 1200+ recorded sermons of William Marrion
Branham. One pastor is often quoted as saying, "It's more
accurate than today's newspaper," while others had similar
sayings. All of which combined led the followers to believe
that each word that proceeded from the mouth of William
Branham onto magnetic tape was the voice of God himself.
Hence the name: Voice of God Recordings. Branham himself
claimed, "I am a voice of God to you."
But after awareness of the many fundamental issues in the
ministry of William Branham was widespread, these cult
pastors changed their tunes. Following the direction given to
them by Voice of God Recording's publication, "Because He
Said So," they started proclaiming that "Branham was just a
man; he made mistakes." And some of these mistakes, they
now admit, made their way onto recorded sermon.
One such mistake is one that William Branham often made,
describing the years in which Enoch lived on the earth.
While the King James Bible numbers his days as 365,
William Branham often described the "FIVE HUNDRED
YEARS" that Enoch walked the earth. This, cult pastors now
say, is a mistake.
But it is not as simple as that. Were it mentioned one or two
times, it could be said that William Branham did, indeed, slip
up. And even without the associated doctrine tied to this
number of years, one might claim that William Branham

simply never read the scripture concerning Enoch of the
Bible, and was "preaching from the hip." Though a cult
pastor would never admit this, it would be favorable to the
truth behind the "five hundred years."
William Branham tied his description of Enoch to the
destruction of the world by flood, where Noah and his family
weathered the storms in an ark. According to Branham, these
five hundred years would have been required -- he often
referred to Noah and Enoch walking the earth at the same
time. Why?
This was bound to an apocalyptic doctrine, one far older than
the doctrines Branham learned from other cult leaders such
as Charles Russell and Alexander Dowie. Apocalyptic
writings popular immediately before, during, and after the
time of Christ produced several pseudepigraphal books.
(books written under the name of a famous Bible figure but
by a different author than that figure.) The Apocalyptic book
of Enoch, not found in our Bible canon, is one such work.
Many copies of the book of Enoch now also contain
fragments of the "Book of Noah" that it references. And
William Branham's "five-hundred-year-old-Enoch" appears
to have came directly from these fragments. Included in the
Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of some 981 different texts
discovered between 1946 and 1956, the fragment of the
Book of Noah starts out with these words:
"In the year five hundred, in the seventh month, on the
fourteenth day of the month in the life of Enoch. In that
Parable I saw how a mighty quaking made the heaven of
heavens to quake, and the host of the Most High, and the
angels, a thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten

thousand, were disquieted with a great disquiet. And the
Head of Days sat on the throne of His glory, and the angels
and the righteous stood around Him."
- Book of Noah
Again, one can mistakenly describe the number of years in
Enoch's life as 500 when the King James Bible says 365. The
years alone are of no consequence unless your doctrine
includes numerology. But William Branham took the 500
year doctrine from the Book of Noah, and added another
theology to the Bible scriptures: That Noah was NOT
righteous, and that Enoch typed the "bride" while Noah
typed "tribulation and death."
This, as most normal (not programmed) Christians
understand, is a direct conflict with scripture found in
Genesis 6:9:
"Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation.
Noah walked with God." - Gen 6:9
It is evident why cult pastors so easily backtrack on the
doctrine of "perfection" they placed on Branham's ministry
for so many years. It is easier to explain why they were
mistaken on the "voice of god" to the people than to explain
why that voice had to go outside the Holy Writ to justify
their doctrines. To put it bluntly, it is easier to say that God's
"mouthpiece" was full of error than to explain why God's
"mouthpiece" produced doctrine contrary to scripture.
Joseph Branham And Honesty

Is Voice of God Recordings being honest with you? Some of
you asking about the worship of William Branham and his
sons, confused because the statements of denial by VOGR to
your countries through translators conflict with what you
read in the discussion groups. And why wouldn't you be
confused? What purpose would they have in being
dishonest?
Those who live in Jeffersonville can tell you a much
different story, especially among the men and women who
were with William Branham when he was alive. Many of
them pray in his name or his son's name. Many of them do
not visit the Branham Tabernacle, because "Jesus Christ has
already came and gone."
I ran into one such person after starting Seek The Truth. He
was aware of the website and the many issues, and I found it
strange that he treated me with respect. While most (not all)
in the cult that I come in contact with around the
Jeffersonville area turn their noses up or quickly leave the
stores and restaurants I'm in when they notice me, this person
was kind and courteous. And then he told me why:
"Jesus Christ has come to earth and gone, in the form of
William Branham. I was in Louisiana when I watched what
he did in the meeting, and he was nothing short of almighty
God."
He went on to say that it did not matter what one did any
more (referring to sinful deeds and specifically my website).
He said that he told his daughters that they could grow up to
be prostitutes if they wished -- it did not matter. He said that

he warned them that they would regret it, have a very rough
life filled with disappointment, but it did not matter. Jesus
Christ had come and gone.
Those visiting the Tabernacle from abroad do not often come
in contact with these individuals. And they are not usually
visiting long enough to notice the division in the Tabernacle
-- "Joseph's people" versus "William Branham's people"
versus "the ones who fall into neither camp." But spend some
time in Jeffersonville, get to know the people, and suddenly
you will find yourself in "Branham Mecca" -- the holy grail
of Branham worship. And the town is filled with Branham
worshippers, only a handful of which ever darken the door of
the tabernacle.
So we ask again: Is Voice of God Recordings being honest
with you?
William Branham's
Disneyworld Supercar
BelieveTheSign posted a video, one that was strangely
similar to Branham's later alterations to his alleged "egg car
prophecy." In later retellings of this prophecy, there are new
details added to claim predictions of self-guidance. It is this
prophecy that ministers reference each time the Google Car
or other self-guided cars make the news.
Many of you are aware of the numerous issues with this
prophecy. How that Branham attended a 1933 World's Fair,
one that included the futuristic world that Norman Bel
Geddes predicted in his 1932 book, "Horizons"
Or how that those who entered the 1933 World's Fair were
transported by the egg-shaped "Dynamaxion," which failed
miserably due to its top-heavy egg shape.
Many of you have seen the Central Power and Light
Company's advertisement of the driverless car made after Bel
Geddes' design, and have noticed that Branham's addition of
details to these prophecies appear to change with the
technological advances of the times. At the time this became
public knowledge, Voice of God Recordings also published a
few similar advertisements of the time, trying to distract cult
followers from the specific details Branham gave that
matched the article.
But, as BelieveTheSign points out, there is not so clear of an

example of William Branham's forming "prophecy" from the
technology of the day than this of Walt Disney's "Magic
Highway." It is not until three years after Disney's video is
produced that William Branham adds the description of the
family playing checkers to his prophecy -- the prophecy that
was originally nothing more than a change in shape.
To date, this technology is experimental, and the days of a
family playing checkers is long past. If the vision were truly
peering into the future, at the day when this technology
(might be) mass-produced, one can only assume that
Almighty God knew there would also be portable video
game devices, DVD players, Netflix streaming, and other
entertainment. Quite frankly, if I had to sit and play checkers,
I'd rather play with a real steering wheel!
But nevertheless, it's a small world, after all! Maybe Gene,
Leo, and Branham discussed this on their camping trip!
William Branham Advising

Against Solomon
William Branham often blasted those who advised to "eat,
drink, and be merry." Is this a wise decision? Is it
Scriptural?
"There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are
righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds
of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it
happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that
this also is vanity. And I commend joy, for man has nothing
better under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for
this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life
that God has given him under the sun."
Ecclesiastes 8:14-15
Voice Of God Recordings Because He Said So - Part 1

In 2012, Voice of God Recordings published a newsletter
entitled, "Because He Said So" in an attempt to offer a
defense against those who have discovered William
Branham's twisting of scripture, failed prophecy, fictional
life stories, and other fundamental issues with the material
they publish around the world. It appears that this newsletter
has been removed from the website after the repercussions of
this publication -- cult followers began to notice that the
newsletter was not so much of a defense as it was a blatant
attack on the Holy Bible.
We were recently asked about this newsletter. One ex-cult
member giving their testimony mentioned that this was the
very thing that made him realize that they are uplifting a man
rather than pointing to Christ. Others, curious to see it, are
struggling to find it.
Since this publication is no longer easily accessible to the
public, we plan on discussing each section of the newsletter.
Their attack on the Bible presented many questions
concerning scripture to readers, and offered little in the way
of answers to either the fundamental questions of William
Branham's ministry or what Voice of God Recordings
considers to be flaws in the Holy Writ.
The first section asks the question: "So if God did, in fact,
send a prophet, shouldn't we believe all that he says?" And
then, referencing a scripture in Genesis where the serpent
deceives Eve through words, proceeds to mislead cult

members by using very similar tactics.
The opening question of this article is misleading, as it
guides the reader into the assumption that all prophets
claiming to be from God are actually from God. Throughout
the entire publication, there is one critical element missing:
following the scriptures instructions to test the prophets to
confirm that they are, indeed, from God.
"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits
to see whether they are from God, because many false
prophets have gone out into the world." - 1 John 4:1
It is also misleading, because it leads the reader to assume
that apologetic websites exposing Branham's failed
prophecies would exist even if William Branham was sent by
God -- and of the Christians who are dedicating huge
portions of their lives towards exposing falsehood, I cannot
think of a single one who wouldn't listen to a prophet of God
that met the scriptural test. Simply put, William Branham did
not. In fact, the very reason this publication was necessary
confirms that there are issues in the ministry.
The author of this publication would have you believe that
by comparing the serpent's tactic of "planting seeds of doubt"
to examining the words of a prophet, those who question
William Branham are also "planting seeds of doubt."
Correctly worded, William Branham planted the doubtful
seed, the examiners are the ones who are simply examining
the fruits of that seed.
I truly believe that the reason this publication is no longer
freely available has to do with the trail this author is leading
you through the first section. "Doubt has an open door to

spread from Genesis to Revelation. True to form, he is doing
the same thing with the Gospel today."
Cult followers are starting to notice that the vast majority of
the people who flee the cult of William Branham are making
their exodus into Christian churches that uplift the Bible and
would NEVER ... absolutely never ... publish a newsletter
that discredits the Bible to make it look worse than the
fundamental issues in the message. This article was praised
by many in the cult when it was first published, as it made a
general comparison between those leaving the message and
atheists. This does not sit well with a family who watches
their sons and daughters leave to become Christians who
love Jesus Christ with all their heart.
The opening statements, with a large, bold, heading
"BECAUSE HE SAID SO," sets up the theme for the rest of
the publication. It does not matter if a prophecy failed. It
does not matter if a lie was discovered -- even if that lie was
bound to a (fictional) supernatural event. Because he said so,
you are not to question. And those who do are like atheists,
because WE [VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS] say so.
Together, let's examine each and every way that Voice of
God Recordings attacks the Bible, and ask ourselves the
question: Is 'because they say so' the reason the publication is
no longer available?
Stay tuned!
Voice of God Recordings Because He Said So - Part 2

I never will forget the day I received my copy of "Because
He Said So," the newsletter published by Voice of God
Recordings printed to defend the failed prophecies of
William Branham by claiming the Bible itself had issues. I
was disheartened, knowing full well the damage this kind of
message could do to a people not armed with information
about the Bible they claim to know.
It was particularly saddening to read the second section
entitled "The Four Gospels." The way in which Voice of God
presented the comparison between statements in the four
accounts of the Gospel of Jesus Christ was disgraceful. To
summarize the section, the author attempts to place each of
the Gospels in question by highlighting specific points they
feel are contradictions -- but then leave the reader wondering
why! They are not reconciled, because Voice of God
Recordings could not reconcile the many contradictions and
failed prophecies given by William Marrion Branham. It
appears they feel it is better to leave the reader in the dark
about their alleged contradictions, since they will forever be
left in the dark about fundamental issues with the material
they publish.
At this point in my life, I had just begun my journey of study
of the Bible. Not just the written text, but a full study of how
the text came to be, the different genres of books in the Bible
from poetry to prophecy to witness testimony and more. I
was deep into studying the men who decided upon the Bible
Canon, why they chose the books and letters we now read,
and why others were dismissed. I studied the field of "text

criticism," which contrary to how it sounds, is the method
used by the King James translators as well as modern
translators in deciding which text is authentic among the
more than five thousand different families of copies of the
Bible.
While in the cult of William Branham, this type of study was
strongly forbidden. Though Branham surrounded himself
with theologians and even gave "honorary" titles of "Doctor
[of Divinity]" to men like Lee Vayle, the cult strongly
forbids the study of the history of the Bible and all that is in
it, the subject matter of seminaries. Many in the cult call
these places "cemeteries," implying that only the eternally
dead would visit such a place. If they only had access to the
photograph of William Branham proudly standing by one of
his favorite seminaries!
In the cult, one is programmed to believe that a single man,
William Branham, is the sole authority of scripture.
Moreover, one is programmed to believe that everything one
needs to know about the Bible is on recorded tape -- not
realizing that Branham never mentions entire books of the
Bible critical to understanding the covenants of the Mosaic
Law and the eternal covenant of Grace. Without being armed
with information, readers of this article were suddenly
handed an atomic bomb, asked to place it inside of their
bible, while Voice of God lit a fuse to destroy the Book they
claim to uplift through their printed material. Again, simply
put, they raise several questions without giving any answers.
Their strategy is to apply the same logic to the Bible that
they ask you to do with William Branham -- BELIEVE IT
BECAUSE WE SAY SO.
This post is not intended to spark a debate on the different

types of answers that normal (not programmed) Christians
are armed with to defend such attacks to the Gospels they
hold dear. For centuries, men much more qualified than
myself have given defense of the Bible, all the way back to
Justin Martyr and Irenaeus whom William Branham claimed
to have respected. Different schools of thought are applied to
this defense of the faith, called "apologetics," and most
normal (not programmed) Christians are aware to some
extent of the apologist method.
The method used by most fundamentalist or evangelical
churches is the belief of "Scriptural Inerrancy." Ironically,
this is the same belief proclaimed by Branham cult pastors -at least until the publication of this article. Many ministers
that have proclaimed Scriptural Inerrancy for the past fifty
years have now changed their tune: they claim that because
their bibles have error, William Branham was justified in his
wrongdoing.
The points of contradiction raised by Voice of God
Recordings are these:
* That the book of Matthew was in error when it claimed
there was an earthquake
* That the book of Mark was in error when it claimed that
there was only one angel (or ANGLE as the newsletter
misprinted)
* That the book of Luke was in error when it stated that there
were three women at the tomb
* That the book of John was in error when it stated that Jesus
instructed Mary to go and tell the disciples

Those who believe in Scriptural Inerrancy would have no
issue discussing these claims to reconcile. In fact, regardless
of which methodology used to defend the faith, most
apologists would simply tell Voice of God Recordings that
most of these are not even contradictions. Because one
witness felt necessary to describe an earthquake, while others
awe-struck that God's only Son had risen did not write about
it, is that really a contradiction? Even a non-Christian
historian would tell you that this is simply a detail that one
account includes and the others do not.
The rest of the points Voice of God Recordings attempts to
convince their following are "contradictions" are much the
same. Those who believe in Scriptural Inerrancy will tell you
that one single woman visited the tomb, and returned with
more women. And they will tell you that Voice of God
Recordings was a bit mistaken about the "two men versus the
two angels" -- most Christian ministers interpret the two
"men in white" as angelic beings.
But not all Christians use Scriptural Inerrancy in defense of
the faith. Other Christians believe that the Bible can be
inspired by God while NOT inerrant. This group of
Christians would argue with Voice of God Recordings that
these were four ... separate ... witnesses testifying to the same
event. And any who have watched a court trial calling
witnesses to describe an event will bear different results,
each from the perspective of the witness. Maybe Matthew
was the only one who remembered the earthquake! Maybe
Luke, shocked to hear of angelic beings walking the earth,
recorded three women instead of two. Does that make his
witness testimony of Christ's Resurrection any less valid?
The deceptive strategy used in this section by Voice of God

Recordings is to lead the reader to believe that because they
question the Gospels written by four different men, we
should not question the accounts given by one single man:
William Branham.
But what if this publication, "Because He Said So," were
instead published about William Branham? What if instead
of Matthew's "one angel" and Luke's "two angels," we had
the "Gospel according to William Branham" verses the
"Gospel according to William Branham?" And William
Branham claimed that he remembered both one angel AND
two angels, two women AND three women, an earthquake
and NOT an earthquake?
In reality, these are the types of contradictions found in the
ministry of William Branham. One man, multiple versions of
each story. Not multiple men with a few minor details
differing.
Those in the cult following of William Branham must ask
themselves: Why did Voice of God Recordings change from
stressing Scriptural Inerrancy when the public became aware
that William Branham contradicted himself multiple times
and about multiple unforgettable events? And why have the
pastors done the same? Why is it so important to uplift the
man, William Branham, that they would start questioning the
Gospels proclaiming the life, death, burial, and resurrection
of Jesus Christ?
Are they proclaiming Jesus Christ? ... or are they
proclaiming William Branham?

In the newsletter entitled "Because He Said So" published by
Voice of God Recordings in an attempt to convince the cult
followers to ignore the fundamental issues in their published
materials, the second half of the second article is the most
disturbing. After making an attempt to convince the cult
followers that they cannot trust their Bibles, (but they still
must believe them BECAUSE THEY SAY SO), Voice of
God Recordings actually ... challenges ... their followers!
In the very center of the article, after questioning the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the calling of His disciples,
the author gives the reader this challenge: SEE FOR
YOURSELF! THE BIBLE CONTRADICTS ITSELF! The
article reads, "We encourage you to read Matthew 4, Mark 1,
and John 1:28-43 and then try to answer these questions."
And then proceeds into what they allege are contradictions
found in scripture.
But then, rather than offer answers to the readers, Voice of
God Recordings stresses the point that there ARE errors in
the Bible, and you MUST employ blind faith to believe. The
author writes, "Are you going to forsake the entire Bible and
your Christianity because you can't make the Gospels
logically agree? Or, will you simply have faith that the Bible
is written through the Divine inspiration of God, exactly the
way He wanted it?"
As we pointed out in our previous example, normal (not
programmed) Christians who are armed with an
understanding of Scripture and history of the Bible Canon do

not waver in faith when atheists make the same arguments
Voice of God Recordings made in this publication. We've
previously mentioned those who believe in Scriptural
Inerrancy, the stance most cult ministers took before the
public became aware of the fundamental issues with the
materials published by Voice of God Recordings. And we've
mentioned other views of scripture outside of Scriptural
Inerrancy, specifically those who study the texts and are
aware of their genre, history, and variances in translation.
Normal (not programmed) Christians are prepared to give a
defense of their beliefs -- not to "only believe" BECAUSE
WE SAY SO. And rightfully so:
"Honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to
make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the
hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect" - 1
Peter 3:15
Christians who were not influenced by the programming and
indoctrination of this religious cult would be a bit surprised
that this article asks the reader to believe that there are errors
in their Bibles , and that they are to believe this "book of
errors" with no defense of the faith. It is the direct opposite
of 1 Peter 3:15, and a dangerous road to trod. History has
horrific examples of men who ask their followers to accept
their doctrines by blind faith, some of which slaughtered
their entire congregations such as Jim Jones. Ironically,
William Branham started Jones' career in Indianapolis, and
the two toured the nation in the "Divine Healing" ministry.
Again, we will not debate the multiple ways in which normal
(not programmed) Christians defend the faith by offering
answers to these types of questions, or try to help you decide
which method is better than others. For this discussion, we

will explain what those who believe in Scriptural Inerrancy
would say in defense to Voice of God Recordings' deceptive
tactics to support the fundamental issues with their printed
material. It seems appropriate, because before this
publication, most cult pastors and even Voice of God
Recordings leaders proclaimed the same stance. This appears
to have changed when the public became aware that they
were advertising their printed material with fictional stories
and false claims.
In this section of the article, Voice of God Recordings makes
the claim that Matthew 4, Mark 1, and John 1 all contradict
each other with regards to the timing of Simon and Andrew
deciding to follow Christ. Most who believe in Scriptural
Inerrancy would answer the author's allegations by pointing
them to the Temptation of Christ. Matthew and Mark do not
put the journey to Galilee immediately after the temptation in
the wilderness. They explicitly say it happened after John
was cast into prison. John's Gospel is the only one describing
the intermediate period. It appears that after the temptation in
the desert Jesus went back to the place where John the
Baptist baptized, and the collection of stories are simply not
in order.
That the collection of stories in the Gospels are not in
chronological order is a shocking new discovery to those
who study the Bible only through William Branham's
perspective. In fact, had the author of the article published by
Voice of God Recordings spent even a little time studying
the aspects of Scripture that are "common knowledge," he or
she would be aware that the Gospel of The Gospels of Mark
and Matthew are arranged thematically, while the Gospel of
Luke is arranged chronologically. Written to a Jewish
audience, thematic arrangement was more common than the

chronological arrangement expected by Gentiles. John's
Gospel is also not arranged chronologically, but in an
arrangement that expresses the deity of Christ.
Those who do not follow the Scriptural Inerrancy belief
system are also aware of this issue and prepared to have a
defense to both atheists and those like Voice of God
Recordings who would ask their followers to believe their
Bibles through blind faith alone. They are aware that the
Gospels are not in chronological order, but they are also
aware that the Gospels are comprised of both written and
oral tradition. Some stories contained in the Gospels were
handed down from the original writings, while some
passages of scripture were added through memories of the
event discussed by the early Christians. Similar to Voice of
God Recordings many testimonies reverencing William
Branham's life and times, the early Christians reverenced the
life and times of Christ.
Although some scholars disagree, many Bible scholars date
the earliest manuscripts of the Gospels to:
Mark: 66-70 AD
Matthew: 80-90 AD
Luke: 80-90 AD
John: 200 AD
Some passages contained in the Gospels came even later,
such the ending of the book of Mark. The "snake handling"
verses often referenced by William Branham are believed to
have been written between 300 and 400 AD and are not
found in the original manuscripts.
So to a Christian who believes the Bible can be Divinely

inspired without accepting the doctrine of Scriptural
Inerrancy, the order of passages are not important so much as
the Divinely inspired content. The argument the author
makes in the article, questioning the Bible because of the
order of events differing from book to book, is of no value.
They were not intended to be in chronological order, nor
should they be understood as such.
The most ridiculous aspect of this section of the newsletter is
the idea that we can accept the fundamental issues with some
of the fictional stories William Branham presented to his
following because of the lack of understanding of the
structure of the Bible. Even if the Gospels were written
chronologically, and they all differed greatly, they were the
testimonies of four individual men about an event they
remembered from the past. And beyond that, it was an event
that they themselves did not witness -- they were not the
women at the tomb and they were neither Simon or Andrew.
These were testimonies given to them second-hand, which
they knew to be true, and they included in their books
testifying of the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus
Christ.
Like the opening statements of the newsletter, this is a subtle
deception similar to the Serpent deceiving Eve through
subtle words. And it is an important point that must be made
as they proceed through the articles that come later in the
newsletter. If you are to believe that William Branham can
be both in Houston, Texas and the mountains of Arizona at
the exact same time, you must believe that the chronology of
the Bible is in error. Therefore, Voice of God Recordings
must emphasize what they allege as error, and ask cult
ministers to do the same.

In the newsletter "Because He Said So," published by Voice
of God Recordings to offer a defense of the fundamental
issues with their printed material, various aspects of the
Bible are placed in question. Using this strategy, they
cleverly attack what they claim are issues in chronology,
what they claim are differing witness testimony, and what
they would like for you to believe are conflicting details in
the supernatural events. As the public became aware that
William Branham's ministry contains the same type of
issues, it became necessary for them to lower the importance
of Scripture to raise importance of Branham.
This strategy continues by placing the conversion of the
Apostle Paul into question. And the title of the article uses
the phrase "Fiercely Contested," leading the reader to believe
that many others -- Christians and atheists alike -- also
question the details presented in Scripture about the light in
the wilderness and whether or not the men heard the voice
speaking. But they take things to a new level in this section,
because they ask the reader to believe a lie. As it became
public knowledge that they were printing materials
containing statements that were simply not true, it became
necessary to convince cult followers that they can AND
SHOULD believe a lie.
If a normal (not programmed) Christian if the person
standing next to them heard a voice, and that person
answered, "Yes I did and No I did not," a huge problem
arises. The person cannot hear something that he did not
hear. And the person cannot claim that they did not hear
something that they did in fact hear -- otherwise, they would
be lying. So a normal (not programmed) Christian would
quickly understand that this person next to them is either
lying or is mentally insane.
Voice of God Recordings would have you believe that the
men with Paul during this experience both DID and DID
NOT hear the voice. The author asks, "So which account of
Paul's experience is true?" And then he answers for the
reader, "THEY ALL ARE!" And then introduces another
concept that they want to train the user to understand as it
applies to the fundamental issues in their printed materials:
The "natural eye" (they mention) versus the "spiritual eye."
(they assume). In other words, if you catch William Branham
in a lie, and you believe him to be lying, you must have a
"natural eye." But if you have the "spiritual eye" they have
the ability to program into their following, then you will
ignore instances where you catch William Branham in a lie.
In fact, the author writes, "The 'inconsistency' is not in the
Message, but in the way they [a person who questions]
judges the Message."
In the previous studies, we have explained the different ways
in which Christian apologists defend the faith. The person
who believes in Scriptural Inerrancy must defend the faith by
presenting an answer as to why both sides of the argument
are true, while Christians who do not follow this belief
system will simply explain that the Divinely Inspired text
was written by men and copied by men.
In this example, however, it would be good to point out that
the Bible was not originally written in English. Most in the
cult following of William Branham refuse to study any Bible
other than the revised King James Version (Even though

William Branham studied from other versions such as the
Lamsa Bible). Not understanding the methods of "text
criticism" that the King James translators used to determine
which passages of scripture were the closest to the original
transcripts that did not exist, the cult followers do not fully
understand the complications in translation. And they
especially do not understand the problems faced by the
translators during the time of King James -- most in the cult
would be shocked to learn that the translators of the 1611
version of the King James Bible admitted that the text was
only as accurate as the limited number of transcripts and the
limited understanding of the language. And some of the
books of the Bible were translated through multiple
languages before they were written in Greek and finally
English. During this process, words and phrases can
sometimes take on different meanings.
There are varying answers to the question Voice of God
Recordings presents to their cult followers, but one of them
given by Christian apologists deals with these issues in
translation.
In Acts 22, the phrase in question can also be literally
translated as "They did not hear the sound." The NIV
correctly translates the verse as "to hear," as opposed to "to
understand."
From Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:
"Literally, that clause in 22:9 may be translated, They did
not hear the sound. The NIV correctly translates the verse,
because the verb to hear with the genitive case may mean
to hear a sound and with the accusative case to hear with
understanding. The genitive case is employed in 9:7, and

the accusative is used in 22:9. So the travelers with Saul
heard the sound (9:7) but did not understand what Christ said
(22:9). Thus in Acts 9:7, hearing the voice, the noun
voice is in the partitive genitive case [i.e., hearing
(something) of], whereas in 22:9, they heard not the voice,
the construction is with the accusative. This removes the idea
of any contradiction. The former indicates a hearing of the
sound, the latter indicates the meaning or message of the
voice (this they did not hear). The former denotes the
sensational perception, the latter (the accusative case) the
thing perceived."
No matter which defense of the faith you give as an answer,
the bottom line is as William Branham himself often stated:
"let black be black and white be white." In other words, truth
cannot be false, and a lie cannot be true. What Voice of God
Recordings would have you believe (a lie) is exactly what
the Bible warns us against:
"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
Thessalonians 2:9-12

In the final article on the first page, Voice of God Recordings
sets the standard for the rest of the article by adding one final
and very subtle statement: That we cannot believe in
scientific discovery. This is critical in examining the
fundamental issues with the printed material they have
gained over a hundred million dollars producing.
Specifically, they would have you believe that you cannot
trust fact, because fact was discovered by man.
William Branham himself is responsible for this strategy, and
we cannot say that Voice of God Recordings was clever
enough to have employed it. They are simply continuing the
strategy that Branham used.
Branham was absolutely thrilled with science. Throughout
his recorded ministry, he often mentioned scientific studies,
surveys and analysis of scientific facts, scientific theory
presented by leading scientists in the nation, and more. But
while he enjoyed it, he convinced his followers that science
was "of the devil," and that they should not enjoy it as much
as he apparently did. But worse than that, he programmed his
followers to believe that scientists "invent" scientific fact,
and that because a "human invented it," it cannot be trusted.
The same argument is made in this article of the publication.
But they take it one step further, claiming that internet
studies cannot be trusted, because they are created by
humans.
Ironically, they also promote the idea that the cult followers
should only "say what the tapes say," because the voice of
William Branham is a "voice of God to you." So when you
read the voice of William Branham speaking things that are
not true, which strategy should the devout cut follower
pursue? Are they to believe that the websites that directly
quote William Branham are in error because they are human?
What about Branham's words, which Voice of God
Recordings claim are the voice of Almighty God? This
cannot be reconciled.
But it is critical that cult followers become convinced that
facts are in error. Otherwise, they realize there is no other
alternative: William Branham was deceiving the masses by
lying, and facts expose him as a false prophet.
It amazes me when I watch a new person make their exodus
out of the cult and into Christianity. When they suddenly
discover the joys of reading and enjoying scientific studies in
the same way William Branham apparently did, they have a
newfound freedom. And then it suddenly hits them: True
scientists aren't forcing their opinion upon people -- they are
presenting a scientific theory. And this theory is either
proven true or proven false through studying scientific fact.
Theory can be moved; facts are immovable.
Voice of God Recordings understand this more than their
followers understand. It is apparent through the strategy
employed on the first page of the newsletter. To summarize,
these are the main points of the first page, preparing the
reader to read through the rest of the newsletter with the
boundaries that they have clearly defined:
1) That the Bible has error
2) That those who question Branham can be compared to
atheists
3) That facts cannot be trusted
4) That research about William Branham cannot be trusted
5) That it is OK to lie, and all versions of a story must be
accepted
6) That you cannot question a prophet, regardless of whether
or not the Bible instructs us to
7) That those who question are not using "spiritual eyes"
And most importantly, that you must believe William
Branham BECAUSE HE SAID SO!

The very first of the fundamental issues Voice of God
Recordings tackles in the publication "Because He Said So,"
is 1977. Ironically, the author wants you NOT to believe that
1977 is the final year of the existence of mankind -- even
though "he said so." This is critically important, because they
are aware the religious following of William Branham
should be (and is by some) recognized as a doomsday cult. It
is a unique doomsday cult, simply because the "doomsday
prophet" died before his doomsday.
Unlike others in the past who have defended William
Branham's 1977 doomsday by trying to convince listeners of
a difference between a "prediction" and a "prophecy," Voice
of God Recordings employs a new, more deceptive strategy
in this article. They do not deny that William Branham gave
this prediction under "Divine Inspiration" because they are
aware that most cult followers now recognize that
"predictions under Divine Inspiration" are also called
"prophecy." Even William Branham referred to some of his
prophecies as "predictions" given under "divine inspiration."
Instead, the author wants you to believe that readers living
decades after "doomsday" can still believe his 1977
prediction because the Bible has "error." Referencing another
alleged discrepancy found in the Old Testament, Voice of
God Recordings compares 1977 to the years Israel spent in
Egypt.
As we've pointed out before, there are multiple answers
given in defense of the faith by those who believe in

Scriptural Inerrancy. One of the most common is that the
time period began when Ishmael, son of Hagar the Egyptian,
mocked and persecuted Isaac. When you study from this
perspective, the difference in years can be reconciled. Those
who do not follow that belief system will point out that this
text is thousands of years old, thousands upon thousands of
hand-written copies distant from the original transcripts. If
there is a difference, is it really important that the dates
differ? Was not Israel in Egypt?
This is not even similar to William Branham's doomsday
prophecy. Cult followers will unanimously claim that Israel
was indeed in Egypt, but they will also unanimously deny
that the world ended in 1977.
There is another deceptive tactic employed by Voice of God
Recordings that is ever-so-subtle. In fact, most who have left
the cult would not notice the strategy, and would ask why the
author would admit Branham's failed doomsday date. To the
cult member who is reading, it is very powerful: they handpicked quotes in which William Branham did not claim
"Divine Inspiration" on his 1977 doomsday. The did NOT
include any quotes in which he DID claim divine
inspiration.
"So I repeat, I sincerely believe and maintain as a private
millennium."
William Branham, An Exposition Of The Seven Church
Ages
Is Joseph Branham Honest Claiming Ownership Of The

Tabernacle
In an August 8, 2015 letter posted to the front page of
branham.org, the website of Voice of God Recordings,
Joseph Branham announced that he had taken part ownership
of the Branham Tabernacle. This announcement turned a few
heads, because Joe described his ownership had literally split
the church in half -- his half being the side with the tape
room. "Can a building be legally split in half?" some asked.
"How could such a mistake be made?" others questioned.
"Isn't this tabernacle owned by the people?" frustrated
members inside the church exclaimed, remembering William
Branham's own statements as they related to the vote by the
people.
But a simple trip to the Clark County Courthouse in
Jeffersonville, Indiana complicates the issue. It appears that
both Billy Paul and Joseph SHOULD have been aware of all
of these exchanges in property. Not only are they listed with
the courthouse as official trustees, a quick review of the
signatures on the documents place many things in question.
And not just with regards to property. When John (Jack)
Vissing gave his "witness testimony" regarding the Clark
Memorial Bridge, questions poured into our website asking if
Vissing was on the Voice of God Recordings payroll. While
we cannot examine their payroll (except for the 100 million
dollars incoming), we can examine the signatures on these
documents. Guess whose signature we find!

The largest surge of cult members fleeing the following of
William Branham out of the cult and into Christianity came
when searchingforvindication.com published their articles
overturning William Branham's bridge prophecy. Beyond a
shadow of a doubt, and examining the history of the bridge
from every angle, the writers of searchingforvindication.com
determined that William Branham had lied about a "vision."
But these people examining the bridge prophecy were not
"questioners" as Voice of God Recordings would have you
believe by reading this article. In fact, they were believers of
William Branham, indoctrinated by the cult programming,
and started their website to help lead those questioning
Branham back into the cult. They truly were searching for
vindication. But vindication did not lean towards William
Branham -- instead, it leaned towards those who noticed that
his "prophecy" got the wrong bridge.
Voice of God Recordings is very deceptive in the opening
statements of the article. To the casual cult reader examining
the newsletter, they would be led to believe that there is a
lack of evidence. As with every other prophecy William
Branham claimed to have declared, the burden of proof is
placed on the seeker, not the prophet. The scriptural
commandment to test the prophets according to the outcome
of their prophecy is made more difficult since the original
prophecies are conveniently "lost" by Voice of God
Recordings. They lead the reader to believe that there is a
lack of evidence, and then compare that lack of evidence to

men who lived thousands of years ago in a far and distant
land where archaeological evidence is often destroyed
through through countless wars.
But the truth of the matter is that there is an astounding
mound of evidence produced by
searchingforvindication.com. Those who have examined the
site are often shocked at how much evidence against William
Branham's claim could be unearthed by one single mother
and father while juggling children. Though the burden of
proof was wrongfully in the hands of the seeker, they were
able to seek and find.
It is very interesting that this strategy by Voice of God
Recordings was largely unsuccessful. So much of a failure in
fact, that after the newsletter was published, they instead
began using the testimony of one John (Jack) Vissing to
defend Branham's failed prophecy. And Vissing's words
were enough to push several cult followers over the edge
towards questioning everything -- Voice of God Recordings
proudly presented Vissing's arguments as factual evidence
even though it was in direct conflict with the vision itself.
The number of men, the number of years predicted and other
details did not match.
Voice of God Recordings gambled their millions on the
question of whether or not the average cult follower would
accept the opening arguments of the newsletter and believe
in a lie simply because they said so.
Is Joseph Branham Honest - We

Stand Corrected
Is Joseph Branham Honest - We Stand Corrected:
In yesterday's video, "Is Joseph Branham Honest - Claiming
Ownership of the Branham Tabernacle," we asked any who
found outdated or incorrect information in our research to
contact us on our website.
You responded.
One viewer asked us to take a look at document ID#
200213151 10-20-00-200-798.000.010, executed by William
Paul Jr., Wiatt, Tarrent, & Combs LLP. So we took another
trip to the local courthouse.
In Joseph Branham's "testimony" published to branham.org
(http://branham.org/articles/862015_ATestimonyFromBrothe
rJoseph), he made the claim that transfer of Lot 15 of the
corner of Eighth and Penn Street (the Branham Tabernacle)
was "unbeknown to Bro. Billy Paul or myself." We asked
you: "Is Joseph Branham honest?"
After the second trip to the courthouse, and using the
document ID, we were able to find the deed executed in
2002. Guess who showed up in person and signed it? ;)
NOTICE: This video has been taken offline until further
notice.

Probably the most interesting article in the entire newsletter
is Voice of God Recordings' defense of the cloud. If one
reads the article using only the facts presented in the
publication, and reads the somewhat honest admission at the
end of the article, even a skeptic would believe. To have
declared this cloud's significance to the cult for the past fifty
years, and then admit that they simply do not know why the
dates do not align, one can see that this is the article that
Voice of God Recordings spent the most time researching.
Years earlier, when the cloud was first placed into question
by Peter Duyzer, author of "Legend of the Fall" found on
wmbranham.net, a great deal of time was spent researching
this event by George and Rebekah Smith. (William
Branham's daughter and son-in-law). Though most of the
cult were unaware, they published a newsletter in defense of
the questions that were raised in the 1980's. Many read the
newsletter and enjoyed it as though it were a commemoration
to the event and had no idea that it was trying to solve a
problem.
What is even more interesting is the fact that after the
websites questioning William Branham began to examine the
cloud with a fine-toothed comb, even George Smith changed
his stance on the timeline of the cloud. In a 2014 video,
Smith admits that William Branham could not have been
under the cloud according to a human timeline. His
conclusion, which not all cult pastors agree with, is that
Branham stood under the cloud in the spirit -- rather than in
person as he claimed.
We do not need to go through the entire article, pointing
readers to the overwhelming amount of research that has
been made available. Most in the cult are aware of the issues,
and even this article itself admits that they do not have all the
answers. If you simply search the internet for "William
Branham Mystery Cloud," you will find the arguments.
Instead, we will address the deception that Voice of God
Recordings employs in this article to the unsuspecting reader
who has never done such a search. Their target audience for
this audience appears to be the cult follower who is not
aware of the many issues with the cloud, because they only
present partial information. Anyone who has studied the
cloud in any detail can recognize that the author leads you to
believe no additional facts exist.
The second paragraph begins with these words: "Although
scientists never thoroughly explained the cloud." By
"scientists," the author is referring to "James MacDonald,"
the scientist that William Branham named to claim scientific
evidence for what he considered to be a supernatural event.
(This, as you know, is ironic since the opening arguments of
the newsletter ask you to IGNORE scientists, because they
are human.)
Often when the cult defends the cloud and its many issues,
they refer to MacDonald's initial report. In the first report,
MacDonald explains that this cloud is not a natural
formation, and that he does not have enough information to
explain it. He is initiating a study of the cloud, and this is the
first of his documented studies. It is a prelude, so to speak.
What they do not tell you is that MacDonald produced a

second report, and that he was a "UFO hunter." Initially,
MacDonald wanted to find evidence of extra-terrestrial
existence through studying the cloud, as he was trying to
convince the United States government that alien life had
entered the earth's atmosphere. His second report expressed
his decision to abandon the study of this cloud, because it
WAS explainable. Moreover, the Voice of God Recordings
article claims that the "mystery cloud" was 17 miles higher
than clouds can form, which is a contradiction with
MacDonald's report.
The second deceptive tactic used by Voice of God
Recordings in this article is exactly what they asked the
reader to avoid in a previous article. They ask the question,
"Why weren't there photographs and eyewitness accounts in
California, where the cloud supposedly originated?"
I will remind you their statement on the previous page:
"Contrary to the skeptics' way of thinking, a lack of evidence
is not evidence."
In the end, the cult follower is left more confused after
reading this article and comparing it to the testimonies of
those who describe the cloud. Many questions start to form:
* If William Branham was standing under the cloud in
another dimension as George Smith claimed in his video,
were the two "witnesses" also carried over in that same
dimension?
* If so, why do their testimonies describe the human aspects
of the hunting trip and not the spiritual.
* Why is it OK for Voice of God Recordings to ask us for

evidence in the cloud issue, but ask us to ignore a lack of
evidence in the bridge prophecy?
* Why do they not mention the second report?
* Why do they not mention James MacDonald's abandoning
his research of the cloud after determining it was
explainable? And then why do they claim that it was
"unexplainable"?

The last article on the third page of the newsletter is a plea,
almost an act of desperation by Voice of God Recordings,
begging the cult followers not to visit the websites that
examine William Branham and his ministry. As one would
expect, the opening arguments claim that none of these
websites can be trusted, and that they can be compared to
skeptics who did not believe Jesus Christ in the days when he
walked the earth.
When read without knowing all of the fundamental issues
with the message, one can agree with most of this article. If
you did not know that William Branham had failed
prophecies, and were not aware that the Bible instructs us to
examine the prophecies of prophets do determine if they
were sent by God, one can positively agree with most of
what the author presents.
There are skeptics of Christianity, and there have always
been. Since the days that Jesus Christ walked the earth, the
world has seen believers and unbelievers. And you
absolutely SHOULD place yourself into the scenario that
they describe. Examine yourself, were you alive two
thousand years ago. Would you believe Christ? If you heard
that he was breaking the Mosaic Law, would you listen to his
words? Would you have faith in the Word of God?
I fully agree with most of this article, with the obvious
exception to whether or not the websites can be trusted. And
I have often said, do NOT trust the information that we

present on the website -- examine it for yourself. If you find
a mistake, contact us and we will change it as quickly as
possible. We are humans, and we do make mistakes.
And I agree with their assessment of the internet. You will
find hundreds of websites criticizing the Bible. You can find
conspiracy theorists claiming that Christ did not exist. You
do need to be careful as to what you feed your mind upon -not everything is wholesome and healthy.
If there is one problem I have with this article, it is the first
sentence: "Various websites say Brother Branham was a
false prophet and they give some really good arguments, so
he must be."
Their strategy here is to compare their publications to the
"forces of good," and the websites examining William
Branham to the "forces of bad." And the forces of good
(them) ask that you believe "BECAUSE HE SAID SO." The
problem is that they want the readers to believe that William
Branham is false "BECAUSE WE SAID SO."
Those who have visited our websites know differently. We
were devastated when we learned that William Branham was
a false prophet. We cried real tears when we first heard his
life story, and cried even more real tears when we learned
that most of that life story was fictional. We have never
asked any person to believe that William Branham is a false
prophet "because we said so." This is the strategy of a
narcissistic personality, one that is the very title of this
newsletter, and one that denies huge portions of scripture.
The Bible asks us to test the prophets, not to believe them
"because they said so."
Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of

things not seen. But the Bible does not want you to believe
that a Christian can place their faith in lies or liars.
"A righteous man hates lying: but a wicked man is
loathsome, and comes to shame." - Proverbs 13:5
Is Joseph Branham Honest Court Records

Earlier this week, we published two videos examining Joseph
Branham's "testimony" that he is claiming ownership of a
portion of the Branham Tabernacle. In this video, we asked
the question: "Is Joseph Branham being honest?"
At the end of the video, we also made the statement that the
information contained within was believed to be complete
and accurate. Viewers immediately contacted us, telling us
that while the information seemed accurate, we were missing
a very important document: the deed Joseph was referring to.
Search results for "Branham Tabernacle" or "Voice of God
Recordings" in the Indiana state records did not return any
results. The researcher gave us the exact document number
in question, and a second video was made asking the same
question: "Is Joseph Branham being honest."
Since the publication of these two videos, much has
happened. New information is pouring in, suggesting that
there is much, much more to this story than we first thought.
To be quite honest, we almost decided to ignore it -compared to the many other things we have found to be false
in the ministry of William Branham, it really does not matter
whether or not Joseph Branham's testimony is the truth and
nothing but the truth.
You may have noticed that the two videos are no longer
available. Earlier today, we were asked to take down portions
of the two videos, and delete portions of both film footage
and images. These portions of the video were not significant,
and do not affect the overall subject matter of the video. So

we returned to the Clark County courthouse to further
examine the many documents on record, and found several
new areas that require research. Not only does the
Tabernacle own the plots of land underneath the tabernacle
and adjacent to the buildings, it appears that other plots of
land were purchased and sold for unusual amounts of
money.
We have rebuilt the video, trimming out portions for both
duration and compliance, and have added a minor selection
of the new documents on record in the local courthouse.
Other records require much additional time, effort, and
money to research in Indiana as well as other states in the
U.S.
After examining all of the information to this point, we have
formed our opinion to this question. What is your opinion? Is
Joseph Branham being honest?
The result of all of this work can be found here:

The last page of the newsletter "Because He Said So"
published by Voice of God Recordings is the most
disturbing. It can be said that the middle section is attempting
to offer a defense of the materials they publish, even if it
gives no answers. And without answering the many
questions, the first section is required to set the boundaries of
WHY no answers will be given. Both sections make the
claim that the Bible has error, and therefore we should ignore
the error in William Branham's ministry.
The last section does not appear to be written to those who
still believe in the cult, however. It is written to those who
have discovered the many issues, and are now seeking out
their own salvation with fear and trembling. But rather than
offering a plea for their return to the sheepfold, they offer
what many felt was a rebuke and an insult to any who follow
the Bible's instructions to test a prophet. And Voice of God
Recordings is not asking that you ignore one single passage
of scripture follow William Branham. There are seven tests
listed in the Bible that we are to use when testing a prophet -even a prophet of God. How do we know that a human being
is a prophet of God? By putting him through the tests that the
Bible require:
1) The "Word Test": "To the law and to the testimony: if
they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there
is] no light in them." - Isaiah 1:20
If their prophecies do not agree with Scripture, it was not a
prophecy from God. While Voice of God Recordings asks

you to ignore contradictions, God asks you to ignore
prophets who contradict the Scriptures.
2) The "Truth Test": "I have seen also in the prophets of
Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk
in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none
doth return from his wickedness. v.16, Thus saith the LORD
of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that
prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision
of their own heart, [and] not out of the mouth of the LORD."
- Jeremiah 23:14
This passage of scripture compares a lying prophet with an
adulterous one -- and both are an abomination before
Almighty God. While Voice of God Recordings asks you to
ignore lies of a prophet, God asks you to ignore prophets
who lie.
True prophets will reprove other prophet's sins, rather than
conspire to support one-another's claims.
3) The "Success Test": "The prophet which prophesieth of
peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass,
[then] shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly
sent him." - Jeremiah 28:9
True prophet's predictions must come to pass, ALL of them.
While Voice of God Recordings ask you to ignore
prophecies that did not come to pass, God asks you to ignore
prophets whose prophecies do not succeed.
4) The "Fruit Test": "Beware of false prophets, which come
to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening
wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. ... Even so every

good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
...Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." - Matthew
7:15
We are not only to examine the prophets, we are to examine
the fruits of his ministry. While Voice of God Recordings
asks you to ignore the corruption that has been exposed by
many of the research websites, God tells us that a corrupt
tree cannot bring forth good fruit.
5) The "Confession of Faith Test": 1 Jn. 4:2. "Hereby know
ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh is of God:" (See also Hebrews
4:15. Jesus "was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet]
without sin.") - 1 John 4:2
A true prophet of God will confess that Jesus came in our
"fallen" human flesh, tempted in every single point, and yet
without sin. When Branham claimed that "Christ died a
sinner. (55-0227A), Voice of God recordings asks that you
ignore this statement. God asks that you ignore this prophet.
6) The "Voice of God Test": "For how can the servant of this
my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway
there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left
in me." - Daniel 10:17
True prophets are mouthpieces for God. It is not their own
breath or their own strength that create prophecy -- God
gives them the voice and the strength. There is no need for a
true prophet of God to change a prophecy; God has spoken.
While Voice of God Recordings asks you to believe that

William Branham can invent prophecies based on World's
Fairs, newspaper advertisements, television and more, God
tells us that men who do this are not servants of the Lord.
7) The "Focus Test": "John bare witness of him, and cried,
saying, this was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after
me is preferred before me: for he was before me." - John
1:15
A true prophet of God will not collect followers. They will
point to Jesus Christ, and ask you to follow Christ. They will
not tell you that they are leaders, judges, or any stature of
importance. The will not proclaim visions "beyond the
curtain of time" where there are "Branham's people" and
"Paul's people," they will ask you to join "Christ's people."
The entire last portion of this newsletter is asking you to
ignore all of these tests, but specifically the seventh test.
They ask you to focus on William Branham, and mock those
who do not. They ignore all of the scriptural tests that God
requires of a prophet, and to instead use their tests: Did he
hunt? Did he heal? Did he have signs and wonders? Did he
rebuke religion? Did he rebuke women for their paint?
None of the tests that Voice of God recordings require of us
are scriptural tests of a prophet of God. And they are not tests
that focus on the salvation of the individual or the focus on
Jesus Christ. Each of these tests are to compare whether or
not William Branham appeared to have the same personality
and ministry that they claim Elijah had in the days of the Old
Testament -- ignoring the fact that Elijah did not lie, did not
false prophesy, and did not have false doctrine.
At the end of the statement, after telling us to use THEIR

tests instead of the scriptural tests, they ask those they label
skeptic, unbeliever, and impatient, "Which one does the
Word say to believe?"
We'd like to answer this question for them. The Word says to
believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of the Almighty God, who
lived the perfect, spotless life, died for the sins that we
committed, was buried and rose again. The Word says to
believe in Jesus Christ, who was the Word in the Beginning,
with God, and in Whom can be no lie. The Word says to
believe in the Word itself, and to test the prophets.
We cannot speak for all other websites that research William
Branham. But we can assure you
that believethesign.com, searchingforvindication.com, wmbr
anham.net, and seekyethetruth.com are following the One
that the Word says we are to believe.
Response From Voice of God

Recordings
Voice of God Recordings has responded to the many
websites that are now researching the claims made by
William Branham on recorded sermons, as well as the claims
made by Voice of God Recordings used in advertisement and
promotion of the products they sell. Are they using false
advertising techniques?
Their response is now posted on www.branham.org, and we
invite each and every one of you, whether you are in the cult
or have left the cult behind to find Christianity. Look and see
their response! Is it sufficient? Have they sufficiently
satisfied the burden of proof that William Branham placed
upon the shoulders of the person or persons making the
claims?
"Before you can put that in public, you have to have
documented statements from doctors and so forth that that's
true."
- Branham, 61-0412
Africans Declare Branham To Be

God
William Branham often referred to his healing campaigns
with Oral Roberts in South Africa as highly successful,
claiming that when he began to speak, the crowds were
"converted." In fact, he claimed that he got "30,000 converts
in one day."
To a Christian audience, this sounds wonderful. To a
Christian audience, this is a man planting a seed, allowing
God to water that seed, and they envision Christian people
helping these new converts by teaching them more about
Jesus Christ and the Bible. To a Christian audience, a new
convert is nothing more than an open vessel -- and this first
step in their journey is simply unscrewing the lid. Now, that
vessel must be filled.
To a Christian audience, from a minister claiming to be
"Christian," they expect that these "new converts" are
converts to Jesus Christ.
But to a programmed cult follower of William Branham, this
is not the case. A new "convert" is a person who accepts
William Branham. A new convert is a person who accepts
and believes the materials printed by Voice of God
Recordings. Many new converts are not given bibles, but
most new converts are given "the spoken word" (the
transcripts to sermons published by William Branham.
A normal (not programmed) Christian would quickly ask:
"What are the fruits of this type of ministry?"
Here is an example of the fruits of William Branham's

ministry, watered and matured through the printed materials
of Voice of God Recordings. These "30,000 converts" have
now started producing fruits that declare William Branham
to be their god.
Testimony Describing
Experiences In A Branham Cult
"I was raised in a cult. It was a very strict religious cult,
they're called 'Branhamites,' you can look them up on the
internet or you can just go to branham.org and you'll find out
more about them. Now if you go there, please don't join, and
understand that they don't say, 'we're a cult, please join us.'"
So, if you go and look at it, please understand what they are.
They believed in an 'end-time prophet.' They believed his
name was William Branham. They believed he was the
literal resurrection of the prophet Elijah from the Bible, and
they believed that he was the forbearer of the literal
apocalypse, that the living revelation's in the Bible.
And they believed in things like "no education past the sixth
or seventh grade." No radio. No television. They didn't
believe an women wearing any garment that pertained to a
man; no jewelry, not allowed to cut their hair. Had to be
completely subservient to their husbands. This is a great deal
if you are woman listening to this, right?
If you didn't act in a subservient way to your husband,
corporal punishment was allowed. Husbands regularly gave
their wives spankings and things like that for not applying
the rules of the house.
There were all kinds of things that went on in this cult, and
my mom was a very bright woman, and I was trying to
understand, how did she come up with the idea that this was
a good thing to do? And what kept her there for so long? I
was there from the time I was six until I was about sixteen
years old. And I wanted to know, I had to understand, how
did my mom decide to raise me and my two brothers in this
wild environment of this cult and what kept her there?
And I finally did understand it, but when I was sixteen, I left
home and I quit going to the church, because they were
pressuring my family quite a bit about me continuing to go to
school. And when I left, they did one interesting thing right
before I left. They brought me up on stage, or the platform if
you will where the pulpit was. They had the deacons and the
ministers lay their hands on me, and they prayed to God that
he would turn my soul over to Satan for the destruction of
my flesh. That I would be killed or that I'd be so severely
tormented that I would drag myself back and beg for
forgiveness. And maybe I'd be lucky and then be able to go
to heaven, though it was very, very, very unlikely at that
point -- since only 144,000 people could go and there were a
lot more than that in the organization. There's about two and
a half million of them in the world today. That organization
still exists.
But what happened when I left was that I, you know, a
couple times in my life I thought their prayer might be
working, to be honest with you Joe, but at the end of the day,
what I did is I sat down and began studying persuasion,
coercion, manipulation, advertising, marketing -- anything
that I could get my hands on that would help me understand
what decision my mom made.
So as a result of that, I've leveraged that into a business
where I'd help people and businesses create rapid consumer
influence strategies -- where I'd help people become very
effective at creating persuasion strategies. And during that

time, I began to understand how people persuaded
themselves. And persuading yourself is one of the key ways
that you become masterful of your time; that you become
masterful of your life!"
William Branham's "Jonestown"

of 1977
In the moments leading up to and aggressively in the
aftermath of the Jonestown Massacre, government agencies
began sifting through private recordings to analyze
statements made in private by Jim Jones to his cult
following. While the cult members in Jones' South American
commune were aware and familiar with his "secret" doctrines
the rest of the world was curious to see why people would
willingly sever themselves from society and ultimately sever
themselves from life. In November of 1978, over 900 people
willingly gave their own lives to the belief system that Jones
had created. They were indoctrinated with the belief that
there was no hope left, and the only way out was death.
Followers of William Branham are shocked when they first
learn that William Branham made statements that he did not
want on recorded tape. What were these secrets? If this
"message" was sent to the entire lost and dying world, why
did this lost and dying world not have access to it? How can
we claim that large cities like Los Angeles had "rejected the
message" when Branham himself hid that message from
them?
But William Branham often mentioned the clear separation
between recordings produced for resale and recordings
intended for private meetings of his cult following. Like
Jones, his public presentation was kept separate from the
private secrets. In his sermon, "Hearing, Recognizing, Acting
on the Word of God" in 1960, Branham says, "We in the
Tabernacle here, these tapes are {...} just for friends." (60-
0221) When cult followers discover this, the most obvious

question asked is, "how can they recognize and act on his
word if he keeps it secret?"
But that shock pales in comparison to the actual meat of the
sermon. Like Jim Jones, his message is that there is no hope
left. Our children have no future, education is no longer
necessary and actually makes their futures worse. Many of
these statements paint a very similar future to the one that
Jones painted for his own cult following.
But Jim Jones did not meet his tragic end in 1965 like
William Branham did. Unlike Branham, Jones' future
continued to grow darker. The outlook for each of his
followers grew darker with it, continually feeding on these
"mysteries" instead of Scripture.
How much different would the cult be today had William
Branham continued to live until his 1977 doomsday? How
much worse after that doomsday came and went. Would his
following have also migrated to another country? Would
they have taken their lives for no reason other than
Branham's private statements about their bleak futures?
Science Is Of The Devil

Concerning "science," the cult followers of William
Branham are faced with this strange conundrum: Do we use
scientific evidence as "vindication" of Branham's ministry as
William Branham himself asked us to? Or do we ignore it,
believing that scientific research is a tool of Satan used to
deceive us ... also as William Branham claimed?
Cult followers are familiar with Branham's many statements
concerning science. In fact, many are programmed to believe
that all scientific facts cannot be believed because Satan is
using scientific fact against their cult doctrine. Voice of God
Recording's "Because He Said So" newsletter made that
exact claim -- we cannot believe scientific fact, because
(according to their newsletter) the Bible cannot be trusted."
Those who were not involved with the cult of William
Branham are not familiar with this ideology. Most normal
(not programmed) Christians are aware that facts are the
building blocks required for truth, and that "fiction" is better
associated with Satan's tool Belt. For those people, the notprogrammed crowd, let's examine a few of Branham's
statements:
"But Cain's children did. Why? Inspired by their daddy, the
devil. Cain, inspired by his daddy, the devil, and these
inspired by that seed coming down."
Branham, 65-0801M - The God Of This Evil Age
"Knowledge, science, education, is the greatest hindrance
that God ever had. It is of the devil."
"knowledge and science, and Christianity, has no fellowship

at all. One is of the devil, and the other one is of God."
"I don't care how much science we have, and whatmore, or
education, it's of the devil."
Branham, 65-0911 - God's Power To Transform
"All culture in the earth, all powers of science, and
everything, is of the devil."
Branham, 65-0911 - God's Power To Transform
"science, education, cities, culture. It's of the devil"
Branham, 65-1031M - Power Of Transformation
"And science is taking is taking the natural things and
perverting it to do things that it wasn't intended to do."
"education, science and civilization, is of the devil. That's
right. It isn't of God. It is of the devil. "
"science and civilization, is of the devil"
Branham, 65-1204 - The Rapture
"Education, science, civilization, and all these things that we
seemingly so enjoy today, is of Satan, and will perish."
Branham, 65-1205 - Things That Are To Be
"Education, all these things, they're of the devil; science
perverting the natural things, making something else."
Branham, 65-1207 - Leadership
The problem as we mentioned above, is that while

programmed to reject scientific fact, cult followers are also
asked to use it as "vindication" of their prophet. But the
problem is actually much deeper than that.
When science is used to compare Branham's statements with
recorded history, the cult asks their followers to ignore
"scientific fact." Milestones in history, government records
and more that are threatening to cult doctrine are excluded
from conversation.
But when asked to use "science" as "vindication" of William
Branham's supernatural claim, cult followers are asked to
fully accept and believe "scientific theory" instead of
"scientific fact" using a slight-of-the-hand technique.
For example:
William Branham used a report given by George J. Lacy that
examined a photograph taken in the Houston Coliseum that
appears to display a halo above William Branham's head.
Branham often refers to this as "science vindicating" his
ministry:
"You're probably familiar with this picture. It was proven by
science that it was the only supernatural Being that was ever
scientifically photographed."
Branham, 53-0800 - The Twentieth-Century Prophet
But the slight-of-hand technique replaces Lacy's actual
statement describing scientific with Branham's theory.
Scientific fact in the document, scientific theory in
Branham's logic. Lacy's report states that "the light struck the
lens," which was apparent to anyone who examines the

photograph. Branham's theory is that this light was "God."
Many scientific theories are incorrect. And to the
uneducated, a scientific theory can seem like a "lie of Satan"
when proven false. But this process is how we establish
scientific fact. One very simple example of this is water and
ice. One can theorize that ice can be poured from a vessel of
water since ice is water. It is a valid scientific theory, but not
a valid scientific fact. Once the theory is examined, one
quickly realizes that the facts do not support the theory. But
the fact that ice is made of water is immovable -- it is
scientific fact.
In essence, Branham asked his followers to use science as
proof of his halo photograph, but confused his followers as to
the process of establishing scientific fact. Worse, most of the
children of the cult are forbidden to study this process at all - some of them removed from schools and higher education
for the statements we sampled in this post.
To the normal (not programmed) Christian, they would
quickly notice that this is an elementary-level process. Were
lights positioned in the same location as the "halo?" Did
other photographs taken in the same building produce similar
halos? Are all of these halos "God?" A normal (not
programmed) Christian would quickly realize that to honor
Branham's request to make use of science to back his claims,
one must also give the Beatles, basketball players, atheist
speakers and more "gods" above their heads. In this
particular instance, science can absolutely "disprove god" -we know with certainty that the light bulbs above the heads
of these people were created by man. Therefore, these lights
were not gods.
To the normal (not programmed) Christian, it is clearly

obvious that William Branham's ministry was filled with
self-promotion rather than a focus upon the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. This slight-of-hand technique is nothing more than
deception used to lure itching ears. But beneath that
deception lies a deeper problem:
To make this claim, that scientists were 'of the devil,'
Branham had to twist and deny scripture.
Secret Audio Letter To Lee Vayle

On the outreach websites containing the transcripts of the
recorded sermons of William Branham, there is one
"sermon" that you will find of particular interest. It is a secret
recording, one never intended for public viewing, one that
"Doctor" Lee Vayle appears to have disobeyed Branham's
request in destroying. Why did he not obey?
This top secret transcript was initially sent to Lee Vayle as
instructions for Vayle's manuscripts. Branham was giving
instructions as to the seeds Vayle could plant, which he
would water and grow in the minds of an unsuspecting
audience. These very statements are critical in understanding
how the cult became the multi-million-dollar-powerhouse
that it is today.
Immediately before telling Vayle to destroy the tape,
Branham instructs Vayle to begin mentioning the similarities
between Branham's name and Abraham's name. Both have
seven letters. Both end in "HAM." Branham asks that Vayle
"inject" it in his material.
Then, using a few scattered examples, he creates a roadmap
of specific passages of scripture to indicate that he [William
Branham] is the return of Jesus Christ:
1) His name was similar to Abraham (in English, not
Hebrew)
2) One of the titles of Jesus Christ was "Son of Man"
3) Prophets were also called "Son of Man"
4) Therefore, prophets must be Jesus Christ
5) By extension, he [William Branham] was Jesus Christ
Along with this strategy, Branham himself started injecting

similar statements into his sermons. Take the 1965 "Birth
Pains" sermon for instance. Branham continued the logic
with:
6) Billy Graham's name also ended in "HAM"
7) Graham's name was not seven letters
8) Lot was sent to Sodom
9) Therefore Billy Graham was sent to prepare the way for
the "Son of Man" (Jesus Christ) whose name (In English)
numbered seven letters.
There are multiple problems with this, the largest being
translation of the ancient Hebrew. Abraham's name did not
number seven letters in Hebrew -- Hebrew has no vowels,
and five symbols.
Also, there is the issue of "Son of Man," which is much,
much deeper than anyone in the cult realizes. "Son of Man"
correctly translated is "Son of Adam," (ben-'adam) which
literally means "human." It is used 93 times in the book of
Ezekiel to show a stark contrast between the lowly status of
humanity against the exulted dignity of God.
This presents a problem for the version of Christ most often
described by Branham. Though his views of the Godhead
vary widely, from praying to the persons in the Trinity to a
modalistic or dualistic God, he most often used Charles Taze
Russells theological representation of Christ. In this form,
Branham would claim that Christ was "just a man" until his
baptism, then becomes a higher being, then abandoned to die
as a human on the cross. Branham did not understand the
concept of "fully God and fully man" that most Christians
believe. The idea that a "son of man" or "lowly human"

could live a perfect life, die on the cross for our atonement,
be buried and rise again all while being "son of man"
(human), "son of David" (heir to the throne), "son of God"
(The Heavenly Father's only begotten Son" was foreign to
Branham. His Influence from the Jehovah's Witness founder
ran too deeply.
But in the end, the strategy was highly effective. He truly
accomplished his goal. The cult has now accepted Branham
as the "Spoken Word." They truly believe that his voice was
the "Voice of God," and that the words proceeding from his
mouth onto magnetic tape came directly from the mouth of
Almighty God. Though most in the cult would deny having
been led into Branham's trap, even the names of the
organizations selling his product speak to their replacement
for the Holy Writ.
It is a shame, because the instructions were so simple:
"Then if anyone says to you, Look, here is the Christ! or
There he is! do not believe it. 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 24:23-24
UPDATED: Secret Audio Letter to

Lee Vayle
Earlier today, we published findings of a top secret recording
sent from William Branham to Lee Vayle regarding some
statements Vayle could make to lead the people to believe
that William Branham was the return of Jesus Christ to this
earth. In the video that accompanied the text, we only
included the written transcript of the recording that Vayle
refused to destroy upon receipt.
We walked you through the key points in the transcript that
Branham wanted Vayle to "inject," all leading the cult
following to understand that his "Message" was the return of
Jesus Christ. From there, Branham would seal the deal by
convincing the people that "the message and the messenger
are one and the same."
Since publishing the video yesterday, we found the audio
portion of that recording on a third-party website available
for download. The video has been recompiled, now including
Branham's voice with the top secret audio message.
Somehow, I have this mental image of Voice of God
Recordings wishing they had invested in the "Mission
Impossible Tape Player," the one that ends with, "This
message will self destruct in sixty seconds" and a wildly
addictive tune that has endured the ages. Thankfully for
those escaping the cult, Branham's investments went towards
other equipment such as short-range radio broadcasting
equipment in the Tabernacle.
Let's Join Together And Help

Branham.org:
When Seek the Truth first started, there were several
websites proclaiming William Branham as the forerunner to
the second coming of Jesus Christ to this earth. In fact, some
of them even claimed that William Branham WAS the
second coming of Jesus Christ. Others sat somewhere in the
middle, claiming that Branham's "Message" was the second
coming of Jesus Christ. Interestingly those in that latter
category never produced any details of what this "Message"
is or was beyond "PREPARE YOURSELF" -- which we
could have already gathered from our Bibles. But their sites
and their churches proudly present banners quoting Luke
17:30, understood to mean that they believe this verse
applied to Branham's ministry or William Branham himself.
When other websites, such as
www.searchingforvindication.com and
www.believethesign.com started their examination of the
materials published by Voice of God Recordings and came to
many of the same conclusions, these cult websites started
taking notice. A few of them even attempted to answer the
many internal conflicts of Voice of God's material, but with
little success. One site in particular tried to explain why the
"Church Age Messengers" all disagreed with Branham's
doctrinal stance, while still agreeing with Branham's
statement that each "Messenger" lived during their "Church
Age." And Columba did not live during the time span of the
"Age" that Branham appears to have copied from Clarence
Larkin's "Dispensational Truth."
But the most interesting part of this process are the changes
that started coming to the websites owned and managed by
Voice of God Recordings. Until that point in time, all
information on branham.org, youngfoundations.org, and the
other sites VOGR managed were virtually unchallenged.
They were free to publish any statement made by William
Branham, and present it to the readers as though it were
absolute truth with no examination into its accuracy.
Most of the followers of William Branham are easily sold.
Almost any collection of words that are joined together into a
quote are readily accepted so long as you attribute the quote
to William Branham. We always include the tape index
along with the quote so that readers can confirm that
Branham did, indeed, make the statement. But I've often
wondered if quotes from Adolf Hitler or even Hillary Clinton
would be accepted if we added Branham's name to them.
Many followers would argue until they blue in the face to
support a statement made by Buddha if it had William
Branham's name under it.
Let's face it. Some of the issues are complicated. Many
followers of William Branham must be taught what they are
supposed to believe before you can explain to them why they
cannot believe it. And VOGR does not make this any easier
when they do not offer the complete collection of sermons in
other languages. Is fifty years not long enough to translate?
Money surely isn't the issue!
But other issues are not so complicated. When William
Branham claims that the earth is square, most school children
know better than this. When Branham claims that men have
one less rib than women, most teen agers know better. To
believe Branham's strange claims that shooting stars are
weather lights, Mars is a billion years from earth, mustard

cannot hybrid or opium comes from lilies, one must abandon
basic knowledge or common sense.
Thankfully, the websites exposing William Branham's
ministry are making a difference. Many of the nonsensical
issues are now being removed. For example: On the "Young
Foundations" website, the "Did You Know" article teaching
young children that the earth is actually square now is
offline.
The newsletter "Because He Said So" that explained how

Branham could tell lies since [they claim] the Bible is filled
with errors is now offline. That publication in of itself
produced a mass exodus from the cult.
Speaking on behalf of all websites exposing the failed
prophecies, fictional life stories, hypocrisy, and false
doctrine of William Branham I can say that the most difficult
challenge is keeping up with all of these changes. It is very
difficult to address a fundamental issue that the cult has
decided is no longer fundamental. As priority shifts, it edges
very closely to circular reasoning -- by the time you reach the
end of the cycle, it starts back at the original doctrine.
For instance, when we first started Seek The Truth, Voice of
God Recordings had positioned themselves to promote the
idea that William Branham made no mistakes. In Joseph
Branham's Russia videos, the world was suddenly aware that
"This Message Is [his] Absolute." Pastors continued the
strategy, claiming that "This Message is more accurate than
today's newspaper." My grandfather would often say, "This
message will stand against all scrutiny," meaning that no
matter how you examined it, you will not find a single
problem with it.
But after hundreds, possibly thousands of fundamental issues
surfaced, all of these people retreated. No longer was it
perfection, it was a message of imperfection. No longer was
Branham's statements without error, they were filled with
error -- and that's ok, because [they] claim the Bible itself has
error. No longer does it matter whether or not William
Branham was under the cloud, whether or not sixteen men
fell from a bridge, or whether or not that bridge was built
before or after Branham's birth, whether or not he saw an

egg-shaped car at a world's fair or more. That foundation of
perfection was ripped out and retooled with a foundation of
imperfection. The "Message" itself had now changed.
So on a mass scale, it is evident that the research websites are
making a difference. No longer can men inflect spiritual
abuse using nonsensical claims -- their congregations want
truth and are aware of error. Pastors are starting to fear the
thinning of their church pews, and are now withholding
many wild claims that they have preached for over fifty
years. Cult pastors now have to examine their statements
before they are made in public. Our question is, why was this
not the case to begin with? Should any pastor be given the
right to say anything he wants, without any boundaries? It
reminds me of a bull in a china shop. Looking back, some of
the claims we heard from Sunday to Sunday are quite
comical. Maybe that's why some cult pastors are now starting
to require logins on their sermon transcripts and recordings.
All of these websites have a list of the topics each site feels
to be fundamental in realizing that this religious following is
a spiritually abusive cult. Our "Resources" page and Blog
have made the website almost 125% more active than it was
this time last year. Though new content is not being added as
quickly as we'd like, many of the most important facts are
listed.
The most impressive list of issues with the message is found
on www.believethesign.com. It's actually quite impressive,
each detail expanded to explain WHY it is an important
issue, or in some cases why it is not so important.
Let's join together and help branham.org! How many pages

can we help them remove or update?
The Martian Prophecy

Of all the "Did You Know" posts that Voice of God
Recordings used for "education" of the children of
Branham's religious cult, the most absurd is that of the
distance between the planets Earth and Mars. According to
William Branham's "revelation" in April of 1955, traveling
from Earth at the speed of light, it would take billions of
years to reach Mars.
At the time William Branham claimed this "revelation," the
world was abuzz with excitement surrounding the advances
in technology in space flight. Only a few days before, March
25, a Navy jet fighter named Chance Vought exceeded the
speed of sound on the first flight of the XF8U-1 at Edwards
AFB. March 1955 was a breakthrough for the space program,
the F-1 rocket engine reaching a million pounds of thrust in a
single chamber. These breakthroughs had the world talking,
and they were talking Mars.
The very same month that William Branham claimed this
"revelation," Paramount Pictures released a Technicolor film
entitled "The Conquest of Space," advertising that viewers
could "See how it will happen in [their] lifetime." The movie
revolves around General Samuel T. Merritt (played by
Walter Brooke), and his critical mission: to travel to Mars.
Few in the cult of William Branham realize it, but while
condemning his followers for watching television and
movies, Branham himself seemed to enjoy the entertainment.
We've pointed out earlier how some "visions" of giant birds
and insects appear to come from science fiction films, and
Branham himself admitted to have went to the theaters to see
a raunchy Marilyn Monroe film. When Branham told his

audience of this new "revelation" concerning Mars, it was a
direct argument against the many newspaper advertisements,
billboards, radio advertisements, and television promotions
of the new Martian film. In other words, "Hollywood is
telling you that we will go to Mars. I (William Branham)
have the revelation that they are wrong.
At the time Branham claimed this revelation, he had a 50/50
chance of success. Either mankind will send equipment to
Mars using this new technology, or they will discover that
their calculations on the distance between planets was far
greater than they expected. Branham was gambling on the
latter.
But at the time Voice of God Recordings used this failed
prophecy as an education tool for young learning minds, it
had already failed. We had already reached Mars, and it was
not nearly so lengthy of a trip as the general population had
expected. Rather than the "billions of years at light speed"
that Branham "revealed," it takes only nine months traveling
at mankind's current rocket velocity.
People often question why Seek The Truth claims that the
cult has ultimately decided to choose William Branham as
their new god. Many of these people in the cult pray to the
name "Jesus." But at the same time, many of these same
people, following Voice of God Recordings' example, taught
their children that Branham's "revelation" was true long after
it was proven "false." They have decidedly chosen a false
"revelation" over established fact. They have decidedly
chosen a false prophet over truth.
Tribute To Pearry Green (1933 2015)

One of the founding fathers of the Message, the religious
following of William Marrion Branham, has passed on to the
other side. And in the time of death, I feel that every
Christian should put aside their differences to pay respect to
the deceased and offer their love and support to the families
affected by the passing.
Since it is well known that this site disagreed with a great
deal of Mr. Green's position on many of the doctrines
introduced by William Branham, we fully intended to keep
silent and let the people of the Tucson Tabernacle mourn.
When word came to us yesterday regarding his passing,
many who had left his congregation had an emotional
response that we feel would be disrespectful to the situation,
regardless of circumstances initiating their departure from
the church. In the end, God holds all things in his hands, and
He knows the hearts of men.
It was not until we read the "tribute" on Voice of God
Recordings website, branham.org, that we decided to break
our silence. Not to speak on behalf of those who have made
their exit from this religious following, but to speak on
behalf of Pearry Green. Mr. Green deserves a REAL tribute,
not the few little paragraphs we find on Voice of God
Recordings website.
I, personally, did not know Mr. Green. It is no secret that the
followers in Jeffersonville did not see eye-to-eye with Pearry
Green, and my family was no different than the others in
Jeffersonville. I do not remember ever having seen Mr.

Green in person, though I'm sure that at some point in my
life I would have visited his tabernacle in Tucson. But
shocking to those of you who have left the religious
following of William Branham, I am going to make an
attempt at a proper eulogy. I am going to do so with the
assumption that Mr. Green believed in what he said,
respecting the fallen as I would any other person who
devoted his entire life to something that he believed in -regardless of whether or not I, myself, believed in it or the
eternal consequences of that belief system.
Pearry Green was much, much more than simply a "man who
setup a telephone hookup" as branham.org's article would
have you believe. And it was not only a "telephone hookup"
that he established for the churches that followed William
Branham during his life. How many are aware that he also
had a "TELEVISION hookup?"
"Now I want to greet the folks who is on the telephone
hookup tonight, across the country, all the way from
California to New York, and Texas and and up different parts
of the nation, from Maine to California. So, we got a ... a
system of hooking up these telephones, that's been a great
blessing. And now we understand, through our good friend,
Brother Pearry Green, that they've got a ... a little gadget they
can put on your television set, and not only will it be on the
telephone but it will be televised right in your television set,
also. And they're seeing about it now."
- Branham, 65-0919 - Thirst
Pearry Green worked very hard to spread William Branham's
"message to a lost and dying world." In 1964, he sponsored a
series of meetings in Beaumont, Texas, inviting William
Branham to speak for the crowds to hear what he truly felt

was the new Gospel, or the "Spoken Word" for our day. In
the 1964 sermon, "God Is Identified By His Characteristics,"
Green worked very hard in sponsoring and organizing the
meeting, actively participating in the proceedings, and
working closely with William Branham to convert Christians
into what would later become "The Message."
He continued to be active in helping spread Branham's
ministry, not only through the telephone and television
hookups mentioned earlier, but preaching and teaching the
doctrines that he learned from William Branham as the two
turned from close acquaintances to close friends. When
Branham would mention groups of followers from around
the country, it is no surprise that Green was often
mentioned.
"Be with Brother Neville and these men who are bringing the
Word way down in Texas, and out in Arkansas, and different
places; just be with them, Father. Brother Pearry Green and
all the group there, and just be with all them, Lord; they're
Your little children."
Branham, 64-0823E - Questions And Answers #2
Peary Green eventually relocated to Tucson, Arizona,
through what he believed to be a leading from the Holy
Spirit. He was instrumental in establishing the following in
Arizona, through the tabernacle that he would pastor until the
day of his death. Though, I'm sure that if you asked Pearry
Green at any time in his life, William Branham was the
pastor while he was just a minister pointing others to Christ
through William Branham's teaching. Branham himself
recognized this.
"I'm so grateful that Brother Pearry followed the leading of

the Holy Spirit, and today we have a tabernacle."
Branham, 65-1121 - What House Will You Build Me?
But Green did so much more than this. After Branham's
death, he continued with outreach programs to spread the
Message to the world. His ministry, resources, and writings
are still used by the two to four million followers around the
globe. Books were published, such as "Acts of the Prophet,"
which detail the life and times of William Branham
according to Branham's many recorded stories and his
personal experiences with William Branham. Whether Voice
of God Recordings wants to believe it or not, this religious
following would not be what it is today without Pearry
Green. It likely would have imploded after Spoken Word's
book entitled "1977" detailed Branham's predictions that did
not succeed in the year that the book described. Green and a
handful of men kept this religious following alive.
I take issue with Voice of God Recordings limited
celebration of the work that Pearry Green did for them. Not
only because this is not much of a tribute to such a big name
in the Message, but because of the statement that
branham.org is making here. The best thing they can say in
tribute is that he setup a "telephone hookup?" Really???
If this TRULY were a message sent to a lost and dying
world, would not his spreading of that message to that lost
and dying world be the greatest tribute to his life? The
handful of people that would have heard a handful of
sermons through a low-quality telephone signal cannot
compare to the hundreds of thousands of people that he
brought this message to! If branham.org truly believed that
Branham's statements were true, and that this "little bride"
has just a few more days until they are raptured, would not
they rejoice that the "Message of the Hour" was spread to
hundreds of thousands more? Wouldn't they want every
single person -- man, woman, and child -- to hear the words
that they feel are life to a dying soul? Wouldn't they tribute
him by saying that he literally saved the lives of the dying?
Or would they rather only a handful through a very limited
telephone hookup be the only souls saved?
I, personally, no longer believe the portions of Pearry
Green's belief system that have been proven false. As
William Branham said, "let black be black and white be
white." But I am willing, for just this moment in time, to pay
respect to a man who devoted his life to spreading the new
gospel that he believed in. And if the followers of this
religious system are unable to properly tribute Pearry Green
for his dedicated work, I feel that a great injustice has been
served to the family of the fallen. To that family, I offer my
deepest condolences, and pray that God will offer you peace
and comfort during this time of sorrow. I pray that God will
recognize his devotion to what he believed, and that he truly
did find his place in the loving arms of the Savior who died
for all men.
"He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us
all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all
things? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is
God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the
one who died more than that, who was raised who is at the
right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
- Romans 8:32-34
How To Spot A Legalist

1) They cheapen grace by focusing on what we must do
rather than on what Christ has done.
2) They'll say non-sensical things like, "Salvation is free but
it will cost you everything you have."
3) They are "fruit inspectors" and hypothesize how much
spiritual fruit a person must produce in order to truly be
saved.
4) They focus on things like turning, trying and crying
instead of faith alone in Christ alone for salvation.
5) Their "gospel" could never be falsely accused of being a
license to sin (like Paul's was in Romans 3:8!)
6) They scare others with assertions that, if you preach too
much grace, people will run amok.
7) They conveniently avoid or mis-exegete large portions of
gospel-centric New Testament books like Galatians, Romans
and John.
8) They blend justification passages with sanctification
passages and then try to get us to drink a heresy smoothie.
9) They bake the same works-based righteousness cake that
Mormons and Muslims do but cover it with evangelical
frosting.
10) They use the phrase, "You mean to tell me" a lot. Then
they create worst case salvation scenarios of those who claim
to be Christians but abuse the grace of God. "You mean to

tell me that someone can be saved and still"
The Passing of Pearry Green

Yesterday, we took a brief pause from our usual posts to put
aside differences and offer support to the families affected by
the passing of Pearry Green, pastor of the Tucson Tabernacle
and one of a handful of pillars who held the cult following
together through the past fifty years. As you can imagine,
doing so brought forth a surge of emotion from both sides of
the fence.
Leaving a religious cult, especially a doomsday cult, is an
experience that leaves its mark. Most of the people we've
worked with who have left the cult of William Branham
describe an emotional and even physical pain as they try to
deprogram and enter the normal life that other Christians
take for granted. Having been suffering through the battering
of spiritual abuse for decades, many people experience the
same difficulties in life that a battered wife would experience
and endure long-lasting effects. Leaving is met with each of
the five stages of grief one faces with a death in the family,
and sees the face of their spiritually (and sometimes
physically or sexually) abusive pastor in the faces of pastors
in each new church that they try.
Of those who have left, some are brave enough to help
others. They quickly find themselves suffering through a
heated battle from men attempting to cover up the cult's
hidden secrets while struggling with the emotional burden of
each and every person they support during their exodus. And
it takes its toll. Over time, and after having dealt with the
pure evil that is underneath the covers of this and other
doomsday cults, we become hardened to the circumstances
of those both trapped inside and now fleeing. Faces start to
glaze over. After a few hundred, new faces all blend in

together. Over time, it starts to become a "good versus evil"
battle rather than men and women helping each other escape
from the bondage of an oppressive and dangerous religious
system.
Too many times, we find the many examples of scriptures
where Christ or the Apostles were very blunt in their
statements concerning false teachers and apostasy. And
being distanced from the human element, we sometimes
forget that inside the shell of that false teacher is a living,
breathing soul that God loves. It breaks the heart of God for
any to perish, no matter their sin. Though their eternal
destination is at risk, God loves not only the false teacher,
but each and every person close to them. When their heart
breaks, God hears their cries. If their soul is sent to
punishment, God does not stand above them and scorn.
I will be the first to admit that I am no exception to this rule.
After personally supporting the exodus of hundreds from the
cult of William Branham through a constant flow of email,
telephone calls, video chats, and internet messaging, I find
myself overwhelmed. I would love to sit down with each and
every person, put my arms around them, and spend the next
several years helping them through the battle that I know will
be their life for the years to come. But continuing this work
for long periods of time can take its toll, as we have seen
with some of the others who have helped hundreds out of the
cults. When we lose that element of humanity in each and
every situation, we become part of the problem rather than
part of the solution.
There are numerous passages in the Bible that describe the
evil of failed prophecy, false teaching, and evil minds who
would sever the body of Christ. And men who practice this
sin are given a great deal of emphasis in scripture. Not only
are they causing themselves to fall, they cause many others
to stumble. But often, we misinterpret these scriptures.
Having been programmed by a religious cult, we find
ourselves reading scripture in the same way that our cult
leader taught us. We quickly turn the God of love into a god
of wrath that is no better than the gods of Greece and Rome
that Paul devoted his life towards battling. But remember, we
don't see many scriptures describing Paul's hatred of the men
spreading false mythologies -- and with good reason.
These passages are not written for our condemnation of the
mortal human who stumbled into sin. They are written as
warning for God's children. That same God who loved even
the vilest sinner loves his own, and does not want them to
stumble into idolatry and worship of men or their gods. The
scripture condemning false teaching is not given as an
example for Christians to gather around condemning other
humans or torment their families for their sin. The scripture
is given for Christians to be aware of that sin, and to
condemn the evil that infected the human.
And they are grossly taken out of context of both the writing
itself and the culture surrounding the passage. "Let the dead
bury their dead" (Matthew 8:22), for instance, has a much
different meaning in our culture. In the English language,
this sounds very much like Christ is telling a potential
follower not to hold a funeral for the death of his unbelieving
father. Correctly applied to the culture, the man is unwilling
to leave his heritage behind to follow Christ, because his
father is at the last few years of his life. Christ's statement is
not a condemnation of his father, but rather a plea for the
son.
We have been programmed to read condemnation into every

passage of scripture, from Genesis to Revelation. We read it
as a roadmap to the destruction administered by an angry god
of wrath rather than a love letter to a soul that God loved
enough to send His only Son to die for. We are trained to
praise those who convert to our belief system and condemn
those that disagree. Until they convert, of course, and then
we love them as though they were always seen as another
human being. We forget that God sees us in the same way,
no matter what point in our lives He is viewing. Too many
times, we loosely use the phrase "Judge the sin, not the
sinner," without actually applying that strategy.
But worse, we forget the unbelieving thief on the cross.
Remember, Christ hung between two thieves, one who found
salvation immediately before death, and one who did not.
Because the saved sinner heard the words of Christ, we
rejoice and recognize him into our minds as a fabulous story
of a deathbed conversion. But what about the other sinner?
Did not Christ love him just as much? Did not Christ want
him to find salvation?
This situation applies not only to the corporal punishment
described in scripture, but also to the situation at hand. And
we are living in days of the Eternal Covenant of Grace, not
the severity of the Mosaic Law. As Mr. Green "hung on his
cross" while recognizing that his life was quickly coming to
an end, which pathway did he choose? Did he choose life,
joined to the family of God? Did he choose death? Did God
love him any less, no matter his choice? We cannot say
which pathway that he chose. None of us were by his
bedside.
Like the Pharisees in the days of Christ, we find ourselves

turning the Bible -- even the New Testament -- into nothing
more than another set of Laws, just as we were programmed
to do by false teaching. And we scrape through each book
and letter, finding verses that agree with our stance on the
issues that we find more important through doctrinal study.
Like the Lawyers of Christ's day, we expand upon those
passages, trying to determine how best we can apply those
and condemn those who do not agree with our application.
But remember, God did not give us these books as just cause
to condemn our fellow man. The entire collection of books
and letters is summed up in love:
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great
and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall
love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments
depend all the Law and the Prophets.
- Matthew 22:37-40
Let us not be guilty of following the first commandment
while ignoring the second.
Billy Paul's Last Words

The death of Pearry Green brings back several memories of
days gone by, many of which I wish that I had back. When I
think of all the many times we sat under the message
ministers that Branham appointed into elite positions within
the doomsday cult, my heart breaks for the children that are
being raised under this bondage. Like us, they did not choose
to be bound under spiritual abuse. They were not given a
choice between the Gospel of Jesus Christ as it is explained
in the Bible and Branham's version of "gospel" that he
gathered from other cult leaders such as Charles Taze
Russell, John Alexander Dowie, and Joseph Smith. Many of
them will never learn of the New Covenant of Grace,
understand the fulfillment of the Mosaic Law, or even enjoy
reading scripture in full context of the author's intent.
I look around at the many elders in this religious system,
those who are old enough to have known Branham
personally. Only a handful remain, and their days on this
earth are numbered. Some of them struggle with mental
faculties, as was evident with Fred Sothmann in his video
proclaiming to the world that William Branham was really
Jesus Christ in the flesh. But all of them have a story to tell.
Those who are fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to have
been close to the men I consider to be "cult royalty" grew up
hearing numerous tales of the life and times of William
Branham. While "normal" children enjoyed sitting around
the fireplace listening to stories from yesteryear by those
who lived life to the fullest, these children gathered around to
listen as Branham's appointed advertised for Voice of God
Recordings. Hunting and fishing stories with a supernatural
twist, predictions and prophecies that were so "special" one

could never find them on any recording, and useless facts
that were special only because they involved the Branham
family were repeated often with enthusiasm. Like a primitive
people letting their peers catch a glimpse of their shiny rock,
these elders had something the others did not have: moments
with "the prophet."
But each one of them has a collection of "prophecies" that
are of personal nature. They were only meant for their own
special insight into the future and not to be shared with
others. When William Branham died, those constraints were
loosened -- these insights were shared with others in
testimonial meetings and speeches in homes, rented
buildings, and from behind pulpits. The younger crowd in the
following would listen in amazement as they heard
Branham's special instructions for them when "that time
came," and appears to have given them each a different set of
details by which that time would be known.
I sit in amazement as these elders die without these
"prophecies" fulfilled, wondering how the "visions" of their
life on earth before the rapture can be explained when they
are gone? How the man in the wheelchair can die before he
"says the right thing and walks again," or how the pilot can
die before his plane "carries Branham's tent around the
world." One by one, as these that were lifted up larger than
life are brought back down to six feet under, their
immortalized stories become very mortal and flawed.
Too often, these very physical predictions are transferred into
the spiritual realm, as George Smith did with Branham's
being in Houston, Texas when the "Mystery Cloud" floated
over northern Arizona. When events can no longer be
explained naturally, they quickly morph into metaphorical or

symbolical prophecy.
When I watch another cult giant fall, I always begin
pondering the strategy that will be used when Billy Paul
Branham passes. The entire cult remembers the book that
Pearry Green published entitled "Acts of the Prophet." And
many my age were over-zealous followers of Billy Paul,
traveling all around the country to hear his many testimonies
confirming Green's description of Branham's "special
prophecy" for his own son. Pearry Green describes the
conversation as this:
"he [William Branham] turned to his son and said, "Billy,
where are you standing?"
"Downtown Los Angeles," Billy Paul replied.
"Where are you standing?" Queried the prophet.
"In front of the May Company, downtown Los Angeles,"
replied Billy.
At this Brother Branham made a prophetic statement:
"Billy" he said, "I may not be here, but you won't be an old
man until sharks will swim right where we are standing."
- Green, Acts of the Prophet, Page 119 (1993 version)
All are aware of Billy Paul's age, and very few can convince
themselves that he is not an old man. The crowd that are
trained to "say what the tapes say" recall William Branham
calling himself an "old man" in 1957 at age 48 (or 49,
depending upon which birthdate Branham claimed at the
time).
"I'm an old man now. So many things has been done. I've
seen the blessedness of God and how He's done great works,
and healing the sick, and saving the lost, and calling back the
backsliders, bringing brethren together and taking away their

differences. I just love to be in that type meeting."
- Branham, 57-0516 - We Would See Jesus
Billy Paul is 80 years old this year, far beyond Branham's old
man of 48. Within a few short years, he could actually "die
of old age," medically speaking and breaking Branham's
special prophecy. How will this play out? What will they
say?
I can picture many spiritualizing his "old man" prophecy,
claiming that Branham did not mean "until," but instead saw
a vision of Billy Paul in his new body. Others, who realize
that a new body in downtown Los Angeles would be in
disagreement with Branham's prophecies of destruction
might spiritualize it, claiming that "Billy Paul's spiritual
knowledge is still that of a teenager." Maybe Branham was
looking into George Smith's dimension when he saw a
young, spiritual, Billy Paul!
I lean more towards thinking that Voice of God Recordings
will wait until after the passing to claim that Billy Paul
himself peered into the other side as he fades away. A wellembellished tale of Billy Paul talking to himself as he is
slipping beyond the curtain of time, exclaiming, "Look at
myself! I'm young again! And what's that? The water's
rising! I see sharks swimming right were I stood so many
years ago!"
Them Ants Are Attacking The

United States
In 1954, a Warner Brothers film entitled "Them!" hit the big
screen. Starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan
Weldon, and James Arness, Them! was the first of its kind of
science fiction horror involving the "big bug" genetic
mutations of earthly creatures due to nuclear fallout. Some
big names were discovered in the film, actors that would go
on to far greater fame. Disney discovered Fess Parker as the
perfect fit for their Davy Crockett role, John Wayne saw
James Arness as an up-and-coming western actor, and an
uncredited Leonard Nimoy would later become the beloved
Mr. Spock of the Star Trek series.
Interestingly, Arness would go on to play the Marshall Matt
Dillon -- a fictional character created by John Meston for the
lawman in Gunsmoke. In wild rants of condemnation,
Branham would tell his followers that this fictional character
was a real-life historical figure who was "yellow as a
rabbit.":
"And Matt Dillon was as yellow as a rabbit. He shot twentyeight man in the back, innocent people, going outside of
Dodge City and waiting in a bush. And when a man come
along, that somebody would call him and tell him that there
was a certain villain coming through, then stay out there and,
when the man come in, he'd shoot him through the back.
Now we find he's "big guy" that comes down. Why, it's it's
absolutely glorifying sin."
Branham, 63-0120M - The Voice Of God In This Last Days
But Arness was not the only part of the science fiction horror
film that caught Branham's attention. It appears that
Branham attempted to capitalize on the grips of fear that held
the audience spellbound in the movie Them!
Beginning in 1964, the Soviet Union began testing nuclear
devices in Kazakhstan and Novaya Zemlya. These tests
yielded the power of approximately 47 kilotonnes of TNT
until the Russians became more aggressive. In 1965, they
were successful in improving yield from 47 to 140 kilotonnes
of TNT. On January 15, 1965, the powerful detonation
occurred in Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. This test
proved to be as powerful as the US Sedan experiment of
1962, and was the first Soviet industrial use of nuclear force.
The resulting crater later became Lake Chagan (or Balapin),
a hole that was about 1,339 feet wide and 328 ft. deep.
These tests continued once in February, four times in March,
Once in May, twice in June, and once in July. The Russians
were aggressively displaying their power, and the world was
watching. Though the Red Scare ended in 1957, there were
those that believed the Soviet Union would soon exercise its
power against the United States.
William Branham used this fear to his advantage. Not just
the fear of Russia's testing, but the fear of the science fiction
Hollywood was embedding into the hearts and minds of a
captive audience. These nuclear "big bug" theories made
their way into Branham's sermons during the 1965 Soviet
Nuclear Testing.
"They'll scream and holler; great hideous things in their
imaginary mind. The radios and things, our television
programs, are producing it. There'll be such things as ants
raise up on the earth, that will be as high as fourteen trees;

there will be a ... an ... a bird will fly across the earth, with
wings four or five miles across; and people see them, they'll
scream and holler, and cry for mercy. But it'll be the Plagues.
Wait till I preach on those Plagues opening up."
Branham, 65-0815 - And Knoweth It Not
But what was once a captivating horror film of the 50's is a
comical display of improbability today. Even young children
who might watch the movie "Them!" in reruns would laugh
at the humorous idea of an ant the size of a house. The
appeal for that genre of science fiction has long since passed.
While Branham's vision of big bugs may have sounded
convincing in the 60's, today's world would instead be
captivated by a deadly nanovirus, solar radiation, or terrorist
attack. The idea of a big bug is so improbable that it does not
even strike fear.
More than this, today's Christians recognize Branham's
strategy for what it is: fear tactics. This type of spiritual
abuse is the doctrine of demons, and today's Christians are
more informed. They realize that the ancient mythologies,
dangerous religious cults, and all oppressive religions are
based on fear instead of the love and Grace of God.
"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love
and self-control."
- 2 Timothy 1:7
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For
fear has to do with punishment and whoever fears has not
been perfected in love."
- 1 John 4:18
The Obliteration of Louisville

Kentucky
A recurring theme throughout William Branham's recorded
ministry was the idea that Communist Russia destroying the
nation. According to his list of 7 (or 8+) prophecies that he
claimed to have been given in 1933 (or 1932), Branham
claimed that he envisioned a "smoldering ash heap" of the
destroyed nation. Using this as a platform, Branham
successfully bound audiences in fear using the nations
Communist Scare from 1947 to 1957. So successful, in fact,
that his riding this wave of terror lasted well beyond 1957.
It amazes me each time a new threat to the nation is
publicized. No matter who originated the threat, the cult
ministers point their blame directly to Russia. Whether it is
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), or a cyber attack
by China, or even some localized internal threat, cult pastors
continue to try and squeeze blood from the turnip Branham
had already compressed to the size of a garden pea.
They are ever-so-excited when they see any conflict between
our nation and Vladimir Putin. As public relations continue
to tear down between our two countries, many of them
remember the days when common people were buying bomb
shelters to survive the nuclear blast Russia was going to send
our way. The old timers in the cult churches feed on this fear,
inventing new conspiracy theories that bind all opposing
nations into one single Russian mafia of nationalities. But in
doing so, they fail to follow "every word" the prophet spoke.
Not realizing that this fear tactic was a strategy, and since
they do not live in the metro area of Louisville, KY, they

ignore parts of Branham's many descriptions of the events
during this Russian Scare. Branham enjoyed using fear
tactics that hit home -- scaring the people in his home church
of Jeffersonville, IN that Louisville was the target of the first
attack. Louisville, whose only claim to fame of the time was
the Kentucky Derby and a few breweries.
Even cult pastors are smart enough to realize that this is a
strategy that did not make sense. If a country was going to
bring down a nation in this day and age, their first target will
be a major financial center, communications, or industry. As
we've already seen, New York is the most likely target, and
even terrorist organizations recognize the importance of a
first strike. When the World Trade Center fell, it shook the
nation.
So as cult pastors continue to ride Branham's wave of fear,
their congregations need to ask themselves: Why aren't they
proclaiming that Russia is going to destroy LOUISVILLE
Kentucky? Why don't the conspiracy theories all lead to the
Kentucky Derby being obliterated? Why do they not mock
the restaurants of their town that their favorite Kentucky
Bourbon will no longer exist? Have they, too, realized that
this is nonsense?
William Branham's Rapture of

1962
Many are familiar with Branham's doomsday prediction of
1977. Some are even aware of Branham's doomsday
prediction of 1954, which he mathematically calculated
based on a two-thousand-year "world order" based on some
unknown origin:
"But look, let's take historically speaking. The first two
thousand years, the world order come to a climax, and God
destroyed the world with water. You know that? Then it
come forth as a new world. And the second two thousand
years, it came to its end again and God sent Jesus. Is that
right? This is the end of the next two thousand years, 1954.
And the Gospel, Jesus said, "The work would be cut short."
For what? "The elect's sake, or no flesh would be saved," it
would so wicked. So we're at the end time. And then the
seventh, in type, is the Millennium, a thousand years."
- William Branham, 54-0513 THE.MARK.OF.THE.BEAST
But very few are aware that when preaching in cities that had
never heard of the 1954 doomsday or the 1977 Armageddon,
Branham scared the unsuspecting crowds with a 1962
doomsday. Take the tiny little city of Green Lake,
Wisconsin, which even today has a population of less than a
thousand people. Branham entered the city, gathered the
people, and told them that only "a month or so" was left
before "little bride" was swept away.
"What's the matter with people? Can't you see we're at the
end time? It's all over. The next thing will be a sweep that'll
grab that little group together. In a month or so she'll be

gone, as soon as she's gathered together. Well, we're at the
end. There's no hopes left nowhere."
- Branham, 62-0518 - Letting Off The Pressure
What was the purpose of his many doomsday predictions,
based on calculations that had no scriptural basis or even
reasonable mathematical logic? Is capturing the hearts of
men through fear of destruction the way of a righteous
teacher? What happened to this crowd of people when the
"month or so" had passed, 1962 ended, and they were all still
living and breathing the Green Lake fresh air? Were they
suddenly scared that they missed the rapture?
Just Another Doomsday Cult

When we use the term "religious cult" for the cult following
of William Branham, it is by no means a specific term. Nor
does this phrase fully describe the hidden dangers to be
found inside -- no matter how beautiful it may appear from
the outside. A cult following is simply a group of people
following a leader with a specific set of ideologies that the
group agrees to follow. In his book, "Antiquities of the
Jews," Josephus describes the "Jesus cults" that started to
spring up during the Roman occupation of Jewish territory.
Very few in Christianity today would be offended by
declaring themselves to be followers of Jesus. But as
followers of William Branham, this seems offensive because
inwardly, they realize to uplift any other mediator between
God and man is in error.
But if we were to start using specific terms in our writings,
the correct label for the cult followers of William Branham
would be a "doomsday cult." This term describes a cult
following of a prophet leader who has declared that he has
special insight on the coming apocalypse. Many times,
doomsday cult leaders will describe a specific year and the
mathematical calculations they used to create this formula of
doom, and use this as a fear tactic in their sermons while
serving a large plate full of spiritual abuse.
Most cult followers are only aware of Branham's 1977
prediction, simply because it is the most often described in
what remains (unedited) on recorded tape. Few are aware of
the other years Branham claimed were the start of the End of
Days, or the many different variations of these doomsday
calculations. Nor are they aware of the doomsday prophets

Branham copied and/ or influenced to make and spread some
of these calculations. His "1954 Doomsday," for instance,
appears to have originated with false prophet and faith healer
John Alexander Dowie and is tied to the start of the "Latter
Rain" movement.
Branham:
"But look, let's take historically speaking. The first two
thousand years, the world order (world order? Is this a
freemason / illuminati term?) come to a climax, and God
destroyed the world with water. You know that? Then it
come forth as a new world. And the second two thousand
years, it came to its end again and God sent Jesus. Is that
right? This is the end of the next two thousand years, 1954.
(Why 1954? Why not 2000?) And the Gospel, Jesus said,
"The work would be cut short." For what? "The elect's sake,
or no flesh would be saved," it would so wicked. So we're at
the end time. And then the seventh, in type, is the
Millennium, a thousand years."
- William Branham, 54-0513 THE.MARK.OF.THE.BEAST
John Alexander, the Elijah to Branhams Elisha, was
also involved with doctrine surrounding this year. In 1904,
he told his followers to expect the full restoration of
apostolic faith and announced that he had been divinely
commissioned the first apostle of a renewed end-times
church. Ironically, Branham announced that he was born in
1907 (the day after Dr. Dowie died). 1954 would be the
Jubilee year, 50 years after Dr. Dowies 1904 doctrine.
"How Doctor Dowie, in his death, prophesied that I would

borned on the next. And forty years to the day I entered the
city, not knowing nothing about it. Oh, how God's great
move is coming together. I hear the sound of abundance of
rain."
Branham, 51-0929 OUR.HOPE.IS.IN.GOD
But 1954 was not Branham's only doomsday. There were
others, frequently mentioned. Some given as prophetic
predictions, others used casually, but all with the intent to
capture the minds of the people by fear. Each prediction of
the coming apocalypse contained the simple message: "You
have no hope. Listen to me."
"What's the matter with people? Can't you see we're at the
end time? It's all over. The next thing will be a sweep that'll
grab that little group together. In a month or so she'll be
gone, as soon as she's gathered together. Well, we're at the
end. There's no hopes left nowhere."
- Branham, 62-0518 - Letting Off The Pressure
His 1977 prediction of Judgment was no different. Branham
claimed that if he lived a normal life, he would witness this
doomsday. If he died before it came, his listeners would
witness it. By his calculations, it would not last until 1978.
And though he put a large margin of error in the prophecy
(From 1978 to 1999), many of those same listeners watched
his doomsday come and go.
But even if cult followers are unfamiliar with the various
years of doomsday, they are familiar with Branham's
statements when he described a prophecy. Almost every time
Branham made a prophetic statement, he would ask his
listeners to "Mark it in your bibles."
"You're bound for judgment. There is no other way to accept

it. Write it down in your Bibles. I'm getting to be an old man.
You see if it doesn't go to judgment. If I live a normal life,
I'll see it, normal time. Another few years will turn it."
64-0313 - The Voice Of The Sign
Some of those who traveled to watch Branham and Jim Jones
in the faith healing campaigns, however, did see a doomsday.
In Memorial Day of 1977, Jones confesses to his listeners
that he was severely depressed and entertaining suicidal
thoughts. In 1978, the first year of Branham's "Tribulation,"
Jones slaughtered hundreds of his doomsday cult followers
in Jonestown, Guyana, South America.
William Branham Deep Calleth

Unto The Deep - Did Billy Paul
Call an Audible?:
Those coming out of the Message, the cult following of
William Branham, give testimony of their childhood
memories as their parents dragged them across the country to
spend time in the Branham campaigns. Some were old
enough to remember their experiences, and have shared with
us memories of days gone by.
Multiple describe the structure of the campaigns. Often the
children sat up front, separating the adults from the platform
by the number of children in the crowd. Those with back
trouble were given wheelchairs, told that the waiting line was
too long, and they could sit in the wheelchair to ease the
pain. All remember Billy Paul Branham, making his way to
and from the center stage. Some remember watching him
stand beside Branham, or as he slipped notes into his Bible
as you see in towards the end of the Chicago Campaign
video, or talking to others during prayer as you see in the
Deep Calleth Unto The Deep video. But what position did he
play in the campaigns?
Jeffersonville Indiana Is Doomed

The doomsday cult of William Branham through the cult
leader did not only predict multiple years of doomsday
through mathematical calculation, divine inspiration, and
input from cults from days gone by. If you examine the
strategy of fear-mongering administered to the congregation,
you will find that predictions of time were least in the long
line of apocalyptic fear strategies. When entering a city and
especially returning to a city, Branham sometimes
condemned the people of that city to hell.
Branham's version of the "gospel" that he named the "Gospel
of Divine Healing" in September of 1953 included a workscentered ascetic belief system that he taught could bring
healing to body, mind, and spirit. Those who accepted his
new gospel were praised and accepted into his fellowship,
but those who disagreed due to examination of scripture were
condemned and rejected. In a line-in-the-sand mentality,
Branham began to teach that entire cities could "sin away
their day of grace."
It does not take much examination of scripture or church
history to determine that this type of works-righteous
doctrine was no invention of Branham. Even studying the
other cult leaders Branham often praised in his sermons, such
as Dowie, Russell, Smith, and more will reveal a long line of
men who promoted similar ideas. It takes less time
examining the writings of the Apostle Paul, Peter, Jude,
Irenaeus, Luther, and Wesley to determine what founding
fathers of today's Christian faith felt about this belief system
rebranded as the "Gospel of Divine Healing."
Branham appears during these sermons to have considered

himself a reincarnation or "type" of the prophet Jonah -- sent
not to one single city, but to the cities of the nations of the
entire world. He would often compare his "message" to these
men in the Bible, telling the people that a "greater than Jonah
is here."
"I wonder today that as God has sent His gifts, His servants
into the world and without a shadow of doubt is performing
and doing the things that He did before He was crucified as a
witness to this province, to this nation, to this people, that He
is the same Jesus Christ Who raised from the dead, as Jonah
come from the belly of the whale, and the people flatly turn
It down and walk away from It. What will happen in the day
of judgment? For I say unto you, that a greater than Jonah is
here. I say unto you that a greater than Solomon is here. Who
is it? The resurrected Jesus Christ the Son of God is here, and
doing the things that He promised He would do.
Branham, 57-0805 - God Manifesting His Gifts
But the people of Branham's religious following did not fully
grasp what Branham was implying. When Branham would
tell the people that the resurrected Jesus Christ was in their
midst, most assumed the traditional view of the Holy Spirit
that was poured out into the hearts of the people at Pentecost.
Branham sprinkled throughout his sermons the idea that the
prophet's voice was the "Spoken Word," that word was God,
and the human prophet and his word were the "self-same
thing."
"We find out that when a man comes, sent from God,
ordained of God, with the true THUS SAITH THE LORD,
the message and the messenger are one and the same.
Because he is sent to represent THUS SAITH THE LORD,

Word by Word, so he and his message is the same. A
denominational man under denominational auspices, he and
the church is the "one." A theologian under theology, made
by some denomination, he and his message are one; church
of theology, a theologian. It's correctly. Then when a man
comes with THUS SAITH THE LORD, he and the Message
is one. And when Elijah come with THUS SAITH THE
LORD, he and his message became one. Just as Jesus, when
He come, He was the Word, Saint John 1. So the Word of
God and the messenger of the age was the selfsame thing, all
the time. That's right. Jesus was the Word that was
prophesied of. "
Branham, 65-0718E - Spiritual Food In Due Season
Once he partially established himself as the return of Christ,
Branham's "Jonah ministry" began proclaiming death and
destruction to the people of the cities who did not come out
of their denominations of faith to join his plight. To
Branham, those who rejected his Messiah doctrine, had
rejected Christ himself. Therefore, they had "sinned away"
their chance at atonement. Branham's hometown of
Jeffersonville, Indiana was no exception to this rule:
"Listen, you've been so nice, and these have been rugged,
and they've been a long time. Now, you've been setting in
this church since 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, two and a half hours,
setting in this hot church. You didn't do that just to be setting
there. And I guess ninety-eight or ninety-nine percent of the
congregation has stuck right in their seat since that time. I
want to say this: Jeffersonville, I feel this, that it's sinned
away its day of grace."
Branham, 59-0628E - Questions And Answers
At first glance, the success of his Jonah ministry appears to

revolve around the prophetic statements of judgment against
Los Angeles. Branham claimed that before his son Billy Paul
was an "old man," the city of Los Angeles would be under
the Pacific Ocean. Billy Paul Branham, now eighty years old,
spent a large portion of his life repeating this prophecy. It is
our opinion that his increased age and failing health hushed
the voice of praise for his father's words, but it is evident that
these statements are no longer made in large crowds of
people not hidden in seclusion.
But Branham's "Jonah ministry of judgment" was not limited
to cities. At times, Branham would claim that entire states of
a nation were under God's wrath:
I told Mr. Woods; is present tonight. And, I guess, eight or
ten of the man, or fifteen, that was there at that time when it
took place; the next morning, where the Lord came down in
a whirlwind and ripped the mountain out around us, and cut
the tops of the trees loose, and made three blasts, and said,
"Judgment is headed towards the West Coast." 168 Two days
after that, Alaska almost sunk beneath the earth. And since
then, up-and-down the Coast, the belches of God's judgment
against that spiritual screen. There is a iron curtain, there is a
bamboo curtain, and there is a sin curtain.
Branham, 65-0219 - This Day This Scripture Is Fulfilled
Nor was Branham's proclamations of judgment limited to
states of a nation. Oft times, the nation itself was under
judgment and beyond repentance:
That's what these anointed messiahs count to if you reject
God's Messiah. What did they get? When the Pentecostal
blessings struck Russia, or Germany, they rejected the
Message. They laughed at them and put them in jail. What

did they do? They rejected the Cross, and they got a doublecross, the swastika. You don't receive mercy, then there's
nothing left but judgment.
Branham, 62-1216 - The Falling Apart Of The World
Those fleeing the cults in the continent of Australia give
witness testimony that his proclamations of judgment were
not limited to nations, and that their churches taught that the
entire continent of Australia was under God's wrath for
"rejecting this message" Branham taught. It is clearly evident
that only a small number of people ascribe to Branham's
works-centered faith, and the number of people who follow
the many rules Branham identified in his sermons as required
for righteousness are quickly decreasing. In fact, it can be
said that as a whole, most of the people in "the Message" do
not follow "the Message."
In part, this straying from the cult's oppressive doctrine is a
good thing. Oppressive fundamentalist religion has been
linked to all sorts of mental and psychological disorders,
addiction and depression, suicidal tendencies, and even
homicide. But closer examination proves that while ignoring
cult rules introduced by Branham, cult doctrines of judgment
and condemnation towards other Christians still dominates
the doctrines still practiced by the religion. Other Christians
who do not agree with the "works of the law" as taught by
Branham are not viewed as justified in the eyes of the cult
following. As a result, they truly believe that these other
Christians have "fallen from grace," sinners who have fell
short of the glory of God.
The Bible tells us this:
For by works of the law no human being will be justified in

his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But
now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart
from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear
witness to it the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus
Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are
justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is
in Christ Jesus,
Romans 3:20-24
Cult followers must ask themselves: Is the Grace of God
sufficient for the people of Jeffersonville? The people of Los
Angeles, Alaska, Russia, Germany or Australia? Is the
doomsday prophet's curse more powerful than the love and
forgiveness of Christ?
William Branham's 1946

Judgment:
As William Branham proclaimed God's wrath upon various
cities, nations, and even continents, he often would express
his opinion concerning the "decision" each of the condemned
locations had made. Like Jonah of the Bible, Branham
declared judgment for wrongdoing, but unlike Biblical
prophets of God, never described what the people had done
to earn this tragedy -- before, during, or after the "decision."
Though no evidence exists to support Branham's many
claims to have written down his prophecies in various
locations prior to their usage in sermons, Branham refers to
having made some of these declarations prior to 1946. In a
1958 sermon, Branham claims that God spoke through him
to declare judgment on America for making her "final
decision."
"And the revival is just about over. You remember as THUS
SAITH THE LORD, I said, America made her final decision
in 1946. Watch, since then. She's gone, and there's nothing
left but judgment and chaos."
58-0309-96
Ignoring Luke 16:16, William Branham styled himself as an
Old Testament prophet. Depending upon which particular
doctrine he was attempting to enforce, he went so far as to
compare himself and his ministry to them. For the "signs and
wonders" of his Post WWII Healing Revival, Branham
compared himself to the prophet Moses. Claiming that he
was given two signs "just as Moses was given two signs,"
many of his followers thought that he was the Moses prophet

of our time. In his "Shunamite woman" stories, he was the
great Elisha. When President Kennedy was in office, he
proclaimed that he was the "Elijah," comparing Kennedy and
Jacqueline to Ahab and Jezebel.
But he was not only attempting to present himself as the
reincarnation of these Biblical prophets, Branham also
attempted to bind his ministry to their ancient prophecies
describing the Children of Israel and their opposition. After
his Chicago Campaign, Branham began claiming that Nahum
had prophesied concerning Outer Drive in Chicago rather
than Nineveh as the book describes in verse 1.
"That great eagle called Nahum, four thousand years ago,
went up so high in the Spirit of God until he seen Outer
Drive in Chicago, four thousand years later. Said, 'The
chariots shall rage in the broad ways: they shall run like
lightning, they shall seem like torches, they'll justle one
against another.'"
Branham, 57-0714
But during his times of declaring judgment, Branham's
ministry was compared to that of Jonah. Making statements
such as "A greater than Jonah is here," Branham declared
that these cities and nations had made their "final decision,"
and would now pay the price. But unlike the Biblical Jonah,
Branham's self-pronounced judgment is missing the most
important element: the call to repentance. The God of the
Bible would not punish a people without having first warned
them of their egregious sin worthy of causing every man,
woman, and child -- Christian or not -- to taste God's wrath.
Because of these missing elements, Branham's version of
God quickly becomes a God of vengeance rather than a God

of love and forgiveness. A Father who would slay his own
children in a moment's notice and without having even
explained why they would be slain. Biblical prophets who
had the unfortunate task of declaring judgment upon a city
mourned heavily for the sins of the city long before judgment
was pronounced, because their mouth was used as a mouth of
warning prior to correction. And their instructions were
explicit; God told the people exactly what they were doing
wrong, how to correct it, and reminded them of his tender
mercies:
Return, faithless Israel, declares the Lord. I will not look
on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the Lord; I will
not be angry forever. Only acknowledge your guilt, that you
rebelled against the Lord your God and scattered your favors
among foreigners under every green tree, and that you have
not obeyed my voice,
declares the Lord"
- Jeremiah 3:12-13
When you review the events in the history of the United
States for 1946, it is quickly evident that more good
decisions were made than bad. Many were laying the
groundwork for peace, some of their decisions still used to
this day. 1946 was no pivotal year for a nation. But 1946 was
a pivotal year for Branham's ministry.
Though Voice of God Recordings no longer publishes it, a
1945 pamphlet entitled "I Was Not Disobedient To The
Heavenly Vision" describes William Branham's early
successes. The "commission from God" is a little different,
the healing strategy was a little different, and the "message"
of that time was one of healing for the nation rather than
judgment and doomsday. But for whatever reason, this

ministry was abandoned in 1946.
In a 1947 newspaper article, William Branham's brother
Henry is described as having a very large tent meeting in
Vandalia, IL. To a casual reader, it is just another faith healer
in a long line of health-and-wealth-gospel ministers. But to
the person who has recently escaped the cult following of
William Branham, it is an almost exact description of the
William -- not Henry -- Branham that they know so well.
Later in 1956, Branham acknowledged the newspaper article,
claiming that it was printed in error rather than describing his
brother Henry:
"Chicago paper called me Brother Henry Branham. I never
will forget that, the "Tribune" here in Chicago. Had two or
three pages of it in the meeting, been a long time since
then."
Branham, 56-1003 - Painted-Face Jezebel
But regardless of how it was achieved, this new ministry
Branham describes in the 1947 newspaper started in his
pivotal year "1946." And reviewing the early publications,
no mention of this "Judgment" can be found. It is evident
that his early campaigns made no mention of what he later
claimed to have been prophecy. The newspapers printed
stories about the "nattily dressed" faith healer rather than the
doomsday prophet who scared an entire town during a tent
revival.
Since William Branham never mentioned the "decision" that
America made in 1946 that was worthy of innocent children
being slaughtered, we decided we would present you with
several major and entertaining events of that same year. You,

as a reader, can decide which event Branham claimed to have
offended God. We submit that in our opinion, America did
not offend God in 1946. America offended William Branham
in 1946.
William Branham's Forced Altar

Calls ... With Vengeance:
Though many are aware of the unscriptural nature of William
Branham's frequent usage of end-of-the-world predictions
and pronouncing judgment on cities, states, nations, and
continents of the world, there was a method to his doomsday
madness. It takes a close examination of the altar calls that
still remain unedited on the recorded sermons from 1947 to
1965.
Branham felt that these altar calls were a fundamental
element of the sinner's conversion to the Gospel of Divine
Healing, and it served a two-fold purpose: Branham taught
that these altar calls were the "showdown," the sinner's
choice between death and life. But it also was a measurable
statistic for the success or failure of the conversions to this
new gospel he proclaimed.
The problem is that the crowds were not as receptive as he
wanted. With his ministry fading and replaced with other
Gospel giants such as Billy Graham and Oral Roberts,
William Branham needed successful recognition in the media
to draw larger crowds. He could not be that shepherd seeking
one lost sheep -- Branham needed to be the shepherd that
rejuvenated all of the sheep. And he needed them to gain
their excitement at the platform for advertisement
photography. But what happened when those crowds were
not obedient to his command?
In Canada, those who did not obey were harshly scolded and
threatened. According to Branham, any who did not obey the

altar call were making a decision to burn forever in hell.
"What's the matter with you, Canadians? What's the matter?
It's a good thing to be conservative, but don't be too starchy.
You're going to grieve the Spirit away from you, and you
won't have no revival. Listen at me. I speak in the Name of
the Lord. Break up that stubbornness among you, that
starchy... Get to your knees. You know you need repenting. I
speak in Jesus Christ's Name. Yes, sir, if you want to have a
revival, warm your heart to God. There's a dozen or two of
you more needs to be around this altar tonight. And if I'm the
servant of God, if I'm the prophet of God, I speak in His
Name, and you know who I'm talking to. Plan your place
here at the altar. You're too starchy. You better get right with
God, 'cause the hour is coming when you're going to scream
to find this, and you won't find it. That's THUS SAITH THE
LORD. That's God speaking. All right. Find your way
around this altar. You who are indifferent, shame on you.
When the Holy Spirit come and do the things that He's doing
right in the midst of you, and you set like a like you was
froze to death. Get out of the seat and get to the altar; repent
or perish. That's true. Don't know why I'm saying this.
Something is saying to me to say it. I'm giving you a
warning. This may be your last one too. You repent. I don't
care what church you belong to. If you're not repented and
the love of God's not in your heart, you're a sinner and on
your road to hell. That's THUS SAITH THE LORD. The
same God Who discerns the spirits here and tells them their
condition, is speaking right now. I speak in Jesus Christ's
Name. Fly to the altar and get to your repentance, quickly,
before God turns the page over on you, and you're doomed
forever. That's THUS SAITH THE HOLY SPIRIT that's in
the midst of us now. 59 That's blunt, but that's Him. I can
only speak. God knows that I wouldn't say that within myself
for nothing. Something grabbed me and said, "Say that." I
only obey God"
Branham, 57-0806 - God Projecting His Love
But are forced altar calls leading of the Holy Spirit? Does the
Holy Spirit threaten and scold? According to William
Branham, this was not his voice threatening the Canadians.
As the name of the publishing company insinuates, Branham
claimed that this was the Voice of God speaking, not the
voice of William Branham.
Worse, Branham claimed that by rejecting his command to
stand around the altar, these Canadians would "grieve away"
the Holy Spirit. In other words, the man on the platform was
so important to God, that if they rejected Branham's voice,
they would anger the One that God sent to lead and guide us
into truth.
But is this idea scriptural?
"Altar calls" are a practice that started the 1700s by the first
generation of Methodists in America. Influenced by the
Church of England, these Methodists remembered the public
confession in the Church of England, and honored that
memory by calling the end of the church building an "altar,"
and continuing the practice. But it was not until the 1820's
that it hit mainstream Christianity. A lawyer by the name of
Charles Finney changed the course of Evangelical
Christianity in America with what is hailed as "America's
Greatest Revival." In Finney's theology, all that a sinner
needed to be saved was a decision of the will, rather than a
regeneration of his nature. In other words, Finney did not
believe in the necessity of the new birth of the inward man as
described in John 1:13 and John 3:1-8. Primarily because he

did not believe in the reality of the sinner's depraved nature
(Jer.17:9; Eph.2:1-3).
Though this practice cannot be found in scripture, Finney's
influence is widespread. Many ministers today are
abandoning the practice, because attributing salvation to a
physical act is an outright denial of several passages of
scripture. Even an atheist can "walk up to the altar," and
return to his or her seat as an atheist. It takes a change of the
heart for a conversion of the soul.
It also denies the assurance of salvation. Christians who have
accepted their salvation by faith in Jesus Christ actually
question their assurance during an altar call. Should they go
forward? What if they have sinned? Do they need to hold a
confession?
Mainstream Christianity realizes that it is nothing more than
sheer arrogance to believe that the man on the platform or his
commands can gain one's eternal salvation. And William
Branham took this arrogance to a whole new level by
proclaiming that his forced altar call was done so through the
mouth of the Almighty God.
"the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all
who believe. For there is no distinction: for fall have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his
grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be
received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness,
because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former
sins."
- Romans 3:22-25
Confessions of a Cult Pastor

Last night, we received an email from a pastor who has made
a difficult journey. As the title implies, it is a confession
from one having made their journey out of a religious cult,
but from the perspective of a pastor.
This is a very sincere and sobering letter, sobering even for
me. In my writings, I often use the same label for each pastor
in the religious following of William Branham. This
confession from an ex-cult pastor is a reminder that each
person is an individual, and as individuals, many desire the
Holy Spirit to lead them into truth. Many cult pastors face
their congregations each Sunday with sincere intentions not
knowing they are preaching error -- some even confused as
to what those intentions and what their statements of faith
should be.
We who have experienced the spiritual bondage of William
Branham's doomsday cult must remember that the bruised
sheep is not the only sufferer. The shepherds were also
bruised, suffering just as we were. And after realizing error,
an ex-cult pastor has a much more difficult pathway to
closure. Their burning desire to protect the sheepfold did not
stop when they walked away.
...
Good day to all.
My name is Joseph Hefflin, and I have been a cult pastor for
many years. I feel it is time for me to confess these things
since by Gods wonderful Grace he has broken the bars of
deception for me and pointed me to what is Truth, His

Word.
If you would not be familiar with what is called a cult a
good description would be to fall under the leadership of a
man instead of the Holy Ghost. In doing so you will be led to
believe many things that are not Scripture and without
realizing it, your faith will be overthrown. 2 Timothy 2:18.
My spiritual journey, as most others, started out correctly by
answering the call to the Gospel about 50 years ago. I had a
desire to learn more about Christ and his Word, but
somewhere I began to lean more to what I could see, and
understand intellectually than to be spiritually led. Of course
I did not know what was happening, nor did I realize that
when a person starts their Christian journey, that is when
Satan attacks them to try to pull them away from the
leadership of the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 2:18,19.
Knowing that God is a supernatural being, I began to look
for supernatural events that I thought would identify the
presence of God. This begins my journey into the Pentecostal
Church. Somewhere in that journey I began to feel that I was
called to minister, but never answered that call while
affiliated with the Pentecostals. Searching the Scripture I
begin to see error in what was called the evidence of the
Holy Ghost. A teaching that all had to speak in what was
called other tongues. There were other doctrines that the
Pentecostals taught that I also questioned. I believe the Holy
Spirit will lead people to take all things back to the Word,
and when we fail to do that is when Satan, usually through
some mans teaching, will lead a person into error.
It was at point in my life that I was looking beyond the
Pentecostals to find more truth and to have my understanding

opened to the Word of God that a friend gave me a tape of
William Branham preaching a message called: a total
separation from unbelief.
Again, my eyes began to look at the seemly supernatural that
surrounded the man William Branham, and I thought this is
surely a great man of God. My mistake begins by taking the
supernatural as vindications of truth instead of the Word,
thus began my journey into the cult. I had failed to recognize
that Christ had warned us not to look at signs and wonders
alone. Matthew 24:24.
At this point in time I searched for others that were
acquainted with William Branham and his message, which I
found and they were very glad to help me farther into the
cult.
It has been said that ministers of the cult called (the message)
stand behind the pulpit and lie to their congregations. I do
not deny that to be a fact, but I do know that many of them
do not know they are pointing to something that is not truth. I
believe it was said about Jim Jones that led over 900 people
to their death at the Jonestown Massacre They drink their
own Kool-Aid. The Bible speaks of evil men deceiving and
being deceived. 2 Timothy 3:13. Being a former salesperson,
I know the best salesperson is one that truly believes in his
products. Likewise prophets, pastors and teachers that
deceive people often times believe the same lies they are
telling.
I was caught up in the same system listening over and over to
a man saying that he was the fulfillment of Malachi 4,
Revelations 3:14, Revelations 10:7 and Luke 17:30 and
being associated with a group that also believed, that I

became convinced that it was the truth and I needed to get
that message about the end time prophet to as many as
possible. After all, he had more signs following then anyone
I knew of at that time. He continually said those signs were
vindication or proof that he was who he said he was and that
he was telling the truth.
I cannot deny that God in his mercy give me many warning
signs, which I either ignored or was advised by my elders to
put it on the shelf. Some of the first things I noticed as I
tried to study the message were that the teaching on the Seals
in the book of Revelation seemed to be very confusing.
William Branham seemed to say that intercession was over,
or maybe not over, the seals was for the Bride of Christ and
turn around and say that anything after the 3rd and
sometimes the 4th chapter of Revelation was all for the Jews
and had nothing to do with the Gentiles. Again I was advised
and told that I could blaspheme the Holy Ghost if I would
question the prophet. Others would tell me I just needed
revelation, although they or no one else could explain the
discrepancies in the message.
This may seem as a strange scenario but I compare it to an
abused wife, or sometimes husband, that believes that the
abuse is their fault and sometimes spend their life trying to
overcome something they blame on themselves.
Liken to people in the message that blame themselves for not
having the correct revelation to understand these great
mysteries spoken by a prophet, and end up putting them on
the shelf while they wait year upon year trying to have faith
for a revelation that never comes.
Through the years I tried to put Scripture with what I

believed was the message of the hour, but now know that I
had to twist scripture to make them fit with the message I
thought was truth. This was because I was accepting what a
man taught instead of seeking God through Christ and asking
him to lead and guide me to all truth.
For years I had asked God to reveal the Seals and why there
seemed to be discrepancies in what was according to William
Branham a perfect message.
After 40 years of preaching and teaching the message one
day while trying to study again the things taught in the Seals
I fell on my knees and asked God just to show me the Truth
whatever the cost. It was at that moment that, by Gods
grace, I saw that all that mattered was what the Word of God
said. That I could never receive a revelation on something
that was not and never had been the Word of God.
A cult will often quote the Word of God as being an absolute
while little by little leading you away from what it tells you,
and by deception get you to depend upon the teachings of a
man instead of Jesus Christ. I have also found that those
caught in a cult can never defend themselves by the Word of
God. I have never found anyone in the message of William
Branham that will sit down with me and prove by the
Scripture all the things that he taught, and when you try to
show them his error or sometime fabricated stories they will
walk away instead of listening or trying to defend by the
Word of God his doctrine. The reason for this is that there
are no Scriptures to back up a lot, if not most, of his major
doctrines.
Satan uses a cult teaching in order to get the people who
follow it to deny Scripture; often they are seduced into these

things and never realize that they are denying Christ to
follow a lie. It is impossible to follow a cults teaching
without denying Scripture.
For instance one major teaching of William Branham is that
he opened mysteries of the Gospel that have been hidden
from the foundation of the world.
63-1130E GO.AWAKE.JESUS_ SHREVEPORT.LA V-17
N-9 SATURDAY_
18 The mysteries of the Gospel has been hid since the
foundation of the world, but was supposed to be revealed in
these last days. And so, if the Lord willing, I want to speak
on that.
William Branham repeats this at least seven times in
different sermons so it is not just a slip of the tongue. To
believe that you have to not believe
What Paul said in Galatians 1:8,9
GALATIANS 1:
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach
any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached
unto you, let him be accursed.
As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any
other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be
accursed.
My question, if it was hidden from the foundation of the
world, then Paul the apostle could not know it, so it has to be
a different Gospel. Either William Branham or Paul had to be
mistaken. Most cult members will stay with William
Branham.
There are dozens of other teachings that are contrary to

Scripture as you can read about some of them in my
testimony if you would care to.
I cannot get you to fathom the sorrow I feel for having
promoted these doctrines over the last many years, many
people that I have taught have already passed on and I have
no way to recall whats been taught. My prayer that God and
the people who know me will forgive me these errors and
pray for me that I can hold to the Word of God.
I have also come to realize that most people in the message
cult will never allow their minds to be changed no matter
how much Scripture or evidence that you provide them. I
have for the last two years or so tried to just teach from the
Scripture, but then felt I should try to help people that I know
still rely on the teachings of William Branham, but find there
is not much I can do unless God Himself intervenes.
Paul spoke about Israel having a veil upon their heart, but
when they turn to the Lord it shall be taken away. I am sure
the same applies to every cult member if they would turn to
the Lord and his Word they also would see truth.
In my testimony I have given the reasons for not following
the message of William Branham anymore, nearly a
thousand have read this testimony, but no one has challenged
what I have said. Again one of the attributes of a cult is they
cannot and will not defend their belief with Scripture.
I know there are a lot of lies on the internet about William
Branham as there is about anyone, but also there are people
who have dedicated their lives on finding out the truth. I may
not agree with everything that is stated, but I do know that

the truth is out there if you would like to find it.
Some of these web sites were started to prove William
Branhams ministry, but after research found they could not
longer follow the message.
Please contact me if you have any questions or feel you can
correct what I have said. The only defense I have received
about William Branhams ministry is I have faith I do not
need evidence which will work to keep people in any cult.
Thank you.
Who Heals The Infants

The Post World War II Healing Revival brought an
onslaught of ministers all gathering together around this new
gospel Branham called the "Gospel of Divine Healing," all
believing this new gospel would attract people to the faith
through healing of their bodies. Branham's publication,
"Voice of Healing," describes many of the young men and
women introduced into this new gospel and their world-wide
campaigns reaching from the United States to the farthest
reaches of the globe. Big names such as Billy Graham, Oral
Roberts, A. A. Allen, Aimee Simple McPhereson and others
attracted hundreds of little-known ministers intent on joining
this movement to heal the sick.
Through the healing campaigns of these men and women,
thousands claimed healing of their bodies from all sorts of
illness from the common cold to the virtually unknown
deadly diseases such as cancer. Men, women, and children
made their way from long distances to find their cure having
heard the tales of success from friends and family and having
witnessed others claiming their healing.
But not all were healed. As the Healing Revival began to
diminish, the numbers healed diminished with it. The people
were becoming more informed to the success ratio of the
revivals, and realized that the numbers could possibly be
compared to the success ratio of the body's natural process of
healing. The crowds began to thin, and Christians began to
notice the results of this new gospel that was being spread
around the world.
Ministers began to abandon the movement. Seen as a
"sinking ship," several evangelists chose to make their exit

from the divine healing gospel as the people as a whole were
further informed. Men like Gordon Lindsay began publishing
books and pamphlets such as "Divine Healing In the
Branham Campaigns," offering them for sale at the product
booths at the entrances and exits of the meetings. In these
publications, the divine healers would offload the power of
healing from the man on the platform and the Jesus he was
promoting to place healing squarely upon the shoulders of
the sick and afflicted. If their disease went uncured, how
could the evangelist be blamed? The sick must have not had
enough faith to heal themselves!
It is quite possible that this decision that alienated these
healers from other Christian ministers and their
congregations. Not only was this idea of a powerless god
unscriptural, it bordered unethical. The publications were
very similar to the "fine print" on medications today, those
having adverse side effects and limited success in test
groups. Men like Alfred Pohl admitted that their exodus from
the Divine Healing movement was mostly from the deceptive
practices employed by the healers and their campaign
management staff.
William Branham was no exception to this rule, being part of
the problem rather than part of the solution. When Ern
Baxter decided to abandon Branham's campaigns, Branham
was left with very little choice other than to ride the divine
healing movement to its end and create a new movement
similar to the "Word Faith" or "Prosperity Gospel." Some
believe that Branham's ministry spawned off the health and
wealth gospels, using the "Word Faith" doctrine in sermons
like the 1960's "Speak To This Rock." Ultimately it can truly
be said that he chose to go in his own direction.
Ministers in the cult of William Branham have very little

knowledge of this history, claiming that Branham's Gospel of
Divine Healing and its results are "vindication" of prophecy.
Following Branham's example, they place the healing of the
sick onto the shoulders of the sick. If they are not healed, it is
no fault of the minister -- the sick were not faithful.
But what about the infants? Who heals them? Whose
responsibility is the faith of an infant who cannot understand
either their disease or this "fine print" on how they accept it.
Is not their healing a responsibility of the cult minister?
Should their disease be fatal, is the cult pastor responsible for
their death? Did the cult pastor not have enough faith?
Those fleeing the cult of William Branham realize that not
only is this a different "gospel," this is a different "god." It is
a god that is powerless to heal an infant, much like the gods
of Greece and Rome. The minister becomes nothing more
than an idol made of stone, powerless to heal anyone. When
a person makes their journey out of the Branham cult, they
flee to a God who is not powerless. The leave for a Gospel
that is real. Not one that centers around the worldly thoughts
of this mortal body, but one that focuses on the fruits of the
Spirit that lead us into the life to come.
A Shaking Up At The Branham

Tabernacle
It has come to our attention through multiple people who
have been almost lifelong fixtures in the Branham
Tabernacle that a major coup has been executed against the
leadership of the church. In most cases, this would imply that
those under the pastor have decided to overthrow current
authority, however the authority structure of the Branham
Tabernacle is unlike most churches in the religious following
of William Branham. A close examination of financial
records and an overall examination of church activities will
quickly lead one to believe that the pastor of this particular
church, nor (most) of the elders, are making the critical
decisions. Therefore, this "coup" has instead been exacted
through mass resignation.
During the time when my family attended the tabernacle,
financial transparency was almost non-existent. There were
some very broad financial details posted to the bulletin board
at the entrance of the church. But knowing my grandfather's
financial status and comparing it to the going rate for
standard church expenses in a Southern Indiana town, it is
evident that the accounting practices included a ledger not
visible to the people paying their tithes. My grandfather did
not and does not live an extravagant lifestyle. But you can
imagine the shock when we entered a normal Christian
church and started receiving a four-to-six page summary of
every expense right down to the bathroom supplies. While
normal Christians expect transparency in church finances,
churches in the religious following of William Branham
expect the opposite. Why? They act according to the
example that was set forth by Branham himself.

There were times when a family attending the church went
through financial hardship. Under normal (mainstream)
church leadership and even normal for some other Message
churches the bank account for the church included a savings
fund for charitable contributions for the needy. As a nonprofit establishment, one can only assume that donations for
the growth and support of the church community are to be
used for that growth and support. For as long as I can
remember, this is not the case with the Branham Tabernacle.
Those involved with the Tabernacle long before Brother
Neville took his position as head pastor report the same issue
the needy suffered while the church accumulated a large
mass of money that just "vanished." I remain in contact with
people from both from Brother Snelling's church and Brother
Neville's church to compare the present to days gone bye.
In today's world, it is not uncommon for men or women in
salaried positions to make over $70,000 USD. Many in
specialized fields make well over $100,000, and it is very
easy to look around the Tabernacle to count those doctors,
lawyers, analysts, computer or software technicians and
more. It is uncommon for a family to make less than $30,000
USD, especially if both the husband and the wife are earning
income. But for sake of argument, let's assume there are no
individuals with a specialized skill, and all are working at the
lesser wage. And let's assume that church attendance is only
500.
Paying tithe at 10% means that every ten people donate
$30,000 to the church. During the course of a year, the
church would accumulate 1.5 MILLION dollars before
expenses.
But all are aware that most in the Branham Tabernacle do not
earn the lower wage. It could easily be assumed that an
average wage for a tithe-paying church member would be
closer to $60,000 per year. It is also well known that many
tithe-paying "members" never darken the door of the
building, paying their tithes to the Tabernacle while staying
at home and listening to the audio recordings of William
Branham. We can assume that actual church attendance
including the "silent payers for silent prayers" would be
closer to 700.
Paying tithe at 10% means that every ten people donate
$60,000 to the church. During the course of a year, the
church would accumulate 4.2 MILLION DOLLARS before
expenses if these numbers are correct. We can only assume
they are higher, based on those working with specialized
skills.
Where does all of this money go?
Unlike some of the other big-name pastors in the religious
following of William Branham, my grandfather did not make
a large salary. In fact, most would be shocked if they actually
observed my grandfather and his lifestyle. They would be
more shocked if they asked him what he took home each
week. Many members of his church lived a far more
extravagant lifestyle than the pastor. As a person growing up
"on the inside," these were things that I myself witnessed
which raised a curiosity into the business structure of the
church. It was not until after leaving the following, however,
that I began reviewing the financial records that are available
to the public. ... financial records that most tithe-paying
members do not review.
When Voice of God Recordings reported a $100 million

USD increase in profit, it obviously raised my curiosity even
further. As a non-profit organization, an increase in assets at
this level raises not only my curiosity, but also the curiosity
of the Internal Revenue Service. Even an entry-level
accountant would realize that this money could not be held
very long while holding a non-profit status. It was not long
before this money was transferred into another newlyestablished organization, whose sole purpose was to disperse
the funds. This was presented on our website in a video,
"Voice of God Recordings - Jehovah Jireh Foundation"
It was during this research that we noticed the Branham
Tabernacle listed on Voice of God Recordings' end-of-theyear tax return. Also listed was the "William Branham
Evangelistic Association," which was still reporting (hidden)
financial movement. But the Arizona PROFITABLE
company is configured such that its earnings are not publicly
displayed.
Recently, it was brought to our attention that this profitable
Arizona company held a portion of the grounds under the
Tabernacle, and that both Billy Paul and Joseph signed these
grounds away from the trustees. This matched what we had
found in a brief trip to the Jeffersonville courthouse in 2013.
When we reviewed Joseph Branham's public announcement
leading readers to believe that he had no prior knowledge on
these transactions, we had to ask the question: Is Joseph
Branham Being Honest?
Multiple sources confirm that resignation letters from the
deacons included public statements that allude to these same
findings. When we visited the Jeffersonville courthouse in
August, the woman helping point me to documentation

mentioned that there were others from the Branham
Tabernacle who recently went through many of the same
documents. She asked me, why did I not just get the
documents from them? Interestingly, the legal documents
that pertain to the most recent transaction are not allencompassing. There's a much larger story to tell when one
examines all of the documents, starting back when the "Billie
Branham Pentecostal Tabernacle" was purchased.
Questions are pouring in concerning this disruption in church
leadership at the Branham Tabernacle. What are the
changes? WHY are the changes? What is the strategy? We
felt it necessary to address what we do know and avoid
diving too deeply into speculation. We seek truth, not rumor.
We do know that the entire staff of deacons has stepped
down. We know that the pastor has stepped down. We know
that Joseph Branham has taken ownership of a portion of the
building that includes a vault. We know that he and Billy
Paul deeded it away from the trustees in the 80's, and that
both Joe and Billy Paul were (and appear to still be) the only
surviving trustees according to court records. We know that a
"prophecy" was inserted into the table describing a "future"
"forest cathedral."
We know that this "forest cathedral" is now being built. We
know that a building has been erected next to the Branham
Tabernacle that looks suspiciously like a welcome center for
a museum. We know that a new pastor has taken his position,
one who some claim is fully devoted to Joseph Branham,
Billy Paul, and Voice of God Recordings.
It does not take a smart man to understand that this is only
the third step of a much larger plan, and that this plan started
long before any of us were aware of its existence. And we
know that while these milestones of this master plan reach
maturity, it is the "little people" who suffer.
Please keep the people of the Branham Tabernacle in your
thoughts and prayers as they eyes are opened to what lies
beneath.
The Message And The

Messenger Are One And The
Same God
Those who examine William Branham's sermons
chronologically for any length of time begin to notice
patterns in both style and doctrine. To the person who has
recently left Branham's cult, this is a shocking and
uncomfortable realization -- most followers of William
Branham are programmed to believe that the cult leader
came with a "Message," and that message was consistent
throughout the years of his known ministry from 1933 to
1965.
To be fair, there are those in the cult following who have
noticed differences, and at some point in time claimed that
his true message came during and after 1963. Followers in
this camp are led to believe that anything before 1963 can be
easily excused and forgiven, because it was not "The
Message." But the vast majority of followers mistakenly
assume that his stance on doctrinal issues and strategy in
general remained the same throughout his life. "Man can
change," they claim with regards to Branham, "but God
cannot change."
I would argue in favor of those in the Jeffersonville (Mecca)
church in response to the separation of those specific years,
however. If you truly believe any portion of William
Branham's conflicting life stories, you must assume that all
sermons from all years are required for preparing your soul
for the impending destruction of the earth and the time when
you will victoriously walk across the ashes of the current
inhabitants of this earth -- Christians and non-Christians
alike. Even the very first "supernatural event" Branham
describes must remove all doubt on the entire series. If God
spoke from the heavens to announce His "prophet," would
you not listen to EVERY WORD?
This poses multiple problems for the cult. It appears that
even Voice of God Recordings is aware of this problem, and
has taken action (or rather, has NOT taken action) by leaving
huge portions of the sermons untranslated to foreign
languages. Those in foreign lands struggle to compare
sermons chronologically, because not all sermons are
available in their own tongue.
It is very evident that William Branham was focused and
intent upon creating a cult following from the very
beginning. When those most deeply programmed leave the
cult, they mistakenly assume that Branham was a humble
minister with good intentions who somehow went astray
later in life due to either mental illness or bad company. It
isn't until they examine the sermons early in his ministry that
they realize his true ambition.
We don't have recordings from 1933 to 1946, but we can
assume they are less polished that the 1947 recordings. When
you compare Branham's strategy in 1947 to the later
sermons, it is almost as if two different men are speaking. A
1947 William Branham will blatantly point to himself as the
healer, while a 1963 Branham will claim that he looks to
God for the healing. Ironically, when you examine his "Luke
17:30" doctrine that started in 1964, it could be argued that
he pointed to himself as the God, since he applied this verse
of scripture to his own ministry.

But in 1947, it is evident that he had not yet mastered the art
of disguising his intentions. Making statements that he could
heal the sick without even asking God, or describing
followers who might be healed simply because Branham
noticed them, his motive was clear. His "God complex"
started long before it exposed itself in 1964. Through the
help of F. F. Bosworth and the constraint of Ern Baxter, a
large portion of the recordings were masked with the
appearance of humility.
What if the years 1948 through 1963 were removed? What if
you took the chronological sections of Branham's sermons
that included pointing to himself as the healer, and then
pointing to himself as God among men? How much different
would these sermons look if you removed the section where
other men helped constrain and disguise his "God
complex?"
We'd be left with a man who referred to himself in the same
way many Christians think of the woman who touched the
hem of Christ's garment. A man whose "hem" was his eyes
from the stage:
"I wonder if the little Spanish girl from Sacramento that was
setting in that building that night, and set there; and she was
setting way back in the building, and she had said within her
heart... She was Catholic. She said, 'I can't get to where
Brother Branham is. But if he will only look at me in the eye,
I'll be healed.'"
- Branham, 47-1102 - The Angel Of God
We'd be left with a man who did not need to contact God for
healing, not even to pray:

"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."
- Branham, 47-0412 - Faith Is The Substance
We'd be left with a Branham who used cheap magician's
tricks one can see in a grade-school auditorium talent show, a
Branham who challenged his congregation to move
inanimate objects:
Now, you look right directly at that bracelet," and it hanging
there in mid-air, "and you make that bracelet swing around
and around in the room. Then you make it swing back and
forth in the room, and then stop it, and I'll believe you have
faith."
Branham, 47-0412 - Faith Is The Substance
We'd be left with a Branham who convinced his following
that he was "Elijah," one who repeated the words, "Thus
Saith The Lord" to almost any situation or doctrine whether
godlike or unscriptural. A man who called "The Message"
itself the return of Jesus Christ, and then convinced his
following that the message and the messenger were one and
the same:
Then when a man comes with THUS SAITH THE LORD, he
and the Message is one. And when Elijah come with THUS
SAITH THE LORD, he and his message became one. Just as
Jesus, when He come, He was the Word, Saint John 1. So the
Word of God and the messenger of the age was the selfsame
thing, all the time. That's right.
Branham, 65-0718E - Spiritual Food In Due Season

If you took away the staged humility of the sermons from
1948 through 1963, you'd be left with a man who thought
himself to be God:
"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 it'll come through a prophet."
Tailoring To The Crowd:

During the Healing Revival of the 40's and 50's, ministers
and evangelists brought forth an onslaught of different
doctrines all bundled under the same "Gospel of Divine
Healing." Looking back at some of the ministers in the
movement, several today realize that many of them were not
so familiar with their Bibles as they were the specific
passages of scripture often repeated in the campaigns.
Towards the end of the Revival, however, the crowds began
to thin. Familiar with the deceptive tactics used in the
meetings, many started avoiding the gatherings and chose to
join mainstream churches unaffiliated by the movement.
Evangelists began pushing the crowds even further, trying to
draw crowds by condemning their denominations -especially those who warned their churches of the dangers in
this new gospel. During this period, William Branham was
no exception.
"The Protestant denominational churches is the image of the
beast, because its denominated just exactly like Catholicism
is. And God never did order His Church to be organized in
any age, but has always bitterly condemned it."
- Branham, 1954, 54-0515
But as Ern Baxter pulled away from William Branham and
the crowds began to thin even further, Branham realized that
he could not continue with the same condemnation. To speak
in a meeting hosted by a denominational church or those
affiliated with mainstream Christianity would be to sever the
hand that feeds. His statements must be reversed in those
crowds, essentially tailoring his doctrine to the audience in
front of him. By 1964, when many were distancing

themselves from William Branham, Branham began to make
his appeal to those he once condemned.
"It's alright to have denominations. I ain't against that. But
see, that's what the people are. People say I tear down
denominations, I kick them. I DO NOT. NO sir. The
denominations, they're all right. That's just like working
agreements, or anything like that."
- Branham, 1964, 64-1205 (To the Full Gospel
Businessman's Association)
But ministers in the cult today divide themselves on the
stance Branham preached from both sides of his mouth.
Truly following an uncertain sound, one group of cult
ministers continues Branham's condemnation of
denominational churches while another group "draws their
circle bigger" to include them. Then, because they both are in
disagreement, they ostracize themselves from each other -even though they are both of the same foundation.
The problem with this is far greater than the disagreement,
however. This trumpet of uncertain sound was based on
"revelation", revelation that Branham himself denied in an
attempt to light an already dying flame. Cult pastors who still
teach Branham's condemnation of denominational churches
claim that this was a "purposeful uncertain sound," placing
fancy words in the ears of their congregations to describe
Branham's deceptive tactics when he preached away from his
home churches.
This is not a practice that the Bible condones. The true
Gospel of Jesus Christ needs no deception to attract a
following -- God's sheep hear His voice. Scriptures are filled
with passages warning of false prophets and teachers who

would rise with deception in their words, with sole intent to
separate the Body of Christ.
"Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you
speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of
another."
- Ephesians 4:25
Three High Words

Those who study Branham's sermons chronologically for any
length of time have no trouble recognizing that the earliest
sermons sound very strange as compared to those recorded
later in his ministry. Very few sermons from 1947 and 1948
are still available to the public, and those that remain sound
like a completely different ministry from a much different
minister.
One can easily find examples of Branham claiming that he
had the power to heal without even praying to God, using
cheap magician's tricks such as moving bracelets, elements
of Wicca, Gnosticism, and the Occult. When an ex-cult
member comes to this conclusion, and having been
unfamiliar with the pagan teachings themselves, dive into a
quick study on these demonic religions to better understand
what, exactly, created William Branham and his ministry. At
the end of this study, they quickly realize that Gnosticism
seems to be the most dominant throughout the early ministry,
and that trace elements of his Gnostic faith appear
throughout the later recordings.
Very few are aware of Branham's statements describing the
"three high words" that he spoke during prayer for the sick.
Cult pastors do not describe this practice in their churches -most of them aware that this is clearly pagan practice, and
many of them unaware that Branham used any sort of
enchantment over his victims.
"I want to tell you something now. Watch. Here's what takes
place. See, it's... I want to know if you all noticed this. We're
fixing to close, you know, fixing to go into the meetings.
Have you noticed, always, after I ask or rebuke over a spirit,

I'm always perfectly silent for a few moments? Who's
noticed that in the meetings, let's see your hands. Have you
noticed that? Now, here's what it is. There's three words that
I have to repeat at that time. See? And it's the three high
words of the Bible. No mortal on earth know it. See? And
when I ask that, and then I feel that drop, then it comes
shakes back to a place in return of that spirit. Then the...?...
healed. That's the reason you hear me say that. See? That's
what takes place."
- Branham, 48-0302
Those who are brave enough to study the Gnostic texts find
similar teachings among the early Gnostic cults that arose to
threaten Christianity. Irenaeus devoted his life to defending
the faith against these heretical groups, but it is easily
apparent that Gnosticism long outlasted his words of
warning. Branham's "three high words" appear to come from
the Gnostic text entitled "The Gospel of Thomas."
Jesus said to his disciples: Compare me and tell me whom I
am like. Simon Peter said to him: You are like a just
messenger. Matthew said to him: You are like an
(especially) wise philosopher. Thomas said to him:
Teacher, my mouth cannot bear at all to say whom you are
like. Jesus said: I am not your teacher. For you have drunk,
you have become intoxicated at the bubbling spring that I
have measured out. And he took him, (and) withdrew, (and)
he said three words to him. But when Thomas came back to
his companions, they asked him: What did Jesus say to
you? Thomas said to them: If I tell you one of the words he
said to me, you will pick up stones and throw them at me,
and fire will come out of the stones (and) burn you up.
- Gospel of Thomas
Questions About The Branham

Tabernacle Split:
We continue to receive phone calls, emails, and messages
about the recent resignation of the pastor, song leader, and
entire staff of deacons at the Branham Tabernacle of
Jeffersonville, Indiana. We are trying to answer all of the
emails, and I personally am answering all of the telephone
calls. Please be patient for response. If you have sent
something and we have not gotten to you yet, it is not
because we are avoiding you.
Here are some answers to the questions others are asking:
Who resigned?
When we first published the video exposing what appears to
be unethical misuse of church funds, William Branham's
false statements about his "1933" tabernacle, and questions
about Joseph Branham's public address, two deacons
resigned the following Sunday. As I understand it, after
publishing the latest video, and within approximately two
weeks after their resignation, the entire staff of the deacons,
the former pastor, and the song leader resigned. In sensitivity
to their families and respect for the emotional journey they
are beginning, the names will not be listed here. Most people
in the "Message" know the name of the former pastor who
resigned, and that he was my grandfather.
Where can I see the videos?
The first two videos are no longer online, and will be offline
until further notice.

What did the first two videos contain?
We are not able to discuss the content at this time. What we
can tell you is that most of the relevant information is in the
recent video.
What did they say in their resignations?
We will soon be publishing audio along with transcripts.
Please be patient.
Is the portion of the video containing the concrete
engraving "Dedicated In 1933" on the side of the
Branham Tabernacle?
Yes. That concrete engraving is on the side of the building
facing 8th street, near the entrance of the building.
Who put it there?
I am not certain. I am told that my grandfather was involved
when that corner of the building was restructured after an
automobile accident, and that the cornerstone was opened
and found to be empty. I can neither confirm or deny this.
Would my grandfather and the Branhams have been
aware that the deed to the tabernacle was 1936?
I am not certain that my grandfather would have had access
to the deed. Billy Paul, Joseph Branham, and Roy Roberson
are listed as official church trustees according to the court
documents I find registered at the Jeffersonville courthouse.
Does this mean that the current trustees have no

authority?
I cannot speak on behalf of the church. All I can say is that it
would appear the current trustees were unaware of the
transaction, while those listed on the court documents were
fully aware.
Who owned the tabernacle before it was recently deeded
to Joseph?
The church was deeded to the trustees of the tabernacle, as a
mediator between the government and the people. I cannot
find court records of the original trustees, which means that it
would be the elected trustees at that time. In the 1980's, a
portion of the building was transferred to the "William
Branham Evangelistic Association," and it appears that
transfer of land was executed by Billy Paul, Joseph, and Roy
Roberson.
Isn't the William Branham Evangelistic Association the
missionary organization that was listed as an expense on
the statements posted on the bulletin board of the
Tabernacle?
If memory serves, it was the WBEA of Indiana, a non-profit
organization, that was posted. I do not recall a for-profit
Arizona company listed.
Was Joseph Branham aware of these transfers of land?
I cannot speak as to what Joseph Branham knew or did not
know. I can only say that his signature is on the documents.
Was Billy Paul Branham aware of these transfers of

land?
I cannot speak as to what Billy Paul Branham knew or did
not know. I can only say that his signature is on the
documents.
Was Billy Paul Branham signing documents as "William
Branham?"
The 1984 transfer is signed, "William Paul Branham." There
appear to be other documents concerning properties both
surrounding the Branham Tabernacle and beyond those
boundaries. We are not yet ready to discuss the extent of the
property owned or its impact on the church.
Did the deacons or the former pastor mention the reason
why they resigned?
We will soon be publishing audio along with transcripts.
Please be patient.
Will the former pastor continue to attend services at the
Branham Tabernacle?
I cannot answer for the former pastor. Based on our
understanding of his statements during his resignation, we
can only assume that he will not.
Will the former pastor start a new church?
I cannot answer for the former pastor. Based on his age, we
can only assume that he will not.
Was there a split between the former pastor and the

Branhams?
I cannot speak to the personal relations between the former
pastor or the Branham family.
Who is the new pastor of the Branham Tabernacle?
In similar circumstances in other churches, the assistant
pastor assumes that role until a new pastor is chosen or he
himself is chosen. It is my personal opinion that he is a
"puppet pastor" chosen specifically for the purpose of this
current phase of the bigger plan, and that he was chosen
specifically for his devotion and allegiance to Voice of God
Recordings.
Was there a scandal surrounding the family of the
current assistant pastor of the Branham Tabernacle?
We will refrain from answering that question at this time. I
believe it has already been answered in the discussion
threads by former members of that church.
Is there evidence of misuse of funds?
We have not finished our investigation, and are not yet ready
to give details of our current progress. What we can say is
that court records show parsonages for members of the
church other than the pastor.
Did the people of the church vote on the sale of church
property prior to the transaction?
Not to my knowledge. I believe a vote was taken within the
last few weeks.

Is the tithe collected being used for the betterment of the
church, it's people, the community, or missionary work?
I will defer to the audio of the resignations.
Has this recent event helped people be set free from the
Message?
Yes.
Is the former pastor or the Branham family aware that
the church was originally established as the "Billie
Branham Pentecostal Tabernacle?"
I cannot speak for the former pastor or the Branham family. I
can only speak for what William Branham himself knew at
the time of the deed. He knew.
What portions of William Branham's ministry does the
1936 date on the Tabernacle deed place into question?
All of it. Those who actually study the Message are aware
that the 1933 date was fundamental to both the "prophecies
of 1933 and the "1933 Commission" fables.
I have members of my family trapped in this cult in
______ city(ies). Are they aware of the Tabernacle split
or the 1936 date on the deed?
If there is one thing we can count on in the Message, it
would be the "rumor mill."
Does this affect other churches outside of Jeffersonville?

Yes. Some cult churches pledge their allegiance to Voice of
God Recordings, and send their excess funds to VOGR. This
will (and has already) helped people begin seeking answers.
Can the Message itself survive after this information
spreads?
Yes. Using examples of similar cults, such as the Mormons,
Jehovah's Witnesses, and more, exposing the cult leader only
seems to have a short-term impact. Those with footholds in
developing nations continue to thrive offshore until the
information is forgotten. We already see a push for
Branhamism in developing nations.
Has your website traffic increased after this event?
Yes. Exponentially. Please pray for our servers :)
Are you getting much feedback and/or questions about
this event?
Yes. Hence this public statement.
Are others helping you with your investigation?
Yes. We have been receiving tips from people both in and
out of the message for some time now.
How do you have time for all of this?
It is not easy. I have a "day job" to provide for my family. :)
How can I help?

Tell others. Point them to the Bible. Share the Gospel with
them.
Has your grandfather contacted you after this event?
No. Myself and my family were "shunned." I have no reason
to believe we have been "un-shunned."
Was the former pastor aware of church finances, and
does he know where the money is going?
I cannot speak to what the former pastor knew or did not
know. His resignation after these things were made public
can speak for itself.
Where does all the money go?
Stay tuned.
William Branham and the Zodiac

of Healing
In 1933, H.L. Cornell published the "Encyclopaedia of
Medial Astrology, a modern-day reference book to the
medieval practice of using the sun, moon, and stars to help
predict and diagnose various diseases. Those familiar with
this practice are well aware that it long predates medieval
times, dating back far before known history in many ancient
cults. The Asclepius cult, for instance, was the ancient Greek
god of medicine was also credited with powers of prophecy.
Many are familiar with the symbol displayed on the
entrances of medical practices and hospitals with a brass
serpent winding up a winged staff, mistakenly believing that
this sign is a representation of the brass serpent that God
asked Moses to erect for healing. But the disc and the wings
are symbolic of ancient Egypt, whose healing god Ophiuchus
was known as the "Serpent Bearer." Ophiuchus is one of
thirteen constellations that cross the ecliptic, located within
the twelve divisions of the Zodiac.
Ophiuchus is the oldest known usage of this constellation,
though some scholars believe it may be linked to Babylonian
mythology. But this ancient Egyptian god is believed to be
linked to later healing cults throughout the ancient world. To
the ancient Greeks, the constellation represented the god
Apollo struggling with a huge snake that guarded the Oracle
of Delphi. Later, it was identified with the Ophiuchus cult. In
Roman mythology, the figure represents the healer
Asclepius, who learned the secrets of keeping death at bay
after observing one serpent bringing another healing herbs.
In medieval Islamic astronomy (Azophi's Uranometry, 10th

century), the constellation was known as "the snakecharmer". This was likely the origin of Cornell's
"Encyclopaedia of Medical Astrology."
In Branham's mythology, Ophiuchus returned back to his
Egyptian origins. Branham claimed that our "age" had
returned back to the very tip of the capstone of the pyramid,
which the Egyptians believed to be the time when the sun
god Ra was at his greatest power. The capstone pointed to
noonday.
Some researchers mistakenly believe that Branham was
unfamiliar with the art of Astrology, simply because he lists
Leo the Lion as the first and last sign of the Zodiac. Modern
interpretations understand Aries, the Ram, to be the first sign
in the figures that ancient cults believed to be deities. But
closer examination of ancient mythologies gives a much
different understanding of the signs and constellations.
Beside the Great Pyramid of Giza sits the Sphinx, a gigantic
statue of Leo the Lion. The Egyptian cults built the Sphinx's
lion-shape to reference to the constellation of Leo. And that
the layout and orientation of the Sphinx, the pyramids at
Giza pyramid and the Nile River are an accurate reflection or
"map" of the constellations of Leo, Orion's Belt within
Orion, and the Milky Way.
Also, Branham understood that the twelve "houses" of the
Zodiac were interpreted as twelve "ages" by the ancients.
Like the Egyptians, he placed significant importance on Leo,
telling his congregation that we are living in the "Leo age."
What is comical about his healing cult mythology is that he
uses the name "Cancer" as a play on words to confuse the
people. While the Zodiac sign had nothing to do with the
deadly disease that gripped the hearts of his congregation in

fear, Branham stresses the similarities for no reason other
than its name.
"God wrote three Bibles. One of them was the Zodiac in the
skies. That's the first Bible. Man was to look up to realize
that God is from above. Follow the Zodiac; did you ever
study it? It even gives every age, even the cancer age. It
gives the beginning, the birth the birth of Christ. What is the
first figure in the Zodiac? The virgin. What's the last figure?
Leo the lion. The first coming and the second coming of
Christ, all of it is written in there. Then the next Bible was
written, was in stone, called pyramids. God wrote in the
pyramids. If you study them, watch the ancient histories and
wars, how they were built before the antediluvian
destruction. The third was wrote on paper, the Bible, for the
great, smart intellectual world to come. Now, as God has
moved down through the age, we're at Leo the lion. We're at
the capping of the pyramid."
Branham, 60-0522E - Adoption #4
"You observe days and months and seasons and years! I am
afraid I may have labored over you in vain."
Galatians 4:10-11
William Branham and Snake

Handling
In the few years that we have been writing articles and
publishing research information for Seek The Truth, we have
seen several conversations describing a side William
Branham that cannot be noticed from his stage persona on
recorded tape. Many of you who have researched William
Branham in the discussion forums online have stumbled
across the same. From the men claiming that William
Branham sexually molested their father or grandfather, to the
men or women claiming Branham's missions to Africa had a
much darker history than his hunting or evangelistic
campaigns. If you are willing to take the time, there are
numerous questions raised, some of which seem to have
some legitimate cause for concern.
One claim that has caught our eye multiple times is the claim
that William Branham taught churches in Kentucky and Ohio
to handle snakes during the early days of his ministry. From
testimony of multiple witnesses, they describe their parents'
statements about the history of their churches that included
William Branham and snakes. But as third-hand information,
even their witness testimony would not benefit our research.
For us to publish this claim, we need a stronger tie between
William Branham and the snake handling church. We have
William Branham's use of the "snake handling passage" in
scripture recorded several times, but we have no recordings
that describe what transpired after his preaching. But even
those require a closer examination.
William Branham quoted the snake handling passage almost
one hundred and forty times on recorded tape. He referenced

it 1163 times using the shortened version, "these signs." And
it was not uncommon for Pentecostal holiness ministers in
his time, especially those from this region of the United
States to have handled snakes in their churches. Upon closer
examination of these statements, we find that some of those
recordings include a conveniently placed
"[Blank.spot.in.tape-ed]" immediately after the "Snake
Handling" passage is referenced:
"Lived in the hearts of the apostles and opened the eyes of
the blind, shall be saved. And he that believeth not shall be
damned. These signs shall follow them that believe: in My
Name shall they cast out devils. They shall speak with new
tongues. If they take up serpents or deadly things it shall not
harm them. [Blank.spot.on.tape Ed.] ...?... ... If there's any of
you...?... [Blank.spot.on.tape Ed.]
Branham, 50-0409 - Baptismal Service
"Jesus said, "These signs shall follow them that believe: In
My Name they shall cast out devils, speak with new tongues;
take up serpents; drink deadly things; lay hands on the sick,
and they shall recover." [Blank.spot.on.tape Ed.]
Branham, 51-0718 - The Angel Of The Lord
"He said, "These signs shall follow them that believe. In My
Name they shall cast out devils, speak with new tongues,
take up serpents or drink deadly things, it'll not harm them.
And if they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover."
God, grant it to our brother, in Jesus Christ's Name. Amen.
God be with you, brother. Go rejoicing and happy."
[Blank.spot.on.tape Ed.]
Branham, 53-0602 - The Authority Of The Word
. If they were believers, "These signs shall follow them that

believe," says Jesus. "In My Name they shall cast out devils,
and speak with new tongues, and take up serpents, or have
drunken deadly things, and they'll lay hands on the sick and
they shall recover." God, grant tonight, that each person, no
matter how what level we have to come to, Lord... If the new
birth is just like the natural birth, a mess, I don't care, Lord, e
what I have to be a outcast, if I'd have to be called holyroller, or any kind of a vulgared name that the devil has
given the Church [Blank.spot.on.tape Ed.]
59-0707 - Balm In Gilead
While William Branham made no claim that Snake Handling
was necessary for one's salvation, he did offer his defense of
the practice. This is the case with many of the Snake
Handling churches -- they don't tempt fate under any sort of
obligation; they handle snakes as an attempt to prove that
God is with their church.
"These signs follow the believer. In My Name they cast out
devils; they speak with new tongues; they take up serpents;
and they drink deadly things will not harm them. If they lay
their heads on hands on the sick, they shall recover." And
today you do it, they'll laugh at you. They got a form of
godliness but denying the power thereof.
Branham, 53-0614A - Earnestly Contending For The Faith
But again, this is still not a link between William Branham
and a snake handling church. We cannot make assumptions
simply because a portion of the tape was edited or because
supporting statements were made. We need more. We need a
direct link between William Branham and a snake handling
church. We need to see ministers involved with the Branham
campaigns who were snake handlers. And this is found with
a minister named Kash Amburgy.

"And I think I have one night of the convention, maybe a
breakfast also. It depends on how things come out. There is
some, one of the speakers that never showed up; hasn't as
yet, I don't think. Brother Humburg, or is that... [A brother
says, "Amburgy."Ed.] Amburgy, Amburgy, Kash
Amburgy."
Branham, 65-0119 - The God Who Is Rich In Mercy
Kash Amburgy is first mentioned on recorded tape at a
conference at the Western Home Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona.
Though he was a southern Ohio preacher who hailed from
Owsley, Kentucky, Amburgy had planned to travel all the
way to Phoenix to speak with William Branham. And
Branham mistakenly thinks that a "Brother Humburg" was
the absentee he was to "pinch hit" for. A man corrects
Branham, giving him the last name "Amburgy," and
immediately, William Branham recognizes the name.
Branham places the first name with the last, and announces
that Kash Amburgy will be speaking next.
Amburgy became a household name in Cincinnati through
several television commercials promoting his "Big Bargain
Barn" - a furniture and appliance store in South Lebanon. He
would often end the commercial with the slogan, "Follow the
signs, follow the arrows to Kash's Big Bargain Barn in South
Lebanon, Ohio, where you save cash with Kash."
But he was known for more than just furniture and
appliances. Amburgy started his career as a door-to-door
bible salesman, often bragging that he had sold as many as
170 Bibles in one single day. He was a minister for over
sixty years of his life, gaining popularity through a Bible
Church of God Radio Broadcast on WPFB-AM (910) in

Middletown, Ohio. But he always displayed pride in his
Kentucky roots, calling himself the "Ole Country Boy from
South Lebanon, Ohio." with a southern accent.
This was the public view of Amburgy, however, not the view
hidden from the public eye. Amburgy was known in the
Pentecostal circles as a great snake handler. One nostalgic
person memorialized Amburgy with this statement:
"A funny story about Kash Amburgy, ( yes he really did lose
some fingers on one hand while handling snakes. The snake
bit him and having faith (evidently not enough faith) he kept
right on preaching. By the end on his sermon his fingers had
become so swollen and discolored he had to have a couple of
them amputated."
Another remembers Amburgy's snake handling days as a bit
more trickery than godly:
"We had a local celebrity, Kash Amburgy, who apparently
was a snake-handler early on. A story circulated about a
couple of boys at one of his backwoods churches deciding to
get some rattlesnakes or copperheads who weren't de-fanged
(as "de-fanged" was the rumored practice for ol' Kash) for
Kash to handle up at the pulpit, because they wanted to see if
he really believed God would protect him. Kash was
apparently rather surprised when he was bit by one! :D
Anyway, I was told he lost part of a finger, but survived the
bite. I guess the boys believed him after that."
But still, this is not enough to confirm the testimonies
describing a young William Branham starting snake handling
churches. It is nothing more than one small piece of the
much larger puzzle. Here is what we can now confirm:

* William Branham referenced the snake handling passage
from the book of Mark 139 times.
* William Branham did not dissuade men from practicing
snake handling, but instead promoted the scripture describing
the practice
* After promoting the snake handling scripture, there are
numerous sections of tape edited out of the reel
* Known snake handlers were deeply involved with
Branham's ministry, insomuch that they made the journey
from Ohio to Phoenix Arizona to speak in his meetings.
* William Branham knew at least one snake handler by first
name.
* Snake handling is a Pentecostal tradition, one that is not
practiced in denominational churches Branham condemned.
* Snake handling churches in the United States started with
the Pentecostal movement in 1906, a movement Branham
claimed to be created by God.
* In most states, snake handling is illegal. Therefore, it must
be practiced underground.
When Christians outside of the United States hear of this
usage of Mark 16, the "snake handling" passage, they
shudder in disbelief. With the exception of the early
influence of Pentecostal-style cults into developing nations,
there are very few Christian churches outside the States that
practice snake handling. This is a practice better viewed in a

pagan temple. But for the many Holiness Christians inside
the States -- especially the Southern United States, it is a
different story. One must fully explain why this is a bad
idea.
Though the Bible does give examples of God's protection for
His people, there are many passages of Scripture
condemning the act of "tempting fate." Deuteronomy 6
specifically states, You shall not put the Lord your God to
the test," and even the Temptation of Christ is an example for
us not to do so.
The irony in this situation is the ending of the book of Mark
itself. William Branham claimed to have brought back the
"original truth." And in his version of truth, uplifting Mark
16 was considered "restoration."
"I read that Mark 16. If that isn't the truth, I don't believe the
Bible."
Branham, 50-0815 - Who Is God?
"Said, 'Do you believe Mark 16 inspired?' I said, "Yes, sir.
Every...' 'All from 9th verse on?' I said, 'Yes, sir. 'They take
up serpents, and drink deadly things.'"
Branham, 53-0513 - God's Provided Way
While his cult followers are not aware of the significance of
that his quote in 53-0513 "God's Provided Way," Branham is
describing a conversation with a person who is trying to tell
him that the ending of Mark 16 is not in the earliest
manuscripts. And he specifically pointed to the snake
handling and drinking of venom or poison.
At the time of the King James Version being translated, there

were very few manuscripts and a limited number of
translations. Yet, these translators were describing the issue
with continuing to use older translations, which had even
fewer manuscripts. Devious minds were adding scriptures,
and King James translators were doing their best to only
transcribe what they could prove to be the earliest and most
accurate passages of text. They wanted the most accurate
translation possible. This, they explain in the preface:
This same argument was made when the newer translations
were produced. Most newer versions of the Bible include a
footnote at the bottom of the page to describe the question of
authenticity of Mark 16. One such footnote reads as follows:
Mark 16:9 Some manuscripts end the book with 16:8; others
include verses 920 immediately after verse 8. At least
one manuscript inserts additional material after verse 14;
some manuscripts include after verse 8 the following: But
they reported briefly to Peter and those with him all that they
had been told. And after this, Jesus himself sent out by
means of them, from east to west, the sacred and
imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. These
manuscripts then continue with verses 920
Most scholars today agree that this addition to the ending of
the book of Mark was written approximately 2nd century A.
D. But the question today isn't whether or not the ending of
Mark is authentic. The question isn't even whether or not to
practice snake handling, as the passage describes as a "sign
to follow them who believe." The question is about original
truth!
William Branham claimed to have been the "restoration
prophet," one leading us back into original truth. He also

referenced the "snake handling passage," claiming that if he
doesn't believe in snake handling, he doesn't believe in the
Bible. And 1163 times in his recorded ministry, he
referenced this passage of scripture, including it as "original
truth."
If he did NOT practice snake handling, did he not believe
Mark 16? Was it only partial truth for William Branham?
Did he think that his followers should NOT believe that God
would protect them from handling snakes? Did he think the
Bible was mistaken, and that this particular "sign" would
NOT follow his group of people?
Or is there more behind these "blank spots" than meets the
eye?
William Branham - I Was

Standing Just Below This
Why are cult pastors now claiming that William Branham
never said that he was standing underneath the "mystery
cloud" of 1963? Are they tailoring their sermons to an
audience that is now aware that the cloud was not so much of
a "mystery" as it was an explainable phenomenon detailed in
James MacDonald's second report?
Our only explanation is that George Smith's timeline given in
an interview with Gospelcross made more sense than
William Branham's timeline -- since Branham was in
Houston, Texas when the cloud formed.
But why, after the last fifty years of proclaiming Branham's
natural experience under the cloud, do they deny their own
teaching? And why do they disagree with William Branham
himself, who claimed that the cloud was there "the same time
[he] was there?" and claimed that he was "standing just
below [the cloud]?"
Cult pastors have known these things for years. The real
question is why they taught what they knew to be false.
The Baxter - Branham

Campaigns
When the cult follower of William Branham's religious
movement hears the name "Ern Baxter," a warm feeling of
respect begins to come over their body as they start listening
to the recording. Repeatedly, their ears have heard the
phrase, "Thank you, brother Baxter," before Branham started
a number of sermons, and have heard the many kinds words
Branham used in respect for the man who was named first in
the "Baxter-Branham Campaigns."
As one repeatedly listens to these recordings, the brain
begins to be wired such that critical thinking and even basic
cognitive function ceases to exist. In almost a state of
slumber, every word Branham speaks is assumed to be
correct -- not only at the time the recording was made, but
forever until the eternity to come. Branham's words suddenly
reach immortality for the programmed mind.
Very few in the cult following of William Branham pause to
examine the history of the Post WWII Healing Revival. Its
rise and tragic fall, though directly related to William
Branham, contradict the altered reality created by allowing
only the history according to the tapes. Remembered only by
William Branham's welcoming praise of Ern Baxter, most
cult followers do not realize that Baxter abandoned the
Branham movement for its deceptive practices. While the
cult's only response to failed prophecy is the false impression
that the healing ministry was successful, Baxter's only
response as to why he left Branham was just the opposite.
"I remember in the beginning of the healing movement,

simply to report a healing would produce great jubilation and
praise from congregations. However, the cynicism became so
deep that the peoples confidence was diminished. Even to
this day, people are
affected. People began to circulate healing testimonies
which, when they were checked out by reputable journalists
and reporters, even those who were friendly to the
movement, were found to be false. The percentage of
healings that stood up after investigation was embarrassingly
low. As a result, disillusionment set in, and the healing
movement as it was known in the beginning declined in
momentum until today you cant say it really amounts to
anything as a movement."
- Ern Baxter, New Wine, 1978
Ern Baxter was a Canadian Pentecostal evangelist that rose
to fame in the 1930's and 1940's through his missionary work
as a musician and eventually speaker. Around 1950,
Branham asked Baxter to join with him, and the BaxterBranham campaigns toured the nation attracting large
audiences. But it only took Baxter less than seven years to
realize that the Divine Healing movement itself was not of
God.
Baxter's testimony puts balance to some of William
Branham's more incredible stories. Many who have fled the
cult of William Branham are familiar with the esoteric
"mysteries" and their thematic conflicts with scripture.
Interestingly, while it takes the average person a good bit of
time to come to this conclusion, Baxter claims to have
noticed it almost immediately. In fact, he claims to have
begged Branham to hold his tongue when straying from
Scripture. While the cult would have their followers believe

Baxter left Branham for "differences in opinion," Ern Baxter
is quite clear that Branham's teaching was seriously wrong.
Branham saw himself as a teacher of some kind of in truth.
To me, some of it was quite esoteric. I became aware early in
his ministry that there was a mixture. I urged him not to say
some things in public. As long as we worked together he
refrained. One of the reasons for my leaving him was that he
was starting to say some seriously wrong things. When that,
coupled with other circumstances, eventually became
unbearable, I resigned. I think there can be a lesson in this.
Branham, as a miracle worker, had a real place. Branham as
a teacher was outside of his calling. The fruits of his teaching
ministry are not good.
- Ern Baxter, New Wine, 1978
Unfortunately, there was a period of time in our history when
Branham's failed prophecies, fictional and conflicting life
stories, and twisting of scripture was virtually unknown.
Even Baxter references the failed bridge prophecy, and takes
William Branham at his word that Branham started as a
Baptist minister rather than the pastor of the "Billie Branham
Pentecostal Tabernacle." The cult proudly references
uninformed documentaries such as the "God's Generals"
series on television when they pay tribute to Branham and
his mythology. This has since been corrected through the
work of several apologetics. All who fully examine William
Branham and his ministry agree with Ern Baxter -- the fruits
of Branham's teaching ministry are not good.
Edgar Cayce and William

Branham
A little over two hours south of Jeffersonville, Indiana and
about the same distance from Burkesville, Kentucky sits a
small town called Hopkinsville. And though this city holds
very little historical recognition for it, Hopkinsville
Kentucky is the birthplace of Edgar Cayce. Edgar Cayce was
born on March 18, 1877. Heavily influenced by the Christian
Revivalist meetings of the time, Cayce developed a lifelong
passion for studying the Bible and the Church. This interest
started at an early age.
As we walk through the story of Cayce's life, you will find
many elements familiar to the fictional life story of William
Branham. When you hear that Cayce claimed to have been
alone in the woods at the age of eight for his first angelic
visitation, it will give you pause.
"You seen in my little book there how the Angel of the Lord
appeared back in those days when I set right on a keg, when I
was only about eight years old"
Cayce's fame was not due to his public speaking. A school
dropout, Cayce left school in Hopkinsville after the seventh
grade to find work.
"I'm not much of a scholar, because I never got but just a
grammar school education, seventh grade at that."
Branham, 50-0821 - The Angel And The Commission
Cayce had the power of what Branham would call

"discernment." (Most non-programmed Christians correctly
use the word "clairvoyance.") When the spirit hit him, Cayce
claimed to see a bright light. Then, with considerable
accuracy, Cayce would tell the patient their disease or
affliction. But instead of collecting names and addresses on
hand-written prayer cards or through the whispers of others
working a campaign, Cayce had his wife describe the name
and location prior to the "discernment."
"Why, the very Holy Ghost Himself, the Word that's been
made power, is right here now, the very power of
discernment looking out upon this audience here now and
seeing that Light whirling around like a glow."
Over time, physicians began to take notice of Cayce. His
"discernment" had proven to be helpful in identifying some
of the more difficult conditions, and doctors began seeking
his help on tough cases. Like Branham, Cayce started
collecting doctors statements to confirm his "discernment."
One such doctor wrote:
"His psychological terms and description of the nervous
anatomy would do credit to any professor of nervous
anatomy. There is no faltering in his speech and all his
statements are clear and concise. He handles the most
complex jawbreakers with as much ease as any Boston
physician, which to me is quite wonderful in view of the fact
that while in his normal state he is an illiterate man,
especially along the lines of medicine, surgery and
pharmacy, of which he knows nothing... in six important
cases which had been diagnosed as strictly surgical he stated
that no such condition existed, and outlined treatment which
was followed with gratifying results in every case."

- Doctor Wesley Ketchum of Hopkinsville, Kentucky
"And all those testimonies in those books, they're of doctor's
bona fide statements. Don't be afraid to write in and see if
they're right. Trace them down, see if they're right.
- Branham, 53-0604 - The Angel Of The Lord
In the late twenties and early thirties, Cayce began having
visions of the future, many of which seem to have been
accurate. Some claim that he successfully predicted WWII
which his prophecy describing an "ism" that would rise
against Nazism.
"Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, I said, "Now,
there's going to be three great isms. Which is now in
existence. One of them is in Rome, which is is Fascism, and
one of them is in Germany which is Nazi Nazism."
- Branham, 55-0501E - The Faith That Was Once Delivered
Two of Cayce's major predictions concerned the futures of
China and the Soviet Union, which at the time were the
world's great Communist giants. In 1944, he prophesied that
China would one day be "the cradle of Christianity as applied
in the lives of men." Through Russia, he said "comes the
hope of the world.
"What Communism needs over there is the Voice of God rise
up among them, and It would put it to a shame. ... What
Russia needs is a prophet to rise on the scene with the Word
of the Lord, that can can shut the mouth. Then that ninety
percent will take over.
Branham, 63-0120M - The Voice Of God In This Last Days
Like Branham, Cayce did not believe that stabling the

world's economy after the second World War would not be
successful. When asked in June 1943 whether it would be
feasible to work towards an international currency or a
stabilization of international exchange levels when the war
had ended, Cayce replied that "there may be another war
over just such conditions."
"But she is now rottening, and crumbling, and shaking, and
giving away. And trying to tax people, to get money to send
over yonder, to buy friendship with their enemies; they're
throwing it back in our face. One world war, two world war,
and still moving on to a third one. Certainly."
- Branham, 65-0219 - This Day This Scripture Is Fulfilled
In the early forties, Cayce began predicting Apocalyptic
events that would impact not only this nation, but the entire
earth. Like William Branham, Cayce believed that this
"judgment" would strike the west coast first. In his prophetic
voice, Cayce stated, "Los Angeles, San Francisco, most of all
these will be among those that will be destroyed before New
York, or New York City itself, will in the main disappear."
"And you watch, the water will come plumb back into the
Salton Sea. Los Angeles is doomed for judgment. I tell you
before it happens, that you might know when it does happen.
I never spoke that by myself. And I've never had Him to tell
me one thing but what happened. And you can bear record of
that. That's right. When? I don't know."
- Branham, 65-1126 - Works Is Faith Expressed
In both Cayce and Branham's predictions of the unfolding of
regeneration, earthquake activity along the West Coast fault
line would initiate the
In these doomsday predictions, Cayce predicted that the earth

would shift on its axis, creating a new Eden on earth. This
new cycle would be the new age, and climate would change
such "that where there has been a frigid or semi-tropical
climate, there will be a more tropical one, and moss and fern
will grow."
"For this season the sun has rocked away, or the earth has
rocked away from the sun, and it's following the the orbit as
it goes around; and it's way away, and cold weather is headed
for the earth. Therefore, the root holds the life of that leaf
until the earth rocks back around again, and then there is no
way to ever hide that leaf from coming back again. It'll come
back just as sure as the sun comes back. It'll come back. But
it has to wait for another season before it comes back."
- Branham, 61-1105 - The Testimony Of A True Witness
Cayce believed that this world came from another
civilization, and that civilization -- through the Spirit -- wrote
their records onto the Pyramid.
"A record of Atlantis from the beginning of those periods
when the Spirit took form, or began the encasements in that
land; and the developments of the peoples throughout their
sojourn; together with the record of the first destruction, and
the changes that took place in the land; with the record of the
sojournings of the peoples and their varied activities in other
lands, and a record of the meetings of all the nations or lands,
for the activities in the destruction of Atlantis; and the
building of the pyramid of initiation, together with whom,
what, and where the opening of the records would come, that
are as copies from the sunken Atlantis."
- Cayce
"I believe every seed was laying right there from some other
civilization or something, and as soon as the water lifted off
and the light struck it, up come the trees and everything."
The same thing with the human being; it's a type."
- Branham, 63-0321 THE.FOURTH.SEAL
"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. The second Bible was written, was written by
Enoch, and put in the pyramid.
- Branham, 53-0403 - The Cruelty Of Sin

Tabernacle Split - Part 2
The past several days have been hectic. We apologize for
those of you getting slow responses -- my phone has been
ringing night and day with questions or comments about the
Branham Tabernacle splitting up and statements made during
the resignation of the pastor, song leader, and entire staff of
deacons. It certainly makes for some short nights when so
many of you are in different time zones.
After publishing the questions last week, it was immediately
evident that many people are interested. It is the most active
page on our website, and traffic has increased exponentially.
There are a few common questions being asked, and we
thought it helpful to publish answers to questions beyond the
first set on our blog last week.
My pastor seems sincere. Do you think he is aware of the
failed prophecies and the 1936 date on the Branham
Tabernacle?
In our opinion, there are certain men that have tried to
answer these questions for years. But we cannot speak for
them. We hope, like you, that they are simply misguided and
will find Christ.
I am looking for examples of failed prophecies, but there
is an overwhelming amount of information to wade
through. Where do I start?
I recommend that you start with the prophecy that William
Branham himself admitted to have failed. Shouldn't we "say

what the tapes say?" :)
The Prophecy:
Mark my word; write it in the pages of your
Bible, for it's THUS SAITH THE LORD,
"Remember, when we land in India, you're going
to hear of tens of thousands times thousands
being saved." The Holy Spirit has said it; I've
wrote it here in my Bible; it's wrote in tens of
thousands of Bibles right here, like the
resurrection of the little boy. By a vision that He
said, "There's three hundred thousand of them in
there." And you see if that isn't right. There's
how the Gospel's going to be preached just
overnight. She'll just sweep like that from place
to place.
54-0515 QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS
Admitted Failure:
And when... I had been very much constrained to go
to--to India. And yet, as many of you might know, the
Indian trip wasn't the success that it should've been,
because I failed to follow the leading of the Holy
Spirit, and never recognized it after He give me a
vision to go to Africa first and then to India.
Branham, 57-0126B, India Trip Report
You can find more examples on our "Resources page"
I have heard mention that not all of William Branham's
life story is true. Do you know which parts are true and
which parts are false?

To date, the best examination of William Branham's life
story can be found in the book "Legend of the Fall."
Are the family of William Branham breaking any laws by
using parsonages and other tax-free benefits from the
church?
At this time, we are refraining from discussing the legalities
of what we see in court documents.
Are there other properties owned by the family of
William Branham that are listed as parsonages?
We are still sorting through all of the land owned by the
Branham family in multiple states throughout the US. It
would be better to wait for all the facts to surface before
making calculated guesses. Please wait for a more accurate
response.
Will the church lose their tax exempt status?
We are not experts of the tax code, nor do we claim to be. In
our opinion based on a limited understanding of tax law,
there appear to be two rules broken that place the church in
violation of the law.
Are there properties listed in other family members
besides the two sons?
At this time, we want to refrain from response. There is
nothing unusual with some of the properties we find listed.
Why would the sons of William Branham even care about

lot 15? Isn't just a parking lot?
Hrmm. That is the question, isn't it. :) Makes one wonder
what's under that pavement, doesn't it? Recently, a new
building was constructed on that lot, so technically they own
a parking lot and a building. But this was not the case when
Billy Paul, Joseph Branham, and Roy Roberson deeded the
parking lot away from the people of the Branham
Tabernacle.
Shouldn't the church have been required to have voted
on selling church property prior to deeding it away to an
Arizona for-profit company?
We are not experts on tax law, nor do we claim to be. But
our understanding of the law is that a vote by the trustees
would have been required. Since the only official document
we find at the courthouse states that Billy Paul, Joseph
Branham, and Roy Roberson are the trustees, it would appear
that the law was followed. In our opinion, it appears to be
legal but unethical.
Joseph Branham claimed that a mistake was made by an
attorney. Shouldn't the attorney be required to correct
that mistake before the transfer of ownership is legal?
We are not experts on title law, nor do we claim to be. But it
appears that something is a little fishy.
Am I correct in understanding that this transfer of
ownership for lot 15 effectively splits the building in
half?
We do not have the exact measurements. According to

Joseph Branham's statement, a portion of the building was
deeded to him, while the other portion was owned by the
people.
Where can I find Joseph Branham's statements on the
transfer of half the building?
On branham.org
What was in the "vault"?
Joseph Branham claims that the original master recordings
were stored in the vault. There are some legitimate questions
as to whether these were masters or copies of the masters,
however there is very little reason to doubt what was stored
in the vault.
Is it illegal to have "Dedicated in 1933" on the side of a
1936 building?
We are not experts in criminal law, nor do we claim to be. In
our understanding of the law, a person can write whatever he
or she pleases on the side of a building, so long as he or she
owns it.
Why does William Branham claim to be a "Baptist
minister" when he ministered from a "Pentecostal
Tabernacle?"
It is difficult to say why William Branham would be
untruthful. Our research shows that Pentecostalism was not
so popular until the mid to late forties, and some Pentecostal
ministers were ran out of town. It is quite possible that he
claimed to be Baptist simply to gain an audience that would

receive his sermons.
Why would God kill Hope and Sharon Rose in a 1937
flood because William Branham refused to join the
Pentecostals -- all while he preached in a Pentecostal
church?
There are multiple problems with Branham's descriptions of
"God's Wrath" and the events leading up to it. The bigger
question is why Branham's "god" would ignore the Eternal
Covenant of Grace to smite people over doctrinal issues. The
God of my bible loved Hope and Sharon Rose enough to
send His only Son to die for -- not for them to die unjustly.
Where can I find the deeds to the Branham Tabernacle
and the plots of land in question? I'd like to show my
family the 1936 date on the deed to the "Billie Branham
Pentecostal Tabernacle"
Those of you in the surrounding area of Jeffersonville are
able to examine all of this information for free at the
courthouse during operating business hours (9-4:30). Simply
walk in the front door, go through security, turn left, enter
the second door on your left, and walk into the room filled
with big, red books. There are four computers, and you can
easily search for "Branham" or "Branham Tabernacle" to see
all of the properties in Indiana. (You would need to do the
same in the other states where land is owned). The original
deed is in one of the big red books, and you can ask an
assistant for help. You are looking for Lot no 16, Block No 4
of Ingram & Reads subdivision of Part or Letter A in Grant
No. 2 of Clark County, State of Indiana. The deed is dated
November 9, 1936. We have attached a photo copy of the
deed, which will help you in locating the original.

Those of you outside of this area will have access to these
documents as well. We intend on publishing the findings to
our website when all of the records are collected.
Is there an IRS investigation?
We do not want to comment at this time.
Did the Branham Tabernacle hold church on Sunday?
According those still in contact and still attending the church,
yes. And it was a very packed church, from what we
understand.
Is Joseph Branham taking control of the church?
We cannot speak to his intentions, only to what we see
happening.
I have family trapped in this cult. Where can I find more
information?
We have the fundamental beliefs required by cult followers,
along with a quick examination of those beliefs, broken
down to five easy steps.

Tabernacle Split - Part 3:
We are still getting a lot of questions about the 1936 deed. I
realized after answering the last one that this is my fault; not
everyone is aware of the full extent of damage this deed does
to the very core foundation of the message, and I did not
fully address it in the last two posts. I will try my best to
explain the two most common questions:
1) Couldn't Branham have received the deed AFTER paying
off a mortgage?
2) Couldn't Branham have become Pentecostal BEFORE
1937?
These are very valid questions. But when one makes the
assumption that William Branham was being honest in his
life stories, several facts must be denied.
The first time I heard of the name and date problem, I
decided not to say anything about it on this website. In the
grand scheme of things, there are so many larger and more
obvious issues -- such as every single aspect of the bridge
prophecy's failure. And to be quite frank, it took me several
months to realize that it really did matter if one single
prophecy failed -- I honestly felt that William Branham was
still a prophet of God until I fully understood what Scripture
said about false prophets.
It wasn't until I started reviewing all of the information we
have from 1931-1937 that the name and date issue with the
deed was actually a real problem for Voice of God

Recordings. I have seen people in the message defend this
issue (and I myself defended it until I reviewed all the facts),
but with one very dangerous defense: Pick one single quote
that is vague enough to support some of the conflicting
information.
It wasn't until www.searchingforvindication.com started
publishing city directories and newspaper articles that I
realized the problem was bigger than I first thought. The
biggest problem is the name.
MORTGAGE.
The first time I noticed the dollar amount, I thought there
was some sort of foul play, so I had to ask a title attorney.
The 1936 deed was sold for the sum of $1.00 and "other
considerations. Since the building was not likely purchased
for one dollar, and since this usually implies an outside
financial situation, we assume that some money was
borrowed. In all cases, the deed is signed over to the new
owner. A mortgage is handled through a lien on the property.
Branham alludes to this when he mentions only having a
"dollar and eighty cents":
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. Look how they've done it. Look
what's come to pass. Impersonations, just exact. Said, "Let
them alone, their folly will be made known in the same
manner as Jambres and Jannes was." Here we are in that day.
I seen the church then when we was just laying the
cornerstone, people hanging in the sills and all around,
standing around the walls of the Tabernacle. There you are.
And they said, when it come up, the people of the city here,
said, "Within the space of six months..." Us with one dollar
and eighty cents to build a Tabernacle, a lot of the garage
people done decided it was going to be their garage. But it's
still a sheep pen for God's Sheep.
65-0718E - Spiritual Food In Due Season
Notice the "within the space of six months" and the date
1933.
Many of you are familiar with the photograph of Branham
laying the cornerstone. Snelling was directly behind
Branham, and beside him was his son who was between 4-6
years of age. That places the photograph between 1935-37,
which is our date range.
BILLIE BRANHAM PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE.
The "Pentecostal" in the name is problematic. As early as
1933, William Branham was involved with Davis'
Pentecostal church with sermons advertised in the newspaper
such as "What is the Pentecostal Religion, and Why Have
it?"
Davis' church was established between 1929 and 1931, based

on city directories. And it initially was called the
"Pentecostal Baptist Church." Hope was involved in that
church, in the youth ministry, before she and William
Branham wed. All of this places into question portions of the
life story suggesting Branham's mother-in-law did not want
her to become Pentecostal; she was already Pentecostal prior
to their marriage.
Davis' church was not in the city directory as late as 1935.
According to newspapers, Branham was having tent revivals
after Davis' church closed, and then we begin seeing the
Billie Branham Pentecostal Tabernacle.
But again, in my initial opinion over two years ago, this was
a very minor issue. We have several other huge issues
placing much larger topics into question. If there were only
one or two issues, and they were questionable (and not
having studied Scripture), I'd still be attending my
grandfather's church. But some of the more fundamental
issues cannot be reconciled. It wasn't until I realized that the
1936 date also places into question the 1933 commission -and that Branham's details do not match recorded history.
That was the turning point. It was at that moment that I
realized almost none of William Branham's life story had any
truth in it.
William Branham and Jack Moore

In the cult following of William Branham, there are a
handful of names that have become immortalized. An
unusual emotional response follows hearing their names, for
no other reason than a continual process of repeatedly
hearing them on recorded tape. Over time, and as their names
enter the mythology, listeners assume that these men who
helped create William Branham actually believed the cult
doctrine that William Branham taught.
One such name is Jack Moore.
Jack Moore was born on June 24, 1905 to Lucille Sammons
and her first husband. Abandoned by his father at age five,
Lucille married James Moore and young Jack took the
surname. The early years of his family were not very
religious, though they claimed the Methodist faith.
At age twelve, a tent revival in Mansfield Louisiana brought
a Pentecostal Reverend Bohannon into town, and Jack
walked a mile every night of the revival to hear the
preaching. Eager to hear about the baptism of the Holy
Spirit, Jack and his sister made their journey and took their
seats in the revival. It is claimed that in one of the meetings
Jack received the gift of speaking in tongues, and that his
first experience lasted over four hours.
But the Pentecostal movement was not nearly so popular
during the early years. While a Pentecostal revival of the
1950's would fill a tent with people of many Christian
denominations of faith, the early years of Pentecostalism was
often received as a threat to the community. After three

weeks of revival, the people of Mansfield ran Reverend
Bohannon out of town. And Jacks mother was just as upset
with her son as the townspeople were with the evangelist.
It was not until 1933 that Jack Moore's Pentecostal roots
began to take hold into solid ground. At the last minute, a
church in Houston Texas decided not to entertain guest
speaker Gordon Lindsay, and Lindsay started seeking
Pentecostal churches who would allow him to use their
pulpit. By pure happenstance, Lindsay pulled into a church
led by Moore's father-in-law. They allowed Lindsay to speak
for two weeks, during which time Jack Moore and Gordon
Lindsay become acquainted. Lindsay would return several
times during the next several years, staying with Moore and
speaking in the small church.
By 1940, Moore began his own ministry. Together with three
families in Shreveport Louisiana, they started a church he
would call "Life Tabernacle," an independent Pentecostal
church. It is said that there were only 18 people in the first
meeting, most of which were from the three families.
But by the mid-forties, Jack Moore was well connected in the
Pentecostal circles. Through Lindsay and a great deal of
work of his own, Jack was familiar with organizing events
and bringing people together. In 1947, Moore went to see a
meeting in Pine Bluffs, Arkansas held by William Branham,
and the two decided to work together.
Using Moore's connections and organization skills, Branham
and Moore were very successful. Moore left his church for
several months, touring several states with William
Branham. The largest meetings were in Texas, Arizona, New
Mexico, and California. Moore and Branham split the work,

both preaching and teaching in separate times during the day.
But by the time their tour had reached California, and before
it had ended, Moore decided that he wanted to leave and
return to Shreveport. When he left, Gordon Lindsay took his
place.
After that tour came to its completion, Lindsay travelled into
Shreveport to stay with the Moores. It was then that the two
decided to start a magazine to promote the ministries of the
big names of the Pentecostal movement, men that they had
been affiliated with long before helping William Branham
rise to fame. The magazine was first announced in a revival
February 1948 in Pensacola Florida, and it is said that 700
people signed up during that meeting. Within the first two
years of its publication, the magazine had over 250,000
subscribers. While Jack Moore financed the operation and
managed the production, Lindsay managed the articles and
photography.
In 1949, Moore's church had grown considerably. Starting
the New Life Tabernacle, Moore invited prophetess and
preacher Anna Moorehead Schrader to preach. The "woman
preacher" Anna, according to Moore's Voice of Healing
Magazine, was instrumental in William Branham's
campaigns. And Anna Schrader initiated the campaign at
New Life Tabernacle, after which William Branham
finished. Branham's portion of the meeting lasted from
November 25 to December 4, 1949.
As it relates to these two men and their business entities, the
cult following of William Branham have limited, partial
information. When one falsely assumes that the only
valuable history comes from the recorded statements of
William Branham, one might mistakenly assume that these

men supported the doomsday cult that Branham would later
create. But these two men, Jack Moore and Gordon Lindsay,
had no reservations as to which evangelist they promoted -to the extent that they took no issue promoting nonPentecostal ministers. Jack Moore supported the local Billy
Graham Crusades, often inviting Baptist minister Billy
Graham into his church to use his pulpit. They were more
concerned with the Voice of Healing production than they
were William Branham. And their publication promoted the
ministries of several evangelists and promoted their
products.
Since the name "Voice of Healing" is no longer in use, many
in the cult of William Branham also falsely assume that
Branham's death halted their production. Never having
actually ... read ... the magazine, many mistakenly assume
that William Branham was front-and-center of their
attention. But in 1968, the Voice of Healing magazine
changed names briefly to World-Wide Revival, dropping the
name "healing" as the Healing Revival came to a definite
close. Later in 1971, it changed to Christ for the Nations
International (CFNI)
It does not take very long for one to examine the CFNI
website to see that the doctrine promoted by Moore's and
Lindsay's organization is absolutely nothing like what the
doomsday cult has become. If this website were to be sent to
a cult follower without mention of the two names in
Branham mythology, words of condemnation would
immediately pour from their mouth, words that have been
programmed into their minds by William Branham.
Ironically, should we include the names, "Gordon Lindsay"
and "Jack Moore," it would be much the opposite.
But when we examine the lives of these men who have

become immortalized in cult mythology, we have to ask the
question: why? Why did we place such reverence on men
who did not agree with William Branham's doctrine? "Voice
of Healing" was nothing more than a publishing company,
just as "Spoken Word" and later "Voice of God Recordings"
was and is publishing companies. What if they started
promoting other men in the health-and-wealth gospels?
Wouldn't we raise a few eyebrows if products from Creflo
Dollar's ministry were offered for sale on branham.org? Or if
Kenneth Copeland and Benny Hinn books and videos were
available for purchase on the website?
Jack Moore had absolutely no idea that William Branham's
following would one day turn into a religious cult that
condemned all other ministries in the prosperity gospel and
word-faith movements. He had no idea that Branham would
later condemn women preachers after being so attached to
Anna Shrader, whom he knew and respected. When we learn
that even the Full Gospel Businessman's Association cut ties
with William Branham -- an organization of which Moore
was a Director, we must ask ourselves this question:
If Jack Moore knew that William Branham would turn to
self-promotion during the later years of his ministry, fully
establishing himself as a doomsday-cult leader, would Jack
Moore have even supported his ministry in the Voice of
Healing Magazine?

Thank you all for your patience with any delay in response.
We do respond to every email with the exception of those
wishing to start a private debate. So if your email has not
been answered, please do not think we are ignoring your
questions. Also, do not feel that your question was not
important to us if your question does not make the list we
are not ready to answer some questions in public. Some of
these may be repeated from earlier questions, as they are
slightly more or better-explained information included in the
response:
You mentioned the "1933 commission" in one of your
statements. Are you referring to Branham's baptismal
service in 1933 on the Ohio River? And if so, does the
1936 deed to the Branham Tabernacle affect this in any
way?
Yes, I was referring to the 1933 Baptism. I do not recall any
statements made by William Branham binding this event to
his alleged 1933 tabernacle with a 1936 deed.
In a broad sense, however, these were all linked together.
Branham seemed to have placed a great deal of significance
on the year 1933.
Why do you say that the 1933 Baptism is in question?
Wasn't this event published in newspapers in multiple
countries?
There are multiple problems with his 1933 baptismal claim,

the biggest of which is the claim to newspaper publications.
Branham claimed that as the 17th person was baptized, God
spoke from the heavens, and newspaper reporters published
articles describing the "Mystic Light over a Baptist
Minister." At the time he made these claims, Branham had
no idea that an "internet" would allow people to search old
newspapers from their recliner on a hand-held computer.
Now, any person can review the historical publication of
practically any newspaper in the United States on sites like
www.newspapers.com. His description of the article being
"packed plumb up into Canada" would imply that the
Associated Press had picked up the story, and it is very
evident that this is not the case. Regardless, even the local
newspaper ran a very small article describing 14 persons
being baptized.
Here are the main issues:
* Branham was not a "Baptist Minister." He was associate
pastor of a Pentecostal church that taught sermons about
Pentecostalism according to their newspaper advertisements
* The Associated Press did not mention such event
* The local newspapers have a completely different account
* Branham's descriptions of the event have internal conflicts,
such as the number of people watching from the shore.
* The story sounds strangely familiar to cult leader William
Sowders of Shepherdsville KY.
Isn't it illegal for Voice of God Recordings to publish
information that is not true?
In our opinion, it should be illegal and subject to criminal
punishment. If their online store were "Amazon," it would
fall under the category of "false advertisement." But under

the name of religion, however, the US Government has no
authority to intervene in fictional stories. One can worship
the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" if they want to.
I read a sermon where Brother Branham mentions
buying a new car in 1933. Why does he mention having
only a dollar to buy a church?
In the book, "Legend of the Fall," you can find several of
William Branham's poverty claims examined. When one
realizes that Branham lived a very comfortable lifestyle
compared to other people in the town, it places many of his
claims into question.
Who did William Branham buy the church from?
According to the deed, the Tabernacle was purchased from a
widower by the name of William T. Ingram. But the deed
itself is conveyed and warranted to the people, through three
trustees: E. A. Seward, George DeArk, and Frank Weber.
These were the trustees of the Billie Branham Pentecostal
Tabernacle in 1936, according to this document.
Why does Brother Branham say that he preached in a
"Missionary Baptist Church?" Was he referring to Roy
E. Davis' church?
We cannot say why Branham was untruthful, only what we
see. Davis' church was well advertised in Jeffersonville, and
never advertised or named "Missionary Baptist."
Davis himself says that he introduced Branham into the
Pentecostal assembly.
Branham's statement:
The 1937 flood come up. Sorrows begin to break in. Things
went wrong at the church. My congregation begin to drop.
Just get out of the harmony with God one time. And friends,
I'll always regret it as long as I live. Right then, my church
thought I was a fanatic. They still do. Not my church body at
Jeffersonville, no, no, I mean the BAPTIST CHURCH that I
belonged to.
Why did Brother Branham and Roy E. Davis separate?
We cannot speak to the opinions of Branham or Davis, only
the facts. There was a fire at Davis' publication company,
and after the fire he decided to leave for Texas. There is
evidence, including a senate testimony, that suggests that
Davis was involved with the Ku Klux Klan, which was very
active in Southern Indiana. Davis'
Was this whole "Message" created as a business to begin

with? Or was it really a new religion?
We cannot speak towards Branham's intentions. We can only
examine the facts. Facts suggest that it was initially started as
a business, owned and operated as a business, and has
produced an estimated billions of dollars during the course of
the last several decades. When one examines Gordon
Lindsay and Jack Moore's lifestyles versus promotion of
Branham's campaigns, it is evident that they were not fully
believers of Branham's ascetic message.
Why does Voice of God Recordings operate their printing
presses in Jeffersonville? Isn't it cheaper to print the
material overseas, and have it shipped locally rather than
internationally?
We cannot speak to Voice of God Recordings' intentions. At
first glance, it appears that a lot of money is wasted in
operating as they do.
I have donated several thousands of dollars to Voice of
God Recordings over the last several years. Will I be
getting my money back?
I cannot speak on behalf of Voice of God Recordings as to
their intentions, should a large number of people suddenly
demand their money back. In my opinion, I cannot imagine
them refunding even a single penny.
Will there be a class action lawsuit filed against Voice of
God Recordings?
I will refrain from this question at the present time.

Has Voice of God Recordings contacted you to answer
any of your questions?
No. The closest VOGR has came was a letter claiming that I
had a personal issue with my grandfather.
Has Voice of God Recordings approached the former
pastor of the Tabernacle to persuade him to come back to
the Tabernacle? Is he not worried about his salvation?
Any information I have about a meeting between Joseph
Branham and my grandfather is second-hand. I cannot speak
as to Joseph Branham's concerns.
I was recently cut off from fellowship for asking a
question about William Branham. Is this a common
experience?
Yes. We are working with hundreds of people around the
world, many of which share the same experience.
I thought Branham's prophecies were given to him in
1932. Why did you call them the "Prophecies of 1933?"
William Branham gave multiple dates for his "vision from
God." One of them is 1932, but in most instances of his
description of the vision, he claims that it was 1933.
Where are the prophecies now?
This question would imply that they actually exist. Branham
claimed to have:
* buried them in the cornerstone

* kept them in the flyleaf of his bible
* kept them in a desk drawer
* kept them at home
* given them to Leo Mercier to "revise" so that they were
"up to date"
Has anyone ever seen Brother Branham's list of
prophecies that he wrote in the flyleaf of his Bible?
Not to my knowledge. If this list existed, we can assume that
Voice of God Recordings would proudly display them with
the other memorabilia.
Has anyone ever asked to see the "Prophecies of 1933?"
What was the response?
Any response given is second-hand information. I am told by
others that they have asked to see this list, but with varying
responses. I recommend that you write into VOGR to get
your own response, and then compare with the responses
others will share with you. Whose response will be the best?
Why does Joseph Branham want ownership of the
Branham Tabernacle?
We cannot speak to Joseph Branham's intentions.
The 1936 Deed vs. William

Branham's Life Story
For those of you asking about the 1936 deed, there is one
quote that is critical. One person in the Message was asking
about it last night, and I tried to find this quote but without
succeeding. As you are aware, the 1936 Deed describes
Branham's church as the "Billie Branham Pentecostal
Tabernacle," which is critical in understanding the huge
underlying problem. Compare this name to Branham's
statement:
Jeffersonville, no, no, I mean the BAPTIST CHURCH that I
belonged to.
Branham 53-1108A - Life Story
William Branham and Woman

Preachers
When Kristi Gibson started writing articles and recording
videos for Seek The Truth, you can imagine the outcry from
a doomsday cult who spoke bitter condemnation to "woman
preachers." Associating her simple daily bible study for
"preaching," we started receiving comments that she was out
of her place. Like William Branham, they felt that her place
was to be barefoot, pregnant, and chained to a stove.
"When a woman gets from behind the table in the kitchen, in
the house, taking care of her own little ministry God give
her, her babies, she's out of the will of God. Put her in a
pulpit, she's out of the will of God. There's no Scripture for a
woman preacher. I want some man to stand and tell me that,
look me in the face. There's no such a thing. That, Pentecost
is the grassroots of that stuff. Never was! Adam was first
formed, and then Eve. Adam was not deceived. But, yet, you
do it. And you see where you got yourself? Way out here on
a limb, that, you can't come back on now. But there you go.
That's it. That's the world. That's what you want. That's what
you want. That's what you got. See?"
- Branham, 63-0412M - The World Is Falling Apart
In Branham's mind, the world was truly falling apart when a
woman of any caliber started to advance in society. Often
preaching against women involved with even the simplest
freedoms, Branham viewed the female gender as a much
lesser half of the human race. Permitting men to beat their
women with 2x4 lumber and rebuking the idea of women
drivers, Branham made it very clear that women should stay
in the kitchen and do nothing else.

I said, "They oughtn't never let a woman behind a wheel."
Boy, if I was there, she wouldn't do it, if I had anything to
say about it.
63-0412M - The World Is Falling Apart
Now, you can take some of these little two-by-fours if you
want to, but that's what God said. That's what Christ said.
Now, that's the truth. Oh, God be merciful. What must the
great Holy Spirit think when He comes before the Father?
You say, "Why you picking on us women?" All right, men,
here you are. Any man that'll let his wife smoke cigarettes
and wear them kind of clothes, shows what he's made out of.
He's not very much of a man. That's exactly right. True. He
don't love her or he'd take a board and blister her with it.
58-0324 HEAR.YE.HIM
But there was and is a great deal of irony in watching Kristi's

articles stir up the male half of William Branham's religious
cult. For several months, her articles were read without
knowledge that it came from a "woman who should be in a
kitchen ministry." And her knowledge of scripture was far
greater than many of the male half of the cult -- to the extent
that some cult members would correct their own with
concerns to scripture while disagreeing with the overall
subject matter of the post. When many of those same men
learned that Kristi was writing, the outcry was, "the Bible
says a woman should not teach!"
I myself quickly replied to that statement. Had these men
been as much of a study of Scripture as they were studies of
William Branham, there would have been nothing for them
to have learned from such a simple, even elementary Bible
study. The Bible does permit a woman to teach the young,
and the level of her study was often the same level that my
own children receive in their Sunday School lessons.
Because William Branham's ministry did not promote such
elementary basics of scripture, Kristi was in fact teaching the
older men in the Branham cult -- their knowledge had not
advanced past my children's own achievement. So therefore,
I agreed with them! Kristi was teaching them! But only
because they were not studies of Scripture themselves. In
fact, as fruits of William Branham's ministry, it is obvious
that Branham himself created "women teachers" -- simply
because he did not teach his own!
But the irony does not fully lie in the less than elementary
level understanding of Scripture. The irony lies within
Branham's own ministry. Branham was associated with
several women preachers in the early days of his ministry.
From Anna Schrader to the Jeffersonville Reverend Berniece

R. Hicks, Branham surrounded himself with women who
ministered to the crowds and claimed a gift of prophecy.
Beatle Healing Mania

In August of 1964, the Beatles became the first British band
to break out big in the United States, sparking the "British
Invasion" which would bring legends such as the Rolling
Stones and the Kinks. The "Bible Belt" of America were
appalled by this sudden onslaught of British pop culture in an
overly conservative time period of our nation. Many began
describing this "invasion" as a tool from the hand of Satan to
divide the sheep from the goats, and it was a popular sermon
in Pentecostal circles to condemn what would today be
considered "elevator music." William Branham was no
exception. He often described the Beatles and their music as
a direct opposition to Christianity, lifting them from mortal
men to spiritual forces of evil.
This especially became a fundamental element of many
sermons after many began to associate "Beatlemania" with
healing of the sick -- Branham's very own claim to
"vindication" of a movement from God. According to 1964
newspapers, literally hundreds were writing and calling in for
the Beatles to come visit their sick and afflicted. Newspapers
such as the Chicago Tribune compared this to the "laying on
of hands."
"Hundreds of people called him to ask if the boys [Beatles]
could find time to visit a sick or infirm child -- Taylor calls it
a request for the 'laying on of the healing hands.'"
- Chicago Tribune, Sept 3, 1964
This did not sit well with William Branham, who had
preached for years that his healing power was a sign by God
that his ministry was "vindicated by God." Were the Beatles
also "vindicated by God?" Branham referred to his teaching
as the "Gospel of Divine Healing," and the Beatles quickly
became his arch nemesis. In that same month of that same
year, Branham compared the fab four to Satan himself:
"Divine healing is a gift of the Holy Ghost, and here Beatles
are doing it. See? Satan can impersonate any of those gifts!"
- Branham, 64-0823E
But did he always teach this?
When the Post WWII Healing Revival went forth, there were
many skeptical of the movement. During the 1940's and the
1950's, many could actually compare the sudden onslaught
of Pentecostal-style ministers in healing campaigns to that of
the British Invasion. Instead of rock-and-roll, these men
filled tents with large crowds and taught new doctrines
unfamiliar to many who had never experienced
Pentecostalism. Townspeople, recognizing the business
aspect of these meetings, realized that their potential
customers were spending all of their money on a traveling
"elixir salesman," and the profits from that "elixir" was not
going to their community. Letters to editors of newspapers
can be found during that time period almost begging the
cities to tax these money-making machines operating under
the name of religion.
Ministers would quickly counter these claims by their focus
on the supernatural. "Can Satan cast out Satan?" they would
often ask their congregations. How can this be of the devil,
when so many are being healed? Over time, ministers would
make statements similar to Branham's 1956 defense of the
"Gospel of Divine Healing":

"Satan has no power to heal. I give anybody anything they
wish, that I could do, if you'll show me one Scripture that
says Satan can heal. ... 'I'm the Lord who heals all thy
diseases,' said Jesus. Now, now, they can't ... Satan can't
heal, it takes God, and it's upon the basis of your faith that
God heals."
- Branham, 56-0401M
One quickly as to ask the question, "Which is it?" Why
would Branham change his position?
On the surface, this appears to be a simple question, and
should William Branham be in the wrong, it is a simple error.
He taught both polar-opposite opinions on the same subject.
Did he change his mind?
His original position was critical to the establishment of his
ministry. He asked his followers to believe that he was the
forerunner of the second coming of Jesus Christ, a "prophet
for this age," whose ministry was vindicated by God through
the healing ministry. Should other well-known atheists and
agnostics be able to replicate this "healing," it places even
Branham's multiple conflicting stories about his "angelic
commission" into question.
"He said, "As the prophet Moses was given two signs for a
vindication of his ministry, he will turn his hand to leprosy,
and then healing it, and the and the stick to a snake, and so
forth," He said, "so will you be given two signs. One of
them, you'll put your hand on the person. Then it'll be
given... Don't think nothing of your own, it'll be given to you.
Then it'll come to pass, after so long a time, if you'll be
reverent, if you'll be reverent, then will be given to you to

know the very secrets of their hearts, and the things that's
wrong with them."
- Branham, 52-0713A - Early Spiritual Experiences
But should it not be in question? Should Christians accept
Branham as a mediator between God and man simply
because he said so?
"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."
- 1 John 4:1
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
Billy Paul Branham Signs Away

Ewing Lane From The Branham
Tabernacle
The pastor, music minister, and entire staff of deacons
resigned from the Branham Tabernacle. They [allegedly]
claimed misuse of funds as a reason for resignation. Was it?
Did this misuse of funds start recently, or do we see a trail of
deception?
The recent church split involved Lot 15, next to the corner of
8th and Penn Street in Jeffersonville, Indiana -- otherwise
known as the second Branham Tabernacle parking lot. In a
recent "testimony," Joseph Branham claimed that a lawyer
made a "mistake" several years ago, and he suddenly gained
ownership of a large portion of the Branham Tabernacle. Did
a lawyer make a mistake? Did anybody contact the lawyer to
correct the "mistake?"
... or was this a distraction, so that the members of the
Branham Tabernacle were unaware that other properties
owned by the people were being given away without their
knowledge?
In my trip to the courthouse today, I stumbled across an
interesting piece of information that I did not have. August
19th, 2015 (less than one month ago and around the time that
the issue with Lot 15 was growing to its climax), Billy Paul
Branham signed away a large portion of land on Ewing Lane,
near the property used as a "parsonage" for Joseph Branham
and used tax-free under property class 685 (exempt for
religious purposes). Signing under titles "Sec. + Treas.",

Billy Paul granted this property owned by the Branham
Tabernacle to Voice of God Recordings for the grand sum of
"no economic consideration."
To my knowledge, no vote of consensus was taken among
the patrons (or customers, in my opinion) of the Branham
Tabernacle. To my knowledge, the elders of the church were
also unaware of this transfer. To my knowledge, the elders of
the church were completely unaware that the tabernacle
owned the property on Ewing Lane.
We are compiling a list of the government documents, along
with supplemental documents that tell a story. Does it tell a
story of a man who created a religion? Does it tell the story
of a man who created a business? Does it tell the story of a
man who was honest with the people?
Or does it tell the story of William Branham and his children,
who (in my opinion) are in the business of selling incometax-free products and services.
You may browse the list of records here. Check back often!
More to come!
The New Government Records

Page
The response to yesterday's post has been almost
overwhelming. It has been the number one most visited page
by all of the traffic coming into seekyethetruth.com from
around the world. Well over a hundred cities worldwide have
seen it in less than 24 hours, and it appears that people are
navigating into the other research pages after they have read
through some of the government documents. We haven't
seen this much traffic since the WHAS11 newscast of 2012.
Thankfully, we upgraded our servers this year, and the
website itself seems to be handling the load.
I'd hoped to respond publicly to some of the questions asked
after the documents went live, but it is not looking hopeful
that we will have time to compile the list today. Please be
patient as we try to both keep up with responding to you
through email or phone and also continue this research.
These documents are just skimming the surface, the extent is
still unknown.
But there is one question that we will answer now. "How can
I find these government records?"
To make this easier, we've also added the link to the home
page and the "research" page. And for those of you that need
a guided tour, this video should help:
William Branham and Gordon

Lindsay - The Flying Saucer
Phenomenon:
It can be argued that the most influential man in William
Branham's ministry was Gordon Lindsay. Born in 1906, he is
credited for managing the Branham campaigns during the
early years when William Branham was virtually unknown.
Some say that without Lindsay, Branham would never have
been as successful in the heat of the Post WWII Healing
Revival.
When members of the cult following of William Branham
hear the name "Gordon Lindsay," they assume that Lindsay
was a follower of William Branham. How could he NOT be?
After being intimately involved with Branham during the
height of his healing campaigns, surely this man would have
- like the cult today - thought that William Branham was the
forerunner of the return of Jesus Christ!
But the history given to the cult following that has entered
the Branham mythology omits huge portions of the actual
man, Gordon Lindsay.
Lindsay was raised in another cult, the following of John
Alexander Dowie in Zion, IL. Dowie claimed to be "God's
Messenger" and in 1901, he claimed to be the spiritual return
of the Biblical prophet Elijah. He was also well known
throughout the world as a divine healer, and is believed to
have greatly influenced the Healing Revival through his
teaching and his publication, "Leaves of Healing." It is said
that his following consisted of 100,000 people, and a good

number of them were in his commune at Zion. After Dowie's
finances were exposed and the commune imploded, the
Lindsay family migrated to California and finally Oregon. It
was there that Gordon Lindsay would pastor the Four Square
Gospel Church.
But Gordon Lindsay is not simply remembered for being a
pastor and a campaign manager. Lindsay was a firm believer
in the Book of Enoch, a Gnostic apocalyptic scroll describing
the "watchers," mythological angels who fathered the
"Nephilim." Lindsay became fascinated with the UFO
phenomenon, and is known for a series of books to advance
his theories:
* The Mystery of the Flying Saucers in the Light of the Bible
- 1954
* The Antichrists Have Come - 1958
* The Signs of the Times in the Heavens - 1972
These books were all published through the Voice of Healing
company founded by Lindsay and Jack Moore. Through the
publication company, Lindsay authored and edited a series of
articles furthering his UFO fascination:
* Signs in the Heavens - 1953
* The Mystery of the Flying Saucers - 1954
* Further Developments On the Flying Saucers - 1954
* Men in the Flying Saucers Identified - 1954
* Flying Saucers, Atomic Bombs and the Second Coming of
Christ - 1955
His UFO fascination appears to have influenced William
Branham in his own sermons. During the years of Lindsay's
publications, Branham himself began to promote Lindsay's

books through a series of statements confirming the idea that
fallen angels were entering our world.
And said, "I looked back in the east, and I saw, look like, a
spot, like one of them flying saucers." 269 See, the world
don't know what that is, you know. You know it's on. We
know what it is. See? We know it's investigating, judgment
Angels, you see. And how at the Pentagon and all, about how
it comes right down; and the intelligence, how they can
[Brother Branham snaps his fingers once Ed.] go like a flash
and be gone, pull away from anything they got. See, they
don't realize what it is, see. Let them think whatever they
want to. They call it flying saucers, or whatever. They don't
know, see.
Branham, 65-0815 - And Knoweth It Not
Over time, Branham became so convinced that Lindsay's
theory was correct that he began advancing the UFO
theology with his own addition. If there were "bad guy"
UFOs on earth, shouldn't there also be "good guy" UFOs? So
Branham began teaching that the rapture would be executed
through a UFO swooping down to pick up the "little bride."
You see these little pockets going through the air, they call
"saucers," so forth. People so... That, well, we better leave
that alone. "Hear all these people come up missing?" you
say. Don't hear from them; they're standing there, and they're
not there. That's the way the Rapture is going to be. One of
them will drop right down, and this terrestrial body will take
on a celestial body. And they'll be... hide, hair, or bones left;
it'll be transformed in a moment of time, dropping right out
of space and taking Home that. We see all this going on now,
and the and the Pentagon wondering about these lights, and
mystic lights, and everything they're seeing in the in the sky.

You seen they had one here in the paper at Jeffersonville this
week, and so forth, "a mystic light." So, oh, they don't know
what that is. But listen, little children, It's going to pick you
up, one of these days. See? See?
Branham, 65-0822M - Christ Is Revealed In His Own Word
But while William Branham appears to be greatly influenced
by Lindsay, Lindsay does not appear to have been influenced
much by Branham's "Message." When one examines the
photographs of the Lindsay family during his time as
Branham's campaign manager, the first thing one notices is
the dress code harshly condemned by the cult. If an
unsuspecting follower did not realize that this was Gordon
Lindsay's family, the photographs of the female members of
Lindsay's family would quickly be the target of several
insults. Using Branham's own words, they would call these
women "Bobbed-haired Jezebels," "Harlots," "Serpent's
Seed," or worse. Simply reviewing the family photographs
during Lindsay's time as campaign manager reveal all of the
major rules broken: "bobbed hair," Freeda Lindsay in pants
or with lipstick, perm hairstyle, high-heeled shoes, earrings,
and more.
Some might argue that Freeda broke these "rules" against

Gordon Lindsays better wishes, but when one reviews their
missionary work during and after Branham's life, it becomes
apparent that the two were of the same mindset.
As chief editor of Voice of Healing publications, Lindsay
effectively used the publication to promote the ministries of
several men, William Branham included. During the Post
WWII Healing Revival, Lindsay himself authored several
articles describing the successful meetings of everything
from new up-and-comers to some of the big-names.
After William Branham's death, however, Lindsay did not
remain in the cult following and did began to shift focus. By
1967, the Voice of Healing Ministry had grown into a
worldwide missionary organization with an ever-increasing
scope of activities reaching around the world with a strong
evangelistic message. To more accurately reflect the
enlarged ministry and the new international focus, the name
was changed in May 1967, to Christ For The Nations. And in
1970, Gordon and Freeda Lindsay started a seminary using
the new name, "Christ For The Nations Institute."
When one reviews the life and times of Gordon Lindsay, one
quickly is faced with the question: Why did none of William
Branham's campaign managers live the lifestyle that
Branham claimed to be required for a Christian to be
raptured? Why did none of Branham's campaign managers
continue William Branham's message after his death in
1965? Why does not the seminary founded by Gordon and
Freeda Lindsay promote the Message of William Branham or
teach the laundry list of rules one must follow for
justification and sanctification? Do not they care about
Branham's requirements for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?
William Branham Evangelistic

Association Arizona
William Branham Evangelistic Association Arizona:
New documents posted to the "Research" page! And more to
come! Each new document raises new and interesting
questions! Like why an Arizona Corporation would have all
of its stakeholders in Indiana? Why do you need multiple
organizations to fund the same "message?" Why not simply
use Voice of God Recordings, when two companies share the
same primary stakeholders? Why was the mailing address
changed from the Branham Tabernacle to a law firm in
Phoenix?
But the biggest question of all comes with a mistake in
several of our blog posts, for which we now apologize:
WBEA Arizona is listed as a "nonprofit organization." Yet,
the reason for our mistake raises even more questions. Why
are not their 990s listed in any of the non-profit searches?
This "nonprofit" was created in 1965.
A Thinking Man's Private

Conversation:
When those of us who have left the religious cult of William
Branham discuss "old times," we all find it interesting when
a close relative of one of Branham's close friends opens up
about private conversations that William Branham had with
his or her family. Most of these conversations were never
recorded, save a select few during testimony meetings, and
so we seldom mention them on this blog. Seekers of Truth do
not like to get side-tracked on heresay.
During the course of the past few years, we have mentioned
some conversations that were recorded, such as the testimony
of Evan Mosely who spent his life awaiting Branham's
"Return Ministry" in which he would fly Branham's tent
around the world in his DC-7C. Or the testimony more cult
followers are familiar with concerning Billy Paul's young age
when "Sharks are swimming" in the sunken Los Angeles
street next to the May Company building that once stood on
the corner of 8th and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.
Looking back through the eyes of an ex-cult member, many
of these stories seem odd. I'm not sure that these are
conversations that you could have with a normal (not
programmed and not deprogrammed) person. If you
presented a picture of the eighty-year-old Billy Paul
Branham to any sane human being, they are likely to start
laughing when you claim that you only recently believed that
this old codger was not an old man.
And in the grand scheme of things, many of these private

conversations are nothing more than useless information.
They neither have any merit to the salvation of one's soul,
nor have any valid information for the researcher who is
studying the legitimacy of Branham's claim to be a prophet.
They are private conversations, nothing more.
Take for instance one of the stories that circled around the
Louisville metro area regarding cigarettes. A handful of
people remember William Branham claiming that the United
States would outlaw cigarettes, and smugglers would one day
be sneaking them into the black market. This casual
statement by William Branham (assuming that he actually
said this), likely did not start as any sort of prophecy. If you
were to overhear me saying to another person that "Apple
will one day fall, and Google will rise to take over the
technology market," would you call me a prophet?
But the truth of the matter is, people over-glorify the casual
statements by William Branham. When you fully examine
the tapes, there are only a handful of actual prophecies, most
of them claimed after-the-fact. But Branham had a knack for
making casual statements such as this, and then claiming
prophetic gift should they be successful. If they were not
successful, then they were simply ignored -- he never said
they were prophecy!
I sometimes wonder how much of Branham's acceptance of
this title came from his desire to gather a following after Ern
Baxter left Branham's error, and how much came from the
mental condition that he described throughout his recorded
ministry. It seems that we can find several instances where a
simple statement -- whether it came from his mouth or others
-- turned into one of his "spiritual events."
I also wonder how many of these "predictions" came from

using fear tactics on his congregations. To tell the locals in
Jeffersonville Indiana, part of the Louisville Kentucky Metro
Area, that the tobacco industry would fall would be to
prophesy of a large collapse in the local economy. The
Brown Forman Company in Louisville helped the local
economy thrive through its production of cigarettes using
supplies from the local tobacco farmers, printing companies,
advertisement agencies, and more. This casual statement, if it
were true, would mean a hardship for many in Kentucky and
Southern Indiana.
Looking back at the many wild and crazy stories we grew up
with, I take this particular story with a grain of salt. I
sincerely doubt that William Branham claimed any sort of
prophecy on it, and it is more likely that the locals in
Jeffersonville either misunderstood or made it up to have
another "spiritual story from the prophet" notch on their belt.
But it is interesting to think about it. Branham's ministry was
filled with talk about cigarettes. He claimed that an angel
told him not to "drink or smoke or defile his body in any
way," which he ignored when he decided to tour the
pornographic capitol of the world, Pigalle district of Paris,
France. He often claimed that 80 percent of infants who
nurse from smoking mothers die within the first six months,
a claim that he appears to have invented his own statistics for
the same purpose of the local rumors. If the FDA is
examining infant deaths of this capacity, one can be certain
that cigarettes WOULD be outlawed.
He even stole the subject matter of a sermon from Billy
Graham entitled "A Thinking Man's Filter," and claimed it
for his own. Later, like all of these types of stories, he turned
this subject matter into one of his own "spiritual events," and
followers to this day believe that this sermon originated with
William Branham.
Cigarettes have proven to be harmful to the health, and
directly linked to cancer. For this reason, we can now see the
numbers of smokers quickly dwindling in the United States,
and many of the restaurants and stores no longer allow
smokers to light up inside their doors. If this "smuggling
cigarettes" were a prophecy as some of the locals claim, it is
one that is quickly failing. It would be a much better
prediction to claim that within the next several years,
smoking itself would become non-existent.
But examining the entire collection of stories explaining his
view on cigarettes, and comparing them to the Bible, we
have what Branham claims to be an angel of the Lord telling
him something that is in direct conflict with the words of
Jesus Christ. Remember, this "angel" told Branham that to
smoke was to defile the body! And Christ told us that this is
not the case:
"It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but
what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.
Matthew 15:11
If the cult following of William Branham fully examined the
words of Christ compared to the words Branham claimed to
have come from an "angel," they would realize that
Branham's body was defiled in a much different way than a
cigarette.
Several Cult Churches Challenge

Voice Of God Recordings In
Court:
In the United States, many are aware of the reason behind the
"Here I Stand" publication with the stern face of a very angry
looking Joseph Branham. But overseas where the Message is
growing very quickly in developing nations or in languages
where the number of translated sermons are limited, they
have no idea. If one were to tell them that the cult churches
in the United States were recovering from battles fought in
the US court system, they would simply think you were
lying.
But in 2001, Voice of God Recordings attempted to
trademark "The Message." Then, in December of 2001, in an
attempt to prevent other missionary church leaders from
making profit through Branham's recorded sermons, they
sent a letter to cease and desist. Anyone trying to spread the
"Message" through the production and distribution of books,
tapes etc. were forbidden. Unless, of course, they were to
start paying royalties to Voice of God Recordings -- who had
just filed for the trademark. Voice of God Recordings
claimed that these missionaries were "pirating" the "spoken
word of God" and that they had no legal rights to do so.
Violators were forbidden to sell, reproduce, or distribute the
recorded messages of William Branham in any format in the
US, Canada, or any foreign nation, and also forbidden to
translate and/or print any of William Branhams material. A
copy of that letter can be found here:
So in 2003, several cult churches joined together to oppose

Voice of God Recordings. "They claim this is the 'Word of
God'," some pastors said. "How can any man trademark the
'Word of God!'"
Bible Believers, Donny Reagan, Tim Pruitt, Barry Coffey,
Paul Lafontaine, Pearry Green, Lonnie Jenkins, and Dan
Daisley all filed papers in the court system to oppose Voice
of God Recordings. All parties came to an unknown
settlement or agreement, and the application for trademark
was withdrawn in 2004.
Education Versus Ignorance William Branham's Strategy of

Blissful Ignorance:
In a blog post last month, we published the testimony of a
man who described horrific experiences in his cult church
dedicated to the doomsday teaching of William Branham. In
just a few short sentences, he examined the more dangerous
teachings that an unsuspecting family might stumble upon
should they not be prepared to use their own judgment and
discernment between right and wrong. Interestingly, this
man's testimony is describing the cult church from which the
current pastor of the Branham Tabernacle came.
This testimony spoke of several sinful and even illegal
practices familiar to his church, some of which we have
already examined in great detail. The church's promotion of
corporal punishment to women as promoted by William
Branham was examined in full detail last year. As the
members of the cult became aware that William Branham
promoted the physical abuse of women, they were shocked.
Branham promoted both wives and teen agers beaten with
2x4 lumber and "barrel slats," or the thick, rounded wood
from which a whiskey barrel is constructed.
From his testimony, however, there is one cult doctrine that

we have not studied on this website in great detail. The
outcry from readers and listeners to this testimony's
description of cult views on education appear to be virtually
unknown in today's world of Branham followers. Many of
the older people making their exodus from the cult of
William Branham often make the statement, "People in the
Message today have no idea what the Message even is!" This
truly is the case.
As a child, I can remember listening to Ministers in the cult
speak condemnation to the educational systems of the United
States, and the desire to learn in general. Sermon structures
often included the idea that "If they truly believed that the
rapture was coming, they wouldn't an education!" Or "If they
could only see the spiritual realm, they'd watch the demons
delight in another soul entering the devil's teaching house!"
Most often, "If they truly believed EVERY WORD the
'prophet' spoke, they would never send their kids to college!"
Obviously these teachings did not come across the pulpits in
such blatantly obvious phrases, but it did not take much more
than my adolescent mind to understand that this was their
intention.
Over time, however, this insistence on ignorance began to
fade. As elders in the church began planning for their
children's futures, they quickly realized that the educational
system is more than a "tool in the devil's arsenal" -- it is a
means to survival. No longer do the common skills offer
apprenticeship programs. And a limited number in the cult
ran family businesses that could be passed down from
generation to generation. Unless they wanted their children
to starve, they began planning a solid education!
Even the former pastor of the Branham Tabernacle spoke

very strongly against a college education. It was not until his
youngest daughter married a higher-education graduate that
this stance began to change. But why the change? And why
was it necessary from the beginning?
Religious cults flourish on the uneducated masses. There is a
reason why so many religious cults focus their operations on
developing nations -- those same nations contain a breeding
ground for an uninformed decision to join the movement.
Without understanding, and receiving teaching from
"spiritual men," very few statements are questioned. It truly
becomes a religion of "only believe," which these ministers
claim is according to scripture. Referencing specific passages
of scripture that describe the fantastic Biblical stories of great
men in sheepskin and tracing lineages, they make a good
case for their doctrine to the uninformed.
But closer examination from a person who is educated in
scripture reveal a much different situation. One need not
even be educated in the things of this world. Simply
studying, learning, and becoming informed about the Bible
these cults claim to promote will spark an exodus from an
"only believe cult."
In the ancient world, there were a very limited number of
"white collar" jobs. Typically, these were given to the more
scholarly. The priests, whose job was to constantly educate
themselves in the scrolls, for instance, could be considered a
trade of higher education for its time. Scribes were educated
in the ability to write -- which was uncommon in the ancient
world. Solomon, filled with wisdom, wrote books of
"wisdom literature," what we would today call "philosophy."
This was a genre of writing practices by other non-Jewish

nations in the Ancient Near East, making it a very similar
example to the cult's doctrine on education. If we avoid
wisdom today because we see atheists in colleges, should not
Solomon have refrained from wisdom in the ancient world
after witnessing the same from foreign nations serving
idols?
It can be argued (correctly) through Scripture that King
Solomon was given his wisdom through a Divine power, not
through man. But we would submit, based also on Scripture,
that God gave Solomon a mind to receive wisdom through a
process of learning. God made the vessel, and the means to
fill that vessel.
At the time of the Babylonian invasion, not much had
changed. A nomadic people in the days of wandering in the
wilderness, we don't picture the Children of Israel sending
their children to educational centers to learn King Solomon's
wisdom. Children typically practiced the trade of their father,
and by today's standards, it would be an unskilled trade.
There simply was no need for advanced learning and higher
education to survive.
But it was altogether different for the children of the Temple,
and the children who surrounded the kings as advisors. Many
who were to practice higher-learning skills were required to
be educated -- otherwise, what use were they? Even prophets
were educated, not only in the ways of handling the holy
scrolls, but also in the was of the ancient world as they
understood it. One could compare many of their studies to
"science" of today's world -- astronomy, architecture,
primitive physics, and more.
When you hear the cult's negative preaching on education, it

paints a completely different picture of the "Three Hebrew
Boys" and the prophet Daniel who were taken captive into
Babylon. Most cult children picture a group of boys who
were simple-minded, blindly faithful, and completely
uneducated. But according to the book of Daniel, their
education was the very reason they were chosen to serve in
the king's palace:
"Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to
bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family[a]
and of the nobility, youths without blemish, of good
appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with
knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand
in the king's palace, and to teach them the literature and
language of the Chaldeans."
- Daniel 1:3-4
In today's cult of William Branham, this scripture would not
present any problem. Most children anticipate college, and
many families start college funds for their tuition. It is those
same people who are outraged at the testimony of this man
from an Idaho cult church who claimed that his family did
not believe in education. This teaching, they blame on
"ignorant parents" or "cult pastor gone rogue." But are they
really ignorant? Are they really deviating from "The
Message?"
Those who grew up in the message churches that once
followed Branham's teachings by "EVERY WORD THE
PROPHET SAID" realize the fallacy in these statements. In
fact, it could be argued that this abusive and dangerous Idaho
church followed the Message more closely than the current
pastor who hailed from that same church. Not only did
William Branham teach strongly against education, under his

doctrine, education is the "Mark of the Beast."
"Education has been the mark of antichrist all through the
ages. ... Education is the worst enemy the Gospel has ever
had."
- Branham, 62-0725
There are those in the Branham cult who are not aware of the
significance of this statement. Being "educated" in the
sayings of William Branham more than "educated" in
scripture, they do not make the mental connection between
Revelation 13. They do not realize that William Branham is
saying that this "mark of the antichrist" is a mark signifying
eternal separation.
But remember, this is by design. It is the educated, the
informed, who will not survive in a religious cult. It is those
who study the scriptures who will not stand for false
teaching. It is the informed who will realize the error -- not
because of any "antichrist spirit," but simply because they
recognize a man intent on capturing wandering souls.

We posted this list of questions earlier this week, but pulled
it back off to re-examine one of our answers. Reposting it for
those who were asking.
Why is Billy Paul Branham signing official government
documents as "William Paul Branham?" Is this legal?
We are not experts in criminal law. Nor do we have a copy
of Billy Paul's birth certificate to verify the name. At this
point, we assume that his full legal name is William Paul
Branham. According to a letter written by Branham's
daughter Sarah (which was verified by Junior Jackson)
seems, however, to place question on his use of "William
Branham" when referring to the William Branham
Evangelistic Association:
"Only God knows all the facts, but after I saw the document
dated the 26th day of October, 1965, I began to wonder even
more. Just imagine while my father was still alive, my
brother appeared before a Notary Public as William Branham
transferring the William Branham Evangelistic Association
into another corporation. The document is in my possession.
He signed it as William Branham Jr. It was registered on
Nov. 4, 1965 at 3:45 p.m. with the "Arizona Corporation
Commission." -- Sarah Branham
Is the William Branham Evangelistic Association of
Jeffersonville still in business? If so, what do they do that
Voice of God Recordings does not?
We can find no records of activity for the Jeffersonville

business. The business entity was created with the same
address as the church, under EIN# 8606056318 in 1966 as a
501(c)(3) public charity. No financial records appear to be
published. We have no information concerning its activities.
Was Voice of God Recordings involved with the
Securities and Exchange Commission suit against Isaac
Ovid, Aaron Riddle, J. Jonathan Coleman, Stephen Cina,
Cory Martin, Timothy Smith, Robert Riddle, Jadis
Capital Inc, Jadis Investments LLC, and Logos MultiStrategy Hedge Fund?
Not to our knowledge, however it would be interesting to see
if any money from the Ponzi scheme was donated to Voice
of God Recordings as we see with the docket for the criminal
case against Wayne Evans and his wife.
It is said that the church was built by poor people, owned
by the poor people, and operated through vote of the
people. How can it now be in control of the Branham
family?
It was built by the poor and operated by the poor. But the
evidence suggests (in our opinion) that not all financial
decisions were performed by public vote.
Why does the church not even have a few hundred
dollars to help the poor, when thousands of dollars are
collected each week?
We are not aware of the Branham Tabernacle publishing a
complete listing of expenses like other churches do. We can
only make assumptions as to where the money goes, which is

not helpful.
The Internal Revenue Service filed a tax evasion lawsuit
against William Branham in 1956, Do you know the
result of that suit, or if he ever paid the money back?
This question is best addressed in the book "Legend of the
Fall" by Peter Duyzer. Any information we currently have on
William Branham's tax evasion investigation is second or
third hand information. Further investigation is required.
Wouldn't the government have seized the property on

Ewing Lane during or after the tax evasion suit?
That depends entirely upon the ownership of the property,
and how separated Branham's business was from his personal
finances. For instance, if the property was in Meda's name,
and the business was incorporated, the Ewing lane property
would be untouchable.
How can the church give away multiple properties, which
aren't used for parsonages, to VOGR?
We are not experts in title law, but this appears (in our
opinion) to be self-entitlement.
How much money did William Branham have when he
died, and was any of that money in the vault?
According to the letter by Sarah Branham, William Branham
had at least three million dollars at the time of his death.
According to US Inflation Calculator, this is the equivalent
to $22,728,952.38 in today's currency. We do not believe this
much money is in any "vault," especially when we see
foundations such as Jehovah Jira established for the purpose
of moving money out of Voice of God Recordings and then
"funding" Voice of God Recordings.
William Branham taught against education. Joseph

Branham seems to continue this teaching. Why, then, do
they surround themselves by educated men -- especially
lawyers -- who by and large help run their operations as a
business? Wouldn't they want to use attorneys who are in
the message instead of Catholics or atheists?
We cannot speak towards William Branham's or Joseph
Branham's intentions. All we can say is what we see. They
appear (in our opinion) to favor using accountants and
attorneys who have no connections to the religion. Why do
they not use message lawyers or message accountants?
Why has it taken so long for my pastor and these other
message leaders to notice the many issues? Are they being
honest with me?
This is a question we can't answer for you, and you will have
to work through by yourself. I personally am at a place
where I cannot trust a single person who has promoted this
message and remains in it after learning of the issues we
trusted them to study it, confirm it, compare it to Scripture,
and gave them decades of time and millions of dollars to do
so. If so many of us can unravel this cult in less than six
months, it would appear that we were paying for something
besides their involvement with religion. BelieveTheSign.com
has asked this question long ago: Are message ministers
credible?
What was the situation behind the Sheriff's Deed in the

documents you have on the website?
A Sheriff's Deed is likely the result of a court order that was
declared based on a foreclosure. This appears to be a
personal issue, one that is not relevant to the overall
investigation. But there are two important questions we have
to ask:
The funds appear to have been given to the sheriff, in the
sum of $99,000.00. And the tax statements went to Billy
Paul's "parsonage" on Beechwood Ave. Were any of these
funds collected from the Branham Tabernacle? If so, were
they given back to the people who donated the funds? Who
owns the property?
The deed for lot 15 was very specific as to the size and
proportions of the land taken away from the people of the
church and given to Voice of God Recordings. In Joseph
Branham's testimony, he claimed that it was a "mistake,"
and that he was unaware that it included a large part of
the Branham Tabernacle. Did he think that the people
are fools?
We cannot speak towards the thoughts of Joseph Branham,
but our opinion, neither of the two men involved with this
transaction were aware that the people would ever find out.
And it appears to have been planned several years ago when
you view the deeds from the 1980s going to the Arizona
corporation.
Why was the property immediately resized after the
transfer away from the church?
We have no information as to the reasons for this resizing.

Nor were the people aware it was happening, from my
understanding.
Voice of God Recordings are now promoting defense of
Brother Branham through websites like themessage.com.
Why is it that they never answer the most important
question? Why is it that not a single prophesy that
William Branham gave was ever uttered before it came to
pass?
William Branham claimed to have written seven (or eight, or
nine or more) prophecies down on paper in 1932 (or 1933)
and kept these prophecies in multiple locations, one of which
in the cornerstone of the tabernacle itself in 1933. It would
appear that they either never existed or Voice of God
Recordings (in my opinion) refuses to show them.
Otherwise, a copy would be on the "documents" page of their
website.
Why does Voice of God Recordings have so many
security guards on their properties, and are these men
armed with firearms?
Good question. We personally know people who were
escorted off the grounds. One person claimed to see the
handle of a firearm, but we cannot confirm this.
I'm told that Brother Joseph has a "secret entrance" to
his office, and that the people in Voice of God Recordings
does not see when he arrives or when he leaves. Why does
he do this?
We have heard similar testimony from multiple people that

either work or have worked inside Voice of God Recordings,
but we can neither confirm or deny. Nor can we speak
towards Joseph Branham's intentions.
Our church preaches against sports, and I see that Voice
of God Recordings has purchased a "fieldhouse" and
equipment for it. What is this? Is this a sports facility?
Yes. If you do a google search for "Nolan Fieldhouse," you
will see several pictures of men and children wearing shorts
and playing basketball.
Is Still Waters Camp being funded by the Branham
Tabernacle?
We don't have a breakdown of expenses from the Branham
Tabernacle collections, and no information for the income or
expenses is published online.
We trusted this family for the better part of our lives, and
sent in thousands of dollars of offering. Can we trust that
our offering is used for leading lost souls to Christ?
We cannot speak towards the intentions of the Branham
family. All we can say is that we see millions of dollars
being spent on gymnasiums, recreational facilities, and more.
What we don't see is a large transaction for Bibles to give to
the converts.
My parents donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to
a cult pastor over the last several years, and that money
could have been my inheritance. Yet, I am suspecting that
it is going to Voice of God Recordings without my
knowledge. After looking through the government

records, I am starting to think it was not being used for
the right purposes. I want to contact the authorities and
see if I can get some of it back. Who do I contact?
The irs.gov website has links for those who suspect
wrongdoing or tax fraud. If you feel that your cult pastor
mishandling contributions, we recommend contacting them.
If there is no foul play, then your pastor should have nothing
to fear, and will be more than happy to work with the
authorities.
Has anyone contacted the IRS about the Branham
Tabernacle, Voice of God Recordings, or William
Branham Evangelistic Association?
We are not yet ready to answer this question. But if you ask a
few people who experienced the pain of the church split only
to learn that church property supported by the people was
being [allegedly] given away, I'm sure you will find the
answer without our having to answer it. ;)
No Strings Attached!
In a recent Public Relations Campaign, Voice of God
Recordings started advertising in newspapers printed for
prisons in the United States legal system. This recent
advertisement was ran in "Prison Legal News" Volume 26
No 6 printed June 2015.
But while other Christian missionary organizations advertise
the grace and forgiveness of Jesus Christ to inmates, offering
free bibles and even biblical counseling, Voice of God
Recordings chose a different pathway. Any prison inmate
interested can receive a free copy of the book "Seven Church
Ages," offered to them, "totally free, no strings attached."
The advertisement assures the prisoner that they will not be
tracked, and there will be no shipping cost.
In a way, I'm glad that they chose this particular book for
their advertisement. In the pages of the Church Age Book,
Branham claims under "divine inspiration" that 1977 will
terminate the world systems and usher in the millennium.
This is the primary reason many of the cult churches are
starting to adopt the idea that we are now living in the
"millennium."
"So I repeat, I sincerely believe and maintain as a private
millennium."
Branham, An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
It could be viewed as offensive for Voice of God Recordings
to believe that prison inmates would be foolish enough to

believe that we are now living in the millennium -- given
their current state of affairs. But I view it as powerful for our
cause. When a normal (not programmed) Christian
missionary enters the prison and shares the true Gospel of
Grace that is found in the Bible, and the inmates are given a
physical Bible that includes the Old and New Testaments,
there is little chance of their being trapped inside a doomsday
cult. This advertisement might have worked in 1975 or 1976,
but 2015 is a little late for failed prophecy.
So instead, they can reflect on how different a religious cult
is from true Christianity while reading their brand-new bible
given to them by a Christian missionary. Then after serving
time and starting a new life, they to can tell others about the
Gospel of Jesus Christ!
William Branham's Birthdate

Issue
We are receiving questions concerning the different and
conflicting birthdates one finds when examining William
Branham's ministry. Voice of God Recordings lists his
birthdate as "April 6, 1909," which matches William
Branham's testimony about the year of planetary alignment
used for one of his many "commissions." Also, one might
find the year 1907, when Branham was claiming to be the
Elijah successor to cult leader John Alexander Dowie's
"Elisha."
Today, a researcher came across this issue and asked that we
explain why multiple birthdates are found. But in the contact
us submission, they did not include a reply-to email. This
post is specifically intended for this researcher:
From examining the United States Census reports and the
early part of Branham's Ministry, it would appear that the
correct birthdate is April 8, 1908. This date Branham signs in
his own handwriting in the marriage certificate for Hope
Brumback. The census reports will be posted soon, but are
difficult to understand. The person collecting the census
could not understand the thick Kentucky accent, and wrote
the family's names as "Charlie, Ellie, Willie, and Winford
Brainon," which matches our Charles, Ella, William, and
Winford (who Branham called "Humpy") Branham.
We have uploaded the marriage certificates of both Hope and
Meda to the "government documents" page of Seek The
Truth.
Do Message Followers Believe

William Branham Was God?
Throughout the many posts on this site, we are consistently
pointing out that Message believers, the followers of William
Branham, are serving a different "god." This statement
confuses the programmed cult mind, because their god has
the same name as my God. Their god's name is "Jesus,"
while my God's name is Jesus.
According to Scripture, and regardless of whether or not one
believes the fundamental elements of the Trinitarian
doctrine, it is very evident that Jesus Christ of the Bible
taught us that the Father would be sending the Holy Spirit.
This spirit would be the Helper who would teach us:
"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."
- John 14:26
The Apostle Paul referred to this Holy Spirit as "Lord" when
describing the spiritual gifts distributed and the different
types of service one could offer unto God. He said that it was
the same "God at work."
"There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit
distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the
same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of
them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
- 1 Corinthians 12:46
All throughout the Bible, the Holy Spirit is mentioned in

conjunction with the Father and the Son, as equal to and One
with God. The Apostle Peter mentions all three in one single
breath:
"who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of
God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to
be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:
Grace and peace be yours in abundance"
- 1 Peter 1:2
Often in the discussion forums and even in person, those who
have left the Branham cult find them in awkward situations
when discussing the failed prophecies, twisted or invented
scriptures, and fictional life stories. The programmed cult
mind cannot discuss these things without fear of eternal
damnation, and this fear was indoctrinated into their minds
through the ministry of William Branham. To the
programmed cult mind, speaking negatively against William
Branham is to "Blaspheme the Holy Spirit."
This is an interesting proposition. While in one breath the
cult follower will firmly deny that they believe William
Branham to be "God," the other breath will tell you that
William Branham and/or his "Message" was the Holy Spirit.
Referencing Luke 17:30 which describes the return of the
Son of Man, programmed cult followers will refer to his
ministry or his person as the Son of Man, while referring to
his voice as the Holy Spirit. And to speak a word against the
Holy Spirit, according to Matthew 12:32, is to commit the
unpardonable sin:
"Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be
forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will
not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come."

- Matthew 12:32
Interestingly for those who reject the Trinitarian doctrine,
this verse from Matthew presents a strange problem. One can
speak a word against Jesus (The Son of Man), but not the
Holy Spirit. Does Matthew consider them to be two separate
beings with two separate levels of forgiveness while being
One God?
But this presents a much larger problem for the followers of
William Branham. To believe that William Branham and/or
his ministry was both the Son of Man and the Holy Spirit,
one must make a modalistic deity of this evangelist from
Jeffersonville, Indiana -- all while creating a dualist deity of
the god they serve. If William Branham was both the Son of
Man and the Holy Spirit while absolutely not the Father God,
then message cult followers have split God into two separate
beings. And instead of a Trinity, two parts of that formula
make a "Duality."
Cult pastors are aware of this problem. Many cult pastors
now retreat from their doctrine of perfection that they have
preached for the last several decades. Taking a complete
reversal on their teaching, they now claim that William
Branham was just a man who made mistakes. They now
rebuke those who claim that William Branham was "god
among us," as was taught using Branham's "Luke 17:30
doctrine" which referred to the return of the Son of Man.
Any familiar with the Book of Luke are also familiar with
Luke's usage of this title, and recognize that the Son of Man
is no other than Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God:
"If you are the Christ, tell us. But he said to them, If I tell
you, you will not believe, and if I ask you, you will not
answer. But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at
the right hand of the power of God. So they all said, Are
you the Son of God, then? And he said to them, You say
that I am.
- Luke 22:67-70
But in rebuking these cult followers who do nothing more
than follow their own decades-old teaching, they do not
realize that they are rebuking William Branham himself. Any
rebuke of a follower using the words, "Say what the tapes
say," are filled with internal contradictions between their
denial of past teaching and what the tapes actually say.
William Branham often referred to himself and/or his
ministry as both the Son of Man and the Holy Spirit.
"Now listen, to you that would resent it. Maybe your
teaching could've been a little bit off. Remember, the
Pharisees in them days thought they were just exactly right.
They were holy, renowned, fundamental, religious men. And
they rejected the Jesus. They thought they knowed just how
He must be. But God always confounds the wise and
prudent. And I... Remember, if this would happen to be right
and you would be wrong, you'd be blaspheming the Holy
Spirit. You'd be doomed forever without mercy in this world
or the world to come."
Branham, 53-0606 - An Ensign
"But the Elijah of this day is the Lord Jesus Christ. He is to
Not a man, God! But it'll come through a prophet."
To follow William Branham's "Message" is to believe that

William Branham and/or his "Message" was foretold by
Jesus Christ himself. One must replace the words of
Scripture, making it sound more like this:
"But [William Branham], 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."
- John 14:26 [William Branham's Message Version]
Can Branhamism truly be called "Christianity" when the
Bible must be re-written to support a mortal Holy Spirit?
Voice of God Recordings - Still

Waters Resort Zoning Appeal
In 2009, Scott county residents held an unusually long
meeting as Voice of God Recordings tried to convince the
townspeople that their private resort would be nothing more
than a few children camping and hiking. Because so many
opposed the cult headquarters "setting up camp" in their area,
locals were asked to voice their opinion in response to the
zoning request.
Representatives for Voice of God Recordings assured the
people that it would be a very small operation, with a small
pole barn and small chapel. At most, 50 to 75 children would
be camping three to five times a year.
Yet when you view the ongoing construction at Still Waters
Camp, one can easily see much more than a small pole barn
and small chapel being erected. Many photos are taken of
bulldozers, dump trucks, and other heavy machinery
completely reconstructing the land as lift trucks hoist
workers to the top of massive buildings that can hold a
considerable crowd.
Prior to the construction, one can view the photos of the

camp's activities, from go-cart tracks to teaching children to
handle weapons, all outside of the scope of the appeal made
to the people of Scott County.
Can you imagine how the board of appeals would have
responded had Voice of God Recordings been truthful? What
if instead of "a small pole barn," the representatives from the
cult headquarters had responded, "We're going to bring in
earth movers and completely re-architect the grounds to
build a massive resort for children of a doomsday cult of
between two to four million people!"
Instead of telling the concerned townspeople that the
children would be "hiking, fishing, swimming and boating,"
what if the representatives would have said, "We're going to
train children to be skilled in long-distance rifles! And the
winner of the games will get to shoot a cult leader's very own
personal rifle!"
Henry Branham - We're Getting

Some new Gadgets for Recording
When you first open up "The Table," the software sold by
Voice of God Recordings to search over a thousand sermons
recorded by William Marrion Branham, the first words of the
first sentence that form the first paragraph stare you in the
face:
"We're getting some new gadgets for recording."
To the cult follower who has never critically examined
William Branham's ministry, these words mean very little. In
fact, it is quickly skipped to review and examine other, more
interesting subjects -- not realizing that this single sentence,
in of itself, tells a long story.
Most people in the cult following of William Branham are
unaware that the "Message" we know, recorded from April
1947 to December 1965, was William Branham's second
attempt at creating a following. Without thinking about that
first sentence, they mistakenly assume that this recording is
William Branham's first recorded sermon, and that there
were no other recordings before this. Why? William
Branham often claimed that his ministry began in 1947:
"And a strange thing of that, that you might not know, the
very day the Angel of the Lord called me out, May the 6th,
1947, and issued the gift to pray for the sick, was the very
same day that Israel become a nation for the first time for
twenty-five hundred years. Oh, I believe there's something in
it. I just can't keep from believing that we're near the end of
time. That's right."

Branham, 54-0718A - The Great Coming Revival
There are multiple interesting points to consider when
reading this quote and comparing it to the very first sentence
in "The Table." If there were no previous recordings, why
would the entire ministry start out with advertising the new
technology that was on its way? Why not start your ministry
with the new technology to begin with?
Though you won't find this particular tract sold at Voice of
God Recordings, William Branham describes a thriving
ministry, filled with testimonies of healing and visions of
"his people" in 1945. Entitled, "I Was Not Disobedient To
The Heavenly Vision," Branham describes his "heavenly
vision" that commissioned him to travel the cities and use his
"Gift of Healing." This tract described the results of that
"Gift," and gave testimony to his 1945 healing campaign.
But how can he have promoted his "Gift of Healing" in 1945
when his "Commission" to heal the sick, given to him by
angelic visitation, came in May of 1947? And how does one
explain the first recorded sermon of April 1947, one month
earlier? Could he have simply forgotten?
Branham claimed that a very important milestone in history
marked his angelic visitation, leading the listener to believe
that God was executing a master plan that included both
Israel and Branham. He remembers the May 6th date very
well, because it was -- according to William Branham -- the
very day that Israel became a nation. Interestingly, it wasn't
accurate. Israel became a nation on May 14, 1948.
But to the original sentence that Branham spoke, advertising
new "gadgets" for recording, one must ask: what were those
gadgets? Was he simply purchasing a new tape recorder?
The earliest recordings we have for William Branham were
created using a "wire recorder." These recorders became
popular in the 1940's, and were widely used until 1954.
Invented between 1898 and 1900 by Danish inventor
Valdemar Poulsen, the original patent named this device
the"Telegraphone." And similar to magnetic tape, reels of
steel wire held magnetic recording of sound. But at the time
of Branham's using this device, they were not as easy to
obtain as we see with our media devices in stores around the
world. Only about a thousand were produced, and simple
supply-and-demand would tell you that the wire recorders
would have been an expensive purchase and mostly used in
industrial scenarios.
But as you can tell by listening to the first few sermons, the
audio quality was very poor. To gain a cult following
through repeatedly hearing his recorded voice, Branham
must improve that voice. He needed newer, more expensive
technology, and purchased tape recording equipment instead
of wire recorders. And thanks to the Brush Development
Company of Cleveland, Ohio and the Armour Research
Foundation of the Armour Institute of Technology, the
technology used to mass produce tape recorders was fairly
inexpensive.
When you study the technology of the day, you are quickly
faced with another set of questions. How could he have
afforded the expensive equipment before 1947, when he
didn't "have two pennies to scrape together?" Wasn't he a
poor, backwoods preacher until the 1950's?
Comparing Branham's statements on recorded sermon to the

photographs and newspapers captured or printed for any time
period of Branham's life, one can quickly realize that the life
story portions of his ministry were nothing more than stage
persona. The first time one sees Branham in an expensive
white suit, it raises several questions about his borrowed
suits and "seersucker trousers."
In Vandalia, Illinois in June of 1947, one can find a young
"Henry Branham" preaching what we now know as "The
Message" -- but with slight variations. Rather than the May
1947 date or the large following of 1945, "Henry" describes
an angelic commission in late 1946. And the reporters
describe "Henry" as "nattily dressed," as one would describe
a riverboat gambler, preaching from a large tent with
expensive loudspeakers and electronic equipment. The
meeting sounded more like a circus entering town than it did
a poor, backwoods preacher.
So next time you open "The Table," and see the sentence,
"We're getting some new gadgets for recording," don't
overlook it. Stop and study the huge story behind this
sentence. Think about the many internal contradictions that
this single sentence can bring to the ministry of William
Branham. Think about the sermons we don't have, the ones
that would describe his 1945 ministry instead of his 1947
ministry. Why don't we have access to information regarding
the earlier healing campaigns?
The Secret Marriage And Divorce

Lifestyle Of The Branham Family:
The cult followers of William Branham are trained to believe
that William Branham came to restore "original truths" to the
church, mysteries that were made known to a lost and dying
world. One of these "mysteries" was the "truth" about
divorce and remarriage.
In the cult churches that follow Branham's ministry,
remarriage after divorce is not only strictly forbidden, it is an
unpardonable sin. To remarry after having been wed -- for
any reason outside of death -- is to become an outcast, often
ex-communicated or forever seen as "damaged goods."
(Except for his son, Billy Paul Branham, of course, who
Branham claimed to have had the power to "forgive")
During his sermons, Branham would often refer to those who
divorced and remarried as "reprobates," sinners who were
breaking the laws of both God and man. In public, Branham
taught that there was no grounds to remarry, except death:
But now just to say, "I... Brother Branham, I got married and
my wife's an unbeliever, and here's a sister over here I can
marry. I'm going to leave this one and marry that one." Oh,
no. No, indeedy. Your vow is until death you separate, and
there's nothing else in the world will permit you to marry in
the Bible until your companion is dead. That's right. The
only grounds... There's no remarrying nowhere at all, except
a dead companion. That's all. See? You can't make It
contradict Itself.
Branham, 62-0527 - Questions And Answers
In Branham's public statements, this was an immoral act.

"Ungodly" people divorced their spouses and remarried, not
the righteous according to Branham's view. According to
Branham's public statements, "God says that's wrong."
Men, the Bible said would be marrying giving in marriage,
eating, drinking, the morals and so forth that they'd have,
how that they, marrying and giving in marriage, the Reno,
Nevadas. Men go out and live with her, marry a girl, and take
her for his wife, live with her for a few days. He don't like
her; he kicks her off without the courts. Ungodly people give
him a divorce and a license to marrying another. but God
says that's wrong. That's right. But the they do it.
Branham, 56-0122 - The Junction Time
But instead of claiming that this doctrine was black-andwhite in the Bible, Branham claimed that this was a great
"mystery," one that was revealed in the last days. A "hidden
mystery" that was sealed by the book of Revelation until
Branham "opened the seals."
Now on the Marriage And Divorce, see, it has to be revealed.
Until it's revealed, you don't know it. But He promised in this
last days, in this age, that every hidden mystery in the Bible
would be revealed. How many knows that? Revelation, the
10th chapter! Jesus promised it, that all of these hidden
mysteries on on Marriage And Divorce, all these other
hidden mysteries that's been, would be revealed in the end
time.
But the cult is not aware that this was Branham's stage
persona speaking, not the real man William Branham who
performed the wedding ceremonies of his brothers multiple

times as they married, divorced, and remarried to their heart's
content. In the local courthouse in Jeffersonville, Indiana,
one can easily obtain both marriage certificates and divorce
records. It takes about ten minutes to open the book, photocopy the record, and expose the real William Branham who
was vastly different than the stage persona.
William Branham performed the wedding ceremonies of
Jesse Branham, who married several times, and appears to
fill out the marriage certificates incorrectly to decrease the
number of wives taken. Melvin Branham, who married
Charlotte Brumbach (William Branham's first wife's sister),
divorces and remarries multiple times through the help of
William Branham. Henry marries after divorce at least once,
officiated by William Branham. Without spending a great
deal of time in the courthouse, we may never know exactly
how many remarriages after divorce that William Branham
performed during his ministry -- though he claimed to have
brought us this "great mystery" of ex-communicating those
who were this "ungodly."
When one examines these records, one must quickly ask
themselves: is not the minister performing the remarriages
after divorce ALSO ungodly? Can a man condemn a sinful
act in public, perform it countless times in private, and still
be called a righteous man? How can we trust a single
"hidden mystery" this man reveals through his stage persona
if we cannot trust him with the "mystery" of divorce and
remarriage?
Examples of these divorce records and marriage certificates
are now available on our "government documents" page.
One Last Question

The questions about the Branham Tabernacle split are
starting to die down, and it seems that most people are now
going directly to the frequently asked questions on the blog
pages according to their page views. I believe all contact us
submissions, emails and instant messages have also been
answered, with the exception of this one, which came in
without a return email address:
...
Who is the pastor at Branham Tabernacle since our current
pastor Bro Collins has resigned? I wasn't there for the voting
so I'm not sure why everyone has resigned. Were reasons for
resignation given that your aware of at this time. I have
questions concerning the ministry now since all these deed
records etc. have came to light. VOGR has not made any
statements to prove these things on your website are not
accurate. Please advise. God Bless You
...
We understand that Joseph Branham is taking a temporary
position at the Branham Tabernacle until voting later this
year. But not many are familiar with the "voting" process at
the tabernacle or how that it functions. Unlike most other
churches who have an election of nominees for new pastors,
the Branham Tabernacle appoints new people to office.
Then, the patrons of Tabernacle are asked to vote on whether
or not to keep the person that is already in the position. I
cannot recall any instances of the person selected being voted
out.
And no. Voice of God Recordings is very selective in which

questions they answer. The best attempt at answering any
difficult questions was found in the publication "Because He
Said So" (no longer on their website) in which their only
answer was that because the Bible [allegedly] has error,
William Branham must have error too.
To Be Absent From The Body

If I were to begin the phrase, "To be absent from the body is
to be ___", most normal (non-programmed) Christians would
without hesitation follow up, "to be present with the Lord."
This is an often repeated phrase, taken from 2 Corinthians 5,
usually referenced when speaking of the resurrection of the
dead. Funeral processions often use this passage to bring
encouragement to the mourning family, that though the
deceased body lies in the ground, the soul is with Christ
Jesus.
But to programmed cult followers of William Branham, this
phrase does not hold the same meaning. Branham often told
his followers that hidden in the Bible were "mysteries,"
written "between the lines," that normal (not programmed)
Christians could not know simply by reading the text of the
Bible. In Branham's esoteric view of Scripture, one must
strain their understanding to read unwritten words and accept
his own revelations as to what the Bible authors should have
written but chose to hide.
One such "revelation" is directly related to this passage.
Should I begin this phrase, "To be absent from the body," the
cult followers of William Branham are trained to believe "To
be present with William Branham until they are present with
the Lord." This, according to Branham's "vision" of the
"other side," is esoteric mystery hidden down through the
ages.
Most cult followers are familiar with Branham's description
of this place, in-between heaven and earth, where Branham's
"bride" would meet Branham before they were judged

according to which man they followed. Branham described
several beautiful men and women, unmarried and sporting
new bodies, running up to greet him as he made his entrance.
And the multiple retellings of this fable include Branham's
assuring them that he had preached "the same Message as
Paul preached." Branham's followers fully expect to be
absent from their bodies and present with Branham. Some
followers make the connection, referring to Branham as
"Lord" to fulfill this passage of scripture.
William Branham Secretly

Performing Remarriages After
Divorce
Since our post yesterday regarding the government records
of the many times William Branham officiated the
remarriage of his brothers -- several times during their lives,
we have received questions and much feedback, both good
and bad. Those defending William Branham in their
comments ask some very valid questions that must be
addressed.
What if William Branham changed his position on
remarriage after divorce? What if during the early years of
his ministry Branham had no personal convictions regarding
officiating the weddings of divorced men? What if the
standards were different for the Branham family, since he
was a "prophet god?" What if he didn't learn this "mystery"
until 1965?
Thankfully, one of the ministers who is now enjoying
freedom in Christ after having fled the religious cult of
William Branham has reminded us of the cult doctrine:
"SAY WHAT THE TAPES SAY!" He sent us this quote for
those who are now understanding that the stage persona
William Branham chose did not fully match the real person:
"I've married many couples, but it always reminds me of
Christ and His Bride. One of the weddings that I performed
here, some time ago, it--it was quite an outstanding thing in
my life. It's been several years ago, when I was just a young
minister. My brother was working on the--the P.W.A. I don't
know whether anybody ever remembers that, yet, or not,
anybody as old as me. And that was a--a project that the
government had. And my brother worked up, about thirty
miles. They were digging out some lakes, a project for the
conservation. And there was a boy worked up there, with
him, from Indianapolis, about, oh, about a hundred miles
above Jeffersonville where I--I live, or lived. And there was
a... He said to my brother, one day. He said, "Doc," he said,
"I--I want... I'm going to get married, if I just had enough
money to pay the preacher." He said, "I--I got enough money
to get my license, but," said, "I haven't got enough money to
pay the preacher." Doc said, "Well, my brother is a preacher,
and--and he--he may marry you." He said, "He never charges
people for things like that." He said, "Will you ask him if
he'll marry me?" Well, that night my brother asked me. I
said, "If he's never been married before, either one of them,
and their everything is all right."
- Branham, 65-0429E - The Choosing Of A Bride
In this quote, you can see that Branham is telling one of his
brothers that he cannot officiate the wedding of a man who
has been married before. But notice, his brother was working
for the P.W.A. at the time. The Public Works Administration
lasted from 1933 to 1943. Yet one of Branham's brothers,
Henry Branham, was divorced in 1945 and remarried in
1946!
So for those of you that are suffering with cognitive
dissonance as you try to reconcile issues which have no
reconciliation, you will need to ask yourself two more
questions:
Could a prophet of God come with a "Message" with rules

that can be "bent?" And if so, which other rules can be bent?
No matter what it is, if a man is not as good as his word, I
don't want to... You can't trust him, because he's not no good.
See? There's one thing that a person must always be: that's
honest. Be... Tell things so that--that you can go back and tell
it a million times, and it'll be the same thing. You see? Just
be honest. No matter if it's bad, or whether it's good; be
honest. And if it's against you, say it anyhow; or keep still;
don't say it at all. See?"
-Branham, 56-0101
Joseph Branham, Kenneth

Hagan, and Tommy Osborn:
What do Joseph Branham, Kenneth Hagan, and Tommy
Osborn all have in common? They're "ordinary people." Not
just in stature, but also legally through a joint corporation
they created in the commonwealth of Kentucky that they
named "Ordinary People International, Inc"
The Branhams, Larry Ervin, Floyd Patterson, Fred
Sothmann, T. L. Osborn, and Kenneth Hagan create a joint
organization to broadcast the ministries of WBEA, VOGR,
Spoken Word, Osborn Ministries, Kenneth Hagan Ministries,
Larry Erwin Ministries, and local, state, national, and
international news.
While the cult followers of William Branham are trained to
believe that William Branham's "Message" is the only "eagle
food" sent to a lost and dying world, the Branham's believe
otherwise. While people in the message condemn the
ministries of other evangelists such as Kenneth Hagan, the
Branham believe in broadcasting their messages to this lost
and dying world.
Most interesting about the multiple ministries banding
together are the names of the televangelists. T. L. Osborne is
often quoted in defense of William Branham's ministry.
Though Osborne does not seem to agree with Branham on
either lifestyle or theology, his supportive statements are
used to "vindicate" Branham's ministry. But when you learn
that these men were joined financially to the Branham
family, it opens the door to several questions. How much of
his support was financially motivated? Were they paid for

their statements on "God's Generals?" If not, how much can
we attribute to helping grow each others ministries?
Even more curious? Two companies were created on the
same day, by the same men. One "National", and one
"International"
William Branham and Children's

Television Programming
As a child, there is no question that my favorite pastime was
sitting around the "monitor" and watching children's
animated television programming. And I say "monitor" with
a bit of a grin, because most people in the cult following of
William Branham refer to their televisions as "monitors,"
thinking that they can enjoy forbidden fruit due to a
technicality in outdated law. Some of the old-timers in the
cult remind the younger crowd that William Branham
forbade any moving pictures - from television to movies to
the short "serials" prior to the show.
I recently had a conversation with a minister who is leading
his congregation out of the cult and back into the Bible, and
this topic came up. We both quickly agreed that it is not the
television itself that is problematic, nor the act of watching
the content. Like the NRA arguments against gun control, it
is not the weapon that is evil, it is the choices made by
corrupt minds. There are many things to see on the television
that are not healthy to feed upon, but there are also many
good things to see.
But as a child of the 80's, I grew up at a time when Saturday
Morning Cartoons were at a climax. And for the most part,
they were strategically designed to teach morals to children
through examples in fictional stories. Often, they would have
a summary of the plot at the end, teaching children realworld lessons that were given in fable during the course of
the program.
As an adult out of the cult, taking a step backwards to see the

bigger picture, I am amazed at what was actually taking
place through Hollywood in this nation. During the course of
a single season in some of these cartoons, a child could learn
all of the Ten Commandments. They did not learn them by
name or exact wording, but even better: they learned them by
example. Like the Parables of Christ, these stories taught
children to avoid anger and hatred. How to cope with racism
and expose the evil within. The consequences of theft were
often a theme. One-by-one, children learned important
lessons in life -- and learned them by the nature of good
works, not by the letter.
Probably the most recurring theme throughout these
children's animated programs was the consequences of a lie.
Though very simple and insignificant, a single word of
untruth can grow into a massive ball of trouble. The cartoons
would often show by fictional example how one lie leads to
another, and by the climax of the story, the main character
had found themselves in so much trouble that there seemed
to be no way out. And then, teaching a valuable moral
lesson, the best way out was always to start telling the truth.
How much different this set of morals is to the ministry of
William Branham! When you compare the mass amount of
fiction that we were trained to believe to these very simple
cartoons, it makes one actually wonder if there are those in
Hollywood that have better morals than the cult of William
Branham. The authors of these stories had been versed in
solid moral values. Quite frankly, given a summary on
William Branham's statements and the mounting evidence
exposing the false testimony, many of these authors would
refuse the script!
Watching re-runs of one of my favorite all-time cartoons this

morning, the thought suddenly struck me: there is more truth
in some of the fictional animated cartoons produced by
Hollywood than is found in the fictional life stories recorded
by William Branham.
On William Branham's Officiating

the Remarriage of His Brothers:
We're getting questions concerning Branham's officiating the
remarriage of his brothers after they had been divorced and
remarried several times. Many had not seen the documents
that were originally published on:
One of the questions is a very valid one: You're lying, these
documents are falsified, because William Branham was
against remarriage after divorce! How do we know that these
documents are real? Even the Bible says this is wrong, and
Brother Branham stayed with the Word!
Those of us who spent a great deal of time studying the
"Message" that we believed and have researched it after
leaving can easily answer this by quoting the "prophet" and
pointing you to the local courthouse in Jeffersonville, IN.
William Branham not only officiated the weddings of
divorced men, he preached it from behind he pulpit on
recorded tape.
"Remarrying, now notice, he can, but she can't. Like David,
like Solomon, like the continuity of the whole Bible, now,
same as David and the rest of them."
William Branham's Apology

William Branham often stressed his firm belief in his
unorthodox teaching through what appeared to be a sincerely
open door for opposing opinion. Often, he would use phrases
like "SHOW ME ONE TIME," or "FIND IT AND I WILL
APOLOGIZE." In regards to his prophecies, he claimed that
he would wear a sign on his back that said, "False Prophet"
and tour the streets if even one single aspect of a prophecy
failed. He made similar statements with regards to his
"discernment" (clairvoyance), Bible teaching, and more.
This is not a stance that his religious cult continues. In
publications such as "Because He Said So" published by
Voice of God Recordings, they appear to speak for all cult
pastors when they say that errors are easily dismissed. The
entire theme of the publication is presenting the idea that the
scripture (allegedly) has errors, and therefore William
Branham can have errors also.
But this was not a position that Branham himself boasted.
William Branham knew that it would be difficult to gain a
following should any of his prophetic errors or his
unscriptural teaching be exposed. So to ward off exposure,
he pretended to challenge the opposition.
We pointed out last year that William Branham was
unapologetic when mistakes occurred in his "discernment."
When corrected by a woman during a "healing line,"
Branham did not honor his word to apologize to the masses.
In his "Church Age Book" under the "Laodicean Church

Age" section, Branham makes the claim that God never
ordained a woman to be in a position of authority over a
man. In this statement, Branham challenged the opposition
that if they could find any place in the Bible, he would
"apologize for what [he has] said."
According to Branham's teaching, the female human was
responsible for everything. He claimed that she was
"designed by Satan," "designed to deceive," the cause of the
Fall, responsible for most automobile accidents, and
ultimately would be responsible for the end of mankind by
electing the wrong President of the United States. Cult
pastors attempt to place sugar coating on his words by
claiming that these teachings were only describing "ungodly
women," however a close examination of all of his
statements reveal an encompassing doctrine of chauvinism.
While we can be sure that William Branham did not
apologize for his statement in his "Church Age Book," we
can also be sure that many of his followers are not familiar
with the story of Deborah. Programmed to recite William
Branham's words over Scripture, this is a long forgotten story
to the between two and four million followers of the cult of
William Branham.
Judges 4 tells the story of how Deborah, a female judge of
Israel, brought the people back into favor with the Lord.
After the death of Ehud, Israel fell back into idolatry, earning
a twenty-year punishment under the hand of the Canaanite
king Jabin. When the Israelites began to cry out unto God for
repentance, Deborah rose up to lead God's people. And under
Jewish custom, a "Judge" was a non-hereditary leader of the
people -- as opposed to the Levitical priesthood which was

passed down through the tribe of Levi.
Judges 5 is a song dedicated to both Deborah and Barak, one
that would have been recited on the Sabbaths as Israel sang
songs of praise. Similar in nature to the "Song of Moses,"
this was a song of honor, dedication, and praise to the
leadership that God had appointed to deliver Israel from the
error of their sinful ways.
I often wonder when examining the idolatrous worship of a
man that dominates the services in the religious cults, what if
a Deborah would arise? Especially the Pentecostal-style cults
that teach so strongly against women in positions of authority
-- what would happen?
If a Deborah would rise up today in the doomsday cult of
William Branham, pointing the people to the One True God,
would she be accepted? If she overturned the money tables
of the cult's headquarters and reminded the people that it is
God they serve, not man, would she even be allowed to
return to service the following Sunday? Simply because she
has a different set of reproductive organs, would they
condemn her and walk away? Would they ignore what God
had sent to believe what William Branham falsely taught?
This cult needs more Deborahs and less Jabins.
Apology To Voice of God

Recordings, and a Public
Retraction
In our blog posts and private conversations, we often tell
people that if they can prove us to be incorrect, we will
retract the information and inform our readers. This post is
one of only a handful of times we have had to do so, and
ironically, it was something that I myself found.
There is very little information before the first recorded tape
that Voice of God Recordings offers for sale, indexed at
April 12, 1947. And ironically, a large number of Branham's
claims to the supernatural come long before that date. Also,
there seem to be a number of sermons missing from the
collection. The next sermon after April 12, 1947 is indexed
November 2, 1947. And we know that according to the
newspapers, a young "Henry Branham" was using the same
supernatural story (although slightly different) to describe his
commission to heal the sick. Why is that recording not in the
collection?
Though we could never be for certain, it seemed very odd
that the Associated Press used the name of "Henry," one of
Branham's brothers. According to their descriptions of the
tent meeting, it was a very large tent with plenty of electronic
equipment -- something unusual for the small town of
Vandalia, IL. They almost describe it as if the circus came
into town. For the associated press to have been there, one
would assume that it would have been advertised. And if it
were advertised, whose name was used? William? or his
brother Henry, who did not appear to follow or believe the

"Message of the Hour?"
What is odd about this meeting is that we cannot find it
indexed among the tapes. Why would they omit one of the
sermons that caught the attention of the national news
media? So we published the newspaper articles, verbatim,
onto our website. And we often ask the question: Why
"Henry" Branham?
Today, while researching men who were familiar with
William Branham's ministry during the early years, we came
across James Randi. Randi describes details from the
meeting, which leads one to believe that either a 1947
recording DID exist, he was there, or he had contacted the
people after the meeting. Randi is well known (and hated) by
the faith healing community for exposing fraud and
underhanded tactics, which Ern Baxter seems to agree with.
Randi's exposure of Peter Popoff led to a nation becoming
aware of underhanded tactics used in the "Gospel of Divine
Healing." And Branham cult followers often gloat at Randi's
exposing other frauds in the "divine healing" business -- why
do they not gloat when he exposed William Branham?
In his book, "The Faith Healers," Randi describes the
Vandalia meetings from 1947. One of the Vandalia
townspeople, a "Walker Beck," came to the meetings to be
cured of his being deaf and mute. After returning home to
accept his healing, Beck was greatly discouraged. His
healing never came.
So Beck, deaf and mute, continued through life without
being able to hear or speak. And the people, seeing a "once
cured" Beck, were shocked to see that his healing never
came. Like Alfred Pohl describes in the healing campaigns

of Canada, some of the people were suddenly starting to
realize that the healer was a fake.
According to Randi, William Branham blamed the lack of
healing on the patient. Branham told the people that Walker
smoked a cigarette, and therefore was not healed. Because of
this, he would suffer a greater disease: the dreaded cancer!
When he heard the next day that Becks condition was as bad
as ever, Branham replied: "I hear that Walker has smoked a
cigarette after I told him that he would have to give them up.
Because of this he will not be able to hear or talk and in all
probability he will be afflicted with some greater trouble
perhaps cancer."
Tobacco seemed an unlikely cause for Beck's deaf-mute
condition, since he had been born in that state. Branham was
so convincing a preacher that, when he died in a 1965
automobile accident, he wasn't buried for four months
because his flock expected him to rise from the dead at
Easter. He didn't."
- Randi, The Faith Healers
When one learns Branham's reason that Beck did not receive
his healing of his inability to hear, one must ask the question:
What if he didn't hear Branham tell him to stop smoking?
Would God refuse to heal if the nature of the disease
prevented him from obeying God? Or more to the point, does
the Christian God refuse to heal for man's idea of an extrabiblical "sin?"
After reading Randi's shocking details, we began to search to
find other details from other men like Randi, Pohl, and
Baxter who have details from 1936 to 1947. Interestingly, we
found that Time Magazine published an article with not only
a description of William Branham's Vandalia meeting, but
also a photograph taken of William Branham and Billy Paul
Branham walking through an area of the tent that held the
sick and afflicted. Though this particular article by Time
magazine does not investigate the results of that meeting, it
does appear to describe Walker Beck who threw away his
hearing aid. It would be interesting to see if other newspapers
or magazines returned to Vandalia, IL to speak with Beck,
and even more interesting to see if this is the reason we don't
find this meeting in the collection of recordings.
Regardless, the mystery of Henry Branham is solved. When
the associated press described the nattily-dressed "Henry
Branham," they were referring to a young William Branham
and Billy Paul sporting what appear to be shiny new suits.
Either way, we apologize and Voice of God Recordings now
has another photograph to add to their collection of
"Memories" that they sell for a great deal of money, as well
as a newspaper clipping. When this mistake was made, the
Vandalia article was not so easily accessible. Now, we are in
the process of updating our past blog posts for accuracy. It

truly does appear that the Associated Press made a mistake in
their article naming "Henry Branham" rather than "William
Branham."
And we can also find local news media during the Vandalia
event. There appear to be some people healed by God in the
meeting, as well others who did not. Some died before being
called by the healer. We can confirm Walker Beck was there,
based on a description of the 19-year-old Beck who did not
actually speak -- instead he uttered basic sounds such as "dada."
Interestingly, one can also find other articles published by
Time Magazine from the early years of Branham's
participation in the healing revival, such as a story of the
young Donnie Morton. Time's article on Morton, like their
article describing Vandalia, details the journey to the healer
without a follow-up article on the death of Morton. In a 1951
Time article entitled "Medicine: How Can You Give Up?"
published Jul 02, 1951, one can read about father's claim to
the healing of his son, but Time magazine does not mention
Donnie dying of the same disease that brought his father to
Branham.
William Branham And The

Conquering Power of Knowledge
and Wisdom
Alexander III of Macedon, more commonly known as
Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greek
kingdom of Macedon who lived from 356 BC to 323 BC. His
legacy includes the cultural diffusion of the nations that he
conquered, creating a blend of the Greek culture and religion
that mixed with foreign lands. In Bactria, for instance,
Hellenistic culture was mixed with Buddhism to create
Greco-Buddhism, and the strange mixture appears to have
spread into China, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Siberia, and
Vietnam.
Historians describe Alexander the Great as a brilliant mind,
not only in strategic warfare, but specifically in the
assimilation of entire cultures and their theologies into his
own empire. Once conquered, there was little chance for
revolt; the people of the foreign lands transformed from "the
enemy" to "his people." In his short life span, he created one
of the largest empires in the ancient world undefeated and
established over twenty cities in his name.
Of those conquests, his greatest achievement was the taking
of Egypt and establishing a long-lasting foothold into a
culture and people vastly different than that of Greece. And
this achievement was not the result of any significant battle;
the fleeting military strength of the Persians was no match
for Alexander's military might. But even military might
could not maintain fortification among the Egyptians, as the
Persian empire learned. To establish a long-lasting empire, a

conqueror must invade with true power, not sword or shield.
Alexander was armed with something far greater than his
enemies: he was armed with knowledge.
Studying Egyptian culture and mythology, Alexander armed
himself with an understanding of the people in every
function of life. From the powerful rulers and governing
authority to the common people and their worship of
Egyptian deities. While the Persians paid little respect for
Egyptian culture, Alexander entered the land filled with
admiration of the Egyptian mythologies. And the people that
had once rebelled against the Persian empire immediately
noticed the mask of tradition that Alexander donned. As he
entered Egypt paying tribute to the Egyptian gods, they
worshipped, they started to see Alexander as a savior and
liberator as compared to the tyranny of Persia. Not only was
he anointed as Pharaoh in Memphis, the high priest named
Alexander "Son of the Gods" according to Egyptian
tradition. Alexander had become a deity before the people.
In comparison, this ancient cult worship and the invasion of a
man who brought healing to the nation of Egypt is very
similar to the invasion of William Branham as he sought out
to conquer American Christianity. Though Branham's 1936
Pentecostal background of his hometown of Jeffersonville,
Indiana was fundamentally surrounding the belief of a
modalistic God fashioned after the Jehovah's Witness faith,
Branham entered cities accepting their own tradition.
Speaking to an audience in New York, NY, Branham prayed
to a Trinitarian God, fully submitting and accepting the
Persons of the Trinity on September 29, 1951. Like
Alexander's conquest and acceptance of foreign religion,
Branham attempted to conquer New York City by becoming

a Trinitarian. An offense he would later claim to be
punishable by eternal damnation as acceptance of the "Mark
of the Beast" from the Book of Revelation in the Christian
Bible.
Like Alexander, Branham died before very important and
planned campaigns were fulfilled. Alexander fully intended
on invading Arabia, and Branham prophesied of invading the
United States with an airplane and a tent. And like
Alexander, there are multiple conflicting stories surrounding
Branham's death. But if you judge the success of the two
men by the peoples that were conquered, the similarities
between Branham's attempt to dissolve Christianity and
Alexander's success in dissolving ancient mythologies are
astounding.
Fortunately, the balance of power has shifted. In the age of
Alexander and even in the age of William Branham, the
common people had little or no access to information. And
information is knowledge, and knowledge is power. Had the
Egyptians had the information on Alexander's background,
they would have revolted and the mighty Alexandria would
have never been built. And had the people conquered in
Branham's invasion had information on William Branham's
background, including the accurate details of his many
fabrications, he would have been ran out of town.
Ironically, the cult claims that the tape recorder was sent by
God to record the sermons of William Branham, and those
very recordings are his undoing. More specifically,
knowledge to study and technology to index and search those
sermons are enough to bring down the house of cards.
Thankfully, we can cross-reference the message of William

Branham by his own words, and we can now cross-reference
his teachings by the Bible to come to this conclusion:
The two are not the same, and we know have the knowledge-which gives us the power to be set free.
William Branham's Angel of May

18, 1948
May 18, 1948 is the second-most important date in the
religious following of William Branham. Those who study
world history are familiar with this date; it is the day that the
Star of David was raised over the newly formed independent
state of Israel after U.N. resolution. But while the Jews hold
this day as sacred, those who study the message of William
Branham hold this day in their hearts as a fundamental
milestone in the life story of William Branham. This is the
day that William Branham was allegedly visited by an angel
of God, who he later claimed to be "Jesus," who once was
named "Michael" according to Branham's theology.
It was during this visitation that Branham was told that
"nothing would stand before him, not even cancer."
According to cult mythology, Branham was given two signs
as a gift to both find disease and to convince the people to
accept their healing. Branham's description of the
conversation with the angelic being compared these two
signs to the three signs given by God to Moses (turning the
rod into a serpent, the leprous hand, and turning the Nile into
blood). Branham's "angel," however only recognized two of
these signs, and told Branham, "As Moses was given two
signs, so are you given two signs."
For years, it was an exciting cult treasure hunt, trying to find
the location of this alleged event. Those who believed
Branham's version of the story wherein the angelic visitation
happened in a cave were excited to find such a place in
Southern Indiana that seemed to match his description.
Others, familiar with the version of the story describing an

angelic visitation in a cave with a wood stove argue that the
visitation could not have occurred in the cave. Others have
debated on the other conflicting details of the visitation,
whether or not the cabin (or cave) had a wood floor and
stove, whether or not the angel wore a turban and more. But
few stopped to think about the significance of the date, as it
related to Israel.
In a 1954 sermon, William Branham described the
significance of Israel's nationality with regards to his own
ministry. According to Branham, God was working all things
together, and the angelic being visited him on the very same
day the nation of Israel was formed:
Immediately, after coming out of the, here, going right into
Israel where there's never been any fanaticism, or carrying
on, or anything, right into virgin territory. And I believe that
there'll be a wakening of those Jews for about a million or
two to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Jesus Christ
will come on the scene as certain as anything. Even in the
prophecy He said, "Over Jerusalem there'd be an ensign
lifted up in the last days," another sign. And for the first time
for twenty-five hundred years, the oldest flag that's in
existence today, is the six-point star of David, is flying over
Jerusalem today.
And a strange thing of that, that you might not know, the
very day the Angel of the Lord called me out, May the 6th,
1947, and issued the gift to pray for the sick, was the very
same day that Israel become a nation for the first time for
twenty-five hundred years.
- Branham, 54-0781A
There are two fundamental problems with this statement, the
biggest of which being the year. Branham claimed that the

angel visited him in 1947, yet the nation of Israel was not
formed until 1948. The first question that must be asked is
about the connection to the two events. Were they connected,
when they allegedly happened several months apart?
The second problem with this statement is concerning the
month, which is a huge issue for any who have Voice of God
Recordings' "The Table" software. Any who open this
software are familiar with the first sermon displayed "Faith is
the Substance," which was preached in April of 1947 -- one
full month prior to Branham's alleged angelic visitation. And
those familiar with this sermon are also aware that Branham
describes the event in this sermon as a past event -- not
future. Branham claimed that he had already been visited by
an angel, and that the angel had already commissioned him
to heal the sick.
This is even more problematic for those who have begun
researching the early ministry of William Branham. Some
have seen the 1945 pamphlet, "I Was Not Disobedient To
The Heavenly Vision," which describes a young William
Branham already showing success in the Healing Revival of
the 1940's.
And others have seen the Vandalia, IL newspaper clippings,
wherein the Associated Press mistakenly call William
Branham "Henry Branham." In these clippings, William
Branham describes an angelic commission that happened in
the fall of 1946 -- after the 1945 healing successes, before
the date he would later use, and long before Israel became a
nation.
While cult followers are concerned with finding the location
of this alleged event, they should be studying the recorded

message of William Branham. In his own statements, there is
ample evidence that the entire mythological story was
created by the mind of the cult leader.
William Branham: Along Came

Avak The Armenian
When a normal (not programmed) Christian describes the
Post WWII Healing Revival to a cult follower of William
Branham, they find it difficult to communicate in a way that
is understood. For decades, cult pastors have repeatedly
trained their congregations to believe that there was only one
single star in the Healing Revival: William Marrion
Branham. All others -- even the big names such as Billy
Graham, Oral Roberts, A. A. Allen, and more -- are
overlooked. Why? Because William Branham convinced his
following that he was the only superstar.
It is interesting when one systematically studies the recorded
sermons of William Branham with regards to the other
ministers. Often plagiarizing their sermons, Branham rode on
the coattails of other ministers. Modern-day cult followers
are unaware that several sermon themes came from these big
names. "Thinking Man's Filter," for instance, was a sermon
Branham mentions hearing first from Billy Graham. "As The
Eagle Stirreth Her Nest" was a sermon by C. L. Franklin.
Even his "return of Elijah" themes came from the worldrenown healer/cult leader John Alexander Dowie years
before the Healing Revival swept the land.
Of the healers who impacted Branham's ministry, Avak
Hagopian is one of the most unique. From the moment Avak
landed on American soil from Africa to the time he was
kicked out of the country, his fame spread almost as fast as
news of the War. Hundreds of thousands of people eagerly
watched for any piece of information they could find on
Avak, his journey and healing ministry followed by major

news sources. William Branham was no exception to this
rule. He wanted to see Avak.
And I have many thousand miles of flying ahead of me. I
have... going up on the... plumb from Vancouver, work down
the coast as far as California, coming back to Fresno where
I'm to go tomorrow, to the Armenian people. They flew a
boy, who prays for the sick, by the name of Avak. They
brought him from Cairo over to pray for a man by the name
of Arkelian.
Branham, 47-1102 - The Angel Of God
But Branham was not able to see Avak in California. Crowds
were so eager to see the famous healer that they swarmed to
California -- so many that the Shrine Auditorium was rented
to hold the masses. Over a thousand sick and afflicted went
through the prayer line, and Avak prayed for them one-byone. Through faith in God combined with the prayer of the
famous Avak, many claimed their healing.
Though William Branham was persistent, Avak was difficult
to catch. "Avak sightings" were broadcast over the news as
he travelled through the country, the nation swept away with
the fever of a 20-year-old healer. Newspapers, desperate for
news of Avak, printed articles such as "Avak, The Healer, Is
Hard To Find," in which they quoted people who mistakenly
thought they had seen the healer. Branham, however, was
able to find him in Florida. Though the words are not
complete on the tape recording (without any 'blank spot on
tape markers'), one can assume that Branham consulted Avak
for one reason or another.
Many of you has heard of Avak. You know, they come over
here that time. Well, we've been trying to meet each other for
some time. We met a few days ago in Florida, and put our
pictures together and said, "...?... American...?... consults
Divine healing."
Branham, 48-0304 - The Angel Of God
After this "consultation," William Branham mentions Avak
several times -- but never mentions the meeting or Avak's
quick rise to fame in the United States. Instead, Branham
seems to be fixated on Avak's car. During his stay in the
United States, one of Branham's associates gave Avak a
Cadillac, and until Branham was given his own Cadillac, he
would continue telling and retelling the story. In the many
renditions, Branham would claim that he not only refused the
same gift, but would never own this or any such luxury
automobile. He referred to the poor people in the Southern
United States, and how much it would hurt his appearance to
be driving a fancy car while collecting money from the poor.
Nevertheless, Branham finally got his Cadillac.
But the most interesting aspect of all of this is the picture of
Avak that is painted in the newspaper articles. When one
compares their descriptions of Avak to the early descriptions
of Branham's "angel," one could easily form the opinion that
Branham thought this young Armenian man to be an angel
from God.
Regardless, Avak was just one in a long line of men that
made up the Healing Revival of the 1940's and 1950's. And
Branham cult pastors who claim that Branham's "vindication
of prophecy" is based on "results of healing" must apply that
same logic to young Avak and his successful tour of
America. Branhamites who cherish newspaper clippings of
men, women, and children who entered Branham's prayer
line could do the same with any of the ministers who quickly
rose to fame as the masses entered their meetings. They
claim that this is "vindication" of Branham's "prophet" status.
Do the newspaper clippings of Avak mean that the young
Armenian man was also a "Vindicated prophet for this age?"
William Branham The Omnipotent

God
In the religious cult following of William Branham, the word
"omnipotent" is used loosely to decrease its value and
ultimately lessen the deity of Almighty God. Sadly, for those
in the cult who are reading, we must take the time to define
this word correctly to understand the full error of the
Message taught by Branham.
Omnipotent is a word that refers to a deity, or rather, a god.
In polytheistic religions, there are several deities, often
opposing forces such as Thor and Loki. But in Christianity, a
monotheistic religion, there is only One God, the creator of
the heavens and the earth. When referring to this Deity in
Christianity, one is referring to the unlimited power of God.
Deity is a word that describes an all-knowing, all-powerful,
all life-giving God.
But like the gods and demigods of Greece and Rome,
Branham taught that man could achieve omnipotence.
I was going to choke it, but I'm going to say it. Man is
omnipotent. You don't believe that, but he is. A man fully
surrendered to God is omnipotent.
Branham, 60-1204E - The Patmos Vision
Similar to the serpent in the Garden of Eden who said to Eve,
"You shall be like God," Branham convinced his followers
that they, too, would be all-powerful, all-supreme deities. All
they must do, according to William Branham, is surrender
themselves fully to God. After doing so, they would become
unlike other mortal human beings.

And many men and women who are really from the core of
their heart, really fully surrendered to the Lord Jesus Christ,
they're not crazy; they're misunderstood.
Branham, 54-0320 - Faith Cometh By Hearing
He himself often referred to using this strategy in his
sermons. Once achieving omnipotence, Branham claimed
that the voice the people heard was no longer the voice of
William Branham. Branham claimed that after "fully
surrendering," His voice was the Voice of God.
Now, that wasn't me that said that. That was just fully
surrendered to Jesus Christ. And His Presence is here.
Branham, 54-0404E - God Has A Provided Way
If I offended you by saying that, forgive me. But I felt that
might been resented. But I am God's Voice to you. See? I say
that again. That time was under inspiration. See? And I I felt
bad about it the first time, but It repeated it.
Branham, 51-0505 - My Commission
But like the mythologies of the battle between Thor and
Loki, Branham taught his followers that fully surrendering to
either deity, Christ or the "evil one," they would be endued
with power beyond that of a mortal human.
And did you ever see a man that had been stricken by an evil
spirit like that? He is several times his strength. How I have
noticed them in the meetings, when groups of police couldn't
even hold them. They would tear them police to pieces, and
throw them aside, and and get out in the... and carry on. He's
way... Because he is so fully surrendered to the evil one, it
took possession of him, and he had not his own

understanding. He only did what the evil spirit put in him to
do.
Branham, 63-1103 - Go, Wake Jesus
I've seen men so filled with the devil, until it would take
several men to hold them. And then if Satan can put that kind
of a power on a man fully surrendered to Him, how much
more power can the Holy Spirit put on a man that's
surrendered to Him, to make a person in a wheelchair rise
and walk, to make the shadow of a man dying with cancer on
a cot to jump to his feet, screaming under the power of God?
Branham, 59-0405E - The Queen Of Sheba
Those in the religious cult of William Branham are
programmed to believe that they are responsible for the
success of their healing, as Branham just mentioned. As
omnipotent beings after using his formula to achieve deity,
fully surrendered to God, their healing cannot be prevented.
And omnipotent being cannot be "sick."
But there is grave harm in this teaching. To the sick or
afflicted whom God has healed, their recovery is thought to
be just as William Branham described: ultimate power.
Pridefully boasting of their healing, they begin to feel as
though they have a special "gift" that other (nonprogrammed) Christians do not have. To be in Branham's
"Message," is to have access to temporary omnipotence.
In contrast, the person suffering from a disease in Branham's
following who is never healed begins to feel inferior.
Programmed to believe they, too, can achieve this
omnipotence, they try to "believe harder" to be endued with
divine power. Those with deadly diseases or long-term
illnesses often feel as though they are lesser Christians,

simply because they cannot heal themselves. They begin to
question their own salvation because they feel they must not
have "fully surrendered to God"
They are also faced with complex questions that attack their
version of Christianity, which appears to be much different
than that of normal (not programmed) Christians who don't
believe in polytheism. Who heals the infants? What of the
atheist who is healed from cancer, or the Hindu who recovers
from a deadly disease? To which deity did they "fully
surrender?"
William Branham's Uncertain

Assurance of Salvation
Yesterday, we received a question from readers that we often
get, especially from those who are making their journey out
of the religious cult following of William Branham. To any
who were fully immersed in the teachings of Branham, it is a
question you will recognize, especially if you were born and
raised in this religion. To the youth, this question brings
constant fear.
The question that came in:
Can a believer be lost even if he is sealed with the Holy
Spirit? Bro. Branham preached that even if you received the
baptism of the Holy Spirit, you can still go to hell.
To a normal (not programmed) Christian, this is a strange
question. Those who have accepted Jesus Christ and have
been given the assurance of the Eternal Covenant of Grace
do not even consider this to be a question that a Christian
would ask. But in the cult following of William Branham,
this question is almost constantly on the minds of those who
believe Branham's "message" to be the "Voice of God." This
question is referring to statements Branham made such as
this:
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.
- Branham, 65-1207
On the surface, one would mistakenly think that this is a new

extra-biblical teaching that came only from William
Branham. But to any who have experienced a religious cult -especially a doomsday cult -- this appears to be nothing more
than a structural component required to form the cult's
invisible walls: constant fear of losing one's salvation and
therefore being ex-communicated from the elite group.
When one examines the many religious cults that have used
psychological techniques to entrap wandering souls,
especially pseudo-Christian doomsday cults, one finds a
shocking truth: they operate almost exactly the same. Though
differences can be found in agenda or doctrine, the structure
of the cults could be considered replicas from the same
mold.
In their right mind, no person would willingly "join" a cult.
And also in their right mind, no person would willing remain
inside. Cults do not advertise, "join us! We are a doomsday
cult!" And they openly state that any person is free to leave
at any time. But this is only partial truth. What they do not
tell you is that during the course of their indoctrination
process, they will psychologically implant fear of shunning,
torment, torture, death, and even eternal separation should
you leave their group. Why? If a person leaves, they are
leaving the new "mediator," when man they believe is
necessary for salvation or escape.
William Branham's cult following is no different than the
other doomsday cults created by the same mold. To the cult
following, William Branham is the mediator between God
and man. When confronted, a cult follower will give partial
truth to convince otherwise, but in the end, the cult structure
requires William Branham to achieve their extra-biblical

"rapturing faith." This is the idea that William Branham
restored esoteric "mysteries" required to achieve a level of
faith greater than other Christians. According to Branham's
doctrine, one must have this level of faith to bypass the
doomsday vision that he himself created. Branham taught
that all other Christians who do not accept him as the
"prophet for their day" will suffer great torment. Women will
be openly raped in the streets, bodies torn limb from limb,
and a fate worse than death awaits all who do not accept him
as the mediator.
To achieve this level of programming, William Branham had
to first decrease value of Scripture. He had to decrease the
assurance given to Christians by the Apostles, and increase
their fear of eternal separation. When the Christian Bible
taught that we were sealed unto the day of redemption,
Branham had to add stipulations to that seal. In other words,
the Bible itself was not good enough. One must also have
Branham's "fine print." When referring to the judgment,
Branham often referenced his own teaching as the measuring
stick that God would use to accept or reject the people for his
"age." If they did not accept Branham's extra-biblical
teaching, they would be rejected.
"I looked around and I thought, "Well, I don't get it." I said,
"Oh, where is Jesus? I want to see Him so bad." They said,
"Now, He's just a little higher, right up that way." Said,
"Someday He will come to you." You see? Said, "You were
sent for a leader. And God will come, and when He does,
He'll judge you according to what you taught them, first;
whether they go in or not. We'll go in according to your
teaching."
60-0515M - The Rejected King
Like the doomsday cults before him, Branham taught a

works-righteous faith. His cult followers are required to meet
his extra-biblical expectations fully or risk "grieving the holy
spirit away." As a cult follower makes their journey out of
the cult and into Grace, they begin to untangle Branham's
twisting of scripture to realize that there is nothing they can
do to make the Father love them any less. God specifically
did NOT want salvation to rest upon the works we do,
because He did not want any man to boast in his own
achievement:
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is
not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of
works, so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9
And the Holy Spirit seals. Not just until we stumble and fall - according to the Christian Bible, we are sealed until the day
of redemption:
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you
were sealed for the day of redemption.
Ephesians 4:30
Once sealed, that same Spirit gives us promise that we, too,
inherit eternal life:
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in
you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give
life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in
you.
Romans 8:11
As you make your journey out of the cult, compare

Branham's teaching on the Holy Spirit with the letters from
the Apostles. Why would Branham say that we could "have
the baptism of the Holy Ghost every hour in your life, and
still be lost and go to hell" when the Apostles say otherwise?
Was this really the "same Message Paul taught, as Branham
claimed?
There are a number of reasons people decide to rise against
the programmed fear and leave the cult following of William
Branham. Each person seems to have a different "message
button" that when pressed, causes them to deprogram and
unravel the web of fiction that surrounds and blocks their
ability to critically examine their faith. For some, it is a failed
prophecy or twisted scripture. Others realize that a great deal
of Branham's life stories were fiction, and begin to
deprogram. But even after the deprogramming process starts,
it takes a significant issue to press through the fear to find the
door that leads fully to freedom.
For me, this was the issue: an insecure, or shallow "Holy
Spirit." I could not allow our children to be raised under this
type of spiritual abuse. I refused to allow any man to
indoctrinate them with insecurity. As their minds are
maturing, they will be forming doctrinally correct assurance
that their God loves them as an earthly father loves his child.
They will not serve Branham's "god," a narcissistic god who
rips away assurance when his brittle feelings are hurt. They
will not serve a weak god who cannot protect his own, a god
who is no better than the ancient gods of Egypt, Greece,
Rome, Babylon, or any other pagan god.
Our children will be raised to understand that the Holy Spirit,
sent by the Father, will never leave them nor forsake them.
Cognitive Dissonance From

William Branham's Cult
Following:
Psychological studies have found that mental stress can form
in individuals who are trained to believe two conflicting
ideas, beliefs, or values and this stress can cascade into a
variety of problems in mental health. The name given for this
situation is "Cognitive Dissonance," a short phrase to
describe inconsistencies that impair cognitive function.
Though these inconsistencies (dissonance) are often
suppressed, they will eventually bubble up into roadblocks
that prevent logic and reasoning.
Cult help books describe this mental stress as a common
situation for those who were trapped in a "destructive cult."
A destructive cult is a group following a person who
represents himself as an unquestioned authority, whose
followers submit to his inerrant and totalitarian religion.
Typically, a destructive cult leader will present their group as
the "elite," or the group who are the "chosen ones" within
their category of religion or philosophy. Those who have
escaped the cult following of William Branham are familiar
with this theme, having escaped a group of people who
prided themselves as being greater than all other Christians
simply for having known "the prophet." In groups such as
this, the leader has promoted himself using deceptive tactics.
And as with any deception (lie), it must be reinforced with
more deception (lies). This pattern of deception leads to
circular or inconsistent reasoning, thus laying the
groundwork for Cognitive Dissonance. When faced with two
opposing and contradictory beliefs, the victim attempts to

limit the discomfort by attempting to rationalize both
opposing forces in their mind.
As you can imagine, this presents a huge problem -- not only
for the cult follower, but also for any who try to help them
deprogram from their cult's indoctrination. Psychological
studies show that the patient experiencing this discomfort
may quickly turn towards other irrational and even violent
reactions, such as anger, name-calling, gossip, slander, and
more. Out of The Fog website describes the many
complications with Cognitive Dissonance in their list of
personality disorders and reactions to treatment, along with
some simple suggestions of what one can do to help and
what to expect as the programmed mind is faced with truth.
For those of you working with Branham cult followers, you
will recognize many of the symptoms of Cognitive
Dissonance. When faced with all three birth years that
William Branham used in his theology (1907, 1908, and
1909), two of which are tied to "spiritual events," the
programmed cult mind cannot reconcile these dates in their
indoctrinated belief system. If Branham was born in 1907,
then his "fortune teller" mythology was incorrect, and he was
not born under a sign. His entire "Moses prophet" ministry
was invalid. And if Branham was born in 1909, his return of
"Elijah" to Alexander Dowie's "Elijah Ministry" mythology
was incorrect. He could not be the "Elijah of the last days."
Yet if he was not born in 1908, then he was not truthful on
(one of) his marriage licenses, falsifying a government
document. The first time I explained these scenarios to a
deeply-programmed Branham cult follower, his answer was
"I don't understand it, brother, but I believe every word the
'prophet' spoke!" This is an example of Cognitive
Dissonance.
In a testimony given to "Gospel Cross," William Branham's
son-in-law, George Smith, displayed what appears to be
Cognitive Dissonance. Members of the Branham cult are
indoctrinated to believe that a cloud over northern Arizona
was really seven angels blasting through the atmosphere into
the heavens, and that William Branham was standing directly
underneath those "angels." When faced with multiple
conflicting facts surrounding that event, the programmed cult
mind tries to rationalize all inconsistencies by claiming they
are all correct. Though Branham was in the state of Texas, he
was ALSO in the state of Arizona. Though Branham was
hunting in the month of March, he was ALSO hunting in the
month of February. Though Branham was over threehundred kilometers south of the cloud formation, he was
ALSO standing underneath. Though there were only five
angels, there were ALSO seven angels. Smith, whose mind
appears to try and reconcile all of these conflicts, claimed
that Branham entered "another dimension."
This, because of the long list of facts that contradict Smith's
testimony, has caused even more Cognitive Dissonance. Cult
followers are now claiming that there were TWO clouds, the
one in February and the one in March -- forgetting that
William Branham held up a photograph from the February
cloud and said that he was standing directly underneath with
human (in this dimension) witnesses. Because it is too
uncomfortable for the mind to face re-evaluating all doctrine
surrounding this "mystery cloud," the mind has created a
mental block to prevent the immediate pain.
Those of us who have forced our way though this pain can
identify with all of the symptoms listed in any of the studies
describing Cognitive Dissonance. In fact, many of us could

easily say that they are over-simplifying the results, and that
our pain was far greater than is being described in these
studies. But remember, these studies are (for the most part)
using a test group of normal (not programmed) people in
normal (not doomsday cult) situations. They use very
common examples, such as a gambler denying an addiction
or a mother trying to justify an "old wives tale." There are
very few studies on a test group of people that were trained
from birth to believe hundreds of invalid and conflicting
facts.
But if you study their suggestions for how to cope with (and
how to help people who are coping with) Cognitive
Dissonance, the same strategies apply:
Don't blame yourself:
If you were programmed with the indoctrination of the
teachings of William Branham, it is not your fault. Whether
you were born into this cult or came in later in life, there
were no warning signs that gave you a balanced decision.
The churches do not advertise that they are a destructive cult,
and often it takes several months to realize that you are
required to believe much more than just simply the Bible.
Don't lose trust in everything:
Just because you were mistaken about William Branham
being a prophet or the Branham cult being followers of
Christ alone, do not think that you are mistaken about
everything. The common expression applies, "Don't through
the baby out with the bath water." Though you will uncover
more than your fair share of deception, wade through it to
hold fast onto the truths that can be found -- even in a
destructive cult.
Don't lose self-confidence:

When you leave any destructive cult -- especially the
Branham cult, you will receive an onslaught of insults, be the
target of rumors, be condemned to die by the elders, and be
considered dead to your peers. They are struggling with the
same Cognitive Dissonance that you, yourself, just
conquered. Be confident in your stance for truth; had you not
been gifted with a strong will, you would be one filled with
condemnation and hate instead of one being the target of that
same condemnation and hate.
Don't over-compensate:
Often, when working with the people fleeing the Branham
cult, we see people making drastic changes in their life. It
gives a temporary feeling of comfort to be "different than
before," knowing that you are now nothing like the cult you
just escaped. But the "new you" may not be the person you
will eventually become. First become that new person, and
the rest will fall into place all by itself.
Unsealed FBI Files Reveal Cult

Church Ponzi Scheme:
In 1973, George Smith (William Branham's Son-in-Law),
Earl Martin, Joseph Coleman, David Botazzi, Jim Wolfe,
William Palmer, And David Mamalias open "Restoration
Ministry Outreach, Inc" an organization created for
"charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes."
Many in the Branham cult following are familiar with several
of these names -- even more who have left the cult years ago
are familiar with much distaste. Some ex-cult members
consider a few of these names to be synonymous with
unethical business dealings, and unspeakable problems in the
church.
Later, in 1988, the name of this business was changed to
Believers International, Inc which is the name of the current
company registered in the state of Tennessee under the
industry "Book Publishing." Under State of Tennessee law,
the company's filings are not published. Fortunately,
registered agents for the company listed their addresses in
Indiana, which triggers the Indiana State Government system
to publish the Tennessee Corporation documents with the
Secretary of the State.
At some point in time, Charles (Chuck) Rinkle of
Jeffersonville, Indiana was added as the registered agent,
later to be replaced by Betty Phillips who is the daughter of
the former pastor of the Branham Tabernacle, Willard
Collins. Recently, Willard Collins, Betty's husband James
Phillips, and the entire staff of deacons resigned from the
Branham Tabernacle after government documents were
made public on our website exposing what (in my opinion)

looks like tax fraud by members of the Branham family.
Interestingly, in 2010, Joseph Coleman's son and five other
cult "church leaders" pleaded guilty to creating a Ponzi
Scheme involving mishandling funds of around $10 Million.
Isaac Ovid, Aaron Riddle, Joseph Coleman, Timothy Smith,
and Robert Riddle were all named as defendants according to
the 2010 press release by the FBI.
2010 was an interesting year in the cult following of William
Branham. Immediately after Coleman's son pleaded guilty,
papers were filed to dissolve the corporation Coleman
created with George Smith, "Believers International." In the
same year, Voice of God recordings settled in a criminal case
involving Wayne Evans, in which Voice of God Recordings
agreed to pay $820,000 in damages. Cult followers were
suddenly aware that "big names" in the cult following were
guilty of swindling "big money," and several members of the
cult became more cautious. Some of them left the cult
altogether.
According to 2014 filings, Believers International is still
active and showing significant increase in assets. However,
the Coleman family does not appear on any filings. Angela
Smith, George Smith, William Smith, and Betty Phillips are
the only names listed.
The timing of these events and the names listed raise several
questions, as do the business entities themselves. Why is
"Believers International" operating as a "Book Publishing"
company? If the End of Days is near, and the rapture is soon
to take place, why create more business entities? Why not
instead support Voice of God Recordings as they spread
William Branham's "Message?" Doesn't it seem odd that

ministers, missionaries, and evangelists create well-funded
and separate organizations rather than join forces and warn
of the coming Apocalypse? What good are more
organizations, assets, and more when we are being raptured
from this world to the next?
Why was Believers International, Inc dissolved after the FBI
brought down the cult church leaders who pleaded guilty to
the $10 million dollars, and why does Joseph Coleman's
name no longer appear on their filings? Why was Charles
(Chuck) Rinkle listed as a registered agent when he had not
(to my knowledge) attended church in several years. Did the
broken engagement to Sarah Branham play a factor in his
being part of this business entity? Why was he replaced by
the former pastor's daughter? Did this play any factor in the
(in my opinion) forced resignation of the former pastor of the
Branham Tabernacle?
The new government documents are now on our website.
More to come! Stay tuned!
William Branham's Vehicle

Demon:
As people make their exit out of the cult following of
William Branham, the often find themselves pouring through
the hours and hours of sermon transcripts, shocked to learn
that the "Message" they once held so dear to their hearts was
filled with so much error. Some have started their journey
through our "Five Step Crash Course" on
seekyethetruth.com, amazed that so many fundamental
doctrines taught by cult pastors for decades had such weak
foundations. After reading through the many issues, several
of those making their exodus send us questions such as,
"Was everything William Branham said a lie? Did he speak
anything that was truth?"
But as people are digging through the many failed
prophecies, additions to and twisting of scripture, and
fictional life stories, there is a huge section of Branham's
ministry that is overlooked: The prayer lines. To any who
grew up in a "tape church," the mental programming of the
"meat" of the sermon is ingrained into their minds like a
seared brand from a hot iron -- over, and over we listened to
these tapes to literally brainwash the world out of our minds.
But when it came to the prayer lines, it was obvious that very
few -- especially the children -- paid attention. Long patterns
of slow pulsating organ music to the drone of a soft-spoken
voice from William Branham as names and numbers were
called out from the audience. Researchers seeking truth
behind the grave error they once called "The Message"
practically stop searching the prayer lines when they come to
the first photograph of a hand-written "prayer card." The
magician's trick becomes too obvious.

But there are many things that one can find in the prayer
lines if they will simply take the time to look. To the person
making their exodus out of the cult, it is vitally important not
to skip over this search, because these lengthy sections of
tape present huge questions. And many we have spoken with,
people who had left "the message" years ago who had never
been brave enough to enter church, tell us that the prayer
lines still held them captive by fear. Why? Because there
were a number of people who accepted their healing by God
during those prayer lines. What if the man on the platform
was the cause of their healing?
When one studies the other religious cults of the era, it is
obvious that this was just one in a long line of many who
used the same strategy. Even the infamous Jim Jones of the
Jonestown Massacre (Who Branham started into fame at the
Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis, Indiana) used prayer lines
to attract wandering souls. Many, to this day, claim that they
were healed in Jim Jones' healing campaigns. People are
programmed by a religious cult to believe that the cult leader
has the ultimate power to heal -- taking that power out of the
hands of God. We remind them that God does the healing -all man can do is ask.
There were people healed in prayer lines of the cult leaders.
But as Alfred Pohl points out with regards to Branham's
meetings during the Healing Revival, there were also a great
number of people who were not.
When [a pastor in Branham's prayer line] had returned from
the healing meetings in Saskatoon, he announced over his
radio broadcast that his wife had been wonderfully healed.
However, just a short while after that he had to inform his

radio audience that his wife had died. I was told that it dealt a
severe blow to his radio ministry. My friends, what kind of a
testimony is this to the world? To them it "does not add up."
And there is something wrong! Did this pastor's faith fail?
There are many quick observations one can make when
studying the prayer lines. The most obvious is the convenient
use of the [Blank.spot.on.tape -Ed] stamp, which eliminates
all possibility of failure. Many people were shocked when
we pointed out a spot they missed, where a woman calls
William Branham out on a mistaken "discernment."
Others notice Branham's usage of colors in his statements
during the early sermons before transistor radios. How that
Branham claimed that he could only see a handful of people
before "virtue" made him too weak to perform his
clairvoyance, and often associating common memorization
techniques.
But as time progresses, and our understanding of medical
science increases, the prayer lines become more and more
worthy of examination. No longer do we believe a cancer to
be a "parasite" or "caused by a bruise," even non-medicalprofessionals understand that cancer is a cellular growth of
the patient's own body. Nervous conditions aren't caused by
the prostate, and it sounds silly to think that an appendix
might "burst" after it has "ruptured."
People leaving the Branham cult need not be afraid to
examine the prayer lines. Though Branham would often
make statements to sound like an all-powerful wizard, such
as "I take every spirit tonight in my control," these
statements are heretical. A man intent on creating a cult
makes statements like this, while true Christian ministers

instead say, "God, I praise you for protecting us from every
evil spirit." We are protected by the Holy Spirit, and need not
fear any spirit -- much less need any man to take them under
his control.
Nor are we to fear false prophets. Take any particular
"demon" Branham claims to control, and compare it to what
we now know to be true. Line them up chronologically and
try to imagine yourself in a crowd of Christian people
making the same statement. Would you feel like an allpowerful wizard? Or would you just feel plain silly?
Let's examine the "deaf spirit," whom Branham claimed was
intent on killing his victims with vehicles. And let's take a
few examples, lined up without the eerie organ music, dim
lighting, and pulsating voice. Picture yourself saying these
things, and ask yourself if this is the sort of thing that a
normal (not programmed and not insane) Christian would
say to other Christians:
QUICKLY! Everyone bow your head! Here is a deaf spirit
somewhere in the audience!
-Branham, 54-0813
"Thou spirit of infirmity, deafness that's going to try to cause
this boy to be deaf and walk before a vehicle and be killed."
- Branham, 48-0000
I now ask this spirit, who has come on this man, to cause him
to be killed by a vehicle
- Branham, 54-0813
Now, Satan has bound this man, and trying to get him to
walk before a moving vehicle somewhere and be killed

- Branham, 50-0813E
A deaf spirit come upon him to cause him to walk before a
vehicle somewhere and be killed
- Branham, 50-0818
Satan has put a deaf spirit on her, maybe to cause her to be
deaf, walk out before a moving vehicle somewhere and be
killed.
- Branham, 50-0823
Satan, you've done this evil thing to cause her to walk before
a vehicle somewhere, and go to a premature grave.
- Branham, 52-0717
You've done this so you could cause him to walk before a
vehicle and be killed
- Branham, 53-0500
Satan tried to get him to be killed or something by a vehicle
- Branham, 53-0614e
And this demon has come upon the man to cause him to walk
before a vehicle and be killed
- Branham, 53-1104
May this deaf spirit, who's trying to take his life come out of
him to cause him to walk before a moving vehicle and be
killed
- Branham, 53-1107
O thou deaf spirit, you've desired to do this so you could
send her before a moving vehicle and kill her
- Branham, 53-1129e
Satan has did this evil so that he could run him before a
vehicle somewhere and kill him
- Branham, 54-0301
This evil spirit deafened the ears of this woman to cause her
to walk before a vehicle to be killed
- Branham, 54-0306
Feeling the vibrations of that evil one, that would cause her
to be hit by a vehicle somewhere and killed
- Branham, 55-1119
And Satan has did this, that the man could walk before a
vehicle somewhere and be killed
- Branham, 56-0427
After you've said them aloud, you'll less concerned with the
question: "Could William Branham really peer into the 'spirit
world' during 'prayer lines?'" Instead, you'll be asking
yourself: "Was he really preying upon the greatest fear of the
deaf? What kind of person does this?"
William Branham, the Prostitute,

and the Homosexual Transvestite
Murderer:
New documents posted to our government records page! And
more to come!
Recently, Facebook pages of Branham cult followers were
ablaze with an onslaught of jokes, hatred, and condemnation
of Caitlyn Jenner. Jenner recently had a sex-change
operation, and under current message theology, even the
thought of salvation is out of the question. To the Branham
cult, this an an "unpardonable sin," and Jenner can never be
forgiven. Not only does this defy (secret) Branham cult
history, it is an outright stance against William Branham's
ministry. Though he hid it well, William Branham was faced
with the same situation. But rather than condemn what has
been the debate of many Christians today, William Branham
supported the 1963 version of Caitlyn Jenner prior to the sex
change. Though it has long since been forgotten, William
Branham supported a homosexual transvestite who later
became a woman through a sex change operation.
In 1963, William Branham took a trip to the desert in
Arizona that is fundamental in both cult history and cult
theology. The results of that trip have been debated for
decades, and his cult following has been programmed to
believe that seven angels parted the heavens after an alleged
"supernatural" experience in the wilderness. According to
Branhams recorded sermons, the trip was a result of a vision
in which he saw five angels. This event was supposed to
have happened during javelina season in Arizona, which was

between March 1 and March 10 according to the State of
Arizona.
But before the hunt, Branham mentions an event that is
grossly overlooked in Message history. It was so significant
to William Branham that he claimed the "humane society"
gave him an "Oscar" for his performance. Branham left the
state of Arizona to visit Houston, Texas, where a familiar
face was sitting on death row and awaiting execution.
I was going hunting with a friend, not knowing what was
going to happen. And someone called me, the one that
criticized me about that picture of the Angel of the Lord, the
one that took it. I had to go to Houston about his son, for he
was going in the death row and was going to be killed in a
few days. And he met me in there and throwed his arms
around me, said, "Think, the very man that I criticized comes
to save my only son!" The humane society give me what
they call an Oscar, or whatever you want to call it, for saving
a life. Then we went back, I went up in the mountain to
hunt.
Branham, 65-0725E
There's a boy who had done a murder. He done something
wrong. Well, I was called on a case, the other day, you know,
this over here in Texas. I got a little certificate from them the
other day, "Saving a life," it said. We went over there for that
little Ayers. That man that taken the picture of the Angel of
the Lord, who, that night over there at Houston, and
criticized me and said everything in the world about me.
Throwed his arms around me, hugged me, said, "Just think,
Brother Branham, the very man that I said was hyp-...
practicing hypnosis, has come to save my son from the
electric chair." That's right. I talked there before them all.

And what did the governor do? Pardoned it.
- Branham, 63-0428
Leslie Douglas Ashley and Carolyn Lima were tried and
convicted of murder in the Texas State court. During a threeparty sexual orgy, Ashley and Lima killed a man in the real
estate business. Ashley was the stepson of Mr. James Ayers
that Branham mentions on tape. Ayers was one of the
photographers who took a photograph of William Branham
in the Houston Coliseum that has also made cult history.
Born to Sylvia Kipperman Ayers, Leslie Ashley was actually
Mr. Ayers stepson, not his son. The other photographer, Ted
Kipperman, was related to the murderers mother.
The state's testimony shows that when officers of the City of
Houston arrived at a vacant lot to extinguish a fire on the
night of February 6, 1961, they discovered a burning, almost
nude male body, later identified as that of the deceased. An
autopsy revealed that gasoline had been poured on the body
and ignited after the deceased had been killed as a result of
being shot six times with a .22 caliber pistol.
- LESLIE DOUGLAS ASHLEY AND CAROLYN LIMA v.
STATE TEXAS (06/20/62)
Appellant Lima, an admitted prostitute, and Appellant
Ashley, an admitted homosexual, both testified and in open
court admitted killing the deceased but contended that they
did so in self defense and in defense of each other.
The appellants testified that they were living together in
December of 1960 when Lima met the deceased and began
having paid sexual relations with him about once a week.
Ashley first met the deceased while disguised as a woman,
but later was introduced as Lima's brother. The deceased

subsequently suggested that Ashley be a part of a perverted,
three-way act of sexual deviation, and on February 6, the
appellants went to deceased's office to engage in these acts
with him. While discussing these sordid matters, deceased
lightly stuck both appellants with his "bayonet", and when
deceased proposed that he and Ashley engage in acts of
sodomy he became very angry and cursed when Ashley
refused. The deceased and Lima then partially disrobed and
had been committing sodomy on each other when the
deceased started "getting rough" and tearing at her private
parts. When Lima began crying out Ashley intervened and
deceased started hitting and choking him. During their
struggle Ashley got the pistol out of Lima's purse and fired
one shot before dropping it. Deceased grabbed the "bayonet"
and started swinging it at the appellants, but Lima managed
to grab the pistol and fire the remaining five shots which
felled the deceased.
- LESLIE DOUGLAS ASHLEY AND CAROLYN LIMA v.
William Branham travelled to Houston, Texas to draw
crowds that would sign a petition to the State of Texas to
keep Ashley from the death penalty. On March 4th, he
preached "An Absolute" for those "children" facing death.
And the other day, when I had arrangements made for
something else, another place, and I knew that those children
were facing death, I thought, "If something would happen to
those children, I would never forgive myself," of not coming
here to give my opinion and doing all that I could, to help
this mother and father, and of these children, and to do all
that I could for the saving of their lives.
- Branham, 63-0304 - A Absolute
On the 17th of that same month, Branham returned to his

home church in Jeffersonville, Indiana and explained his trip
to Houston.
The other day I was called to Houston, Texas, to try to get a
pardon... I gathered some people together to preach a
message to get people there to sign a pardon of of this young
fellow and young girl, you know, that got in that trouble (I
guess you've read about it in the paper) and that was Mr.
Ayers' step son.
- Branham, 63-0317M
In June of 1963, a rehearing was denied. Evidence was clear,
the transvestite living with the prostitute killed their victim in
his own real estate office:
"The facts upon which the appellants base their claim for a
new trial in the Texas State Court are not seriously in
dispute. The appellants were tried for the murder of a real
estate man in. The city of Houston, whose killing they
admitted, after, or during, a three-party sexual orgy in the
office of the deceased. Appellant Ashley was a homosexual
and transvestite (he frequently dressed in women's clothes
for the purpose of attracting men). Appellant Carolyn Lima
was a seventeen-year-old prostitute, who had been living
with Ashley. Both of them had been supported by their
earnings in prostitution."
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 319 F.2d 80
(5th Cir. 1963) June 25, 1963
Leslie Ashley finally made a successful appeal. In 1965 after
Carolyn Lima was freed, Ashley made an appeal pleading
insanity. His defense was successful, and he was sent to a
minimum security mental institution, from which he quickly

escaped. Disguised as "Bobo the Clown" in a travelling
carnival, Leslie would evade the FBI for over six months.
In April 6, 1965, Leslie Douglas Ashley made the FBIs top
ten most wanted fugitives.
After several people signed the petition, Leslie Ashley
changed his name to Leslie Elaine Perez and went on to have
a sex change operation. Many newspaper articles and books
were published to describe the horrific tale of sex, murder,
and transition. One such book, "Dangerous Games," was
published in 1993 by author Robert Bentley. Two reviews of
the book summarize the gory tale:
From Publishers Weekly:
In this unusual story, engagingly told by screenwriter
Bentley, Leslie Douglas Ashley met Carolyn Lima at a
lesbian bar in Houston. In February 1961, soon after moving
in together, the pair, who had turned to prostitution, were
charged with fatally shooting a customer named Fred A.
Tones, leaving his burned body in a vacant lot. A legal battle
and media circus ensued. Ashley was sentenced to death;
Lima was imprisoned and eventually released. Ashley's
verdict was overturned because the prosecutor improperly
hid psychiatric records. Ashley was sent to a mental hospital,
escaped and was captured six months later. After serving five
years in prison, he was released and underwent a sex-change
operation, becoming Leslie Elaine Perez. In a stranger than
fiction twist, she became politically active in Houston's
chapter of ACT-UP. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews:
A startling portrayal of life at the frayed edges of the
American Dream--of drag shows, transvestite hustlers,

teenage hookers, flophouses--and murder most foul. Freelance writer Bentley centers his narrative on Leslie Douglas
Ashley, a flamboyant drag performer who in the early 60's
fled Houston for Manhattan. Failing to make it in the
Gotham clubs, Ashley, still in drag, took to the streets as a
prostitute. Returning to Texas, he encountered Carolyn Ann
Lima, a slightly retarded 17-year-old hooker. The two joined
forces, servicing clients from schoolboys to traveling
salesmen. One of the pair's johns was a local real-estate
agent who--according to their later testimony--became
threatening during an assignation. Lima pumped six rounds
into the man, then helped Ashley drag the body to a nearby
vacant lot, where they set it on fire. Taking their victim's car,
the two set out for Manhattan, pausing briefly in New
Orleans during Mardi Gras. Picked up in N.Y.C. on a minor
charge, Ashley and Lima were returned to Texas on murder
charges. Ashley was condemned to death, despite an insanity
defense; Lima plea- bargained and received time. During an
appeal, it became clear that the prosecution had withheld
evidence regarding Ashley's mental condition, and, after a
new sanity hearing, the transvestite was put in a mental
institution. Ashley was eventually pardoned; today, after a
sex-change operation, she's politically active as a
spokesperson for ACT UP--although Bentley indicates that
her abrasive personality goes unappreciated even by that
organization. An engrossing look at a shadowy area of
American life--and the dark underbelly of the Reagan years.
(Eight pages of photographs) -- Copyright 1993, Kirkus
Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
When one hears William Branham refer to this "spiritual
event" in which he won an "Oscar," one would be led to
believe that William Branham had led a wandering soul to
salvation. Was he not saved from instant death at the hand of

the mighty "prophet?"
But when you review the life story of this homosexual
transvestite man (or now woman) and his prostitute
roommate, there are many questions raised. Even in the
extra-biblical and unbiblical doctrines of William Branham,
this type of lifestyle is condemned. For what purpose would
a "prophet of God" leave five (or seven) angels to save these
two? Was it to save their soul? Or was there some other
purpose, which involved money or power?
References:
LESLIE DOUGLAS ASHLEY AND CAROLYN LIMA v.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 319 F.2d 80 (5th
Cir. 1963) June 25, 1963
Mike Vance, "Murder & Mayhem in Houston"
Bently, "Dangerous Games"
Independent Film: "Burn, Baby, Burn: The Carolyn Lima
Story",
William Branham and the Atomic

Saucer Scare Strategy:
When people contact us during and after their journey out of
the cult following of William Branham, they often describe
the huge amount of fear that they had bottled up -sometimes for decades. More than one person described their
cult identity as "carefree," but after experiencing freedom
from the cult, they realize that they had been convincing
themselves as a mental block. Like a child whistling as they
walked through a graveyard at midnight, the fear they were
living with was very real. We're sometimes asked the
question, "Did William Branham use fear tactics in his
ministry to hold us?"
Until you've put some distance of time between your new
self and your cult identity, this is not an easy question to
answer. Fresh faces leaving the cult often refer to the cult
leader as their "blessed brother Branham," programmed to
believe that he could never do such a thing. But over time,
and as they deprogram, they start to understand that a pure
heart could never do and say the many awful things they
discover as they examine "the Message." Over time, "brother
Branham" turns into simply: "Branham," though during the
"anger stage" there are a few other adjectives we hear used.
As a person makes their journey out of the cult, they
experience all of the stages of grief.
To those of you reading who are freshly out of the cult, don't
be surprised when you hear others further along in their
journey making such strong statements. Though your
programming makes you feel an undeserved respect, this will
change as you read and understand the huge amount of

fiction that started long before our first (available) recorded
sermon of 1947.
To the question, "Did William Branham use fear tactics in
his ministry to hold us," let's examine one of the more
obvious themes used throughout his ministry. The Second
Red Scare lasted from 1947 to 1957, and is believed by some
to have profoundly altered the temper of American society.
During this time, the American people trained their thoughts
upon the fear of the unknown, and it began to go far beyond
the boundaries of communism. Suddenly, there was a very
real fear of Russian invasion at a time when nuclear warfare
had recently stunned the world. The American public was
learning about the atomic bomb, and starting to realize that
the technology was being enhanced. Soon the atomic blast
was combined with thermonuclear fusion, and the hydrogen
bomb was introduced. Designs for the "Cobalt Bomb" were
openly discussed, describing the enhanced nuclear fallout by
using a "salted bomb" to spread radioactive particles. The
concept of a cobalt bomb was originally described in a radio
program by physicist Lia Szilard on February 26, 1950, and
you can easily watch as the concept made its way into
Branham's ministry. Szilard was successful in convincing the
nation that a "doomsday device" was possible through
atomic power.
Combine all of this with the numerous UFO sightings of the
1950s and 1960s. Americans did not know what to believe,
and a sudden fear of imminent invasion of the United States
began to spread. William Branham used this fear to his
advantage throughout his ministry. As he travelled from
town to town, Branham would often name the city or even
small town he visited as the next target from Russia. And
claimed that the UFO sightings were part of the military

strategy. These flying saucers would soon drop the
doomsday device:
Underground jet planes, planes go out from under the ground
like that. Under there was atomic bombs, everything just
ready, can fly the whole world around, in just a little bit, with
atomic bombs. And they can send these saucers out across
the nation, drop a bomb, and twenty minute's time explode
the whole earth. If they wasn't afraid of that chain of relay,
could stop that hydrogen bomb, they'd be doing it right now.
Brother, while it's time to repent, get right with God.
-Branham, 53-1115
In his hometown of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Branham
combined this fear with the ammunition plants. Locals, not
realizing that the gunpowder had little effect when compared
to an atomic blast, believed his story:
One of these days there won't be even an ash left in
Jeffersonville; there won't be one left in Charlestown, won't
be one left in Louisville. This world's ripe for judgment.
They've got a hydrogen bomb now that Russia can shoot
from Moscow, land it on Fourth Street, and take every one of
these powder plants around here, and sink it seventy-five feet
under the ground with one bomb: one bomb; fifteen miles
square, it'll go to a hundred and fifty feet in the ground. The
hand's on the trigger.
- Branham, 57-0421e
New York:
New York--just takes one. They got a bomb that'll blow a
hundred and seventy-five feet deep, a hundred and something
miles square.
- Branham, 58-0530
Toledo:
But friends, there'll be a time when there won't be any more
Toledo here. That's right. One of these days an atomic bomb
will strike this place; there won't be anything left of it. Now,
you know that's right
- Branham, 51-0722a
There's an atomic bomb hanging yonder in Russia with your
names on it, right here in Saskatoon, and you know that. So
does the rest of the world know it.
- Branham, 57-0519e
Chicago:
Chicago, Illinois. How people has longed to say, "Oh, if it
could be shook, if it could be shook..."
O God, that atomic fodder running out there on the street will
never be shook. It'll be shook with an atomic bomb.
- Branham, 61-0427
Louisville:
we hear of these great men, plumb into France predicting that
the first bomb will drop in Louisville, Kentucky
- Branham, 61-1112
No certainty of what time our nations could be blowed up.
Miami, Florida, I think, in this coming Christian Business
Men's meeting, there's a man coming that's going to be from
up in Greenland, who had his hand on the lever just recently;
he'd have sent the world to destruction.

- Branham, 61-0429e
Pentecostals:
Holy-rollers, that bunch of Pentecostals? No--no, nothing to
that, bunch of holy-rollers." See, go ahead. Our name's on a
bomb out yonder somewhere.
- Branham, 61-0412
Believers:
The atomic bomb is a heaven-bound ticket to the believer.
Hallelujah. Yes, sir. Death can't do nothing for you, but... A
quick death is a quick glory. That's right.
- Branham, 54-1219e
Vatican City:
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.
- Branham, 54-0513
He did waver on the Vatican City a bit -- sometimes Russia
would destroy Rome, and in other statements, Rome would
rule the world:
See? Don't worry about Russia. Russia's a small pebble on
the beach. Don't you worry about communism; you watch
Romanism
- Branham, 62-0311
According to William Branham, these flying saucers were
very real. They were flying in battle formation, and they had
the doomsday device:
One rocket bomb, one of those cobalts, or hydrogen bombs
could... The whole nation is on an alert. You seen in the
paper the other day where they're requiring the Pentagon to
answer the flying saucer. It wasn't a myth; it wasn't
something you'd imagine; it was real. It was an intelligence.
They flew in battle formation.
- Branham, 56-1125e
If you have been programmed with William Branham's fear,
and you question how such a "humble little man" could
produce such terror, simply replace William Branham in
your thoughts with Jesus Christ. If Christ were on the
recordings, would He be constantly drilling fear of
impending doom? Or would He be speaking peace into your
hearts? Would Christ try to scare you into His following? Or
would He display such love that you couldn't stay away?
Perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with
punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in
love.
- 1 John 4:18
William Branham, The Prostitute,

The Transvestite and the Cloud:
Since posting yesterday's court documents describing the
prostitute and homosexual transvestite who sodomized and
murdered a real estate agent, a flurry of questions and
comments have hit our website, Facebook page, email, and
phone. Cult followers, when first faced with hard facts
contradicting huge portions of cult fiction can be very
emotional. But we don't take any offense -- there was a time
when we walked in your shoes. There was a time when I,
myself, would have stood in front of a firing squad to defend
this cult leader and his ministry.
But of the questions and comments we've received, the one
that we find the strangest is this one: "Why does it matter?"
I am actually struggling where to begin with this one. Where
do I begin? Why does it matter that he claimed to be under a
cloud in Arizona when he was in Houston to support a
transsexual murderer? Why does it matter that he claimed to
have saved them from death row, when he was only one
small part of a petition, one which would have had numerous
signatures from the gay and lesbian community that
Branham publicly condemned to hell? Why does it matter
that after being "saved," this transsexual performed a sexchange operation -- a practice that the entire cult following of
William Branham condemns as an unpardonable sin?
I'm at a loss of words. To coin the cult phrase, "How can I
teach them algebra when they won't even learn their [cult]
ABCs?"
William Branham: The Spoken

Word versus The Holy Spirit:
When people contact our website after having made the
decision to leave the cult following of William Branham,
they are often filled with questions concerning the Holy
Spirit. How could the Father "send" the Holy Spirit in
Branham's Oneness theology? Are we still looking for a
"prophet" to come if the Holy Spirit is now our Guide?
More often than not, their theological questions quickly turn
into complex questions about life's choices. How could the
Holy Spirit have led us into a doomsday cult? I felt
something in that cult church, how could I not have known
that it was not of God?
Many of these questions are surrounding a personal walk
with God, and are not questions that we can even answer. All
we can do is point to passages of Scripture, and only the
person seeking can answer. Could God have used William
Branham? The Bible tells us that God used Pharaoh, and
hardened his heart. Had God not continually pushed the
Children of Israel deeper and deeper into oppression from the
Egyptian cults of the ancient world, they might never have
left the security of the mighty world power that protected
them -- even if they were enslaved.
But when a new seeker begins to examine the ministry of
William Branham, they find themselves in an awkward
position with regards to their own enslaved and indoctrinated
past. It is very easy to confuse their own cult programming
with these sensations, which can lead to confusion. To fully
grasp what has happened to them, they must learn to separate

what other Christians are taught -- from the Bible -- about the
Holy Spirit and the Word of God.
When normal (not programmed) Christians use the phrase
"the Word of God," they are referring to the Holy Bible and
all of the books contained. Interestingly, this traditional use
of this phrase has decreased the original understanding of the
"Word of God" Normal (not programmed) Christians take
for granted what the deprogramming cult mind is only now
beginning to understand.
John 1:1 says that "In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God," and at the time
this sentence was written, the Bible Canon as we know it did
not yet exist. It was not until a little after 400 A. D. that the
Book of Revelation was accepted into the New Testament. In
the original Greek, the "Word" was the "Logos." And the
word "Logos" itself contains the subject matter for a wide
range of theological understanding. It was the thought
expressed from the very mind of God, personified in the man
Jesus Christ. To speak of the Word in this context is to speak
of Christ Himself.
But religious cults, especially doomsday cults, attempt to
limit the power of "The Word." Their words must be
increased in value, which in turn decreases the value of "The
Word." And no longer can the Holy Spirit be the guide for
the cult follower; the cult leader must be the guide. But he
must be much more than a guide -- doomsday cult leaders
position themselves as the mediator between God and man.
They must indoctrinate their victims to believe that their own
words are a "spoken word"
Jim Jones of the Jonestown Massacre followed Branham's

example. William Branham kick-started Jones' ministry at
the Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis, IN, and Jones is
identified in sermon transcripts on Branham.org, the website
for Voice Of God Recordings. Though his voice no longer
exists on the Cadle Tabernacle series, we can still find
Branham identifying the doomsday cult leader in his
audience at other locations. Like Branham, Jones
indoctrinated his following with the belief that he [Jones]
was the "Spoken Word"
Without a prophet, you cannot be saved. Thats what I am.
The Word. The Spoken Word. The Living Word.
Jim Jones, Transcript Q612
Were not in a praying house here, were in a speaking
house. The Spoken Word is here. The Word is made flesh.
Jim Jones, Transcript Q353
William Branham often referred to the "Spoken Word" in his
recorded sermons. To the casual listener, one would assume
that he is referring to the oral reading of Scripture, however
Branham is very clever in his strategy. There are multiple
parts to his architecture of cult leadership: he [Branham] is
the Spoken Word, life can only come through his Spoken
Word, he [Branham] is the "Word Prophet" for the "Age,"
and without listening to his [Branham's] Spoken Word, you
will die. But strategically, Branham very seldom combines
all of these doctrines. One must listen to the full set of
recordings to grasp his concept of deity.
Those who are making their journey out of Branham's cult
following must examine all of his doctrines -- not just one or
two. They must follow all of his teachings out to their
conclusion. When they do, they will be shocked to find that

all paths lead towards Branham's claiming to be much more
than a man.
Take an example of just four pieces of his much larger
puzzle. Each of these quotes in the center of an individual
sermon with an individual concept. One can read each
sermon having no prior knowledge of Branham's strategy,
and mistakenly assume that he is referring to the God of the
Bible, the Holy Writ, and the leading of the Holy Spirit. But
after combining these four ideas, re-read each sermon in its
entirety. You'll be shocked to suddenly find that all four
sermons are pointing to himself rather than the God of the
Bible:
There is nothing can give you Life but the Spoken Word of
God. It's the only where that Life can come is through his
Spoken Word.
- Branham, 63-1229M
The Word of the Lord comes to the prophet, and him only.
That is, the Word that's spoken for that day is made manifest
by the prophet of that age, always has been.
-Branham, 65-0124
You setting here in front, you believe me to be God's
prophet? A prophet is a messenger to an age. You believe I
have God's message?
- Branham, 59-0812
If you neglect to give the Holy Spirit the Word of God, you'll
die!
- Branham, 65-0919
After understanding Branham's strategy, and comparing it to

the Gospel of Jesus Christ as found in scripture, we often get
this question: The Gospel is so simple, why would anyone
want to add all of this 'message' on top of it? Why would we
need to follow a man if we have the Holy Spirit as our
Guide? Why would we need any "spoken word," when the
Holy Spirit is reminding us of the words of Christ?
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.
- John 14:26
William Branham's Consistent

Ministry:
Over the course of the past few years, we have successfully
helped people to understand that William Branham preached
both sides of almost every doctrinal issue. In one sermon he
can pray to the "Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity"
(51-0729A), while in other sermons he would claim that God
spoke through him to say that "Trinitarianism is of the
devil!" I say that THUS SAITH THE LORD! (61-0108).
Watch Russia! (60-1211E) or do NOT watch Russia! (620311). We actually started compiling a list on our website,
but realized that it was going to take a whole army of people
to compile several pages of contradicting statements. It
would be much easier to identify what William Branham
WAS consistent with!
Recently, we asked ourselves that very question: "What
WAS William Branham consistent with?" Jokingly, the
thought came to mind, "He always liked to baptize his
pancakes!" There is very little else we can say that he
continually preached from start to finish. But is there any
other doctrine William Branham consistently taught other
than maple syrup?
Then we looked at his views on women.
Throughout his ministry, William Branham consistently
degraded the female gender. Not only the non-cult members
as we were taught, Branham's view on the female population
of the world as a whole -- holiness women or not -- remained
consistently degrading. And according to William Branham
himself, these feelings started long before he began his

ministry.
But I can remember when my father's still up there running, I
had to be out there with water and stuff, see young ladies that
wasn't over seventeen, eighteen years old, up there with men
my age now, drunk. And they'd have to sober them up and
give them black coffee, to get home to cook their husband's
supper. Oh, something like that, I said, "I..." This was my
remark then, "They're not worth a good clean bullet to kill
them with it." That's right. And I hated women. That's right.
- 59-0419A - My Life Story
When you examine all of Branham's teaching on women, we
can truly find a consistent thread of doctrine that seemed to
originate with their not being worth a "good clean bullet" to
kill them with. Starting with the [alleged] 1933 prophecies.
1933 think of this now. Many, many years ago, about
twenty-eight years ago it it taken place. Watch how accurate
His Word is. Said, "We now have a president (Dwi... Mr.
Roosevelt), and this Mr. Roosevelt will cause the world to go
into a world war through his in his time of his administration,
his his as president," and then said, "And during this time
they have permitted women to vote, which will be a curse to
the nation. They'll elect the wrong man sometime."
- Branham, 60-1125 - Conference
According to Branham women would cause the curse to the
nation that led to the destruction of the United States and the
Apocalypse itself. For this reason, most women in the cult
following of William Branham are not permitted to vote.
Godly women, forbidden because they are not intelligent
enough to elect the right man. Yet women of this cult
following are programmed to ignore this insult to their

gender. Why? Because according to Branham, they are the
lesser creature. Not simply between male and female humans
-- Branham taught that women were the lesser creature in all
of nature.
Now, there is nothing designed that can deceive, and be
stoop. Now, that is true.
No animal can be immoral. You call the dog a "slut," the
female dog, you call the male... hog a "sow," but her morals
is a million miles beyond many Hollywood star. That's how
low she is designed to stoop. She can't... Just think of this
now. There is nothing in the world, made in God's creation,
that can be immoral, stoop that low.
Notice, there is nothing designed to stoop so low, or be
filthy, but a woman. A dog can't do it, a hog can't do it, a bird
can't do it. No animal is immoral, nor it can be, for it is not
designed so it can be. A female hog can't be immoral, a
female dog can't be immoral, a female bird can't be immoral.
A woman is the only thing can do it.

Notice, the reason that animals couldn't do it, a female
animal, they were in the original creation. But the woman
was not in that original creation.
Cult pastors have denied these statements by William
Branham, claiming that he was not referring to "godly"
women. According to their understanding, William Branham
was insulting women who did not ascribe to his belief
system. Branham himself would object to this, however,
because he took this line of reasoning all the way back to the
very first woman in the Garden of Eden. While God created
man in the "original creation," Branham claimed that Satan
designed Eve.
Now, there is nothing can stoop like her, and she is designed
so that she can be deceiving. And Satan is really working on
her today, in these last days, because he is her designer. I can
prove that now.
Even Branham's statements on altar calls were derogatory
towards women.
Women (I'm talking about Pentecostals.) women go in there,
up to the altar... They begin pleading... I've always been
against an altar call. Might as well say it. I don't believe in
them. There's no such a thing in the Bible. How can any man
come 'less God calls him? You couldn't keep him away. You
don't have to call anything if God's called him. Altar call's a
Methodist idea. That's right. Altar call... They get a hold of
them, say, "John, you know, your mother died a long time
ago..." "Oh, boo hoo; yes, brother; hoo hoo." That's not
conversion.
Branham, 61-1112 - A True Sign That's Overlooked
But how can Branham's views on women be reconciled with
scripture?
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
Did William Branham Withhold

Evidence In The Transvestite
Murder Trial:
Earlier this week, we posted our findings about William
Branham's involvement with a homosexual transvestite
murderer and his prostitute accomplice that sodomized and
killed a real estate agent after a three-party sex orgy. William
Branham took credit for their release, claiming that the
"humane society gave him an Oscar" for his performance.
Though we do know that the humane society, an
organization devoted to the humane treatment of animals, do
not give an Oscar, which is an award for the film industry.
But we do confirm that he was in Houston, TX during a time
when he claimed to have been in Arizona, and that his
purpose was to get a transvestite murderer and his prostitute
accomplice free from the death penalty.
And someone called me, the one that criticized me about that
picture of the Angel of the Lord, the one that took it. I had to
go to Houston about his son, for he was going in the death
row and was going to be killed in a few days. And he met me
in there and throwed his arms around me, said, "Think, the
very man that I criticized comes to save my only son!" The
humane society give me what they call an Oscar, or whatever
you want to call it, for saving a life.
Branham, 65-0725E - What Is The Attraction On The
Mountain?
At first, we questioned whether or not William Branham, a
traveling evangelist and cult leader, could have successfully
persuaded the Texas government to stay the execution.

Though today's cult would claim "divine intervention" even
in the case of a homosexual transvestite murderer who later
had a sex-change operation, a normal (not programmed)
person can realize that this cannot legally be accomplished
unless there was a petition accepted or criminal activity
ensued. After reviewing the series of events surrounding the
transvestite and prostitute, we are now starting to believe that
there was a thread of truth to Branham's claim. It is starting
to appear as though he was involved, and that there is a
strong possibility of criminal activity.
The two were not released by petition in March of 1963. On
March 29, 1963 when the US court of appeals held the
transvestite and prostitute from the electric chair, there was
no governors pardon. Their escape was due to foul play:
someone withheld evidence during their initial trial.
"The two escaped the chair March 29, 1963 when U. S.
Court of Appeals at New Orleans ruled evidence had been
withheld. They were granted new trials. The Lima woman
received the five-year sentence. Ashley, a female
impersonator, was adjudged insane and ordered committed to
a state hospital in San Antonio. He escaped last winter and is
still at large."
William Branham took credit for saving the life of a
transvestite murderer. Was he involved in criminal activity?
Did he convince officials to withhold evidence?
When one examines all of the evidence that is now made
available through the Digital Media Act and accessible court
records, it is evident that there is more to this story than
meets the eye. At minimum, there is ample evidence to
overturn Branham's supernatural claims in Arizona that have

created today's cult -- he was in Houston, TX at the time
supporting a transvestite murderer. But when one takes the
time to study this information, there are many more
questions to be asked than just simply a tall-tale about a
cloud.
Voice Of God Recordings Pulls

July Still Waters Photos:
According to our sources, we are starting to make a solid
impact at Voice of God Recordings. When one watches the
events unfold, one has to wonder how many meetings are
held to discuss which content from their websites to pull and
when! Either way, we are making a change -- if not in the
hearts of the leaders who have held hidden secrets, we have
made them to their websites.
Last month, we published references to articles describing
the zoning appeal to our government documents page. Cult
followers were suddenly aware that the plea for zoning
included a description of almost leaving the ground
untouched -- a handful of children and at most a couple of
small buildings. Nothing mentioned about the massive
construction that is now underway. For those of you familiar
with the cartoons, it was though Voice of God Recordings
walked into the meeting and painted the picture of Fred
Flintstone and the troops braving the barren wilderness -- but
they are instead building George Jetson's massive complex.
But it is obvious that we have yet again helped Voice of God
Recordings with their website! The entire section of July
photos has been pulled off of stillwaterscamp.org. The
specific photo that we referenced now takes you to a page
that says, "Access denied."
Ask yourself: Why did the pull the photos? What don't they
want you to see? What else do they have to hide? And why
hide anything if they are open and honest with the people?
What other ways can we help them with their website? Will
they remove Branham's statements misrepresenting his
involvement with a homosexual transvestite? Will they
remove his statements about his year of birth? Or his
"position" on Marriage and Divorce?
Look through the government records yourself! First one to
guess which page they remove next wins a church age book
from the next person leaving the cult!
Resignation Letter From The

Deacons At The Branham
Tabernacle:
Recently, we began publishing courthouse records describing
a situation that was happening at the Branham Tabernacle in
Jeffersonville, Indiana. In our opinion, and after examining
the government records, the evidence led one to believe there
was a misuse of church funds for the betterment of the sons
of William Branham.
We posted the question: Is Joseph Branham being Honest?
From our conversations with the courthouse officials,
members of the deacon staff reviewed the same government
records that we examined. After examining the evidence,
their conclusion was that property was "stolen" from the
people, and that after this alleged theft, no funds remained to
help the people of the church. One resignation letter asked
the question: "Where is the money?"
Our sources inside Voice of God Recordings confirm that
this situation has caused quite a stir, and has resulted in
closed-door meetings. We cannot publish details of the entire
situation; however, we are able to present a portion of the
government documents as they relate to what the deacons of
the Branham Tabernacle called "stolen" property. And we
can say that the Branham Tabernacle's doors are now shut for
Sunday service -- ironically [very loosely] fulfilling a
prophecy used by this and several other Pentecostal-style
cults: the "squeeze," the "closing of the doors," or other
names used. The former pastor would often repeat William

Branham's use of this cult strategy to describe how "Lucifer"
would one day shut the doors. When one fully examines
what has happened, one might actually wonder if one single
prophecy had just a hint of truth.
We have the audio to the resignations of the former elders of
the Branham Tabernacle. To protect the innocent, all names
have been removed, with the exception of the Branhams,
who according to the deacon resignations, are not
"innocent."
Here is the first resignation we will publish:
...
This is from Brother [deacon], precious brother, we thank
him for the service he has given to us. We really appreciate
him. Heres what he said.
I consider myself a very fortunate man to have had the
opportunity to serve our precious Lord Jesus as a deacon.
Likewise, to work with our precious brother [pastor] in
service to believers in the Branham Tabernacle.
Brother Branham appointed Brother [pastor] as pastor of this
church. He is the absolute authority in all things. Brother
[pastor] never tried to build himself an empire of wealth and
fame. He chose a humble and unselfish route. What an honor
to love and know this man.
Gods people in the Tabernacle are truly some of the most
sincere and wonderful people to walk with in the face of the
earth. It humbles me to know and worship with such devout
believers of this glorious Message.

The trustees announced that the attorney made a mistake
concerning the deed of the church. When there is a mistake,
it should be corrected. The church should have been returned
to the people, not given away to a trustee family and his
organization. Surely, Brother Branham would be displeased
with the turn of events. He and Sister Branham deeded the
church to the people in 1953. I believe that something that is
STOLEN from all of us is dispersed to the Lord and can
never be blessed for it is tainted.
The deacons have been unable to fulfill all of their duties for
a while because the treasurer/trustee has said there is no
funds available to help those in need. The question is
WHERE IS THE MONEY?
Ive endeavored to do my best for the Branham Tabernacle.
Brother Branham intended this to be a sovereign church, not
one owned by an organization. I must step down because of
the decision this church is now going.
So it is with a heavy heart and deep regards that I resign my
position as deacon. I trust and hope that everyone will
understand the seriousness of this thing that has been done.
God bless you brothers and sisters.
Signed [deacon], 8/30/15
William Branham, Closet Secrets,

and Fruits of the Ministry
Earlier this week when we published the information on
Ayers' homosexual transvestite stepson that William
Branham petitioned to save from execution in Houston, TX
as a "mystery cloud" flew over northern Arizona, we began
receiving many questions concerning the cult leader and the
cult's hidden secrets. Each time we publish a new connection
between William Branham and homosexuality, we receive
the question: Was William Branham himself a closet
homosexual?
This is not a question that we answer on this website. In the
grand scheme of things, this question is not important. There
are countless examples of twisting of scripture, additions to
"Bible verses," failed prophecy, fictional life stories and
more. Though we do find the question interesting, we don't
find much value in learning the answer. In Matthew 7, when
Jesus Christ was warning of false prophets, he did not tell his
disciples to examine their sexual affiliation. Instead, Christ
instructed to examine their fruits.
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will
recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from
thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree
bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A
healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree
bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut
down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them
by their fruits.
- Matthew 7:15-20
Even the article about the transvestite and prostitute that
William Branham helped petition to save has a much
different focus than one might notice at first glance. We have
no desire to expose the sinner - whether that sinner be
William Branham or the transvestite who sodomized and
murdered a real estate agent. Instead, the article's intent was
to examine the fruits. For those who missed it, that article
can be found on our blog:
What interests us more are the fruits of William Branham's
labor. Was the transvestite saved through William Branham's
petition? Did William Branham positively influence the
prostitute that was involved with the transvestite? Was it
God's plan to mislead the two to four million people in the
cult of today to believe Branham was hunting in Arizona
when he was spending time with a transvestite and
prostitute? What are the fruits of this deception?
Ironically, one can examine the fruits of other ministers
William Branham "helped." Like Gene Goad and Leo
Mercier, who Lee Vayle and others admitted were closet
homosexuals and sexual deviants. According to the Supreme
Court of California, this fruit of Branham's ministry resulted
in the sexual molestation of children, mind control, and even
murder.
Those from Prescott who have now fled the cult are familiar
with the horrors that went on behind closed doors -- many of
which did not make the court transcripts. For years, and
before learning that William Branham was just another false
prophet intent on creating a cult, they asked themselves the
question: "Why?" Why did William Branham praise their
ministry, bless their following, and describe their bright

futures together when such tragedy awaited?
And you're certainly started on the right road, just keep going
and God will be with you. And I got to see some of you. I
seen, the other day, these sisters, I didn't even know them,
'cause all I could see would just be about their eyes and nose,
out from under one of those hoods. And now I believe I
know you better, through the courtesy of Brother Leo and
Gene, who taken me around and visit your homes; and get to
shake hands with the the little children, the prophets and
prophetesses of the age to come, if there is an age to come.
65-1031A - Leadership, in the Prescott Arizona commune
One can examine the "Brother Rudin," who Branham
introduces just four months after the transvestite in a sermon
called "Prisoner" of July 17, 1963. The title of the sermon,
when compared with the series of 1963 events is highly
interesting. Rudin lived a secret life -- unbeknownst to his
entire congregation -- as a homosexual who scammed
countless people in the Phoenix area gay and lesbian
community. After draining his congregation of their money
to support his flamboyant lifestyle, he was exposed to the
Phoenix, Arizona area as yet another fruit of William
Branham's ministry.
And who can forget the infamous Jim Jones of the Jonestown
Massacre, wherein hundreds of innocent lives were slain? In
a joint "healing campaign" at the Cadle Tabernacle in
Indianapolis, Indiana, Branham kick-started the ministry of
the People's Temple cult leader. Before, during, and after that
series of meetings, William Branham privately interviewed
several bound by Jones' mind control.
Under normal circumstances and by normal (not

programmed) Christians, this cannot be even remotely
considered the minister's fault. Scripturally, it is evident that
Christ came to save sinners from all sin -- whether it is the
sinful lifestyles of sexual orgies or the sodomy and murder of
the real estate agent. Ministers of the Gospel are supposed to
be "servants" to the people, humbly pointing them to the
Cross. But William Branham indoctrinated his following to
believe that he was much greater than a man, and that he
could peer into the very soul.
How many knows what the Angel said in the message? "If
you can get the people to believe and be sincere when you
pray." That's right. And I said, "They won't believe me
because I... they..." I was talking of Baptist then, and so
forth, the church that I was in. He said... I said, "I'm
uneducated. I couldn't speak rightly to them." He said, "As
Moses was given two signs, so will it be given to you." And
he told me what to do. And he said, "Then you'll know the
very secrets of their hearts. You can tell them."
Branham, 56-1002E - Elisha The Prophet
Ministers in the cult following, the modern-day fruits of
Branham's ministry, continue this claim. Entire sermons are
devoted to describing Branham's special powers to
supernaturally peer into the lives and futures of those he
came in contact with. How can they continue these claims?
Was his gift limited in power? If so, was it from God? Can
God be limited in power?
There are many questions that arise when you examine the
fruits of William Branham's ministry. The most obvious is
the money trail, which we are only just beginning to examine
on our "Government Documents" page. If an "angel" did
give William Branham special insight, allowing him to peer

into the lives and futures of his following, only one of two
things could have happened:
Either the angel lied to William Branham or William
Branham lied to the people.
Guitars and Cadillacs

It always amuses me when I see the discussions between cult
followers when they speak negatively about televangelists
and faith healers and their expensive lifestyles. When news
hits that some minister has purchased a new airplane or
expensive car, or the doors open on a multi-million-dollar
complex, it seems that nothing but condemnation can flow
from their minds. "Our prophet is not like that," they tell
themselves. "He wouldn't even accept a Cadillac if it were
given to him!"
But this simply is not true.
The "Fictional Brother Branham" that exists only on
recorded tape is not the same "Physical Brother Branham"
that existed in real life. Cult followers have whole heartedly
accepted every single word on recorded tape as honest fact -even if those same statements are complete fiction. With the
websites exposing William Branham's fictional life stories
and failed prophecies, many ministers have changed their
stance on this subject. For the past fifty years, ministers
trained their congregations to believe that every single word
spoken on recorded tape by William Branham was "more
accurate than today's newspaper." But now that many of
these statements are proven false, they now promote the idea
that "He was just a man and he made mistakes." (Those
mistakes, obviously, are the lies he told).
But oddly, they have not changed their stance with regards to
the person, William Branham. While they will now admit
that Branham was not under the "Mystery Cloud," or that he
got the wrong bridge in his "Bridge Prophecy," these

ministers continue to promote the idea that every single thing
William Branham said about himself was true. From his
character traits, to his lifestyle, to his financial condition, to
his Kentucky Hillbilly stories, they still want their followers
to believe everything that this "fictional hillbilly" said about
himself. Why? If you remove the failed prophecies, and you
remove the twisted scriptures, what more is left?
When a follower who has been taught for fifty years to
believe perfect accuracy is now taught to believe perfect
error, something inside them breaks. The iron-clad
foundation they believed to exist in the ministry of William
Branham is suddenly replaced with shifting sands of time -and as time goes on, those sands continue to shift. They must
be left with SOMETHING to cling to, and that something,
according to this new strategy by cult ministers, is the
fictional William Branham that existed only on recorded
tape.
While they proclaimed a man whose lifestyle could afford
only a "Motel 6," the first time a cult follower learns that
William Branham enjoyed the luxuries of extravagant hotels
like the Piccadilly Hotel in London, there is a problem.
While they are taught a William Branham that avoided the
very appearance of evil, the first time a cult follower learns
that he toured Pigalle, the smut capital and homosexual
gathering place of the world in its day, there is a problem.
The first time they learn of him watching movies, collecting
small fortunes at each stop on the faith healing tour, or other
contradictions to their "fictional William Branham," there is
a problem.
When they see the simpleton strumming his guitar next to his
lovely wife in a black-and-white photo, they cannot imagine

a man who lived a hidden life of luxury. Instead of a fictional
hillbilly who enjoyed guitars, they suddenly learn that he was
a world playboy that enjoyed guitars and Cadillacs.
Song Leader Resigns Amidst

Branham Tabernacle Scandal
A few weeks back, the pastor, song leader, and entire staff of
deacons resigned from the Branham Tabernacle. According
to the resignation letters, the Branhams were allegedly
stealing property from the church, property which is
supposed to be owned by the people. But keep in mind, these
resignations are not only including the men in their positions
-- their wives, children, and even families also resigned from
the church.
But the song leader's case is a bit unique when compared to
the others who submitted their resignations. It appears that
the song leader's wife, Betty Phillips, was involved in a little
"friendly competition" with Voice of God Recordings.
According to government documents, Betty is the registered
agent to "Believers International, Inc," a "book company"
whose principal address is in the state of Arizona. When one
suddenly realizes that there was more than one competing
business whose interest lie in the Branham Tabernacle, there
are many questions raised.
Was Voice of God Recordings aware of this when they
[allegedly] stole property from the people of the church, as is
accused by the resignation letters of the deacons? What was
the purpose of this business, and how is it different than
Voice of God Recordings? If we are in the very last days,
should they not have joined forces to bring "that last lost
sheep into the fold?"
We have published the audio to the reading of the letter of
resignation by the former pastor of the Branham Tabernacle.

Names (not mentioned in the government documents) have
been removed to protect the innocent. Here is the transcript:
...
With great regrets, under the present situation, we feel it is
time for us to resign as janitor of the Branham Tabernacle,
keeping the parking lot clean, taking care of the flowers, first
response to the alarm company, give tours of the church,
song leader, and piano player. It has been wonderful working
with Dad, brother [pastor], and you people.
The church is very dear to our hearts remembering the many
times Brother Branham was here. And knowing the angels
lined these walls, what a blessed people we are. We are
resigning of all our duties at the Branham Tabernacle. God
bless you,
[Song leader] and Betty Phillips.
August 31, 2015
Joseph Branham Answers The

Failed Prophecies:
As we continue to post concerning information that has been
hidden from the followers of William Branham, we always
try to tie the issue back to the ministry. As always, we
examine the fruits of the ministry, and from the fruits, one
can easily see the tree that produced the fruit. But many,
especially cult followers in foreign countries of a different
language, are unaware of most of the ministry they are
supposed to believe and support. Why? Voice of God
Recordings has produced very few sermons translated to
foreign language. Even in Spanish, which one would assume
would be the first language to translate the hundreds of
sermons, one can only find a handful translated. When one
reviews the Spanish version of "The Table," the searchable
database of William Branham's sermons, one quickly asks
the question: What have they been doing all these years with
all of that donated money?
As one examines the fruits, the programmed response of
defense is to justify "the prophet" with "the healing," as if
somehow God's healing of the sick could somehow change a
failed prophecy that had been given. Many are programmed
to believe that "healing" is vindication of "prophecy." When
a prophecy fails, rather than examine the prophecy, cult
pastors ask their following to examine the prayer lines!
Those making their exodus out of the cult are shocked by this
response. Even the uneducated can see that this is nothing
more than a diversion strategy, attempting to distract focus
from the real issue to something entirely different. And after
realizing the deception, we often receive the question: "Has

Billy Paul or Joseph Branham ever responded to any of your
questions?"
Personally, this was one of the things that opened my eyes.
My family were very close to the Branhams. My grandfather
was William Branham's associate. My father was Joseph
Branham's best friend and childhood playmate. And I came
across the failed prophecies long before my grandfather was
(in my opinion) pushed out of the Tabernacle after
discovering that there was (also in my opinion) two brothers
evading taxes and using church funds for purposes other than
supporting the congregation.
One would assume that the two would have contacted me
and pleaded with me. One would assume that they would
have tried to show me the error of my ways. I manage
employees in business, and if one were to suddenly suspect I
had been lying to them for years and leave the company, I
would be mortified! I would do everything within my power
to contact them, show them the truth, and clear my name!
The Branham brothers did not. Since leaving the cult, they
have not produced one single shred of truth to dispute the
huge amount of fiction that they shoveled down the throats
of millions for years.
But to answer the question coming to me, "Has Joseph
responded," I have to say "yes." He did respond, but it was
long before I realized the "Message" was filled with failed
prophecies, twisted scriptures, fictional life stories and more.
His answer?
Well, watch the answer that he gave in video form, and see
for yourself. Is it a good answer? Does it solve all the
problems? Or is this just a feeble attempt at maintaining the

steady flow of donations?
Kipperman and Ayers Involved In

Forgery And Counterfeit:
James Ayers and Theodore Kipperman, who William
Branham praised for their "authentic" photograph in the
Houston Coliseum, are also praised by the religious cult
following Branham created. According to cult propaganda,
their "scientific evidence" that the "pillar of fire" was in one
of Branham's meetings is believed to be a photo of Jesus
Christ himself -- but in the form of a light above Branham's
head. Though the cult preaches very harshly against all
things scientific, and strongly condemns all who do not
believe William Branham, these two men are glorified.
Why? They created the iconic photo that hangs in churches,
homes, offices, cars, and even in wallets.
The cult is programmed to glorify these men through the
repeated hearing of their names in the sermons recorded by
William Branham. Often in his sermons, Branham would
refer to these two men as scientific proof -- infallible proof -that the supernatural was in his ministry.
And then, of course, Mr. Ayers, Mr. Kipperman, the night
that the camera proved that I wasn't telling anything that was
wrong. It was Truth. And when the mechanical eye of the
camera caught the vision of the... or, not the vision; the
reality. The Christ that we preach and so love, was with us.
He promised to be with us, and the camera took His picture.
Many times I've said, in times past, that that I'd see that Light
all the time. But sometime people would be a little skeptic of
It, which you could believe they could be that way, but that
night it proved it. That was the first time It was ever taken.
Branham, 63-0304 - A Absolute

Recently, we pointed out that William Branham was so
strongly indebted to these two men that he left a hunting trip
in Arizona to petition for the release of Ayers' stepson
(Kipperman's nephew who was a homosexual transvestite
prostitute that sodomized and murdered a real estate agent
during a three-party sex orgy.
But we have taken very little time to examine the two men
who took the photograph: Kipperman and Ayers. Did they
create perfect scientific proof? Can their work be trusted?
Were they honest men, simply doing a hard day's work?
Well, it turns out that Kipperman and Ayers were involved
with forgery and counterfeit as early as 1952. In a court
appeal after Ayers was convicted in forgery and counterfeit,
their criminal acts resulted in a denial of appeal. Apparently,
the FBI asked for an authentic letter from one Mrs. O. W.
Tidwell, an acquaintance of Kipperman, and one could not
be produced. Ayers proceeded to forge and counterfeit a
letter, attest through a notary to a Selective Service Board for
Kipperman
Pastor of the Branham

Tabernacle Resigns
Recently, the pastor, song leader, and entire deacon staff of
the Branham Tabernacle resigned from the church.
According to the letters by the deacons, Voice of God
Recordings was stealing property from the people. During a
lengthy session of reading letters, the pastor made the
congregation aware of the issues, and that he was forced to
step down.
Interestingly, the pastor did not chose to read his letter first
or even last. Rather than give specific details or name names,
the pastor chose to let the other elders of the church describe
the situation. He did not place any importance or significance
on his own opinion, and chose very few words to say. After
reading a letter from a deacon who claimed that Voice of
God Recordings was stealing property, and after reading the
resignation of the song leader and his wife, the former pastor
quickly and softly read his own resignation. Then announced
that "we are just getting started."
At the time these letters were read, the extent of the scandal
was not yet published on our website. We cannot know
whether or not the pastor was aware that the building that he
was leaving behind was purchased in 1936 -- though the
concrete engraving on the corner of 8th Street and Penn
Street claims the church was "Dedicated in 1933." Nor do we
know if the pastor was aware of William Branham's hidden
lifestyle, officiating the weddings, divorces, and remarriages
of his brothers during a time in which he claimed to have
been "announced by God to usher in the new heavens and
new earth." We do know that he was aware of the

government documents. And according to our sources inside
Voice of God Recordings, some people that work there are
aware of the pastor's seeing the documents himself. This is
confirmed also by the local courthouse, who describe several
deacons and "other interested parties" reviewing the
government documents.
Here is the transcript of the resignation:
...
I hate this time has come that I must do this. I wish to retire
as pastor of the Branham Tabernacle as of this date: Sunday,
August 30, 2015. I have labored so hard for this Message,
and I am 89 years old and have tried so hard to keep it on the
word. But it looks like it is falling apart. It is the only thing I
know to do. Therefore, I'll pray for you folks, and be sure
and pray for me. I won't be having any more funerals or
weddings.
...
You can listen to the audio of the resignation here:
The Ashley-Ayers Evangelistic

Association
Recently, we published court documents, newspaper articles,
and magazine articles describing the zany tale of the
transvestite homosexual murderer that William Branham
supported on death row in Houston, Texas. After publishing,
we started to receive questions as to whether or not Ayers,
who took the infamous Houston Coliseum photograph,
threatened to expose Branham as a fraud. "Why else would
Branham have taken such a risk?" people asked.
In those articles, we pointed to the fact that Ashley was
demoted to a minimum security facility after convincing a
jury that he thought he was the return of "Elijah the Prophet."
Reading through such a strange coincidence, we started
receiving even more questions. Did Branham give Ashley a
strategy towards a plea of insanity?
These are questions that may never be answered. Though the
entire situation looks very suspicious, we do know one thing:
Ashley was not converted to "The Message" after Branham's
visit to Houston, and though claiming Christianity for a
period of time after March 1963, the ultimate pathway
chosen was not one the modern-day cult following of
William Branham would support. After undergoing a sexchange operation and entering politics, it is said that Ashley
became an atheist.
But there are even more strange coincidences to be found
within this story. According to the Texas Secretary of State,
the "Ashley-Ayers Evangelistic Association" was formed in

May of 1964 -- before the plea bargain of insanity through
the spirit of Elijah. Was this the end results of the fruits of
Branham's labor? Did Branham create yet another Elijah
prophet? Did Branham convince Ashley that his best chance
at avoiding the electric chair was to become another crazy
cult Elijah prophet, like the long line of "Elijah cult leaders"
before him?
One might also examine the monetary aspect of this
situation. Were funds flowing into this new organization to
pay royalties for the photograph? We know that Branham
was being less than truthful when he claimed that the
photograph hung in a non-existent "Religious Hall of Art" -it has never hung anywhere. Instead, it sits in a drawer in the
Library of Congress, where all copyrighted materials are
stored.
Again, these are questions we may never answer. All we
know is that William Branham "saved" a homosexual
transvestite from the electric chair, simply to promote a new
"Elijah Prophet" that created a competing "Evangelistic
Association" immediately before a plea arrangement. And
that arrangement resulted in the escape of the transvestite,
recorded in the FBI's top ten most wanted.
We've published the query through the Texas Secretary of
State, and the articles of incorporation are on order. We hope
to have them soon.
New records on the Government Records page! Stay tuned!
More to come!
William Branham and the

Transvestite Elijah
Recently, we published information concerning William
Branham's involvement with a transvestite and a prostitute
during a trip to Houston, Texas. The cult following of
William Branham was shocked to suddenly learn that the
"boy and girl" on death row in Houston, Texas that were
"being accused" of murder were actually a homosexual
transvestite and prostitute accomplice who sodomized and
murdered a real estate agent.
Through cognitive dissonance, trying to reconcile the huge
discrepancies that this information brings to the questionable
ministry of William Branham, some in the cult are claiming
that this transvestite was saved through the ministry of
William Branham. Ignoring the huge problem of Branham's
being in Houston with this transvestite during a time he
claimed to be in Arizona under a "mystery cloud," these cult
members (likely through instructions from their pastors) are
claiming that the visit to the transvestite was also
"supernatural."
This was a good question, and one well worth examining.
Was it "supernatural?" Was the young transvestite saved
after his three-party sex orgy? Did William Branham
influence him when he was in Houston, Texas?
Well, it turns out that William Branham did influence the
man (or woman, depending how he/she was dressed when
Branham met with him/her.
In a United Press article describing the aftermath of

Branham's "intervention," the press released the reason that
Ashley was not executed. According to the papers, "Ashley
told the sanity hearing that he was Elijah, a Biblical prophet."
Did William Branham suggest that he use this plea to escape
death? Or was Branham being untruthful when he claimed to
have saved the transvestite from the electric chair? Did
Ashley realize that only crazy people claim to be the return
of Elijah?
Apparently, Ashley and Ayers thought the claim to be valid.
In 1964, they created the non-profit private foundation
"Ashley-Ayers Evangelistic Association, as we pointed out
yesterday. One has to wonder if Ayers, who took the
infamous Houston photograph of William Branham planned
to take a similar photograph of the transvestite under similar
lighting.
In any case, Ashley was not executed, deemed insane, and
sent to a less secure facility. In 1965, he/she escaped to make
the FBI's top ten wanted list. But the question still remains:
Did Ashley find salvation through William Branham?
According to witness testimony, Ashley later became an
atheist. One witness claims in a book review, "I first heard
about Leslie Perez when she was interviewed in the gay
magazine, The Advocate. I was not around when the crime
had actually happened (I would be very curious if she is still
alive). Reading about the court room trials was at times so
boring I could barely get through it. I did put the book down
several times, then go back to it later on: days or months
later. Also, and to be blunt, Leslie was not a very likeable
person. At times she was so annoying if I had been in the
same room with her I think I would have walked out. I did
like her no guff attitude, though, and her willingness to make
enemies for something she believed in, especially for her
atheism."
But shocking as atheism may seem, this pales in comparison
to the article mentioned in the book review. In a 1994 issue
of "The Advocate," a gay and lesbian magazine, Ashley
makes the feature story. But not as his/her male self, this
magazine article comes after a sex change to a female. The
article is entitled, "The three faces of Leslie Perez."
The article describes Ashley/Perez's struggle with being a
man, the gory details of the sex change operation, and how
strongly Ashley/Perez pushed for gay and lesbian rights. The
details are too mature for most audiences, and will not be
mentioned in this blog post. For any wishing to examine this
life that William Branham "saved," and answer the question
as to his/her eternal salvation according to the Christian
Bible, this magazine article should sufficiently answer your
question.
We have put the highlights of that examination into this
video. But we will give you fair warning, it may not be safe
for work, and please do not watch in front of your children.
The fruits of William Branham's ministry are not always
pleasant, and this certainly falls under the category of
"unpleasant."
But for those of you who are asking, after having been
influenced by a cult pastor, whether or not Ashley found
Branham's version of "salvation" after his meeting in
Houston, well, see for yourself.
A Deacon's Small Voice Resignation from the Branham

Tabernacle
Recently the pastor, song leader, entire staff of deacons, and
others at the Branham Tabernacle resigned from their posts
amidst a scandal involving what the deacons claimed to be
surrounding the property of the church. According to the
deacons' resignations, Voice of God Recordings was
allegedly stealing property from the people of the Branham
Tabernacle, people that had willingly contributed to the
church for years -- thinking that their money was being used
for the support of the church and the spreading of cult
doctrine. Closer examination, however, begs the question:
were the Branhams using church funds to better themselves?
Within these resignations, one can get a personal glimpse
into the hearts and minds of these men who suffered great
turmoil when they realized that they were in the midst of a
scandal. Some letters describe how they wanted to help the
poor, and for quite some time there was "no money"
available. These men, having collected a 10% tithing from
the church members, realize that millions of dollars should
have filled church bank accounts for decades. One asked,
"Where does all the money go?"
But even the must humble, gentle, letter gives you insight
into these men. One deacon, after having served the church
for 37 years, offered a short simple resignation without any
mention of the scandal that had ripped his life apart.
The letter of resignation:

...
Branham Tabernacle of Jeffersonville Indiana,
Dear Brother [pastor], I have been blessed by serving as a
deacon at the Branham Tabernacle for the past 37 years. I'm
writing to informly submit an resignation effective Monday,
August 17th, 2015.
Your brother in Christ, your brother, [deacon]
...
The congregation sat silently as these resignations were read,
many of them unphased. Were the people so spellbound by
the Branham family that they could not see what was
happening? Or do they simply no longer care for truth and
justice?
We often work with other groups that expose religious cults,
as well as agencies created to prevent other cult groups from
turning violent. Last year, we were asked to write a
newsletter for the Jonestown Institute, a group dedicated to
preventing another "Jonestown Massacre," an historical
event in which Jim Jones slaughtered men, women, and
children after his cult imploded. Jones, whose ministry was
kick-started by William Branham, also amassed large
fortunes according to government documents.
But often, in some of the religious groups we work with to
expose the similarities between this and other Pentecostalstyle cults -- even with some of the ex-message groups we
work with -- we find huge error and lack of compassion.
After tying cult doctrines to pagan mythologies, Gnosticism,

heretical teachings and more, Christian apologists realize that
William Branham's "message" appears to be described in 1
Timothy 4:1:
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will
depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful
spirits and teachings of demons"
But in grave error, some groups we work with have lost the
compassion needed to work with cult members and have
turned their ministries towards the "letter of the law" rather
than the abundance of Grace. Some consider those trapped in
religious cults such as the Branham movement to be
"servants of Satan," or worse, mistakenly binding the
innocent soul to the deceitful ministries. They begin to
believe that each pillar holding up the cult's invisible walls
are hell-bent on destruction -- especially the elders of the cult
churches.
This resignation is a humble reminder that these are real,
living, breathing people trapped inside a religious cult. These
are people who believe they are doing right, believe their
understanding of Christ is correct, and believe that the cult
doctrine is required for salvation. These are people
programmed to read the Scriptures through the filter of the
cult leader, who do not understand the passages written by
the Apostles in their full context.
But after reading this humble resignation -- by a man who
knew much more about the church scandal than the common
people -- one can see between the lines the goodness of his
heart and desire to serve Christ. Even if that "Christ" is a
different "jesus" taught by William Branham, this deacon
wants to serve God as best he can. Is that not what we are all
called to do?
"'Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?'
And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
This is the great and first commandment. And a second is
like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these
two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets."
Matthew 22
Ashley-Ayers Evangelistic
Association - Updated
A few days ago, we published information concerning the
homosexual transvestite that William Branham left his
hunting location in Arizona to support. Ashley, a
homosexual prostitute, murdered a real-estate agent during a
three-party sex orgy. But rather than sentence to the death
penalty, it was decided that evidence was "withheld,"
declaring Ashley "insane," because he thought that he was
"Elijah the prophet." ... and everyone who thinks they are
"Elijah the prophet" must be insane, right?
To support this idea of withheld evidence, James Ayers
created the Ashley-Ayers Evangelistic Association. Ayers,
you will remember, was the photographer who took the
Houston photograph of William Branham that many
"Message" cult churches hang above their pulpits instead of
Jesus Christ. The question was quickly asked: Did Ayers
threaten to expose Branham for the real nature of the
photograph? Others asked if Ayers was actually going to
expose Branham's involvement with the homosexual
prostitute. For those of you who missed the post, you can
find it here:
These are questions we will not answer on this website
without documented evidence to support our opinion. But we
can confirm that Ashley did, indeed, use an "Elijah the
prophet" ministry to escape the death penalty after Branham's
visit. We just received the Articles of Incorporation from the
Texas Secretary of State, which lists one James Harlie Ayers
(The photographer and stepfather of the homosexual
transvestite), and Sylvia Kipperman Ayers (the mother of the

homosexual transvestite). You can now see the official
government record declaring the "Ashley-Ayers Evangelistic
Association," which appears to be the business entity for
"Elijah the prophet."
See this and more on our "Government Records" page! And
more to come! Stay tuned.
Is George Smith Being Honest?

In 2014, George Smith did an interview with Gospel Cross
describing his explanation how William Branham could not
have been under the "mystery cloud" in Arizona and still be
truthful in his ministry. When this was published, we made
videos in response to his testimony. Immediately after
publishing our responses, legal action was taken to prevent
our posting of the videos. Under the takedown notice we
received, we were to remove all traces of this video from our
websites, including our YouTube page:
In the arrangement of this takedown notice, were were
severely limited in our publications to the YouTube site. No
longer could we schedule videos, make videos private for
others to help view and proof, or other features necessary to
continue the video campaign we started to expose the cult
following of William Branham. In fact, we were no longer to
publish any video over 15 minutes, simply because we had
published a video of George Smith and the cloud. What did
George Smith have to hide?
Interestingly, at the time we published our video responses,
our primary concern was George Smith's admission that
William Branham could NOT have been in Arizona during
the "mystery cloud" event. The details that he gave during
his testimony helped us to understand that Smith was fully
versed in the entire history and chronology of the cloud event
-- not only in Arizona, but in Houston, Texas as well. But
was he being honest with the people?
In his video testimony, starting at around 11 minutes into the
video, George Smith makes the following statements:
"First of all, the hunting season did not begin until March 1st
that year. So Brother Branham did not hunt out of season. He
only went when he was in season; he was very legal on that
part {...} He [William Branham] promised these two brothers
that he would be there for the hunting season. After he made
that plan, then a man called him from Texas to say that there
had been a robbery the year previous. Someone was
murdered, and they blamed it on these two kids, a boy and a
girl; boyfriend and girlfriend. The boy happened to be the
nephew of the man who took the picture in 1950."
- George Smith, Conviction, Gospel Cross, April, 5, 2014
Originally, having examined the government documents
concerning the hunting season and timeline of events in
Arizona, we knew that William Branham could not have
been in Arizona during the cloud event. But now, having
examined the government documents concerning the events
in Houston, Texas as George Smith leads you to believe he
has done, we are presented with a problem. His story and the
government documents do not match. Is he being honest?
Smith claims that a "boyfriend and girlfriend" was "blamed"
for a murder that took place after a "robbery." Yet
government records show that nephew of the man who too
the picture in 1950 was a homosexual transvestite. His
accomplice was a prostitute, who supported their living by
selling her body for sex. Was Smith being honest when he
claimed that they were "boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Smith also leads the people to believe that they were
"blamed" for the murders -- not that they actually committed
them. Yet the government documents show that the murder
happened during a three-party sex orgy in which the victim
was sodomized repeatedly by the transvestite. There are

mountains of newspaper publications, magazine articles, and
even books to describe the homosexual transvestite and
prostitute committing and getting away with murder due to a
mistrial. Was smith being honest?
The original examination was published on our website on
September 28, 2015. Compare the series of events as
recorded by official court record and answer the question for
yourself:
Is George Smith being honest?
In The Mouth of Two Or Three

Witnesses - Resignations From
The Branham Tabernacle
After realizing that church property was being deeded away
by one (or two) trustees of the Branham Tabernacle, the
pastor, song leader, and entire staff of deacons resigned. The
resignations were read by the pastor, one-by-one, and the
congregation became aware that the board did not agree with
the transactions that were apparently held secret from both
the people and the church elders.
The transcript of the resignation:
Brother [Pastor]
Pastor of the Branham Tabernacle
804 Penn Street, Jeffersonville, IN:
Dear Brother [Pastor], it is with great sorrow that I tender my
resignation from the Branham Tabernacle board of deacons
effective immediately.
After much prayer and thoughtful consideration, I believe
that my resignation is the best course of action for me and
my family. The last several years have been one of the
greatest honors in my life, to serve as one of the deacons and
to have served with some of the finest brothers I've ever
known.
You stood faithful with the message for forty years, and I
will always stand with you. Again, I'm very honored to have
had the opportunity to serve on the board of deacons with the

Branham Tabernacle, and may God bless you.
Sincerely,
[deacon] , deacon.
...
After examining the series of events that have transpired at
the Branham Tabernacle in Jeffersonville, Indiana, there are
many concerns raised -- beyond even the obvious spiritual
concern. In that congregation are people held spellbound by
the Branham family, eagerly accepting every single doctrine
and situation as "God sent." Many, after being presented with
solid evidence and the deacon board's assessment refuse to
listen. According to the deacon board, two men were
allegedly stealing property from the people, and doing it
without proper voting and communication.
From a scriptural standpoint, the pastor and deacon board
handled the situation Scripturally. Multiple witnesses
presented their findings and even resignations, and many
members of the congregation ignored their voices to stand
behind those (in my opinion) guilty.
Like the Corinthians, who ignored the plea of the Apostle
Paul, these church members are spellbound with what
appears to be mind control -- insomuch that they ignore not
only Scripture, but common sense. In Paul's letter, he
reminded the Corinthians that it was not just one voice
pleading with them. Every word is established by the mouth
of two or three witnesses, each witness confirming the other
voices:
"This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of

two or three witnesses shall every word be established." - 2
Corinthians 13:1
Has the Branham Tabernacle and the new elders of the
church acted according to Scripture? Have they heeded the
voices of the mouths of two or three witnesses? Or like their
congregation, have they ignored those standing for truth and
justice?
God will be the judge, and just reward will be served.
Letter To The Trustees of the

Branham Tabernacle
On August 5, 2015, the elders of the Branham Tabernacle
demanded that the two men who allegedly stole property
return it to the rightful owners. This demand went
unanswered, resulting in the resignations of the pastor, song
leader, and the entire deacon staff of the Branham
Tabernacle.
According to the letter, the elders of the church were not in
agreement with (and evidently had no knowledge of) the
trustee giving away property paid for and supported by the
people. To our knowledge, no vote was taken, no elder was
notified, and no proper procedures were followed in the
transaction.
The definition of a "trustee" is this:
"an individual person or member of a board given control or
powers of administration of property in trust with a legal
obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified."
Apparently, the elders of the Tabernacle asked the same
question we did when we learned of the transactions: "How
can this person be acting as a trustee, when the people have
no knowledge or agreement with his actions?" ... which
quickly leads to the next most obvious question: Was this
person acting as a trustee when he signed away church
property, or was he acting as an individual to better himself
and his organizations?
The transcript of the letter sent to the trustees of the Branham
Tabernacle:
...
To the trustees of the Branham Tabernacle, August 5, 2015.
Since very little was resolved in the recent board meeting, we
have determined that the trustees must do their duty
concerning the restoring of the Tabernacle to the people as it
is stated in 1953 deed.
It is not for the pastor to go to anyone and ask that the
tabernacle be returned. He has nothing to do with giving it
away. The property was signed away by one trustee. And he
is responsible for the return of said property.
Therefore, once again, we demand that the trustee
responsible for this error return the property to the rightful
owners. This is the property of the people. It is not the
property of one or two men.
Brother Branham deeded the Branham Tabernacle to the
people because he wanted it to be that way. This must be
taken care of immediately.
Signed:
[elders of the Branham Tabernacle]
..
William Branham Pastor

Convicted of Rape and
Pornography:
When followers of William Branham stumble onto this
website and after having spent a great deal of time reading
through the articles which overturn many of the statements
they have heard from cult pastors for decades, they contact
us to voice their opinion. At first, their statements are vague
and generally based off of a small set of programmed
defense statements they have overheard during the course of
a pastor's sermon. Avoiding the human emotion after the
insults we receive, I always try to bring focus back to the
issues with the ministry and the many ways in which they
relate back to Scripture. But more times than not, they
respond with this question:
"What does it matter?"
After having studied the doctrinal issues, especially within a
religious cult, this statement is not as it seems. Even a basic
study of scriptures will reveal that doctrinally, there is much
that matters with electing another mediator between God and
man, as this cult does with William Branham. There is much
that matters to serve a different Jesus, as the Apostle Paul
states throughout his letters. Those who ask this question are
not referring to the religious matters, but are asking what it
matters if they stay in the religious cult following of William
Branham outside of doctrinal matters.
Our response is simple: "Do a google search." Since this
website began in 2012, we have done many searches through

internet search engines, newspaper archives, magazine
archives and more. And every six months to a year, that same
search returns different results -- as the search engines index
more and more instances of criminal activity, the results will
rank higher or lower in the query. For instance, one search
users might conduct is the simple phrase, "William Branham
rape."
In 2012, this type of search returned articles about Paul
Schaefer, a pastor in the Branham cult who strapped several
boys onto metal beds, stripped naked, blindfolded with wax
plugs in their ears while he tortured them with an electric
prod. One victim describes how he was repeatedly raped
starting at age seven.
In 2014, the Google search engine indexed one William
Branham cult pastor named Robert Gumbura. There were
many articles returned for this pastor who viewed his church
as his sexual playground, and because of recent articles, this
pastor has been pushed up to page two of the search results.
Gumbura was charged after sexually assaulting a married
woman in his congregation. According to the news reports,
Gumbura was inducing mind control on the men and women
of the congregation, using threats of demonic possession and
eternal separation as the basis for control. The victim's
husband knew that she was being raped, but feared the
pastor's power to call down demons from Satan. He pleaded
with her not to speak against this "man of God."
During the course of the investigation, it was found that not
only was Gumbura raping women of the church, but he was
also capturing pictures and video of the women. Blaming it
on "new converts," Gumbura attempted to distract officials

from the underground lair of filth that he had created through
the power given to him through William Branham's
imbalanced church order.
In the end, he was convicted and sentenced to prison time.
Though he organized an escape from prison, the justice
system prevailed. But according to testimonies given to us
from ex-cult members, this is not always the case. Many
times, this type of abuse in the cult following of William
Branham goes unreported. Often, the victims -- under the
same type of mind control -- are too afraid to come forward.
Sometimes, also according to testimony given by ex-cult
members, the elders of the church prevent the authorities
from finding out about the sexual molestation. Only a select
few in the church are aware, and it is quickly swept under the
rug.
Recently, scandals such as this are discovered, and have
resulted in church splits. Those in Canadian churches are
aware of the various situations, and broke away after the
pastor actually supported those guilty simply because they
were family.
So to the question, "what does it matter," our response is
simple. Do some Google searches. You will quickly answer
your own question. And in doing so, you will realize why the
imbalance of power created by a religious cult can be so
dangerous.
Demanding The Return of Alleged

Stolen Property
Yesterday, we published a letter read by the former pastor of
the Branham Tabernacle, demanding that the alleged stolen
property be returned to the rightful owners. That single letter
resulted in the resignations of the pastor, song leader, janitor,
and entire deacon staff of the Branham Tabernacle in
Jeffersonville, Indiana.
In the letter, it mentioned "one or two men" who allegedly
stole this property, and we've received some questions and
statements by followers of William Branham's "Message"
who are not clear as to the nature of this letter. Who were
these "two men"? What are the "organizations" they
mention? We'd like to clarify a bit, so that others can better
understand.
This letter was sent to the trustee board, and was a result of a
plot of land that was deeded away from the church without
(as I understand it) the knowledge of the congregation. The
signature on the transfer that we see on government records
is "William Paul Branham." Other plots of land include
signatures of Joseph Branham and Roy Borders, however I
am not aware if the deacon board knew about those transfers
at the time this letter was written.
To those who missed yesterday's post, here is the transcript
of the letter sent to the trustees of the Branham Tabernacle:
...
To the trustees of the Branham Tabernacle, August 5, 2015.
Since very little was resolved in the recent board meeting, we
have determined that the trustees must do their duty

concerning the restoring of the Tabernacle to the people as it
is stated in 1953 deed.
It is not for the pastor to go to anyone and ask that the
tabernacle be returned. He has nothing to do with giving it
away. The property was signed away by one trustee. And he
is responsible for the return of said property.
Therefore, once again, we demand that the trustee
responsible for this error return the property to the rightful
owners. This is the property of the people. It is not the
property of one or two men.
Brother Branham deeded the Branham Tabernacle to the
people because he wanted it to be that way. This must be
taken care of immediately.
Signed:
[elders of the Branham Tabernacle]
Something Was Wrong Resignation From The Branham

Tabernacle
In August of 2015, the pastor, song leader, and entire deacon
staff resigned from the Branham Tabernacle. Something was
wrong.
According to resignation letters submitted by the deacons,
and the letter submitted to the board of trustees, the
conclusion made by the church board was that the Branham
family were stealing property from the people of the church.
Were they correct?
In our investigation at the courthouse in Jeffersonville, IN,
we can confirm that church property was indeed transferred
from the people of the Branham Tabernacle by Billy Paul
Branham and Joseph Branham. In fact, we believe we have
found other properties that have connections to church funds,
based on our opinion after examining the names, signatures
and property ownership. In our opinion, the deacons are
correct.
One deacon resigned very peacefully, expressing his feelings
after examining the evidence. It is a heart-felt resignation,
and one can read between the lines to see the sincerity of the
deacon who truly believes that the doctrines of this religious
cult are scriptural. But though scriptural, and after the deacon
board submitted their demands to the trustees, this deacon
resigned.
The transcript of the resignation:

8/2015: It has been an honor to serve under you for the past
33 years. I believe that you have done your best to point
souls to Christ through this end time message without
wavering one bit in the time that I have known you.
I have decided to step down from the deacon board at this
time. I will always look to you as a servant of God, and
cannot thank you for all that I have learned from you. May
God richly bless you.
Sincerely,
[deacon]
...
We agree with this deacon. Something was wrong. But was it
much, much bigger than just church property and alleged
misuse of church funds?
1942: William Branham's Other

Ministry
When I first started Seek The Truth, I began compiling a list
of all the major, fundamental concepts that we were required
to believe. For those like myself, who grew up in a
"Message" cult home -- and especially those of us with
families who had "famous" last names within the cult, we
recognized these key concepts as milestones to the coming
Apocalypse. Implanted with fear of impending destruction,
we not only lived the full and complete "Message" lifestyle
according to the laws that William Branham presented, we
studied and memorized all of the critical events in the
timeline of our "prophet" that was going to lead us into the
afterlife.
One of these critical milestones was 1947. According to
William Branham, this was the moment it all started. May
the 6th, 1947, was the "day that Israel became a nation"
according to William Branham. (1948 according to Israel)
But it was much, much more than that. This was the day
William Branham was "visited by an angel," and was "given
two signs." According to cult mythology, Jesus Christ
himself came down to earth in the form of a Jehovah's
Witness theology "archangel" to give William Branham the
power to heal the body -- so long as the sick and afflicted
believe in William Branham.
Avoiding the obvious question as to why not believe in this
"angel" or in Jesus Christ, and avoiding the even more
obvious question as to why he got the Israel date incorrect,
there's just one huge problem with 1947: It appears to be his
second attempt at a ministry.

The first time we found and discussed a copy of the 1945
pamphlet entitled "I Was Not Disobedient To The Heavenly
Vision," we started receiving the question, "Was this a
completely different ministry?" Those who have read the
pamphlet recognize this to declare an already thriving
ministry of healing, and through a completely different
commission. Did William Branham find a better way to
attract the crowds? Did he change the story to build a bigger
following?
Recently, some of our ex-cult members came across old
relics of William Branham's ministry, some of which predate the 1945 pamphlet and especially pre-date the 1947
ministry that we were all programmed to believe. Like the
1945 pamphlet, this is not an artifact you will find for sale in
Voice of God Recordings. It is in strong disagreement with
the core concept of the angelic visitation, which in reality is
in disagreement with the entire core foundation of the
"Message". ... or at least the "second Message" that Branham
started spreading.
In 1942, William Branham had a healing revival with the
Reverend S. E. Ramseyer from Evansville, Indiana. Even
more interesting, he is featured with F. F. Bosworth, who
founded the Assemblies of God. The publisher of the
brochure got Branham's middle initial incorrect, using an "E"
instead of an "M," but all are familiar with the photograph of
Branham in the publication that was later used in cult
memorabilia. Bosworth was listed as a "Bible Teacher" at the
time, while Branham's "Healing Revival" publication listed
William Branham as the "Evangelist."
Fortunately, Reverend Ramseyer copyrighted the pamphlet

in 1942 -- effectively placing a timestamp onto Branham's
"Healing Ministry" that cannot be moved. And at the same
time, Israel's becoming a nation is given a time stamp that
cannot be moved. Neither of these dates match Branham's
account of the angelic visitation, which cult members are
now able to question since both 1942 and 1947 are supported
by William Branham himself.
The problem is, while declaring Branham's words incorrect
regarding his "angelic visitation," they are programmed with
fear to study the other details given in his conflicting
accounts of that event. For years, those of us who believed
this tale hook-line-and-sinker were forced to decide which
version of the mythology we liked better -- much like the
ancient mythologies of Isis and Osiris. Like those in the
Egyptian cults, we found it much easier to believe the many
versions of the tale rather than study whether or not the tale
was true.
Can both be true? Can Branham have been given his "gift of
healing" in 1947 while having already been using that gift in
1942? Or was one of his ministries more truthful than the
other? If so, which one?
What Was William Branham

Hiding
For those of you asking for photo copies of the 1942
publication advertising William Branham's "Healing
Ministry" long before his alleged "angelic visitation," we
have uploaded both the blog post and the photographs of the
publication to our website. You can find them in the
"Research" section of the site, along with other interesting
articles.
Each time we publish new information confirming William
Branham's thriving "Healing Ministry" that existed before
1947, we receive many questions along the same lines: "Was
William Branham dishonest about his angelic commission?
If so, why? What was his motive?"
And at the same time, for those who are programmed fully to
believe that William Branham's "Message" was consistent
from start to finish, we receive questions on the opposite end
of the spectrum: "What does this prove? Why are you
wasting your time? Does not his healing ministry speak for
itself?
Leaders in the "Message" have successfully withheld
information from the people for well over seventy years. As
with any mind control cult, the group could not survive
without the control of information and the fear of critical
thinking. When one has successfully broken through the
barriers of fear that are implanted in the minds of the cult
following, and one has the freedom to examine all of the
issues without fear, many of these questions answer
themselves.
There is only one reason why a person would be dishonest
about his own "commission, and it is the same reason why a
person would be dishonest about an "angelic visitation." And
one need not look to the "Message" for this answer -- simply
look at the internal structure of every mind control cult in
recorded history.
Generally speaking, it is much easier to answer these
questions by example. Joseph Smith of the Latter Day Saints
(Mormons) also claimed to have been "commissioned"
through "angelic visitation." And those who were
empowered to critically examine Smith's ministry came to
realize that many claims by Smith were invalid. None of it
could be verified -- even though some claims included
physical objects. Smith's "golden plates" were never
recovered, in the same way William Branham's hand-written
page of prophecies were never recovered.
Is God an author of confusion? Is God a narcissistic deity
who asks his people to believe in ministries with issues that
become more obvious over time? If all of the prophets of the
Old Testament were to have hid their prophecies, how much
thinner would your Bible be!
Absolute Authority - Acceptance

Speech By The Pastor of the
Branham Tabernacle, Samuel
Barber
In 2015, Samuel Barber accepted authority of the Branham
Tabernacle. Will he place his absolute in the Gospel of Jesus
Christ? Or will he choose some other absolute?
All are reminded of Joseph Branham's statements, declaring
his father's words to be the absolute authority. In fact, during
the many years I visited the tabernacle, there was a large split
between the members of the church. Those who followed
Joseph Branham believed that his father WAS the absolute,
just as Joseph Claimed -- with the exception of those who
now believe Branham's son to be the absolute authority.
Others, siding with the former pastor, believed this group to
be heretics, hell bent on raising a mortal human being into
deity.
Yet in the pastor's farewell speech, he himself claimed that
William Branham was "God tabernacled in human flesh."
Are the two groups so different? Do they not have the same
foundation?
As you listen and examine the acceptance speech, ask
yourself this question. Were they really split over doctrinal
division, or was money the root of all problems in the
church, as the deacons and the pastor claimed?
Here is the transcript of Samuel Barber's acceptance speech:
...
God bless you this evening. I did not know that this was
going to be done tonight. And I did not know that my name
was going to be on a letter. I didn't even know the contents of
it. I love this church. I want to thank Brother [pastor] for his
years of putting and presenting before the people the
"Message of the Hour." I want to thank Brother [deacon] for
his service to the Branham Tabernacle as a deacon.
Brother [deacon] for his service to the Tabernacle. Brother
[deacon], and brother [deacon]. And also for Brother [song
leader] and his service as a song leader. And sister Betty
[Phillips], god bless you. Sister [pastor's wife]. But I don't
feel to close the doors. The message will continue to go forth
in this place as long as I have anything to do with it. Brother
Branham said, (correct me if I'm wrong)
But Brother Branham said that in the absence of the pastor,
that the assistant pastor assumes full authority of the church.
I'm overwhelmed tonight, because I did not know that this
was going to happen. I'm praying. I don't know what I'm
going to do. But I know one thing. As long as I'm here in the
Branham Tabernacle, and I hold a position, I will place the
Message before the people, because it is the ABSOLUTE
AND IT IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY!
So I just wanted you to know that, that I'm praying, and I'll
see what God directs me to do. But I don't - I'm not going to
move until I believe it's Him moving me. We don't make
decisions, because someone else makes the decision. We do
what God speaks us as individuals. But ACCORDING TO
THE MESSAGE OF THE HOUR! God bless each and every
one of you. If I've said this in any way out of line, Brother
[pastor], anybody, I stand corrected any time.
I love every single one of you, and I appreciate every one of
you. Please pray for this church. Let's do what Brother
Branham said. You know what he said? He said, "Stick
together." He said, "Cling that much closer together." It's on
the "Word" of the church back there. It's not about clinging
to Samuel Barber or some other person, but to the Message! I
don't know how to tell you how I feel tonight, but I - but God
bless you.
I believe we're going to hear the Message of the Hour. And
let's let "THAT WORD" create an atmosphere in this
building to bring about a healing to the body. Amen. And
let's invite Him to come in our midst. Let's let Him come and
help us, because we need help. And I got my hands up. I
need help. Because if Samuel Barber does anything, it's a
mess. And that's not being humble, that's just saying it how it
is. So God help us. God bless you this evening. Shalom to
you.
...
There are many questions raised by this domineering
mentality that cult pastors use to control the people. Does the
Bible support a man being in full authority? Can "oversight"
be confused with "dictatorship?"
Many cult pastors are very cunning in their strategy to
appoint themselves as miniature gods before the people, and
do so by heretically claiming that William Branham's
"Message" is your absolute authority. Once this is
programmed into the minds of the people, they control by
claiming their interpretation of the "Message" is more correct

than other cult pastors. For this reason, many churches in the
cult following of William Branham do not fellowship -- one
thinking the other is not following the "Message."
By our assessment, they are following the "Message." They
all are. Each and every one of them who disagree use
conflicting statements made by the cult leader to prove their
opinion, and then claim that those conflicting statements are
"absolute and final authority." Not only is this dictatorship
above the power given to shepherds in the letters of the
Apostle Paul, it is a critical element common among most
mind control cults -- especially the Pentecostal-style cults.
Joseph Smith is the absolute authority for the Mormons.
Charles Taze Russell for the Jehovah's Witnesses. John
Alexander Dowie for the Christian Catholic Apostolic
Church. William Sowders for the Gospel Assembly. And
ironically William Branham promotes the doctrine and even
quotes these cult leaders as being fundamental parts of his
"Message" -- especially Dowie whom Branham claimed was
the "Elijah" to his "Elisha."
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a
witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in
the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of
God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under
compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for
shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in
your charge, but being examples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:1-14 ESV
Raymond Hoekstra, Little David,

Leslie Ashley, and William
Branham
Yesterday, we published a thought-provoking image to our
Facebook Page, comparing William Branham's statements
about meeting Raymond Hoekstra before making his
mythological hunting trip in Arizona that his cult following
refer to as the "Cloud event." Branham often referred to this
event in his ministry as an angelic visitation, and claimed
that after seven angels discussed the "Seven Seals" of
Revelation, they broke through the Earth's atmosphere.
According to Branham, he was standing there watching as
they broke through the skies, leaving behind a "mystery
cloud."
The thought-provoking image presents a fundamental
problem with this mythology. While Branham claimed to be
standing "underneath this [cloud]," he also claimed to have
been in Houston, Arizona at the beckoning call of Raymond
Hoekstra. According to Branham, his hunting trip was after
that meeting -- placing his trip after the "mystery cloud" of
February 28, 1963.
And Raymond Hoekstra had already wrote me several times,
but you know, I had planned after that meeting to go on a
hunting trip with Mr. McAnally and them. And I thought,
"Well, if I let them kids die and don't put my effort forth, I'll
never be able to go hunting again." 62 So I said, "All right,
I'll come." I come over to Houston, had the meeting, and
course the... they never killed them, they just... they give
them life.
When one examines William Branham's connection to
Hoekstra, many questions are raised. What could be
important enough to convince William Branham to risk
being caught supporting a homosexual transvestite murderer?
Did Hoekstra have some unknown control of William
Branham? Was this control political or spiritual?
William Branham was no stranger to Hoekstra. In the early
Pentecostal circles, most of the ministers supported each
other as they spread their new gospel throughout the nation.
Branham first described Hoekstra on recorded sermon
describing Hoekstra's involvement with a boy nicknamed
"Little David."
And a minister from Indianapolis was there, by the name of
Raymond Hoekstra. Many of you might've knowed him. And
he was with the Little David.
Branham, 50-0818 - It Shall Be Even As It Was Told Me
"Little" David Walker was, in the Pentecostal circles, seen as
a child prodigy. In the late '40's and early '50's, "Little
David" attracted huge crowds in churches, auditoriums, and
tents around the world. Over time, he became known as the
"Miracle Boy Preacher." Like other big names in the
movement, his sermons were printed and published to the
world, the most popular being, "I Spent Five Hours In
Heaven." Even William Branham was convinced that "Little
David" was God's Gift to the church. Did this position
influence his decision to join Hoekstra in supporting the
transsexual murderer?
In July, 1947, Reverend Hoekstra was requested by the

family of "Little" David Walker to take over the direction of
his work and ministry. The State of Indiana took issue with
this, because the child should be in school with his class
mates. In 1948, this unusual situation was approved by the
Indianapolis Probate Court, and Hoekstra effectively became
the campaign manager for the child who chose to be a worldwide evangelist rather than attend school.
Little David had been introduced into the Pentecostal faith at
the Apostolic Gospel Tabernacle in Long Beach, California,
and had supernatural experiences that led his family to
believe that he had a call to preach the Gospel at age 9. There
was just one problem: at age 9, the boy had no sense of
doctrine. Strangely, those who studied the ministry of Little
David and his acceptance by the Apostolic and Pentecostal
ministers admit that this was not much of a problem -- this
was the case with many ministers in the Pentecostal faith.
"Evidence," or the ability to produce supernatural signs, took
priority over correct interpretation of scripture and
understanding of doctrine. In 1949, Hoekstra began suffering
difficulties in his ministry after awareness started spreading
concerning his association the child evangelist and lack of
solid Bible teaching.
These difficulties did not stop Branham from continuing the
doctrine, however. William Branham often praised Hoekstra
and "Little David" during his sermons, and even allowed
them to share his pulpit at the Branham Tabernacle in
How many hear "The Wings Of Healing," Doctor Wyatt and
them; and a bosom friend of mine, Raymond Hoekstra?
'Course he's preached right here at the Tabernacle, Raymond
Hoekstra. He went up into East India, up there, and had a

revival, and had thousands of converts up in there. See what
God's a-doing?
Branham, 53-0329 - Israel And The Church #5
From the book "Little David Miracle Boy Preacher":
In the 40s Little David was healed of blindness at age 5;
called to preach at age 9 during a five-hour vision of heaven;
immediately began crusades across America. Thousands of
people packed stadiums, auditoriums, and tents to hear the
boy preacher; multitudes saved and healed; in San Diego,
many sailors convened before going overseas in the war, and
some are preaching the gospel today; mission journey to
Mexico at age 12, where God saved him from kidnappers;
preached with William Branham during the early days of
Branhams ministry
- Little David Miracle Boy Preacher
While Hoekstra was the child's campaign manager, and in
the same Cadle Tabernacle where William Branham started
Jim Jones into his rise to infamy, Hoekstra scheduled a
crusade of meetings. "Little David" preached to a packed
house of over 10,000 people. During the course of this
meeting, Hoekstra embraced the mysticism of the "Latter
Rain" movement, and began believing that healing oil was
flowing through his hands. Others in the meeting claimed to
have received the same "evidence." Over time, many of the
ministers -- Hoekstra included -- decided to abandon the idea
of speaking in tongues being the evidence of the Holy Spirit.
Branham attributes this situation to the beginning of his own
ministry. In fact, he specifically mentions "Little" David
Walker as impacting him greatly when he started working in
the "Full Gospel" business -- to the extent that he thought the

child was an "angel," and was certain that he was "God's
'gift' to the Church":
When they had a little boy raised up sometime ago, and I
went to see the little lad about ten or twelve years ago... His
name was little David Walker, a wonderful little preacher.
He didn't tell little stories like mama had coaxed him, how
Jesus a little baby. He took off his coat, and took a text, and
handled it like a man. And I talked to some of the brethren. I
had just been new in the full Gospel realm. I didn't know
they had the same trouble that we Baptists had, of all kinds
of breakups. I thought they were angels. And so then we find
out, one of them said, "Well, he belongs to the certain-certain
group." I said, "What difference does it make where his
father belongs? He's the gift that God has sent to the
Church."
Branham, 58-0107 - The Queen Of Sheba
While the child was the "gift" or the "angel," Hoekstra's
impact on William Branham was no less significant. It was
so strong that Branham would interrupt the reading of
Scripture to remind his own followers of their connection.
Now, in the Scripture, the 2nd chapter of Luke. And before I
read this, though, I'd forgot to make mention of these other
ministering brother. Brother Hoekstra here I... He's been a
bosom friend of mine for years. I remember the first time I
met Brother Hoekstra. In Indianapolis, Indiana, there was a
boy dying with polio in the iron lung.
Branham, 54-0725 - Do You Now Believe?
But Hoekstra did not continue the "Little David ministry,"
though it lasted almost three years. In 1950, he decided to
leave the UPC and start a prison ministry, and made the
following announcement in The Pentecostal Herald:
This is to advise all concerned that Raymond G. Hoekstra is
not in fellowship with the United Pentecostal Church"
Years later, and though Hoekstra was not a believer in
William Branham's "Message" or Pentecostalism in general,
Branham continued his undying devotion to the man who
helped "God's Gift" (Little David) to preach his doctrinallyincorrect teachings to the Church. Hoekstra asked William
Branham to speak in Houston, TX on behalf of the
homosexual transvestite and female prostitute who murdered
a real-estate agent. Organizing a "Mercy for Ashley-Lima
Committee, Hoekstra declared a campaign of meetings to be
held in Houston. This meeting was announced in the Odessa
American on Wednesday, February 27, 1963.
Those familiar with the "Cloud Event" are faced with several
questions after reviewing all of the information. How could
William Branham be standing underneath a cloud on
February 28, 1963 when he claimed to have hunted after he
was in Houston Texas for a revival that started March 5,
1963?
But the questions run much deeper than simply Branham's
problematic statements with the cloud. Why support
spreading the "Message" of a child with no grasp of theology
rather than his own "Message?" And why did Hoekstra not
follow William Branham's "Message?" If the child was
"God's gift to the Church," why did William Branham not
spread the child's "Message" instead of creating a new one?
William Branham - How Could I

Forget That
Recently, a number of people from around the world have
been visiting our Government Records page. The split at the
Branham Tabernacle and the alleged theft of property raised
curiosity for those wishing to look into the dirty secrets of
William Branham's sons who are accused by the former
deacons of stealing what rightfully belongs to the people.
But curiously, most of the traffic is not navigating to the
government records that paint an image of theft and tax fraud
into their minds. Most of the traffic cannot get past the first
few records. To suddenly learn that William Branham used
the year 1908 in his marriage to Hope Brumback is
puzzling.
Often when a cult pastor or missionary recruits for the
"Message," the recorded sermon used is "How An Angel
Came To Me, And His Commission" (55-0117) And
according to this and other life stories, William Branham's
birth year is significant -- Branham claims that an astronomer
could peer into his life to tell him that he was born under a
planetary alignment.
Listen to Branham's version of the story, describing an event
long before his marriage to Hope Brumback:
For instance, one day my cousins and I was going down
through a a carnival grounds, and we was just boys, walking
along. So there was a little old fortune teller sitting out there
in one of those tents, a young lady, nice-looking young lady,
she was sitting there. And we was all going, walking by. She
said, "Say, you, come here a minute!" And the three of us
boys turned around. And she said, "You with the striped
sweater." That was me. And I said, "Yes, ma'am?" I thought
she maybe wanted me to go get her a Coke, or something
another like that. And she was a a young woman, maybe in
her early twenties, or something, sitting there. And I walked
up, I said, "Yes, ma'am, what could I do for you?" 164 And
she said, "Say, did you know there's a ... a Light that follows
you? You were born under a certain sign." I said, "What do
you mean?" 165 She said, "Well, you were born under a
certain sign. There's a Light that follows you. You were born
for a Divine call." I said, "Get away from here, woman!" I
started moving on, 'cause my mother always told me them
things was of the devil. She was right. So I... That scared
me.
Branham, 55-0117 - How The Angel Came To Me, And His
Commission
Any familiar with William Branham's numerous retellings of
his "life story" are fully aware that this date is a fixed
position, a milestone in the mythology that became "the
Message." It cannot be moved. The first question asked is,
"How could he forget something like this? If his entire
ministry depended upon a star in the heavens, God
announcing his prophet to the "wise men" of the day,
shouldn't he remember it? Would Mary and Joseph have
forgotten such an event? Would Jesus have forgotten when
Mary and Joseph told Him?
I ask myself the very same question. It's very similar to
Branham's claim to have been visited by an angelic being in
1947 and given his "commission" to heal the sick, when he
was already in a thriving "Healing Ministry" as early as
1942. How could he forget? And if he didn't forget, what

advantage was there in being untruthful?
William Branham - The Y2K

Doomsday Problem
After reading a copy of the publication "Herald of the
Morning," the Seventh Day Adventists' prophetic newsletter,
Charles Taze Russell of the Jehovah's Witnesses became
interested in doomsday prediction. The end of days had not
come in 1874 as the Nelson Barbour predicted, and the
Adventist leader was now trying to explain why he made
such a prediction and why it was still valid. His explanation
was that Jesus' "invisible return" commenced in the 1874
doomsday, and the rapture would take place in 1878. After
this, in 1914, the entire world would be consumed.
Charles Taze Russell continued this doomsday prediction,
claiming that 1874 would be the time when all prophecies for
the current "age" would be fulfilled. Russell claimed that the
"rapture" would take place in 1878, and that the would would
be destroyed in 1914.
After the failed doomsday predictions, it did not weaken the
cult following of Russell known today as the "Jehovah's
Witnesses." Any who have had the pleasure of opening the
door to face two men in long-sleeved, white shirts and black
pants asking to share "the gospel" with you know that it is
thriving. In fact, their recruiting has become much more
effective to match today's world -- no longer do two men
recruit. Now they are sending mothers pushing strollers, and
fathers who are versed in the teachings of the cult leader.
Many in the cult following of William Branham are only
aware of the failed 1977 doomsday prediction. In previous
posts, we have examined some of Branham's doomsday

predictions that place the end of the world long before 1977 - only to be altered after the failed date. Like the other cult
leaders that William Branham studied, one failed date simply
transitioned the cult following into another.
But even fewer are aware that there were also dates ... after
... 1977. This is shocking to many who study and defend the
doomsday prophet. According to the defense that is
programmed in the minds of the cult following, William
Branham could "see nothing past 1977." When they hear of a
doomsday prediction Branham placed after 1977 raises many
questions. "Why would he change it after placing so much
emphasis on 1977 "ushering in the new millennium?" "Was
he giving an uncertain sound?"
William Branham did, in fact, offer a doomsday prediction
that was later than 1977, and he announced it after
convincing his following of the 1977 date. Branham's first
mention of 1977 is on a recording from November of 1960
(60-1113), and his last is on a recording from August of 1961
(61-0806). But in 1963, his "prediction" moved to the year
2000. Why? Because it was an even number in the
thousands.
According to Branham's new doomsday prediction, the year
2000 was a reaping time. After this date, there would be "no
flesh saved."
And, Father, so says our calendar, thirty-six more years and
the work will be over, and You'll have to come sometime
within that or there'll be no flesh saved.
Branham, 63-1124E - Three Kinds Of Believers
One logical argument to this additional date is that William

Branham was matching Russell's doomsday strategy,
predicting the date of the "rapture," and then predicting the
date of the "end of days." Under this reasoning, Branham
would be claiming that 1977 was the sudden catching away,
and 2000 was the time when God refuses to save another
soul. At any rate, Branham believed that there would be no
salvation after the year 2000.
Is this why the cult focuses on growing from within, unlike
the Jehovah's Witnesses and Latter Day Saints? Do they
believe that no new converts can be saved after the year
2000? Does this mean that every "backslidden" cult follower
has effectively lost his or her eternal salvation?
"Little" David Walker and

Branham's "Message":
After posting our information about "Little David" earlier
this week, some began to notice a strange similarity between
the young child preacher's sermons and William Branham's
sermons -- beyond the education level similarities. A "child
prodigy" in the Pentecostal circles, "Little David" was quite a
bit different from the other Pentecostal ministers of his day.
The question came up, "How much did this 9-year-old
preacher impact the "Message" of William Branham?
Well, it is a good question. When one examines the drastic
changes in the Reverend Raymond Hoekstra after the packed
crowd of over 10,000 people in the Cadle Tabernacle of
Indianapolis, Indiana, one suddenly notices that the changes
in Hoekstra are strangely similar to the changes in Branham's
"Message." Did the child also change William Branham?
It is comical to think about a nine-year-old child being the
basis for the ministry of a current day cult of between two
and four million followers. In fact, when one takes a step
back to consider the fictional stories told in the "Message,"
it's hard not to laugh when thinking about it. Had a nineyear-old claimed that he had baptized five hundred people at
one time, while newspaper reporters "packed the story all the
way up into Canada," his parents would have simply
reprimanded him for a tall tale. If a nine-year-old child
claimed that God parted the heavens to announce him as the
greatest thing since Jesus Christ, his parents would have
washed his mouth out with soap.
But the question is valid -- how much DID this small child
impact the "Message?" Was William Branham influenced by
the child that he claimed to be "God's gift to the Church?"
Billy Paul's First Marriage

In "Message" mythology, Billy Paul was one "forgiven" for
his annulled engagement to another woman before his
current wife. Even though Branham mentions that Billy Paul
was married on certain recorded sermons, Branham led his
listeners to believe that the engagement was broken off or
that he did not consent. Was it true? Most of the followers
refuse to believe that Billy Paul was previously married since
Branham taught so harshly against remarriage after being
engaged to another woman. In fact, most of the following
believe that one cannot be "saved" if they remarry after
having been engaged to another.
The question was asked the other day, "Was a annulment
annulment an annulment the same as a divorce?" See? When
you ask me those questions, friend, you don't know what that
does to me. I've got many friends setting here that's married
two or three times. Did you realize I'm talking to my own
son, Billy Paul? Would I spare Billy Paul? No, indeedy. Billy
Paul got married to some little girl, and come up, and said,
"Daddy, I'm going to get married." I was washing my car; I
said, "Butt your head against the wall," just kept on washing
my car like that. He said, "I'm going to get married." I said,
"Oh, go on," just kept on like that. He goes around and tells
his mother, and his mother laughed at him. You know what
he done? Run off with some little kid still in common school
and got married. We annulled the wedding, the father of this
girl and myself. We annulled the wedding, but he was
married just the same. He's my boy setting here listening at
me now. That's exactly.
Branham, 64-0830M - Questions And Answers #3
On recorded tape, William Branham condemned not only the

men and women who did this, but the pastors who officiated
the weddings. Yet we find Branham remarrying his brothers
multiple times to multiple women after multiple divorces.
Can we really say that William Branham practiced what he
preached? Was he really a "seventh age messenger" who
brought us "original truth?" Or was he a hypocritical man
who did not believe the cult doctrine he was presenting?
"When you're engaged to her, as far as God is concerned,
you're married to her."
Branham, 65-1125 - The Invisible Union Of The Bride Of
Christ
That shows what kind of a spirit is in people, when they love
that kind of a Hollywood tommyrot, filth and dirt: married
several times, living out there like dogs, and then come
around and this stuff. And then people stay home from
prayer meeting. It shows where their heart's at.
62-0628 - A Greater Than Solomon Is Here
Branham leads his listeners to believe that he did not consent
to the marriage. Yet the marriage application clearly states,
"Consent of father WM. Branham." Branham claimed that
she was just a "little kid still in common school," yet she was
only one year younger than Billy Paul, eighteen years old.
Was he being truthful about this story?
God Tabernacled In The Flesh Farewell Speech By Former

Pastor of the Branham
Tabernacle
In August 2015, the pastor, song leader, entire staff of
deacons, and others resigned from the Branham Tabernacle
in Jeffersonville, IN. According to the deacons, the
Branhams were stealing property from the church, and they
demanded that it be given back to the rightful owners. In a
farewell speech by the former pastor of the Tabernacle, he
agreed with the findings of the deacon board. But he felt that
the problem was much bigger than simply theft of property.
According to the former pastor, he had examined the
situation in its entirety, and summed it up with this simple
truth:
"If you get to the young people, eventually you get the
parents. And if you get the parents, eventually you get their
money."
But while the church scandal exposes the issues with money,
the root of all evil, there are other evils to be found. All one
need do is examine the simple farewell speech but a humble
cult pastor to identify all of the signs of a destructive
religious cult.
When I attended the Branham Tabernacle, there was a clear
separation between the "Branham [Joseph] people" and the
former pastor's "people." Those who sided with the former
pastor claimed that the Branham sect believed that William
Branham was "God in human flesh," and they claimed that

this was unscriptural. Those sided with the Branham group
believed that any who denied the deity of William Branham
[and/or his son] were heretics and unworthy of salvation.
Ironically, when we examine this farewell speech, we find
that both groups hold the same set of values. And those
values are common among all religious cults, especially
Pentecostal-style destructive cults:
1. The leader is omnipotent, all-knowing.
2. The leader is God in human flesh.
3. Those who question or leave are "not of us."
4. The leader's "message" is authoritative
5. The cult group is the elite in their faith
Here is the transcript of the farewell speech:
...
There's a bunch of them! [new pastor attempts to interrupt].
Just a minute. We know one thing. We've had the greatest
bunch of men I've seen together to hold this "Message" as
best they knew how. I believe that. And I believe there's
some trying times ahead. I believe that it won't be long 'til
we'll look back and say, "wasn't those precious times?"
Wasn't that great? We enjoyed the blessings of the Lord
coming among us. I don't know what's going to happen. But I
can tell you one thing, the Lord knows. And it'd better be
kept straight now. We're too close to home to mess it up.
We'd better look to Him to help us at this hour. He's our only
help. But He is a great help. And I appreciate being able to
be with you folks for almost 46 years now as a pastor of the
Tabernacle. I worked with Brother Branham, watched him,
watched how he maneuvered. How he handled things. I've

been with him a lot. And I saw how that he'd meet a stranger.
He didn't jump on him with all four feet and tell him he's
going to hell if he didn't straighten up -- you know, some
people have that idea. I'll tell you what he would do. He'd
talk to that fellow about fishing, about hunting.
Aw, just anything the man wanted to talk about. And
sometimes he would never mention the church, the Bible, or
nothing. Other times, he would. If he found the place where
he thought there was hope of reaching the man, he would
stay with him. Otherwise, he'd let it drop. Because, after all,
there's only so many. And he knew who would and who
would not! He had the answer!
He could tell you what you had for breakfast three weeks ago
if he wanted to! I'll tell you, he was-he was God tabernacled
in the flesh! Nothing short of it! And he had all the answers,
just like they should be to help the people! He come to help
the people, not to hurt them. He didn't want to hurt nobody.
He wanted to help everybody. And I've been so honored to
be with him since 1955.
I feel like that it's really strengthened me in the things of the
Lord, and I thank him for that. And I thank you for putting
up with me all this time. You've been very gallant, and I
appreciate it. Some of you stayed away from church. Let me
tell you something he told me. I was resigning a long time
ago. I was tired and weary, and when I'd get up to speak,
people would get up and march out. That makes a preacher
feel bad, I don't care who he is.
And then, I'd meet them outside and put down my hand and
shake hands with them, and they'd just turn their back and
walk away. Then they started leaving the church, one by one.
Well, I thought maybe if I'd resign, they'd come back. I
wasn't blaming them. And I had my resignation written out.
He called me one Saturday from Tucson, Arizona. He said,
"Brother Collins, I was up in the mountains praying today,
and the angel of the Lord told me to call you. What's the
matter?" I said, "I guess everything's alright Brother
Branham," and he said, "No, no, that's not it."
He said, "There's a problem, and you tell me what it is."
I said, "Well, I was resigning tomorrow," and I told him
why.
He said, "Don't you do that." He said, "I can tell you the
reason why they went out from us."
I didn't know what to expect then. I said, "What, Brother
Branham?"
He said, "Because they weren't of us!"
Now that shook me. They weren't of us.
And I believe the true believers will hold to nothing but the
Word of the Lord that come to this day. This is the greatest
day in history. It's a lovely time, and I trust that God blesses
every one of you supremely from now on. I don't know what
I'm going to do now, but I felt like it was time to do
something, because I worked under the Methodist church for
a long time and it wasn't easy.
And I went through some things very similar to what I see
going on. I'm going to tell you one thing, they promote it.
And that was, get the young people, get the young people,
get the young people. Whatever you have to do to get them!
And I found what their theory was. If you get the young
people, eventually you'll get the parents. And if you get the
parents, eventually, you'll get their money!
I find nearly everything is based on money value. You can't
base this on money value! This is the Word of the Lord that
he so generously given to us! And the Lord helping me, I'll
stay with it the longest day I live, which won't be too long
now. You know, I'll soon be ninety years old. It won't be too
long, but I want to give Him every thing I've got, however I
have to do it. I love the Lord. And ever since I went to that
meeting in Macon, GA,
I've understood more about the Lord than I ever knew was
possible to know. And I've watched, and I see what's taken
place. If you'll watch your "types," you'll see it too. But God
bless you and be with you is our prayer.
...
Does your cult church teach that Branham was "God in
human flesh?" Or that he was omnipotent, knowing "what
you had three weeks ago for breakfast?"
... or are they simply keeping that part secret?
I may disagree with many things this pastor teaches,
doctrinally. I no longer decrease the deity of God by deifying
a man. I no longer believe the cult strategies of control that
are incompatible with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But there is
one thing this pastors says that I will re-emphasize, because I
do believe that he hit the nail on the head:
"If you get to the young people, eventually you get the
parents. And if you get the parents, eventually you get their
money."
God Stole William Branham's

Prophecies From The
Cornerstone
After our having published descriptions of witness testimony
describing the cornerstone of the Branham Tabernacle being
exhumed and found to be empty, it has caused quite a stir
among the cult following of William Branham. They began
asking the immediate question: If William Branham was not
honest about his prophecies being buried in the cornerstone,
how could he have been honest about any of his supernatural
claims?
Some cult ministers, distracting their followings from the
obvious legal errors with Branham's 1933 claims -specifically the date of purchase of the grounds underneath
the Branham Tabernacle -- are now making excuses for the
missing prophecies. Maybe God took those prophecies from
the cornerstone!
I suppose any person is entitled to any opinion, no matter
how far-fetched. Maybe William Branham's dog ate the
prophecies before he put them in there! Maybe he really DID
place them in his desk drawer, in his bible, or in his study!
Maybe he really WAS reading directly from the page of
prophecies during the 1960 sermon "Condemnation By
Representation"
I'd like to read you a prophecy that was given. I got on... And
many... 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.
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.) 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.
Branham, 60-1113 - Condemnation By Representation
But through cognitive dissonance, cult leaders, cult elders,
and cult followers attempt to reconcile that which cannot be
resolved. One cult follower agrees with the idea, suggesting
that God Himself removed them from the cornerstone. But
can this be reconciled against William Branham having read
them during a 1960 sermon? And if so, which date was
correct: the 1932 date that he read, or the 1933 date that he
claimed? Can any of this be reconciled with the 1936 date
that is found on the deed? And can the 1936 date, with the
Pentecostal Tabernacle be reconciled against the life story?
In scripture we find a much different God than the god of the
message. He is not a deceptive God, not a God who hides
himself from His people, not a God that is difficult to find.
We don't find a God that would hide prophecies so that lost
sheep cannot find His fold -- we find a God with open arms.
Prophecies were written in multiple places, by multiple
scribes, and protected for centuries. If they weren't, how
would we have access to them?
Let's examine the acts of Solomon as they relate to
prophecy:
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are
they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in
the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of
Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
- 2 Chronicles 9:29
Ask yourselves: Is this deceptive "god" of the Branham cult
the same God of the Bible?
Was Hope Pregnant When She

and William Branham Married
Is it possible that Hope was three months pregnant with Billy
Paul when she and William Branham were married?
Yesterday, we posted the court documents on Billy Paul's
first marriage to Ollie May Christopher, an eighteen-yearold-girl who William Branham claimed was a "some little
kid still in common school," and it resulted in a flurry of
emails and comments concerning this event. It stands in
direct conflict with William Branham's account. Branham
consented to the marriage on court documents, while
claiming to have annulled the marriage.
But was this really the case? Was the woman the "common
school kid," or was Billy Paul the "common school kid?"
On the marriage certificate, the birth year listed for Billy
Paul Branham is 1934, while Voice of God Recordings lists
Billy Paul as having been born in 1935. The marriage was
August of 1953, and Billy Paul did not turn eighteen until
September according to the date used on branham.org.
According to simple mathematics, it would appear that Billy
Paul was seventeen years old, and it would also appear that
he was untruthful on the marriage certificate. Was his first
marriage legal? How long were they married?
Knowing what we now know, about a family who seems to
struggle telling the truth about their personal lives, we must
consider the fact that the earlier truth is usually more
accurate than the "truth" we now know. It is quite possible
that Billy Paul Branham was actually born in September of

1934.
There's just one huge problem with this birthdate. If Billy
Paul Branham was born September 13, 1934, and Hope
Brumback married William Branham on June 22, 1934, this
would mean that Hope was over three months pregnant with
Billy Paul when she and William Branham were married.
Which version of truth is accurate? Did William Branham
have pre-maritial sex? Or did he lie about the details
surrounding Billy Paul Branham's first marriage?
William Branham - The Bear, The

Plane, and the Tent
"Now people don't even think he's going to come back and
have a tent! I've got a list here, and I hope I don't forget
them. I want to go over this list of these things that are
THUS SAITH THE LORD that we have got to look forward
to. I mean, we not only can hang our hat on these, we can
hang our soul on these."
The first time I heard that statement, I was fully engrossed in
the "Message" of William Branham. I owned the full
testimony of Evan Mosley, and watched with eager
anticipation to hear more about this man who walked with
the "prophet." I knew about the prophecies yet unfulfilled,
was unaware of the prophecies that had failed, and did not
consider William Branham's death in 1965 to be clear sign of
failure for the unfulfilled prophecies mentioned in the video.
Should any person have challenged it, I would have gladly
stood in front of a firing line to defend William Branham in
the face of death.
But now, after having studied the details of prophecies that
should have already been fulfilled, it paints a very different
picture. The man in the video is sincere, and the stories that
he tells are very real to him. William Branham did tell this
man to buy an airplane, did tell him that he would be with
him in the next hunting trip, and fully convinced him that
there would be a "future" "tent." And not just a tent -- there
would be a little room inside the tent where people would
receive new bodies.
Looking back, I feel very sorry for these men who were and
are "pillars" in the "Message." They are not aware of the
mind control that have held them captive for all of these
years. They are not aware how different their religion is from
the Bible, and have no idea that they have replaced salvation
through the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a different kind of
salvation. Like so many in this cult, they have staked their
soul on the failed prophecies of William Branham.
Most in the cult are unaware of the yet unfulfilled "future"
prophecies that the elders of the "Message" are anticipating.
I've spoken with men and women who are aware, however,
and they do not consider Branham's death in 1965 to signify
a failed prophecy. How do they reconcile this? By adding
details to the prophecy.
Through cognitive dissonance, any who are aware of the
"future" unfulfilled prophecies must find ways to create
alternative versions of truth. The most common invention is
the idea that William Branham will rise from his pyramid
grave to fulfill the prophecies before the End of Days. For
this reason, and though it has died down in recent years,
many gather in Jeffersonville, Indiana at Easter time to see if
the "prophet resurrection" will happen each year. Men I grew
up with held prayer vigils at sunrise each Easter, surrounded
by people from foreign nations who came to witness the
rising of their "prophet." Like the woman at Jesus' tomb, they
are looking for their "savior," and they have been
programmed to believe that he is more than just a man. As
the former pastor of the Branham Tabernacle claimed, they
truly believe that William Branham was "God tabernacled in
human flesh."
But as I watch these testimonies from these sincere hearts, I
cannot help but feel compassion for them. I once was there.
I, too, believed William Branham would return to fulfill the
prophecies that did not come to pass. I, too, believed in the
bear, the plane, and the tent.
Joseph Branham and the Dead

Fly
Within the "Message" cult, there are many branches. From
the two main trunks of the infrastructure to the religion,
Tucson, Arizona and Jeffersonville, Indiana, many branches
grew. As the cult began to spread its reach into developing
nations, and those nations grew confident in their
understanding of the tape ministries, they began to splinter.
Strangely, many of those splinter groups made their way
back into the United States -- bringing much confusion to the
"traditional" cult churches.
With each new branch that grew, a new minister would
spring forth to carry his interpretation and understanding of
the 1400+ sermons of William Branham. And having been
programmed to believe that all of the hundreds of sermons
were consistent in their doctrinal stance, these ministers
filtered their understanding of the ministry by their past
understanding of scripture. Pentecostal sects, for instance,
are heavily influenced by the Pentecostal churches the
minister left. Some Methodist, some Baptist, some in nonChristian religion and more.
Each group, believing they have a better understanding of
William Branham, mistakenly think that the other groups
have lost their way. Those who are programmed to receive
Branham's strict views of separation completely cut the
others off, or "disfellowship." Many times one particular
member of the cult will question specific aspects of the
doctrines, and they are "shunned" or "ex-communicated." To
maintain the strength of the splinter group, leaders of those
groups are forced to cut off the weaker members and project
the atmosphere of an elite group. These elite groups are the
most dangerous, because their doctrinal stance prevents them
from basic human emotions through suppressing the love of
their fellow man.
Ironically, when the entire ministry is examined from startto-finish, one finds a much different atmosphere. Branham,
who campaigned at any church or group that would accept
him, tailored his sermons to fit the audience. While speaking
to a Trinitarian group, he would praise God for those that
"accepted" the third Person of the Trinity -- then condemn
ministers who do so while speaking at oneness Pentecostal
groups.
But though these inconsistencies are found throughout "the
Message," there is a largely consistent doctrine that can be
found throughout the first segment of the recordings. While
building a religious cult, Branham often used statements to
praise those who welcomed all who believed in Jesus Christ,
and strongly objected to those who refused to fellowship. He
sometimes referred to a story of ministers who decided to excommunicate him from their circle of fellowship. According
to Branham, a minister told him, "We have drawed a line.
We have drawed you out of it, Brother Branham, out of, out
of our circle." (61-0205M)
But during the cult-building phase of his ministry, Branham
responded that he was a lover of all mankind, and could not
disfellowship. He replied, "I'm drawing another one, so big...
take you back again. ... I'll draw a line right over the top of
yours and take you right back." (61-0205M)
Recently, a very unique thing happened in the cult following
of William Branham. One of the more rigid cult sects that

promote disfellowship rose into power, overtaking a sect that
was much less exclusive. Branham's own son, Joseph
Branham, appears to be of the mindset that men who
disagreed upon doctrine could absolutely be
disfellowshipped. In a recorded series of statements spoken
through translators in Russia, Joseph described how any who
did not see his father's contradictory statements as "absolute"
truth were to be cut off from fellowship.
This, according to his father, is the exact problem within
Christianity. According to Branham, it was not the Christian
Spirit to disfellowship. According to William Branham, this
was acting like "dead flies."
When one examines the recent events, it's very difficult to
predict which sect will overtake the cult as a whole. Of the
two pillars to the ministry, Jeffersonville Indiana and Tucson
Arizona, one is now overturned with a splinter group that
promotes separation -- not only from other Christians as the
cult by-in-large indoctrinates, but even separation from other
cult followers. After examining these different splinter
groups and their rise into power, one has to ask themselves:
Will the "dead flies" overtake the entire destructive cult?
Voice of God Recordings - Hiding

King George
Recently, I was shocked to learn that the French-speaking
members of the "Message" were unfamiliar with the
mythology of William Branham "healing" King George. In
fifty years' time since Branham's death in 1965, the
organizations collecting donations to spread the sermons of
William Branham around the globe have failed to translate
the vast majority of the sermons.
During the past three years, we've tried to find some rhyme
or reason to the choices of sermons translated, but there does
not seem to be any pattern. We don't find any connection to
the most popular sermons being translated, the most
important doctrinal teachings, or any other intelligent reason
for the choice of sermons made available to foreign language
in countries outside the United States. But in retrospect, we
were looking for things IN the tapes, not OUT of the tapes.
Is Voice of God Recordings hiding the story of King
George? Are they purposefully choosing sermons that do not
contain the stories that are so easily disproven?
In the "Table," the searchable website containing transcripts
of William Branham's sermons, the English version of the
index contains several hits when searching "King George."
The query returns the following indexes:
50-0810
50-0824
50-0827E
50-0505
51-0506E
51-0508
51-0719
51-0727
51-0923
51-0930E
52-0713A
53-0614E
53-0902
53-1106
53-1129E
54-0216
54-1204
55-0115
55-0609
56-0415
56-0419
56-0428
56-0612
56-1002E
56-1125M
56-1215
57-0114
57-0126E
57-0303E
57-0308
57-0806
57-0811E
57-1213
58-0112E
58-0125
58-0202
58-0302
58-0508
58-0510
58-0521
58-0524
58-0529
58-0609
58-0617
58-0419E
60-0304
60-0313
60-0331
60-0711
60-0712
60-0806
61-0216
61-0413
62-0603
62-0711
62-0714
63-0223
63-0412E
64-0418B
65-0206
First, we must identify which King George that William
Branham was referring to -- both King George V and King
George VI were alive during William Branham's life span.
But King George V died in 1936 of Sepsis, which is caused
by an immune response triggered by an infection. King
George VI, however, lived until 1952. And events in his life
match descriptions that William Branham gave of this King
that he "healed." We know that Branham mentioned the King
visiting Canada and becoming ill in the mid to late 1940's,
both of which fit King George VI.
King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) was King

of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British
Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in
February of 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the
first Head of the Commonwealth.
William Branham claimed to have healed the king of
"multiple sclerosis," a word sounding very similar to one of
the king's ailments -- but a completely different disease. The
king had "arteriosclerosis," which is the thickening,
hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of arteries.
"Multiple sclerosis," which Branham claims to have healed
the king from, is a disease of the brain and spinal cord
(central nervous system) that cause disability and an array of
symptoms from dizziness to complete blindness.
Due to his arteriosclerosis, the suffered an arterial blockage
in his right leg, which threatened the loss of the leg and was
treated with a right lumbar sympathectomy in March 1949.
He also suffered from lung cancer, and on 23 September
1951, his left lung was removed by Clement Price Thomas
after a malignant tumor was found.
In-between this time, Branham claims that a man in his
prayer line was healed of multiple sclerosis, and after being
healed, sent a letter to King George. And Branham claimed
to have that letter, though none in the cult have ever seen it.
I believe that was the last night, the night the man was healed
of multiple sclerosis, that sent the word to King George of
England, which I have his statement. God had healed him.
And the man had been bed patient ten years with multiple
sclerosis. He's perfectly well tonight, glorifying God.
Branham, 50-0824 - To Whom Is The Arm Of The Lord

Revealed?
But over time, this letter TO the king from a patient with
multiple sclerosis BECAME the king. Branham started to
claim that the King himself was healed of multiple sclerosis.
No, yours is not arthritis. If I'm not mistaken, yours is
multiple sclerosis. Is that right? If it is, raise your hand.
That's right, lady. All right. I can see the way it's reacting
back, lady. Now, have faith. King George of England was
healed a few weeks ago of multiple sclerosis.
Branham, 50-0827E - Take The Rod And Gather The People
Later, Branham catches the crowd's attention with the shock
of saying, "King George of England," but then continues to
describe the man in his prayer line he mentioned in 1950.
When ... King George of England, when a man that... over at
Saint or at Fort Wayne, Indiana, setting in a wheelchair,
paralyzed from his waist down, a bed patient, ten years,
multiple sclerosis. And I was preaching, some of his people
tried to lift him up. He wanted to touch my trouser legs.
Now, and they couldn't even get him to me. The... They
formed a line of ushers and they... people was jumping over
the ushers, like that, getting up. Wonderful, marvelous, that
was the home of Paul Rader, B. E. Rediger, and them old
daddies back yonder that preached Divine healing.
Branham, 51-0506E - At Thy Word
What is interesting is that Branham claims to have received
correspondence from the King in response to the alleged
letter by the man in the prayer line. Again, the cult following
has never seen these letters, though Branham claims to have
held the copies himself. But prior to the Kings death,

Branham claimed that the King was completely healed and
well. "He's well. He's a well man."
Also interesting is that Branham did not understand the
nature of multiple sclerosis. Branham seemed to think the
disease in the central nervous system caused "ulcers," and
according to Branham, those "ulcers" were gone.
The problem with this statement is the portion removed, and
now labeled "blank spot on tape - ed." There appears to be
many more details to the story that have been cut out, even in
the English translations.
I've got a letter, a photostatic copy of it at home, where that
that man, the one with the multiple sclerosis, about...?...
[Blank.spot.on.tape Ed.]... his friend. And he jumped off of
the tractor, run through the field. They grabbed one another
up in their arms and lifted each other up and down, praising
God. He was a friend to the king's private secretary, King
George of England. Coming into the Jeffersonville office
there, came a cablegram from King George of England,
"Brother Branham, I understand through my secretary that
one of his friends was healed of multiple sclerosis. I desire of
you to come pray for me, that our Lord Jesus will heal me."
And I know the Angel of God which said, "You'll pray for
kings and monarchs and great men." Oh, I asked Him if I
could go. Now, King George of England is healed of
multiple sclerosis. He's well. He's a well man. His ulcers is
gone. Oh, my.
Branham, 51-0506E - At Thy Word
But regardless of what Branham said on recording that has
been removed, the issue still is raised: why did William
Branham claim that King George was completely well? Was

he really a "well man" when he suffered agonizing pain from
the early to mid 1940's until his death in 1952? And why did
William Branham continue to claim his healing for thirteen
years after his death?
And the much more obvious question is the French
translation. Voice of God Recordings is aware that a huge
portion of the nation of Canada and the continent of Africa
speak French. Did they purposefully remove the stories of
King George? Were they aware that hundreds of books,
documentaries, and historical records deny William
Branham's claims?
Still Waters Camp - Get The

Young People
Before resigning, the former pastor of the Branham
Tabernacle in Jeffersonville Indiana warned the public what
was happening in the Still Waters children's indoctrination
camp. His warning: "If you get to the young people,
eventually you get the parents. And if you get the parents,
eventually you get their money."
Recently, a video was posted at one of the indoctrination
sessions. After fully analyzing the technique, it is evident
that mind control techniques are being used on the children.
From gentle hypnotic techniques to different types of
psychology, one can listen to children give praise to a story
that most of the adults in the cult following of William
Branham would find completely absurd.
William Branham's son, Billy Paul Branham, gives a
"testimony" about a "Message boy" who could drive five-ton
trucks that have no engine inside of it. We can clearly see the
hypnotic techniques of painting an image of a hero into the
minds of the children, binding themselves to that image, and
pretending to focus upon one element of the story while
letting the children's minds focus on the indoctrination they
are attempting to place into their minds. Billy Paul asks
children to believe that the "message god" can help a young
man who has never driven, which within the realms of
possibility. He never tells the children that the truck does not
have an engine until the ending of the story, letting their faith
in the story increase up to the climactic impossibility.
The message is one that is a common theme throughout

William Branham's days of healing: "All things are possible,
only believe."
Most Christians agree with that saying, and are easily lured
into the "Message," mistakenly thinking that this is a normal
(not a cult) group of Christians. And William Branham's
faith system was focusing upon healing of the body -something that most Christians also agree upon. God does
heal the body, and with God, all things are possible.
But imagine this story without all of the elements of mind
control. Remove the deception, remove the mysterious
achievements by "insiders" and the exclusion of "outsiders,"
and picture this camp as any other normal Christian
children's camp.
What would you say if you asked the camp instructor what
they were going to speak about, and his reply was this:
"We're going to teach your children that they are the elite,
and that their god is more powerful than the God of other
Christians. We're going to train your children to believe they
are being persecuted. We're going to train your children to
see themselves as different from other Christians. We're
going to teach them that they can have special powers, like
driving five ton trucks with no engines!"
... As the "normal" (not programmed) Christian shields their
children's ears as they place themselves between their child
and the lunatic, I can imagine their response:
"I think we're going to leave now, honey, let's run to the
car!"
The Message - A Mind Control

Cult:
"Why do you call 'The Message' a cult?"
This is a question we receive quite often, especially from
those who are in the religious following of William
Branham. As followers stumble onto this site and its articles,
and having been a victim of the control of information, some
find it quite shocking that a former member would use the
word "cult" to describe the group that is known as "The
Message."
In 2013, Seek The Truth published a blog post entitled
"Signs of a Cult" that compared the religious following of
William Branham to a set of criteria that are used to
determine whether or not a religious group should be labeled
a "cult." Those metrics came from a book entitled
"Combatting Cult Mind Control" by author Steven Hassan.
At the time of the blog post, my knowledge of the subject
was very limited. Having only recently found freedom from
this Pentecostal-style religious cult myself, my perception
was largely skewed by the indoctrination I had received from
birth. Like others in the cult, I was programmed with a very
black-and-white mindset of angelic and demonic forces
ruling the world we lived in. It was difficult to distinguish
between "mind control" and what I thought to be "demons"
when encountering followers who displayed a clear and
distinguishable difference between their cult identity and
their real personality.
In March of 2015, Hassan published a second edition of the

book, "Combatting Cult Mind Control." To any who have
been programmed in the cult following of William Branham,
reading this book will be a very eye-opening experience. A
number of ex-cult members have given me feedback that this
book described their life within the cult, and were suddenly
shocked to learn just how much mind control was involved
in their indoctrination.
Hassan is a former cult member who has been educating the
public about mind control and destructive cults since 1976,
and has appeared on 60 minutes, CNN, NPR, Good Morning
America, The Today Show, Larry King Live, Oprah, Dr.
Drew, Dr. Phil, and many other programs. Featured in People
Magazine, USA Today, Newsweek, The New York Times,
The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago
Tribune, The Guardian, and dozens of other major
publications and websites, his expertise in examining and
labeling mind control cults is recognized world-wide.
Apparently, "The Message" has been examined by his
foundation, the "Freedom of Mind Resource Center." Along
with the other destructive mind control cults, such as
ISIS/ISIL, Al Qaeda, Heaven's Gate and more, the Freedom
of Mind Resource Center now has a profile for the cult
following of William Marrion Branham.
During the course of the next several weeks, we will be
examining the mind control cult known as "The Message," as
it relates to Hassan's book, "Combatting Cult Mind Control."
As the book teaser suggests, we will be helping you to:
* Recognize the signs of a destructive organization
* Protect yourself from psychological manipulation
* Rescue a friend or loved one from [this] destructive cult without coercion
* Overcome the residual problems of cult membership
For those who are interested in following along, you can find
links to his book and the mind control profile on the Freedom
of Mind Resource Center below.
Stay tuned for more!
Exposing Cult Secrets - Billy

Paul's Divorce
Growing up with a recognized last name in the "Message,"
my life was much different than others in the cult. I often
jokingly use the phrase "cult royalty," as if there could be
anything royal about having been under undue influence in
an oppressive mind control cult. But my life was different,
and it was "royalty" as far as the following was concerned. I
had access to "special" information that others in the cult did
not have. I got to listen to people that others in the cult could
not hear, and heard stories that are never published. As with
any mind control cult, there was a significant amount of
information withheld from the people. And because this
information was never made public, certain key people
became more than royalty -- they were and are worshipped
as gods before the people.
In 2012 when I started this website, my first thought was to
simply "tell all." If the people knew everything, they'd never
worship these men. I really thought that the cult would
instantly implode if they had access to what was hidden for
so many years. Who was divorced and remarried? Who had
went out-of-state to have an abortion to hide a child? Who
used drugs and who sold them? Who stole money from the
offering plate, and who stole much more?
When the cult started spreading false accusations about
myself, my wife, and others close to me, I decided to take a
much different strategy. I was above this. But it wasn't until I
had been in our new church for several months that I began
to realize that not only would this be stooping to the level of
my own accusers, this would be denying my own belief in

the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Christ came to forgive, and it
does not matter who you are, what you've done, or what you
struggle with. The Apostle Paul murdered. Hosea was asked
by God to marry a whore. David danced naked. Noah got
drunk and lay naked. And Noah was a righteous man,
blameless before God! (Genesis 6:9)
But the cult following of William Branham does not take this
viewpoint. Once you fall, you're out. Once you divorce, you
can never remarry. In fact, once you are engaged, you can
never remarry. According to cult theology, should you
remarry, not only are you doomed to hell -- so are your
children, your grandchildren, and their generations.
I have friends who have personally had "private interviews"
with the "sainted" in this "Message" whose lives were ruined
after the conversation. Told that they had made a mistake in
the eyes of God, that they must now suffer for it all of their
days. Those once engaged? Never marry again. Those
divorced? They must remain single while their life on earth
is punished. Those who remarried after being engaged? I
personally know people who were refused baptism by these
"cult royalty" who have access to this "private information."
They can't even be baptized!
Recently, I have started publishing documents that share the
information hidden from the people. But I want to make a
clear separation between what some call ill-intent and what
others call helping the oppressed: My focus is not the men
who are sinners. I am a sinner, saved by the Grace of God. I
am no different than them. Quite frankly, as "cult royalty," I
was once a bigoted, self-righteous, prideful sinner -- just like
they are. The men are sinners. They are not gods. You are a
sinner. I am a sinner. We are not gods.

Instead, my focus is on the doctrine of the cult and the false
statements by the cult leader. There are certain aspects of the
government documents that I may decide to black out, to
protect the "sinners." There may be parts that are not blacked
out, and shocking to all, but remain to protect the people. I
will do everything within my power to protect those still
living in any way possible, and will remain fully within the
legal rights given to me by the United States government. I
ask that as we review this particular document and the
upcoming government documents that you all do the same.
All this being said, let's compare what actually happened
with the eldest son of William Branham, and "cult history" as
proclaimed by the cult leader himself.
On August 11, 1953, Billy Paul Branham wed Ollie May
Christopher. While William Branham claimed that he did not
support this marriage, the marriage certificate clearly states,
"consent of father, Wm Branham." According to my
understanding of the legal system, this would mean that not
only did William Branham agree and consent to the
marriage, Branham was present during the signing of this
binding legal contract between Billy Paul and Ollie May.
Branham claimed that this was a "little girl" in "common
school," and spun a tale that made it sound very much like
Billy Paul had married a 12-year-old child after eloping. But
according to the marriage certificate, this woman was older
than Billy Paul, and the Reverend P. E. Franz signed the
document. According to my understanding of the process,
this would mean that the wedding happened at a church.
According to "family secrets," and my discussions with key
people, the woman was a Baptist, and some remember the

wedding happening at a Baptist church.
But over thirty days later, on 9/23/53, "May Branham" filed
for divorce from Billy Paul Branham. Not just divorce, she
filed for and was issued a restraining order. This is no small
discovery.
William Branham tells a much different version of the story.
Making it sound like Billy Paul ran away with a school child,
Branham told his followers that he and the woman's father
"annulled the wedding." The word, "wedding," is also key,
because Branham did not claim to end the "marriage," but
the "wedding." This also supports the idea that the marriage
took place in a church.
You know what he done? Run off with some little kid still in
common school and got married. We annulled the wedding,
the father of this girl and myself.
Branham, 64-0830M - Questions And Answers #3
But the court documents paint a much different picture than
simply two fathers undoing a mistake by Billy Paul and a
"school child." The fully-grown woman filed for divorce and
appears to have asked the court to keep Billy Paul away from
her. Why? Was there abuse? Was it verbal, emotional, or
physical? The court asked for statements from the husband
and wife.
On December 14, 1953, the divorce proceeding ended the
marriage. Like Branham claimed, it was annulled. But not by
the cult leader and the father of the fully-grown-woman. In
my understanding of the documents, Billy Paul filed a cross
complaint and accused his wife. It appears that the court
agreed with his allegations, and after hearing his answer to

her allegations, the marriage was annulled and declared
void.
According to Indiana law, a marriage can only be annulled
for the following reasons:
* one spouse was underage at the time of marriage
* one spouse was convinced to marry by fraud
* one spouse was coerced to get married (married under
duress)
* one spouse didnt know the other spouse was already
married at * the time of marriage (bigamous marriage)
* one spouse was mentally incompetent at the time of
marriage
* the spouses are more closely related than second cousins
At first, we thought the first bullet point was the case. Billy
Paul's year on the marriage certificate does not match his
birth year on branham.org. But if this was the case, what
were was his allegations that resulted in the annulment? The
court document does not state "underage" as the reason for
declaring the marriage null and void. Is there much more to
the story?
For the time being, let's focus upon what William Branham
said rather than what was read in the court proceedings. Why
was William Branham leading his followers in a direction
other than the truth? If "Marriage and Divorce" was one of
the "divine mysteries" required for "rapturing faith," why
was his own son excluded from the "divine mystery?" Not to
mention his brothers, who William Branham helped marry
and remarry as is shown on government documents. Did the
"prophet" really believe in this "mystery?" And outside of
Branham's introduction of the "covenant of polygamy" into

the sermon, "Marriage and Divorce," what was such a
"mystery" about this teaching that could not be obtained
from simply reading one's own Bible? Was the "Marriage
and Divorce" sermon part of a public relations campaign for
the Branham ministry?
Message Mind Control - The Cult

Identity
When I first began working with others who were helping
people find freedom from the mind control cult called "The
Message," I noticed a pattern of similarity between the
descriptions of people who were trapped in the following of
William Branham. When speaking to a person about fond
memories, the follower was pleasant to speak with. But
whenever the cult leader was mentioned in a way that did not
agree with their indoctrination, a very different personality
seemed to overtake their bodies. For those who were still
under the influence of Branham's teaching, this sudden
change in personality was often referred to as a "demon" or a
"demonic possession."
Most outside of the cult, unaware of their connection to a
religious cult, would describe the followers as very friendly,
humble, and loving people -- though there are exceptions to
the rule. One person wrote into our website and described his
long-time friendship with a Message cult follower. He had
nothing but good experiences with his friend.
"Are you sure this person has centered his belief system on a
man instead of Christ?" he asked.
"Ask them if all of William Branham's prophecies came to
pass," I replied. "If you want to see what's really inside of
him, watch what happens when confronted with a challenge
to his belief system."
Unfortunately, I succeeded in ending a long-time friendship.
Under mind control, the cult identity surfaced and began to

suppress the real identity of this long-time friend. Once in
control, the cult identity would stop at nothing -- even a solid
friendship -- to keep the real identity from accessing
information about the cult leader.
In Combatting Cult Mind Control, Steven Hassan describes
this as "mind control."
"There are many different forms of mind control. Most
people think of brainwashing almost as soon as they hear the
term. But that is only one specific form. Mind control is any
system of influence that disrupts an individual's authentic
identity and replaces it with a false, new one. In most cases,
that new identity is one the person would strongly reject, if
they had been asked for their informed consent. That's why I
also use the term undue influence."
- Hassan, Combatting Cult Mind Control
One of the best examples of mind control creating new and
offensive identities is the study of Nazi Germany. Hitler,
using mind control techniques in his speeches, was able to
program new identities into thousands of people. Kind,
loving people were programmed to ignore their authentic
identity to attempt genocide. Undue influence, violating
personal boundaries and human integrity, allowed a single
man to control the masses. Ironically, one of the first
questions I receive from ex-Message-cult members is,
"Doesn't William Branham sound like Adolf Hitler in his
sermons?"
After WWII, many scientists and psychologists began
experiments to examine the techniques of mind control used
in Nazi Germany, some to publish articles and spread
awareness of the very dangerous outcomes, but others to

supply governments with both offensive and defensive
strategies. Unfortunately, as these books, magazine articles,
and other media became available, and the techniques were
better understood by the public, they were also better
understood by men with evil intent. According to Hassan, the
mind control techniques of today are far more advanced than
even the techniques used in the Chinese thought reform
camps and the Korean War.
Thankfully, while studying the techniques used to induce
mind control, psychologists have studied and perfected ways
to free the authentic identity and remove the programmed
identity. As we continue examining the mind control cult we
once called "The Message," we will examine these
techniques specifically as they relate to the type of mind
control used on the cult followers of William Branham.
Partner Page Updated

We've updated our "Partners" page to include the Facebook
Page "William Branham Faux Prophete."
William Branham Faux Prophete is a Facebook page in
French devoted to helping those trapped in the cult of
William Branham. Their goal is to expose the errors and
inconsistencies of William Branham, encourage people to
read their Bible, and put their faith in Jesus Christ for
salvation.
If you know people under the undue influence of the
"Message" mind control, and they only speak French, this is
a good place to start.
Back To The Future - More

Accurate Than The Message
When Seek The Truth first started, the website was focused
solely upon the prophecies of William Marrion Branham.
The true, scriptural, test for a prophet is to examine his
prophecies. Were they accurate? Were they ... fully ...
accurate? If even one minor detail was not true, even
William Branham himself said to hang a sign on his back and
label him a false prophet.
Over time, and with each prophecy we examined, we found
huge problems. In fact, as more information about any given
"prophecy" was identified, William Branham himself was
forced to change the details to match recorded history. (And
he claimed on recorded tape that Gene and Leo were revising
them to bring them more up to date.
Interestingly, he condemned Hollywood from 1947 to 1965.
And some of the "prophecies" were directed towards
Hollywood, such as the failed prophecy of Marilyn Monroe
and Hollywood's influence on electing John F. Kennedy,
which Branham claimed to fulfill the prophecy of the
"woman elected president"
Let's have a match. Hollywood versus William Branham.
Who has more accurate prophecies?
Message Mind Control Destructive Cults

When I was first interviewed by WHAS, a local news station
for the broadcast area of Louisville, Kentucky, I accepted on
one single condition: I did not want them to use the word
"cult" to describe the following of William Branham. At the
time, I did not know that the "Message" was a mind control
cult, and quite frankly did not know the full meaning of the
word.
The word "cult" is far more offensive in the aftermath of the
Jonestown Massacre, where cult leader Jim Jones used mind
control to convince the cult identities of over 900 people to
take their lives using cyanide-laced Kool-Aid. But in its
original usage, it simply described the followers of a leader
or deity. Early writings describe the "Jesus Cults" as
Christianity spread, and many Christians today would be
pleased to be identified as a follower of Christ.
The reason that Jonestown changed the usage of the word
"cult" is that it was a black-and-white example of a
"destructive cult." A destructive cult systematically violates
the rights of their members through different types of mind
control, from fear tactics to hypnosis and more. People who
stay in these destructive cults suffer damage to their self
esteem, as well as their entire sense of identity.
As difficult as it may be to believe, in recent decades we
have seen the rise of organizations in our society that
systematically violate the rights of their members, subject
them to many kinds of abuse, and actively diminish their
capacity to think and act as responsible adults. People who

stay in these organizations suffer not only damage to their
self-esteem, but to their whole sense of identity and their
connection with the outside world. In some cases they
completely lose contact with family and friends for long
periods of time. If they leave, those born into destructive
groups are often shunned as evil and as unbelievers or
apostates. Often, they are vilified and lies are told about
them to members to keep them faithful and afraid to speak
with defectors to hear their side of the story. Family
members and friends are typically ordered to reject them and
often have no contact with them.
- Steven Hassan. Combating Cult Mind Control
Many who have escaped the cult following of William
Branham describe their experience as dreadful and
horrifying. Some describe it as the most difficult time of their
life, because they were labeled as "unbelievers" or
"apostates." Losing family and friends, they suddenly find
themselves rebuilding their lives with an entirely new
support group. This is very common in a destructive mind
control cult.
I once received an email from a "Message" cult follower,
asking why we called Branham's following a "cult." "How
can you call this a cult," they asked, "when there are no walls
surrounding it and no armed guards with assault rifles to
keep the people inside?"
Once their followers are programmed, mind control cults
need no rifles or ammunition to contain those under undue
influence. Fear of losing family and friends, fear of eternal
separation and hell fires, and other fears hold people captive.
Many in the "Message" cult describe their living in constant

fear -- especially those who were born and raised under the
influence of William Branham's hundreds of recordings.
Through a rhythmic, pulsating, screaming voice, William
Branham instilled constant fear of the outside world. Former
members describe their fears of the Communist Scare,
Atomic Scare, UFO Scare, Russian Invasion, being raped,
beaten, separated, and accidentally offending the Holy Spirit
to be eternally separated from God, friends, and family.
Without knowing it, people are trapped inside of a
destructive mind control cult, slaves to the leader and
community. Critical thinking suppressed until it is no longer
available to the authentic identity. Though they joined what
appeared to be a respectable organization, they find
themselves bound in invisible chains that appear much to
large to break.
But as we continue examining the mind control techniques of
the "Message," you will learn that these chains can be
broken.
William Branham - The NonEternal Covenant of Grace

I never will forget the first few months on the "outside" of
the "Message" as I dove deeply into reading the New
Testament again for the "first" time. Over, and over, and over
I read it, each word fresh and new without being forced to
read it "through" the voice of William Branham or his
teaching. It is quite a different book, actually, when read in
context just as it is written.
Like all Pentecostal-style mind-control cults, the central
figure William Branham took several verses that are
scattered throughout the book, built doctrines around them,
and programmed them into the minds and hearts of the
people. Some were taken so badly out of context that the
doctrine built upon the sentence or phrase was opposite from
the author's intent.
A collection of them were used as fear tactics. Ripping
verses out of context, William Branham led his audience to
believe that God would deny his Covenant made at Calvary
should the people "sin too much." The weight of their
salvation lay on the shoulders of the cult followers,
decreasing the value of the Christian Gospel and effectively
turning the Eternal Covenant of Grace into a worthless and
limited covenant that a narcissistic "god" would cut off at
any time.
We grew up hearing Branham's screaming voice saying
things like, "A man, certainly, can sin away his day of grace.
Do you believe it" (Branham, 51-0415E). The continual
denial of the Covenant was drilled into our heads to the

extent that many in the church lived in fear of "losing one's
own salvation." Branham taught that the Old Covenant Law
was still in effect, and that Jesus made the Law more
powerful when he came to earth.
I never will forget the first time I read Hebrews 8:13 in
context of the author's letter. "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." (Heb
8:13). When first reading this passage, I did not fully grasp
the power of the statement. Taught a strange mixture of
certain rules within the Old Covenant Law and a (very
limited) version of the New Covenant, I could not
comprehend what was becoming obsolete and what had
come into effect.
Reading passages like James 2:10, I began to realize that the
Old Covenant Law had been replaced by something much
greater, and that any who tried to uphold any portion of it
were actually doing more harm to themselves. "For whoever
keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become
accountable for all of it." (James 2:10)
And I began to realize that it was far better a Covenant,
because it was not based on things that we did -- it was based
on what He did for us.
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as
much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which
has been enacted on better promises. (Hebrews 8:6)
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is
not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of
works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

When people begin the process of deprogramming from the
mind control of the "Message," many become filled with
sadness of what they have lost. Often friends and family shun
them, and their life was filled with man-made rules
forbidding them to live normal lives. Not only are they
burdened from what they list, they are pained by what they
never had. But it did not take very long for me to realize that
these things pale in comparison to what was actually taken
away. By programming his followers to believe that God's
Eternal Covenant of Grace had limits, and that the burden of
salvation rested upon the shoulders of the people, Branham
had effectively stolen God's Eternal Covenant of Grace from
the people.
But we must not look backwards to what we lost, we must
look forward to what we gained. And we must not think of
the childhoods this mind control cult stole from us, we must
think of the futures our children will now have.
Billy Paul and the Impossible God

Recently, we posted a clip of Billy Paul Branham telling
what appears to be a "tall tale" of a young man driving a five
ton truck with no engine. After growing up with the family
stories of how the Branham family -- including William
Branham -- enjoyed watching television, I made the
assumption that the story was a spiced-up version of a blackand-white Candid Camera skit. But as one of the followers of
our Facebook Page pointed out, the story sounds strangely
similar to a blog post from 2012.
On February 10, 2012, a blog post with the title, "THE
IMPOSSIBLE GOD OF A YOUNG SOLDIER" was posted
to the website "ImpossibleGod.wordpress.com"
The story, according to the website:
...
A young man working in the army was constantly humiliated
because he believed in God. One day the captain wanted to
humiliate him before the troops. He called the young man
and said: Young man come here, take the key and go and
park the Jeep in front. the young man replied: I cannot
drive! The captain said: Well then ask for assistance of your
God! Show us that He exist!
The young man takes the key and walked to the vehicle and
begins to pray...... ...He parks the jeep at the place
PERFECTLY well as the captain wanted. The young man
came out of the jeep and saw them all crying. They all said
together: We want to serve your God!
The young soldier was astonished, and asked what was going
on? The CAPTAIN crying opened the hood of the jeep by
showing the young man that the car had no engine. Then the
boy said: See? This is the God I serve, THE GOD OF
IMPOSSIBLE, the God who gives life to what does not
exist.
...
One of the commenters to the blog post gave a well-balanced
response to this article (which in turn is a well-balanced
response to Billy Paul's use of the story in the Still Waters
Children's Indoctrination Camp)
1.) The Captain (an officer) would never ask an unlicensed
soldier to drive any government vehicle, as he would be
liable for any damages to said soldiers or vehicle.
2.) A soldier would have to refuse or disobey an unlawful
order like one.
3.) The language and context of the story above is totally off
kilter of the writings of any military personnel who would
clearly write with specific military terms and understanding
of military duties, both enlisted or officer, when telling a
story.
My husband and I have been in the military for over 31 years
(not combined). We know a military event being told by a
soldier or about a soldier when we read one.
4.) The Bible supports Biogenesis; that life comes from life
proven science.
But in this story, the vehicle did not have a motor ... in any
sense of the term engine ... therefore there was NO LIFE in

the car, no moving force.
5.) When the Bible tells of a historical event it connects a
real person(s) to the storyline, like Noah and his family, or
Lot and his descendants. Real people with real names in real
social context was attached to each event in the Bible.
This story has no names attached nor any social context ...
therefore, no realities.
There is no way to TEST the subjects of this story.
The Bible says to test all things and hold to those that are
good testable things are provable. Even God said to test all
things and make sure it holds up to be true in general.
This story has no real witnesses, no names, and no social
context.
Its somewhere out there in the never-ever lands of writers
tall-tales.
6.) Abiogenesis is a concept supported by Atheistic
evolutionary speculative imaginations THEORY; that
vehicles without motors can move unproven science.
7.) Therefore, I believe this article was written by an Atheist
who wanted Christians to look stupid for their invisible God
is just that ... theory hence the invisible motor.
8.) The writer wanted to use reverse psychology on the
gullible.
Therefore, he makes his case stronger for the un-believer,
like Satan in the Garden of Eden. See how stupid those
Christians are? or, Christians will believe anything -- even
this tall tale!
These lies will later reduce good minds on any authentic
Truths of the Bible.

This is their ploy.
This is not the GOD of the BIBLE.
9.) God created the Universe. God made man in his image.
Man designs motors and creates in Gods image and creation
by design. We have capacity to create or design things in
Gods creation. The motor itself is not living. But it is
created by man by design ... but patterned after nature;
combustion, transfer of potential energy or kinetic energy
into power which them creates work, hence an engine.
10.) God will not be mocked by attempts to make Christians
look foolish by telling lies and stories that will suck the
sheep in by making it look like Christian belief in foolish
ideas like God.
11.) Bacon was no fool; he established the Scientific Method.
He was a Christian.
Newton was a Christian.
Keplers Laws we use today of planetary motion (bigger
engine of the universe.) He was a Christian.
12.) Stories like this have no basis in reality and are totally
out of context and incongruent with reality as we know it.
13.) In final: Gods no fool.
Please dont propagate these tall tales as something God was
involved in.
Im not saying God cant move a car. But there are certain
laws of God that have been established and He does not ask
us to believe in tales such as this one. Im calling it out as a
Christian as a lie and built by a liar.
14.) These tall tales are not helping Christianity move

forward and do not help the Atheist find the Truth that
everything was CREATED, that life comes from life. Proven
Science.
15.) All things have a beginning, is cooling, is expanding,
and all will ultimately come to an end. I hope that you are
with God when this comes about; not part of propagating lies
and deceits when Christ returns. Amen!
~ Dr John Pendleton, EPP, DD & Dr Jane Pendleton, CSI,
DD
Billy Paul Divorce - Deciphering

Court Shorthand
After recently publishing government documents that are in
direct conflict with William Branham's recorded statements
concerning the first marriage and divorce of his eldest son,
we've been flooded with questions. How could William
Branham allow this when he was so harshly against
remarriage after divorce? Why did he claim to be against the
first marriage when he gave his consent? Why would
William Branham twist the truth about the first marriage?
How can cult preachers punish the people who were in failed
marriages when most of them know that Billy Paul Branham
was remarried after a failed first marriage?
But the biggest question of all come from people who want
to know more about the first marriage. Looking over the
proceedings that resulted from the initial file for divorce,
many notice that the shorthand used by the court
transcriptionist is very difficult to read. Not only is it cursive,
the shorthand is almost another language.
To make it easier, we've contacted one of our legal experts to
analyze the document, and to help translate the text written in
shorthand. According to them, the text reads as follows:
...
9-23-53 Complaint and copies from summons order issued
returned Motion and Affidavit for temporary allowance and
restraining order Notice and issued returned 9-28-53
Restraining order issued

11-16-53 Defendant files issue in two parts
12-14-53 Plaintiff files answers to cross complaint trial by
court finding for cross complainant on cross complaint and
for defendant on complaint and answer marriage of plaintiff
and cross complainant annulled and held for naught costs
paid judge
Message Mind Control Recruitment

When the average person hears the phrase, "religious cult,"
an image begins to form in their minds of two men, dressed
in black pants, long-sleeved white shirts, suspenders, cleanshaven cheeks and perfectly combed hair. From past
experience or watching movies and television, they envision
two men knocking on the door asking, "Can we spend a few
minutes to share the Gospel with you?"
News media and television have done well in spreading
awareness of these types of recruiting strategies. Most people
are now aware that two men that fit this description are not
really trying to "share the Gospel," they are trying to trick
you into a religious cult. They are prepared for the deceptive
techniques, and are not so easily lured in. For this very
reason, some cults are now using mothers with strollers and
fathers wearing street clothes to recruit.
The "Message," the cult following of William Branham, uses
recruiting strategies that are not as easy to identify. You
seldom find Branham cult followers knocking door-to-door,
and you won't find men carrying the "Book of Branham"
along with the Christian Bible. The "Book of Branham"
contains over 1400 sermons and books written by William
Marrion Branham, and one would need a wheelbarrow to
cart them through a neighborhood.
Like many well-established cults, the "Message" is mostly
populated by internal growth. It is much easier to focus on
retaining its members and making itself more attractive for
children of the already existing followers. While the cult of

yesteryear focused mainly upon recruiting adults through
evangelism, the cult of today is building go-cart tracks, golf
courses, campgrounds, and more. And because the group has
no living authority, some cult pastors condemn the new
recruitment strategies and focus their efforts on the
evangelism of the past.
Most denominations of faith have branches of evangelism
and various outreach programs to recruit, and they are
healthy, thriving organizations with little chance of mind
control. But mind control cults are different in that deceptive
techniques are used in recruitment. When a Baptist
missionary in Southeast Asia converts Buddhists to
Christianity, for instance, they are very open with their
agenda. Their converts are aware that they are Baptist
ministers, introduced to the Baptist statement of faith, and
most importantly introduced into Christianity. There are no
additional books or media for required learning; the new
converts are given a Bible. Generally speaking, one recruit or
missionary is trained in the simple Gospel of Jesus Christ,
and is appointed as minister to share the Gospel with others.
There are no strings attached, and the recruits are not
"Baptists" as much as they are "Christians."
But in religious cults, especially Pentecostal-style cults, there
is hidden agenda. A Latter Day Saint recruiting converts into
the Mormon church will often start by claiming that they use
the same Bible -- not mentioning the Book of Mormon until
later in the recruitment process. A Jehovah's Witness will not
tell the prospective convert that a different translation is
used. Many Pentecostal-style cults start their conversations
with, "Well, we are a non-denominational religion."
When I was recruiting for the "Message," I often used that

phrase, leading people to believe that I was a Christian -- just
like they were. Sometimes I described our group as "similar
to Pentecostals, but we follow the Bible more closely." Only
after engaging the potential convert did I use the phrase,
"Did you know that God sent a prophet?"
Watching others, many successful in recruiting people into
the "Message," their strategy was much the same. The
phrase, "Non-denominational group" was often used to give
the appearance of a very small congregation of people -- not
an international mind control cult comprised of between two
and four million people. In fact, most "Message" cult recruits
are not aware of the massive size of the group until much,
much later.
In all cases, recruiters for the message mention William
Branham early in their process, but almost never tell the
potential convert that they will be required to believe
William Branham as "their prophet" along with Jesus Christ.
Over time, "Message" cult recruiters learned that a successful
recruitment could not be achieved through honesty, and large
details are left out of their advertising.
New converts are never told that they will be required to
believe that the Zodiac was the first "Bible" or that the Great
Pyramid of Giza was the "Second Bible." They won't be told
that an "egg-shaped-car" is required in their belief system, or
that they will soon believe all Christian leaders from the
Apostle Paul to William Branham were only given partial
"truth." Never is a new convert warned that he or she will be
taught to think of all other Christians as "inferior" for joining
a Christian denomination of faith, or that their Christian
family and friends will soon be cut off from their fellowship.
Like all other mind-control cults, the "Message" uses

deceptive strategies to lure the unsuspecting into their mind
control.
In his book, "Combatting Cult Mind Control," Steven Hassan
describes his experience being recruited into the Unification
Church, better known as the "Moonies." He was not told
about their impending doomsday of 1977, the year Sun
Myung Moon predicted to be the date of WWIII. In fact,
many in the Unification Church were unaware about the
failed prophecies, even though some had been in the cult for
quite some time.
When I was in the Moonies, no one knew about Moons
failed prophecies that the old world would end and the Moon
movement would take over, first in 1960 and then in 1967.94
Moon predicted that World War III would occur in 1977.
When that didnt happen, all eyes were on 1981. People
recruited around 1977 have told me how clearly they
remember the magical, whispered excitement of the word
1981 on their lecturers lips. 95 When 1981 produced
nothing more dramatic for the Unification Church than
President Ronald Reagans inauguration (which Sun Myung
Moon himself attended), talk had already turned to dates
farther ahead.
Similarly, the deception in the "Message" cult does not end
with recruitment. Many issues are hidden from the cult
members -- from failed prophecies to fictional life stories and
bogus statistics to support misogynistic or apocalyptic
doctrine. This is a common strategy in a mind control cult,
one that is described "Control of Information," which we will
be examining in greater detail in our upcoming posts.
Preventing recruits and existing members from hidden

secrets is absolutely necessary to maintain mind control.
Many minds are only interested in following truth, and when
lies or hypocrisy is exposed, those of that mindset will allow
their authentic identity to overcome the cult identity. And
this is one of the most powerful strategies in freeing victims
from mind control, so long as the correct process is used in
empowering the authentic identity to critically think for
itself. We will also be examining that technique, empowering
each and every one of you to free your friends and family
from the mind control cult called "The Message."
Billy Paul Branham And The

Letters Of Legal Defence
When one examines the lifestyles of the Branham family,
and especially after digging into the legal matters that
surround the actions taken with the business entities that
have proven to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars under
the status of "non-profit," there is a sudden realization that
things are not as they seem. None of the attorneys used by
the Branham family in the most important legal matters
appear to be indoctrinated by the teachings of William
Branham. Why do they use "worldly attorneys?" Do they
trust their "business" in the hands of Almighty God? Do they
distrust the followers who have been through legal school
and are capable of representing their business matters?
William Branham often used phrases in his more astonishing
claims that led his followers to believe that he, also, was
using attorneys for the business he called "the business of
Divine Healing." As he described situations that were
extraordinary, a complete defiance of both science and
nature, Branham liked to claim that he had sought out legal
representation. Yet not a single cult follower in the legal
profession is aware of any of these legal documents. They
have never laid eyes upon them, never heard mention of their
existence, and quite frankly overlooked the fact that William
Branham claimed to have boxes and boxes of them. Why did
William Branham himself not seek legal advice from his
followers in the legal profession? And if these "legal
documents" exist, why are they not plastered all along the
walls of Voice of God Recordings?
Recently, at the Still Waters Children's Indoctrination Camp,

Billy Paul Branham retells one of William Branham's stories
concerning "divine healing" in a school for the deaf and
mute.
They brought seven children from the mute school that was
born deaf and dumb, and five of them got into the line that
night. And all five are pronounced perfectly well. I've got
their pictures, their testimony, and sent home to their loved
ones, all five of them. Born deaf and dumb, pronounced by
the doctor, not... by doctors, they taken over to California,
and California doctors pronounced them well. Five of them...
I got I've got letters there then from a legal defense and
everything like that if they come in.
Branham, 47-1207 - Experiences
This wasn't the only "experience" Branham told concerning
the healing of deaf or mute children. Nor is it the only time
Branham mentioned using legal documents to confirm their
healing:
A little school up here in Washington, and we have this
stated, Notary Public, that nine people from a deaf-mute
school, all nine of them was talking near normally when they
left the platform.
Branham, 53-1104 - Deep Calleth Unto The Deep
But in Billy Paul's version of the story, in (strategically?) a
different time and place, there were one hundred and fifty six
children healed! And he used this story to give hope to one
child in the group who had a hearing impairment. How
painful was this experience for the child after leaving, when
the impairment remained? Even if Billy Paul's version of the
story matched William Branham's version, what benefit was
this tale for the child? Shouldn't he be teaching her of the

Gospel of Jesus Christ, and how these "jars of clay" will one
day fade away to a new body? Or excite her about heaven,
when she would one day hear perfectly well?
Let's ignore the fact that Billy Paul's version would have
made international news and been studied in textbooks.
Instead, let's ask the simpler question:
Let's see these letters "from a legal defense." ... and ask why
a "legal defense" was necessary.
Message Mind Control - Insiders

Growing up in a "Message" church, it's vastly different from
being "recruited" into the mind control cult started by
William Branham. There was no gentle persuasion used to
coax me into believing this religion, no men to use the
deceptive phrase, "It's just a non-denominational church."
There was no gradual process in changing my personality
from that of a normal (not programmed) Christian to the
mold of Branham's "stature of a perfect man." Those born
into the "Message" need no persuasion; they are already on
the "inside."
Hassan's book, "Combatting Cult Mind Control," makes a
very accurate observation when considering "the inside" and
those being recruited into it. While potential recruits to the
"Message" are often told that life on the "inside" isn't that
different from the "outside," it is quite a bit different. Mind
control cults often tell potential recruits that there are no
walls, people are free to leave at any time, and there's
nothing unique or unusual about them. They present the idea
that their intentions are good, and that there is no "inside"
versus "outside." But in reality, it is so vastly different that
potential recruits cannot be told of all of the "mysteries" -- if
they were, they'd likely never join. Hassan describes this
very well:
When I asked a member why I hadnt been told the truth
about the group being religious, he asked, If you knew in
advance, would you have come? I admitted that I probably
wouldnt have.
Hassan continues to describe his advancement in the

"Moonies," and the indoctrination that came after
recruitment. The first stage in his indoctrination included a
small portion of the "Divine Principal," which is the "Bible"
for the Unification Church. The "Divine Principal" teaches
that Eve had sex with the "serpent" in the Garden of Eden,
and this "mystery" is required for the Unification Church's
belief system. And in the second lecture, Hassan described
the cult's belief that the year 1977 was the final World War,
the ending of the world as we know it. Like the "Message,"
those recruited into the Moonies before 1977 were told that
the world was soon coming to an end.
When considering all of the many "mysteries" that the
"Message" holds secret, one has to ask what would happen to
a potential recruit if told the "truth" about Branham's cult in
advance. What if potential recruits were told, from the
beginning, that they would one day believe that William
Branham was "God tabernacled in human flesh?" Or if a
recruiter tried to attract wandering souls by telling them the
cult leader spoke squirrels into existence immediately before
blasting their heads off with a rifle? How many Christians
would be attracted by telling them that they, too, should one
day be able to speak things into existence?
The truth is that there is an "inside" of the "Message" and an
"outside." Like every other mind-control cult, there is an "us"
and "them" mentality. Those on the "inside" believe
themselves to be an elite version of a Christian, and they
look to other Christians as inferior. Rather than "nondenominational" as they claim during recruitment, they are
"anti-denominational." Non-denominational churches believe
all Christians are equal, while anti-denominational churches
believe any who join a Christian denomination have crossed
a line of separation. What if the potential recruit was told that

the cult leader claimed all denominational Christians had
taken the "mark of the Beast" from Revelation?
New recruits in the "Message" are often excited and
ambitious during their "honeymoon phase." Many times they
are given active parts in the churches, from ministry and
evangelism to helping out with the missionary organizations
or upkeep of the church grounds. Hassan captures the
emotion described by each and every ex-"Message" cult
member during their initial recruitment:
I experienced a wide range of other feelings, too: I was
shocked and honored that I had been singled out for
leadership, scared at how much responsibility rested on my
shoulders, and emotionally high on the thought that God was
actively working to bring about the Garden of Eden. No
more war, no more poverty, no more ecological destruction.
There was hope! Also love, truth, beauty, and goodness. At
that point, I was still aware of a muffled voice deep within
me that was warning me to watch out, to keep questioning
everything.
As the cult identity is created, the personality of the new
recruit is replaced. "The old-self has died, you've put on your
new self," is a common catch phrase by pastors. When the
cult identity has finally been molded after the cult leader,
they are no longer on the "outside." The new recruit, with
their new cult identity, becomes part of the "inside."
Can the inside be penetrated? Can a person in a mind control
cult break free from their invisible walls? Stay tuned for
more!
Did The ... Message ... Bride of

Christ Shrink
Is Joseph Branham now displaying shrinkage? Has the
"Message" Bride of Christ diminished by millions of
followers?
At the time that seekyethetruth.com started, branham.org
proudly announced that between two and four million
followers worldwide were in the "Message," the mind
control cult following of William Marrion Branham. This
number has been used on many sites describing the cult
following, especially those that promote the ministry. It is a
number that we have used many times to describe the
following.
Here is one example of another website who used VOGR's
analytics to describe the following:
"The Voice of God website claims that 'upwards of 2 million
people worldwide believe Brother Branhams Message'"
Today, in 2015, this is a number we cannot find on Voice of
God Recordings website or publications. Using the google
site search to query the keywords, we cannot find the page
with the statistics of "2 million people," the page we
referenced that stated "between 2-4 million people," nor any
page that offers any statistic in the millions.
What we can find is a single blog post from October 22,
2015 that claims that the "Bride of Christ" of "tens of
thousands of people" is represented by one testimony in
South Africa.
"If you havent noticed it, there is a stir among the Bride of
Christ recently. More and more emails like this one are
coming in from brothers and sisters who simply want to
shout out the victory that God has given them in their lives.
The following testimony from a brother in South Africa
represents tens of thousands of people around the world who
are feeling a stir in their lives and want to tell the whole
world!"
- branham.org, 10-22-2015
To a member of the Bride of Christ who is not a "Message"
cult follower, this would be offensive. While cult theology
promotes the idea of an "elite" group who are better than
other Christians, the Bible tells us that all who believe in the
Gospel of Jesus Christ is saved:
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.
- Mark 16:15-16
But would this not be offensive to the cult following itself?
How do they determine which of the other three-and-a-half
million of their cult following are no longer "bride?"
Message Mind Control - Life With Father:

One of the most unique aspects of the "Message" is that there
is no globally accepted living father figure or board who
makes executive decisions. To the between two and four
million followers in the mind control cult, William Branham
is the "father figure," and he lives forever through his
recorded sermons from 1947 to 1965.
When the cult identity is created for members of a mind
control cult, personality traits are molded into the mindset of
the members through the indoctrination process. New
recruits are unaware of the change as it is happening, and the
difference is often so significant that the "new person" is
vastly different from the "old person." Family members that
have contacted me about their son or daughter who joined
the "Message" cult often tell me that they don't recognize
their child any more, and that they are nothing like before.
After listening to their new descriptions, it's surprising that
they often sound like "miniature brother Branhams."
Ironically, the "brother Branham" they become is usually the
one presented in the recorded sermons -- not the real William
Branham that once lived a normal (and very human)
lifestyle. My family was very close to the Branham family.
My grandfather was Branham's close associate and pastor of
his church from 1965 to 2015. My father was best friend and
childhood playmate to Branham's youngest son, while my
uncle spent a great deal of time with both Branham's oldest
son and youngest. Both of my aunts were childhood
playmates with Branham's daughters. The insights my family
and other families give into the private life of the cult leader
is vastly different from the picture painted by cult leaders
today. One cannot imagine "God tabernacled in human flesh"
telling racial jokes, or making prank telephone calls. The cult

of today pictures a William Branham who is strongly
opposed to television or movies, and cannot picture the real
William Branham who often watched television and
frequented the theaters. Why? The cult of today has adapted
their "central figure" as the William Branham presented on
the recorded sermons -- not the real William Branham.
Hassan describes the "Message central figure" very well:
Once I had become totally indoctrinated, all I wanted to do
was to follow my central figures instructions. I was so
committed that my new identity completely suppressed the
real me. Whenever I look back now, I am amazed at how I
was manipulated and how I learned to manipulate others in
the name of God. I can also see very clearly that the higher I
rose in the hierarchy, the more corrupted I became:
The very first question families ask after their child or sibling
has been programmed with the mind control of the
"Message" cult is, "How can we change them back?" Along
with the good traits of the "central figure," the cult identity
accepts the bad traits. And since the "central figure" is the
"virtual William Branham" from the recordings instead of
the real William Branham that my family knew, the bad traits
far exceeded the good.
Can we change them back? Can a person in a mind control
cult regain their authentic identity? Are they stuck with the
new identity of the central figure forever? Stay tuned for
more!
Voice of God Recordings Articles

of Corporation
1984 was an interesting year. It appears to have been a
scramble for the money. No longer was Billy Paul Branham
in control of the tapes and printed material through "Spoken
Word Publications" in Jeffersonville, a new kid was in town.
And that "kid" was considered a "prophet" by those who
didn't realize what was happening.
Recently, the Branham Tabernacle in Jeffersonville, Indiana
split after the deacon staff alleged that the Branham family
was stealing church property. Not realizing the extent of the
alleged theft, they assumed that this was a recent problem -not ongoing. But almost immediately after forming Voice of
God Recordings, Billy Paul Branham, Joseph Branham, and
Roy Roberson signed away lot 15 of the Tabernacle plot.
Here is the order of events:
July, 1982: A document is filed at the Jeffersonville
Courthouse listing Joseph, Billy Paul, and Roy Roberson as
official trustees
January, 1984: Spoken Word Publications, William Branham
Evangelistic Association, and "The Voice of God Recording
Studio" create organization "Ordinary People International"
with Kenneth Hagan, TL Osborne, and Larry Ervin.
January, 1984: Spoken Word Publications, William Branham
Evangelistic Association, and "The Voice of God Recording
Studio" create organization "Ordinary People National" with
Kenneth Hagan, TL Osborne, and Larry Ervin.

July 1984: "The Voice of God Recording Studio" is replace
with a new corporation, "Voice of God Recordings, Inc."
August 1984: Billy Paul, Joseph, and Roy Roberson sign
away lot 15 of the Tabernacle plot.
Since before I was born, the men involved in all of these
organizations have told us that the world was ending. In fact,
many of us were told that there was no need for an education,
since the End of Days would likely happen "this year." Every
year was "this year."
Why were they creating businesses? What need is there for
all of these entities:
The Voice of God Recording Studio
William Branham Evangelistic Association
Spoken Word Publications
Ordinary People International
Ordinary People National
Restoration Ministries
Believers International
Did these men really think the world was ending "this year?"
Can we really say they were being honest with us when they
appear to be constantly moving assets around through
multiple companies?
Message Mind Control - Fear of

Leaving:
"You're free to leave!" "Nothing is keeping you here!" "We
don't have walls around our church!" "There are no armed
guards with assault rifles!" "They went out from us because
they were not of us!"
I never will forget the feeling when I first contemplating the
idea of leaving the "Message." Only six months before, I
would have gladly stood before a firing line to defend this
mind control cult, and would have not have even considered
that a person in William Branham's following could find any
single thing to question. But after leaving, I started noticing
all of the many pastors repeatedly making statements as
though people were either leaving or considering to leave,
and they felt very uncomfortable. I remember trying to tell
myself, "This feels like a cult!"
One of the most important aspects of a mind control cult is
the imaginary fear of leaving. For those on the "inside," this
is not so much imaginary as it is reality. Like a
hypochondriac believing they have the flu, all symptoms
seem as though the real disease has infected the body -- or in
the case of the "Message," the real torture, dismemberment,
and death awaits on the outside, whether physical or
spiritual.
Christians in normal (not programmed) Christian churches
are free to come and go as they please. Often, Christians
decide to change denominations of faith over doctrinal
beliefs, and the church they are leaving looks at them no
differently than when they came. Some Christian families I

have spoken with have multiple members of different
persuasions, and enjoy visiting churches of the varying
beliefs.
But a mind control cult will program their followers to
believe that there is only one version of truth: theirs. And any
who do not agree with that version of truth are going to
suffer unbearable torture or even death. When I left the
"Message," I had almost too many "visions" or "dreams" of
my future to count. My wife was going to divorce me within
a year. My children would die. I would become homosexual
and burn in hell fires for my sexual preference. My business
would fail, income would stop, and I would lose my house.
My future would be prison, I would become a drug addict,
and I would commit adultery. There were so many "curses"
placed upon myself and my family that I really cannot count
them all.
One curse was placed upon my wife and myself by our
former pastor. I never will forget the look on her face as she
fought back tears. "Honey," I told her, "That has just about as
much effect as if he had stood in our front yard and sprayed
our windows with a water hose. In fact, I think more damage
could be done with the water hose."
Hassan captures this fear of leaving well. Every mind control
cult has similar retention strategies, and the Unification
Church is no exception:
Members were repeatedly told horror stories about
deprogramming. I had come to believe that group members
were brutally kidnapped, beaten, and tortured by
deprogrammers -- Satans elite soldiers committed to
breaking people down and destroying their faith in God.

The first several people that we helped out of the "Message"
mentioned very similar experiences. And those who actually
did have some misfortune happen were in agonizing fear
after having been under such religious and emotional abuse.
One of my close friends was in the hospital with cancer
shortly after leaving, a cancer that he was unaware had
entered his body. Having left a Pentecostal-style mind
control cult where "healing" was "evidence of the Holy
Spirit," any sickness brings back painful memories of the
mind control. Fortunately, the cancer was removed, and he is
doing very well today in a fully deprogrammed and healthy
life.
Why do pastors, elders, and even the common people of a
mind control cult use such awful emotional abuse on their
members? What would make a kind, loving person be filled
with such hatred and condemnation?
We must remember that the cult identity has taken over
during these times. The authentic identity still is a loving
person, and wants to surface to give you a big hug and wish
you well. The cult identity, like the central figure, cannot let
you leave. Understanding how the mind control works and
how to contact the authentic identity will empower you to be
in full control as you decide to leave.
There should be no fear. Every person gets sick, and every
body has the power to heal. God gave our bodies this power
when he created them. Every person has hardship. God also
gave us willpower to overcome. Every person is
uncomfortable with change. But we can find peace during
our trials.
William Branham - One Iota Right

On The Dot
When people first make their way out of the "Message," the
mind control cult of William Branham, it's usually because
they have noticed a prophecy that was not fulfilled as
William Branham said it would be. It takes much time and
research before they come to the sudden realization that
William Branham did not have a single prophecy.
Those who knew Branham personally would suggest that he
did have prophecy, some of which came true, but mistakenly
consider random opinion with prophetic speech. Branham
liked to give many opinions that started with the phrase,
"Now you just watch," and those who knew him thought
anything that came next would be prophecy. ... unless, of
course, his opinion did not come to pass. In those cases, they
were "just his opinion."
Prophecy is an entirely different experience. A prophet does
not receive his vision through opinion -- it is directly through
God. Should one single aspect of the prophecy be incorrect,
you can be assured both scripturally and logically that the
"prophet" is pulling your leg.
After the authentic identity pushes through the fog and
critical thinking is no longer suppressed, the former Branham
cult follower goes through a phase of concern for Branham's
soul. What if he thought that he was a prophet? What if he
had a mental condition, like he claimed, and his intentions
were good? What if he wasn't trying to pretend to be a
prophet to gain a following?
Throughout his recorded speeches, Branham lets us know

that he, also, is aware of the true definition of a prophet. As
with any mind-control cult, Branham taught a solid black-orwhite authority of both teaching and prophecy. A teacher that
is 100% with the Bible is a God-sent teacher. A prophet
whose prophecy is "right on the dot every time," otherwise
the prophecy is not from God.
With God-sent teachers that'll stay right with the Word, to
the real Church, not move one iota no matter what an
organization says. They're not connected with it. Prophets;
not make-belief, so-called, but a genuine prophet has THUS
SAITH THE LORD, and right on the dot every time.
Believe The Sign has a very good lineup of Branham's
(recorded) prophecies, and any who were under the undue
influence of the "Message" can now examine them fully.
Was he "right on the dot?"
1 - Franklin Roosevelt
Prophecy - Franklin D. Roosevelt
First time mentioned on tape - Sept. 27, 1958
Timing - After the fact
Status - The prophecy was changed over time so that it
appeared to have been fulfilled
2 - Mussolini Invades Ethiopia
Prophecy - Mussolini will invade Ethiopia
First time mentioned on tape - Mar. 26, 1953
Status - The prophecy was changed over time
3 - Hitler and WWII

Prophecy - Hitler and WWII
Status - Details changed over time
4 - Three Isms
Prophecy - Russia and the three ...isms
Status - Failed
5 - Egg-shaped Cars
Prophecy - The Egg-shaped Car
Status - Failed
6 - Driverless Cars
Prophecy - Driverless Cars
Status - Unfulfilled
7 - American Morality
Prophecy - American Morality
First time mentioned on tape - July 19, 1964
Status - Failed
8 - Women will elect the wrong person?
Prophecy - American Morality
Status - Failed
9 - Cruel American Woman Leader
Prophecy - The Rise of a Cruel American Woman Leader
First time mentioned on tape - May 1, 1955
Timing - Before the fact
Status - Ambiguous - WMB claimed that it was fulfilled
10 - America in Ashes
Prophecy - America in Ashes
First time mentioned on tape - December 4, 1960
The Brown Bear Vision
Prophecy - The Brown Bear Vision
First time mentioned on tape - April 1, 1962
Status - Failed
The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa
Prophecy - The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa
Status - Failed
The Vision of Marilyn Monroe
Prophecy - The Marilyn Monroe Vision
First time mentioned on tape - Oct. 13,1962
Status - Failed
Prophecy of the Cloud
Prophecy - Followers of William Branham believe that he
prophesied the appearance of "The Cloud"

First time mentioned on tape - Not prophesied
Timing - The Cloud was not prophesied
Status - Not a prophecy
The Seventh Angel will be on the Earth at Christ's Coming
Prophecy - The Seventh Angel is on the Earth at Christ's
Coming
First time mentioned on tape - March 17,1963
Status - Failed
The birth of Joseph Branham
Prophecy - The birth of Joseph Branham
Timing - Before the fact (sort of)
Status - Not a true prophecy (too ambiguous)
1977 will mark the end of the world
Prophecy - The world will end in 1977
First time mentioned on tape - Nov. 13, 1960
Status - Failed (although William Branham did say that it
was an "inspired" prediction and not a prophecy)
The Death of Florence Shakarian
Prophecy - The Death of Florence Shakarian
Timing - Before the fact (but with an out)
Status - Fulfilled
New Albany Prophecy
Prophecy - New Albany Prophecy

Status - Fulfilled (but not sure how anyone would consider
this a true prophecy since there were no witnesses and it was
made after the fact)
Prophecy of the Five Angels
Prophecy - The Prophecy of the Five Angels
First time mentioned on tape - December 23, 1962
Status - Changed from 5 to 7 and, therefore, it never was a
prophecy (and no one saw any angels... ever)
Ohio river flood
Prophecy - Ohio river flood
Status - (but not sure how anyone would consider this a true
prophecy since there were no witnesses and it was made after
the fact)
Destruction of Los Angeles
Prophecy - Los Angeles will sink beneath the ocean
First time mentioned on tape - April 29, 1965
A Boy Would Be Raised From The Dead
Prophecy - A Boy Would Be Raised From The Dead
First time mentioned on tape - August, 18 1950
Timing - After the fact (there is no hard evidence that this
was made in advance)
Status - There are serious questions about the fulfillment of
this prophecy
The Heavenly Vision
Prophecy - The Heavenly Vision

First time mentioned on tape - 1945 (in a tract)
Timing - After the fact/Changed
Status - Failed
Man and the moon
Prophecy - Man will never land on the moon
First time mentioned on tape - March 9, 1958
Status - Failed
The Destruction of the Vatican
Prophecy - The Vatican will be destroyed by a nuclear bomb
Third Pull
Prophecy - The Third Pull
First time mentioned on tape - January 1, 1956
Status - There are serious questions about the fulfillment of
this prophecy
World Council of Churches
Prophecy - The World Council of Churches as the "Image of
the Beast"
First time mentioned on tape - March 26, 1958
Don't Eat Eggs
Prophecy - Don't Eat Eggs

Plum and Apple Trees
Prophecy - The vision of the Plum and Apple Trees
First time mentioned on tape - September 8, 1962
Status - While William Branham said that this vision was
from God, he effectively rejected it in 1965.
Message Mind Control - Hypnosis

and Metaphor Therapy
When I mention the word "hypnosis," most people
immediately have a mental image of a black-and-white scene
where a man in a suit is swinging a pocket watch back and
forth to amuse a crowd when his patient barks like a dog.
Hypnotists who cleverly persuade the human mind to do
amusing and absurd acts on stage has been around for
decades, even centuries. But even if this comparison sounds
silly, there is one aspect that you can compare to mindcontrol cult hypnosis: it is very easy to achieve. Otherwise,
there wouldn't be hypnotic stage acts.
But hypnosis comes in many forms. For instance, a common
and simple technique is for the hypnotist to stare directly
"through" the patient's eyes to a point about four inches
beyond their eyeballs. This can invoke a low-level trance and
make the patient more open to suggestion. Those in the
"Message" cult who were still living when William Branham
was alive remember the "prophet's eyes," how he could "peer
into your very soul!" From all descriptions of William
Branham's private interviews and private conversations, it
sounds very much like he had mastered the elementary
hypnotic techniques.
Hypnotic techniques can be used for good. A hypnotist can
invoke a trance to help a drug addict detest cocaine. A
patient with anxiety can be put at ease. Hypnosis help with
all sorts of addiction recovery, be used to conquer mental
fears, improve work ethics, store and retrieve memories, and
more. Even physical ailments can be cured, especially those
ailments that are a direct or indirect result of anxiety or

mental oppression.
Of all the types of hypnosis, the most interesting to those set
free from the "Message" mind control cult is "Metaphor
Hypnosis," or the technique of story telling to invoke a
mental trance.
Metaphor therapy is easy, and some people naturally use
hypnotic story telling to captivate their audience. But it is
very powerful, more powerful than the average story teller
can realize. When combined with other hypnotic technique,
Metaphor therapy is really effective for personal
transformation.
Metaphor therapy comes in two basic forms: telling stories,
and exploring the metaphors that are used to make sense of
the world. Or as William Branham would call them, "types."
Stories pass on cultural or religious traditions, connect the
patients' situations to isolated events, reframe the actual
experience and open up the listeners' minds to solve
emotional issues -- some of which may be resulting in
physical.
Human beings are biologically wired to recognize patterns.
By recognizing patterns, we make sense of the world. Telling
stories about days gone by can be appealing to listeners, but
when used to display a pattern that the listener can recognize,
it can begin to work on the subconscious and even the
unconscious. Comparing similarities between their life and
elements of the story will invoke the biological wiring to
recognize patterns, and listeners become open to the power
of suggestion and even hypnotic trance.
When Hitler used mass persuasion to convince a nation that

genocide was acceptable, many scientists and psychologists
began to study how this was achieved. Some studied it for
psychological warfare, but others out of sheer curiosity.
Books, magazines articles, and even newspapers began
announcing basic and even advanced hypnotic techniques,
and the art of hypnosis was suddenly available to the hands
of both good and evil men.
Another development that began to affect the general
population was the popularization of hypnosis. People were
introduced to certain techniques for inducing hypnotic trance
but often without adequate consideration of the ethical
aspects of working with the subconscious mind. Originally
these group process methods were used only on willing
participants, and many people reported positive experiences.
Soon, though, some of these techniques percolated out into
the general culture, where they became available for anyone
to abuse. Unscrupulous persons began using them to make
money and gain power by manipulating a coterie of
followers. (My earlier discussion of Neuro-Linguistic
Programming provides one common example.)
Unfortunately, with the Internet, it is easy to download such
information and training and to use it to manipulate
I often think back to my days in the "Message" cult, quite
shocked at how many hours I wasted each day listening to
the recorded sermons of William Marrion Branham. Like
others who describe their experience, we "felt different"
when we listened to his many stories. Some claimed that it
"drove evil spirits away," and that there was a strange sense
of peace that filled the room when the Indiana preacher
began a Hitler style rant we once called a "sermon." After
fully analyzing these "sermons," many are shocked to find

that many recordings are about ninety percent story, two
percent greetings, and a very minimal amount of actual
religious content. Most of the sermons were nothing more
than Metaphor Therapy.
New Government Records Online

The Indiana Secretary of State has now made the Articles of
Incorporation available for Spoken Word Publications, and
the documents describing the creation of this business entity
and dissolution of this business entity is now available on our
records page.
Five years after the "Ashley-Ayers Evangelistic Association"
is formed to spread the "Elijah ministry" of the homosexual
transvestite Leslie Douglas Ashley, whom Branham travelled
to Houston, TX to support as a "mysterious cloud" hovered
over northern Arizona, another business entity was created to
spread the "Elijah ministry" for the man who apparently
created the former transvestite "Elijah." It was named
"Spoken Word Publications."
In July of 1969, Roy Borders opened the business entity as
president, Floyd Patterson as vice-president, and Roy
Roberson as secretary-treasurer.
This business was part of the multi-corporation entity
"Ordinary People International" and multi-corporation entity
"Ordinary People National" created in 1984. The Branhams,
Larry Ervin, Floyd Patterson, Fred Sothmann, T. L. Osborn,
and Kenneth Hagan create a joint organization to broadcast
the ministries of WBEA, VOGR, Spoken Word, Osborn
Ministries, Kenneth Hagan Ministries, Larry Erwin
Ministries, and local, state, national, and international news.
That business entity was dissolved by the state government
after failure to report earnings. Two years later, in 1989,
"Spoken Word Publications" was dissolved.
But from 1984 when Voice of God Recordings was created

until 1989 when it was dissolved, it would appear that the
two business entities were in competition -- outside of the
"Ordinary People" union has every appearance of a shell
corporation. How did the arrangement for competition work?
Why were there multiple corporations operating separately,
and why did they combine forces with T. L. Osborn and
Kenneth Hagan?
New records on seekyethetruth.com! And more to come!
Stay tuned!
William Branham's 1948

Testimony
In a 1948 testimony given to Voice of Healing Magazine, the
publication jointly operated by Jack Moore and Gordon
Lindsay, Branham claims that his "angelic visitation" was
May 7, 1946.
Any familiar with Branham's accounts of his "angelic
visitation" will pause at the date, because he claimed it to
have happened the "very day" that Israel became a nation,
and mistakenly claimed that this day was May 6, 1947" -switching the '7' from the year on his 1948 testimony and the
'6' from the month.
And for the first time for twenty-five hundred years, the
oldest flag that's in existence today, is the six-point star of
David, is flying over Jerusalem today. And a strange thing of
that, that you might not know, the very day the Angel of the
Lord called me out, May the 6th, 1947, and issued the gift to
pray for the sick, was the very same day that Israel become a
nation for the first time for twenty-five hundred years.
- Branham, 54-0718A
But which version is incorrect? Both years cannot be true;
Branham claimed in both cases that this was the year, month,
and day that he received his "gift of divine healing." And he
claimed that he could never forget the time.
So which version is incorrect? Did it not happen the "very
day" that Israel became a nation? Or did William Branham
not really see the angel?
Cub Corner Child Indoctrination

School - Where Is Jesus?
Recently there was quite a stir happening in Jeffersonville.
One of the relatives of a "Message" child being programmed
in the Cub Corner Indoctrination School suddenly realized
that the focus of the classroom was entirely centered upon
William Branham and not Jesus Christ. Even for some in the
cult following of William Branham, this is a problem. Not
only is it against the family's proclamation that their church
is Christ centered and not Branham centered, many in the
cult would agree that William Branham himself would be
appalled. Though there are many things Branham said that
we disagree with, this one proclamation we fully support:
Well now, we want to speak, as every meeting, about Jesus
Christ. And He's the Center of our worship, the Center of our
attraction, the Center of our life, all that we have and want
are and will be is based upon Him. He was the One Who
came and gave His life for us, come down from God, out of
glory, and was made flesh, dwelled among us. And taken
upon us upon Him the sin of us all, the sickness of us all,
bore it away to Calvary, and there paid the price. He's worthy
of all praise that can be given Him.
Branham, 54-0228E - Looking For Jesus
But as with any mind-control programming centers, children
in the Indoctrination School are surrounded by cult
propaganda. Images of "the prophet" stare them in the face as
teachers indoctrinate them about the cult belief system.
When we first glanced through the photos, the immediate
question was raised, "Where is Jesus?"
It wasn't until we scanned through other photos that we

found one single photo of Jesus hanging on the wall behind
the children -- not on the front wall behind the teacher. And
it was the "cult-approved" photo of Jesus that is more
symbolic to the "prophet" than Jesus Christ himself. It's the
photo that adults place into clouds to create other iconic
photos, or overlay William Branham himself to proclaim that
William Branham was the return of Jesus Christ. As the
former pastor of the Branham Tabernacle said, they believe
that William Branham was "God tabernacled in human
flesh."
It's disheartening to see these children being programmed.
They aren't given a choice in life -- they are forced with
undue influence from a very early age. Their lives will be
subdued and even oppressed while bound by the
indoctrinated fear that sustains the mind control.
Where is Jesus? He's looking down from heaven asking how
a people could trade a mortal human for the God of the
Universe.
Is the 'Message' Cult Responsible

for Human Trafficking?
After a violent shootout between "Message" cult leaders and
police, newspaper reporters started investigating the rise of a
cult in South America that originated in Jeffersonville,
Indiana. According to the cult members, Joseph Branham
was responsible for group being investigated by reporters for
their quickly growing camps of men, women, and children.
Recently, members of this group have abandoned their
possessions to join the "Message" cult waiting for the
rapture. Said one follower:
"Besides the Bible, on the desktop displays a Christmas
greeting sent him lovingly Brother Joseph. "He is the son of
the prophet Branham and responsible for their message in the
world," says this man of medium height who traveled on
Thursday to the village of Ayapal, 305 kilometers from
Managua, in the northern department of Jinotega."
No matter who is responsible for their current growth, hoards
of people are migrating. And at the center of controversy is
Javier Sanchez, pastor who appears to be leading the group.
According to witness testimony, Sanchez was one of two
men who not only were influenced by William Branham's
teaching -- they knew Branham.
"Supposedly they had him as an angel and that the anointed
anointed them and others who were to preach because he was
an angel. They were influenced by men who also knew of the
Bible and the Evangelist, brother Branham, one is of Leon
and another in Venice. One is Javier Sanchez and the other
Roberto Alvarado. These men went to the mountains and the

first led to believe a doctrine that called immortality. "
But there may be more going on than meets the eye.
According to news reports, the group is under investigation
for human trafficking.
"For its part, the National Police opened an investigation on
suspicion of a case of human trafficking. However,
Commissioner Fatima Flores, head of the Police of
Chinandega, who rushed to the scene, argued: "I will not
give statements.""
Is the "Message" responsible for human trafficking? If so,
shouldn't the son "responsible for the 'Message'" also be
responsible
for the children?
Message Mind Control - Cult

Growth
One of the most common questions I receive from people
that have just made their exit from the mind control cult
called the "Message" is, "How in the world has this gone on
so long?" After realizing that not one single prophecy by
William Branham came to pass as he claimed, almost none
of the details of Branham's life story are accurate, and most
of his Bible teaching is unscriptural, it is a good question.
How has something so terribly wrong been able to grow into
the large cult following of today?
Most people who came into the cult later in life mistakenly
think that they are to blame. It's really no different than any
other cult -- even the theology is very similar to other
commonly known cults. The authoritative central figure, the
focus on his doctrine above all other men, the fear tactics and
indoctrination techniques -- all basically the same when
compared to other cults. How were they lured? Why could
they not see the similarities?
describes three major reasons that mind control cults are
successful.
First, accepting that mind control can be effectively used on
almost anybody challenges the age-old notion that human
beings are rational, and responsible for (and in control of) all
their actions. Such a worldview does not allow for any
concept of mind control.
Since the "Message" is a religious cult, most people associate

their responsibility to their spiritual life. They mistakenly
think that either their lack of knowledge in scripture or
"backslidden condition" was to blame, and mistake the mind
control for demon possession. Especially after leaving the
cult -- conversations with cult followers that challenge the
cult leader results in the cult identity suppressing the
authentic identity of the victim of mind control. Do they have
a demon?
But the truth of the matter is that everyone is vulnerable.
Even a born-again Christian whose faith lies fully in the
Gospel of Jesus Christ can be programmed. In fact, their own
sense of security may make them more susceptible, paying
closer attention to the doctrinal aspects of a sermon while
completely unaware of the hypnotic technique. When their
minds are entrusted to a speaker practicing mind control
strategies, they stand a great chance of undue influence.
Hassan's next point follows that same trail of thought:
Second, we all have a belief in our own invulnerability. It is
too scary to think that someone could take control of our
minds. We all want to have a belief in our own ability to
completely control our lives.
Those of you still wrestling with the cult programming of the
"Message" will likely pause to reflect on your experiences,
both inside the cult, outside the cult, and the painful
experience leaving. After having been through such an
experience, it's difficult to separate the positive aspects of
your lives. During the worst emotional pain experienced
during the journey out, most consider their time of cult
bondage, as a whole, negatively. And after leaving, any

influence by others becomes painful.
But we must work to separate "influence" from "undue
influence." No matter who we are, where we are, and who
we are with, we are influenced by others. It is part of human
nature. A motivational speaker may influence us to think
positively, and critically examining his speech, we may
decide to agree with him. But we critically examined his
speech. We were influenced, but we chose to be. In a mind
control cult, we receive "undue" influence. Without critically
thinking about the cult leader's influence on our lives, we
who were in the mind control cult called the "Message" fully
accepted our influence without critical thought.
The third and final point Hassan gives towards how mind
control cults are so successful explains the difference
between healthy influence and undue influence:
Third, the processes of influence start from the moment we
are born, so its easy to take the position that everything is
mind control. Why worry about it? We tell ourselves, Its a
normal part of life. But, just as sex is a normal part of life
but seduction by a womanizer or femme fatale, or rape is not,
influence is a natural part of life, but undue influence is not.
Branham Cult Secrets - Calvary

Tabernacle Church
Are elders of the "Message" mind control church concealing
information from the people?
As with any mind control cult, a fundamental element of
control is the control of information. Mind control cults often
conceal any news that might paint their group in a negative
light. By only allowing the positive, and by keeping
followers from any negative, members of a cult cannot make
informed decisions.
Such is the case with Calvary Tabernacle Church.
On September 27, 1999, an article was published in the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran an investigative report
describing the strange and secretive "Message" cult church
called the "Calvary Tabernacle Church." Like a scene out of
a horror movie, women in Pentecostal-style holiness dress
were catering to one "Reverend" John Asher. Demanding a
10% tithe even when patrons of his church could not afford
food for the table, Asher enslaved his congregation both
physically, spiritually, and financially.
One church member recalls their time in bondage, "We felt
like slaves ... Asher build this little kingdom and we were his
little slaves."
Like most ministers in the cult following of William
Branham, Asher was given ultimate and absolute authority.
And like some, he abused that authority, involving himself in
the most intimate details of their lives. Not only did he

encourage which persons would marry whom, Asher would
urge their divorce if he suspected questioning the cult.
Those who refused, or those who were considered
"backslidden," were subjected to harsh rebukes before the
elders of the church and sometimes the entire congregation.
One former member recalls the traumatic experience with
severe emotional pain and anguish. "I'm in utter tears," she
said. "I can't believe he's doing this. I didn't know what to
do!"
And like other "Message" cult ministers we've examined,
Asher built his kingdom by tapping into their nest eggs.
Asher would collect their life savings as the members sold
their properties, and even collect from the estate of deceased
loved ones. While he and his family were living like royalty,
his congregation was living like paupers.
"We were living on potatoes and macaroni and cheese while
they were buying ice cream and steaks," one former member
said.
Each time we find another cult church that went rogue, we
have to ask the question: Why are we not following Christ's
instructions? Why are we not examining the trunk by its
branches? Are not the branches growing worse as time goes
on?
But the bigger question has to do with transparency. In
mainstream churches, any churches who go astray are
publicized -- used as examples of what happens when the
Fruits of the Spirit have left the church. And with
transparency comes accountability. Mainstream churches do
not give such a high level of authority to the minister -- the

congregation has the power to both elect and remove. Why is
there no accountability in the "Message" cult? I
According to the newspaper, Billy Paul Branham knew about
the church gone rogue, and denied this minister followed his
father's example. Yet this minister learned his "Message
doctrine" from the sermons of William Marrion Branham.
Did Billy Paul Branham handle this situation appropriately?
Did he warn the people that their pastors might be given too
much authority? Did he warn the people against giving their
life savings to wolves in sheeps' clothing?
... or did he keep this concealed, controlling the information
as every other mind control cult has done?
Human Trafficking - For What

Purpose Would They Let Evil
Continue
Yesterday, we posted the news reports out of Nicaragua that
described the government's investigation into human
trafficking within the "Message" cult. According to
newspapers, "Message" followers had killed policemen in a
heated gun battle, which sparked an investigation into the
cult following of William Branham. During the course of
that investigation, government officials stated that there was
an investigation into human trafficking.
Though it can honestly be stated that William Branham
himself was not involved, and that his recorded sermons do
not support human trafficking, the question must be asked:
for what purpose would leaders in the "Message" let evil
continue?
We received testimonies from people who grew up around
the "Message" in its native form: those in Jeffersonville who
strive to keep the "Message" as it was when William
Branham was alive. Through his sons, Voice of God
Recordings operates with that in mind. According to Joseph
Branham's recorded statements, cult followers must make the
"Message" their "absolute," and only then can Voice of God
fellowship.
Following that statement to conclusion, we must assume that
the "Message" sect in South America has made the
"Message" their absolute. News reporters interviewing those
involved with the sect under investigation report that they are
followers of Joseph Branham, who (according to them) is
"responsible for the 'Message" in the world." Can we also
assume that Joseph Branham knew or promoted their
doomsday gathering?
Ex-cult members who grew up in or around the
Jeffersonville, Indiana area recall how much different the
"native form" of the 'Message" is from some other Branham
cult churches in the United States. In some cult churches,
worship of the Branham family is non-existent, save for the
worship of the "prophet" who died in 1965. In some cult
churches, Branham's sons are considered nothing more than
very wealthy men who "put their pants on one leg at a time
just like I do." But in the Jeffersonville area, there are
numerous sub-sects operating within the same four walls of
any of the churches. There are those who worship the
Branham family, some who even pray in Joseph Branham's
name. There are those who condemn that, yet pray and even
baptize in William Branham's name. Why do they let this
evil continue?
I asked the same question the very day I left the cult. I asked
the former pastor of the Branham Tabernacle why he did not
condemn it from behind the pulpit. I asked friends and family
how they can convince themselves that this was NOT
idolatry. In all cases, people under the mind control of the
"Message" were in fear of speaking negatively against the
Branham family -- even though they claimed not to worship
them. Can they really say that they do not?
One testimony sums up our experiences in the "native form"
of the "Message" while living in Jeffersonville. :
...
It seems to me like the nightmare never ends! When I was a
little girl, I was nearly trampled by a throng of people trying
to see Joseph at Spoken Word. At that time, I expressed the
concern that crossed my heart as a child. Surely Joseph will
make them stop, but he did nothing! It would have been so
easy! A few years later at
Easter, I watched Billy Paul trying to get Joseph to "come
forth." Minutes earlier, I had sat on the platform with him,
while my grandfather recorded the service. Once again my
heart raced and I was filled with fear as I watched how the
congregation behaved. I thought only one person can stop
this, but he didn't! My heart stopped in church every time I
heard the name of Jesus substituted for Joseph.
My little body grew cold in fear when people would slam
their chair seats up, and walk out of church, if the pastor
didn't play a tape. I knew deep within me, a man could stop
this, but he didn't. Now I'm a grown woman, and I continue
to watch from a distance. I'm powerless! Tears rush down
my face as I read about children suffering under the guise of
the message, when the gospel could give them life! Once
again I wonder, why won't he make it stop? Joseph has the
power to set these children free!! I hope and pray that he
does the right thing and stops this horrific abuse!
But whoever shall offend one of these little ones who 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.
- Matthew 18:6
Message Mind Control - The

Influence Continuum
The first time I used the word "destructive cult" to describe
the "Message," the cult following of William Branham, I
received a bombardment of negative feedback from the
followers who are under undue influence. "Why do you call
it 'destructive?'" "How is this group any different from Billy
Graham's group?"
Without even realizing it, the responses were examples of
programming implanted into their minds by the destructive
cult leader. Most normal (not programmed) people would not
have used the phrase "Billy Graham's group." This is a
concept heavily repeated during Branham's days as an
evangelist competing against other evangelists during the
Post WWII Healing Revival. Branham often uttered words of
condemnation to "Billy Graham's group," making a clear
separation between his cult following and Billy Graham's
followers. Us versus them.
Hassan's book, "Combatting Cult Mind Control," includes a
graph that is titled the "Influence Continuum." In this simple
chart, it clearly shows the difference between constructive
cults and destructive cults. Evaluating the influence with the
BITE model (Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotion),
Hassan examines the leadership qualities and organizational
structure of constructive and destructive groups.
Constructive leaders not only respect the uniqueness of their
followers, they lead by creating leaders. Destructive leaders,
on the other hand, are inclined to clone themselves. Their
opinions, their beliefs, their emotional state -- the entire

personality of the cult leader is implanted into the cult
identity that suppresses the authentic identity.
Constructive leaders are honest and trustworthy. Should you
choose to examine any single aspect of their leadership, you
will find a respectable person with a solid moral foundation.
Destructive leaders exchange this for obedience and fear.
Followers are trained not to question, not to examine, and are
threatened with horrific consequences should they disobey.
Constructive leaders are accountable and transparent. Should
you want to examine financial records, expenses, or other
responsibilities given to the leader, you will find them very
open to sharing. As a leader, teaching others to become
leaders, they want their followers to show the same respect.
Destructive leaders are the exact opposite. Very little detail is
given in the expense reports, tax records are closed, large
sums of money is moved into shell corporations, and the
followers have very little information towards
accountability.
The most obvious element to a destructive cult is the
pyramid-like organizational structure. Like Branham's
"stature of a perfect man" chart, there can only be one person
at the top -- the central figure. Immediately below him are
the elders, those closest to the central figure. Cult followers,
as a whole, are on the bottom. Constructive and healthy
organizations are designed to have checks and balances to
prevent any single person from becoming the ultimate
authority. Their transparency prevents the organization from
becoming destructive, while the destructive cult's structure
prevents it from becoming healthy.
A healthy organization grows and promotes growth. It

welcomes individuality and freewill. Access to information
is given from the very beginning, and newcomers feel
empowered to critically examine the organization from day
one. Destructive cults are closed, secretive, and authoritarian.
Instead of growing and maturing in a healthy way, followers
of destructive cults are pressured into conforming.
The Fruits of Sexual Abuse In

The Cult Following of William
Branham
Earlier today, we posted a question to the followers of
William Branham called "The Message," asking this: When
will we start examining the fruits? The fruits of labor in the
"Message" cult appears to be sexual molestation, corruption
of all flavors -- from criminal to legal or spiritual, tax
evasion, Ponzi schemes, human trafficking, and even murder.
At what point will people start examining?
Later in the day, we got a response: "We have."
One former member sent us a blog post from 2010
describing yet another instance of sexual abuse in the
"Message" cult. According to the article, a big name pastor's
daughter was allegedly having oral sex with a member of the
congregation. The article goes on to describe the abuser
describing her sexual encounter with a friend, which
eventually made its way back to the pastor (her father).
According to the article, the pastor did not take the
appropriate measures. Instead of going to the source of the
problem, the pastor pounced upon the victim. Instead of
providing support to the victim, he amplified the abuse. Is
this the way of a Christian minister?
At some point, we all must examine the fruits. Not simply
because Jesus Christ instructed us to do so, though this
should be every Christian's example. But simply for sake of

common sense. Why would you NOT examine the fruits?
As this ex-member has informed us, some people have
started examining the fruits. And that number is quickly
growing. But why has not everyone begun to examine the
ministry?
If you hire a construction company and there are minor
problems with your house, would you not examine the fruits
of his work? What if there are larger issues? If you hire a
plumber and the pipes start leaking, would you not examine
all of his work? What if the entire house floods? At some
point, like it or not, you will be examining the fruits of this
cult ministry. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but at
some point in time, you will be faced with a decision:
To follow the God of the Bible, whose fruits grow with a
healthy growth, or follow the "god" of the "Message," whose
fruits appear to be unhealthy and destructive.
The article sent in:
When Will We Start Examining

The Fruits
Each time we post another example of horrific events taking
place within the "Message" cult worldwide, we receive an
outcry from those in the States who claim that their cult
churches do not condone those evils. This week, we
published articles describing the government's investigation
into human trafficking within the "Message," as well as
pastors stealing money, "Message" gang wars and more. And
we've been publishing these things for quite some time now,
each time with the same result: "Our cult church is not like
that!"
At what point will cult followers begin examining the fruits
of their "Message?" Do not they donate their hard-earned
money to these organizations who are "evangelizing to the
foreign nations in the newspaper articles we publish? Do not
their churches, after collecting their tithing, contribute to the
distribution through these cult evangelistic organizations?
Aren't the cult followers indirectly responsible for the same
evil we publish?
In the articles describing human trafficking, we found one
testimony of a cult follower describing Joseph Branham's
responsibility for the "Message" worldwide. It is very clear
who provides the "spiritual food" these people are feeding
upon. Each "message" received by these cult sects are
"seeds," and when they continue to listen to the "prophet,"
those seeds grow. Are they growing in a healthy way?
To those writing in to tell us that the "Message" is not the
problem, mistakenly thinking that the evil men caught in

these horrific and tragic situations, we'd like to respond to
your feedback with a question:
If the "Message" was healthy, producing fruit with a growth
from God, would not these fruits look much differently?
Breaking Free From The Cult Start With The Foundation

When I engage someone who is interested in comparing
Branhams Message to the Bible with the mistaken idea
that they match, I reference one of the most fundamental
teachings in the ministry: Branhams Rapture theology.
There are many, many other examples. But this one strikes
home almost immediately. If the core "mystery" of the mind
control cult is not scriptural, then many in the cult are faced
with a question that helps unravel the undue influence.
This one statement by Branham is eye-opening to someone
in the message who believes he remained Scriptural:
Now, if you want a type of that, now look: "In the time of
Noah..." Jesus said referred to it. Now, in Noah's time, they
went into the ark, but they were carried over the during the
time of the judgment. But that that didn't type Christ's Bride;
Enoch typed the Bride. Enoch... Noah went over through...
The Bride... Went over through the tribulation period, and
suffered, and become a drunk, and died. But Enoch walked
before God for five hundred years and had a testimony he
pleased God with raptured faith, and just started walking
right out, and went up through the skies, and went home
without even tasting death, never died at all. Branham, 630318 - The First Seal Rev. William Marrion Branham
Several things are wrong here that even a basic study of the
Bible can recognize, the biggest of which:
Enoch lived 365 years according to the Christian Bible, not
500. (Branham got this idea from a Gnostic text)

Noah was the most righteous man on the face of the planet
according to the Christian Bible he didnt type those who
were not as righteous as the elite.
Compared to the Bible:
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous
man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.
(Genesis 6:9)
And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five
years: (Genesis 5:23)
Once you establish how the very core doctrine of the
Message is unscriptural, comes from Gnostic texts, and
details of the teaching is in direct conflict with the Bible, the
programmed cult follower becomes more open to examining
other fundamental doctrines. Especially the doctrine of
"rapturing faith" that Branham taught must be achieved in
order to be saved from the torture, dismemberment, and even
death of those who cannot achieve it. Do any in the cult have
"rapturing faith?" Can they "create squirrels" like the
"prophet" claimed to have done? According to this doctrine,
the followers must also have that same level of "faith!"
William Branham and the Official

1907 Birthdate
Since publishing William Branham's marriage certificates
displaying contradicting birth years, several questions have
poured in. Cult followers, indoctrinated to believe that
William Branham was "born under a sign" in 1909 are
outraged to see that Branham denied his own testimony when
he married Hope Brumback. In a marriage certificate to
Hope, Branham signed "1908" as his birth year, denying his
"life story" concerning an "astronomer" who [allegedly]
claimed he was born under a planetary alignment.
According to testimonies coming in from followers and exfollowers, the response from Voice of God Recordings is that
it was "common" in Kentucky for people not to know their
age or what year they were born. To which we quickly reply:
"Really?"
But very few are aware of the other year Branham gave for
his birth. It wasn't 1909 as Branham claimed in his life
stories and marriage to Meda. It wasn't 1908 as Branham
affirmed on a government document for his marriage to
Hope Brumback. Government records and Branham's own
testimony declare 1907 as the birth year for William
Branham. When praising the cult leader John Alexander
Dowie, Branham claimed that he was born the very year
Dowie died, which was 1907:
How Doctor Dowie, in his death, prophesied that I would
borned on the next. And forty years to the day I entered the
city, not knowing nothing about it. Oh, how God's great
move is coming together. I hear the sound of abundance of
rain.
- Branham, 51-0929 - Our Hope Is In God
In all fairness, one might give Voice of God Recordings the
benefit of the doubt. Maybe THIS family in Kentucky did
not know their ages or the years in which they were born. It
is quite possible that mental illness played a factor, which
Branham himself admitted on recorded sermon.
But parents of toddlers do not forget.
According to a 1910 Census, William Branham's parents told
census officials that William Branham was three years old at
the time of his past birthdate. The census was taken April 21,
1910, only weeks after young William turned three. Would a
parent forget the age of their toddler?
Apparently, they did not. According to a 1920 Census,
William Branham's parents told census officials that William
Branham was age 12 at the time of his past birthdate. Since
the 1920 Census was taken in January, and Branham's last
birthday would have been in April 1919, this also places
Branham's birth year as 1907. (1919-12 = 1907)
Those unfamiliar with the United States census process at the
turn of the century might need some clarification. The
Branham family did not actually write the values in the
census report. A person physically visited the houses, spoke
with the head of the household, and collected the
information. In the Kentucky dialect from the part of
Kentucky this was taken, the hillbilly accent for pronouncing
"Branham" sounds very much like "Brain-on," which is what

the census worker inscribed. But the 1920 Census is much
easier to understand, Branham's mother and all of Branham's
siblings are listed with their ages.
We also have Branham's mother, "Ellie" (Ella) at age 23, and
his brother "Wintry" (Winifred) at age one. These correspond
to the ages we have for Branham's family in Kentucky. After
this census report was taken, the Branham family migrated to
Indiana.
So who should we believe? Should we believe William
Branham, that his birth year is 1907? Or should we believe
William Branham, that his birth year is 1908? Maybe we
could believe William Branham that his birth year was
1909?
For me, his birth year is not important. Neither is the life
story, which uses one of these years. My faith is not in an
astronomer, as we find with this religious cult. For me, the
problem is that Branham used the year 1907 to uplift another
false prophet to claim an "Elisha" ministry to Dowie's
"Elijah." And reviewing the government documents, it
appears that he was being (somewhat) honest in believing
that he was born in 1907.
Can this cult really claim that John Alexander Dowie had the
"spirit of Elijah?"
New records uploaded to our government records page! And
more to come! Stay tuned!
Message Mind Control Destructive Cult Structure

An authoritarian destructive cult is structured much like a
pyramid. The closer you go towards the top; the fewer people
you will find. And the further you go towards the bottom, the
harder it is for people to be promoted to the next level.
Steven Hassan captures this well in his book, "Combatting
Cult Mind Control," in an image he titles, "Destructive Cult
Structure."
At the top of the pyramid, you will find the elite. Usually the
cult leader (central figure) and his family, this position is
reserved for the inner circle of power. And this is a line that
cannot be crossed. No cult follower can become the central
figure, and very few will ever be promoted to the inner circle
of secrets.
Underneath the central figure, you have "sub-leaders." In
Pentecostal-style cults, these are typically chief pastors who
have mastered the ability to lead by oppression. The more
rigid their rules, the more difficult it is to rise from being a
basic rank and file member. They must present a challenge to
be part of the "elect group," and this challenge will often
become increasingly more difficult as time continues.
Each "sub-leader" will have his core devotees. These are the
people who succeed in mastering the challenge, without
questioning, and have a strong desire to become enforcers.
Often reporting the activities of the rank and file members,
these core devotees help guard the flock like sheepdogs on
the prairie.
But most interesting, especially in the mind control cult

called the "Message," are the fringe members. These are the
groups of people who cannot even make the pyramid
structure, and therefore decide to create their own. In most
mind control cults, the pyramid structure is well organized
and finely tuned to control the people. But because of
William Branham's untimely death before fully establishing
the pyramid structure, "Message" cult fringe members create
their own miniature pyramid structures.
As outliers, their pyramids will never grow to the scale of the
cult as a whole, but they will try very hard to grow them.
Unlike the main body of "Message" cult followers, most of
the fringe groups aggressively recruit rank and file members.
Some even place themselves at the very top of their
structures rather than the cult leader who is no longer living.
Pentecostal-Style Mind Control

Cult Law vs Grace
During the course of the past week, I've had several
conversations with ex-"Message"-cult members who recently
made their exit from Branham's religious cult as well as
current members who were internally struggling due to their
discovering huge discrepancies within the "Message of the
Hour."
As with any Pentecostal-style religious cult, they've been
indoctrinated with an oppressive set of extra-biblical rules
that they must conform to. And since the central figure died
in 1965, and new "figures" are wrestling with doctrine to
take their place as the "leader" of the "Message, the rules
imposed upon them differ from member to member across
the world.
We receive the common Pentecostal rule questions such as,
"Now that I'm no longer in the 'Message,' what if I see a
woman sitting next to me in Pants?" To which we often
reply, "What did Jesus' disciples say when they saw Jesus
sitting next to a prostitute?" Some are asking things like,
"Can we now celebrate Christmas?" or "What about Easter?"
"Halloween?"
Mind control cults -- especially Pentecostal-style mind
control cults -- impose a strict set of rules upon their
followers. With no physical walls between them and the
outside world, they must create invisible walls of cult
identity between the "inside" of the group and the "outside."
And as time continues, these rules grow and become even
more oppressive.
For example: The current cult preaches very harshly against
women who wear skirts that are above the ankles. And any
women who wear skirts above their knees are condemned as
"prostitutes." Even on the cult's camp website, they do not
permit girls to wear skirts above the knees.
But, as you can see in the attached photograph, Branham
himself did not enforce rules to this level. His daughters
often wore skirts above the knees, and Branham proudly had
his photograph taken with them in their "prostitute dresses."
Are today's pastors (and apparently Branham's sons)
insulting William Branham's daughters?
Pentecostal-style mind control cults are a religion of "don'ts."
Often sermons are centered around the ideology of, "If you
DON'T do ______, you can be righteous enough to make it
in the 'rapture.'" It truly is a different "gospel."
Christianity (followers of Christ) is quite different from the
"Message" (followers of Branham). It is not a religion about
what YOU can do, it is a religion about what CHRIST has
already done. And it takes some time to deprogram the
indoctrinated cult identity that centers around the many ways
to "earn" your salvation in order to bypass the Cross.
Many who were taught William Branham's "gospel" of Law,
struggle at first when leaving his cult. Immediately, trying to
fill an empty void, they begin to seek out similar religions
based upon Law instead of Grace -- often finding themselves
right back into another unhealthy church. Using the "loaded
language" they've been programmed to speak, they say
things like, "We want a church that preaches the Gospel that
the Apostles preached!" And what they are really saying -without the loaded language -- is that they want another
church that enforces the Law.
But does the Bible support the idea of uplifting the Mosaic
Law?
It is interesting when you read the New Testament as it is
written, and without cult indoctrination, you will find that the
Apostles were dealing with a similar situation as they tried to
explain to the Jews that the Mosaic Law did not have the
power to save. It was powerless, and to try and uplift the
Law, one must decrease the Cross and the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. Not only did the Apostle Paul thoroughly explain that
a works-righteous faith was very damaging to the Church, he
called it "dung." One programmed in the mind control cult
called the "Message" would be shocked by this statement,
because the Apostle Paul was using a word that in today's
world we would call a "cussword" to describe the failed
Mosaic Law. Compared to the power of the Cross, the rulesand-regulations-based religion was worthless.
Paul called the Law "dung":
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the
righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things
were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea
doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of
the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have
suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung,
that I may win Christ,
- Philippians 3
And the book of Hebrews tells us that the Old Covenant Law
was vanishing away, to be replaced with the New Covenant

of Grace.
In that he saith, a new covenant, he hath made the first old.
Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish
away.
- Hebrews 8
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how
much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was
established upon better promises.
- Hebrews 8
In the book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul tells us the
Gospel of Grace, not of works of the Law. And purposefully
so -- according to this passage, God did not want any person
to boast in themselves; God wants Christians to boast in the
Work that Christ came to do:
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man
should boast.
Ephesians 2
But William Branham taught a "Message" of works, and a
"gospel" that Christ made the Law stronger, not replaced it
with a new covenant:
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?
Branham, 58-0928E - The Serpent's Seed
What is interesting is that Branham was less than fourteen

generations bastard child, according to his genealogy. While
Branham was uttering statements of condemnation against
his indoctrinated followers, he was in effect uttering
statements of condemnation against himself.
This raises the question: Did William Branham really believe
the "law" that he taught? Did he believe that the "magnified"
Mosaic Law condemned him as a "bastard child?
Did We Catch Billy Paul Branham

Lying About Vandalia?
Growing up in the "Message," the mind control cult
following of William Branham, we can all remember the
"testimony" of Billy Paul Branham as he described his
experience as a child. According to Billy Paul, he was part of
the "angelic visitation" that kick-started William Branham's
(second) ministry.
Billy Paul's testimony is important, because his "witness" is
the only "evidence" that William Branham had such an
"angelic visitation." We cannot use William Branham's own
brother's testimony -- William Branham's brothers do not
appear to have believed William Branham was anything
more than a Pentecostal minister who appealed to the
crowds. Therefore, we are left with only Billy Paul, William
Branham, and the many contradictory "life stories" we can
find on recorded sermon.
But does Billy Paul Branham's statements match William
Branham's? And shouldn't they match, since an "angelic
visitation" would be the single-most life-changing experience
a person on the face of this planet could have? Wouldn't this
be unforgettable?
As children in a cult, we listened to these stories in awe,
never stopping to consider that these men might not be
telling the truth. We never critically examined their
testimony for accuracy, and until recently, did not have the
ability to line the stories up chronologically to see how they
changed over time. Now that we have this technology, and
now that we can examine the statements by the two men, we

find the inconsistencies stick out like a nine-hundred-pound
gorilla dressed in a tutu trying to hide among grade-school
ballet dancers.
William Branham claims that the "angel" was whirling
"round and round" the top of the room, as he often claimed
with this "creature of light." Yet Billy Paul appears
"shocked" that the "angel" was NOT swirling around!
Branham claims that his brother woke Billy Paul for this
terrifying event, yet Billy Paul describes his father gently
waking him. Branham claims that Billy Paul was terrified -as we would expect -- and began screaming uncontrollably.
Yet Billy Paul describes a calm conversation between a boy
and his father! Branham claims that the angel refused to
answer him as to whether or not to wake Billy Paul, yet Billy
Paul claims he discussed the event with his father, and that
the "angel" instructed William Branham to wake him. ... and
appears to get "emotional" that he was selected to be
awakened!
What part of this story can we truly say is honest? If Billy
Paul is our only "witness" -- even though Branham claims
there were others in the room -- why did we believe his
"testimony" if it did not match William Branham's
"testimony?" Is Billy Paul Branham being honest? Was
William Branham honest in the first place?
Open Letter To Billy Paul and

Joseph Branham
This weekend, we received a letter addressed to Billy Paul
and Joseph Branham from a now former member of the
"Message" mind control cult. The ex-member asked us to
share this on our website. Awareness is starting to spread
quickly, and each person finding freedom has a strong desire
to help others gain strength to break free from the mind
control of the cult following of William Branham.
Here is the letter.
...
To Billy Paul Branham and Joseph Branham:
The time has come that I can no longer refrain from
expressing my grief, anger, and profound disgust with your
manufacturing, dissemination, and propagation of the false
religious cult Message of the Hour. The post-WWII era of
fake healing evangelists produced many scam artist men of
God who preyed upon many ignorant but well-meaning
victims desperately searching for help in their quests to help
themselves or loved ones overcome illness and disability.
However, in 2015, FACTUAL information concerning
William Branham and his religious hoax is readily available
and easily accessible via the internet and other reliable public
outlets. This means that the entire manufactured religion of
William Branham has been fully exposed for the deliberately
fake, money-making scheme that it was and is to this very
day.
The fact that other fake religious hucksters from the era were
also to blame for similar scams does not let William
Branham and his descendants off the hook. The Branham
descendants are even more culpable, in my opinion, for the
following reasons: They clearly have all of the information
available that proves the Message to be a hoax. Because
Billy Paul was instrumental in the early development of the
scam, he knows all the methods and secrets that comprise the
illusion of a God-ordained ministry. In addition, unlike many
other evangelists of the era, the Message promotes William
Branham in the highest office imaginable the second
coming of Jesus Christ and also a creator.
This fact sets the Message apart from your average run-ofthe-mill religious hoax and places it in the blasphemy
category, in my opinion. But just as important is the fact that
both of you Billy Paul and Joseph- are fully aware of the
pain, sorrow, and extreme destruction the lies of the
Message have been responsible for. I know for a fact that
you two have been apprised of serious illness, destruction of
families, criminal convictions, and even deaths directly
resulting from the negative impact of being involved in the
Message. Yet you both continue to eagerly propagate the
lies to every part of the world that you can get away with
ALL for the purpose of making money.
I take extreme and personal offense at every facet of this
scam as it has negatively affected EVERY SINGLE
MEMBER OF MY FAMILY. As a matter of fact, I dont
know a single person involved in the Message that hasnt
suffered tremendously from the lies and dogma propagated
forthwith. My poor family has been torn apart from trying to
live a Message life that has put them in no-win situations.
The ridiculous rules associated with this cult and scare tactics
used have set up a scenario where followers of the cult
cannot possible achieve the standards required. Therefore
many rebel and engage in the most extreme behaviors
imaginable, only to justify themselves by quoting William
Branham concerning being part of the Bride and the devil
is just working harder on the Bride, and the Bride cannot
fail.
Adultery, children out of wedlock, children born as a result
of adulterous extra-marital relations, multiple marriages and
divorces, abortions, drug addiction, alcohol addiction,
physical abuse, mental abuse, felony convictions, rape, and
premature deaths have been the common theme in both my
family and every single Message family I know. And I
assure you it occurs in the Message families I know in far
greater incidence than in non-Message families. I have often
said that every Message family I know is far more
perverted and evil than people who claim no religious beliefs
at all. Billy Paul and Joseph- I hold you partially responsible
for the destruction and dysfunction I have witnessed. Your
fake religion has produced fruits that are rotten to the core.
Unfortunately, my own marriage is being destroyed because
of my spouses insane view of lowly women. He has
embraced William Branhams opinion of women and
consider even his own wife dog meat, sorry, the reason
for all evil and sin and a by-product.
However, the worst part of all is the fact that YOU BOTH
KNOW YOU ARE SCAMMING PEOPLE BUT YOU
REFUSE TO STOP. You dont seem to care that you are
taking money from many that can ill-afford to pay tithes for a
fake religion. You are fully aware that you are keeping
sinners from seeking true forgiveness in Jesus Christ alone,
but you just dont seem to care. You both know that using
scare tactics to keep and control tithe-paying Message
believers promotes an elitist and non-Christ like attitude, but
you just dont care.
Billy Paul I can, on some level, grasp why you continue the
hoax as you have been a part of this scam from the
beginning. You have never suffered any consequences for
your despicable behavior. You have enjoyed rock-star status
for many decades now (after all, you are an elderly man in
your 80s) and you see no advantage in giving it up now.
You have traveled the world, lived in comfortable
surroundings, and avoided having the tax burden that the rest
of us bear. In short, you dont see that it is in your best
interest to be honest with the world concerning the lies that
comprise the cult.
But Joseph YOU are another matter altogether. You,
Joseph, were not part of the original authors of the
Message scam. You are younger, better educated, more
business and computer savvy, and generally more connected
to foot soldiers on the ground that are responsible for the
modern dissemination of the scam. Unlike Billy Paul and his
cohorts, you did not stumble upon a freak opportunity to
manufacture a fake religious movement. Rather, you came of
age after it was in full swing. However, you clearly are and
have been aware of the completely false nature of the
Message as evidenced by your obvious attempts to explain
away the failed prophecies, fake healings, totally false
accounts of vindications, and sincere questions concerning
the now proven lies William Branham told. In short, having
full knowledge of the hoax, you chose to dive in head-first in
order to grow the family business at the cost of many wellmeaning believers. To this day, you and your organization
are pushing this hoax with impunity.

As a result, real people are suffering. Families are breaking
apart. Souls are viewed as unimportant and expendable.
Worst of all, Joseph, is the fact that YOU allow your deluded
followers to view you as a prophet when you know full
well that you are nothing of the kind. Many in the Message
view you as Christ, just like they viewed your father. I have
personally witnessed some of your followers pray to
Brother Branham. This is blasphemy, pure and simple. I
am disgusted and appalled just thinking about it. I sincerely
dont know how you two sleep at night. Arent you scared of
being stricken dead or ill by God for disobedience (like
William Branham said happened to the man from Windsor)?
Sometimes I wonder if you believe in God at all. You seem
to have no fear of distorting his Word or challenging His
sovereignty.
In closing, I implore both of you to do some sincere soulsearching and do the right thing by admitting the Message
is a hoax and encourage the deluded followers to seek Christ
to the fullest extent possible. Stop promoting the idea of
Prophet Brother Branham and Christ Branham and stop
selling and distributing tapes and pamphlets of William
Branhams sermons. Instead encourage people to read their
bibles and pray for full understanding of Gods Word, not
Branhams word. I realize that you may not have a good
strategy to extract yourselves out of this mess, so pray and
ask God to help you with this task. It is important to mention
that I have chosen to send this letter to the two of you in an
open forum as I do not trust that you would even read it if I
sent it to your business headquarters WITHOUT money
attached. I have full confidence that you (or at least your
agents) will read this letter as you regularly follow internet
forums like Seek the Truth in order to gauge the pulse of the
Message community as well as the survivors of the cult. I
have also decided to not sign my full name as I am afraid of
the possible dangers associated with fringe Message
followers who have resorted to threats of violence to other
ex-message followers for expressing their concerns and
disgust associated with the cult.
Sincerely,
A former follower of Branham of his "Message," now a
follower of Jesus Christ and His Redeemed.
Message Mind Control - Phobias

As a child, I can remember sitting through long, emotional
sermons by "Message" pastors who weekly pleaded with
their congregations to try harder to achieve "rapturing faith"
to escape the impending doom of the coming apocalypse.
Each Sunday, the pastor would make his way through an
invisible checklist of "sins," and implant what we thought
was the fear of God into our minds so that we were afraid to
partake in those "sins." And each pastor of each cult church I
attended had an entirely different "soapbox."
One cult pastor felt necessary to condemn the sin of
"bowling" each and every Sunday. Another continually
mentioned the "sin" of women cutting their hair, though not a
single woman in the congregation appeared to have even
trimmed their split ends. More than one pastor preached
firmly against the "sin" of television, while others the "sin"
of radio. While in the cult, it never made sense to me why the
pastors continually preached against "sins" that his
congregation were not committing. Why waste his breath on
the same exact "sin" each Sunday, when the people weren't
committing them? Wouldn't they just simply leave and go to
another church if they were?
It wasn't until after having studied mind control techniques
that I realized that there was actually a reason for this. In
order to contain a mind control cult without physical walls or
armed guard, the cult leaders must implant phobias into the
minds through undue influence. Then, cult enforcers must
ensure these phobias are kept in remembrance at all times.
After realizing the strategy, I thought back to each of those
Sunday speeches of the "sins" that nobody was committing,
and realized that the "sin" was not the focus, but rather, the
fear of what happened when the "sin" was committed. We
were indoctrinated with "phobias."
In his book, "Combatting Cult Mind Control," Hassan
mentions this as a fundamental element in containing
members of cult groups:
What do phobias have to do with cult groups and mind
control? In some cults, members are systematically made to
be phobic about ever leaving the group. Todays cults know
how to effectively implant vivid negative images deep within
members unconscious minds, making it impossible for them
to even conceive of ever being happy and successful outside
of the group. When the unconscious is programmed to accept
such negative associations, it behaves as though they were
true. The unconscious mind of the typical cult member
contains a substantial image-bank of all of the bad things that
will occur if they, or anyone, were to ever betray the group.
Members are programmed, either overtly or subtly, to
believe that if they ever leave, they will die of some horrible
disease, be hit by a car, be killed in a plane crash, or perhaps
cause the death of loved ones. Some cults program members
to believe that if they leave the group, planetary nuclear
holocaust will be the result. Yet cult-induced phobias are so
cleverly created and implanted that people often dont even
know they exist.
WHY DID BILLY PAUL

BRANHAM CHANGE HIS NAME
TO BRAHAM
Recently, we published a comparison between the
government records detailing Billy Paul Branham's first
marriage and the public statements describing the situation
from cult leader William Branham. After publishing it, we
received several emails and comments asking to learn more - many in the "Message" cult following were unaware of
William Branham's own son having been married and
divorced. Many of them were quite upset.
And rightfully so. Many in the cult are condemned, shunned,
ex-communicated, and separated from friends and family
should they re-marry after divorce. Cult theology places the
power of punishment over the power of the Cross to forgive - according to cult pastors, once you've been remarried after
having been engaged, you are "perpetually sinning forever."
Why was Billy Paul excluded from this doctrine?
After a few trips to the courthouse, we found that it was very
difficult to gather additional details. No records were found
concerning Billy Paul's second marriage. Nothing under
"Billy Paul Branham could be found in any of the family tree
sites such as ancestry.com or even at the courthouse after the
divorce of his first wife. Where were the records?
As we've found with our research, nothing with this family is
normal.
Our difficulty in finding records has to do with the fact that

both Billy Paul Branham and his second wife changed their
names in the Marriage License. "Leila Lynn Cunliffe"
appears to have changed to "Leila Loyce Cunliffe"
Billy Paul changed his name from "Branham" to "Braham,"
removing the "n." And on line 30, agreeing that he was not
an "imbecile, feeble-minded, idiotic, or insane," Billy Paul
confirmed this with signature of his new name "William
Braham" (without the "n").
His stepmother, Meda Branham, gave her consent on to the
marriage. But interestingly, his father did not perform the
marriage. It was signed by the Reverend John A Farr.
Why did Billy Paul Branham legally change his name at the
time of his second marriage? Was he hiding something? If
so, what? Did William Branham know about the name
change? Did he give his unwritten consent?
But even more concerning is the fact that the Branham
family placed so much significance on the seven-letter name.
Most in the "message" cult condemn Billy "Graham" because
he has six letters to his name -- some say this signifies the
antichrist. Was the "seven letters" not as important to Billy
Paul as the family makes it out to be? Or does this mean that
Billy Paul Braham is the antichrist?
The question really comes down to this: Is the answer on line
30 incorrect, or was this purposefully done? And if
purposefully done, why would BOTH Billy Paul and Leila
change their names?
New documents on our government records page! And more
to come! Stay tuned!
Message Cult - Why

Transparency Is An Issue
Last week, we published the story of John Asher, a
"Message" cult pastor who built an empire at the expense of
his own congregation. Many were shocked to learn that Billy
Paul Branham and other cult pastors were aware of the
situation, and yet the majority of the cult followers were not
informed.
But not all cult followers handled the shock in a healthy way.
One follower contacted us through social media to defend the
"Message" cult's hidden secrets by claiming that cult leaders
acted appropriately in the situation. Said the cult devotee:
"If this video does anything it exonerates the message from
the evil of this man ... As for Billy Paul, I find it great he was
quick to publicly denounce"
Those indoctrinated in a mind control cult are not aware of
the dangers lurking at every corner when the cult leaders
conceal information. In fact, control of information is one of
the fundamental elements found in every mind control cult.
If new recruits had this information easily accessible, would
they join the cult? And if not accessible, can we truly say that
they are making an informed decision before joining?
Mind control cults do not want recruits and members making
informed decision. As members' cult identity is
indoctrinated, cult leaders must filter information from that
indoctrination. Instead of followers making informed
decisions, they are indoctrinated to place the decision making
power into the hands of cult leaders -- many of which are

often exposed with skeletons in their closets.
Growing up in the family of one such cult elder, I can say
from first-hand experience that information was held from
the people. None were aware that William Branham
entrusted his "tape ministry" to two homosexual men, and
that those men established a commune of sexual molestation,
physical abuse, and eventually multiple deaths. None were
aware that Branham was untruthful about his "mystery cloud
angelic visitation," and was in Houston, TX supporting a
homosexual transvestite prostitute murderer at the time.
None were aware of Voice of God Recordings gaining over a
hundred million dollars in assets while promoting the idea of
children collecting money through "Jesus Jars" -indoctrinating the children to give money to their
establishment through pennies, nickels, and dimes. And
while they were using this money to purchase extravagant
tour busses, gymnasiums, and land, there were missionaries
without shoes on their feet indoctrinating even more people
to send their donations to the establishment.
Why is transparency an issue? These cult leaders ask their
followers to be transparent, which results in confessions used
against them in sermons of fear. Why should they not also be
accountable? Is not this a religion that they, themselves
created?
Message Mind Control - Hidden

Secrets and Lies
With each new person we help out of the "Message" mind
control cult, there is a recurring pattern of events. The instant
fear of crossing some invisible line between life and eternal
torment for simply questioning. The casual question as they
try to reconcile why the central figure (William Branham)
would have led so many people away from Christianity. The
study of failed prophecy. The doctrinal teaching that seems
to have come from many sources other than the Christian
Bible.
It isn't until they begin to study the many conflicting life
stories of William Branham before they suddenly realize the
malicious intent. Suddenly recognizing that most of
Branham's claims are simply not true, they begin to see the
cult leader in a much different light. Instead of the humble,
gentle, caring person that so many have been programmed to
believe, studying the lies brings to surface a much more
unpleasant and even horrifying figure. When they realize that
the lies start long before the first recorded sermon available,
they can no longer trust a single word that "the prophet"
spoke.
How did he achieve this? And how did we believe it? Many
indoctrinated in the mind control cult are intelligent people -surely somebody else would have noticed this before!
We must keep in mind that every single person is susceptible
for mind control. It does not matter the person's background,
the person's schooling, the person's intelligence, or any other
aspect of their lives or personality. Though some people are

more susceptible than others, every single person can be
placed under mind control after having been under undue
influence.
After having been removed from that undue influence, most
ex-cult members come to the same conclusion. Soon
afterward, we receive the same question, time and again:
Was William Branham a con-artist?
Both the question and the answer are a result of the internal
wiring of our brains. Our thoughts and decisions are based on
information that we've collected, and our conclusions are
based on patterns of similarity. Because we've studied conartists, and because William Branham matches the pattern,
the easy conclusion is to call William Branham a con-artist.
After all, both are skilled at lying, right?
takes a closer look at both this question and answer:
When we make decisions, we usually base them on
information we believe to be true. We dont have the time to
verify every piece of information that comes at us. When we
shop, we tend to believe it when we are told that a particular
item is cheaper here than at any other store. After all, why
would the salesperson lie, particularly if you can come back
and complain? If we distrusted everything, we would be
paranoid. If, at the other extreme, we were to trust everything
and everybody, we would be naive and taken advantage of
for the rest of our lives. Therefore, we strive to live our lives
in a balance between skepticism and trust. A person with an
open mind seeks to live within that healthy balance. Mind
control techniques seek to upset that balance. Con artists are
professional liars. Their greatest assets are their looks and

their ability to charm. Many victims of con artists remark
that they trusted the person because they didnt look like a
criminal. The successful ones Bernie Madoff, for example
never do. They convey a humanness that bypasses a persons
defenses. They are usually great talkers but do not appear to
be too slick. Slickness would give them away. Con artists
size up their victim, make the con, get the money, and leave.
Cult recruiters use many of the same skills, but they dont
leave. They want you to join them.
The Message Connection of Jim

Jones and William Branham
In a handwritten note from Rev. Jim Jones to Earl Jackson,
believed to be dated between 1957 and 1965, Jones refers to
a movement that he describes "the Message," when the note
reads: God sent you to Peoples Temple and you must not
release yourself. I know there are things about the Message
that you may not see but it is God.
What is this "Message" Jones is referring to? Why did he
capitalize it and underline it to stress importance?
This is the question asked in an article recently published by
the Jonestown Institute. Fundamental and especially
Pentecostal ministers often refer to their sermon as a
"message," or as "Sunday's message," but Jones appears to
give this term more significance than simply referring to a
"sermon." One of Jones' followers was leaving the group,
and this handwritten note is a plea to return to the cult that
ended in a tragic death of over 900 people
Last year, we published the information regarding Jim Jones'
connection to William Branham. In a joint campaign at the
Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis, Indiana, William Branham
ignited the flame that would burn until a little after his 1977
doomsday prediction. (Jones and his followers would drink
cyanide-laced Kool-Aid the very next year, 1978.) But at the
time of publishing the findings, we had not yet fully
compared the ministries of the two Pentecostal-style cult
leaders who were known to the public as "faith healers."
Now, having examined several sermons, declassified FBI

files, recorded phone conversations and more, we find many
similarities between the two cult leaders. Both men referred
to as the "Spoken Word" or the "Living Word," both
declaring themselves as "God's Voice" to the people, both
promoting the idea that even their photograph could heal,
both claiming to be omnipotent -- they appear to have both
read from the same instruction manual as to how to become a
mind-control cult leader.
But when one considers the recent events in the "Message"
cult following of William Branham, there is cause for alarm.
As members of Branham's cult following begin to escape to
freedom, those that remain are programmed to believe in an
imaginary "squeeze" from outside the cult -- just as Jones'
group was indoctrinated to believe. We have "Message" cult
followers in multiple countries selling all their possessions
and giving to their cult leaders, believing that the coming
Apocalypse is at hand. Mass migrations of followers has
been happening since 1966, the most recent being 2015.
Each time cult members under the mind control of their cult
leaders are transplanted, one has to ask the question, "Is this
another Jonestown?"
It isn't until you study the theologies of the two cult leaders
towards the end of their ministries that concern turns into
panic. Branham claimed that after the 1977 "Rapture," there
would be two "isms" at war with each other: Romanism and
Communism. And Romanism, according to Branham, was
the "Mark of the Beast" from Revelation. Prior to his death,
Jones began to see Communism as a positive development
and abandoning anything that even remotely looked like
Romanism. Was the mass suicide of over 900 souls in
Jonestown an attempt to find salvation after missing
Branham's 1977 "Rapture?"

Find out! Read the article here, and decide for your self how
much influence William Branham had on Jim Jones and the
Jonestown Massacre:
Was It A Branham Family Murder

Or A Suicide
Branham often referred to his brother Edward Winford
Branham as "Humpy" during his "Life Story" sermons,
spinning a heart-warming tale of how he allegedly stole
popcorn from Winford and wished that he could give it back.
Edward Winford was the sibling that Branham claimed used
to say "I got matter in my eyes," and the "coon grease would
hit the stove."
I suppose then, next coming to meet me will be Edward, who
we called "Humpy," for a short name. He was the first of the
big nine link chain, chain of the Branham family. He was the
first link to break, the one next to me. I'll see Edward come
running to me; yet he died as a boy, nineteen years old. And
when I take him by his hand, I'm sure we'll have lots of
things to talk about, of boyhood, 'cause we were chums. We
stuck together. He let me wear his suit and and and things
like real brothers did. It'll be a pleasure to see him again.
- Branham, 59-0510M - Mother's Day
What William Branham never told his followers is that
months before his death, his brother Edward Winford killed a
man. Newspapers published the report of Edward killing
John Bruse of Jeffersonville, but there was a dispute between
Edward and the witnesses. While Edward claimed that Bruse
committed suicide, witnesses of the tragedy placed the gun in
Edward's hand. Police informed the newspaper of the details,
and it was printed in multiple papers on June 4, 1928.
While this story is interesting, and does give some insight
about the type of family we are dealing with, the alleged

murder of John Bruse has very little to do with the mind
control cult called the "Message." What is of interest,
however, is the age listed in the newspapers. According to
the publications, Edward was eighteen in 1928.
This age confirms the age listed on the 1920 Census we have
on our government document page. And that Census places
William Branham's actual birthdate as 1907. Edward
Winford Branham was age 10 in 1920, and William
Branham was age 12.
Edward Winford died a year later, and both William
Branham and newspapers confirm his age as 19 -- again,
confirming the 1920 Census and Branham's 1907 birthdate.
Where it gets interesting is the "1909" birthdate that the cult
references when describing William Branham's "supernatural
birth." Confirming Edward Winford's age in 1920 creates a
huge issue with the 1909 birthdate. If we try to claim that
William Branham was born in 1909 -- two years after his
actual birthdate -- then we have William Branham and
Winford Branham being born at the same time.
... and even cult followers can understand the nine month
pregnancy concept.
Did William Branham's parents forget they had twins? Or
was William Branham untruthful about his 1908 and 1909
birthdates? And if he was untruthful about the 1908 and 1909
birthdates, what else in the life stories is also untruthful?
New documents on our records page! And more to come!
Stay tuned!
Edward Winford Branham Dies

When publishing the hidden secrets of a mind control cult,
it's amazing sometimes the level of granularity of detail that
must be published before those under the undue influence of
mind control can empower themselves to critically think.
"Edward Winford Branham Dies." What does THIS have to
do with the "Message," and why is it important?
I can proactively begin the arguments that will likely come
from those under mind control -- without them having to
send those arguments to me through email: "What does this
have to do with Jesus Christ?" "Have you nothing better to
do?" "Have you gone insane?"
As more people make their exodus from this religious cult
called the "Message," they begin sharing their
correspondence with me. And ironically, the responses they
get from elders in the cult -- from the cult ministers to the
Public Relations staff at Voice of God Recordings, is the
very thing that pushed them over the edge out of the cult and
into freedom. The answers given to defend the research on
our website are strategically avoiding undeniable evidence
and even avoiding statements by William Branham. There
was a day when this type of PR strategy worked, but new
escapees are telling us that the "public relations" is actually
working in favor of the ever growing exodus. I simply see it
as an act of desperation -- there was a time when they
refused to give any explanation to the contradictions, failed
prophecies, and other issues at all.
One topic in particular that is obvious enough to ignite the
flame to freedom is Branham's birthdate. The entire
"Message" hinges on the 1909 birthdate William Branham

began claiming after the marriage of his second wife.
Branham claimed this was when the "stars aligned," and an
"astronomer" that "worked for the United States
government" told him that he was "borned on a sign."
Branham compared this sign to the star that led the three
wise men to Jesus Christ.
The problem is that according to Branham's parents, William
Branham was born in 1907. In two different Census reports,
William Branham is listed at a year placing his birth year at
1907. Even Branham himself claimed this birth year on
recorded sermon when promoting himself to the followers of
cult leader John Alexander Dowie.
In response to the findings, the Public Relations staff of
Voice of God Recordings and cult pastors are allegedly
telling those under their undue influence that we cannot trust
the Census reports. And that the Branham family could not
remember William Branham's birth year. It is because of this
that Edward Winford Branham's multiple newspaper articles
become crucial. Just as we recently published about Edward
Winford Branham's alleged murder of a sixteen-year-oldboy, the age listed in the newspapers is evidence that the
parents did, in fact, know the ages of their children.
In fact, human physiology confirms William Branham's birth
year. If William Branham was born in 1909, his younger
brother would have to be his twin, not a younger sibling. We
cannot break the nine month pregnancy period.
So to answer those under mind control who will no doubt
send us the question, "What does this have to do with the
Gospel?" we will answer.
Flee to the Gospel! The real Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus

said that you would, indeed see His sign in the heavens -- but
not for another prophet. Jesus said Elijah had already come.
He said that when you see the sign in the heaven, HE would
return. Was 1909 (or 1907) the return of Jesus Christ?
Sadly, many in the cult following of William Branham made
the connection, and mistakenly believe it was.
New documents on our records page! And more to come!
Stay tuned!
Message Mind Control Recruitment Approaches

I never will forget the first time I stumbled upon the
Wikipedia article on William Marrion Branham. I was in the
"Message" mind control cult at the time, and had already
been exposed to the "world's" view of the "prophet." In only
a few sentences of most articles written by non-cult
members, I could feel the "evil spirits" trying to lure my soul
into eternal torment. But strangely, the Wikipedia article was
a breath of fresh air to a "Message" follower! I could read it
without fear, and was excited to know that the authors of the
article had realized that God had sent a "prophet" to the
"Laodicean Age" and announced his arrival in the heavens so
the world could know that time was near for the rapture!
It wasn't until after leaving the cult and fully studying and
examining each and every aspect of that article that I realized
that something was very wrong. None of the information
could be verified. Most of it was simply not true. And the
majority of the content on the page violated Wikipedia's
rules of authorship. Why would they bend the rules for
William Branham? Was Wikipedia ran by the "Message?"
Looking through the change log for the page, I suddenly
realized that this page had more alterations than even the
most controversial topics on Wikipedia. There was a running
trail of history, clearly showing countless people attempting
to correct the article with truthful information, and a handful
of "squatters" continually wiped the changes out to replace
them with cult propaganda. This, as strange as it sounds, is
just one type of cult recruitment.

explains the four major types of cult recruitment:
How can one become more aware of cult recruitment? The
best way is to be able to instantly recognize the ways in
which cults make their appeals for membership. People being
recruited by cults are approached in four basic ways: 1) by a
friend or relative who is already a member; 2) by a stranger
(often a member of the opposite sex) who befriends them; 3)
through a cult-sponsored event, such as a lecture,
symposium, or movie; or 4) through social media such as
Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, websites, blogs, and
so forth. Even Wikipedia is now being actively manipulated
by wealthy cult groups. Google, Bing and other search
engines are routinely manipulated by some of the wealthier
cults, which have small online armies that bury critical
information or mount disinformation campaigns against
critics. Usually an individual does not suspect he or she is
being recruited. The friend or relative wants to share some
incredible insights and experiences. Or they say they just
need your opinion, in order to trick you into an
indoctrination session. If the recruiter is a stranger, more
often than not you think youve made a good friend. Surveys
of present and former cult members indicate that the majority
of people recruited into destructive cults were approached at
a vulnerable time of stress in their lives.
Charles Branham Death

Certificate
William Branham's "life stories" include a sob story about
his father dying while he was just a child. This, according to
William Branham, was the reason he had to hunt and trap to
support his nine (or ten) siblings.
And there was a fine scholar walked up to me, said, "Brother
Branham", said, "your grammar's terrible." I said, "Yes, sir. I
know that." I said, "I just had a seventh grade education. My
father had died and I had to take care of ten..."
Branham, 52-0810A - I Am The Resurrection And The Life
Seventh grade was as far as I got in school. I had to go to
work, take care of nine children. My father wasn't very
healthy, died young, and I had to work. I never got my
education
Branham, 51-0719 - Who Hath Believed Our Report?
But according to Charles' death certificate, he died in 1936.
This was three full years after the alleged 1933 baptism event
and the alleged 1932 prophecies being buried in the
cornerstone of his Tabernacle. Branham was already a
Pentecostal minister for several years, and his siblings were
already old enough to support themselves. His younger
brother Jesse Branham was nineteen years old at the time of
his father's death.
In 1936, Branham's siblings were mostly grown men or
deceased:
* Winford was dead.
* Melvin was 26.

* Edgar was 23.
* Jesse was 19.
* Charles Jr. was 17
* William Branham was age 27
Did William Branham quit school at age 27 to care for grown
men?
Why would William Branham be dishonest about his own
father's death? And why would he claim that he died while
all of the children were still needing care? Was this an appeal
to the emotions of the crowd?
And why would William Branham be dishonest about the
cause of death? To promote his teetotalism doctrine (which
he broke at 'communion'), Branham claimed that his father
died from alcohol:
My father died at fifty-two; drinking killed him.
Branham, 56-0122 - The Junction Time
Not only did William Branham get his father's age at death
incorrect, Branham told his congregation an incorrect
CAUSE of death. According to the death certificate, his
father died of Pulmonary Edema, Rheumatic heart disease.
Dr. Sam Adair, Branham's close friend, performed the
examination.
So why did William Branham make this claim? Throughout
his ministry, William Branham painted hypnotic pictures of
men in the Bible, comparing their personalities and even
inventing personalities that he could compare to himself.
Once he convinced the listeners that each Bible figure was
"just like himself," then anything he said about those men

was programming to the listeners -- they applied those
statements to William Branham.
"I spoke a few moments ago about John the Baptist. I'd like
to say something else before leaving that. You know, John
was kind of an odd child. We don't have too much history
about his life. We know his father was a priest out of a
school of learning, Zechariah. His mother was Elisabeth, just
a common housewife. They were old, and God appeared to
him one day by the Angel Gabriel and give him a promise of
the child. And it must have been kind of sad to the old
couple's hearts, because they knowed that that boy was going
to be God's leader. He was going to be the man of the hour.
They knowed that he'd go through all kinds of trials and
tribulations, and people against him, and everything, 'cause
they're always that way. If they're not, there's something
wrong with the time. That's right.
So then, we find out that it must've been kind of
heartbreaking to the old couple, knowing that they was going
to have to die and leave this boy, before they seen this son of
theirs come into his full anointing to be the--the fore--the
leader, or rather, the forerunner of the coming Messiah. They
believed that, and they perhaps told him that. Now, when
John was yet in his youth, his father and mother died.
And it was strange. This young man that God had called,
isn't it very strange that he didn't go over to the same order of
religion that his father belonged to?"
- Branham, 62-0529
Was John the Baptist the "Man of the Hour," or was Jesus
Christ? Was William Branham dishonest about the timing of
his father's death to convince his listeners that he was another
"John the Baptist?" Is this type of dishonesty the way of a
"true prophet of God?"

New records on our government documents page! And more
The Many Doomsday Predictions

of William Marrion Branham
Very few mind control cult followers remember the urgency
that the "Message" cult pastors placed upon the 1977
destruction. Books were published, ads were placed in
newspapers, and ministers preached around the globe that the
end was in sight. Today's cult followers benefit from this one
of several doomsday years William Branham predicted,
because with each failed year, the cult reduces the amount of
fear that holds the followers captive and oppressed.
In Tucson, Arizona, the urgency of 1977 was so strong that it
reached the Tucson Daily Citizen. The title of the article
stressed the fear that Pearry Green and others had placed into
their congregations, "Worshipers believe world to end in
'77"
But were the ministers honest with the news media?
Towards the end of the article, it appears that the news
reporter brought up the subject of mind control. Pearry Green
discussed a young girl who was "abducted" from a Branham
cult group in Minnesota by "professional cult
deprogrammers." Though his response dodged the apparent
question well, one has to ask the question: If this was not a
mind-control cult, why would one need deprogramming?
During the course of the article, the cult tactfully dodged the
cult issue by telling the reporter that William Branham's
prophetic doomsday did not originally include the year 1977.
This was a prediction added later;
"And they say their faith will not be shaken if Branham's

prophecy is not fulfilled this year because the original vision
from God about future events that Branham claims to have
had in 1933 did not have the 1977 timing. That was his own
prediction added later, they say."
But why would the cult misrepresent Branham's "reading" of
the alleged 1932 prophecies? Why would they tell the
reporter that the alleged prophecies were in 1933 instead of
1932, and that 1977 was not on the original "piece of paper"
Branham kept in his "desk drawer," "cornerstone," "flyleaf of
his Bible?"
When William Branham read the alleged prophecies, he
clearly read the year as 1932:
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. 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.) 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.
- Branham ,60-1113 - Condemnation By Representation
But after reading the prophecies, and in "1932," Branham
have the doomsday prediction that spawned this investigation
by the Tucson Citizen reporter:

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.") Upon this prediction, I base,
because of the onrushing slaught that's coming now, how fast
that it was moving, how long it'll take till this nation meets
its place.
- Branham, 60-1113 - Condemnation By Representation
Mind control cult followers are programmed to believe that it
is not destructive for ministers to constantly threaten their
congregations with impending doom. Branham used the
following doomsday years himself:
1954 (54-0513 #33)
1956 (56-0212 #12)
1962 (62-0518 #112)
1975 (64-0705 #76)
1977 (61-0806 #196)
1983 (63-1229M #219)
1999 (63-1124E #320)
2000 (63-1229M #219)
In normal (not mind-controlled) churches, Christians are
taught to accept Jesus Christ for their salvation, and in Him
alone is their eternal security. There is nothing one can do to
save themselves, outside of faith in Jesus Christ according to
Ephesians 2. Oppressing your congregations with fear of
impending doom is nothing short of spiritual abuse. And like
any form of abuse, it leaves its victim broken, beaten down,
oppressed, and in severe bondage. Is this the way of a
Christian minister?
When an ex-cult member mentions one of Branham's
"doomsday years," the programmed response given by the
mind control of this cult is to respond, "Branham predicted -he did not prophesy."
But William Branham also programmed his followers to
believe that his "predictions" concerning Armageddon were
fully accurate:
When, I predict, It's just a few more turns of the sun. This
nation is gone.
- Branham, 64-0705
When one examines all of the "doomsday years" that
William Branham used throughout his ministry, one must ask
the question: "Did William Branham really believe in the
1977 doomsday like his followers did until 1978?"
... or was he randomly throwing out years to scare people
into his cult.
Cub Corner Message Cult Mind

Control
Is Voice of God Recordings practicing mind control
techniques on children through "cub corner?" Are children
being indoctrinated to believe William Branham is their
direct access to God?
It's hard not to ask these questions when you visit the "Cub
Corner" children's website managed by the cult headquarters.
Not surprisingly, William Branham is promoted throughout
the site, but when one studies a bit further, one has to ask the
question: Where is the focus?
One now former member of the "Message" cult sent us a link
to a recent blog post, shocked to see that William Branham
was being promoted more than the Bible or Jesus Christ.
Taking one of Branham's "fish tales," the myth was turned
into a song for children, claiming that by this "fish tale," God
allegedly proved that he [William Branham] was God.
The song goes on further to indoctrinate children with the
idea that they become closer to God by listening to the tape
recordings of William Branham-- not by reading their
Bibles.
In the "about" page of Voice of God Recordings, they claim,
"We do not subscribe to any man-made creeds and our only
doctrinal statement is our belief in the absolute authority of
the Word of God. We acknowledge only the headship of the
Lord Jesus Christ." Which source do they claim to be the
"Word of God?" The recorded sermons of William Branham
that Joseph has stated to be his "absolute?" Or the Bible

which many members are led to believe?
Voice of God Recordings Statement of Faith

One of the most complex problems for Voice of God
Recordings as it tries to launch its public relations campaign
to recruit new members is to create a "statement of faith" that
does not offend existing members while still being attractive
to new recruits. Should the organization clearly present their
full and complete statement of faith, new recruits would
never join. But to create one that is attractive to new
prospective members would end in disaster for those already
under the undue influence of the recordings.
Which internal sect's "statement of faith" can they promote
without alienating the others? Can they promote the "Seven
Thunders" group, which would offend many "Message" cult
followers in the United States? What would happen if they
promoted the "tent ministry" sect, when so many cult pastors
have already come to terms with this as having been a failed
prophecy in the literal sense? It would be devastating to their
following in the United States, Canada, and Mexico if they
were to promote the "apostle sects" from the developing
nations -- even cult followers in the continent of North
America realize that those guys are a cult!
Voice of God Recordings is stuck between a rock and a hard
place. They cannot lure new recruits with a truthful statement
of faith, and cannot maintain current capacity with an
untruthful proclamation. There really is only one choice: give
a very minimalistic "Statement of Faith" that really doesn't
say anything.
On the "FAQ" page of themessage.com, they appear to have

done just that. The first question and answer makes this very
clear:
What is your statement of faith?
We would say that our official church doctrine would be
the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Our statement of faith
can be summarized like this: No creed but Christ; no law but
love; no book but the Bible.
There's just one glaring problem, and it seems to be a
common problem among the organization. Is this an honest
answer?
I find it odd that an organization touting, "No book but the
Bible," has made hundreds of millions -- if not billions -- of
dollars publishing books. Even according to their articles of
incorporation, VOGR was established (Under Article II) "To
produce, reproduce, print, publish, sell, and distribute tapes,
recordings, and written material."
Is Voice of God Recordings being honest? Can they really
claim "No book but the Bible" with thousands of books
published?
William Branham - Infidels of

Change
When I use the word "Message" to describe the mind control
cult following of William Branham, I'm using the title given
to the group as a whole by many of its members, promoted
by William Branham himself. But most within the cult refer
to Branham's sermons, collectively, as "the message." The
cult calls themselves by the title of the sermons, because
most believe those sermons to be the "literal" return of Jesus
Christ.
But the Elijah of this day is the Lord Jesus Christ. He is to
Not a man, God! But it'll come through a prophet.
Branham, 65-1127B
But while under the mind control, followers are programmed
to believe that the entire collection of sermons are in perfect
harmony with each other. Why not? They are the "literal"
return of Jesus Christ? Would not Christ be in harmony with
himself?
When cult followers stumble onto the differences in
Branham's theology, new sects are formed. One sect, not
realizing that Branham's doctrine conflicted cannot
fellowship with another sect who is actually standing upon
the "prophet's" words. While one group considers the other
group "infidels," they are really more in agreement with
them than they realize.
William Branham himself, through his recorded sermons, is

no different. While calling another group an "infidel," he
later became one of those "infidels."
"Many infidels say 'Jesus never did claim to be the Son of
God.' He did there! He said, 'I am He that speaks with you!'"
- Branham, 60-0716
Then, throughout the end of his life, Branham repeatedly
took the stance of the "infidels," suddenly claiming that Jesus
did NOT refer to himself as the Son of God.
"Jesus never referred to Himself as the Son of God; He
referred to Himself as the Son of man because the --the
Scriptures cannot be broken."
- Branham, 64-0614
"Jesus never referred to Himself as Son of God. He referred
to Himself, always, as Son of Man."
- branham, 64-0719
Cult followers must choose which sect of Branham's
teaching they will adhere to. Will they choose to side with
the "infidels," the ones Branham condemned for denying
Christ referring to Himself as the Son of God and follow the
latter part of his ministry? Or will they choose side with
Branham, who initially condemned his own latter ministry as
being a group of "infidels?"
William Branham Cult Doctrine Rape And Torture of Children

New York Times recently ran an article about Villa Baviera,
a farming community at the foothills of the Andes mountains
that has made huge strides in erasing its past. The site where
once stood a terrifying commune has now been replaced with
a tourist attraction including a small lagoon with paddle
boats, pool, hot tubs, and bicycles for rent. A public
restaurant is now celebrating Oktoberfest where once held
children who had been stripped away from their parents.
Not that long ago, a deeply secretive "Message" commune of
about three hundred people labored under the mind control of
William Branham's teaching to fill the pockets of the cult
leader Paul Schafer. A medic in WWII, he rose to the rank of
Corporal. After the war, however, Schafer was "saved" by
the "Message" of William Branham.
In his tour of nations with Arganbright, Branham claimed to
have saved many souls using his "gospel of divine healing."
Over a hundred thousand, to be exact:
And we went to Switzerland, and the Lord gave us fifty
thousand souls, went from there up to Karlsruhe, Germany,
and He give us fifty thousand more about. That made a
hundred thousand souls in that little campaign. How He
blessed us. And and now we're planning this summer or early
this autumn to go back into Africa, and Switzerland, India,
many tours around the country
Branham, 56-0200 - Contending For The Faith
But while Voice of God Recordings celebrates William

Branham as the leader of the Post WWII Healing Revival,
very little time is spent examining the fruits of that ministry.
Two such "fruits" of Branham's labor Are Pastors Hugo Baar
and Paul Schafer. These two men migrated to Chile in 1961
to settle in the Maule Region. Schafer was a very charismatic
preacher, and combined with the mind control strategy of the
recordings of William Branham, was able to use fear tactics
to capture the hearts and minds of those who migrated with
him.
One child who escaped Schafers wrath describes his
struggles in life after having his childhood robbed from him.
Enslaved as a servant to the "Bride," Georg Laube did not
get a proper education. The communal school did give him a
certificate of an eighth-grade education, but it was nothing
more than a piece of paper falsely claiming that he was
educated:
"Now I am married, I have three children; I left the colony
because I disagree with managers, but ... I have nothing.
Working with Dirk, as partners, but did not even eighth
grade, although a license says yes, but a lie. We got the
license with a trap and I use it because if not, do not even get
a driving license.
- Georg Laube
Laube was one of several children trapped into Schafers
commune of terror. Several children were tortured and raped,
abused both physically and sexually. When child sex abuse
charges were filed, Schafer fled to a suburb near Buenos
Aires, Argentina, where he was charged also with the 1976
disappearance of political activist Juan Maino
Studies of the commune and it's mind control cult structure

describe the terrifying place as though it were a German
concentration camp -- but obviously under the rule of
William Branham's "message" combined with Paul Schafers
enforcement instead of Hitler:
It was not a concentration camp system in which prisoners
tend to think of themselves as individuals. It was a
community, and the children suffered most of all. The
pilgrims may have come to Chile for their religion, but once
there they became prey to a brutal and relentless cult of
personality. The older colonos punished the younger ones
under orders from Schaefer, Biedermann continued. They
were also the ones who were supposed to educate them. This
involved keeping them away from their families, keeping
them active all day, and principally keeping them obedient
and disciplined. They did whatever they needed to do,
including psychopharmacology and electroshock. Over
time, physical coercion became less necessary as the social
system became rooted in the psyche of the individual.
- Neils Biederman
Those in the American versions of Branham's cult structure
might argue that Schafer was an extremist, abandoning
Branham's "true" message. But when one compares
Schafers teaching to Branham's "Message," it is evident that
he fully agreed with Branham's theology and tried to enforce
it:
According to Schaefers teachings, women were temptresses
whose sexuality, if uncontrolled, would drive men wild with
desire and lead them to stray from God. Schaefer considered
sexual intercourse a tool of the Devil. To protect men from
corruption, he created in the Colonia an environment of
minimal temptation. Women lived and worked separately

from men. They wore ugly homemade dresses, so baggy that
almost no trace of the female form remained visible. They
rolled their long hair into tight, passion-proof buns, and the
endless days spent toiling in the workshops or in the fields
further depressed their frustrated libido.
- The American Scholar - The Torture Colony
Compare this to William Branham's "Message":
Now, there is nothing designed that can deceive, and be
stoop. Now, that is true.
65-0221M - Marriage And Divorce
But the commune could also be compared to Jonestown,
Guyana, where cult leader Jim Jones militarized the
boundaries between his cult and the outside world. Jones,
another "fruit" of Branham's ministry from his Post WWII
Faith Healing Revival days in Indiana armed men with
assault rifles to dissuade any members who felt the notion to
leave. Schafers strategy was much the same:
To assure the defense of his utopia, Schafers organized a
paramilitary unit of several dozen men, trained in military
tactics and martial arts. On some Saturday nights, a shrill

alarm would summon them to a meeting. As one former unit
member later testified to German government investigators,
once the troops were assembled, Schaefer would enter the
room and say, without apparent irony, Good evening,
Comrades, to which those present were required to respond,
Good evening, General. If the reply came late or lacked
sufficient enthusiasm, Schaefer grew upset. Each man was
required by regulation to carry a sidearm. Schaefer checked
the weapons carefully to make sure that they were loaded
and had their safeties on. Any man who failed the inspection
lost his right to carry a gun. With any urgent business related
to Soviet world domination resolved, the men dispersed into
the night, searching the darkness for communists.
And as with many pastors in the "Message" mind control
cult, confessions of the followers were used against them:
With no genuine external enemies to fight, Schaefer and his
most trusted lieutenants turned their energies inward. The
practice of confession provided them with plenty of people to
punish. The guilty were starved, threatened with dogs, or
beaten sometimes by Schaefer himself, more often by others
acting on his orders.
But what would a communal following of William Branham
be without sick patients that need "divine healing?" In the
colony, a hospital was set up for the "sick." And its rooms
were sometimes filled by those who were physically beaten
until they needed hospital care. Once inside, however, they
were prisoners of torture for several years.
As Baar now remembers it, a group of men approached him

one day while he was working in the carpentry shop and
accused him of stealing the keys to one of the dormitories.
When Baar denied it, he was beaten unconscious with
electrical cables his skull broken and loaded into an
ambulance. He awoke some time later in the Colonias
hospital, where he would remain as a prisoner for the next 31
years.
Many who have no escaped Branham's "Message" mind
control cult can sympathize with the "Christmas spirit" that
the cult destroys at the direction of William Branham. To
enjoy Christmas is "message heresy." To enjoy a makebelieve Santa Claus for the excitement of Children is
condemned harshly behind cult pulpits. But Schaefer took
Branham's doctrinal teaching against "Santa Claus" and
combined it with a staged enactment of "Santa's death" to
scar the children for life:
All challengers to Schaefers authority real or imagined were
rooted out and destroyed. No one inspired greater love and
admiration among the children of the Colonia than Santa
Claus. It is said that in the days shortly before Christmas one
year in the mid-1970s, Schaefer gathered the Colonias
children, loaded them onto a bus, and drove them out to a
nearby river, where, he told them, Santa was coming to visit.
The boys and girls stood excitedly along the riverbank, while
an older colono in a fake beard and a red and white suit
floated towards them on a raft. Schaefer pulled a pistol from
his belt and fired, seeming to wound Santa, who tumbled into
the water, where he thrashed about before disappearing
below the surface. It was a charade, but Schaefer turned to
the children assembled before him and said that Santa was
dead. From that day forward, Schaefers birthday was the

only holiday celebrated inside Colonia Dignidad.
Luis Henriquez, the chief of Chile's national detective force,
was involved in the initial investigation into the "Torture
Colony." After a 12-year-old cult member slipped an officer
a piece of paper that read, "Take me out of here. He raped
me," Henriquez began the investigation that would make
Chilean history. He describes the mind control of the cult
much like ex-cult members in the United States describe it.
The colonos were like zombies, or maybe like robots,
Henriquez would later recall, They were machines: on/off,
on/off, on/off. They didnt change moods like normal
people. Though Schaefers followers were generally
subdued, at times they became aggressive, and, in a few
cases, they physically assaulted the police.
- Luis Henriquez
Is the "Serpent's Seed" doctrine harmless? Is it safe to teach
your children that their natural desires come from Satan? Is it
healthy to teach your daughters that they were designed by
Satan to deceive as William Branham taught in his
apocalyptic doomsday cult?
Message Mind Control - Illusion,

Abuse, and Addiction
When we first begin working with a cult follower of William
Branham to help them break free from mind control, there is
an almost 90% track record for their first statement: If
William Branham is not the "prophet" for our day, then who
is?
As with any habit-forming routine, the mind can be wired to
crave aspects of the routine. Just as an alcohol addict will
struggle to fight the desire for more booze, the programmed
cult mind will struggle to replace one "leader" with another.
Key concepts that have been programmed in their mind -even select passages of Scripture taken out of context -- have
wired the mind to seek another central figure. Like bees
separated from a hive, they will try to find a new "hive" that
they can plug into.
Christians look to the Holy Spirit as their guide, Christ for
their salvation, and the Father for their blessing. By
definition, a "Christian" is a follower of Christ. Trinitarians
believe these three are One, while modalistic or Oneness
Pentecostalism theology says that these "one" are "one." But
in all cases of healthy Christian churches, they look to no
man for leadership -- they look to the God of the heavens for
guidance.
But cult groups replace the Holy Spirit from this belief
system with a human being. Technically speaking, they
cannot honestly call themselves "Christian," as they are
followers of a man who claims to be leading them in a
healthy direction. For this reason, the followers of William

Branham are technically called "Branhamites."
This change is not an immediate process. When one is
recruited into the cult, they do not instantly proclaim, "I am
now in an elite group; I have replaced the Holy Spirit with a
human being." This is a gradual process, that begins with a
"honeymoon phase." It is very similar to the union between
two people after a wedding; they begin to learn how to adjust
their lives to match the other human being. They take on a
new identity, a cult identity, just as a wife takes on the
identity of a spouse. While normal (not programmed)
Christians enhance their own identity with a more loving,
less prideful lifestyle to display the "Fruits of the Spirit," cult
followers replace their own identity with a cult identity
matching the central figure and the belief system he has
created. They strive become more like the leader.
In his book, "Combatting Cult Mind Control," Steve Hassan
describes this process very well:
Once a person joins a destructive cult, for the first few weeks
or months they typically enjoy a honeymoon phase. They
are treated as though they were royalty. They are made to
feel very special as they embark on a new life with the group.
The new convert has yet to experience what life in the group
is really going to be like. Even though most cult members
say publicly that they are happier than theyve ever been in
their lives, the reality is sadly different. Life in a destructive
cult is, for the most part, a life of sacrifice, pain and fear.
People involved full-time in a destructive cult know what it
is like to live under totalitarianism, but cant objectively see
what is happening to them. They live in a fantasy world
created by the group. Some destructive groups essentially
make addicts out of their members. With alcoholism and

substance abuse treatment so much in the national spotlight
today, it is important that mental health professionals pay
attention to this former cult member population. People
indoctrinated to perform excessive (hours-long) meditation
or chanting techniques every day can become
psychologically and physiologically addicted to the mind
control technique.
Official Death Certificate for Hope

Branham:
William Branham got a lot of mileage out of his life stories.
Though varying significantly in details, they brought tears to
the eyes of very emotional crowds as he told the tragic tale of
when his sorrows began. It all started in January, 1937, when
a great flood caused the Ohio River to overflow into the
cities in its path.
And--and there, friends, is where my sorrows started. I
listened to my mother-in-law in the stead of God. He was
giving me the opportunity. And there this gift would've been
manifested long time ago, if I'd just went ahead and done
what God told me to do. But instead of that, I didn't want her
to be angry, and I didn't want to hurt nobody's feelings. And
so I just--just let it go like that. Just walked, I just said, "All
right, we won't go."
- Branham, 51-0415A "Life Story"
Branham told the crowds how he had listened to his motherin-law instead of God, and because of this, God brought
down his wrath upon the Branham family. Father, brother,
wife, and child all dead -- simply because Branham listened
to his mother-in-law.
And right there, the sorrows started. Immediately after that,
my father died. My brother was killed a few nights later from
that. I almost lost my own... I lost my father, my brother, my
wife, my baby, and my sister-in-law, and almost my own life
within about six month's time. And just started going down.
My church, pretty near everything went down, down, down.
Hope taken sick.

Just right after that, the 1937 flood come on.
In some versions of this tale, William Branham describes
how hard he fought to reach his wife and child, both dying in
a hospital. Not only was God's "mother-in-law" wrath taking
the lives of innocent victims, an unmerciful God was making
Branham's life very difficult:
Then came freezing like that. I couldn't get the outboard
motor started on it. Out into the river, I whirled right out into
the main part of the current, me pulling and pulling. And it
wouldn't start. Them great waves, almost as high as this
building here, licking up like that, and that little bitty boat
like that, and me out there...?... Ohio Falls, just about a mile
and a half below me there, going right to them, which meant
death at any minute... And there, brother, I had to think it
over, whether it was trash or not. I was going out to see.
There, pulling on that rope, and it wouldn't start, and I'd pull
again, and it wouldn't start. Sick wife and baby laying out
there, just lost my daddy and everything, I knelt down in the
boat, and I said, "Oh God, have mercy. Have mercy. I don't
want to die out here in this river like this. And I want to raise
them children. Please, dear heavenly Father, if You'll just let
it start, dear God."
Trying to reach hope, William Branham searched from city
to city through freezing cold, torrential rain, and flood waters
so high one could only see the rooftops. While searching for
her, William Branham was shocked to learn that his wife had
suddenly contracted Tuberculosis.
Said, "You're looking for Hope, aren't you?

And I said, "Jim, you know about her?"
Said... I mean at... not at Kokomo, it's Seymour, Indiana.
He said, "She's laying up there in the Baptist church at
Seymour, Indiana, dying with tuberculosis, laying by the side
of my wife." And I... or "my girlfriend."
And I said, "Dying with TB?"
Said, "Yes, Bill." Said, "I hate to tell you, but you wouldn't
know her."
When he finally reached Hope, she was at the Clark
Memorial Hospital. His best friend, Dr. Sam Adair was there.
And Hope's best friend, the nurse (who had multiple names
throughout the life story was there to tell William Branham
what a good husband he was.
And I'd work at night. I remember, I was out, and I heard a
patrol sign come through. It said, "Calling William Branham.
Come to the hospital immediately, wife dying." I never will
forget; I took off my hat. Setting in the truck, I held up my
hands, and I said, "O Jesus, please don't let her go. Let me
talk to her once more before she goes. Please do save her." I
was about twenty miles away from home. I turned on lights
and everything. I went down the road real swift, stopped in
front of the hospital, and throwed off the gun belt, and into
the place I went real quick. I started walking down through
the Clark County Memorial Hospital.
As I started down through there, I looked, and I seen poor
little Doctor Adair come walking down through there with
his head down. God bless that man. And he--he looked at me
like that when he seen me. He throwed his hands up like that
and started crying and run in the halls. And I run up to him,
put my arm around him, I said, "Sam, is it?"
And he said, "Billy, I'm--I'm afraid she's gone now."

...
She called the nurse, Miss Cook. She said, "Come here." She
said, "Set down just a minute. I've just got a few minutes
left."
And she was Hope's friend. And she was biting her lip.
She said, "When you get married, I hope you get a husband
like mine." And that... You know how it made me feel. She
said, "He's been good to me, and we've loved each other the
way we have." And said, "I hope you get a husband like
mine."
But what parts of this story are true, and what parts of this
story were invented by William Branham and why?
According to the official death certificate for Hope Branham,
however, many of the details to this heart-wrenching story
are in question. Hope had been battling TB for over a year,
according to Sam Adair's report. And William Branham
reported her death in his home -- a home listed in the city
directory as "Wm M Rev (Hope) pastor Pentecostal
Tabernacle r 430 Graham."
But worst of all, Hope died in July 1937, over five months
after the flood waters receded. Sam Adair did perform the
examination, and her cause of death was listed as Pulmonary
T.B.
Was William Branham dishonest in his life story? And if so,
for what purpose?
Official Death Certificate for

Sharon Rose Branham
Was an angry God killing women and children because a
Baptist minister refused the "Pentecostal call?"
That is the question followers of the "Message" cult must ask
themselves after hearing the many versions of William
Branham's "life story" and comparing them to the what
actually happened according to history. While William
Branham describes a wife and child dying in the 1937 flood
while he was a Baptist minister, history records quite a
different story.
William Branham often blamed the death of his wife, child,
father, and brother on his mother-in-law. Referring to her in
demeaning phrases, he would say that he listened to "the
woman," and therefore God was angry.
Instead of listening to God, I listened to the woman. Now,
she may... She might be setting right here this afternoon for
all I know. I don't see her, but she may be. She's a good
woman, but she just didn't understand at that time.
Then sorrow set in. Immediately, the... We had a... After that
little while, another little fellow was born, a little girl called
Sharon Rose.
Jeffersonville, no, no, I mean the Baptist church that I
belonged to.
- Branham, 53-1108A
I listened to my mother-in-law instead of God, and forsaken
the church,
and went on back with the Baptist people. Right away,
plagues hit my home. My wife took sick; my father died on
my arm; my brother was killed. And everything happened
just in a few days. A great flood hit the country and washed
away the homes.
- Branham, 55-0626A
And--and there, friends, is where my sorrows started. I
what God told me to do.
- Branham, 51-0415A
Many who have been under the mind control influence of
William Branham's "Message" are familiar with this tale, and
refusal to join the Pentecostals. Even today, cult followers
refer to William Branham as once having been a "Baptist
minister," claiming that he converted to the Pentecostal-style
cult leader after the 1937 flood. Branham himself tells us
when he converted to the Pentecostal faith:
Now, sometime ago when I was first brought into Pentecost,
I went to Mishawaka to Brother Rowe's tabernacle. There
they were having a convention; it was a Jesus Name people.
Now, I did not agree with the Jesus Name people; there's not-there's not... They're my brethren, but the reason I say...
"Baptize for regeneration in the Name of Jesus Christ," I do
not believe that. I do not believe that water saves you from
sin. I believe it's the Blood of Jesus Christ is regeneration.

But the Oneness people baptize unto regeneration. The Name
of Jesus, just baptize them in Jesus Name, and that's--they're
saved, because he said 'Repent, and be baptized in the Name
of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins.'" But what
comes first? Repentance, godly sorrow for your sins, then
turn away. Then be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ, it's
all right. You've done all of this for remission of sins. Now,
and in there, there was several thousand people. In them days
they had segregation in the north here--or in the south, and
they had to have up here because many colored brothers was
coming to this convention. It was the P. A. of W. and the P.
A. of G--J. C. before the ... a merging.
- Branham, 61-0723E GOD.BEING.MISUNDERSTOOD
These acronyms are unfamiliar today. But in the early days
of Pentecostalism, there were numerous groups of
Pentecostals creating assemblies of people under different
doctrinal stance. The two Branham refers to here are the
"Pentecostal Assemblies of the World" and the Pentecostal
Assemblies of Jesus Christ." According to William Branham,
he was first brought into Pentecost before the merger of these
two assemblies.
There's just one problem. That happened long before the
1937 flood.
In November of 1931 in the city of St. Louis, a conference
was convened for the purpose of the merger. It was decided
that the Apostolic Churches of Jesus Christ and the
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World would meet to work out
a merger of their respective groups. The merger was adopted,
and they took part of each of their names to appropriately
name the new organization. This new name was The
Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ, commonly known as

the P.A. of J.C.
And the Jeffersonville City Directory lists William Branham
and Hope together when referring to William Branham as the
pastor of the "Pentecostal Tabernacle." Did God really kill
Hope for listening to "the woman?" Did God kill Sharon
Rose before she was born?
Hope Branham's death certificate states that she died of
Tuberculosis that was first diagnosed in January of 1936 -- a
year before the 1937 flood. And she died five months after
the flood receded.
But Sharon Rose's death certificate is even more interesting.
While Branham gives several conflicting details about his
experience with Hope in the hospital, Sharon Rose's death
certificate is the only one that mentions the Clark Memorial
Hospital as the place of death. Why does William Branham
claim that Hope died in the Hospital with Sharon Rose? And
Sharon Rose's onset of Tuberculosis occurred July 20, 1937 - five months after the flood waters receded. Did William
Branham really battle through raging flood waters to reach
the hospital?
The real issue comes with Sharon Rose's birth when
compared to her mother's onset of the deadly disease. Sharon
Rose was born October 28, 1936. This would mean that she
was conceived after her mother was diagnosed with
Tuberculosis. Is this a man who cares for his dying wife?
When one realizes that Branham was already a Pentecostal
minister long before the 1937 flood, and that his wife and
child died long after, one has to question his many
derogatory statements against his mother-in-law. Did she

really refuse for this Pentecostal minister to become
Pentecostal? Or was she simply begging and pleading with
William Branham to care for his dying wife?
Did William Branham really feel guilty for not becoming
Pentecostal when he was already a Pentecostal minister? Or
did he feel guilty for neglecting his dying wife? Was this
guilt compounded when a nursing baby developed the deadly
disease that took the life of his wife?
When Death Certificates Become

The Nail In The Coffin
We are getting a great deal of activity and a flurry of
questions and comments concerning the recent postings of
the death certificates of Charles, Sharon Rose, and Hope
Branham. Even the older crowd are taking interest in the
findings, some in complete shock that the "Message"
founded upon a heart-wrenching story can be so flawed. Like
me, many of the older generation in the mind control cult
cried many tears over this life story, and felt that God's
unjust "punishment" on William Branham's family members
served a greater purpose. To learn that the "punishment" was
the concoction of an overactive imagination is enough to
push many people out of the cult and into freedom.
Some have asked that we break the information down into a
much simpler and easy-to-follow summarization of events.
There is an overwhelming amount of information, and it is
not that easy to follow when trying to compare with many
contradicting life stories. We agree fully. At one point in
time, we attempted to piece together a timeline of events in
William Branham's life. After several attempts, we realized
that we could not reconcile the many conflicting details, and
there is absolutely no way to create an order of events.
We are working on a short book to summarize the entire
collection of actual history with a fully-documented
comparison of William Branham's conflicting statements. An
"Acts of the Prophet" as they call it, but one that is
historically accurate instead of fictional. All who are
interested in either reading this or contributing to it may
contact us on our website.

In its simplest form:
William Branham claims to have been born under a sign, just
as Jesus was. And he claims to have been told by an
"astronomer," who according to Branham was the same
occupation as the "three wise men." It appears that he
changed his birth year to match some unknown astrological
event. Government records clearly state that his parents
thought him to be born in 1907, as opposed to his own claim
to have been born in 1908 and later 1909.
William Branham claimed that his father died before he
could finish grade school, and that he had to drop out to
support his mother and siblings. Government records clearly
state that his father died long after his siblings were grown
men, and that William Branham was already a minister.
William Branham claims that an unjust God smote his
innocent wife and child during the 1937 flood because he
"listened to his mother-in-law" and remained Baptist.
Government records clearly state that his wife was diagnosed
with her deadly tuberculosis after Branham was a Pentecostal
minister, a year before the flood happened. Branham appears
not to have cared for her, impregnating Hope with Sharon
Rose after Hope took ill with the life-threatening disease.
And while Branham told many conflicting versions of details
concerning Hope's hospitalization and his miraculous
journey by boat through flood to save her, Hope died several
months after the flood receded. Not in a hospital as Branham
claimed; Hope appears to have died at home while his
daughter died in the Clark Memorial Hospital.
William Branham ties all of these details to his "1933

Baptism," at which time he claims to have been a Baptist
minister who baptized hundreds on the banks of the Ohio
River when God spoke through the heavens just as Jesus
Christ was announced, and further claims that the Associated
Press published the story throughout the world. Government
records and newspaper articles tell a much different story,
one of a Pentecostal minister who simply baptized a handful
of new converts into Pentecostalism.
There are many, many other details to the "life story" that do
not agree with recorded history, and we will continue to
publish them as we review the government documents and
newspaper articles. But we agree with the assessment by
others now leaving the Branham cult to freedom: If the core
foundation to the "Message" is fictional, we must consider
examining all of the "Message" for accuracy. If we've been
mislead on the central teaching that resulted in a cult leader,
is not there a great chance we've been mislead in much,
much more?
But the bigger question for those who briefly scan through
this summary is obvious: Why did William Branham make
so many comparisons between his fictional life story and the
Life Story of Jesus Christ? Was it coincidence that he used
fictional details to mirror the story of Christ's birth and
baptism? Or was this all part of the mind control strategy to
program followers to believe that this Pentecostal preacher
was more than a man?
For those who missed the documents, we are publishing
them to our "Government Records" page on
www.seekyethetruth.com
Joseph Branham Raises The

Dead
Recently, the local Jeffersonville cult followers are stirring
with excitement over a recent situation cult members are
claiming was a resurrection of the dead. According to
multiple testimonies we have received, James Jackson
allegedly "died" in church on Sunday, and Joseph Branham
"raised him from the dead."
Not all local cult members agree with this testimony,
however. After a recent church split at the Branham
Tabernacle when the deacons claimed Joseph Branham stole
church property and allegedly refused to give it back, the
local "Message" followers split into two churches. There are
those who chose Joseph Branham's cult church group, and
those who chose the former pastor of the Branham
Tabernacle who resigned over the alleged theft. Some who
chose to leave Joseph Branham's following do not feel that
God can bless a "thief." Can He? The "non-Joseph" group
seem to be asking the right questions: can we really claim
that he was "dead" when he was only examined after he was
"raised from the dead?" And shouldn't they be praising God
for His healing touch no matter what happened instead of
uplifting a man?
In fact, I've been asked to publish the following questions:
1) Is there actual proof of death, or just Joseph's statement?
2) Why if the hospital found nothing wrong, was Jackson
admitted to the ICU?
3) If it was a miracle, why is Joseph Branham getting the
glory? Should not God get the Glory?

Ironically, this series of events and the above questions have
piqued the curiosity of local cult members, and at a time
when we were publishing the death certificates for Hope
Branham, Sharon Rose Branham, and now Edward and
Charles Branham Jr. Many of them were unaware that Hope
Branham was diagnosed with tuberculosis several months
before the 1937 flood, and shocked to learn that she died
several months after it receded. Local followers, accustomed
to constant indoctrination inside a "tape only church" are
very familiar with Branham's "life story." They remember
William Branham's "struggle" to start the outboard motor on
his boat as he fought raging flood waters to get to the
hospital where Hope was dying. To learn that Hope died
when the water had receded has been an awakening.
Today, we're publishing the death certificates for Charles
Branham Jr. and Edward Branham. Those same people
familiar with the life story will remember Branham claiming
that his brother died "a few nights after" his father, binding
the deaths of his father, brother, wife, daughter, and even
sister-in-law to the very "emotional" 1937 flood tale.
And and there, friends, is where my sorrows started. I
what God told me to do. But instead of that, I didn't want her
to be angry, and I didn't want to hurt nobody's feelings. And
so I just just let it go like that. Just walked, I just said, "All
right, we won't go." And right there, the sorrows started.
Immediately after that, my father died. My brother was killed
a few nights later from that. I almost lost my own... I lost my
father, my brother, my wife, my baby, and my sister-in-law,

and almost my own life within about six month's time. And
just started going down. My church, pretty near everything
went down, down, down. Hope taken sick. Just right after
that, the 1937 flood come on.
But what portions of this story are true?
We've examined Hope's death certificate in previous articles,
as well as Charles Sr. and Sharon Rose. But we have not yet
examined his brother, who William Branham claims to be
bound to this core foundation of the "Message."
Two of William Branham's brothers died before the 1937
flood. Edward's death certificate states that he died June 20,
1929. It could not be Edward since he died seven years
before his father.
According to the Indiana State death certificate, his brother
Charles Jr. died in August of 1935 -- a year before his father
died instead of "a few nights later from that." And it certainly
was not within six months time from his wife, who died in
July of 1937.
Interestingly, William Branham admits to preaching in a
Pentecostal Church when Charles Jr. died -- while often
claiming that he remained Baptist until after the tragic 1937
flood story:
next one to go was Charles. I was... He went quickly,
suddenly. He was... I was preaching down here at the little,
colored Pentecostal church that night, when Charles was
killed up on the highway by an automobile.
61-1105 - The Testimony Of A True Witness

Current and former "Message" cult members are asking why
Branham would say these things. What was his motive in
claiming that a wrathful god would slaughter the lives of his
innocent wife and infant daughter? And why bind it together
with his father and brother, who died long before this
wrathful god unleashed his fury?
But when one considers the recent events in Jeffersonville
Indiana as the cult churches become further divided, one has
to ask what those in the "Joseph group" will do with
Branham's claim that his brother died after his father after
learning that the brother was officially declared dead long
before the father died. Will those who believe Joseph
Branham's statements instructing his group to believe that
"everything William Branham says is 'Thus Saith The Lord'"
try to reconcile this? Will they claim that "Lord Branham"
"raised his brother from the dead" so that he could die "a few
nights later from that?"

Jonestown Massacre:
Earlier this year, the Jonestown website published an article
studying the comparison between the "Message" of Jim
Jones and the "Message" of William Branham. In an in-depth
comparison between strategies in prayer lines, doctrinal
stance, political motivation, and other events leading up to
the massacre, the article asked the question: was Jim Jones'
"Message" the same as William Branham's?
The "Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples
Temple" is sponsored by the Department of Religious
Studies at San Diego State University, and designed to give
personal and scholarly perspectives on a major event in the
history of religion in America. Its primary purpose is to
present information about Peoples Temple as accurately and
objectively as possible. The site offers many diverse views
and opinions about the Temple and the events in Jonestown.
One can search through the many publications on the website
to find all of the statements made by Jim Jones concerning
William Branham, but it is very difficult. Most casual readers
will not search through hours of sermon transcripts, phone
conversation transcripts, FBI files, and more to identify
which statements link the two cult leaders together.
This process has been made easier through the creation of a
new page dedicated to the articles written for Jonestown
Institute by John Collins and Peter Duyzer.
From the website:
John Collins and Peter M. Duyzer have written extensively

about the controversial issues in the ministry of William
Branham for the informational website,
www.seekyethetruth.com, and in the book Legend of the Fall
available on Amazon.com. Additional information is also
available at the Freedom of Mind website.
William Branham - The Houston

Bosworth-Best Debate
One of the fundamental mythological events in the
"Message," the mind control cult following of William
Branham, is the 1950 debate between Reverend Best and
Reverend Bosworth. According to cult myth, a supernatural
presence came into the Houston Coliseum and prevented
photographers from taking any photograph except one that
looks suspiciously like the angled lighting of the Coliseum.
This angled light, according to William Branham, was the
"pillar of fire."
But was William Branham honest about the details of this
debate?
According to cult mythology, this debate sparked by the
anger of a Baptist minister who went against his own
denomination's ideologies to oppose divine healing. And
Branham himself claimed that he did not have any desire to
participate in the debate, insomuch that he tried to persuade
Bosworth out of going.
The newspapers tell a much different story. In the Lubbock
Evening Journal on January 24, 1950, William Branham is
quoted as stating that "he alone would represent his side."
While Branham claimed that Rev. Best was against divine
healing, the newspapers quoted Best as saying, "I am not
opposed to divine healing, but I am opposed to 'divine
healers' as such."
Isn't this what Branham himself claimed to oppose?

Most current followers of William Branham's cult would
claim that Branham himself did not perform the healing.
Having been persuaded that Branham did not regard himself
as a "healer," they believe this debate was against an "evil
minister" who did not believe God could heal. Ironically,
today's cult followers would side with Rev. Best. The caption
underneath the photo Branham claimed was "blank" states
that the debate centered upon whether or not any man had the
miraculous power of healing.
Often, William Branham denounced others in the Post WWII
Healing Revival, insinuating that they were the "false
prophets" to his "true prophet." He claimed on many
recorded sermons to believe that he did not perform the
healing, but only to specific audiences. To other audiences,
Branham not only claimed to be the "healer" -- Branham
claimed to do the healing without even prayer. This is
disturbing, to say the least.
Rev. Best claimed that he was against ministers who
promoted themselves as the "healer" and were pointing to
themselves rather than pointing to God. In other words, Best
was not against divine healing, but against ministers who
said things like this:
"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."
Branham, 47-0412 - Faith Is The Substance
When one examines the newspaper coverage of the event, it
is very clear that both sides of the debate got very emotional.
But which side was right? Was William Branham right in
condemning Rev. Best for opposing men who pointed to
themselves? Or was Rev. Best in the right for opposing men
who claimed they could heal cross-eyed children without
even praying for it?
William Branham - State Game

Warden
As with many mind-control cults, the "Message" following
claims bragging rights to the many great "accomplishments"
of their leader. From "boxing legend" to "State Game
Warden," the cult following of William Branham claims that
their leader was a great man -- not only a great "spiritual
man," but a man well respected in the many different
communities that he claimed to have established himself.
Why? Because he said so.
It isn't until a person under the undue influence of the
"Message" conquers the barriers of fear to question that these
claims are examined. The barriers of mind control place
mental blocks that divide the mind's ability to critically think
and decipher between reality and fiction. Many former
members of the cult, some as old as eighty years, have told
me that they simply never thought about questioning his
outrageous claims. "Why would he be untruthful about those
things?" they ask. "Was everything a lie?"
Each claim we examine takes us down an unbelievable trail.
With the great wealth of information freely available to the
public, it is now much easier to examine these "bragging
rights" to gain insight into the man we once loved and
worshipped. Take, for instance, the claim of being a "Game
Warden" at the time of Hope Branham's death:
Now, I remember, I had to the patrol, I went on... That's
when I became into the conservation, working as a--a game
warden. And I had to work; I was in debt everywhere. She
was laying at the hospital waiting for the last of it. And I
remember being up one day, and I heard it on radio, calling
me to come in. I'll never forget that day as long as I live. I
stopped, took off the belt, laid down the gun, and the hat. I
bowed my head before God, looked like my church had
gone. Everything was gone, I just--just--I was just all out.
Life didn't mean nothing to me. And I said, "Heavenly
Father, please don't let her die till I can see her one more
time." I was about twenty miles away from home. I said,
"Please don't let her die, that I can see her once more."
- Branham, 51-0722A
Recently we examined the claims surrounding Hope
Branham's death, and found huge inconsistencies between
official government record and William Branham's many
conflicting stories. Those who missed it can examine the
information here:
But was he a "Game Warden" at the time of Hope Branham's
death?
In June of 1933, Millard L. Davis was named the Indiana
State Game Warden, and appears to have came into the
position with a bang. Warning squirrel hunters that they
would be arrested and fishermen the same, Davis made big
news from 1933 to December of 1936. The local
Jeffersonville newspaper ran many stories about Davis, right
down to arresting one person that appears to have actually
been named "John Doe!" All while some tell us that Voice of
God Recordings is claiming that the newspapers did not print
such small stories as sixteen men dying on a bridge!
When we compare the newspaper articles, United States
Census documents, and other information about Millard
Davis, it is very evident that he was, indeed, the State Game

Warden. Those searching who called the Indiana Department
of Conservation seeking a "William Branham" who was a
game warden all come back empty-handed. The Indiana state
government has no record of a William Branham. Supporters
of William Branham are indoctrinated to respond to this
claim: "Because you didn't find a record, it was lost in the
flood -- they have no records of Game Wardens from that
time."
If this is the case, then why do they have records for Millard
Davis? And why can we so easily find archives of
newspapers from Jeffersonville and Louisville dating long
before William Branham was even born?
Is Voice of God Recordings being honest with the people?
Has every single newspaper, courthouse, and government
archive of every kind selectively chosen to "lose" any and all
pieces of information pertaining to William Branham?
... and if this is the case, then why can we still find his
records?
Is Joseph Branham Being Open

And Honest With The People
Recently, Voice of God Recordings has initiated a largescale public relations campaign including billboard
advertisements on the interstates, new websites with teasers
to lure new recruits into their following, advertisements in
prisons, puppet shows for children, and more. Is Joseph
Branham being open and honest with people in these
campaigns?
Even some cult followers claim that a recent "resurrection" is
in question, wondering why "witnesses" giving testimony are
omitting critical facts that would have placed Joseph
Branham's superpowers in question. Some claim that he is
doing this solely for the purpose of advertising for his church
over the other local churches in the Jeffersonville area. Said
cult member, "At the end of the service, Joseph said
something like, 'you will only find this power in here
(meaning his new church), and you won't find it out there.'"
I, personally, was not in attendance and cannot speak to
Joseph Branham's claims. Nor am I an expert in the medical
field, and can only rely on other expert's evaluation of the
situation. One expert's assessment was this: "This is
nonsense. . . even if Matthew Gordon actually is a general
surgeon."
I can, however, examine the cult's history in concealing
crucial facts in their many supernatural claims. Any who
grew up in the family of a cult pastor, especially those who
knew the Branham family well, can agree with my opinion --
it seems that only the facts supporting their claims are given
to the people. Why is this?
To better explain my point, it is worth examining one of the
most fundamental "supernatural events" included in the
indoctrination strategy of the "Message" cult used to
program followers with the undue influence of mind control.
To be considered "undue influence," critical facts must be
withheld to assure an uninformed decision, and this is
exactly what many are now seeing with Joseph Branham's
public relations strategy. The best example of this
withholding of information is the "mystery cloud" of 1963.
Are "Message" cult leaders purposefully withholding
information concerning the mysterious cloud that floated
across northern Arizona on February 28, 1963?
William Branham often mentioned a "scientist" who he
claimed could never determine the cause of the mysterious
cloud during his recorded sermons from 1963 to the end of
his life in 1965. Interestingly, Branham withheld the name of
the scientist who we later learned to be James E. McDonald.
When Branham referenced the scientific study, he simply
called McDonald the "scientist."
How many saw, "A mysterious cloud in the sky"? You see
the hands. And now the Life magazine picked it up. And I
have the the article here this morning, in the Life magazine,
of to show. Now here It is, the same time I was there. See the
pyramid of the Cloud? I was standing just below this. And
there, see the distinctive Angel on the right-hand side? See
the pointed wing of It? Just exactly what was said. And here
it's in the view of Mexico and different places from where
they took the picture. Now, this scientist here is trying to to
get all the information about the picture, that he can, about
the people who has the picture. He is studying it. 83 Now, he
says here that it would be impossible for it to be a cloud,
because moisture doesn't go over about, I'd say, about six or
eight miles high, something like that. When we go overseas
we usually fly nineteen thousand feet, and we're above the
storms then. But this cloud, according to this article here of
this scientist, is twenty-six miles high.
- 63-0623M - Standing In The Gap
Any who search the most recent version of the "Table," the
software search utility produced by Voice of God Recordings
will be shocked to search for the name "McDonald." Not a
single result will be found. Did Voice of God Recordings
remove every instance of his name? Or did William Branham
conceal this information from the public? And in either case,
what purpose would there be in suppressing and controlling
this information?
James E. McDonald was a physicist from the University of
Arizona who began studying strange phenomenon in the
Earth's atmosphere. Though his name would have been
recognized in William Branham's home town of Tucson,
Arizona in 1963, he would not have been well-known to the
general public of the United States until after William
Branham's death. Had Branham used the scientist's name
when preaching the Seven Seals to his cult following in
Jeffersonville, Indiana, they would never have made any
connection between the "scientist" and the actual truth. But
for those listening through phone hookup in Tucson,
Arizona, the "scientist's" name would have been recognized.
As early as 1952, McDonald began searching for supporting
evidence that the Earth was being invaded by aliens from
another planet. According to McDonald, these other-worldly

beings were harmless, but could be studied through unusual
phenomenon in the Earth's atmosphere.
But he was recognized in Tucson, specifically, because
McDonald fought very hard to keep missile testing far away
from his hometown. He is recorded in the newspapers giving
public statements pleading with the government to avoid
consideration of using the United States Air Force Base
positioned within less than five miles from Tucson. And he
succeeded in his quest.
Towards the end of February in 1963, top government
officials were brought into Vandenberg Air Force Base to
begin these missile tests. Not only were they testing a top
secret missile defense system that could intercept and destroy
incoming attacks from opposing nations, they were also
training top staff of the Air Force through missile training
programs. Since this information was classified to the public,
McDonald did not have access to the data produced by the
missile testing, including any missiles that would have been
detonated in the intercept program. Like Branham cult
followers of today, McDonald was making uninformed
decisions based on partial information.
When the mysterious cloud formation moved across northern
Arizona, and not having any data concerning missile
detonations, McDonald began his quest to study the cloud for
evidence of alien life traveling across Arizona in spaceships.
His initial report was a teaser, having just enough
information to spawn off a much larger investigation. He
declared that the cloud formation was unusual, and that
additional study was required.
In the "Message" cult strategy of controlling information,

this "teaser" report is the only part of McDonald's strange
and unusual history that is given to the people -- especially
new recruits. Cult followers are given the photograph of the
large, mysterious cloud ring to be displayed in homes,
automobiles, and even churches around the world.
But in McDonald's report, he describes a second, much
smaller cloud formation that floated across Northern
Arizona. This smaller cloud was about one fourth the size of
the larger, but had many of the same attributes. Why do cult
leaders never mention the second cloud? If the large cloud
was made up of "seven angels," would not the smaller cloud
have been made up of "seven little angels?" And if the large
cloud was angelic conformation that God had given William
Branham the "mystery" of the "Seven Seals," would not the
smaller cloud have been "little mysteries?" Or do cult leaders
realize the much larger questions this smaller cloud poses?
In initial report, McDonald was concerned that he could find
no missile launch corresponding to the February 28 event.
This initial finding is included in cult propaganda for obvious
reasons. If McDonald could find no missile launch, then this
must have been an "angelic launch!" But McDonald's
"mystery cloud" research of the 1963 cloud was abandoned
after Vandenberg AFB released information concerning the
top secret program, even though a great deal of information
was still classified. McDonald's second report gave multiple
reasons why this cloud would never be considered an
unidentified flying object, and McDonald moved onto many
other unexplainable cloud formations.
James McDonald's fame quickly began to spread after his
initial report was published in science magazines in 1963.
Though those same magazines did not publish his second

report, he was called to speak concerning alien life invading
planet Earth at several conferences. In fact, his research data
was becoming so popular that it began to worry government
officials that this unexplained phenomenon were actually
alien invasion. McDonald was called to speak at the United
Nations to a very concerned official staff.
But McDonald was not so popular in the community of
scientists of his time. Other scientists began examining
McDonald's findings and began to cry "foul." Claims were
made against McDonald that his motivation for this research
was to receive large government grants and make substantial
amounts of money while spreading conspiracy theories about
"little green men." Many scientists banded together and
began collecting research to overturn McDonald's sudden
rise to fame, and they began to make waves in the scientific
community.
McDonald's fame turned into infamy when the United States
Government chose a panel of non-government officials to
produce an unbiased report to overturn McDonald's claims of
alien life on planet Earth. Their findings were submitted to
the government, and McDonald was called to speak before
the United States Congress in 1968. By the second
Congressional hearing in 1970, McDonald was the laughing
stock of the scientific community, and it would be his last
major speech concerning "little green men" flying around in
unidentified flying objects. In 1971, McDonald would
commit suicide, ending a campaign of researching
"unexplained" cloud phenomenon.
Why are "Message" cult followers never given this
information? Why are they only given partial information
concerning an initial report -- a report that did not include

McDonald's further research? Why did William Branham
refrain from mentioning the name of the scientist?
When one studies the newspaper articles from Tucson,
Arizona from 1963 to 1971, it is evident that information is
not making its way to the cult following of William
Branham. McDonald was often advertised in the Tucson
Citizen newspaper. Not only did he hold multiple forums
discussing unidentified flying objects, McDonald was
advertised in the television section of the newspaper for
programming on UFOs.
What would happen if Joseph Branham were to give new
recruits the full and complete history on James McDonald
and the "mysterious" cloud formation? Would they accept
William Branham as "God's prophet?" Or would they claim
that he was just another conspiracy theorist like the
"scientist" that he promoted anonymously? What would
happen if the cult in general were given this information?
Would they still believe that the cloud had anything to do
with William Branham?
Those who have taken the time to study the "Message" are
aware that this "cloud event" is critical. It is promoted as
"confirmation by God" that Branham was given the
"mystery" of the Seven Seals of the Book of Revelation -even though no two followers can agree upon what this
"mystery" actually is.
Is the research data of Unidentified Flying Objects produced
by James E. McDonald really confirmation that "God sent a
prophet?" And if so, was "God's Prophet" an alien from
another planet? Does this mean that his sons, Joseph and
Billy Paul Branham are really little green men in disguise?

Are they raising dead people through other-worldly
technology?
... are are they concealing information from the public?
Message Mind Control - Child

Abuse
When my family gathered enough bravery to make our
decision to leave the "Message" cult, there was a sudden
surge of others who at the same time had gathered enough
bravery to make theirs. I can't claim any responsibility for
that surge -- God was speaking to hearts, not me. But there
were quite a number, all at once who gave the same story:
"Suddenly, I just woke up!" Since 2012, most of the people
that I worked with in that original group have moved on in
life, never again wanting to think about the many problems
they found in the "Message." As new faces appear into our
private groups of support, "older" members simply slip away
to a better life.
I'm often asked by ex-"Message"-cult members why I
continue this site. Those who gave gotten to know me
understand that there are a thousand things I'd rather be
doing. I'd rather be thinking about practically anything
besides this mind control cult and the grip of fear it holds on
its people. But it is an easy answer, why I would push
myself: For the children.
Of the elder crowd in the cult, most of them were given a
decision to join this Pentecostal-style cult. They willingly
chose bondage over freedom, with hopes of escaping the
"coming" Apocalypse of 1977. They willingly chose to
become an "elite" group of Christians that despised the vast
majority of other God-fearing Christians in the
denominations. They gladly severed themselves from the
Body of Christ thinking they could bypass a much more in-
depth version of Christianity by joining a cult that only

looked at superficial "sins."
But the children have no choice. The best they can hope for
is a life of bondage. Children are being programmed not to
enjoy life, but instead look forward to the Apocalypse. Many
are refused a proper education -- why will you need it if
tomorrow you will be walking out upon the ashes of your
educators!
To make matters worse, they are raised by parents who
invested everything into a future that never came. Each and
every one of the many doomsday years Branham predicted
failed, and the elders were invested in those years. 1977 was
the most difficult, because many churches watched victims
of mind control suddenly leave the church. They had to "try
harder" to achieve "rapturing faith," and did so by
introducing new "sins" that their families must avoid. With
each passing year, the elders of the church began to change
from the authentic personality they had at recruitment to
gradually worsened versions of their cult identities. And the
emotional turmoil of this change began to manifest itself in
horrific ways.
One of those ways is child abuse.
As with other fundamentalist Christian groups, the
"Message" cult promotes corporal punishment. And though
seemingly harmless, it is a door that when opened can lead to
abuse of all sorts. Many ex-cult members describe physical
abuse beyond a simple "spanking," some even sexual. But it
all started with a man who took his anger out on the flesh of
an innocent child.
And Branham promoted physical abuse often throughout his

ministry. Not just a spanking with a belt -- Branham
encouraged men to beat their daughters with boards, naked.
One time, suggested that men should spank an unclothed
child until she had so many welts on her buttocks that she
could not clothe herself.
She'd beat her till she'd be so full of welts, you couldn't get
the clothes over the top of them. That's what needs to be
done tonight. That's right.
Branham, 56-0728
Many times throughout his ministry, Branham promoted
physical abuse. Most of the statements are directed towards
daughters, exposing his internal issues with women. Some of
the statements were against the wives. We have a sample list
of statements promoting physical abuse here:
This is a problem Steve Hassan discusses in his book,
"Combatting Cult Mind Control."
A related problem is child abuse. Many children have died or
been scarred for life because of their parents involvement in
destructive cults. 72 Many people have forgotten that nearly
300 children were murdered during the Jonestown massacre.
Those children had no choice but to drink the poisoned KoolAid. The public also doesnt know that many of these
children were the wards of the state of California and had
been adopted by Peoples Temple members to provide more
income as well as serve as cheap labor. Some groups
advocate beating and even torturing children to enforce
discipline. At Jonestown, at night, some children were put
into dark pits that they were told were filled with snakes.
Members would dangle ropes from above to scare them.
Although Jonestown was an extreme example, several

groups do use rods and sticks to beat children, at times for
hours and sometimes all over their bodies. Some groups
subject children to sexual abuse as a matter of doctrine.
Because children are often kept out of school and away from
other contact with society, the abuse goes unreported.
Apology And Correction - William

Branham and the Vandenberg
AFB Launch History (Take 3)
About an hour ago, we released an updated video with
corrections made to the "James McDonald: The Cloud
Chaser" video. We had left the original video live since so
many people had either shared or were continuing to
comment on it, and have received additional feedback from
viewers of the video and readers of the research material
posted on our website at seekyethetruth.com.
One minor change requested by another researcher was
"Vandenberg" to "Vandenberg." While searching Google for
more information on "Vandenberg" Air Force Base, it was
confusing since the actual name ends in "berg" ('e' instead of
'u'). Oddly, the very first newspaper clipping used in the
video describing Vandenberg Air Force Base was also
misspelled, which led to the misspelling throughout the
video, blog, and research page.
At the same time, we started receiving messages concerning
the newspaper clipping describing the successful missile
intercept. Some were confused, since the video did not make
clear how significant this single newspaper clipping is to
fully examining the "mystery cloud" of February 28, 1963.
Part of this confusion is due to the original typo that led to
the video edit earlier this morning.
At the beginning of the video, we described the classified
United States Government "missile training," which lasted
seven weeks (the first video mistakenly displayed 'days'.) At

the time of McDonald's first report -- the only one of two
reports that new recruits into the "Message" cult are given -McDonald was unaware of any missile launches that
corresponded to the two mysterious clouds that floated
across northern Arizona on February 28, 1963.
By the time McDonald produced his second report on May
31, 1963, the two missile launches were declassified. In his
second report, entitled "Status of Investigation of the
Northern Arizona Stratospheric Cloud of February 28,
1963," McDonald mentions the Thor missile detonation. But
still, the entire program had not fully been announced.
The climactic ending to the seven-week program was a
successful interception of a Titan missile over the southwest
Pacific Ocean. This Titan missile program at Vandenberg
AFB was originally slated to be conducted at Tucson AFB
but was moved to Vandenberg. Dr. James McDonald was
among the protestors requesting the skies of Tucson to be
free from missile detonation.
The video and research page has been updated to include this
information for those that are putting together all of the
pieces to this puzzle. A new video is now available.
But what if McDonald had not been successful in protesting
the Tucson AFB missile testing program? What if the
missiles were detonated above the skies of Arizona instead of
California? What if instead of floating from Vandenberg
across northern Arizona those same missiles floated from
Tucson into Houston, Texas while Branham himself was
protesting the execution of the homosexual transvestite
murderer Leslie Ashlie? Instead of "seven angels," would
William Branham have claimed that the ring was vindication

that Leslie Ashley was innocent? Would he have claimed
that the larger cloud was a "type" of himself while the
smaller cloud was a "type" of the transvestite?
Apology And Correction - William

Branham and the Vandenberg
AFB Launch History
Yesterday, we published our research on Dr. James E.
McDonald, the "scientist" that William Branham referenced
when making his claim that a mysterious cloud over northern
Arizona was "supernaturally" linked to his "Message." Many
were shocked to suddenly realize that William Branham
never mentioned the name of this scientist after hearing so
many examples of Branham's "name dropping" throughout
his ministry. Even George J. Lacy got honorable mention for
his report of Houston lights -- why did William Branham not
mention McDonald by name?
But the highlight of the article for many was the fact that
Vandenberg AFB was conducting a classified seven-week
missile training school. In McDonald's initial report, he
specifically stated that there were no nearby missile launches
reported by the United States Air Force, and this is the report
that cult leaders proudly reference when claiming that this
cloud is "Seven Angels" as William Branham claimed.
Most followers were unaware that McDonald produced a
second report, and that report did mention a missile launch
from Vandenberg Air Force Base as a possible cause for the
large cloud that floated across Arizona on February 28, 1963.
But the large cloud was not the most interesting to the
followers under the undue influence of mind control inflicted
by leaders of the "Message" cult. It was the smaller, less
amazing cloud that floated with the larger formation. We
asked the question, "Why do cult leaders never mention the

second cloud?" If the large cloud was made up of "seven
angels," would not the smaller cloud have been made up of
"seven little angels?" And if the large cloud was angelic
conformation that God had given William Branham the
"mystery" of the "Seven Seals," would not the smaller cloud
have been "little mysteries?" Or do cult leaders realize the
much larger questions this smaller cloud poses?
Immediately, we started receiving feedback for the research
material, video, and publications to the life and times of
James McDonald. But interestingly, for the first time in this
site's history when publishing research material, almost all of
the feedback was either positive or neutral. The positive was
congratulating us on work that began over two years ago and
took several hours to produce. The neutral were cult
followers realizing that they were under undue influence of
mind control, and were asking for more information. There
were only four negative comments, all on the Facebook page
for Seek The Truth, none of which addressed the huge issues
we found with Branham's "angelic cloud." Instead, they were
cursing and condemning any who question William
Branham, which helped some followers realize that this
movement is not centered on Christ. Why do they claim to be
"Christian" when their entire religion is based on William
Branham?
But we did receive feedback of criticism with regards to the
content of our post. The most interesting feedback we
received was centered around misinformation in the video,
which we promised we would correct. As with any of our
posts, if we make a mistake and it is sent to us for correction,
we do our best to announce the mistake and issue correction.
One former follower asked this question: "Why would you

make such a HUGE typo in favor of Voice of God
Recordings?"
When we reviewed their findings, it was difficult not to
laugh at the mistake. It is a massive amount of work
producing the videos, and with just a handful of people
involved, we sometimes find that little mistakes slip through
that are missed in the process of review. And yes, it was
largely in favor of William Branham's "mystery cloud" being
"Seven Angels."
At the time of the cloud event, Vandenberg Air Force Base
was conducting a seven WEEK missile training operation
that was classified to the general public. Dr. James
McDonald was unaware of the missile in the initial report,
because this information had not yet been released. But in
our video, we mistakenly typed "seven DAY," not "seven
WEEK." There were many missiles launched from
Vandenberg AFB, starting long before the February 28, 1963
event.
The most interesting launch was properly described in the
video, however. Vandenberg AFB later announced that this
missile training program was part of the defense system, and
that they had successfully intercepted a Titan missile.
To help better understand the missile training and testing, we

have added to our research page the link to the entire launch
history of Vandenberg AFB. Those seeking can find two
missile launches corresponding to the same day that two
mysterious clouds floated across northern Arizona.
On February 28, 1963, an Atlas-D missile (an
intercontinental ballistic missile) was launched. According to
military specifications, the Atlas missile's warhead was over
100 times more powerful than the bomb dropped over
Nagasaki in 1945.
On the same day, according to Vandenberg AFB's launch
history, a PGM-17 Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile
was launched. The specific type of Thor missile launched
was a TAT (Thrust-augmented Thor) which includes three
Castor solid rocket strapon boosters each providing 53,000
lbf (236 kN) thrust.
It was because of the launch of these two missiles that Dr.
James McDonald abandoned his quest to prove the "mystery
cloud of 1963" to be an "Unidentified Flying Object."
According to his second report, the launches at Vandenberg
AFB could have caused the large ring that floated across
northern Arizona and its companion ring.
We also received additional feedback for another typo in the
video worth mentioning. A (now) former follower from
Arizona told us, "that's INSULTING around these parts!"
Referring to our using the phrase "Arizona State University"
instead of the correct institution for UFO chaser Dr. James
McDonald. McDonald was a physics professor at the
University of Arizona. Evidently, the sports rival between
the two are almost as explosive as the THOR missile that
produced Branham's "cloud of mystery."

Both the video and the research page have been updated, and
the Vandenberg launch history is now included on the page.
Message of Terror - Richard Blair

What harm is there in the undue influence of a mind control
cult?
The question raised by members of the cult following of
William Branham called the "Message" is easily answered
when examining the events that took place either after
Branham's death in 1965 or immediately before the year
1977, one of Branham's many doomsday predictions.
After his death, members of his cult following were in a state
of panic. Were they following a false prophet? Did they miss
the rapture? Was God going to purge the earth and all that
was in it now that the cult leader was no longer on the
scene?
Members of the Branham cult started evaluating each and
every one of the doomsday predictions. Those closest to
points of contact with devastation quickly fled for higher
ground. Such is the story of cult pastor Richard Blair.
According to the Lake Charles American Press Saturday,
March 26, 1966, the small group of cult followers were
fleeing their home in Juanita to northeast Arkansas. The
reason? Branham claimed that a tidal wave was going to
destroy their homes.
"Blind Laodicea! How oft God would have give you a
revival! But now your time has come; it's too late now. How
did you laugh and make fun of the people that God sent to
you! But now your time has come. Oh, United States, United
States, how that God would have hovered you as a ... a hen
does its brood, but you would not." Now this Voice is going
from coast to coast, from north to south, and east to west.

How God would have hovered you, but you would not! Now
your time has come. Nations are breaking. The world is
falling apart. Fifteen-hundred-mile chunk of it, three- or
four-hundred-miles wide, will sink, hundred... or maybe
forty miles down into that great fault out yonder, one of these
days, and waves will shoot plumb out to the state of
Kentucky
Branham, 65-0822E - A Thinking Man's Filter
Children ripped out of their schools, families separated,
friendships abandoned, and to what end? Many were
expecting the doomsday to occur sometime between 1966
and 1977, however their state of unrest did not allow logical
thinking. Can any person escape Armageddon? What about
the "tent prophecy?" Would running to Arkansas fulfill a
failed "tent vision?"
Sadly, mind control cult leaders hold their victims captive
through fear. Like terrorists in today's world, they use terror
to gain power, and through that terror, they destroy lives. Is
this the life God wants for his children?
The Bible says that perfect love casts out all fear:
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:
because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect
in love.
- 1 John 4:18
Is Branham's random doomsday threats "perfect love?" Did
his "Message" cast out fear of his followers? Were they
living in peace, or left with torment after his death?
Official Arizona Game And Fish

Javelina Hunt Regulations
Those in the cult following of William Branham who are
familiar with the "Seven Seals doctrine" and have intimately
familiarized themselves with Branham's many descriptions
of this "supernatural event" are strongly objecting to recent
claims that William Branham was not hunting javelina when
a mysterious cloud appeared over northern Arizona.
According to William Branham, he was "perfectly in
position" when the cloud appeared, and describes witnesses
who verify his claim. But were these witnesses being
truthful?
And on the day just before it happened, the Holy Spirit came
right into the little camp where we were camped at, and said,
begin to reveal about our children, and what they must do,
and how, what condition, and things that were taking place
among them, and tell us what to do, and so forth. I just had to
get up and walk away.
And the next morning. I had found out where the javelina
were, and I was trying to tell these two brethren how to get to
them.
...
This is exactly, and I'm perfectly in the position, northeast of
Tucson, and Flagstaff, see, And I be east of Flagstaff,
northeast of Tucson. And I said, "Here is these goatheads
that I said I'd be picking off of my trouser." I said, "That's
strange," and I just throwed it down, like that. And I looked
up, on the side across the great chasm, and there was a whole
herd up there. They were almost in shooting distance. So, I--I
wouldn't shoot them myself, 'cause I didn't want them. I said,
"If I can just get to Brother Fred and them, now, and get
them over there." And I run over a little ravine, and along a
ledge. And as I was running along there, all of a sudden it
sounded like the whole country come apart, with such a
blast. And it scared me till I thought... I was wearing a black
hat, big black hat, and that just looks like a javelina anyhow,
I thought somebody had shot me. And--and it just scared me
till I jumped up in the air. Just then I thought, "What is this
all about?" I seen the rocks tumbling off the side of the hill,
rolling down. And I looked up, there was that white Circle
above me there, circling around. Here come seven Angels,
come moving down out of the air, picked me up, and said,
"Go back to your home, to the East, right away, and bring
those Seven Seals. For, there is seven mysteries, for the
complete Word is revealed now in these seven mysteries." If
you've never heard, if you ever believed I ever said anything
in a sermon, inspired, you take them tapes of the Seven
Seals. I'm not a tape salesman.
- Branham, 63-0802
Some current leaders in the message are claiming that
William Branham was not being truthful about being
underneath the cloud, but instead was truthful about the rest
of the story. George Smith claims that Branham transferred
into another dimension to somehow manage to be both in
and out of Arizona at the same time. But while deeply
studying the historical issues with William Branham's tale,
many people fail to study the spiritual issues. While
mesmerized by tales of javelina, clouds, and angels, cult
leaders miss the "type" Branham used in this cult
mythology.
That was just before I come back for the Seven Seals. When
I come back for the Seven Seals, then I... One morning he
got a hold of Billy, and he wanted to talk to me. And I was

busy, under prayer for the Seven Seals. And then he told me
of... It happened again, and repeated it again. Brother Roy, if
I get this wrong, you--you call my attention. And he said he-he got up again, in the--in the morning, I guess early again,
in the morning. And there he looked in the room and he saw
this big Light, or a Cloud up on a mountain. He asked me,
not long ago, "Was there something about a Cloud being on a
mountain," and I said... "in the Bible?" And I said, "Yes,
when Peter, James, and John was took up, and the Cloud
overshadowed the Lord Jesus. And--and God spoke, said,
'This is my beloved Son.'"
- Branham, 63-0623M
Who did William Branham chose as his "type" in scripture
for this "cloud event?" Was William Branham comparing
himself directly to Jesus Christ? Did he remind his listeners
of God announcing his Son to the world so that they would
begin to believe that William Branham was Jesus Christ? Is
that why so many today believe this?
The problem is that according to Government documents,
Javelina season does not align with the cloud event. The
Arizona Game and Fish Department confirm javelina season
to be between March 1 through 10 in 1963.
Was William Branham being honest about his javelina tale?
Was he really hunting out of season on February 28, 1963? If
so, what else did he do that was illegal? If not, what else was
he being dishonest about?
New documents on our government records page! And more
The Race For The Egg Car

Prediction
The turn of the century appears to be a race for an eggshaped car prediction. "God" against the newspapers. Who
won the race? Did "God" win through William Branham? Or
did the newspapers win through innovation?
William Branham claimed to have had a prophecy in 1933
regarding the automobile industry. The earliest record we
have of this claim is on a 1956 sermon entitled "Teaching on
Moses," 23 years later.
And, you, how many can remember what a '33 car looked
like back there? Oh, it kind of run out like this, and way up
the back, and chopped down for the spare tire to hang on. I
saw a vision, that before the coming of the Lord, that cars
would look like an egg. How many remembers that
prediction? Is there anybody left in here? Brother Steward's
gone, and I guess. It was 1933 when we were having services
over here. I guess just about all of them's gone now, since
then.
- Branham, 56-0513 TEACHING.ON.MOSES
But was this "prediction" anything special? What spiritual
significance did this prophecy have? Since it has nothing to
do with salvation, most cult pastors claim that this prophecy
pointed to William Branham, and that God was using it to
point to a "messenger" for an "age." Wouldn't one assume
that such a "prediction" would be strange enough to stand out
against the world's current events? Otherwise, how would the
world know that this was a true messenger?
In 1902, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article

describing a new automobile design that was breaking all
speed records. Mr. Serpollet won a contest in Nice, France
using a brand-new 12-horsepower egg-shaped automobile.
Was Mr. Serpollet a prophet?
In 1921, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle published another article
describing German innovation. An article entitled "Sensation
Created By Egg-Shaped Car With Rear Motor" described a
stream-lined automobile that was making world headlines.
Was the German automobile industry leaders "prophets?"
By 1930, newspapers across the United States were
preparing Americans for the change coming to the
automobile industry based on the innovation of engineers in
several countries. The automotive industry began producing
prototypes of automobiles shaped like eggs with titles such
as "Freak Car Like This May Be Common In Future!" And
"Future Autos May Be Shaped Like Egg and Run on Air!"
(Example El Paso Evening Post, Wednesday Aug 13, 1930)
The most eye opening is an article by the Ottawa Journal that
ran on April 25, 1931. "Egg-Shaped Automobile Body
Predicted For Future" described the changes required in the
bodies of vehicles to achieve greater speed.
Using the same logic used by "Message" cult pastors, can we
say that God was promoting the Newspaper companies as the
next "messengers" for our "age?" Did God want us to believe
that the Newspaper journalists are "Malachi 4?"
The real question is this: Was William Branham really a
"prophet?" Or was he just another automobile enthusiast?
Has Voice of God Recordings

Been Caught Lying
Earlier today, we published the news articles for the sixteen
men that actually drown during the construction of a bridge
spanning the Ohio River from Louisville, KY into
Jeffersonville, IN. Our main focal point was that newspapers
across the nation were filled with reports of "sixteen men
drowning like rats," which William Branham used to his
advantage in his early days as a self-proclaimed prophet.
Instantly, we started receiving messages concerning the blog
post. Not so much the content of the post itself, but it seems
many are shocked to learn that newspaper archives do, in
fact, exist!
It had slipped our memory that Voice of God Recordings
made the claim that the 1937 flood had destroyed the
newspaper archives, and that people should believe William
Branham simply "because he said so." One researcher sent us
a copy of the text from their publication defending the failed
bridge prophecy, which verifies that Voice of God
Recordings made this claim.
Was Voice of God Recordings lying to the public?
Immediately, we edited the blog post to include the text of
their claim, and began digging. The local Jeffersonville and
Louisville public libraries have an extensive archive of
newspapers, census reports, government licensing, and other
records that have been made available to the public. Should
Voice of God Recordings have actually researched this
bridge "prophecy" before their publication, they would be

aware that records do, in fact, exist both locally and in
archives stored in the state capitols of Indianapolis, Indiana
and Frankfort, Kentucky. Did they research? Or did they
simply print an article without any effort whatsoever?
But one claim in particular caught our eye. According to
Voice of God Recording's "Because He Said So" article, the
deaths of sixteen men on a bridge would have been
unimportant to the local newspapers. To which we ask the
question:
Really?
Now that cult members have access to newspapers.com, it
would seem that this would be a foolish move by Voice of
God Recordings. Not only can we find articles about people
taking vacations, children breaking their leg in bicycle
accidents and more, we find that the death of ONE person on
the bridge was important. Not just important to the local
Jeffersonville area, this death made national news! An
example newspaper is the "Escanaba Daily," printed in
Escanaba, Michigan on Saturday, January 19, 1929.
In the middle section, under column "School Wrecked by
Wind," (another 'unimportant' story), we find that William
Thrasher, age 43, was blown from the Louisville Bridge and
drown.
Further in the column, it states:
"Louisville, KY., Jan. 18-- (AP) A workman was blown from
a bridge and drown in the Ohio River, several persons were
injured and several houses blown down during a heavy wind
storm here late today."

So again, we ask the question: Has Voice of God Recordings
been caught lying? Have the archives been "destroyed?"
Were the deaths of sixteen men "unimportant?"
Is Joseph Branham and Voice Of

God Recordings Misusing
Donations
We just received this from a (now former) member of the
"Message" cult from the Congo. We hope that by publishing
this we do not place them in any sort of danger. But after
reviewing the content of this message, and comparing it to
the recent events at Jeffersonville, IN wherein the pastor and
entire staff of deacons resigned from the Branham
Tabernacle over alleged misuse of church funds, we have to
ask the question: Are the Branham brothers also misusing the
funds accumulated through donation?
According to this (now former) member who received a copy
of a letter sent by Joseph Branham, Voice of God Recordings
is charging for their materials in the Congo. Every family
receiving the materials sent to the Congo are required to pay
monthly fees in exchange for receiving products apparently
sold by Voice of God Recordings.
This is shocking when one considers the fact that Voice of
God Recordings recently amassed over one hundred million
dollars in assets. Local (now former) cult members are in an
uproar after realizing that their children were being asked to
give even their pennies, nickels, and dimes to the "non-profit
(non-prophet) organization when so much money was being
accumulated.
Worse, cult followers in the United States tell us that they are
under the impression that monies sent into Voice of God
Recordings are being used to pay for those in other countries

who cannot afford to receive "the Word [of Branham]. When
one examines other non-profit religious organizations, any
monies collected for the worldwide distribution of materials
are used to pay for the recipients of that material. If cult
followers in Africa are being asked to pay for their materials,
then WHAT is Voice of God Recordings doing with the
donation money?
Any time a former follower asks Voice of God Recordings
staff this question, the response is typically something like,
"it costs a lot of money to ship and distribute our materials
overseas."
But why, then, do they print the materials in the United
States? Would it not be more cost effective to offer jobs to
those less fortunate by employing them in printing and
distribution centers in other nations? And does it make sense
to charge those people for the materials?
This (now former) member has examined the money
situation, now questions Voice of God Recordings' "nonprofit" status even further. In this letter, the materials being
distributed are tiny SD cards, which cost next to nothing for
Voice of God Recordings to produce and ship. We found
several SD cards for sale at consumer retailers for less than a
dime. If one were to buy at warehouse rates in bulk, we can
only assume it will be a few pennies for an SD card large
enough to hold the entire collection of Branham's sermons in
PDF. And they are small enough to mail in an envelope,
making the entire shipment cost less than the tithe collected
at any "Message" cult church on any given Sunday.
Why is Voice of God Recordings charging for these? And
why are they asking people to "Gather together to sell?"

Here is a copy of the letter sent to us:
...
Letter of Joseph Branham to VOICE OF LIES OFFICE IN
KINSHASA, CONGO AFRICA. It was in French but I
translate in English. It was written by their French
department. Here is the letter
To the brothers present at the meeting of VGR in Kinshasa,
for the distribution of SD cards. I greet you in the precious
and victorious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
My brethren, I hope that each of you goes well. and you take
advantage of the many blessings that the Lord has given us in
our day. My brethren, would really like to be there. With
you, for you shake hands. Get the brace and fraternizing with
you around this - M7e; Z:173r -. We have been very busy to
the voice of God, because we are working on many projects
which you withdraw, I think. Many blessings.
Although it is not possible to be to me with you today trusted
as brother Mali read you this letter, it will transmit you
somehow love and recognition that I have for you and
everything you do to serve the Lord God, the Almighty. I am
really touched and blessed to see brothers like you who take
a stand for God and his Message. and who express an
unshakeable faith in God and his Message. that he sent his
Prophet. Brother Branham. I simply do not have the words to
express the gratitude that I feel in my heart to know that
there are people like you who support us. While we do our
best to send this Message to believers, everywhere on Earth.
Brother Branham told us: ' C ' is an urgent call. " People
gather to sell. (Israel always gathered at the sound of a

trumpet.) Something important approach. 'Listen to this!'
Therefore, this voice calls of a vein so urgent as a trumpet. It
sounds. clear and vigorous; It surprises and wake up. Oh,
may we hear God's voice like a trumpet today. because it is
the 'the Gospel trumpet', which sounds the word of prophecy.
We warn and prepare ourselves for what awaits the Earth. the book of seven figes Church, Chapter 2 brothers, his
coming is closer than ever. NOW is the time to be prepared,
as never before.
So, I have at heart the opportunity to provide this valuable
food in due time to the bride of Christ. For many years. Since
1981. I wanted that you may have access to this Message. so
you can listen to the voice of God at any time. in all places.
Today. You can do it, because the Message of the hour was
put on a small SD card. who can even be inserted in your
mobile! That God be praised! I can't wait to read the report
that brother Mali send me distribution meeting and to see
pictures of you, brothers, receiving the SD cards that we
have sent. I ask you to always have a thought for me in
prayer; I do the same for you. That God you-blessextensively.
Your brother in Christ,
Joseph M. Branham
...
Now having been made aware of Voice of God Recordings
millions of dollars increase in assets on our "Government
Documents" page, and having seen what former members of
the Branham Tabernacle are claiming is outright theft by the
Branham brothers, this former follower will not be paying

for these materials any longer. They have instead started
reading the Bible, and are sharing the Gospel as stated in the
New Testament with others in the Congo.
Please pray that their work will be fruitful, and that God will
keep them out of harms way as they take on what appears to
be a money-making giant with worldwide sales and
distribution.
For those of you who are learning of these things for the first
time, and are looking for the Government Records, you may
find them here:
Sixteen Men Drown Like Rats

One of the most obvious issues with the "Message" mind
control cult is what former members refer to as the "failed
bridge prophecy." It is the easiest to examine, the most welldocumented, and the most obvious failed prophecy by
William Marrion Branham. Many former members refer to
this as their starting place in the journey out -- not so much
the prophecy itself, but rather Voice of God Recordings'
response to the findings.
William Branham claimed to have had a "prophecy" when he
was a child, claiming that he saw a sign in a "vision" that
read "twenty-two years." According to Branham, twenty-two
years after this, sixteen men lost their lives during the
construction of a bridge between Jeffersonville, Indiana and
Louisville, Kentucky.
A little later on, about two weeks later I was playing marbles
with my brother, and I felt something come to me. We lived
up on a hill, and the river was below us: a wilderness around.
And I saw a bridge come up out of the wilderness. And it
started across the river. Sixteen men dropped off in into the
water and perished. And I seen a big sign, it said "twentytwo years." I run in and told my mother. Oh, she said, "Son,
you're nervous. You went to sleep and you were dreaming." I
said, "No. No. I saw it." So they wrote it down on a piece of
paper. And twenty-two years from then, the great bridge
crossed the river, and twen sixteen men dropped off of it and
and drowned in the river. Every time, it's perfect.
Branham, 55-0626A - My Life Story
After Searching For Vindication published a fully-
documented account of the George Rogers Clark Memorial

Bridge construction, including the Coast Guard logs and
post-construction reports, Voice of God Recordings
scrambled to create a Public Relations campaign to explain
how this failed prophecy could still be a fundamental
element of the mind control cult. Creating a recording by
John (Jack) Vissing, they produced a "witness testimony"
describing bodies buried in the caisson. Interestingly, they
were not concerned with details of Branham's alleged
"vision," and neither the number of bodies or the descriptions
of death matched William Branham's alleged "vision."
But also of interest is the fact that Voice of God Recordings
failed to discuss the issue with the "twenty-two years."
William Branham claimed to have been born between 1907
and 1909, which would place this "event" happening in 1931
-- assuming Branham started prophesying immediately after
exiting the womb. The George Rogers Clark Memorial
Bridge opened to the public on October 31, 1921, two full
years prior to this alleged "twenty-two year prophecy."
But as with any mind control cult, control of information is a
fundamental element in keeping the people under the undue
influence. Bypassing the twenty-two years is only one small
part of the information that they withheld from their cult
followers.
In 1890, nineteen years before Branham's alleged birth and at
least seventeen years prior to his earliest given birthdate,
Newspapers around the nation were printing details of a
tragic event coming out of Jeffersonville, Indiana. Sixteen
men did, indeed, die in the caissons, just as Vissing
described, but not in the construction of the bridge Voice of
God Recordings was referring to. At first, the estimated
number of deaths was fourteen men, however after two more

bodies were pulled from the caisson, a total of sixteen men
died of asphyxiation trying to escape death in the Ohio
River.
Why would Voice of God Recordings withhold this
information? And why would they bypass any discussion of
the "twenty-two years?" Are they purposefully withholding
information, as we see with most mind control cults?
In their article defending the many issues with the
"Message", Voice of God Recordings made the claim that
newspapers would not report such a "little thing" as sixteen
deaths. In "Because He Said So," Voice of God Recordings
says this:
"If you have heard Brother Branham's life story, then you are
well aware of the 1937 flood. This destroyed a large number
of historical documents in the Ohio River Valley, which
included thousands of newspaper archives. Besides that, a
few deaths on a local bridge construction would not have
been big news in that era anyway. If it. was. reported, it
probably would have been an article buried inside the local
newspaper."
- Voice of God Recordings, "Because He Said So"
If the deaths of sixteen men were not important, why did
newspapers report them on the Big Four Bridge, built years
before. And if the flood allegedly destroyed archives, was it
a selective destruction? Did the flood destroy all records
EXCEPT the deaths on the Big Four Bridge?
Based on our findings, sixteen deaths were a big enough
story to print in newspapers around the nation -- not just
buried in a local news archive. We found the story in cities

around the United States, "plumb up into Canada."
Is Voice of God Recordings being honest with us?
George Smith - Fighting For

Blood
Did George Smith influence the "Message" cult following of
William Branham? Was William Branham being truthful?
As the male population make their exodus from the
"Message," the cult following of William Branham, one of
the most common questions I get is this: "Was William
Branham REALLY a professional boxer that won fifteen
rounds?"
I said, "Yes, sir. With his good training, I won fifteen
professional fights, and quit the the business; preach the
Gospel.
Branham, 62-0311 - The Greatest Battle Ever Fought
When seekyethetruth.com first started in 2012, there was
very little access to the government records, newspaper
archives, and other documents we've recently been
publishing. Many researchers came to the conclusion that
"Six Second Smith" did not exist -- simply because they
could not find any record. It wasn't until
SearchingForVindication published their findings that the
former cult members realized that there was, indeed, a boxer
called "Six Second Smith."
In the hypnotic trance induced by the sermons of William
Branham, followers do not hear the quickly injected
"disclaimers" Branham used when spinning his tales. When
former members claimed Six Second Smith did not exist,
current members under the mind control of the "Message"
were greatly offended -- they fought back, arguing that not

only did he exist, William Branham did go fifteen rounds!
According to cult elders, "just because we cannot find record
of Branham's boxing career, we cannot claim that he did not
go fifteen rounds."
And this is quite funny, given the hypnotic technique and the
"disclaimer." Branham never said that he fought fifteen
rounds, in the same way that he never said that he was a
prophet. The people said that! Branham actually claimed that
he DREAMED it, immediately prior to claiming to have
been in fifteen rounds:
And then I I dreamed, the other night, that I seen Six Second
Smith. Now, it wasn't a vision. It was a dream.
Branham, 62-0311 - The Greatest Battle Ever Fought
The problem, however, is that dream turned into alleged
history. Branham began to claim that it was a REAL event,
and that he was trained by George "Six Second" Smith ... at
the GOVERNMENT!
And I used to box. And there was a fellow named here in this
city. The poor fellow drinks very bad now. One of his boys is
on the police force. Smith, George Smith, they called him,
"Six Second Smith." He went to training me for boxing,
when we had... 'fore the Golden Gloves started. We was out
here at the government.
62-0401 - Wisdom Versus Faith
He claimed that his "training" happened before the Golden
Gloves started -- at the government. But did this "history"
which started as a "dream" really happen?
The Golden Gloves began in 1923 at a boxing event in the

Chicago Stadium. William Branham would have been
fourteen at the time, according to the birthdate that he used in
his life stories. (Sixteen according to the birthdate his parents
claimed, 1907).
But Smith began his quick rise to fame in 1923. Newspapers
around the nation began printing his boxing events. As you
can imagine, there are no reports of his "government"
involvement and We find no professional thirteen-year-old
"government agent" William Branham. We do find
Hollywood capturing Smith's rise to fame in a theater
attraction, "Blood Fight."
Was William Branham being honest in his life stories? Was
he really a government boxing man before age fourteen? Or
like everything else we've studied with his life stories, was
this just another emotional story used to induce a hypnotic
state powerful enough to make current followers miss the
fact that this was a dream?
Is Joseph Branham And Voice of

God Recordings Misusing
Donations?
Yesterday, we asked the question, "Is Joseph Branham And
Voice of God Recordings Misusing Donations?" In the post,
we included a letter sent to us from a (nor former) "Message"
believer from the Congo. Apparently, they were not amused
to see the hundreds of millions of dollars increase in assets.
Nor were they amused to learn that donations are being
collected by cult members in the United States who believe
their money is being used to spread the "gospel of William
Branham" overseas -- all while those overseas are being
charged for this "donated gospel."
After publishing the letter, we started receiving emails from
other countries. Apparently, Voice of God Recordings is also
charging for the products received by "Message" believers in
their cities as well. The range of prices we have received
from the followers in other countries for purchase of these
SD cards (In USD) are between $10 and $20. As we pointed
out, bulk purchase of these devices should be pennies. How
much money, worldwide, is Voice of God Recordings
collecting for the SD cards of Branham's "Message?"
... and how long before enough is collected to move millions
of dollars into what appears to be a "shell company" as they
appear to have done with Jehovah Jira Foundation?
Newspaper Articles for the 1890

Bridge Caisson Disaster
Newspaper Articles for the 1890 Bridge Caisson Disaster:
We've been asked to publish the newspaper articles used in
our video from this morning concerning the 16 men
"drowning like rats" in the 1890 Bridge Caisson Disaster.
"Message" cult followers and former members are shocked
to see the sixteen men drowning as described in Voice of
God Recording's "testimonies" detail -- but in a bridge built
long before William Branham was born.
Message Mind Control - Loaded

Cult Language
It is quite a journey when a new person programmed with the
mind control of the "Message" stumbles onto this site, and
suddenly finds himself or herself surrounded by some very
painful of quotes that he or she had never heard William
Branham discuss on recorded tape. We suddenly find
ourselves trying to help with their very emotional responses,
and try to better understand how their mind is trying to
reconcile. Sometimes they respond in anger, sometimes in
religious cursing, but often in sadness. It is very emotional
for them.
Those whose programmed response is to insult do so with
cult language commonly used by their particular sect of the
"Message." Not realizing that these phrases have no spiritual
meaning outside of their group, and that some of their cult
language has no meaning to other "Message" cult sects, they
actually help unravel the programming in other followers of
William Branham. When using cult language to insult, it
feels "righteous," but when using unfamiliar language to
insult, it feels very wrong. How is this different than "the
world?" (those outside of the cult)
Interestingly, some cult languages were used incorrectly by
William Branham himself. After having left the cult of
William Branham, it becomes very embarrassing during
conversations with normal (not programmed) Christians who
try to attract sinners by the love of Christ. Rather than
condemn sinners through misused words or phrases, their
example makes the ex-cult member feel very guilty, and
many ex-cult members are curious what their programmed

language really meant. "Cannon Fodder," for instance, is
commonly used is grossly misused. Branham used this
phrase to condemn women who did not adhere to his
interpretation and addition to scripture:
"And the Scriptures says for them not to cut their hairs off,
and things. And I'm not talking about them women of the
world; that's cannon fodder, anyhow. But I'm talking about
you Pentecostal women. You know better than that. The
Bible said that Samson's hair separated him; a Nazarite birth
separated him to the Word of God. Women, it'll do the same
to you, a separated person."
- Branham, 64-0312 - When Their Eyes Were Opened
While Branham uses "cannon fodder" to describe the "bad
guys," the phrase is actually a derogatory term to describe
the expendable "good guys." The term derives from the word
"fodder," which is food for livestock. Friendly soldiers who
were seen as expendable were sometimes used to fight
against hopeless odds -- fully understanding that it was likely
that they would be maimed or killed. An example of this is
the trench warfare of WWI. Other times, it can be used to
describe using the inexperienced infantry in dangerous
situations to preserve the more valuable and more
experienced troops. In the game of chess, the pawns could be
considered "cannon fodder" to the queen's elite status -- but
all are fighting on the same side.
describes cult's usage of loaded language and its purpose
very well:
A destructive cult inevitably has its own "loaded language"
of unique words and expressions. Since language provides

the symbols we use for thinking, using only certain words
serves to control thoughts. Cult language is totalistic and
therefore condenses complex situations, labels them, and
reduces them to cult clichs. This simplistic label then
governs how members think in any situation. 86 In the
Moonies, for example, whenever a member had difficulty
relating to someone who was either above or below them in
status, it was called a Cain-Abel problem. It didn't matter
who was involved or what the problem was it was simply
a Cain-Abel problem. The term itself dictated how the
problem had to be resolved. Cain needed to obey Abel and
follow him, rather than kill him (as Cain killed Abel in the
Old Testament). Case closed. To think otherwise would be to
obey Satan's wish that evil Cain should prevail over
righteous Abel. Clearly, a critical thought about a leader's
misconduct cannot get past this roadblock in a devout
member's mind. The cult's clichs and loaded language also
put up an invisible wall between believers and outsiders. The
language helps to make members feel special, and separates
them from the general public. It also serves to confuse
newcomers, who want to understand what members are
talking about. The newbies think they merely have to study
harder in order to understand the truth, which they believe is
precisely expressed in this new language. In reality, though,
loaded language helps them learn how not to think or
understand. They learn that "understanding" means accepting
and believing.
Questions About The Newspaper

Article
Those of you asking about the date of the newspaper article
entitled "Egg-Shaped Automobile Body Predicted For
Future" in today's Facebook Post can find it in the full
collection in our "Resources" section of seekyethetruth.com.
It is 1931. We apologize for not putting the date of the
newspaper in the meme.
From what we can tell, the aerodynamics of a rounded
automobile was a scientific discovery made in 1902 France,
which was reported internationally. We have a collection of
newspapers describing egg-shaped cars dating back to 1902.
By the 1930's, this discovery made its way into newspaper
and radio broadcasts through the work of Norman Bel
Geddes. BelGeddes made the prediction a reality through his
book "Horizons" and discussions with automotive giants
such as GM. A large section of the 1933 World's Fair in
Chicago that Branham mentioned visiting was displaying the
future as predicted by Bel Geddes, and visitors were
transported into the fair in an egg-shaped car. Unless
William Branham lived in an underground bunker with no
access to the outside world, he would have known about the
egg-shaped aerodynamics.
William Branham's Kentucky

History In Question
In our quest to examine William Branham's life story as it
compares to recorded history, we are leaving no stone
unturned. So far, each and every portion of the life story we
have examined has huge issues when compared to
government records, newspapers, and actual truth. We are
beginning to receive emails and phone calls asking the
question, "Did any part of the life story actually happen like
he said?"
While examining the government records, we came across
something very interesting. Melvin Branham, William
Branham's next younger brother, was born in Charlestown
Indiana according to an official Birth Certificate issued by
the State of Indiana. While this may seem insignificant at
first glance, and while Melvin's birth place does not seem of
any value within William Branham's life story, we must look
closer at the year in which Melvin was born.
Recorded on an official birth certificate issued by the State of
Indiana, Melvin Branham was born on May 27, 1912.
According to William Branham's alleged birth year of 1909,
this would make William 3 years, 1month, and 21 days old at
the time of Melvin's birth. Branham claimed that his
birthdate was April 6, 1909, and he was just shy of his third
birthdate. What was the family doing in Indiana instead of
Kentucky?
Those of you familiar with William Branham's life stories
are also familiar with the "log cabin story," wherein a young
William and nine other siblings were raised in a very tiny log
cabin in the hills of Kentucky:
I was born in a little mountain cabin, way up in the
mountains of Kentucky. They had one room that we lived in,
no rug on the floor, not even wood on the floor, it was just
simply a bare floor. And a stump, top of a stump cut off with
three legs on it, that was our table. And all those little
Branhams would pile around there, and out on the front of
the little old cabin, and wallowed out, looked like where a
bunch of opossums had been wallowing out there in the dust,
you know, all the little brothers. There was nine of us, and
one little girl, and she really had a rough time amongst that
bunch of boys. We have to respect her yet today from the
things that we did in those days. She couldn't go with us
anywhere, we'd run her back, she was a girl. So she couldn't
take it, you know. So we had... And all... Remember that
back behind the table we had just two chairs, and they were
made out of limb bark. Just old hickory saplings put together,
and the bottom of them laced with hickory bark. Did
anybody ever see a hickory bark chair? Yeah. And I can hear
Mama yet. Oh, later on when we got into a place where she
could have a wooden floor, with those babies on her lap like
this, and rocking that old chair just bangity, bangity, bang on
the floor. And I remember to keep the little ones from going
out the door, when she would be washing or something, she'd
lay a chair down and turn it kind of cater-cornered across the
door, to keep the little ones from getting out when she had to
go to the spring to get water, and so forth.
- Branham, 59-0419A
But was William Branham and his siblings really living in a
log cabin in Kentucky as he claimed? And were his poverty
claims accurate?
My father was a logger. My mother, her father was a school

teacher, and the principal of the rural schools. Didn't get to
go to school very much in Kentucky, you know, the creeks
could get up and you couldn't go. In the summertime they
had to take a gooseneck hoe and chop out the corn, tobacco,
and stuff that they raised in the hills, make a living.
I was down, standing by the little old cabin, not long ago,
and took a picture of it. I think it appeared in my book: a
little old two room cabin.
- Branham, 50-0820A
To be sure, we must examine whether or not William
Branham's family moved back into the hills of Kentucky
after Melvin's birth. So we also collected the birth certificates
for Edgar and Jesse Branham.
Edgar L. Branham was born May 14, 1914 in Clark County,
Indiana. Jesse F. Branham was born July 3, 1916, also in
Clark County, Indiana. It would appear that the Branham
family grew up in the bustling casino and liquor distillery
town of Jeffersonville, not the hills of Kentucky.
But how can we reconcile this with all of the stories of
William Branham hunting, trapping, and fishing in the hills
of Kentucky? Or the stories of him climbing up into the loft
to have his mother pour "coon grease" in his eyes? Assuming
the family had moved the very day that Melvin was born, we
cannot picture any of these tales applying to a barely-threeyear-old toddler! Would a mother allow a three-year-old
child to carry a rifle or a "coon trap?" Could the toddler even
carry those things into the wilderness, and if he somehow
managed to get his game, could he bring the animal back to
the cabin?
The more government records we examine, the more we find

ourselves asking the same question we are being asked. How
much of William Branham's life story is true -- if any? And if
not true, what purpose would William Branham have in
being untruthful?
But the most obvious question is sobering. Most families sit
around the living room telling stories of days gone by.
Though the Branham family does not appear normal by any
means, we do know that the family spent a great deal of time
together. My family spent a great deal of time with many of
them, and met many of the Branham kinfolk.
How many people knew that Branham's life story was not
fully accurate? How many times did Billy Paul and Joseph
Branham hear family members telling an entirely different
story about the Branham family past?
Are Billy Paul Branham and Joseph Branham being honest
with the people?
Some are being told by Voice of God Recordings that the
Branham family had "forgotten" William Branham's birth
year. Yet we have census records from the States of
Kentucky and Indiana showing a consistent 1907 given by
William's parents as his official birth year. And the birth
years of Branham's siblings match both census reports. Did
William Branham's parents remember all of his siblings ages,
but forget William's?
New records on our government documents page! And more
Message Cult Mind Control:

Education
There are moments that I will never will forget when I first
began working with escapees from the "Message" mind
control cult. Not knowing much about the strategies
employed by destructive cults, I was armed with very little
advice on how to cope with the many problems they would
face in life after having left William Branham's Pentecostalstyle religious cult. One of those problems was education.
One of the first young women who contacted this website
told us that her favorite "new freedom" was reading. In her
cult community, reading books outside of those contained in
the leather bindings of the Bible was strictly forbidden.
Combined with the cults forbiddance of all sorts of
entertainment, she desperately wanted to read something fun
and lighthearted. She wanted to learn about culture, history,
people, and life in general. But she was confined to learning
about cultures from over two-thousand years ago from only a
religious standpoint. So she began to sneak books into the
house, and read them in the closet using a flashlight.
According to her testimony, when she was caught reading
another book, she was severely punished. And corporal
punishment continued until it became something much
worse.
By and large, the women of the cult are uneducated. There
are a large number of women who have a 12th grade
education through either high school diploma or G.E.D, but
only a small minority have higher education. And those who
do are typically the daughters of pastors or "big-name" men
in the cult. When one expands the selection from the United
States to other parts of the world, the percentage of educated
cult women becomes much smaller.
There are parts of the world where access to education is not
so freely available. We must consider the cult's strategy of
indoctrinating developing nations whose educational system
is in its early stages of growth. But even in some of the larger
cities where school is an option, it is forbidden by women in
the cult.
As I worked with men and women from around the world,
this became a huge problem. In many mind control cults,
those who leave the group are "shunned" or "excommunicated" from friends and family. Their entire support
group starts imploding the very moment they ask the first
question concerning one of William Branham's failed
prophecies. The level of control is so severe that we have
seen cases of men who pushed their wives to divorce. Even
though they fully believed in Christ (were a Christian), they
fully disagreed with placing their faith in William Branham
(Were not a Branhamite).
One of the first questions I'm asked when a person leaves
this Pentecostal-style religious cult is, "If I still believe in
Jesus Christ when I leave, will my family and friends
abandon me like yours did?" To which I respond, "Is this a
Christian group?" If they were a Christian religion, would
they not accept you with open arms if you disagreed with
believing in things that were simply not true? They cannot,
unless they are Christian. And the vast majority ex-members
have encountered are not. I do believe that there ARE some
in the cult who are Christian, but from my personal
experience, this accounts for a very small percentage. And
usually, they came in later in life, not yet realizing that they
are supposed to be Branhamite instead of Christian.
When a person with limited education leaves this destructive
cult, they have almost no support. Instead of emotional
support from family, they suddenly find their family to be the
primary cause of their need for emotional support. Many of
the women do not work, and are in desperate need of
financial support.
One young lady I first worked with was living out of her car.
Her parents had told her that she was no longer welcome in
the home, and until she forced herself to believe William
Branham -- even though she was a Christian -- she was on
her own. Her testimony detailed a very harsh journey to find
new friends and new family, all while trying to find work
with no education.
As I am working with other Christian organizations to
explain the difference between Branhamism and Christianity,
education almost always comes up in our conversations.
Once they realize that this was also a doomsday cult, it is
very easy for them to compare the structure to other
doomsday cults of the past. In general, doomsday cult
structures speak very negatively about education. If the
world is ending tomorrow, why would you want an
education?
Worse, William Branham indoctrinated his following to
believe that education was the "mark of the antichrist." Many
cult churches regurgitate this teaching during their Sunday
sermons:
As I made a remark last night, I felt it sweep over the
audience; it kind of had a funny feeling when it returned. But

when I said, "Education has been the mark of antichrist all
through the ages."... Education is the worst enemy the
Gospel ever had.
Branham, 62-0725 - A Greater Than Solomon Is Here
It takes some time before an ex-member realizes that this
teaching was contrary to scripture. To begin helping them
realize that they will not be condemned to hell for learning, I
remind them of the story of Daniel and the Children of Israel.
They were specifically chosen because they were educated:
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and
skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and
understanding science, and such as had ability in them to
stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the
learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Daniel 1:4
Inferior education is a problem addressed in Steven Hassan's
book, "Combatting Mind Control." Having worked with
hundreds of ex-cult members around the world, Hassan has
seen the same pattern in other mind control cults that we
have seen in the "Message" mind control cult:
Children typically receive an inferior education, if any. Like
their parents, they are taught that the world is a hostile, evil
place, and they are forced to depend on cult doctrine to
understand reality. Although they may be regarded as the
future of the group, they are also usually seen as a hindrance
to the immediate demands of the cult's "work."
Hope Branham's Obituary William Turns Against God

During his many conflicting life stories, William Branham
often made the claim that "God" executed his own
punishment against his wife Hope for his listening to his
mother-in-law. This gut-wrenching tale has brought tears to
the eyes of listeners worldwide for centuries. But was he
being honest?
Jeffersonville, no, no, I mean the Baptist church that I
belonged to.
When one begins to examine the details surrounding her
death, the entire story falls into question. While William
Branham claims that this entire event took place during the
1937 flood, we find that Hope had already contracted her
deadly tuberculosis over a year before her death. And we
find that the illness did not claim her life during the flood,
overturning Branham's exciting tales of braving flood waters
to get to her hospital.
But when one examines the obituary for Hope Branham, we
find a much bigger question. Did William Branham turn
against God?
In his stories, William Branham blamed God for her death.

Though he claimed that his own mistake (or more
specifically, his mother-in-law's mistake) was the cause,
Branham always stated that her cause of death was God. And
he said that God's wrath was caused by his keeping her from
the Pentecostals at the direction of her mother.
In the obituary for Hope Branham, published in the
Jeffersonville Evening News on July 22, 1937 (five months
after the flood receded), Hope's death made front page news.
Rather than being a Baptist minster as he claimed, the
newspaper lists him as a Pentecostal minister. But even more
important, Hope belonged to the Pentecostal Tabernacle
which the news claimed William Branham pastored.
Did God mistakenly kill Hope, not knowing that she had, in
fact, become Pentecostal? Did Hope somehow hide her
"conversion" from the Almighty God? Did William Branham
also hide his own "conversion" from God?
When one considers all the facts, there is really no other
choice, assuming one still believes William Branham to be
speaking truth. We cannot have an "angry God" killing the
Pentecostal wife of a Pentecostal minister for his not
becoming Pentecostal.
To be clear, there are really only two choices:
Either God was both ignorant and narcissistic, or William
Branham's entire life story is now in question.
New records on our Government Documents page! And
more to come!
Is The Pope Vindicated Too?

Though many of us were raised listening to sermons praising
William Branham for having a ministry that was "more
accurate than today's newspaper," and whose "prophecies
never failed," many elders in the mind control cult following
of William Branham are now changing their strategy.
Following Voice of God Recording's example in the
"Because He Said So" article, pastors are now promoting the
idea that William Branham's "Message" can, indeed, have
many mistakes, errors, conflicts, and even failed prophecies.
According to the new strategy, none of this matters, because
he was a "vindicated prophet." ... and then they claim that his
"healing" was vindication for his "prophecy."
To which, we often ask the question, is a baseball player
"vindicated" by how well that he can grow daisies?
But now, this new strategy by the elders of the cult has
placed them in an unusual and unfortunate situation. The
Catholic Church, who William Branham programmed his
followers to believe is the "Mother of Harlots" from the
Book of Revelation, is now "vindicated." Applying the same
strategy they are using to forgive William Branham for
having had many failed prophecies and fictional statements
in his sermons, we can claim that the Pope is the "Prophet for
our age." But with one difference:
We haven't yet found an example of the Pope giving failed
prophecies or lying about his past.
Does this make the Pope MORE vindicated than William
Branham?
According to recent news published on CBS News, the Pope

has successfully shrunk a brain tumor. With just a kiss, the
brain tumor of a small child has shrunk.
Having been born and raised in this mind control cult, many
of us are already aware of the programmed response: "Satan
can imitate anything that God can do." (referring to the Pope
as ... ahem ... Satan.)
But this not only defies logic when comparing William
Branham to the Pope, it is a direct argument against William
Branham himself:
But that the people might know that this Spirit, Who can
know the secret of the heart, also is the Christ Who heals...
And we know that the devil has no power to heal; He cannot
heal. For God said, "I'm the Lord who heals all thy diseases."
So Satan cannot heal. Neither could Jambres and Jannes take
away thethemake the healing. They could bring the
diseases, because it was of the devil, but they couldn't take it
away. And Moses and Aaron was the only one who could
heal, could cure by God. They could take the plague away
and take the curse away. But the magicians could bring the
curse, but not take it away. God's the only Healer.
Branham, 57-0518 - Stand Still
Now that Voice of God Recordings has placed the elders into
this awkward situation, one can only imagine the questions
they will receive from their congregation. "So healing does
not 'vindicate' a prophet? If his prophecies failed, and his
stories were fiction, and healing did not 'vindicate', then why
are we following him?"
The Race for the Maginot Line

Prediction
William Branham claimed to have "prophesied" the
"German" Maginot Line in 1933, eleven years before
Germany built it. Is this true? Did the Germans build the
Maginot Line, and was it built in 1944?
And in 1933 when the Lord, when we was having meetings
over here where that Church of Christ is standing now, the
old Masonic home, the vision of the Lord came to me up
here and predicted that, Germany would rise up and have put
that Maginot Line there. Many of you remember.
- Branham, 58-0927
An international incident between the French military and
Germany made international news in January of 1923, ten
years prior to William Branham's alleged "prophecy."
General Andre Maginot of the French military reported
during the French occupation, one was killed and two were
wounded as the French line was further advancing.
This angered the Germans, and in March of that same year, a
French Official was assassinated in retaliation. The French
saw the event as an act of terror, and promised that
vengeance would quickly follow. Maginot, now War
Minister set severe reprisal measures upon the district
occupied.
By April, the conflict was quickly growing in size. Belgian
officials joined in pressuring the Germans. At a conference
in Duesseldorf, French and Belgian ministers of war met
with military commanders. During the course of this

meeting, it was decided that the French would not extend
their occupation. Instead, they decided to fortify.
In a large-scale operation to prepare for impending military
invasion, France decided to fortify their borders. War
Minister Maginot decided that the old-style methods of forts
protecting large sections of land would not be of any value
towards defending against the more modern technology of
1930. WWI had proven these forts to be ineffective, and they
could not withstand a second world war. Construction of a
new fortification system began on the northwestern,
northern, and southern frontiers. Maginot declared that this
line of defense would be completed by 1931.
Why did William Branham claim that the Germans built this
line of defense named after French Minister of War Andre
Maginot?
She'll never rise again. THUS SAITH THE LORD. 1956 she
made her fatal move. Now. And she took well on her way
about three months ago. Now, she's gone! Right it in your
bibles, see if it's right. 1933, one morning going to the
Baptist tabernacle, I went into a trance, saw a vision. I saw
President Roosevelt was going to help lead the world to a
world war, told it that morning. They was going to lock me
up for it. And I said, "They'll go to war with Germany."
Eleven years before the Maginot Line was built, I said,
"There..." in that same vision I saw Germany fortified in
concrete.
- Branham, 61-0312
And the Americans and the Germans built the Maginot Line,
and they... And Americans taken a hard beating there but
finally overcome.
- William Branham, November 13, 1960
In January of 1932, The French Minister of War Andre
Maginot died of typhoid fever and complications, causing a
sudden shaking of the French cabinet. But the construction of
the line of defense did not die with him. The French
continued to fortify their borders, building concrete barriers
preventing incoming ground attack from tanks and other
artillery. In 1935, still nine years prior to Branham's claim in
"prophecy", the French line of defense was named after the
late Minister of War. From July of 1935 forward, it would be
known as the Maginot Line.
Though the history of this defensive strategy of fortification
may seem long forgotten, this was a very hot topic for its
time. It was present in newspapers around the globe as the
world watched in fear that another world war would bring
Armageddon. Many of the newspaper articles we found were
printed in cities of Indiana very near to Branham's hometown
of Jeffersonville.
Could not any single person in Branham's "Baptist church"
have prophesied of this Maginot line? Were the newspaper
reporters "prophets?" If we claim that William Branham had
special "insight" into this Maginot Line, could we not claim
the same for any child sitting in the congregation who had
access to his father's newspaper?
Was William Branham really a "prophet?" Or was he simply
a man who had money to purchase a newspaper?
Has Voice Of God Recordings

Been Caught Lying - Part 2
Recently, we received a comment concerning the quickly
growing mound of evidence placing very crucial "Message"
cult doctrines under question. "It's odd that Voice of God
Recordings has not produced a single thread of evidence to
substantiate William Branham's claims verifiable evidence
speaks against."
It is odd.
We are told by followers that the recent strategy by Voice of
God Recordings is to lead followers to the conclusion that all
newspapers, government records, and anything verifiable
have been destroyed in the flood. But has it?
In both the Jeffersonville and Louisville public libraries, one
can easily walk in to see the archives. Not only do they have
extensive collections, some dating back to the 1800's, they
clearly have marked which records were damaged in the
flood. And in most cases, the flood damaged records from
years, months, and days that do not have any importance in
researching William Branham's claims.
In the Jeffersonville Public Library, any follower can freely
walk into the "Indiana room," and find large collections of
books and microfiche to search. Given the time to spend in
reading, a follower can easily look through every single
newspaper clipping from the year 1933 -- when Branham
claimed that local and national newspapers printed articles
describing a "Mysterious light that hung over a Baptist
minister."
Now, that newspaper went on to Associated Press. It went all
the way into Canada, and all through... We have the
clippings of it yet. Said, "A mystic Light appears over a local
Baptist minister while..."
- Branham, 60-0210
In multiple places, one can find confirmations that William
Branham was a Pentecostal preacher -- not a Baptist
minister. As we have already published onto our Government
Records page, Branham is listed as a Pentecostal in the city
directory, local newspaper advertisements, Hope's obituary,
and more. Why would the newspaper print articles describing
this "Baptist" minister, when they already knew and had
published articles describing him being "Pentecostal?" And
evidently, they knew him well -- Hope Branham's obituary
was printed on the front page.
Before these records were published, the focus was on this
and other websites researching the many claims by William
Branham. Though it was unfortunate, the burden of proof
was on the researcher -- not the man making the claims. But
now that we have found ample evidence to support the idea
that William Branham was either delusional or outright
lying, the burden of proof has shifted back to Voice of God
Recordings. And more specifically, Billy Paul and Joseph
Branham, who have been promoting this fiction as though it
were fact. Doing so has evidently been very profitable.
So we fully agree with the question. Why have they not
opened these drawers at the Jeffersonville Public Library?
The archives have all of the newspapers, wouldn't one expect
them to proudly display the article about the "mysterious
light" on their website? In fact, I can imagine they would

want to display it in a massive display on the foyer of their
multi-million dollar building!
Why do they not make the trip to the Library? Why have
they not found a single article describing this Pentecostal
preacher being "Baptist" in 1937 when God allegedly smote
his wife dead? Or the 500 converts being baptized? Wouldn't
one think that 500 converts in the local river would make the
news? Like William Branham said, God speaking from the
heavens to announce a prophet would make international
news, "plumb up into Canada?" Why do we not find a single
article, local, state, national, or international?
Yes, it is true that no evidence does not equal proof. But now
that we find that archives DO exist, we can no longer claim
that "no evidence exists."
Is not he archive itself evidence?
Voice of God Recordings has access to the same resources
that we do. With hundreds of millions of dollars at their
disposal. Did they really not know? Or are they withholding
information?
Is Joseph Branham Being Honest

- The Archives
Yesterday, we published a photograph of the newspaper
archives at the Jeffersonville Library. After this, we started
receiving questions and comments from those around the
world (and even locally) who have never seen these archives.
Taking Voice of God Recordings' word, they assumed that
the archives no longer existed. And many -- even locally -have never checked to see if Voice of God Recordings was
telling the truth.
Some of the questions made us realize that we had not
published enough information. We published a photograph
of the drawers, but we did not public a photograph of what
was contained within. And we stated that it was the public
library, but we did not tell how long it would have taken
Voice of God Recordings to travel to this library. Is it several
days journey? Do they have to cross the hot, burning desert
on the back of a camel? Or maybe by boat, tossed to and fro
by angry waves in a stormy sea?
One lady, now a very close friend of ours, came out of the
"Message" cult when the former pastor and entire deacon
staff accused Billy Paul and Joseph Branham of stealing
property from the church. She has spent the past several
weeks examining all of the information that has placed
William Branham's entire ministry in question, and has
decided to leave the cult and follow Christ. She suggested
that we show people worldwide exactly how "difficult" it
would have been for Voice of God Recordings to tell the
truth in their publications and responses to callers with
questions. And it was a very good idea, so we took her

advice.
This is a video of the "long journey" it would have taken for
Voice of God Recordings to find the "missing" archives. Allin-all, it is about five minutes travel time from Joseph
Branham's house. Add to this the time to walk into the Public
Library, find the "Indiana Room" of archives, open the
drawer, and load the microfiche, and we find that the total
time elapsed is ten minutes.
In just ten minutes, we found the archives that Voice of God
Recordings has had over fifty years to locate. Were they
being honest with the people? Have they even tried to locate
them?
Voice of God Recordings has access to the same resources
that we do. With hundreds of millions of dollars at their
disposal. In my opinion, it is an outright lie to claim that the
archives are "missing" due to the flood. When we open the
drawer, we find absolutely NO archives missing. The
newspaper appears to have shut down for a few days during
the 1937 flood, and those records were never created -- so of
course they do not exist! But they aren't "missing." We find
ALL of the archives intact for 1933, when Branham claims
the newspapers published a story about a "mystic light over
Baptist minister." Moreover, we have proven beyond a
shadow of a doubt that William Branham was NOT a Baptist
minister. At the time of his claim, he was a Pentecostal
minister.
For sixty-eight years, the Branham Family have claimed
supernatural experiences, many of which were allegedly
printed in the local newspaper. And since Voice of God
Recordings has opened the doors to their multi-million-dollar
complex, visitors have asked where these newspapers are.

Each person who asks is disappointed, because they were
either "lost" or "destroyed in the flood."
Well, we have found the archives for them. And we have
taken the time to show them exactly how to travel to them,
find them, load them, and use them.
Four Years - A Moment of

Thanksgiving
Four years. It's hard to imagine how far we have come in just
four years. Five years ago, I was a "Collins," with all that the
last name stood for in the "Message." I was not simply part
of William Branham's "Chosen Bride," I was a sincere
follower above all else. I believed what William Branham
said on recorded sermon, and I felt that everyone should
know. We were the "last remnant" of "saints" living in a lost
and dying world, and held ownership of esoteric "mysteries"
that had been lost over centuries of time. We were the "light"
shining through the bitter darkness of this world. To be a
"Collins" meant to be a recognized part of this light. Five
years ago, I was under the undue influence of a mind control
cult.
I had something that others did not have. My grandfather
stood with William Branham, the central figure for a
Pentecostal-style religious cult, who we believed to be the
"prophet" for our "age." As I spread the "good news" about
his message, I had a pillar to lean on. My grandfather was
there! He knew! He was a witness! I used this to my
advantage for every ounce it was worth.
I will never forget four years ago. It was a fundamental
milestone in my life. The road that led up to this moment in
time was very painful, and if not for the grace of God, I
would not be alive today. At the time, I could not see past it.
I saw no way out, and there was no future for me here on
earth or in the world to come. Life had lost meaning. But
then, just four years ago, a tiny bead of light started shining
through this dark, painful tunnel where I laid broken. And a

Hand started reaching through that light to pick me back up
from where I lay.
Though I never did, there was a time when it would have felt
"spiritual" to say that four years ago a "Voice spoke to me."
And through indoctrination of a Pentecostal-style cult
theology, that would be the programmed response I would be
giving you right now had I been intent on gaining a
following. Any change in one's life this significant must
come from a "Voice," as said our central figure of the cult.
But if we are honest with ourselves, there was no "voice."
There were no signs and wonders in a supernatural
experience that could be written in books and sold around the
globe to itching ears. The light shining through the window
was nothing more than that it seemed: a light, from the sun,
shining through panes of glass. The light above my head
came from a light bulb that I bought at the local hardware
store. The cloud in the sky was formed naturally. The dream
I had came from a tired day, and the daydreams I had was no
vision it was imagination.
I came from a religious cult that excited themselves by
taking natural occurrences and claiming that they were
supernatural. And the problem with this type of philosophy is
that other people, not knowing better, believe it. Through
time, very human men become more than human in the
minds of the people. Men with all of the flaws that humanity
has to offer become extraordinary men who present
themselves as chosen to be singled out by God for some
unknown purpose. Those same men, or at least those with
evil hearts, create followings. And over time, those
followings repeat stories regarding these experiences until
they become myths and legends. After their death, they
become mythologies, and hoards of people become enslaved

to them. To a historian, it sounds very much like the ancient
Egyptian, Greek and Roman worlds from over two thousand
years ago.
If we are to believe that the Bible is our means to understand
more about God, we are not to follow those dangerous
pathways. If we are to believe that the Holy Spirit was sent
after the death of Jesus Christ to lead us and guide us into all
truth, we cannot allow itching ears to follow the experiences
of others instead of following a leading that comes directly
from He who is within us. And if I am to be honest, there
was no "Voice" that spoke to me, outside of the still, small
voice that changed me from a prideful "Collins" to a flawed
human who is just like any one of you.
But from where I once was, I can truly say that I had to be
led. My grandfather was a pillar in the "Message," a pastor
who loved and was loved by William Branham. My father
was his son Joseph Branham's best friend and childhood
playmate. My aunts were close to his daughters Sarah and
Rebekah. And we were "special" at one time. I was once
under Branham's blessing to my grandfather, "All your
children and your grandchildren would be saved." My aunt,
who has not been in the "Message" since age sixteen was
"saved" because of this "blessing" even though she neither
lives, follows, or even agrees with most of the teaching. And
four years ago, my mind was programmed to believe that all
of these conflicts somehow made perfect sense.
But they did not make sense. How could a man tell another
man that God would favor his children above others, and that
they had a "free pass"? And how could a grandchild be
anything more than a relative? How could ministers in the
religion claim that "God has no grandchildren," when

"special" blessings were given to myself and others I knew
from Indiana, Kentucky, and Arizona?
It was four years ago that I gained the courage to examine
what it is that I "said" I believed. And I emphasize the word
"said," because I no longer feel that a person can blindly
believe anything. And I firmly believe that anyone who does
not have the courage to study opposing viewpoints to their
faith system does not believe at all. They simply claim that
they do, as if that claim can somehow have greater power
than actually believing.
Four years ago, I chose to live. I barely had the courage nor
the strength to pick myself back up, but God gave me
strength. I lived in almost unbearable fear as I examined the
"Message," having been programmed to believe that to
question your faith is to choose eternal separation. At that
time, there were very few willing to help. This was a fear
that I conquered mostly alone, save the handful of people
who I encountered on the journey. But as I began to examine,
the fear was exchanged with determination. And the handful
of people who helped were like librarians, pointing to
amazing shelves filled with information.
In my mind, I began to imagine a balance scale between truth
and error. As I would examine the claims made by William
Branham, I began stacking them on either side of that scale.
As a truth was found, I examined the weight that truth
carried. And as an error was found, I measured its weight.
But over time, I quickly ran into a huge problem. One single
untruth seemed to unravel the positive things I could say
about my cult faith. Like a small amount of leaven placed
into a batch of bread affecting the entire mixture, one small
lie made a thousand truths become untruthful. The little

leaven truly leavened the whole lump of bread. Over time, as
the scale tipped more and more on the side of error, I began
to find courage.
Many of you right now are making this same evaluation of
your faith. Many of you are wondering why this group who
claims to have the "light of the world" prefers to contain that
light. Many of you are comparing this "light" to the teachings
of the Bible and wondering why we believed that it was in
any way special at all. Some of you are asking why we
believed we were "better" than other Christians, and why
God would ignore other Christians' faith in Jesus Christ
when salvation comes by faith. And all of you in this stage of
the tunnel are going through the same painful fear that I
myself went through, just four years ago.
But we have much to be thankful for. Many have now made
this journey, and many have already conquered this fear.
Many are helping others as they examine the problems with
the "Message," giving them support as the foundation under
them is pulled away. It feels like a part of your very
existence is being removed, piece by piece. Without those
who are helping to support, this can be a terrifying and
painful experience.
Many of you have now moved past all of this. Some of you,
having been born and raised under the mind control of the
"Message" are having to find their authentic selves, their
identities that were suppressed as the cult identity kept it
bound. These are the most excited and thankful. Having been
robbed of freedoms, some of you for over fifty years, these
are the people that are experiencing life! No desire to put a
second thought into this invisible prison, they are living life
to the fullest. Each day is Thanksgiving for them; with every

day that passes, there is another new experience in life to
enjoy. And many of them are living this full and complete
life in less than four years.
Those of you who are struggling now are thinking, "Four
years?" It seems like a lifetime! And from that side of the
tunnel, it does. I can remember back four years ago. As the
foundation of the "Message" that I'd rested my soul upon
began to crumble, it knocked the wind from me. I couldn't
eat. I couldn't sleep. My whole life no longer had any
meaning. It felt like I had been living in a box, with all of the
sides painted to look like a full and complete world, and had
been told that there is nothing else beyond the cardboard
walls. Suddenly, the paint had faded and I could see holes
through the worn-out paper. There was life on the other side,
good life with good people! But how could I be part of it?
Some of you are asking yourselves, how can four years
replace a lifetime? And you find yourselves getting angered,
thinking about your life of forced solitude. How can we be
thankful for anything?
But I cherish those four years. I'm thankful for them. Those
four years have taught me to cherish life. Each day that I
live, from now on until forever, I will be grateful for every
single aspect of life. I can never take for granted the freedom
that God has given us, and will never find myself in a place
where I was. I've traded a life I wanted to end for a life I love
living.
In just four years, I have found myself. No longer the
prideful elitist created by my cult identity, I am a flawed
human being. And I live in a world with other flawed human
beings. And those other flawed human beings do not pretend
that they are perfect or "special chosen ones." But they learn
and they grow together. They do not separate themselves,
isolate themselves, or condemn others for being flawed. Like
others in this flawed world, I have learned to love. And I
have learned that God had a greater purpose in creating life
just as it is, where we need each other and depend on each
other. To a Bible-believing Christian, one must be part of a
flawed world in order to fully understand the Gospel of Jesus
Christ as it is written in the Bible. God so loved this world
even a world filled with flawed people that He sent His
only Son in order to save them. There is only One who is
NOT flawed, and that One is God.
Four years has been a wonderful journey for a large number
of people. But it does not stop after these four years. There's
much, much more. Though this religious cult thought it had
taken away our freedom, and that we could never rebound
from what they had taken away, they were wrong. Like
coiled springs, we are bouncing back with years of bottled up
energy! Our life was not taken from us, we just had to go
through "boot camp." And this "boot camp" taught us to
enjoy life even more. While the world around us may
sometimes take for granted the freedoms given to them by
God, we cherish and enjoy each and every one of them. We
are thankful for our new life, saddened that it took many,
many years of error to be thankful for it, and now excited to
live it.
As you spend time with others during this holiday
celebration, take a moment to be thankful for the journey. Be
thankful that there are others who have gained the courage to
start theirs. Be thankful that there are some willing to forfeit
a portion of their newfound freedom to continue helping
others gain strength. Be thankful that you have others to
spend time with on this Thanksgiving holiday, remembering

that there was a time when cult family and friends had cut
you off. Some of you can be thankful that some of those
same family and friends have mended relationships. Some of
you can be thankful that a few of those same family and
friends have started their journey to freedom. But all of you
can be thankful that there is a way out, and that it is only four
years.
From all of us who contribute, write, and create content for
SeekYeTheTruth.com website, we wish you a happy
Thanksgiving.
John
Is Voice of God Recordings Being

Honest - Family Liquor History
Voice of God Recordings claims that the archives of local
newspapers were lost during the 1937 flood. Are they being
honest?
In a few simple searches on courier-journal.newspapers.com,
we were able to find several interesting articles about
Branham family history. The first thing that caught our eye
was that of a young William Branham shooting himself in
the leg. According to the Clark Memorial Hospital, William
Branham's birth year was 1907 -- just as we find with every
other document we have found with the exception his
conflicting marriage licenses. Did William Branham perjure
himself?
Interestingly, it appears that he was being truthful about one
part of his life story. His father did own a moonshine still,
and a large one at that. Charles Branham was arrested after
having been caught with a ten-gallon moonshine still and
other liquor-producing parts and materials. Because of this,
the Branham family could not afford to pay the hospital bills
for William's leg injury, and her mother pleaded for help.
But William Branham claimed that he was the sole provider
for his widowed mother and siblings. According to the story,
Charles was alive and well -- but alive and well in jail. His
mother claimed that Charles was the provider for the family - not William -- and that she needed him to resume work at
the local factory to provide for her family.
His release was not fast enough, though. It appears that

Charles had additional properties, and his arrest placed the
family under financial burden. The Coots brothers asked the
Clark County Sheriff to evict the Charles Branham from the
property that he had purchased. According to the newspaper
article, Charles was unable to make the payments.
We had no trouble finding the "missing" archives. They are
all there, in plan site. Now, with internet technology,
everyone can easily browse through them. Why is Voice of
God Recordings unable to find them? Are they really that
incompetent? Or are they not wanting people to learn the real
life story? Would they rather the followers believe the fiction
than the truth?
Message Mind Control Brainwashing

As we work with people around the world who are taking
those first courageous steps towards freedom from the mind
control of the "Message" cult, their understanding of what
has just happened to them is vastly different from what they
understand after deprogramming. Dazed and confused, they
feel like their entire world has just been ripped out from
under them, and they are suddenly swimming in a sharkinfested ocean of fear. But as they work through the issues,
and begin to realize just how much indoctrination they
experienced in the cult, the first question they ask is, "Were
we brainwashed?"
This is a word I tried to use very carefully throughout the
past few years of the Seek The Truth blog. Until actually
understanding what the group did to the people, my opinion
had formed in that direction. But there were elements of
brainwashing that I could not find in the group, and the aftereffects (though similar) did not fully match.
But over time, I began to realize that the word
"brainwashing" has been integrated into the English language
in ways that has destroyed its actual meaning. While
brainwashing is a strategy that can implant programming into
the mind, it is not a long-term strategy that an alter a person's
entire being. Brainwashing is a term that was first used after
examining the tactics used in the Korean War, and describes
coercion of allegiance. In many cases, the victim of
brainwashing did not actually change his thought process. It
was not done out of conviction, but rather out of self-
preservation. Though many could argue that more extremist

"Message" churches can fall into this category, the vast
majority of them do not.
Mind control is much different than brainwashing. It is a
gradual process, one that unravels the very fibers of
personality and weaves them back together differently.
People who are brainwashed will often rationalize the
change, simply because it was such a traumatic event that
they can identify the process of change. With the slow
process of indoctrination resulting in mind control, most are
unaware. After leaving a destructive cult, many try
unsuccessfully to determine at which point they began to
change and to what extent. They cannot. In both cases, the
person altering the victim is skilled at coercion.
Brainwashing through immediate and forced acceptance, and
Mind Control through deception and manipulation.
People who have left the "Message" cult describe the
sermons in their specific church. No two churches in the cult
can agree fully on doctrine, and no two churches practice the
same style of worship. On the surface, it would appear that
they are so vastly different that they could never be lumped
together into one group practicing mind control. But when
one examines below the surface, there is a common thread
that is woven through every single church in every single
country. Most ex-members, after deprogramming, fully agree
that the sermons were very manipulative. Private confessions
made their way into the sermons. Current political events
were used to instill fear. Questions were rejected as demonic,
advice was rejected as offensive, and all sermons were
specifically designed to advertise William Marrion
Branham.
But it is the cult structure, designed and architected by

William Branham, that has created the perfect setting for
mind control. Listening to long recordings of the cult leader
is encouraged, and on those recordings one can find several
hypnotic stories -- all promoting William Branham.
Members are trained to condemn each other for any violation
of policy, and some are even trained to report those
differences in opinion to pastors. Those same pastors use
these issues as sermon topics, completing a never-ending
cycle of control. As this cycle spins faster and faster, the
unsuspecting victim of mind control begins to slowly
conform to the group. Over time, his or her authentic self is
suppressed, and the cult identity is created, installed, and
matured.
This is a topic that Steven Hassan covers in his book,
"Combatting Cult Mind Control":
Brainwashing is especially effective in producing
compliance to demands, such as signing a false confession or
denouncing one's government. People are coerced into
specific acts for self-preservation; then, once they have
acted, their beliefs change to rationalize what they have
done. But these beliefs are usually not well internalized. If
and when the prisoner escapes their field of influence (and
fear), they are usually able to throw off those beliefs. Mind
control is much more subtle and sophisticated. The victim
typically regards the controllers as friends or peers, so is
much less on guard. They usually unwittingly participate by
cooperating with their controllers, and by giving them private
information that they do not realize will be used against
them. Mind control involves little or no overt physical abuse.
Instead, hypnotic processes are combined with group
dynamics to create a potent indoctrination effect. The
individual is deceived and manipulated but not directly

threatened into making the prescribed choices. On the
whole, the victim responds positively to what is done to
them.
Steven Hassan. Combating Cult Mind Control
America's Final Decision

Doomsday cult leaders have one thing in common:
ultimatums. As far back as history records, men intent on
using fears of Armageddon to attract a following have
claimed that their countries, states, cities, and villages had
made their "final decision." In vague details through
dramatic speeches, these men confuse the people into asking
themselves, "What did I miss? Did we decide something I
was not aware about? I'm DOOMED!"
William Branham was no exception to his rule. We've listed
his many doomsday prophecies in other posts, and it is very
clear that William Branham projected his future punishments
for these decisions onto the hearts and minds of his
following. In his "prophetic" ultimatums, Branham claimed
that America had made her "final decision." This "decision,"
according to Branham, was "Thus saith the lord."
Yes, and some of these days this nation's going to be all
shook up, sure enough. Oh, yes... sure. They said them holyrollers, them Divine healers, that, this, that, and the other,
what all they are... Just wait. God's just. He will send the
message anyhow. He did in all other ages. He will do it now,
and He is doing it.
And the revival is just about over. You remember as THUS
SAITH THE LORD, I said, America made her final decision
in 1946. Watch, since then. She's gone, and there's nothing
left but judgment and chaos.
- Branham, 58-0309M
The problem is, Branham did not appear to believe in this
particular "Thus Saith The Lord." He later claimed that a
decision was coming in 1956.

And now, let me bring something else. I haven't got it written
here, but on magnetic tape (And this is taped too.) ... 1956 in
Chicago, Illinois, standing at the--that sch--Lane Tech High
School (They were there.), I said, "This year is going to be
the changing point of America. I'd just come from overseas-don't know why I come. Come back; canceled my meetings
in Africa and around--come back."
Branham, 60-1113
Over time, these ultimatums continued to turn into prophetic
claim. Branham would scare multiple audiences with claims
that God had spoken through him as "Thus Saith The Lord,"
and that there was no chance for America. She would be
condemned and destroyed:
I don't know how long it'll take it to run out, but it will be
someday. THUS SAITH THE LORD. It will. She's on her
downward move right now. She'll never come back again.
She's gone. That's right. She's been gone since 1956 when
she condemned and turned away God from the great revival
hours.
When describing the problems with these conflicting
"prophecies," cult members often quote Branham's
statements concerning Jonah's journey to Nineveh.
According to Scripture, God did not destroy Nineveh when
the prophet Jonah prophesied, and the city was destroyed
years later. But through indoctrination, cult members lose
focus of the moral of that story.
God often sent prophets asking the people to "repent or
perish." Modern-day doomsday cult prophets -- not sent by

God -- come with a message, "perish." There is not room for
repentance, and no opportunity for God to save lost souls.
"Message" cult followers would make the claim that this was
not the case with William Branham, and that America was
not destroyed in 1946 (or 1956) is evidence of that fact.
But did God continually speak through Jonah to the righteous
in Nineveh, threatening them with the next doomsday? Did
God use Jonah to rule through fear if impending
destruction?
... or was William Branham's "god" different than the God of
the Bible?
The Louisville 1931 Egg-Shaped

Car Prediction:
We have received many questions about the newspapers we
have posted that predicted the future of the automobile
industry throughout parts of the world. Some asked, could
William Branham really claim prophecy on something that
any person on the street could have already guessed simply
by reading the news?
But one researcher asked a valid question that made us dig a
little deeper. "These articles are mostly from other areas of
the United States. Can we be sure that William Branham read
them?"
Outside of the United States, many are not familiar with the
widespread publication of the Associated Press. Articles
written by the A.P. are generally published in newspapers far
and wide -- or in Branham's case, local and nearby.
Though Voice of God Recordings claims that the local
newspapers are "destroyed" due to the 1937 flood, we find
that this is truly not the case. One can freely search through
the Jeffersonville Evening News or the Louisville Courier
Journal. The local public libraries have all of the archives,
and they are easy for anyone to search. Also, the Courier
Journal has published their archives online for anyone to
search:
We did a quick search, and found that the egg-shaped car
was "prophesied" by the local newspapers as early as August
9, 1931. The page from the newspaper is now uploaded to
our "Egg-Car Prophecy" page on Seek The Truth.
Young Foundations - Bowing To

Branham
Young Foundations - Bowing To Branham:
Recently, we received an email regarding recent cult
gathering of "Message" children in Pennsylvania. The sender
asked, "Who are they bowing to?"
We browsed through the photographs, and found ourselves
immediately sharing the concern of the sender. There were
numerous photographs of children bowing their heads to
William Branham. But oddly, we could not find a single
painting of Jesus Christ. In fact, we could not find a single
painting of the cross -- with the exception of the "t" in
"themessage.com."
"Message" cult followers claim their worship is centered on
Christ. But is this truly the case? Would not they be bowing
themselves before God instead of before Branham? If they
were followers of Christ, would not the projector be
displaying Bible verses, paintings of Christ and his disciples,
the cross, the resurrection, or any other aspect of
Christianity? Why do the followers center their focus on
William Branham?
Roy E. Davis And His Band Of

Merry Women:
Throughout his ministry, William Branham claimed that he
was not a "Pentecostal minister" until the 1937 flood, which
he claimed to have been an act by a wrathful God for his
failure to join "those Pentecostals." Recently, we published a
series of articles examining Hope's death, which occurred
long after the flood receded, placing this entire portion of his
life story into question.
Also, we recently published an article describing the
Branham family history. While William Branham claimed to
have supported his "widowed mother" after the early death of
his father, the newspapers describe a very much alive
Charles Branham arrested in Indiana for production of liquor
during the days of Prohibition of alcohol. Young William
appears to have been inept, shooting himself in the leg while
hunting -- not the kind of child one can imagine providing
for "nine siblings" in the "hills of Kentucky."
While Voice of God Recordings has made the claim that
newspaper archives were "destroyed" in the 1937 flood, we
find that they are very much intact and readable. And the
Louisville Courier Journal newspaper is even searchable
online -- any who wish to do so can verify our findings at
this website:
It is interesting when one begins to search through the
archives. Most of the history we've been taught came from
William Branham himself. And as we've pointed out time
and again, his version of "truth" does not appear to match
actual recorded history. But more than that, the picture he

paints of the men who were involved with his early life is
vastly different from the men we find recorded in the
newspapers.
One such man is Branham's former pastor, Roy E. Davis.
William Branham claims that Davis was the pastor of a
"Missionary Baptist Church," and that he was affiliated with
the Southern Baptist Convention.
He said, "Young man, how'd you ever know me?" Said,
"Doctor Roy E. Davis, the one that ordained you in the
Missionary Baptist church, andand he was thethe head
speaker for the Southern Baptist Convention," he said, "he
was the one sent me here for you to pray." Said, "I've been
prayed for, since I was a little boy, but I always believed that
God would heal me 'cause I took the right stand in the time
of prohibition. I, when liquor was going to be brought in, I
was called one of the dry bones." He said, "I lost the
president of the United States because of my stand."
Branham, 64-0412 - A Court Trial
When I was first converted and was ordained in the Baptist
church, I had a good old teacher by the name of Dr. Roy
Davis. He was a lawyer before his conversion, and he took
everything from a legal standpoint in the Bible. And I
remember my first sermon I preached. I preached on Samson
a grinding for the enemy. Well, I went over and had my own
hands tied to the post. And, oh, I went through every emotion
that I guess that I thought the preacher could go through.
And when I noticed old Dr. Davis setting there with his
finger up to his mouth just watching me... And after the
service was over, I had made my altar call. A lot of the old
mothers was walking up, patting me on the shoulder. Oh,

they said, "Billy, that was wonderful."
Branham, 57-0306 - God Keeps His Word #1
But the picture of Roy E. Davis printed in the newspapers is
a much different man. We first find him making a big name
for himself by violating the Mann Act. The Mann Act,
passed by Congress in 1910 to address prostitution, human
trafficking and what was viewed at the time as immorality in
general, makes it a crime to transport someone between
states for the purpose of prostitution. According to the press
release, Davis had taken a seventeen-year-old girl with him
from Tennessee, and was living with her immorally. Davis
claimed that he had taken her as a stepchild.
Davis continued to make big news. Members of his
congregation accused him of theft. One claimed that he gave
her an invalid deed for property, and testified for the warrant
of his arrest. Her charges were dropped after he gave her
some money, but she later pressed charges for another trial.
During his trials, newspaper reporters described the unusual
scene at the court room. It appears that Roy Davis had up to
sixty women at the trials to support him. His female support
group continued to grow and become vocal -- so vocal that
some were arrested for their outburst. Witnesses say that
Davis was instigating their commotion.
While William Branham claims to have been opposed to
alcohol and supported Prohibition, Davis was a very vocal
speaker against the government regulation of alcohol.
According to Davis, his church often had drunkards in the
pews sitting in the laps of "members" of his congregation.
One can only assume that this band of very vocal women
were part of this scene.

"In my own church in this city I have had to leave the pulpit
to raise drunken men out of the laps of members of my
congregations. I have had to take women -- drunken women - by the arm in the presence of my congregation and lead
them to their seats."
- Davis, Courier Journal, Wednesday February 5, 1930
Davis wrote a letter to the editor that was published on
February 5, 1930 that stated, "For the peace of the nation,
this damnable curse [Prohibition] should be abolished and
inaugurated in its stead something reasonable to take its
place. In the name and for the defense of the American youth
I plead for something better than we have, and anything, in
my estimation, would be better than this thing."
- Davis, Courier Journal, Wednesday February 5, 1930
Local ministers were outraged that this man writing under
the name "Baptist" was condoning the abolishment of the
Prohibition Law. One minister wrote in response: "We feel it
our duty to report that he has never been a member of the
Louisville Ministerial Association, or the Louisville Council
of Churches. He is running an independent mission of the
Pentecostal Baptist Church but has not affiliated with any
denomination so far as we are able to discern and does not
voice any denominational position or the opinion of any
organized group of Christian people."
- Edgar C. Lucas, President of the Louisville Council of
Churches, Courier Journal, Saturday February 8, 1930.
Why did William Branham claim that he was ordained in a
Baptist church, and why did he claim that it was affiliated
with the Southern Baptist Convention? Was there a motive
for his deceit?

Multiple times, Davis was arrested for situations similar to
his violation of the Mann Act of 1910, harboring minors for
the intent of prostitution or "unsavory conduct." The
newspapers are filled with articles about his indictments for
fraud, theft, and more. And we also find multiple articles
describing a young William Branham as an elder in this
church of questionable deeds where liquor-filled women
fling themselves upon men during service. Could we really
say that William Branham was unaware of these things?
Could he have been unaware that Davis was living with a
seventeen-year-old-girl? Or that he was so vocal against
Prohibition Law? Why was William Branham untruthful
about his wife Hope and their denominational affiliation?
When one compares William Branham's statements
concerning his mother-in-law and her objection to "those
Pentecostals," one has to take a step back and look at the
bigger picture. William Branham claimed that she was
opposed to the Pentecostals who held Gospel-centered
revivals. Could it be that she was opposed to her daughter
sitting in a church filled with hedonism? Was she concerned
for the eternal salvation of her daughter? Did William
Branham feel guilty for allowing her to be active in Davis'
church? Was Hope part of Davis' band of merry women?

Stolen Piano
William Branham and the Stolen Piano:
Earlier today, we published information regarding the
Pentecostal Tabernacle history and Roy E. Davis. William
Branham claimed that Davis' church was a "Missionary
Baptist," but it appears that the newspapers would say
otherwise. And while Voice of God Recordings would claim
that newspaper archives were "destroyed" in the 1937 flood,
it appears that the archives are very much in-tact.
One researcher has been digging through the Jeffersonville
Library archives, and noticed our post. We received an email
with two articles from the local Jeffersonville newspaper that
were related to our post about Roy E. Davis. And they are
very interesting, to say the least.
Why DID William Branham claim to be "Missionary
Baptist?"
Message Mind Control Behaviour Modification Through

Group Conformity
One of the first books I stumbled upon while searching for
information about the strategies used for mind control in the
"Message" cult following of William Branham was written
by Edward Burnays, the nephew of Sigmund Freud. Burnays
was an Austrian-American pioneer in the field of public
relations and propaganda, referred to in his obituary as "the
father of public relations". He combined the ideas of Gustave
Le Bon and Wilfred Trotter on crowd psychology with the
psychoanalytical ideas of his uncle, Sigmund Freud.
In his book "Propaganda," Burnays describes the process in
which psychological manipulation can be used in public
communication to achieve mass persuasion. Chapter-bychapter, Burnays describe strategies that will seem eerily
familiar to a "Message" believer: provide your target
audience with a form of media that they can study at home,
alone, with limited outside influence. Do not tell the people,
directly, the message you wish to relay -- let them come to
their own conclusion. Promote the idea that others have fully
decided through targeted speech techniques or marketing and
branding strategy. Try to paint pictures in the mind of the
audience. When comparing the fundamental elements
described in the book Propaganda to Branham's strategy in
his sermons, one might even ask if William Branham had
actually read this book. His tapes were his medium that
people listened to alone. He taught against television,
effectively limiting outside influence. He never said that he
was a prophet (at least in the beginning), and told the

listeners that THEY said that. Very often, he painted mental
images into the minds of the people, and then stepped into
those images -- even if they were stories from the Bible. He
over-exaggerated numbers of people in almost every
scenario, and loved to "name drop" for the sake of making
his claims sound more authentic. "Florence Nightingale"
used in his sermons was not THE Florence Nightingale -- it
was a "nickname" he used for an entirely different person. It
seems that several people were "nicknamed" by Branham for
some unknown purpose.
Burnays breaks this down to its simplest form. (Keep in mind
that this was written in 1928. In principle it still applies.
Culturally speaking, what we see today is either directly or
indirectly a result of this thing called "propaganda"):
It is chiefly the psychologists of the school of Freud who
have pointed out that many of man's thoughts and actions are
compensatory substitutes for desires which he has been
obligated to suppress. A thing may be desired not for its
intrinsic worth or usefulness, but because he has
unconsciously come to see it in a symbol of something else,
the desire which he is ashamed to admit to himself. A man
buying a car may think he wants it for purposes of
locomotion, whereas the fact may be that he would really
prefer not to be burdened with it, and would rather walk for
the sake of his health. He may really want it because it is a
symbol of social position, an evidence of his success in
business, or a means of pleasing his wife. This general
principle, that men are largely actuated by motives which
they conceal from themselves, is as true of mass as of
individual psychology. It is evident that the successful
propagandist must understand the true motives and not be
content to accept the reasons which men give for what they
do.
- Burnays, Propaganda, 1928
After WWII, and as a result of Hitler's ability to persuade the
masses that genocide of the Jewish population was a
necessary evil, numerous of psychologists have studied the
effects of mass persuasion. Cult psychologists have studied
these findings as compared to the group conformity of a
religious, political, or financial cult group. Their findings
suggest that in many ways, the thread that links Hitler's evil
to a destructive cult following is mass persuasion and
behavior modification through group conformity. When a
leader of a destructive cult indoctrinates his followers to
confirm to their own opinions, beliefs, and ideologies, the
group itself can begin transforming into something entirely
different without any of its members noticing.
Take for instance the rigid dress codes of the cult following
of William Branham today, versus what it was in the 1940's,
1950's, and 1960's when William Branham was alive.
Branham had no reservations wearing shorts while on an
exotic safari. Logically speaking, he was not around women,
and he felt that he was still obeying his own doctrine. Today,
however, the group has morphed into something else -through group conformity today, men today focus on the rule
and not the reason for the rule.
The dress styles for women have changed significantly, and
not just because of today's fashion. The "Message" cult
women of yesteryear all wore skirts above the knees,
sleeveless tops, highly fashionable (for its day) hairstyles,
and more. To people of their own time, they did not look
differently. Though they prided themselves in "being"
different, they did not appear much different when seen

around town. But over time, and as the world has changed,
the women's fashion seems strangely to match the 40's, 50's,
and 60's. The group, as a whole, has not fully conformed to
today's fashion. Where a Branham cult follower in the 1960's
could enter a restaurant looking very much like other
women, the Branham cult follower of today looks very
different. Many "outsiders" look at the women and think to
themselves, "are they in a cult?"
This is a subject covered in Hassan's book, "Combatting Cult
Mind Control."
Thousands of social psychological experiments have been
conducted since World War II, yielding great insights into
the various ways people are influenced, both as groups and
as individuals. The result of these studies has been the
consistent demonstration of the remarkable power of
behavior modification techniques, group conformity and
obedience to authority. These three factors are known in
psychological terms as "influence processes" and
demonstrate that situations often determine human behaviors,
often more than the values and beliefs of the individual. One
of the most remarkable discoveries of social psychology is
that people are hardwired to unconsciously respond to social
cues. For example, a class of psychology students once
conspired to use behavior modification techniques on their
teacher. As the professor lectured, the students would smile
and seem attentive when he moved toward the left of the
room.
William Branham's Christmas

Tree
When the first surge of people left the "Message" cult behind
and started working with us and others who are researching
the many issues with Branham's ministry, we noticed
something strange around December. Many former cult
members began exclaiming, "OH BOY! WE CAN HAVE A
CHRISTMAS TREE FOR OUR CHILDREN!!!"
At first, this was surprising. Having grown up in a family
very close to William Branham, and having been part of
Branham's home church in Jeffersonville, Indiana, a
Christmas tree was no new freedom. Even when William
Branham was alive, the Branham family celebrated
Christmas like any "normal" (not programmed) Christian
family. My family and many others in the cult celebrated
Christmas. Though we enjoyed the celebration that has
become commercialized far beyond what it should be, we
realized that we were celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Shouldn't we be celebrating? And shouldn't we be
celebrating when other Christians celebrate? We thought
nothing of it since Branham himself celebrated Christmas in
December -- and with a Christmas tree.
But this freedom we enjoyed is not a freedom enjoyed by the
entire following. William Branham harshly condemned
Christmas celebration. He asked those who did celebrate to
repent for fear of hell fires. And many of his followers, not
fully understanding the concept of double-standards, chose
the ascetic lifestyle which condemns anything Branham
himself condemned. This is especially bad in foreign lands
where only a handful of the hundreds of sermons have been

translated. To them, there is no double-standard - there is
only the sermon which supports their ideologies.
Unfortunately for children in those camps, these are the
quotes that are preached:
And--and took down the sun-god and the moon-god,
Ashtoreth, the moon-god, with round kosher on it, and made
her being the mother of the sun-god which is Jupiter. And
changed the birth day of Jesus from April, where all nature,
where He was born under the ram, 'cause He was a ram, and
changed that up to the sun-god's birthday in the solar there,
where it makes one day... There is just only about a minute
difference in the day when it passes on the twenty-fifth day
of December, the sun-god's birthday, not the Son of God.
And every one of us play Santa Claus, and decorate trees, a
heathenism, and things like that, and then call ourselves
Christians? What's the matter with the Christian church? Will
there ever rise somebody among us, who can preach the
Word and tell the Truth, and God vindicate it and prove to
the people that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever?
- Branham, 64-1212
Say, "I want to follow, I want to follow the Morning Star,
Christ. I want to follow and find my Jesus this day. I want to
get away from all this here Christmas tinsel and things,
because someday it's going to be burnt with unquenchable
fire." And all those who are intolerating with it, will be
burned with it. The world, the sinner, will punished be, they
will perish with the world. The worldly-loving people will
perish with the world
- Branham, 63-1216
But those in Jeffersonville, familiar with the lifestyle of the

Branham family -- especially the older crowd who
remembers William Branham himself -- are different. They
lean more towards the opposite end of the double-standard:
Now, another thing I would like to say. As Brother Neville
has so well said, that we wish you the best in the--these yule
tidings in this time of--of fellowship around these holy days,
and so forth. And then I want to take this time to express to
each and every one of you, how grateful I am to you for your
Christmas cards and gifts, and things that was received at our
house. I certainly thank you with all my heart. It certainly did
us good this morning when... I got a little boy, small enough
yet to kind of want a Christmas tree, and we had it in the
room. And this morning, go under there, I found several gifts
from my church here, and my friends from around different
places, that had come in, laying under the tree. And I don't
have words to express to you what I, how I appreciate every
one of them.
- Branham, 60-1225
When you realize that Branham enjoyed that which he
condemned, one has to ask the question: Why do Branham's
followers condemn Branham's followers for their Christmas
trees? Do they not realize that in condemning others for
Christmas trees, they are also condemning William
Branham?
And on the opposite end of the argument, why do his
Jeffersonville followers enjoy Christmas celebration? Do
they not know they are in danger of hell fires, along with
William Branham who placed this evil curse on his
children?
But for those who have now left this cult following of
confusion behind, they ask the bigger question. If the trumpet
blow an uncertain sound, who can prepare for battle?
So as you are starting your new life, free from the undue
influence of Branham's mind control cult, don't give a
Christmas tree a second thought. Instead, focus your
thoughts of the Reason for the celebration.
The Apostle Paul says it best:
He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our
legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned
us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having
disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public
spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or
drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon
celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the
things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in
Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and
the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes
into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed
up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. They have lost
connection with the head, from whom the whole body,
supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews,
grows as God causes it to grow. Since you died with Christ
to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though
you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:
"Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"? These rules,
which have to do with things that are all destined to perish
with use, are based on merely human commands and
teachings."
- Colossians 2
William Branham's Christmas

Gifts
Yesterday, we posted our experience in offering support to
those newly freed from the "Message" cult following of
William Branham. In the post, we described their experience
of suddenly learning that they could enjoy a Christmas tree.
As you can imagine, we received quite a bit of positive
feedback from those who never realized that the Branham
family had a Christmas tree.
It seems that some families in the cult group had taken the
doctrine even farther than decorated trees. Some cult fathers
had actually refused to give their children gifts in celebration
of Christ's birth. Some took this even so far as to forbid
exchanging gifts. Why? Because William Branham harshly
condemned it.
In a few weeks, or even right now, there's reindeers and
Santa Clauses andand jingle bells and all kinds of things
hanging up, which is pagan ceremony. It's an article of the
Catholic church. People paying great prices and swapping
presents and things like that, pagan! Christmas is a day of
worship. And by the way, Christ wasn't born on the twentyfifth day of December either. He couldn't have been. If you'd
ever been in Judaea, the hills are full of snow, worse than it
is here. Born in April when all nature comes forth. Now, but
it's their tradition.
Branham, 60-1204E - The Patmos Vision
Growing up in Jeffersonville, this idea seems so foreign to
me. Those who know the Branham family, and especially
those who knew William Branham, never take Branham's

doctrine seriously. Not only did William Branham give gifts
to his children, Branham was overjoyed to receive them.
I received some mighty fine Christmas presents: a movie
camera, and many other things, guns and things, that people
love me, they give me. How I appreciate that.
- Branham, 59-1227M - A Super Sign
When one takes a step back, and considers this example of
Branham's condemnation of Christmas, it is eye-opening.
How many other things did William Branham condemn?
And how many of those things, over time, became "Message
Law?" How many of the new "Message Laws" did William
Branham himself break? How many did he let his children
break? Why do (some) cult pastors ignore certain things that
William Branham condemns, yet strongly reinforce others?
Have cult pastors the power to dictate which of Branham's
teachings we choose to keep and which to ignore?
The Apostle Paul says it best, just as we said in yesterday's
post:

teachings."
- Colossians 2
Halation - A 1931 How To Guide

On Making Halos
Halation - A 1931 How To Guide On Making Halos:
In a 1931 Jeffersonville Evening News article, the paper
described how to create halos in your photography. Was
William Branham being honest with the people?
Voice of God Recordings claims that newspaper archives in
Jeffersonville were destroyed in the 1937 flood. Are they
being honest with the people?
William Branham's Santa Claus

When people contact us for support after leaving the
"Message" cult following of William Branham, the holidays
are especially difficult. Many ex-members, now shunned by
their friends and families, find themselves starting a new
tradition: Just them, their spouse, and their children. Sadly,
every single aspect of their lives has changed. And not
because they have forsaken God or their family. Many still
remain Christian. The ex-members whose families have
chosen Branham over Christ have refused them.
And Christmas, for many ex-members, is a new experience.
Christmas was a holiday that was strongly condemned by
William Branham. Many cult families did not have
Christmas trees; they were condemned and frequently the
subject matter of sermons each December. Some took the
teaching so far as to refuse gifts for their children. Most, if
not all, refused to let their children see, hear of, or even think
of Santa Claus!
I remember the former pastor of the Branham Tabernacle
telling the same story each December. He had his daughter
so trained to condemn Santa Claus that even as a child, she
was trained to think ill of any who enjoyed the tradition.
While standing in line at a grocery store, an elderly lady had
asked her, "Are you excited for what Santa Claus is going to
bring you?" To which the young girl shook her head, put her
hands on her hips, and said, "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
THAT SOMEONE AS BIG AS YOU, AND AS OLD AS
YOU, DO NOT KNOW THAT SANTA CLAUS IS A
LIE?"
Often when the former pastor told this story, the

congregation would clap their hands in support. Each year,
the former pastor would grin as though he had accomplished
a great thing by teaching his daughter to rebuke the elderly
lady.
Now, having left the cult, I feel sorry for the woman. At a
time of year when she had an opportunity to have
conversation with a young child, the child rebuked her. And
while she was harmlessly expressing her love, the child had
been trained to express hatred in return. Even in a world
where Christmas tradition has been over-commercialized, I
have to ask myself, which is the more evil? The one showing
love in a world filled with greed? Or the child trained to
repay kindness with rebuke? Maybe the pastor teaching
others to do the same?
"Message" cult followers in the United States have no
problem allowing their children to role play their childhood
heroes. It's very common to see children with Batman or
Superman capes. Some, living in a world "stuck" in the 40's,
50's, and 60's, still play Davy Crockett or Daniel Boone.
Even the adults seem to enjoy role playing -- many like to
pretend that they have some of William Branham's own
traits. The "Message" cult seems to impart an unnatural
affection for the wildness to those who would never have
chosen to be lovers of the wild on their own. But to enjoy the
Christmas Tradition of Santa, for a "Message" follower, is
the supreme sin of the holiday.
I know that we people here do not teach our children of such
a myth as Santa Claus. We do not believe in telling anybody
a lie, so you're not going to lie to your children. Such stuff as
that, that's mythology to its heights, of such a thing as taking
the place of Christ at Christmas.

Branham, 61-1217 - Christianity Versus Idolatry
But to an ex-cult member who has studied William
Branham's life story, this statement now puts a very bad taste
in their mouth. Most of William Branham's life story does
not match actual history, and William Branham did, in fact,
struggle telling the truth. And his life, over time, became a
mythology. Many followers worship the man outright, while
the group as a whole respects William Branham far above
"normal" men like themselves.
So each year, we get the question, "Is it wrong to let our
children see Santa Claus?" "Does that make the holiday
celebrate Santa instead of Christ?"
To which I reply, are you going to tell them that Santa Claus
was God's Son who saved the world from sin? Will you tell
them that you are celebrating Santa's birthday instead of
Christ?
To those freshly out of the "Message," they find it very
shocking to learn that William Branham himself enjoyed
Santa as a child, and that he referred back to that time as a
very fond memory.
Around Christmastime, we had a Christmas tree. And the
kids down at school would take and cut little white strips of
paper, and blue ones, and green ones, and made little chains,
you know how they used to do in school. And we'd took ours
home. So Mama thought... She went back out in the field, we
did, and cut a little Christmas tree about like that. And Papa
went down, and he'd got some popcorn that they'd raised.
And theythey popped the corn and made strings, and Mom
strung it up with aa needle and thread to put around the

the Christmas tree, where we was going to have a Christmas
tree. We'd hang up our stockings on Christmas night. And
next morning, maybe have a orange, and three pieces of
candy laying out in a little piece of paper laying to one side,
maybe little bitty pieces of candy. And if we had an orange,
and a piece of candy, and a apple, oh, what a great fellow
Santa Claus was to come bring that to us. How happy we
was.
- Branham, 52-0720A - Life Story
When you consider the the tone and voice patterns that
William Branham takes with each aspect of his sermons, it is
obvious that this fond memory was something that William
Branham truly held dear. When Branham was telling a story
that we've learned not to be true, he often stuttered, slowed
his speech, and gave far more details than was needed. When
he was telling a story from the Bible that he invented and
added to the passage, he seems to transform from fire-andbrimstone preaching to that of a father telling a nighttime
story to his child. When he is telling a story about himself, he
often uses adjectives that make himself sound bigger than
life. But when he is telling fond memories, you can really tell
that those memories are what held him together.
After having analyzed his sermons, I have to ask myself,
what would this man be like if his father did NOT help him
make fond memories? What many now believe to be pure
evil was somewhat contained until around 1964 when he
started teaching his "My Message Is The Son of Man"
theology. Could the Santa Claus memory have actually been
part of what held him together for so long?
To those who ask the question, "Can we let our children see
Santa Claus," my response is this: Go back to the Bible.

What does the Apostle Paul say? And I refer them to
Colossians 2.
Paul tells us that we are to let NO man judge us for what we
eat or drink. And I let that part sink in, because it was quite
common for those in the Bible to drink wine, which Branham
forbade until he broke his own rule during communion. And
Paul says not to let others judge you for a festival, New
Moon Celebration (a pagan observance) or a Sabbath. He
says, "These things are a shadow of the things that were to
come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
Christmas celebration -- Santa or no -- is a "shadow" of the
act of giving gifts. But the reality, however, is the Gift that
God gave the world when He gave His Son. Do not lose
focus of that.
The Apostle Paul says it best:

teachings."
- Colossians 2
William Branham's Christmas Tax

Amazement
Each Christmas holiday since we have been posting on
seekthetruth.com, ex-cult members enter the private support
groups to discuss the long-lasting issues that they have
received due to the conflicting doctrine in the "Message"
mind control cult. Many, now facing the holidays after
having been abandoned by their friends and family, find
themselves struggling to get into the "Christmas spirit." And
having been in a doomsday cult that preached so harshly
against that "Christmas spirit," they find invisible weights of
baggage dragging them even further down.
But fortunately for those who came out of the Jeffersonville,
Indiana branch of the cult, this is one weight of baggage that
has no struggle. While cult churches around the world preach
hell-fire and brimstone to any who would enjoy the
"Christmas spirit," those in Jeffersonville enjoy and have
enjoyed the holidays for decades.
In great irony, each of the businesses created by William
Branham and/or his sons reaps the benefits of this holiday no
differently than any of the stores or shopping malls that cult
pastors condemn. While blasting their congregations for
contributing to the local retail stores that provide jobs for
local families, these same pastors promote giving local
funding to multi-million-dollar organizations that have the
name "Branham" associated with them.
And William Branham gave them much fuel for their fire of
hate speech against the holiday. In several sermons, Branham
associated Christmas holidays and that "Christmas spirit"

with Roman Catholicism, which he claimed to be the "Mark
of the Beast" from Revelation. So in essence, William
Branham was telling his congregation that to celebrate
Christmas was to associate with the "Beast."
There is that Roman empire, bound there by (what?) the
ecclesiastical powers. Which, Rome, pagan Rome become
papal Rome, and was bound there in its traditions of
Christian. What part of Christian, andand superstitions it
had of Rome putting together all these; worship of women,
and all these other kind of stuff, and Christmas days, and
holidays, and holy days, and things. It's been bound with that
tradition that it cannot let loose, because it's against Christian
principles. Still the same ungodly, pagan spirit!
- Branham, 64-0719M
But William Branham himself enjoyed the holiday, as did his
children. The local churches and organizations can be at each
other's throats all year long as they compete for more sales
on Branham's merchandise -- but at Christmas time, they all
come together as one big happy family. And this was
reflected in William Branham's sermons:
I just wish it could be Christmas all the time. Everybody
seems to be so friendly around Christmas time, wanting to
help one another, and everything. And everybody down on
the street say, "How are you, brother?" Other times of the
year won't even speak to you. So I... It'd be good if it stayed
Christmas, wouldn't it? Just Christmas all the time...
- Branham, 54-1219M - Divine Healing
But in Jeffersonville, there is a sight to see that you won't
find in the cult churches around the globe. And not all in the
local cult churches are privy to the information. Only those

who were in "special" families who were around the
Branham family were there to witness the "Christmas spirit"
from behind closed doors. Having been born into such a
family, and having had the "privilege" of being around those
very close to William Branham and his sons, I can almost
agree with the disgust against the Christmas spirit.
Each year in December, the gifts and donations start flowing
in from hearts around the globe who are in that "Christmas
spirit." Some in physical packaging, some in the form of
checks made out to the various organizations, but quite a bit
given in untraceable cash. Multiple people very close to the
Branham family describe the numerous rolls of cash around
his quaint little home. And William's death did not stop the
massive flow of income in December; his sons are the
recipients of gifts from cult followers worldwide.
And the gifts in physical packages also equate to untraceable
funds. Many of these gifts are recycled to others, sold for
cash, or returned to stores for cash value. And because they
were given as a Christmas gift, this cash value is not required
to be reported on income tax statements. William Branham
himself noticed this loophole:
God bless each one of you. I want to say again for the nice
Christmas presents that each one give me. The church give
me a new suit, oh, how I appreciate it. And I got two new
suits for Christmas. My brother, the little church down in
Macon, Georgia, down there, Brother Palmer, sent me a new
suit. And the Tabernacle give me a new suit, and there's so
many nice things give in, andand Christmas gifts in the
line of money. Which, the division of income tax tells me
that if it's a Christmas present and wrote "Christmas present"
or a "Birthday present," anything, you can accept it;

otherwise that I have to... Itit goes into the work, which is
all right.
- Branham, 61-1231M - You Must Be Born Again
I myself think that the over-commercialization of Christmas
is ridiculous. The retail stories have set themselves up for a
very dangerous game: all year long, they barely survive
while gambling that their Christmas sales will carry them
through until the next holiday season. Some stores do not
survive the gamble, closing their doors after the season in
bankruptcy.
But when comparing the "Christmas spirit" of the retail
stores to the "Christmas spirit of the organizations that
support Branham's religious cult, it's very obvious to see
which is the lesser evil. While helping these stores survive
their ridiculous gamble, local shoppers are supporting many
lower-class families in their cities. Were they to boycott the
stores, many families would be out of work. Some would be
homeless.
Supporting the organizations in Branham's cult, it is clearly
obvious which people are the beneficiaries. Many of their
employees are paid lower-class wages. Some would actually
make more money in a retail store. And while retail stores
have all tiers of financial class, many people sharing the
wealth of the income, the multi-million-dollar organizations
created to sell Branham's propaganda are generally making
one or two men filthy wealthy.
Why do William Branham's followers condemn other
Christians for enjoying the "Christmas spirit?" Are they not
participating in the same commercial experience with
different companies? By doing so, are they also condemning

the head figures of the organizations established for sales of
Branham's merchandise?
Shouldn't we take advantage of the season to share the love
of God? Shouldn't we celebrate with others who are doing
the same?
William Branham And The

Christmas Nativity Scorning
Our focus for the past few days has been directed towards
those having recently been set free from the mind control of
the "Message" cult following of William Branham as they
experience their first Christmas being shunned and excommunicated by family and friends. It is a very difficult
time, one that feels like the end of the world to many. But
thankfully there are many ex-members now willing to offer
support and encouragement.
But in this holiday season, we should remember that while
some are celebrating new freedom with mixed emotions,
others are still trapped under the undue influence of cult
pastors. And those same cult pastors are trapped under the
undue influence of the recordings. Though many of these
same pastors have abused their power to enforce Branham's
extra-biblical rules, they (some of them) are also placing
themselves under the same bondage. And the same internal
conflicts with Branham's ministry that led so many to
freedom have plagued the minds of many ministers for years.
One ex-cult pastor told me that he finally could take it no
longer; the book of Hebrews alone was enough to free him
from the Bondage. We have a new High Priest, and that High
Priest did not come from the hills of Kentucky.
We must remember that these cult pastors have to face
themselves in the mirrors each morning. And when
preaching sermons that support one side of the argument on
doctrinal stance, these pastors are fully aware that Branham
also preached the other side. It cannot be easy for them. It
would not be easy for me, as a father, if I taught my children

to speak nothing but truth while also teaching them that they
must believe and teach fiction to their children. For this
reason, I chose to lead my family out of Branham's cult
following. That mirror I looked at each morning was cold
and dark.
This is especially difficult for cult pastors in December.
While they want to celebrate Christmas, and use the time to
spread the Good News that Christ was born as a man in
Bethlehem, they realize that Branham harshly condemned it.
William Branham instructed cult pastors to preach Christ's
death, and avoid preaching his Birth. According to Branham,
the Christmas Story is not in the "entire book of the bibles."
"And they're all dead." He said, "But I'm that Bread of Life
that come from God out of Heaven. And it isn't Me that
speaks; it's My Father that dwells in Me. He is the Interpreter
of that Divine Word. And He proves in here that He is God,
because He's doing right with Me what He said He would
do." Amen. That's the Scripture. That's the message to get to
people, not a cradle, not a manger. Christmas is not
mentioned in the entire book of the Bibles. Never one time
did Jesus refer them to His birth, but to His death.
- Branham, 61-1224
Interestingly, William Branham chose to preach the Nativity
from a very different angle. He often spoke of Balaam very
highly, as having the "Same Anointing as Moses" and
preaching a behind-the-scenes look at the "Three Wise Men."
Rather than preach about the birth of Christ each Christmas,
Branham reminded his followers that Balaam was a prophet.
And regardless of the fact that Israel stoned Balaam for being
a false prophet, Branham uplifted him as an "anointed"
prophet gone astray.

There are some cult pastors who refuse to preach the
Christmas story in December. And quite frankly, one could
argue that these are the pastors most fully devoted to
Branham's doctrine. Others, fond of their childhood
memories in churches that celebrated Christ's birth, enjoy
preaching the full and complete Gospel which includes the
Nativity.
Some cult pastors take the easy way out. Rather than try to
decide which side of William Branham's argument they
choose, they find it much easier to play one of William
Branham's sermons which includes the Nativity. Rather than
preach the Nativity (which William Branham was against)
and rather than preach against the Nativity (which would be
condemning William Branham), they simply press the "play"
button on a tape recorder. And the easiest recording for them
to play is "Why Little Bethlehem," which is Branham's
rendition of the Nativity scene:
And I thought, being that we were facing the Christmas time,
that we would... maybe I'd speak on a--a Christmas message.
And now if you have your Bibles, and like to read,
sometimes people do, behind evangelists or speaker, I want
to read from Saint Matthew's Gospel, the 2nd chapter, for a
portion of the Word. Now when Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold,
there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying,
Where is he that's born King of the Jews? for we have seen
his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When
Herod the king... heard these things, he was troubled, and all
Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief
priests and the scribes of the people together, he demanded...
them where Christ should be born. ... they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophets.
And thou Bethlehem, of the land of Juda, art not the least
among the princes of Juda: but out of thee shall come a
Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. May the Lord add
His blessings to the reading of His Word. And now with
some notes here, and some Scriptures to refer to. I like to
have your undivided attention for a little while on the subject
of: Why Little Bethlehem.
- Branham, 63-1214
Why should cult pastors condemn other cult pastors for
preaching the Nativity? Are not both sides of the argument
following William Branham's example?
Roy E. Davis, Imperial Wizard of

the Ku Klux Klan and the
Kennedy Assassination
In an article of "Voice of Healing" magazine published
October 1950, it was advertised that the Reverend Roy E.
Davis Sr. was William Branham's first pastor. According to
Davis, he could "write more intimately of Billy Branham
than any living minister." Also according to Davis, he was a
member of the Fort Worth, Texas Chamber of Commerce,
born and raised near Fort Worth, and ordained to preach the
Gospel in a well-known Baptist church in Texas. For a brief
period of time, Davis hung his hat in Jeffersonville, Indiana,
during which time he introduced William Branham to the
Pentecostal religion.
"I am the minister who received Brother Branham into the
first Pentecostal assembly he ever frequented. I baptized him,
and was his pastor for some two years. I also preached his
ordination sermon, and signed his ordination certificate, and
heard him preach his first sermon."
- Rev. Roy E. Davis.
William Branham acknowledged this several times
throughout his ministry, adding titles to Davis such as
"doctor" or "lawyer."
When I was first converted and was ordained in the Baptist
church, I had a good old teacher by the name of Dr. Roy
Davis. He was a lawyer before his conversion, and he took
everything from a legal standpoint in the Bible.
- Branham, 57-0306 - God Keeps His Word

Roy Elonza Davis, Sr. was reared in Texas, but he did not
remain there for the largest portion of his life. After being
caught cheating and swindling the people of Texas in 1917,
he fled to Georgia posing as a travelling evangelist and
singer under the alias "Lon Davis." He tried to settle down in
Acworth, GA, but was removed from the congregation for
"conduct unbecoming a minister."
Soon after, and under his real name of Reverend Roy. E.
Davis, he began holding lectures to promote the interests of
the Ku Klux Klan. Filling convention halls and collecting
sign-up fees, Davis began asking followers to support his
political agenda. According to Davis, the Klan were not as
bad as the skeptics had made them to be. He claimed that the
Ku Klux Klan was "not anti-negro, Jewish, or catholic" and
that the Klan "favored white supremacy but by lawful and
peaceful means."
At the time, Davis was the chief editor of the Brickbat, a
newspaper published in Meigs, Georgia, as well as the head
of the Georgia Farmer's Union. Davis began spreading his
propaganda through the publication, and suddenly found
himself in trouble with the Georgia criminal system. He was
arrested on charges of criminal libel against one Katy Lee
Kirk.
After it was made public that Davis was spreading false
information, his reputation began to quickly fade. People
began to question his motives and intentions. Some went so
far as to hire a private investigator to follow the minister on
his evangelistic trips, and were shocked to learn that the
Reverend Roy E. Davis who lived in Georgia was living a
dual life in multiple cities and states of the U. S.

In Macon, Georgia, it was announced that Davis would no
longer be operating as head of the Georgia Farmer's union. A
dual committee was gathered to review the findings of the
investigation, and decided that he would be fired
immediately. Davis left Georgia, singing and evangelizing in
multiple states across the country. His advertised trail leads
through North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma,
however one can assume that he travelled through many
more states throughout the United States. According to the
Louisville Courier Journal, Davis was arrested for bringing a
seventeen-year-old girl from Chattanooga, Tennessee for
sexual pleasure. At the time he was arrested, Davis was
preaching from a "Pentecostal Baptist Church" at the "Holy
Bible Mission Hall" on 711 E. Jefferson Street in Louisville,
KY. His son, Roy E. Davis Jr. was a trustee at his church.
But this was not the only trouble Davis would face in
Kentucky. Multiple charges of fraud, forgery, and more
would place Davis in and out of jail. Davis fled across the
river to Jeffersonville, Indiana to escape some of the charges.
There, Davis connected with William Branham and started a
new church also named "Pentecostal Baptist Church" where
Davis would claim to base his evangelistic missions.
Continuing a life of crime, Davis would be arrested more in
Indiana. Eventually, the State of Indiana would extradite
Davis to Kentucky for his crimes in that state, though he
would still continue to claim residence in Indiana. During
this time, members of his church combined with William
Branham to hold tent meetings of their own and eventually
move into Branham's "Pentecostal Tabernacle" on the corner
of 8th and Penn Street which would eventually become the
Branham Tabernacle. At the same time Roy pastored his
church, his brother, the Reverend Daniel S. Davis pastored

the "Baptized Church of God Pentecostal Church" on
Mechanic Street in Jeffersonville. Later, Daniel would
become the head of the East Market Street Mission in
Louisville, Kentucky. Interestingly, William Branham gives
us a hint that the Klan was very active in Jeffersonville at the
time he was in the early stages of his career:
"We didn't even have food to eat, in the house, so how could
we pay a hospital bill, hundreds of dollars? But she, through
her church society and the Ku Klux Klan, paid the hospital
bill for me, Mason's."
- Branham, 63-1110M
After being caught stealing a piano and a desk from a New
Albany organization during a tent meeting, Roy E. Davis Sr.
and Roy E. Davis Jr. would flee to Oklahoma. According to
William Branham, their church in Jeffersonville was burned
to the ground, which leads one to believe that the father-son
conmen were ran out of town. There they would base their
evangelistic operation for an unknown amount of time. The
evangelists are advertised speaking at Masonic Order of the
Eastern Star meetings, and appear to have been affiliated
with the Masons to some extent. Coincidentally, when their
campaign came into town, the newspapers also advertised
large meetings for Eastern Star members. This is interesting,
because above the door to William Branham's original
tabernacle hung the Eastern Star tilted slightly to the right as
was typical of the emblem for the Masonic order. Also, his
sister Deloris was described in her obituary as being a
lifelong member of the Branham Tabernacle and the Eastern
Star.
"All my people are Masons, and they're all right as a lodge."
- Branham, 61-0414 - Be Not Afraid, It Is I

In 1944, the men would leave Oklahoma for California,
where they would begin a new series of crimes, most of
which were attributed to the son. In Upland, California, the
"Upland First Missionary Baptist Church" was established
under the Reverend Roy E. Davis, and both Junior and
Senior appear to have been pastoring it together. After being
arrested for swindling people out of money, Roy E. Davis
Senior and his wife, Allie Lee Davis sued the chief of police.
Meanwhile, Davis Junior was arrested for posing as an F.B.I.
agent to swindle others out of money. During the process of
the investigation, it was announced that Roy E. Davis had
felony charges in Texas for swindling. Not long after, Roy E.
Davis, Sr. moved back to Texas and the article was published
in the Voice of Healing Magazine. It is unclear whether or
not both Senior and Junior relocated to Texas at the same
time, because this is the last trace of Junior to be found. And
it is unclear where, exactly, Roy E. Davis relocated to. It
appears from Klan-related articles published in Georgia,
Texas, and Louisiana that Davis was again living a dual life
in multiple states. While living in Texas, Davis organized
and operated the largest Klan sect in Louisiana called "The
Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan." At the time, little
was known about the leader, just that he was "a man named
Davis from Texas." Interestingly William Branham gives
several locations for Davis during this time period:
* Dallas, Texas - Branham, 55-0227E
* Big Springs, Texas - Branham, 57-0727
* Davis Mountains, Texas - Branham, 64-0313
* Fort Worth, Texas - Branham, 64-0412
* Van Horn, Texas - Branham, 64-0427
But it isn't until 1959 that things get interesting. At a large

meeting in Samsula, Florida, a Klan rally was held. And
during this rally, something happened that was unheard of
during the gathering. The Imperial Grand Wizard, the leader
of the Ku Klux Klan, took off his mask and presented
himself in plain sight. When doing so, he claimed that he was
"Lon Davis," the same alias that Roy E. Davis used in
Georgia when he was found to be living a dual life in
Georgia and Texas. "Lon Davis" presented himself as a 71year-old ordained Baptist minister from Dallas, TX.
Years later, after investigation by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, it was learned that the Imperial Grand Wizard
of the Ku Klux Klan was actually Roy Elonza Davis, Sr. It is
the middle name for Davis that helps us bind all of the many
newspaper articles together, and link them to William
Branham's mentor. According to Texas state records,
Reverend Roy Elonza Davis Sr. was the father of Roy Ennis
Davis Jr. This confirms the swindlers in the state of
California, and gives us his wife's name. Through his wife,
and through the District Attorney statements concerning his
swindling people in Texas, we can bind him to the Georgia
Davis living dual identities. And through genealogy records
listing his siblings, we can match Roy E. Davis, Sr. to the
obituary for his brother in Louisville, Kentucky. With the
archives of the Jeffersonville Evening News available in the
Jeffersonville public library, we can place Roy E. Davis Sr.,
Roy E. Davis Jr., and Daniel S. Davis in Jeffersonville
helping William Branham get started into his evangelistic
career, just as both Roy Davis and William Branham state in
their testimonies. The Imperial Wizard of the White Knights
was William Branham's teacher.
It gets even more interesting after the election of President
Kennedy. The Ku Klux Klan was strongly opposed to the

Democrat, and started using hate speech to promote the idea
that by having this Catholic President in office, the nation
would come to ruin. It was during the height of this
propaganda that William Branham gives us a hint that he is
of the same political persuasion as the Ku Klux Klan:
One of the greatest mistakes that the colored race ever made
was down in Louisiana and over in there when they voted for
Kennedy the other night, and put him in. They actually spit
on that dress of Abraham Lincoln where the blood of the
Republican Party that freed them; and voted a Catholic
which Booth shot Lincoln and he died for the race of people
to free them and make them not slaves, and then turn around
and vote for a Democrat and a Catholic besides. They
brought one of the greatest disgraces they ever brought them.
Because why? The white man with his scholarship has give
them a lot of ballyhoo. That's exactly right. I'm so glad
there's many of them knows where theywhere they stand.
Be the same as me spitting on Christ that healed me, and
saved me from being a sinner, and turn against Him for
something else; turn my back upon Him and walk away. 146
Oh, this interbreeding. Oh, how, how can the world go on
much longer? No wonder the vision of the Lord says here
that I seen it finally come to a spot where she's just one big
smoldering heap. She was blowed up. We're on the road out,
friends. There's no way tono way... There's no way around
it. We've got to come to it; face it. Hybreeding...
- Branham, 60-1113 - Condemnation By Representation
When examining his sermons as compared to the political
agenda and doctrinal stance of the Ku Klux Klan, William
Branham surprisingly appears to be more aligned than many
realize. One of the doctrines Branham claims to be
"fundamental" for salvation is an idea he calls "Serpent's

Seed." This is the theological stance that sin entered the
world through the sexual union between Eve, mother of all
living, and the serpent in the Garden of Eden. This ideology
is used by the Klan to racial hatred and abuse, as well as the
oppression of women, by promoting the idea of supremacy in
the white race. Believing that their bloodline is "pure," they
produce hate-speech propaganda against the other races.
Just like it was on The Serpent's Seed, but it's absolutely
proven to be right. I got papers right here, out of the paper,
where women right now... and even inin the great... Some
of the great dioceses has got the pictures of the original, a
snake crawling on a woman's leg, and just in how it goes
around her; she has all kinds of sensations and things,
something a man could never touch her with, with this huge
snake wrapping around her, and so forth. That's exactly the
truth. And it's going worse and worse, and will get worse.
Serpent, which he was not, he could not have had the sex
affair with her when he was a serpent, but remember...
- Branham, 65-0221M - Marriage And Divorce
After John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan were immediately under investigation for
conspiracy to murder the President of the United States. It
was a highly organized operation, with trails of conspiracy
from every angle. Though Lee Harvey Oswald was credited
with the kill shot, it was believed that several shots from
several angles had killed the President.
On November 9, 1963, a Miami police informant named
William Somersett met with Joseph A. Milteer, a wealthy
right-wing extremist who promptly began to outline the
assassination of President Kennedy. During the course of his
testimony, he declared that Dallas Klan Leader R. E. Davis

was one of the actual triggermen in the assassination of the
president. Instantly, Davis was the target of a Secret Service
investigation. And interestingly, the Secret Service has
destroyed their records on Roy E. Davis. But in the aftermath
of the events that unfolded, "R. E. Davis" was named Roy
Elonza Davis.
Interestingly enough, of the four distinct Klan organizations
in Louisiana which were described, the largest was the
Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, headed by the
Imperial Wizard identified as "a man named Davis from
Dallas Texas. "Davis" appears to be Roy Elonza "R. E."
Davis. Willie Somerset named Dallas Klan leader R. E.
Davis as one of the actual triggermen in the assassination of
the president. Davis became the subject of a Secret Service
investigation, based on Somersett's allegations in connection
with the assassination. In response to the author's Freedom of
Information Act request, the Secret Service stated they had
destroyed their records on Davis. Roy Elonza Davis was a
member of the Dallas Indignant White Citizens' Council,
which was described as "an extremist organization composed
of people opposing integration of the races."
- Caufield, General Walker And The Murder Of President
Kennedy
Was Roy E. Davis really a triggerman? If not, to what extent
was he involved? When one studies the full and complete
history of Roy E. Davis, it is evident that political agenda
drove his evangelistic campaigns. Through those campaigns,
many ministers were created to spread his Klan agenda. How
did William Branham meet Davis, and what made him
decide to become an elder in his Pentecostal church during
the short period of time Davis was avoiding criminal charges
in Kentucky? Was William Branham part of Davis's strategy

to spread the political agendas of the Ku Klux Klan?
William Branham's Klan Agenda The Election Of President

Kennedy
Yesterday, we published information concerning the criminal
activities of William Branham's mentor, Roy E. Davis, and
included a substantial amount of evidence to suggest that his
"teacher" was in fact the Imperial Wizard (top leader) of the
Ku Klux Klan. After publishing it, we received the question,
"Didn't William Branham speak very negatively of President
Kennedy?" As it turns out, the answer is more complex than
a simple: "Yes."
Though Branham's very racist statements against the
"colored race" should be enough to cause any Christian to reexamine his status as "messenger for our 'age'," many of his
followers have been falsely indoctrinated to fear him as a
"prophet." According to his followers, "Branham had 'Thus
Saith The Lord.'"
The problem is that the same pastors who indoctrinated the
people are very tactful at avoiding key pieces of information
for one very critical "Thus Saith The Lord":
"I got, THUS SAITH THE LORD. In her voting she will
elect the wrong person."
"Message" cult pastors have found the ability to build
excitement in their congregations for this "prophecy" by
claiming that it is pointed to the election of a female
president of the United States. In many of his descriptions of

this "prophecy," William Branham claimed that women
would elect a female president immediately before the
United States was destroyed. But in 1960, when the Kennedy
Election Campaign began, Branham slipped in an "addition"
to this
"prophecy."
Every criminal case... We've... I'd X-rayed it down now to:
every criminal case was ever done in this United States, a
woman was behind it. That's exactly right. That's immoral
women, you see, and things. Now, so then I said, "There will
be in that time, during that time the women will be permitted
to vote, and they'll elect the wrong person." They did it on
this last election. That's right. "Which will start the
stronghold. During that time it'll come to pass thatthat
there'll be a great woman rise up in the United States, she'll
be beautifully dressed," and I got in parenthesis: "(perhaps
the Catholic church)." See? "That'll take rulership over the
power, overpower the others in the United States. She'll be
beautiful to look at, but she'll be cruel-hearted as she can be."
I said, "Then I looked again, and I saw the United States just
blowed to pieces. There wasn't nothing left on it." And I
predicted then. "Now this, that was THUS SAITH THE
LORD."
Branham, 60-1208 - The Thyatirean Church Age
This addition is key to understanding how his political
agenda aligned with that of the Klan. During the campaign
and after the election, his main points matched perfectly with
that of the White Knights: A Catholic had gained office,
women and African-Americans are to blame, and the nation
is now doomed! The most obvious rant in Branham's
sermons sounds exactly like what one would hear in a
historical documentary of a speech given by a leader in a

white hood:
One of the greatest mistakes that the colored race ever made
was down in Louisiana and over in there when they voted for
Kennedy the other night, and put him in. They actually spit
on that dress of Abraham Lincoln where the blood of the
Republican Party that freed them; and voted a Catholic
which Booth shot Lincoln and he died for the race of people
to free them and make them not slaves, and then turn around
and vote for a Democrat and a Catholic besides. They
brought one of the greatest disgraces they ever brought them.
Because why? The white man with his scholarship has give
them a lot of ballyhoo. That's exactly right. I'm so glad
there's many of them knows where theywhere they stand.
Be the same as me spitting on Christ that healed me, and
saved me from being a sinner, and turn against Him for
something else; turn my back upon Him and walk away. 146
Oh, this interbreeding.
After his election, William Branham claimed that his
"prophecy" had been "fulfilled" in President Kennedy:
Several years ago, It predicted exactly the Maginot Line,
exactly what would take place, exactly Kennedy would take
the place, and of this, and there would be a Catholic
President ruling here, and what it would be.
Branham, 62-0708 - A Super Sign
But why do cult pastors conceal this information? Are they
attempting to control information by avoiding the failed
doomsday that should have taken place after President
Kennedy took office? And if not, then why do they boast that
Hillary Clinton will "fulfill" this "prophecy?"
Congressman Upshaw and the

Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux
Klan
Congressman Upshaw and the Imperial Wizard of the Ku
Klux Klan:
During the late 1920's and early 1930's, a Georgia
Congressman named William D. Upshaw made headlines
across the nation. Upshaw was a singing evangelist who
strongly supported the prohibition laws, and toured the
country promoting his non-alcoholic agenda. Introduced to
William Branham by Roy E. Davis, Upshaw is known to
"Message" followers as a very famous individual who was
"healed" in William Branham's meetings. But is there more
to the story?
On our website, you will find information detailing the
criminal activities of Roy E. Davis, William Branham's
mentor, which includes a substantial amount of evidence to
suggest that Branham's "teacher" was in fact the Imperial
Wizard (top leader) of the Ku Klux Klan.
After studying the history for Roy E. Davis, one must

examine the men he was affiliated with -- especially the men
Davis introduced to William Branham. It is quite possible
that like Davis, the men affiliated were involved in either
criminal activity or secret societies with hidden secrets.
William Upshaw fits this category. Upshaw was a very
active and very popular man during the time when William
Branham became involved with Davis. Though William
Branham told many stories painting the picture of a
bedridden senator who was carried on beds and pushed in
wheelchairs, the newspapers describe a very busy
Congressman travelling the nation as a singing Gospel
evangelist. Preaching the same type of Pentecostal doctrines,
it is interesting to consider that Branham, Davis, and Upshaw
were all involved with the Pentecostal ministry at the same
time. Davis and Upshaw were traveling evangelists in the
early 30's and 40's, and as their activity in the Gospel
campaign trails decreased, William Branham's activity
increased. It is almost as though the combined ministries
were being transitioned to William Branham. This thought is
interesting when you consider the number of times that
Congressman Upshaw made his appearance in the Branham
campaigns.
In the early 1900s Roy E. Davis was arrested in the state of
Georgia after having been caught evangelizing, swindling,
slandering, and living a dual life in Georgia and Texas.
During this time, he was the public spokesperson for the Ku
Klux Klan. Davis made public news across the nation for his
meetings promoting the Klan, and as criticism for the
secretive organization began to spread, he gave public
relations statements calming the fears.
About the same time, and living in the same state of Georgia,
Congressman Upshaw began defending the Klan. Upshaw
claimed to have known the Imperial Wizard of the Klan
personally. His usage of the word "Knightliest" is interesting.
The Klan would later become known as the "White Knights,"
and in Louisiana, Davis would be named as the leader of the
"Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan" In his statement
made in Washington, D.C., Upshaw told critics that their
criticism was wounding his own pride. Congressman
Upshaw said that the "Imperial Wizard is one of the
Knightliest, most patriotic men [he has] ever known."
Upshaw's story really gets interesting in the early 1930s. As
a traveling evangelist and politician, Upshaw began touring
cities all across the nation to protest alcohol. While touring
Kentucky, his motorcade was nicknamed the "Bluegrass
Flying Squadron," with well-advertised meetings in
Shepherdsville, Jeffersontown, and Louisville, Kentucky -all within a short driving distance from Roy E. Davis and
William Branham who were living across the river in
The areas that Upshaw visited in this campaign are wellknown for having liquor distilleries. Both Louisville,
Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana were port towns that
thrived on the liquor industry. During prohibition, however,
these distilleries were severely limited in production, having
been forced to produce only medicinal-quality liquor.
Upshaw's tour would have been the talk of both towns -should prohibition continue long-term, it would dramatically
downsize the already struggling industry.
Also interesting is the timing of his tour. Upshaw toured
Louisville and Kentucky in late 1933. Roy E. Davis had fled
criminal charges in Kentucky to Jeffersonville, Indiana only

three years prior. Almost immediately after fleeing to
Jeffersonville, he started a church with William Branham as
an elder. 1933 is the same year that William Branham is
advertised with Roy E. Davis as an elder at the "First
Pentecostal Baptist Church." If Upshaw was fully acquainted
with the Imperial Wizard, one might even ask if there was a
meeting with Roy Davis and William Branham during his
stay in Louisville.
But strangely, William Branham claims that he had never
heard of Upshaw. Though Davis was making widespread
news -- both local and national -- Branham claims that the
first time he had ever heard of the nationally-recognized
evangelist and congressman was during one of his own
meetings:
How did Mr. Upshaw... I never seen him in my life. I
knowed nothing of him. How'd I know he was a
congressman and who he was? But the Holy Spirit revealed
it here at the platform. See? He revealed it. His... Makes His
secrets known... Now, that's nothing to do with me. See? I...
Just happened to be that I was born for that purpose. See?
Branham, 51-0505 - My Commission
And though William Branham's account of the meeting
appears to have changed significantly over time, there is one
aspect of the story that remains the same: Roy E. Davis was
the one who introduced Congressman Upshaw to William
Branham:
And he said, "The man that ordained you, Dr. Davis, in the
Baptist church, told me to come here. And that's why I'm
here." Said, "I've been going to healing services since I was a
little boy trying to get healed. But," said, "I've been crippled
for sixty-six years." And he's eighty-six years old then. And I
said, "Well now, sir, I wished I could do something for you. I
can only say what I see."
Branham, 54-0724
Learning that Roy E. Davis was accused of being a
triggerman in the assassination of President Kennedy is very
shocking. To read through the newspaper articles describing
his criminal activity throughout the country, and a substantial
amount of evidence to suggest that the man who trained
William Branham was the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux
Klan should be enough to cause even the most devout
follower of William Branham to be concerned. But when one
studies Congressman Upshaw's history, that concern quickly
changes focus from Branham's hidden agenda to his prayer
lines.
The picture of William Upshaw that has been painted into
the minds of William Branham's followers is that of a frail,
old man who was destined to a crippled life in a wheelchair.
William Branham often mentions how the Congressman was
so bad off that he had to be wheeled around, carried on beds,
and practically unable to function. But in the newspapers, we
find Upshaw travelling around in convoys of automobiles,
walking around freely using his crutches, and speaking to
multiple audiences per day -- both for political speeches and
evangelistic sermons. Why did William Branham paint this
picture in his descriptions of the Congressman? And why did
the congressman support these stories as he frequented the
Branham meeting? Was it to promote the sales of his book?
And what interest in William Branham did his widow have
in Branham's ministry since she was never in the "Message"
cult? Did she use the Branham campaign to promote the
book she wrote?

Was Upshaw part of an elaborate scheme? Was he also a
secret member of the Ku Klux Klan? Did William Branham,
Roy Davis, and William Upshaw conspire to boost William
Branham's ministry into the public spotlight?
But the bigger question to those submitting themselves to the
undue influence of the "Message" mind control cult comes
when looking at the photograph of the Congressman and his
wife who toured with William Branham. Does this look like
a "Message" woman? Did Branham's alleged "healing"
convert them into the cult? If not, then why? If this were
such a supernatural event, wouldn't they have converted?
The Jeffersonville Branch of the

Ku Klux Klan
This week, we published information concerning the
criminal activities of William Branham's mentor, Roy E.
Davis, and included a substantial amount of evidence to
suggest that his "teacher" was in fact the Imperial Wizard
(top leader) of the Ku Klux Klan. For any who missed it:
After realizing that research presents a strong possibility that
William Branham was directly connected to the Imperial
Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, one has to ask the question,
"Why little Jeffersonville?"
When thinks about the Ku Klux Klan, they typically imagine
white hoods in the Southern states of the U.S. such as Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Indiana is a
northern state, not usually associated with race riots.
But the Ku Klux Klan was very active in Southern Indiana.
During the time Davis was in Indiana, the Klan was very
active. According to newspaper articles published in 1922,
Jeffersonville Indiana was home to about 800 Klansmen -and this would not include the numbers in the surrounding
cities or across the river in Louisville, KY.
The timing of Davis' arrival to the area is also highly suspect.
A very powerful political figure named David C. Stephenson
was arrested in 1925 on five criminal charges. One of those
charges was the assault of Madge Oberholtzer. When
Oberholtzer died, Stephenson was sentenced to life in prison.
The Indiana Klan was without a leader.
Studying the criminal trail of Roy E. Davis raises an eyebrow

to even the most devout follower of William Branham.
Fleeing Kentucky law enforcement for his past crimes, his
sudden creation of an entire church and congregation is
highly suspect. How was he able to pull this off? How did he
meet William Branham? Was Branham aware of Davis'
criminal activity when he became an elder in his church?
When Davis fled Indiana, why did William Branham still
speak so highly of Davis?
From an outsider looking into this situation, it would seem
obvious to form an opinion that Branham held some secret
devotion to Roy E. Davis. Otherwise, associating with him
would create quite a scandal for a Pentecostal minister.
Was his devotion that of a high-level Klansman to the
Imperial Wizard?
William Branham Cult History Roy Davis and the Queens of the
Golden Mask
This week, we published information concerning the
criminal activities of William Branham's mentor, Roy E.
Davis, and included a substantial amount of evidence to
suggest that his "teacher" was in fact the Imperial Wizard
(top leader) of the Ku Klux Klan. When we first began
studying Roy Davis, and prior to discovering the Klanrelated newspaper articles, we found it highly interesting
how frequently Davis was in the newspapers due to his
criminal lifestyle. But even more interesting that Davis
himself was the fact that sixty women came to support him at
his trial in a United States Federal Courtroom.
SIXTY WOMEN.
Suddenly, we found ourselves asking the question: How does
a man flee his criminal past in Kentucky, land in
Jeffersonville Indiana, quickly start a church, try to build a
congregation, and manage to have SIXTY WOMEN from his
congregation willing to travel to a United States Federal
Courtroom to support him. And not just any case -- he was
arrested for living with a seventeen-year-old-girl he brought
with him from Tennessee for allegedly living with her
immorally. Would sixty women really drop everything to
support a man like this?
After realizing that so many newspaper articles pointed
towards Davis' involvement with the Ku Klux Klan, we
began digging through archives of the local newspapers.

Though Voice of God Recordings has made the claim that
these newspaper archives were "destroyed" in the 1937
flood, we find them very much intact. And it appears that
there were NO archives destroyed in the flood -- the only
newspapers not included in the archives are those for the
period of time that the newspaper was shut down due to
flood waters.
Amazingly, we learned that Indiana was a hotbed for the Ku
Klux Klan. And there was a headquarters in Jeffersonville at
the Spieth Building (which no longer exists today)
From this building, leaders of the Ku Klux Klan would

organize large demonstrations, public gatherings, donations,
and more. From the outside, this group could almost appear
to be a patriotic religious movement. And to a "Message"
follower, it would have supported many elements of William
Branham's message.
The Klan's anthem was "Onward Christian Soldiers," which
William Branham often sang in his sermons. They violently
opposed Roman Catholicism, and promoted the idea that the
United States would be doomed should a Catholic make his
(or her) way into office. They would have loved William
Branham's racist statements about "hook nosed Jews," would
have rallied behind him as Branham made statements like,
"The colored man should be happy in the state he's in," and
would have agreed on practically all of Branham's political
discussions.
But behind closed doors, the Klan had an agenda. It was a
hidden strategy, one that would almost succeed. The state of
Indiana would soon be making the news -- nationwide -because the Indiana Klan was growing quickly, silently, and
in high places. In upcoming posts, we will examine just how
close they came to taking control of local, state, and federal
governments.
There are many clues that point directly to Roy E. Davis as
being an orchestrator of the Klan's political agenda. But at
this point in time, when sixty women instantly came to his
support, we must take a step back and examine
Jeffersonville, Indiana. How did William Branham connect
with Roy E. Davis when he fled from criminal conviction in
Kentucky?
Behind closed doors in a secret society, there is protection.

Now, having countless newspaper archives to examine, we
can accurately say that there was corruption. And corrupt
people rely upon others just as corrupt for protection. In a
town with eight hundred Klansmen, and an unknown number
of Klanswomen, Davis would certainly find protection.
But how long would this protection last? How long would
the Indiana government be filled with Klan operatives in key
positions? Would Davis' band of merry women be able to
protect him?
Jezebel Message Churches

Using loaded language, "Message" mind control cult
members often refer to churches outside the cult as a
"Jezebel Church." Insiders are programmed to believe that
their church is the elite group of Christians while outsiders
are members of a "Jezebel Religion."
To a normal Christian not programmed with the cult's loaded
language, this statement would be taken quite differently
from the way it was intended. While the "Message" cult
follower is referring to any church who does not integrate
William Branham and his mythology into their belief system,
the normal (not programmed Christian) would understand
this to be any person who followed any such mythology.
In the ancient world, many mythologies were integrated into
the belief system of the nations -- many of which originated
with the worship of a man. Eusebius, called the "Father of
Church History," claimed that the Zeus cult originated from a
man who taught primitives to fish from a boat. Like William
Branham, he became immortalized and worshipped as a
"god." In the Zeus cult, a sacrificial system was established
to pour human blood upon his altar to appease his wrathful
nature.
According to the Bible, Jezebel was responsible for bringing
similar mythologies into Jewish worship. Her father was
Ethbaal of Tyre, king of the Phoenicians, and influence from
her father brought idolatry into the nation of Israel.
Phoenician worship included many gods and goddesses that
are believed to have been renamed and re-established in both
Greek and Roman cults. Melquart, for instance, is the
Phoenician counterpart to Hercules. Baal was the counterpart

for Zeus. And Baal did not originate in Tyre -- his repeated
resurrection in pagan mythology came under many names:
Baal, El, Ruler of the Universe, Son of Dagan, Rider of the
Clouds, Almighty, Lord of the Earth
The Ugarit tablets make him chief of the Canaanite
pantheon, just as Zeus was the chief of the Greek pantheon.
He was believed to be the source of life and fertility, the
mightiest hero - the lord of war. There were many temples of
Baal in Canaan, and the name Baal was often added to that of
a locality, e.g., Baal-peor, Baal-hazor, Baal-hermon. The
Baal cult penetrated Israel and at times led to a syncretism.
One such penetration was through Jezebel.
Knowing this history, a normal (not programmed) Christian
approached by anyone who claims they follow a "Jezebel
religion" would suddenly ponder whether or not the accuser
was a follower of Christ and understood the Christian
religion. They would never guess that the person offering
insults was actually accusing them of not following William
Branham's many rules. Not knowing Branham's extrabiblical teachings on Jezebel, they would never guess that the
person was simply saying, "you are one of those people who
follow the Bible instead of William Branham."
But this raises a solid question: Are not Branham cult
churches, by nature, Jezebel Religion?
When you examine all of the many extra-biblical rules that
William Branham tried to impose on his following, you
quickly realize that not a single person in his cult following
abides by them all. Why? Not a single church in the
Branham cult promotes them all. Over time, the importance

of these rules has began to fade away, and new recruits (and
children) have no idea many of Branham's rules even exist.
While the older crowd remembers shunning even the thought
of television, the new breed enjoys it. And not simply on a
box that is labeled "television," many now watch their
entertainment on the internet through Hulu, Netflix,
YouTube, and more.
But as the Branham family would say, "If you have a
question, take it back to the tapes!"
William Branham himself would call the cult churches of
today a "Jezebel Religion!" Branham himself would
condemn the Still Waters Camp -- and did several times. He
condemned church's multi-million dollar buildings when
there are missionaries without even shoes on their feet.
Branham condemned those "yellow-bellied pastors" who are
afraid to condemn the things that he himself condemned.
Branham condemned "sissy men" who did not enforce these
rules in their own household. William Branham, if alive
today, would look at these "Message" cult churches and tell
them that they have "denominated" and "gone soft."
Could it be that the cult churches of today actually have a
better understanding of scripture than the cult leader who
was supposed to bring back "the original truth?" Could it be
that they have realized the error of Branham's ascetic
doctrine, and replaced it with one step closer to the New
Covenant of Grace?
Why can they not step all the way back to the Bible,
denounce their Jezebel Religion, and serve the One True God
rather than the mythologies of their ancestors?
William Branham's
Psychoneurotic Confession
In our posts examining the mind control structure of the
"Message" cult, we often ask the question: "Are cult pastors
concealing information from the people?"
A fundamental element of mind control is to conceal or
withhold information from the people. Given the choice, no
mentally stable person given full and complete information
would join a mind control cult. And those already trapped
inside would never stay, given all of the hidden secrets.
Mind control cults create a cult identity within the people
under its undue influence, a forced "personality" that
matches the personality of the central figure. As people leave
the "Message" cult, they often make an observation that the
people in the cult not only match Branham's personality, they
seem to be "stuck in the 1950's." This observation is fairly
accurate, given that Branham himself was most recognized in
the late 1940's and early 1950s.
Mind control cults are only as dangerous as the cult leader.
And often, the people within the "Message" cult who agree
with many of the comparisons between the "Message" and
other mind control cults disagree in the dangers contained
within. According to cult followers, William Branham was
simply misunderstood humble man who led a Pentecostal
movement.
But would they make this statement if cult pastors were not
concealing information?
Throughout his ministry, William Branham often made

statements concerning his mental condition. According to
basic studies of psychology, this can be seen as his "cry for
help."
And I believe if that gift hadn't been fore-ordained and put in
there, I'd have been gone right there, 'cause I made up my
mind I was going to take my life as a suicide case. I'd lost my
mind. I'd gone crazy. And I got--went home. I said, "Oh..." I
put my tools in the car, I said, "I'm going home, I've gone
crazy."
- Branham, 50-0820A MY.LIFE.STORY
Also, through his ministry, we find Branham making
statements that are an attempt to lessen his condition by
claiming that others have the same condition. This, according
to basic studies of psychology, is "denial."
Did you know that most always that people under inspiration
are considered neurotics? That is right. Just think of which
one of the prophets wasn't considered a neurotic, see. Even
Jesus, they said, "You are mad," means crazy, see.
- Branham, 63-1115
"It's just a built-up pressure. It's the age that we're living in: a
neurotic age where people don't know what to do, where
they're going."
- Branham, 62-0622B
But as time continues, these cries for help get much louder.
Even a person who is not trained in psychology can
understand that his cry for help is almost screaming.
And then the nervous neurotic age that we're living in! And
you know, in all of this, the doctors don't have the answer,
'cause they're plagued with it, too. They don't have the
answer. They don't know what to do.
You say, "Oh, doctor, I--I--I'm just about to blow my head. I
don't know what to do. I..."
"Well," he'd say, "I am too. Well, there is nothing you can
do." He would give you a tranquilizer. When that wears off,
you're more nervous than you was in the first place; like a
drunk man, taking an extra drink, to get over his
drunkenness. You see?
- Branham, 62-0513E
What is interesting is the fact that Branham often compares
psychoneurosis with suicidal tendencies. Mentioning several
recognized men of days gone by who were suicidal or
mentally unstable, Branham compares himself to their
greatness. And again towards the "denial" side of the
pendulum, he never introduces men without mental health
issues in his comparisons to find normalcy.
Cult pastors, those who are paid to study Branham's sermons,
never mention these statements. Nor do they mention
Branham's suicidal tendencies. Instead, they present the idea
that Branham was just an "odd character" who was
misunderstood by the world.
"I have found no peace nowhere. One day when I was ready
to commit suicide. When I went into the room, I just couldn't
stand it any longer."
- Branham, 52-0720A
You might not understand why those things are. You say,
"Well, Brother Branham, what would that have an effect?" I
can't tell you. I just don't know. The only thing I know, it
does. That's all. Just like if we'd say to ask...
Take, for instance, most all men, in the line of spiritual
things, like poets, authors, and so forth, they're always
considered just a little bit nervous, or psychic-neurotic, or
something like that.
- Branham, 54-0404M
And that's the reason sometimes a Divine life that's been
called and set aside has become a fanatic, or crazy, or--or a
mystic, or something to the eyes of the general public is
because you're considered a--a--a--a, I'd say a neurotic, or a
insane person
- Branham, 56-0129
But how many sermons are preached with a full and
complete view into the mind of the psychoneurotic
evangelist?
The fact that those reading would argue strongly against my
usage of this word, "psychoneurotic," is the perfect example
of cult leaders withholding information. Branham himself,
towards the very end of his life, confessed to the public as
being psychoneurotic.
I've been a neurotic all my life. As a little boy there was
something struck me, that scare me, about every seven years
it would happen to me. Brother Jack remembers when I first
started, come off the field for a year; something just
happened.
- Branham, 65-1128E
Are cult pastors withholding information? Have they told
their congregations that they are listening to a
psychoneurotic?
E. Howard Cadle and the Cadle

Tabernacle Klan Meetings
William Branham often used a strategy of persuasion that
involved painting the picture of a courtroom in the mind of
his followers, giving them the mental image of his ministry
being on trial. As the congregation listened to the version of
truth he presented in this imaginary courtroom, listeners
could come to a conclusion based on his opinion of
circumstances while he controlled the information they used
to base this decision. One of the "witnesses" Branham liked
to use in these imaginary "trials" was E. Howard Cadle. But
was the partial information Branham presented accurate?
What if I could go call E. Howard Cadle, an old friend of
mine with the Cadle Tabernacle, was a drunken sot laying
out yonder, and the flies blowing his mouth and the vomiting
in a barroom and a... What do you think if I could go to the
celestial realms of glory and call Howard Cadle down this
morning to testify? You've heard his broadcast for years
through here. A bosom friend of mine down from Milltown,
Indiana, where I pastored a little old Baptist church down
there. I'd say, "Brother Cadle, I want you this morning, in the
face of the Philadelphian Church, tell me Who you think the
Son of God is?"
- Branham, 53-1213M
E. Howard Cadle was a confessed gambler and saloonkeeper
who claimed to have converted to Christ and left his past life
behind. Once known as the "slot machine king," Cadle was a
well-known man in Chicago's "Levee" gambling district. His
reputation was that of a magician with dice and cards and he

was trained to manipulate and "trim the sucker" in the
underworld of casino life. As a businessman, Cadle was the
president of the American Shoe Repairing Company, with
branches in Chicago, Terre Haute, Louisville, Dayton,
Evansville, and other cities. His business locations appear to
be strategically placed in cities with a reputation of a thriving
gambling community.
But according to Cadle's story, he hit rock bottom before
converting to Christianity. Claiming that he had no money
for food for his wife and children, Cadle said that he returned
to the home of his parents like a prodigal son. And after
doing so, he decided to build a church. But rather than a
meager church on a hillside, Cadle built a massive structure
in downtown Indianapolis by putting down $305,000 in cash.
In today's currency, the total down payment for the building
paid in cash would be $1.3 million, but based on the size of
the structure in today's cost of construction, the Cadle
Tabernacle would require several million dollars to
complete
This quickly caught the attention of the news agencies. On
August 17, 1922, a rather large article was published in the
News and Observer newspaper. According to the reporter,
"[He] was more interested in the man Cadle who put
$305,000 in cash in the building and who carries it on than I
was in the tabernacle."
The Cadle Tabernacle was completed and dedicated on
October 8, 1921. From there, things get very strange. Rather
than settle into his new church and build a congregation,
Cadle formed an organization called the Cadle Tabernacle
Evangelistic Association. On November 10, little over one
month after its dedication, Ed Jackson, the Indiana Secretary

of State was named head of the Cadle Tabernacle. This
resulted in a church split, and Cadle claimed that he did not
want to give ownership of his new church over to Jackson.
Over a thousand members sided with Cadle, and he retained
controlling interest for a period of time.
Not long afterwards, men in white hoods started coming to
the meetings. During a revival, the Ku Klux Klan made the
news when they delivered a message during a gathering at
the Cadle Tabernacle. The congregation watched silently as
the church began doubling as a spiritual "house of God" on
Sunday and a meeting place for high-level Klansmen at
night. Newspapers are filled with articles describing visits by
the Imperial Wizard, Grand Dragons, and other elite figures
as they discussed their intentions to enter politics and "clean
house."
While services and high-level Klan meetings were being
conducted, Cadle started facing problems. After making
negative statements about a religious film, Cadle was sued
for libel and slander. Not long after, the Tabernacle started
struggling. Cadle was not able to keep controlling interest of
the church. During the banks foreclosure of the church,
Cadle accused those with controlling interest of not allowing
the church to function in a way that paid the bills. It was
during all of these problems that Cadle announced that he
was running for public office under the Republican ticket.
Meanwhile, Ed Jackson of the Cadle Tabernacle began to
make a name for himself in the State of Indiana, moving
eventually from Secretary of State to Governor of the State
of Indiana. Others supported by the Ku Klux Klan started
filling seats in the Indiana State government, and those who
lost their place to the Klan-supported replacements began

suspecting a conspiracy. Eventually, the entire Indiana State
government was under scrutiny, and Ed Jackson of the Cadle
Tabernacle was accused of receiving bribes from the Ku
Klux Klan. Denying his accusations, Jackson remained in
office during the investigation. Eventually, enough evidence
was gathered to have likely convicted him of felony crime.
But unfortunately, the statue of limitations had expired on his
wrongdoing. Jackson was never convicted.
William Branham frequented this tabernacle during his
recorded ministry. This church, the Cadle Tabernacle, was
where William Branham and the infamous Jim Jones of
Jonestown shared a pulpit for a healing campaign that would
give Jones the boost he needed to create his People's Temple
cult.
We're in this great shrine here, where thousands of souls
have been saved. Your servant E. Howard Cadle, Gypsy
Smith, B. E. Rediger, many other great men who stood here
looking for this day
- Branham, 57-0610
But when William Branham referred to E. Howard Cadle or
the Cadle Tabernacle in his imaginary trials, much of this
story is overlooked. In most of his statements about Cadle,
Branham referred to his gambling days as though he were a
two-bit gambler -- not an owner of a saloon in one of the
largest gambling districts in the United States. Oddly, he
does make one single reference to the politics that went on in
the Cadle Tabernacle. According to William Branham's
version of the story, Cadle's gambling habits and
drunkenness was due to "them Democrats" who overrun his
church.
It was E. Howard Cadle, down here at Indianapolis, laying

out yonder on the street, drunk, flies blowing his mouth. He
staggered into the church where he had backslid. And the
Democrats had made a big rally hall out of it, and went down
into the basement, drunk, staggered over to the coal pile, and
there laid his mother's picture. There he prayed. The darkest
hour he ever seen; cold, drunk, passed out. Then Jesus came
along.
- Branham, 52-0810A
E. Howard Cadle first ran for public office under a
Republican ticket, not Democratic. Ed Jackson, Governor of
the State of Indiana, was a Republican -- not a Democrat.
And the political agenda of the Ku Klux Klan was strongly
opposed to Democratic policy. Klan groups were strong
supporters of the Republican party, so long as they were not
Catholic, Jewish, or African-American.
Was William Branham trying to divert attention from what
really happened at the Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis,
Indiana? Was he uninformed of what was big news in the
State of Indiana? or could it be that he was still bitter at the
aftermath of the widespread cleanup in the Indiana State
Government after the Klan was exposed?
Joseph Branham - Thou Art A

Prophet
The "Message" cult is ablaze over the recent events. After
being accused of stealing property by the former pastor and
entire staff of deacons, the people are hailing Joseph
Branham as the new "pastor" of the Branham Tabernacle. It's
quickly spreading that Joseph is the new "prophet" for our
"age," here to fulfill all of the prophecies and predictions
Branham made during his lifespan that did not come to pass.
William Branham announced his little "prophet" in 1957.
Joseph, thou art God's prophet. And maybe when I leave, I
pray that a double portion of the Spirit will come upon
Joseph for the age to come, if there is one.
- Branham, 57-0728
But does Joseph's "prophet" and "pastor" scheme make
William Branham a false teacher? William Branham clearly
taught his cult following that these two "offices" cannot
mix:
How many remembers my commission when we built the
Tabernacle here? Said, "Do the work of an evangelist."
Didn't say I was an evangelist. Said, "Do the work of an
evangelist," see, "for the hour will come when that's to be
changed." That hour is arriving. All right. Now, in this, He...
You can't mix two or three different ministries together,
pastor and evangelize, the same time. You can't be a--a
prophet and maybe a pastor, at the same time, see, 'cause you
have different works, different ministry.
- Branham, 65-0718E
Has Joseph Branham found his new calling? Is he the new
"prophet" for our "age?" Is he fulfilling Branham's
"Message" by becoming "pastor" of the Branham
Tabernacle?
Or has Joseph Branham been given the authority to change
William Branham's teaching to his own benefit?
William Branham - The PresentDay Ku Klux Klan Movement

In 1967, a special committee presented a report to the United
States Congress. Its purpose: to investigate the Ku Klux Klan
Movement. The Ku Klux Klan and all of its splinter groups
were fueling hate crimes across the united states, from
church bombings, to hangings and burnings, to
assassinations, and more. It is believed that the Klan were
attempting to infiltrate the United States Government. Their
agenda? To promote the idea that the Catholic Church was
evil, that African Americans and Jewish were inferior, and
that the nation as doomed should it allow things to continue
as they were going.
This report examined each and every major sect of the Ku
Klux Klan that were still in operation throughout the United
States. It also examined many of the affiliated organizations.
One such affiliated organization was the National States
Rights Party. Interestingly, it is listed on the very next page
after describing William Branham's mentor, Roy E. Davis.
Like one early sect of the Ku Klux Klan, the National States
Rights Party was headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
"A dominant figure in the National States Rights Party is a
chiropractor, Dr. Edward R. Fields, who presently holds the
title of director. Originally headquartered in Jeffersonville,
Indiana, the organization moved its national office to
Birmingham, Ala., in 1960.
- The Present-Day Ku Klux Klan Movement
In Birmingham, this organization was investigated for the

Birmingham church bombings of 1963. The Freedom of
Information and Privacy Acts has now made public the
investigation in the bombings, entitled "Birmingham,
Alabama Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing
September 15, 1963."
"The July, 1958, issue of "The Thunderbolt," self-described
as the 'official Racial Nationalist Organ of the National
States rights Party' (NSRP) reported that rank and file 'States
Righters' had merged with UWP under 'the banner of the
National States Rights Party,' with national offices at Post
Office Box 261, Jeffersonville, Indiana."
- Birmingham, Alabama Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Bombing September 15, 1963.
Interestingly, a member of this group was responsible for an
assault on Dr. Martin Luther King. Newspapers describe his
encounter in a hotel lobby, wherein a man identified with the
NSRP slugged Martin Luther King.
When one fully understands the agenda these groups from
Jeffersonville promoted, it is necessary to compare them with
examination of William Branham's ministry. Was William
Branham a freedom fighter like Martin Luther King, one
who stood for injustice and tried to right the wrongs of this
nation? Or did he stand on the side of the Klan and the
NSRP?
Interestingly, when William Branham described Martin
Luther King's fight for the constitutional rights of the African
American people, he belittled King's freedom fighting to
compare it to his own ability to cash a check without having
to pay sales tax.
"And I think that Martin Luther King is Communistic

inspired, which is going to lead about a million people to a
absolutely a death trap. See? I don't say the Lord told me
that. "I" believe, see. And I believe it shouldn't be done. I
think that people ought to be Christians and recognize one
another as brothers. And, but I think just because... This
United States, this government now tells me that I can't even
sign a check thatthat's be... give to me personally. See?
That's constitutional rights taken from me, but what can I do
about it? Just go ahead, that's all. See? And it has to go
through another system before I as a citizen of the United
States can cash a check, has to come through this church, I
can't cash it. See? And that's not right. That's
unconstitutional. But whatwhat can I do about it? There's
nothing. This tax collector down here is the one told me I
couldn't do it, so, well, there it is."
Branham, 63-0721 - He Cares Do You Care?
Was the issue of segregation in the United States as trivial to
William Branham as paying his sales tax? Are his statements
not offensive to his African American followers? Can we
really say that William Branham was speaking with their best
interests in mind?
Is it coincidence that the Ku Klux Klan was headquartered in
Jeffersonville, Indiana? Is it coincidence that Roy E. Davis
was William Branham's mentor? Is it coincidence that other
Klan-affiliated groups were headquartered in Jeffersonville,
Indiana?
Henry Branham - Bantamweight

Champion
Throughout his sermons, William Branham boasted of being
a champion boxer. According to Branham, he made his way
through the tournaments up to a three-state championship in
the Bantamweight class, and won that championship. But is
William Branham the sibling who was the championship
boxer?
And we're waiting with great anticipations of getting
overseas and back to the people... Can you hear me all right
up in the balconies? Is it coming in? All right. And I was
thinking, the remark that I made the last time I was here. I
said, "This is a--a ring where the people wrestle and--and
fight." I remember; I used to have that kind of sport myself. I
was... used to box. I won the Bantamweight Championship
of the three states, and wasn't defeated. I just give it up to
preach the Gospel.
- Branham, 54-0304
Though Voice of God Recordings has made the claim that
newspaper archives were destroyed in the flood, we find that
the archives are extremely easy for anyone to access. And for
the area filled with liquor distilleries, gambling casinos,
racetracks, and more, boxing was a favorite local pastime.
Not only was it very popular, it was highly publicized.
When one searches the newspapers for "Branham" and
"bantamweight," it is very easy to find the records for the
championship boxer. But it isn't William that we find, it is
his brother, Henry. In 1940, Henry Branham was a common
name in the Louisville newspaper, The Courier Journal.

But why does William Branham never mention his brother's
rise to fame in the Bantamweight championship? Why does
William claim this achievement for himself? Was William
Branham jealous of his brother?
And why is Voice of God Recordings telling the people that
these archives were "destroyed" in the 1937 flood? We had
no problem at all finding these records. In fact any of you
can also find them online at courier-journal.com. Are they
being honest with us?
Write them and ask!
Christmas Comes Early - New

STT Mobile Site Live
Many children in the mind control cult following of William
Branham did not enjoy Christmas presents like other
Christian children in normal (not cult) Christian churches.
Many of those same children, now having broken free from
the undue influence of Branham's mind control cult, are
excited and looking forward to their first Christmas
celebration. We decided to kick-start this party by offering
you your first Christmas gift for this year!
We'd planned on a special gift for all of the ex-cult members
from around the world that frequent our website, and we
thought we'd release it on Christmas day. A new site
upgrade. Initially, we'd planned on having it ready before the
New Year, however the project went a bit ahead of schedule.
Some of you are traveling for the holiday, and this is the kind
of Christmas gift best suited for sitting in the car while your
spouse is driving. :)
Many of you have asked us for a mobile version of the
website for well over two years. When family or friends
approach you with questions they themselves have
discovered with "The Message", you need a portable tool to
use for opening a discussion and finding the research
material. We apologize for not having it sooner. There are
well over a thousand pages on the new website, and we don't
have the money or resources to take on a project this size
very quickly. Each of the 1000+ pages have been updated
over the course of this year, and the final piece of code was
changed last weekend.
And to spice it up and make things better, we have added

several new pages! There are new government documents,
new pages under our "Resources" section, and new research
articles on our "Research" page. You'll find that the new
website is not only portable, but is literally PACKED with
information about William Branham, his "Message," his "life
story," and what history actually tells us about each of these
with factual evidence and scriptural comparison.
So our Christmas gift to you: The site is now formatted to
work with your mobile devices, packed with new
information, and is now even easier to gain access to the
research!
Merry Christmas!
John Collins, Author and Webmaster,
www.seekyethetruth.com
Seek The Truth, Inc - a nonprofit (and especially nonprophet) organization
Congressman Upshaw and Roy

Davis Children's Orphanage
Recently, we published information about William
Branham's mentor, Roy E. Davis, and his high-level ranking
in the Ku Klux Klan. Davis was an Imperial Wizard who
appears to have worked his way up from Official
Spokesperson of the Klan to the "high priest" throughout his
lifespan.
We also published information on Congressman Upshaw.

Though William Branham describes the Congressman as a
frail, weak man who had to be carried on beds into the
meeting, we found a very active person who was not only a
Congressman in the United States Government, but a
traveling "Old Time Gospel" evangelist who spoke to
multiple audiences per day. And in one of his statements,
Upshaw described his personal connection to the Imperial
Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan before Davis held that title.
During the course of this research, we came across a single
newspaper article that closely binds Congressman Upshaw to
Davis. In 1943 in the San Bernardino Country Sun
newspaper of San Bernardino, California, an article
"Orphanage, School at Upland Slated To Open Sept. 15"
As we outlined in our blog post on Roy E. Davis, both Roy
Senior and Roy Junior found themselves in trouble with the
local police and Federal Investigators over the events
surrounding the orphanage and its operation. According to
newspapers, Davis was under F.B.I. investigation, and
Federal investigators had joined forces with the District
Attorney as they examined the orphanage. It appears that the
F.B.I. had asked the orphanage to hold Davis on a trivial
food-related charge while they were trying solidify a much
larger conviction.
During the course of the investigation, newspapers describe
Davis swindling money from people to pay for the orphanage
while he himself posed as a member of the F.B.I.
Investigators linked Davis to felony convictions in Texas for
both swindling money and illegal use of a firearm. But of the
many cases of Davis arrested for swindling, it appears his
Texas conviction is the only one that would stick; somehow
he managed to escape conviction in each of the other states

he allegedly swindled money. Federal prosecutors were not
able to convict Davis in California while running the
children's school and orphanage, and two counts against him
were dropped by the State of California. Afterward, Davis
sued the state for his accusations.
But Davis was not the only one involved with the school and
orphanage in California. It appears one William D. Upshaw,
former Representative of the United States Congress was
associated with Davis' new "charitable organization."
"The Upland Pastor [Roy E. Davis] emphasizes the fact that
orphans are to be received into the home without pay and
that this part of the project is to be conducted entirely
through free-will offerings. Arrangements are being made to
secure the majority of the faculty members from the
Southwestern Baptist Theological seminary at Fr. Worth,
Texas. Former Representative William D. Upshaw is taking
an active part of the institution and is to be in charge of the
department of Americanism."
- San Bernardino County Sun, Aug 8, 1943
In his sermons, William Branham's descriptions of Upshaw
do not match the historical account of the newspapers. While
Upshaw is traveling the country preaching, speaking in
auditoriums on civil matters, and running charitable
organizations, Branham describes him as having to be carried
on beds. In 1953, ten years after Upshaw's work with Roy E.
Davis and two years after claiming to have "healed" Upshaw
in his prayer line, William Branham describes Upshaw's
condition:
"Well, I happened to look, going down across the audience
like a shadow, and here went that old Congressman who'd

been setting in a wheelchair; he'd been crippled, an invalid
for sixty-six years. Fell when he was seventeen, was eightysix years old: Congressman William D. Upshaw,
Congressman of the United States. Seventeen years of
service. They'd wheeled him in a little bed part of the time;
in a wheelchair; he had crutches with things over, to fit over
him, so when he got up they could... Many of you knew him,
perhaps. You've heard him speak. How many ever knowed
Congressman Upshaw?"
Branham, 53-0604 - The Angel Of The Lord
Did William Branham embellish the details of Upshaw's
story? And if so, for what purpose? Was William Branham
aware of Upshaw's involvement with Roy E. Davis? Was he
aware of Davis' involvement with the Ku Klux Klan? Was
William Branham also a stakeholder in Davis' "charitable
organizations?"
Was F. F. Bosworth Responsible

For Death In The Healing
Campaigns
At the turn of the century, hundreds of alleged "faith healers"
swept across America, leaving a trail of history that is well
worth examining. Simply searching newspapers.com, one
can find many evangelists making the news through very
excited people eager to hear the Gospel and find ways to
bypass medical science. And truly, many who professed
healing in hundreds of meetings across the nation did get
well. But as one examines the trails for the many ministers in
this movement, it is evident that the minister was in no way
responsible for the success (or failure) of their healing.
The "Bosworth Brothers" campaigns, ran by brothers F. F.
Bosworth and B. B. Bosworth sept the nation in the early
1920's. To a mostly Christian nation, the two were about as
famous as people today would consider Tom Cruise or Tom
Hanks. Rather than today's excessive excitement directed
towards the movie industry, people at the turn of the century
were interested in God, interested in what appeared to be a
new movement by God, and had a determination to spread
the Gospel. When the Bosworth Brothers campaign came
into town -- even large cities -- their impact was phenomenal.
Large cities like Detroit published articles about how people
were accepting the Gospel and being baptized.
Though William Branham claimed to have been published in
newspapers across the nation for his "miraculous" healing
meetings, there are very few that can be found in the

archives. Outside of a single instance in Vandalia, Illinois,
we find very few articles describing the success (or failure)
of his meetings. Mostly we find only advertisements, paid for
by the Branham campaigns, trying to attract crowds. For
every one article we find of William Branham, we find
literally hundreds for F. F. Bosworth.
And the newspapers describe the Bosworths much like they
did William Branham during the 1947 Vandalia meeting.
The Bosworth Brothers were excessively well-dressed for
evangelists. While most people at the time were poor -especially ministers -- the two looked like traveling
businessmen. They travelled into town wearing expensive
suits, raising many questions. Local ministers, watching the
money flow in through the collection plates towards the
sharp dressed men, started estimating the massive amount of
money this would produce. Newspapers published articles of
their estimation to be $227,000. Bosworth denied this,
claiming the collection gathered $3,000, which was still quite
a lot for the 1920's.
So the immediate question one asks themselves is, "Why
would F. F. Bosworth leave fame and fortune of this level to
join forces with William Branham?"
Bosworth's ministry is interesting at its climax. When people
in the "Message" think of F. F. Bosworth, their minds refer
back to his debate with Rev. Best in Houston, Texas. Very
few in the "Message" are aware that this was not Bosworth's
first debate, or that Bosworth seemed to attract this sort of
trouble.
In 1927, a very sick man defied doctor's orders to seek
healing in the Bosworth faith healing meetings. Following

the formula laid out by F. F. Bosworth in his book and other
literature, the man fully accepted Jesus Christ for his
salvation, accepted his healing by faith, and confessed his
faith in both in front of a very excited crowd. The crowd
cheered as he left the platform with Bosworth, and he left
with the assurance that he would be healed.
Then he died.
Where once Bosworth made big news in several cities for
having healed people in his tent meetings, now he made
news of a different sort. The wife of the deceased, very upset
with this turn of events, decided to go public with her story.
She did not want others to fall into this same trap.
After this, we continue to find Bosworth in the newspapers,
but not nearly to the same extent. In fact, it appears that their
ministry slowly began to decline until eventually there was
no "Bosworth Brothers" in the news. By 1947, it is evident
that the once famous duo was just a thing of the past.
When one fully examines all that happened in Bosworth's
meetings, and also fully examines the newspaper articles
describing Bosworth's debate with Rev. Best, the picture
looks quite differently than the "Message" presents. While
cult doctrine would have you believe that the public had
refused William Branham's "ministry," it would appear that
the public had decidedly refused the faith healers in general.
And while the cult would have you believe that William
Branham was the famous "healer" being refused, it would
appear that Bosworth's fame was far more widespread. Could
it be that Rev. Best was challenging Bosworth because of his
book on divine healing? And since the newspapers could
never fully establish who actually instigated the debate,

could it be that Bosworth challenged Rev. Best to try and
recover his pride that was humbled by the death of the poor
widow's husband? Is it possible that this debate had very
little to do with William Branham and more to do with the
fading Post WWII divine healing movement?
Why else would Bosworth -- who never was fully in "the
Message" have left his own ministry to join forces with
William Branham?
Branham Tabernacle Radio

Very few of the members of the "Message" cult outside of
Jeffersonville are aware that the Branham Tabernacle is
equipped with radio broadcasting equipment. It is a longforgotten piece of history worth examining further. What
were they broadcasting? Who were they broadcasting to?
In 2013, we examined the coincidental timing of William
Branham's "change in his ministry," wherein he claimed that
he would be able to practice clairvoyance (discernment) for
hours upon end rather than for just a handful of people. In his
early ministry, Branham claimed that he became so weak
that he had to be carried from the platform after only five to
ten clairvoyance readings. But interestingly, after the
invention of the transistor radio, Branham was able to
practice his "supernatural powers" for very long periods of
time.
But the radio broadcasting equipment that the people are
aware of having been installed in "Joseph Branham's half of"
the Branham Tabernacle is on A.M. Frequency for use with
portable and household radios. What is it used for? Why do
they have it?
Whenever my family attended to Jeffersonville, this
equipment was very handy for multiple reasons. New fathers,
like myself, were able to take unruly children outside and
allow them to use their excess energy in the containment of
my vehicle rather than in hard chairs during an incredibly
long two-and-a-half-hour tape recording. The radio broadcast
was limited in range, only covering the parking lot adjacent
to the Branham Tabernacle. This, we were told, was because
the Tabernacle did not have a long-range broadcast license.

There were other advantages to the "parking lot radio." On
any given Sunday, we could watch a family arrive at the
church during the latter part of the sermon -- fully dressed in
suits, ties, and fancy dresses -- and then chat with people
exiting the building as though they had sat through the full
sermon with them. Some families arrived with only five
minutes remaining, walking towards the crowd exiting the
sides from the back of the building. To each side they
congregated with, it was impossible for the people to know
they had missed the entire service. Did they walk around
from the other side? Where did they come from?
Some of us often wondered why the Tabernacle did not
broadcast further. We truly believed in Branham's doomsday
prophecy, and were saddened for those who had never heard
about it. Why did they not broadcast just a bit further? Could
they save the people in the city? What if we all joined
together and helped pay for a slot in the local radio?
National? Shouldn't we want to warn everyone? At the time,
we thought that the church had very little money and could
not afford the cost -- none of us stopped to do the math on
what 10% tithe would look like for hundreds of people both
in the building and in their automobiles.
But things were not always this way. Before Branham's
failed 1977 doomsday prediction, churches were on fire to
reach the souls that would be burnt over by fire. They wanted
to reach them, to tell them about "the prophet," and save their
souls.
Attached is a copy of a section from the Louisville Courier
Journal newspaper from 1950. The Branham Tabernacle was
advertised in the Sunday paper in the radio programming

guide. WLOU 1350 played the Branham Tabernacle at
9:00AM.
In 1984, Joseph Branham founded a radio broadcasting
station under two corporations, Ordinary People National
and Ordinary People International. But rather than contain
themselves to only playing William Branham's ministry, the
corporation was formed with Kenneth Hagan and T. L.
Osborn's ministries. It seemed that the "ordinary people"
were less focused on attracting followers to William
Branham, the "prophet."
But in today's day and age, one has to take a step back and
consider all things. Radio broadcasting is not as widespread
as television. To reach souls today, one would need to play
the "prophet's 'message'" on national television. And one
would assume that this would be far too expensive for such a
small group of "believers" as this, had Voice of God
Recordings not posted a hundred million increase in assets
and moved the money into a new foundation, Jehovah Jira.
Why are they not using this money to save the lost on
national radio or television? Is not this much closer to
Branham's "doomsday" than it was in 1950 when the
Tabernacle was broadcast to the local area?
Did 1977 remove their burning desire? Or is the cult afraid of
the publicity?
The 1982 Resurrection of William

Branham:
Those who live outside of Jeffersonville in the "Message,"
the cult following of William Branham, are mostly
unfamiliar with the Easter tradition that started in 1965 when
William Branham's body was held from the grave. William
Branham was killed in an automobile accident in December
of 1965, but his body was not buried until Easter of 1966.
The family claims that this was due to Branham's wife,
Meda, being unable to attend the service. But is this really
the case? Did she miraculously get better on Easter morning
-- not a day before and not a day after?
As the body was held in a closed casket at Coots funeral
home, followers began openly speaking about their belief in
Branham's resurrection on Easter Sunday. Peary Green, the
pastor of the Tucson Tabernacle, openly discussed his belief
in Branham's resurrection. But the pastor and Branham
brothers from Jeffersonville were much more cautious than
Green. Claiming that the large meetings were nothing more
than an Easter celebration, news reporters were forced to go
directly to the followers gathering in Jeffersonville for their
statements.
"I've been coming five years, and I know he will come back.
I'll keep coming here [each Easter]" said on eager follower.
"He raised people back to life, and I want to be here to
witness when the Lord raises him back," said another. "Lots
of people feel that way."
At the time of the paper's printing, the cult pastors and the
Branham brothers had sixteen years to correct this error.
Were they truly against it? Or were they enjoying the
financial benefits of having a massive gathering each Easter
for those who waited for Branham's resurrection?
In 1982, there was plenty going on between the Branham's
and the Branham Tabernacle. In 1982, the estate of Meda
Branham was settled among the children, and Ewing Lane
property currently used by Joseph Branham as a "parsonage"
transferred ownership. In 1982, Joseph, Billy Paul Branham,
and Roy Roberson filed a document with the courthouse to
list themselves as the "trustees" of the Branham Tabernacle.
In 1982, the Tabernacle grounds began expanding, which
would eventually lead to the pastor and entire staff of
deacons accusing the Branham family of stealing property.
Why were cult followers gathering in honor of William
Branham's resurrection instead of Jesus Christ's resurrection
in Easter of 1982? Why did the pastor and Branham brothers
not correct their error? Is this tradition financially
motivated?
2015 - A Year To Remember:

It has been a very exciting year for Seek The Truth, and
we've had some incredible research articles that our readers
have enjoyed. As we enter into the Christmas and New Years
holidays, we thought it would be good to reflect on some of
the blog posts and research pages that have brought the most
feedback from both ex-cult members and those who are
preparing to transition their lives out of the "Message" cult.
Without question, our "Government Records page and the
blog posts associated with it has received the most attention
from around the world. This is a collection of documents
available to the public through the Clark County Courthouse
in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and supplemental documents from
government websites, newspaper archives, and microfiche in
the local public libraries.
A close second most viewed series of blog posts were
surrounding the shakeup at the Branham Tabernacle in
Jeffersonville, Indiana, when the pastor, song leader, and
entire deacon staff resigned after accusing William
Branham's sons of stealing church property. When we began
to examine the information, the information found at the
local courthouse in Jeffersonville seemed to support the
findings by the deacon staff. The research they describe in
their resignations was easily available to the public, and the
official staff at the courthouse was willing to share with us
the same records they gave the deacons. This lead to many
other findings in the courthouse, which were very eyeopening to many.
During with this situation, we decided to examine both sides
of the argument. While our opinion favored the pastor, be

could not fully agree with his entire resignation speech. In
his assessment of the government records, the pastor was
willing to stand for truth, justice, and instructions given in
scripture. But his resignation speech as a whole described a
man unwilling to stand for all scriptures in the Bible,
specifically those warning against idolatry, "super apostles,"
worshipping prophets, instructions to examine prophets, and
false prophets in general. According to the now former
pastor, William Branham was "God tabernacled in human
flesh," and this did not set well with many members of the
Branham Tabernacle.
The most recent publication to our bookshelf, "I Survived a
Cult," has been the most downloaded and most discussed
since we began writing books. Though it was published in
June of this year, we still receive phone calls discussing the
book late into December. Though the details of the journey
may differ from person to person, many who have left the
mind control cult Branham created find similarities between
their own experience leaving as described in the book, and
people who are preparing to make their journey out are all
interested in how to do so without losing their family and
friends. As my grandfather used to say in his Sunday
sermons, my advice is usually the same has his: "As
peacefully as possible."
Ironically, a significant number of people were not affected
by what we posted, but rather what Voice of God Recordings
had removed from their website. A large volume of traffic to
our website included searches for Voice of God Recording's
2012 newsletter publication entitled "Because He Said So."
We also began receiving emails and phone calls asking about
this publication. People were asking why the document was
removed, and whether or not we had a copy. Many exmembers had mentioned this one publication as the tipping
point where they finally decided to take their families out of
the cult, and people they spoke with as they left were curious
to see what it contained. A recent ex-member had a physical
copy, and together we went through the sections of the article
to examine which parts pointed towards Christ and which
pointed towards a mind-control cult leader and fear to
question his ultimate authority.
Of our historical research projects, there is no question that
the most views were centered around William Branham's trip
to Houston, Texas during the time he was supposed to be in
Arizona Hunting for the "Mystery Cloud" event. Research
into the event led us towards information that William
Branham was gathering people to defend a man who lived a
very unsavory life, a life which continued to get worse after
Branham's visit. It was the son of the photographer who took
the "Message" cult's iconic "halo" photograph, and he had
murdered a real estate agent during a three-party sex orgy as
a homosexual transvestite.
As a whole, our blog posts that provide research into
recognized names associated with William Branham are the
ones that give us the most positive feedback. Ex-cult
members are eager to hear more about the historical aspects
of this cult, and simply cannot get enough of this type of
posts. The first time we made the connection between their
excitement and the "key figure research" was in a post about
Gordon Lindsay. Lindsay was without question one of the
most influential men in William Branham's life, and it could
be argued that there might not be a cult today had Lindsay
not promoted Branham's campaigns through his publication
company and managed his campaign affairs. Many were
shocked to learn that Lindsay was a UFO fanatic, and that

many of his opinions concerning flying saucers made their
way into Branham's sermons.
Along with this trail of study, the research material on Dr.
James E. McDonald and his UFO fascination brought a great
deal of traffic and feedback. McDonald, who William
Branham described many times as "the scientist" who
examined the cloud for the United States Government was
apparently collecting studies on hundreds of strange cloud
phenomenon. This research data was used in lectures in
Arizona universities and convention centers around the world
for UFO fanatics, and eventually was presented to the United
States government. His idea that "little green men" were
invading America was not well received by the scientific
community, and the end of his life was tragic. McDonald
ended his life by committing suicide, but is recognized still
today by the alien conspiracy theorist community.
Recently, our continuation of the "key figure" research began
to focus on Roy E. Davis. There are over a thousand
interesting articles we could publish about Roy Davis and his
connection to William Branham, but the most interesting to
everyone was that of Davis' involvement with the Ku Klux
Klan. The quickly growing terrorist organization of the early
1900's through the 1960's had a headquarters in
Jeffersonville, Indiana, and the timing of Indiana Klan
activity as compared to Davis' arrival is quite interesting.
Though it can also be argued that Davis started the church
Branham first helped lead while running from the law, there
is a substantial amount of information suggesting that Davis
was in Jeffersonville for Klan activities. This led to research
into other key figures in Branham's ministry who were
heavily involved with the Ku Klux Klan such as Howard
Cadle and Congressman William D. Upshaw.

Of the more interesting series of blog posts that were
directed towards asking a question, there was one question
that struck home with many: Did William Branham's healing
ministry really begin the "very day Israel became a nation"
was he claimed in his sermons. Israel was declared a nation
on May 18, 1948, yet the "Table" software includes a 1947
sermon with a story about his "commission" to heal the sick.
Current cult members argue that Branham did not intend to
say "became" a nation, but instead meant "was on their way
towards becoming" a nation. But a single publication
copyrighted in 1942 appeared to have taken wind from their
sails.
Though it seems like such a "little" post, we did receive a lot
of curiosity traffic when we published information on "Little
David" Walker. Branham frequently held campaigns with
"Little David," and mentions the youngster on sermon. But
people today, when hearing David's name on sermon, have
no idea that William Branham was sharing the platform with
an adolescent preacher.
One could argue that the turning point for all of the ex-cult
research sites was when the "Message" was declared a mind
control cult by the Freedom of Mind Foundation. William
Branham's cult following meets all of the many points
required to label the following as a "cult," however this word
in itself is not so problematic. There are harmless cult
followings, and Christianity itself was described as a cult
when it first began. The question one must ask when learning
they are in a cult is whether or not the cult is a "destructive"
cult. And having examined the structure of the "Message,"
the Freedom of Mind Foundation agreed that the cult
following of William Branham meets all of the criteria of

their models for detecting mind control. From control of
information to the hierarchy of a central figure to the
programmed fear of questioning, there is little doubt that the
"Message" is holding members through the undue influence
of mind control.
Of the newsworthy events in the worldwide cult following
called the "Message," there is no doubt that the story of
human trafficking in 2015 was the most discussed. When we
learned of the news out of South America, we posted English
translations of the news reports from Nicaragua that
described the government's investigation into human
trafficking. According to newspapers, "Message" followers
had killed policemen in a heated gun battle, which sparked
the investigation.
Though we focus very little on William Branham's sons and
their statements, we published an examination of Billy Paul's
testimony concerning the "angelic visitation" in Vandalia, IL.
Generally, we prefer to focus on William Branham rather
than cult pastors or current leaders, but more than one exmember asked us to review Billy Paul's statements and
compare them to William Branham's account. After our
comparison, it was evident that the details both men give did
not match, and we started asking the question whether or not
Billy Paul was telling the truth. Many of you answered the
question for us.
But the number one most popular article we've published this
year was that of the official death certificate for Hope
Branham. Many have informed us that of all of our 2015
posts, this was the most powerful and revealing. Multiple
people have decided to leave the message cult after having
compared the official document to William Branham's

heartbreaking "life story." In fact, this single document has
led many people towards examining all of the elements in
Branham's life story. This was a turning point, because even
current cult members realized that they could no longer say
that William Branham's life stories were truthful. Hope
Branham died several months after the 1937 flood had
receded, and Branham's tragic tales of his battle through
flood waters to reach a wife "struck down by God" are now
in question.
It has been a good year for Seek The Truth. And we have
thoroughly enjoyed speaking with each and every person we
have worked with as they struggled to examine the
overwhelming number of facts that are stacked against the
mind control cult following of William Branham. We look
forward to an even more exciting year in 2016, and are
excited to have so many more people willing to help with the
private support groups. It has truly been a blessing for many,
many people, and we feel privileged to be blessed in return.
From our family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Years. May God richly bless each and
every one of you, no matter what stage of the journey that
you find yourself during the holidays.

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The 2015 Articles

By John Collins and Kristi Gibson

THE BRIDGE GRACE BUILT

VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS CONTRADICTIONS

VOICE OF GOD RECORDINGS CONTRADICTIONS (CONTINUED): 116

LOGICALLY FLAWED ARGUMENTS ON THEMESSAGE.COM

LETTER TO JOSEPH BRANHAM:

POSTED TO THE USER POSTS ON THIS PAGE:

TORTURING TURTLES FOR FUN:

BIBLE VERSES ABOUT PRIDE:

SCRIPTURE WARNS OF FALSE PROPHETS:

THE INTERSECTION OF WILLIAM BRANHAM AND JIM JONES

HEBREWS 4 REST, THROUGH SALVATION

WILLIAM BRANHAM - BEFORE I DIE

THE 1933 PROPHECY OF THE 1977 DOOMSDAY:

THE MESSAGE AND CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY--INTRODUCTION TO A

SEX SCANDALS AND CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY (PART 3)

CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY AND SEX WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES (PART

"DON'T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER"

WILLIAM BRANHAM'S TRUMPET OF UNCERTAINTY

THE SUBTILITY OF MESSAGE RECRUITMENT

SUCH AN UNCERTAIN SOUND

THE TESTIMONY OF ALFRED POHL

PASTORS LEADING THEIR CONGREGATIONS FROM WILLIAM

LOGICAL FALLACIES-THE AD HOMINEM

LOGICAL FALLACIES--COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES:

DID WILLIAM BRANHAM BAN SOCCER?

LOGICAL FALLACIES--THE STRAWMAN

WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE DYLANN ROOF MASSACRE

THE PARK - WILLIAM BRANHAM AND HOMOSEXUAL PREDATORS 259

THE ROMANS ROAD

A LOOK INSIDE THE COVER OF LARKIN'S DISPENSATIONAL TRUTH:

THINGS WE CAN AGREE ON

AN IN-DEPTH COMPARISON BETWEEN LARKIN AND BRANHAM: 273

WILLIAM BRANHAM ON SALVATION

TO THE MANY WHO ARE CONTACTING US ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY

LETS TALK DISEASES

DID YOU KNOW - FOURTH OF JULY

THE CHICKEN OR THE WOMAN'S EGG

WILLIAM BRANHAM'S RACIAL SLURS IN THE SERMONS

HOUSTON DURING CLOUD, BACK TO ARIZONA, LATER ADD A FACE

THE PENTAGRAM TABERNACLE EMBARRASSMENT

DEDICATED IN 1933. OR 1934. OR 1935. OR 1936

LET'S TALK NUMBERS

HOW 'BOUT THEM SECOND BROWN BEARS

WILLIAM BRANHAM IS NOT FALSE

THE "ONE" VISION THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN

WILLIAM BRANHAM AND HOMOSEXUAL PIGALLE

WILLIAM BRANHAM'S HOLY GHOST EXPERIENCE

WILLIAM BRANHAM'S PROPHECY HUMBLE PIE

WILLIAM BRANHAM'S MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

10 WAYS TO DETERMINE IF YOUR CHRISTIANITY HAS BEEN

WHY DIDN'T ANYONE CORRECT WILLIAM BRANHAM

WILLIAM BRANHAM'S FILTHY MOUTH

SATAN CASTING OUT SATAN

WILLIAM BRANHAM AND THE BAAL OF PEOR

WILLIAM BRANHAM, DOWIE, AND WIGGLESWORTH

THE STRATEGIES OF A CULT PASTOR

A WALK THROUGH HISTORY - SEEK THE TRUTH BLOG

WILLIAM BRANHAM - NO MAN KNOWETH THE HOUR IN 1977

WILLIAM BRANHAM - JUST A MAN - HE MADE MISTAKES