[212], Weaver commented that Branham seemed unaware that his teachings conflicted with free will,[211] and that he taught a Calvinistic form of the doctrine of predestination and openly supported Calvin's doctrine of Eternal Security, both of which were at odds with the Arminian view of predestination held by Pentecostalism. [127][122], In 1955, Branham's campaigning career began to slow following financial setbacks. And she can sway more of them to hell than any other instrument Satan has got. "[279] Mercer sexually abused children and adults. The sick person would then simply be forced to accuse himself of lack of faith, or in some cases, throw his faith overboard. [135], According to Kydd, "the controversy surrounding Branham deepened" with time. Kidston was intrigued by the reported miracles and invited Branham to participate in revival meetings that he was organizing. The confusion created by the situation led ministers to claim Branham had deceived them. [34] Branham's congregation was badly impacted by the disaster and his family was displaced from their home. [96][103], This caused many in the healing revival to view Branham as a "seer like the old testament prophets". That's exactly right. "[16], Branham's father owned a farm near Utica, Indiana, and took a job working for O. H. Wathen, owner of R. E. Wathen Distilleries in nearby Louisville, Kentucky. [216] Some African followers of Branham's teachings have embraced the racial components and openly call for the "submission of the black man to the white man". A dog can't do it, a hog can't do it, a bird can't do it. [3][311], Pearry Green was a defendant in multiple criminal cases concerning his financial dealings. [173] According to Weaver, Branham's views on modern culture were the primary reason the growing Charismatic movement rejected him; his views also prevented him from following his contemporaries who were transitioning from the healing revival to the new movement. However the swelling number of competitors and emulators were further reducing attendance at Branham's meetings. Some critics accused Branham's team of sharing prayer card information with Branham before he began his prayer lines. [297][298][299][300], Roberts Liardon commented, "According to Branham, since women introduced men to sex, polygamy was brought about. Qui Est William Marion Branham Selon La Bible? [85][77], The first meetings organized by Lindsay were held in northwestern North America during late 1947. [12] Branham's neighbors reported him as "someone who always seemed a little different", but said he was a dependable youth. William M. Branham was born near Burkesville, Kentucky, on April 6, 1909,[10][11][12][a][b] the son of Charles and Ella Harvey Branham, the oldest of ten children. [30] Branham said that he heard a voice speaking to him while he was recovering from the accident, which led him to begin seeking God. [275] Enroth reported instances of families being separated, with children being taken from their parents and reassigned to other families to be raised as a form of discipline. [106] Upshaw sent a letter describing his healing claim to each member of Congress. I am too. That's the ignorance of the man. [177] Many followers moved great distances to live near his home in Jeffersonville and, led by Leo Mercer, subsequently set up a colony in Arizona following Branham's move to Tucson in 1962. William Branham, Called Out January 9, 1958, " he is now operating to produce a Protestant 'image of the beast' with life, which will cooperate with the chief Antichrist" Russel, The Finished Mystery, p. 272. [87], Branham partially recovered from his illness and resumed holding meetings in October 1948; in that month he held a series of meetings around the United States without Lindsay's support. "[127] One such case was Carol Strubler, who at age nine in 1954 was prayed for by Branham at a recorded revival in Washington, D.C., when he preached a sermon entitled "The Deep Calleth Unto The Deep". [192] Branham's teaching was particularly damaging to his relationship with Pentecostals denominations who were angered that he would associate them with the mark of beast. A. [266][267], His followers "range widely in belief in practice. [185] Branham's teaching on divine healing were within the mainstream of Pentecostal theology and echoed the doctrines taught by Smith Wigglesworth, Bosworth, and other prominent Pentecostal ministers of the prior generation. [162], According to Collins, Jim Jones and Paul Schfer were influenced to move to South America by Branham's 1961 prophecy concerning the destruction of the United States in a nuclear war. [38] His followers believed his ministry was accompanied by miraculous signs from its beginning, and that when he was baptizing converts on June 11, 1933, in the Ohio River near Jeffersonville, a bright light descended over him and that he heard a voice say, "As John the Baptist was sent to forerun the first coming of Jesus Christ, so your message will forerun His second coming". Supporters of polygamy claim Branham authorized the practice in his 1965 sermon entitled "Marriage and Divorce". [176], Despite his rejection by the growing Charismatic movement, Branham's followers became increasingly dedicated to him during his later life. William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the post-World WarII healing revival, and claimed to be a prophet with the anointing of Elijah, who had come to prelude Christ's second coming; some of his followers have been labeled a "doomsday cult". [151], Finances became an issue again in 1956 when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) charged Branham with tax evasion. [68] Kidston served as Branham's first campaign manager and was instrumental in helping organize Branham's early revival meetings. 1946), Sarah (b. [227] Branham believed the sermons would produce "rapturing faith" which was necessary for his followers to escape the tribulation, and that the sermons contained "the complete revelation of Jesus Christ". Si a devait lui coter la. [70] At the time they were held, Branham's revival meetings were the largest religious meetings some American cities he visited had ever seen;[71] reports of 1,000 to 1,500 converts per meeting were common. Branham a affirm avoir fait plus d'un million de convertis au cours de sa carrire. [200] He rejected the financial aspects of the prosperity gospel that originated in the teachings of Oral Roberts and A. [142], Serious allegations also were made following Branham's meetings in South Africa during 1952 and complaints were lodged with government authorities. [90] After one year of campaigning, his exhaustion began leading to health issues. "[25] Leaders in Branham's movement have taken actions to prevent followers from discovering the true origin of the serpent seed teaching. [194] He argued that there were many people named Jesus but there is only one Lord Jesus Christ. Reporters subsequently found no evidence of a resurrection; no funeral parlor in the city corroborated the story. Historian Catherine Wessinger concludes Jones used Christianity as a vehicle to covertly advance his personal ideology, "Let me close by saying this: that the Son of man is now being revealed from heaven. Investigators found no evidence for the meeting; King Gustaf V died in October 1950. [179] Throughout the 1960s, Branham demanded his listeners leave any denomination they were part of to demonstrate their loyalty to him and his message. [194] He distinguished his baptismal formula from the Oneness baptism formula in the name of Jesus by teaching that the baptismal formula should be in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. By the 1960s, he began to make frequent references to the scripture claiming that through his ministry the "Son of Man was being revealed". [80] Moore invited his friend Gordon Lindsay to join the campaign team, which he did beginning at a meeting in Sacramento, California, in late 1947. [260], Edward Babinski describes Branham's followers as "odd in their beliefs, but for the most part honest hard-working citizens", and wrote that calling them a cult "seems unfair". Instead of leaving it the way God wants it, he wants to make his own way. Let a man be what he is; by the grace of God let him be. [57][58] Branham's wife became ill during the second year of their marriage. [214][204] Branham was baptized and ordained by Roy Davis, a founding member and later Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan; Branham and Davis continued to associate throughout Branham's life. Despite Branham's objections, some followers of his teachings placed him at the center of a cult of personality during his final years. Il est parfois considr comme le fondateur du mouvement La pluie de l'arrire saison (en).Ses partisans voient en lui l'avnement d'un . In 1947, Rev. [45], Branham took over leadership of Roy Davis's Jeffersonville church in 1934, after Davis was arrested again and extradited to stand trial. Branham helped launch and popularize the ministry of Jim Jones. [229], Branham continued to travel to churches and preach his doctrine across Canada, the United States, and Mexico during the 1960s. He required supplicants to claim to be healed to demonstrate their faith, even if they were still experiencing symptoms. [146] Some people left his meetings disappointed after finding Branham's conviction that everyone in the audience could be healed without being in the prayer line proved incorrect. [143] Michael Plaff, a doctor, was pronounced healed of cancer by Branham during one meeting. [237] At the time, Branham continued to leave the identity of the messenger open to the interpretation of his followers, who widely accepted that he was that messenger. [265] Tensions over Branham's identity are one the primary causes of divisions between the groups. [194] Branham lamented that more so than any other teaching, Pentecostals criticized him for his predestination teachings. [152] The IRS asserted income reported by the ministers as non-taxable gifts was taxable,[150] despite the fact Branham had not kept the gifts for himself. Branham was baptized and ordained a minister by Roy Davis, the National Imperial Wizard (leader) of the Ku Klux Klan; the two men maintained a lifelong relationship. [100], He would pray for each of them, pronouncing some or all healed. [288] Alleged accomplices in Schfer's crimes who were charged and awaiting trial fled Chile and took refuge in Frank's church in Germany, where they were protected from extradition. [285] William Branham's second sermon during his visit to Karlsruhe, Germany, left a deep impression on Schfer. [177] Branham lamented Mercer and the actions of his group as he worried that a cult was potentially being formed among his most fanatical followers. [206][204], Barkun and Schambers also connected Branham's teaching to the white supremacy movement and Christian Identity preacher Wesley Swift. Now, God is "perfected" in three. Like his sermons on the church ages, Branham's sermons on the seals were largely borrowed from the writings of Charles Taze Russell and Clarence Larkin. Parole Parle TV (PPTV) est une chaine TV du Message du prophte William Marrion Branham selon Malachie 4/5-6. She is designed, alone, for filth and unclean living. In the United States, Branham was charged with tax evasion for failing to account for the donations received through his ministry; admitting his liability, he settled the case out of court. [191] Prior to 1957, Branham taught a doctrine of eternal punishment in hell. [44][122], Branham faced criticism and opposition from the early days of the healing revival, and he was repeatedly accused of fraud throughout his ministry. [11], His most significant prophecies were a series of prophetic visions he claimed to have in June 1933. Through Sowders' group, he was introduced to the British Israelite House of David and in the autumn of 1934, Branham traveled to Michigan to meet with members of the group. Branham later claimed he saw a car in 1960 that fulfilled his vision. [271][25], People who try to leave the teachings of Branham often face extreme repercussions. By her beauty and her sex control, her shape that was given to her by Satan, the by-product that Satan did, she is sent to deceive sons of God. [7] At the time they were held, his inter-denominational meetings were the largest religious meetings ever held in some American cities. Following the January flood, Hope's health continued to decline, and she succumbed to her illness and died on July 22, 1937. [319][320], In 2021, Steven Hassan's Freedom of Mind Institute published an article labeling Branham's followers a cult stating, "Branham's ministry was characterized by white supremacy and deeply misogynist attitudes.
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