Branham helped launch and popularize the ministry of Jim Jones. [71], Historians name his June 1946 St. Louis meetings as the inauguration of the healing revival period. [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". Qui est William Marrion Branham?: Message du temps de la fin (French [223][i] According to Weaver, Branham's "obsession with Luke 17:30 and Malachi 4:56 dominated the end of his ministry". [200] When he was given a new Cadillac, he kept it parked in his garage for two years out of embarrassment. [172], Branham developed a unique theology and placed emphasis on a few key doctrines, including his eschatological views, annihilationism, oneness of the Godhead, predestination, eternal security, and the serpent's seed. [118] El Paso Herald-Post reported hundreds of attendees at one meeting seeking divine healing. [46] Sometime during March or April 1934, the First Pentecostal Baptist Church was destroyed by a fire and Branham's supporters at the church helped him organize a new church in Jeffersonville. Bible Search - KJV; Message Search; You are here: Home. The sick person would then simply be forced to accuse himself of lack of faith, or in some cases, throw his faith overboard. When man gets into it, he ruins it. He died in prison in 2021. [318], In 2018, Pastor Thodore Mugalu, a leader of Branham's followers in the Democratic Republic of Congo encouraged his followers to violence against Catholics in his country. Carl Dyck wrote, "Those who have come out of this group give solemn evidence of the devastating effect that Branhamism had on them, both emotionally and psychologically. Branham also openly opposed interracial relationships and connected people of mixed race ancestry to the wicked "hybrid" race of the serpent. [157], His correspondence also decreased sharply. A. [24] Branham would go on to maintain lifelong connections to the KKK. Charismatic writer Michael Moriarty stated, "Branham's aberrational teachings not only cultivated cultic fringe movements like the Latter Rain Movement and the Manifested Sons of God, but they also paved a pathway leading to false predictions, revelatory madness, doctrinal heresies, and a cultic following that treated his sermons as oral scriptures". [179], Throughout his ministry, Branham taught a doctrine of faith healing that was often the central teaching he espoused during the healing campaign. Elle offre aux tlspectateurs, auditeurs et internautes des programmes d'missions, d'informations, de socits, et de divertissements la lumire de la Parole de Dieu. Now, God is "perfected" in three. Barkun wrote that Branham was the most significant proponent of the racial teaching outside of Wesley Swift and the Christian Identity movement. [115] Durban Sunday Tribune and The Natal Mercury reported wheelchair-bound people rising and walking. [285] William Branham's second sermon during his visit to Karlsruhe, Germany, left a deep impression on Schfer. [88][8], During early 1947, a major campaign was held in Kansas City, where Branham and Lindsay first met Oral Roberts. [80] The first addition to the team was Jack Moore and Young Brown, who periodically assisted him in managing his meetings. [187] As a result, he believed that from a very early date, the church had stopped following the "pure Word of God" and had been seduced into a false form of Christianity. [63] Christian writer John Crowder described the period of revivals as "the most extensive public display of miraculous power in modern history". [146] Branham generally attributed the failure of supplicants to receive healing to their lack of faith. ($144,913 in 2020 dollars)[150], Some of Branham's business associates thought he was partially responsible because of his lack of interest in the financial affairs of the campaigns and tried to hold him personally responsible for the debt. [182] Many of his followers regard his sermons as oral scripture and believe Branham had rediscovered the true doctrines of the early church. QUI DITES-VOUS QUE - William Marrion Branham le Rdempteur - Facebook [293][294][295] Homicide detectives working the case said the group was radicalized by Branham's teachings, leading to their deaths. Some seemed to experience a momentary relief from pain, but all too many would discover no lasting benefit. [86], In January 1948, meetings were held in Florida;[81] F.F. Bosworth met Branham at the meetings and also joined his team. Hollenweger was disappointed that Branham refused to acknowledge the numerous failed pronouncements of healings. William M. Branham | Lumire du Soir [85][77], The first meetings organized by Lindsay were held in northwestern North America during late 1947. [228] According to Weaver, to Branham's dismay,[177] his followers had placed him at the "center of a Pentecostal personality cult" in the final years of his ministry. [161] The bad feelings and breakdown of cooperation between the leaders of the movement contributed to the end of the healing revival. [150] The Charismatic movement is a global movement within both Protestant and non-Protestant Christianity that supports the adoption of traditionally Pentecostal beliefs, especially the spiritual gifts (charismata). Branham would often tell supplicants what they suffered from, their name, and their address. Parole Parle TV on the App Store [265] Peary Greene (19332015) in Arizona, and Ewald Frank in Germany both held influence over a significant number of churches. Branham was the first American deliverance minister to successfully campaign in Europe; his ministry reached global audiences with major campaigns held in North America, Europe, Africa, and India. [193], By the early 1950s, he began to privately preach the Oneness doctrine outside of his healing campaigns. [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. Those who leave are often shunned or disowned. [23] The help of the Klan during his impoverished childhood had a profound impact on Branham throughout his life. The government of Chile banned Ewald Frank from entering the country after finding he had been visiting and holding revival meetings with Schfer's followers at Colonia. According to Pearry Green, the broader Pentecostal movement considers Branham's version of the serpent seed doctrine repugnant and in their point of view, it was the "filthy doctrine that ruined his ministry. [249] He was rushed to the hospital in Amarillo where he remained comatose for several days and died of his injuries on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1965. [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. [98] Branham's final major overseas tour in 1955 included visits to Switzerland and Germany. [186] The Toronto Blessing, the Brownsville Revival, and other nationwide revivals of the late 20th century have their roots in Branham's restorationist teachings. [172] Weaver also attributed Branham's eschatological teachings to the influence of a small group of his closest followers, who encouraged his desire for a unique ministry. [186], The teaching was accepted and widely taught by many of the evangelists of the healing revival, and they took it with them into the subsequent Charismatic and evangelical movements. [130] The same year the news media in Winnipeg publicized Branham's cases of failed healing. [203][177], In the 1933 visions, he reported seeing self-driving "egg-shaped" cars in one vision. [25] Branham accused Eve of producing a "hybrid" race, and he provided a way to trace the hybrid line of the Serpent's Seed to Africans and Jews through Ham the biblical progenitor of the African peoples, King Ahab, and Judas Iscariot. [200] He taught that women with short hair were breaking God's commandments and "ridiculed women's desire to artificially beautify themselves with makeup". Describing Branham's method, Bosworth said "he does not begin to pray for the healing of the afflicted in body in the healing line each night until God anoints him for the operation of the gift, and until he is conscious of the presence of the Angel with him on the platform. [81][77] At the first of these meetings, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadian minister Ern Baxter joined Branham's team. [201] Citing the creation story in which Eve is taken from Adam's side, Branham taught that woman was not part of God's original creation, and she was a byproduct of man.[199]. God segregates His people from all the rest of them. As late as 1963, Branham continued to speak highly of the them saying, "the Ku Klux Klan, paid the hospital bill for me, Masons. [96] According to Bosworth, this gift of knowledge allowed Branham "to see and enable him to tell the many events of [people's] lives from their childhood down to the present". ProveTheClaims - "About WIlliam Branham" [157] In 1955, he reported a vision of a renewed tent ministry and a "third pull which would be dramatically different" than his earlier career; he began to increasingly refer to the vision as his popularity began to decline. Branham . [248], On December 18, 1965, Branham and his family except his daughter Rebekah were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana, from Tucson for the Christmas holiday. A. Allen concerning the validity of a miracle reported in his campaigns. [87] In November 1948, he met with Lindsay and Moore and told them he had received another angelic visitation, instructing him to hold a series of meetings across the United States and then to begin holding meetings internationally. [94][111] Branham held his first series of campaigns in Europe during April 1950 with meetings in Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Investigators of Branham's claim were unable to identify the woman in the photograph. [57] Their first child, William "Billy" Paul Branham was born soon after their marriage; the date given for his birth varies by source. [1][2][3] He is credited as "a principal architect of restorationist thought" for charismatics by some Christian historians,[4] and has been called the "leading individual in the Second Wave of Pentecostalism. The news of the reported healing was slow to spread, but was eventually reported to a family in Missouri who in 1945 invited Branham to pray for their child who was suffering from a similar illness; Branham reported that the child recovered after his prayers. [248] His funeral was held on December 29, 1965,[248] but his burial was delayed until April 11, 1966; Easter Monday. [123] According to historian Ronald Kydd, Branham evoked strong opinions from people with whom he came into contact; "most people either loved him or hated him". Branham obtained a truck and had it painted with advertisements for his healing ministry which he toured in. "[25] Branham used the term "hybrid" to describe anything he believed to be tainted by the serpent. [180][179], Most of Branham's teachings have precedents within sects of the Pentecostal movement or in other non-Pentecostal denominations. 1950), and Joseph (b. Nous revenons sur la vie surnaturelle de ce grand prophte de Dieu, d'Enoch nos jours.Cela fera 56 ans, jour pour jour depuis qu'il nous a quitts l'ge . [163] Jones needed a religious headliner to endorse his ministry and invited Branham to share the platform with him at a self-organized religious convention held at the Cadle Tabernacle auditorium in Indianapolis from June 11 to 15, 1956. 1 likes. Les Ouvriers de la 11e heure selon la bible et le prophete william branham. However the swelling number of competitors and emulators were further reducing attendance at Branham's meetings. [303][304] In 2001, Evans pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement,[305] and Voice of God Recordings returned the funds to the tribe. [73] In his later years, he also connected the angelic visitation with the establishment of the nation of Israel, at one point mistakenly stating the vision occurred on the same day. [229] The sermons focused on the Book of Revelation 6:117, and provided an interpretation of the meaning of each of the seals, which Branham connected with his prior sermons on the church ages. Not a man, God. Joseph Coleman, a follower of William Branham in the United States with influence over multiple churches, was connected to "a multi-million dollar fraud through an investment management company". In another case, a woman suffering a heart condition was pronounced healed by Branham, but died less than a week later. [119] Despite such occasional glowing reports, most of the press coverage Branham received was negative. [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. Sims, who attended both the KKK rallies and the healing revivals, was surprised to see some of the same groups of people at both events. [6] The Charismatic view that the Christian church should return to a form like that of the early church has its roots in Branham's teachings during the healing revival period. 3-14303", "$10 million bail for pastor charged with money laundering", "Johnson City preacher's video against biracial marriage goes viral", "Today's court appearance marks a new chapter in London's response to street preachers", "Street preachers' mission inside churches could be recruitment: Expert", "Radical street preachers disrupt Upstate church, scream insults at women, pastor says", "London street preachers sought by police on near year-long arrest warrant: court documents", "DRC: a minister denounces an "attack" with rosaries", "DRC: The revival churches called to the rescue by the power", "William Branham Evangelistic Association", Evangelical Times: 'William Branham', by Eryl Davies, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_M._Branham&oldid=1152590255, This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 04:24. Gumbara reportedly had relations with over 100 women. [150] It also revealed that others assisting in his campaigns were taking financial advantage of the campaigns. Branham died following a car accident in 1965. [187] Branham viewed Martin Luther as the initiator of a process that would result in the restoration of the true form of Christianity, and traced the advancement of the process through other historic church figures. [212], Branham's followers consider the serpent seed doctrine one of his greatest revelations, and his most original; despite its racial nature, most are unaware of the origins of the teaching within the white supremacy movement. However, Plaff had died of his cancer just days after being pronounced healed. [113], A 1952 campaign in South Africa had the largest attendance in Branham's career, with an estimated 200,000 attendees. [199] Branham once told women who refused to dress according to his instructions "not to call themselves Christians" but qualified his denunciations by affirming that obedience to the holiness moral code was not a requirement for salvation. [157] In 1956, the healing revival reached its peak, as 49 separate evangelists held major meetings. [256], The more controversial doctrines Branham espoused in the closing years of his ministry were rejected by the Charismatic movement, which viewed them as "revelatory madness". [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. "[144] When Branham attempted to visit South Africa again in 1965, the South African government placed restrictions on his visa preventing him from holding any healing revivals while he was in the country. [135], According to Kydd, "the controversy surrounding Branham deepened" with time. [105] The photograph showed a light above Branham's head, which he and his associates believed to be supernatural. Cet Elie est William Marrion Branham, l'homme qui Dieu a rvl sa parole pour le temps de la fin selon Amos 3 :7. Parole Parle TV (PPTV) est une chaine TV du Message du prophte William Marrion Branham selon Malachie 4/5-6. Her fingertips were burned so she would know what hell felt like. [8] Branham briefly stopped campaigning and said he would have to take a job to repay the debt, but the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International ultimately offered financial assistance to cover the debt. [94] As a result of the meeting, Lindsay rejoined Branham's campaigning team. [134][106], Churches in Canada continued to experience crises following Branham campaign meetings as they attempted to explain the numerous failed healings to their congregations. [81][92] His illness shocked the growing movement,[93] and his abrupt departure from the field caused a rift between him and Lindsay over the Voice of Healing magazine. [82][f] The story of Samuel the Prophet, who heard a voice speak to him in the night, inspired Branham's name for the publication. [59], The following year, disaster struck when Jeffersonville was ravaged by the Ohio River flood of 1937. [248] About three miles (4.8km) east of Friona, Texas, and about seventy miles (110km) southwest of Amarillo on US Highway 60, just after dark, a car driven by a drunken driver traveling westward in the eastbound lane collided head-on with Branham's car. Branham was "not impressed with the multi-cultural aspects of the PAJC as it was contrary to the dogmas advanced by his friends in the Ku Klux Klan. [19] Branham told his audiences that he was required to help his father with the illegal production and sale of liquor during prohibition. [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. Branham's teachings on the subject caused confusion among his followers who repeatedly asked him to clarify his relationship to Christ. "[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. [187], He stated the corruption came from the desire of early Christianity's clergy to obtain political power, and as a result became increasingly wicked and introduced false creeds. [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. Schfer was later arrested in 2006, convicted, and died in prison.[287]. In this ebook is a total compilation of the 87 sermons of Reverend William Marrion Branham preached in 1953. 24 likes. [168] Weaver pointed to other factors that may have helped destroy the initial ecumenism of the revival; tension between the independent evangelists and the Pentecostal churches caused by the evangelists' fund-raising methods, denominational pride, sensationalism, and doctrinal conflicts particularly between the Oneness and Trinitarian factions within Pentecostalism. [263][n] In 2000, the William Branham Evangelical Association had missions on every inhabited continent with 1,600 associated churches in Latin America and growing missions across Africa. [213] Although not widely accepted, Parker's teachings were well known among Baptists in Indiana and Kentucky; Parker also connected the serpent's seed to the non-white races. [208][209] Branham believed that the serpent was transformed into a reptile snake after it was cursed by God. [100] Branham would also call out a few members still in the audience, who had not been accepted into the prayer line, stating their illness and pronouncing them healed.

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