[157], His correspondence also decreased sharply. "[195] Some of Branham's contemporaries accused him of being a "woman hater", but he insisted he only hated immorality. director of photography Film Editing by William Holmes . He was on his way to Jeffersonville, Indiana to preach on the "Trail of the serpent." But God did not allow him to preach this last sermon. Branham was an important influence on the Latter Rain revival movement, which Hawtin helped initiate. But this legacy lives on in his followers and the hundreds of sermons that were recorded or transcribed. "[136] Another case was four-year-old Donny Morton, who was diagnosed with a rare brain condition. [160] Branham also began to criticize Oral Roberts and Billy Graham. The 'Tucson Years Photo-graph Album 1963-65' contains over 200 pictures and commentary covering William Branham's remarkable last three years of life. [142], Serious allegations also were made following Branham's meetings in South Africa during 1952 and complaints were lodged with government authorities. Not a man, God. Followers of the Green and Frank believe Branham's prophecies will have a spiritual fulfillment and not require his return. [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. "[309][310] Kacou Philippe, a leader of Bramham's followers in Africa, was arrested in 2017 for hate speech and sentenced to one year prison after preaching in multiple African nations that blacks should be submissive towards whites. He is an Associate Minister. Jones later said that he and Branham "did not see eye to eye", and Jones accused Branham of being disingenuous. "[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. Branham reported that in his visions he saw seven major events would occur before the Second Coming of Christ, including the prediction of the rise of Adolf Hitler, the Second World War, the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, and the rise of communism. [8] The American government targeted the other leading revivalists with lawsuits during the same time period, including Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, and A. His closest followers, however, accepted his sermons as oral scripture and refer to his teachings as The Message. He attended Mineville High School where he excelled both academically and athletically. [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. [147] According to Pohl, Hollenweger, and Steiner, Branham's practice of blaming the supplicant for lack of faith was severely damaging in multiple churches and left many people who failed to receive healing in despair. Walter Hollenweger, who served as a translator on Branham's European tours, reported that "very few were actually healed" in the campaigns, and the overwhelming majority pronounced healed by Branham failed to recover. That's exactly right. [177] Following the 1964 prophecy, Branham again predicted the rapture would happen by 1977 and would be preceded by various worldwide disasters, the unification of denominational Christianity, and the rise-to-power of the Roman Catholic Pope. [274] According to Enroth, Branham's followers believe subjecting themselves to this treatment is necessary for them to "be refined and perfect" and "ready to meet Jesus" at this second coming. [172], Branham came to believe that trinitarianism was tritheism and insisted members of his congregation be re-baptized in Jesus's name in imitation of Paul the Apostle. The sermons used the dispensational system of C. I. Scofield, Clarence Larkin, and Jehovah's Witness founder Charles Taze Russel. [211], According to Steven Hassan, "Branham's sermons lay the foundation to believe that black people are the inferior race. That's the ignorance of the man. Newspaper articles continued to refer to his church as the Pentecostal Tabernacle until 1943. [248], On December 18, 1965, Branham and his family except his daughter Rebekah were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana, from Tucson for the Christmas holiday. He and his lovely wife, Mandy, have been married since 1999. [144] After reviewing the results of the investigation, one minister concluded "that the cures claimed are so largely exaggerated as to be almost fraudulent in their claim. [229], Branham continued to travel to churches and preach his doctrine across Canada, the United States, and Mexico during the 1960s. What good would a white woman want to have a baby by a colored man making him a mulatto child? Lived In Denver CO, Dallas TX, Phoenix AZ, Chandler AZ. Profile. [81] With the main subject of the magazine no longer actively campaigning, Lindsay was forced to seek other ministers to promote. Even to this day, people are affected. It is now." Paul Cain, Bill Hamon, Kenneth Hagin, and other restoration prophets cite Branham as a major influence. 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. Branham believed in positive confession. [43] After sharing his prophetic visions, Branham offered a prediction that the rapture would happen by 1977. Weaver based his estimate on numbers reported by Branham's son. [94][111] Branham held his first series of campaigns in Europe during April 1950 with meetings in Finland, Sweden, and Norway. [252] Even Branham's son Billy Paul seemed to expect his father's resurrection and indicated as much in messages sent to Branham's followers, in which he communicated his expectation for Easter 1966. [106] Upshaw sent a letter describing his healing claim to each member of Congress. [172][198] Branham's strict moral code echoed the traditions of early Pentecostalism but became increasingly unpopular because he refused to accommodate mid-century Pentecostalism's shifting viewpoint. Select this result to view William E Brennan III's phone number, address, and more. His ministry was founded in May 1946. [49][50][51][52][53][54][55] Branham served as pastor until 1946, and the church name eventually shortened to the Branham Tabernacle. [155] Branham's case was eventually settled out of court when Branham admitted to tax evasion and agreed to pay of a $40,000 penalty. They believe that William Branham, or "Brother Branham," was the final prophet to the church, in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. [195] Branham viewed education as "Satan's snare for intellectual Christians who rejected the supernatural" and "Satan's tool for obscuring the 'simplicity of the Message and the messenger'". 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. Why does man want to tamper with anything for? "[279] Mercer sexually abused children and adults. 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. [17] Branham called his childhood "a terrible life. Branham was saddened that his teaching ministry was rejected by all but his closest followers. 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. [81] William Hawtin, a Canadian Pentecostal minister, attended one of Branham's Vancouver meetings in November 1947 and was impressed by Branham's healings. Patrick William Brennan is arraigned at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Branham believed the events of 1963 indicated the rapture was imminent. [149], The "word of knowledge" gift used by Branham was also subject to much criticism. [112][94] Attendance at the meetings generally exceeded 7,000 despite resistance to his meetings by the state churches. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania . Recruiters do not tell new members that the cult originated with deep ties to white supremacy groups." [265] Each of the men claiming to be his successor have established new sects of Branham's followers. [251] Weaver attributed the belief in Branham's imminent resurrection to Pearry Green, though Green denied it. Branham obtained a truck and had it painted with advertisements for his healing ministry which he toured in. [190] Not all Pentecostal sects accepted the idea. William Byrd and Jonathan Edwards were both very well respected, religious men. William Marrion Branham (1909-1965) was born in Kentucky, USA. [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. Survivors reported that they subjected themselves to Mercer's abuses because of direction they received personally from Branham. [181] The doctrines Branham imported from non-Pentecostal theology and the unique combination of doctrines that he created as a result led to widespread criticism from Pentecostal churches and the Charismatic movement. William Branham tore Apostolic Churches in half with his false doctrines. Shortly after Branham's death, his followers divided in multiple feuding groups. [228], According to Weaver, the sermons were primarily "a restatement of the dispensationalism espoused in the sermons on the seven church ages". [144] A minister attending meetings in Durban with his congregation reported that over twenty people suffering from tuberculosis were pronounced healed by Branham, but all failed to recover. [185] Branham argued that God was required to heal when faith was present. [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. They were so poor he did not have a shirt to wear to school and he would wear a winter coat inside so he would not have to expose his poverty. In 1997, the O'odham Nation in Arizona accused Wayne Evans of defrauding their tribe of over $1 million and giving that money to Voice of God Recordings. Profile Report Name: Branhamism/The Message Founder: William Marion Branham Date of Birth/Death: April 6, 1909 - December 24, 1965 Birth Place: Burksville, Kentucky Year Found: May 1946 Brief History: William Branham had been hearing voices since he was seven years old. They were the tools of the Devil. [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". [212] When confronted with the accusations of racism, some of his followers have denied the teaching of serpent seed has any connection to white supremacy or racism, and have pointed out that non-white followers of Branham accept the doctrine and its implications. [182] Many different followers of Branham's teachings have claimed to be his immediate successor, or an Elisha to his Elijah. [184] As a result, the theology he developed in the later years of his life seemed "complicated and bizarre" to many people who admired him personally during the years of the healing revival. [253][139], Branham was the "initiator of the post-World War II healing revival"[63] and, along with Oral Roberts, was one of its most revered leaders. He saw an automobile looking like an egg that's being run not by humans but by remote control. William Byrd was born to a wealthy family in the state of Virginia . [30], Soon afterward, while he was working for the Public Service Company of Indiana, Branham was overcome by gas and had to be hospitalized. Their tactics prompted officials to pass legislation targeting their activities in 2019. Henning Schlottmann/ Wikimedia Commons The Stardust Casino. [128] At meetings in Regina, Branham pronounced the wife of a prominent minister healed of cancer. 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. [230][177][231], The United States Air Force later declassified the launch records and acknowledged the manmade origin of the cloud. [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. While the U.S. Supreme Court today is dominated by conservatives, it still abides by many of the landmark decisions written by the court's liberal icon, Justice William J. Brennan Jr., who. [203][224][225][203][226], Branham preached a series of sermons in 1963 on the Seven Seals, which he regarded as a highlight of his ministry. [203][177], In 1964, Branham said judgement would strike the west coast of the United States and that Los Angeles would sink into the ocean; his most dramatic prediction. [105] The photograph showed a light above Branham's head, which he and his associates believed to be supernatural. [203] While rejecting Branham's teachings, Duyzer offered a glowing review of Branham's followers, stating he "had never experienced friendship, or love like we did there". [She] was beaten and forced to wear masculine clothes that covered much of her body, hiding her bruises. In February 1952, the Branham campaign published an article claiming Plaff had visited the hospital the day after he was prayed for and his cure was confirmed by medical tests. Supporters of polygamy claim Branham authorized the practice in his 1965 sermon entitled "Marriage and Divorce". [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. [9] His racial teachings on serpent seed and his belief that membership in a Christian denomination was connected to the mark of the beast alienated many of his former supporters. [265], Branham's sons Joseph and Billy Paul lead the William Branham Evangelical Association and hold influence over many churches. [68], News of two events eventually reached W. E. Kidston. 3D 630, "Shiloh's future in question after Living Word dissolves", "Insight: German sect victims seek escape from Chilean nightmare past", "Krefeld and its connection to Colonia Dignidad", "Schfer's former henchman speaks for the first time: asks for his share after a millionaire agreement between Villa Baviera and the CDE", "Pastor's polygamy beliefs under scrutiny", "Pastor suspeito de crimes sexuais contra fiis morre de Covid-19, em Goinia", "Five Founders and Marketers of Two Hedge Funds Indicted on Conspiracy and Securities Fraud Charges", "Five Church Leaders Plead Guilty to Securities Fraud Conspiracy", "Administrative Proceedings File No. Also known as Bill C Brennan, Brennan Bill. Branham told his audiences that his wife and daughter had become suddenly ill and died during the January flood as God's punishment because of his failure to embrace Pentecostalism. [150], The IRS investigation showed Branham did not pay close attention to the amount of money flowing through his ministry,[154] and had failed to document gifts and donations he received or how the proceeds were used. [91] Branham's illness coincided with a series of allegations of fraud in his healing revivals. [179] Kydd and Weaver have both referred to Branham's teachings as "Branhamology"; other sources refer to his teachings as "Branhamism". [47] The church flourished at first, but its growth began to slow. [m], Crowder said Branham was a victim of "the adoration of man" because his followers began to idolize him in the later part of his ministry. An' I ain't makin' excuses for Alvin, or nobody. [284] Schfer and other members of his church served as William Branham's personal security detail on his 1955 European tour. [86], In January 1948, meetings were held in Florida;[81] F.F. Bosworth met Branham at the meetings and also joined his team. William Jay (Author), S. O. Brennan (Editor) 12 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 3 million more titles $9.99 to buy Paperback $34.95 3 Used from $30.55 6 New from $34.95 "[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". Charismatic author John Crowder wrote that his ministry should not be judged by "the small sliver of his later life", but by the fact that he indirectly "lit a fire" that began the modern Charismatic movement. [34] Branham's congregation was badly impacted by the disaster and his family was displaced from their home. [271][25], People who try to leave the teachings of Branham often face extreme repercussions. [ 106 ] Upshaw sent a letter describing his healing ministry which he and his family was displaced from home. 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