[42] In later years, Branham significantly altered how he told the baptismal story, and came to connect the event to his teaching ministry. [193] Promoting annihilationism led to the alienation of Pentecostal groups that had rejected Parham's teaching on the subject. Researchers found no evidence that Branham ever met King George; King George was chronically ill and died about a year after Branham claimed to heal him. Upshaw explained to reporters that he had been able to walk two or three steps without the aid of his crutches prior to attending Branham's meeting, but following Branham's prayer his strength increased so that he had walked four blocks. [169], As the healing revival began to wane, many of Branham's contemporaries moved into the leadership of the emerging Charismatic movement, which emphasized use of spiritual gifts. E-11 (20) Et Jean tait l'un de ces hommes qui ne mchaient pas leurs mots. He died in prison in 2021. Still other groups believe Branham was the return of Christ. [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. Branham later claimed he saw a car in 1960 that fulfilled his vision. Her fingertips were burned so she would know what hell felt like. Every effort has been made to accurately transfer the verbal Message from the magnetic tape recording to the electronic page, and is transcribed unabridged and distributed by Voice Of God Recordings. [101] He described the first sign as vibrations he felt in his hand when he touched a sick person's hand, which communicated to him the nature of the illness, but did not guarantee healing. 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. Some seemed to experience a momentary relief from pain, but all too many would discover no lasting benefit. [144], The Branham campaign published a book entitled "A Prophet Visit South Africa" to publicize the success of the tour. [169] Gordon Lindsay's eulogy stated that Branham's death was the will of God and privately he accepted the interpretation of Kenneth E. Hagin, who claimed to have prophesied Branham's death two years before it happened. Branham a affirm avoir fait plus d'un million de convertis au cours de sa carrire. [172], The leadership of the Pentecostal churches pressed Branham to resist his urge to teach and to instead focus on praying for the sick. [240], Branham, however, adopted the teaching of Charles Taze Russell which associated the image of the beast with Protestant denominations. [159] He continued expecting something greater, which he said "nobody will be able to imitate". The first time he published any information about the visions were in 1953. [116][117] Winnipeg Free Press reported a girl was cured of deafness. Branham claimed to visit and pray for King George VI while en route to Finland in 1950. The publicity of the event took Branham's fame to a new level. [206][204], Barkun and Schambers also connected Branham's teaching to the white supremacy movement and Christian Identity preacher Wesley Swift. Recruiters do not tell new members that the cult originated with deep ties to white supremacy groups." [173] Branham refused, arguing that the purpose of his healing ministry was to attract audiences and, having thus been attracted, it was time to teach them the doctrines he claimed to have received through supernatural revelation. 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. [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. [173] He taught that immoral women and education were the central sins of modern culture. Not a man, God. Mercer would punish girls by cutting their hair, and force boys to wear girls' clothing. Although he had hinted at it many times, Branham publicly stated for the first time that he was the return of Elijah the prophet in his final meetings in Shreveport. [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. Weaver suggested that Branham may have become acquainted with the serpent seed doctrine through his Baptist roots. [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'". The confusion created by the situation led ministers to claim Branham had deceived them. [61], Branham frequently related the story of the death of his wife and daughter during his ministry and evoked strong emotional responses from his audiences. [246] Critics of Branham investigated his prophecies. [185], Of all of Branham's doctrines, his teachings on Christian restorationism have had the most lasting influence on modern Christianity. Qui est william marrion branham selon la bible. In 2014, Robert Martin Gumbura, a leader of Branham's followers in Zimbabwe, was arrested and convicted for raping multiple women in his congregation. [21], Branham was involved in a firearms incident and was shot in both legs in March 1924, at age 14; he later told his audiences he was involved in a hunting accident. [200], Branham strongly identified with the lower-class roots of Pentecostalism and advocated living an ascetic lifestyle. N le 06 Avril 1909 5h du matin sous un signe avec un tre surnaturel qui l'accompagnait toute sa vie, accomplissant des signes et miracles. [261] Though Branham is no longer widely known outside Pentecostalism,[260] his legacy continues today. [208][209] Branham believed that the serpent was transformed into a reptile snake after it was cursed by God. [8] The American government targeted the other leading revivalists with lawsuits during the same time period, including Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, and A. In 1947, Rev. News reported that Coleman's son had solicited over $20 million in funds under false claims. [28] Branham returned to Jeffersonville in June 1929 to attend the funeral. 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. [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. [47] At first Branham preached out of a tent at 8th and Pratt street, and he also reported temporarily preaching in an orphanage building. 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. [127] Branham was openly confronted with such criticisms and rejected the assertions. [124] Criticism of Branham's use of this gift was primarily around its nature; some asserted that it was a non-Christian practice and accused him of witchcraft and telepathy. 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. [47], Branham continued traveling and preaching among Pentecostal churches while serving as pastor of his new church. Jones later said that he and Branham "did not see eye to eye", and accused Branham of being disingenuous. [174] Branham argued that his entire ministry was divinely inspired and could not be selectively rejected or accepted, saying, "It's either all of God, or none of God". [184] Unlike his views on the Godhead and Annihilationism, there was no precedent within Pentecostalism for his views on predestination, and opened him to widespread criticism. 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 . When man gets into it, he ruins it. Hassan concluded by stating that "The Message churches have a significant following and an enormous potential to influence people and create violence. [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. He claimed the king was healed through his prayers. Now, God is "perfected" in three. [197] The rigid moral code associated with the holiness movement had been widely accepted by Pentecostals in the early twentieth century. [45], Branham took over leadership of Roy Davis's Jeffersonville church in 1934, after Davis was arrested again and extradited to stand trial. They played a critical role in introducing Branham's restoration views to the Apostolic-Prophetic Movement, the Association of Vineyard Churches, and other large Charismatic organizations. [114], Branham's meetings were regularly attended by journalists,[115] who wrote articles about the miracles reported by Branham and his team throughout the years of his revivals, and claimed patients were cured of various ailments after attending prayer meetings with Branham. They believe that William Branham, or "Brother Branham," was the final prophet to the church, in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. [111] At his June 1947 revivals in Vandalia, Illinois, the local news reported that Beck Walker, a man who was deaf and mute from birth, was pronounced healed but failed to recover. [105][94], Bosworth argued in favor, while Best argued against. 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($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. The tribe filed a racketeering case against them to recover their money. [99] Supplicants seeking healing submitted prayer cards to Branham's campaign team stating their name, address, and condition; Branham's team would select a number of submissions to be prayed for personally by Branham and organized a prayer line. [182] Many of his followers regard his sermons as oral scripture and believe Branham had rediscovered the true doctrines of the early church. "[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". The book related the details of dozens of healings. [203][177] He also predicted a powerful woman would take control of the United States, which he later interpreted to be the Roman Catholic Church, which he reported as also being fulfilled with the election of Kennedy who was Roman Catholic. In March 1924, Branham's father was arrested for his criminal activities; he was convicted and sentenced to a prison. [157], Branham has been called the "principal architect of restorationist thought" of the Charismatic movement that emerged from the healing revival. [269], Some groups of Branham's followers refuse medical treatment because of their divine healing beliefs. [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". [167] Harrell attributed the decline to the increasing number of evangelists crowding the field and straining the financial resources of the Pentecostal denominations. The percentage of healings that stood up after investigation was embarrassingly low. The term Branhamism refers to the teachings of the "prophet" William M. Branham (1909-1965), although those who follow his teaching would not necessarily like the term. It's not sensible. [136] A week later the mother told this newspaper she was confident the evangelist's words were true and had cancelled a scheduled visit to St. Christopher's Hospital in Philadelphia." [192] By 1957 he began promoting an annihilationist position in keeping with Parham's teachings. Branham came to depend on The Herald of Faith published by Joseph Mattsson-Bose as his primary publicity tool for the final years of his ministry. [143], Ern Baxter, who participated in most of Branham's campaigns between November 1947 and 1953 including his tours to India and Europe, reflected on the exaggerated reports of miracles in the healing revival in a 1978 interview. 4th 691, 188 P.3D 580, 80 Cal. That's right; hybrid again. [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. said, "Dr. Davis, the one that ordained you in the Baptist church, was the one who sent me here to see you." [149], The "word of knowledge" gift used by Branham was also subject to much criticism. W. E. Kidston, was editor of The Apostolic Herald and had many contacts in the Pentecostal movement. In Iran, Branham's followers have faced persecution, with the government shutting down ten of their house churches in 2018 and jailing several Branham followers. [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. [81] Ern Baxter or F.F. Bosworth usually filled this role, but other ministers like Paul Cain also participated in Branham's campaigns in later years. Because of the Great Depression, it was often short of funds, so Branham served without compensation. [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. [179], Throughout his ministry, Branham taught a doctrine of faith healing that was often the central teaching he espoused during the healing campaign. [177] Before he died, some of his followers had already begun compiling his sermons and treating them as oral scripture, with a significant minority of his followers believing in his divinity. [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. [113], A 1952 campaign in South Africa had the largest attendance in Branham's career, with an estimated 200,000 attendees. Branham est mort suite un accident de voiture en 1965. [15], By the summer of 1940, Branham had resumed traveling and held revival meetings in other nearby communities. LA FOI 29.12.1957 JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, USA . [128][148], Their expectations had been raised so high, only to be dashed after all the excitement was over. [67], Branham held massive inter-denominational meetings, from which came reports of hundreds of miracles. [72] Branham said he had received an angelic visitation on May 7, 1946, commissioning his worldwide ministry. Philippe insisted decolonization of Africa was a sin, and that Africans could only prosper when in servitude to Europeans. Louis. Branham claimed that he had received an angelic visitation on May 7, 1946, commissioning his worldwide ministry and launching his campaigning career in mid-1946. In another case, a woman suffering a heart condition was pronounced healed by Branham, but died less than a week later. He chooses a people. Reporters subsequently found no evidence of a resurrection; no funeral parlor in the city corroborated the story. Gumbara reportedly had relations with over 100 women. [86], In January 1948, meetings were held in Florida;[81] F.F. Bosworth met Branham at the meetings and also joined his team. [57] In September 1936, the local news reported that Branham held a multi-week healing revival at the Pentecostal Tabernacle in which he reported eight healings. [243] He insisted the prior healing revival when he cooperated with denominations had been a preparatory step to get the attention of God's chosen people, so he could eventually inform them of their need to exclusively follow his teaching ministry. News reports claimed that Mugala's followers forced 145 priests and nuns to strip naked, cover their heads, and filmed their whippings. What good would a white woman want to have a baby by a colored man making him a mulatto child? [296], Polygamist followers of Branham's teachings have also been reported by news media in the United States for marriage to minors. He chose a nation. [11] Branham also said that when he was seven years old, God told him to avoid smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages. Rev. Some even claimed he was the Messiah, treated him as deity, and began to baptise and pray in his name. At recorded meetings in California during April 1951, Branham pronounced Morton healed, but the child subsequently died in October. By the 1960s, he began to make frequent references to the scripture claiming that through his ministry the "Son of Man was being revealed". [66] The fascination of most of American Christianity with divine healing played a significant role in the popularity and inter-denominational nature of the revival movement. Branham generally prayed for a few people each night and believed witnessing the results on the stage would inspire faith in the audience and permit them to experience similar results without having to be personally prayed for. Branham identified historical Christian figures as church age messengers, naming some of the same men as Russel. [90] After one year of campaigning, his exhaustion began leading to health issues. Branham . [193] Branham shifted his theological position on the Godhead during his ministry. [187] As a result, Moriarty concluded Branham has "profoundly influenced" the modern Charismatic movement. [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". Branham's prediction of the end of the world by 1977 was widely circulated and well known. [177] He held his final set of revival meetings in Shreveport at the church of his early campaign manager Jack Moore in November 1965. [81] Baxter generally focused on bible teaching; Bosworth counseled supplicants on the need for faith and the doctrine of divine healing. "[279], "In one instance,Mercer ordered that [a girl's] hair be cut off to punish her because he had had a vision from God that she was being sexually inappropriate with young children. [179] Kydd and Weaver have both referred to Branham's teachings as "Branhamology"; other sources refer to his teachings as "Branhamism". "[25] Leaders in Branham's movement have taken actions to prevent followers from discovering the true origin of the serpent seed teaching. [127] By 1960, the number of evangelists holding national campaigns dropped to 11. Some thought he was a dupe of the devil. [236][207] Weaver believed Branham desired to be the eschatological prophet he was preaching about,[236] but had self-doubt. [200] He rejected the financial aspects of the prosperity gospel that originated in the teachings of Oral Roberts and A. "[25], "Branhamism" redirects here. He made all nations. If I was a colored man, or a brown man, or a yellow man, or a red man, I would be just as happy about it. [203] Branham was deeply anti-Catholic, and viewed the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church as the agents of Satan who would bring about the end of the world. Some had been buried alive, and authorities were able to rescue one who had been buried for three days. [81] Roberts and Branham had contact at different points during the revival. [34][c] Weaver speculated that Branham may have chosen to hide his early connections to Pentecostalism to make his conversion story more compelling to his Pentecostal audiences during the years of the healing revival. A. Allen concerning the validity of a miracle reported in his campaigns. [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. [101][102] Branham's use of what his fellow evangelists called a word of knowledge gift separated him from his contemporaries in the early days of the revival. [190] Not all Pentecostal sects accepted the idea. [237], Beginning in 1958, Branham began to claim Luke 17:30 was being fulfilled. 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