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. Philippe insisted decolonization of Africa was a sin, and that Africans could only prosper when in servitude to Europeans. "[32][56][34], Branham and his future wife Amelia Hope Brumbach (b. July 16, 1913) attended the First Pentecostal Baptist Church together beginning in 1929 where Brumbach served as young people's leader. They were the tools of the Devil. Allen. [81] William Hawtin, a Canadian Pentecostal minister, attended one of Branham's Vancouver meetings in November 1947 and was impressed by Branham's healings. [265] Each of the men claiming to be his successor have established new sects of Branham's followers. [107], In January 1951, former US Congressman William Upshaw was sent by Roy Davis to a Branham campaign meeting in California. [87] Branham's return to the movement led to his resumed leadership of it. [200] Branham did not view financial prosperity as an automatic result of salvation. His closest followers, however, accepted his sermons as oral scripture and refer to his teachings as The Message. "[313][314] 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. [25], In his later years, Branham began to preach almost exclusively on biblical prophecy. 1950), and Joseph (b. [26][27] Edward died of a sudden illness only a short time later. [161] The bad feelings and breakdown of cooperation between the leaders of the movement contributed to the end of the healing revival. [89], Branham spent many hours ministering and praying for the sick during his campaigns, and like many other leading evangelists of the time he suffered exhaustion. [11], His most significant prophecies were a series of prophetic visions he claimed to have in June 1933. [113], A 1952 campaign in South Africa had the largest attendance in Branham's career, with an estimated 200,000 attendees. 2 Vous pouvez vous procurer gratuitement cet ouvrage en consultant le lien : www.branhammessage.info Edition Mars 2014 Ddicace A mes fils, Voici ma petite contribution au sujet de la Nouvelle Naissance, aprs ma premire brochure sur Les 2 veaux d'or introduits dans le Message de W.M. [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. [194] He argued that there were many people named Jesus but there is only one Lord Jesus Christ. [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. [89] His preaching style was described as "halting and simple", and crowds were drawn to his stories of angelic visitation and "constant communication with God". [44], Besides Roy Davis and the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, Branham reported interaction with other groups during the 1930s who were an influence on his ministry. "[212] No other mainstream Christian group held a similar view; Branham was widely criticized for spreading the doctrine. [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. Branham thought the decline was temporary. [218][217], In 2017, street preachers promoting Branham in Canada began to make national news in the United States and Canada for their aggressive behavior. He and his fellow conspirators pleaded guilty in 2010 and in 2011 were sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay millions in restitution. [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. "[63], Branham had been traveling and holding revival meetings since at least 1940 before attracting national attention. [81][77] At the first of these meetings, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadian minister Ern Baxter joined Branham's team. [169][250][139], In the confusion immediately following Branham's death, expectations that he would rise from the dead developed among his followers. Some seemed to experience a momentary relief from pain, but all too many would discover no lasting benefit. [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. [86], In January 1948, meetings were held in Florida;[81] F.F. Bosworth met Branham at the meetings and also joined his team. [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. However the swelling number of competitors and emulators were further reducing attendance at Branham's meetings. William Marrion Branham Wikipdia [8] From 1955, Branham's campaigning and popularity began to decline as the Pentecostal churches began to withdraw their support from the healing campaigns for primarily financial reasons. [223] Branham compared the messenger to this last age to John the Baptist and said he would come in the spirit of Elijah the prophet and cited the Book of Malachi 4:56 (3:2324 in Hebrew) as the basis for claiming the Elijah spirit would return. Qui Est William Marion Branham Selon La Bible? 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 . [20] The Indiana Ku Klux Klan claimed responsibility for attacking and shutting down the Jeffersonville liquor producing ring. C'est cela croire selon La Bible et le Message. [151] During the early years of his campaigns, donations had been able to cover costs, but from 1955, donations failed to cover the costs of three successive campaigns,[8] one of which incurred a $15,000 deficit. William Marrion Branham (Kentucky 6 avril 1909 - Texas 24 dcembre 1965) est un pasteur chrtien vanglique amricain ayant t influent au sein des glises pentectistes amricaines, quoiqu'il refust d'appartenir ces organisations. That's exactly right. [181][182] His unique arrangement of doctrines, coupled with the highly controversial nature of the serpent seed doctrine, caused the alienation of many of his former supporters. He required supplicants to claim to be healed to demonstrate their faith, even if they were still experiencing symptoms. [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). [181][204][25] Branham also taught the belief that Cain's modern descendants were masquerading as educated people and scientists,[205] and were "a big religious bunch of illegitimate bastard children"[206][103] who comprised the majority of society's criminals. [209][210][122], Branham reported discussing the possibility that blacks were descended from apes as early as 1929, but claimed to reject the belief at the time. 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[68] Time magazine reported on his St. Louis campaign meetings,[77] and according to the article, Branham drew a crowd of over 4,000 sick people who desired healing and recorded him diligently praying for each. [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. [296], Polygamist followers of Branham's teachings have also been reported by news media in the United States for marriage to minors. William Marrion Branham . [225] Summarizing the contrasting views held of Branham, Kydd stated, "Some thought he was God. [172][235] Branham did not directly claim to be the end-time messenger in either of his sermons on the church ages or the seven seals. [220], Whereas Russel had claimed to be the seventh messenger himself during the 1890s, Branham's sermons differed and he described his own characteristics as the attributes of the Laodicean Church age messenger; Branham believed the age would immediately precede the rapture. [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. [63] Christian writer John Crowder described the period of revivals as "the most extensive public display of miraculous power in modern history". [15], By the summer of 1940, Branham had resumed traveling and held revival meetings in other nearby communities. [10], Branham told his audiences that he grew up in "deep poverty",[10] often not having adequate clothing, and that his family was involved in criminal activities. [236][207] Weaver believed Branham desired to be the eschatological prophet he was preaching about,[236] but had self-doubt. No animal is immoral, nor it can be, for it is not designed so it can be. [79] According to Steven Hassan, KKK recruitment was covertly conducted through Branham's ministry. [256] In 2018, Voice of God Recordings claimed to serve Branham-related support material to about two million people through the William Branham Evangelical Association, and estimated there were 24 million total followers of Branham's teachings. [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. 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. Cet Elie est William Marrion Branham, l'homme qui Dieu a rvl sa parole pour le temps de la fin selon Amos 3 :7. [11] Branham also said that when he was seven years old, God told him to avoid smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages. QUI DITES-VOUS QUE - William Marrion Branham le Rdempteur - Facebook [67], Branham held massive inter-denominational meetings, from which came reports of hundreds of miracles. Mercer would punish girls by cutting their hair, and force boys to wear girls' clothing. [113][120], Branham also claimed to pray for and heal the granddaughter of Florence Nightingale at a London airport. They believe that William Branham, or "Brother Branham," was the final prophet to the church, in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. [280], The Living Word Fellowship, a group of over 100 churches at its peak, was founded by John Robert Stevens, who had been heavily influenced by Branham and promoted many of his doctrines, was often reported in the news during the 1970s and 1980s as a doomsday cult. [186], The teaching holds that Christianity should return to a form mirroring the primitive Christian church. [128][148], Their expectations had been raised so high, only to be dashed after all the excitement was over. At the peak of his popularity in the 1950s, Branham was widely adored and "the neo-Pentecostal world believed Branham to be a prophet to their generation". "[25], "Branhamism" redirects here. Branham claimed to visit and pray for King George VI while en route to Finland in 1950. 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. [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. William M. Branham | Lumire du Soir [34] Branham's congregation was badly impacted by the disaster and his family was displaced from their home. [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. [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". Les Ouvriers de la 11e heure selon la bible et le prophete william branham. Luc17.30 Il en sera de mme le jour o le Fils de l'homme paratra. His fame rapidly spread as crowds were drawn to his stories of angelic visitations and reports of miracles happening at his meetings. One newspaper reported, "Rev. Si a devait lui coter la. In September 1934, he traveled to Mishawaka, Indiana where he was invited to speak at the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ (PAJC) General Assembly meetings organized by Bishop G. B. Rowe. Duzyer also reported that several of Branham's prophecies, like the 16 drownings or the destruction of the United States, were never fulfilled. 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. Rev William Marrion "Willie" Branham (1909-1965) - Find a Grave They've always been a segregation. His followers might refer to themselves as Branhamites or Message Believers. "[127], Followers of Branham's teachings can be found around the world; Branham claimed to have made over one million converts during his campaign meetings. William Branham, February 17, 1954 Jesus On The Authority Of The Word, Jones ultimately rejected all of Christianity as "fly away religion", rejected the Bible as being a tool to oppress women and non-whites, and denounced the Christian God as a "Sky God" who was "no God at all". [177] He held his final set of revival meetings in Shreveport at the church of his early campaign manager Jack Moore in November 1965. [268] While most churches adhere to a common set of tenets, the "extreme local authority" of the church promoted by Branham has led to widespread differences in interpretation of Branham's prophetic teachings. [11] Branham told his publicist Gordon Lindsay that he had mystical experiences from an early age;[10] and that at age three he heard a "voice" speaking to him from a tree telling him "he would live near a city called New Albany". [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. [177], Many believed the rapture was imminent and that it was necessary to be near Branham in Arizona to take part. [127][128] Additionally, Branham's procedures made verification difficult at the time of his revivals. The tribe filed a racketeering case against them to recover their money. Some thought he was an end-time messenger sent from God, and some still do. [175] Branham acknowledged their rejection and said their organizations "had choked out the glory and Spirit of God". To satisfy segregation laws when ministering in the south, Branham's team would use a rope to divide the crowd by race. "[25], According to Hassan, Branham's followers use "deceptive tactics to recruit and indoctrinate unsuspecting people. Unlike his contemporaries, who followed doctrinal teachings which are known as the Full Gospel tradition, Branham developed an alternative theology which was primarily a mixture of Calvinist and Arminian doctrines, and had a heavy focus on dispensationalism and Branham's own unique eschatological views. In response, the churches which hosted Branham's campaign conducted independent follow-up interviews with people Branham pronounced healed to gather testimonies which they could use to counter the negative press. [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. Branham died following a car accident in 1965. N le 06 Avril 1909 5h du matin sous un signe avec un Etre surnaturel qui l'accompagnait toute sa vie, accomplissant des signes et miracles. [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. It's not sensible. [78], Branham's revivals were interracial from their inception and were noted for their "racial openness" during the period of widespread racial unrest. [96] Branham amazed even fellow evangelists, which served to further push him into a legendary status in the 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. He began speaking on the controversial doctrinal issues he had avoided for most of the revival. [285] William Branham's second sermon during his visit to Karlsruhe, Germany, left a deep impression on Schfer. Like. All serious jobs know that the time is advanced and that soon our beautiful Lord Jesus will meet with his thrust in the air (the Thessalonians 4: 16-17). ($380,759 in 2020 dollars)[8][156] Branham was never able to completely pay off the tax liability. The sick person would then simply be forced to accuse himself of lack of faith, or in some cases, throw his faith overboard. 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. His only overseas trip during the 1960s proved a disappointment. [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. "[272] Branham's followers have harassed critics and individuals who reject Branham's teachings. [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". A dog can't do it, a hog can't do it, a bird can't do it. 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. Weaver accused Branham of major embellishments. [211], According to Steven Hassan, "Branham's sermons lay the foundation to believe that black people are the inferior race. [211] Branham taught that humanity's choice in salvation was negated by their ancestry, and that genetics determined one's eternal destiny; the offspring of Cain were foreordained to damnation while the offspring of Seth were foreordained to salvation. Branham helped launch and popularize the ministry of Jim Jones. 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. The Son of Man is to reveal Himself among His people. His ministry spawned many emulators and set in motion the broader healing revival that later became the modern charismatic movement. 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". [199] While he did not condemn women who refused the holiness moral code to Hell, he insisted they would not be part of the rapture. His visions ended with the apocalyptic destruction of the United States that left the nation's cities in smoldering ruins. [193] Branham shifted his theological position on the Godhead during his ministry.