Heretic William Branham
From the Pentcostal Healing crusades of the 1950,s arose many famous "faith healers" such as Oral Robersts, Kathryn Kuhlman, T.L. Osborn, Jack Coe, and William Branham. He proclaimed to be a healer and prophet that led large healing campaigns in America, Canada, and Europe. Branham played a key role in bringing popularity to the charismatic movement. Quote for proof of this in the Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements:
"The person universally acknowledged as the revival’s `father’ and `pacesetter’ was William Branham. The sudden appearance of his miraculous healing campaigns in 1946 set off a spiritual explosion in the Pentecostal movement which was to move to Main Street, U.S.A., by the 1950s and give birth to the broader charismatic movement in the 1960s, which currently affects almost every denomination in the country. ... `Branham filled the largest stadiums and meeting halls in the world.’ ... As the pacesetter of the healing revival, Branham was the primary source of inspiration in the development of other healing ministries. He inspired hundreds of ministers to enter the healing ministry and a multitude of evangelists paid tribute to him for the impact he had upon their work. As early as 1950, over 1,000 healing evangelists gathered at a Voice of Healing [the name of Branham’s magazine] convention to acknowledge the profound influence of Branham on the healing movement" (Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1988), page 372).
When Branham was born a light in the form of a halo appeared above his mother while he was in her arms. So they took him to a Baptist church, to which he didn't return to any church for a long time. (Carl Dyck, William Branham: The Man and His Message (Saskatoon: Western Tract Mission, 1984), p. 3).
Branham’s parents believed in fortunetelling and he was burdened through occultism early in life. (Kurt Koch, Between Christ and Satan (Grand Rapids: Kregal Publications, 1962), p. 150).
In 1948, he was a Baptist preacher that turned Oneness Pentecostal.
Some of his false teachings that are not Biblical.
Taught a works salvation like most Pentecostals.
His followers believed him to be the Apostle of the final church age.
"God’s Seventh Church Age," Branham's teaching about God's final step before He sets up His Kingdom on earth.
Branham also believed he was Elijah the prophet.
Heard "the Voice" at a young age that folowed him throughout his life. Later to reveal himself as an angel. Branham gave the angel credit for his great power rather than the Holy Spirit. (Kurt Koch, Occult Bondage and Deliverance (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1972), page 50).
The angel told him in a river while baptizing, "As John the Baptist foreran the first coming of Christ, you will forerun His Second Coming." (In the Days of the Voice of the 7th Angel (Edmonton: End Time Message Tabernacle), page 53).
Branham taught the "Serpent’s Seed" teaching: belief that Cain was produced through a sexual union between Eve and the serpent in the garden. The curse of the Serpent’s Seed, he believed, continues to plague mankind through women, and is evidenced in their temptation of men. (William M. Branham, My Life Story, page 19).
Taught that the Zodiac and the Egyptian pyramids were equal to the Scriptures contained in God’s Word the Bible. (William M. Branham, Adoption (Jeffersonville, IN: Spoken Word Publications), pages 31,104).
Branham denied the Trinity. (Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, pages 95,96). In a sermon entitled "The Way of a True Prophet," Branham stated this view of the Trinity: "Why don’t you examine your baptism of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and that false `trinity’ it’s so-called, which is nothing in the world but three offices of one God, titles. No, name of Father, there’s no such a thing as name, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost—Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, which is the Lord Jesus Christ." (In the Days of the Voice of the 7th Angel, page 41).
Announce himself to be the angel of Revelation 3:14 and 10:7. Gave a false prophesy that by 1977 all denominations would be consumed by the World Council of Churches under the control of the Roman Catholic Church. By 1977 the rapture would take place. By 1977 the world would be destroyed. (Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, page 96). Some prophet, hey!
William Branham must be labeled a false prophet, because he taught false doctrine and gave out false prophecies. Isn't it funny all of these so called "faith healers" die.
I have a good friend that is a "faith healer" yet he can never heal his on wife or himself from just basic health problems. His family is always in the hospital, taken medicine, in pain, having surgery, etc. That's because he cannot heal no one, and God has never used him to heal someone.
WILLIAM BRANHAM HEALING MEETING: EYEWITNESS REPORT
Interview with David Cloud. www.wayoflife.com O Timothy magazine.
