[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. [6] The belief is widely held in the modern Charismatic movement,[6] and the legacy of his restorationist teaching and ministering style is evident throughout televangelism and the Charismatic movement. [293][294][295][296], Roberts Liardon commented, "According to Branham, since women introduced men to sex, polygamy was brought about. 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". [60] Their obituaries reported Branham as pastor of the Pentecostal Tabernacle, the same church where their funerals were held. He held meetings that month in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and drew a crowd of 25,000 with attendees from 28 different states. I accept Visa and Master Card. [15] The couple began dating in 1933. [123][128][131], At meetings in Vancouver during 1947, newspaper reporters discovered that one young girl had been in Branham's prayer lines in multiple cities posing as a cripple, but rising to walk after Branham pronounced her healed each time. 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. [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. [145], I remember in the beginning of the healing movement, simply to report a healing would produce great jubilation and praise from congregations. [68] By August his fame had spread widely. Branham claimed to visit the grave of Buddha while in India, however Buddha was cremated and has no grave. Branham believed in positive confession. None of the surveillance cameras captured him leaving the casino with the bag, and the casino management had no idea that their long-time employee had just stolen half a . [161] The bad feelings and breakdown of cooperation between the leaders of the movement contributed to the end of the healing revival. [81], Lindsay was a successful publicist and manager for Branham, and played a key role in helping him gain national and international recognition. 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". 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. Branham later claimed he saw a car in 1960 that fulfilled his vision. [194] Branham lamented that more so than any other teaching, Pentecostals criticized him for his predestination teachings. Allen. [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. [63] Historian David Harrell described Branham and Oral Roberts as the two giants of the movement and called Branham its "unlikely leader. For one vision, he saw Mussolini invading Ethiopia and the African country falling at the Italian dictator's feet. The old sow hog, the old slut dog, once a year, one moment, that's for her babies. [160], In the closing years of the revival, Branham helped launch and popularize the ministry of Jim Jones, the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple. Right. [63] Christian writer John Crowder described the period of revivals as "the most extensive public display of miraculous power in modern history". [172][199] He denounced cigarettes, alcohol, television, rock and roll, and many forms of worldly amusement. William Branham was very bold with these prophecies, claiming that the visions would be accurate "to the dot" and were "Thus Saith The Lord". 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. [282], In 2002, Ralph G. Stair, a leader of a Branham's followers in United States, was arrested and convicted of molesting minors, raping multiple women in his church, and financial crimes. A. [228] Branham viewed the revelation of the seals as the crowning achievement of his ministry and the ultimate fulfillment of his purpose as a prophet. The percentage of healings that stood up after investigation was embarrassingly low. William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 - December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the post-World War II 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". [289][290][291] Schfer and his compound were portrayed in the 2015 film Colonia. He claimed reports of the baptismal story were carried in newspapers across the United States and Canada. American historian, David Edwin Harrell Jr. described him as: an unlikely leader.his preaching was halting and simple beyond belief. [252] The expectation of his resurrection remained strong into the 1970s, in part based on Branham's prediction that the rapture could occur by 1977. * william tompkins * * world judgments + .u.f.o. "[25], According to Hassan, Branham's followers use "deceptive tactics to recruit and indoctrinate unsuspecting people. (August 8, 1979). [95], He refused to discuss controversial doctrinal issues during the healing campaigns,[96][97] and issued a policy statement that he would only minister on the "great evangelical truths". On September 22, 1992, Bill Brennan came to work at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas like he did any other day. [48] Branham married Brumbach in June 1934. [47] The church flourished at first, but its growth began to slow. As the intellectual leader of the movement towards expanded individual and civil rights, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court William Brennan fundamentally changed the court's approach toward the Constitution. [68], Branham held his first large meetings as a faith healer in 1946. In 2014, Robert Martin Gumbura, a leader of Branham's followers in Zimbabwe, was arrested and convicted for raping multiple women in his congregation. Not a man, God. [64] Some, like Christian author and countercult activist Hank Hanegraaff, rejected the entire healing revival as a hoax and condemned the movement as cult in his 1997 book Counterfeit Revival. He is sending a vindicated prophet. Brennan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1906. [60] By February 1937, the floodwaters had receded, his church survived intact and Branham resumed holding services at the Pentecostal Tabernacle. [68], Herald of Faith magazine which was edited by prominent Pentecostal minister Joseph Mattsson-Boze and published by Philadelphia Pentecostal Church in Chicago also began following and exclusively publishing stories from the Branham campaigns, giving Branham wide exposure to the Pentecostal movement. According to her death certificate, she was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis in January 1936, beginning a period of declining health. Recruiters do not tell new members that the cult originated with deep ties to white supremacy groups." Weaver based his estimate on numbers reported by Branham's son. [142], Serious allegations also were made following Branham's meetings in South Africa during 1952 and complaints were lodged with government authorities. William Marrion Branham was born April 6, 1909 in Kentucky near Burksville. 1955). Home Submit Poems Login Sign Up Member Home My Poems My Quotes My Profile & Settings My Inboxes My Outboxes Soup Mail Contests Poems Poets Famous Poems Famous Poets Dictionary Types of Poems Quotes Short Stories Articles Forum Blogs Poem of the Day New Poems Resources Syllable Counter Anthology Grammar Check . 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. [112][94] Attendance at the meetings generally exceeded 7,000 despite resistance to his meetings by the state churches. [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. God is a segregationalist [sic]. 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. Investigators found no evidence for the meeting; King Gustaf V died in October 1950. [89], Branham told his audiences that he was able to determine their illness, details of their lives, and pronounce them healed as a result of an angel who was guiding him. Dyck reported that people who published material critical of Branham's teachings have been threatened by his followers and warned they may be killed. [179] Throughout the 1960s, Branham demanded his listeners leave any denomination they were part of to demonstrate their loyalty to him and his message. 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. William Fitzsimmons. [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. Gumbura and his followers were polygamous. God be merciful to him. [237], Beginning in 1958, Branham began to claim Luke 17:30 was being fulfilled. [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. Followers of the Green and Frank believe Branham's prophecies will have a spiritual fulfillment and not require his return. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, "Not all Branham churches are racist or embrace the anti-race-mixing position," "but the theology clearly invites racism. [173], At first, Branham taught his doctrines only within his own church at Jeffersonville, but beginning in the 1960s he began to preach them at other churches he visited. Weaver identified several parts of Branham's reported life story that conflicted with historical documentation and suggested Branham began significantly embellished his early life story to his audiences beginning in the 1940s. [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. [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. Why does man want to tamper with anything for? [98] He insisted his calling was to bring unity among the different churches he was ministering to and to urge the churches to return to the roots of early Christianity. Source: Omaha World-Herald. [47] At first Branham preached out of a tent at 8th and Pratt street, and he also reported temporarily preaching in an orphanage building. [270] Many followers of Branham's teachings live within insular communities, with their own schools and with no access to television or internet or outside media. He then promptly enlisted in the U.S. Some of his followers believed he was claiming divinity and were prepared to accept his claims. Retiring Queen Eleanor Clark Brennan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Brennan Jr. [146] Some people left his meetings disappointed after finding Branham's conviction that everyone in the audience could be healed without being in the prayer line proved incorrect. 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. [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. [23] The help of the Klan during his impoverished childhood had a profound impact on Branham throughout his life. [89] Roberts said Branham was "set apart, just like Moses". And remember, I say this as God's prophet: The Russian empire will drop an atomic bomb of some sort on the Vatican City and destroy it in one hour. "[279] Mercer sexually abused children and adults. [119] Despite such occasional glowing reports, most of the press coverage Branham received was negative. [15], Branham is known for his role in the healing revivals that occurred in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s,[62] and most participants in the movement regarded him as its initiator. A 23-year-old leukemia patient was pronounced healed by Branham, but failed to recover and died about thirteen months later. A False prophet exposed: William Branham William Branham lived from April 1909, and died in December of 1965. In some of Branham's biographies, his first son's birth date is reported as September 13, 1935, but in government records his birth date is reported as September 13, 1934. [91] Branham's illness coincided with a series of allegations of fraud in his healing revivals. Let a man be what he is; by the grace of God let him be. [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. 181, 184). [269], Some groups of Branham's followers refuse medical treatment because of their divine healing beliefs. 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