Branham claimed that he had converted over one million people during his career. [10] While Branham was away, his brother Edward aged 18, shot and killed a Jeffersonville man and was charged with murder. [99] After completing his sermon, he would proceed with the prayer line where he would pray for the sick. [173] His criticisms of Pentecostal organizations, and especially his views on holiness and the role of women, led to his rejection by the growing Charismatic movement and the Pentecostals from whom he had originally achieved popularity. 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". Most of his predictions had already been fulfilled by the first time he reported the visions in 1953. BEGINNING AND ENDING OF THE GENTILE DISPENSATION. And she can sway more of them to hell than any other instrument Satan has got. [49][50][51][52][53][54][55] Branham served as pastor until 1946, and the church name eventually shortened to the Branham Tabernacle. [105][94] The photograph became well-known in the revival movement and is regarded by Branham's followers as an iconic relic. Kidston was intrigued by the reported miracles and invited Branham to participate in revival meetings that he was organizing. [265] Tensions over Branham's identity are one the primary causes of divisions between the groups. [151], Finances became an issue again in 1956 when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) charged Branham with tax evasion. [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. They were arrested multiple times in both countries for harassing women for their appearance and disrupting church services. [206][204], Barkun and Schambers also connected Branham's teaching to the white supremacy movement and Christian Identity preacher Wesley Swift. [84] Lindsay was impressed with Branham's focus on humility and unity, and was instrumental in helping him gain acceptance among Trinitarian and Oneness Pentecostal groups by expanding his revival meetings beyond the United Pentecostal Church to include all of the major Pentecostal groups. A dog can't do it, a hog can't do it, a bird can't do it. [94] As a result of the meeting, Lindsay rejoined Branham's campaigning team. [194] He argued that there were many people named Jesus but there is only one Lord Jesus Christ. [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. The book related the details of dozens of healings. [170], At the same time the Charismatic movement was gaining broad acceptance, Branham began to transition to a teaching ministry. [225] Summarizing the contrasting views held of Branham, Kydd stated, "Some thought he was God. [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. He is sending someone who is so far from organization, education, and the world of religion that as John the Baptist and Elijah of old, He will hear only from God and he will have "thus saith the Lord" and speak for God. Joseph Coleman, a follower of William Branham in the United States with influence over multiple churches, was connected to "a multi-million dollar fraud through an investment management company". During the early 1930s, he became acquainted with William Sowders' School of the Prophets, a Pentecostal group in Kentucky and Indiana. He has to do something about it, you know. [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. Patrice Mary Brennan Other occupants: Patrice Mary Brennan View 12 William Brennan ER 2002, 2008 Director Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3. [123][128] Pohl also claimed Branham was frequently given and accepted large financial gifts from individuals who he pronounced as healed, including those who subsequently died. [157] In 1956, the healing revival reached its peak, as 49 separate evangelists held major meetings. [172] Weaver also attributed Branham's eschatological teachings to the influence of a small group of his closest followers, who encouraged his desire for a unique ministry. Investigators in South Africa followed up on the reported healings and found that 46 of the people Branham said had been healed had failed to recover. [59], The following year, disaster struck when Jeffersonville was ravaged by the Ohio River flood of 1937. [168] Weaver pointed to other factors that may have helped destroy the initial ecumenism of the revival; tension between the independent evangelists and the Pentecostal churches caused by the evangelists' fund-raising methods, denominational pride, sensationalism, and doctrinal conflicts particularly between the Oneness and Trinitarian factions within Pentecostalism. Schfer claimed to experience a healing in the meeting, and thereafter began to put more of William Branham's doctrines into practice in his group, and began to insist to his followers that they were the only "only faithful ones" to William Branham's teachings. Upshaw explained to reporters that he had already been able to walk without the aid of his crutches prior to attending Branham's meeting, but following Branham's prayer his strength increased so that he could walk much longer distances unaided. Branham was open about the implications of his beliefs and publicly supported segregation. 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. [60] By February 1937, the floodwaters had receded, his church survived intact and Branham resumed holding services at the Pentecostal Tabernacle. [98] Branham was the first American deliverance minister to successfully tour in Europe. [39][34] Branham said he made several suicide attempts following their deaths. [221] Branham explained the Laodicean age would be immoral in a way comparable to Sodom and Gomorrah, and it would be a time in which Christian denominations rejected Christ. [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. [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. [228] According to Weaver, to Branham's dismay,[177] his followers had placed him at the "center of a Pentecostal personality cult" in the final years of his ministry. [153] Except Allen, who won his legal battle, the evangelists settled their cases out of court. But still, a real genuine Christian has to be a segregationalist [sic]. The Son of Man is to reveal Himself among His people. 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. [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. [81] Lindsay reported 70,000 attendees to the 14 days of meetings and long prayer lines as Branham prayed for the sick. Naval Reserve, where he received . [48], By 1936, the congregation had constructed a new church on the same block as Branham's tent, at the corner of 8th and Penn street. Among the prophecies was also a prediction that the United States would "elect the wrong president" as a result of giving women the right to vote, which he later interpreted to be John F. [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. [261] Though Branham is no longer widely known outside Pentecostalism,[260] his legacy continues today. "[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. [81], Just as Branham began to attract international attention in May 1948, he announced that due to illness he would have to halt his campaign. [246] Critics of Branham investigated his prophecies. Branham was an important influence on the Latter Rain revival movement, which Hawtin helped initiate. [7] At the time they were held, his inter-denominational meetings were the largest religious meetings ever held in some American cities. Branham died following a car accident in 1965. Allen. [276], Branham's followers are widely spread throughout the world. [19] Branham told his audiences that he was required to help his father with the illegal production and sale of liquor during prohibition. William Brennan Knight is originally from Chicago and settled in Arizona in the late 1980s. A 23-year-old leukemia patient was pronounced healed by Branham, but failed to recover and died about thirteen months later. [168] Weaver also believed that "fraud and chicanary" by the revivals evangelists also played a major role in the decline. Vault Links: FOIA Home. [3][307], Pearry Green was a defendant in multiple criminal cases concerning his financial dealings. 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. [106] Upshaw sent a letter describing his healing claim to each member of Congress. Davis baptized Branham and six months later, he ordained Branham as an Independent Baptist minister and an elder in his church. William Joseph "Bill" Brennan Jr. (April 25, 1906 - July 24, 1997) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to 1990. [142], Serious allegations also were made following Branham's meetings in South Africa during 1952 and complaints were lodged with government authorities. [81] He decided to publicize Oral Roberts during Branham's absence, and Roberts quickly rose to prominence, in large part due to Lindsay's coverage. She's not even in the original creation. [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. [248] Most eulogies only tacitly acknowledged Branham's controversial teachings, focusing instead on his many positive contributions and recalled his wide popularity and impact during the years of the healing revival. Some thought he was a dupe of the devil. Within minutes of his birth in a tiny one-room cabin, a strange Light entered the room and hovered over the bed where he was laying. [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". He has to make his own self a name. The church was built on the same location reported by the local newspaper as the site of his June 1933 tent campaign. I never considered media or graphic design as an option until my . Source: Omaha World-Herald. [189] He believed the rapture would occur at the culmination of this process. Those who leave are often shunned or disowned. The sick person would then simply be forced to accuse himself of lack of faith, or in some cases, throw his faith overboard. And by that time the healer would be too far away to be questioned or to explain. [289][290][291] Schfer and his compound were portrayed in the 2015 film Colonia. [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. Saying, "I see that some are . [11] Branham also said that when he was seven years old, God told him to avoid smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages. [8][156], By the mid-1950s, dozens of the ministers associated with Branham and his campaigns had launched similar healing campaigns. "[268] Some followers have attempted to reform Branham's most extreme teachings. [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. Branham's teachings on Predestination were deeply connected to his serpent seed doctrine. [157], Branham has been called the "principal architect of restorationist thought" of the Charismatic movement that emerged from the healing revival. [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. [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. [240], Branham, however, adopted the teaching of Charles Taze Russell which associated the image of the beast with Protestant denominations. [182] Many of his followers regard his sermons as oral scripture and believe Branham had rediscovered the true doctrines of the early church. Hollenweger was disappointed that Branham refused to acknowledge the numerous failed pronouncements of healings. * william tompkins * * world judgments + .u.f.o. [10][11] According to Branham, that year his family moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana. He claimed to be a minister from God, a prophet even. [227], Branham claimed the sermons were inspired through an angelic visitation and the appearance of what he believed to be a supernatural cloud in Arizona that was visible in the American Southwest on February 28, 1963. [214] Steven Hassan described Branham's Serpent Seed teachings as "rebranded" Christian Identity theology.[33][214]. [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. William Brennan is Managing Partner of Griffin Ventures LLC and was previously Co- CIO & Managing Director at Ultra Capital LLC. Davis later became the National Imperial Wizard (leader) of the KKK. Branham reported a vision of himself preaching before large crowds and hoped for its fulfillment on the trip, but the South African government prevented him from holding revivals when he traveled to the country in 1965. [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. [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. [172][199] He denounced cigarettes, alcohol, television, rock and roll, and many forms of worldly amusement. At recorded meetings in California during April 1951, Branham pronounced Morton healed, but the child subsequently died in October. View 13 William K Brennan ER 2007-16 However, Florence Nightingale never married and had no children or grandchildren. [34] Branham claimed to have been opposed to Pentecostalism during the early years of his ministry. Crowder suggested Branham's gradual separation from Gordon Lindsay played a major part in the decline. [184], As Branham's ministry progressed, he increasingly condemned modern culture. According to Pearry Green, The broader Pentecostal movement considers Branham's version of the serpent seed doctrine repugnant and in their point of view, it was the "filthy doctrine that ruined his ministry. [242] He argued that continued allegiance to any denomination would lead to an acceptance of the mark of the beast, which would mean missing the rapture. ($761,518 in 2020 dollars)[150] Comparatively, Oral Roberts earned a salary of $15,000 in the same years. He explained that the allegations eroded the trust of the crowds who attended the healing services. [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. [150] It also revealed that others assisting in his campaigns were taking financial advantage of the campaigns. The publicity of the event took Branham's fame to a new level. [157], His correspondence also decreased sharply. He died in prison in 2021. [81] Roberts and Branham had contact at different points during the revival. An investigative reporter suspected Branham had staged the miracle. [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. However, Plaff had died of his cancer just days after being pronounced healed. [63] Christian writer John Crowder described the period of revivals as "the most extensive public display of miraculous power in modern history". [200] He taught that women with short hair were breaking God's commandments and "ridiculed women's desire to artificially beautify themselves with makeup". Branham claimed to visit the grave of Buddha while in India, however Buddha was cremated and has no grave. [179] Branham's doctrines are a blend of both Calvinism and Arminianism, which are considered contradictory by many theologians; the teachings have been described as "jumbled and contradictory and difficult to categorize". The American prophet and evangelist William Branham was, to all intents and purposes, another such man. [158] Branham and Lindsay ineffectively attempted to encourage the other evangelists to help their local churches rather than launch national careers. [111], To his American audiences, Branham claimed several high profile events occurred during his international tours. [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. Weaver suggested that Branham may have become acquainted with the serpent seed doctrine through his Baptist roots. [151] Branham became increasingly reliant on the Full Gospel Businessmen to finance his campaign meetings as the Pentecostal denominations began to withdraw their financial support. [81][77] At the first of these meetings, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadian minister Ern Baxter joined Branham's team. Recent work: Installation of rooftop platforms for mechanical equipment: 5 hvac units [4- max 750# and one- max 550#] reinforce roof framing for added loads. [67], Branham held massive inter-denominational meetings, from which came reports of hundreds of miracles. I sure would. He was a founding member of the Specialty Tool. [152] The IRS asserted income reported by the ministers as non-taxable gifts was taxable,[150] despite the fact Branham had not kept the gifts for himself. banged on the Plexiglas and launched into lengthy lectures about how he was a prophet . "[297], In 2020, Joaquim Gonalves Silva, a prominent leader of Branham's followers in Brazil was accused of raping multiple women. Some of his followers believed he was claiming divinity and were prepared to accept his claims. And. "[63], Branham had been traveling and holding revival meetings since at least 1940 before attracting national attention. [96] Branham amazed even fellow evangelists, which served to further push him into a legendary status in the movement. Wathen Distilleries in nearby Louisville, Kentucky. They claimed that many of Branham prophecies were only publicly reported after their fulfillment. [200] Branham condemned any emphasis on expensive church buildings, elaborate choir robes, and large salaries for ministers, and insisted the church should focus on the imminent return of Christ. [94], Most revivalists of the era were flamboyant but Branham was usually calm and spoke quietly, only occasionally raising his voice. [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. [87] The location of their first meeting was too small to accommodate the approximately 8,000 attendees, and they had to relocate to the Sam Houston Coliseum. [87] Branham's return to the movement led to his resumed leadership of it. [89] Roberts said Branham was "set apart, just like Moses". They were the tools of the Devil. [273] The news media have also reported critics of Branham's teaching being threatened and harassed by his followers. [248], On December 18, 1965, Branham and his family except his daughter Rebekah were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana, from Tucson for the Christmas holiday. [93] The loss of Lindsay as a manager and the publicity of Voice of Healing was a major setback for Branham. [96], Branham would often request God to "confirm his message with two-or-three faith inspired miracles". By her beauty and her sex control, her shape that was given to her by Satan, the by-product that Satan did, she is sent to deceive sons of God. When Enoch, God's newly appointed prophet, decides to collect the stories of the . Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. [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. As a result of his teachings, many of Branham's followers believe that Jesus Christ returned in some form in 1963. [20] The Indiana Ku Klux Klan claimed responsibility for attacking and shutting down the Jeffersonville liquor producing ring. Rptr. [245], Weaver wrote that Branham gradually revised and embellished some of his prophecies over time, sometimes substantially. Branham claimed repeatedly throughout his ministry that the vision was fulfilled during the 19271929 construction of the bridge, but there is no evidence of the drownings having ever occurred. Brennan Known for Candor, Wit. [229], Branham continued to travel to churches and preach his doctrine across Canada, the United States, and Mexico during the 1960s. 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