[200], Branham strongly identified with the lower-class roots of Pentecostalism and advocated living an ascetic lifestyle. [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. [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. In March 1924, Branham's father was arrested for his criminal activities; he was convicted and sentenced to a prison. 1,866 likes. [47] The church flourished at first, but its growth began to slow. Only a piece, scrap, made of a man, to deceive him by; God made it, right here has proved it. [1][2][3] He is credited as "a principal architect of restorationist thought" for charismatics by some Christian historians,[4] and has been called the "leading individual in the Second Wave of Pentecostalism. That's the ignorance of the man. [94], Most revivalists of the era were flamboyant but Branham was usually calm and spoke quietly, only occasionally raising his voice. William Marrion Branham . [l] Charismatics are apologetic towards Branham's early ministry and embrace his use of the "sign-gifts". [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. Supporters of polygamy claim Branham authorized the practice in his 1965 sermon entitled "Marriage and Divorce". [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. [168] The Assemblies of God were the first to openly withdraw support from the healing revival in 1953. [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. [212] When confronted with the accusations of racism, some of his followers have denied the teaching of serpent seed has any connection to white supremacy or racism, and have pointed out that non-white followers of Branham accept the doctrine and its implications. [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. He is a segregationalist [sic]. William Branham of Jeffersonville, Ind., prayed for her and assured the heartbroken mother her daughter would live. [110], According to Pentecostal historian Rev. [193] Branham shifted his theological position on the Godhead during his ministry. [128] At meetings in Regina, Branham pronounced the wife of a prominent minister healed of cancer. [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. Authorities have gone so far as to raid one church and threaten members with legal action for violating bigamy laws. [179], Throughout his ministry, Branham taught a doctrine of faith healing that was often the central teaching he espoused during the healing campaign. [155] Branham's case was eventually settled out of court when Branham admitted to tax evasion and agreed to pay of a $40,000 penalty. [11], His most significant prophecies were a series of prophetic visions he claimed to have in June 1933. [239] In his final revival meetings before his death, Branham stated "The Elijah of this day is the Lord Jesus Christ. [10] While Branham was away, his brother Edward aged 18, shot and killed a Jeffersonville man and was charged with murder. Because of the Great Depression, it was often short of funds, so Branham served without compensation. He chose a nation. Cet Elie est William Marrion Branham, l'homme qui Dieu a rvl sa parole pour le temps de la fin selon Amos 3 :7. "[301], In 2020, Joaquim Gonalves Silva, a prominent leader of Branham's followers in Brazil was accused of raping multiple women. [157], His correspondence also decreased sharply. [68], Branham held his first large meetings as a faith healer in 1946. [238] In 1964 and 1965 he began to make special emphasis that the Son of Man could only be revealed through the ministry of a prophet. That's exactly right. As a result of his teachings, many of Branham's followers believe that Jesus Christ returned in some form in 1963. Now, God is "perfected" in three. Seven is "completion," like the world.". [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. [185] Branham's teaching on divine healing were within the mainstream of Pentecostal theology and echoed the doctrines taught by Smith Wigglesworth, Bosworth, and other prominent Pentecostal ministers of the prior generation. Even to this day, people are affected. Crowder suggested Branham's gradual separation from Gordon Lindsay played a major part in the decline. They've always been a segregation. [47] At first Branham preached out of a tent at 8th and Pratt street, and he also reported temporarily preaching in an orphanage building. [192] Branham's teaching was particularly damaging to his relationship with Pentecostals denominations who were angered that he would associate them with the mark of beast. 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. 1955). [99] Following their build-up, Branham would take the podium and deliver a short sermon,[81] in which he usually related stories about his personal life experiences. [207] He believed that the serpent was an intelligent human-like ape he described as the missing link between the chimpanzee and man. His only overseas trip during the 1960s proved a disappointment. His visions ended with the apocalyptic destruction of the United States that left the nation's cities in smoldering ruins. Mercer would punish girls by cutting their hair, and force boys to wear girls' clothing. [199], Weaver wrote that Branham's attitude to women concerning physical appearance, sexual drive, and marital relations was misogynistic,[202] and that Branham saw modern women as "essentially immoral sexual machines who were to blame for adultery, divorce and death. 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