"[126] No consistent record of follow-ups of the healing claims were made, making analysis of many claims difficult to subsequent researchers. [193], By the early 1950s, he began to privately preach the Oneness doctrine outside of his healing campaigns. [265] Each of the men claiming to be his successor have established new sects of Branham's followers. [177] Many followers moved great distances to live near his home in Jeffersonville and, led by Leo Mercer, subsequently set up a colony in Arizona following Branham's move to Tucson in 1962. [97] While he stated his personal admiration for Branham, the troubling number of deaths led him to suggest "there is a possibility that this whole thing is wrong". His teachings continue to be promoted by the William Branham Evangelistic Association, which reported that about 2 million people received its material in 2018. 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. [179] Throughout the 1960s, Branham demanded his listeners leave any denomination they were part of to demonstrate their loyalty to him and his message. That's right. Branham reported to his audiences that he suffered a nervous breakdown and required treatment by the Mayo Clinic. 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. Because of the Great Depression, it was often short of funds, so Branham served without compensation. I never considered media or graphic design as an option until my . [239] In his final revival meetings before his death, Branham stated "The Elijah of this day is the Lord Jesus Christ. [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. Why does man want to tamper with anything for? "[144] When Branham attempted to visit South Africa again in 1965, the South African government placed restrictions on his visa preventing him from holding any healing revivals while he was in the country. [182], Branham issued a series of prophecies during his lifetime. [87] Bosworth endorsed Branham as "the most sensitive person to the presence and working of the Holy Spirit" he had ever met. 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. [210], Doug Weaver, Jon Schambers, and Michael Barkun have investigated Branham's serpent seed doctrine to identify its origin. [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". Reporters attempted to confront Branham over these issues, but Branham refused to be interviewed. [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. Branham claimed that he had converted over one million people during his career. In 2014, Robert Martin Gumbura, a leader of Branham's followers in Zimbabwe, was arrested and convicted for raping multiple women in his congregation. When speaking to poor and working-class audiences, he tended to use poor grammar and folksy language; when speaking to more educated audiences and ministerial associations, he generally spoke using perfect grammar and avoided slang usage. [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. Only a piece, scrap, made of a man, to deceive him by; God made it, right here has proved it. [153] Except Allen, who won his legal battle, the evangelists settled their cases out of court. [252] One common theme among all groups is the belief that Branham was the return of Elijah the prophet and receiving his prophetic revelations is necessary to escape the impending destruction of the world. [32][33], At the time of Branham's conversion, the First Pentecostal Baptist Church of Jeffersonville was a nominally Baptist church which adhered to some Pentecostal doctrines, including divine healing and speaking in tongues; Branham reported that his baptism at the church was done using the Jesus name formula of Oneness Pentecostalism. I received my Masters Degree from Florida Atlantic University in 1994. He is sending a prophet after almost two thousand years. Crowder suggested Branham's gradual separation from Gordon Lindsay played a major part in the decline. Rev. [87], Branham partially recovered from his illness and resumed holding meetings in October 1948; in that month he held a series of meetings around the United States without Lindsay's support. Whereas he had once received "a thousand letters a day", by 1956 his mail dropped to 75 letters a day. [8] The American government targeted the other leading revivalists with lawsuits during the same time period, including Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, and A. BEGINNING AND ENDING OF THE GENTILE DISPENSATION. [168] Weaver also believed that "fraud and chicanary" by the revivals evangelists also played a major role in the decline. [181] The doctrines Branham imported from non-Pentecostal theology and the unique combination of doctrines that he created as a result led to widespread criticism from Pentecostal churches and the Charismatic movement. Branham told his audiences that his wife and daughter had become suddenly ill and died during the January flood as God's punishment because of his failure to embrace Pentecostalism. His ministry spawned many emulators and set the broader healing revival that later became the modern charismatic movement in motion. [90] After one year of campaigning, his exhaustion began leading to health issues. [248], On December 18, 1965, Branham and his family except his daughter Rebekah were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana, from Tucson for the Christmas holiday. [47], Branham continued traveling and preaching among Pentecostal churches while serving as pastor of his new church. I was talking to her today in there. [157], Weaver agreed that Pentecostal churches gradually withdrew their support for the healing revival, mainly over the financial stresses put on local churches by the healing campaigns. In total, critics of Branham identified many claims which appeared to be false when investigated. [106] Upshaw sent a letter describing his healing claim to each member of Congress. [127][128], From the early days of the healing revival, Branham received overwhelmingly unfavorable coverage in the news media, which was often quite critical. [230][177][231], The United States Air Force later declassified the launch records and acknowledged the manmade origin of the cloud. Let a man be what he is; by the grace of God let him be. Investigators of Branham's claim were unable to identify the woman in the photograph. [8], In January 1950, Branham's campaign team held their Houston campaign, one of the most significant series of meetings of the revival. [189] Although Branham referred in his sermons to the culmination of the process as a future event affecting other people, he believed he and his followers were fulfilling his restoration beliefs. Branham claimed to visit and pray for King George VI while en route to Finland in 1950. [46] Sometime during March or April 1934, the First Pentecostal Baptist Church was destroyed by a fire and Branham's supporters at the church helped him organize a new church in Jeffersonville. As Branham got older they moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana. [11] Branham also said that when he was seven years old, God told him to avoid smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages. [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. Retiring Queen Eleanor Clark Brennan with her father, William Brennan Jr. . The minister and his wife were overjoyed, and the minister excitedly shared the details of the healing with his radio audience in Ontario later that week. [15], By the summer of 1940, Branham had resumed traveling and held revival meetings in other nearby communities. [26][27] Edward died of a sudden illness only a short time later. By 1960, Branham transitioned into a teaching ministry. Wathen Distilleries in nearby Louisville, Kentucky. [30] Shortly thereafter, he began attending the First Pentecostal Baptist Church of Jeffersonville, where he converted to Christianity. [190], He believed that "eternal life was reserved only for God and his children". [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. 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. [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. [81] William Hawtin, a Canadian Pentecostal minister, attended one of Branham's Vancouver meetings in November 1947 and was impressed by Branham's healings. However, Florence Nightingale never married and had no children or grandchildren. His closest followers, however, accepted his sermons as oral scripture and refer to his teachings as The Message. At recorded meetings in California during April 1951, Branham pronounced Morton healed, but the child subsequently died in October. [214] Steven Hassan described Branham's Serpent Seed teachings as "rebranded" Christian Identity theology.[33][214]. W. E. Kidston, was editor of The Apostolic Herald and had many contacts in the Pentecostal movement. [180][179], Most of Branham's teachings have precedents within sects of the Pentecostal movement or in other non-Pentecostal denominations. [240], Branham, however, adopted the teaching of Charles Taze Russell which associated the image of the beast with Protestant denominations. 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. 1960 . [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". [4]. [109] Upshaw died in November 1952, at the age of 86. [139][140], In 1955, Leonard Steiner, pastor of a Pentecostal church in Zurich Switzerland that hosted a Branham meeting reported cases of failed healing and the negative consequences for members of his congregation. [186] Branham taught that by the end of the first century of Christianity, the church "had been contaminated by the entrance of an antichrist spirit". [207] He believed that the serpent was an intelligent human-like ape he described as the missing link between the chimpanzee and man. Through Sowders' group, he was introduced to the British Israelite House of David and in the autumn of 1934, Branham traveled to Michigan to meet with members of the group. [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. They were the tools of the Devil. [173] According to Weaver, Branham's views on modern culture were the primary reason the growing Charismatic movement rejected him; his views also prevented him from following his contemporaries who were transitioning from the healing revival to the new movement. [82][83] In 1948, Branham and Lindsay founded Voice of Healing magazine, which was originally aimed at reporting Branham's healing campaigns. Branham believed the events of 1963 indicated the rapture was imminent. [39][40], Belief in the baptismal story is a critical element of faith among Branham's followers. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 30s William Brennan Forest, VA Aliases John J Brennan Will P Brennan View Full Report [143], Ern Baxter, who participated in most of Branham's campaigns between November 1947 and 1953 including his tours to India and Europe, reflected on the exaggerated reports of miracles in the healing revival in a 1978 interview. Branham would often tell supplicants what they suffered from, their name, and their address. [144], The Branham campaign published a book entitled "A Prophet Visit South Africa" to publicize the success of the tour. 2012 Veiled Prophet Queen Margaret Frances Schnuck with her father, Todd Schnuck. [177] Branham lamented Mercer and the actions of his group as he worried that a cult was potentially being formed among his most fanatical followers. [159] He continued expecting something greater, which he said "nobody will be able to imitate". [124] Criticism of Branham's use of this gift was primarily around its nature; some asserted that it was a non-Christian practice and accused him of witchcraft and telepathy. [81] Following the Shreveport meetings, Branham held a series of meetings in San Antonio, Phoenix, and at various locations in California. [63] Historian David Harrell described Branham and Oral Roberts as the two giants of the movement and called Branham its "unlikely leader. The sermons used the dispensational system of C. I. Scofield, Clarence Larkin, and Jehovah's Witness founder Charles Taze Russel. Many also believe that Branham's son Joseph has claimed the inheritance of his father's ministry. As late as 1963, Branham continued to speak highly of the them saying, "the Ku Klux Klan, paid the hospital bill for me, Masons. He then promptly enlisted in the U.S. Kidston was intrigued by the reported miracles and invited Branham to participate in revival meetings that he was organizing. Court records indicate Frank was a key figure in helping Colonia establish its weapons factories by contracting with German arms producers to assist the colony in setting up their operations. William S. Brennan was Equity Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager at Summit Global Management, Inc., Adjunct Professor at Villanova University and at Cabrini College. [193] Branham shifted his theological position on the Godhead during his ministry. "[279] Mercer sexually abused children and adults. Here's little Miss Schrader here. 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. 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. [100] Branham would also call out a few members still in the audience, who had not been accepted into the prayer line, stating their illness and pronouncing them healed. [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. [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. [190] In 1960, Branham claimed the Holy Spirit had revealed this doctrine to him as one of the end-time mysteries. [89][104] 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". That's exactly right. He was born into the poorest of families, deep in the hills of southern Kentucky. Dr. [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. [81], Lindsay was a successful publicist and manager for Branham, and played a key role in helping him gain national and international recognition. [212] All three have suggested Branham may been influenced by the teachings of Baptist minister Daniel Parker's two-seed doctrine. [286] Schfer had a history of child molestation dating to the 1950s. banged on the Plexiglas and launched into lengthy lectures about how he was a prophet . Branham's birthdate has also been reported to be April 6, 1907, and April 8, 1908. In a 2003 case, he pleaded guilty to theft of government property in U.S. District court. In the United States, Branham was charged with tax evasion for failing to account for the donations received through his ministry; admitting his liability, he settled the case out of court. Retiring Queen Eleanor Clark Brennan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Brennan Jr. Brennan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1906. He has to make his own self a name. [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 Marrion Branham was an American Christian minister that lived from 1909 to 1965, generally acknowledged as initiating the post World War II healing revival. [182][177][139], Branham's death stunned the Pentecostal world and shocked his followers. [124] Hollenweger investigated Branham's use of the "word of knowledge gift" and found no instances in which Branham was mistaken in his often-detailed pronouncements. He is fully awake and "what he sees" is unfolding before him in another dimension. 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. [201] Branham believed women were guilty of committing adultery if their appearance was intended to motivate men to lust, and viewed a woman's place as "in the kitchen". [269], Some groups of Branham's followers refuse medical treatment because of their divine healing beliefs. Simply click on the year of the sermon, and then click on either the cloud symbol to download the audio, the speaker to stream the audio, or the book symbol for PDF. [175] Branham acknowledged their rejection and said their organizations "had choked out the glory and Spirit of God". But unlike any other day, when he left that morning, he did so carrying a bag $500,000 in cash and chips inside. [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. [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. [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. [219] As in their dispensational systems, Branham said each church represents a historical age, and that the angel of each age was a significant church figure. [88][8], During early 1947, a major campaign was held in Kansas City, where Branham and Lindsay first met Oral Roberts. [249] He was rushed to the hospital in Amarillo where he remained comatose for several days and died of his injuries on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1965. [185], Of all of Branham's doctrines, his teachings on Christian restorationism have had the most lasting influence on modern Christianity. [127][122], In 1955, Branham's campaigning career began to slow following financial setbacks. Shortly after Branham's death, his followers divided in multiple feuding groups. His family was unable to pay for his medical bills, but members of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan stepped in to cover the expenses. He also reported multiple cases of physical abuse against both adults and children in the United States and Mexico. [168] The Assemblies of God were the first to openly withdraw support from the healing revival in 1953. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 70s William H Brennan Jr Radcliff, KY View Full Report Addresses Yates Dr, Radcliff, KY Congress Dr, Radcliff, KY But still, a real genuine Christian has to be a segregationalist [sic]. [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. When man gets into it, he ruins it. [g] Upshaw had limited mobility for 59 years as the result of an accident, and said he was miraculously healed in the meeting. [81] Roberts and Branham had contact at different points during the revival. [252] Even Branham's son Billy Paul seemed to expect his father's resurrection and indicated as much in messages sent to Branham's followers, in which he communicated his expectation for Easter 1966. [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. [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. They've always been a segregation. [87] He remained a strong Branham supporter until his death in 1958. "[25] Leaders in Branham's movement have taken actions to prevent followers from discovering the true origin of the serpent seed teaching. God be merciful to him. "[212] No other mainstream Christian group held a similar view; Branham was widely criticized for spreading the doctrine. [21], Branham was involved in a firearms incident and was shot in both legs in March 1924, at age 14; he later told his audiences he was involved in a hunting accident. Two of his brothers also suffered life-threatening injuries at the same time. After the world failed to end in 1977, Time Magazine included the failed prediction as one of the "top ten end-of-the-world prophecies". If I was a colored man, or a brown man, or a yellow man, or a red man, I would be just as happy about it. Branham identified historical Christian figures as church age messengers, naming some of the same men as Russel. [203][224][225][203][226], Branham preached a series of sermons in 1963 on the Seven Seals, which he regarded as a highlight of his ministry. [185] He believed healing was the main focus of the ministry of Jesus Christ and believed in a dual atonement; "salvation for the soul and healing for the body". They were arrested multiple times in both countries for harassing women for their appearance and disrupting church services. Born on April 4, 1927, in Moline, IL, to Clarence Brennan and Alice (Franceen) Brennan, he attended Genesco High School in Genesco, IL, graduating as valedictorian in 1945. [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. Some groups prohibit their members from having relationships with outsiders. Hassan concluded by stating that "The Message churches have a significant following and an enormous potential to influence people and create violence. Most people read his sermons more than they do they bible. Brennan, who was a Jesuit for 75 years and a priest for 63 years, spent the last two years of his life under restricted ministry because of participating in a eucharistic liturgy with a Roman . The first (1) vision was that he saw a dictator rising up in Italy that would invade Ethiopia. I. But Brennan knew the significance of his latest big case as one of the lawyers representing former President Donald Trump in his U.S. Senate impeachment trial. The governments of South Africa and Norway intervened in order to stop his healing campaigns in their countries. [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. [93] The loss of Lindsay as a manager and the publicity of Voice of Healing was a major setback for Branham. [151], Finances became an issue again in 1956 when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) charged Branham with tax evasion. William Branham tore Apostolic Churches in half with his false doctrines. [176], Despite his rejection by the growing Charismatic movement, Branham's followers became increasingly dedicated to him during his later life. But William deceived many by twisting God's word to suit his own selfish purpose, and still does so. [266][267], His followers "range widely in belief in practice. [137][138], Similar allegations came from Branham's European campaigns. 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