Dear Reader,

Do you believe that William Branham was a prophet that brought a Message from God? If so, what led you to reach that conclusion? Was it his teachings that convinced you? Or maybe certain signs of prophecy or healing? Were you convinced from biblical evidence? Have you ever considered exactly what the Bible says about how we are to know if a man is truly a prophet of God? Have you ever checked the Bible for reasons why Wm. Branham might not have been a true prophet of the Lord? Studying the Bible for reasons why a prophet may not be from God are as important as identifying any that might point to his being a true prophet. Have you examined serious questions such as:

• Did Wm. Branham ever make a predictive prophecy that did not to come to pass as predicted? (Deuteronomy 18:21-22; Jeremiah 23:16)
• Did he ever teach doctrine as coming from the Lord that doesn't agree with Scripture, or that takes Scripture out of context? (Romans 16:17-18)
• Were teachings of his ever self-contradictory or contrary to God's Word, or did he testify of fantastic events in his life that cannot be corroborated by anyone? (2 Peter 2:1-3)
• Did any of his prophecies or teachings originate with false prophets who came before him? (Jeremiah 23:30-31)

If the answer to one or more of these questions is yes, then please consider carefully what Jesus said:

Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits.
(Matthew 7:15-20)

Is it always obvious that false prophets are false? Jesus said no. They would appear as sheep, but inwardly, in their secret motives and ambitions, they are ravenous wolves. In other words, false prophets may appear like humble, sincere servants of the Lord. We cannot judge their hidden intents, but we can judge what they are by their fruits. A "yes" answer to any of the above questions represents bad fruit.

William Branham was a self-proclaimed prophet who constantly spoke ostensibly on God's behalf.** Every prediction Wm. Branham made in his role as a prophet was a "thus saith the Lord" prophecy, whether he so or not. Everything he taught under the umbrella of his "Message" were implied revelations from God to those who believed him to be a prophet. But a true prophet cannot produce bad fruit. Only wolves in sheep's clothing produces the bad fruits that identify them as false. Wm. Branham produced an abundance of bad fruit. We cannot judge him by his motives and ambitions because only he knew what they were. But we can judge him by his fruit.

Every time Wm. Branham made a prophecy that did not come to pass as predicted, he put false words into God's mouth. That was bad fruit. Each time he erroneously discerned the names or diseases of those in his prayer lines, that was bad fruit. Every time he pronounced someone's healing who did not receive it, or even "lost" their healing, that was bad fruit. Every time he taught doctrine as a revelation from the Lord that could not be supported by, or contradicted the Bible, that was bad fruit. Every time his Message added something to the Bible that isn't in there, that is bad fruit. Every time he contradicted himself in prophecy, Message doctrine, or the recounting of certain notable events in his life, that was bad fruit. And every false teaching and failed prophecy he borrowed from past false prophets (such as Joseph Smith, Charles Taze Russell, Ellen G. White, Edgar Cayce, etc.) was bad fruit.

To follow a false prophet and his teachings is a sin because Jesus told us to beware of them. To follow Wm. Branham is to follow someone who spoke falsely in God's name. It is to follow someone who put words in God's mouth that God did not say and could not have said (Numbers 23:19; 1 Samuel 15:29; Hebrews 6:18). As humble and sincere as he presnted himself to the public, Wm. Branham attributed falsehoods to God, misleading us into thinking they were the truth.

Since the creation of this Website, many followers of the Message have become convinced that William Branham was a false prophet, and some of them have created their own forums & Websites, as well as having written their own books. If only one of these many sources of information has been able to demonstrate that any of the above questions can be answered affirmatively, then they have proven that William Branham was a prophet with bad fruit—he was indeed a false prophet.

The word is out there. Beware of false prophets who produce bad fruit. Beware of William Branham who appeared as a sheep among us but continually produced bad fruit. Repent and believe in the true Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines.
(Hebrews 13:8-9a)

For the Glory of God,
John Kennah
Webmaster, Examining the Message of William Branham

If you wish to contact me concerning any questions about my experiences with the Message, about William Branham's prophecies/teachings, or about how you can be saved through faith in Jesus Christ, please email me at:
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Ultimately, we must leave the salvation of those to whom we witness up to God. It is God's power and grace that saves people, not our efforts. While it is good and wise to be prepared to give a vigorous defense and have knowledge of false beliefs, neither of these things will result in the conversion of those trapped in the lies of the cults and false religions. The best we can do is pray for them, witness to them, and live the Christian life in front of them, trusting that the Holy Spirit will do the work of drawing, convincing, and converting.
(https://www.gotquestions.org/cult-evangelism.html)

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^* Still shot from the Voice of God Recordings film, "The Twentieth Century Prophet" (1953).
^**During a prayer line, William Branham once said, "You, setting here in front, you believe me to be God's prophet? A prophet is a messenger to an age. You believe I have God's message?" (Discerning the Body of the Lord, August 12, 1959, tape #59-0812).

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