William Branham's Angel Didn't Discourage Him From Worshiping Him
"And when the Angel of the Lord spoke to me, last time speaking . . . By the way, night before last, I seen him again in the room for the first time for about six months.  And... But He never spoke to me.  He was just standing by the door looking at me when I turned around.  Kinda quickly, I fell on my face.  But when I raised up, he was gone again."
("Children In the Wilderness," November 23, 1947, message #47-1123)

It's instructive that when the apostle John fell on his face before the angel, he was immediately rebuked and told to stand up and worship God (Revelation 22:9-10). On the other hand, Wm. Branham's angel said nothing to him about the importance of worshiping God rather than himself. He simpy disappeared, leaving WMB prostrate before a being other than God.

"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!" (Psalm 95:6)

Angel to William Branham: You're Working Too Many Miracles!
"But the last time he [the angel] spoke with me, he told me what I have been... told you last week.  At Vandalia, Illinois, why, he told me I was confining too much of the work to working miracles.  And it would come to pass that people would not believe me unless there was miracles performed.  And that is true.  It's got that way."
("Children In the Wilderness," November 23, 1947, message #47-1123)

Earlier, WMB said that his gift was not miracles, yet in this quote his angel said only that he was spending too much time performing miracles, not that he shouldn't be doing any at all. WMB implied that he had power in himself to perform miracles, showing no dependence on God for such a gift.

"And he said, 'Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.'"(Exodus 34:10)

William Branham's "Three High Words of the Bible"
"Have you noticed, always, after I ask or rebuke over a spirit, I'm always perfectly silent for a few moments? Who's noticed that in the meetings, let's see your hands. Have you noticed that? Now, here's what it is. There's three words that I have to repeat at that time. See? And it's the three high words of the Bible. No mortal on earth know it. See? And when I ask that, and then I feel that drop, then it comes shakes back to a place in return of that spirit. Then the person's healed. That's the reason you hear me say that. See? That's what takes place. Now, I did that so you wouldn't be questioning me about it coming through the line. So that is true. Now, I know that you noticed a lot of times when I ask to rebuke, I stand still just for a few minutes and repeat these three words that the Angel of the Lord told me to repeat. Then if I feel it come back, then I know it's done."
("Experiences #3," December 21, 1947, message #47-1221)

Three high words, or three magic words? It is well known that in the world of magic and witchcraft, certain words or incantations must be uttered before the supernatural can happen. But has it ever been so when God used His prophets to show the people His wonderful acts? No, God has all power, and He sometimes gave His prophets the authority to pronounce when His power was about to be displayed. Nowhere in God's Word do we see that certain spiritual or magical words need to be uttered in order for God to do something. That belongs in the world of the occult (which means hidden or secret), and anything that is not of the Lord is of Satan. Wm. Branham here and at other times has carried over practices from the occult for Christian consumption. That is a red flag that should immediately warn all Christians to stay away from his supposed signs and wonders, for they are not characterist of God's power.

...[S]o that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.(2 Corinthians 2:11)

"The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders..."(2 Thessalonians 2:9)

William Branham Prays to His Angel
"Angel of God, I do not see you. But I know that you are standing near. Please, thou knowest my heart, and know how I love these people. Stand by me tonight. And may not one go through without faith. And I know that your Words have been true. I've took you at your Word, for you said you were sent from God. I believed you. And you've stuck by me. You have confirmed the Word with signs following. Now, again tonight, in this March the fifth, this Memorial night, may you stand now and heal every one. Grant it. May every demon be submissive to the Name of Jesus Christ."
("At Thy Word, Lord," March 5, 1948, message #48-0305)

Should we pray to angels? Do angels even have the power to heal that we should ask them? The Bible never gives us instruction ever to pray to angels; only to God. When Jesus' disciples asked Him to show them to pray, He never suggested they pray to anyone but God. There are no examples in the Bible where God's people found occasion to pray to angels, much less ask them for healing. Why would we pray to an angel for anything, especially our healing, when we have the ear of our Most High God? If Wm. Branham was a prophet of God, he of all people would know that!

"Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name." (Matthew 6:9)

"For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus..." (1 Timothy 2:5)

"If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!" (Matthew 7:11)

William Branham Sometimes Guessed While Using Discernment
"He [the angel] said, 'I'll be with you.' And said, 'That you might know, it'll come to pass that you'll take people by the right hand in your left.'  And said, 'You'll feel the results of it (Now, I call it vibrations.) upon your hand.  You'll become familiar with that.  And you'll tell people all of their diseases, and what they've got in their body.  And then if you'll be...'
Now, when I was in Texas the other time, that was in operation.  Is that right?  Any of you was in my meeting before, raise your hand if that was in operation?  And if this... Now, you people raise your hands, all that was in my meeting, and know that was in operation.  Not perfect, because I--I guessed at the diseases a whole lot.  See?  Because I didn't know how it felt.
I'd feel a funny feeling; sometimes female trouble and cancer.  I couldn't detect it; it sounds so much alike, was--felt so much alike."
("Moses’ Commission," January 10, 1950, message #50-0110)

Wm. Branham's gift of discerning diseases wasn't perfect? He guessed at the diseases a whole lot? Where in the Bible did a prophet ever have an imperfect gift from the Lord while speaking on His behalf? When did they ever "guess" at telling them what God wanted to say through them? If WMB was using an imperfect gift, then it wasn't from God. If he ever guessed at what he was to tell people, then he was speaking his own thoughts and not the Lord's. Those are not the traits of a biblical prophet of Yahweh.

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." (James 1:17)

"And he said, 'Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.'" [As opposed to having His prophets "guess."] (Numbers 12:6)

Divine Healing Guarantees Sins Are Forgiven
"And I believe, I would say this, talking of the dual atonement, when you are healed, your sins are forgiven you. I didn't hear very many amens on that, but it's the truth."
("God In His People," February 27, 1950, message #50-0227)

Wm. Branham doesn't make this statement based on anyplace in the Bible which specifically says this. Rather, his view is based on a popular misinterpretation of Isaiah 53:5, "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." Wm. Branham, as do many charasmatics, interpret Isaiah to be saying that when Jesus died for our sins, He also died for our physical healing. The problem is that everyone who believes has their sins forgiven, but not everyone whose sins are forgiven are healed from all their diseases. Something is wrong with WMB's belief. Even Paul one time said that he was afflicted with a "thorn in the flesh" from which he was never delivered (2 Corinthians 12:7).

One important rule we must always remember is that Scripture interprets Scripture. Isaiah explains what he meant when he prophesies that the Messiah's atonement would heal us by His stripes. He says that it was for our transgressions and iniquities that our Lord was smitten of God, not for our physical ailments. Peter refers to this veres in 2 Peter 2:24. Here Peter properly recognizes that we are healed from our sins, not from our diseases: "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."

Finally, do we know from Scripture that when a person is healed of their illnesses, they have been forgiven of their sins? I believe it's true that our physical healing is a common grace, but it's a grace that both believers and unbelievers enjoy since His sun rises on both the evil and the good, and the rain falls on the just and unjust alike (Matthew 5:45).

There is no passage of Scripture which teaches that when a person is healed of a disease, they also receive forgiveness of sins. Perhaps that's why WMB didn't hear many amens when he said that.

"And Jesus said to them, 'A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.' And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief." (Mark 6:4-6)

Jesus Couldn't Heal
There's no man can heal, not even Jesus.  Jesus didn't claim to be a Divine Healer.  He said, "It's not Me that doeth the works; It's My Father that dwelleth in Me; He doeth the works."
("Expectations," April 5, 1950, message #50-0405)

Jesus didn't claim to do any healing.  He said, "What the Father shows Me I don't do nothing. I can heal nothing, but just--I do just what the Father shows Me by vision; that's what I do."  And you know that's the truth, isn't it?  Every Bible reader, scholar knows that's the truth.
("Testimony," November 29, 1953, message #53-1129E)

Compare with the following passages where the Bible shows that Jesus could and willingly did heal people many times: Matthew 8:7; 12:15; 14:14; 15:30; Luke 5:12-13; 9:42; 13:14; 22:51

Salvation Lasts Only as Long as You Feel Saved
Somebody says, "How does Divine healing... Is it... Does it last all the time?" It lasts just as long as faith lasts. And salvation lasts the same way, just as long as faith lasts. When you feel that you're not saved anymore, you're not saved.
("Ministry Explained," July 11, 1950, message #50-0711)

Mothers Who Smoke Are America's Biggest Threat
I've always had my opinion of a woman who'd smoke a cigarette, and I haven't changed it yet: The lowest immoralest thing that any woman ever done. That's right. That's exactly right. That's right. [Audience applauds--Ed.] Thank you. Thank you, friends. Thank you. I'm glad to hear that you believe that. Now, ladies, don't be angry with me. Just correct yourself. That's right. Listen. You talk about a fifth columnist, a cigarette smoking mother is the greatest fifth columnist America's got. Doctors claim that they can't even raise their babies like normal. It's nicotine poisoning will kill the baby 'fore it's eighteen months old. Eighty percent of them die. That's government statistics.
("God Revealing Himself to His People," August 13, 1950, message #50-0813E)

Was WMB Possessed By an Entity Other Than the Holy Spirit? Part 1
But now, on the platform when someone meets me, then…it's not me that's speaking. When you hear my voice speaking when that inspiration is on, I have no more control of that than you know what you're going to say next New Year's day. I do not have no control of that, it speaks itself. It's my voice, and I'm listening to myself talk just as you're listening to me now talk. I hear myself, what it says to the people…Sometimes take a hold of their hand, I'll wait there, and after while I'll hear what it speaks, just hear myself speak, talking to the people. It's a very strange feeling. And under that anointing, being that my services are so close together, that it's best for me not to be too much under it at a time in one service.
("The Angel of the Lord," May 2, 1951, message #51-0502)

William Branham: "I Am God's Voice to You"
Now, I'm just your brother, by the grace of God. But when the Angel of the Lord moves down, It becomes then a Voice of God to you. Maybe it... If I offended you by saying that, forgive me. But I felt that might been resented. But I am God's Voice to you. See? I say that again. That time was under inspiration. See? And I--I felt bad about the first time, but It repeated it. Now see, I can say nothing in myself. But what He shows me, I say it. You believe it and watch what happens. See, He did.
("My Commission," May 5, 1951, message #51-0505)

Spirit Filled Men Are Deity
And if we become in spirit sons of God, Deity dwells in the man.  Hallelujah! Then you talk about blind eyes being open.
They said nothing impossible to God.  God said nothing impossible with you, if you'll believe, not with God, but you.  Deity's in man.
The very God that stood back there on the mythical platform of the eternities, and rolled worlds off of His hands, and created these things give you the privilege to be His son, and you're a part of Him.  And God dwells in mankind, and man himself is Deity.  Hallelujah!  There you are.  It might choke you, but study over that a little while.
("Resurrection of Lazarus," July 29, 1951, message #51-0729A)

Was WMB Possessed By An Entity Other Than the Holy Spirit? part 2
Now, sir, you are a stranger to me. I don't believe I know you. If I've ever met you, I don't remember. This is our first meeting. If that's... that's right, isn't it? It's our first meeting. Then you're altogether a stranger. Does anybody here know this man? All right. Someone knows him then. And you know the man to be an honest man. I suppose he is. He--he's a Christian; I know that. For his spirit bears record with this Angel that has me anointed now, this--this powerful One that comes from the Presence of God, that's on my mortal body now.
("Jesus Christ The Same Yesterday, And Today, And Forever," August 10, 1952, message #52-0810E)

God's Three Bibles
What's He doing? He's writing His first Bible. The first Bible was ever written, was written in the skies, the zodiac. It starts out with the virgin; that's how He come first. It ends up with Leo the lion, the second coming. And He's writing His first Bible. The second Bible was written, was written by Enoch, and put in the pyramid.
The third Bible was written, and the last one, is this One. [Brother Branham indicates his Bible--Ed.]
God always does things in threes. God is perfect in three. He's perfect. [Brother Branham clears his throat--Ed.] Pardon me. He's perfect in Father, Son, Holy Spirit. He's perfect in justification, sanctification, baptism of the Holy Spirit. He's perfected in His threes.
("The Cruelty of Sin, and the Penalty it Cost to Rid Sin From Our Lives," April 3, 1953, message #53-0403)

Men Have One Less Rib Than Women Because of Eve
Now, God made Eve from Adam's side. The woman has one more rib today in the anatomy, the make-up than man does, because a rib was taken from Adam's body.
("Questions and Answers (Genesis)," July 29, 1953, message #53-0729)

Our Spirits Were Created in God’s Image First; Our Physical Bodies Were Later Made in the Image of Animals
Now, the first man, now, He made the first man in His image, and we're returning back to that image (That's right.), to our first created image.
When God created me, William Branham, I was before the foundation of the world; He made my being, my spirit.  I wasn't conscious of anything as far as I know of, but the... I was there.  Oh, I--I don't believe you're getting it.  But now, just a minute, Jesus told the disciples that He knew them before the foundation of the world; and Paul said here that He chose us in Him before the world began.  Now, there was some part of me, Orman Neville, and the rest of you all here, that's in Christ Jesus before the world ever began.  And here's to my analysis of that.
I think that the people today that are possessed with this Spirit, or the spirit, a part of these angelic beings, spirits which rotated off of God, that never fell in the beginning and resisted the devil's lie in heaven...
And two thirds of the earth is in sin, and more than that, which two thirds of the angels was kicked out.  And those demon spirits come into people and habitate their body.  See what I mean?  They're demons that once... They was once existed and they come into the people and give them a nature.  Jesus cast seven of them out of Mary Magdalene: Pride, boast (big people, you see?), unclean, filthy, vulgarity, emulations, strife, all these things. See?
Them was spirits that was made up back there when God began to make man off of there in His Own image, created those supernatural beings, those spirits...
And then He put man in the dust of the earth, which was the first man Adam.  And that man was made after the image, this human man here, is made after the image of an animal.  These human bodies are made in the image of animal.
We got a hand just like a monkey, and--and got a foot like a bear.  Take a little cub bear, strip him down, pull the skin off of him and put up the side of a little baby girl and look at the difference.  Huh. Brother, you sure have to look close.  The whole diaphragm, the make-up, is almost the same, the way it's made and the form of it, and everything just exactly.  It's in the image of animal life, because he was made something on the order of the animal, because that was his duty to lead the animal.
("Questions and Answers (Genesis)," July 29, 1953, message #53-0729)

William Branham Had His First Vision at Less Than 2 Years of Age
At about fifteen, eighteen months old I had my first vision . I was standing near a little branch and something spoke to me from the bush and said you're going to live near a city called New Albany. I've spent my life there. Two years later we moved.
("Deep Calleth Unto the Deep," November 4, 1953, message #53-1104)

Wm. Branham Wouldn't Speak Against Jehovah's Witness Cult
Now, here was another one who said... I'd... I--I appreciate this asking. And Almighty God Who is my Judge, standing here now in this sacred spot... Before I left home, the Spirit of the Lord told me, said this question will be laying on here. And I--I knowed nothing about it, but I knew it would be here.
“Is Jehovah Witness a false sect?”
See, somebody... And the Holy Spirit, at the place at the... Standing in my bathroom before coming down here, God, Who is my solemn Judge, told me, "That will be laying on the platform," and said I wouldn't say nothing about it, just go on. See? So I... You know what I said last night, don't you? All right, that's what it was.
("QA, Image of the Beast," May 15, 1954, message #54-0515)

Unbelief Will Resurrect a Dead Tumor
Now, that's a miracle. Usually when the growth is dead, the life goes out of it. But the growth... If it can't drop off, it's on the inside. And if it does, of course, it'll lay there for a few days and begin to swell up. Like any other flesh, the cells will begin to break. Then you get real sick with a fever. 'Course, it's an infection. Like the heart pumps the blood and purifies the body. There's a big lump of flesh laying loose in your body. The patient gets violently sick. Then you say, "Oh, I--I felt so good on--on the platform and for a day or two. But I guess I've lost my healing."
Why, brother, sister, that's the best sign in the world you've got your healing. See? And then you start disbelieving, and just as sure as your faith taken the life away, your unbelief will bring it back again. See? It will, it'll resurrect it.  Remember, Jesus said, "When they unclean spirit went out of a man, he walks in dry places. Then he returns with seven other spirits."
("The Deep Calleth to the Deep," June 24, 1954, message #54-0624)

Michael the Archangel was Christ
"And at that time Michael shall stand, the great prince." Michael was Christ, of course, Who fought the angelic wars in heaven with the devil. Satan and Michael fought together, or fought against each other, rather.
("Beginning and Ending of the Gentile Dispensation," January 9, 1955, message #55-0109E)

God is Obligated to Vindicate Wm. Branham
William Branham speaks to a critic during one of his campaigns:

I said, "Brother Best, I only tell what's truth.  And if I'm truthful, God's obligated to back up the truth."  I said, "If He isn't... If He won't back up the truth, then He isn't God."  And I said, "I do not heal people.  I was born with a--with a gift to see things, see it happen."  I said, "I know I'm misunderstood, but I can do no more than fulfill the conviction of my heart."  I said, "I believe that Jesus Christ raised from the dead.  And if the Spirit that comes and shows visions and so forth, if that's questioned, drop around and find out."  I said, "That's all."  But I said, "But for myself, I can do nothing of my own self."  And I said, "If I tell the truth, God's obligated to me, to witness that It is the truth."
("How the Angel Came to Me, And His Commission," January 17, 1955, message #55-0117)

Jesus Was Just a Man
"And when Jesus, a carpenter's Son, physically speaking, when He come to the earth here that's all He was known of, and the day that when John baptized Him, God a vindicated Him. God spoke from the heavens. John saw Him coming in the form a dove, and said, 'This is My beloved Son in Whom I'm pleased to dwell.' The right translation there is, 'In whom I am pleased to dwell in.' [William Branham got it wrong on both counts. The actual verse says, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."] Jesus immediately anointed with God, He was just a man till that time, but now He becomes the God-man."
Jesus Christ the Same Yesterday, Today and Forever, August 6, 1955, message #55-0806)

Wm. Branham Had No Control of What He Said While Using Discernment...
Now, it isn't me.  You say, "Brother Branham, can you tell me what's wrong with me?"  No, sir, I cannot.  That's right.  But if--if you will believe it with all your heart, now, not imagine it, but believe it with your heart, God will tell you about it.  But now, I don't know what I'm saying.  I can hear myself, but I'm in another world--another... It's a--it's a sixth sense, or a fourth dimension, it's--or whatever it is.
("Come, Let Us Reason Together," October 4, 1955, message #55-1004)

But now, on the platform when someone meets me, then…it's not me that's speaking. When you hear my voice speaking when that inspiration is on, I have no more control of that than you know what you're going to say next New Year's day. I do not have no control of that, it speaks itself. It's my voice, and I'm listening to myself talk just as you're listening to me now talk. I hear myself, what it says to the people…Sometimes take a hold of their hand, I'll wait there, and after while I'll hear what it speaks, just hear myself speak, talking to the people. It's a very strange feeling. And under that anointing, being that my services are so close together, that it's best for me not to be too much under it at a time in one service.
("The Angel Of The Lord," May 2, 1951, message #51-0502)

...Or Did He

Many times as you see in the meetings, It calls the people's names and where their from.  Now, that shouldn't be spooky to you, brethren.  That's the Bible.  It's a little contrary to the modern conception of It; but so was Christ contrary to the modern conception of that day.  And we know that history repeats itself.
And then--them man, I'd see their name.  I couldn't pronounce it. I could just spell it out as I seen it.
("India Trip Report," September 11, 1955, message #55-0911)