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William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the post-World War II healing revival, and claimed to be a prophet with the anointing of Elijah, who had come to prelude Christ's second coming; some of his followers have been labeled a "doomsday cult".
The sermons focused on the Book of Revelation 6:1–17, and provided an interpretation of the meaning of each of the seals, which Branham connected with his prior sermons on the church ages. Like his sermons on the church ages, Branham's sermons on the seals were largely borrowed from the writings of Charles Taze Russell and Clarence Larkin. [58]
Branham Campaign meeting in Tacoma, Washington, April 1948 The Healing Revival was closely connected to the Latter Rain movement , and the two movements deeply influenced each other. In 1948, attendees at a William Branham healing campaign in western Canada were inspired by the sermon and events of the meetings to begin fasting and praying to ...
Branham helped launch and popularize Mercer's ministry beginning in the 1950s. Mercer spent several years traveling with Branham as a member of his healing campaign team. He was initially responsible for making and selling recordings of Branham's sermons, but his role grew and he served as one of Branham's publicists in the last years of ...
Both of these books include a sermon of Bosworth's, and a number of William Branham's sermons refer to his time and experiences with Bosworth. After the campaign with Branham, Bosworth returned to Africa several times between 1952 and 1955, also holding campaigns in Cuba (1954) and Japan (1955 and possibly 1957), and accompanying Branham on a ...
Branham believed that the serpent was transformed into a reptile after it was cursed by God. [47] According to Steven Hassan, "Branham's sermons lay the foundation to believe that black people are the inferior race." [48] Branham used the term "hybrid" to describe anything he believed to be tainted by the serpent. [48]
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William Branham was the spearhead for several healing ministers emerging during the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s. [15] Branham supported faith healing, and had testified to seeing visions before praying for the healing of his meeting attendees.