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William M. Branham was born near Burkesville, Kentucky, on April 6, 1909, [10] [11] [12] [a] [b] the son of Charles and Ella Harvey Branham, the oldest of ten children. [15] He claimed that at his birth, a "Light come [ sic ] whirling through the window, about the size of a pillow, and circled around where I was, and went down on the bed". [ 11 ]
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]
The abuses began before William Branham died, and were ongoing when he visited the commune during the 1960s. Conditions worsened after William Branham's death as Mercer's drug usage increased. [6] The ritual he created for men to show their loyalty to him required them to place their hands on his genitals and swear an oath.
Branham, W. M., An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages Archived 2020-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, Voice of God Recordings, Jeffersonville, Indiana, 1965. The True Trend Of the Church As Viewed Through Revelation Chapters 2 & 3 by Pastor Rocky Veach; Seven Churches -Thoughts on the seven angels of Revelation
His followers pointed to Branham's sermons to show that he recognized Paulaseer as such. Paulaseer adopted from Branham a prediction that the Rapture would occur in 1977, and that only 700 would be saved. [5] In the 1980s, Paulaseer changed his message somewhat, teaching Aadhi Bali or "Supreme Sacrifice" – an idea from the Purusasukta.
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 ...
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William Branham, who died in a 1965 car accident, is widely regarded as the initiator and the pacesetter of the revival, and described by Harrell as the movement's "unlikely leader." [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Roberts emerged as the most popular figure and left the most lasting legacy, including the university bearing his name.