Voice of God Recordings - Because He Said So

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This.is.a.response.to.the.2012.Catch.The.Vision.newsletter.entitled,.Because.He.Said.So.. .


TABLE&OF&CONTENTS&&An.Introduction................................................................................................................................4.The.Four.Gospels..............................................................................................................................7.Challenging.The.Conversions.........................................................................................................11.Challenging.The.Voice....................................................................................................................15.Advising.NOT.to.Believe.the.Facts..................................................................................................18.1977...............................................................................................................................................20.The.Bridge......................................................................................................................................22.The.Cloud.......................................................................................................................................24.Act.of.Desperation.........................................................................................................................27.Insulting.Those.Who.Follow.Scriptural.Advice...............................................................................29.&.. .


An&Introduction&.In.2012,.Voice.of.God.Recordings.published.a.newsletter.entitled,."Because.He.Said.So".in.an.attempt.to.offer.a.defense.against.those.who.have.discovered.William.Branham's.twisting.of.scripture,.failed.prophecy,.fictional.life.stories,.and.other.fundamental.issues.with.the.material.they.publish.around.the.world...It.appears.that.this.newsletter.has.been.removed.from.the.website.after.the.repercussions.of.this.publication.WW.cult.followers.began.to.notice.that.the.newsletter.was.not.so.much.of.a.defense.as.it.was.a.blatant.attack.on.the.Holy.Bible...We.were.recently.asked.about.this.newsletter...One.exWcult.member.giving.their.testimony.mentioned.that.this.was.the.very.thing.that.made.him.realize.that.they.are.uplifting.a.man.rather.than.pointing.to.Christ...Others,.curious.to.see.it,.are.struggling.to.find.it...Since.this.publication.is.no.longer.easily.accessible.to.the.public,.we.plan.on.discussing.each.section.of.the.newsletter...Their.attack.on.the.Bible.presented.many.questions.concerning.scripture.to.readers,.and.offered.little.in.the.way.of.answers.to.either.the.fundamental.questions.of.William.Branham's.ministry.or.what.Voice.of.God.Recordings.considers.to.be.flaws.in.the.Holy.Writ...The.first.section.asks.the.question:.."So.if.God.did,.in.fact,.send.a.prophet,.shouldn't.we.believe.all.that.he.says?"..And.then,.referencing.a.scripture.in.Genesis.where.the.serpent.deceives.Eve.through.words,.proceeds.to.mislead.cult.members.by.using.very.similar.tactics.....The.opening.question.of.this.article.is.misleading,.as.it.guides.the.reader.into.the.assumption.that.all.prophets.claiming.to.be.from.God.are.actually.from.God...Throughout.the.entire.publication,.there.is.one.critical.element.missing:..following.the.scriptures.instructions.to.test.the.prophets.to.confirm.that.they.are,.indeed,.from.God..."Dear.friends,.do.not.believe.every.spirit,.but.test.the.spirits.to.see.whether.they.are.from.God,.because.many.false.prophets.have.gone.out.into.the.world.".W.1.John.4:1..It.is.also.misleading,.because.it.leads.the.reader.to.assume.that.apologetic.websites.exposing.Branham's.failed.prophecies.would.exist.even.if.William.Branham.was.sent.by.God.WW.and.of.the.Christians.who.are.dedicating.huge.portions.of.their.lives.towards.exposing.falsehood,.I.cannot.think.of.a.single.one.who.wouldn't.listen.to.a.prophet.of.God.that.met.the.scriptural.test...Simply.put,.William.Branham.did.not...In.fact,.the.very.reason.this.publication.was.necessary.confirms.that.there.are.issues.in.the.ministry...The.author.of.this.publication.would.have.you.believe.that.by.comparing.the.serpent's.tactic.of."planting.seeds.of.doubt".to.examining.the.words.of.a.prophet,.those.who.question.William.Branham.are.also."planting.seeds.of.doubt."..Correctly.worded,.William.Branham.planted.the.doubtful.seed,.the.examiners.are.the.ones.who.are.simply.examining.the.fruits.of.that.seed...


I.truly.believe.that.the.reason.this.publication.is.no.longer.freely.available.has.to.do.with.the.trail.this.author.is.leading.you.through.the.first.section..."Doubt.has.an.open.door.to.spread.from.Genesis.to.Revelation...True.to.form,.he.is.doing.the.same.thing.with.the.Gospel.today."..Cult.followers.are.starting.to.notice.that.the.vast.majority.of.the.people.who.flee.the.cult.of.William.Branham.are.making.their.exodus.into.Christian.churches.that.uplift.the.Bible.and.would.NEVER..absolutely.never.....publish.a.newsletter.that.discredits.the.Bible.to.make.it.look.worse.than.the.fundamental.issues.in.the.message...This.article.was.praised.by.many.in.the.cult.when.it.was.first.published,.as.it.made.a.general.comparison.between.those.leaving.the.message.and.atheists...This.does.not.sit.well.with.a.family.who.watches.their.sons.and.daughters.leave.to.become.Christians.who.love.Jesus.Christ.with.all.their.heart.....The.opening.statements,.with.a.large,.bold,.heading."BECAUSE.HE.SAID.SO,".sets.up.the.theme.for.the.rest.of.the.publication...It.does.not.matter.if.a.prophecy.failed...It.does.not.matter.if.a.lie.was.discovered.WW.even.if.that.lie.was.bound.to.a.(fictional).supernatural.event...Because.he.said.so,.you.are.not.to.question...And.those.who.do.are.like.atheists,.because.WE.[VOICE.OF.GOD.RECORDINGS].say.so...Together,.let's.examine.each.and.every.way.that.Voice.of.God.Recordings.attacks.the.Bible,.and.ask.ourselves.the.question:..Is.'because.they.say.so'.the.reason.the.publication.is.no.longer.available?..


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The&Four&Gospels&.I.never.will.forget.the.day.I.received.my.copy.of."Because.He.Said.So,".the.newsletter.published.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.printed.to.defend.the.failed.prophecies.of.William.Branham.by.claiming.the.Bible.itself.had.issues...I.was.disheartened,.knowing.full.well.the.damage.this.kind.of.message.could.do.to.a.people.not.armed.with.information.about.the.Bible.they.claim.to.know...It.was.particularly.saddening.to.read.the.second.section.entitled."The.Four.Gospels."..The.way.in.which.Voice.of.God.presented.the.comparison.between.statements.in.the.four.accounts.of.the.Gospel.of.Jesus.Christ.was.disgraceful...To.summarize.the.section,.the.author.attempts.to.place.each.of.the.Gospels.in.question.by.highlighting.specific.points.they.feel.are.contradictions.WW.but.then.leave.the.reader.wondering.why!..They.are.not.reconciled,.because.Voice.of.God.Recordings.could.not.reconcile.the.many.contradictions.and.failed.prophecies.given.by.William.Marrion.Branham...It.appears.they.feel.it.is.better.to.leave.the.reader.in.the.dark.about.their.alleged.contradictions,.since.they.will.forever.be.left.in.the.dark.about.fundamental.issues.with.the.material.they.publish...At.this.point.in.my.life,.I.had.just.begun.my.journey.of.study.of.the.Bible...Not.just.the.written.text,.but.a.full.study.of.how.the.text.came.to.be,.the.different.genres.of.books.in.the.Bible.from.poetry.to.prophecy.to.witness.testimony.and.more...I.was.deep.into.studying.the.men.who.decided.upon.the.Bible.Canon,.why.they.chose.the.books.and.letters.we.now.read,.and.why.others.were.dismissed...I.studied.the.field.of."text.criticism,".which.contrary.to.how.it.sounds,.is.the.method.used.by.the.King.James.translators.as.well.as.modern.translators.in.deciding.which.text.is.authentic.among.the.more.than.five.thousand.different.families.of.copies.of.the.Bible.....While.in.the.cult.of.William.Branham,.this.type.of.study.was.strongly.forbidden...Though.Branham.surrounded.himself.with.theologians.and.even.gave."honorary".titles.of."Doctor.[of.Divinity]".to.men.like.Lee.Vayle,.the.cult.strongly.forbids.the.study.of.the.history.of.the.Bible.and.all.that.is.in.it,.the.subject.matter.of.seminaries...Many.in.the.cult.call.these.places."cemeteries,".implying.that.only.the.eternally.dead.would.visit.such.a.place...If.they.only.had.access.to.the.photograph.of.William.Branham.proudly.standing.by.one.of.his.favorite.seminaries!..In.the.cult,.one.is.programmed.to.believe.that.a.single.man,.William.Branham,.is.the.sole.authority.of.scripture...Moreover,.one.is.programmed.to.believe.that.everything.one.needs.to.know.about.the.Bible.is.on.recorded.tape.WW.not.realizing.that.Branham.never.mentions.entire.books.of.the.Bible.critical.to.understanding.the.covenants.of.the.Mosaic.Law.and.the.eternal.covenant.of.Grace...Without.being.armed.with.information,.readers.of.this.article.were.suddenly.handed.an.atomic.bomb,.asked.to.place.it.inside.of.their.bible,.while.Voice.of.God.lit.a.fuse.to.destroy.the.Book.they.claim.to.uplift.through.their.printed.material...Again,.simply.put,.they.raise.several.questions.without.giving.any.answers...Their.strategy.is.to.apply.the.same.


logic.to.the.Bible.that.they.ask.you.to.do.with.William.Branham.WW.BELIEVE.IT.BECAUSE.WE.SAY.SO...This.post.is.not.intended.to.spark.a.debate.on.the.different.types.of.answers.that.normal.(not.programmed).Christians.are.armed.with.to.defend.such.attacks.to.the.Gospels.they.hold.dear...For.centuries,.men.much.more.qualified.than.myself.have.given.defense.of.the.Bible,.all.the.way.back.to.Justin.Martyr.and.Irenaeus.whom.William.Branham.claimed.to.have.respected...Different.schools.of.thought.are.applied.to.this.defense.of.the.faith,.called."apologetics,".and.most.normal.(not.programmed).Christians.are.aware.to.some.extent.of.the.apologist.method...The.method.used.by.most.fundamentalist.or.evangelical.churches.is.the.belief.of."Scriptural.Inerrancy."..Ironically,.this.is.the.same.belief.proclaimed.by.Branham.cult.pastors.WW.at.least.until.the.publication.of.this.article...Many.ministers.that.have.proclaimed.Scriptural.Inerrancy.for.the.past.fifty.years.have.now.changed.their.tune:.they.claim.that.because.their.bibles.have.error,.William.Branham.was.justified.in.his.wrongdoing.....The.points.of.contradiction.raised.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.are.these:..*.That.the.book.of.Matthew.was.in.error.when.it.claimed.there.was.an.earthquake..*.That.the.book.of.Mark.was.in.error.when.it.claimed.that.there.was.only.one.angel.(or.ANGLE.as.the.newsletter.misprinted)...*.That.the.book.of.Luke.was.in.error.when.it.stated.that.there.were.three.women.at.the.tomb..*.That.the.book.of.John.was.in.error.when.it.stated.that.Jesus.instructed.Mary.to.go.and.tell.the.disciples..Those.who.believe.in.Scriptural.Inerrancy.would.have.no.issue.discussing.these.claims.to.reconcile...In.fact,.regardless.of.which.methodology.used.to.defend.the.faith,.most.apologists.would.simply.tell.Voice.of.God.Recordings.that.most.of.these.are.not.even.contradictions...Because.one.witness.felt.necessary.to.describe.an.earthquake,.while.others.aweWstruck.that.God's.only.Son.had.risen.did.not.write.about.it,.is.that.really.a.contradiction?..Even.a.nonWChristian.historian.would.tell.you.that.this.is.simply.a.detail.that.one.account.includes.and.the.others.do.not...The.rest.of.the.points.Voice.of.God.Recordings.attempts.to.convince.their.following.are."contradictions".are.much.the.same...Those.who.believe.in.Scriptural.Inerrancy.will.tell.you.that.one.single.woman.visited.the.tomb,.and.returned.with.more.women...And.they.will.tell.you.that.Voice.of.God.Recordings.was.a.bit.mistaken.about.the."two.men.versus.the.two.angels".WW.most.Christian.ministers.interpret.the.two."men.in.white".as.angelic.beings...But.not.all.Christians.use.Scriptural.Inerrancy.in.defense.of.the.faith...Other.Christians.believe.that.the.Bible.can.be.inspired.by.God.while.NOT.inerrant....This.group.of.Christians.would.argue.


with.Voice.of.God.Recordings.that.these.were.four.....separate.....witnesses.testifying.to.the.same.event...And.any.who.have.watched.a.court.trial.calling.witnesses.to.describe.an.event.will.bear.different.results,.each.from.the.perspective.of.the.witness...Maybe.Matthew.was.the.only.one.who.remembered.the.earthquake!..Maybe.Luke,.shocked.to.hear.of.angelic.beings.walking.the.earth,.recorded.three.women.instead.of.two...Does.that.make.his.witness.testimony.of.Christ's.Resurrection.any.less.valid?..The.deceptive.strategy.used.in.this.section.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.is.to.lead.the.reader.to.believe.that.because.they.question.the.Gospels.written.by.four.different.men,.we.should.not.question.the.accounts.given.by.one.single.man:.William.Branham...But.what.if.this.publication,."Because.He.Said.So,".were.instead.published.about.William.Branham?..What.if.instead.of.Matthew's."one.angel".and.Luke's."two.angels,".we.had.the."Gospel.according.to.William.Branham".verses.the."Gospel.according.to.William.Branham?"..And.William.Branham.claimed.that.he.remembered.both.one.angel.AND.two.angels,.two.women.AND.three.women,.an.earthquake.and.NOT.an.earthquake?..In.reality,.these.are.the.types.of.contradictions.found.in.the.ministry.of.William.Branham...One.man,.multiple.versions.of.each.story...Not.multiple.men.with.a.few.minor.details.differing...Those.in.the.cult.following.of.William.Branham.must.ask.themselves:..Why.did.Voice.of.God.Recordings.change.from.stressing.Scriptural.Inerrancy.when.the.public.became.aware.that.William.Branham.contradicted.himself.multiple.times.and.about.multiple.unforgettable.events?..And.why.have.the.pastors.done.the.same?..Why.is.it.so.important.to.uplift.the.man,.William.Branham,.that.they.would.start.questioning.the.Gospels.proclaiming.the.life,.death,.burial,.and.resurrection.of.Jesus.Christ?..Are.they.proclaiming.Jesus.Christ?......or.are.they.proclaiming.William.Branham?..


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Challenging&The&Conversions&.In.the.newsletter.entitled."Because.He.Said.So".published.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.in.an.attempt.to.convince.the.cult.followers.to.ignore.the.fundamental.issues.in.their.published.materials,.the.second.half.of.the.second.article.is.the.most.disturbing...After.making.an.attempt.to.convince.the.cult.followers.that.they.cannot.trust.their.Bibles,.(but.they.still.must.believe.them.BECAUSE.THEY.SAY.SO),.Voice.of.God.Recordings.actually.....challenges.....their.followers!..In.the.very.center.of.the.article,.after.questioning.the.Resurrection.of.Jesus.Christ.and.the.calling.of.His.disciples,.the.author.gives.the.reader.this.challenge:.SEE.FOR.YOURSELF!..THE.BIBLE.CONTRADICTS.ITSELF!..The.article.reads,."We.encourage.you.to.read.Matthew.4,.Mark.1,.and.John.1:28W43.and.then.try.to.answer.these.questions."..And.then.proceeds.into.what.they.allege.are.contradictions.found.in.scripture.....But.then,.rather.than.offer.answers.to.the.readers,.Voice.of.God.Recordings.stresses.the.point.that.there.ARE.errors.in.the.Bible,.and.you.MUST.employ.blind.faith.to.believe...The.author.writes,."Are.you.going.to.forsake.the.entire.Bible.and.your.Christianity.because.you.can't.make.the.Gospels.logically.agree?..Or,.will.you.simply.have.faith.that.the.Bible.is.written.through.the.Divine.inspiration.of.God,.exactly.the.way.He.wanted.it?"..As.we.pointed.out.in.our.previous.example,.normal.(not.programmed).Christians.who.are.armed.with.an.understanding.of.Scripture.and.history.of.the.Bible.Canon.do.not.waver.in.faith.when.atheists.make.the.same.arguments.Voice.of.God.Recordings.made.in.this.publication...We've.previously.mentioned.those.who.believe.in.Scriptural.Inerrancy,.the.stance.most.cult.ministers.took.before.the.public.became.aware.of.the.fundamental.issues.with.the.materials.published.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings...And.we've.mentioned.other.views.of.scripture.outside.of.Scriptural.Inerrancy,.specifically.those.who.study.the.texts.and.are.aware.of.their.genre,.history,.and.variances.in.translation...Normal.(not.programmed).Christians.are.prepared.to.give.a.defense.of.their.beliefs.WW.not.to."only.believe".BECAUSE.WE.SAY.SO...And.rightfully.so:.."Honor.Christ.the.Lord.as.holy,.always.being.prepared.to.make.a.defense.to.anyone.who.asks.you.for.a.reason.for.the.hope.that.is.in.you;.yet.do.it.with.gentleness.and.respect".W.1.Peter.3:15..Christians.who.were.not.influenced.by.the.programming.and.indoctrination.of.this.religious.cult.would.be.a.bit.surprised.that.this.article.asks.the.reader.to.believe.that.there.are.errors.in.their.Bibles,.and.that.they.are.to.believe.this."book.of.errors".with.no.defense.of.the.faith...It.is.the.direct.opposite.of.1.Peter.3:15,.and.a.dangerous.road.to.trod...History.has.horrific.examples.of.men.who.ask.their.followers.to.accept.their.doctrines.by.blind.faith,.some.of.which.slaughtered.their.entire.congregations.such.as.Jim.Jones...Ironically,.William.Branham.started.Jones'.career.in.Indianapolis,.and.the.two.toured.the.nation.in.the."Divine.Healing".ministry...Again,.we.will.not.debate.the.multiple.ways.in.which.normal.(not.programmed).Christians.defend.the.faith.by.offering.answers.to.these.types.of.questions,.or.try.to.help.you.decide.


which.method.is.better.than.others...For.this.discussion,.we.will.explain.what.those.who.believe.in.Scriptural.Inerrancy.would.say.in.defense.to.Voice.of.God.Recordings'.deceptive.tactics.to.support.the.fundamental.issues.with.their.printed.material...It.seems.appropriate,.because.before.this.publication,.most.cult.pastors.and.even.Voice.of.God.Recordings.leaders.proclaimed.the.same.stance...This.appears.to.have.changed.when.the.public.became.aware.that.they.were.advertising.their.printed.material.with.fictional.stories.and.false.claims...In.this.section.of.the.article,.Voice.of.God.Recordings.makes.the.claim.that.Matthew.4,.Mark.1,.and.John.1.all.contradict.each.other.with.regards.to.the.timing.of.Simon.and.Andrew.deciding.to.follow.Christ...Most.who.believe.in.Scriptural.Inerrancy.would.answer.the.author's.allegations.by.pointing.them.to.the.Temptation.of.Christ...Matthew.and.Mark.do.not.put.the.journey.to.Galilee.immediately.after.the.temptation.in.the.wilderness..They.explicitly.say.it.happened.after.John.was.cast.into.prison...John's.Gospel.is.the.only.one.describing.the.intermediate.period..It.appears.that.after.the.temptation.in.the.desert.Jesus.went.back.to.the.place.where.John.the.Baptist.baptized,.and.the.collection.of.stories.are.simply.not.in.order...That.the.collection.of.stories.in.the.Gospels.are.not.in.chronological.order.is.a.shocking.new.discovery.to.those.who.study.the.Bible.only.through.William.Branham's.perspective...In.fact,.had.the.author.of.the.article.published.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.spent.even.a.little.time.studying.the.aspects.of.Scripture.that.are."common.knowledge,".he.or.she.would.be.aware.that.the.Gospel.of.the.Gospels.of.Mark.and.Matthew.are.arranged.thematically,.while.the.Gospel.of.Luke.is.arranged.chronologically...Written.to.a.Jewish.audience,.thematic.arrangement.was.more.common.than.the.chronological.arrangement.expected.by.Gentiles...John's.Gospel.is.also.not.arranged.chronologically,.but.in.an.arrangement.that.expresses.the.deity.of.Christ.....Those.who.do.not.follow.the.Scriptural.Inerrancy.belief.system.are.also.aware.of.this.issue.and.prepared.to.have.a.defense.to.both.atheists.and.those.like.Voice.of.God.Recordings.who.would.ask.their.followers.to.believe.their.Bibles.through.blind.faith.alone...They.are.aware.that.the.Gospels.are.not.in.chronological.order,.but.they.are.also.aware.that.the.Gospels.are.comprised.of.both.written.and.oral.tradition...Some.stories.contained.in.the.Gospels.were.handed.down.from.the.original.writings,.while.some.passages.of.scripture.were.added.through.memories.of.the.event.discussed.by.the.early.Christians...Similar.to.Voice.of.God.Recordings.many.testimonies.reverencing.William.Branham's.life.and.times,.the.early.Christians.reverenced.the.life.and.times.of.Christ.....Although.some.scholars.disagree,.many.Bible.scholars.date.the.earliest.manuscripts.of.the.Gospels.to:..Mark:.66W70.AD.Matthew:.80W90.AD.Luke:.80W90.AD.John:.200.AD..


Some.passages.contained.in.the.Gospels.came.even.later,.such.the.ending.of.the.book.of.Mark...The."snake.handling".verses.often.referenced.by.William.Branham.are.believed.to.have.been.written.between.300.and.400.AD.and.are.not.found.in.the.original.manuscripts...So.to.a.Christian.who.believes.the.Bible.can.be.Divinely.inspired.without.accepting.the.doctrine.of.Scriptural.Inerrancy,.the.order.of.passages.is.not.important.so.much.as.the.Divinely.inspired.content...The.argument.the.author.makes.in.the.article,.questioning.the.Bible.because.of.the.order.of.events.differing.from.book.to.book,.is.of.no.value...They.were.not.intended.to.be.in.chronological.order,.nor.should.they.be.understood.as.such...The.most.ridiculous.aspect.of.this.section.of.the.newsletter.is.the.idea.that.we.can.accept.the.fundamental.issues.with.some.of.the.fictional.stories.William.Branham.presented.to.his.following.because.of.the.lack.of.understanding.of.the.structure.of.the.Bible...Even.if.the.Gospels.were.written.chronologically,.and.they.all.differed.greatly,.they.were.the.testimonies.of.four.individual.men.about.an.event.they.remembered.from.the.past...And.beyond.that,.it.was.an.event.that.they.themselves.did.not.witness.WW.they.were.not.the.women.at.the.tomb.and.they.were.neither.Simon.or.Andrew...These.were.testimonies.given.to.them.secondWhand,.which.they.knew.to.be.true,.and.they.included.in.their.books.testifying.of.the.life,.death,.burial,.and.resurrection.of.Jesus.Christ...Like.the.opening.statements.of.the.newsletter,.this.is.a.subtle.deception.similar.to.the.Serpent.deceiving.Eve.through.subtle.words...And.it.is.an.important.point.that.must.be.made.as.they.proceed.through.the.articles.that.come.later.in.the.newsletter...If.you.are.to.believe.that.William.Branham.can.be.both.in.Houston,.Texas.and.the.mountains.of.Arizona.at.the.exact.same.time,.you.must.believe.that.the.chronology.of.the.Bible.is.in.error...Therefore,.Voice.of.God.Recordings.must.emphasize.what.they.allege.as.error,.and.ask.cult.ministers.to.do.the.same...


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Challenging&The&Voice&.In.the.newsletter."Because.He.Said.So,".published.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.to.offer.a.defense.of.the.fundamental.issues.with.their.printed.material,.various.aspects.of.the.Bible.are.placed.in.question...Using.this.strategy,.they.cleverly.attack.what.they.claim.are.issues.in.chronology,.what.they.claim.are.differing.witness.testimony,.and.what.they.would.like.for.you.to.believe.are.conflicting.details.in.the.supernatural.events...As.the.public.became.aware.that.William.Branham's.ministry.contains.the.same.type.of.issues,.it.became.necessary.for.them.to.lower.the.importance.of.Scripture.to.raise.importance.of.Branham.....This.strategy.continues.by.placing.the.conversion.of.the.Apostle.Paul.into.question...And.the.title.of.the.article.uses.the.phrase."Fiercely.Contested,".leading.the.reader.to.believe.that.many.others.WW.Christians.and.atheists.alike.WW.also.question.the.details.presented.in.Scripture.about.the.light.in.the.wilderness.and.whether.or.not.the.men.heard.the.voice.speaking...But.they.take.things.to.a.new.level.in.this.section,.because.they.ask.the.reader.to.believe.a.lie...As.it.became.public.knowledge.that.they.were.printing.materials.containing.statements.that.were.simply.not.true,.it.became.necessary.to.convince.cult.followers.that.they.can.AND.SHOULD.believe.a.lie...If.a.normal.(not.programmed).Christian.if.the.person.standing.next.to.them.heard.a.voice,.and.that.person.answered,."Yes.I.did.and.No.I.did.not,".a.huge.problem.arises...The.person.cannot.hear.something.that.he.did.not.hear...And.the.person.cannot.claim.that.they.did.not.hear.something.that.they.did.in.fact.hear.WW.otherwise,.they.would.be.lying...So.a.normal.(not.programmed).Christian.would.quickly.understand.that.this.person.next.to.them.is.either.lying.or.is.mentally.insane...Voice.of.God.Recordings.would.have.you.believe.that.the.men.with.Paul.during.this.experience.both.DID.and.DID.NOT.hear.the.voice....The.author.asks,."So.which.account.of.Paul's.experience.is.true?"..And.then.he.answers.for.the.reader,."THEY.ALL.ARE!"..And.then.introduces.another.concept.that.they.want.to.train.the.user.to.understand.as.it.applies.to.the.fundamental.issues.in.their.printed.materials:..The."natural.eye".(they.mention).versus.the."spiritual.eye."..(they.assume)...In.other.words,.if.you.catch.William.Branham.in.a.lie,.and.you.believe.him.to.be.lying,.you.must.have.a."natural.eye."..But.if.you.have.the."spiritual.eye".they.have.the.ability.to.program.into.their.following,.then.you.will.ignore.instances.where.you.catch.William.Branham.in.a.lie...In.fact,.the.author.writes,."The.'inconsistency'.is.not.in.the.Message,.but.in.the.way.they.[a.person.who.questions].judges.the.Message."..In.the.previous.studies,.we.have.explained.the.different.ways.in.which.Christian.apologists.defend.the.faith...The.person.who.believes.in.Scriptural.Inerrancy.must.defend.the.faith.by.presenting.an.answer.as.to.why.both.sides.of.the.argument.are.true,.while.Christians.who.do.not.follow.this.belief.system.will.simply.explain.that.the.Divinely.Inspired.text.was.written.by.men.and.copied.by.men.....


In.this.example,.however,.it.would.be.good.to.point.out.that.the.Bible.was.not.originally.written.in.English...Most.in.the.cult.following.of.William.Branham.refuse.to.study.any.Bible.other.than.the.revised.King.James.Version.(Even.though.William.Branham.studied.from.other.versions.such.as.the.Lamsa.Bible)...Not.understanding.the.methods.of."text.criticism".that.the.King.James.translators.used.to.determine.which.passages.of.scripture.were.the.closest.to.the.original.transcripts.that.did.not.exist,.the.cult.followers.do.not.fully.understand.the.complications.in.translation...And.they.especially.do.not.understand.the.problems.faced.by.the.translators.during.the.time.of.King.James.WW.most.in.the.cult.would.be.shocked.to.learn.that.the.translators.of.the.1611.version.of.the.King.James.Bible.admitted.that.the.text.was.only.as.accurate.as.the.limited.number.of.transcripts.and.the.limited.understanding.of.the.language...And.some.of.the.books.of.the.Bible.were.translated.through.multiple.languages.before.they.were.written.in.Greek.and.finally.English...During.this.process,.words.and.phrases.can.sometimes.take.on.different.meanings.....There.are.varying.answers.to.the.question.Voice.of.God.Recordings.presents.to.their.cult.followers,.but.one.of.them.given.by.Christian.apologists.deals.with.these.issues.in.translation.....In.Acts.22,.the.phrase.in.question.can.also.be.literally.translated.as."They.did.not.hear.the.sound."..The.NIV.correctly.translates.the.verse.as."to.hear,".as.opposed.to."to.understand."....From.Christian.Apologetics.&.Research.Ministry:..."Literally,.that.clause.in.22:9.may.be.translated,.They.did.not.hear.the.sound..The.NIV.correctly.translates.the.verse,.because.the.verb.to.hear.with.the.genitive.case.may.mean.to.hear.a.sound.and.with.the.accusative.case.to.hear.with.understanding..The.genitive.case.is.employed.in.9:7,.and.the.accusative.is.used.in.22:9..So.the.travelers.with.Saul.heard.the.sound.(9:7).but.did.not.understand.what.Christ.said.(22:9)...Thus.in.Acts.9:7,.hearing.the.voice,.the.noun.voice.is.in.the.partitive.genitive.case.[i.e.,.hearing.(something).of],.whereas.in.22:9,.they.heard.not.the.voice,.the.construction.is.with.the.accusative..This.removes.the.idea.of.any.contradiction..The.former.indicates.a.hearing.of.the.sound,.the.latter.indicates.the.meaning.or.message.of.the.voice.(this.they.did.not.hear)..The.former.denotes.the.sensational.perception,.the.latter.(the.accusative.case).the.thing.perceived."..No.matter.which.defense.of.the.faith.you.give.as.an.answer,.the.bottom.line.is.as.William.Branham.himself.often.stated:.."let.black.be.black.and.white.be.white."..In.other.words,.truth.cannot.be.false,.and.a.lie.cannot.be.true...What.Voice.of.God.Recordings.would.have.you.believe.(a.lie).is.exactly.what.the.Bible.warns.us.against:.."The.coming.of.the.lawless.one.is.by.the.activity.of.Satan.with.all.power.and.false.signs.and.wonders,.and.with.all.wicked.deception.for.those.who.are.perishing,.because.they.refused.to.love.the.truth.and.so.be.saved..Therefore,.God.sends.them.a.strong.delusion,.so.that.they.may.believe.what.is.false,.in.order.that.all.may.be.condemned.who.did.not.believe.the.truth.but.had.pleasure.in.unrighteousness.".2.Thessalonians.2:9W12.


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Advising&NOT&to&Believe&the&Facts&.In.the.final.article.on.the.first.page,.Voice.of.God.Recordings.sets.the.standard.for.the.rest.of.the.article.by.adding.one.final.and.very.subtle.statement:..That.we.cannot.believe.in.scientific.discovery...This.is.critical.in.examining.the.fundamental.issues.with.the.printed.material.they.have.gained.over.a.hundred.million.dollars.producing...Specifically,.they.would.have.you.believe.that.you.cannot.trust.fact,.because.fact.was.discovered.by.man...William.Branham.himself.is.responsible.for.this.strategy,.and.we.cannot.say.that.Voice.of.God.Recordings.was.clever.enough.to.have.employed.it...They.are.simply.continuing.the.strategy.that.Branham.used...Branham.was.absolutely.thrilled.with.science...Throughout.his.recorded.ministry,.he.often.mentioned.scientific.studies,.surveys.and.analysis.of.scientific.facts,.scientific.theory.presented.by.leading.scientists.in.the.nation,.and.more...But.while.he.enjoyed.it,.he.convinced.his.followers.that.science.was."of.the.devil,".and.that.they.should.not.enjoy.it.as.much.as.he.apparently.did...But.worse.than.that,.he.programmed.his.followers.to.believe.that.scientists."invent".scientific.fact,.and.that.because.a."human.invented.it,".it.cannot.be.trusted...The.same.argument.is.made.in.this.article.of.the.publication...But.they.take.it.one.step.further,.claiming.that.internet.studies.cannot.be.trusted,.because.they.are.created.by.humans...Ironically,.they.also.promote.the.idea.that.the.cult.followers.should.only."say.what.the.tapes.say,".because.the.voice.of.William.Branham.is.a."voice.of.God.to.you."..So.when.you.read.the.voice.of.William.Branham.speaking.things.that.are.not.true,.which.strategy.should.the.devout.cut.follower.pursue?..Are.they.to.believe.that.the.websites.that.directly.quote.William.Branham.are.in.error.because.they.are.human?..What.about.Branham's.words,.which.Voice.of.God.Recordings.claim.are.the.voice.of.Almighty.God?..This.cannot.be.reconciled...But.it.is.critical.that.cult.followers.become.convinced.that.facts.are.in.error...Otherwise,.they.realize.there.is.no.other.alternative:.William.Branham.was.deceiving.the.masses.by.lying,.and.facts.expose.him.as.a.false.prophet...It.amazes.me.when.I.watch.a.new.person.make.their.exodus.out.of.the.cult.and.into.Christianity...When.they.suddenly.discover.the.joys.of.reading.and.enjoying.scientific.studies.in.the.same.way.William.Branham.apparently.did,.they.have.a.newfound.freedom...And.then.it.suddenly.hits.them:..True.scientists.aren't.forcing.their.opinion.upon.people.WW.they.are.presenting.a.scientific.theory...And.this.theory.is.either.proven.true.or.proven.false.through.studying.scientific.fact...Theory.can.be.moved;.facts.are.immovable.....Voice.of.God.Recordings.understand.this.more.than.their.followers.understand...It.is.apparent.through.the.strategy.employed.on.the.first.page.of.the.newsletter...To.summarize,.these.are.the.main.points.of.the.first.page,.preparing.the.reader.to.read.through.the.rest.of.the.newsletter.with.the.boundaries.that.they.have.clearly.defined:.


.1).That.the.Bible.has.error..2).That.those.who.question.Branham.can.be.compared.to.atheists.3).That.facts.cannot.be.trusted.4).That.research.about.William.Branham.cannot.be.trusted.5).That.it.is.OK.to.lie,.and.all.versions.of.a.story.must.be.accepted.6).That.you.cannot.question.a.prophet,.regardless.of.whether.or.not.the.Bible.instructs.us.to.7).That.those.who.question.are.not.using."spiritual.eyes"..And.most.importantly,.that.you.must.believe.William.Branham.BECAUSE.HE.SAID.SO!..

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1977&.The.very.first.of.the.fundamental.issues.Voice.of.God.Recordings.tackles.in.the.publication."Because.He.Said.So,".is.1977...Ironically,.the.author.wants.you.NOT.to.believe.that.1977.is.the.final.year.of.the.existence.of.mankind.WW.even.though."he.said.so.".This.is.critically.important,.because.they.are.aware.the.religious.following.of.William.Branham.should.be.(and.is.by.some).recognized.as.a.doomsday.cult...It.is.a.unique.doomsday.cult,.simply.because.the."doomsday.prophet".died.before.his.doomsday...Unlike.others.in.the.past.who.have.defended.William.Branham's.1977.doomsday.by.trying.to.convince.listeners.of.a.difference.between.a."prediction".and.a."prophecy,".Voice.of.God.Recordings.employs.a.new,.more.deceptive.strategy.in.this.article...They.do.not.deny.that.William.Branham.gave.this.prediction.under."Divine.Inspiration".because.they.are.aware.that.most.cult.followers.now.recognize.that."predictions.under.Divine.Inspiration".are.also.called."prophecy."..Even.William.Branham.referred.to.some.of.his.prophecies.as."predictions".given.under."divine.inspiration."..Instead,.the.author.wants.you.to.believe.that.readers.living.decades.after."doomsday".can.still.believe.his.1977.prediction.because.the.Bible.has."error."..Referencing.another.alleged.discrepancy.found.in.the.Old.Testament,.Voice.of.God.Recordings.compares.1977.to.the.years.Israel.spent.in.Egypt.....As.we've.pointed.out.before,.there.are.multiple.answers.given.in.defense.of.the.faith.by.those.who.believe.in.Scriptural.Inerrancy...One.of.the.most.common.is.that.the.time.period.began.when.Ishmael,.son.of.Hagar.the.Egyptian,.mocked.and.persecuted.Isaac...When.you.study.from.this.perspective,.the.difference.in.years.can.be.reconciled...Those.who.do.not.follow.that.belief.system.will.point.out.that.this.text.is.thousands.of.years.old,.thousands.upon.thousands.of.handWwritten.copies.distant.from.the.original.transcripts...If.there.is.a.difference,.is.it.really.important.that.the.dates.differ?..Was.not.Israel.in.Egypt?..This.is.not.even.similar.to.William.Branham's.doomsday.prophecy...Cult.followers.will.unanimously.claim.that.Israel.was.indeed.in.Egypt,.but.they.will.also.unanimously.deny.that.the.world.ended.in.1977...There.is.another.deceptive.tactic.employed.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.that.is.everWsoWsubtle...In.fact,.most.who.have.left.the.cult.would.not.notice.the.strategy,.and.would.ask.why.the.author.would.admit.Branham's.failed.doomsday.date...To.the.cult.member.who.is.reading,.it.is.very.powerful:..they.handWpicked.quotes.in.which.William.Branham.did.not.claim."Divine.Inspiration".on.his.1977.doomsday...The.did.NOT.include.any.quotes.in.which.he.DID.claim.divine.inspiration....."So.I.repeat,.I.sincerely.believe.and.maintain.as.a.private.student.of.the.Word,.along.with.Divine.inspiration.that.1977.ought.to.terminate.the.world.systems.and.usher.in.the.millennium.".


William.Branham,.An.Exposition.of.the.Seven.Church.Ages..

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The&Bridge&.The.largest.surge.of.cult.members.fleeing.the.following.of.William.Branham.out.of.the.cult.and.into.Christianity.came.when.searchingforvindication.com.published.their.articles.overturning.William.Branham's.bridge.prophecy...Beyond.a.shadow.of.a.doubt,.and.examining.the.history.of.the.bridge.from.every.angle,.the.writers.of.searchingforvindication.com.determined.that.William.Branham.had.lied.about.a."vision."..But.these.people.examining.the.bridge.prophecy.were.not."questioners".as.Voice.of.God.Recordings.would.have.you.believe.by.reading.this.article...In.fact,.they.were.believers.of.William.Branham,.indoctrinated.by.the.cult.programming,.and.started.their.website.to.help.lead.those.questioning.Branham.back.into.the.cult...They.truly.were.searching.for.vindication...But.vindication.did.not.lean.towards.William.Branham.WW.instead,.it.leaned.towards.those.who.noticed.that.his."prophecy".got.the.wrong.bridge...Voice.of.God.Recordings.is.very.deceptive.in.the.opening.statements.of.the.article...To.the.casual.cult.reader.examining.the.newsletter,.they.would.be.led.to.believe.that.there.is.a.lack.of.evidence...As.with.every.other.prophecy.William.Branham.claimed.to.have.declared,.the.burden.of.proof.is.placed.on.the.seeker,.not.the.prophet...The.scriptural.commandment.to.test.the.prophets.according.to.the.outcome.of.their.prophecy.is.made.more.difficult.since.the.original.prophecies.are.conveniently."lost".by.Voice.of.God.Recordings...They.lead.the.reader.to.believe.that.there.is.a.lack.of.evidence,.and.then.compare.that.lack.of.evidence.to.men.who.lived.thousands.of.years.ago.in.a.far.and.distant.land.where.archaeological.evidence.is.often.destroyed.through.through.countless.wars.....But.the.truth.of.the.matter.is.that.there.is.an.astounding.mound.of.evidence.produced.by.searchingforvindication.com...Those.who.have.examined.the.site.are.often.shocked.at.how.much.evidence.against.William.Branham's.claim.could.be.unearthed.by.one.single.mother.and.father.while.juggling.children...Though.the.burden.of.proof.was.wrongfully.in.the.hands.of.the.seeker,.they.were.able.to.seek.and.find...It.is.very.interesting.that.this.strategy.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.was.largely.unsuccessful...So.much.of.a.failure.in.fact,.that.after.the.newsletter.was.published,.they.instead.began.using.the.testimony.of.one.John.(Jack).Vissing.to.defend.Branham's.failed.prophecy...And.Vissing's.words.were.enough.to.push.several.cult.followers.over.the.edge.towards.questioning.everything.WW.Voice.of.God.Recordings.proudly.presented.Vissing's.arguments.as.factual.evidence.even.though.it.was.in.direct.conflict.with.the.vision.itself...The.number.of.men,.the.number.of.years.predicted.and.other.details.did.not.match.....Voice.of.God.Recordings.gambled.their.millions.on.the.question.of.whether.or.not.the.average.cult.follower.would.accept.the.opening.arguments.of.the.newsletter.and.believe.in.a.lie.simply.because.they.said.so...


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The&Cloud&.Probably.the.most.interesting.article.in.the.entire.newsletter.is.Voice.of.God.Recordings'.defense.of.the.cloud...If.one.reads.the.article.using.only.the.facts.presented.in.the.publication,.and.reads.the.somewhat.honest.admission.at.the.end.of.the.article,.even.a.skeptic.would.believe...To.have.declared.this.cloud's.significance.to.the.cult.for.the.past.fifty.years,.and.then.admit.that.they.simply.do.not.know.why.the.dates.do.not.align,.one.can.see.that.this.is.the.article.that.Voice.of.God.Recordings.spent.the.most.time.researching.....Years.earlier,.when.the.cloud.was.first.placed.into.question.by.Peter.Duyzer,.author.of."Legend.of.the.Fall".found.on.wmbranham.net,.a.great.deal.of.time.was.spent.researching.this.event.by.George.and.Rebekah.Smith...(William.Branham's.daughter.and.sonWinWlaw)...Though.most.of.the.cult.were.unaware,.they.published.a.newsletter.in.defense.of.the.questions.that.were.raised.in.the.1980's...Many.read.the.newsletter.and.enjoyed.it.as.though.it.were.a.commemoration.to.the.event.and.had.no.idea.that.it.was.trying.to.solve.a.problem...What.is.even.more.interesting.is.the.fact.that.after.the.websites.questioning.William.Branham.began.to.examine.the.cloud.with.a.fineWtoothed.comb,.even.George.Smith.changed.his.stance.on.the.timeline.of.the.cloud...In.a.2014.video,.Smith.admits.that.William.Branham.could.not.have.been.under.the.cloud.according.to.a.human.timeline...His.conclusion,.which.not.all.cult.pastors.agree.with,.is.that.Branham.stood.under.the.cloud.in.the.spirit.WW.rather.than.in.person.as.he.claimed.....We.do.not.need.to.go.through.the.entire.article,.pointing.readers.to.the.overwhelming.amount.of.research.that.has.been.made.available...Most.in.the.cult.are.aware.of.the.issues,.and.even.this.article.itself.admits.that.they.do.not.have.all.the.answers...If.you.simply.search.the.internet.for."William.Branham.Mystery.Cloud,".you.will.find.the.arguments...Instead,.we.will.deception.that.Voice.of.God.Recordings.employs.in.this.article.to.the.unsuspecting.reader.who.has.never.done.such.a.search...Their.target.audience.for.this.audience.appears.to.be.the.cult.follower.who.is.not.aware.of.the.many.issues.with.the.cloud,.because.they.only.present.partial.information...Anyone.who.has.studied.the.cloud.in.any.detail.can.recognize.that.the.author.leads.you.to.believe.no.additional.facts.exist...The.second.paragraph.begins.with.these.words:."Although.scientists.never.thoroughly.explained.the.cloud."..By."scientists,".the.author.is.referring.to."James.MacDonald,".the.scientist.that.William.Branham.named.to.claim.scientific.evidence.for.what.he.claimed.to.be.a.supernatural.event...(This,.as.you.know,.is.ironic.since.the.opening.arguments.of.the.newsletter.ask.you.to.IGNORE.scientists,.because.they.are.human.)....Often.when.the.cult.defends.the.cloud.and.its.many.issues,.they.refer.to.MacDonald's.initial.report...In.the.first.report,.MacDonald.explains.that.this.cloud.is.not.a.natural.formation,.and.


that.he.does.not.have.enough.information.to.explain.it...He.is.initiating.a.study.of.the.cloud,.and.this.is.the.first.of.his.documented.studies...It.is.a.prelude,.so.to.speak.....What.they.do.not.tell.you.is.that.MacDonald.produced.a.second.report,.and.that.he.was.a."UFO.hunter."..Initially,.MacDonald.wanted.to.find.evidence.of.extraWterrestrial.existence.through.studying.the.cloud,.as.he.was.trying.to.convince.the.United.States.government.that.alien.life.had.entered.the.earth's.atmosphere...His.second.report.expressed.his.decision.to.abandon.the.study.of.this.cloud,.because.it.WAS.explainable...Moreover,.the.Voice.of.God.Recordings.article.claims.that.the."mystery.cloud".was.17.miles.higher.than.clouds.can.form,.which.is.a.contradiction.with.MacDonald's.report.....The.second.deceptive.tactic.used.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.in.this.article.is.exactly.what.they.asked.the.reader.to.avoid.in.a.previous.article...They.ask.the.question,."Why.weren't.there.photographs.and.eyewitness.accounts.in.California,.where.the.cloud.supposedly.originated?"....I.will.remind.you.their.statement.on.the.previous.page:."Contrary.to.the.skeptics'.way.of.thinking,.a.lack.of.evidence.is.not.evidence."..In.the.end,.the.cult.follower.is.left.more.confused.after.reading.this.article.and.comparing.it.to.the.testimonies.of.those.who.describe.the.cloud...Many.questions.start.to.form:..*.If.William.Branham.was.standing.under.the.cloud.in.another.dimension.as.George.Smith.claimed.in.his.video,.were.the.two."witnesses".also.carried.over.in.that.same.dimension?....*.If.so,.why.do.their.testimonies.describe.the.human.aspects.of.the.hunting.trip.and.not.the.spiritual...*.Why.is.it.OK.for.Voice.of.God.Recordings.to.ask.us.for.evidence.in.the.cloud.issue,.but.ask.us.to.ignore.a.lack.of.evidence.in.the.bridge.prophecy?..*.Why.do.they.not.mention.the.second.report?..*.Why.do.they.not.mention.James.MacDonald's.abandoning.his.research.of.the.cloud.after.determining.it.was.explainable?..And.then.why.do.they.claim.that.it.was."unexplainable"?.. .


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Act&of&Desperation&.The.last.article.on.the.third.page.of.the.newsletter.is.a.plea,.almost.an.act.of.desperation.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings,.begging.the.cult.followers.not.to.visit.the.websites.that.examine.William.Branham.and.his.ministry...As.one.would.expect,.the.opening.arguments.claim.that.none.of.these.websites.can.be.trusted,.and.that.they.can.be.compared.to.skeptics.who.did.not.believe.Jesus.Christ.in.the.days.when.he.walked.the.earth...When.read.without.knowing.all.of.the.fundamental.issues.with.the.message,.one.can.agree.with.most.of.this.article...If.you.did.not.know.that.William.Branham.had.failed.prophecies,.and.were.not.aware.that.the.Bible.instructs.us.to.examine.the.prophecies.of.prophets.do.determine.if.they.were.sent.by.God,.one.can.positively.agree.with.most.of.what.the.author.presents.....There.are.skeptics.of.Christianity,.and.there.have.always.been...Since.the.days.that.Jesus.Christ.walked.the.earth,.the.world.has.seen.believers.and.unbelievers...And.you.absolutely.SHOULD.place.yourself.into.the.scenario.that.they.describe...Examine.yourself,.were.you.alive.two.thousand.years.ago...Would.you.believe.Christ?..If.you.heard.that.he.was.breaking.the.Mosaic.Law,.would.you.listen.to.his.words?..Would.you.have.faith.in.the.Word.of.God?..I.fully.agree.with.most.of.this.article,.with.the.obvious.exception.to.whether.or.not.the.websites.can.be.trusted...And.I.have.often.said,.do.NOT.trust.the.information.that.we.present.on.the.website.WW.examine.it.for.yourself...If.you.find.a.mistake,.contact.us.and.we.will.change.it.as.quickly.as.possible...We.are.humans,.and.we.do.make.mistakes.....And.I.agree.with.their.assessment.of.the.internet...You.will.find.hundreds.of.websites.criticizing.the.Bible...You.can.find.conspiracy.theorists.claiming.that.Christ.did.not.exist...You.do.need.to.be.careful.as.to.what.you.feed.your.mind.upon.WW.not.everything.is.wholesome.and.healthy.....If.there.is.one.problem.I.have.with.this.article,.it.is.the.first.sentence:.."Various.websites.say.Brother.Branham.was.a.false.prophet.and.they.give.some.really.good.arguments,.so.he.must.be."..Their.strategy.here.is.to.compare.their.publications.to.the."forces.of.good,".and.the.websites.examining.William.Branham.to.the."forces.of.bad."..And.the.forces.of.good.(them).ask.that.you.believe."BECAUSE.HE.SAID.SO."..The.problem.is.that.they.want.the.readers.to.believe.that.William.Branham.is.false."BECAUSE.WE.SAID.SO."...Those.who.have.visited.our.websites.know.differently...We.were.devastated.when.we.learned.that.William.Branham.was.a.false.prophet...We.cried.real.tears.when.we.first.heard.his.life.story,.and.cried.even.more.real.tears.when.we.learned.that.most.of.that.life.story.was.fictional...We.have.never.asked.any.person.to.believe.that.William.Branham.is.a.false.prophet."because.we.said.so."..This.is.the.strategy.of.a.narcissistic.personality,.one.that.is.the.very.title.of.this.


newsletter,.and.one.that.denies.huge.portions.of.scripture...The.Bible.asks.us.to.test.the.prophets,.not.to.believe.them."because.they.said.so."....Faith.is.the.substance.of.things.hoped.for.and.the.evidence.of.things.not.seen...But.the.Bible.does.not.want.you.to.believe.that.a.Christian.can.place.their.faith.in.lies.or.liars....."A.righteous.man.hates.lying:.but.a.wicked.man.is.loathsome,.and.comes.to.shame.".W.Proverbs.13:5..

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Insulting&Those&Who&Follow&Scriptural&Advice&&.The.last.page.of.the.newsletter."Because.He.Said.So".published.by.Voice.of.God.Recordings.is.the.most.disturbing...It.can.be.said.that.the.middle.section.is.attempting.to.offer.a.defense.of.the.materials.they.publish,.even.if.it.gives.no.answers...And.without.answering.the.many.questions,.the.first.section.is.required.to.set.the.boundaries.of.WHY.no.answers.will.be.given...Both.sections.make.the.claim.that.the.Bible.has.error,.and.therefore.we.should.ignore.the.error.in.William.Branham's.ministry...The.last.section.does.not.appear.to.be.written.to.those.who.still.believe.in.the.cult,.however...It.is.written.to.those.who.have.discovered.the.many.issues,.and.are.now.seeking.out.their.own.salvation.with.fear.and.trembling...But.rather.than.offering.a.plea.for.their.return.to.the.sheepfold,.they.offer.what.many.felt.was.a.rebuke.and.an.insult.to.any.who.follow.the.Bible's.instructions.to.test.a.prophet...And.Voice.of.God.Recordings.is.not.asking.that.you.ignore.one.single.passage.of.scripture.follow.William.Branham...There.are.seven.tests.listed.in.the.Bible.that.we.are.to.use.when.testing.a.prophet.WW.even.a.prophet.of.God...How.do.we.know.that.a.human.being.is.a.prophet.of.God?..By.putting.him.through.the.tests.that.the.Bible.require:..1)..The."Word.Test":.."To.the.law.and.to.the.testimony:.if.they.speak.not.according.to.this.word,.[it.is].because.[there.is].no.light.in.them.".W.Isaiah.1:20..If.their.prophecies.do.not.agree.with.Scripture,.it.was.not.a.prophecy.from.God...While.Voice.of.God.Recordings.asks.you.to.ignore.contradictions,.God.asks.you.to.ignore.prophets.who.contradict.the.Scriptures...2).The."Truth.Test":."I.have.seen.also.in.the.prophets.of.Jerusalem.an.horrible.thing:.they.commit.adultery,.and.walk.in.lies:.they.strengthen.also.the.hands.of.evildoers,.that.none.doth.return.from.his.wickedness...v.16,.Thus.saith.the.LORD.of.hosts,.Hearken.not.unto.the.words.of.the.prophets.that.prophesy.unto.you:.they.make.you.vain:.they.speak.a.vision.of.their.own.heart,.[and].not.out.of.the.mouth.of.the.LORD.".W.Jeremiah.23:14..This.passage.of.scripture.compares.a.lying.prophet.with.an.adulterous.one.WW.and.both.are.an.abomination.before.Almighty.God...While.Voice.of.God.Recordings.asks.you.to.ignore.lies.of.a.prophet,.God.asks.you.to.ignore.prophets.who.lie...True.prophets.will.reprove.other.prophet's.sins,.rather.than.conspire.to.support.oneWanother's.claims...3).The."Success.Test":."The.prophet.which.prophesieth.of.peace,.when.the.word.of.the.prophet.shall.come.to.pass,.[then].shall.the.prophet.be.known,.that.the.LORD.hath.truly.sent.him.".W.Jeremiah.28:9..


True.prophet's.predictions.must.come.to.pass,.ALL.of.them...While.Voice.of.God.Recordings.ask.you.to.ignore.prophecies.that.did.not.come.to.pass,.God.asks.you.to.ignore.prophets.whose.prophecies.do.not.succeed...4).The."Fruit.Test":.."Beware.of.false.prophets,.which.come.to.you.in.sheep's.clothing,.but.inwardly.they.are.ravening.wolves...Ye.shall.know.them.by.their.fruits......Even.so.every.good.tree.bringeth.forth.good.fruit;.but.a.corrupt.tree.bringeth.forth.evil.fruit..A.good.tree.cannot.bring.forth.evil.fruit,.neither.[can].a.corrupt.tree.bring.forth.good.fruit.....Wherefore.by.their.fruits.ye.shall.know.them.".W.Matthew.7:15...We.are.not.only.to.examine.the.prophets.WW.we.are.to.examine.the.fruits.of.his.ministry...While.Voice.of.God.Recordings.asks.you.to.ignore.the.corruption.that.has.been.exposed.by.many.of.the.research.websites,.God.tells.us.that.a.corrupt.tree.cannot.bring.forth.good.fruit...5).The."Confession.of.Faith.Test":.1.Jn..4:2.."Hereby.know.ye.the.Spirit.of.God:.Every.spirit.that.confesseth.that.Jesus.Christ.is.come.in.the.flesh.is.of.God:.(See.also.Hebrews.4:15..Jesus."was.in.all.points.tempted.like.as.[we.are,.yet].without.sin.")..W.1.John.4:2..A.true.prophet.of.God.will.confess.that.Jesus.came.in.our."fallen".human.flesh,.tempted.in.every.single.point,.and.yet.without.sin...When.Branham.claimed.that."Christ.died.a.sinner..(55W0227A),.Voice.of.God.recordings.asks.that.you.ignore.this.statement..God.asks.that.you.ignore.this.prophet...6).The."Voice.of.God.Test":."For.how.can.the.servant.of.this.my.lord.talk.with.this.my.lord?.for.as.for.me,.straightway.there.remained.no.strength.in.me,.neither.is.there.breath.left.in.me.".W.Daniel.10:17...True.prophets.are.mouthpieces.for.God...It.is.not.their.own.breath.or.their.own.strength.that.create.prophecy.WW.God.gives.them.the.voice.and.the.strength...There.is.no.need.for.a.true.prophet.of.God.to.change.a.prophecy;.God.has.spoken...While.Voice.of.God.Recordings.asks.you.to.believe.that.William.Branham.can.invent.prophecies.based.on.World's.Fairs,.newspaper.advertisements,.television.and.more,.God.tells.us.that.men.who.do.this.are.not.servants.of.the.Lord...7).The."Focus.Test":."John.bare.witness.of.him,.and.cried,.saying,.This.was.he.of.whom.I.spake,.He.that.cometh.after.me.is.preferred.before.me:.for.he.was.before.me."..W.John.1:15..A.true.prophet.of.God.will.not.collect.followers...They.will.point.to.Jesus.Christ,.and.ask.you.to.follow.Christ...They.will.not.tell.you.that.they.are.leaders,.judges,.or.any.stature.of.importance...The.will.not.proclaim.visions."beyond.the.curtain.of.time".where.there.are."Branham's.people".and."Paul's.people,".they.will.ask.you.to.join."Christ's.people."..The.entire.last.portion.of.this.newsletter.is.asking.you.to.ignore.all.of.these.tests,.but.specifically.the.seventh.test...They.ask.you.to.focus.on.William.Branham,.and.mock.those.who.


do.not...They.ignore.all.of.the.scriptural.tests.that.God.requires.of.a.prophet,.and.to.instead.use.their.tests:..Did.he.hunt?..Did.he.heal?..Did.he.have.signs.and.wonders?..Did.he.rebuke.religion?..Did.he.rebuke.women.for.their.paint?..None.of.the.tests.that.Voice.of.God.recordings.require.of.us.are.scriptural.tests.of.a.prophet.of.God...And.they.are.not.tests.that.focus.on.the.salvation.of.the.individual.or.the.focus.on.Jesus.Christ...Each.of.these.tests.are.to.compare.whether.or.not.William.Branham.appeared.to.have.the.same.personality.and.ministry.that.they.claim.Elijah.had.in.the.days.of.the.Old.Testament.WW.ignoring.the.fact.that.Elijah.did.not.lie,.did.not.false.prophesy,.and.did.not.have.false.doctrine...At.the.end.of.the.statement,.after.telling.us.to.use.THEIR.tests.instead.of.the.scriptural.tests,.they.ask.those.they.label.skeptic,.unbeliever,.and.impatient,."Which.one.does.the.Word.say.to.believe?"..We'd.like.to.answer.this.question.for.them...The.Word.says.to.believe.in.Jesus.Christ,.the.Son.of.the.Almighty.God,.who.lived.the.perfect,.spotless.life,.died.for.the.sins.that.we.committed,.was.buried.and.rose.again...The.Word.says.to.believe.in.Jesus.Christ,.who.was.the.Word.in.the.Beginning,.with.God,.and.in.Whom.can.be.no.lie...The.Word.says.to.believe.in.the.Word.itself,.and.to.test.the.prophets.....We.cannot.speak.for.all.other.websites.that.research.William.Branham...But.we.can.assure.you.that.believethesign.com,.searchingforvindication.com,.wmbranham.net,.and.seekyethetruth.com.are.following.the.One.that.the.Word.says.we.are.to.believe...


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