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Introduction1
William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer. Branham claimed to have received an angelic visitation on May 7, 1946, commissioning his worldwide ministry and launching his campaigning career in mid-1946. His ministry spawned many emulators and set in motion the broader healing revival that later became the modern Charismatic movement.
Unlike his contemporaries, who followed doctrinal teachings known as the Full Gospel tradition, Branham developed an alternate theology that was primarily a mixture of Calvinist and Arminian doctrines, and had a heavy focus on dispensationalism and Branham's own unique eschatological views. His divergent post-revival teachings were deemed increasingly controversial by his Charismatic and Pentecostal contemporaries, who subsequently disavowed many of the doctrines as "revelatory madness". Many of his followers, however, accepted his sermons as oral scripture and refer to his teachings as The Message.
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Sources:
1 William M. Branham, From Wikipedia [Backup]
2 Episode 100 Vol. 2 - New Age Messiah: False Fire (0:00)
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