Answer: How could somebody even think that I would dare to touch the infallible prophetic ministry! However, when it comes to the teachings and I then, for instance, have before me more than seventy different statements about the seven thunders and the many statements he made about various subjects in his sermons at different times, I have no other choice but to take each matter back to the Word. There can be only one correct answer to a biblical question. The varying statements indicate that the matter had not yet been fully revealed and therefore could not be correctly placed.

We see the perfect prophetic ministry, confirmed by visions that Brother Branham saw, and we also see that he continued as preacher with the evangelistic ministry. Likewise we can see that he was expectant of the great things that God would do. He was indeed the promised prophet of Mal. 4:5-6, confirmed by Christ, our Lord, in Mt. 17:11 and Mk. 9:12. He was to turn the hearts of God’s children back to the original teachings of the apostolic fathers and to restore all things within the Church of Jesus Christ back into the original order. The prophets had announced all things, but only the apostles and teachers could place them according to the plan of Salvation. We must respect God’s decision to ordain the different ministries for the edifying of the Church (Eph. 4:7-16; a. o.). Only now can all the loose ends be properly tied up and fitted into the divine pattern.

Answer: How could somebody even think that I would dare to touch the infallible prophetic ministry! However, when it comes to the teachings and I then, for instance, have before me more than seventy different statements about the seven thunders and the many statements he made about various subjects in his sermons at different times, I have no other choice but to take each matter back to the Word. There can be only one correct answer to a biblical question. The varying statements indicate that the matter had not yet been fully revealed and therefore could not be correctly placed.

We see the perfect prophetic ministry, confirmed by visions that Brother Branham saw, and we also see that he continued as preacher with the evangelistic ministry. Likewise we can see that he was expectant of the great things that God would do. He was indeed the promised prophet of Mal. 4:5-6, confirmed by Christ, our Lord, in Mt. 17:11 and Mk. 9:12. He was to turn the hearts of God’s children back to the original teachings of the apostolic fathers and to restore all things within the Church of Jesus Christ back into the original order. The prophets had announced all things, but only the apostles and teachers could place them according to the plan of Salvation. We must respect God’s decision to ordain the different ministries for the edifying of the Church (Eph. 4:7-16; a. o.). Only now can all the loose ends be properly tied up and fitted into the divine pattern.