Whoever has read the Scriptures knows that God permitted even the greatest prophets to do things which showed that they were only human. Such men sent by God including William Branham were not infallible. The infallibility for ever remains with God alone. It should be permissive to look at this great man of God and see him as someone who loved to fish and to hunt, and also as a preacher who had the right to say things the way he saw them.

The apostle Paul made a distinction admitting his human side, “…but to the rest speak I, not the Lord…” (1Cor 7:12) Men of God, apostles, prophets are able to say things the way they see it. Therefore, it is essential to take everything back to the Bible, verifying it at least in two or three places and putting it upon the solid foundation of God’s word which remains for ever. This, of course, was almost totally neglected by the so-called followers of the end-time messanger.

A two-hour sermon he preached was simply not THUS SAITH THE LORD all the way through, as some claim. Neither was every prediction equal to a prophecy, as many say. Anyone who knows how deeply I appreciate Bro. Branham and his ministry will understand the pain I’m going through while mentioning a few things in order to help those who put infallibility upon a man instead on the Word of God.

The spirits of idolatry crept in, and instead of the Lord Jesus Christ, William Branham became the main object. Ministers who were close to the prophet make one golden calf after another and don’t even care what the Word of God says. They simply apply to certain quotes which are usually taken out of context and misplaced. God in His infinite wisdom, who knows all things, permitted His servant to say things which were contrary to one another, sometimes even in important matters. In spite of that, things would have gone well and there would have been no confusion, if men had not risen and picked out some special things of their own interest to fit their own views and doctrines. All those who called themselves and even placed themselves as pastors should take the following words seriously which Bro. Branham said about a divine calling, “No one has a right to step on the pulpit unless he had an experience like Moses and met the Lord God face to face.” A heavenly calling is a must for someone who has a ministry for the entire Church.

Because this important condition of a divine call was not applied, many rose up, some even took things which obviously are more a slip of a tongue than a revelation. They thereby prove that they do not have part in the prophetic teaching and apostolic ministry God placed into the Church.

Bro. Branham for example said that there were seven hundred, instead of seven thousand, who didn’t bow their knees before Baal. Instantly, there were such men who claimed that this was a special revelation and made a doctrine out of it. At a number of times Bro. Branham said that the 144,000 would be gathered on Mount Sinai, which apparently was a slip of the tongue, because the Scriptures says that they will be gathered with the Lamb on Mount Zion (Rev. 14). Believe it or not, but there are such men who claim to be leaders in this message and have taken these statements which were made in a hurry as to be a special revelation. To top it, some have tried to find Mount Sinai in the Israel of today and claim to know where it is. Against the overwhelming biblical evidence, Mount Musa (Sinai) was exchanged for Mount Karkom. Even a brochure was published by “Tucson Tabernacle” about it. This goes beyond anything one can comprehend.

When Bro. Branham spoke about the seventy weeks of Daniel, he had the whole congregation repeat, “One week equals seven years.” A few minutes later he said, “…then there’s one more week left for the Jews. Is that right? And that’s exactly seven years.” A little later he said, “The moment He starts the seventieth week or seven years, the Church is gone.” Then he said, “This is what the Holy Spirit put upon my pen while I was writing.” All who are acquainted with the sermons know how many times he spoke about three and a half years left for the Jews.

In the sermon “Ten virgins” he said that the rider on the white horse in the first seal was the Holy Ghost. Later it was revealed to him that it was the antichrist in his first stage. About the great multitude in Rev. 7 he once says, it would be the bride, then again he makes the statement, it were not the bride. In one sermon he says that Jesus confirmed the covenant with Israel for three and a half years according to Dan. 9:27. In another message he teaches that the antichrist will confirm the covenant with Israel according to Dan. 9:27. There is a vast difference between Christ and the antichrist. It is absolutely unacceptable to use the same verse for both.

The God of heaven who knows all things has permitted that such uncomprehensive statements were made – perhaps because He doesn’t share His glory with anyone. If someone glorifies a prophet and lifts every statement he makes above the Word of God, such a person is guilty of committing idolatry and thereby is going astray!

How often did Bro. Branham say that the Church finishes with Rev. 3 and appears again in chapter 19. All from chapter 4 right to chapter 19 is for the Jews, he said. Then he himself preached about Rev. 4 and especially on the opening of the seals, chapter 5 and 6. It is very clear that the first four seals go parallel with the New Testament Church right to the end. The fifth seal concerns the Jews, past and future, and the sixth seal pertains to the tribulation. Many times he did refer to Rev. 10, especially to verse 7. How many contradictory statements could I list, one after the other!

Because I have translated hundreds of sermons into the German language, I know about the things which do fit 100% and also about the things which simply don’t agree. While translating, one cannot just read or listen to a sermon in a hurry, because first he has to comprehend what is being said before conveying the same into another language.

Bro. Branham states that he read several books, also the one of Dr. Larkin from which he copied the time-space and periods of the seven Church ages found in the named book on pages 130-131. Another one is “Usher’s chronology of the Hebrews”. It seems that this was the one which impressed him about the year 1977 being the seventieth jubilee. He went as far as to saying it would be the jubilee of the going up with the gentile bride and the return of Christ to the Jews.

This great man of God saw the end time in a vision. That I believe with all my heart. Five of the seven major things he saw are already fulfilled. But then he speaks as William Branham, and it is not the Lord speaking through him. Quote: “That was in 1933, and I predicted that there would be some great tragedy happen to this United States before or by the year of 1977.” In the vision most certainly Bro. Branham saw the United States destroyed. The time he fixed was as William Branham in his prediction, not by a divine inspiration.

Such discrepancies cannot shake a true believer. On the contrary: it behoves us to go back to the Word of God. It doesn’t touch the greatest ministry of all times which God entrusted to His servant and prophet in the twentieth century. It only teaches us the importance to know how to differentiate between a prophet speaking and between God speaking through the prophet.

The summit was reached when a small booklet with the title “By 1977” was made available to the public by “Spoken Word Publications”, Jeffersonville, U.S.A. This, of course, was done after Bro. Branham went to be with the Lord. An euphoria set in by those who claimed to be leaders of the believers in the end-time message, and they made this subject more or less to the main point of their preaching. The brethren of the U.S.A. and Canada who entered into the international ministry around the middle of the seventies were not able to discern between the clear statement of our Lord Jesus Christ Himself that no one, not even the Son and the angels in heaven, would know the day or the hour and between a well-meant prediction wherein the same William Branham said, “I could miss that a year, I can miss it twenty years, I could miss it a hundred years.” God simply doesn’t miss a minute. I still have the cassettes wherein some of these men enthusiastically shouted into the congregation “I am going out of here! I don’t care whether it’s before or by or in 1977!” For a few minutes the whole congregation was transformed into a trance, shouting, crying, jumping, clapping the hands, celebrating the man who made the false announcement. I recall the ads in local newspapers, emphasizing the year 1977 and giving quotes of William Branham.

Up to this date, I have not met a single brother, saw a single brochure or heard one cassette where one of the many has given a correction. In the contrary, always something new was introduced to keep people in expectation and suspense. Although these men were not ministers of the Word but taken up with enthusiasm, they are still held responsible before God now and in the day of judgment, because they did not discern between the things William Branham predicted and the THUS SAITH THE LORD he proclaimed. They are guilty for giving the whole religious world the impression that William Branham prophesied those things which did not come to pass, and therefore gave reason upon the basis of the infallible Word of God to declare William Branham a false prophet.

God and many of you know that I was led to give the correction in circular letters, for which I was almost stoned since people had the impression that I lifted myself above God’s servant William Branham. God is the judge and He knows my heart: I was compelled to do what I did and said, because some noticed in the calculation a ten-year difference and therefore fixed again the year 1987/88. I had to say that also this time would elapse. Whether someone believes it or not, but I was so impressed by the Holy Spirit that hopefully after this last possible human prediction we should be totally alerted and know the time for God to act out His plan of salvation has come. The time is not only at hand – now the time is here! All who are of God should line up with His Word and become part of it, reject every explanation and interpretation and don’t mix things again. The Bride does not come out of a mixture, but is rather a pure product of God’s original Word which now becomes flesh through its fulfillment within the Body of Christ.

Whoever has read the Scriptures knows that God permitted even the greatest prophets to do things which showed that they were only human. Such men sent by God including William Branham were not infallible. The infallibility for ever remains with God alone. It should be permissive to look at this great man of God and see him as someone who loved to fish and to hunt, and also as a preacher who had the right to say things the way he saw them.

The apostle Paul made a distinction admitting his human side, “…but to the rest speak I, not the Lord…” (1Cor 7:12) Men of God, apostles, prophets are able to say things the way they see it. Therefore, it is essential to take everything back to the Bible, verifying it at least in two or three places and putting it upon the solid foundation of God’s word which remains for ever. This, of course, was almost totally neglected by the so-called followers of the end-time messanger.

A two-hour sermon he preached was simply not THUS SAITH THE LORD all the way through, as some claim. Neither was every prediction equal to a prophecy, as many say. Anyone who knows how deeply I appreciate Bro. Branham and his ministry will understand the pain I’m going through while mentioning a few things in order to help those who put infallibility upon a man instead on the Word of God.

The spirits of idolatry crept in, and instead of the Lord Jesus Christ, William Branham became the main object. Ministers who were close to the prophet make one golden calf after another and don’t even care what the Word of God says. They simply apply to certain quotes which are usually taken out of context and misplaced. God in His infinite wisdom, who knows all things, permitted His servant to say things which were contrary to one another, sometimes even in important matters. In spite of that, things would have gone well and there would have been no confusion, if men had not risen and picked out some special things of their own interest to fit their own views and doctrines. All those who called themselves and even placed themselves as pastors should take the following words seriously which Bro. Branham said about a divine calling, “No one has a right to step on the pulpit unless he had an experience like Moses and met the Lord God face to face.” A heavenly calling is a must for someone who has a ministry for the entire Church.

Because this important condition of a divine call was not applied, many rose up, some even took things which obviously are more a slip of a tongue than a revelation. They thereby prove that they do not have part in the prophetic teaching and apostolic ministry God placed into the Church.

Bro. Branham for example said that there were seven hundred, instead of seven thousand, who didn’t bow their knees before Baal. Instantly, there were such men who claimed that this was a special revelation and made a doctrine out of it. At a number of times Bro. Branham said that the 144,000 would be gathered on Mount Sinai, which apparently was a slip of the tongue, because the Scriptures says that they will be gathered with the Lamb on Mount Zion (Rev. 14). Believe it or not, but there are such men who claim to be leaders in this message and have taken these statements which were made in a hurry as to be a special revelation. To top it, some have tried to find Mount Sinai in the Israel of today and claim to know where it is. Against the overwhelming biblical evidence, Mount Musa (Sinai) was exchanged for Mount Karkom. Even a brochure was published by “Tucson Tabernacle” about it. This goes beyond anything one can comprehend.

When Bro. Branham spoke about the seventy weeks of Daniel, he had the whole congregation repeat, “One week equals seven years.” A few minutes later he said, “…then there’s one more week left for the Jews. Is that right? And that’s exactly seven years.” A little later he said, “The moment He starts the seventieth week or seven years, the Church is gone.” Then he said, “This is what the Holy Spirit put upon my pen while I was writing.” All who are acquainted with the sermons know how many times he spoke about three and a half years left for the Jews.

In the sermon “Ten virgins” he said that the rider on the white horse in the first seal was the Holy Ghost. Later it was revealed to him that it was the antichrist in his first stage. About the great multitude in Rev. 7 he once says, it would be the bride, then again he makes the statement, it were not the bride. In one sermon he says that Jesus confirmed the covenant with Israel for three and a half years according to Dan. 9:27. In another message he teaches that the antichrist will confirm the covenant with Israel according to Dan. 9:27. There is a vast difference between Christ and the antichrist. It is absolutely unacceptable to use the same verse for both.

The God of heaven who knows all things has permitted that such uncomprehensive statements were made – perhaps because He doesn’t share His glory with anyone. If someone glorifies a prophet and lifts every statement he makes above the Word of God, such a person is guilty of committing idolatry and thereby is going astray!

How often did Bro. Branham say that the Church finishes with Rev. 3 and appears again in chapter 19. All from chapter 4 right to chapter 19 is for the Jews, he said. Then he himself preached about Rev. 4 and especially on the opening of the seals, chapter 5 and 6. It is very clear that the first four seals go parallel with the New Testament Church right to the end. The fifth seal concerns the Jews, past and future, and the sixth seal pertains to the tribulation. Many times he did refer to Rev. 10, especially to verse 7. How many contradictory statements could I list, one after the other!

Because I have translated hundreds of sermons into the German language, I know about the things which do fit 100% and also about the things which simply don’t agree. While translating, one cannot just read or listen to a sermon in a hurry, because first he has to comprehend what is being said before conveying the same into another language.

Bro. Branham states that he read several books, also the one of Dr. Larkin from which he copied the time-space and periods of the seven Church ages found in the named book on pages 130-131. Another one is “Usher’s chronology of the Hebrews”. It seems that this was the one which impressed him about the year 1977 being the seventieth jubilee. He went as far as to saying it would be the jubilee of the going up with the gentile bride and the return of Christ to the Jews.

This great man of God saw the end time in a vision. That I believe with all my heart. Five of the seven major things he saw are already fulfilled. But then he speaks as William Branham, and it is not the Lord speaking through him. Quote: “That was in 1933, and I predicted that there would be some great tragedy happen to this United States before or by the year of 1977.” In the vision most certainly Bro. Branham saw the United States destroyed. The time he fixed was as William Branham in his prediction, not by a divine inspiration.

Such discrepancies cannot shake a true believer. On the contrary: it behoves us to go back to the Word of God. It doesn’t touch the greatest ministry of all times which God entrusted to His servant and prophet in the twentieth century. It only teaches us the importance to know how to differentiate between a prophet speaking and between God speaking through the prophet.

The summit was reached when a small booklet with the title “By 1977” was made available to the public by “Spoken Word Publications”, Jeffersonville, U.S.A. This, of course, was done after Bro. Branham went to be with the Lord. An euphoria set in by those who claimed to be leaders of the believers in the end-time message, and they made this subject more or less to the main point of their preaching. The brethren of the U.S.A. and Canada who entered into the international ministry around the middle of the seventies were not able to discern between the clear statement of our Lord Jesus Christ Himself that no one, not even the Son and the angels in heaven, would know the day or the hour and between a well-meant prediction wherein the same William Branham said, “I could miss that a year, I can miss it twenty years, I could miss it a hundred years.” God simply doesn’t miss a minute. I still have the cassettes wherein some of these men enthusiastically shouted into the congregation “I am going out of here! I don’t care whether it’s before or by or in 1977!” For a few minutes the whole congregation was transformed into a trance, shouting, crying, jumping, clapping the hands, celebrating the man who made the false announcement. I recall the ads in local newspapers, emphasizing the year 1977 and giving quotes of William Branham.

Up to this date, I have not met a single brother, saw a single brochure or heard one cassette where one of the many has given a correction. In the contrary, always something new was introduced to keep people in expectation and suspense. Although these men were not ministers of the Word but taken up with enthusiasm, they are still held responsible before God now and in the day of judgment, because they did not discern between the things William Branham predicted and the THUS SAITH THE LORD he proclaimed. They are guilty for giving the whole religious world the impression that William Branham prophesied those things which did not come to pass, and therefore gave reason upon the basis of the infallible Word of God to declare William Branham a false prophet.

God and many of you know that I was led to give the correction in circular letters, for which I was almost stoned since people had the impression that I lifted myself above God’s servant William Branham. God is the judge and He knows my heart: I was compelled to do what I did and said, because some noticed in the calculation a ten-year difference and therefore fixed again the year 1987/88. I had to say that also this time would elapse. Whether someone believes it or not, but I was so impressed by the Holy Spirit that hopefully after this last possible human prediction we should be totally alerted and know the time for God to act out His plan of salvation has come. The time is not only at hand – now the time is here! All who are of God should line up with His Word and become part of it, reject every explanation and interpretation and don’t mix things again. The Bride does not come out of a mixture, but is rather a pure product of God’s original Word which now becomes flesh through its fulfillment within the Body of Christ.