Men sent by God were legitimised from heaven on earth at all times. In early Christianity, the continuation of the ministry begun by Christ took place in the redeemed after the resurrection of the Saviour. Since the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on that day of Pentecost, the apostolic proclamation was accompanied and confirmed by the the Lord. The original Church is in every respect the pattern valid for the entire time of grace.

"So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following." (Mark 16:19-20).

"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?" (Heb. 2:3-4)

Anyone who reads the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles will notice again and again that God the Lord confirmed His Word in a supernatural way. Miracles and signs happened to the people who believed. The Gospel of the crucified and victoriously risen Lord was both: the joyful and liberating message of salvation and the power of God demonstrated in the believers (Rom. 1,16-17; 1. Cor. 1, 18).

The whole person was redeemed, and so salvation of the soul, deliverance of the spirit and healing of the body were the normal part of the services in early Christianity; even the raising of the dead is reported. Exactly what happened in the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ and then, worked by the Spirit of God in the early Church, was actually repeated to an even greater degree in the ministry of William Branham. There are millions of eyewitnesses to this fact and, as already mentioned, the recorded sermons.

Whoever compares him with the well-known evangelists, who are happy with any method, up to collecting money, and any kind of show, does an injustice to this man of God. If questioned, none of them could testify to a heavenly calling, as the men truly sent by God up to William Branham were able to do.

Rev. Gordon Lindsay wrote the book "A Man Sent by God", which Rev. R. Kägi, Zurich, published in German. Whether friends or opponents, all had to admit that here it was not a man, but God Himself working through man. After this simple man had his calling and mission confirmed on 7 May 1946, he began special campaigns. In the years 1946-1949, the decisive breakthrough of the full Gospel in modern times took place according to the original Christian pattern. The confirmations and healing miracles were so tremendous that people from all denominations and from all countries flocked to the meetings. Men from politics and business, even from Congress in Washington, sought him out to pray for them.

In the first half of the 1950s, his missionary journeys took him through Africa, India and Europe. In Durban, South Africa, the audience in the large stadium was several hundred thousand. In Bombay, India, the crowd was estimated at 400,000. In Germany and Switzerland, depending on the location, between 10,000 and 20,000 attended the meetings. In the Scandinavian countries, and there especially in Finland, great miracles and signs occurred, even the raising of the boy who had been killed by an accident. King George VI of England asked William Branham to pray for him. This happened at Buckingham Palace during a stopover in London on the way to Finland.

All the evangelists who became known in the U.S. after World War II, and later in other countries, owe their ministry directly or indirectly to the supernatural work of God, which they saw in the life of William Branham. David Du Plessis, who became known throughout the world as "Mr. Pentecost", was so deeply impressed during the meetings in South Africa that he decided to follow William Branham to the United States. I met him personally on the occasion of the International Faith Conference in Dallas, Texas, in June 1958, arranged by Gordon Lindsay, at which William Branham was the keynote speaker. Many men could be enumerated whom I know personally, up to Demos Shakarian, the World President of the Businessmen of the Full Gospel, who, if they were still alive and had the courage, would be available as witnesses to this unique ministry.

In the case of this man of God, what our Lord said is literally true:

"There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. ... But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me." (John 5:32,34-37) Where God Himself speaks and works, the testimony has its own weight.

The works supernaturally wrought by God are the proof of a divine mission in connection with the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are the actual, irrefutable legitimation that convinces the whole person. Our Lord said: "Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do…" (John 14:11-12). God Himself also confirmed this word as true in the ministry of William Branham, thus it needs no further human appraisal. Moses and Elijah, Peter and Paul, indeed all men sent by God were confirmed by Him. The same can be said in this case. Those who have difficulty believing a man are thus given the opportunity to believe God. "… for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him." (John 3:2b).

Men sent by God were legitimised from heaven on earth at all times. In early Christianity, the continuation of the ministry begun by Christ took place in the redeemed after the resurrection of the Saviour. Since the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on that day of Pentecost, the apostolic proclamation was accompanied and confirmed by the the Lord. The original Church is in every respect the pattern valid for the entire time of grace.

"So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following." (Mark 16:19-20).

"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?" (Heb. 2:3-4)

Anyone who reads the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles will notice again and again that God the Lord confirmed His Word in a supernatural way. Miracles and signs happened to the people who believed. The Gospel of the crucified and victoriously risen Lord was both: the joyful and liberating message of salvation and the power of God demonstrated in the believers (Rom. 1,16-17; 1. Cor. 1, 18).

The whole person was redeemed, and so salvation of the soul, deliverance of the spirit and healing of the body were the normal part of the services in early Christianity; even the raising of the dead is reported. Exactly what happened in the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ and then, worked by the Spirit of God in the early Church, was actually repeated to an even greater degree in the ministry of William Branham. There are millions of eyewitnesses to this fact and, as already mentioned, the recorded sermons.

Whoever compares him with the well-known evangelists, who are happy with any method, up to collecting money, and any kind of show, does an injustice to this man of God. If questioned, none of them could testify to a heavenly calling, as the men truly sent by God up to William Branham were able to do.

Rev. Gordon Lindsay wrote the book "A Man Sent by God", which Rev. R. Kägi, Zurich, published in German. Whether friends or opponents, all had to admit that here it was not a man, but God Himself working through man. After this simple man had his calling and mission confirmed on 7 May 1946, he began special campaigns. In the years 1946-1949, the decisive breakthrough of the full Gospel in modern times took place according to the original Christian pattern. The confirmations and healing miracles were so tremendous that people from all denominations and from all countries flocked to the meetings. Men from politics and business, even from Congress in Washington, sought him out to pray for them.

In the first half of the 1950s, his missionary journeys took him through Africa, India and Europe. In Durban, South Africa, the audience in the large stadium was several hundred thousand. In Bombay, India, the crowd was estimated at 400,000. In Germany and Switzerland, depending on the location, between 10,000 and 20,000 attended the meetings. In the Scandinavian countries, and there especially in Finland, great miracles and signs occurred, even the raising of the boy who had been killed by an accident. King George VI of England asked William Branham to pray for him. This happened at Buckingham Palace during a stopover in London on the way to Finland.

All the evangelists who became known in the U.S. after World War II, and later in other countries, owe their ministry directly or indirectly to the supernatural work of God, which they saw in the life of William Branham. David Du Plessis, who became known throughout the world as "Mr. Pentecost", was so deeply impressed during the meetings in South Africa that he decided to follow William Branham to the United States. I met him personally on the occasion of the International Faith Conference in Dallas, Texas, in June 1958, arranged by Gordon Lindsay, at which William Branham was the keynote speaker. Many men could be enumerated whom I know personally, up to Demos Shakarian, the World President of the Businessmen of the Full Gospel, who, if they were still alive and had the courage, would be available as witnesses to this unique ministry.

In the case of this man of God, what our Lord said is literally true:

"There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. ... But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me." (John 5:32,34-37) Where God Himself speaks and works, the testimony has its own weight.

The works supernaturally wrought by God are the proof of a divine mission in connection with the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are the actual, irrefutable legitimation that convinces the whole person. Our Lord said: "Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do…" (John 14:11-12). God Himself also confirmed this word as true in the ministry of William Branham, thus it needs no further human appraisal. Moses and Elijah, Peter and Paul, indeed all men sent by God were confirmed by Him. The same can be said in this case. Those who have difficulty believing a man are thus given the opportunity to believe God. "… for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him." (John 3:2b).