Question 1

What did Brother Branham teach about the serpent seed?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that the serpent in Eden was not a snake but a beast-like creature, the most subtle of the field, upright and able to impregnate Eve through sexual seduction by Satan entering it, making the original sin an act of adultery rather than eating fruit.  He explained that Eve was beguiled (meaning "defiled") by the serpent, became pregnant with Cain (serpent's seed, Satan's son) before telling Adam, who then knew her, leading to Abel and later Seth as the righteous line.

Question 2

What did Brother Branham teach about the Godhead?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that God is one, rejecting the idea of three individual gods or persons as pagan and a Catholic creed not found in Scripture.  Evidence: [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶122–¶126; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 54-0515: ¶210–¶216] He described the Godhead as one God manifesting in three offices or dispensations: Father (Pillar of Fire), Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Ghost (indwelling believers), using analogies like a three-foot rule where each foot represents the same God.  Evidence: [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶122–¶126, ¶157–¶162; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 54-0515: ¶210–¶216; THE WATER BAPTISM — 61-0120: ¶128–¶130] Bro Branham explicitly stated he was neither "Jesus Only" nor Trinitarian but a Christian, criticizing both sides for arguing instead of seeing the unity, and affirmed there is only one God ("Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is One").

Question 3

How did Brother Branham teach baptism in Jesus Name?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that water baptism must be by immersion in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, as commanded in the apostolic pattern following Pentecost, rather than using the titles "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" alone, which he viewed as a later substitution without biblical precedent for baptismal formula.  Evidence: [WATER BAPTISM — 59-0329M: ¶42–¶46]; [THE WATER BAPTISM — 61-0120: ¶155–¶159].  He rejected titles-only baptism (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) as lacking any scriptural example of its use in the Bible, emphasizing that Matthew 28:19 refers to the singular "Name" revealed as Jesus Christ, while every recorded baptism—from Jews (Acts 2:38), Samaritans (Acts 8), Gentiles (Acts 10:48), to John's disciples (Acts 19)—was in Jesus' Name, proving no contradiction but revelation of the Godhead's Name.

Question 4

What did Brother Branham teach about the Seven Church Ages?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that Revelation chapters 2 and 3 prophetically describe seven successive church ages from the apostolic era (Ephesus) to the present Laodicean age, each with a dominant characteristic, a messenger (angel/star), and both true believers (wise virgin) and nominal ones (foolish virgin), matching church history precisely as confirmed by historians like Foxe and Hislop.  Evidence: [THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST — 60-1204M: ¶9–¶15, ¶67–¶69, ¶99–¶103] He planned a dedicated series on the ages—Ephesus (Monday), Smyrna (Tuesday), Pergamos (Wednesday), Thyatira (Thursday), Sardis (Friday), Philadelphia (Saturday), Laodicea (Sunday)—using Scripture, history, and the Holy Spirit to show how predictions aligned perfectly, intending to compile it into a commentary/book from tapes for worldwide distribution.  Evidence: [THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST — 60-1204M: ¶9–¶15]; [THE SEVEN CHURCH AGES — 54-0512: ¶4–¶64, ¶216–¶218, ¶223–¶228] The seven messengers were Spirit-anointed leaders like Paul (Ephesus), with each age bearing the same Holy Spirit (seven Spirits before God) reflecting Christ's Light, as in the seven stars in His right hand; later examples included Martin Luther (Thyatira/Pergamos era) and John Wesley (Philadelphia/Methodist), culminating in the Laodicean messenger restoring mysteries like serpent seed at the seventh angel's sounding.

Question 5

Did Brother Branham say he was Malachi 4?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that Malachi 4:5–6 prophesies an Elijah messenger coming before the great and dreadful day of the Lord, when the proud and wicked will burn as stubble, leaving ashes under the feet of the righteous in the Millennium, while the Sun of Righteousness rises with healing.  Evidence: [A TRUE SIGN THAT’S OVERLOOKED — 61-1112: ¶241–¶245]; [WHAT IS THE ATTRACTION ON THE MOUNTAIN?

Question 6

Did Brother Branham say he was Revelation 10:7?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that Revelation 10:7 describes the voice of the seventh angel, identified as the messenger to the seventh church age (Laodicea), whose ministry would finish the mystery of God by revealing all previously hidden biblical truths and mysteries declared to the prophets.  Evidence: [IS THIS THE SIGN OF THE END, SIR?

Question 7

What did Brother Branham teach about the rapture?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the Rapture is the catching away of the Church, a biblical event all Christians should believe in, occurring in stages as described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18.  Evidence: [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶28–¶30, ¶127–¶129] He explained it as a revelation to the true Bride of Christ, which is faith itself—something revealed by God, like to Abraham, enabling believers to call contrary things as not so; the Church is built on such revelation.  The Bride awaits this revelation of the Rapture.

Question 8

What did Brother Branham teach about the Bride?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the true Bride of Christ is predestinated and elected, like Mary who was chosen as a virgin to bring forth the Word without denominational mixture, remaining pure and separate from hybrid churches that join councils and creeds.  Evidence: [THE SPOKEN WORD IS THE ORIGINAL SEED 1 — 62-0318: ¶534–¶540] He described the elect as those pulled out by the Holy Spirit through revivals in every age, forming the true Church that God gathers from denominations, which die once they organize, while the Bride receives the pure original Seed-Word without leaven or creed.  Evidence: [THE SPOKEN WORD IS THE ORIGINAL SEED 1 — 62-0318: ¶832–¶836]; [GOD’S ONLY PROVIDED PLACE OF WORSHIP — 65-1128M: ¶154–¶157] Separation from denomination is essential, as the Bride cannot be married to Christ the Word while joined to worldly creeds or boards; she must die to one or the other, reflecting Christ's character through obedience to the Holy Ghost-led Word for the hour, not man-made systems.

Question 9

What did Brother Branham teach about marriage and divorce?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that marriage originates from God's creation in the beginning, where a man leaves his parents to cleave to his wife, becoming one flesh, and what God joins, man should not separate.  Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶54–¶56] He rejected two common views on divorce: one allowing remarriage only upon a spouse's death, and the other permitting either spouse to remarry after adultery, stating both lead away from Scripture; instead, he emphasized returning to origins, noting Moses permitted divorce due to hard hearts but "from the beginning it was not so.

Question 10

Can a divorced person remarry according to Brother Branham?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that a divorced woman cannot remarry while her husband lives, as she would cause herself to commit adultery and any man marrying her would also commit adultery, based on Matthew 5:32 where putting away a wife except for fornication causes her to commit adultery, but no such prohibition applies to the man.  Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶224–¶228] He emphasized this asymmetry from the beginning, noting polygamy entered after sin but women must remain single or reconcile per 1 Corinthians 7:10–11, while men like David and Solomon remarried, aligning with biblical continuity where the man can remarry a virgin but not a divorced woman.

Question 11

What did Brother Branham say is the evidence of the Holy Ghost?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that speaking in tongues is not the evidence of receiving the Holy Ghost, as he had witnessed witches, wizards, and devil-possessed people doing the same, and emphasized that the devil can impersonate it.  Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-0112: ¶79–¶85]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 64-0823E: ¶93–¶97a]; [THE UNPARDONABLE SIN — 54-1024: ¶218–¶221].  Instead, he stated the true evidence is the fruit of the Spirit in a person's life—love, joy, faith, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, patience—by which "you shall know them," as no Scripture lists tongues as a fruit.

Question 12

Did Brother Branham say tongues is the evidence of the Holy Ghost?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that speaking in tongues is not the evidence of receiving the Holy Ghost, as he had witnessed witches, wizards, snake-handlers, and devils doing the same, and emphasized that it is not an infallible sign since the devil can impersonate it.  Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-0112: ¶84–¶85]; [THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT — 58-0928M: ¶160–¶164] He corrected Pentecostal teaching by explaining there are tongues of men and angels, contrasting Acts 2:4 where every man heard in his own language with claims of unknown tongues as initial evidence, and noted Pentecostals organized around tongues as the least gift while ignoring Scripture.  Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-0112: ¶242–¶256]; [ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH 2 — 53-0326: ¶108]; [THE CHURCH CHOOSING LAW FOR GRACE — 61-0316: ¶87] The real evidence of the Holy Ghost, he stated, is the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, patience—seen in a transformed life, as Jesus said "by their fruits ye shall know them," not by tongues, shouting, or other signs which may be present but are not conclusive.

Question 13

What did Brother Branham teach about women preachers?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that women should not preach, serve as pastors, or teach men in church, citing Scriptures like 1 Timothy 2:11-12 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, which command women to learn in silence, be under obedience, and not usurp authority over men, as it is a shame for a woman to speak in church.  Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-1015M: ¶103–¶106]; [WHY ARE WE NOT A DENOMINATION?  — 58-0927: ¶143–¶167] He emphasized that God formed Adam first and did not deceive him, while Eve was deceived, making it contrary to God's order for women to lead as pastors, deacons, or preachers, linking this to the church's proper submission structure where women ask husbands at home rather than speaking publicly.

Question 14

What did Brother Branham teach about women's hair and dress?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that women should not cut their hair short, as it is a woman's God-given covering and a sign of dishonor to her husband, equating it to a Nazarite vow like Samson's and citing 1 Corinthians 11 where cutting hair makes it a shame for her to pray uncovered.  Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 54-0103E: ¶125–¶129]; [A TESTIMONY ON THE SEA — 64-0307: ¶77–¶82] He strongly condemned women wearing pants, slacks, shorts, or pedal pushers as men's garments, calling it an abomination in God's sight per Deuteronomy 22:5, worse than shorts, and a cause for judgment since it tempts men to lust, making the woman accountable.  Evidence: [THE VOICE OF THE SIGN — 64-0321E: ¶173–¶178]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS HEBREWS PART III — 57-1006: ¶791–¶795]; [HEAR YE HIM — 58-0126: ¶19] On dress and modesty, he opposed short, tight, or revealing dresses that show knees or the body, seeing them as immoral and worldly, urging women to dress differently from the world to avoid disgrace and maintain testimony, while men should dress and act like men.

Question 15

What did Brother Branham teach about predestination?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that predestination is based on God's foreknowledge, where He foresaw those who would accept Him and elected them accordingly before the foundation of the world.  Evidence: [ADOPTION 1 — 60-0515E: ¶106–¶109]; [GOD’S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM AND HIS SEED — 56-0223: ¶40–¶43] Election looks back to this foreknowledge, while predestination points to destiny, as God chose individuals like Abraham by election to demonstrate justification, grace, and perfection through the patriarchs.  He explained that names of the elected Bride were placed on the Lamb's Book of Life before the world's foundation, making them secure from deception by the antichrist.

Question 16

What did Brother Branham mean by the seed and the shuck?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that the true Word Seed of God matures through stages in nature and church history, illustrated by a corn of wheat or grain: the stalk (Lutheran age of justification), tassel or pollen (Wesleyan age of sanctification), and shuck or husk (Pentecostal age of gifts restoration), each a carrier progressively resembling the grain but not the life-bearing Seed itself.  Evidence: [THE SEED IS NOT HEIR WITH THE SHUCK — 65-0218: ¶52–¶55, ¶85–¶92, ¶97–¶104]; [THE MASTERPIECE — 64-0705: ¶124–¶129, ¶136–¶143].

Question 17

Why did Brother Branham preach against denomination?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that God never offered a creed or denomination but a Kingdom, challenging anyone to show biblical support for denominations while he could show commands against yoking with unbelievers.  Evidence: [THE FALLING APART OF THE WORLD — 62-1216: ¶187–¶190] He viewed denominational systems as falling apart like worldly politics, producing Pharisees and hindering true anointing by pulling believers from the Eternal Word, contrasting them with the unmovable Kingdom of God; the World Council of Churches was a devilish, anti-Christ setup like Babel.  Evidence: [THE FALLING APART OF THE WORLD — 62-1216: ¶196–¶199] Denominations differ from the true Church by departing from the apostolic foundation to man-made creeds, worldly pleasures, and systems off the Word; as soon as a church denominates, it opposes the Word, while the true Church is a fellowship of believers without domination.

Question 18

What did Brother Branham teach about communion?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the Lord's Supper, or Communion, is one of three remaining physical Divine orders for believers—along with water baptism and feet-washing—established by Paul in the New Testament church as a memorial of Christ's broken body and blood, to be observed until He returns.  Evidence: [COMMUNION — 65-1212: ¶11–¶30]; [COMMUNION — 63-0707E: ¶6–¶10].  He emphasized self-examination before partaking, quoting 1 Corinthians 11 where Paul instructs believers to judge themselves, check their lives for sin or reproachful conduct (such as living worldly after professing faith), confess faults, and ensure their lives reflect Christ to avoid condemnation.

Question 19

What did Brother Branham teach about the mark of the beast?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the mark of the beast is not a physical tattoo or economic measure like the N. R. A.

Question 20

What did Brother Branham teach about the antichrist?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the antichrist begins as a spirit opposing God's Word, already working in the early church as the Nicolaitane spirit, which denies the full authority of Scripture and introduces man-made doctrines.  Evidence: [THE SECOND SEAL — 63-0319: ¶184–¶187]; [THE FIRST SEAL — 63-0318: ¶301–¶305].  This antichrist spirit progresses through church ages: first as a spirit (white horse rider with a bow but no arrows, a bluff), then incarnate as a crowned false prophet (red horse, uniting church and state with power to persecute), and finally as the beast (pale horse, Satan incarnate after the Church is raptured, enforcing the mark).

Question 21

What did Brother Branham teach about hell?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that hell is a literal place of punishment created for the devil and his angels, involving torment by fire and brimstone, as illustrated by the rich man in hell who begged for water to cool his tormented tongue.  Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS HEBREWS PART I — 57-0925: ¶31–¶33, ¶240] He described punishment as severe and consuming, worse than natural fire, lasting for a space of time—possibly millions or billions of years—where souls are tormented for their sins before annihilation.

Question 22

What did Brother Branham teach about the 144,000?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the 144,000 are literal Jews from the twelve tribes of Israel, with 12,000 sealed from each tribe, explicitly identified in Revelation 7 as "all of the tribes of the children of Israel. " Evidence: [THE TEN VIRGINS, AND THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND JEWS — 60-1211M: ¶109–¶114]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS HEBREWS PART I — 57-0925: ¶68–¶71].  He distinguished them from the Gentile Bride of Christ, describing the 144,000 as servants or eunuchs (temple guards, virgins who had not defiled themselves with women), not part of the raptured Church or Bride, while the Bride is sons and daughters with tens of thousands sealed.

Question 23

Was Brother Branham Oneness or not?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham explicitly rejected both Oneness and Trinitarian labels, stating he was neither a "Jesus Only" nor a Trinitarian, as the word "trinity" is not in the Bible and he did not believe in three individual Gods.  Evidence: [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶124–¶125] He taught there is one God manifesting in three offices or dispensations: Father (Pillar of Fire), Son (flesh as Jesus), and Holy Ghost (in the Church), rejecting three gods as pagan while affirming one God.  Evidence: [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶122–¶126, ¶153–¶161]; [THE WATER BAPTISM — 61-0120: ¶110–¶113]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 59-0628E: ¶195–¶197]; [HEBREWS, CHAPTER ONE — 57-0821: ¶119]; [THE EXPECTATIONS — 58-0508: ¶20] On baptism, he explained Matthew 28:19's "Name" (singular) of Father, Son, Holy Ghost as titles revealing the one Name "Lord Jesus Christ," matching Acts 2:38, and criticized both Trinitarian (titles only) and extreme Oneness (Jesus only) practices as erroneous extremes, advocating the full "Lord Jesus Christ.

Question 24

What did Brother Branham teach about his ministry and calling?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that his ministry fulfilled scriptural promises for an end-time prophet and messenger to restore the original apostolic faith before the Day of the Lord, distinguishing Malachi 4's Elijah from John the Baptist (Malachi 3).  Evidence: [THE FEAST OF THE TRUMPETS — 64-0719M: ¶59–¶65]; [THE FIRST SEAL — 63-0318: ¶207–¶211].  He described the seventh angel/messenger of Revelation 10:7 as the Laodicean Church Age figure who finishes all Bible mysteries lost in prior ages, sounding the trumpet to call out the Bride with the full Word between the Sixth and Seventh Seals/Trumpets, linking it to Luke 17:30 where the Son of man is revealed as in Sodom's days.

Question 25

What did Brother Branham teach about the Seven Seals?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the Seven Seals contain the mysteries of redemption, revealed only in the last days through the ministry of the seventh angel messenger, who gathers up loose ends from previous church ages and finishes all mysteries of God as promised in Revelation 10:1–7.  Evidence: [THE BREACH BETWEEN THE SEVEN CHURCH AGES AND THE SEVEN SEALS — 63-0317E: ¶42–¶47, ¶211–¶217] He explained each of the first four Seals as four horse riders symbolizing the antichrist's progressive work through the church ages: the First Seal (white horse with bow and crown) as the antichrist beginning as a political power conquering under a false Christ spirit in the Ephesian age; the Second Seal (red horse with sword) as taking peace from the earth through persecution in the Smyrnean age; the Third Seal (black horse with balances) as famine of the Word through dogma and creeds in the Sardisean age; and the Fourth Seal (pale horse named Death with Hell following) as death through denominational systems uniting political and religious powers in the Philadelphian age.  Evidence: [THE FIRST SEAL — 63-0318: ¶6–¶41, ¶293; THE SECOND SEAL — 63-0319: ¶3–¶45; THE THIRD SEAL — 63-0320: ¶3–¶58; THE FOURTH SEAL — 63-0321: ¶16–¶83] The Fifth Seal reveals souls under the altar crying for vengeance, representing martyrs awaiting fulfillment until their brethren are killed, while the Sixth Seal depicts cosmic disturbances, earthquakes, and hiding from wrath, purging the earth for the Millennium and gathering Israel (144,000 sealed), aligning with Matthew 24 signs like wars, famines, and the sun/moon darkening before Christ's return.

Question 26

What did Brother Branham teach about the Seven Thunders?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the Seven Thunders in Revelation 10:1–7 are directly connected to the mighty angel descending from heaven with an open book, setting one foot on the sea and one on the earth, crying like a lion, after which the thunders utter their voices, but John is commanded from heaven to seal them up and not write them.  Evidence: [IS THIS THE SIGN OF THE END, SIR?  — 62-1230E: ¶64–¶64; ¶301–¶308] He explained that these thunders represent mysteries on the "backside" of the sealed Book in Revelation 5, not written inside like the mysteries revealed through the first six Seals and church ages, but to be revealed at the sounding of the seventh angel's message, finishing God's mystery declared to the prophets.

Question 27

What did Brother Branham teach about the foolish virgin?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the ten virgins in Matthew 25 represent churchgoers across denominations who anticipated Christ's return, with both wise and foolish virgins being "virgins" (sanctified, clean, holy people) but distinguished by the presence of oil symbolizing the Holy Spirit in their lamps.  The wise virgins, having the Holy Spirit, entered the wedding supper with the Bridegroom (the Rapture), while the foolish virgins, lacking oil despite being believers, went to buy it during the church ages' slumber but missed the Rapture when the cry came at midnight, finding the door shut with the words "I know you not. " Evidence: [THE TEN VIRGINS, AND THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND JEWS — 60-1211M: ¶144–¶153]; [THE TEN VIRGINS, AND THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND JEWS — 60-1211M: ¶170–¶176] He explained the foolish virgins must go through the great tribulation period, facing outer darkness with weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth, as they slumbered without the Holy Spirit and sought it too late after rejecting the fullness of Atonement.

Question 28

What did Brother Branham teach about the wise virgin?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that both the wise and foolish virgins are "virgins," meaning sanctified, holy, and clean believers who went out to meet the Bridegroom, representing denominations preaching the Second Coming of Christ.  The wise virgin is part of the Bride, possessing Oil (Holy Spirit) in her lamp, which enables her to trim her lamp, reflect the Light of the Word through the Fire of the Gospel, and enter the Wedding Supper when the cry sounds, "Behold, the Bridegroom cometh.

Question 29

What did Brother Branham teach about holiness standards?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that Christians are a separated, peculiar, holy people called out from the world to live sanctified lives, conducting themselves as children of the King in dress, talk, and actions, without forgetting God's laws of holiness.  Evidence: [SPIRITUAL AMNESIA — 64-0411: ¶49–¶64] He emphasized modesty in apparel for women, condemning short hair, paint on the face, tight or revealing clothes, earrings, shorts, and dressing to attract attention, stating the Bible requires women to dress in modest apparel becoming to holiness.

Question 30

What did Brother Branham teach about ministers and tithing?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that believers should pay tithes and offerings as God's ordained way to support the church and ministers, criticizing alternatives like soup suppers or dinners to raise funds, stating that proper tithing eliminates the need for such events.  Evidence: [GOD’S PROVIDED WAY OF DEALING WITH SIN — 54-0305: ¶13]; [ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH 4 — 53-0328: ¶114]; [THE BEGINNING OF JESUS’ FAME — 53-0605: ¶7].

Question 31

What did Brother Branham teach about the cloud and the seven angels?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the seventh angel messenger of Revelation 10:7, associated with the Laodicean church age, would sound forth a final trumpet Message finishing all the mysteries written in the Bible, such as the Godhead, serpent's seed, baptism in Jesus' Name, and rejection of Eternal hell as created rather than eternal.  Evidence: [IS THIS THE SIGN OF THE END, SIR?  — 62-1230E: ¶236–¶368] He described a supernatural visitation of seven angels near Tucson, Arizona, in February 1963, forming a pyramid-shaped constellation where he stood north of the city picking sandburs when a blast shook the mountains; the angels commissioned him eastward to reveal the Seven Seals, manifesting as a mysterious cloud 26 miles high photographed nationwide and featured in Life Magazine (May 17, 1963), impossible by science as it exceeded moisture levels.

Question 32

What did Brother Branham teach about the Laodicean church age?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that the Laodicean Church Age is the final, seventh church age, beginning around 1906 and characterized by lukewarmness, where the church claims to be rich and in need of nothing but is actually wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.  Evidence: [THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE — 60-1211E: ¶54–¶58] He described it as an age of spiritual decline despite material increase, with the church spued from Christ's mouth due to indifference, rejecting true faith for formalism and denominations, and Christ standing outside knocking to enter.

Question 33

What did Brother Branham teach about the gifts of the Spirit?

Accepted Answer

Bro Branham taught that the nine spiritual gifts of 1 Corinthians 12—word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, gifts of healing, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, tongues, and interpretation of tongues—are active in the church today and should operate in every local assembly, but only after the baptism of the Holy Ghost fills the believer and activates pre-existing gifts and callings which are without repentance.  Evidence: [CHURCH ORDER — 58-1007: ¶11–¶13] He emphasized that these gifts are ministries in their own right, like preaching or healing, and each person must wait on their own gift without interrupting the service, especially not while the preacher is in the pulpit, as "the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. " Evidence: [CHURCH ORDER — 63-1226: ¶30–¶32]; [GOD BEING MISUNDERSTOOD — 61-0723E: ¶131–¶135a] Gifts must be judged by two or three witnesses with discernment before acceptance, meeting privately before services to pray and test messages like "THUS SAITH THE LORD," ensuring no more than two or three messages in tongues or prophecy per service to edify the church orderly, avoiding fanaticism or unlearned visitors thinking believers mad.

Question 34

What did Brother Branham teach about the serpent in Eden?

Accepted Answer

Bro.  Branham taught that the serpent in Eden was not originally a reptile but the most subtil beast of the field, smart, crafty, and closest to a human being, serving as the missing link between chimpanzee and man, with the ability to walk upright on legs and possessing a form of intelligence nearly like a soul.  Evidence: [THE SERPENT’S SEED — 58-0928E: ¶144–¶148]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 64-0830M: ¶314–¶315] He explained that the serpent could reason and speak because Satan entered it, enabling it to converse with Eve, seduce her sexually (beguiled meaning "defiled"), and impregnate her before she went to Adam, resulting in Cain as the serpent's seed while Abel came from Adam.

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