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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. Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶229–¶233]
No explicit exceptions for the "innocent party" were detailed beyond the fornication clause in Matthew, and fornication/adultery distinctions appear in other contexts but not expanded here for remarriage; he warned both sides in divorce debates are wrong, advocating singles live single scripturally, though practical advice for saved remarried couples with children is to stay together. Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶224–¶233]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 64-0823M: ¶200–¶208]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 62-0527: ¶25b–¶48]
Matthew 19 and 1 Corinthians 7 were applied to uphold no remarriage for believers with living companions except death, rejecting separation for unbelievers as license to remarry. Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶224–¶233]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 62-0527: ¶25b–¶48]
Matthew 5:32. ... But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving…the cause of fornications, causes her to commit adultery:... and whosoever marrieth her that is divorced committed adultery. See, she has got a living husband, so no man can marry her... “causes her,” not him. [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶225]
Now you notice in First Corinthians 7:10, notice, Paul commands the wife that is, that divorces her husband, to remain single or be reconciled, not to remarry. She must remain single... he never said about the man. [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶229]
Your vow is until death you separate, and there’s nothing else in the world will permit you to marry in the Bible, until your companion is dead. [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 62-0527: ¶43–¶48]
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