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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." Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶66–¶68]
On remarriage, Bro. Branham asserted a man may put away his wife for fornication (causing her to commit adultery if she remarries) and can remarry a virgin but not a divorced woman (doing so constitutes adultery), while a woman divorced from her living husband cannot remarry and must remain single or reconcile, per Matthew 5:32 and 1 Corinthians 7:10–11; he tied this to biblical types like polygamy after sin entered (one man, many wives) and Christ/church (one husband, many members). Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶224–¶228; ¶229–¶233; ¶241–¶243]
Husbands bear responsibility as rulers over wives (per Genesis 3:16 after Eve broke covenant), with men expected not to permit immodest behavior; wives should adorn modestly, obey as Sarah called Abraham "lord," remain faithful, and recognize their role without usurping authority, saved through childbearing and sobriety in Christ. Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶94b–¶98; ¶244–¶248]; [THE FAITH THAT WAS ONCE DELIVERED TO THE SAINTS — 53-1129A: ¶95–¶99]
In his primary sermon, after revealing these truths via Seven Seals insight, Bro. Branham received supernatural direction (vindicated by a Cloud on a mountain) to instruct his congregation: those already remarried should stay as-is, live in peace, sin no more, and raise children in God's admonition, as time is short for Christ's return—though ideally "it was not so from the beginning" and won't be in eternity. Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶311–¶314a; ¶323–¶326]
He referenced this doctrine repeatedly across sermons, often via John confronting Herod's adulterous marriage ("not lawful"), urging faithfulness amid prevalent divorce as an end-time sign like Noah's days. Evidence: [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶1–¶80]; [A MAN RUNNING FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD — 65-0217: ¶134–¶136a]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 64-0823E: ¶142b–¶145]
Whosoever shall put away his wife, saving the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is divorced committed adultery. [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶226]
Paul commands the wife that is, that divorces her husband, to remain single or be reconciled, not to remarry. [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶229]
The man can put away his wife and marry another one; but not the woman put away her husband and marry another one. [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶253]
You women be like Sarah was, which adorned herself in modest apparel, lived honest and true to her own husband... [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶254]
If you are married... live with her, raise your children in the admonition of God. But God be merciful to you if you ever do that again! [MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE — 65-0221M: ¶313]
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