WHAT ARE YOUR PERSPECTIVES OF HIM?
The Old Testament is made up of what is known as; THE LAW- Pentateuch, THE PROPHETS – Nevi’im and THE WRITINGS.
So basically the PROPHETS were God’s mouthpiece to his people. In the Old Testament, children of Israel revered their prophets because they bring messages from God to them. But if these prophets did not speak accordingly, in responds to the Urim Thummim that determines God’s will in a particular situation which is carried on the breastplate of the high priest, perhaps two sticks or stones one white and the other black giving a yes or no answer to a specific question. That fellow is regarded as a false prophet and he is stoned to death as such.
And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually (Exodus 28:30)
So how do we judge a true prophet of God in the 20th century? What is the Urim Thummim in our day?
Do we have Prophets of such caliber in the New Testament era for that matter this 20th century? Well this is a personal discretion.
Now Several prophets are mentioned in the New Testament. Zechariah, the priest was one such, said to have perished “between the altar and the sanctuary” (Luke account). His death is included in the Gospel because he was the last prophet before Jesus to have been killed by the Jews. Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, when he was born, under the inspiration of the spirit, proclaimed the benediction; “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel”. on John the Baptist. His wife, Elizabeth, also was described as being inspired by the spirit. Others are Simeon, the prophetess Anna, and John the Baptist. Those prophets are conceived by the New Testament as the termination of Old Testament prophecy, a concept also expressed by Jesus with reference to John the Baptist.
EARLY PROPHETS
The New Testament mentions several prophetic figures in the early Church. Among them are Agabus of Jerusalem; Judas Barsabbas and Silas, who also were elders of the Jerusalem church; the four prophesying daughters of Philip the Evangelist; and John, the author of Revelation.
The term prophet is used with reference to an office in the early church along with evangelists and teachers, and the recipient of the letter bearing his name, Timothy, is called both a minister and a prophet. The prophet’s role in the early church was to reveal divine mysteries and God’s plan of salvation. Paul the Apostle instructed his followers in the correct use of prophecy and evaluated it as more beneficial to the life of congregations than ecstatic glossolalia (speaking in tongues). He considered prophecy to be the greatest spiritual gift from God, and in his view a prophet therefore ranks ahead of evangelists and teachers.
WILLIAM BRANHAM A PROPHET OF OLD OR NEW TESTAMENT?
There are a lot of misconceptions and doctrines concerning the specific work God raised this humble servant of his from Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA for and still on-going in End-time message circles.
For me I only have to read a couple of WILLIAM MARRION BRANHAM’s SPOKEN WORD sermon books to be able to recognize the message this Prophet- Messenger brought to us in this 20th/21st century. The message is no other than; BACK TO THE ABSOLUTE, THE BIBLE, THE WORD, THE LOGOS, (John1:1)
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. (Mal 4:5-6)
Elijah was a (or prophet master) and a prophet priest. Much of his prophetic career was directed against the Tyrian Baal cult, which had become popular in the northern kingdom (Israel) during the reign (mid-9th century BCE) of King Ahab and his Tyrian queen, Jezebel. Elijah’s struggle against that cult indicated a religio-political awareness, on his part, of the danger to Yahweh worship in Israel namely, that Baal of Tyre might replace Yahweh as the main god of Israel.
So was William Branham’s message strongly against the religious system of our day especially organized religion and Jezebels of our day. (Mathew 17:10)
In this End-time, a lot keep saying if there is a message there ought to be a messenger. However, Who sent the messenger? And What is his message? This is where it gets so confusing. Some regard William Branham as the LORD BRANHAM CHRIST, others too as the Final Authority of the Word. They consider all his utterances to be inspired and never take the trouble to scrutinize it with the Scriptures; Holy Bible. Yet others as a great prophet who didn’t make mistake whatsoever. What do you think?
Your revelation of the mission of this 20TH century prophet would determine whether you have trimmed your Lamp and getting enough light that would carry you to the end of the race set before you or you are following the crowd blindly and dancing to false doctrines and revelations which would eventually land you in the Great Tribulation?
Consider this carefully.
Shalom!
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST 