Two videos about William Branham, an American Pentecostal preacher who some followers believe was "God come in the flesh". But sure, the more moderate faction says that he was "only" a new Elijah and hence the harbinger of the Lord´s second coming. Branham was at the very least an infallible prophet and his words are therefore God´s words. Or the Word of God? When Branham died in a car accident, a competing charismatic leader said that God had taken "the prophet" home to stop him from spreading heresy!
Branham´s teaching (The Message) isn´t always easy to follow and may even have been contradictory. Anti-Trinitarianism, "Jesus Only" and the Serpent Seed doctrine (!) were some of the staples. Another was the idea that hell isn´t eternal and that its denizens will eventually be annihilated completely (although it may take a very long time). Branham still has millions of followers, including in Africa and Latin America. However, the clips above say almost nothing about his movement, which I assume is badly split between different groups.
There may be *some* kind of connection between The Message and the NAR, but I haven´t gotten that far yet in my current studies...
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