William Branham
| William Marrion Branham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 6, 1909 Cumberland County, Kentucky |
| Died | December 24, 1965 (aged 56) Amarillo, Texas |
| Cause of death | Car accident |
| Resting place | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Spouse(s) |
Amelia Hope Brumbach m. 1934 (b. July 16, 1913 - d. July 22, 1937) Meda Marie Broy m.1941 (b. April 26, 1919 - d. 1981) |
| Children |
William 'Billy' Paul Branham (b. September 13, 1935) Sharon Rose Branham (b. October 27, 1936 - d. July 26, 1937) Rebekah Branham Smith (b. March 21, 1946 - d. November 28, 2006) Sarah Branham De Corado (b. March 19, 1950) Joseph Branham (b. May 19, 1955) |
| Parent(s) |
Charles C. E. Branham (b. January 2, 1887 - d. November 30, 1936) Ella Rhee Harvey (b. June 24, 1887 - d. October 27, 1961) |
Amelia Hope Brumbach m. 1934 (b. July 16, 1913 - d. July 22, 1937)
William 'Billy' Paul Branham (b. September 13, 1935)
Sharon Rose Branham (b. October 27, 1936 - d. July 26, 1937)
Rebekah Branham Smith (b. March 21, 1946 - d. November 28, 2006)
Sarah Branham De Corado (b. March 19, 1950)
Charles C. E. Branham (b. January 2, 1887 - d. November 30, 1936)
William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister, generally acknowledged as initiating the post World War II healing revival.
Branham's first meetings as a faith healer started in 1946. Branham's sensational healing services are well documented and he is regarded as the pacesetter for those who followed him. Historians generally mark the 1946 meetings as inaugurating the modern healing revival. William Branham claimed to have received an angelic visitation on May 7, 1946 commissioning his worldwide ministry. Branham's healing power became legendary and there were continued reports that he had raised the dead, although controversy surrounded Branham from the early stages of his ministry. His ministry started to falter in 1955 and never regained the status it had in its initial stages. Branham died in a car accident in 1965.
Branham's most controversial revelation was his claim to be the end-time "Elijah" prophet of the Laodicean Church age. His theology seemed complicated and bizarre to many people who admired him personally. In his last days, Branham's followers had placed him at the center of a Pentecostal personality cult that continues to this day. However, other than those that still follow him as their prophet, Branham has faded into obscurity.
Based on Weaver's research, the reliability of William Branham's biographical material should be viewed with caution. This is because Branham's autobiographical stories were often embellished, and sometimes contradictory. Other sources, written by his associates or followers, are apologetic and hagiographical in nature.
William Branham was born in 1909 in a log cabin in Cumberland County, Kentucky, near Burkesville. The first of ten children of Charles and Ella Branham, he was raised near Jeffersonville, Indiana. His father was an alcoholic, and William Branham often talked about how his upbringing was difficult and impoverished, although his claims of poverty have been called into question.
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