Part 3: 1960 – Rev Ch. 1-3 (The 7 Church Ages)

William Marrion Branham was born on April 6, 1909 in Burkesville, Kentucky, as he says " in a little mountain cabin." At the time of birth a mysterious Light entered the lowly cabin and into the room where the child laid. In later years the Lord visited the young child many times, speaking to him in supernatural ways, as for example, through a whirlwind and an audible Voice. The young child was told "never drink, smoke, or defile your body in any way." The Voice had indicated that "there'll be a work for you to do when you get older." William was converted in 1928, and shortly thereafter began to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was subsequently ordained into the ministry by the Missionary Baptist Church. In later years he preferred that his ministry be interdenominational. In 1933 and while baptizing in water some converts, the Pillar of Fire descended publicly and uttered, "as John the Baptist was sent forth to forerun the first coming of Christ, I send you with a Message to the world to forerun the second coming of Christ." Thirteen years later in 1946, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and gave him two supernatural signs that would follow a Divine Healing ministry. Signs and wonders followed that initial revival and many people were converted to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Thousands were healed of incurable diseases, even death and cancer were rebuked. In Bro Branham's ministry there were seven registered resurrections from the dead and hundreds of cases of cancer that were miraculously healed. The culmination of his ministry came about in 1963 when seven Angels appeared in a constellation above the skies of Arizona, and the Lord revealed to Bro Branham the mysteries of the Seven Seals of Apocalypse. This revelation along with the revelation of the Seven Church Ages (preached in 1960) opened up the book of Apocalypse (or Revelations) and its Mysteries in a way never before imagined. It thus fulfilled the Scriptures of Mal 4:5 and Rev Ch 10: 1-7. We firmly believe that William Marrion Branham was God's major prophet for this age, and brought the Message that would take the Bride-Church back to the Apostolic Doctrines and the Full Expression of the Holy Ghost, and would prepare her for the Glorious Rapture of the Saints. (----MORE----)


Bro William Branham's sermons began to be taped in 1947, shortly after the Angel commissioned him. But the bulk of his Messages in terms of major doctrines that were preached and taught can be said to run from 1959-1965, even though some believers insist that the "Hebrews" series preached in 1957 is of fundamental importance. Nonetheless, it is in 1959 that Bro Branham preaches such timely messages as: "Possessing the Enemy's Gates," "The New Ministry," "A Prophet like Unto Moses," "A Super Sign," and "Faith is the Sixth Sense." It is also important to mention that from 1946 until his death in 1965, supernatural signs and miracles were always present, as for example, the resurrection of a little fish in 1957, the creation of squirrels in 1959, and the rebuking of a storm in Colorado in 1964. But the most important work for Bro Branham began in 1959-60 when he began the series of The Seven Church Ages in which the Lord revealed to him the secret symbols contained in the book of Revelations Ch 1-3. Part 3 of these "Branham Notes" will discuss the major doctrines revealed in this series which Bro Branham preached in 1960.

[continuation as Part 3b ; Serafin Roldan-Santiago]