A Man Sent From God - William Branham Life Story
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William Branham's "Life Story" was published and sold in 1950 in a book entitled "A Man Sent From God" as an attempt to rebrand his stage persona and "divine healer" back story, advertising the "Moses" version of his stage persona and to introducing the alleged "angelic visitation" story. According to this version of the stage persona, Branham's first alleged angelic visitation was in May of 1946, at which time he was given an alleged "gift of divine healing." In previous versions of his stage persona, such as the one described in the 1945 publication, "I Was Not Disobedient to the Heavenly Vision," Branham received his alleged "gift of divine healing" by a vision and had a largely popular healing ministry. Other versions of his stage persona — even shortly after A Man Sent From God was published — claimed that he had encountered "angels" all his life.
According to the "A Man Sent From God" version of his "Life Story," another angelic visitation occurred in 1955 to further empower Branham with what was advertised as the "climax" of his ministry, which, combined with Branham's sermons, included a symbolic link to the Nation of Israel. Though the 1945 "I Was Not Disobedient" tract admitted that the congregation at the Branham Tabernacle would "no longer eat the bread of life anymore", this new version of his stage persona as depicted in "A Man Sent From God" painted the picture of a church body that accepted his ministry.
After the death of Ella Branham, William Branham's mother, the text of A Man Sent From God was altered to include additional details supporting the "Moses" stage persona. A "Pillar of Fire", for example, was added to the chapter describing William Branham's "peculiar birth", and the chapter itself had several additions.
You can learn this and more on william-branham.org
A Man Sent From God:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/a_man_sent_from_god
I Was Not Disobedient to the Heavenly Vision:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/i_was_not_disobedient_to_the_heavenly_vision
According to the "A Man Sent From God" version of his "Life Story," another angelic visitation occurred in 1955 to further empower Branham with what was advertised as the "climax" of his ministry, which, combined with Branham's sermons, included a symbolic link to the Nation of Israel. Though the 1945 "I Was Not Disobedient" tract admitted that the congregation at the Branham Tabernacle would "no longer eat the bread of life anymore", this new version of his stage persona as depicted in "A Man Sent From God" painted the picture of a church body that accepted his ministry.
After the death of Ella Branham, William Branham's mother, the text of A Man Sent From God was altered to include additional details supporting the "Moses" stage persona. A "Pillar of Fire", for example, was added to the chapter describing William Branham's "peculiar birth", and the chapter itself had several additions.
You can learn this and more on william-branham.org
A Man Sent From God:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/a_man_sent_from_god
I Was Not Disobedient to the Heavenly Vision:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/i_was_not_disobedient_to_the_heavenly_vision