God be merciful to him. By her beauty and her sex control, her shape that was given to her by Satan, the by-product that Satan did, she is sent to deceive sons of God. [44], Besides Roy Davis and the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, Branham reported interaction with other groups during the 1930s who were an influence on his ministry. [137][138], Similar allegations came from Branham's European campaigns. Qui Est William Marion Branham Selon La Bible? [173] According to Weaver, Branham's views on modern culture were the primary reason the growing Charismatic movement rejected him; his views also prevented him from following his contemporaries who were transitioning from the healing revival to the new movement. [81], Just as Branham began to attract international attention in May 1948, he announced that due to illness he would have to halt his campaign. His only overseas trip during the 1960s proved a disappointment. [139][140], In 1955, Leonard Steiner, pastor of a Pentecostal church in Zurich Switzerland that hosted a Branham meeting reported cases of failed healing and the negative consequences for members of his congregation. [161] The bad feelings and breakdown of cooperation between the leaders of the movement contributed to the end of the healing revival. Weaver accused Branham of major embellishments. [256], The more controversial doctrines Branham espoused in the closing years of his ministry were rejected by the Charismatic movement, which viewed them as "revelatory madness". [207] He believed that the serpent was an intelligent human-like ape he described as the missing link between the chimpanzee and man. [218][217], In 2017, street preachers promoting Branham in Canada began to make national news in the United States and Canada for their aggressive behavior. [286] Schfer had a history of child molestation dating to the 1950s. After the world failed to end in 1977, Time Magazine included the failed prediction as one of the "top ten end-of-the-world prophecies". Several news outlets labeled Reagan as the "most racist pastor in America. Frère Branham dit quelque part dans l'Exposé des 7 âges de l'Eglise : vous n'avez pas besoin d'un docteur en théologie pour vous faire comprendre la Bible. [110], According to Pentecostal historian Rev. They claimed that many of Branham prophecies were only publicly reported after their fulfillment. As late as 1963, Branham continued to speak highly of the them saying, "the Ku Klux Klan, paid the hospital bill for me, Masons. [237], Beginning in 1958, Branham began to claim Luke 17:30 was being fulfilled. Reporters subsequently found no evidence of a resurrection; no funeral parlor in the city corroborated the story. In total, critics of Branham identified many claims which appeared to be false when investigated. [151], Finances became an issue again in 1956 when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) charged Branham with tax evasion.