Voice of Healing Archive is LIVE!
The Voice of Healing Archive is now live! See the signs! See the wonders! See the boy with the missing eyeball "healed!" Literally hundreds of ministers, all joining into the "Voice of Healing Revival", which for a period of time merged with the "Latter Rain Revival" to create the "Latter Rain Message" which was eventually shortened to "The Message" and attracted countless others seeking to create their own stage persona such as the infamous Jim Jones of Peoples Temple.
The Voice of Healing Archive is now live! See the signs! See the wonders! See the boy with the missing eyeball "healed!" Literally hundreds of ministers, all joining into the "Voice of Healing Revival", which for a period of time merged with the "Latter Rain Revival" to create the "Latter Rain Message" which was eventually shortened to "The Message" and attracted countless others seeking to create their own stage persona such as the infamous Jim Jones of Peoples Temple.
Access the archive here:
https://william-branham.org/site/voh
The Voice of Healing was created to position William Branham as leader of the "Voice of Healing Revival" by organizing numerous revivalists under the title "Branham Healing Campaigns". The April 1948 issue was subtitled "An Inter-Evangelical Publication of the Branham Healing Campaigns".[1] William Branham was the original publisher, and Branham's campaign manager Gordon Lindsay was the editor. Jack Moore and his wife Anna were also involved as associate editor and circulation editor.
At the beginning of 1948 during the time of unity between the Voice of Healing Revival and Latter Rain Revival,[2], William Branham began advertising himself as the "voice of healing".[3] In March, Branham met with the very popular Iranian "faith healer" Avak Hagopian for photographs,[4] sponsored by the Kardashians[5] as an organized team of "healers".[6]. The first issue of The Voice of Healing was introduced the next month, and Branham described his reason for forming a committee to organize the faith healers.[7] It also included disclaimers for those whose alleged "healing" failed. Rev. F. F. Bosworth dedicated almost a full page to describe "Why All Are Not Healed," blaming the failure on the lack of faith — both for those seeking healing and for members of their communities.[8]
Once this structure and organization were in place, The Voice of Healing began assisting in the creation of stage personas for literally hundreds of "faith healers". Any person who wanted to become a "faith healer" could join in the Voice of Healing Revival as an evangelist, advertise their own "supernatural" ministries with angelic visitations, signs, and wonders, and receive the full backing of the Branham Campaigns. Branham himself would not speak with them, however. In May, 1948, Branham announced that his "angel" had told him not to converse with people in the revival.
Recently the angel again appeared to Brother Branham. He was told that he should give much of his time to prayer and waiting upon God, and that he should not dissipate his strength by spending too much time in conversation with people.[9]
References
[1] 1948, Apr. The Voice of Healing. "1948, Apr. The Voice of Healing."
[2] Crowder, John. 2006. Miracle Workers, Reformers, and the New Mystics. "Known simply as the healing revival, Voice of Healing Revival, or Latter Rain Revival". "Crowder, John. 2006. Miracle Workers, Reformers, and the New Mystics. "Known simply as the healing revival, Voice of Healing Revival, or Latter Rain Revival"
[3] ex: The Truth of Divine Healing. 1948, Mar, 30. Pensacola News. "1948/30/03 ex: The Truth of Divine Healing Rev. Branham has preached to capacity audiences all over this continent. He has the voice of healing"
[4] Branham, William. The Angel of God. 1948, Mar, 4. The Angel of God. "1948/04/03 The Angel of God Many of you has heard of Avak. You know, they come over here that time. Well, we've been trying to meet each other for some time. We met a few days ago in Florida, and put our pictures together and said, "…?… American…?… consults Divine healing William Branham Many of you has heard of Avak. You know, they come over here that time. Well, we've been trying to meet each other for some time. We met a few days ago in Florida, and put our pictures together and said, "…?… American…?… consults Divine healing."
[5] Oppenheimer, Jerry. 2017. The Kardashians: An American Drama. "Earlier, in the late forties, Robert and Tom's grandfather, Tatos Kardashian, then the family patriarch who dominated the Kardashian household, had helped sponsor and pledged to build a temple in Los Angeles for an Armenian faith healer and mystic, twenty-year-old robed and bearded Avak Hagopian. For a time Kardashian had actually teamed up with another financial backer of the mystic, one Clem Davies, an avowed anti-Semite, whose books included such titles as The Racial Streams of Mankind, What Is Anglo-Israel?, and Pre-Adamic Races. He was known as a member of the Christian Identity Movement, using strange interpretations of biblical scripture to "prove" white superiority and to demonize Jews.". "Oppenheimer, Jerry. 2017. The Kardashians: An American Drama. "Earlier, in the late forties, Robert and Tom's grandfather, Tatos Kardashian, then the family patriarch who dominated the Kardashian household, had helped sponsor and pledged to build a temple in Los Angeles for an Armenian faith healer and mystic, twenty-year-old robed and bearded Avak Hagopian. For a time Kardashian had actually teamed up with another financial backer of the mystic, one Clem Davies, an avowed anti-Semite, whose books included such titles as The Racial Streams of Mankind, What Is Anglo-Israel?, and Pre-Adamic Races. He was known as a member of the Christian Identity Movement, using strange interpretations of biblical scripture to "prove" white superiority and to demonize Jews."
[6] Branham, William. The Angel Of God. 1947, Nov, 2. The Angel Of God (47-1102). "1947/02/11 The Angel Of God They flew a boy, who prays for the sick, by the name of Avak. They brought him from Cairo over to pray for a man by the name of Arkelian. The same time they sent for him, they sent up in Indiana and had me to come to a woman with cancer William Branham They flew a boy, who prays for the sick, by the name of Avak. They brought him from Cairo over to pray for a man by the name of Arkelian. The same time they sent for him, they sent up in Indiana and had me to come to a woman with cancer."
[7] Inter-Evangelical Policy of the Branham Campaigns. 1948, Apr. The Voice of Healing. "1948/04 Inter-Evangelical Policy of the Branham Campaigns After much prayer, Brother Branham has decided to form a committee which should direct the policy of the Branham healing campaigns and the publication of The Voice of Healing. This will supersede all previous arrangements. This committee, besides Rev. Branham, includes Rev. Jack Moore and Rev. Gordon Lindsay. All correspondence concerning campaigns should be directed to Branham Healing Campaigns, Box 4097, Shreveport, Louisiana. This paper, The Voice of Healing, is to be specifically dedicated to the great truth of Divine Healing, but not to the exclusion of the other great evangelical truths of the Scriptures After much prayer, Brother Branham has decided to form a committee which should direct the policy of the Branham healing campaigns and the publication of The Voice of Healing. This will supersede all previous arrangements. This committee, besides Rev. Branham, includes Rev. Jack Moore and Rev. Gordon Lindsay. All correspondence concerning campaigns should be directed to Branham Healing Campaigns, Box 4097, Shreveport, Louisiana. This paper, The Voice of Healing, is to be specifically dedicated to the great truth of Divine Healing, but not to the exclusion of the other great evangelical truths of the Scriptures."
[8] 1948, Apr. The Voice of Healing. "First: Ingorance of this -- physical healing -- part of the Gospel. Faith cometh by hearing ..... the word of God. Many in our day seek healing before they have heard or read enough of the Word of God to produce real faith. {...} Second: Community unbelief. {...} Third: The healing part of the Gospel is hindered, and even made voide by traditions of men.". "1948, Apr. The Voice of Healing. "First: Ingorance of this -- physical healing -- part of the Gospel. Faith cometh by hearing ..... the word of God. Many in our day seek healing before they have heard or read enough of the Word of God to produce real faith. {...} Second: Community unbelief. {...} Third: The healing part of the Gospel is hindered, and even made voide by traditions of men."
[9] The Angel's Recent Message to Brother Branham. 1948, May. The Voice of Healing. "1948/05 The Angel's Recent Message to Brother Branham"