William Branham Was In A Cult Before Starting the Message Cult

In each version of his stage persona from 1947 to 1965, William Branham was dishonest about his involvement with Roy E. Davis' Pentecostal church. Branham claimed that Davis' Pentecostal church was Baptist,[1] and that he was ordained in a Baptist church.

We have finally discovered why Branham was dishonest.

Roy E. Davis, an official spokesperson for the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacy groups, eventual Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, was not simply planting a church in Jeffersonville Indiana. William Branham did not simply take over a church when he took over Davis' congregation[2] to form the Billie Branham Pentecostal Tabernacle. Roy E. Davis had started a pentecostal cult.

The "Pentecostal Baptist Church" did not refer to a building. It referred to a sect of Pentecostalism. Roy E. Davis was the "overseer" of the National Headquarters of the Pentecostal Baptist Church in Jeffersonville Indiana.[3] Along with overseer, Davis was the editor of the "Pentecostal Baptist Witness".[4]

William Branham did not simply "start a cult" when he started his "Message" sect. As Branham himself stated, Davis' cult transitioned.

This research would strongly suggest that the "Message" is a splinter group for the "Pentecostal Baptist Church", founded by Roy Davis, Imperial Wizard of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and would explain many of Branham's unusual theologies targeting enemies of the Klan such as Martin Luther King, Jr. It also means that when William Branham was touring with Davis and winning converts by allegedly drinking poison,[5] they were recruiting for their sect.

Read the newspaper article here:
https://william-branham.org/site/resource?key=71fac3c0-72fe-4a73-ac2e-0314c0f12630&parent=roy_e._davis

References

[1] Branham, William. Faith. 1957, Dec, 29. Faith (57-1229). "1957/29/12 Faith And when the Brother Davis, Doctor Roy Davis, many of you know him, who ordained me into the church, into the Baptist church William Branham And when the Brother Davis, Doctor Roy Davis, many of you know him, who ordained me into the church, into the Baptist church."

[2] Branham, William. A Trial. 1964, Apr, 27. A Trial (64-0427). "1964/27/04 A Trial And the Missionary Baptist Church burned down, which I was assistant pastor, at the time. And Mr. Davis come back to Texas, which he was of Davis mountains, and—and down near Van Horn, Texas. That's where they come from. And so, while he was gone, I started to take over the congregation William Branham And the Missionary Baptist Church burned down, which I was assistant pastor, at the time. And Mr. Davis come back to Texas, which he was of Davis mountains, and—and down near Van Horn, Texas. That's where they come from. And so, while he was gone, I started to take over the congregation."

[3] May Move Church Seat. 1934, May, 15. The Commercial Appeal. "1934/15/05 May Move Church Seat National headquarters of the Pentecostal Baptist Church may be moved from Jeffersonville, Ind., to Memphis, the Rev. Roy E. Davis, overseer, said yesterday National headquarters of the Pentecostal Baptist Church may be moved from Jeffersonville, Ind., to Memphis, the Rev. Roy E. Davis, overseer, said yesterday."

[4] May Move Church Seat. 1934, May, 15. The Commercial Appeal. "1934/15/05 May Move Church Seat Editor of the 'Pentecostal Baptist Witness,' the Rev. Mr. Davis is holding a 60-day revival at Immanuel Baptist Church, Linden, at Hernando, which the Pentecostal Church leased from the Rev. Ben Cox Editor of the 'Pentecostal Baptist Witness,' the Rev. Mr. Davis is holding a 60-day revival at Immanuel Baptist Church, Linden, at Hernando, which the Pentecostal Church leased from the Rev. Ben Cox."

[5] Branham, William. Lord, Show Us The Father And It Sufficeth Us. 1953, Sep, 7. Lord, Show Us The Father And It Sufficeth Us (53-0907A). "1953/07/09 Lord, Show Us The Father And It Sufficeth Us Or somebody slip poison to me, I'd trust God for my healing. That's right. But I don't believe in bringing things, say, "Come here and I'll show you I can do it." I think that's wrong. That's right. But Brother Davis walked up to the platform. We got a notary public's statement on this. He walked up there. He said, "Christian people," about two or three thousand setting there, he said, "I'm twenty-five years old." He said, "I'm a minister of the Gospel," and he said, "I—I know that my God is able to deliver me from that," but said, "nevertheless, if He does or does not, I'll never let that infidel stand there with that in his hand and challenge God's Word." He said, "I'll meet you in glory." 82 Grabbed it out of his hand…?…and drank ever drop of it right down, stood there and preached the Gospel, and about fifteen hundred people received the baptism of the Holy Ghost setting in the meeting. Hallelujah. Yes, sir William Branham Or somebody slip poison to me, I'd trust God for my healing. That's right. But I don't believe in bringing things, say, "Come here and I'll show you I can do it." I think that's wrong. That's right. But Brother Davis walked up to the platform. We got a notary public's statement on this. He walked up there. He said, "Christian people," about two or three thousand setting there, he said, "I'm twenty-five years old." He said, "I'm a minister of the Gospel," and he said, "I—I know that my God is able to deliver me from that," but said, "nevertheless, if He does or does not, I'll never let that infidel stand there with that in his hand and challenge God's Word." He said, "I'll meet you in glory." 82 Grabbed it out of his hand…?…and drank ever drop of it right down, stood there and preached the Gospel, and about fifteen hundred people received the baptism of the Holy Ghost setting in the meeting. Hallelujah. Yes, sir."