Branham Linked to White Supremacy of Rising Christian Right

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Researchers are now connecting the dots between William Branham's ties to white supremacy, the Latter Rain Revivals, and Anglo-Israelism/British Israelism. This is significant due to the radical views of the New Apostolic Reformation that exist today and the rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States.

Meanwhile, the NAR is a racially and culturally diverse coalition that promotes Christian Zionism as fervently as it promotes Christian nationalism in the US. And while the NAR's philosemitism can itself be deeply problematic, it certainly isn't as threatening as White supremacy's conspiracy-laden antisemitism. However, as recently as the mid-twentieth century, the movements actually were the same. William Branham (1909-1965) was a revivalist and faith healer who served as a prominent figure in a post-World War II restorationist movement known as the Latter Rain Revival.[1]  
- Kerri Ladner

British Israel leaders taught that the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel migrated to the United States and Great Britain. Over the years, as British Israelism transitioned to Christian Identity, and Identity leaders such as Gordon Lindsay and Wesley Swift used various esoteric themes in the revivals. Some of those themes, such as the "Zodiac Bible" and Pyramidology, inspired key doctrinal teachings Branham used for his "Message" cult of personality.

Much of what was taught in the Latter Rain Revival stems from a pseudohistorical, apocalyptic belief known as British Israelism—or, as it was more commonly referred to in the United States, Anglo Israelism. British Israelism asserts that the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel aren't really lost but rather migrated through Europe, with some settling in the British Isles; as such, the British people are, in fact, the Israel of the Bible and heirs to all the promises that God gave that nation. While the Latter Rain Revivals didn't fixate on spreading British Israelism, rogue elements that were, at the time, clearly identifiable as British Israelist found their way into Latter Rain teachings. These elements included the "Manifest Sons of God" teaching, which claims that some Christians will attain glorified bodies on Earth so as to take dominion for God's Kingdom. Additionally, Branham taught pyramidology—to this day, a significant feature of British Israelism. 
- Kerri Ladner