Billy Paul Branham
Billy Paul Branham, William Branham's oldest son and longtime partner with Joseph Branham in distributing Branham's recorded sermons through Spoken Word Publications and Voice of God Recordings, became an important figure in preserving and spreading the Message movement after his father's death. Government records connected to Billy Paul's birth and marriage create problems for Branham's later autobiographical claims, especially the conflicting birth years Branham used for himself and the timeline surrounding Billy Paul's disputed early marriage to Ollie May Christopher. Billy Paul also became part of Branham's failed Los Angeles prophecy tradition, since Branham and later Message leaders connected the city's destruction to Billy Paul's lifespan, a prediction that failed as Billy Paul lived until 2023. His death from complications involving diabetes, coronary artery disease, abdominal pain, pancreatic cancer, and tobacco-related factors closed the life of one of the central family figures responsible for carrying Branham's cult legacy into the modern era.
Los Angeles Prophecy
In 1965, William Branham watched a television program discussing the instability of Los Angeles. In the program, a scientist was interviewed who stated that Los Angeles would sink within five years. [1] Not only was his entertainment choice in violation of the rules presented by his stage persona,[2] but it also became the basis for an alleged "prophecy" that would be used for his stage persona until the end of his life.[3] Speaking in Los Angeles in April of 1965, Branham predicted that Los Angeles would sink beneath the ocean, just like the television program had predicted.
Letter From Raymond Jackson to Billy Paul Branham
On June 25, 1990, Raymond "Junior" Jackson sent a letter to Billy Paul Branham pleading for Billy Paul and Joseph Branham to come to the aid of their sister. This letter is used in one of the exhibits in the Intent to Sue, described in the Sarah Branham Investigation.
The Sarah Branham Investigation
Sarah Branham sent a letter pleading for help. She entitled it, "Take it With You", and addressed it "To the Bride of Christ, the followers of the 'Message'". Sarah, her husband, and their eight children are in a desperate situation due to financial struggles after working as missionaries in Guatemala and spreading the "Message" of William Branham deep into South America. In the letter, Sarah described the hardships that she faced after being allegedly taken advantage of by cult leaders back in the United States. At the same time, it appears that "Message" cult leaders were attempting to silence Sarah by praying that Satan would destroy Sarah's flesh.
The Sarah Branham Investigation Part 3: The Investigation Begins
This episode examines the early stages of the investigation. Only just one day before departing for a mission trip, Gerald Lee Walker received a letter from a minister in New Zealand requesting his assistance in helping Sarah Branham and her family with their desperate situation. According to the information given to Walker, Billy Paul Branham, Joseph Branham, and other cult leaders had joined forces against Sarah and were praying that "Satan destroy Sarah's flesh." Apparently "Word Publications" (referring to the collective business entities William Branham Evangelistic Association and Voice of God Recordings) had some unknown control over the other cult leaders. Walker was determined to find what these business entities had over the cult leaders.
The Sarah Branham Investigation Part 2: Seeking Legal Counsel
This episode examines Sarah Branham's quest to find legal counsel through a network of supporters in other countries. It begins by examining the version of Sarah Branham's letter entitled "Take It With You" that had been made available to the public, and alterations to that letter that did not exist in the original. It also examines a handwritten letter that Sarah sent to Orland Walker and his wife, describing her desperate situation and how leaders in Branham's "Message" cult were behaving. According to Sarah, ministers in the "Message" cult had banded together to pray that "Satan would destroy her flesh".
William Branham’s Israel Prophecy and the Problem of Failed Revelation
In the early 1960s, William Branham claimed that Israel—and later entire nations such as France—would be converted through his “Message,” a claim that directly contradicted biblical teaching and never materialized before his death. After his fatal accident in 1965, movement leaders postponed his burial and promoted resurrection expectations, reframing failed prophecy as unfinished work rather than error.
Ordinary People
Ordinary People were two business entities created in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Business partners listed are Larry Ervin, Billy Paul Branham, Joseph Branham, Kenneth Hagin, Floyd Patterson, Fred Sothmann, and T. L. Osborn. Business entities listed are The William Branham Evangelistic Association, The Voice of God Recording Studio, Spoken Word Publications, Osborn Foundation International, Kenneth Hagin Ministries, and Larry Ervin Productions.
Voice of God Recordings Responds to the Historical Research
Jehovah Jireh Foundation
The Jehovah Jireh Foundation was created in 2012 as a nonprofit religious corporation registered in the state of Indiana. The organization's founding closely followed an unexplained $100 million surge in total assets recorded on the 2011 IRS Form 990 for Voice of God Recordings, Inc. (VOGR), the primary publisher and distributor of William Branham's sermons and materials. Internal documents and subsequent tax filings show that nearly the entire amount was transferred into the newly created foundation within the first year of its operation[1]. The foundation was ostensibly formed to support the mission of VOGR, yet its structure and behavior suggest a strategic mechanism for preserving and managing a vast financial reserve under continued religious exemption[2].
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