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Why were cult followers gathering in honor of William Branham's resurrection instead of Jesus Christ's resurrection in Easter of 1982? Why did the pastor and Branham brothers not correct their error? Is this tradition financially motivated?
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The1982ResurrectionofWilliamBranhamThosewholiveoutsideofJeffersonvilleinthe"Message,"thecultfollowingofWilliamBranham,aremostlyunfamiliarwiththeEastertraditionthatstartedin1965whenWilliamBranham'sbodywasheldfromthegrave.WilliamBranhamwaskilledinanautomobileaccidentinDecemberof1965,buthisbodywasnotburieduntilEasterof1966.ThefamilyclaimsthatthiswasduetoBranham'swife,Meda,beingunabletoattendtheservice.Butisthisreallythecase?DidshemiraculouslygetbetteronEastermorning--notadaybeforeandnotadayafter?AsthebodywasheldinaclosedcasketatCootsfuneralhome,followersbeganopenlyspeakingabouttheirbeliefinBranham'sresurrectiononEasterSunday.PearyGreen,thepastoroftheTucsonTabernacle,openlydiscussedhisbeliefinBranham'sresurrection.ButthepastorandBranhambrothersfromJeffersonvilleweremuchmorecautiousthanGreen.ClaimingthatthelargemeetingswerenothingmorethananEastercelebration,newsreporterswereforcedtogodirectlytothefollowersgatheringinJeffersonvillefortheirstatements."I'vebeencomingfiveyears,andIknowhewillcomeback.I'llkeepcominghere[eachEaster]"saidoneagerfollower."Heraisedpeoplebacktolife,andIwanttobeheretowitnesswhentheLordraiseshimback,"saidanother."Lotsofpeoplefeelthatway."Atthetimeofthepaper'sprinting,thecultpastorsandtheBranhambrothershadsixteenyearstocorrectthiserror.Weretheytrulyagainstit?OrweretheyenjoyingthefinancialbenefitsofhavingamassivegatheringeachEasterforthosewhowaitedforBranham'sresurrection?In1982,therewasplentygoingonbetweentheBranham'sandtheBranhamTabernacle.In1982,theestateofMedaBranhamwassettledamongthechildren,andEwingLanepropertycurrentlyusedbyJosephBranhamasa"parsonage"transferredownership.In1982,Joseph,BillyPaulBranham,andRoyRobersonfiledadocumentwiththecourthousetolistthemselvesasthe"trustees"oftheBranhamTabernacle.In1982,theTabernaclegroundsbeganexpanding,whichwouldeventuallyleadtothepastorandentirestaffofdeaconsaccusingtheBranhamfamilyofstealingproperty.http://seekyethetruth.com/records.aspxWhywerecultfollowersgatheringinhonorofWilliamBranham'sresurrectioninsteadofJesusChrist'sresurrectioninEasterof1982?WhydidthepastorandBranhambrothersnotcorrecttheirerror?Isthistraditionfinanciallymotivated?
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