Branham Lied — and His Top Ministers Knew It - Revival History - Charles Paisley - Episode 348

John and Charles unravel the shocking truth behind the internal warfare that tore the Message movement apart—from Perry Green’s manipulative rise to power to the brutal copyright wars that fractured William Branham’s empire.

From secretive book burnings and backroom lawsuits to flip-flopping prophecies and self-destructing cult narratives, this episode exposes the deception that even Branham’s inner circle admitted—but only at the end. Learn how Perry Green helped invent the return ministry doctrine, only to later deny it. Discover why leaders started calling each other “bread thieves,” and why the message cult turned on its own.

This is not just a story about church politics—it’s a case study in how false prophecies, corrupted power, and spiritual manipulation built a movement on lies… and then tore it down from within.

00:00 Introduction
01:03 How Perry Green Reshaped the Message
05:15 The Evolving Prophecy of a Female President
08:35 Acts of the Prophet and Doctrinal Revisions
12:33 The Shark Prophecy and Editorial Gaslighting
15:00 Biblical Literalism vs. a Fluid Message
18:06 The Cloud Vision and Perry Green’s Clarifications
21:05 Exposing the 1933 Baptism Myth
24:23 Ministers Privately Admitting the Message Was False
27:04 The Business of Message Literature
30:44 The Roots of the Copyright Wars
34:40 Central Institutions vs. Tucson Tabernacle
37:31 Perry Green Labeled a Bread Thief
40:07 Flip-Flopping on the Return Ministry
45:00 Tent Revival and the Message’s Apocalyptic Theater
48:02 Realignment Away from the Tape Churches
50:06 Final Break: Joseph Branham’s Rise and “Here I Stand”

📘 Books Mentioned:
– Weaponized Religion: From Christian Identity to the NAR
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735160962
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCGGZX3K

– Come Out of Her My People Vol II
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNFN2XYR

🎧 Listen on Spotify, Google & Apple Podcasts:
https://william-branham.org/podcast

🔗 Support & Subscribe:
– Patreon:   / branham  
– YouTube:    / @leavingthemessage  
– Website: https://william-branham.org
– Facebook:   / williambranhamorg  
– TikTok:   / william.m.branham  
– Twitter:   / wmbhr