Cultish

Part 5: William Branham & The Latter Rain

Sep 21, 2021
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INSIGHT

Latter Rain Rewrote Religious Authority

  • The Latter Rain movement fused postwar Pentecostal revivalism with new prophetic authority that claimed superiority over mainstream churches.
  • John Collins traces how William Branham and Roy Davis promoted a 'spoken word' prophetic model that sidelined traditional denominations and created intense leader authority.
INSIGHT

Theology Used To Justify Segregation

  • Branham's 'serpent seed' or Christian Identity theology provided religious cover for segregationist campaigns like those of Roy Davis.
  • Collins explains Branham argued mixed-race unions produced inferior 'hybrids,' tying theology directly to white supremacist activism.
ANECDOTE

Donny Reagan Echoed Branham's Racist Sermons

  • Donny Reagan publicly echoed William Branham's racist rhetoric, framing it as religious teaching and causing media outrage in 2014.
  • The hosts played Reagan's clip where he repeats Branham's 'high breeding' and mulatto language to illustrate doctrinal harm.
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