Church Age Doctrine
 

Doctrine of the Seven Church Ages.
Does anyone here teach this and why?
I was under the impression that this was false doctrine taught by
William Branham but maybe I am incorrect in that aspect.
I heard this read aloud during an overview of a Search For Truth
Session and did not ever remember it being in there.

I believe it. I also believe a lot of things not set forth clearly in the Bible.
I am open if others have another option, or proof that it is wrong,

There are a lot of things such as how God moves in a service. The hows, and whys are not in the Bible, but if you are open God will show you.

Branham was not the originator of that false form of dispensationalism but he was the originator of the idea that he was the angel to the 7th church age.

Please elaborate Elder.

Ok.

Which portion?

Its not a large teaching but doesn't it teach a certain number of years between each age which would have been over in about 1993?

Branham broke up each age of the church since the day of Pentecost to his present day according to what condition that he saw in each one of the churhes of Asia. For instance, the church of Ephesus lost their first love and was admonished to repent lest their lamp stand be removed. That age lasted from Pentecost to the counsel of Nicea. Each one of those ages defined by each name of each church continued on broken into intervals having a "prophet" to that church age. In the case of the Ephesian church age, Paul was that Prophet to that church age. Each Prophet was one of the seven trumpets.

Branham believed that the Laodicean church age began at Azusa Street. He believed that he was the Messenger Trumpet of the Laodicean age.

It is a weird form of dispensationalism.