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.