This episode examines a mysterious cloud formation that floated across the skies of northern Arizona on February 28, 1963, and its relation to William Branham's "Message" cult following.
Names discussed in this video: • James Meredith • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Roy E. Davis, Sr. • Dr. James McDonald • Ted Kipperman • James Ayers • Sylvia Kipperman Ayers • Leslie Douglas Ashley • Leslie Elaine Perez • Caroline Lima • President Bill Clinton • President John F. Kennedy • Jackie Kennedy • Vandenberg, AFB
Topics discussed in this video: • The rising battle for Civil Rights against white supremacy • William Branham making statements aligned with white supremacists, such as his claim that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a "communist". • William Branham shaming African Americans in public speeches. • William Branham announcing that he would take his children out of school and transplant them to Arizona two days prior to Martin Luther King's January 1, 1963 ultimatum. • William Branham's close ties to Roy E. Davis, Imperial Grand Dragon of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan • Brief overview of Davis' criminal past (covered in previous episodes) • William Branham dropping Davis' name on recorded speeches over a hundred times throughout his ministry • William Branham aware of Davis' schedule and expecting his participation in his meetings long after Davis' very public stand as a white supremacy leader wherein he unmasked himself to the nation as the leader of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan • The problematic timeline of William Branham's claim to have stood directly under the mysterious cloud formation February 28, 1963 • William Branham's claim that this event happened after his March 4, 1963, Houston meetings • Rebecca Branham Smith's publication of "The Road to Sunset" as an attempt to defend the misaligned timeline • The March 1-10, 1963 hunting season, which would align with Branham's claim to have hunted after the Houston meeting, several days after the cloud • William Branham giving several different locations for his alleged involvement with the mysterious cloud • The examination of "Sunset Mountain" as the "Message's" favored version and location of Branham's multiple claims • Claims examined in "A Logical Refutation of Branham's Message" • "Message" believers using an initial summary stating an intent to investigate by Dr. James McDonald • William Branham changing his alleged location based upon James McDonald's preliminary report • Witness photos of the cloud's path • James McDonald's continuation of the cloud investigation • The absence of discussion of James McDonald's investigation in the "Message", favoring the initial summary of reasons to investigate over the actual investigation • Ted Kipperman and James Ayers copyrighting the "halo" photo • William Branham's claim to have "saved" James Ayers' nephew from execution in Houston, TX.
