You are probably asking yourself, “What is this ‘Latter Rain Movement’?”. A very valid question to ask and the answer is not a simple one. In fact, it’s the key that unlocked what has become my research focus, Cults and their connections to various Government Entities. It all started unwinding when I discovered the link between William (Marvin) Marrion Branham and Colonia Dignidad, it’s was lot like opening up a tape rule and losing containment of the spring.
Colonia Dignidad, Chile, South America
Founded: 1961
Mind your step as we get ready to jump into this subject, lots of vines to gets tangled up on. At least, it will seem that way. If you are unfamiliar with Colonia Dignidad (Dignity Colony), I will try to fill you, the reader, in with the general information at this time, unfortunately, there are some details that are fairly gruesome and I will try to be as mindful as possible when referring to those details. Also, when you see a reference to “The Colony” in reference to Germans escaping after WW2, that’s Colonia Dignidad.
Paul Schafer Schneider
Founder of the compound, for lack of a better term, known as Colonia Dignidad, and being dramatically understated, he was not a good guy. Paul was born in Bonn, Wiemar Republic, Germany on December 4th, 1921, his family was Lutheran and as a child, he was not known for being a gifted student, nor for his graceful agility. History has it recorded that Paul lost his right eye, due to an accident with a fork. He did join a German YMCA Group and during WW2, he served by carrying stretchers of wounded German soldiers in Occupied France. Later in his life make claims that his glass eye was due to a war wound.
He died on April 24th, 2010, at the age of 88, serving a 33 year prison sentence handed down in 2006 sexually abusing 25 children, ordered to pay 770 million Chilean pesos (~US$1.5 million) to 11 minors and was also found guilty of 20 counts of abuse and 5 counts of child rape. He was doing his time in Santiago, Chile, and hopefully, that’s as deep as the details need to get.
A few of more quick details about Paul: 1) He lead a splinter group of William Branham’s cult of personality known as “The Message” and we will get into that more at a later point, and 2) There are 2 more names to know, Baron Frary von Blomberg and Ewald Frank, and 3) Operation Condor, yes, the US CIA Operation Condor.
William (Marvin) Marrion Branham
There is no way to sum this guy up in a few paragraphs. That said, he is sort of an anchor point in this whole sorted story from the Post-WW2 Healing Tent Revivals until after the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy, which is oddly connected to Branham and we will get to that eventually.
William Branham (1907-1965) presented himself as an “Elijah” carrying an End Times Prophecy and his mentor is an interesting character that will occasionally reappear throughout much of what plays out, right up until today, Roy E. Davis, a co-founder of the 1915 KKK.
But, that is a something that will be addressed in greater detail when we get into the Latter Rain Movement and the Assemblies of God Church, which started in 1914. Passing note, it wasn’t until 2014 that the AoG Church disallowed the merging with the United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God, which was formed in 1920 as a result of discrimination based on black skin. There’s also an interesting entanglement that will be fun to discuss later between Branham, the AoG and Jim Jones.
Oh, and by the way, the (Marvin) thing refers to Branham’s birth name. He was so wrapped up in numbers the he changed his name to Marrion, with the odd spelling, to give a letter count to his names as being 777. Somehow a reference to the perfection of God, as noted with the number 7, and therefore the perfection of the “Prophet”. As we will see, he was no more accurate that some of the modern “Prophets” of the New Apostolic Reformation, which is the derivative of the Latter Rain and will be discussed in greater detail at some point. But, in 2023, there are a number of individuals that have claimed to be modern “Elijah” types and it gets weird, fast. For example, I will go ahead and name a few like, Robin Bullock, Kat Kerr, Julie Greene, and their Godfather, Ken Copeland.
There are so many bad doctrines and shady people connected to Branham that by the end of this particular project, you might be wondering if he was some kind of Bond villain. I mean, two of his good friends, Roy E. Davis and Congressman William D. Upshaw of Shreveport, Louisiana, where National Imperial Wizard of the Original Knights of the KKK. In 1959, Roy became Imperial Grand Dragon of the KKK in Dallas and, using the cover name “Soldiers of the Flaming Sword”, took the seat National Seat in 1961 and Congressman Upshaw took the seat in 1966, after Roy died. So much to unpack around William Branham.
The German Baron William Theobald Frary van Blomberg
William Theobald Frary (1904-1983) was one of the campaign managers behind Branham and the Latter Rain, but, it’s his connections that are, at the very least, intriguing. For example, he was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1904 to an Irish foreman in a shoe factory, attended Boston University, worked for a bit as a press agent and later opened a public relations business. So, how did he get a German Title? Or, was it a part of a stage persona?
The answer is a little stranger than you might think. He was adopted. You might think, “Okay, so what. Lots of people are adopted.”. True. But, how many people get adopted at the age of 29? Yes, in 1933, a 70 year old German Baroness Adelheid Maria von Blomberg found such favor in Frary that she publicly adopted him. The Baroness was born in the Province of Brandenburg, which was part of Prussia until after the Napoleonic Wars. Her uncle on the other hand is less mundane.
Werner von Blomberg, born 2SEP1878 in Stargard, Pomerania, Prussia of the German Empire and has a resume that would suggest he had a very particular set of skills. After graduating from military academy in 1907, in 1908 he served with the General Staff, served in combat in WW1, in 1920 was made a Brigade Chief of Staff and right on up the chain. But, 1934 is of particular interest to me, because, that was the year that Werner played a major role with the Night of Long Knives, the event that allowed Adolph Hitler to seize power of Germany.
It was Werner von Blomberg in 1934 that ordered the German Army to swear loyalty to Hitler instead of Germany. In 1935 the name of the Ministry of Defense was changed to the Ministry of War and in 1936 Werner von Blomberg was rewarded by becoming Adolph’s first ever Field Marshal. In 1938, Werner drew up plans for Fall Grun, or Case Green, as a hypothetical invasion of Czechoslovakia, but, was fired from his job when Hitler found out that Werner’s wife had a criminal record for posing for pornography and she had grown up in a suspected brothel, and Werner refused to annul the marriage. One more thing, Werner von Blomberg was captured by Allied authorities post-WW2 and then gave testimonies at the Nuremberg Trials, passing away while in detention in 1946.
So, why is it important to know this stuff? Well, his “Nobility” gave him access to the circles of international diplomacy, that’s what led him to open a PR Firm. For a period of time, Frary was the International Secretary of the “World Fellowship of Faiths” for North and South America and although in 1940 he spoke out against the antisemitism of the 3rd Reich, he insisted that America stay out of the foreign wars. In 1948, he converted to Pentecostalism, and was supported of the “International Council for Christian Leadership” (ICCL was founded in 1947). Not surprisingly, he became their International Director.
What happens next is still having a direct effect on American Society and Politics to this very year, 2023. But, how can it be that things that happened 80 or 90 years ago cause such a ripple? That brings us to the fact that Baron Frary von Blomberg was part of the team of individuals that backed and promoted William Branham, as did Tatos Kardashian, the patriarch of the American Kardashians with the California Community Church, the one that Kanye West speaks at occasionally. Also, Frary von Blomberg was on the Board of Trustees for Bob Jones University, which is currently under scrutiny for all sorts of bad behaviors within the structure and student body. Hopefully we have time to eventually look into all the insanity, but, for now, let’s consider that an introduction to Baron William T. Frary von Blomberg. Which is the general intent of this article and this cluster of characters that play in the overall story.
Ewald Frank
Born near Gdansk, Poland, in 1933, he immigrated to West Germany after WW2, Ewald is a key operative to know and sort of try to understand. I’m aware of many of the things that he was involved in, but still am unable to fully calculate his total damage that has fallen out of his interactions and activities.
For starters, it would seem that Ewald became aware of Branham through Paul Schafer, founder of Colonia Dignidad, and here is why I say that. Mr. Frank followed Mr. Branham around while Mr. Branham was doing a “Revival Tour” in Europe. Here’s a fun fact, while in Germany, Mr. Schafer, a known pedophile, was personal “Protection” for Mr. Branham. Up to and including sharing a hotel room while on tour. Now, that might not seem very odd, but, as the story unfolds, you also might start thinking that there is a chance that Mr. Branham was both gay and a pedophile. More on that later. On that note, Mr. Frank was also deeply influential on the Mennonite Community in North America, specifically in Canada.
Ewald started his own sect of Branham’s “Message” cult, called the Free People’s Mission Krefield. If you have studied Operation Condor deeply enough, that “Krefield” reference might ring a bell and for good reason. Operation Condor, which I will dig deeper into in another article, was pretty much run out of Colonia Dignidad, which had underground manufacturing facilities. What were they making? Pistols (revolvers and semiautomatic), rifles of various types, hand grenades and even toxic nerve agents. This is where things get real interesting. The CIA was working with a “Mr. Krefield” to get German grade manufacturing equipment into Chile and set it up at Colonia Dignidad. The intent of Operation Condor was to remove the “threat” of Communism, using a Commune that was set up by a Nazi as the Base of Operations. And, when it comes to the CIA, there’s tons of connected information to get into as well.
Roy E. Davis
Rev. Roy Elonza Davis, Sr., there is just so much to tell about this guy, from being one of the founding members of the 1915 KKK to becoming a Preacher and so much more. Let’s start with him being raised in Texas and getting caught cheating and swindling the people of his state in 1917, he ran to Georgia and that is when he became a “Preacher”. Which makes sense when referencing the Evangelical Megachurches and Televangelists that are willing to take a widows last nickle, for their own gain. And, there are plenty to pick from for an example.
If you thought of Joel Osteen, that would be hilarious to me because his Dad John Osteen was deeply involved with the Latter Rain and the Full Gospel Businessmen’s International, an Assemblies of God group and the ones that host the Annual Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC. Which is how William Branham connected with Richard M. Nixon. Much more on that in a later article.
Roy was Branham’s first Pastor, baptizing and ordaining him in the Pentecostal faith. The two of them toured together in the Southern States of America, in the sects of Pentecostalism that practiced snake-handling and poison drinking. In fact, Roy Davis being arrested out of the Pulpit and his church building being burned down is how William Branham actually got started preaching.
In 1953 or 1954, Davis planted the Pentecostal Baptist Church of God Mission in Louisville, Kentucky and started racking up criminal and civil charges. He was arrested for fraud, racketeering and also violating the Mann Act by bringing a minor female, 17 year old Allie Lee Garrison, for the purposes of sex, even though he did make her his wife later. There will be a lot more details about this guy in the future as well.
William D. Upshaw
From Georgia, Mr. Upshaw served as a US congressman from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1927. He was known as the “Driest of the Dries” as the VP of the Georgia Anti-Saloon League and had a major role in the 1907 Prohibition in his state, the first dry state in the South. Also, he was known as a Christian Evangelist and was twice the VP of the Southern Baptist Convention. (Side note, while growing up in the Assemblies of God Church, we were taught that the SBC was their own brand of “odd”.)
This turn of the leaf gives me the opportunity to introduce the concept that the KKK was not only the self-appointed “Morality Police” during the US Prohibition, but that also their still busting operations in Indiana, combined with the Scandinavian Church Movement in Indiana at the same time, it was a hay day for the Klan. And, it was during a still busting event that William Branham, his brother and his Dad were all shot by the raiders. The still was illegally being operated under a “Medical Production License”, but, the product was being shipped to Chicago, specifically, Al Capone. But, that is a story to dive deeper into later.
Another fun fact, the Megachurch that former VP Michael R. Pence calls his home church there in Indiana was one of those Scandinavian Churches planted during the Klan infiltration of Indiana, it’s religion and politics. And again, I have plenty of fuel for an entire article on the Scandinavian Church Movement, it’s ties to the Klan, the Evangelical Movement, the Americanized Church and American Politics.
In conclusion
That should be enough information to absorb for now. I hope that there has been enough to peak your interest and that you have hopefully learned something. Figure that it will be important to know the backstories of the characters that are directly responsible for so much anguish, whether you realized it’s impact on your life or not.
During my quest for knowledge and understanding, I’ve often wondered if I will ever find bottom. Not sure I ever truly will, but, there is very little that surprises me anymore. I see stuff in the news and folks jump to Operation Paperclip, which makes sense, everyone and their dog probably knows what that is. Later, as mentioned before, we are going to deep dive Operation Condor, as well as, Operation Underworld/Operation Husky, Operation Gladio, the CIA and even get into some Jeffry Epstein related stuff. Just wait until I get to introduce the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints and Scientology when we discuss how there is not a separation of Church and State in America, which will include other specific topics like the New Apostolic Reformation and the Seven Mountains Mandate. One last thought for this article, if you want names, dates and places on the corruption and corrupted in the world, past or present, you have come to the right place, really looking forward to laying out the whole story around Tim Ballard.
I hope that you have enjoyed this work and I am including research links below so that you can see the materials that I am drawing from. May the road always rise to meet your feet, the sun be on your face and the wind at your back.
Reference material
Colonia Dignidad
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/colonia_dignidad
Operation Condor
Paul Schafer Schneider
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/paul_schafer
William (Marvin) Marrion Branham
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/william_branham
Assemblies of God Church
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/assemblies_of_god
Baron William T. Frary von Blomberg
https://second.wiki/wiki/baron_william_t_frary_von_blomberg
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/frary_von_blomberg
Adelheid Marie von Blomberg
https://www.geni.com/people/Adelheid-Marie-von-Blomberg/6000000079262599000
Province of Brandenburg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Brandenburg
Werner von Blomberg
https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=514
Fall Grun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_Gr%C3%BCn_(Czechoslovakia)
California Community Church
Ewald Frank
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/ewald_frank
Roy E. Davis
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/roy_e._davis
John Osteen
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/john_osteen
William D. Upshaw
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/william_d._upshaw
New Apostolic Reformation
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/new_apostolic_reformation
Seven Mountains Mandate
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/seven-mountain-mandate/