Yes, the “Seed of Faith” is referring to the Prosperity Gospel that is derived directly from the Latter Rain Movement, all in due time. In this article, we are going to be looking at, and into, some of the thought leaders that got the whole thing rolling. We will start with exploring some of the doctrines, and their origins, that allowed for the path that has led America to be in 2023, on the current brink of a Theocracy. That said, let’s get into the history lesson. For this leg of the journey we will have to jump back to just before the turn of the 20th Century.
So, first off as a Historian, I feel that it is necessary to bring to the conscious memory the British Explorers of the early 19th Century. Folks like Dr. David Livingston (1813-1873), Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) and Richard F. Burton (1821-1890). And, let’s not forget the women, Lady Mary Montagu (1689-1762). Frances Trollope (1780-1863) and Mary Kingsley (1862-1900). Why is it important to recall these facts? Good question and here come the answers.
British Israelism
Also called Anglo-Israelism and it’s based on a pseudo-archaeological concept that claims that the people of the British Isles are directly descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Ancient Israel. Some might know it as the Davidic Bloodline, it’s very close in ideology to the whole Royal Magdalenian Bloodline Theory. Both of these thought processes are also very close in nature to Christian Identity Doctrine, which is extremely dangerous, as it is the core doctrine of the Klan. I will try to untangle them from each other as much as I possibly can.
What does British Israelism teach. It can be summed up with their 4 main tenets.
1) Most Israelites are not Jews.
2) British are descended for the Lost Tribes.
3) The British throne is a continuation of the Davidic throne.
4) Britain and the United States are the inheritors of Jacob’s birthright.
Now, those false concepts have brought a lot of heart ache and pain to the world. Maybe some day I will get into some stuff about British Colonialism and it’s affect on cultures around the world, like the Maori of New Zealand or the dwellers of the greater Hindus Valley. Anyway, change to Bloodline source from David to Jesus & Mary Magdalene (from Davidic to Magdalenian Bloodlines) and suddenly you have a story for someone like Dan Brown to capitalize on with a salacious book, that gave us a decent movie and a driver for Conspiracy Theories everywhere.
So, what sets Christian Identity Doctrine aside from British Israelism and the Magdalenian Bloodline ideologies? A little thing called the Serpent’s Seed Doctrine. What is that you ask? Before I answer that question, I want to ask you one in return, so that you can be mulling it around as we proceed through these articles, because I feel that it is a valid question. Why are the Pentecostal and Evangelical types so hung up on sex? That said, let me define Serpent’s Seed.
Serpent’s Seed
Branham re-branded Christian Identity Doctrine, as taught by Wesley A. Swift, one of the leaders of the racist and antisemitic concept. It doesn’t take much to explain the idea and it may already be familiar to you, but, apparently the Devil/Serpent is a humanoid, close enough in kind to be able to impregnate a human, and is black. As the teaching goes, the Fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was actually sex, as in, Eve had sex with the Serpent and got “knocked up”. That’s why Cain had “bad blood”, he was supposedly the son of the Devil himself, that’s where the “Mark of Cain” comes into play.
What is the Mark of Cain? Well, according to the thought pattern, it’s incredibly obvious, if you know what you are looking for. Basically speaking, anyone who is not Caucasian. Yes, it’s that easy. And who can you ask if it’s true? Ask anyone that proudly wears a white hood and robe. Christian Identity Doctrine is the core belief of the Klan. Looking deeper into the history of Serpent’s Seed and it’s various inspirations will take more space than I am willing to commit to at the moment, but, will gladly readdress it at a later time.
Higher Life Movement
This one is pretty short and sweet. Don’t be surprised if you are familiar with this notion from your Church experience, if you have any. It’s the origin of the idea of being “filled with the Holy Spirit” as part of modern Pentecostalism. Also known as the “second blessing” or “second touch” or “entire sanctification”, it’s practitioners are taught “Let go and let God.” to achieve the desired goal, by whichever term used. (Man, that was a thing in my Church.)
The end goal? To overcome the individuals natural desire to sin by reaching a “Higher Life” or “Higher Plane” to reach perfection. Sounds a bit like the whole idea of raising or lowering ones “vibrations” to attain Enlightenment or manifest a different reality around ones self. And, where does this modern version of this idea come from? A book entitled Higher Christian Life, published by William Boardman in 1858.
I’m starting to think that maybe guys with the name William might be deserve a second look before granting them any trust. Just kidding. The behavior of an individual is more telling than their name and it’s likely that William was a common family name and it used to be traditional to “recycle” names to by homage to the ancestors of the said family.
A. B. Simpson
Albert Benjamin Simpson, faith healer and founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA), this is the 3rd part of what was planted and grew into the Evangelical Movement we see in 2023, a nod to the New Apostolic Reformation. This is the person that made “Holy Laughter” a thing, the state of laughing incessantly, allegedly under the influence of the Holy Spirit. Simpson also introduced the concept of the duality of the Body of Christ, saying that there are “carnal” and “spiritual” Christians, a differentiation that is similar to something I remember Mike Warnke saying, “These guys weren’t playing some plastic Jesus game. They were the real deal. They were like Peter and Paul.”.
The actual teaching is based in the Higher Life Movement and is the roots of the whole “Second Blessing”, or “filling with the Holy Spirit”, or “Baptism of the Holy Spirit”, or “Baptized in the Holy Fire”, or “Anointed in the Spirit”, or whatever your Denomination called it, to achieve “entire sanctification” or “your full measure”. This where the Higher Life Doctrine shines through, only “Spiritual Christians” can fully achieve “Perfection”. Simpson is suspected of using hypnosis as a control system, because by 1896, participants were freely giving him large sums of money, jewelry, real estate and more. (Sounds a bit like Scientology.)
A few more names to throw in the mix that we will explore more another time are as follows: Paul Rader, Ralph Rader, F. F. Bosworth and Gerald Burton Winrod (known as The Jayhawk Nazi and The Kansas Hitler). So, I think we can make some easy calculations and figure out what Mr. Simpson really thought of the world, with some certainty.
Charles Fax Parham
Parham (1873-1929) was a Fundamentalist Preacher/Evangelist and is created as the Father of Pentecostalism as we understand it in a modern context. Charles had basically studied John Alexander Dowie and Frank Sanford and he was known by newspapers as an opportunist. In fact, Charles was involved in ripping people off with a scam of a product that would turn ordinary rocks into gold and apparently used the money to set up a commune in Topeka, KS. What is it with cults and communes?
Given Parham’s passion for the British Israelism Doctrine and his very open support of the Klan and “their high ideals for the betterment of mankind”, it makes me wonder if he was also a Eugenicist.
It’s no surprise that there is so much more to discuss about the shenanigans around Charles Parham, his competition with Dowie to build up a Theocratic Utopia, his competition with Dowie was going to be the current “Elijah”, his advocacy for the Apostolic Faith Movement, editor of Apostolic Faith and founder of College of Bethel in Topeka, Kansas. Parham also taught “Biblical Evidence” for “Speaking in Tongues” as a sign of Spiritual Baptism and it was of great importance to his End of Days view. Speaking in tongues “sealed the bride” for the “marriage supper of the Lamb”, marking the 144,000 that would be taken up in The Rapture and saved from The Great Tribulation. Reminds me a bit of Marshall Applewhite.
In 1907, in San Antonio, Texas, Parham was arrested, along with 22 year old co-defendant J. J. Jourdan for “the commission of an unnatural offense”. Yes, in those days, it was illegal to be homosexual, although the case was later dropped by the District Attorney. Parham and his followers insisted that the charges were false and a smear campaign by Wilbur Voliva, because Parham had left Voliva’s Zion City Church in order to focus on getting his own Apostolic Faith Movement set up.
John Alexander Dowie
Dowie (1847-1907) was what I commonly refer to as “a real piece of work”. Born in Scotland, he became an Evangelist and a Faith Healer who migrated to Australia and quite literally stole a Church. When the Pastor of the congregation became ill, Dowie stepped up and willing filled the gap. At first, he had gained popularity by supporting the anti-alcohol stance of the day. Well, when the regular Pastor was well enough to return to work, Dowie refused to step down and was eventually run of the church.
Another thing to point out that Dowie was apparently inspired by the works of the 2nd Roman Catholic Bishop of Sydney, Australia, Roger William Bede Vaughan, which declared a stance against Freemasonry. Vaughan claimed that the Freemasons were involved in a conspiracy to subvert religion and take over the education system. All I can say in response to that, 146-147 years later, is that according to the rumors I have been hearing, they are still working on it, allegedly.
In 1877, Dowie’s push back against Vaughan was compiled into a book called “Rome’s Polluted Springs”, which gave Dowie the chance to make lots of money feeding off of eager listeners. He spoke on everything from the evils of Catholicism and his own Christian Spiritualism. Although he was the founder of Zion, Illinois, and the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, he also claimed to be the “Spirit of Elijah”, later using the nickname “Elijah II”. After giving the aforementioned speeches, Dowie’s became known as a “Christian Spiritualist” by his followers. Which have been inspired by his “How I became a Medium” speeches, along with similar topics.
By 1880, Dowie had such a strong following that he was large donations to start a church, and decided to run for Parliament. There was a well known free-thought lecturer named Thomas Walker who had taken notice of Dowie and started to expose the claims Dowie was making about being a Medium as fraudulent. After an article titled “Spiritualism Unmasked” in The Age, a Melbourne newspaper, Dowie sued Walker for libel. It is not known if Walker’s article had any influence or not, but, the City Government, in 1885, passed ordinances to put an end to what was going on in Dowie’s “Temple”, which were ignored, providing Dowie the opportunity to learn more about Australian Hospitality with a short jail sentence.
In 1888, Rev. Dowie came to the United States and quickly announced his arrival with claims of being a Medium, a “Healer by Faith” and that 7,000 people had been healed by his supernatural powers in Australia, India and elsewhere. After a meeting at the YMCA in Oakland, California, that number jumped to 8,000. We will revisit the YMCA at another time, for now, “put a pin in it”.
Not long after this, Dowie landed in Chicago and things get really ugly. But, suffice it to say for now that there are a lot of bodies attached to Dowie’s “Healing Houses”. He got arrested a few times in Chicago and did jail time for “Practicing Medicine without a License”. When we look deeper into the “Healing Revivals” that he held, I think that is likely you might recognize some of Dowie’s style in Ken Copeland. Which is not surprising since Copeland was “Lifted Up” by Oral Roberts, who worked with William Branham for a while.
Also, when Dowie died, he didn’t leave a successor, so, there was a mad scramble to “claim Dowie’s mantle”, which left a power vacuum. It didn’t take long for someone to fill that void. Someone that could easily fill the aggressively financed shoes, someone that could be just as aggressive. This guy has a connection to William Branham’s Dad and that Indiana alcohol still the Klan Morality Police busted up in Indiana. I am referring to none other than Al Capone.
Alma White
She was the founder of the Pillar of Fire Church in Denver, Colorado and they were commonly known as “Holy Jumpers”, jumping up and down, being “moved by the Spirit”. It appears that White was either influenced by, or straight up cloned, Dowie’s Christian Catholic Church in Zion, Illinois. She also didn’t abide by the rules she set for her followers in her sect. Another common trait in cults.
Turns out that Alma was a major fan of the Klan and didn’t try to hide it. She would give lectures on the White Knights and what they believed in. Apparently she was quite the writer too, with titles such as Klan in Prophecy, Klansmen: Guardians of Liberty and Heroes of the Fiery Cross.
In conclusion
This is going to have to be broken into two parts, just too much to cover with the background information. Just wait until we get to the point that I start pulling in the other connections, like, government agencies, cross denominational alliances and the drama of back room deals. I have a feeling that some of you might already be seeing how some of the story might be heading, some of you might know some of the history associated with thing that I have made mention of so far, like, Operation Condor and/or Colonia Dignidad.
It’s possible that you have heard some of the names before, maybe not. It’s possible that you were aware of at least some of these connections, or not. I am hoping that at the very least, this project is a refresher for you, and at the most, that you are learning something new. Research links are included below so that you can explore more for yourself, if you are so inclined. It’s possible that you might find something I missed, if you do your own digging to verify information.
May those who love us, love us. And those who don't love us, May God turn their hearts; And if He doesn't turn their hearts, May He turn their ankles, So we will know them by their limping.
Reference links
The Latter Rain “Family Tree”
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/the_latter_rain_origins_and_developments
Early British Exploration
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leightonarabhall/travel2.html
British Israelism
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/british_israelism
The Magdalenian Bloodline
https://www.donaldwatkins.com/post/the-royal-bloodline-the-descendants-of-jesus-and-mary-magdalene
Christian Identity (Doctrine)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christian-Identity
Serpent’s Seed (Doctrine)
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/serpents_seed
Wesley A. Swift
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/wesley_a._swift
Higher Life Movement
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/higher_life_movement
Charles Fox Parham
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/charles_fox_parham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fox_Parham
John Alexander Dowie
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/john_alexander_dowie
A. B. Simpson
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/a._b._simpson
Alma White
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/alma_white