During the summer of 1962, Brother Branham continued to hold successful, though smaller, campaigns in the northwestern part of America and Canada. When he returned to Indiana, several letters complaining about his “new” teachings and his perceived harsh treatment of women and denominations were waiting for him. The letters and comments he received sent him to his cave to ask the Lord’s guidance. After a week of reflection, Brother Branham spoke to his home church and sent a message to his dissenters. He had fulfilled all the Lord told him to do and was speaking with THUS SAITH THE LORD accuracy. He explained that Jesus was also popular as long as He healed and fed the people, but many of His followers left Him when He began to teach the meat of the Word. Like Jesus, Brother Branham would not be swayed to please the masses, but chose to obey the Lord and to complete his commission as laid out by the Angel of the Lord.

“And so far as I know, that every vision that He’s ever give me has been fulfilled, except the one that I’m a change in my ministry, to where I’m to pray for people in a little place like a little room under a tent, or a big auditorium or something. It looked, to me, like a tent. You remember that, two or three years ago? Most all of it was brought to pass. I was to go down in Mexico, and how it would rain that night and what would take place down there. And He told me my ministry of the First Pull. Remember about catching the little bitty fish, or missing it? Second one was a small fish. But then He told me, ‘On the Third Pull, don’t fail. See? And don’t tell people.’ I’m always trying to explain what I’m trying to do. He let me know not to tell people what you’re doing. Just do what He tells me to do and let it alone. See?”

“Letter comes all the time. One come the other day, said, ‘Brother Branham, I had the greatest of confidence in you, but I heard you say that a certain denomination which I belong to was backsliding.’ Said, ‘I have no more confidence in you at all now, from now on.’ Said, ‘There’s about twenty-five of the brethren of my denomination setting in one of your meetings;’ said, ‘we just got–got right up and went off when you said that.’ Well, all men has forsaken me, but there’s one thing, He stood by me!…?… I’m not, I wasn’t disobedient to the Heavenly vision that happened down there on the river. I’ve stayed true to Him. He’s been true to me. I’m trusting in Him, someday, I don’t know when, for a crowning of my ministry. I’ve stayed just as true as I could be. I don’t know what it’ll be. I don’t know when it’ll be. And just when He’s ready, I am done up here. I hope He will crown my ministry of this, of letting me take the clothes of the Word, and dress His Bride in the cloth of the Word, and for His righteousness. I hope He will crown me, let me stand on that day, say, ‘Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.’”

Present Stage of My Ministry, September 8, 1962