The Message Part 33: William Branham and Joseph Mattsson Boze

This episode examines William Branham's connections to leaders of the "Latter Rain" movement through Rev. Joseph Mattsson-Boze of the Philadelphia Church in Chicago. It also examines Rev Mattsson-Boze's promotion of "divine healers", "Latter Rain" evangelists, cross-promotion between Boze's "Herald of Faith" publication and Branham's "Voice of Healing" publication, and the promotion strategies of the two organizations. It uses the example of both Branham and Boze's use of "Flying Saucers" to promote their ministries, and Branham's advancing the "UFO doctrine" for transitioning his ministry from the "Latter Rain" version of the "Message" to later iterations of the "Message". Last, it briefly examines the creation of "divine healer" and "Message" minister Rev. Jim Jones of Peoples Temple, through work from both Rev. Joseph Mattsson-Boze and William Branham.

Names discussed in this video:
• Rev. Joseph Mattsson-Boze
• Rev. Jim Jones
• Peoples Temple
• William Freeman
• Rev. A. W. Rasmussen
• Rev. Roy E. Davis
• Former Congressman William D. Upshaw
• Rev. F. F. Bosworth
• Rev. Paul Kopp
• Rev. LeRoy Kopp
• Rev. Billy Graham
• Rev. Levi Pethrus
• Rev. Myrtle Beall
• Rev. F. R. Lummer

Topics discussed in this video:
• Branham's first mention of the "1933 prophecies" on recorded audio in 1953
• Branham's introducing the "prophecy of the women's vote" in 1960
• Branham's claim that the "prophecy of the women's vote" was fulfilled with President John F. Kennedy, and later rejection of this claim after the assassination
• Joseph Mattsson-Boze's work to promote Branham after the Latter Rain movement split Pentecostalism
• Joseph Mattsson-Boze's promotion of the "Message" worldwide
• Joseph Mattsson-Boze's attempt to convince Billy Graham to work with William Branham in 1952
• William Branham's claim that Billy Graham's ministry would bring salvation to thousands in 1952 during the "Latter Rain" version of the "Message"
• Comparison of this statement to later versions of William Branham's "Message" cult
• William Branham's using the spelling of Graham's name to imply that he [Branham] was the return of the "Son of Man" through his "Manifest Sons of God" "Latter Rain" theology
• Joseph Mattsson-Boze's work in the 1940's as a Swedish-American revivalist
• Joseph Mattsson-Boze's affiliation with the Assemblies of God that F. F. Bosworth helped to create
• Joseph Mattsson-Boze's joining the Independent Assemblies of God to side with "Latter Rain" as it split Pentecostalism
• Joseph Mattsson-Boze's affiliation with Levi Pethrus, who sponsored Branham's meetings in Stockholm
• Both Boze and Branham sponsoring William Freeman as a "divine healer"
• Joseph Mattsson-Boze's promotion of Rev. Freeman in Stockholm, during which time they both were arrested and fought for freedom in court
• The unusual absence of Freeman, his healing power, and the events in Stockholm from Branham's recordings, though Freeman was advertised in Branham's publication
• Joseph Mattsson-Boze's connection to Rev. Myrtle Beall of the Latter Rain Bethesda Missionary Temple in Detroit, MI, just across the river from where Branham held his campaigns in Windsor, ON
• Rev. Joseph Mattsson-Boze's alignment with Ku Klux Klan agenda, such as anti-Catholicism
• Rev. Joseph Mattsson-Boze promoting William Branham in his "Herald of Faith" publication, and William Branham using those promotions in his sermons to imply "vindication"
• Advertising techniques used by Branham and Boze to draw bigger crowds
• Usage of atomic and hydrogen bombs by both ministers as fear strategies
• Usage of "Flying Saucers" by both ministers to appeal to the itching ears of the crowds
• Branham's usage of "Flying Saucers" over 40 times in his recorded ministry
• Branham's usage of "Flying Saucers" in his Voice of Healing publication
• Branham's usage of cloud formations and "strange signs in the skies" to promote William Upshaw's "healing", and strange lack of mentioning the fact Upshaw posed as a "wheelchair invalid" in the meetings
• Rev. Joseph Mattsson-Boze's affiliation with Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
• Boze and Branham helping launch Rev. Jim Jones' career at the Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis, IN