GANISM HERESIES
PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED:
SEVEN SPIRITS,
SEALS OPENING, REVELATION CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER NINE
After Gan’s heresy, of seven eyes to reveal the Seven Thunders was
evidently exposed in the above manner in E.O.D.H. Book 2, Mr. Gan altered his
doctrine and subsequently published on his website, as follows, more heresies.
We will examine, in details, his heresies and claims, in light of the Word of
God and message of the hour.
Apostle Gan
acts like a fish out of water, because of his convictions. But yet he tries to
justify his heresies. Such can be clearly seen on his website. He made a mess
of trying to defend his numerous heresies, which appeared on E.O.D.H. Book 8.
He employed science, reason and unintelligent arguments to uphold his
interpretations. He has done so because he has no scriptures and he disregards
the quotations of the Prophet. His heresies are so fanatical that we just
listed them to inform Message Believers, without refuting all, because we were
sure that they are knowledgeable enough to understand that they were
nonsensical, humorous and less convincing than the story of the cow jumping
over the moon. Now on his website, he is even more humorous than that story, as
he tried to save his face, as well as his heresies. As a result of his defeated
attempt, we will again list his heresies, with some refutations, and quote a
few of his humorous statements in defense, for the laughter and relaxation of
our readers.
Heretical
Article No. 356:
Richard
Gan: “When John first saw these Seven Spirits, they were before the Throne of
God (Revelation1:4). However, in their first assignment, they took the form of
Seven Angels to the
In
the Book of Revelation, the seven spirits assume a total of seven different roles. In their assignments, they have
been identified as:
i) Seven stars
in the right hand of the High Priest and Judge
Who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks,
ii) Seven lamps burning on the candlestick,
iii) Seven seals on the backside of the sealed-book in the right hand of the
Almighty,
iv) Seven
horns and seven eyes on
the Lamb,
v) Seven
thunders with the mighty angel,
vi) Seven
trumpets which will
sound after the Rapture of the Bride as God’s Gospel returns to Israel, and
vii) Seven
vials of God's
Wrath.
Throughout
the
E.O.D.H.
Answer: I want to let Mr.
Gan know that there is no hiding place
from exposition by the Word of God. The way out when your error and heresies
are exposed is not to formulate a
new heresy, but repentance.
There is not one scripture or one
quotation of the Prophet to support such a damnable heresy. It is of the
antichrist, and proceeded from an unrepentant heart that cannot stand the
correction of God’s Word. Let us see how the Messenger to our Age interpreted
those Scriptures. It will expose the spirit of Mr. Gan. He does not have the
same Spirit as was upon Brother Branham, but a spirit of error sent by Satan to
pervert the Word of God.
Quote
W.M.B.: 101-4(231) “Seven
horns was the
Quote:
248-5 … seven eyes, which
are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth."… Now in Revelation
4:5 these same seven Spirits are called ‘lamps of fire burning’ before the
Lord… Revelation 5:6 the seven Spirits are identified as seven eyes. In
Zechariah 4:10… Zerubbabel with those seven, they are the eyes of the Lord…
Putting our Scriptural discoveries together it is evident that the seven
Spirits of God refer to the continuous ministry of the same Holy Spirit in the
lives of seven men with whom God identifies Himself very closely. They are His
eyes, and they are His lamps. Who these seven men are …the seven stars…known to
us as the seven messengers to the seven
ages. (Church Ages Book).
According to these quotations, the Prophet
of God is plainly saying that the seven spirits, seven stars, seven lamps, and
the seven eyes of Zechariah 4:10 are all one and the same. Mr. Gan’s heresy
makes them all the groups of 7 angels. Mr. Gan is not saying what the Scripture
and the Messenger said; therefore he is a false apostle and has an evil spirit
upon him. Galatians 1:8-9
Heretical
Article No. 357:
Richard
Gan: “In 1963, the Seven Spirits, in a constellation of Seven Angels, came
to meet William Branham on a mountain in Arizona, U.S.A. and told him to return
East to his home in Indiana, where each of them would unfold to him the revelation
of the seven open seals.
This REVELATION was then shown to the Church.”
E.O.D.H.
Answer:
Quote
W.M.B.: 125 Seven
Spirits; not altogether meaning that God’s in seven Spirits, but seven manifestations of the same Holy
Spirit. (Revelation Chap. 4. Pt. 3. Throne Of Mercy And Judgment 61-0108).
Quote:
151 Spirits, meaning the
seven manifestations of the Holy Spirit of The Seven Church Ages.” (Revelation
Chap. 4. Pt.3. Throne Of Mercy And Judgment 61-0108).
From the above quotations, the seven Spirits are not seven separate spirits,
but seven manifestations of one Spirit. This again is a terrible heresy that
cannot be substantiated by the Word nor the Message of Malachi 4. It is obvious
that Mr. Gan is preaching his own doctrine, which is in direct contradiction
and disregard to the messenger, his
Message and the scriptures. There is not one scripture or quotation to support
that the seven angels that came to Brother Branham were the seven Spirits of
God.
Heretical
Article No. 358:
Richard
Gan: “Here in Revelation 10 we still find the same Seven Spirits with Jesus Christ as
He takes the role of the Mighty Angel of the
Covenant descending from Heaven. As Christ changes His role,
they too assume a different role. They are now the 7 Thunders,
each of them has a VOICE!
If
the seven stars were seven anointed men of God, so will
the seven thunders be. I can say without a shadow of doubt that the Seven
Thunders represent Seven Men whom the Seven Spirits will identify before the
Rapture.”
E.O.D.H.
Answer: After studying
all the Scriptures Mr. Gan came up with a heresy that the seven spirits have
seven different roles. Brother Branham,
after studying the very Scriptures, came up with a conclusion, given to him by
the Lord, that seven stars, seven spirits, seven lamps and seven eyes are one
and the same, and that the seven thunders are different, and holds the secret of the second coming of Christ.
Therefore the spirit and revelation of Mr. Gan is antichrist.
Heretical Article No. 359:
Richard Gan: “Why
did it become a “little scroll” in the hand of the Mighty Angel? The
scroll did not in any way shrink. We must realize that the Mighty Angel
was a huge figure in the vision.”
E.O.D.H. Answer: Such a foolish interpretation by one who
claims to be an apostle. When the angel gave little John the Book, it was still
a little Book to John (Revelation 10: 9-10).
Heretical
Article No. 360:
Richard Gan: “There
are three
phases in each of the Seven Seals the opening phase, the revealing phase, and the fulfilling phase. It was certainly not opened
in 1963. The Apostle
John was the only earthly witness to that event, (probably in
96 AD.) If not opened at all, he would not have recorded those symbols.
However, in 1963, God revealed the mysteries.”
E.O.D.H. Answer:
Quote W.M.B.: 45-4 John was caught up in the Spirit and
transported into the Lord’s Day, which is yet to come. The Bible speaks of the
Day of the Lord which is to be in the future, and John is now seeing the things
of that future day. (
To say that these are the three phases of the Seals, cannot be
supported by the Scriptures nor the Message. Therefore it is heresy. To say that the Seals were
opened in A.D. 96 and then God revealed the contents of the opened seals to
Brother Branham in 1963 is spiritually
dumb. The Seals Book was not opened back then, but was in symbol form, no
more than John was caught up into heaven, Mystery Babylon burnt or New
Jerusalem descended. This expresses gross spiritual ignorance on the part of
Mr. Gan and proves that he is a false apostle (II Corinthians 11) and a
deceitful worker.
Heretical
Article No. 361:
Richard
Gan: “Since it is recorded that Christ Jesus had opened all the
Seven Seals, the Seventh Seal cannot be an unopened Seal. The Apostle
John had witnessed the opening of the Seventh Seal.”
E.O.D.H.
Answer: Anybody could
have read that in the days of Martin Luther in Revelation 8:1 (when he
translated the Bible- “And when he had opened the seventh seal…”) and claimed
the same thing, that the Seventh Seal was opened in the days of Luther. So your
scripture has no foundation. Brother Branham read this same scripture in
Revelation 8:1 and concluded that it was not
revealed. John was seeing things
for a future day that was yet to
come at that time. If the Seals were opened back in A.D. 96, then there would
be no need of God sending Malachi 4 today. You don’t know what you are talking
about Mr. Gan.
Heretical Article No. 362:
Richard Gan: “Many
ministers and believers have a wrong concept of the Mercy
Seat… Some even have the notion that Jesus is literally sitting
on a Throne called the 'Mercy Seat' from which He will get up the very moment
He has broken the Seventh Seal. The term 'Mercy Seat', in the Biblical sense,
refers to the act, the place, and the accomplishment of the atonement that is
in Christ Jesus.”
E.O.D.H. Answer:
Quote W.M.B.: After [the Lamb] had been slain, It had
raised again and was sitting on the Throne, way back in behind the Throne like
this interceding for all of those souls that would come. (Seals page 234)
Quote: 386-2(440) “Now, if there’s no altar of
sacrifice in heaven, where is the sacrifice for sin laying then, the Lamb?
There has to be a place where that slain Lamb, bloody, is laying there, where
the Blood is.”
(The
Fifth Seal 63-0322).
The prophet of God declared emphatically, that there is an altar
in heaven where the Lamb is laying behind the throne. Who is this self- proclaimed apostle and perverter
of the Message to say otherwise?
Heretical
Article No. 363:
Richard Gan: “Remember,
the Seventh
Seal will end all things which include the redemption of the
earth. Hence, God’s mercy will be over only after the Millennial Reign of
Christ when He will set fire to this earth to bring an end to all things and to
bring forth a New Heaven and a New Earth (II Pet.3:10-13).”
E.O.D.H. Answer:
Quote W.M.B.: E-25 Noah went in, and the door closed
behind him. Noah did not close the door; God closed the door. And so will He do
it again when the last member of the Body of Christ... When that last member’s
been added to that Body, God will close the door between mercy and judgment.
(Investments 62-1124B).
Quote:1032-Q-306 306. After the Bride is
raptured will any of the foolish virgin be saved or will they all be lost?
No. See, everything will be finished for
the Gentile church when the Bride is taken from the earth. The Spirit of God
leaves the earth: "He that’s filthy is filthy still; he that’s righteous
is righteous still; he that’s holy is holy still." In other words the sanctuary
becomes smokey, where the Attorney stands to plead the case. Christ leaves the
sanctuary; His day of mediatorial is over… "Will the foolish virgin be
saved." No. Whatever happens she--happens now. After that time she’s in
the state... Now, she will have to go through the tribulation period.
(Questions And Answers 64-0823e).
The door of mercy is closed when the Blood leaves
the mercy seat. Christ leaves the mercy seat for the rapture, so mercy is over
at that time. Every person that is to be saved and receive mercy, even the
foolish virgins, must receive mercy before that time. This is a heresy Mr. Gan;
you need to visit the mental clinic again. You should have used your pills
faithfully. However, the cause of your illness is demon possession. I say this sincerely; not to be humorous.
Heretical
Article No. 364:
Richard
Gan: “By placing His feet on the sea and on the land, He
signified that He had come to claim the earth and all His possessions.
Scripturally, the words “sea” and “land” connote “Gentiles” and “Jews”
respectively. (See Isaiah 42:5-12; 23:2-11; 24:14.) Notice that He first placed
His right foot upon the sea and then His left foot upon the land. (The word
“earth” in the K.J.V. version of the Bible is a mistranslation.)”
E.O.D.H.
Answer: This is only an
assumption. There is no scripture or quotation to support such nonsensical
error. If the sea and land represents Gentiles and Jews, seeing that He has not
as yet gone to the Jews, that would mean that Christ is only standing with one
foot on the sea and the other suspended. No, it is spiritually dumb to the
core. It proves that you were not called by God to interpret the Scripture, Mr.
Gan.
Heretical Article No. 365:
Richard Gan: “The
phrase “as when a lion roareth” signifies that the Mighty Angel had proclaimed
Himself as the rightful king of the whole earth and had come to claim
His rights over it. He had fought well and had paid the price for it. [Note:
Contrary to some views, this verse and the whole context of Revelation 10 do
not in any way indicate that the Mighty Angel descended as the Lion of the
Tribe of Judah.]”
E.O.D.H.
Answer:
Quote
W.M.B.: 207 The last one
of them is Revelations 10, foot on land and on sea; time had run out;
redemption is over; now He comes in as the Lion. He was a Lamb then; now He
comes in as Lion of the Tribe of Judah.(Revelation Chapter 5 Part 2 61-0618).
It is evident that Mr. Gan is not saying
what the Messenger said. He is therefore a false apostle that was sent of Satan
to pervert the Word of God in an effort to keep the Bride earthbound by his
false thunders.
Heretical Article No. 366:
Richard Gan: “What
is the “Mystery of God” in Revelation 10:7? The “Mystery of God” is… how God
would show His Mercy to the Gentiles. (Ephesians3:6). Hence, the “Mystery of God” is
the period of time which God had allocated for the grafting of the Gentiles
into His Promised Word .”
E.O.D.H.
Answer:
Quote
W.M.B.: 31-2 The 4th mystery, of the New Testament
church as One Body, composed of both Jews and Gentiles: Ephesians 3:1-11,
Romans 16:25, and also Ephesians 6:19, Colossians 4:3…. And the 11th mystery is
mystery
The
prophet of God declared that the mystery of the grafting of the Gentiles is
only part of what the Seventh Angel was to reveal. It is evident that Mr. Gan,
does not understand the abc’s of the Scriptures nor the Message. Paul did not
reveal the mystery of Revelation 10: 7. That ministry belonged to the Seventh
Angel, and Paul was the First Angel. The mystery of God promised to be revealed
through the Seventh Church Age Messenger were those declared by the Prophets
(Revelation10:7): visions, dreams, prophecies, doctrines and parables which
held the mystery of the revelation of Christ. The entire Bible was written to reveal Christ the mystery of God.
Heretical
Article No. 367:
Richard
Gan: “The voice of an archangel” – Ministry of the Ascension
Gifts (Five-Fold Ministry), perfecting the saints in the Word; and “with the
trump of God” – Ministry of the Seven Thunders, transforming the saints
for the translation.”
E.O.D.H.
Answer: Mr. Gan is
claiming that the voice ministry is the five-fold ministry, and the trump is
the ministry of seven men, seven
apostles, who are the seven thunders. No where can he show us where the
messenger ever said such. This is a heresy formulated by Lucifer himself. Mr.
Gan has no regards for the Scriptures and the correct interpretation of it
given by the Prophet of God (a divine interpreter of the Word).
Heretical
Article No. 368:
Richard
Gan: “The Word-Groom and His Bride entered into the Spiritual Marriage.
It took place approximately during the
period 1963 to 1965.”
E.O.D.H.
Answer: This is a false
and heretical assumption. The marriage has not
yet taken place. When the marriage takes place, that is oneness.
Quote
W.M.B.: 213 God’s oneness
by the Holy Spirit. Then if you say you got the Holy Spirit and it’s not in
agreement with the Word, then you’re not oneness with God. This is God’s
oneness, when the spirit that you got agrees with this Word, and manifests this
Word and makes this Word power to act the same way It did there.
Let’s say it together. Oneness.
[Congregation says, "Oneness"--Ed.]
with God ["with God"] is to have ["is to have"] God’s Spirit [God’s Spirit"] in you ["in you"] agreeing
["agreeing"] with the Word ["with the Word"] all the Word
["all the Word"] the whole Word ["the whole Word"] and to make It ["and to make It"]
manifested ["manifested"] in power ["in power"].
There you are; that’s oneness with God. When that power works in me, works in you,
we are one. Amen. (Oneness 62-0211).
If the message followers had been united
with the Bridegroom, the power that worked in Brother Branham would be working
in them, and the world would have been shaking under the greatest revival it
had ever seen. They had almost forty years to produce the goods and they are
yet in a dead, powerless condition, full of heresies and not in agreement with
the Word, even as this false apostle, Mr. Gan.
Heretical Article No. 369:
Richard Gan: “Now, as long as the Friend of the Word-Groom was around,
the Groom and the Bride could not have any intimacy yet… Having
finished his work as a Steward of the Word-Groom, the Seventh Angel-Messenger’s
presence was no longer necessary. (He then left the scene.) Then the Word-Groom and His Bride entered into the
Spiritual Nuptial Chamber of the Word of God. They have been in
there since around 1966.”
E.O.D.H.
Answer: Rubbish! Rubbish!
Rubbish! Mr. Gan! It is evident that
since the messenger turned his back (as Adam in the Garden of Eden) the serpent
again moved to impregnate the Bride with all sorts of seeds of discrepancy.
(Vision of The Two Seed Sowers – False Anointed Ones). This false seven thunders program of Satan has found you
in his employ Mr. Gan. You are identified with the seed sower dressed in black,
as you try to woo the Bride by such a damnable heresy. God is a jealous God.
Repent or perish!
Heretical Article No. 370:
Richard Gan: “Pity
the man who looks for an outward revival. We need to return to the
Absolute Word for an inward revival of the spiritual man under the
5-Fold Ministry… When the saints are perfected in the Word, then shall come a
Bride body revival which shall be hid from the world before she is capped by her "theophany"
and caught up to meet the Lord in the air.”
E.O.D.H.
Answer:
Quote
W.M.B.: I believe that
the church of the living God is moving into a sphere now that’s going to shake
the whole world... Oh, it’s going to come to pass pretty soon. I’m looking for
it to happen in this meeting. I’m wanting it to happen now, that, that
anointing will strike the whole church of the living God, and she’ll rise to
her feet like a mighty marching army. The sick will be healed by a word; the
blind will see; the deaf will hear; the dead will be raised up; and the power
of God will shake the world with the church of the living God. We’re in the
process of it now. I believe it’s soon coming to pass. I believe it will be
just exactly that way. I believe it’s going to strike the
Quote: 61-6 I pray that You’ll save every one,
Lord. May there come forth a revival
of the just and a great power come among
the church just before Its going. It’s not hard to pray that, because You
promised it. And we’re looking, Lord, for that third pull that we know that’ll
do great things for us in our midst. (The Indictment 63-0707).
Brother Branham was looking for another outward revival. God, through the scripture and
his prophet, promised us an outward
revival in this day, hour and age we are living in. We are expecting it; it
shall come to pass, and no false anointed one and lying apostle like Mr. Gan is
going to take it away from us. It is a promise and will surely come to pass.
What foolishness is that Mr. Gan? The Bride is not capped by her theophany! But
by the Seal of God, the Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 4:30) You talk like a mad man.