Introduction
A number of people are talking about the “Third Pull”. This was one of the parts of the ministry given to William Branham, as announced by an angel in 1946. This page is a compilation of most of what William Branham said about the Third Pull.
1 Not a public show
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6-3 018 Then He taken me from there, and I seen a great huge tent. I never seen such a tent. And it was packed and lined everywhere with people. And I walked out to the… Looked like I was standing above the people, looking down, where I’d just made an altar call; and hundreds and hundreds of people were weeping and rejoicing after they had accepted the Lord Jesus as their Saviour.
And I looked, and then heard a man get up and say, “Call the prayer line.” And people begin to line up over on this side, the left from where I was looking down towards the platform, and they lined all the way up and down the street for a prayer line. I noticed to my left, which would’ve been to my right if I was on the platform, a little wooden building. And I seen that Light, that all—they have the picture of, you know, that’s always in the meetings; I seen that Light leave me, and go to that building, and go in that building; and a Voice said to me, “I’ll meet you in there; that’ll be the third pull.”
I said, “Why?”
He said, “Well, it won’t be a public show like they had it.” And I came to.
And I… Now, at the beginning of this new year, back to my tabernacle where I started from (See?), back to the beginning where I—I started… I—I am very grateful to God for these things.
2 To the eternally lost
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94-1 304 Not knowing (of course, being spiritual, you watch spiritual things)—not knowing this, God knows it. But if you’ll turn and look at the clock, it’s on the dot 2 o’clock: the end of the Second Pull, the Third Pull is at hand.
At the name of Jesus bowing, Falling prostrate at His feet, King of kings in heaven we’ll crown Him, When our journey is complete.
Precious name… (Second Pull has been made manifested.) Hope of earth and joy of heaven; Precious name, O how sweet! Hope of earth and joy of heaven.
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94-2 305 Did you notice the Spirit take the same song and picked it up an octave higher like that? The next Pull is at hand. Amen.
(It’s later than you think.)
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95-1 306 Let us bow our heads now, everybody, reverently…?…
At the name of Jesus bowing… [Message in unknown language followed by interpretation—Ed.]
Now, if you understand, the Spirit of the Lord dropped in the meeting upon unknown languages (speaking it to a man not knowing, to interpret it by another man not knowing) the Word of the Lord. You remember when the enemy was coming up and they didn’t know what they would do? The Spirit of the Lord fell upon a man and revealed what was to be done. Oh, my. Just bow our heads now, humbly. God bless you.
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42-3 135 And notice, when the Third Pull of His ministry come, the First was healing the sick, the Second was rebuking their organizations and prophesying what they had done, what they were, and what was coming: what is, what will come, what was—what is and will come. That’s what He done. Is that right? But His Third Pull was when He preached to the lost that couldn’t be saved no more. They were down there where them big painted eyes was. Preached to the souls in hell that did not accept mercy, but were eternally separated from the Presence of God; yet they had to recognize what He was, because God made Him there. Wonder if His ministry climbs out the same way in the last days. As it was, “As the Father sent Me, so send I you. The works that I do shall you also.”
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42-4 136 Lost, could never be saved, they had rejected mercy. That was His Third Pull. Now, is there any question? His First Pull, He healed the sick. Is that right? His Second Ministry, He was prophesying. His Third Ministry was preaching to the eternal lost. The three mountains and so forth—the lost, eternal.
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7-4 020 And now, on persons like ourselves, we’re going to be cut out of all that altogether. That’s exactly, because they won’t be able to do it. It’s tightening; and then when that time comes, and the press comes to a place to where you’re pressed out, then watch (what I am fixing to tell you in a few minutes) watch the third pull then. It’ll be absolutely to the total lost, but it—it will be for the Bride and the church.
Now, we’re closer than it seems to be. I don’t know when, but it’s real, real, close. I may be building a platform for somebody else to step on. I may be taken before that time. I don’t know. And that time may be this coming week that the Holy Spirit will come with—and bring Christ Jesus. He may come this next week. He may come yet tonight. I don’t know when He will come. He doesn’t tell us that. But I do believe that we are so close, that I would never die with old age. Yet at fifty-four years old, I’d never die with old age until He’s here. See? Unless I am shot, killed, or something, or other, some way killed; just old age wouldn’t kill me, until He’s come. And I believe that… And I want to say this; I have never said it before, but according to Scripture, according to what He said thirty years ago, thirty-three years ago on the river down there (in 1933, rather), what He said, everything has happened just exactly. I may not do it, but this message will introduce Jesus Christ to the world. “For as John the Baptist was sent to forerun the first coming, so is the message to forerun the second coming.” And John said, “Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.” See? So it—it paralleled it in every way, and I know it will. The message will go on.
3 Manifested in the fullness of its power when the Council tightens up, when the great hour of persection comes on
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6-1 016 So now, I am going to say something to you now, that I haven’t said all along. And that is, the thing that we have looked forward to for so long, or at least many years, four or five years or maybe longer, the third pull has now been vindicated, and I’m sure you all know what it is.
Now, remember, there’ll never be any impersonation of that, ’cause it can’t be. It cannot be. Now, it’s in existence, and I have—I am warned of this, that soon, right at this time now, it’s just happened, so it could identify its presence among you. See? But it will not be used in a great way, until this council begins to tighten up. And when it does, when that does… The Pentecostals and so forth can almost impersonate anything could be done, but when that time comes, when the squeeze comes down, then you’ll see what you have seen temporarily, be manifested in the fullness of its power. See…?… see?
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7-4 020 And now, on persons like ourselves, we’re going to be cut out of all that altogether. That’s exactly, because they won’t be able to do it. It’s tightening; and then when that time comes, and the press comes to a place to where you’re pressed out, then watch (what I am fixing to tell you in a few minutes) watch the third pull then. It’ll be absolutely to the total lost, but it—it will be for the Bride and the church.
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263 201 And I’m sorry, really to have held you like this, but just to get a tape of this now from… If the Lord willing, this is what I’m to speak on at—at Phoenix, Sunday afternoon. Then Monday, I’m going with a little short meetings, and so forth. I purposed in my heart this year, if the Lord willing, I’m—I just cut and tore from side to side. And we all know that the identification, we know what the third pull is, we all—we all understand that.
Now, you got—you’ll have the tape. You see? And it’s… Now, I think it’ll just lay dormant for a little while, until the great hour of persecution comes on. That’s when…?… It’ll speak. It’ll be manifested. Just like the five straight signs without failure, perfectly. And now I think, just wait (See?), just see what does. I’m going the same again, through and through, to find out, short meetings, and we’ll try to have—get out every night early. Have just about thirty minutes, talk on something, about Divine healing, or something like that. And whenever I get ready to make a tape again, I’ll either run down here to the back side of the desert, or else to the Tabernacle, or somewhere, where they can make a tape, where we’ll be among ourselves, and I can say what I wish to, like that.
4 Something great will be done
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6-3 017 Now, I must continue in evangelism, just as I was commissioned first; I must continue on. Therefore, you’ve had the Word, and you know what to look for, how to stand. I must continue on in evangelism. And friends of mine, keep still and just keep moving on, for the hour is approaching swiftly (See?), that when something is going to be done.
Now, you might see some little odd things happen from me, nothing sinful, I don’t mean that, but I mean something odd to what the regular trend, because what I have reached to now in the ministry, I’m dropping back here, watching that spot and waiting for the time to use it. But it’s going to be used. And everyone knows that for as certain as the first was identified, so has the second been identified; and if you’ll think real closely, you who are spiritual (as the Bible said, “Here’s to him who has wisdom.”) the third is properly identified. See? We know where it is. So the third pull is here.
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21-3 056 He said, “Wait a minute.” With the drawed diagrams and all the pictures and everything else, he couldn’t find one trace of it. He examined her over and over. He said, “I might not be able to explain it, but, Mrs. Branham, that tumor isn’t there.” And she’s never had one symptom of it since.
What was it? Notice, just exactly the way It said: “Before the doctor’s hand can touch it.” One split second and his hand would’ve touched it. How perfect is the Word of the Lord.
Now, there’s my wife, and we’re both before God. But before the doctor’s hand could even touch her body, on the road coming to her like that, something happened. The tumor left. And they couldn’t even… He said—I believe it was, wasn’t it sweetheart? “I want to reassure you, Mrs. Branham,” Is that right the way he said it? That’s right. “that that tumor isn’t there. You don’t have any tumor.” What was it? Just exactly according to the Word of the Lord that was spoke. Amen.
That’s the fifth time. Five is the number of grace, a number of f-a-i-t-h too. There’s no more doubt in my mind. I know what the third pull is, and I know what it does. Now, be reverent; just keep quiet. The hour will soon arrive, where God is going to do some great things for us.
5 For the Bride and the church (no mention of Israel)
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7-4 020 And now, on persons like ourselves, we’re going to be cut out of all that altogether. That’s exactly, because they won’t be able to do it. It’s tightening; and then when that time comes, and the press comes to a place to where you’re pressed out, then watch (what I am fixing to tell you in a few minutes) watch the third pull then. It’ll be absolutely to the total lost, but it—it will be for the Bride and the church.