For his ‘second pull,’ God gave him the lure of the Messianic sign of Hebrews 4:12, “discerning the thoughts and intent of the heart . . . as it was in the days of Lot” (Genesis 18; Luke 17:28-30). By this sign God identified Himself to Abraham and Sarah veiled behind the flesh of a created Man we know as Melchisedec, just before the destruction of Sodom. By the same sign He identified Himself to the Samaritan woman at the well when He veiled Himself behind the virgin-born flesh of Messiah.

In our day God has discerned the thoughts and intents of peoples’ hearts veiled behind the flesh of William Branham, a sinner saved by grace, revealing Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. This supernatural miracle was the last sign promised to us Gentiles before the close of our dispensation. However, his mission was not to catch these bigger fish either, but to gather the rainbow trout or wise virgin.

Ministers asked him to explain the first and second ‘pulls’ and before long there were carnal impersonations across the land. God now said, “Set your line for the ‘third pull,’ and don’t explain it to anybody.” The lure for the ‘third pull’ was the revelation of the Seven Seals. The opening of the Word will call Christ's Bride out of Babylon to be filled with the Spirit and catch the rainbow trout (Matthew 25:6; Revelation 18:4). There can be no impersonation of this, and the elect of God cannot be deceived on the revealed Word of God.