Someone told me here not long ago, said, “Brother Branham,” said, “now, why don’t you give all the praise to the Holy Spirit and say that’s the Holy Spirit?” I said, “My brother, I must be truthful. [Blank spot on tape—Ed.] Whether it’s the Holy Spirit…” I said, “It—it—it’s a gift sent from God. He never said He was the Holy Spirit, never told me Who He was. He said, ‘I’m sent from the Presence of God.’ And It does not feel like the Holy Spirit when It comes. The Holy Spirit makes me feel happy. But when That comes around, it—it isn’t that feeling; it’s a very sacred, august feeling like. And it’s different, but It’s sent from God.” He said, “Brother Branham, the ministry of Angels, that was back in the Old Testament, like Daniel, and so forth.” But that’s an error, friends. That—that—that—that is wrong. Now, he said, “Since the Holy Ghost come, the Holy Ghost leads the church.” That’s the truth. The Holy Ghost leads the church. That is true. But there’s ministering Spirits sent from God, special gifts, friends.

Expectations, 1950-08-10, Cleveland, OH, §6