To keep different versions of his public stage persona separate from the persona used to grow his cult following, William Branham made use of technology. His pulpit was wired to multiple switches and microphone inputs, which he could control while speaking. Some controlled the lighting for "supernatural effects", while others paused or unpaused the recordings. As of 2011, some of those switches were still in place, including a switch that turned on a spotlight above the platform and places certain instances of "supernatural lights" in question. The switch that stopped and started the tape recording was moved during William Branham's life, however.

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And I thought this thing here controlled those tapes, but it doesn’t, see. And this is a—a desk light. And I thought the tape controller used to be here. But I was told to just make motion to the brethren in the—in the room there, the recording room, and they would know when to stop tapes, and when not. See, the tapes has a worldwide ministry everywhere, see, everywhere. It goes into all kind of languages and everything. So there is things that we’d say right here, we wouldn’t say somewhere else, you see, and that’s the reason that we stop it.[1]
- William Branham

In addition to pausing the recordings, magnetic tape was spliced and replaced. Specific "prophecies", doctrines, and other statements were omitted from the recordings made available to the public, and in some instances, were replaced with recordings that William Branham made in private.

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Brother Branham did not want this original recording released. The next day, Monday, March 25th, 1963, Brother Branham went to the motel room of Brother Fred Sothmann and Brother James Maguire who were at that time in charge of making the tapes. Brother Branham told these brothers, “I don’t want this message sent out the way it is.” After listening to the tape himself, he instructed the brothers to stop the tape at a certain point, and at that point (beginning of paragraph number 261) recorded a new portion of approximately twenty minutes in length (paragraph 377-415). This new portion was then used in place of the original ending (paragraph 261-375).[2]
- Voice of God Recordings

There were times when the public recording was paused, and individual recorders captured "prophecy". One of Branham's frequent edits described his "prophecy" of "saving" Israel before his death.

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Now, tonight we’ll get what those things are, and see how close we are to there. And then next Sunday, bring in and place these time elements exactly where we’re standing. I love Him. Israel returning to their homeland, Israel. Let me just say this now while…I guess it’s off of tape. Let me say this. The very hour that Israel become a nation…The reason I’ve always believed, ’fore my class here, that there was something that I’d have a part, before I die, of getting Israel back to the Lord. Because, when the very hour, by the Pan American chart, that Israel was declared a nation, for the first time for two thousand years since they been scattered, not a people; it was that very same hour, exactly to the hour, that the Angel of the Lord met me up yonder and sent me to the…with the Gospel. The very same thing, May the 7th, 1946.[3]
- William Branham

Branham's prophecies were often changed between versions of his stage persona, and "brought up to date." In 1960, Branham announced plans to change what became known as his "1933 Prophecies" while reading a paper that was dated 1932. According to Branham, Leo Mercier "and many of them" were going to "revise them a little".

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I'd like to read you a prophecy that was given. I got on…And may…By the way, Mr. Mercier and many of them are going to take some of these old prophecies, and dig them out, and revise them a little, or bring them up to date, and put them in papers. I'd like to read some things that I'd like for you to—to…This one, first. I'd like to read something to you. '1932.' Listen to this. 'As I was on my way, or as I was getting ready to go on my way to church this morning, it came to pass that I fell into a vision. Our services is being held on Meigs Avenue, at the old orphan's home where Charlie Kern lives in part of the building.' He lives just across the street now, you know. 'And it came to pass, that, while I was in this vision, I seen some dreadful things take place. I speak this in the Name of the Lord.[4]
- William Branham
References

[1] Branham, William. 1963, Mar 24 - Questions And Answers On The Seals

[2] Editor, Voice of God Recordings. Sermon 63-0324E The Seventh Seal

[3] Branham, 1961, July 30. Gabriel's Instructions To Daniel

[4] Branham, William. 1960, November 13. Condemnation By Representation (60-1113)

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