Leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation refer to William Branham as a foundational part of their movement because Branham claimed to have had a series of “prophecies” in 1933. Why? Because in the 1950’s, Branham started claiming that he had those prophecies in 1933. According to Branham, these alleged “prophecies” were written down and buried in the cornerstone of his Tabernacle.

After he died, my grandfather and others dug up the cornerstone. It was empty. Followers mention this fact in their testimonies, claiming that angels “stole them”. But William Branham’s fictional tale about burying these prophecies and those thieving angels are not the strangest part of the story. After convincing his followers that he was given these prophecies in 1933, and that the paper was buried in the cornerstone, William Branham forgot that one of his stage personas made this claim. Standing before his church, Branham read from the paper that he claimed was buried, and it was dated 1932. He claimed that his campaign team were revising the prophecies. Like the Golden Plates of Joseph Smith and the Mormons, not a single member of Branham’s cult following has ever seen the 1932 paper that he read, and still believe his claim to have had a set of prophecies in 1933.

You can learn this and more on william-branham.org

Testimony about angels stealing alleged prophecies:
https://william-branham.org/site/video/cult/d3d9ff05-9a83-4c58-979e-cd7dc7d1ca4d

William Branham’s 1933 Prophecies:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/1933_prophecies

My Grandfather (Willard Collins) resigning after claiming that the Branham’s were stealing money from the people:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/resignation_of_the_pastor_of_the_branham_tabernacle