My apologies for double posting. But it occurred to me that I'd never attempted to actually investigate the origins of this particular theory. Now obviously I have a lot of homework to do, but I have found it interesting so far that the earliest mentions of this I can find seems to be William Branham. I don't say this to try and poison the well, only reporting what I've seen so far in my preliminary search.
I plan on continuing to look into the matter, if just to satiate my own historical curiosity.
-CryptoLutheran