Branch Davidians
The Branch Davidians, or simply, The Branch", are a religious group that split in 1955 from the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists.
The Davidians divided from the Adventists around 1930. Most of them had been removed from membership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church because of their beliefs.
The reform movement believed themselves to be living in the last millennium, when the bible prophecies of Christ's second coming. The name "Branch Davidian" is widely known for the Waco Siege of 1993 on their property near Waco, Texas. The 51-day siege, by the ATF, FBI, and Texas National Guard, resulted in the deaths of the Branch Davidians' leader David Koresh, 82 other Branch Davidian men, women, and children, and four ATF agents.[1][2][2]
Branch Davidians Media
A memorial at the Mount Carmel site identifying leaders of the Adventist movement from Ellen G. White to Vernon Howell
David Koresh in a 1987 mug shot
A memorial to the four ATF agents killed in the February 28 raid on the Mount Carmel Center
FBI photo of the Mount Carmel Center engulfed in flames
A sign at the Mt Carmel Center identifying the denomination
A Branch Davidian church at the Mount Carmel Center site
Reconstruction of the second Waco flag by Matthew D. Wittmer.
References
- ↑ Gazecki, William; Gifford, Dan; McNulty, Michael. "Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)". Film Documentary. IMDb - Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Newport, Kenneth G.C. (June 22, 2006). The Branch Davidians of Waco: The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199245746. ISBN 978-0199245741.
