61. STATEMENT division of the United States Treasury Department descended on a religious compoundowned and operated by the branch Davidian cult 10 miles east of (waco), Texas http://www.equip.org/free/DD025.htm

STATEMENT THE BRANCH DAVIDIANS How It All Began The way David Koresh’s cult came into existence is a long and sometimes complicated story. It began with a man named Victor Houteff, who in 1929/30 was disfellowshipped from a Los Angeles Seventh-day Adventist church for sharing “divergent views” with other church members. Houteff, a self-proclaimed messenger of God, responded to the expulsion by crystallizing his “divergent views” and presenting them to the public in The Shepherd’s Rod Vol. 1 (published in 1930) and The Shepherd’s Rod Vol. 2 (published in 1932). The purpose of Houteff’s first book was “to reveal the truth of the 144,000 mentioned in Revelation 7” and “bring about a reformation among God’s people.” He described his second volume as “a complete symbolic revelation of the entire world’s history, both civil and religious.” These two works served as the basis of Houteff’s theology, hence, the original name of his group — the Shepherd’s Rod Seventh-day Adventists. In 1935 Houteff led 12 of his followers to Mt. Carmel, Texas in order to set up what was suppose to be only a temporary gathering place for the 144,000, their ultimate destination being Palestine, where they believed they would not only direct the final work of the gospel prior to the second coming of Christ, but also assist in establishing the new Davidic kingdom. Although the Shepherd’s Rod tried for many years to remain affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventists, Houteff in 1942 decided to make a clean break from the mainline denomination by officially forming the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists Association “complete with membership certificates and ministerial credits.”

62. Branch Davidians, Waco, And The FBI - News Archive And Other Research Resources Whatever happened at (waco), these facts remain It is against the law to hold irregularreligious beliefs. from the top down, treated the branch davidians as if http://www.xs4all.nl/~ahein/b10.html

About the Branch Davidians, Waco, and the FBI An Apologetics Index research resource Do Not Bookmark This Page: Pages at this URL (starting with www.xs4all.nl/~ahein) are no longer being updated. This site has moved to a new URL http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/ You will find our up-to-date pages at that URL. Pages at this URL (starting with www.xs4all.nl/~ahein) are no longer being updated. Branch Davidians The Branch Davidians, Waco, and the FBI Back to A-Z Index About The Color Key First posted: Sep. 1, 1996 Last Updated: Feb. 6, 2001 Additional info Articles News Articles Database Sites ... Video and Reviews Up-To-Date News About The Branch Davidians, Waco, and the Trial - News - Find related news items in AI's News Database. (About this database) Check the latest issue(s) of Religion News Report for items not yet added to the database See also these predefined, current news searches Feb. 6, 2000 - The Only Scapegoat Former federal prosecutor Bill Johnston, who claims that Special Counsel John Danforth improperly singled him out for prosecution, will plead guilty to a federal felony today in St. Louis, Johnston said. Johnston has reached a plea agreement with Danforth's office that calls for Johnston to plead guilty to misprision of felony, which normally means that someone knows of a felony committed by another and does not report it. [...Waco Herald-Tribune...]

63. Christian Teachings: Cults, Brainwashing And Persecution The tragedy in (waco), Texas, where the branch Davidian cult perished in weapons thatthey had, refuelled the campaign for one world religion like nothing http://www.accsoft.com.au/~xians/teach/cults-persecution/Whackos_in_Waco.html

Whackos in Waco The tragedy in Waco, Texas, where the Branch Davidian cult perished in a fire after attempts were made to confiscate the stockpile of weapons that they had, refuelled the campaign for one world religion like nothing else since Jonestown. News agencies turned repeatedly to the enemies of minority religions for comments and solutions. "People who claim to be receiving messages from God should be declared legally insane," suggested one such 'expert'. "Anyone wishing to join a cult should be forced to go through a 'cooling off' period controlled by relatives," suggested an anti-cult psychologist. She bragged of a high success rate when families kidnapped new converts to any religion and subjected them to a reverse 'brainwashing' against their will. The cooling off clause is great for people who buy products under pressure and have second thoughts later. But what these people are pushing for is that your family inflict its values and wishes on you (regardless of age) in instances where your choice causes concern or embarrassment to them. Never mind that you've had weeks or even years to change your mind and still do not want to change. These people dismiss your right to make such a decision on the grounds that you are 'brainwashed' and therefore not responsible.

64. The Watchman Expositor: The History Of The Branch Davidians Yet he is the father of a notable religious organization. and a handful of followersmoved to Texas, near (waco). Roden called his group the branch davidians. http://www.watchman.org/cults/reformer.htm

SITE DIRECTORY Home Page About Watchman Fellowship Free Subscriptions Church Presentations Weekly News Subject Index Profiles State Offices Watchman Staff OVERVIEW OF CULTS Articles JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES Articles MORMONISM Articles NEW AGE Articles OCCULT Articles SCIENTOLOGY Articles OTHER RELIGIOUS TOPICS Articles Vol. 11, No. 4, 1994 Articles on Cults and New Religions The History of the Branch Davidians Victor Houteff is hardly a household name. Yet he is the father of a notable religious organization. Houteff's Davidian SDA movement prospered for 26 years before it disbanded in 1961. Houteff was born in Bulgaria in 1885. His family immigrated to the United States and he became a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in 1919. By the early 1930's, Houteff had developed Biblical views which were in conflict with his fellow Seventh Day Adventists. The Seventh Day Adventist Church has adopted a unique doctrine known as the investigative judgement of Christ. The belief was born out of an attempt to explain the failure of William Miller's prophecy for the return of Christ . Miller had set a date of 21 March 1843 to 21 March 1844 as the time of Christ's reappearing. When the latter date had passed a new date was set for 22 October 1844. The date arrived - but Christ did not. The next day a Millerite named Hiram Edson had a vision. He claims his vision pictured Christ as entering the Heavenly Holy of Holies to cleanse the Heavenly temple and to open a period of investigating those who claimed to be God's people. Christ's cleansing work would cover the past sins of his people but they would have to keep God's laws during a period of probation (

65. Monroe County (NY) Library System - Religion - Alternative Religions (waco), the FBI, and the branch davidians taken from CESNUR, the Center for Studieson New Religions Various articles discuss the tragedy at (waco) The http://www.libraryweb.org/religion/otherreligions.html

Alternative Religions General Links to other Religious Orders Atheism Baha'i Branch Davidians ... Witchcraft General Links to other Religious Orders Christian Ministry Report and Apolegetics Index Apologetics Index provides research resources on religious cults, sects, new religious movements, alternative religions, apologetics-, anticult-, and countercult organizations, doctrines, religious practices and world views. The site provides information that helps equip Christians to logically present and defend the Christian faith, and that aids non-Christians in their comparison of various religious claims New Religious Movements and Alternative Spirituality This site is put together by a graduate of the University of Washington's Comparative Religion program. You will find extensive sources covering new and alternative forms of religion Watchman Fellowship's 1998-1999 Index of Cults and Religions An index of cults, new religious movements and related teachings Individual Religious Bodies Atheism and Agnosticism Agnostic Resource Site Examines Agnosticism and Christianity The Agnostic Church This non-profit site examines Agnosticism and its teachings American Atheists American Atheists has been the premier organization laboring for the civil liberties of Atheists, and the total, absolute separation of government and religion

66. 'Cult Label Caused Waco Trouble' COPYRIGHT PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE 450 Mission Stre our pre eminent authority on alternative religions. We know precious little aboutBranch davidians. And at the moment, the (waco) stand-off shows little http://www.skepticfiles.org/atheist/waco-why.htm

givecookie("BodyThetans", "Skeptic Tank Archives") E-Mail Fredric L. Rice / The Skeptic Tank

67. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Letters, 3/17/93, A13. Waco Shootout Evokes Memory Of W the branch Davidian compound in (waco), Texas. news media tell us that the branch Davidianspractice contemptible so they are an evil religious cult. Nazi news http://www.skepticfiles.org/atheist/wacoshot.htm

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Letters, 3/17/93, A13. Waco Shootout Evokes Memory of Warsaw '43 givecookie("BodyThetans", "Skeptic Tank Archives") E-Mail Fredric L. Rice / The Skeptic Tank

68. Child Abuse + Child Deaths In Cults + Sects Religious Objections to Necessary Medical Care; MARY FAKER EDDY AND THE cult OFCHRISTIAN SCIENCE; Discuss Christian Science. Christian branch Davidian / (waco). http://www.factnet.org/CIF/child_abuse.htm?FACTNet

69. Waco teachings of an obscure offshoot, the branch davidians, which was The davidians tracetheir roots to Victor Houteff, a in 1935 on the outskirts of (waco), in the http://www.time.com/time/daily/newsfiles/waco/031593.html

TIME magazine on Waco TIME magazine on Waco Home Cult of Death Holed up in a Texas fortress, David Koresh and his followers fervently believe he is Christ and till death do them part Apocalypse, With And Without God Charles Krauthammer on the siege at Waco ''Oh, My God, They're Killing Themselves!'' Waco comes to an end Children of a Lesser God The surviving kids of Ranch Apocalypse offer shocking details of life with David Koresh Tripped Up By Lies A report paints a devastating portrait of ATF's Waco planning or, rather, the lack of it March 15, 1993 Cult of Death Holed up in a Texas fortress, David Koresh and his followers fervently believe he is Christ and till death do them part by RICHARD LACAYO Reported by Jordan Bonfante/Los Angeles, Sally B. Donnelly and Michael Riley/Waco and Richard N. Ostling/New York

70. Why Waco? Why (waco)?, written by two professors of religious studies, addresses the way peoplereacted to the branch davidians, both before and after http://www.panix.com/~gmcgath/whywaco.html

James D. Tabor and Eugene V. Gallagher Why Waco? University of California Press, 1995 ISBN 0-520-20186-8 252 pages Reviewed by Gary McGath On April 19, 1993, I picked up a newspaper on my way to a dentist's appointment. On the front page was a picture of the burning Branch Davidian compound, the climax of the FBI's two-month siege. When I expressed my horror to my dentist, he said dismissively, "It was a cult." This reaction, I would soon learn, was widespread. Why Waco? , written by two professors of religious studies, addresses the way people reacted to the Branch Davidians, both before and after the fatal confrontation. While it condemns the government's actions as "inexcusable," it is not primarily an analysis of those acts, but rather a study in the age-old phenomenon of hostility to people who think differently from the mainstream. The book covers the history and ideas of the Mount Carmel community in considerable detail. This portion is thorough to the point of boredom; after all, the particulars of their religion have no bearing on whether the government acted rightly or wrongly. But the authors' purpose is to break down the "cult" stereotype. In the view of some, Koresh had charismatic powers which allowed him to lead his followers blindly in spite of anything they had believed before. The authors show that Koresh's claims, bizarre as they were, were part of the development of a religious community, a faction of the Seventh-Day Adventists, that long predated his rise to prominence in it. Some of the people living in the Waco property had been there since the 1950's.

71. Varsity Arts & Culture -- Who’s Waco? Not Koresh I had completely bought the party line on (waco). nicely with my prejudices about religion,cults, guns and conversations, it is the branch davidians who appear http://varsity.utoronto.ca:16080/archives/118/mar30/review/Waco.html

Web posted on March 30, 1998 Shit Or Get Off The Potter Who’s Waco? Not Koresh By Andrew Potter, Varsity Staff As the American (and, sadly, Canadian) news media continue to obsess over the ongoing saga of Bill Clinton's sexual peccadilloes, it is hard to believe it's been five years since the evening news was dominated by a much more serious set of blunders: the farcical raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas. The raid led to a 51- day stand-off with the FBI, which ended in the torching of the compound and the deaths of 76 Branch Davidians. The Waco debacle is back in the news right now, thanks in large part to a multiple-award-winning (and Oscar-nominated) documentary that is currently making the rounds of the repertory cinemas. Waco: The Rules of Engagement is causing quite a stir, because it purports to show that the official story about what happened at Waco is complete bunk. The party line is this: The Bureau of ATF raided the Branch Davidian bunker because the apocalyptic cultists were stockpiling illegal weapons, running drugs and abusing their children. When the B of ATF arrived with a search permit, the Branch Davidians opened fire, killing four government agents. The FBI took over, and waited patiently while the cult hunkered down for almost two months while cult leader and self-proclaimed messiah David Koresh tried to figure out what God wanted him to do. What God wanted, apparently, was for the Branch Davidians to torch the place and go down in a blaze of self-immolating glory.

72. Title Details - Cambridge University Press The authors, leading international experts on religious movements and the tragic conflagrationthat engulfed the branch davidians in (waco), Texas; the deadly http://titles.cambridge.org/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521668980

73. Mhp: Branch Davidian Assault (Waco) , branch Davidian assault ((waco)) (199302-28 to 1993-04-19) Google Questia Wikipedia Namebase. •, Religious cult leader David Koresh and his followers http://www.modernhistoryproject.org/mhp/EntityDisplay.php?Entity=Waco

74. SA News 1993/11/04 of Religion, had planned a special session on the branch davidians. She has admittedthat colleagues in religious studies who went to (waco), tried to talk http://www.constitution.org/col/san931104.htm

Government Reports on Waco Tragedy Faulty Recently, the Treasury and Justice Departments released the results of their investigations into the Branch Davidian tragedy. The Treasury Department's report was highly critical of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' (BATF) leadership for their mistakes in the planning and execution of the February 28 raid and the coverup that followed. Although the Justice Department investigators found no evidence of child abuse by the Branch Davidians during the siege — contradicting one of Attorney General Janet Reno's justifications for the final assault — their report found no fault with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) conduct of the siege or with the Attorney General's decisions. The report instead praised the FBI for showing "extraordinary restraint" and handling "this crisis with great professionalism." The Branch Davidian victims had no input, and, of course, were blamed for their own demise. With the release of the reports and the subsequent suspensions of BATF Director Stephen Higgins and five other officials, one could almost hear a collective sigh of relief from politicians and bureaucrats in Washington and elsewhere. They had literally thrown out the Constitution of the United States, and most Americans didn't notice or care. The public condemned David Koresh and his followers on que and expressed overwhelming support for the government's actions.

75. FINAL WORD ON WACO recent years, happened at a farm outside (waco), Texas. A heavily armed religious cult,the branch Dividians, was trying to arrest the group s leader David Koresh http://www.fas.org/irp/news/2000/07/000724-waco1.htm

DATE=7/24/2000 TYPE=U-S OPINION ROUNDUP TITLE=FINAL WORD ON WACO NUMBER=6-11937 BYLINE=ANDREW GUTHRIE DATELINE=WASHINGTON EDITOR=ASSIGNMENTS TELEPHONE=619-3335 INTERNET=YES CONTENT= INTRO: One of the most controversial federal law enforcement actions in recent years, happened at a farm outside Waco, Texas. A heavily armed religious cult, the Branch Dividians, was surrounded by federal agents. The officers were trying to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. A shootout occurred, followed by a 51-day standoff. At the end, the complex caught fire, and about 80 people, many of them women and children, died. Now, an interim federal report has exonerated government agents from causing the fire or the deaths. It has not ended the controversy, at least in the press, and we get some samples now from in today's U-S Opinion Roundup. TEXT: The report was commissioned by the Justice Department, after belated allegations of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) misconduct connected to the 1993 incident surfaced in the press. Former Missouri Senator John Danforth spent months gathering testimony and questioning various officials before announcing his findings. His interim report says the F-B-I did not start the fire that roared, unchecked, through the compound, nor was it guilty of an extensive cover up of details about the standoff. His final report is expected three months from now. Some U-S newspapers take the report at face value, and are glad it has given a final answer to many questions about the actions and motivations of the several federal agencies involved at Waco. In that small, central Texas city itself, The Waco Tribune-Herald remains perplexed that so many other questions remain unanswered. TEXT: Special Counsel John Danforth believes he has answered "four dark questions." That leaves dozens that forever may beg for light. Unfortunately, even with a staggering ten million dollar price tag, the Danforth probe into the 1993 events at Mount Carmel [Editors: the name the Branch Dividians gave to their farm complex] was way too limited to put to rest so many concerns and suspicions. TEXT: The Washington Post, which points out Mr. Danforth did not address the issue of law enforcement judgement, which many observers suggest was flawed, calls the interim report: "Case Closed. VOICE: Though unsurprising, his conclusions represent a welcome clarification of the record on this seemingly endless saga. The big picture, according to Mr. Danforth, is that the F-B-I did not start the fire that consumed the Waco compound or shoot at the Branch Davidians; the military was not improperly used; the fire was set, after all, by the Branch Davidians themselves. "The blame rests squarely on the shoulders of David Koresh," Mr. Danforth said. ... But a judgment can be reached about the F-B- I's role ... In the final analysis, [its] record in the Waco raid is not one to be proud of. TEXT: Boston's Christian Science Monitor says: VOICE: The tragedy at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco ... will continue to be one of the darkest episodes in the history of U-S law enforcement. It should not, however, be recorded as a terrible example of reckless behavior by federal agents. The [Danforth] report ... directly counters the widespread public perception of police misconduct at Waco. ... [It] comes on the heels of a jury verdict in a wrongful death suit brought by surviving Davidians ... [which] ... said the government was not negligent in its handling of the affair. TEXT: Across town, The Boston Globe takes note of two separate verdicts on the tragedy, which essentially reached the same conclusion. VOICE: Former Senator ... Danforth, a Republican appointed by Attorney General Janet Reno ... concluded in a preliminary report ... that government agents did not start the fatal fire or shoot at those in the compound. ... His report came just a week after five jurors who heard extensive testimony in a civil case in Waco advised a judge that there was no federal negligence in the deaths of nearly 80 Davidians, including 20 children. While that judge's ruling and [Mr.] Danforth's final report are still to come, it is clear that wild charges against government agents were based in evidence that was thin to nonexistent. Although the government has been at least preliminarily exonerated of criminal or civil liability, its actions have not been applauded and do not deserve to be. TEXT: The Savannah [Georgia] Morning News on the other hand, is "unsatisfied with the conclusions" of the report. VOICE: Mr. Danforth said federal agents did not start the fire that consumed the compound nor did they shoot at Davidians ... Forensic evidence can support those conclusions. But it's much harder to swallow [Editors: slang for "believe"] the preliminary report's approval of the way the government used military force against civilians - - many of them women and children. ... Indeed, the entire ...standoff resulted from federal agents choosing a gung-ho [Editors: "extremely aggressive"] assault of the compound to arrest sect leaders David Koresh ... when they had numerous opportunities to detain him peacefully off the property. TEXT: On that note, we conclude this sampling of comment on the newly produced, interim report about the Waco religious cult disaster in 1993. NEB/ANG/PW 24-Jul-2000 15:41 PM EDT (24-Jul-2000 1941 UTC) NNNN Source: Voice of America .

76. Waco For RELI 391 Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America. The Role of Biblical Scholarshipat (waco) One Attempt to branch davidians (Students of the Seven Seals http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~reli391/Waco.html

An Introduction to David Koresh, the Branch Davidans, and the Waco Disaster For use of the student of RELI 391 Death and Dying in Religion and Literature (Spring 1999). Before beginning your review of these sites: Read James R. Lewis, From the Ashes: Making Sense of Waco ,Chapters 4, 5, 7, 20 Review the Citation Guide for information about citing material from the net Review Evaluating Internet Sources for help in evaluting these sites The Rules of Engagement Home Page (movie, BP605 .B72 W336 1997 Waco [videorecording] : the rules of engagement / Somford Entertainmentpresents ; the Fifth Estate Production ; a William Gazecki film ; producers:William Gazeki, Dan Gifford, and Michael McNulty ; directed by WilliamGazecki ; written by William Gazecki, Dan Gifford and Michael McNulty. Gazecki, William ) w/photos, discussion board, press about film and event Waco aka Waco Dividians, Branch Dividians, David Koresh . Rick Ross's (CAN deprogrammer and advisor to the ATF) web page complete with music, photos Time Magazine article of May 1, 1995

77. Waco - Leonard Peltier - No Parole Peltier Association (NPPA) in the 1993 seige of the religious sect s compound risked their lives to save thelife of branch davidians. . The blame for the catastrophe at (waco) that killed http://www.noparolepeltier.com/waco.html

Send this site to others: Type In Your Name: Type In Your E-mail: Your Friend's E-mail: Your Comments: Receive copy: The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee (LPDC) web site in the section entitled, COUNTER FBI ATTACKS IN THE MEDIA, states: They (FBI) are also submitting a dear editor letter to numerous papers. In the midst of new revelations about the FBI's shameless efforts to cover up important details regarding the WACO catastrophe, it is no wonder that they are now feeling so threatened as to launch a costly campaign to cover their tracks in regard to Leonard Peltier's case as well. The incident at WACO was indeed a tragedy, and anyone concerned with researching the true facts about April 19, 1993 will understand that some Branch Davidians were killed at very close range by some of their own numbers and the multiple fires were started within the compound. The FBI's position from the very beginning was that no shots were fired by FBI agents on that day and during the final entry into the compound. On March 19, 2000

78. Waco -- Operation Showtime An insurance investigator and literary critic ventures into nonfiction,examining religious cults, the branch davidians and the (waco) disaster. http://www.ameriroots.com/issues/waco.html

Waco Operation Showtime The Sound-Byte All indications are that the confrontation between the BATF and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas was a set-up, planned for public relations purposes. The BATF had the news media alerted, the cameras rolling, and a search warrant that was obtained on trumped up charges. They disregarded the invitation of the Branch Davidians to peacefully enter the building and have a look around. They ignored opportunities to arrest David Koresh when he was alone. They recklessly ignored the presence of innocent women and children, and staged a paramilitary-style assault on the community. For what? To make a political statement? Excuse me, but I don't think that is the proper role of law enforcement in a Constitutional Republic. The Details The Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, and Tobacco (BATF) Special Agents called it "Operation Showtime" when they set up their cameras and summoned the TV crews and newspaper reporters for the arrest of David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidian religious community in Waco, Texas on February 28, 1993. The community consisted of approximately 100 men, women and children, all living in a large wooden structure that they called "Mount Carmel." It was a religious community Mount Carmel included a large chapel. The BATF had a more ominous name for the wooden structure: "The Compound." The BATF had done months of advance work for this operation. They knew that David Koresh could often be found by himself outside Mount Carmel, where he could easily be arrested. They knew of the many women and children living inside Mount Carmel. They had been invited by David Koresh to come in and look around. But they chose instead to arrest Koresh using a technique known in law enforcement circles as a "dynamic entry" using some seventy-six heavily armed men and women firing submachine guns, by some accounts including from helicopters and throwing flash-bang grenades.

79. Baylor University || Media Resource Guide the Millennium,” “davidians and branch davidians,” “Religious Cults in America davidiansand branch davidians 19291987 in Armageddon in (waco) and “The http://pr.baylor.edu/guide/source.php?id=000015

80. The Feds Meet Self-styled "God's Anointed Avenger" ending their armed standoff with branch Davidian cult members near (waco), Texas crisisintervention specialists, numerous religious, biblical, theological http://answers.org/cultsandreligions/koresh.html

Home Apologetics Bible Reviews ... AIA BBS Boolean: AND OR Case Insensitive Sensitive Previous Article Next Article The Feds Meet Self-styled "God's Anointed Avenger" By Gretchen Passantino This article first appeared in World Magazine God's anointed met the enemy at Mount Carmel. From his sanctuary he watched more than 400 of his enemies prepare for the assault. He alone stood for the Lord, the Almighty, the only true God. He was confident that his enemies would fail. And when they did, he would fulfill God's avenging Will and slaughter them all. Self-styled prophet Vernon Howell (aka David Koresh) last week re-enacted Elijah's ancient stand against the prophets of Baal. Howell's standoff occurred at his cult's headquarters, "Mount Carmel," near Waco, Texas. Elijah's standoff had occurred on Mount Carmel in ancient Israel. When the Lord answered Elijah's prayers and not those of the prophets of Baal, Elijah slaughtered them all. As of this writing, Howell is still waiting for the Lord to answer him. FBI and ATF agents, having lost four ATF agents in their initial assault February 28, are prepared to stop any further slaughter. Howell is no Elijah. His carefully constructed persona fails to mask his religious delusions. He adopted the name David Koresh to symbolize his belief that he is God's Anointed for today. David was God's anointed as the king of Israel; Koresh is a designation of the Persian king Cyrus, who was ordained by God (Isaiah 45:1) to authorize and finance the rebuilding of the Jewish temple after the Babylonian captivity (2 Chronicles 36). When outsiders, including the media and law enforcement call him "David Koresh" he says that proves even his enemies know he is God's Anointed. He claims to be Jesus Christ, the "Lamb" of Revelation 5, and God's avenger against the world.

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