The Branch Davidians of Waco : The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect

What were the beliefs of the Branch Davidians? This is the first full scholarly account of their history. Kenneth G. C. Newport argues that, far from being an act of unfathomable religious insanity, the calamitous fire at Waco in 1993 was the culmination of a long theological and historical tradition that goes back many decades. The Branch Davidians under David Koresh were an eschatologically confident community that had long expected that the American government, whom they identified as the Lamb-like Beast of the book of Revelation, would one day arrive to seek to destroy God's remnant people. The end result, the fire, must be seen in this context. Nearly Twenty Years After They Happened, The Atf And Fbi Assaults On The Branch Davidian Residence Near Waco, Texas Remain The Most Deadly Law Enforcement Action On American Soil. The Raid By Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, And Firearms Agents On February 28, 1993, Which Resulted In The Deaths Of Four Atf Agents And Six Branch Davidians, Precipitated A 51-day Siege Conducted By The Fbi. The Fbi Tank And Gas Assault On The Residence At Mount Carmel Center On April 19 Culminated In A Fire That Killed 53 Adults And 23 Children, With Only Nine Survivors. In A Journey To Waco, Survivor Clive Doyle Not Only Takes Readers Inside The Tragic Fire And Its Aftermath, But He Also Tells The Larger Story Of How And Why He Joined The Branch Davidians, How The Branch Davidian Community Developed, And The Status Of Survivors. While The Media And Official Reports Painted One Picture Of The Branch Davidians And The Two Assaults, A Journey To Waco Shares A Much More Personal Account Of The Atf Raid, The Siege, And The Final Assault That Details Events Unreported By The Media. A Journey To Waco Presents What The Branch Davidians Believed And Introduces Readers To The Community's Members, Including David Koresh. A Journey To Waco Is A Personal Account Of One Man's Journey With The Branch Davidians, Through The Tragic Fire, And Beyond--amazon.com. A Mad Man In Waco : David Koresh In Popular Perspective -- A Sure Word Of Prophecy : The Bible, Prophecy Belief, And The Seventh-day Adventist Church -- Hear Ye The Rod : Victor T. Houteff, The Shepherd's Rod, And The Davidian Seventh-day Adventists -- Thy Kingdom Come : The Theology Of Victor Houteff And The Davidian Seventh-day Adventists -- But The End Is Not Yet : Florence Houteff And The End Of The World -- Behold The Man Whose Name Is The Branch : Ben Roden And The Emergence Of Branch Davidianism -- The Branch He : Ben Roden And The Theology Of Branch Davidianism-- The Branch She : Lois Roden, Shekinah, And The Struggle For Leadership-- A Pale Rider : Vernon Howell And The Branch Davidians, 1959-1985 -- And Death Shall Follow In His Wake : Vernon Howell, David Koresh, And The Branch Davidians, 1986-1993 -- The Seventh Angel : David Koresh And The Mystery Of God -- A Lamb-like Beast : The Branch Davidians And The Atf -- A Call For The Endurance Of The Saints : Mt. Carmel, 28 February - 19 April 1993 -- An Ultimate Act Of Faith? : The Cause Of The Waco Fire -- For Behold The Lord Will Come With Fire : Theology And The Waco Inferno -- Prophecies Shall Fail : Post-1993 Branch Davidianism -- Concluding Observations. Kenneth G.c. Newport. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [365]-371) And Index. A mad man in Waco : David Koresh in popular perspective A sure word of prophecy : the Bible, prophecy belief, and the Seventh-day Adventist church Hear ye the rod : Victor T. Houteff, the shepherds rod, and the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists Thy kingdom come : the theology of Victor Houteff and the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists But the end is not yet : Florence Houteff and the end of the world Behold the man whose name is the branch : Ben Roden and the emergence of Branch Davidianism The branch He : Ben Roden and the theology of Branch Davidianism The Branch she : Lois Roden, Shekinah, and the struggle for leadership A pale rider : Vernon Howell and the Branch Davidians, 1959-1985 And death shall follow in his wake : Vernon Howell, David Koresh, and the Branch Davidians, 1968-1993 The seventh angel : David Koresh and the mystery of God A Lamb like beast : the Branch Davidians and the ATF 234 A call for the endurance of the saints : Mt. Carmel, 28 February19 April 1993 An ultimate act of faith : the cause of the Waco Fire For behold the Lord will come with fire : theology and the Waco inferno Prophecies shall fail : Post 1993 Branch Davidianism Concluding observations. The first full, scholarly account of the history and beliefs of the Branch Davidians, the community that hit the world's headlines in 1993 when their buildings in Waco, Texas, burnt to the ground with great loss of life. - ;What were the beliefs of the Branch Davidians? This is the first full scholarly account of their history. Kenneth G. C. Newport argues that, far from being an act of unfathomable religious insanity, the calamitous fire at Waco in 1993 was the culmination of a long theological and historical tradition that goes back many decades. The Branch Davidians under David Koresh were