Davidians
Texas compound group
Davidians are members of a religious sect that originated as a splinter group from Seventh-day Adventism in the 1930s.
The term gained widespread recognition through the Branch Davidians, whose 1993 standoff with federal agents at their Waco, Texas compound ended in a deadly fire that killed leader David Koresh and dozens of followers.
The Davidians believed they were living in the end times.
Coastal range near Haifa
- WacoCentral Texas municipality
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- ATFFirearms oversight agency
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
compound · raid · negotiation · firefight · tear gas · assault · barricade · survivors
Prophesied concluding era
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- tribulationState of great distress
rapture · messianic · eschatology · prophetic · anointed · beast · salvation · visions
Middle Eastern nation
- JudahPatriarch and namesake tribe
- Old TestamentPre-Christian biblical canon
- psalmsReligious songs of praise
- covenantBinding formal pledge
anointed · throne · Jerusalem · patriarch · genealogy · biblical · Hebrew
Saturday-Sabbath Protestant denomination
- splinter groupBreakaway subset of organization
- reform movementOrganized push for systemic change
- charismatic leadershipAuthority through compelling presence
- scriptureSacred religious writings
covenant · theology · schism · heterodox · separatist · commune · communal living · followers
Mount Carmel
Coastal range near Haifa
- WacoCentral Texas municipality
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- ATFFirearms oversight agency
FBI · compound · raid · negotiation · firefight · tear gas · assault · barricade · survivors · tactical
end-times
Prophesied concluding era
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
tribulation · rapture · messianic · eschatology · prophetic · anointed · beast · salvation · tribulation · visions
Israel
Middle Eastern nation
- JudahPatriarch and namesake tribe
- Old TestamentPre-Christian biblical canon
- psalmsReligious songs of praise
covenant · anointed · throne · Jerusalem · patriarch · genealogy · biblical · Hebrew
Seventh-day Adventist
Saturday-Sabbath Protestant denomination
- splinter groupBreakaway subset of organization
- reform movementOrganized push for systemic change
- charismatic leadershipAuthority through compelling presence
scripture · covenant · theology · schism · heterodox · separatist · commune · communal living · followers · teachings
DavidiansRoman Catholic Church
Papal Christian institution
established churches · Southern Baptist Convention · Orthodox Christianity · Methodists · Presbyterians
DavidiansATF
Firearms oversight agency
FBI · federal government · conformists · establishment · law enforcement
Davidianssecular society
Culture separating state from religion
- Branch DavidiansApocalyptic Texas sect