Branch Davidians

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Christian denomination new religious movement religious sect

The Branch Davidians are a religious sect that emerged from the Seventh-day Adventist tradition, best known for their apocalyptic beliefs and their deadly 1993 confrontation with U.S. federal authorities near Waco, Texas.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Branch Davidians canonical 7
Branch Davidian 1
Branch Davidians organization 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
new religious movement ⓘ
religious sect ⓘ
associatedEvent Waco siege ⓘ
surface form: 1993 Waco standoff

Waco siege ⓘ
confrontationCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
confrontationDuration 51 days ⓘ
confrontationEndDate 1993-04-19 ⓘ
confrontationLocation Mount Carmel Center ⓘ
confrontationNear Waco, Texas ⓘ
confrontationResult compound destroyed by fire ⓘ
deaths of many members ⓘ
confrontationStartDate 1993-02-28 ⓘ
confrontedBy Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
coreBelief imminent end times ⓘ
importance of Old Testament prophecy ⓘ
literal interpretation of the Bible ⓘ
restoration of true Davidic kingdom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
earlyName Davidian Seventh-day Adventists (historical) ⓘ
surface form: Davidian Seventh-day Adventists

Shepherd's Rod ⓘ
foundedBy Victor Houteff ⓘ
foundedInPeriod 1930s ⓘ
foundedInYear 1935 ⓘ
hasSubgroup Branch Davidians self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Koreshan Branch Davidians
hasTheologicalFocus Second Coming of Christ ⓘ
apocalypticism ⓘ
biblical prophecy ⓘ
millenarianism ⓘ
headquartersLocation Mount Carmel Center ⓘ
headquartersNear Waco, Texas ⓘ
languageOfWorship English ⓘ
legalStatusAfter1993 some surviving members continued movement ⓘ
locatedIn Texas ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
mainClassification Adventist ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive international coverage ⓘ
notableDeathTollEvent 1993 Waco siege ⓘ
notableLeader Benjamin Roden ⓘ
David Koresh ⓘ
Lois Roden NERFINISHED ⓘ
observes Saturday Sabbath ⓘ
originatedFrom Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
perceivedAs cult by many observers ⓘ
practices communal living at Mount Carmel (historically) ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
scriptureUsed Bible ⓘ
selfIdentification true remnant church ⓘ
splitFrom Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waco siege → conflictWith → Branch Davidians ⓘ
Waco siege → opponent → Branch Davidians ⓘ
Waco siege → religiousGroupInvolved → Branch Davidians ⓘ
Waco siege → hasMainSubject → Branch Davidians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Branch Davidians religious sect
Alby Grant → associatedWith → Branch Davidians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Juniper Creek polygamist community
Mount Carmel Center → usedBy → Branch Davidians ⓘ
Mount Carmel Center → religiousAffiliation → Branch Davidians ⓘ
Mount Carmel Center → ownedBy → Branch Davidians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Branch Davidians organization
Branch Davidians → hasSubgroup → Branch Davidians self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Koreshan Branch Davidians
David Koresh → religion → Branch Davidians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Branch Davidian
David Koresh → movement → Branch Davidians ⓘ
FBI negotiators → opposedBy → Branch Davidians ⓘ