Satan’s End Time Deceptions

The Davidians are an offshoot of the Adventist Movement.

The name, "Shepherd's Rod," is derived from the title of a two-volume series authored by Victor Houteff, the originator of this doctrine,in 1929.

Eventually the center came under the control (in 1984) of Vernon Howell

disfellowedshiped in 1981

changed his name to David Koresh from Vernon Howell.

King David / type of christ

Koresh is the Hebrew name cyrus

Isa 45:1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

• Texas to a 14-year-old single mother, Bonnie Sue Clark

• Bobby howell left mother after 2 years

• Harsh stepfather

• Lonely miserable childhood

• By the age of 12, he had learned the New Testament by heart.

In 1983 he began claiming the gift of prophecy. Koresh then had an affair with Lois Roden, the prophetess and leader of the sect who was then in her late sixties, eventually claiming that God had chosen him to father a child with her, who would be the Chosen One.

Koresh advocated polygamy for himself Koresh advocated polygamy for himself, and asserted that he was married to several female residents of the small community. Some former members of the cult also alleged that Koresh felt he could claim any of the females in the compound as his. Evidently he fathered at least a dozen children by the harem. Allegedly, his harem included girls as young as age 14. The other adults at the compound were told by Koresh not to tell anyone else about this "because they wouldn't understand."

Lois Roden died in 1986. Up until now Koresh had been teaching that monogamy was the only way to live, but suddenly announced that polygamy was allowed for him. In March 1986, Koresh first slept with Karen Doyle, aged 14.[13] He claimed her as his second wife. In August 1986, Koresh began

secretly sleeping with Michele Jones, his wife's younger 12 year old

sister. In September 1986 Koresh began to preach that he was entitled to 140 wives, sixty women as his "queens" and eighty as concubines, which he based upon his interpretation of the Biblical Song of Solomon.[14] Koresh then built up an entirely new theology

around his "marriage" to Doyle. His theology was called the "New Light", with a doctrine of polygamy for himself, which he called "The House of David

TIME magazine , depicting the Waco Siege and David Koresh,

May 3, 1993.

The children were also threatened with death if they revealed aspects of life inside the compound to the "non-believers". As is typical when an abusive adult threatens a child, they were told that outsiders would not understand "our special ways". The children were convinced that Koresh would return from the grave and punish them if they betrayed the Davidians by interacting with, or disclosing information to, the "bad guys" (e.g., law enforcement and non-Davidians).

Ezekiel 9

Waco

• In February 1993, the FBI and ATF, acting on weapons violations and allegations of child abuse, raided the Branch Davidian cult compound in Waco, Texas to arrest leader David Koresh.

• The heavily armed Davidians fought off the agents, killing 4 and wounding 20. • 51 day siege ensued. In April, agents again raided the compound. • Koresh ordered his followers to burn the compound and commit suicide.• Many believed that the initial raid was an infringement upon the religious liberty

of the Branch Davidians.

Florence Houteff & Victor T Houteff

Victor T. Houteff

.Sabbath school teacher

. Disfellowshiped in November 1930

He claimed God spoke to him as he did sister White

Within 2years shepherd rod vol 1 & 2

and clamed to be the new spirit of prophecy

False prophet

Zec 4:1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,

Zec 4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

Zec 4:3And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

Zec 4:4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

Zec 4:5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

Zec 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

Houteff Used charts do deceive

Dear Mr. Houteff: In harmony with your written request of January 18 for a hearing before a body of leading brethren, the Union Conference Committee has set aside Monday, February 19, for this purpose. This is to notify you that the meeting will be held at 10 A.M. on that date, at 4800 South Hoover Street, Los Angeles. This will confirm the verbal notice given you this morning by Elders C.S. Prout and J.W. Rich. Yours very sincerely, (Signed) GLENN CALKINS."[3]

Houteff request

"We, as members of the Tabernacle Church of S.D.A. of Fullerton, Calif., after counseling with Victor T. Houteff concerning the teachings of The Shepherd's Rod, respectfully request that you appoint a committee of ten or twelve "brethren of experience" to meet with Brother Houteff while he places before them the evidence for his belief in the fundamentals of his message. The subjects to be considered are -- "The Harvest," "Ezekiel 9," "The Leopard Beast of Rev. 13," "Hosea chapters 1-2," and "Matt. 20." In these studies Brother Houteff is to use only the writings of the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. The time used is not to exceed one week. After each study the committee selected may retire for counsel, and may then submit its evidence for mistakes in Brother Houteff's teaching, such evidence to be drawn from the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy only.

Letter concerning the meeting

If after the first study mistakes may be substantiated from authority mentioned above, further studies are not to be given. The same conditions are to prevail after each succeeding study. In case the committee find error in the teaching of The Shepherd's Rod, and are able to refute same by the teachings of the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy Brother Houteff agrees to renounce the advocacy of The Shepherd's Rod, and to make public renunciation of same. Brother Houteff also agrees to discontinue the propagation of The Shepherd's Rod, so far as he can control same, in the Pacific Union Conference, during the time this investigation is being made. The conditions hereby entered into are in compliance with the instruction given in Testimonies, Vol. 5, page 293; Testimonies on Sabbath School Work, pages 65-66. For The Shepherd's Rod,

V.T. HOUTEFF"[2]

• On February 19, 1934 in Los Angeles, California Houteff began his presentation to the Pacific Union Conference Committee of twelve. Their number included

• A. G. Daniells,

• F .C. Gilbert and H. M. S. Richards

• . H.M.S. Richards Jr

After the very first study, an adjournment was called by the Committee.

In 1935 Houteff and 11 followers moved to a newly purchased farm near Waco, Texas, which they named Mount Carmel Center. By 1937 a tentative organization was functioning, calling itself "The General Association of the Shepherd's Rod Seventh-day Adventists." The group continued zealously producing and distributing its literature, infiltrating Adventist churches in search of anyone who could be persuaded to join them.

The U.S. Selective Service draft in 1942 confronted Shepherd's Rods with a quandary. Draftees could be granted Sabbath privileges only if they could be shown to be bona fide members of a recognized religious group advocating that belief. Being unrecognized as members by Seventh-day Adventists, Shepherd's Rod draftees faced serious difficulties. Therefore the leaders dropped their claim to be regular Seventh-day Adventist members and registered with the United States government under the name Davidian Seventh-day Adventists. They issued certificates of membership and documented their ministers.

Davidians are not seventh day Avdventist

Before Houteff died in 1955, Houteff announced that following a period of 1260 literal days, Christ would initiate His kingdom.

His wife, Florence, succeeding to leadership, identified the 1260 days as extending from November 9, 1955, to April 22, 1959.

As the fateful day approached, a call was issued for the faithful to dispose of property and come to Mount Carmel Center. An estimated 800 persons arrived, many bringing the proceeds from the sale of possessions.

Some went back to Adventism / Florence

Shepherd's Rods into smaller groups

in 1961 Mrs. Houteff renounced the Shepherd's Rod teachings as in error and shortly moved to disband the group. However, one of the factions gained possession of the Mount Carmel

Center. roden

How would you demon straight to the people that his interpretation is false ?

By late 1987, George Roden's support had withered. To regain it, he challenged Koresh to a contest to raise the dead, even digging up one corpse to practice on it. Koresh returned to Mount Carmel in camouflage, with seven armed followers. All but one - who managed to escape - were arrested by the local police who had been alerted by the sound of gunfire

Several of the children mentioned dead babies, and stated that dead babies were kept in the freezer until they could be buried or burned.

a ceremony with a male baby underwater

• Counterfeit version 3 Angels messages

• Jesuits aided by Satanic angels

• try to destroy the truth and hide the papacy

• They pray on people who desire to learn

• Very hard to do it without their charts

• Their chart are totally different to scripture

How do you know if you are studying with a Davidian /Rod?

Signs to look for

Literal

Satan Signature Charts designed satanic angels

Revelation 4

Star of David OR Star of Lucifer? The hexagram has remained in use within the occult and is prominent in the rituals and worship of Druids, Freemasons, Astrology, New Age, and Wicca. Witches often have this hexagram symbol, of the so-called Star of David, tattooed on the abdomens or palms of witchcraft initiates.

Webster's New World College Dictionary:"Star of David ... a six-pointed star formed of two, often interlaced, equilateral triangles: a symbol of Judaism and now of the State of Israel: as a mystic symbol in the Middle Ages, called Solomon's Seal."Strong's Exhaustive Concordance: Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary:"3594. Kiyuhn ... used (by euphemism) for some heathen diety (perhaps corresponding to Priapus or Baal-peor): —Chiun."Strong's Exhaustive Concordance: Greek Dictionary of the New Testament:"4481. Rhemphan ... by incorrect transliteration for a word of Hebrew origin [3594]; Remphan (i.e. Kijun), an Egyptian idol: —Remphan."

This god often had children sacrifices

Amos 5:25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.

Acts 7:42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

Repeat of history

How do we deal with them ?

Lead out

Don’t go to their studies / give example why

Understand what they teach

Ezekiel 9

Zechariah 4

Jerusalem

In the introduction the Shepherd's Rod, Book 1, Houteff wrote, "THIS publication contains only one main subject with a double lesson; namely, the 144,000, and a call for reformation. The object in view is to prepare God's people for the impending doom of Ezekiel's prophecy, chapter 9. There is no new doctrine taught, neither does it condemn the ones we have. The wonderful light between its pages shines upon a large number of scriptures which we have had no understanding of heretofore. The interpretation of these scriptures is supported entirely by the writings of Sr. E.G. White, that is termed the Spirit of Prophecy. This publication does not advocate a new movement, and it absolutely opposes such moves. It brings out a positive proof which cannot be contradicted that the Seventh-day Adventist church had been used by God to carry on His work since 1844."

Shepherds rod vol 2 page 151There are many beasts spoken of in the Bible, but this two-horned beast is the only one that can be termed "a man….“

Therefore, the mystical number "666," belongs to the two-horned beast and none other. However, we may not conclude that no one before it could have such a number.The idea that the papacy is called the beast is altogether wrong.

The prophecy of Revelation 13 declares that the power represented by the beast with lamblike horns shall cause "the earth and them which dwell therein" to worship the Papacy--there symbolized by the beast "like unto a leopard." The beast with two horns is also to say "to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast;" and, furthermore, it is to command all, "both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond," to receive "the mark of the beast." . . . {FLB 329.2}

The beast with two horns "causeth [commands] all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." Revelation 13:16, 17. The third angel's warning is: "If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God." "The beast" mentioned in this message, whose worship is enforced by the two-horned beast, is the first, or leopardlike beast of Revelation 13--the papacy.

The beast with two horns "causeth [commands] all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." Revelation 13:16, 17. The third angel's warning is: "If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God." "The beast" mentioned in this message, whose worship is enforced by the two-horned beast, is the first, or leopardlike beast of Revelation 13--the papacy.

What is a head in bible prophecy

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