Who are/were the Branch Davidians?
The Branch Davidians have their origins in the Seventh-day Adventist church. This in turn had its origins in the “Millerite” movement in the USA – a group who followed the teachings of Baptist William Miller who in 1833 concluded that Bible prophecy told the date for the end of the world. Following the “Great Disappointment” of 1844 when Christ failed to return on the date expected by Miller’s prophecies, some Millerites formed what became the Seventh-day Adventist Church (officially formed as a denomination in 1863). From the beginning Adventists believed God was specially guiding the movement and sent visions to communicate with the group. One woman in particular, Ellen Gould Harmon (later Ellen G. White) was believed to be chosen by God as a special prophetess with messages to guide the church. From her first vision in 1844 to her death in 1915, Ellen White passed messages from God to the church, providing thousands of messages from God to the church. The Seventh-day Adventist Churc
