1. David Koresh
... the Book of Ezekiel. These passages dealt with an angel of God separating the faithful from the sinful right before Jerusalem's fall to the Babylonians. Houteff created a spin-off congregation in 1935 on the outskirts of Waco. From this action begins the cycle of cult leaders in Waco. After 20 years of leading his cult Florence, the wife of the now deceased Houteff, took over the branch. She controlled it for ... about five years until it broke up after failing to accurately predict the beginning of the end of the world. This occurred on April 22, 1959. Almost all of the members went th...
- Word Count: 1322
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: High School
