TO THE MEDIA
12-22-13
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA, INCLUDING DOCUMENTARY MAKERS, AND BLOGGERS:
- Setting the Record Straight -
From time to time, we are contacted by various folks in the media to do interviews. Because there have been misquotes, false assumptions, twisting of words and truth, we have made the decision to not do interviews in the future. Whatever information you need should be found here on this website. If you use any information on this website, you are requested to cite where or what article you found it on, and not make any changes to the content of the citation. Please DO NOT paraphrase as you may change the intended meaning.
Also, for the record in our history, there are great differences between the original Branch Davidians and the Koreshians. The Koreshians were told by Koresh to abandon the entire platform (of truth) of the Advent Movement in 1983, all Three sections, "Three Great Divisions" mentioned in Life Incidences, page 306, the messages of 1844, 1930, 1955 etc. The authors of this website were never a part of that faction along with many others. The original founders of The Branch movement, Benjamin Roden and Lois Roden, never veered from this historical platform of Truth from 1844 to the present.
The author of this website, Thomas Caldwell (and Linda Caldwell, also), DO NOT follow Charles Pace, nor do we have "loyalty" to him as one blogger recently stated, incorrectly. There are many reasons for this. Our loyalty is to the Truth, to “the Way, the Truth and the Life”, to Christ Himself, the One Who paid the PRICE for our healing, our freedom, and our eternal welfare.
The Koresh group destroyed the Institution of marriage in the Advent Movement and now the second of these Two Divine Institutions, the historical Seventh-day Sabbath, is now under attack by Charles Pace. In the Advent Movement, these Two Divine Institutions are called the “Twin Institutions”, created during Creation week, Marriage and The Seventh Day Weekly Sabbath.
Koresh actually burned down The Branch publishing building in 1983, requiring that all his adherents deny the platform of the Advent Movement, the Root, the Rod and The Branch of Isaiah 11:1. He destroyed all of Benjamin and Lois Roden’s writings and teachings.
We believe Koresh's group was destroyed for breaking Torah, desecrating the Image of YHVH (The Creator/God) through breaking up marriages, separating husbands from their wives and taking multiple spouses, including young girls, and we believe the current group, residing at Mount Carmel will face judgment for desecrating the Bible Sabbath, the Seventh Day of Rest, if their present course is not reversed and corrected. Judgment first begins at “My Sanctuary”, God’s own people first, according to Ezekiel 9 and 1 Peter 4:17.
Media researchers and individuals who desire the truth will have to do their homework to discover what the Truth is for today and if there was a message that came out in 1990, right on time, according to Lois Roden’s “Heralds of the Morning” time chart in preparation for the grand events that have come to pass as forecast, in the "closing up of the Atonement", and will yet in the future come to pass. Each of us can find truth if we are diligent students of the Bible and ask for the leading of the Holy Spirit.
May each one be blessed as you search for Truth, believer and unbeliever.
From the Pen of Inspiration, E.G. White:
“From the days of Adam to our own time our great enemy has been exercising his power to oppress and destroy. He is now preparing for his last campaign against the church. All who seek to follow Jesus will be brought into conflict with this relentless foe. The more nearly the Christian imitates the divine Pattern, the more surely will he make himself a mark for the attacks of Satan.” Ellen White {ML 309.4}
Falsehood Mingled With Truth.--As we near the end of time, falsehood will be so mingled with truth, that only those who have the guidance of the Holy Spirit will be able to distinguish truth from error. We need to make every effort to keep the way of the Lord. We must in no case turn from His guidance to put our trust in man. The Lord's angels are appointed to keep strict watch over those who put their faith in the Lord, and these angels are to be our special help in every time of need. Every day we are to come to the Lord with full assurance of faith, and to look to Him for wisdom. . . . Those who are guided by the Word of the Lord will discern with certainty between falsehood and truth, between sin and righteousness (MS 43, 1907).
When we are called upon to differ with others, or others express their difference from our opinion, we should manifest a Christian spirit, and keep this fact prominent that we can afford to be quiet and fair; for the truth will bear investigation. The more it is studied, the more will its light shine forth. The Lord frowns upon everything that savors of harshness and severity, and puts his rebuke upon those who cast contempt and reproach upon those who differ with them in opinion, placing them in the worst possible light. All Heaven looks upon those who do this as Heaven looked upon the Pharisees, and pronounces them as ignorant both of the Scriptures and the power of God. The enemies of truth cannot make truth error. They may trample upon the truth, and think that because they have cast it down, and covered it with rubbish, it is overcome; but God will move upon some of his faithful ones to do as Christ did when he was upon earth, -- brush away the rubbish, and restore the truth to its appropriate setting in the framework of truth. {HM, September 1, 1894 par. 2}