18 years after Waco, Davidians believe Koresh was God
By Ashley Fantz, CNN
April 14, 2011 9:23 a.m. EDT
Nearly 20 years ago, 76 people lost their lives during an FBI raid near Waco, Texas. CNN's Drew Griffin looks at those events at 8 ET/PT and 11 ET/PT Sunday night in "Waco: Faith, Fear & Fire."
David Koresh told his followers years before the men in uniforms arrived that a great apocalyptic battle with Babylon was coming and there would be destruction and fire and deaths.
So, Martin says, David was right. "David is the messiah, and he's coming back," she explains, inspecting a bush that's beginning to produce sweet peppers.
"Now we just wait for the kingdom."
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
• A handful of Branch Davidians will gather Tuesday to mark the fiery end to 1993 Waco siege
• Sheila Martin and Clive Doyle still believe in the message of their messiah, David Koresh
• Martin lost husband, 4 of 7 children in fire; Koresh slept with Doyle's teenaged daughter
• Martin sees a hopeful future: "One day, we will have a better experience"
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