We are beginning a close examination of the by-laws that govern the various Davidian Associations or General Association of Davidian Seventh-day Adventists (GA-DSDA) of which there are three rival factions under the banner of Mt. Carmel Center, specifically Salem, Mt. Dale, and Waco. We begin with the Mt. Dale GA-DSDA-MC that emerged from the Salem GA-DSDA in 1983 since we have copies of their by-laws over a period of time. These are listed below for your examination and can be conveniently ...
The Final Death Blow to the Unauthorized New Code Sermons
This week (August 4-11, 2018) the Mt. Dale GADSDA is holding their session. Therein they are being forced to defend their stand on the unauthorized New Code sermon addresses allegedly given by Brother Houteff and publishing posthumously by the wife Florence, a well known and proven architect of apostasy and numerous falsehoods. This is due, in part, to many questions that continue to come from concerned brethren worldwide. Mt. Dale is desperate and can no longer slip the issue under the rug. The ...
The Davidian Storehouse/Headquarters/Leadership Paradox Solved
Ever since the death of Brother Houteff in 1955 followers of the Shepherd’s Rod message have been tossed into disarray regarding the role and function of storehouses, headquarters, and leadership models. Remarkably this situation was entirely predicted by warnings coming from the original SRod message about the rise of usurpers, office seekers, and professed friends of the faith who would attempt to deliver the enemy’s “knock out blow”. Over the past few years we at upa7.org have received ...
Can Error Correct Error and Lead to the Truth?
“Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye? 5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to ...
Going Eastward: A Study from Ezekiel 47
In the period of the enemy's effort to deliver a "knockout blow" (1959 to present) perhaps one of the most divisive and controversial doctrines in Davidian circles involves the full understanding of the prophecy given in the 47th chapter of the book of Ezekiel. Strangely there are many who try to divert minds from a full investigation into this topic by stating things like, "Bro. Houteff hid this chart behind his desk and never published it with the other large charts so we do not need to study ...
