The Knockout Blow

Addressing Divided Davidians Since 1955

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Historical Documents

Below is provided a list of important historical documents related to the rise and progress of the original Shepherd’s Rod message since its inception in 1930. We will break down the listings under subheadings based on specific time periods or content/topic. In some cases content may be grouped together based on its source of origin rather than time frame or topic. There is a considerable amount of content that will be uploaded to this page over the next several months commencing January 2023 so please bookmark for your records and revisit on a regular basis. Many highly significant documents will be released which have never been available for review on the internet prior to this time, so please consider making a donation to support this important project (you can contact us directly at upa5453@gmail.com for more details).

Dudley Goff Materials

In April 2020 a significant interview appeared on YouTube between Dudley Goff, a former Davidian Bible worker under Brother Houteff and Florence Houteff and two individuals who had direct involvement with the infamous 1993 Branch Davidian standoff with the United States government, Philip Arnold (Director, Reunion Institute, Houston, TX) and James D. Tabor a retired professor of Religion at North Carolina State University, Charlotte. During this interview Dudley talked about his past experiences with the Rod message and his favorable interactions with the Houteff’s leading up to his renouncement of the message in 1962 at which time he became involved with other religious pursuits. His role as a Bible worker in the hunting campaign that was initiated by Brother Houteff in 1953 is significant. The hunters typically traveled in pairs to visit Adventist homes across the country who had been receiving Rod tract literature over the years prior to 1953. Their primary aim was to follow up and determine what interest these Adventists may have in the message and to address any questions with the appropriate studies and/or documentation. In this regard each hunter had his or her own personal attaché case or book bag which contained a variety of printed material and documents which would support their studies which typically included original SRod tract literature, Rod study charts, news paper clippings, and related content.

It was during this interview that a brief flash was shown of Dudley’s personal attaché and some of the content therein. This immediately got our attention and led to the question as to what else of historical significance was in this bag and how could it help us to better understand the history of life on old Mt. Carmel and the nature of the controversy between the Rod message and church leaders.   By the miraculous Divine providence of God we were able to access the contents of this attaché in late 2020 and digitally scanned all the significant content that we did not already have from our prior travels and research. It should be noted that the content of these documents for each hunter would be unique to each individual so the opportunity to review the contents of Dudley’s attaché is particularly significant in light of some of the materials that have never been seen before or are very scare or unavailable elsewhere. Thus it is our great pleasure to make this content available for the first time as an exclusive offering from the ministry of upa7.org.

Legal Documents Related to the Establishment and Dissolution of Old Mt. Carmel Center Waco, TX 1935-57.

Some Significant Letters to/from Davidian Leaders (1934-82).

Florence Houteff and the Era of Reproach: 1955-62.

The legacy of Florence Houteff and its impact on the original Shepherd’s Rod message cannot be understated. This sordid history has been well documented and needs to be understood by those who are going to study and advance the original message today since the consequences of her actions from the death of Brother Houteff are still loudly reverberating. This includes usurping control of original Executive Council and destroying the office of president and installing herself as vice-president, extensively remodeling the original SRod message by publication of the unauthorized New Code sermon addresses and the 11th Hour Radio messages, making a false date setting predication on the timing of Ezekiel 9 and related events, laying the Rod message on the altar on the basis of her false teachings, and attempting to defend the Rod teachings behind closed doors before a hostile group of S.D.A. Church leaders. Below is an extensive list of documents that confirms her role as an enemy agent disguised as a “professed friend of the faith” who was used in an attempt to destroy the original SRod message as predicted in WHR p. 33.

Documents Related to the Movement of God’s Storehouse from 1955-2022

  • Pre-Session Symbolic Code 1961 (PDF, 1.1 MB) This notable Code announces the restoration of the Symbolic Code to call for reorganization after Florence Houteff and her Council highjacked the Code to introduce false doctrines. This led to the historic 1961 Session in Southern California.
  • Session Code 1961 (PDF, 1.2 MB) This Code provides a synoptic report of the historic 1961 Session in which the storehouse was reorganized and a new set of officers for the Executive Council was chosen. Some strong protests against Florence and her Counsel are published.
  • Calling 144,000 Nathanials: Under New Management (PDF, 332 KB) This interesting publication announces the reorganization of the Association after Florence Houteff’s apostasy to the General Conference leaders and reprints official letters to this effect.
  • Vista Pre-Session Symbolic Code, 1970 (PDF, 361 KB) This Code announces the relocation of the Association from southern California to Salem, South Carolina in 1970.
  • Salem Session Code, 1970 (PDF, 710 KB) This Code provides the Session minutes and selection of Executive Council members for the newly relocated Association to Salem, SC.
  • Salem Symbolic Code, 1971.
  • Salem Symbolic Code, Session 1972. List of new Executive Council Members.
  • Salem Association Council Members 1970-80. A list of the officers of Salem’s Executive Council in the period stated.
  • Letter from CA brethren to Salem Counsel, 1974 (PDF, 194 KB) This letter was an appeal from several concerned brethren regarding the introduction of false teaching into the Symbolic Codes coming from the Salem Council headed by Don Adair.
  • Resignation Letter from CA brethren to Salem Counsel, 1974 (PDF, 68 KB) A formal protest and resignation letter from 14 brethren regarding the behavior of the Salem Council under the control of Don Adair. This was the beginning of the Yucaipa Association in 1974.
  • Yucaipa Symbolic Code, 1975. First Code for this Association. Funeral for Brother Harry Warden, an ordained minister under Brother Houteff and long time warrior in defense of the original Rod message.
  • Davidia: The Inside Report (PDF, 800 KB) This important document was published by the Yucaipa Association in 1984 to refute the false “seven rounds” theory coming from the Calimesa Association that broke away under the leadership of Wanda Blum and Erwin Reichmann. It contains much important historical information such as the meeting minutes of Sessions that were held during the 1960’s and 1970’s.
  • Mt. Dale Symbolic Code, 1983. The first organizational session for this group that was cast out of Salem. By-laws included.
  • Mt. Dale Symbolic Code, 1990 Special Session. The origin of the split with the New Waco brethren led by Norman Archer.
  • Waco Symbolic Code, 1991 Session. The split with Mt. Dale brethren formalized, new counterfeit organization set up. By-laws included.
  • The Progress of the Davidian Movement from 1929 to 1991. A useful historical summary of the key developments in the history of Rod message from its beginning up until the split between Mt. Dale and the Waco Association under the control of Norman Archer.
  • Report of the Waco Fact Finding Committee (1989, PDF, 3.6 MB): This report reveals many of the logistical problems with the idea to relocate the headquarters from Mt. Dale to Waco as was being agitated by certain brethren. Contains a lot of useful geographical and historical information including photo images.

Titles for blog posts on this site.

As time goes forward we will continue to post systematic studies from the Shepherd’s Rod that will address some of the many winds of doctrine that have been blowing in Davidia since the death of Bro. Houteff in 1955. A list of the study topics that have been presented thus far include:

  1. A Pre-purification of Davidia-Is it in the Rod?
  2. “Those With” the 144,000-Who are They?
  3. Should we Follow the “New Codes” Today?
  4. Iridology & Reflexology: Are they part of our Health Message?
  5. IRS 501c3 & State Incorporation: A Trap for Davidians?
  6. How are we to Keep the Feast Days Today?
  7. Living Spirit of Prophecy: What is It?
  8. Carmel, Bashan, Gilead: Which Pasture Today?
  9. Going Eastward: A Study from Ezekiel 47
  10. Who is the Antitypical King David?
  11. God’s Headquarters Location: Is it Waco Today?
  12. Part One: Where is God’s Storehouse Today?
  13. Part Two: Some Criteria for God’s Storehouse.
  14. Part Three: Why has God moved the Storehouse in the past?
  15. Revisiting the “Living Spirit of Prophecy”.
  16. Should we follow the “New Codes” today?
  17. Feminine Holy Spirit: Bible Truth or Gnostic Heresy?
  18. Are  Answerer Books Nos. 6 and 7 Part of the Original Rod Message?
  19. The Special Resurrection: Is There a Double Application?
  20. Can You Recognize the Lord’s Voice Today?
  21. Anti-trinitarian Studies: What Does the Rod Say?
  22. Are We Ashamed of the Prophet Divinely Called?
  23. The Last Message: Is It the Rod or the Branch?
  24. Which Kingdom Does Your Character Reveal?