David Koresh

Branch Davidians cult leader

Contemporary weird famous 123 sayings

Sayings by David Koresh

I am here to fulfill prophecy.

1990s — Sermons and teachings
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I have seen visions of the end times.

1990s — Conversations with followers
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

God speaks through me.

1990s — Sermons and teachings
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

My followers are my family, my spiritual children.

1990s — Conversations with followers
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am the messenger of the new covenant.

1990s — Sermons and teachings
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The government is trying to suppress the truth.

1993 — Recorded phone calls during the Waco siege
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am preparing my people for the coming war.

1990s — Teachings to his followers
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

My teachings are the pure word of God.

1990s — Sermons and teachings
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I will not surrender. God will protect us.

1993 — Recorded phone calls during the Waco siege
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am the righteous one.

1990s — Sermons to his followers
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The world is full of evil, and I am here to fight it.

1990s — Teachings to his followers
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

My destiny is to die for my beliefs.

1993 — Conversations with followers, FBI transcripts
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am a sacrifice for all of mankind.

1993 — Sermons during the siege
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

They will never understand me.

1993 — Recorded phone calls during the Waco siege
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am the new King David.

1990s — Sermons and teachings
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

My word is the law.

1990s — Teachings to his followers
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I have the power to forgive sins.

1990s — Claim made to followers
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The government is trying to silence God's voice.

1993 — Recorded phone calls during the Waco siege
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am preparing my virgin brides for the kingdom.

1990s — Conversations with followers, documented in FBI transcripts
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

God told me to have sex with all the women in the Branch Davidian compound, even the underage ones, to produce a new generation of leaders.

1993 — Reported statement to followers and authorities during the Waco siege.
Controversial Unverifiable