challengers drew away supporters from the congregation, scaring away others by their reliance on the force of arms to further their aims. Some claim that before Koresh challenged her leadership, he and Roden (who was then in her late sixties) had an affair, which Koresh justified by claiming that God had chosen him to father a child with her, who would be the Chosen One. References External links Lois Roden's literature and studies Lois Roden's Shekinah magazine articles 1916 births 1986 deaths Adventism American feminists Branch Davidians People disfellowshipped by the Seventh-day Adventist Church Proponents of Christian feminism American Christian religious leaders Angelic visionaries