Heaven's Gate Cult Documentary - History TV

Heaven's Gate Cult Documentary - History TVHeaven's Gate was an American UFO religious millenarian group based in San Diego, California, founded in the early 1970s and led by Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985).[1] On March 26, 1997, police discovered the bodies of 39 members of the group who had committed mass suicide[2] in order to reach what they believed was an extraterrestrial spacecraft following Comet Hale–Bopp.In 1972, Marshall Applewhite met Bonnie Nettles, a nurse with an interest in theosophy and biblical prophecy,[4] and the two quickly became close friends.[5] He later recalled that he felt like he had known her for a long time and concluded that they had met in a past life.[6] She told him their meeting had been foretold to her by extraterrestrials, persuading him that he had a divine assignment.[7][8]Applewhite and Nettles pondered the life of St. Francis of Assisi and read works by authors including Helena Blavatsky, R. D. Laing, and Richard Bach.[9][10] They kept a King James Version of the Bible with them and studied several passages from the New Testament, focusing on teachings about Christology, asceticism, and eschatology.[11] Applewhite also read science fiction, including works by Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke.[12] By June 1974, Applewhite and Nettles' beliefs had solidified into a basic outline.[13] They concluded that they had been chosen to fulfill biblical prophecies, and that they had been given higher-level minds than other people.[14] They wrote a pamphlet that described Jesus' reincarnation as a Texan, a thinly veiled reference to Applewhite.[15] Furthermore, they concluded that they were the two witnesses described in the Book of Revelation and occasionally visited churches or other spiritual groups to speak of their identities,[16] often referring to themselves as "The Two", or "The UFO Two".[10][17] They believed that they would be killed and then restored to life and, in view of others, transported onto a spaceship. This event, which they referred to as "the Demonstration", was to prove their claims.[15] To their dismay, these ideas were poorly received by existing religious communities.Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)Subscribe For More Documentary Films:http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsc7tosS2c0T-4_y94j23vw?sub_confirmation=1