Remember David Koresh??? Can anyone tell my why he chose that last name?

Name change

Koresh believed himself to be a modern-day Cyrus the Great, who had delivered the Jews from Babylon. In the documentation involved, Koresh stated that the change was for "publicity and business purposes." The switch arose from his belief that he was now head of the biblical house of David, from which Judeo-Christian tradition maintains the Messiah will come. The name Koresh is a transliteration of the Hebrew name of Cyrus, the Persian king who allowed the Jews who had been dispersed throughout Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar to return to their homelands. Both King David and Cyrus are referred to as Messiah (literally anointed one) in the Hebrew Bible (King David on several occasions, Cyrus the Great in Isaiah 45:1), thus the names, "David" and "Koresh", Vernon Howell's choice evidenced his belief that he too was an anointed one, a belief that stemmed from a vision he claimed to have received from God in 1985 during his trip to Israel. During the siege, Koresh would explain to the FBI negotiators that (in Koresh's mind at least) "koresh" had a deeper meaning:

Koresh: "What is Christ revealed as, according to the fourth seal?"

FBI: "Pale... a rider on a pale horse."

Koresh: "And his name is what?"

FBI: "Death."

Koresh: "Now, do you know what the name Koresh means?"

FBI: "Go ahead..."

Koresh: "It means death."[20]

Texas Death Records list his name as Vernon Howell.

Koresh believed himself to be a modern-day Cyrus the Great, who had delivered the Jews from Babylon. In the documentation involved, Koresh stated that the change was for "publicity and business purposes." The switch arose from his belief that he was now head of the biblical house of David, from which Judeo-Christian tradition maintains the Messiah will come. The name Koresh is a transliteration of the Hebrew name of Cyrus, the Persian king who allowed the Jews who had been dispersed throughout Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar to return to their homelands. Both King David and Cyrus are referred to as Messiah (literally anointed one) in the Hebrew Bible (King David on several occasions, Cyrus the Great in Isaiah 45:1), thus the names, "David" and "Koresh", Vernon Howell's choice evidenced his belief that he too was an anointed one, a belief that stemmed from a vision he claimed to have received from God in 1985 during his trip to Israel. During the siege, Koresh would explain to the FBI negotiators that (in Koresh's mind at least) "koresh" had a deeper meaning:

Koresh: "What is Christ revealed as, according to the fourth seal?"

FBI: "Pale... a rider on a pale horse."

Koresh: "And his name is what?"

FBI: "Death."

Koresh: "Now, do you know what the name Koresh means?"

FBI: "Go ahead..."

Koresh: "It means death."[20]

Texas Death Records list his name as Vernon Howell.

i found this in the first place i searched....

This link may help,

http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/davidkoresh.htm