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Revelation of Hope - Beaumont
Did you see the blimp? Get a flyer?
Information on Revelation of Hope Seminar
Beaumont, California
September 5 to October 10, 2008
Seventh-day Adventists hosted evangelistic series at Beaumont Adventist church
Starting on September 5, 2008, the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted an evangelistic series of meetings entitled “Revelation of Hope” at the Beaumont Seventh-day Adventist Church. Church-employed conference evangelist Phil Jones conducted the meetings which he billed as presenting “biblical answers to today’s problems prophesied in the Scriptures.” Jones' wife, JoAnne, a marriage and family therapist, presented weekend vignettes on “building lasting relationships”.
Following an established Adventist style of advertising, the "Revelation of Hope" meetings were not announced as being sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, nor did the initial advertising state that the meeting venue was a Seventh-day Adventist Church. The website advertising the meetings, RevelationOfHope.org, called the venue the “Seminar Center” and listed the address of the Adventist church.
The Beaumont Seventh-day Adventist Church
As in most Adventist evangelism, advertising copy appeals to the underlying fear and curiosity people feel as they contemplate world events and the heightened level of concern over terrorism, security, and political change. The website stated the titles of the first three meetings to be held on September 5, 6, and 9, and it stated three more “continuing topics”. It did not state the total length of the series, which runs about six weeks or 21 meetings, nor does it reveal that the goals of these meetings are to present Seventh-day Adventist doctrine and to convince attendees to become Adventists in order to obey the Bible and properly honor God.
Area advertising was conducted by means of a blimp bearing the URL of the Revelation of Hope website. The blimp, used in 2004 to advertise a similar series of meetings held in San Bernardino, California, was at that time (and is likely still) owned by Adventist lay members Lewis and Marsha Nagel who, with their crew, fly over the area attracting viewers to the website where they may register for the meetings.
The meetings were also advertised with a large flyer that was mailed to every home in the area. The cover features the U.S. flag, pictures of fighter jets, a person in a gas mask, and tall buildings with orange clouds of smoke--pictures designed to elicit fear. No where does it mention that the sponsoring church is Seventh-day Adventist.
The goal of Adventist evangelistic “seminars” is to proselytize and baptize new members into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The 2004 Revelation of Hope series in San Bernardino, a large city about 21 miles from Beaumont, ended with a mass baptism of 142 people held at the Seventh-day Adventist Loma Linda University Drayson Center swimming pool.
For more information about Seventh-day Adventism, see the websites listed on this page or phone:
(909) 794-9804
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