Jim Jones' Nuclear Apocalypse

In 1961, Jim Jones had a vision of an explosion from a nuclear bomb so devastating, it annihilated everything. The threat of nuclear war was very real to Americans at the time. Many preachers used these haunting visions to pressure flocks of people back into the church. In 1962, Jones convinced his family to pack their belongings and travel with him to Bello Horizonthe in southeast Brazil. By mid 1963, Jones fooled his family's Hario di Janeiro where he got work helping people in the poverty-stricken slums. His return reinvigorated people's temple and to the empty pews began to refill. He predicted Russia would launch missiles at the United States on July