Jim Jones And The American Revolution

Also, Jim Jones was becoming more paranoid and started visiting Brazil, while still leading the church in Indiana. He started shifting his message to an almost apocalyptic message. He began telling his congregation that the end of the world was coming, due to events happening surrounding the Cold War. His message was that soon the countries would turn on each other and there would be nuclear-level repercussions. (Retro Indy: Jim Jones and the People's Temple in Indianapolis) At this point, is when he seemed to change his persona from preacher and leader to messiah and savior. He the remaining congregation that he had left, some had not accepted the change in his message, that they were going to move.
Next, instead of going to South America, Jones took them to California, close to San Francisco . They remained here until Jones later moved them to Guyana.
Guyana is a small country in South America. There were many reasons for this location, one of which being that it was isolated and away from the United States, which Jones wanted. Jones also claimed that he wanted to escape the racism present in the United States, and Guyana was a country with a majority of black populace, and English was a major language. Also, it is a socialist country which was a major factor for Jones. The settlement also benefitted the country itself because it was keeping Venezuela from invading or attempting to