The following is from The Berean Call Newsletter dated April 5, 2013. http://www.thebereancall.org/
Born
in 1926, David Charles Haddon Hunt enjoyed the advantages of a godly
upbringing and placed his trust in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior
and Lord in his early teens.
As
a young man, he served in the military toward the end of World War II.
Afterward, he attended UCLA and received a degree in mathematics. It
was during that time that he met the love of his life, Ruth Klassen. In
1950, they were married, and since both loved the outdoors, they
enjoyed a beautiful honeymoon hiking in the High Sierras--perfect for
two young people madly in love and with very little money to their
name. Marriage was soon followed by the birth of two sons and two
daughters. Ruth was a busy mother and also a gifted writer herself. She
had a tremendous interest in and knowledge of history, an ability that
would help Dave further down the road. Dave's own career path led him
into a position as a CPA/management consultant and later as the manager
of several corporations.
Along
with church-related activities, Dave initiated and became involved in
numerous campus ministries and meetings in their home, with a special
outreach to Jewish young people and foreign students. Many of these
have stayed in touch with Dave and Ruth through the years, fondly
recalling those Bible studies at the Hunts' house.
Dave
and Ruth also traveled abroad, spending time in various locations
throughout Europe, meeting with believers there and ministering in many
ways while raising their own family. Dave also brought Bibles and other
materials into the Soviet Union during a time when it was very
difficult to do so. Throughout his later years, he and Ruth traveled
extensively as he was invited to speak in churches and fellowships,
large and small, all over the world. Often they stayed in people's
homes, dining with them, learning their customs, and sharing God's Word
and God's love.
The
desire of Dave's heart was ultimately to be involved in fulltime
ministry, especially since he saw firsthand everywhere he went the
breaking down of the true church as the world began to work its way
into her midst. He began to write in 1973, warning believers about the
incursion into Western culture and into the church itself of Eastern
religion, psychological and selfist philosophies, ecumenism, and other
unbiblical teachings.
The
ministry of The Berean Call was founded by Dave in 1992. It grew out of
a previous organization, of which Dave was also a founding member since
1986. With T.A. McMahon working alongside him at The Berean Call, Dave
was able to share his love for and defense of Christ in the subsequent
newsletters, books, videos, and speaking engagements that resulted from
this ministry. Dave and T.A. wrote three books together, including the
best-known The Seduction of Christianity, which was
groundbreaking in its boldness, exposing false teachings in the church
and daring to identify the names of the ones behind the deception.
By
the early 2000s, Dave's love for Christ and his desire to defend the
name of the Lord had grown even stronger, and his concern over Islamic
politics and religion are reflected in many of his articles, lectures,
books, and interviews.
Then
Richard Dawkins and the "new atheists" came onto the scene with a
vengeance, seeking to destroy the very concept of God in the minds of
everyone. Dave began to write and teach and speak more passionately
than ever about the absolute truth that is in the Word of God and our
need to immerse ourselves in it daily in order to prevent being taken
up in the evolutionist delusion that is sweeping the world.
One
of Dave's favorite activities was to see whom God would seat next to
him on airplanes as he traveled and spoke. He often said that he "could
prove the existence of God" just by these providential occurrences.
While writing about Islam, he would end up seated next to a Muslim who
didn't really understand what Islam was about but was eager to hear the
difference between the Bible and the Qur'an. When writing about
creation vs. evolution, the Lord would bring him, as a seat companion,
an atheistic scientist who thought he had all the answers and was very
surprised that there was another verifiable explanation to this
universe.
Dave's
bold yet loving approach to any situation allowed him entrance into
these conversations where many others would have been shut out. His
love for Jesus, for Israel, and for people in general was obvious to
all. His enthusiasm for the truth, along with his anger over the sin
and wickedness that he knew was robbing people of what God wanted for
them, flamed his desire to share the Lord with anyone with whom he had
contact.
At least 4 million copies of his books have been sold, many of them translated into more than 50 languages. They include: The Cult Explosion; The God Makers (with Ed Decker); The Seduction of Christianity (with T.A. McMahon); Global Peace and the Rise of Antichrist; Peace, Prosperity, and the Coming Holocaust; The New Spirituality (with T.A. McMahon); Whatever
Happened to Heaven?; Occult Invasion; A Woman Rides the Beast; A Cup of
Trembling; In Defense of the Faith; An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith; To Russia with Love (with Hans Kristian); What
Love Is This?; Countdown to the Second Coming; Seeking and Finding God;
Honest Doubts; Judgment Day!: Islam, Israel, and the Nations; Yoga and
the Body of Christ; and his final book, Cosmos, Creator, and Human Destiny.
He also wrote two novels, The Mind Invaders (formerly The Archon Conspiracy) and Sanctuary of the Chosen, along with a children's book called The Money Tree, illustrated by his daughter Karen.
This is by no means a complete listing of all of Dave's works. One of his videos, Israel, Islam & Armageddon, has
become a tremendous tool for churches and for anyone interested in
helping to spread the truth about events prior to and since the attack
on the World Trade Center. His video A Woman Rides the Beast is
a favorite among those who are witnessing to Catholics, a group for
whom Dave had a deep love and sorrow, desiring to see them come to the
knowledge of the truth.
Dave
Hunt's own drive to find and then deliver the truth is evident in
everything he did. His impeccable research and recognized scholarship
were based on in-depth studies of original documents and publications,
interviews with key experts from around the world, and extensive
travel-including to South America, Australia, Europe, India, and
throughout the Middle East.
Dave
has left us a legacy of inestimable value. We are blessed to be able to
see and hear and read what he has taught about the evidence for God in
a breathtaking number of materials. From explaining about the history
of Christianity, to exposing the deception that has crept into the
church, to teaching about the prophecies that are being fulfilled even
today, this humble, brilliant man will go on teaching us for a very
long time. We look forward to the day when we will see him again.
Note:
There
are no public services scheduled at this time. There will be a time to
remember Dave at our conference this summer, August 23-24 in Bend, OR.
In lieu of flowers or other gifts, Ruth requests that we rejoice with her that Dave is now with his Savior.
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