Avondale Seminary Head Dr Kayle de Waal’s book, Ancient Words, Present Hope, unfolds the history of salvation through an Old Testament analysis of Revelation. The book launched during a one-day symposium at Avondale College of Higher Education on August 15, 2015. It featured a keynote presentation from de Waal and a panel discussion led by Nathan Brown, Book Editor at Signs Publishing. de Waal presented a similar symposium at Wantirna Seventh-day Adventist Church on March 5, 2016. It featured a morning and an afternoon keynote presentation followed by a panel discussion, also moderated by Brown.