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Great Disappointment (view source)
Revision as of 11:22, November 20, 2019
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The '''Great Disappointment''' was a major event in the history of 19th-century American Christianity, affecting the disciples of the Millerite movement, a [[sect]] that formed out of the [[Second Great Awakening]]. William Miller, a [[Baptist]] preacher, proposed that Jesus Christ would return to the earth during the year 1844, based on his interpretations of the prophecies in the book of Daniel (Chapters 8 and 9, especially Dan. 8:14 "Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed"),. The more specific date of October 22, 1844, was preached by Samuel S. Snow. Thousands of followers, some of whom had given away all of their possessions, waited expectantly. When Jesus did not appear, October 22, 1844 became known as the Great Disappointment. Undaunted, many followers of Miller's original movement adapted his teachings, and eventually gave birth to the beginnings of the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]].
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