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The Great Disappointment in the Millerite movement was the reaction that followed Baptist preacher William Miller's ... List of Christian denominations § Millerites ...
They were united by a belief in the imminent return of Jesus Christ—the Second Advent. After the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844, discussion of beliefs began to fragment the once united Millerites. Dunton points out that there were four main divisive doctrines being discussed by Millerites around the time of the Albany Conference:
A Brief History of William Miller Published by Advent Christian Publication Society (1915) William Miller: The End of Time and the Adventist Sects by John H. Martin "American Adventism: The Great Disappointment Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine" by Bruce Shelley. Christian History & Biography, 1999; The Midnight Cry at the Internet Archive
These events were shortly followed by the Great Disappointment. Preble promoted Sabbath through the February 28, 1845 issue of the Hope of Israel. In March he published his Sabbath views in tract form. Although he returned to observing Sunday in the next few years, his writing convinced Joseph Bates and J. N. Andrews.
Graeme Bradford defends, "Some would argue that this teaching is an embarrassment to the Seventh-day Adventist Church today. Those who use such an argument should be reminded of the fact that a similar 'Shut Door teaching' was applied by early Christians (including Peter) for the first 10 years of the existence of the newly formed Christian ...
Samuel Sheffield Snow (1806–1890) was a skeptic turned Millerite preacher who calculated that the return of Christ was to take place on October 22, 1844. His teaching sparked what became known as the "Seventh-Month movement," which led to the Great Disappointment when Jesus did not return as expected.
The times and fullness of the times, so often mentioned in the New Testament, I consider as referring to the great period numbered by times...Now if this reasoning be correct, as there can be little doubt that the one thousand two hundred and sixty days concluded in the year 1792, and the thirty additional days in the year 1823, we are already ...
They inspired many people through the Great Disappointment when Jesus did not return as they had expected. Ellen White supported his visions. [12] They also concern the judgment, and rewards for the righteous. [13] He claimed visions in January and February 1842, told in his autobiography The Christian Experience of William E. Foy, published ...