Download or read book The Disappointed written by Ronald L. Numbers and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition (now out of print) grew out of a conference held in Vermont, May-June 1984; the second includes minor changes and one important new document. The subject is the thinking and influence of William Miller whose prediction of the second coming of Christ and the end of the world "about the year 1843" fostered several new religious movements, including Seventh-day Adventists. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Darbyism its rise and development and a review of the Bethesda question written by Henry GROVES (of Bristol.) and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Midnight Cry written by Francis D. Nichol and published by TEACH Services, Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work gives a detailed history and defense of the Advent Movement of the 1840's known as Millerism, the movement from which the Seventh-day Adventist denomination sprang. The book is based on original sources, William Miller's correspondence, contemporaneous books, pamphlets, journals, newspapers. The first half is devoted to the history of the movement, and the second half to an examination of charges made against the Advent believers, such as that they wore ascension robes, that the Millerite preaching filled the asylums, and so forth.

Download or read book Millennial Fever and the End of the World written by George R. Knight and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Wednesday, October 23, 1844. That was to have been the first day in heaven. Instead, the advent believers found themselves still chained to earth, reeling in shock and grief - the laughingstock of the jeering world. The Bible, they were utterly certain, had said Jesus would return on October 22. He hadn't. "The Bible proved to failure?" asked Hiram Edson, voicing the giant questions haunting the wounded flock. "Is there no God, no heaven, no golden home city, no paradise? Is this all but a cunningly devised fable?" A century and a half have now passed. In this landmark volume, author-historian George Knight recounts the history of that shattering disappointment - a crucible of dashed hopes from which arose today's Seventh-day Adventist Church. Fifteen decades after the great disappointment, Jesus still has not come. The swift cruelty of overpowering shock has given way to an ever-deepening disillusionment and skepticism. After October 22, 1844, the advent believers could only wonder why Jesus hadn't come. Today, some Adventists may wonder if He ever will. Adventists without an advent? Fable chasers? Somewhere between white-hot millennial fever and hope grown stone cold lies the patience of the second-advent saints. This book shows how to find it.

Download or read book William Miller and the Rise of Adventism written by George R. Knight and published by Pacific PressPub Assn. This book was released on 2010 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Memoirs of William Miller written by Sylvester Bliss and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Arguing the Apocalypse written by Stephen D. O'Leary and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-08-20 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apocalyptic expectations of Armageddon and a New Age have been a fixture of the American cultural landscape for centuries. With the approach of the year 2000, such millennial visions seem once again to be increasing in popularity. Stephen O'Leary sheds new light on the age-old phenomenon of the End of the Age by proposing a rhetorical explanation for the appeal of millennialism. Using examples of apocalyptic argument from ancient to modern times, O'Leary identifies the recurring patterns in apocalyptic texts and movements and shows how and why the Christian Apocalypse has been used to support a variety of political stances and programs. The book concludes with a critical review of the recent appearances of doomsday scenarios in our politics and culture, and a meditation on the significance of the Apocalypse in the nuclear age. Arguing the Apocalypse is the most thorough examination of its subject to date: a study of a neglected chapter of our religious and cultural history, a guide to the politics of Armageddon, and a map of millennial consciousness.

Download or read book When Time Shall Be No More written by Paul Boyer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of Americans take the Bible at its word and turn to like-minded local ministers and TV preachers, periodicals and paperbacks for help in finding their place in God’s prophetic plan for mankind. And yet, influential as this phenomenon is in the worldview of so many, the belief in biblical prophecy remains a popular mystery, largely unstudied and little understood. When Time Shall Be No More offers for the first time an in-depth look at the subtle, pervasive ways in which prophecy belief shapes contemporary American thought and culture. Belief in prophecy dates back to antiquity, and there Paul Boyer begins, seeking out the origins of this particular brand of faith in early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic writings, then tracing its development over time. Against this broad historical overview, the effect of prophecy belief on the events and themes of recent decades emerges in clear and striking detail. Nuclear war, the Soviet Union, Israel and the Middle East, the destiny of the United States, the rise of a computerized global economic order—Boyer shows how impressive feats of exegesis have incorporated all of these in the popular imagination in terms of the Bible’s apocalyptic works. Reflecting finally on the tenacity of prophecy belief in our supposedly secular age, Boyer considers the direction such popular conviction might take—and the forms it might assume—in the post–Cold War era. The product of a four-year immersion in the literature and culture of prophecy belief, When Time Shall Be No More serves as a pathbreaking guide to this vast terra incognita of contemporary American popular thought—a thorough and thoroughly fascinating index to its sources, its implications, and its enduring appeal.

Download or read book Early Writings of Mrs White written by Ellen G. White and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Collected Writings of William Miller Millerite Preachers Vol 1 of 2 written by William Miller and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Miller, with the assistance of many preachers of many faiths, created a great religious awakening, in the early 1840s based on their belief that Bible prophesy predicted that Christ would return to this earth in 1843/1844 to initiate His eternal kingdom. No one, then or since, has been able to disprove their conclusions that Daniel's prophecy "Unto 2,300 days then shall the sanctuary be cleansed," did not end on October 22, 1844. Latter study confirms that the prophecy accurately predicted Christ's High Priestly initiation of the final cleansing of His spiritual and heavenly sanctuary-the Great Day of Atonement. This activity involves reviewing the lives of all of Christ's professed followers throughout history as to whether or not they have allowed the new birth experience to fit them for heaven. The purpose is to determine who are the true wise virgins that will be gathered into His eternal kingdom when He does return. The Revelation refers to this judgment event as the first angel's message: "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." (Revelation 14:6-7 KJV) The reader of this two volume set will be greatly impressed by the depth and solidness of the study of William Miller and his supportive ministers. Only the more prominent of the Eastern United States are included in this collection;-there were many more, even in foreign lands, promoting the same messages. Volume 1 of this set includes all of the material by William Miller, and most of that by Samuel Bliss. Volume 2 contains a final book by Bliss and the material of the other ten featured authors. Sample titles are: Miller-Evidence from Scripture and History of the Second Coming of Christ Bliss- Analysis of Sacred Chronology Crosier-The Sanctuary Fitch-Come Out of Her, My People Foy-The Christian Experience of William E. Foy Hale-Herald of the Bridegroom Litch-An Address to the Public, and Especially the Clergy Preble-The Two Adams Snow-The True Midnight Cry, Storrs-The Rich Man and Lazarus Ward-History and Doctrine of the Millennium Whiting-Origin, Nature, and Influence of Neology Miller, William (1782-1849)-.Farmer, preacher, and author. Miller was born at Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His formal schooling consisted of only 18 months, but he became self-taught through his strong habit of reading. He also early began to write, composing poetry and keeping a diary. His reading exposed him to infidel authors who influenced him in the direction of deism. He became a justice of the peace in his late twenties, and fought in the War of 1812. Several experiences during this conflict turned his mind toward a personal God. By 1816 he was converted, and began Bible study in earnest. He wrote, "The Scriptures . . . became my delight, and in Jesus I found a friend." The initial expectation of the Advent believers was disappointed when the spring of 1844 passed without Christ's return. The seventh-month movement the following summer revived expectation with a focus on October 22 of that year. Miller accepted the validity of that date shortly before it came. But with this "passing of the time" the faith of all was sorely tested. Miller responded, "Although I have been twice disappointed, I am not yet cast down or discouraged. Although surrounded with enemies and scoffers, yet my mind is perfectly calm, and my hope in the coming of Christ is as strong as ever" (Letter, November 10, 1844 [Herald of the Midnight Cry, 107]).

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Seventh Day Adventists written by Gary Land and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventh-day Adventism was born as a radical millenarian sect in nineteenth-century America. It has since spread across the world, achieving far more success in Latin America, Africa, and Asia than in its native land. In what seems a paradox, Adventist expectation of Christ’s imminent return has led the denomination to develop extensive educational, publishing, and health systems. Increasingly established within a variety of societies, Adventism over time has modified its views on many issues and accommodated itself to the “delay” of the Second Advent. In the process, it has become a multicultural religion that nonetheless reflects the dominant influence of its American origins. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Seventh-Day Adventists covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on key people, cinema, politics and government, sports, and critics of Ellen White. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Seventh-day Adventism.

Download or read book Anglo American Millennialism from Milton to the Millerites written by Richard Connors and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this chronologically direct and thematically varied volume, five scholars working in three distinct disciplines approach millennialism and apocalypticism in the British and Anglo-American contexts, making remarkable contributions both to the study of religious, literary and political culture in the English-speaking ecumene. With contributions by Beth Quitslund, Andrew Escobedo, John Howard Smith, Stephen Marini and J.I. Little.

Download or read book 1844 Religious Movements Religious movements written by Jerome Leslie Clark and published by TEACH Services, Inc.. This book was released on 1996 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These volumes are set forth in the hope that it will give the reader a deeper insight into the atmosphere of reform which permeated the time in which arose the Millerite Movement, the seedbed of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Such an atmosphere made people receptive to change and provided the attitude of mind which made the widespread dissemination of new ideas possible. Surely it was in the providence of God that the great Second Advent Movement arose at such a time.

Download or read book Light Bearers written by Richard W. Schwarz and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strangers and Pilgrims written by Catherine A. Brekus and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Meuse Clay, who barely escaped a public whipping in the 1760s for preaching without a license; "Old Elizabeth," an ex-slave who courageously traveled to the South to preach against slavery in the early nineteenth century; Harriet Livermore, who spoke in front of Congress four times between 1827 and 1844--these are just a few of the extraordinary women profiled in this, the first comprehensive history of female preaching in early America. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Catherine Brekus examines the lives of more than a hundred female preachers--both white and African American--who crisscrossed the country between 1740 and 1845. Outspoken, visionary, and sometimes contentious, these women stepped into the pulpit long before twentieth-century battles over female ordination began. They were charismatic, popular preachers, who spoke to hundreds and even thousands of people at camp and revival meetings, and yet with but a few notable exceptions--such as Sojourner Truth--these women have essentially vanished from our history. Recovering their stories, Brekus shows, forces us to rethink many of our common assumptions about eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American culture.

Download or read book Views of the Prophecies and Prophetic Chronology written by William Miller and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Foundations of the Seventh Day Adventist Message and Mission written by P. Gerard Damsteegt and published by . This book was released on 1977-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This description of the origins and basic theology of the Seventh-day Adventist church shows how the church has become one of the most widespread Protestant denominations. Damsteegt¿s analysis of the Scriptural basis of the church helps to explain its missionary nature.