The Second Coming of Christ According To the Millerites and Its Impact in the Present-Day

Denominations that came out of the Millerite Movement

The Millerite movement was almost over by the time of Miller’s death, but Himes, who refused to give up on the Advent message, established an Adventist movement with his son. He also launched a series of publications such as the Advent Christian Times. He ended up returning to his original church, the Episcopalian church, before his death in 1896 at the age of 91 (Vitteli). By that time, many Adventist churches had been created throughout the country. Miller’s message led to the creation of several denominations such as the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Church of God, General Conference Church of God, the Advent Christian Church, the Sabbath Rest Advent Church, etc… This paper will focus on the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The Seventh-Day Adventists

The Seventh-Day Adventist Church is one of the Protestant denominations that grew out of the Millerite movement. After the "Great Disappointment", the few believers that did not lose faith in the Second Coming of Jesus and later accepted the teaching of the seventh-day Sabbath became known as Seventh-Day Adventists ("Adventists"). It was established on May 21, 1863, in Battle Creek, Michigan as 125 small sects and 3,500 members joined together. The headquarters is presently located in Silver Spring, Maryland (Seventh-day Adventist Church). The Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA) developed 28 fundamental beliefs based wholly on the Bible. Some of these beliefs, identical to the Protestant beliefs, include: the Holy Trinity, the Ten Commandments, the Holy Scriptures, the Baptism, and the Salvation by Jesus Christ. On the other hand, the Adventist Church has some unique features which ...

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