FINAL EXAM BEOTCH Flashcards
The belief that Jesus would come at the end of a thousand years of peace on earth.
Postmillennialists
Emotional series of religious revivals
2nd Great Awakening
5 Results of the 2nd Great Awakening:
- ) Personal commitment to God increased
- ) Missionary work started to spread the gospel
- ) Christian Missionary training colleges started
- ) Religious communities started
- ) Growing interest in spiritualism/occult
Most famous minister of the movement
Charles Finney
A Diest that did not believe that God took an active role in the affairs of men. Later moved to New York after the battle of Plattsburgh and was converted by his uncle who pastured the local baptist church.
William Miller
4 Basic rules for studying the bible:
- ) You must have faith
- ) Must study the entire bible as a whole
- ) The bible will interpret itself
- ) Symbolism is important
1 day in prophesy =
1 year
What does Daniel 8:14 talk about?
Talks about the 2300 day prophesy (2300 years), it says after this time the sanctuary would be cleansed.
What are the 3 things in the second advent message:
- ) You must accept Jesus as your personal savior.
- ) Christ was coming soon.
- ) The Judgement.
“Special Church”
Remnant
God’s remnant will be identified by 2 things:
- ) Keep God’s commandments (Rev 12:17)
2. ) Have the Spirit of Prophesy that bears the testimony of Jesus (Rev 19:10)
The gift of prophesy for the end time
The Spirit of Prophesy
Name the 3 different people God had called to be His prophet:
- ) William Foy
- ) Hazen Fross
- ) Ellen Harmon
God’s first prophet choice who was a 23yr African American and a baptist
William Foy
Give a brief description of William Foys 3 visions:
1st vision: happened in 1842 and told no one because he feared racial prejudice
2nd vision: 2 1/2 weeks later (God’s judgment) he didn’t tell others
3rd vision: Early 1844; was given a vision that God wasn’t coming on Oct.22,1844 and was to warn the people but he didn’t.
White older man who was given the same vision as William Foy to warn the people
Hazen Fross
One of the weakest out of the three prophets who was a sickly women who had a 3rd grade education (But she accepted the burden the other prophets didn’t)
Ellen Harmon
What did the “green cord” represent in one of Ellen Harmon’s visions?
Faith
Had written over 40 books and 5,000 articles and had over 2,000 visions.
Ellen White
Name 6 of Ellen G. Whites themes of her visions:
- ) Correction
- ) Predictions
- ) Guidelines and Warnings
- ) Health Message
- ) Education
- ) Last Day Events
Pastor of local millerite Methodist church that accepted seventh day sabbath.
Fredrick Wheeler
Retired sea captain who went to visit Pastor Wheeler in 1845
Joseph Bates
Name the 5 pillars of Adventist church (5S’s)
- ) Seventh Day Sabbath
- ) Sanctuary
- ) Spirit of Prophesy
- ) Second Advent
- ) State of the dead
4 people that led formation of Adventist Church (founders):
- ) James and Ellen White
- ) Joseph Bates
- ) Hiram Edson
First Angels Message:
The judgement has started and we need to worship God our creator
Second Angles Message:
Stated that most Christians had lost sight of the Bibles teachings.
Third Angels Message:
To proclaim the importance of rejecting Sunday worship (symbol of the anti-Christ)
3 organization problems:
- ) Church couldn’t own property
- ) No system of paying ministries
- ) No ministerial credentials
Name and give a brief description of 3 types of church governments:
- ) Hierarchy: Authority from the top down (Catholic)
- ) Congregational: the local churches has all authority (Baptist)
- ) Representative: Authority is shared on different levels (Presbyterian)
19th century Americans were mostly —-.
Protestants
