The Great Expectation Flashcards
What years did William Miller live?
1782-1849
Who was the 49 year old farmer from New York that said he would go and preach if God sent him someone to ask specifically? Later he became a baptist preacher.
William Miller
Who came and asked Miller to preach the next day right after he had prayed?
his nephew
Miller preached about the 2nd Coming of Christ. This began in _____.
1831
What became the focus of biblical study in the 19th century?
Bible prophecy on the 2300 years
In the Sistine chapel, there are paintings of scenes from the Bible. Cardinals meet here to elect a new pope when necessary. Who commissioned the building to be made?
Pope Sixtus IV
In the 1700s, Oxford University declared that the 1260 year prophecy would end before when? Did people agree with this?
1800; yes
What do the 1260 years in Daniel 8 represent?
the 3.5 years that papal supremacy survived
After Miller began teaching and people began to really study, what three things did the reformers agree upon?
division of rome, day for a year, and the judgment
What religious groups determined that a day represented a prophetic year?
Jewish and Christian scholars
When did Isaac Newton live?
1643-1727
What principle did Isaac Newton declare about prophecy and its fulfillment?
people will only understand prophecy when the time is right for fulfillment
William Miller was born where?
Pittsfield, Massachusettes
At what age did Miller move to Low Hampton, New York?
4 years
In _____, Miller married Lucy Smith.
1803
After marrying Lucy, Miller and she moved to her hometown and began to farm. Where was that?
Poultney, Vermont
After moving to Vermont, what religious affiliation did Miller claim?
Deism
For the War of 1812, Miller entered the army. What dramatic battle altered his beliefs, and in what year?
he fought in the Battle of Plattsburgh and the Americans were outnumbered but victorious, making Miller recognize the mighty power of an unseen force; 1814
After returning from the war, where did Miller move his family? In what year did this occur?
back to Low Hampton, Vermont; 1815
In 1816, what process did Miller begin after visiting the church there? What resources did he use?
began an extensive two year study of the Bible using only it and a concordance
In what year did Miller make the claim that the Bible was it’s own interpreter and should be read literally unless figurative speech is obvious?
1819
John Knox preached about Daniel 7, but Miller went further a explained Daniel _____ & _____.
8; 9
What ideas of Miller were contrary to other Protestant churches?
other churches: the millennium would be ushered by world conversion and lead to righteousness on earth and then Christ would come
Miller: Christ would come before the millennium and that the cleansing of earth was by fire at his 2nd Coming
Miller was asked to speak multiple times in the baptist church in his town of Low Hampton. A second series meeting was held where?
Pittsfield, Vermont
Miller preached the second coming and people around him began to study it for themselves, also. A date was set for Christ’s coming. What was it?
March 21, 1844
Thinking about what parable made the Milleries wait until August of 1844 before giving up hope in Christ’s coming?
the parable of the 10 virgins
After the first discouragement, people began to fall awa from their beliefs. However, _____ _____ came in and preached what he had found based on Daniel 8. What date did he set as Christ’s 2nd Coming? Miller agreed with him.
Samuel Snow; October 22, 1844
After Jesus didn’t come, did Miller didn’t give up his faith. Where did he meet with the few faithful friends?
ascension rock
What went wrong in the Great Disappointment?
not a mistake of fanatics but a misunderstanding of the old testament phrase “the cleansing of the sanctuary”
How many years after the Great Disappointment did Miller die? What year would that set him in death?
five years later, 1849
