Great Disappointment: Millerites Wait for the Apocalypse, Nothing Happens
Thousands of Millerites gathered on October 22, 1844, expecting Christ's return and the end of the world. William Miller had calculated the date using biblical prophecy. Believers sold possessions, left crops unharvested, and climbed hills to be closer to heaven. Nothing happened. They called it the Great Disappointment. Some abandoned faith entirely. Others recalculated. The Seventh-day Adventist Church formed from those who stayed.
October 22, 1844
182 years ago
Key Figures & Places
William Miller (preacher)
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Great Disappointment
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Millerites
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Baptists
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William Miller (preacher)
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Second Coming
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Great Disappointment
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Movimiento Millerita
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Cristo
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
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Anexo:Fechas del fin del mundo
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Jesus
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Profecía
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