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 William Miller, greatly disappointed |
While apocalypse theories surrounding Y2K and Hale-Bopp inspire hysteria, they are
certainly nothing new. In fact, on this date in 1844, based on his
interpretation of Daniel
8:14, Baptist preacher William Miller
predicted that the world
would end. Thousands of Miller's followers stayed up all night, waiting for the Second Advent. When October 22, 1844, came and went, Miller's miscalculation
became known as the "Great Disappointment."
Fortunately, early Adventist
Hiram Edson had a vision on October 23. It explained that the previous day was actually when Jesus began his final "investigative
judgment" to determine who would be eligible for salvation. This reinterpretation gave rise to the 15 million-strong
Seventh-day Adventist Church (not to mention to some delicious innovations in vegetarian cuisine). Other post-Millerites determined that the second coming would occur in 1873,
and they went on to form the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Meanwhile, the Mayan calendar estimates
that the world will end on December 21, 2012. At the risk of sounding insensitive, we hope that anyone rooting for that doomsday will also experience a Great Disappointment.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for mentioning this subject. People need to be made aware that these types of religious movements have existed and continue to exist. Many people have been GREATLY disappointed that the catastrophe d'jour did not occur and many more people have wasted lifetimes waiting around for something that never happened and NEVER WILL happen. Quit wasting your lives people!
Been there and done that.
Posted by: scifi_doublefeature at October 22, 2007 8:09 AM
Loved the last line and also hope that anyone rooting for doomsday is greatly disapointed!!
Interesting facts on vegetarianism...guess Ill pass on the hamburger for lunch!
Posted by: festiva00 at October 22, 2007 1:16 PM
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