Adventists

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As Adventists (of Latin adventus , Arrival ' ) or Millerites followers were a Christian revival movement of the 19th century in the United States referred, for the doctrine of the second Advent , d. H. of the imminent return of Jesus Christ , played a central role at that time.

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The Baptist preacher William Miller (1782–1849) from Pittsfield , Massachusetts, calculated on the basis of the apocalyptic times of the Book of Daniel and some words of Jesus in the New Testament (especially Matthew 24  LUT ) the time of Christ's return first for the fall of 1843, then for March 21, 1844 and finally October 22, 1844. He found many followers in various churches. Many have had to leave their ancestral churches because of their belief in the imminent Second Coming. When this event did not materialize, the movement named after him split up into different groups, which also took different theological directions. After 1851 had passed without a parousia of Christ as announced by the Millerites, further concrete dates were generally refrained from, but continued until well into the 20th century that Jesus would return before the last Witnesses of a great meteor shower in 1833, which Miller related to Matthew 24, died.

Adventist churches and denominations (selection)

The Adventist movement has produced a large number of different faith communities throughout its history. Not all refer to it in their name. Some of the newly formed communities are trying to return to the original teachings; they see themselves as Reform Adventists. Others distance themselves from the old Adventist faith and see themselves today as one of the many Protestant free churches. Some of the groups that emerged from Adventism have developed into exclusive religious communities. These include the Jehovah's Witnesses .

Communities that can be historically associated with Adventists include:

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