William Miller (Baptist)

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William Miller

William Miller (born February 15, 1782 in Pittsfield , † December 20, 1849 in Hampton ) was an American Baptist preacher and founder of the Advent movement .

Life

Miller was born in Massachusetts . In 1803 married Lucy Miller Smith and moved into her nearby hometown of Poultney ( Vermont ), where he operated a farm. At Poultney Miller was elected to a number of civil offices, including in 1809 as deputy deputy sheriff and later as justice of the peace . Miller served in the Vermont Militia and was made a lieutenant on July 21, 1810 . He owned a house, land, and at least two horses. Shortly after moving to Poultney, Miller rejected his Baptist legacy and became a Deist and Freemason at No. Morning Star Lodge. 27. When the British-American War broke out in 1812 , he raised a company , took part in the fighting, and was promoted to captain .

In September 1831 Miller officially resigned from the lodge. That year he began to preach. For years he was concerned with the question of an angel in the Book of Daniel (chapter 8): "How long will it be forbidden to sacrifice every day?" He indicated the 2300 evenings and mornings in the answer after a "one day is for one year" -View from Ezekiel 4: 6 from the commandment to restore Jerusalem as the date for Jesus' return on earth. Artaxerxes I of Persia ordered the rebuilding of Jerusalem in the 7th year of his reign ( 457 BC ). This is documented in the book of Ezra 7: 12-26. Forty-eight millerite newspapers announced Christ's return to hundreds of thousands of readers in the United States - between March 21, 1843 and March 21, 1844.

Miller is considered to be a founder of the Advent movement, which arose after the subsequent disappointment .

literature

  • Bliss, Sylvester (1853). Memoirs of William Miller. Boston: Joshua V. Himes.
  • Dick, Everett N. (1994). William Miller and the Advent Crisis. Berrien Springs: Andrews University Press. Pp. 96-97.
  • Knight, George R. (1993). Millennial Fever and the End of the World. Boise, ID: Pacific Press.
  • Miller, William (1845). Wm. Miller's Apology and Defense. Boston, MS: Joshua V. Himes.
  • Schwarz, Richard W .; Greenleaf, Floyd (2000) [1979]. "The Great Advent Awakening". Light Bearers (Revised Edition ed.). Silver Spring, Maryland: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Department of Education. ISBN 0-8163-1795-X .
  • Snow, Samuel S. (August 21, 1844). Advent Herald. P. 20

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Freemason Influence Promoted Miller Movement Article dated February 11, 2012 on the EANN (Independent Journal for Religion, Church and Society) website, accessed January 1, 2017

See also

personal data
SURNAME Miller, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Baptist preacher, founder of the Adventists
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1782
PLACE OF BIRTH Pittsfield
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1849
Place of death Hampton