Second Advent movement

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The Second Advent movement was a 19th-century Christian revivalist movement that emphasized the imminent return of Jesus Christ and gave rise to several Adventist denominations.

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Label Occurrences
Second Advent movement canonical 3
Adventist eschatology 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century religious revival
Christian religious movement
associatedDate 22 October 1844
associatedEvent Great Disappointment
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
doctrine expectation of Christ’s return in the 19th century
focus on books of Daniel and Revelation
historicist interpretation of biblical prophecy
emphasis literal return of Christ to earth
nearness of the end of the age
geographicSpread Caribbean
Europe
North America
hasPart Millerite movement
influenced Advent Christian Church
Adventist denominations
Church of God (Seventh Day)
Seventh-day Adventist Church
various independent Adventist groups
inspired Sabbatarian Adventist movement
keyFigure Charles Fitch
Ellen G. White
James White
Joseph Bates
Joshua V. Himes
Josiah Litch
William Miller
languageOfEarlyPublications English
mainBelief imminent Second Coming of Jesus Christ
opposedBelief postmillennial optimism about gradual improvement of the world
region American Northeast
New England
religiousOrientation evangelical
religiousTradition Christianity
resultedIn fragmentation into multiple Adventist groups
significantPeriod 1830s
1840s
socialImpact contributed to formation of new denominations
stimulated interest in biblical prophecy
startTime early 19th century
theologicalCategory Adventism
typeOfRevivalism apocalyptic
millenarian
usedMedium religious tracts and newspapers
revival preaching
viewOnHistory history approaching its climax with Christ’s return

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jonas Wendell movement Second Advent movement
Investigative judgment category Second Advent movement
this entity surface form: Adventist eschatology
Joseph Bates movement Second Advent movement
George Storrs movement Second Advent movement