1844 Great Disappointment

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Millerite movement event historical event religious event

The 1844 Great Disappointment was a pivotal event in American religious history when followers of William Miller, expecting Christ’s return on October 22, 1844, were devastated by its failure, later giving rise to distinctive Adventist doctrines such as the investigative judgment.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Millerite movement event ⓘ historical event ⓘ religious event ⓘ
basedOn	calculation of 2300 prophetic days ending in 1844 ⓘ day-year principle in prophetic interpretation ⓘ interpretation of Daniel 8:14 ⓘ
chronologyDetail	Miller initially expected Christ’s return between 1843 and 1844 ⓘ Samuel S. Snow promoted October 22, 1844 as the specific date NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedBySource	Millerite newspapers and tracts ⓘ later Adventist historical writings ⓘ
followedBy	development of the doctrine of the investigative judgment ⓘ doctrine of Christ’s ministry in the heavenly sanctuary ⓘ sanctuary doctrine in Adventism ⓘ
hasCause	Millerite expectation that Christ would return in 1844 ⓘ failed prediction of the Second Coming of Christ ⓘ
hasEffect	collapse of the Millerite movement ⓘ development of Advent Christian Church ⓘ development of Adventist theological distinctives ⓘ development of Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ disillusionment of many Millerite believers ⓘ emergence of the “shut door” belief among some Adventists ⓘ formation of Adventist groups ⓘ fragmentation of Millerite believers into multiple factions ⓘ loss of property and social standing for some followers ⓘ reinterpretation of 1844 date as heavenly rather than earthly event ⓘ ridicule and opposition from wider American society ⓘ
hasInterpretation	as a misinterpretation of biblical prophecy by critics ⓘ as a test of faith by some Adventists ⓘ
legacy	central reference point in Seventh-day Adventist identity ⓘ used as a case study in sociology of religion and failed prophecy ⓘ
location	Burned-over District NERFINISHED ⓘ New England NERFINISHED ⓘ upstate New York ⓘ
mainSubject	Second Coming of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Second Great Awakening religious milieu ⓘ history of American Protestantism ⓘ history of apocalyptic movements ⓘ
pointInTime	1844-10-22 ⓘ
religiousImpact	influenced later apocalyptic and millenarian movements ⓘ stimulated debate over biblical prophecy in 19th-century America ⓘ
religiousMovement	Millerism NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantPerson	Ellen G. White NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiram Edson NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua V. Himes NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel S. Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ William Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Investigative judgment → linkedTo → 1844 Great Disappointment ⓘ