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Jun 8, 2018 · William Miller (1782-1849) Sources. Millenarian prophet. A Skeptical Youth. William Miller provided the impetus behind one of the most intense periods of millennial expectation in American history. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on 15 February 1782 and raised on the Vermont frontier, he grew up in the formative years of the new nation.
The Great Disappointment in the Millerite movement was the reaction that followed Baptist preacher William Miller's proclamation that Jesus Christ would return to the Earth by 1844, which he called the Second Advent.
Feb 27, 2023 · William Miller died on December 20, 1849. What Can We Learn from William Miller Today? While Miller may be best known for his end-times teaching, he did evangelize many people and brought them to faith. His life exemplifies how God can use anyone at any time to bring others to Him.
William Miller 1782 - 1849. Miller was a farmer, justice of the peace, sheriff, and Baptist preacher, who, from 1831 to 1844, preached the immanent return of Christ. He was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His mother was a deeply religious person, and his father a soldier.
William Miller famously led thousands of people on a religious wild goose chase in 1844 that ended only when (to his followers’ disappointment) the world did not end. If Miller proved nothing else in his lifetime of religious scholarship, he proved this: False faith is a powerful intoxicant.
Scholars. (1782–1849). American religious enthusiast William Miller was leader of a movement called Millerism. Millerism sought to revive belief that the bodily arrival (“advent”) of Christ was imminent. Miller was born on February 15, 1782, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
The prophet of doom was no bug-eyed fanatic. He was a square-jawed, honest, church-going farmer named William Miller. A former captain in the War of 1812, Miller converted from Deism in 1816 ...
