William Miller (preacher)
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William Miller was an American clergyman who is credited with beginning the mid-19th-century North American religious movement known as Millerism. After his proclamation of the Second Coming did not o
Portrait, c. 1840
William Miller's home Low Hampton, New York
Beginning of the 70 weeks: The decree of Artaxerxes I of Persia in the 7th year of his reign (457 BC) as recorded in Ezra marks beginning of 70 weeks. Kings' reigns were counted from New Year to New Year following an "Accession Year". The Persian New Year began in Nisan (March–April). The civil New Year in the Kingdom of Judah began in Tishri (September–October).
A chart showing Miller's calculations which mark the Second Coming at 1843.
Great Disappointment
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The Great Disappointment in the Millerite movement was the reaction that followed preacher William Miller's proclamation that Jesus Christ would return to the Earth by 1844, which he called the Second
William Miller (preacher)
…lampooned Millerites as eagerly crowding atop rooftops and hills. After the failure of Miller's expectations for that day, the event became known as the Great Disappointment. Hiram Edson recorded that "Our fondest hopes and expectations were blasted, and such a spirit of weeping came over us as I never experienced before…
The end of the 70 "weeks" included the baptism of Jesus in 27 AD and his crucifixion in 31 AD.