The Great Disappointment - 2011

This world was a cesspool of sin for Christians in the early 19th Century, as Satan threatened the souls of the White Race through race miscegnation and women's demands for equality were an attack on the eternal domination of men over the weaker sex. The United States was losing its religion to Mammon the filthy idol of money. The Millerite movement chose to defend Christian values with the Second Great Awakening, but in August 1844 their Baptist leader, William Miller, interpreted the Bible writing of Daniel and declared their Saviour would return to Earth on October 22, 1844.

His followers gave away their houses, horses, and possessions in preparation for the Rapture.

On the predicted End of Days some of his faithful climbed church steeples to leap into the air, so angels could seize them for a flight to heaven. Thousands of Millerites gathered for the moment on October 22.

Dawn passed without the horns of salvation blaring from the heavens. A few of the devout jumped from their perches and struck the ground with a thud. None died, but many suffered broken bones. Noon passed without the appearance of the Man from Nazareth. Non-believers ridiculed Miller's flock throughout the rest of the day and the sun set on what would become known as 'The Great Disappointment'.

William Miller re-predicted the 2nd Coming for 1845. The preacher was wrong yet again. His flock examined the text of the Bible and the Millerites fragmented into different camps. Many joined the Quakers, but two camps arose from the wreckage of the Great Disappointment. The 'shut door' camp believed that the door to heaven was closed to foolish virgins and only the wise virgins would be accepted through the Pearly Gates. The majority of the remaining Millerites rejected this theory and convinced their leader that heaven was open to all believers. William Miller died in 1849 without achieving his much desired rapture. His followers evolved into the Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses and Advent Christians.

Madmen and madwomen.

I'm disappointed that their Messiah hadn't taken them away on October 22, 1844.

The world would have been a better place without them.

Maybe this time.

The Second Coming of Whom

A diatribe of the last book of the New Testament and the Great Disappointment of the Millerites.

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 in 1844, which he called the Second Advent. His study of the Daniel 8 prophecy during the Second Great Awakening led him to conclude that Daniel's "cleansing of the sanctuary" was cleansing the world from sin when Christ would come, and he and his devoted thousands of followers prepared for the Second Coming. When Jesus failed to appear by October 22, 1844, Miller and his followers were disappointed according to Wikipedia. Many left the movement to form the Seventh Day Adventists The spiritualist announced that his math was a little off and Jesus was on his way. he died without seeing that day,

Someone on the Maine side of the family mentioned Miller and we were related. I can't recall who.

Film by Jack Haven.

The Great Disappointment

For puritanical Christians early 19th Century America was a cesspool of sin and Satan threatened the souls of the White Race through race mixing, while women's demand for equality attacked the eternal domination of men over the weaker sex. Children lost their religion and the United States was driven not by godliness, but Mammon the filthy idol of money.

The Millerite movement defended Christian values with the prediction of the Second Great Awakening and their Baptist leader, William Miller, interpreted the Bible writing of Daniel to declare their Saviour's return to Earth on October 22, 1844.

His followers gave away their houses, horses, and possessions in preparation for the Rapture. Some climbed church steeples to leap into the air, so angels caught them for a flight to heaven. To the Millerites the world couldn't come to an end fast enough and thousands of his followers gathered for the moment on October 22.

Dawn came and went without the horns of salvation sounding in the heaven. Few of the devout jumped from their perches. They struck the ground with a thud. None died, but many suffered broken bones.

Noon passed without the appearance of the Man from Nazareth.

Non-believers ridiculed Miller's flock throughout the rest of the day and the sun set on what would become known as 'The Great Disappointment'.

William Miller re-predicted the 2nd Coming for 1845 only to be disappointed once more.

The preacher's faithful examined the text of the Bible and the Millerites fragmented into opposing camps from the wreckage of the Great Disappointment. The 'shut door' camp believed that the door to heaven was closed to foolish virgins and only the wise virgins would be accepted through the Pearly Gates. The majority of the remaining Millerites rejected this theory and even convinced their leader that heaven was open to all believers. William Miller died in 1849 without achieving his much desired rapture. His followers continued to believe as Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses and Advent Christians.

Madmen and madwomen.

I'm disappointed that their Messiah hadn't taken them away on October 22, 1844.

The world would have been a better place without them.

Maybe next time.

Maybe this week.

Maybe today.

We can only hope.

Burning in Hell

Written 8/22/2009

In 1842 William Miller announced the imminent end of the world. October 22, 1844 was the date selected by his follower, Samuel S. Snow. His congregation prepared for the coming of Christ for two years. The day came and went without Jesus appearing with his host of angels. The date was thereafter known as the Great Disappointment.

Evangelicals are divining apocalyptic signs from present events and born-agains are crying 'the end is nigh'. One advocate of doom is my friend, the model from Paris. Her mother was a devotee to Armageddon and as a girl the model from Paris questioned her mother about having to wearing 'The end is near' tee-shirt. Now nearing fifty the model has rejoined the familiar fold of 7th Day Adventism and emails me that I will burn in Hell for my sin of non-belief in God.

I asked if there were any other choices and her response was unwavering in its severity.

I don't understand your argumentation, THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END, and its going to be a full scale hideous tragedy, you will see, its never too late to repent OK? If you have time, before a tsunami wipes you out,

you are just that lazy frog type to lulled by comfort to move your ass before you get boiled as the water goes from lukewarm to boiling hot.

the sheep on drugs!!! I am talking to you about Jesus who has a message for you that you are just IGNORING, and you are telling me to calm down hahaha. Please spare me your condescendence, I have une calme olympian cheri......lol...

I'm sorry that you see fit to ignore the existence of God apparently because you lost some loved ones, Jesus said or you are with me or you are against me.

Its your choice, God gives you the freedom to reject him, and believe me you will regret this arrogance one day when you find yourself in front of him.

You don't stop to ask yourself for one second whether you may be wrong? Its a terrible choice to make,

I wouldn't be quite so cocksure buddy,

Lots of love