William Miller

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William Miller was a 19th-century American Baptist preacher and founder of the Millerite movement, whose apocalyptic teachings about the imminent Second Coming of Christ sparked a major religious revival and influenced later Adventist denominations.

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William Miller canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baptist minister ⓘ
Christian preacher ⓘ
founder of religious movement ⓘ
human ⓘ
basedOn literal reading of the Bible ⓘ
causeOfNotability central figure in the Great Disappointment of 1844 ⓘ
leader of the Millerite movement ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1782-02-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1849-12-20 ⓘ
denomination Baptist ⓘ
linked to: Baptists
doctrineOrTheory calculation of prophetic time periods in Daniel and Revelation ⓘ
educatedAt self-educated in Bible study ⓘ
era Second Great Awakening ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
linked to: European American
familyName Miller ⓘ
fieldOfWork Christian eschatology ⓘ
biblical prophecy interpretation ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasCause religious revivalism in 19th-century America ⓘ
hasEffect rise of Adventist denominations ⓘ
widespread apocalyptic expectation in 1840s America ⓘ
influenced Advent Christian Church ⓘ
Adventist movement ⓘ
linked to: Adventism

Second Adventist denominations ⓘ
Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
movement Millerite movement ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableIdea historicist interpretation of biblical prophecy ⓘ
imminent Second Coming of Christ ⓘ
prediction of Christ’s return around 1843–1844 ⓘ
notableWork Millerite movement ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
preacher ⓘ
participantIn War of 1812 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Low Hampton, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: Hampton, New York
positionHeld lay Baptist preacher ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
linked to: Baptists
religiousOrder Baptist laity ⓘ
residence Low Hampton, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: Hampton, New York
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Lucy Smith ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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George Storrs → influencedBy → William Miller ⓘ
Glasgow Necropolis → hasNotableBurial → William Miller ⓘ
Second Advent movement → keyFigure → William Miller ⓘ
Great Disappointment → centralFigure → William Miller ⓘ
Millerite movement → foundedBy → William Miller ⓘ
Millerite movement → namedAfter → William Miller ⓘ
Millerite movement → hasKeyPerson → William Miller ⓘ
O. R. L. Crosier → influencedBy → William Miller ⓘ
Adventism → influencedBy → William Miller ⓘ
Charles Fitch → affiliatedWith → William Miller ⓘ