11. “But sanctify the Lord God in
your hearts: and be ready
always to give an answer to
every man that asketh you a
reason of the hope that is in you
with meekness and fear.”
25. “And sware by Him that
liveth for ever and ever,
Who created heaven,
and the things that
therein are, and
the earth, and the things
that therein are, and the
sea, and the things
26.
27. “But in the days
of
the voice of the
seventh angel,
when
he shall begin to
sound, the
mystery of God
29. What does
this message
mean, and
what time
period is this
referring to
when the
angel
proclaims that
there will be
30. “And the voice
which
I heard from
heaven
spake unto me
again,
and said, Go and
take the little book
31. • “Little
book”
• “Open”
• Time
prophecy
“Go and take the little book
which is open in the hand of
• “Little
book”
• “Open”
• Time
prophecy
“little
book
”
“ope
n”
Time
Prophe
cy
What
book
is
this?
33. John had not
yet written the
Revelation when
He was having
the vision of the
“little book” that
is “open,” so what
book relating to time
prophecy
do you suppose he’s referring
35. “But thou, O
Daniel, shut
up the words,
and seal the
book,
:
many shall
run to and
fro, and
36. “And he
said, Go thy
way, Daniel:
for the
words are
closed up
and sealed
37. Revelation 10
Daniel 12
Daniel a sealed book (9) An unsealed book (2)
By a body of water (5) By a body of water (2)
A solemn oath (7) A solemn oath (6)
Prophecies (7,11,12) Time prophecies (6)
“Time of the end” (9) “Time…no longer” (6)
A trial & test (7) A trial & test (10,11)
Future appointment (13) An appointment to share
with the world (11)
Parallels: Daniel 12 / Revelation 10
39. “And the voice
which
I heard from
heaven
spake unto me
again,
and said, Go and
take the little book
40. “And I went unto
the
angel, and said
unto him, Give me
the little book.
And he said unto
me,
Take it, and eat it
41. “And I took the
little book out
of the angel’s
hand, and ate it
up; and it was
in my mouth
sweet as
honey: and as
Sweet
Bitter
42. “And I took the
little book out
of the angel’s
hand, and ate it
up; and it was
in my mouth
sweet as
honey: and as
Sweet
Bitter
What does it
mean to “eat”
43. “Thy words
were found,
and I did eat
them; and thy
word was
unto me the
joy and
rejoicing of
mine heart…”
48. 34 AD
31 AD
1844
Baptism
457 BC 27 AD
3½
7 weeks
60 weeks
+ 2 weeks
69 weeks = 483 Yr.
Decree
1810 Yr
2300
Years
483 Yr
490
Years
70 weeks
x 7 days
490 days = 490 Yr.
3½
“Unto two
thousand and
three hundred days;
then shall the
Judgment
67. South America
Manuel de Lacunza, a
Roman Catholic priest in
South America wrote under
the pen name of Juan Josefa
Ben-Ezra. As this godly man
began to study the
prophecies pointing to the
68. Sweden, Denmark, Norway
The public
preaching of the
word was outlawed
in these countries
just after 1800.
What did God do?
He inspired child
69. Asia
Dr. Joseph Wolf, a Jewish
convert to Christianity,
believed that Christ was
coming in the early 1800’s.
He became a missionary to
the world, traveling
throughout Asia proclaiming
70. Summary
• At the end of the 1260 years of
Daniel 12:7, a renewed interest in
the Second Coming of Christ
swept America and Europe, and
was felt in the farthest
missionary outposts in Asia and
Africa.
• Many of these fervent people
believed the 2,300 day prophecy
71. “Unto two thousand and three
hundred days; then shall the
sanctuary
be cleansed.”
74. “Sweet” Experience
“Hearts were filled with joy
and holy excitement as
thousands took their stand
for Jesus. Through the
preaching of one of the
advent preachers, William
Miller, the Methodist churches
- C. M. Maxwell, Tell it to the
75. “Sweet” Experience
“Dear Sir - Enclosed is my
commission as Justice of
the Peace, which I have no
further use for, believing as I
do beyond a doubt that the
Lord is coming on the 10th
day (October 22) of the
76. “Sweet” Experience
“I believe the Lord will
come on this seventh
month of this sacred year;
therefore I do not wish to
remain Justice of the
Peace any longer.”
- William S.
77. “Sweet” Experience
“As the date of the present
number of the Herald, is our
last day of publication
before the tenth day of the
seventh month [Oct. 22,
1844]. We shall make no
provision for issuing a
78. “Sweet” Experience
“Believing as I most
sincerely do, that the Lord
Jesus Christ will, in a few
days, come in the clouds of
heaven, I retire from this
shop; as I am determined,
God being my helper, that
79. “Sweet” Experience
“If I owe anybody any money as
a result of my business
dealings and if I’ve not been
faithful in paying it, please let
me know so I can pay my debts,
because
, and I want to
ascend in the cloud and go with
- Providence Journal (1843-44 - front
page)
80. “Sweet” Experience
As a result of their study of Daniel’s
prophecies, these people believed
that Christ would return on
, the end of the 2300 year
prophecy of Daniel 8:14, and after
the end of the 1335 year prophecy
of Daniel 12:12. How sweet the
message of Christ’s return was to
84. “Bitter” Disappointment
“I waited all Tuesday (October
22), and dear Jesus did not
come,—I waited all the forenoon
of Wednesday… but after 12
o’clock I began to feel faint… my
natural strength was leaving me
very fast and I lay prostrate for
two days without any pain—sick
85. “Bitter” Disappointment
“Our fondest hopes and
expectations were blasted, and
such a spirit of weeping came
over us as I never experienced
before. It seemed that the loss
of all earthly friends could have
been no comparison. We wept
and wept till the day dawn.”
86. “And I took the
little book out
of the angel’s
hand, and ate it
up; and it was
in my mouth
sweet as
honey: and as
Sweet
Bitter
88. How did those
people, who were
from many different
denominations,
respond when Christ
did not return as
89. Some gave up religion
completely
Others set new dates for
the Advent
Most churches gave up the
study of
“Prophecy”
Small numbers began
searching their
Responses to the “Bitter”
Disappointment
96. 34 AD
31 AD
1844
Baptism
457 BC 27 AD
3½
7 weeks
60 weeks
+ 2 weeks
69 weeks = 483 Yr.
Decree
1810 Yr
2300
Years
483 Yr
490
Years
70 weeks
x 7 days
490 days = 490 Yr.
3½
“Unto two
thousand and
three hundred days;
then shall the
Judgment
The
104. Altar of
Sacrifice
Laver
THE SANCTUARY
HOLY PLACE
MOST HOLY
PLACE
Ark of the
Covenant
Table of
Shewbread
7-Branch
Candlestick
Altar of
Incense
“Cleansing
of the
Sanctuary
Record
110. The “NEW TESTAMENT”
Church
In 31 AD, the disciples
thought Christ would
establish His kingdom on
earth.
After His
crucifixion, Jesus went to
heaven to begin His work as
111. The “REMNANT”
Church
In 1844 Christ’s followers
thought Christ would
establish His kingdom.
Their attention again, was
directed to the Heavenly
Sanctuary where Christ had
112. The “NEW TESTAMENT”
Church
The New Testament Church
was born out of a
at the
beginning of Christ’s work
of ministry in the Heavenly
Sanctuary in the
Holy place .
113. The “REMNANT”
Church
Christ’s Remnant Church
(the Seventh-day Adventist
church) was born again out
of a at the
beginning of the work of
Judgment in the Most Holy
Place of the Heavenly
119. “And there
was given
me a reed
like unto a
rod: and the
angel stood,
saying,
Rise, and
measure the
temple of
God, and
the altar,
The SDA church is
the only church that
knows WHAT JESUS
IS DOING IN
HEAVEN TODAY!
125. 34 AD
31 AD
1844
Baptism
457 BC 27 AD
3½
7 weeks
60 weeks
+ 2 weeks
69 weeks = 483 Yr.
Decree
1810 Yr
2300
Years
483 Yr
490
Years
70 weeks
x 7 days
490 days = 490 Yr.
3½
Judgment
The SDA church is
the only church
that understands
that in 1844
126. “Remember the
Sabbath day to
keep it holy....
The seventh day
is the Sabbath
of the Lord thy
“Remember the
Sabbath day to
keep it holy....
The seventh day
is the Sabbath
of the Lord thy
The group that went
through the
experience of Rev. 10
– the disappointment
– that group re-
discovered the Bible
127.
128. The “REMNANT”
Church
1. Understanding of Christ’s work
in the heavenly Sanctuary - the
work of
2. The true Bible
3. The
This Group that grew out of
Disappointment of 1844 would
have beliefs that include:
