- In 1844, Adventist believers were disappointed when Christ did not return on October 22nd as they had expected based on their interpretation of the 2300 day prophecy in Daniel 8. However, some began to understand that Christ had instead entered the Most Holy Place of the heavenly sanctuary to begin the final phase of his work as our High Priest, the investigative judgment. This led to the establishment of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to proclaim the sanctuary message and prepare the world for Christ's second coming.

1. The
Time
is
Short
!

2. Future

3. Wednesday…

4. Baptism...
Sabbath April,

9. “Ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make
you free.”

10. “That thou
mightest
know the
of
those things,
wherein thou
hast been

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.”

12. “Study to show
thyself
approved unto
God, a workman
that needeth not
to be ashamed,
rightly dividing
the word
of truth.”

13. Certainty
for the last
days!

15. Can we be
CERTAIN
that the 7th-
Day
Adventist
Church is

19. “And I saw another
mighty angel come
down from heaven,
clothed with a
cloud:
and a rainbow was
upon his head, and
his face was as it

20. “And he had
in his hand a
little book
open: and
he set his
right foot
upon the
sea, and his

21. Un-populated Area
Messa
ge for
the
WHOL
E
WORL
D!
A
“little”
book
OPEN
“And he
had in his
hand a
little book
open: and
he set his
right foot
upon the
sea, and
his left
foot on
the earth,
Populated Area

22. “And cried
with
a loud voice,
as when a
lion roareth:
and when he
had cried,
seven

23. “And when the seven
thunders had uttered
their voices, I was
about
to write: and I heard a
voice from heaven
saying
unto me, Seal up

24. “And the
angel which
I saw stand
upon the
sea and
upon the
earth lifted
up his hand

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

27. “But in the days
of
the voice of the
seventh angel,
when
he shall begin to
sound, the
mystery of God

28. “And the
angel…
lifted up his
hand to
heaven, And
sware… that
there should

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?

32. End-time
End-
time

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

34. End-
time

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

38. Rev. 10
is a
prophec
y of
when
the
“little
book”
of

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…”

44. To eat the
“little
book”
means that
Daniel
would be
studied
diligently.

46. End-time
End-
time

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

49. “Time no longer… the
mystery of God…
finished.”

51. 34 AD
31 AD
Baptis
m
457 BC 27 AD
3½
Decr
ee
1810 Yr
2300
Years
483 Yr
3½

55. “About the
, a
body of
men will be
raised up
who will
turn their
Sir Isaac Newton
1642-1727

56. Time of the End

58. “About the
time of the
end
, a
body of men
will be raised
up who will
turn their
attention to
Sir Isaac Newton
1642-1727

59. In 1818 a
recent convert
to Christianity
came to the
shocking
conclusion
that Jesus
Christ would
personally
William Miller
USA

60. to set up His
eternal
kingdom in
about twenty
five years–
1843. That
conclusion
filled William
Miller with
William Miller
USA

61. 1798
“Go thy way, Daniel: for the
words are closed up and sealed
till the time
of the end.”

62. Edward Irving,
an
Englishman
came to the
conclusion
that
England

63. Three hundred
ministers in the
Church of
England and six
hundred non-
conformist
ministers began
preaching the
England

64. “Thomas B.
Macaulay, the
famous historian
and member of
parliament,
recorded in 1844
that the number
of those who
Thomas B.
Macaulay
England

65. ‘distinguished by
rank, wealth, and
ability
…noblemen,’ he
added, ‘and
members of
parliament, have
written in defense
Thomas B.
Macaulay
England

66. Germany
Johann Bengel
in Germany
almost
simultaneously
came to the
same conclusion
and became a

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.”

73. 1831-1844

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

81. “Sweet” Experience

83. 1844
34 AD
31 AD
Baptis
m
457 BC 27 AD
3½
Decr
ee
1810 Yr
2300
Years
483 Yr
3½

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

87. Disappointment

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

90. As these
disappointed people
searched
their Bibles,
what did they
discover?

91. 1. Dates Correct

92. 2. Disciples
also were

93. The very event
that fulfilled
prophecy was a

95. 1844 What
really
happene
d in
1844?

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

97. Hiram Edson

99. - Hiram
“My mind is
carried to
the 10th and
11th chapters
of
Revelation,
where John
was told to
take a little
book from

100. It tasted
like honey
in his
mouth, but
when he
had eaten
it, it was as
bitter as
gall. That
- Hiram

101. Was it not
sweet to
believe
that Jesus
was
coming
yesterday
? But now
it is bitter,
- Hiram

102. The
sanctuary
I saw is in
heaven,
and Jesus
entered
yesterday
upon His
work of - Hiram

103. Altar of
Sacrifice
Laver
THE
SANCTUAR
Y
HOLY PLACE
MOST HOLY
PLACE
Ark of the
Covenant Table
of Shewbread
7-Branch
Candlestick
Altar of
Incense
VEIL
COURTYARD
Rev. 4:1-5 / Rev.

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

105. 1844
Heavenly

106. Rev.
22:12
The Advent
believers began
to realize that in
1844 Jesus
moved from the
Holy place into
the Most Holy
place to BEGIN
THE WORK OF

107. Altar of
Sacrifice
Laver
THE
SANCTUAR
Y
HOLY PLACE
MOST HOLY
PLACE
Ark of the
Covenant Table
of Shewbread
7-Branch
Candlestick
Altar of
Incense
VEIL
COURTYARD
From
ascension
From 1844 to
close of

108. What
really
happene
d in
1844?
Judgme
nt
“Fear God, and
give glory to
Him; for the
hour of His
judgment is
come.”
Rev. 14:7

109. Divine
Divine

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

114. SDA
Church
N.T. Church

115. “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

117. Was this
moveme
nt based
on the
propheci
es of
Daniel, to
die out?
1844

118. “And he
said unto
me, Thou
must
prophesy
again
before
many
peoples,
and

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!

122. 1. Seventh-day
Adventists
did not set
the date 1844
2. If Seventh-
day
Adventists
could not
trace their
heritage back

123. The SDA
church is the
ONLY church
that can make
any sense out

124. Day of
udgment
“And the
nations were
angry, and
thy wrath is
come, and
the time of
the dead,
that they

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

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:

130. The “REMNANT”
Church
The 7th-day Adventist Church is the
ONLY church:

131. 7th-day
Adventist
Church

132. “Time no longer… the
mystery of God…
finished.”
1844

133. The “REMNANT” Church
The 7th-day Adventist Church is the
ONLY church:

134. is the
TRUE
Churc
h at
end-
time!
We can be CERTAIN,
that the