Based on prophecies a large group of christians were waiting for the return of Jesus in 1844. Among them todays Adventists (all of them very nice people ). How do they explain that he did not appear?
2006-11-06 21:53:26 · 6 answers · asked by apicole 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Traffic darn it.
2006-11-06 22:03:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, you're right: a movement back then preached that Jesus would come back on October 22, 1844. They studied the prophecy of 2,300 days found on Daniel 8:14 and Daniel 9 (On the last verses of chapter nine, there's the explanation to the prophecy of Daniel 8:14).
However, Jesus didn't come, and there was a great disapointment. Some people didn't give up, and kept studying the Scriptures and praying for enlightment. Finally, they learned what happened: the date was correct, 1844 is the end of the prophecy of 2,300 days which began when the degree to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple was given back in 457 b.C. (in prophecy, often a day represents a year, so they're 2,300 years). But, the event was not correct. I think they had missed Hebrews where Paul says there's a Heavenly Sanctuary. If you read Daniel 8:14 it says that a Sanctuary was to be cleansed at the end of the prophecy; and they thought the Sanctuary of Daniel 8:14 represented the earth, because at the end of the prophecy there was not a Sanctuary, at least not a building. They thought that the fact the earth was to be cleansed, represented Jesus' coming. But the Sanctuary Daniel 8:14 was talking about is the Heavenly Sanctuary. Jesus would not come on 1844 but the Heavenly Sanctuary would be cleansed. In the times of the early Israel, when the earthly Sanctuary was cleansed, it was a day of judgement. A Judgement, described in Revelation 14:6, began on 1844.
For more information, you may watch this video: http://www.amazingfacts.org/media/player.asp?pid=707&type=video
You can go at these webpages too:
http://www.amazingfacts.org/media/lesson_study/lesson_study.asp?tTitle=Central%20Study%20Hour
http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=640&x=17&y=30
Also you may ask me through an e-mail. I'll be glad to help.
If you know Seventh-day Adventists, then you know they keep preaching Jesus' return. Though we don't know the date, we know it's going to be very soon, since the prophecies concerning His Second Coming are being fulfilled quickly (check out http://www.bibleuniverse.com/prophecy/prophecies.asp).
May God bless you!
2006-11-07 07:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by Cachanilla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus gave no specified date to His second coming,in fact He admonished the Apostles when they quizzed Him on this saying, It is not for you to know the time that M y Father has set by His own authority.
many times during the last 2,000yrs people have decided to overrule what Jesus said by their own authority and time and time again have fallen flat on thier faces.
it is usually cult followings that seem to do this most often and the reasons are usually a little whacky.
2006-11-07 06:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he did come back, but decided to keep a low profile after what happened the last time.
2006-11-07 06:23:00 · answer #4 · answered by mince42 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they explain that it was a false prophecy. therefore the adventist doctrine is a cult
2006-11-07 05:59:11 · answer #5 · answered by Nikki 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Um, Jesus is dead and can't come back to life like any other dead person.
2006-11-07 05:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋