Jesus, she said, had started to "cleanse" the heavenly temple, and when he had done that, he would come to start cleansing the Earth. Jesus had actually returned to the "most holy place" of the heavenly temple. White taught that Jesus had indeed come again, but not to Earth. White (1827-1915), a visionary and prophet. Unfortunately Jesus did not appear on the day in 1844 promised by Miller, which became known as the Great Disappointment, and many of his followers left his movement. Seventh-day Adventists trace their origins to the teachings of the American preacher William Miller (1782-1849), who preached that the second coming, or "advent" of Jesus was imminent. History History of the Seventh-day Adventist movement In 2005 the Church elected a woman as one of its nine vice presidents the first time a woman has been included in its top leadership. The Church also operates 785 medical facilities (2005 figures). The Church is heavily involved in education with almost 7,000 schools around the world and over 100 colleges and universities. There are nearly 25,000 Seventh-day Adventists in the UK, of which approximately 13,000 live in London where there are 60 congregations. There are approximately 14 million Seventh-day Adventists worldwide, with perhaps another 7 million people more loosely associated with the Church. Missionary work is very important to the Church and all Adventists believe they have a duty to share their beliefs with others. Meat is permitted, but only following the Biblical commandments on clean and unclean food. They don't smoke or drink alcohol, and recommend a vegetarian diet. These are the Sabbath day, the doctrine of the heavenly sanctuary, the status of the writings of Ellen White, and their doctrine of the second coming and millennium.Īdventists live modest lives, with a strict code of ethics. Seventh-day Adventists differ in only four areas of beliefs from the mainstream Trinitarian Christian denominations. "Advent" means coming and refers to their belief that Jesus Christ will soon return to this earth. The name Seventh-day Adventist is based on the Church's observance of the "biblical Sabbath" on Saturday, the seventh day of the week. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Millennialist Protestant Christian denomination that was founded in the 1860s in the USA.
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