After the Great Disappointment Seventh Day Adventists rise from the ashes

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After the Great Disappointment Seventh Day Adventists rise from the ashes Jesus did not come to the earth as the waiting, joyful company expected, to cleanse the sanctuary by purifying the earth by fire. The Doomsday cult of Millerites were Greatly Disappointed in not being able to witness fire and brimstone rain down upon their neighbors. Mr. Miller and those who were in union with him supposed that the cleansing of the sanctuary spoken of in Daniel 8:14 meant the purifying of the earth by fire prior to its becoming the abode of the saints. This was to take place at the advent of Christ; therefore we looked for that event at the end of the 2300 days, or years. But after our disappointment the Scriptures were carefully searched with prayer and earnest thought, and after a period of suspense, light poured in upon our darkness; doubt and uncertainty were swept away. Instead of the prophecy of Daniel 8:14 referring to the purifying of the earth, it was now plain that it pointed to the closing work of our High Priest in heaven, the finishing of the atonement, and the preparing of the people to abide the day of His coming. How fortunate for us to discover that we were mistaken, not wrong. And as we prayed the Holy Ghost fell upon us. We were very happy. Soon I was lost to earthly things and was wrapped in a vision of God’s glory. I saw an angel flying swiftly to me. He quickly carried me from the earth to the Holy City. In the holiest I saw an ark; on the top and sides of it was purest gold. On each end of the ark was a lovely cherub, with its wings spread out over it. Their faces were turned toward each other, and they looked downward. Between the angels was a golden censer. Jesus opened them, and I saw the ten commandments written on them with the finger of God. On one table were four, and on the other six. The four on the first table shone brighter than the other six. But the fourth, the Sabbath commandment, shone above them all; IN THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD THE SEVERAL SABBATHKEEPING MINISTERS WHO LED OUT IN TEACHING THESE NEW-FOUND TRUTHS IN COMPANY WITH A NUMBER OF THEIR FOLLOWERS, CAME TOGETHER IN 1848 IN FIVE SABBATH CONFERENCES. THUS THE DOCTRINAL FOUNDATION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH WAS LAID IN THE FAITHFUL STUDY OF THE WORD OF GOD, AND WHEN THE PIONEERS COULD NOT MAKE HEADWAY, ELLEN WHITE WAS GIVEN LIGHT THAT HELPED TO EXPLAIN THEIR DIFFICULTY AND OPENED THE WAY FOR THE STUDY TO CONTINUE. THE VISIONS ALSO PLACED THE STAMP OF GOD’S APPROVAL UPON CORRECT CONCLUSIONS. THUS THE PROPHETIC GIFT ACTED AS A CORRECTOR OF ERROR AND A CONFIRMER OF TRUTH “AFTER COMING OUT OF VISION, I SAID TO MY HUSBAND: ‘I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR YOU. YOU MUST BEGIN TO PRINT A LITTLE PAPER AND SEND IT OUT TO THE PEOPLE. LET IT BE SMALL AT FIRST; BUT AS THE PEOPLE READ, THEY WILL SEND YOU MEANS WITH WHICH TO PRINT, AND IT WILL BE A SUCCESS FROM THE FIRST. FROM THIS SMALL BEGINNING IT WAS SHOWN TO ME TO BE LIKE STREAMS OF LIGHT THAT WENT CLEAR ROUND THE WORLD.’“ THE LITTLE SHEET WAS SIX BY NINE INCHES IN SIZE AND CONTAINED EIGHT PAGES. IT BORE THE TITLE THE PRESENT TRUTH. THE DATE WAS JULY, 1849. THE LITTLE PILE OF PAPERS WAS LAID UPON THE FLOOR. THEN THE BRETHREN AND SISTERS GATHERED ABOUT THEM AND WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES PLEADED WITH GOD TO BLESS THE LITTLE SHEET AS IT SHOULD BE SENT OUT. THEN THE PAPERS WERE FOLDED, WRAPPED AND ADDRESSED, AND JAMES WHITE CARRIED THEM EIGHT MILES TO THE MIDDLETOWN POST OFFICE. THUS THE PUBLISHING WORK OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH BEGAN FOR ON DECEMBER 24, 1850, IN A VISION GIVEN TO ELLEN WHITE, SHE TELLS US: “‘I SAW HOW GREAT AND HOLY GOD WAS. SAID THE ANGEL, “WALK CAREFULLY BEFORE HIM, FOR HE IS HIGH AND LIFTED UP, AND THE TRAIN OF HIS GLORY FILLS THE TEMPLE.” I SAW THAT EVERYTHING IN HEAVEN WAS IN PERFECT ORDER. SAID THE ANGEL, “LOOK YE, CHRIST IS THE HEAD, MOVE IN ORDER, MOVE IN ORDER. HAVE A MEANING TO EVERYTHING.” SAID THE ANGEL, “BEHOLD YE AND KNOW HOW PERFECT, HOW BEAUTIFUL, THE ORDER IN HEAVEN; FOLLOW IT.”’“ - ELLEN G. WHITE MANUSCRIPT 11, 1850. IN 1860, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORGANIZING OF THE PUBLISHING WORK, A NAME WAS CHOSEN. SOME THOUGHT THAT “CHURCH OF GOD” WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, BUT THE SENTIMENT PREVAILED THAT THE NAME SHOULD REFLECT THE DISTINCTIVE TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH. THEY ADOPTED “SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST” AS THEIR NAME. IN MAY, 1863, THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS WAS ORGANIZED. Ellen G White authored "The Steps to Christ" which SDAs consistently stumble off of. I am THE Anti-Adventist out to educate members and non members on what you preach and what you do. #StumblingOnTheStepstoChrist #antiadventist http://www.antiadventist.com