Millerism
Christian movement founded by William Miller / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about followers of William Miller. For the mineral, see Millerite.
The Millerites were the followers of the teachings of William Miller, who in 1831 first shared publicly his belief that the Second Advent of Jesus Christ would occur in roughly the year 1843–1844. Coming during the Second Great Awakening, his teachings were spread widely and grew in popularity, which led to the event known as the Great Disappointment.