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Miller believed that the Angel Gabriel's message to Daniel about the cleansing of the sanctuary

represented the Earth's destruction by fire at Christ's second coming.

He became convinced that the 2300 day period referred to actually meant 2300 years

which had started in 457 BC with the King of Persia's decree to rebuild Jerusalem

and would therefore end in about 1843.

So in September 1822 Miller formally stated his conclusions in a 20 point document including

as Article 15. I believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ is near even at the door

even within 21 years on or before 1843.

Though initially obscure Miller's prediction gained exposure and popularity via a Boston

pastor and publisher named Joshua Vaughan Himes who in 1840 established a paper published twice

a month called Signs of the Times which publicized it. That Adventist paper is still active to this day.

In addition to Signs of the Times the publisher was responsible for 48 other

Millerite papers which sprung up in various cities and the strategy used was perhaps prophetic

of today's demographically fine-tuned marketing. One paper specifically targeted women.

It was called the Advent message to the daughters of Zion. Another titled the Advent

Shield catered to academics. Now Himes announced in May of 1844 that five million copies

...