Exposing the Adventist 'Shut Door' Doctrine

the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844. William Miller, a Baptist preacher, had meticulously calculated—and inaccurately predicted—Yeshua's return to Earth on that date. When the world did not end, and Yeshua did not appear, the Millerite movement was plunged into crisis. believers were devastated, their faith shattered. Instead of admitting fundamental misinterpretation of prophecy,a small group of Millerites concocted a new explanation. They posited that Miller's calculations were correct regarding the date, but incorrect regarding the event. Yeshua had not come to Earth, they argued, but had instead entered the second apartment of the heavenly sanctuary to begin an "investigative...