The Great Second Advent Movement: Its Rise and Progress

Preface

Preface to the 1992 Edition

Biographical Sketch

A Specific Call to Circulate Loughborough’s Book

Why Republish?

—Call to Remember

—A Special Time in History

—Affirming the Spirit of Prophecy

—Eyewitness Account of the Founding Truths

Notes on Appendix A

The Cooperation of the Lord with Humanity

Founding Period the Focus

Challenge to Current Church

Illustrations

Chapter 1 — Introductory

Far-reaching Effects of Columbus’s Discoveries

A Fortunate Mistake

The Great Hope of the Ages

Paul Sustained by the Hope

Peter Rejoicing in the Hope

God’s Purpose in Creation

Christ’s Second Coming not a Fable

Prophecy a More Sure Word

The Nature of Prophecy

The Object of Prophecy

Prophecy not Sealed

Prophecy not of Private Interpretation

Prophecy Fulfilled

Prophecy a Light in the Darkness

Three Prominent Events from Eden to the End

Prophecy Gives Way-Marks to the End

Remember the Lord’s Leadings

Great Results from Smallest Means—D'Aubigné's Testimony

Gideon’s Victory

The Babe in the Manager

Not Many Wise Called

Humble Men in the Reformation

Early Methodists

Eck’s Retort to Luther

The Word of the Lord vs. Human Wisdom

Chapter 2 — The Plan of Salvation Unfolded

Delay not Revealed at First

Is Seth the Seed?

Hope Centered on Noah

Babel Built

Abraham to be Heir of the World

The Real Seed

The Time Hidden

“I Shall See Him, but not Now.”

The Sanctuary Service a Type of the True

Israel Calls for a King

The Kingdom Overturned

Translation of Enoch and Elijah

Job Taught the Lord’s Coming

The Throne of David the Lord’s Throne

The Jews Perplexed

The Seed Of Divine Origin

God’s Presence Manifest in the Shekinah and the Cloud

Glorious Reign of the Stem of Jesse

The Resurrection Taught by the Prophets

The Renewed-Earth Kingdom

“He Hath Borne Our Sorrows”

Daniel’s Prophecies Reveal the Future

The twenty-three hundred Days

The Seventy Weeks to Messiah

Fate of the Ungodly

Chapter 3 — The Coming of the Promised Seed

Looking for Temporal Rule

Of the Lineage of David

Predictions of Simeon and Anna

Angels Visit the Shepherds

The Wise Men Visit Bethlehem

The Saviour at Twelve Years of Age

The Mission of John the Baptist

Jesus Baptized

The Voice from Heaven

Christ Anointed According to Law

The Time is Fulfilled

Visible Proof of Christ’s Messiahship

John Perplexed

People Amazed at Christ’s Work

Christ Teaching the Disciples of His Death

Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

Christ to Go Away and Return Again

Parable of the Nobleman

Forsaken by All the Disciples

Stirring Events of the Resurrection Morning

Jesus Walks into the Country

Wilt Thou Now Restore the Kingdom?

Jesus to Remain in Heaven until the Restitution

The Master’s Return Indefinite

The Apostasy

The Temporal Millennium—Patterson

Daniel Whitby on the Millennium

Chapter 4 — The Time of the End

The Day of His Preparation

Chariots with Flaming Torches

The Work of the Little Horn

The Two Witnesses Slain

The Reign of Terror

Infidel Writers

Blasphemous Work in Lyons, France

God’s Word Emerges from Obscurity

Rosetta Stone Discovered

“Thou Shalt Stand in Thy Lot”

The Words Sealed until 1798

Key to the 2300 Days

Many Discovering the Light

Davis, of South Carolina

Joseph Wolff and Twenty Others

Alexander Campbell’s Position

Leonard Heinrich Kelber

“Ben Ezra” (Laucunza)

1844 the True Terminus of the 2300 Days

The Day of Atonement a Time of Judgment

Testimony of a Jewish Rabbi

The Judgment Message Due in 1844

The Time for the Signs

The Dark Day and Night

The Falling Stars

Thomas Burnett’s Prediction

Olmstead’s Testimony Professor

Star Shower Seen Also in Europe

Application of the Parable

A World-wide Proclamation

HOW THE MOVEMENT STARTED IN VARIOUS NATIONS

Compared with the Reformation

Joseph Wolff’s Labors

The Message in Germany and Russia

The Message in Great Britain

The Message in Holland

The Message In Tartary

The Message in America, India, and on the Continent

To Every Seaport on Earth

Three Thousand Proclaiming the Message

Hutchinson’s Voice of Elijah Sent Broadcast

In the Sandwich Islands

The Message Compared with that of John the Baptist

Chapter 5 — The Second Advent Message

A Definite Message

The Judgment at Christ’s Coming

Reckoning of the 2300 Days

Admissions of Opponents

Professor Bush’s Testimony

Wonders in the Heavens

The Fiery Aurora of 1837

The Aurora of 1839

Strange Appearances in the Sun

STRANGE APPEARANCE OF THE SUN

Wonders Fulfilling Scripture Predictions

THE MESSENGERS

William Miller

William Miller’s Conversion

Joshua V. Himes

The United Labors of Miller and Himes

Other Prominent Adventist Preachers

Chapter 6 — The Message and the Messengers

An Angel a Symbol of Human Messengers

The Loud Cry of the First Message

The Time of the Loud Cry

The Fifth Trumpet

The Close of the Sixth Trumpet

Dr. Josiah Litch Predicts the Fall of the Ottoman Empire

The Turkish Sultan at War with the Pasha of Egypt

Intervention of the Allied Powers

The Prophecy Fulfilled—End of Turkish Independence

Public Interest in Prophecy Aroused

Hundreds Proclaiming the Message

Chapter 7 — The Rapid Advancement of the Message

The Call to Supper

The Call to Them that Had Been Bidden

Open Doors for the Message

A Mighty Wave of Revivals

An Experience in Richmond, Me

Calls for the Message in Other Places

Hundreds Converted

Testimony of the Methodist Year Book

Children Preaching in Sweden

“Yes! I Had to Preach”

Boquist and Walbom in Orebro, Sweden

Boquist’s Testimony

Children in Vision

Boquist’s Sister’s Testimony

Hymn Sung by Boquist and Walbom

The Boy Preacher at Karlskoga

Gifts of the Spirit Connected with the Message

William Foy’s Visions

Vision of the Three Steps

Chapter 8 — The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

The Time when the Parable Applies

Smiting their fellow-servants

The First Disappointment

Evil Servants Developed

Giving “Meat in due Season”

Church Feasting

The Tarrying Time

A Vindication of Their Work

The Disappointment Explained

HISTORY OF THE MOVEMENT AFTER MARCH, 1844

Attention Called to the Autumn of 1844

Chapter 9 — The Tarrying Time

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH	Frontispiece
J. N. ANDREWS	196
MRS. E. G. WHITE	—204
JAMES WHITE	244
JOSEPH BATES	—252
THE FIRST PRESS	285
PRESS AND WORKERS	286
URIAH SMITH	320
J. H. WAGGONER	—333

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