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According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, the Adventists were
Christian Zionists, but this may not apply to the 7th Day Adventist Church but
perhaps could go back to Miller, must research.
https://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/869-adventists
By: Kaufmann Kohler
A Christian sect. Among
the chief tenets of the Adventist faith are: (1) The restoration of the Jews to
the Holy Land (see Bengel, "Gnomon on the New Testament"), and their
conversion, based on Rom. xi. 25, 26 (Ritschl, "Gesch. des
Pietismus," i. 565-584). Hence the interest shown by the Adventists in the
Zionist movement, though many believe that the return will not take place till
after the Resurrection, basing their views on the passage of Ezekiel, "Behold,
O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your
graves, and bring you into the land of Israel"(xxxvii. 12). (2) Literal
interpretation of the whole Bible, including the Old Testament and the Mosaic
law.
The notion of waiting
for the Second Advent of Jesus, calculated to take place during the present
generation, originated in England (E. Irving), spread over Ireland (A. Darby)
and Germany (I. A. Bengel), and became especially popular in New England under
the influence of W. Miller of Pittsfield, Mass., the prophet who predicted the
coming of the Messiah in the year 1843, basing his calculation principally on
the "seventy weeks" of Daniel. A division of the Adventists
accentuated the Sabbath of Creation, and the consequence was the formation of
the Seventh-Day Adventists. Some insisted also on abstinence from swine's
flesh, in accordance with the Mosaic law.
Bibliography:
- Carroll, 'Religious Forces of the
United States, New York, 1893;
- White, Sketches of the Life of
William Miller, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1879;
- Loughborough, Rise and Progress of Seventh-Day
Baptists, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1891.
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