How An Obscure Doomsday Prophecy Turned Into One of the World’s Largest Religions

There are thousands of bad prophecies but this one succeeded where others failed

Grant Piper

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A contemporary pamphlet detailing the Millerite prophecy. (Public domain)

WWilliam Miller was not like other preachers. He served in the War of 1812 as a captain and saw combat. Rockets, mortars, and bullets rained around him killing people here, wounding them there…

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Grant Piper

Professional writer. Amateur historian. Husband, father, Christian.