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Adventist

  (ăd'vĕn'tĭst, ăd-vĕn'-) pronunciation
n.

A member of any of several Christian denominations that believe Jesus's Second Coming and the end of the world are near.

Adventism Ad'vent'ism n.
 
 

Member of any of a group of Protestant churches that arose in the U.S. in the 19th century and believe that the Second Coming of Christ is close at hand. Adventism was founded during a period marked by millennialism by William Miller (1782 – 1849), a former U.S. army officer, who asserted that Christ would return to separate saints from sinners and inaugurate his 1,000-year kingdom on earth sometime in the year before March 21, 1844. After that date passed, Miller and his followers set a new date, Oct. 22, 1844. The "Great Disappointment" was followed by a Mutual Conference of Adventists in 1845. Those who persisted concluded that Miller had misinterpreted the signs and that, though Christ had begun the "cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary," he would not appear until he had completed that task. These Millerites founded the Seventh-Day Adventists in 1863; other Adventist groups include the Evangelical Adventists and the Advent Christian Church. Seventh-Day Adventists observe Saturday as the Sabbath and avoid eating meat and using narcotics or stimulants.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
  Synonym: Second Adventist


 
Wikipedia: Adventist
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Seventh-day Adventism
James and Ellen White

History
Christianity · Protestantism
Anabaptists · Restorationism
Pietism · Millerites
Great Disappointment

People
Ellen G. White
Joseph Bates · Uriah Smith
J. N. Andrews · James White

Distinctive teachings
Sabbath · Conditional Immortality
Historicism · Premillennialism
Investigative judgment · Remnant
Three Angels' Messages
Eschatology

Criticism

Other Adventists
Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement
Davidian SDA (Shepherd's Rod)
Advent Christian Church
Church of God General Conference


The term Adventist generally refers to someone who believes in the Second Advent of Jesus (popularly known as the Second coming) in the tradition of the Millerites.

The Adventist family of churches are regarded today as conservative Protestants.[1]

While they hold much in common, their theology differs on whether the intermediate state is unconscious sleep or consciousness, whether the ultimate punishment of the wicked is annihilation or eternal torment, the nature of immortality, whether or not the wicked are resurrected, and whether the sanctuary of Daniel 8 refers to the one in heaven or on earth.[1] The movement has encouraged the examination of the Old Testament, leading some to observe the Sabbath and others to use the name "Jehovah" for God.

The Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 12th edn., describes the following churches as "Adventist and Sabbatarian (Hebraic) Churches": (membership numbers are for the United States only, not worldwide membership)

History

Modern Adventism began as an inter-denominational movement. Its most vocal leader was William Miller. Between 50,000 and 100,000 people in the United States supported Miller's predictions of Christ's return.[1]

After the "Great Disappointment" of October 22, 1844 many people in the movement gave up on Adventism, some gave up on Christianity, whereas others gave up on predicting dates for the Advent (second coming of Jesus). Those who held on to Adventist beliefs formed several smaller bodies. The largest group was the American Millennial Association, a portion of which was later known as the Evangelical Adventist Church, but has diminished to almost non-existence today..[1]

Seventh-day Adventist

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination which, as its name suggests, is best known for its teaching that Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is the Sabbath and that Jesus Christ is to return. The denomination grew out of the Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century, and was formally established in May 1863.[2]

Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement

The Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement is a division from the Seventh-day Adventist Church created by disagreement over proper Sabbath observance and military service during World War I.

Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Association

Main article: Shepherd's Rod

The Davidians (originally named Shepherd's Rod) are a sect made up primarily of disfellowshipped former members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They were originally known as the Shepherd's Rod and are still referred to as such. The group derives its name from two books on Bible doctrine written by their founder, Victor Houteff, in 1929. In these books (The Shepherd's Rod Book Volumes 1 and 2) Houteff made reference to verse 9 in the sixth chapter of the biblical book of Micah:

"The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it."

Advent Christian Church

The Advent Christian Church is a "first-day" body of Adventist Christians founded on the teachings of William Miller.

Primitive Advent Christian Church

The Primitive Advent Christian Church is a small body of Adventist Christians which separated from the Advent Christian Church. They have a common early history. Adventists who had adopted the "conditional immortality" views of Charles F. Hudson and George Storrs formed the Advent Christian Association in Salem, Massachusetts in 1860.

Church of God General Conference

The Church of God General Conference is an Adventist Christian body which is also known as the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith and the Church of God General Conference (Morrow, GA). The Church of the Blessed Hope, some of whose congregations use the name Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith are a separate denomination.

United Seventh-Day Brethren

The United Seventh-Day Brethren is a small sabbatarian Adventist body.

In 1947, several individuals and two independent congregations within the Church of God Adventist movement came together to form the United Seventh-Day Brethren. The organization was effected in order to increase fellowship and to combine their efforts in evangelism, publications, and other ministries.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Adventist and Sabbatarian (Hebraic) Churches" section (p. 256–276) in Frank S. Mead, Samuel S. Hill and Craig D. Atwood, Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 12th edn. Nashville: Abingdon Press
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Translations: Translations for: Adventist

Dansk (Danish)
n. - adventist

Nederlands (Dutch)
adventist

Français (French)
n. - adventiste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Adventist

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Αντβεντιστής, χιλιαστής

Italiano (Italian)
avventista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adventista (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
адвентист

Español (Spanish)
n. - adventista

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - medlem av Adventistsekten

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
耶稣再临论者

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 耶穌再臨論者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 그리스도 재림론자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 再臨派の人, キリスト再臨論者
adj. - 再臨説の, 再臨派の

idioms:

  • Seventh-Day adventist    安息日再臨派, 安息日再臨派の信徒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سبتي, مجيءي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבר בכת נוצרית המאמינה בהתגלותו הקרובה של ישו, אדבנטיסט‬


 
 

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