{"id":9038,"date":"2026-04-17T18:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/answers\/kto-yz-lychnostei-nachal-yzuchat-prorochestva-knyhy-danyyp-8-14-y-provozhlashat\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T00:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:00:46","slug":"kto-pervym-nachal-yzuchat-prorochestvo-danyyla-8-14-y-propovedovat-o-pryshestvyy-khrysta","status":"publish","type":"answers","link":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/answers\/kto-pervym-nachal-yzuchat-prorochestvo-danyyla-8-14-y-propovedovat-o-pryshestvyy-khrysta\/","title":{"rendered":"Who first began to study the prophecy of Daniel 8:14 and preach about Christ\u2019s coming?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel 8:14\u2014\u201cfor two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed\u201d\u2014became the center of one of the most significant religious movements of the nineteenth century.<\/b> Those who studied this prophecy came to the conclusion: the time is approaching, and Christ\u2019s coming is near.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he said to me, \u2018For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.\u2019\u201d Dan 8:14<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

William Miller: the main figure in the United States<\/h2>\n

William Miller (1782\u20131849) was a farmer from New York and a veteran of the War of 1812. In his youth he was a freethinker, but serious Bible study led him to the conviction that the 2300 days were literal years, ending around 1844.<\/p>\n

Beginning in 1831, Miller started preaching publicly. Thousands of people from various denominations joined him. The Great Advent Movement reached tens of thousands across North America.<\/b><\/p>\n

The broader context: not only Miller<\/h2>\n

It is important to know that similar studies were taking place independently in different parts of the world. In Great Britain\u2014Edward Irving. In India\u2014missionary Joseph Wolff. In Russia\u2014some evangelical circles. God was preparing different people for the same conclusion.<\/p>\n

After the \u201cGreat Disappointment\u201d of 1844, some Adventists did not turn back. They reconsidered what was cleansed in 1844: not the earth, but the heavenly sanctuary. This theological discovery became a foundation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.<\/p>\n

Practical meaning<\/h2>\n
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  • The Great Advent Movement showed that God works through ordinary people\u2014farmers, preachers, and lay members.<\/li>\n
  • The disappointment of 1844 did not become the end\u2014it became the beginning of a deeper understanding.<\/li>\n
  • The study of the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation remains part of the Adventist calling: to understand the time in which we live.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    William Miller made a mistake in the details\u2014but not in the main point: time is short, Christ\u2019s coming is real and near. That conviction remains alive today.<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"faq_question":"\u041a\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u043c \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b \u0438\u0437\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0414\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438\u043b\u0430 8:14 \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0438 \u0425\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430?","bible_refs":"Daniel 8:14, Numbers 14:34, Ezekiel 4:6, Daniel 9:25, Revelation 14:6","answer_lang":"ru","source_question":"\u041a\u0442\u043e \u0438\u0437 \u043b\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b \u0438\u0437\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0438 \u0414\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438\u043f 8:14 \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0437\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0448\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0438 \u0425\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430"},"answer_topic":[144],"class_list":["post-9038","answers","type-answers","status-publish","hentry","answer_topic-prophecy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answers\/9038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/answers"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"answer_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answer_topic?post=9038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}