Little Disappointment

Type: Event

As of November 2026, Little Disappointment has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Knowing Better (Sep 2024).

The Great Disappointment in the Millerite movement was the reaction that followed preacher William Miller's proclamation that Jesus Christ would return to the Earth by 1844, which he called the Second Advent. His study of the Daniel 8 prophecy during the Second Great Awakening led him to conclude that Daniel's "cleansing of the sanctuary" was cleansing the world from sin when Christ would come, and he and many others prepared. When Jesus did not appear by October 22, 1844, Miller and his followe