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Rough reproduction of Cummings 1854 "Prophetic Chart" (Original in Advent source Collection) |
Historical setting of the Daily. Picturing Jewish altar of "daily Sacrifice" in 446 B.C. as starting point for new 2500-year "Time" span, set to end in 1854. Published at concord, New Hampshire, 1853. Legend: "for explanation see pamphlet. |
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Early American literature, Medicine and Science, thought, Reform and History. M & S Rare Books, Inc. Providence, Rhode Island. |
Catalogue 72. Page 1. In 1852, Joseph Cummings, an Adventist elder and minister, claimed to have received "new light on the commencement and terminus of the periods of Daniel." He declared that the "disappointment" of 1843/4 was the result not of an error in William Miller's calculations, but in his choice of 508 A.D. as the initial date. Cummings believed that the periods of Daniel's prophecy, the 1260, the 1290, and the 1335 days ought to be calculated from 519 A.D. when church and state had been united together under an edict of the Emperor Justin. According to Cummings' new chronology, the resurrection would be accomplished in 1854 A.D. (includes description of the chart) |
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