William Miller
(1782-1849)
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Predicted Christ would return in 1843 (date later changed to 1844).
Gathered a large following. He later went his own way after the prophecy
failed. (Note:
David Koresh's apocalyptic organization broke off from the Millerites.
Their indoctrination
and doctrine was very similar to WCG's.
Read
more.)
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Joseph Bates
(1792-1872) |
Introduced observance of the Saturday Sabbath to the Millerites after
reading an article by Thomas M. Preble, who learned about it from
Fredrick Wheeler, a Millerite preacher at the time (early 1844) who
accepted the Sabbath after a study which began as a challenge from Rachel
Oaks, a Seventh Day Baptist. Joseph
Bates, with James Springer White, is recognized as co-founder of the SDA
denomination.
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Ellen G. White
(1827-1915)
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Wife of James S. White. She accepted the 7th day Sabbath after reading and accepting
Joseph Bates
articles. Claimed to have been given "the gift of prophecy" around
1844 and had visions and dreams of "Bible truths." Became the highest authority of the 7th Day Adventist Church. She
plagiarized the same as HWA did. (Read about
Ellen
White's Plagiarism)
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Gilbert Cranmer
(1814-1904) |
Had originally followed William Miller. Accepted the Sabbath after hearing
Joseph Bates. Believed in the soon coming of Christ. Started Church of Christ,
later known as Church of God, Stanberry, Missouri, later known as the Church
of God 7th Day. He taught that the whole Law of Moses was never abolished and
was to be observed.
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G.
G. Rupert
(1847-1922) |
Independent minister
of Church of God 7th Day. Observed law of Moses. Ascribed prophetic
importance to the year 1933. Believed in time cycles. Taught the Sabbath
observing church of God was the only true Christian church on earth by
lineage. Published "Remnant of Israel," which Herbert W. Armstrong
plagiarized from. (Note:
Herbert W. Armstrong plagiarized many of
Rupert's writings and this is documented in many places. See Herbert W. Armstrong's Religious Roots.)
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Andrew
N. Dugger
(1886-1975) |
Son of Church of God
7th Day's
first vice president, A. F. Dugger.
He was a minister of Church of God 7th Day
since 1906 and
president of the General Conference and editor of the Bible Advocate.
He believed he could raise up the
continuation of "the primitive" New Testament church. He and
C. O. Dodd (who was a Jehovah's Witness) wrote, A True History of a
True Religion, which was later known to be deliberately falsified.
(Herman L. Hoeh of the WCG later wrote A True History of the True
Church in 1959, which was also shown to be falsified. (See:
True Original Church/Faith Once Delivered for proof that Herbert Armstrong
lied about the "lost" church century.)
Dugger split from the Stanberry, MO church and established headquarters in
Salem, WV in 1933.
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Herbert W. Armstrong
(1892-1986) |
His wife Loma was influenced
by Ora Runcorn of the Church of
God 7th Day (headquartered in Stanberry, MO) in 1926. Armstrong was ordained to
the ministry of this church in 1932, making the split with Andrew N. Dugger in 1933 to
the Salem, WV Church of God 7th Day, where he became one of
the "Seventy Elders." He had his ministerial license revoked in 1937
after trying to introduce his theory of
British-Israelism
and holy days. Founded the Radio Church of God in 1934 (name
was changed to Worldwide Church of God in 1968). He preached a version of Millerism
and
plagiarized
the writings of Adventists, Jehovah's
Witnesses, Mormonism and Pentecostals (the last three have occult roots). (For more on the history of
Herbert Armstrong see
Worldwide Church
of God.) |
NOTICE: Worldwide Church of God is
now considering a name change. Read: Worldwide
Church of God is Changing Their Name.
Herbert W. Armstrong's Religious Roots
(shows that HWA did not receive his teachings from God by revelation)
Worldwide
Church of God
(revealing background info on HWA and WCG)
ESN's critical review of Mystery
of the Ages, chapter 3 (shows HWA's plagiarizing from
Jehovah's Witnesses)
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