I had been taught that a temporal millennium would take place prior to the coming of Christ in the clouds of heaven; but now I was listening to the startling announcement that Christ was coming in 1843, only a few short years in the future. {LS 21.1}

Jeg var blevet oplært med, at et timeligt tusindårsrige ville finde sted forud for Kristi komme i himlens skyer; men nu lyttede jeg til den overraskende forkyndelse at Kristus ville komme i 1843, kun nogle få år ud i fremtiden.