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The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations: Understanding the History, Beliefs, and Differences is unavailable, but you can change that!

Do you ever wonder what the difference is between one denomination and another? Why are there so many kinds of Baptist or Presbyterian or Lutheran churches? Where do those names come from, anyway? You can find answers in this concise but comprehensive guide. Learn about the leaders, teachings, and history of most of the church families in America. In addition to membership statistics, you'll...

second coming was still imminent. Unlike Miller, who interpreted Daniel 8:14 to mean that the second coming would occur in 1844, Seventh-day Adventists interpreted the verse to mean that Christ cleansed the heavenly sanctuary and began a heavenly judgment (the “investigative judgment”—see below) in 1844 that will end prior to the second coming. This denomination began in 1845 with a small group of believers in New England led by founder Ellen G. White and some of her associates. They chose the name Seventh-day