of the Millerites. After the splitting of the Millerites, a group of former followers formed their own organization. They formed what is known today as the Seventh-day Adventist Church who eventually became a recognized denomination by 1863. Three people who stood out among the leaders of the Adventists were Joseph Bates, James and Ellen G. White. History shows that they were the nucleus of the group and among the three; Ellen grew into a gifted author, speaker and administrator. From White's development, followers saw her as a prophet from God through her teachings and prophecies that the Seventh-day Adventists were to be God's chosen people at the end of time. Since White was looked upon so highly among the Adventists, she would become and remain the Adventists trusted spiritual counselor for over seventy years until her death. No other leader of her stature would not emerge again until the mid 20th century.
             In the 1930's Victor Houteff an Adventist follower, began to claim that he was the chosen prophet of the Seventh-day Adventist church. Houteff believed that the Adventists' doctrines and teachings were inaccurate and attempted to implement his own teachings known as the "New Light." "New Light" are scriptures revealed by God to chosen prophets to show what the Bible was trying to teach what people have blinded to, thus showing ones chosen the way to salvation. Like William Miller and Ellen White, Houteff's teachings included areas of the apocalypse and the Second Coming of Christ as well as catastrophes and war. He also believed that the kingdom of ancient Israelite monarch David was to be reestablished in Palestine where it was his task to assemble a brood of 144,000 Christians as scribed in the Book of Revelation 7:4. Houteff's teachings were not accepted by many of the Adventists, and he was eventually ex-communicated from the church. After his dismissal, Houteff a...