Which year is associated with the sanctuary cleansing as the end of the 2300-day period?

Which year is associated with the sanctuary cleansing as the end of the 2300-day period?

• A. 1840
• B. 1841
• C. 1843
• D. 1845

Answer: (C)

The sanctuary cleansing is linked to the end of the 2300-day prophecy in Daniel 8:14. Adventist historiography explains this by starting the count from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem in 457 BC and applying the day-for-a-year principle, with inclusive counting. In the early Millerite/Adventist lineage, this method led many to expect the 2300 days to end in 1843, so the sanctuary would be cleansed then. That expectation was part of what precipitated the disappointment when the anticipated event did not occur, ultimately shifting the understanding to the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary occurring around the following year. Among the given years, 1843 is the one historically associated with that predicted end of the 2300 days.

The sanctuary cleansing is linked to the end of the 2300-day prophecy in Daniel 8:14. Adventist historiography explains this by starting the count from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem in 457 BC and applying the day-for-a-year principle, with inclusive counting. In the early Millerite/Adventist lineage, this method led many to expect the 2300 days to end in 1843, so the sanctuary would be cleansed then. That expectation was part of what precipitated the disappointment when the anticipated event did not occur, ultimately shifting the understanding to the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary occurring around the following year. Among the given years, 1843 is the one historically associated with that predicted end of the 2300 days.