The Reformation of the 16th century failed to reform the teaching about inherent immortality, and mainstream Protestant churches continued to teach Augustine’s idea that the Millennium was past, not future.
त्यामुळे बायबलच्या संशोधनावर आधारित त्यांची लिखाणे त्यांचा मृत्यू होईपर्यंत जगासमोर आली नाहीत.