There is a cave in the forest which is near to the side of hill on the bank of Wissahickon, in United States where once followers or the worshipers lived in the cave by setting up a telescope and watched for Christ’s return. So why they abandoned the cave suddenly?....
This cave was named after a philosopher and supposed mystic, John Kelpius, he built this cave which was 40ft long on each side and oriented to the points of the compass. It
contained a large assembly room for religious purposes, a schoolroom,
and forty tiny cells for the forty members of the community. Four large
windows let in light from the west, while the east wall had neither
windows nor doors.
So, why did he built this cave?...
John Kelpius, was from a wealthy family who educated from University of
Hehnstadt, he devoted himself to theological studies, becoming a
follower of Philip Jakob Spener, the founder of the Pietists sect.
At university, Kelpius became an avid follower of Johann
Jacob Zimmerman, a renowned German astronomer, mathematician, and
cleric, based on mathematical calculations, the passage of Hailey’s Comet in
1680,
Zimmerman determined that the second coming of Christ was imminent.
Zimmerman criticism led to
Zimmerman being kicked out of the church in 1685. Realizing that the
establishment in the Old World would never heed his warnings, Zimmerman
and his followers (including Kelpius) decided to journey to the New
World. However, just before setting out for America, Zimmerman died
unexpectedly. Thus, Kelpius became the movement’s leader.
Finally they settled in Philadelphia and built this cave. On the roof of the cave they installed an observatory. This observatory
marks the first astronomical observatory in the American Colonies where they set up a telescope and kept watch for Christ’s return.
Crowing the observatory was an iron cross within a circle, the mystic
sign of the Rosicrucian order.It was an iron sentry that over looked the treetops, so that the rising sun would flood it with rosy light.
There they lived as an unbroken brotherhood for about ten years. They
were a complete self-sufficient community, growing corn and fruit. They
started the first botanical gardens in the New World. They played many
instruments and wrote their own music. They brought the first pipe organ
to America for use in their concerts.
There they lived as an unbroken brotherhood for about ten years in that cave. They
were a complete self-sufficient community, growing corn and fruit. They
started the first botanical gardens in the New World. They played many
instruments and wrote their own music. They brought the first pipe organ
to America for use in their concerts.
But unfortunately believers, the Second Coming did not occur.
The community gradually disbanded as members moved away, married, or
gave up. In 1708, Kelpius died of tuberculosis. With his death, the
remaining monks left the forest and settled in Germantown.
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