Revelation 10:9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
The disappointment, and the gravitational pull of friends, exerted an adverse influence upon William Miller, and he finally rejected the 7th day Sabbath as being the God-ordained day of worship. He went even further, by raising his voice against it and he went down to his grave, never accepting the Sabbath of the fourth commandment. This is what is written under the inspiration of The Holy Ghost as it pertains to William Miller in the context of who may be a wheat and who may be a tare.
[Early Writings pp 258] My attention was then called to William Miller. I saw leading men watching him, fearing lest he should receive the third angel’s message and the commandments of God. And as he would lean toward the light from heaven, these men would lay some plan to draw his mind away. At length William Miller raised his voice against the light from heaven. Moses erred as he was about to enter the Promised Land.
So also, I saw that William Miller erred as he was soon to enter the heavenly Canaan, in suffering his influence to go against the truth. Others led him to this; others must account for it. But angels watch the precious dust of this servant of God, and he will come forth at the sound of the last trump.
Revelation 10:10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!