Alline's second religious experience came when he was about 20. He experienced a vision of being "surrounded by an uncommon light; it seemed like a blaze of fire; I thought it out shone the sun at noon day..." He further noted, "The first conception I had was that the great day of judgment was come..." The vision remained over him for some time; "when I lifted my eyes, I saw, to my unspeakable satisfaction, that it was not what I expected: the day was not really come, therefore I had an opportunity of repentance..." Despite his second religious experience, he continued to backslide into his old ways but all the time continued to struggle with his predicament.