The Holy Scripture - english version B.indd - Sabbat

212Dr. Martin Luther and the ReformersROMANISM IS APOSTATE LATIN CHRISTIANITY – not apostatete Christianitymerely, but apostate LATIN Christianity.The Reformation was A RETURN TO PRIMITIVE OR NON-APOSTATECHRISTIANITY.One feature of this great movement was the abandonment of the use of Latin in publicworship, and the translation of the Scriptures into living languages, so that all nationsmight read the word of God in their own tongue, and understand for themselves itssacred messages. The names of Luther, Zwingle, Erasmus, Tyndall, Know, Calvin,Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer, Hooper and others are associated with his „Reformation.“„Romanism and the Reformation“ by H. Grattan Guisness, p. 8, 9.Martin Luther and the Book of Daniel.„Therefore we bid that all earnest Christians read the book of Daniel, to whomit will be a consolation and a great profit in these last miserable times. … ‘Butwhen these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads,because your redemption is at hand.’ For the same reason we find in Danielthat all the dreams and visions, how fearful they might be, end always in joy andgladness with the coming of Christ and His kingdom, yes, for that chief artcileof faith, the coming of Christ, these visions were given, explained and recorded.“taken from: Luther Schriften, vol. 6. cols. 942, 943„I hope the last day will not tarry over 100 years, because God’s Word will be takenaway again and a great darkness will come for the scarcity of ministers of the Word.“taken from: Luther Schriften“, vol. 22, col. 16 / 18Martin Luther about the second coming of the Messiah.„Oh Christ, my Master, look down upon us and bring upon us your day of judgment,and destroy the brood of Satan in Rome! There sits the Man, of whom the ApostlePaul wrote (2 Thess. 2:3,4) that he will oppose and exalt himself above all that is calledGod, - that Man of Sin, that Son of Perdition. What else is papal power but sin andcorruption? It leads souls to destruction under your own name, O Master! … I hopethat day of judgment is soon to dawn. Things can and will not become worse than they areat this time. The papal seat is practicing iniquity to its heights. He suppresses theLaw of God and exalts his commandments above the commandments of God.“taken from: Dr. Martin Luthers sämtliche Werke, vol. 21, p. 339Martin Luther, 1483 - 1546„Luther … proved, by the Revelations of Daniel and St. John, by the epistles ofSt. Paul, St. Peter, and St. Jude, that the reign of Antichrist, predicted and describedin the Bible, was the Papacy … And all the people did say, Amen! A holy terror siezedtheir souls. It was Antichrist whom they beheld seated on the pontifical throne. Thisnew idea, which derived greater strength from the prophetic descriptions launchedforth by Luther into the midst of his contemporaries, inflicted the most terrible blowon Rome.“