TODAY WE REMEMBER REFORMATION DAY WHICH HAPPENS IN The 16th CENTURIE. (1570)
The precipitating event of the Protestant Reformation is generally considered to be Luther’s posting of his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church on October 31, 1517. Protestants reject the Catholic priesthood system and instead pledge allegiance to God and His glory, affirming the giftedness of every follower of Jesus Christ (Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12:1–8).
The term “antichrist” is a biblical characterization. God put that word in the Bible to be applied. “Antichrist” is just another term used to describe the worthless “sons of Belial” (1 Samuel 2:12) who were desecrating the temple of God. It is similar to the “false apostles” (2 Corinthians 11:13) who were deceiving the church of God. The antichrist is another title for the “man of sin” who sits in a temple thinking that he is God (2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4). The Antichrist also describes the same “beast” power that will revive persecution in these last days (Revelation 13:15).
In the same way, as Martin Luther grew in his understanding and appreciation of the Gospel and the Scriptures, he also grew in his recognition that the Papacy was the Antichrist. This was becoming clearer to him as his understanding of the truth increased. Luther opposed the arrogant claims of papal infallibility, a teaching in which the pope presumes to have greater authority than the Bible in religious matters. For Luther, everything was under the judgment of the Scriptures, and he would use the scriptures to judge the church, the church’s teaching and even the pope.
Who would dare make these statements today, publicly, that the Pope is the Antichrist? Almost all Protestant churches today have rejected the classical and Protestant view of the Antichrist. Protestants who reject this historical view of Antichrist are undermining one of the historical foundations of Protestantism. The Reformation would not have happened without the belief that the Pope was and is the Antichrist. If the Pope is not the Antichrist, why leave the community of the Roman Catholic Church? What right do we have to be separated, if the reasons for being a Protestant no longer exist? Why did Protestants “come out”? We own our very existence to Luther’s conviction that the Pope is the Antichrist. All of this is changing today.
“Here the great crisis is coming upon the world. The Scriptures teach that popery is to regain its lost supremacy, and that the fires of persecution will be rekindled through the time serving concessions of the so-called Protestant world. In this time of peril we can stand only as we have the truth and the power of God” (1888 Materials, p. 901).
Would Martin Luther support Pope Francis’ veneration of Brother Sun, Brother Wind, Brother Fire, Sister Moon, Sister Water and Mother Earth? Of course not. This is not the gospel. Rome is the same power that claims they have the authority to change God’s 10 Commandment moral law. This is the same power that claims infallibility. This is the same power that claims to forgive sin. It teaches people to pray to the dead and to bow down before idols that cannot hear or see. And what doctrines have changed in Rome since the early days when she began incorporating all the pagan customs into the church? None; not even one!
Millions of sincere Christians gave their lives for the Protestant faith during the Roman Catholic Inquisition for refusing to compromise God’s word. Are we to imagine that they died in vain? Absolutely not. Can we afford to betray those who gave their lives for our historic faith? Can we afford to betray the God whose hand was guiding the Reformation? We had better not.
“Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power … and shall make provisions for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near” (Last Day Events, p. 131).
The precipitating event of the Protestant Reformation is generally considered to be Luther’s posting of his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church on October 31, 1517. Protestants reject the Catholic priesthood system and instead pledge allegiance to God and His glory, affirming the giftedness of every follower of Jesus Christ (Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12:1–8).
The term “antichrist” is a biblical characterization. God put that word in the Bible to be applied. “Antichrist” is just another term used to describe the worthless “sons of Belial” (1 Samuel 2:12) who were desecrating the temple of God. It is similar to the “false apostles” (2 Corinthians 11:13) who were deceiving the church of God. The antichrist is another title for the “man of sin” who sits in a temple thinking that he is God (2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4). The Antichrist also describes the same “beast” power that will revive persecution in these last days (Revelation 13:15).
In the same way, as Martin Luther grew in his understanding and appreciation of the Gospel and the Scriptures, he also grew in his recognition that the Papacy was the Antichrist. This was becoming clearer to him as his understanding of the truth increased. Luther opposed the arrogant claims of papal infallibility, a teaching in which the pope presumes to have greater authority than the Bible in religious matters. For Luther, everything was under the judgment of the Scriptures, and he would use the scriptures to judge the church, the church’s teaching and even the pope.
Who would dare make these statements today, publicly, that the Pope is the Antichrist? Almost all Protestant churches today have rejected the classical and Protestant view of the Antichrist. Protestants who reject this historical view of Antichrist are undermining one of the historical foundations of Protestantism. The Reformation would not have happened without the belief that the Pope was and is the Antichrist. If the Pope is not the Antichrist, why leave the community of the Roman Catholic Church? What right do we have to be separated, if the reasons for being a Protestant no longer exist? Why did Protestants “come out”? We own our very existence to Luther’s conviction that the Pope is the Antichrist. All of this is changing today.
“Here the great crisis is coming upon the world. The Scriptures teach that popery is to regain its lost supremacy, and that the fires of persecution will be rekindled through the time serving concessions of the so-called Protestant world. In this time of peril we can stand only as we have the truth and the power of God” (1888 Materials, p. 901).
Would Martin Luther support Pope Francis’ veneration of Brother Sun, Brother Wind, Brother Fire, Sister Moon, Sister Water and Mother Earth? Of course not. This is not the gospel. Rome is the same power that claims they have the authority to change God’s 10 Commandment moral law. This is the same power that claims infallibility. This is the same power that claims to forgive sin. It teaches people to pray to the dead and to bow down before idols that cannot hear or see. And what doctrines have changed in Rome since the early days when she began incorporating all the pagan customs into the church? None; not even one!
Millions of sincere Christians gave their lives for the Protestant faith during the Roman Catholic Inquisition for refusing to compromise God’s word. Are we to imagine that they died in vain? Absolutely not. Can we afford to betray those who gave their lives for our historic faith? Can we afford to betray the God whose hand was guiding the Reformation? We had better not.
“Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power … and shall make provisions for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near” (Last Day Events, p. 131).
TODAY WE REMEMBER REFORMATION DAY WHICH HAPPENS IN The 16th CENTURIE. (1570)
The precipitating event of the Protestant Reformation is generally considered to be Luther’s posting of his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church on October 31, 1517. Protestants reject the Catholic priesthood system and instead pledge allegiance to God and His glory, affirming the giftedness of every follower of Jesus Christ (Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12:1–8).
The term “antichrist” is a biblical characterization. God put that word in the Bible to be applied. “Antichrist” is just another term used to describe the worthless “sons of Belial” (1 Samuel 2:12) who were desecrating the temple of God. It is similar to the “false apostles” (2 Corinthians 11:13) who were deceiving the church of God. The antichrist is another title for the “man of sin” who sits in a temple thinking that he is God (2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4). The Antichrist also describes the same “beast” power that will revive persecution in these last days (Revelation 13:15).
In the same way, as Martin Luther grew in his understanding and appreciation of the Gospel and the Scriptures, he also grew in his recognition that the Papacy was the Antichrist. This was becoming clearer to him as his understanding of the truth increased. Luther opposed the arrogant claims of papal infallibility, a teaching in which the pope presumes to have greater authority than the Bible in religious matters. For Luther, everything was under the judgment of the Scriptures, and he would use the scriptures to judge the church, the church’s teaching and even the pope.
Who would dare make these statements today, publicly, that the Pope is the Antichrist? Almost all Protestant churches today have rejected the classical and Protestant view of the Antichrist. Protestants who reject this historical view of Antichrist are undermining one of the historical foundations of Protestantism. The Reformation would not have happened without the belief that the Pope was and is the Antichrist. If the Pope is not the Antichrist, why leave the community of the Roman Catholic Church? What right do we have to be separated, if the reasons for being a Protestant no longer exist? Why did Protestants “come out”? We own our very existence to Luther’s conviction that the Pope is the Antichrist. All of this is changing today.
“Here the great crisis is coming upon the world. The Scriptures teach that popery is to regain its lost supremacy, and that the fires of persecution will be rekindled through the time serving concessions of the so-called Protestant world. In this time of peril we can stand only as we have the truth and the power of God” (1888 Materials, p. 901).
Would Martin Luther support Pope Francis’ veneration of Brother Sun, Brother Wind, Brother Fire, Sister Moon, Sister Water and Mother Earth? Of course not. This is not the gospel. Rome is the same power that claims they have the authority to change God’s 10 Commandment moral law. This is the same power that claims infallibility. This is the same power that claims to forgive sin. It teaches people to pray to the dead and to bow down before idols that cannot hear or see. And what doctrines have changed in Rome since the early days when she began incorporating all the pagan customs into the church? None; not even one!
Millions of sincere Christians gave their lives for the Protestant faith during the Roman Catholic Inquisition for refusing to compromise God’s word. Are we to imagine that they died in vain? Absolutely not. Can we afford to betray those who gave their lives for our historic faith? Can we afford to betray the God whose hand was guiding the Reformation? We had better not.
“Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power … and shall make provisions for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near” (Last Day Events, p. 131).
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