"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 E.G.W.
noun: chicanery
"Catholic and Protestant academics published a document urging the Vatican to lift Martin Luther’s excommunication and the
Lutheran World Federation to revoke Luther’s condemnation of the Pope as “Antichrist”.
Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther in 1521, and Luther proclaimed that the pope was the Antichrist that same year.
.....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’s battle was with the “ex cathedra” or the seat/chair of the papacy which states that papal proclamations “ex cathedra” are preserved by the Holy Spirit from any possibility of error.
This new ecumenical document would eliminate the “buffers” that prevent Protestants and Catholic from mutually recognizing each other as churches.
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."
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Last Day Events, p. 131 E.G.W.
- the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose."an underhanded person who schemes corruption and political chicanery behind closed doors"
Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther in 1521, and Luther proclaimed that the pope was the Antichrist that same year.
.....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’s battle was with the “ex cathedra” or the seat/chair of the papacy which states that papal proclamations “ex cathedra” are preserved by the Holy Spirit from any possibility of error.
This new ecumenical document would eliminate the “buffers” that prevent Protestants and Catholic from mutually recognizing each other as churches.
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."
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