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The European Union in Prophecy
Listen to the Son of God. He became man to give you the assurance of divine favor."
"Love Him who first loved you."-- Ibid., b. 2, ch. 4. Thus spoke this messenger of mercy.
His words made a deep impression upon Luther's mind. After many a struggle with
long-cherished errors, he was enabled to grasp the truth, and peace came to his
troubled soul.
Luther was ordained a priest and was called from the cloister to a professorship
in the University of Wittenberg. Here he applied himself to the study of the Scriptures
in the original tongues. He began to lecture upon the Bible; and the book of Psalms,
the Gospels, and the Epistles were opened to the understanding of crowds of delighted
listeners. Staupitz, his friend and superior, urged him to ascend the pulpit and preach
the word of God. Luther hesitated, feeling himself unworthy to speak to the people in
Christ's stead. It was only after a long struggle that he yielded to the solicitations of
his friends. Already he was mighty in the Scriptures, and the grace of God rested upon
him. His eloquence captivated his hearers, the clearness and power with which he
presented the truth convinced their understanding, and his fervor touched their
hearts.
Luther was still a true son of the papal chur