glorified by the north
Remember, the 95 theses was just one of Martin Luther's many works. So the mystery is not only about the 95 theses. Consequent to the hanging of the MYSTERY with an iron, is the act of the north glorifying the MYSTERY. To glorify, however, is not necessarily to worship. Maybe, the north just acknowledges something in the MYSTERY.
So, what is this north being referred to?
Earlier, I had quoted something about the north from the Book of Prophet Isaiah.
Isaiah 43:5-7
King James Version (KJV)
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Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
This was a divine calling of God to His messenger from the east. He told His messenger to bring His people from the east and gather them from the west. But the hindrance from the north and the south is inevitable. But God will guide him and help him by telling him:
Isaiah 41:9-10
King James Version (KJV)
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Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
As I said earlier, during the establishment of the Iglesia ni Cristo in the Philippines in 1914, the Catholics and the Protestants were already prominent and predominant in the land. These two had tried to debunk the doctrines of the new Christian Church. Unfortunately, the two were not successful. The gathering of God's people from the east to the west still fulfilled. In 1968, the Iglesia ni Cristo had established branches or locales of their Church in Hawaii and California and continued to spread out all over the world.
Are these "north" and "south" the Protestants and the Catholics who tried to stop the spreading of the people of God from the east to the west?
Actually, the books of Geography and History tell us:
It will be noted that it was the Teutonic north, which had resisted the Roman Empire, that broke away from the Catholic Church, while southern Europe retained the old faith. But in these days of religious toleration there are many Catholics in Protestant countries, and many Protestants in Catholic countries, but the Protestants greatly predominate.
-Elson, Henry W.
Modern Times and the Living Past
p. 346
And also:
... In the north the Protestants were in control - Lutheran churches in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the northern and central states of Germany; Calvinist or Reformed churches in Scotland, the Netherlands, Hess, the Palatinate, and a few of the German states. In the south the catholics were in control - Spain, Italy, Austria, Bavaria, and elsewhere in southern Germany.
-Owen Chadwick
The Reformation
p. 366
As prophesied, yes. the "north" is apparently referring to the protestants and the "south" the Catholics.
I will say to the north, 'Give them up!'
and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.'
If you can notice, in the American continents alone, most Protestants can be found in the USA and Canada, while in the Latin american countries in the south, the Catholics predominate.
As for the clue, there are indeed some Protestants who acknowledge the works of Martin Luther. Even calling themselves after him - the Lutheran Church.
Next: the horns of the beast
See you next time. 😉