Episode 2 of 3
Rejection of Hut's Eschatology
- When
- August 1527
- Where
- Augsburg, Germany
- Part of
- Martyrs' Synod in Augsburg
Participants rejected Hans Hut's specific date calculations for the Kingdom of God while agreeing on Christ's imminent return.
Hans Hut had prophesied the Kingdom of God would arrive in 1528. The synod participants agreed that Jesus Christ's return was imminent but explicitly rejected Hut's specific date calculations and his advocacy for oath-taking and military service.
Sources
- Martyrs' Synod Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-27
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