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Milchor Hoffman boldly told political lords, “If all the emperors, kings, prince, popes, bishops, and cardinals should be together… the truth shall and must be known”; what view of God’s authority and truth is driving that courage, and where might that same impulse become dangerous when detached from humility and accountability?

Another way to ask: What did Hoffman believe about God’s authority and truth that made him speak so boldly to rulers? When can that same boldness become dangerous if it isn’t shaped by humility and accountability?

Direct Answer The transcript portrays Hoffman’s courage as driven by confidence that God’s truth stands above every human office and will prevail “to the glory of God.” That same impulse becomes dangerous when it turns into self-trust—especially when combined with unchecked prophecy and refusal to be corrected.

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Hoffman tells the lords: “nevertheless, the truth shall and must be known to the glory of God. May my Lord and God grant me this,” showing he believed God overrules all authorities.
Dean describes him as “bold” and “a very good preacher,” and notes Europe’s chaos made it possible for a lay furrier to confront elites.
When Strasbourg theologians warned him to stop, they “advise him to stick to his furrier trade,” but “he doesn’t like that, so he keeps going.”
Dean calls Hoffman “quite a dreamer… visionary,” and says he opened “a very dangerous door” by treating revelation as continuing beyond Scripture.
His end-times certainty becomes “almost ridiculous,” and he begins publishing dreams/prophecies, which Dean treats as a key weakness.

Discussion Follow-ups What safeguards help bold truth-telling stay submissive to Christ rather than sliding into spiritual pride?

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