“Great dissension and insurrection daily broke out among the burghers…. Baptism came rapidly into vogue — among many plain and simple souls. At the same time, Melchior had written from prison that baptism should be suspended for two years…. Thereafter, there also rose up two prophetesses…. These also prophesied and predicted remarkable things — and had many visions, revelations and dreams….
“One of the prophetesses also prohesied — and that through a vision — that Melchior was: Elijah! She saw a white swan… And that, she interpreted to apply to Melchior as the true ‘Elijah’…. She also saw a vision that…Cornelius Polterman, who was Melchior’s disciple…, would be: Enoch! [However,] some among them held that Doctor Caspar Schwenckfeld should be considered ‘Enoch’….
