Reformation History
Following Luther's appearance at the Diet of Worms in 1521 where he (allegedly) said, "Here I stand, so help me God, I can do no other," this edict was issued by Emperor Charles V declaring Luther a heretic, a title Luther held until his death in 1546.
Edict of Worms
The word in Ecclesiastes translated "meaningless, futility, vanity, breath" is also the name of this Bible character, the first recorded death in Scripture.
Abel
These two Jewish religious sects who despised one another, worked together to put Jesus to death.
Pharisees & Sadducees
Jesus points out in Matthew 24 that when he returns, these beings will accompany him in a way that, unlike at his first coming, will be seen and heard by all, not just a few.
Angels
"'He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other'" (Matthew 24:31).
"When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, 'Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.'"
Luke (2:15)
The peddler of indulgences who (allegedly) claimed the purchase of one could even free a soul from purgatory who had violated the Virgin Mary.
John/Johann(es) Tetzel
The likely identity of "the Teacher" in Ecclesiastes.
Solomon
The high priest who unknowingly prophesied to the Sanhedrin about who Jesus really was by saying, "'It is to your advantage that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish.'"
Caiaphas (John 11:50)
A sign of the end times Jesus promises in Matthew 24 about whom Peter says, "These people are springs without water, mists driven by a storm. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them" (2 Peter 2:17).
False prophets/teachers
"For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect" (Matthew 24:24).
"'I am the bread of life,' Jesus told them. 'No one who comes to me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty again.'"
John (6:35)
The year Martin Luther wrote his 95 Theses.
1517
The name of Job's fourth "friend," who doesn't speak until chapter 32.
Elihu
The command Jesus gave on Thursday of Holy Week which led to the name "Maundy (Mandate/Command) Thursday."
"Do this in remembrance of me."
Pictured in Revelation 6 as a rider with a large sword on a red horse, Jesus promises in Matthew 24 that this sign of the end times will persist until Judgment Day.
"Wars and rumors of war" (Matthew 24:6)
DAILY DOUBLE
"When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son."
The ninth (and final) of the Lutheran Confessions published in 1577.
(Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed, Luther's Small Catechism, Luther's Large Catechism, Augsburg Confession, Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Smalcald Articles, _________)
Formula of Concord
The final two animals God points out to Job in chapters 40 and 41 whose identity is debated.
Behemoth & Leviathan
The house with the upper room Jesus and his disciples celebrated in may have belonged to the mother of this Gospel writer.
Mark
"[Peter] went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many had assembled and were praying" (Acts 12:12b).
Pictured in Revelation 6 as a rider with a bow and crown on a white horse, Jesus promises in Matthew 24 that this sign of the end times will reach its climax immediately before Judgment Day.
The spread of the gospel
"'This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come'" (Matthew 24:14).
"I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit—that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood."
Romans (9:1–3)
The author of the (Unaltered) Augsburg Confession in 1530 and the Apology of the Augsburg Confession in 1531.
Philip(p) Melanchthon
The possible identity of "Agur son of Jakeh" from Proverbs 30.
Solomon
"אגור בן יקה, the words of Solomon, who gathered (אגר) understanding (בינה) and vomited it (והקיאה)."
- Rashi
The crowd's words on Palm Sunday, "'Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'" are taken from this Psalm.
Psalm 118
Fill in the blank: "'So when you see standing in the holy place ________________________________ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains'" (Matthew 24:15, 16).
The abomination of/that causes desolation
"'Look, the days are coming'—this is the LORD’s declaration—'when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. This one will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—my covenant that they broke even though I am their master'—the LORD’s declaration.... 'For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.'"
Jeremiah (31:31-32, 34b)