As Martin Luther makes his escape from Worms, he knows there may be nowhere left for him to go. Suddenly, armed horsemen surround the wagon, and Luther is taken captive. Today, our journey with the German Reformer, 500 years to the day, comes to an end.

Martin Luther has taken his stand at the Diet of Worms, and the council has made its deliberations. What will be done to the man who refused to compromise God's Word? Today, Luther's destiny is made clear.

The day has come at last. Martin Luther stands trial at the Diet of Worms. How will he respond when he is called to recant his teaching and reject God's Word? Five hundred years ago today, the German monk makes history.

Nine days after leaving Erfurt, Martin Luther arrives in the city of Worms. Today, the cries of revolt rise, reminding Luther that he will soon be standing before the most powerful individual in all Europe—alone.

As Martin Luther arrives at Erfurt, the thought comes to him: his journey to Worms had really begun here, in Erfurt, 16 years ago. Today, Luther preaches to more than 2,000 listeners, reminding them of the truth of the gospel.

It’s April 2, and the herald has arrived to escort Luther from Wittenberg to the Diet at Worms. Today, Martin Luther begins the 250-mile journey, leaving the relative safety of Saxony far behind.

Hundreds of miles from Wittenberg, a boy named John Calvin schools his schoolmaster on the nature of God’s providence. Meanwhile, Martin Luther is teaching his own students today when an awaited messenger approaches.

What will happen to Martin Luther’s students if their professor leaves for Worms and does not return alive? Who will care for his congregation? Today, a close friend creates a portrait of Luther. Will it be his last?

A message from the city of Worms has just arrived in Wittenberg. If the rumor is true, then what Martin Luther has most hoped—and most feared—is finally happening. Today, Luther prepares to be summoned to stand before the emperor—and likely his executioner.

A survivor of war and the plague, Ulrich Zwingli stands in defiance against a pope who cares more about the state of his wealth than the state of men’s souls. Today, Zwingli stands with Luther in protest from 400 miles away.

One of Martin Luther’s most trusted friends is buckling under pressure from the pope. Today, Staupitz urges Luther to be cautious in his teaching on God's grace, and Luther exhorts his father confessor to be bold for Christ.

Enemies of Martin Luther are appearing in more places than Germany and Rome. With empires arrayed against him, how can the monk continue his protest for the truth? Today, Luther faces the cost of standing against the world.

As his students gather around him, Martin Luther answers their questions and plays along with their goading. But when the professor starts to tell of his miraculous conversion, the room is marked by an awed silence. Listen along today—500 years later.

Frederick, the elector of Saxony, is enduring pressure from Pope Leo X to banish Martin Luther from his lands. But Frederick’s sympathies toward Luther leave him agonized. Today, he finds himself in the same room as the pope’s allies.

When Martin Luther had officiated his first Mass, he was seized with terror at the holiness of God, like a condemned man ascending the pyre for his own burning. Today, Luther relives that memory in a conversation with his colleague, Philip Melanchthon. All the while, another “pyre” is being prepared for Luther in Worms.

If it weren’t for Martin Luther’s father confessor, Luther might not have survived his years in the Augustinian monastery. Today, Luther thinks back to his long hours in the confessional and how the Lord led him to the true gospel of grace.

Indignant with Martin Luther’s defiance, Pope Leo X is preparing to exercise the full force of his authority to bring his enemy to nothing. Today, enter the pope’s luxuriant chambers as he dictates an official decree.

When Martin Luther received an invitation to defend his case before Emperor Charles V, he knew his defense of the gospel might result in his demise. On this day 500 years ago, Luther reads a second imperial letter that has arrived—and his heart sinks.

Through his undaunted preaching, Martin Luther is training even the humblest townspeople of Wittenberg to stand courageously against the pope’s false teaching. But today, Leo X has something in store for Luther that will change his life forever.

Martin Luther has put up a good fight against Pope Leo X. But if the monk does not renounce his teachings now, there can be no turning back. Today, join Luther on the day of reckoning in the snowy streets of Wittenberg.

With just over a week left to recant, Martin Luther preaches an Advent sermon in Wittenberg. He is not too timid to decry the false teachings of the Roman Catholic Church from the pulpit as he boldly proclaims the truth. Today, travel back 500 years and sit under Luther’s fearless preaching.

If Martin Luther is right about the Bible’s message of salvation, then the Roman Catholic Church must reform itself—radically. Today, the monk’s books are being burned in the streets, but this only drives Luther to write more boldly in defense of the gospel.

Students are flocking to the university in Wittenberg to learn under Martin Luther, and he takes delight in freeing them from the Roman Catholic superstitions that once held him captive. Today, sit with Luther and one of his pupils at the dinner table for an animated discussion.

In teaching that Christ is re-sacrificed in holy communion and that receiving the Mass is a good work, the Roman Catholic Church is keeping souls captive to a false gospel. On this day 500 years ago, Martin Luther’s criticism of this doctrine is being printed far and wide. Will his words be his undoing?