Martin Luther started the Reformation with his 95 Theses tacked to the door at Wittenberg Monastery on All Saint's Eve in 1517.

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To whom does the phrase "On Earth he has no equal" refer?

Who is the prince of this world?

Note: One needs to sing through the last verse (i.e., verse 4) to resolve the conflict.

The German word "fest" means "secure" and not "mighty", as in the English word "fast" as in "fasten" securely. But "secure" does not sing as well as "mighty".

The German word for "fortress" is "Burg". A related German word "Berg" means mountain. Many fortresses are located on high ground such as a mountain.

• Harrisburg (fortress of John Harris)
• Pittsburgh (fortress of William Pitt)
• Wittenberg (where Martin Luther started the Reformation)
• Hamburg (below)

The modern Greek word "πύργος" (PEER-gos) ≈ "tower, fortress" has a root of "πυρ" (peer) ≈ "fire". This is related to the German word "Burg" for fortress .

• Ham, descendant of Noah, some of whose descendants migrated towards Egypt and Africa.
• The Ammonites of the Old Testament were often faced by the Israelites.
• The name of the Egyption god "Ammon Ra" appears related to Ham.
• Gods such as "Ammon" were adopted, sometimes with different names, in other cultures such as the Greek culture, the Latin culture, etc.
• A city fortress to Ammon called «Αμμων-πύργος» was established in what today is northern Germany and became «Άμπυργ» which became «Χάμπυργ» which became "Hamburg".

A bulwark is a fortification outside a city wall or gate. It is related to the French word boulevard - a broad street with rows of trees.

The French had trouble pronouncing the "w" sound (from the Dutch from the German) and so bulwark ended up as boulevard.

The meat called "Hamburger" originated started in German. It is thought that the many German immigrants from the port of Hamburg had something to do with the name of hamburger meat. About 1940, at the time of Hitler's war in Europe, a move was made to call hamburger meat beefburger, but the word hamburger was already established itself

When will wars cease on the earth?

When will bows, spears, and chariots disappear?

As one of the first military science writers, Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) was a Prussian observer on the Russian side as they fought Napoleon and the French. His influential work "On War" was studied by the military in many countries, most notably by the German General staff and influenced the German military through World War II. Paraphrased (from what I remember reading the work in high school):

• War is a continuation of politics by other means.
• Even if everyone decides to lay down their arms, someone may come along who is not party to the agreement, or someone may violate their agreement.

He is credited with the first mention of the term "fog of war".