PROPHECIES

A GENERAL PROPHECY

AND

CONCERNING CONSTANTINOPLE

 

     Prophesies are an ongoing and wonderful miracle, for in them is found history before it occurs. Orthodoxy is rich in prophecy and is established by prophecy. All true prophecy is inspired by God. In the following group of prophecies, the first one is generally about our troubled times and what is actually happening in the Church as you will know when you read it.

      The next group of prophecies concerns the Queen City Constantinople, which brings to mind a Christian Empire that lasted longer than any other empire — 1,000 years. Some of the Patriarchs of Constantinople were Photios the Great, John Chrysostom, Tarasios. Paul, and Ignatius. There is a wonderful agreement between the prophecies as each one declares a different detail that helps to understand the following:

     God did not abandon His true Church. Constantinople will be returned to the Orthodox. Constantinople’s second glory will be far brighter than her first glory. She was so famous that she was called simply "the city", and she attracted every type of artisan, scholar, and pious people having had many great emperors who strongly supported the Orthodox Church. Let us rejoice, for after the terrible fighting and slaughter, in the end Constantinople will be restored to Orthodoxy. St. Emperor Justinian’s Church Aghia Sophia (Divine Wisdom) will once again be filled with praise and song. May this come soon!

 

THESE PROPHECIES ARE BEING FULFILLED BEFORE OUR EYES

JULY 2013

St. Anatoly the Younger (+1922)

 

 A Prophesy of Future Lawlessness

 From a letter of the Optina Elder [New Martyr] St. Anatoly the Younger

WE ARE ALL CALLED TO BE SAINTS

WE ARE ALL CALLED TO BE SAINTS

 

What is a Saint? In the Orthodox Church, every member is repeatedly referred to as a saint, and this is the purpose of the Church, to sanctify and glorify its members, for the Church is the Kingdom of God on earth. Some members advance in piety and outstanding holiness which causes the faithful to honor and glorify them long before their falling asleep in the Lord. Saints are not made by numbering a few miracles, but by their pure and holy Orthodox lifestyle, which renders a saint to become like Christ. Icons of such saints often appear shortly after they leave this world, and churches are built in their name, as the faithful recognize their great sanctity, seeking to glorify and remember them. Orthodoxy does not canonize a saint, but glorifies them and a date is set by the hierarchy for his official glorification by the Church.

      At every Divine Liturgy we hear shortly before Holy Communion: "The holy things to the holy." "To the holy" is better understood as "to the saints," for we are all called to live an undefiled and pure life as becomes saints, agreeing with Christ’s commandments: "Be holy as I am holy," and "Be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect." Each one of us will be without excuse if we fail to struggle and acquire holiness, for nothing unclean can enter the kingdom of heaven. If we die without repentance and fail to seek holiness, what can we expect, for while God shows His mercy in this world, we will be judged by what we have done in the world to come.