The Prophecies
Of Elder Joseph Of Vatopedi On The Holy Mount Of Athos
26.10.2001
J.: We are happy to receive
you. You have our profound respect and best wishes.
P.: Thank you, Father, for seeing us.
The times in Russia, now, are both terrible, on the one hand, and
complex, on the other.
J.: We pray that the Russian
people might return to their natural state, that which existed prior to
the destruction, because we have common roots and are taking to heart
the situation in which the Russian people find themselves.
P.: There are many woes, of course. Drug
addiction is rampant. There is the degeneration of our nation.
J.: Things are now in such a
state of deterioration -- a condition that is common throughout the
entire world, at the present time. And it is subsequent to
this specific condition, this precise limit, that the wrath of God will
begin. We have reached this extreme. And it will now happen
that what the Lord, in His mercy, formerly endured, He will now, acting
in accordance with His righteousness, chastise, because the time has
now come for that.
There will be a war, and wars, and we will experience great
difficulties. World power has now been seized by the Jews, and
their goal is to annihilate Christianity. The wrath of God will
be such that all those secret foes who are bringing about this state of
affairs will be destroyed themselves. It is for this purpose, in
particular, that the wrath of the Lord is being sent down: in order to
destroy them, in one way or another. But this should not unduly
frighten us, because we must always have hope in God. Because
thousands, millions of martyrs, including our New Martyrs, suffered in
exactly the same way, and we must be prepared for this and not be
unduly frightened. There must be patience, prayer and hope in
Divine providence, on out part. Let us pray for the renascence of
our Christianity after this war, after everything that awaits us, in
order that the Lord might truly give us the strength to restore all
this. But this evil will have to be endured.
P.: And how soon will Russia be reborn after
that?
J.: Everything has now begun;
now, there will be a great explosion. Following this, there will
be rebirth.
P.: Many icons, now, are streaming
myrrh. We have an icon of the Saviour, which is exuding blood.
J.: And here, in Greece, too,
many are streaming myrrh. The word is that the Saviour is
weeping, and the Mother of God is weeping, and the icons weep.
P.: They bring an icon, and there is a clump
of blood on it, like this: it's a paper icon and so fragrant...,
imagine. They took it in for analysis and it turned out that this
was plasma.
J.: This is the beginning of
these events, troublesome events, military ones... The movers and
shakers of this evil are the Jews. They are being prompted to do
this by the devil, in order to start this,... in order to destroy the
seed of Orthodoxy in Greece and in Russia. This will be their
chief obstacle to world domination. And they nevertheless will
compel the Turks to come here, to Greece, in order to begin their work;
and Greece, although she has a government, does not, in reality, have a
government, as such. She lacks strength, and the Turks will come
here. This will be the moment when Russia, too, will move her
forces, in order to repel the Turks. Events will develop thus:
when Russia goes to Greece's aid, the Americans and NATO will attempt
to prevent this, in order that there might be no union, no merger,
between two Orthodox nations. They will also arouse other powers,
such as the Japanese and others. There will be great slaughter
upon the territory of the former Byzantine Empire. Of those who
perish, there will be some 600 million, alone. The Vatican will
also participate greatly in all this, in order to impede the growing
role of Orthodoxy and prevent such unification. Thus will Divine
providence find its fulfillment.
P.: Of course. All the prerequisites
exist for this, for all these events. But there is also the fact
that there is such opposition in the media. World hierarchs ... {illegible} .... And how long will the president
maintain this line? Is it a good one that he is holding to now?
J.: God will permit the
destruction of all those who are sowing these temptations, pornography
and drug addiction. And the Lord will so blind their minds that
they will destroy one another without receiving any satisfaction
therefrom. The Lord will permit this precisely in order to bring
about a great purging. As concerns Putin, that time will not last
long, and there will be an immediate war, and he will not be around for
long. But, following this extensive cleansing, there will be a
great renascence of Orthodoxy, not only in Russia, but throughout the
entire world; such a great surge of Orthodoxy. The Lord will
extend His blessing, His Grace, just as had been the case in the first
few centuries. Then, when people went to the Lord with an open
heart... This will last for 3 - 4 decades, then the dictatorship
of the antichrist will quickly set in. These are the terrible
events that we must endure; let them not frighten us, because the Lord
will shelter His own. Yes, we will surely experience
difficulties, hunger, and even persecution and much else, but the Lord
will not abandon His own. And those who are placed in positions
of authority should compel their subjects to be with the Lord, the
more; to abide in prayer, the more; and the Lord will shelter His
own. The condition that will prevail following the cleansing will
be one of a great renascence.
We, as pastors, must restrain as many people from sinning as we are
able, in order that the Grace of God might not depart from us
all. In order that we might be as close as possible to God, to
repentance and to prayer... Then the Lord will always be with us,
regardless of how difficult might be the circumstances. The Lord
will not abandon us. We need to restrain ourselves and keep and
hold our people.
Translated from the Russian translation of the original Greek text by
G. Spruksts.
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2004 by
The St. Stefan Of Perm' Guild,
The Russian Cultural Heritage Society
and the Translator. All rights reserved.
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