As reported by the Union of Orthodox Journalists with reference to the Orthodoxia news agency, on December 8, 2019, Elder Ephraim of Arizona (Ioannis Moraitis), a clergyman of the American Archdiocese of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, died in the United States.
Archimandrite Ephraim of Philotheus (Arizona), in the world Ioannis Moraitis, Greek. Ιωάννης Μωραΐτης, was born on June 24, 1928 in the city of Volos (Greece).
Elder Ephraim began to be called Philothean in 1973, when he became hegumen of the Philotheus monastery and in a short time revived monastic life in it. Then the Kinot of the Holy Mountain blessed Elder Ephraim for the spiritual leadership of three Athonite monasteries: Xiropotamus, Kostamonit and Karakal.
Several years later, he left for the United States, where he began to found Orthodox monasteries. The most famous of them is the monastery of St. Anthony the Great in Arizona, therefore the elder is called Ephraim of Arizona, or "America's apostle."
Now, as we understand it, many readers ask the question: what is it for? We explain.
Ephraim of Philotheus was endowed with a certain prophetic gift and is known for a number of fulfilled predictions. And about one of them, in connection with the death of the elder, is written today by all Greek newspapers, reprinting the sensational news from each other.
It turns out that many years ago, a certain Nikolai, a young cadet of a flight school, went with other cadets to Athos to the very monastery of Philotheus, where Ephraim of Arizona was abbot. And when he approached the monastery, Ephraim of Arizona met him personally, saying: "Father Nicholas, welcome!"
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Since the student had nothing to do with the monks, he was slightly taken aback and began to turn his head in search of the monk to whom the abbot was addressing. And then, seeing his confusion, Ephraim of Arizona told him the following:
Yes! My child, I'm talking to you! … Decades later, my child, when you graduate with a higher education in the Air Force, you will become a monk on Mount Athos. And when you climb the Holy Mountain, when the scissors touch your head, the events of the world war will begin …”.
And now, as it became known to Greek journalists, this Nikolai completed all the procedures with lawyers for the transfer of property to the heirs and went to Athos, where he will be tonsured a monk.
Thus, the signs that speak of the approach of the Apocalypse all come true and come true, each time information comes from the most unexpected side.
We do not know the procedure for monastic tonsure - that is, in how many days after arriving at the monastery this Greek pilot will be promoted to monk. When he arrived there and whether he arrived, we also do not know. However, from this story it is obvious that the Third World War will begin soon, so we are following the development of events.