Predicting the future today is the lot of futuristic scientists. As a rule, their "prophecies" are based on the most complex fundamental analysis and the latest information technologies. However, in most cases, their “foresights” (forecasts) do not come true.
On the other hand, the prophetic tradition has existed from time immemorial among the ascetics of Orthodoxy. Of course, the holy fathers relied not on fundamental analysis and the latest achievements of computer science, but only on Faith in the Lord …
Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, 1825-32
“Before the end of time, Russia will merge into one great sea with other lands and Slavic tribes, it will make up one sea or that huge universal ocean of the people, about which the Lord God has spoken from ancient times through the lips of all saints:“The formidable and invincible Kingdom of All Russia, all Slavic - Gog and Magog before which all peoples will be in awe. " And all this is the same as twice two is four, and certainly, as God is holy, who from ancient times predicted about him and his formidable dominion over the earth. Constantinople and Jerusalem will be full of united forces of Russia and other peoples. When Turkey is divided, almost all of it will remain with Russia …"
Saint Theophan the Recluse, 1890s
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“How many signs the Lord showed over Russia, delivering her from the enemies of the strongest and subduing her peoples! And yet, evil is growing. Can't we come to our senses?
The West both punished and will punish us the Lord, but we do not understand everything. Stuck in western mud up to their ears, and all is well. There are eyes, but we do not see, there are ears, but we don’t hear, and we don’t understand in our hearts … Having breathed this hellish frenzy into ourselves, we are spinning like madmen, not remembering ourselves. If we don’t come to our senses, the Lord will send foreign teachers to bring us to our senses … It turns out that we are on the path of revolution. These are not empty words, but a deed confirmed by the voice of the Church. Know, Orthodox, that God cannot be mocked."
Saint Reverend Seraphim Vyritsky, early XX century
“The time will come when there will be no persecution, but money and the delights of this world will turn people away from God and much more souls will perish than during the times of open fighting against God. On the one hand, crosses will be erected and domes gilded, and on the other, the kingdom of lies and evil will come. The true Church will always be persecuted, and it will be possible to be saved only by sorrows and diseases. The persecution will take on the most unpredictable and sophisticated character. But the salvation of the world is from Russia."
Shiyeromonk Aristokles of Athos. 1917-18 years
“Now we are experiencing a pre-antichrist time. The judgment of God over the living has begun and there will not be a single country on earth, not a single person who will not be touched by this. It began with Russia, and then further … And Russia will be saved. A lot of suffering, a lot of torment … All Russia will become a prison, and you have to beg the Lord a lot for forgiveness. To repent of sins and be afraid to do even the smallest sins, and try to do good, at least the smallest. After all, the wing of a fly has weight, but God has accurate scales. And when the slightest good outweighs the cup, then God will show His mercy over Russia …
The end will be through China. There will be some unusual explosion, and a miracle of God will appear. And life will be completely different on earth, but not for very long. The Cross of Christ will shine over the whole world, because our Motherland will be magnified and will be like a beacon in darkness for everyone."
Bishop John of Shanghai, 1938
“Shake off the dream of despondency and laziness, sons of Russia! Behold the glory of her sufferings and be cleansed, washed from your sins! Strengthen yourself in the Orthodox faith in order to be worthy to dwell in the dwelling of the Lord and to dwell in the holy mountain. Rise, rise, rise, Russia, you, who drank the cup of His fury from the hand of the Lord! When your suffering ends, your righteousness will go with you, and the glory of the Lord will accompany you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the radiance that rises above you. Then lift up your eyes around you and see: behold, they will come to you from the west, and the north, and the sea, and the east, your children, in you blessing Christ forever!"
Venerable Anatoly Optinsky, early XX century
“There will be a storm. And the Russian ship will be broken. But after all, people are saved on chips and debris. Yet not all will perish. We must pray, we must all repent and pray fervently … A great miracle of God will be revealed … And all the chips and debris, by the will of God and His power, will gather and unite, and the ship will be recreated in all its glory and will go its own way, intended by God …"
Saint Theophan of Poltava, 1930
“Monarchy and autocratic power will be restored in Russia. The Lord chose the future king. This will be a man of fiery faith, brilliant mind and iron will. First of all, he will bring order to the Orthodox Church, removing all untrue, heretical and lukewarm bishops. And many, very many, with few exceptions, almost all will be eliminated, and new, true, unshakable hierarchs will take their place … Something that no one expects will happen. Russia will rise from the dead, and the whole world will be surprised. Orthodoxy in her will be reborn and triumphant. But that Orthodoxy that was before will no longer be. God Himself will put a strong king on the throne."
Paisy Svyatorets, the Athonite elder. 1990s
“The thought tells me that many events will take place: the Russians will occupy Turkey, Turkey will disappear from the map, because a third of the Turks will become Christians, a third will die in the war, and a third will go to Mesopotamia … In Constantinople there will be a great war between Russians and Europeans, and a lot will be spilled blood. Greece will not play a leading role in this war, but it will be given Constantinople. Not because the Russians will be in awe of the Greeks, but because a better solution cannot be found … The Greek army will not have time to get there, as the city will be given to it."
Joseph, the Athonite Elder, Vatopedi Monastery. year 2001
“Now is the beginning of events, difficult military events … The devil will force the Turks to come here to Greece and start their actions. And although Greece has a government, as such, in fact, it does not seem to exist, because it does not have power. And the Turks will come here. This will be the moment when Russia will also move its forces to drive the Turks back. Events will develop as follows: when Russia goes to the aid of Greece, the Americans and NATO will try to prevent this, so that there is no reunification, the merger of the two Orthodox peoples … There will be a great massacre on the territory of the former Byzantine Empire. The death toll alone will be about 600 million. The Vatican will also actively participate in all this in order to prevent the reunification and the growth of the role of Orthodoxy. But this will result in the complete destruction of Vatican influence, to its very foundations. This is how the Providence of God will turn … There will be God's permission so that those who sow temptations: pornography, drug addiction, etc. will be destroyed. And the Lord will blind their minds so that they will destroy each other with gluttony. The Lord will allow this on purpose in order to carry out a great cleansing. As for the one who runs the country, he will not be long, and what is happening now will not be long, and then immediately the war. But after this great purge, there will be a revival of Orthodoxy not only in Russia, but throughout the world, a great surge of Orthodoxy. "what is happening now will not be long, and then immediately the war. But after this great purge, there will be a revival of Orthodoxy not only in Russia, but throughout the world, a great surge of Orthodoxy. "what is happening now will not be long, and then immediately the war. But after this great purge, there will be a revival of Orthodoxy not only in Russia, but throughout the world, a great surge of Orthodoxy."