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Christians of the last times
A Christian not only a ascends, he also descends. Ascension is to close yourself into a room and to soar, to shore, to soar, to soar, to pray, to find yourself uplifted; to go to a monastery, to open the Psalter, to pray, to battle continuously [against your passions], to rise at night, to do a vigil, to become sanctified, to live on Mt. Tabor. Mt. Tabor is nice, to ascend is nice, to ascend is nice, but a descent is also needed.
A Christian needs both to ascend and to descend. Ascension exists because there is a descent. What is a descent? To bend low, low, low, just as Christ descended to Hades. A descent is necessary.
What is a descent? To bend down towards pain. To go where pain exists, to visit hospitals, the impoverished, jails, windows, orphans and sinners; to visit society’s hades. Of course, a person stands in fear at the sight of human pain, but we shouldn’t forget about it or act as if it doesn’t exist. A certain saint once said: if we assume that we find ourselves praying and ascending, and we find ourselves on Mt. Tabor, and we hear a person crying out for help, we need to leave our Mt. Tabor, interrupt our prayer and run to help the person in need. We shouldn’t say ‘I’m praying right now, I can’t come’. No. We should leave our prayer and run to help.
There should be two poles. One pole is their ascension, and woe to us if we don’t ascend. If we don’t understand, we will fail to descend.
If we ascend, if we leave the Mt. Tabor of prayer, then we will be able to descend safely into that world, into society’s Hades.
Translator's Introduction
Instead of a Prologue
Christian: In Name and Deed
(17-7-1960 Sun. IX Oecum. Synod. St. Nicholas Philopapou Athens)
The Merits of a Christian, in Accordance With the Beatitudes
(17-7-1960 Sun. IX Ecum. Synod. St. Nicholas Philopapou Athens)
Light and Salt
(17-7-1960 Sun. IX Ecum. Synod. St. Nicholas Philopapou Athens)
A Christian is the Salt of the Earth
a) By His Speech
b) By His Example
(17-7-1960 Sun. IX Ecum. Synod. St. Nicholas Philopapou Athens)
Salt is Needed!
(17-7-1960 Sun. IX Ecum. Synod. St. Nicholas Philopapou Athens)
The Christian's Ascent and Descent
(16-4-1985 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
The True Christians of Thessalonica
(7-1-1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
...in all your persecutions (2 Thes. 1:4)
(7-1-1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
We are a Continuation of Christ's Work in this World, Unto the Ages
(16-4-1985 Gathering of missionary workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
The Christians of Rome
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
A Segregation
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
Irreconcilable
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
Indirect Persecution
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
Direct Persecution - We Must Resist
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
"You Stole It From the People"
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
They Will Seize the Buildings and They Will Evict You
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
We Need to Prepare Ourselves for a Church of the Catacombs
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
Our Life Should Speak of Christ
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss, workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
How Many Will be Left?
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
You are Marked
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
Wake Up You Indifferent, Self-interested Greeks!
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
"Those Who Are Faithful"
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss, workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
The Last Times
(22-6-1975 Speech during a Litany. Church of the Holy Trinity, Ptolemaida)
The Earth's Peace is Hanging by a Thread
(22-6-1975 Speech during a Litany. Church of the Holy Trinity, Ptolemaida
A Segregation is Occurring
We Need to Revive the Examples of the Saints
(10-5-1983 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
An Instruction Given at a Priest's Ordination
(8-9-1985. Church of the Birth of the Theotokos, Kato Kleinai, Florina)
Will We Remain Faithful?
(24-4-1984? Gathering of miss, workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
How We Can Become Fervent Christians
(24-4-1984? Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
The Tears of the Repentant and the Blood of the Martyrs
(24-4-1984? Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
Young Ladies
(24-4-1984? Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
We Will Endure a Great Upheaval
(24-4-1984? Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
Cutting Our Will
(24-4-1984 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
A Short Martyrdom
(16-4-1985 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
A Life-long Martyrdom
(16-4-1985 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
The Psychology of an Officer at War
(16-4-1985 Gathering of miss. workers at the boarding home "Agapi" in Florina)
Desire for a Martyrdom
Get Ready for a Martyrdom
Either on our Own or With Others we Should Defend Everything Holy and Sacred
(13-9-1987 From a visit to Ptolemaida)
We Dwell Among Scorpions
Murmurers
The Supposed Spiritual Children are the Worst Enemies
Censuring of the Clergy is Also Needful
Censuring is Needful
Satan's Last Weapon
Scales to Weigh the Orthodox Clergy
How to Recognize a Good Priest or Bishop
(21-1-1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Pious People are the Guardians of Orthodoxy
Strive, O Christians!
We Only Need to Look at Our Own Souls?
People Aren't Impious When They Protest.
Don't be Afraid, O Christian!
We Have Been Given a Deadline
Our Days are Like Noah's Days
God's Forbearance is Running out!
The Deadline Expires Without Action
Take a Look at Society
What Should We Do?
We Need to Remain in the Orthodox Faith
O Christian, Guard Yourself Against the New 'Religion' of Ecumenism
Satan is Raging in Order to Uproot the Orthodox Faith
(21-1-1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Strive
A Warning to the Patriarch: I Will Stop Commemorating You, Again
A Warning From the Apostle Paul
Our Society is Full of Cunning
A Prospective Bride or Groom
A Political Candidate
Diplomacy is a School of the Devil
I Can See, My Brethren
Evil-doers Shall Be Cut Off
Read History
Take the Wings of an Angel and Fly High
Advice From the Apostle Paul Concerning the Last Times
The Antichrist Will Come
Don't Be Shaken
(21-1-1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Don't Be Deceived
(21-1-1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Remember the Lord's Words
(21-1-1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
We Need to Study the Scriptures
Stand Fast
Hold the Traditions
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Rudder - Holy Tradition
The Rudder is Scorned
The Rudder is Solid Food, a Safe Guide
Our Hope Should Be in God
Our Greatest Enemy
Prayer is the Mightiest Weapon
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Pray and You Will See Miracles (13-9-1987 From a visit to Ptolemaida)
Our Life is an Ocean, the Board That Saves Us is the Cross (13-9-1987 From a visit to Ptolemaida)
Holy Communion
We Should Follow in His Footsteps
Don't be Without Weapons
The Antichrist and Small Plunderers
The Antichrist and the Signs of His Coming
Apostasy
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Deadly Rays
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Everything Will be Under Surveillance and Police Enforcement
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Antichrist, a Person Equal to the Devil
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Television at the Service of the Antichrist
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
They Will Promote a Shrewd Teacher and Close Down the Schools
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Those Who Have Authority and "The Authority"
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
We Get Rid of One Corrupt Power and Other Worse Ones Appear
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Struggle Against our Bad Self
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
A Christian Strives Under All the Different Systems of Government and is Free
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Anarchy
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
They are Preparing for World-Wide Anarchy
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Antichrist Will Rise From Within the Anarchy
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Mystery of Lawlessness is Being Prepared
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Lawless One - the Antichrist
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Cyclopean Law of the Big Nations
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
We Elect 300 Parliamentarians, and Then They Vote in Laws Without Considering Us
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Common Market (European Union) Will Be Greece's Grave
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Self-deification
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Don't Put Your Trust in People
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Great Deceiver
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
The Narcotics That Serve the Antichrist
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Modern Deceptions/Delusions
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Will the Antichrist Rule Forever?
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
God Will Quickly Crush Him
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Why Should the Antichrist Come? Why Doesn't God Forbid It?
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
So You Don't Want Jesus of Nazareth? Then the Antichrists
Will Govern You
(Feb. 1976 Interpretation of 2 Thes. in the hall at Florina's Metropolis)
Who Will Fall into the Antichrist's Nets?
Those Who Want To
Those Who Don't Love the Truth will be Caught
in the Antichrist's Nets
There is a Spirit of Delusion in the World
Worse than Death
How Should We Face the Powers of Darkness?
Christ's Agony and the Christians' Slumber
We Need to Wake Up
(7-3-1965 Cheesefare Sunday. Church of Chrysospiliotissa Athens)
Let us Gather our Strength Against Evil
What Can We Gain With This Battle?
An Example to Avoid
I Don't Want You to be Pseudo-Christians
Can I Count on Your Love and Support?
Be Brave Christians who Battle
God Will Provide, But We Must Fight
The Spiritual Fathers' Crimes
You Won't be Saved
(23-3-1983. Speaking to a private gathering in Ptolemaida)
God Enlightens the Faithful
(23-3-1983. Speaking to a private gathering in Ptolemaida)
We Will End Up Using Self-Defense
You Will Have Sorrows, but Don't Be Afraid
Even if our Society is like Sodom and Gomorrah
Organize Yourselves in the name of Jesus Christ
Victory Belongs to Christ (Study the Book of Revelation)
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