The Spirit of Antichrist and the Forerunners of Antichrist - Archbishop Averky

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Published 2021-07-15
“From the second chapter of St. Paul's Second Epistle to the Thessalonians it is clear that the teaching about the Antichrist enters into the content of the earliest apostolic evangelization.”

“But why is it so important to know this teaching?

Because, as the Holy Fathers warn us beforehand, he who ignores this teaching, considering it unimportant and not essential in Christianity, will not recognize the Antichrist and will worship him.

But is it really possible not to recognize the Antichrist? Yes, it is possible!”

“Remembering Bishop Ignatii's words that "the Antichrist will be logical, just, and the natural result of the general moral and spiritual direction of mankind", we leave it to the reader attentive to surrounding life to draw his own conclusions from what has been said above, while, on our part, we can only repeat: "Let him who is being saved save his soul!"
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Archbishop Averky was a righteous shepherd of the 20th century who served as Abbot of the Holy Trinity Monastery and Rector of Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY. He was spiritual son of the great 20th century theologian and holy hierarch, Archbishop Theophan of Poltava, Russia, who himself was a disciple of St. Theophan the Recluse, and therefore is a living link in America to the Faith of Pre-Revolutionary Russia. Archbishop Averky was so esteemed that before his repose, St. John Maximovitch told Fr. Seraphim Rose that if he had any theological questions to ask Archbishop Averky. The honorable Archbishop reposed in 1976 and his relics lie in a small chapel for veneration at Holy Trinity Monastery.

Text: archbishopaverky.blogspot.com/2011/02/spirit-of-an…

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All Comments (21)
  • @ivygarcia9525
    How true are these words turning out to be! God have mercy!
  • @qwikss4469
    Fantastic video! Lord have mercy on us and save us! ☦️ O most Holy Panayia protect us! ☦️
  • @Di-Pi
    I believe that the words of this Venerable Archbishop are true. I believe that the Great Apostasy is upon us. 🙏🙏🙏
  • @davidlc9474
    Glory to God for the Holy Archbishop Averky!!!
  • @artdanks4846
    So prophetic! And now, even the ROCOR has become apostate, when it reunited with Moscow in 2007! The only remaining faithful churches since then, is the GOC (Church of Genuine Orthodox Christians). Fortunately, the ROCOR churches that refused to join Moscow were then brought into the GOC fold. LORD HAVE MERCY on us all, in these Last Days!
  • Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So many truths i never knew.. It all falls into place beautifully.. How grateful i am that this teaching has been given to the world.. and to me, who needs it, as one who is a convert to this Holy Orthodox Church, and who has never before spent any meaningful time on the subject of the antiChrist..Oh, how easy it will be for many to be deceived..oh, how we must pray and watch and be careful to not be tricked.
  • May God be with us all that time when it comes and it will come holly theotokos pray for us and keep our faith strong amen 🙏❤
  • @nicolaj622
    Thank you so much once again for this lecture! Glory to God for all things!
  • @Savuhtar
    Thank you very much for this channel. Please upload more videos to Spotify. They help me so much while I'm playing video games to just sit back and reflect. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us sinners!
  • LORD JESUS GIVE US THE "GIFT OF DECERNMENT" WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY GIVEN ME. PRAY FOR THE "GIFT..." WE MUST BE VIGILANT.... BROTHER JAMES 🙏🦉
  • @elenihelenmelb
    Thank you for this+ God bless you and those around you+++ Lord have mercy on me a sinner+ All Glory be to God IHSOUS Xristos +++
  • @adambenedict6155
    Expressing my gratitude and appreciation for the reading of this essay. ☦️
  • The way our world is today, it seems totally plausible someone like this would fit right in. The governments seem to be guiding the people towards a direction where we will cry for a savior/messiah. May God guide the church
  • @Orthoindian
    They knew what was going to happen and what will happen in the future