The Muslims were born and developed around the seventh century, and this was the work of the cousin of Muhammad’s wife, who was Jewish, and he was Jewish as well, and they wanted to strike against Christianity. This is what they always did.
And they entered into this matter, and, of course, they had the command, through demonic prompting, to exterminate the Christians. Those who spoke against the Christians said to destroy them with a sharpened sword. This is what they are doing now in the events in Syria and all these things, and they have it in mind to do the same to us here.
Now they have brought us the illegal immigrants, obviously with an evil purpose, obviously with the intention of causing us harm. But I will tell them that they will not succeed, because events are developing and coming quickly.
And when Turkey disappears, pay attention; the illegal immigrants will not be able to act in this situation, since they were obviously promoted by other powers, great powers, or a great power, in order to harm us.
Let me remind you, however, because I must also be clear, what Kissinger said against us some years ago:
“We will strike them in their language, we will strike them in their culture, and we will strike them in their faith.”
These things are being followed, and we are seeing these events.
Of course, here we must point out, to tell the truth, that we must understand that there was also the cooperation of our own “Janissaries.”
Our era resembles the era of what is called Byzantium, shortly before the Fall, after the attempt at union at Ferrara-Florence.
At that time, there were two movements: those in favor of union and those opposed to it.
The supporters of union, as you understand, were the friends of union with the Europeans. The opponents of union were fewer.
In our own time, there are again the same positions of those who favor union and those who oppose it. Please pay attention.
They are all those who studied in the West and became friends of the Westerners.
The destructive actions being carried out against the Church, against Orthodoxy, and even by those wearing cassocks, the supposed Orthodox, and on the political level by politicians who have betrayed and sold out the country will stop.
Saint Kosmas says that they will even impose taxes on your chicken coops, but they will not have time.
They will not have time because events will take place in our country.
Unfortunately, the anti-Greek people who have been cultivated both in political power and in ecclesiastical authority, because they followed the commands of the political authorities and became instruments, will unfortunately be pushed aside.
And I certainly pray that God will give them repentance, because it is a tragedy that after so many years inside the Church they have reached this state of great betrayal that exists today.
God never abolishes His promises. It has been centuries now since He gave these prophecies, and today we see them unfolding.
Because these things are near, we do not know the exact date. Of course, no date has been given to us.
Nevertheless, they are near, and I believe that those younger than me—and I also believe that if God allows me to survive and live a little longer—I will experience them myself.
So, you should know that we are very, very close.
Of course, there is great confusion, and many people are unbelievers. That does not concern us. Everyone can do whatever they want.
The events that are coming and are near will convince them.
The last of the prophets was our contemporary, Saint Paisios.
Someone asks, referring to this prophecy: “I asked the Elder what the developments concerning Turkey would be.”
He answers me:
“Look, the Turks will make only one provocation against Greece, and it will have to do with the territorial waters, and hunger will strike us. Greece will become hungry, and because this storm will last for some time, for months, we will say that we have nothing even to eat.”
Then I asked him:
“Elder, how will I know that we are approaching war?”
He said:
“When you hear on television that they are discussing the miles, about extending the territorial waters from six to twelve miles, then behind that comes the war.”
This follows.
“What will we do? Will the Greek army take part in this war?”
“No.”
“The government will make a decision not to send the army,” he means into the Great War.
“Because whoever takes part in this great war between the states is lost.”
Then, because people in Greece will become very afraid, they will turn toward the Church and toward God, and they will repent.
That is why, because there will be repentance, we Greeks will not suffer harm.
God will have mercy on Greece because the people will turn toward the Church and toward monasticism. They will begin to pray, and many Turks will be baptized, who, as I mentioned at the beginning, are secretly Christians.
The Turks will attack us, but Greece will not suffer great damage.
As we said, there are also other prophecies, but they are now well known, especially those of Saint Paisios.
Therefore, we do not need to, and we cannot, know exactly the time when these world-changing events will happen, because no such date has been given to us.
Besides, it is not right to place absolute faith in dates, because when people repent, God may suspend decisions He has made, as happened in the case of Nineveh.
The opinion, however, of many who observe the signs of the times is that we are very close to the days when these shocking events mentioned in the prophecies of the Holy Fathers of our Orthodox Church will begin to take place.
Now I will tell you, and then I will finish with the prophecy of Saint Porphyrios, a great saint who, of course, did not concern himself with prophecies.
However, during a gathering of brothers to whom he was speaking, he mentioned that God would save us through calamity.
One evening, when we had entrusted to him our sorrow and distress over everything that was happening around us, he revealed this to us:
“Our era is like the era of Christ.”
The situation was obscure and difficult then, and it is the same today in our own days.
At that time, the world had reached a miserable condition.
But God had mercy on us, and now we must not lose hope.
I see, through the midst of calamity, someone very important, a man of God, appearing.
Pay attention: he will awaken and unite the people toward what is good.
I wish you repentance, my brothers. Remain calm.
Let us turn to the Lord, who, as I said, can give us grace and sustain us through the tribulations of these days.
And let us remain optimistic, because God does not make mistakes, and He protects us on a personal level, on a family level, and on a national level.
And, of course, I wish all the best to our brothers in the diaspora, wherever they may be—in America, Australia, Europe, and elsewhere.
