The holy light

https://vimeo.com/1182336719?fl=pl&fe=sh Δημοσιογράφος / Παρουσιάστρια: "Now we also see the flashes of lightning, right? And people from Kozani are asking again about what you said earlier, about the difference with which a person can see..."

Ομιλητής / Ιερέας: "Look, look! Now these flashes of lightning are a harbinger of the Holy Light."

Δημοσιογράφος: "Yes."

Ομιλητής: "Now we are very close..."

Δημοσιογράφος: "...that appear with a certain frequency, so that people can understand."

Ομιλητής: "I would ask the director to give us a little sound, to be authentic... To give us the authentic sound of the video, so we can hear the cheering of the crowd. Yes! As soon as they see the Holy Light. It is already getting stronger..."

Ομιλητής: "Everyone is waiting for the Holy Light to come out. Not the Patriarch, for the Holy Light to come out! The Patriarch is inside the Edicule (Kouvouklion) right now, where no one can see."

Δημοσιογράφος: "A few seconds..."

Δημοσιογράφος: "First, it comes out of the two doors..."

Ομιλητής: "First, the Holy Light comes out. Yes, of course, of course, of course! The Holy Light comes out on its own, you can't ask anyone. It knows when it will come out, to the exact second."

Δημοσιογράφος: "Does the time ever change? No."

Ομιλητής: "Of course, it changes... yes, minutes, half an hour it can stay inside."

Ομιλητής: "Do you hear what is happening?"

Δημοσιογράφος: "Yes."

Ομιλητής: "Do you see what is happening?"

Ομιλητής: "The people are celebrating! Some are shouting, others are crying, others... we are talking about overwhelming moments!"

Δημοσιογράφος: "It is dark inside the Church of the Resurrection in the meantime..."

Ομιλητής: "It is dark, yes. But now look, you will see from the left a glowing sphere passing over the heads of the people! Look, at this moment, do you see it?"

Δημοσιογράφος: "Yes. Horizontally."

Ομιλητής: "Of course! Horizontally... to the right. And another sphere which has... well, I captured only its tail, top left, you will see it... Do you see it? Top left..."

Δημοσιογράφος: "Yes, yes, moving upwards."

Ομιλητής: "Even the camera was mine in '94, I didn't see this in any other video. It was the video that I had, I recorded it, and it captured it without me knowing it."

Δημοσιογράφος: "I confess that for so many years I've been waiting to see a more significant video, at least on television channels..."

Ομιλητής: "But look at the flashes, the ones that continue to be the Holy Light, it's not..."

Δημοσιογράφος: "And for how long does it continue like this, to appear all this?"

Ομιλητής: "It's a few minutes, 5-10 minutes. Look at the following now: on the left..."

Ομιλητής: "The Patriarch hasn't come out yet, now he is coming out."

Δημοσιογράφος: "Yes."

Ομιλητής: "In the meantime, I think there is a whole fire from the... from the flame that surrounds him. The flame surrounding the Patriarch is so big."

Ομιλητής: "So, you will see a shot now on the left, everyone in the crowd has lit their candles! On the left, all of them!"

Δημοσιογράφος: "These, you said, light up on their own."

Ομιλητής: "Exactly! Before the Patriarch even comes out!"

Δημοσιογράφος: "Who..."

Ομιλητής: "Do you see it? Do you see it?"

Δημοσιογράφος: "Yes."

Ομιλητής: "All the candles on the left are lit. And the Patriarch hasn't come out yet!"

Δημοσιογράφος: "The people who have very deep faith, as you told me the other time..."

Ομιλητής: "That's not absolute, we don't know that. However..."

Ομιλητής: "...because many people's candles lit on their own, everyone on the left already has the Holy Light!"

Δημοσιογράφος: "Mhm."

Ομιλητής: "The Patriarch is coming out now from the Holy Sepulchre."

Ομιλητής: "That is, we are talking about overwhelming moments. You know, if someone hasn't lived this... They might have doubts or questions about this. When I went down to the Holy Sepulchre back in '94, I didn't believe that the Light existed."

Ομιλητής: "That's what I wrote on the internet in a description I made. That's precisely why I took a camera with me."

Δημοσιογράφος: "Yes."

Ομιλητής: "I said, 'I will demystify the Holy Light. Whatever is down there, I will show it.' I would say, 'Look, there's nothing, just darkness.'"

Δημοσιογράφος: "At that time, you were a regular doctor?"

Ομιλητής: "Yes, I was a child psychiatrist and working as..."

Δημοσιογράφος: "You were working as a psychiatrist."

Ομιλητής: "Yes, I was working as a child psychiatrist. I had not become a clergyman yet."

Δημοσιογράφος: "Yes, I know."

Ομιλητής: "And when I actually saw this thing, of course, I was shocked as well. These are overwhelming moments. And naturally, you know, I had the camera on my shoulder, but we weren't looking through the camera."

Ομιλητής: "I didn't want to miss such a spectacle, meaning watching through a small hole... not knowing what I'm looking at, instead of watching with my own two eyes exactly what was happening over there."

Ομιλητής: "And indeed, I saw with my own eyes a glowing sphere coming out from the left of the Holy Sepulchre. And by the time I turned the camera, of course, I didn't catch it. However, the camera had already caught on its own the sphere going towards the right of the Holy Sepulchre, without me knowing it."

Δημοσιογράφος: "We are watching again now at a slower pace the things you described..."

Ομιλητής: "Yes, it's worth seeing it, so one can see..."

Δημοσιογράφος: "But I want at the same time to present the negative side, and in fact the details were given to me by the theologian, Mr. Nikos Zacharopoulos, from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki..."

Ομιλητής: "Look at the flashes! If only he could rewind and show us this cloud, really..."

Δημοσιογράφος: "Because the cloud appears..."

Ομιλητής: "Yes, it is a cloud. Of course, we see the flashes... okay, later, later. Now let's see the glowing sphere which is truly unique, I would say. This is a unique document, truly... How much God blessed me..."

Ομιλητής: "Do you see the glowing sphere coming out? It starts passing above people's heads, right among the crowd."

Ομιλητής: "It grazes the heads of the people. It passes through the crowd. At this moment, the camera loses focus because it was blinding..."

Δημοσιογράφος: "We should mention that it is not burning, right? It doesn't burn..."

Ομιλητής: "Yes! Look, and..."

Δημοσιογράφος: "Because people might wonder how it passes over heads without burning them."

Ομιλητής: "Without burning anyone! And not only without burning anyone, Mrs. Marni, no one even noticed it! I was able to confirm this later because there were people from our group from Thessaloniki sitting right opposite at that spot, and I asked them, 'Did you see it?' and they said, 'No, we didn't see anything.'"

Ομιλητής: "Meaning, it is a multiple miracle. It's not a simple... it's a multiple miracle happening. It's not a trick. If we wanted today as a crew to reproduce it, we couldn't."

 Η ΨΥΧΗ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΘΑΝΑΤΟ

Η ζωή της ψυχής πέρα από τον κόσμο που γνωρίζουμε

Σύμφωνα με την Ορθόδοξη παράδοση, ο θάνατος δεν είναι η εξαφάνιση του ανθρώπου ούτε το τέλος της ύπαρξής του. Το σώμα επιστρέφει στη γη, αλλά η ψυχή συνεχίζει να υπάρχει.

Η ψυχή δεν παύει να ζει. Δεν κοιμάται με την έννοια της ανυπαρξίας και δεν χάνει τη συνείδησή της. Αντιθέτως, σύμφωνα με την εκκλησιαστική παράδοση, μετά τον χωρισμό της από το σώμα αντιλαμβάνεται την πνευματική πραγματικότητα με τρόπο που δεν μπορούμε να κατανοήσουμε πλήρως όσο ζούμε στη γη.

Η ψυχή γνωρίζει ότι έχει φύγει από το σώμα. Θυμάται τη ζωή που έζησε, τα έργα της, τις επιλογές της και τους ανθρώπους που αγάπησε. Η ανθρώπινη προσωπικότητα δεν εξαφανίζεται.

Γι’ αυτό και η Εκκλησία προσεύχεται για τους κεκοιμημένους. Δεν θεωρεί ότι οι νεκροί έχουν πάψει να υπάρχουν. Η σχέση της αγάπης δεν τελειώνει με τον θάνατο.

Η ψυχή βρίσκεται πλέον μπροστά σε μια διαφορετική πραγματικότητα. Βλέπει τη ζωή της με διαφορετικό τρόπο και αναμένει την τελική κρίση και την Ανάσταση των νεκρών.

Ο θάνατος, λοιπόν, δεν είναι το τελευταίο κεφάλαιο.

Είναι ένας χωρισμός του σώματος από την ψυχή και ένα πέρασμα σε μια κατάσταση την οποία η Ορθόδοξη πίστη περιγράφει ως πνευματική ζωή μετά τον θάνατο.

Δεν πρέπει όμως να φανταζόμαστε ότι η ψυχή «γνωρίζει τα πάντα» με την έννοια ότι γίνεται παντογνώστης. Η παντογνωσία ανήκει μόνο στον Θεό. Η Ορθόδοξη παράδοση μιλά για συνέχιση της συνείδησης και της προσωπικής ύπαρξης της ψυχής, όχι για μετατροπή της σε Θεό.

Γι’ αυτό η ζωή μας εδώ έχει σημασία.

Κάθε πράξη αγάπης, κάθε μετάνοια, κάθε προσευχή και κάθε καλό έργο έχουν αιώνια σημασία.

Και όταν έρθει η ώρα του θανάτου, ο άνθρωπος δεν οδηγείται στο απόλυτο μηδέν.

Η ψυχή συνεχίζει.

Ο άνθρωπος πεθαίνει ως προς το σώμα, αλλά η ψυχή δεν παύει να υπάρχει.

THE SOUL AFTER DEATH

The Life of the Soul Beyond the World We Know

According to Orthodox Christian tradition, death is not the disappearance of a person, nor is it the end of existence. The body returns to the earth, but the soul continues to exist.

The soul does not cease to live. It does not “sleep” in the sense of becoming nonexistent or losing all consciousness. Rather, according to the Church’s tradition, after separating from the body, the soul enters a spiritual reality that we cannot fully comprehend while we are living in this world.

The soul knows that it has departed from the body. It remembers the life it lived, its actions, its choices, and the people it loved. Human personality does not simply disappear.

This is also why the Church prays for those who have fallen asleep in the Lord. The departed are not regarded as having ceased to exist. The bond of love does not simply end with death.

The soul now encounters a different reality. It sees its earthly life from another perspective and awaits the Final Judgment and the Resurrection of the dead.

Death, therefore, is not the final chapter.

It is the separation of the body from the soul and a passage into a state that Orthodox Christianity understands as continued spiritual existence after death.

We should not, however, understand this to mean that the soul literally “knows everything” or becomes omniscient. Omniscience belongs to God alone. Orthodox teaching speaks of the continuation of the soul’s consciousness and personal existence—not of the soul becoming God.

That is why our life here on earth matters.

Every act of love, every repentance, every prayer, and every good deed has eternal significance.

And when the hour of death comes, the human person does not simply disappear into nothingness.

The soul continues.

The body dies, but the soul does not cease to exist.

✝️ “For He is not a God of the dead, but of the living.”
— Luke 20:38

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Τι συμβαίνει με την ψυχή τις πρώτες ημέρες μετά τον θάνατο; / What happens to the soul in the first days after death?

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Τι συμβαίνει με την ψυχή τις πρώτες ημέρες μετά τον θάνατο;

Η Ορθόδοξος Παράδοση και η διδασκαλία των Αγίων Πατέρων της Εκκλησίας μας δίνουν μια πνευματική εικόνα για την πορεία της ψυχής αμέσως μετά την έξοδό της από το σώμα, καθώς και για τη σημασία των μνημοσύνων.

1η – 3η Ημέρα: Η παραμονή στη Γη

• Παραμονή κοντά στο σώμα: Η ψυχή παραμένει κοντά στο σώμα και στο σπίτι όπου έζησε.
• Παρακολούθηση της εξοδίου ακολουθίας: Παρακολουθεί τους συγγενείς της, καθώς και την εξόδιο ακολουθία (κηδεία).
• Ελευθερία κίνησης και προσκύνηση: Σύμφωνα με τον Άγιο Μακάριο τον Αιγύπτιο, την 3η ημέρα η ψυχή αποκτά μια ελευθερία κίνησης στη γη, ενώ παράλληλα οδηγείται ενώπιον του Θεού για προσκύνηση.
• Το Τρισάγιο: Για το γεγονός αυτό, η Εκκλησία τελεί το τρισάγιο (3ήμερα).

3η – 9η Ημέρα: Τα Τελώνια και η θέαση του Παραδείσου

• Προσωρινή κρίση: Ο Άγιος Ιωάννης ο Δαμασκηνός μιλά για την προσωρινή αυτή κρίση της ψυχής.
• Τα Τελώνια: Ο Άγιος Μακάριος ο Αιγύπτιος και ο Άγιος Ιωάννης ο Χρυσόστομος περιγράφουν τα λεγόμενα «τελώνια», δηλαδή τις δοκιμασίες μέσα από τις οποίες διέρχεται η ψυχή αντιμέτωπη με αγγέλους και δαίμονες, ανάλογα με τη ζωή που έζησε.
• Η προσευχή των ζώντων: Η προσευχή των ζώντων (τα μνημόσυνα, η Θεία Λειτουργία και οι ελεημοσύνες) προσφέρει μεγάλη ανακούφιση και ενίσχυση στην ψυχή.
• Η ομορφιά του Παραδείσου: Στη συνέχεια, η ψυχή βλέπει την ομορφιά του Παραδείσου. Η περίοδος αυτή προορίζεται για να γνωρίσει η ψυχή όσα υποσχέθηκε ο Θεός σε όσους Τον αγαπούν.
• Το 9ήμερο μνημόσυνο: Την 9η ημέρα, η ψυχή προσκυνά ξανά τον Θεό, γι' αυτό και τελείται το 9ήμερο μνημόσυνο.

9η – 40ή Ημέρα: Η Θέαση της Κολάσεως και η Προκαταρκτική Κρίση

• Συνοδεία αγγέλων: Κατά το διάστημα από την 9η έως την 40ή ημέρα, η ψυχή συνοδεύεται από αγγέλους και βλέπει τους τόπους της κολάσεως και της τιμωρίας.
• Προκαταρκτική κρίση: Με τη συμπλήρωση των 40 ημερών, η ψυχή οδηγείται εκ νέου ενώπιον του Θεού για την προκαταρκτική κρίση μέχρι τη Δευτέρα Παρουσία.

🇬🇧 English

What Happens to the Soul in the First Days After Death?

Orthodox Tradition and the teachings of the Holy Fathers of the Church provide us with a spiritual understanding of the soul's journey immediately after leaving the body, as well as the profound importance of memorial services.

Days 1 – 3: Remaining on Earth

• Remaining near the body: The soul remains near the body and in the home where it lived.
• Observing the funeral: It observes its relatives and watches its funeral service.
• Freedom of movement and worship: According to Saint Macarius the Egyptian, on the 3rd day the soul gains a certain freedom of movement on earth, while simultaneously being led before God for worship.
• The Trisagion: For this reason, the Church performs the 3-day Trisagion memorial service.

Days 3 – 9: The Toll-Houses and Viewing Paradise

• Temporary judgment: Saint John of Damascus speaks about this temporary judgment or crisis of the soul.
• The Aerial Toll-Houses: Saint Macarius the Egyptian and Saint John Chrysostom describe the toll-houses—the trials through which the soul passes, confronted by angels and demons depending on the life it lived.
• The prayer of the living: The prayers of the living (memorial services, Divine Liturgy, and almsgiving) offer great relief and spiritual strengthening to the soul.
• The beauty of Paradise: Next, the soul beholds the beauty of Paradise. This period is intended for the soul to come to know what God has promised to those who love Him.
• The 9th-day memorial: On the 9th day, the soul worships God once again, which is why a 9-day memorial service is held.

Days 9 – 40: Viewing Hell and the Particular Judgment

• Accompanied by angels: Between the 9th and 40th day, the soul is accompanied by angels and beholds the places of hell and punishment.
• Particular judgment: Upon the completion of 40 days, the soul is led once more before God for the particular (preliminary) judgment until the Second Coming.

Orthodoxy and holy light

 "2015. A video from a camera, from a video camera... Look, look, look, look, look! From a mobile phone. Above the candles, how the Precious Cross appears.

One passes the light, one gives the light to the other, and the Cross appears from the people's candles. All the candles above show the Cross of Christ.  

It is an astonishing miracle! Do you see the Cross above the candles of the people? A miracle that happened in 2015 as soon as the Holy Light came out.  

Every year such miracles happen, every year in a different form.  

It is truly amazing! Do you see the candles burning with the Holy Light, and above there is the Cross formed in light?  

What can we say? Glory to Your Holy Resurrection, Lord!"

Pay attention here

https://vimeo.com/1228737184 "The New World Order wants to destroy human beings; it wants to lead humans to the 'post-human', to what we call transhumanism.  

So, it tries to destroy human personhood and make the person—which God created us to be—into an isolated individual, to depersonalize humans.  

A person who lives in sin and without repentance lives as an individual; they live for themselves, within their own selfishness. That is an 'individual'. When one comes to repentance, they become a 'person'. Saint Sophronios explains this very clearly. Because God is a Person, when a human enters into repentance, God makes them a person through repentance. A person means someone who interacts and speaks with another—someone who sees the other person and talks with them. When you are an individual, you only look out for yourself, you don't look at anyone else; you are isolated, a number, not a person.  

And now, they are trying to turn us into individuals: to give us a number, to depersonalize us, to make us into robots, because they want us to be easily manipulated, to control us and do whatever they want with us. If we remain 'persons', they cannot do that, because as persons we have freedom, free will, given by God—the ability to choose. But if they take away our ability to think as persons and make us individuals, then they will turn us into machines, into robots. That is what they are striving for.  

However, through the grace of God and repentance, the Church has the power to preserve human beings as persons, so that they do not degenerate into mere individuals. But one must repent and live within God's grace. That is my answer.  

We don't care what Elon Musk is doing with robots or anything else. Technology is good, but only when used for a good purpose. A computer is good, but it depends on how you use it. If you use it to watch pornography, it destroys you; if you use it to do what we are doing right now, it helps you."