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[Alexandr Korol]

Bishop Aristokli continues:

“Light will shine throughout the world from Russia, which suffers more than anyone else... Russia will be completely reborn! All will forsake Russia, other powers will abandon her, leaving her to herself. This is so that the Russian people will rely on the Lord’s help. You will hear that unrest will begin in other countries, and similar to what is happening in Russia, you will hear about wars, and there will be wars – yes, the time is near. But do not fear anything. The Lord will manifest His wondrous mercy.”

And here’s what the earlier Russian elder, Vasily Vasilyev, also known as Abel the Seer, wrote, more than a century before the revolution, predicting the fate of Russia:

“On the thorny crown, he (the Tsar) will replace the royal crown... There will be war. A great war, a world war... People will fly through the air like birds, swim underwater like fish, and start exterminating each other with poisonous fumes. Before the victory, the Tsar’s throne will collapse. Brother will rise against brother... godless power will scourge the Russian land... And the Egyptian Plague will be fulfilled.”

“All of this has already happened to us. Next – The Exodus from Egypt. And before giving the prophecy about the restoration of the monarchy in Russia, Abel the Seer writes about the spiritual revival of Russia that precedes this event: “Then Russia will be great, having thrown off the godless yoke.”
Again, as we see, the revival of Russia is connected with its turn toward God. And here is a testimony from the year 1889, given in a vision during the sermon to the English missionary and preacher Hudson Taylor about the same times:

“In Russia, there will be a comprehensive national spiritual awakening, so strong that there will be nothing like it. I saw how it spread from Russia to many European countries. Then a global awakening will occur, after which Christ will come.”

“Similarly, Reverend Lavrentiy of Chernigov (+1950) wrote: “There will be a spiritual explosion in Russia! Russia, along with all Slavic nations and lands, will form a mighty Kingdom. It will be shepherded by the Orthodox King, God’s Anointed One. Thanks to Him, all divisions and heresies will disappear in Russia.”