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Hypothesis VIII

Regarding those who die and come to life again,
and = how this=20 happens by Divine Providence.
And how many times sinners = while=20 still
alive, beholding the torments of Hell
and the = demons,=20 shudder with
fear; and in this state of fear,
their = souls=20 depart
the body.

A. St. Gregory the Dialogist

Question from Peter

How can one explain the phenomenon which occurs with many = who=20 appear, by some delusion, to be separated from their bodies = and are=20 thought momentarily to be dead, as though without a soul, = but who=20 come back to life?

St. Gregory's Answer

This phenomenon, if one understands it well, is not a = delusion,=20 but a divine admonition to man: for this phenomenon God in = His=20 compassion renders by Providence, offering it forth as the = greatest=20 gift of mercy, so that many, after the departure of the soul = from=20 the body, come back into their dead bodies; having seen for=20 themselves, with the eyes of their souls, the torments of = Hell, in=20 which they did not believe when they heard of them from = others, they=20 thus come to stand in fear thereof.

There once lived a monk named Peter. This monk was the = disciple=20 of an ascetic Elder, Evvasa, who lived the ascetic life in a = secluded, wooded place. Elder Evvasa told a story to his = disciple,=20 Peter, about how, before settling in that secluded place, he = fell=20 ill and died. Immediately, however, his soul returned to his = body=20 and, when he had come to, he swore that he had seen the = torments of=20 Hell and its immeasurable burning chambers, and that indeed, = he had=20 seen suspended in that fire many of the rulers of this = world.=20 Moreover, just as he was being led away to be thrown into = that place=20 of torture and fire, a white-winged Angel had appeared and=20 preventing him from being cast into the fire, said to him: = "Go and=20 take heed; and henceforth you must take great care in how = you live."=20

After these words, the cold members of his dead body = began to=20 warm and, when he had completely awakened from the sleep of = eternal=20 death, he related to all those around him what had happened = to=20 him.Thereafter, he gave himself over to strict fasts and = vigils,=20 being reminded always of the torments which he had seen in=20 Hell=E2=80=94indeed, fearing these torments so greatly that, = even if he did=20 not speak thereof with his tongue, he nonetheless preached = them by=20 his conduct.

In this way, thanks to the wondrous Providence of God, = the Elder=20 experienced a temporary death, so that he would not be = condemned to=20 the eternal death of Hell.Though the heart of man is = possessed, at=20 times, by such profound darkness, perhaps this demonstration = before=20 him of the torments of eternal Hell can bring him to = repentance.=20

Then again, the manifestation of the torments of eternal = Hell=20 becomes a source of greater reproach for those indifferent = or=20 negligent, who, even after this ghastly vision, return to = life,=20 remaining the same as before, uncorrected; wherefore, there = is no=20 longer left for them any justification.

B. St. Gregory the Dialogist to his Deacon Peter

That souls often see, while yet in the body, = various
of the=20 torments of the unclean spirits in Hell,
sometimes for = their own=20 edification, at
other times for the edification = of
those who=20 hear of them.

There once lived a youth by the name of Theodore. He was = very=20 unruly and followed his brother, who was in fact a monk, to = the=20 monastery out of necessity and not out of any personal = inclination=20 or desire to do so. If anyone happened to tell him some good = word=20 about his salvation, the young man, since he was very = disobedient,=20 was not only little disposed to act on the advice, but would = not=20 even hear it; nor, moreover, would he agree to become a = monk.

Now, it so happened that this young man developed a sore = on his=20 thigh from a deadly disease [this is a symptom of the = bubonic=20 plague=E2=80=94Trans.] and came near to the end of = his life. All of=20 the brothers of the monastery gathered near him. Just as = they saw=20 him slowly expire (his body had already become cold and = there=20 remained in his bosom only the slightest warmth of life), = they began=20 to pray for him persistently and to ask God, Who loves = mankind, to=20 have compassion on him at the hour of the departure of his = soul from=20 the body.

Suddenly, as the brothers were praying, Theodore began to = cry out=20 in a loud voice and interrupt the prayer of the monks, = saying: "Get=20 away from me, move away, for I have been handed over for a = dragon to=20 devour me. The dragon cannot consume me entirely because of = your=20 presence. He already had my head completely inside his = mouth. So=20 give way, that I will not be further tortured and so that = what he=20 must do, he can do even more quickly. Since this dragon is = intent on=20 eating me, why should I suffer a slow martyrdorn?"

When they heard these words, the brothers were struck = with=20 terror, and they said to the young man:

"Make the sign of the Cross over yourself."

Theodore answered in a heart-rending cry:

"I want to make the sign of the Cross, but I cannot, = since the=20 slime from this dragon is weighing down my hand."

After this response=E2=80=94though Theodore became = inanimate=E2=80=94, the monks=20 knelt down on the ground and began with fervent tears to = pray=20 intensely for the redemption of Theodore from the dreadful=20 dragon.

When a period of persistent prayer and supplication by = the=20 brothers had elapsed, suddenly the ill Theodore jolted up = and yelled=20 with all the power of his lungs:

"My brothers, give thanks to God, for the dragon which = had taken=20 hold of me to devour me has fled, and was unable to stay = here at=20 all. Now, therefore, I ask that you fervently pray to God = that He=20 will forgive me of my sins. After this fearful thing that = has=20 happened to me, I am completely ready to repent and to = forsake the=20 life of the world."

And, indeed, having come to and having recovered his = strength,=20 the young man turned with all of his heart to God and = entirely=20 changed his outlook, since he was effectively admonished by = the=20 corrective scourge which God had sent him. Having pleased = God=20 sufficiently, his soul then departed from his body.

2. Theodore saw the punishment that follows death and was = benefited thereby. Others, however, as we noted previously, = see the=20 punishments inflicted by the evil spirits after death while = they are=20 still alive and recount these for the sake of our spiritual=20 edification, then immediately die after the narration of the = fearful=20 things which they saw. As an illustration of this, I will = tell a=20 story.

There once lived a man named Chrysaorios, from among the = most=20 notable of this world. To the degree, however, that he added = to his=20 wealth, so much more he enriched his passions. Pumped up by = vanity,=20 he submitted without resistance to the passions of the = flesh,=20 endeavoring to amass many riches and inflamed by the passion = of=20 greed.

When, however, the Lord deigned to put an end to the many = sins of=20 this man, he allowed Chrysaorios to fall to a = life-threatening=20 illness.

Now, when he had come to the last moment of his life, and = while=20 his eyes were still wide open, he saw before him frightful = and=20 dark-faced spirits, who were there to help escort him to the = gates=20 of Hell. He began to tremble and turn pale and was drenched = with=20 perspiration; crying out in desperation, terrified, he = pleaded for a=20 little time (in order to repent).

He called with deep and agitated cries for his son = Maximos, whom=20 I later knew as a monk when I, too, was a monk, saying: = "Maximos of=20 mine, come to me. Never have I done you wrong. Save me now = with the=20 strength of your faith."

Thereupon, Maximos, upset and weeping, immediately went = to him,=20 along with all those who lived in Chrysaorios' house. Though = none of=20 them was able to see the evil spirits which had beset = Chrysaorios,=20 they could conclude that they were there from everything = that the=20 suffering man was saying and from his pallor and the fear = which he=20 showed, since he was turning here and there in his bed from = fear of=20 the vexatious spirits and their dark forms. One minute he = would turn=20 to the left, only to see in front of him those spirits which = he=20 dared not confront. Then he would look away toward the wall, = only to=20 see them again standing before him.

So, having despaired of any possibility of escaping from = them, he=20 began to cry out: "At least give me time until the = morning=E2=80=94a little=20 time until the morning." With these cries his soul departed = from the=20 body.

In all of this, it is obvious that Chrysaorios saw all of = these=20 things not for his own benefit, but for ours, that we might = learn,=20 come to fear, and correct our ways. For of what benefit to=20 Chrysaorios was the appearance of evil spirits before his = death or=20 the reprieve which he sought, yet did not receive?

3. A similar instance was related to me by the Presbyter = serving=20 our brotherhood, Athanasios. In Iconium, from which he also = hailed,=20 there was a monastery: the monastery of the "Galatians," as = it was=20 called. In the monastery there lived a certain monk, whom = all=20 considered to have attained to a high degree of virtue and=20 seemliness. As his death revealed, however, his life was far = removed=20 from the apparent virtues that he showed.

One day, foreseeing that his end was near, he called near = him all=20 the brothers of the monastery. The brothers gathered around = him with=20 great eagerness, waiting to hear from such a virtuous = ascetic, as=20 they reckoned him, something great and wondrous, now that he = was=20 dying. Thereupon, he, mourning and trembling from his fear,=20 said:

"You thought that I was fasting with you, when in fact, = hidden=20 away from you, I was eating. And now behold: I am delivered = to the=20 frightful Dragon to be devoured. This frightful Dragon has = wrapped=20 his tail around my feet and my knees, putting my head in his = mouth,=20 while he sucks out and uproots my soul."

Having said this, he immediately died, without having = been=20 granted to live even a short time in order, through = repentance, to=20 be set free from that Dragon. From this incident it becomes = wholly=20 obvious that he saw this fearful vision solely for the = spiritual=20 benefit of those who were listening, since he, even though = he made=20 known to others the Enemy to whom he was delivered up, = nonetheless=20 could not escape it.

C. From the Gerontikon

An ascetic Elder related the following:

There once lived an aged nun who excelled in virtue and = piety.=20 When I asked her why she fled from the world, she told me = this.=20 "When I was still a young girl, reverend Father," she began, = "I=20 remember that my father was a very tender and good man. He = was thin=20 and sickly in body, so that the majority of his time he = passed=20 confined to his bed. He was marked by such simplicity that = he spoke=20 only when compelled. When he was well, he dedicated himself = to=20 tilling the land, thereby occupying himself and bringing to = our home=20 the produce which he cultivated. But he was so reticent to = speak=20 that those who did not know him thought him to be mute.

"Wholly the opposite of my father was my mother. She was = such a=20 busy-body and so idle that she was anxious to learn about = things=20 even outside our village. She talked so much that nobody = ever saw=20 her silent, even for a little: rather, one time she would be = seen=20 arguing and quarreling, and another time saying obscene and = indecent=20 words in jest. Most of the years of her life she wasted in=20 drunkenness and in the company of profligate men. She was = often away=20 and was immoral, and, like a prostitute, badly looked after = our=20 household, so that we could no longer get by=E2=80=94despite = the fact that=20 our assets were not few=E2=80=94, since it was to her that = my father had=20 entrusted the administration of the household. Though she = lived in=20 this way, she nonetheless never became sick and never felt = the=20 slightest pain; for all of the wretched life that she lived, = she=20 maintained her bodily health.

"It happened, anyway, that my father died, ravaged by = many years=20 of illness. Now, what happened at his death? Immediately a = fearful=20 wind came up and almost razed the area. There was continual = thunder,=20 and the rain poured so violently that no one dared poke his = nose out=20 of his house even for a moment. This foul weather lasted = three days,=20 and out of necessity we kept my father inside the house,=20 unburied.

"Our fellow villagers, seeing all of these obstacles, = greatly=20 condemned my dead father, saying: 'My, my, what evil was = living in=20 our midst, and we did not know it! It seems that this dead = man must=20 have been an enemy of God, and for this reason God has not = even=20 allowed him to be buried yet.'

"We however, so that the corpse would not start = decomposing in=20 the house and make it uninhabitable because of the stench, = risked,=20 despite the violent rain, transporting the body to the = cemetery, and=20 buried it.

"From that time on my mother had even greater freedom to = devote=20 herself with great brazenness to orgies and debauchery. = Indeed, she=20 became so audacious that she transformed our home into a = house of=20 immorality and, indulging her unceasing sensual pleasures,=20 squandered away all of our holdings; so, in a short time we = had=20 nothing left. Some years after the death of my father, my = mother=20 died. She had such a splendorous and magnificent funeral = that one=20 could say that nature itself cooperated in conducting = it.

Since my mother had died and I had passed the age of = childhood,=20 the flames of youth being kindled and tempting me, one = evening the=20 thought came to me: Which path shall I follow in my life? = Occupied=20 with this thought, I said off the top of my head, talking to = myself:=20 'Should I choose, I wonder, my father's way of life, and = live with=20 kindness, modesty, and judiciousness?

"'But my father, even if he did live virtuously, = nonetheless=20 never enjoyed even one good thing, but was always devoured = by=20 illness and misfortunes. He was so unfortunate that he was = not even=20 allowed in his torments to be buried like other people. If = my=20 father's conduct and behavior were pleasing to God, why was = he=20 tested by so many disasters? And what was my mother's life = like? Did=20 she not live a healthy life, even though she was plunged = into a life=20 of pleasures and desires? I will also, therefore, live the = life that=20 my mother did, for I prefer to believe in what I can see = than in=20 promises about what is to come.'

"By the time that I had decided to follow in the steps of = my=20 mother, night had fallen. And when I went to sleep, there = appeared=20 before me a man of enormous dimensions and with a savage = face.=20 Staring at me with rage and a wild look, he asked me in a = dreadful=20 voice: 'Tell me what is in your heart.' I was so frightened = that I=20 dared not even look at his face.

"This fearful man, with the same sternness, asked me = again:

"'Tell me, then. What have you decided?'

"When he saw that I was paralyzed by fear and was in = danger of=20 losing my senses, he himself reminded me in detail of all = that I had=20 just been thinking of myself.

"Recovering from my fear and astonishment and being = unable to=20 deny anything that the man had said, I began begging and = imploring=20 him to forgive me.

"Then, as though he had become calmer, he took me by the = hand and=20 said:

"'Come and see where your father and mother are. On the = basis of=20 this you can choose which way of life you want for = yourself.'

"Taking me from where I was, he guided me to a vast = garden, which=20 was planted with various beautiful trees, beyond description = in=20 their charm and filled with different kinds of fruits. And = there, as=20 I was walking with this fearful man, my father came up to = me,=20 embracing me and covering me with tender kisses, saying, 'My = beloved=20 child.'

"I embraced my father with joy, asking if I might remain = with=20 him. My father sweetly replied:

"'Now, my child, this is not possible; if, however, you = will=20 follow my own way of life, not much time will pass and you = will be=20 here, too.'

"Just as I was to about to continue in my requests to = remain with=20 my father, the Angel who was accompanying me pulled me by = the hand=20 and said:

"'Come, now, to see your mother, too, so that you can = determine=20 firsthand which way of life you want to lead.'

"Then, taking me to a place that was all dark, in which = one could=20 hear great disorder and groans, he showed me a furnace, the = fires of=20 which would spill over every time it surged up. And outside = the=20 furnace a number of ghastly and frightening individuals = gazed on the=20 sight.

"As I was looking at this frightening and terrible place = of=20 torture, I saw my mother, submerged to her neck in the = flaming=20 furnace, numberless worms gnawing on her all over. From my = pain and=20 fear, I was trembling, while my teeth began to chatter and = to=20 gnash.

"When my mother raised her eyes to look at me, she began = to cry=20 harrowingly and said to me:

"'Alas, my child. My pains are unbearable. My torments = are=20 unceasing. For a few years of delight and sinful pleasure, I = brought=20 all of this terrible punishment on myself. Woe to me, such = an=20 unfortunate one! Woe to me, wretch that I am! Because of the = ephemeral pleasures of temporary life, I am now tormented = eternally.=20 But, my child, take pity on your mother, who, as you see, is = in=20 flames and is being devoured by fire. Remember, my child, = how I gave=20 you suckle and reared you, and take pity on me. Give me your = hand=20 and pull me out of here.'

"I, however, did nothing, and could not even approach my = mother,=20 who, out of shame before those who were around her, cried = out even=20 more strongly and with tears:

"'My child, help me and do not scorn your mother and her=20 lamentations. Do not close your eyes to this unfortunate = mother, who=20 is tortured in the Gehenna of fire and continually consumed = by=20 unsleeping worms.'

"Moved by sympathy for my mother, I stretched out my = hand, so=20 that I could pull her out of that frightful Hell. No sooner = had the=20 flames of the fire only slightly touched my hand, than I = felt great=20 pain and began to cry in moans. From my lamentations and = moans, I=20 awoke everyone in the house. They got up, turned on the = lights, and=20 ran to my bed, asking with incessant questions to learn why = I was=20 crying in my sleep and groaning.

"So, having come to a bit, I began to relate to them = everything=20 that I saw in my vision.

"From that day I most decisively resolved to live as did = my=20 father, whose way of life I longed for. I pray that God will = deem me=20 worthy to succeed therein and to see my father again and = live with=20 him, for, by the Grace of God, with my own eyes I saw the = glory and=20 honor which awaits those who ready themselves by living = reverently=20 and virtuously; and, on the other hand, again, what fearful=20 punishment and Hell awaits those who squander their lives on = pleasures and passions."

E. From the Gerontikon

Abba Macarios the Egyptian related the following incident = to his=20 disciples.

Once, while I was walking in the desert, I found a = lifeless skull=20 on the ground. I pushed it lightly with my staff and, to my=20 amazement, I heard a voice from this skull. So bravely and = without=20 fear I asked the skull:

"You, who are you?''

The skull answered me, as though it were a living = person:

"I was a high priest of the pagan gods and Greeks who = once lived=20 near this place. And you are Macarios, a man of the spirit. = Take=20 note, then, that any time that you take pity on those in = Hell and=20 pray for them, they receive some comfort."

Abba Macarios once more questioned the skull:

"What is the nature of this comfort? And what is Hell = like?"

"As far as Heaven is from the earth, such is the depth of = the=20 fire below us. In that fire we stand upright, entirely = buried in it.=20 We are so situated that one of the damned cannot see the = other, but=20 only his back. But when you pray for us, we are able to see = one=20 another's face for a moment. This, then, is the comfort = which we=20 experience."

Abba Macarios, on hearing this, sighed deeply and said: = "Alas,=20 such misfortune the day of his birth brings upon a sinner = that it is=20 better, as the Lord said of Judas His betrayer, had he not = been=20 born." After speaking to himself in this way, the Elder once = again=20 posed a question to the skull:

"Are there in Hell other torments that are worse than = those which=20 you have described?"

"Below us there are even more frightfully hellish = things," the=20 skull replied.

"And who is punished there?" the Elder asked.

"We, in the end," the skull said, "enjoy to some extent = the mercy=20 of God, since we did not know Him; those, however, who knew = God and,=20 despite this, denied Him are below us and suffer far more = hellish=20 torments."

This exchange having come to an end, the Elder took the = skull,=20 buried it beneath the soil, and went on his way.

Let us heed and fear all that this story tells us. For, = if those=20 who deny God suffer more greatly in Hell than unbelievers, = we must=20 take care not to deny God by works of darkness, that we = might flee=20 this fearful punishment. A denier of God is not just one who = rejects=20 Him in word and deed, but anyone who commits sinful acts, = even if,=20 with his words, he seems to confess faith in God. And a = witness to=20 the fact that what I say is true is the Apostle [Paul], when = he=20 proclaims: "They profess that they know God; but in works = they deny=20 Him" (Titus 1:16).

2. Likewise, the brother of the Lord, St. James, says: = "If any=20 man should think himself religious, that is, devout, and = does not=20 bridle his tongue, but misleads his heart into placing = confidence in=20 such faith, he is not thinking correctly and thereby fails = to be=20 benefited by religion; for 'faith, if it hath not works, is = dead'=20 (St. James 2:17)."

These words contain an obvious truth. For God, through = the mouth=20 of the Prophet, said: "Woe to those who blaspheme my name = among the=20 Gentiles." If we the people of God, the holy clergy, we who = are=20 called by yet other such honored names, insult God by our = sins and=20 therefore become the reason for unbelievers to blaspheme the = good=20 name of Christ, by whose name the world knows us, how is it = not just=20 that we should be relegated to a deeper part of Hell than = the=20 unbelievers, we who are the reason for their blasphemy and = insults=20 before God? Furthermore, as the Savior, the just Judge, Who = is not a=20 respecter of persons, says: "He who knows his Lord's will, = and does=20 not prepare himself, shall be beaten with many stripes (that = is,=20 shall be more greatly punished); but he that knows not the = Lord's=20 will shall be beaten with few stripes (that is, shall = receive the=20 least punishment)" (St. Luke 12:47-48).

For this reason, my brethren, taking into account the = fearful=20 punishments of Hell, let us tremble and struggle, within the = measure=20 given to us by Divine strength, to appear faithful in every = way by=20 virtue of our good and virtuous works, and to work in all = things for=20 the glory of God, that the name of God might be glorified by = all who=20 see our good deeds.

3. Abba Silouan was once siting among a number of = brothers when,=20 suddenly, he was taken by ecstasy and fell down with his = head to the=20 ground. After a short time, he rose up with tears. The = brothers=20 insistently pleaded with him and persuaded him to speak with = them:

"Tell us, Father, what it is."

So, Abba Silouan, with emotion, told them:

"I was taken to the fearful Judgment of God and saw monks = being=20 led to Hell, as many lay people were being escorted into=20 Paradise."

For this reason Abba Silouan always mourned and never = desired to=20 leave his cell. If he was obliged to leave his cell, being = forced by=20 some matter of necessity, he would cover his face with his=20 koukoulion [monastic veil].

The Testing of a Soul as It Passes From Earth to Heaven: = Hypothesis X

The soul, after its departure from the body,
undergoes = testing=20 in the air by evil
spirits which encounter it
and = attempt to=20 impede
its ascent.

A. From the Life of St. Anthony the Great

St. Anthony the Great was once preparing to eat at his = normal=20 time; according to custom, he stood to pray. It was then the = ninth=20 hour. But at that very moment he felt himself somehow = carried off=20 spiritually. And this unusual thing took place: While he was = standing there, he looked on himself, as though he had left = his=20 body, and his soul was taken into the air by several beings. = After=20 this, he saw a number of fearful and ugly creatures standing = in=20 front of him in the air, trying to keep him from = passing.

Those who were guiding his soul began to wrangle with = these=20 frightening creatures, who were asking for an account of the = soul=20 which they were accompanying and whether it was responsible = to them=20 for some debt. While the latter wanted to begin their = assessment=20 from St. Anthony's birth, those who were accompanying him = stopped=20 them, saying:'Whatever errors Anthony committed from his = birth have=20 been erased away by the Lord; however, all of his deeds from = the=20 time that he became a monk and dedicated himself to God you = may=20 examine."

Though the demons accused Anthony, they could not prove = their=20 accusations; so his path remained free of impediments. = Immediately=20 he saw himself return to his body, and he revived. And St. = Anthony=20 became as he had earlier been.

However, such was his agitation that he forgot to eat, = and he=20 passed the rest of the day and the whole night groaning and=20 praying.

He was stunned when he reflected on how many temptations = we must=20 combat and what trials one must endure to pass by the = air-borne=20 demons. And he thought that this must be the meaning of the = words of=20 the Apostle Paul: "According to the prince of the power of = the air"=20 (Ephesians 2:2).

For this power alone belongs to the enemy of our souls, = that is,=20 to war against us and try to impede those souls ascending = into=20 Heaven. Thus St. Paul counsels us with even greater = insistence,=20 saying: "Take unto yourself the whole armor of God so that = you can=20 withstand the devil on that wicked day, that the enemy might = be=20 brought to shame and thus have to say of you nothing = dishonorable"=20 (Ephesians 6:13).

2. After this vision, several people went to visit St. = Anthony=20 and began to discuss with him the soul and where it goes = after its=20 departure from the body. The very next night, he heard a = voice call=20 to him saying:

"Anthony, arise. Come out from your cell and look"

Indeed, St. Anthony the Great went out (for he knew what = voices=20 he should heed) and, having lifted his gaze up to Heaven, = saw the=20 following vision.

A tall and fearful creature, horrible in form, was = standing=20 straight up. His height seemed to reach up to the clouds, = while a=20 multitude of creatures flew around him, as though they had = feathers.=20 He would stretch out his hand and some of these he prevented = from=20 flying, while others succeeded in passing by and flying = higher,=20 continuing on their path without obstruction. This immensely = tall=20 demon would grit his teeth over those who escaped him; but, = on the=20 contrary, he would rejoice over those who drew near and were = knocked=20 down.

Forthwith St. Anthony heard a voice:

"Anthony, try to digest all that you have seen. And = thereupon he=20 cleansed his mind and reflected on what he had seen. It was = the=20 passage of souls into Heaven, and the immensely tall and = frightening=20 wild man, who was standing erect, was the Devil, who = despises the=20 Faithful. He takes hold of those who were guilty of sins and = tries=20 to prevent them from passing. Those who did not in their = lives heed=20 his counsel, however, he cannot hold, and for this reason = such=20 persons succeed in soaring above him and making their way to = Heaven.=20 When St. Anthony the Great saw this vision, it reminded him = of the=20 earlier one that he had seen, and he struggled daily, = thereafter, to=20 excel in the virtuous life.

The Death of Two Brothers

B. From the Gerontikon

Two brothers once agreed both to become monks. After = their=20 tonsures, they rightly decided to build two cells, one some = distance=20 from the other. They departed from one another, therefore, = and each=20 was, for the sake of silence, cloistered in his cell. A = number of=20 years passed without one seeing the other, since neither of = the two=20 went out of his cell.

It happened, however, that one of the brothers fell ill = and the=20 Fathers went to visit him. They observed that the monk fell = into=20 ecstasy and, a bit later, came to. So, with some curiosity, = they=20 asked him: "What did you see, Father." "The Angels of God," = the sick=20 monk answered, "coming to fetch me and my brother and to = lead us=20 into Heaven. As we were going up, we were met by hostile = powers,=20 countless in number and of fearful form. Though they = bothered us a=20 great deal, they nonetheless had no success against us. just = as we=20 were passing by these powers of Satan, they started saying: = 'Purity=20 gives great boldness to a soul."'

No sooner had he spoken these words than the monk = reposed. When=20 the Fathers who were there determined that he was dead, they = sent a=20 monk to announce this to his brother. But the monk found the = brother=20 also dead. And so the Fathers glorified God in = wonderment.

An Admonition to Prepare for Death

C. From Saint Isaiah

Beloved Brother: Those who occupy themselves with the = ephemeral=20 and vain world, if they advance and make gains, do not count = the=20 trials which they have endured, but rejoice at the progress = which=20 they have made. Can you imagine, then, my brother, what joy = the soul=20 of a man who undertakes spiritual work for God and finishes = it=20 successfully experiences? It is natural for the soul to feel = unfading joy, for at the moment of its departure, the good = works=20 which it has done will precede it when it ascends into = Heaven. At=20 that time the Angels of God will rejoice together with it, = as they=20 see it delivered from the powers of darkness.

This happens because, when the soul of man departs from = the body,=20 the Angels go along with it. However, all of the powers of = darkness=20 then hasten to meet it and seek to take hold of it, thereby = to=20 examine it carefully and learn whether or not it was engaged = in any=20 of their own works. It is not now the Angels who struggle = with the=20 demons to protect the soul; but the deeds of the soul = surround and=20 defend it, so that the demons cannot touch it. And if the = good deeds=20 of the soul defeat the demons, then the holy Angels sing on = its=20 behalf, until the soul, with joy and gladness, meets God. At = that=20 time, the soul completely forgets all of its good deeds in = this vain=20 world, as well as the labors it knew.

Blessed, indeed, is he against whom the leaders of = darkness can=20 find nothing. He will find joy, honor, and rest beyond all = measure.=20 Let us thus weep with the whole power of our soul before = God, that=20 in His goodness he will take pity on us and send aid from on = high by=20 which we might do all to conquer the leaders of evil, who = obstruct=20 our path [towards Paradise]. Let us, thus, disengaged from = the many=20 other pursuits of life, take care with resoluteness of heart = to=20 fulfill the Will of God, which will save us from the hands = of the=20 demons when they shall come to meet us there above.

Let us remember love for the poor, that this love might = save us=20 from greed, when the sin of greed shall come to meet us.

Let us acquire peace with all, the humble and the great, = that=20 this might guard us against hate, when it shall come to meet = us.

Let us acquire patience before all and in all things, = that this=20 might guard us against carelessness, when it shall come to = meet=20 us.

Let us love all of our brothers and sisters, without = hating=20 anyone or repaying anyone any ill done against us; for this = shall=20 guard us against envy, when this demon too shall come to = meet=20 us.

Let us love the endurance in humility of our neighbor's = word,=20 even if this word should bring upon us hurt and derision; = for=20 humility will guard us against pride, when it too shall come = to meet=20 us.

Let us seek to honor our neighbor and not to condemn or = hurt=20 anyone; for this shall protect us from gossip, when it shall = come to=20 meet us.

Let us despise the cares of the world and its honors, = that we=20 might be saved from its bewitching evil, when it shall come = to meet=20 us.

Let us teach our tongues to be unceasingly occupied with = the=20 commandments of God, righteousness, and prayer, that we = might be=20 protected from falsehood, when it too shall come to meet = us.

All of these foregoing evils impede the soul, while the = virtues=20 to which we have attained help it to confront these evils=20 successfully. Now, what prudent man would commit his soul to = eternal=20 death just to be relieved from the labors required to gain = these=20 virtues?

Let us do all that is within our power and the power of = our Lord=20 Christ, which is great, to help humble ourselves; for our = Lord Jesus=20 Christ knows that man is hapless, and thus he has granted = him=20 repentance, as long as the soul is in this corruptible body, = that he=20 might, until his very last breath, correct himself and flee = from=20 sin.

Confronting the Judgement After Death

D. From the Gerontikon

The Blessed Archbishop Theophilos said: Indeed what fear = and=20 terror and what need the soul experiences when it departs = from the=20 body or, afterwards, when it has been completely separated = from it.=20 For then all of the principalities and powers of darkness = come upon=20 it and make manifest all of the sins which it has committed, = whether=20 in knowledge or ignorance, from the time of a man's birth = until his=20 last hours, when the soul is separated from the body. These = powers=20 brazenly draw near it and furiously accuse it.

Confronting these hostile powers of darkness are the holy = powers,=20 Angels, putting forth and calling attention to the good = deeds that=20 soul occasioned to perform.

Think what agony and terror the soul will experience when = it=20 stands before such a tribunal and faces such a fearful and = impartial=20 judgment.

It is impossible for anyone to express in words or to = conceive in=20 his mind the fear that overtakes the soul up to the moment = that the=20 decision of the Judge is given and it is released from those = who=20 hold it. That moment precisely is the moment of the soul's = greatest=20 torment, until it hears the verdict of the Righteous = Judge.

If, then, by the verdict of the Righteous Judge, the soul = is=20 given its freedom, immediately the enemies scatter and the = bright=20 Angels seize the soul from them and, with no more = obstructions, it=20 is led by the Angels to that inexpressible joy and glory in = which it=20 will finally be restored.

If, however, the soul lived in carelessness, and is thus = found=20 unworthy of being freed, then it shall hear that most = dreadful=20 voice: "Let the ungodly be taken away, that he see not the = glory of=20 the Lord" (Isaiah 26:10).

Henceforth begins for that soul the day of wrath, sorrow, = and=20 unceasing grief; it is given over to the outer darkness, = hurled into=20 Hell, and condemned to the eternal fire, in which it will = remain=20 damned unto the unfading ages.

What then do the luxuries and fanfare of this world = benefit the=20 soul? Where are the vainglory and the delights and the = enjoyments of=20 this vain and fleeting world? Where is the money? Of what = benefit a=20 high birth? Where are your father, mother, brothers and = sisters, and=20 friends?

What from all of this can free your wretched soul, as it = is=20 burned by the fire of Hell and tormented by indescribable=20 punishment?

How Souls Are Assigned Immediately After Death: = Hypothesis=20 XI

How, after death, souls are assigned to
the same place = as=20 those souls which
lived in a similar way on earth.

A. St. Gregory the Dialogist

The Holy Gospel says of the elect: "In my Father's house = there=20 are many mansions." Now, if the righteous in that eternal=20 blessedness enjoyed its good things in the same way, then = there=20 would be reason to believe that there is but one mansion, = not many.=20 However, there are many mansions in which the elect will be=20 distributed, according to their worthiness, that they might = together=20 rejoice and be glad.

The fact that all of the chosen who are distributed among = the=20 different mansions receive only one coin shows that there is = but one=20 blessedness, enjoyed by all of those who are saved; the = amount=20 returned to each of the elect, however, differs according to = the=20 various works of virtue that they performed.

As for sinners, the Lord, referring to the Day of = Judgment, says:=20 "I will say to the reapers, gather ye together first the = tares, and=20 bind them in bundles to bum them." The reapers, that is, the = Angels,=20 bind up those sinners who have committed the same sins, so = that they=20 can be sent to Hell together, and thus the proud are = tortured=20 together with the proud, the immoral with the immoral, the = greedy=20 with the greedy, liars with those who he, murderers together = with=20 murderers, and unbelievers together with unbelievers. All of = these,=20 joined together according to their types of sins, will burn = in the=20 various places of torture into which the Angels throw = them.

Peter

I would like to ask this, in order to learn from you. How = is it=20 that in these recent years so much has been revealed about = the soul=20 which earlier escaped our attention? Perhaps this has come = about so=20 that we might see the future world presented to us in = observable=20 revelations?

Gregory

It is exactly as you have said; for, as the end of this = world=20 approaches, so the presence of the future world is bit by = bit=20 revealed by clear signs. In this world we cannot even = discern one=20 another's thoughts, whereas in the future life we will be = able to=20 see that all that we have in our hearts is also in the = hearts of=20 others. Thus, this limited world resembles the night, while = the=20 future life is like the day.

Now, as when the night is ending the day begins to shine = with=20 light before the sun fully rises, the darkness somehow = mingling with=20 the light, just before the darkness of night completely = fades and is=20 overcome by the light of the coming day, so exactly are = things here.=20 The end of this world is being mingled with the dawn of the = future=20 life, so that certain obscure things of this world are made = known by=20 reason of their intermingling with spiritual things. For = this reason=20 precisely, we are learning about things of that other = world.

Certainly, however, we do not know all of those things of = the=20 other world, or know them clearly, but see them only dimly, = as=20 though our minds were illuminated in some way=E2=80=94in the = same way that=20 we perceive objects of the material world just prior to the = rise of=20 the sun.

B. From the Life of St. Evthymios

When our holy Father Evthymios reposed and his body, much = tormented by ascetic exercises, was, with the chanting of = the=20 appointed hymns, placed in his richly decorated tomb, = Dometianos,=20 the disciple of this Father, a true disciple indeed, who had = imitated the life of St. Evthymios with great exactitude, = serving=20 the Saint more than fifty years, would not leave the tomb, = but=20 remained at the grave for six days, believing that, after = St.=20 Evthymios' death, he could no longer live or even see the = light of=20 day without him. However, when the seventh day had passed, = that=20 night St. Evthymios, with a joyful countenance, appeared to=20 Dometianos and said to him:

"Come, enjoy the glory that has been prepared for you. = For God=20 has granted us the privilege to live together here in this=20 place."

Immediately, Dometianos ran and revealed all of this to = the=20 council of the Brothers. And then he, too, joyful in the = hope for=20 future good things, departed this life.

C. From Abba Isaac

Our Savior calls the mental levels of those who dwell in = that=20 other realm the "mansions" of his Father. I mean by mental = levels=20 the diverse ways in which the mind of each of the saved = takes=20 pleasure in and enjoys the blessedness of Paradise. For the = Lord did=20 not characterize the mansions of Paradise as various places, = but=20 called the various ranks of the gifts of Grace "many = mansions."

That is, just as each of us enjoys the sensible sun = according to=20 the acuity of his vision, without this single sun being = divided into=20 many different gleams of light, but remaining a single light = for all=20 men, so it is exactly with the righteous in the next life., = All of=20 the righteous dwell in one place; each of them, however, = each one,=20 will draw to himself the light and joy of the spiritual Sun=20 according to the level of his own purity. Each of the = righteous,=20 that is, will enjoy as much light and joy as he is able to = receive=20 and to assimilate.

D. St. Gregory the Dialogist

Peter

I am of the opinion, honored Master, that since the human = race is=20 subject to many and incalculable passions, the greatest part = of the=20 heavenly Jerusalem must be filled with babies.

Gregory

Let us not doubt that baptized babies who die in their = infant=20 years will enter into the heavenly Kingdom. We should not, = however,=20 believe that all those infants who have begun to speak will = enter=20 the Kingdom of Heaven. For the entrance to the Kingdom of = Heaven=20 will be closed to many babies because of their parents' bad = rearing.=20 In this city, there lives a certain man who is known to all; = three=20 years ago, this man had a son who, if I recall, would then = have been=20 about five years old, for whom he had such human love that = he did=20 not even try to discipline him.

For this reason, the boy, when someone prevented him from = getting=20 his way, used to blaspheme the magnificence of = God=E2=80=94and let me=20 emphasize that this is something dangerous.

When, three years ago, a deadly plague fell upon the = region where=20 he lived, this young boy succumbed to it and was near death. = As=20 eyewitnesses recounted, while the father took the child into = his=20 arms, the boy himself saw evil spirits coming for him. The = boy began=20 to tremble, to blink his eyes in fear, and to cry out in = despair to=20 his father: "Father, save me, protect me." Simultaneously, = as he=20 cried, he turned his face towards his father's chest, as = though=20 wanting to be hidden.

When the father saw his son trembling, in agony he asked = him what=20 he had seen. The son answered: "Black creatures came to me = and=20 wanted to take me away with them." No sooner had he finished = this=20 phrase, than he immediately blasphemed the name of the = Divine=20 Magnificence and, with this blasphemy, expired.

Thus, God, the All-Powerful, in order to show by what sin = the boy=20 was given over to these evil servants, allowed him to die = with this=20 sin which his father, while the boy was alive, did nothing = to=20 prevent. And this boy whom God allowed, by His mercy, to = live as a=20 blasphemer, by His righteous judgment was also permitted to=20 blaspheme at his death, so that his careless father might = know well=20 his sin. For this father, being indifferent to the soul of = his young=20 son, reared for the Gehenna of fire not an insignificant = sinner, but=20 a great sinner.

E. From the Gerontikon

The Elders say: "Brethren, chastise children, that they = be not a=20 chastisement for you."

From The Evergetinos, Book I, Vol. = II (Etna,=20 CA: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 1991). There = are now=20 (October, 1998) three volumes available of this classic = work. These=20 are the only editions available in English.

 
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