Lavrenty Chernigovsky: what the elder said about our times

Boy with a violin: Luka's childhood

In the world, the future elder Lavrenty of Chernigov bore the name of Luke. He was born in 1868 in the village of Karylskoye near Korop (now Sumy region, and then it was Chernigov province) into the Proskur family, poor peasants. He was the sixth of seven children. Very early on, the family was left without its main breadwinner: when Luka was 10 years old, his father died. The boy had to help his mother feed a large family, and he quickly mastered the craft of tailoring.

It must be said that everything that Luke undertook came easily to him. This also applies to education in a parochial school. Due to his success, after graduating at the age of 13, he was left as an assistant to the teacher. In addition, possessing excellent musical abilities, the boy sang in his church on the choir from childhood. By the age of 14, he became its regent (choir director).

Who taught the future perspicacious old man the art of regency? His life says that he was a certain man from neighboring Korop, a former regent of the imperial choir. There is no exact information about how they met. But according to the existing version, this man was inspired by Luka’s amazing abilities and undertook to teach him for free.

The training lasted about a year. Perhaps the same teacher taught him to play the violin. The boy loved this complex instrument very much. And of course, if he had not been given a special gift from God, he could not have learned to play the violin himself.

But while everything, at first glance, is going too easily in the life of the future Reverend Lawrence, it is worth mentioning the illness that he had since childhood. We don't know under what circumstances, but at this age he seriously injured his leg. The consequences of this injury remained with him for the rest of his life: the saint’s left leg turned out to be longer than his right, which is why he always limped and experienced unbearable pain, which he was forced to endure in silence.

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Reverend about the Antichrist

- The Antichrist will be crowned king in the magnificent restored temple in Jerusalem with the participation of the Russian clergy and the Patriarch. There will be free entry and exit from Jerusalem for every person, but then try not to travel, because everything will be done to “deceive” (Matthew 24:24)! He will “stamp” his people with the seal of Satan and will hate Orthodox Russia.

About the abomination of desolation in every house

“The Antichrist will be trained in all satanic tricks and will give false signs. The whole world will hear and see it at the same time.” Holy Pleasant of God - testified Arch. Simon, Arch. Theodosius, Bishop Jacob and Archimandrite Theophan - said: “Blessed and blessed is that person who does not desire and will not see the godless face of the Antichrist. Whoever sees and hears his blasphemous speech, his promises of all earthly blessings, will be seduced and will come to meet him with worship. And he will perish with him and will burn in eternal fire.”

They asked the elder: “How will this happen?” The Holy Elder answered with tears: “In the holy place the abomination of desolation will stand and show the vile deceivers of the world, and they will deceive people who have departed from God and perform false miracles. And after them the Antichrist will appear and the whole world will see him once.” The Fathers asked the Saint: “Where in the holy place? In the church?" The monk replied: “Not in the church, but in every home. In the corner where the holy icons now stand and hang, there will be seductive devices to seduce people. Many will say: “We need to watch and listen to the news...” It’s in the news that the Antichrist will appear.”

About war

During the conversation, Father said that there would be a war, and one sister said: “It’s good that there is war, because they will be counted among the martyrs...” And Father objected that not everyone, but only believers, and non-believers will go to hell. And the sister says: “So you can die.” And Father said that the Lord will take away the weak, and others will be cleansed by illness. There will be those who, during the war, will wash away their sins with their blood and will be counted among the martyrs. And the Lord will leave the strongest to meet Him.

“The war will be such that no one will remain anywhere, except in the gorge.”

And he said that they would fight and two or three states would remain and they would say: we will choose one king for the whole universe.

“There will be a war,” Father continued, “and where it takes place, there will be no people there. And before that, the Lord will send small illnesses to weak people, and they will die. And under the Antichrist there will be no disease. And the Third World War will no longer be for repentance, but for extermination.” The sister asked: “So will everyone die?” “No, if believers wash themselves in blood, they will be counted among the martyrs, and if they are non-believers, they will go to hell,” answered Father. —And until the number of fallen Angels is replenished, the Lord will not come to judge. But lately the Lord has also counted the living, who are written in the Book of Life, among the Angels of the missing account, those who have “fallen away.”

About the clergy

The priest talked with one hierodeacon (George) about the last times, bitterly shed tears, saying: “Many clergy will perish under the Antichrist.” O. George says: “How could I not die, after all, I’m a deacon?” Father said: “I don’t know.” Father Deacon began to cry, falling at Father’s feet, and asked to pray for him so that he could avoid hell. Father stood up, prayed and said: “Okay. This is how it happens: he got sick, died and entered the Kingdom of Heaven.”

And this prediction came true. We knew this deacon from the Kyiv Lavra. He was a very virtuous and singing monk, but he suddenly fell ill with a headache and soon died.

One day the Venerable Elder Lawrence said that we have very few bishops. Therefore, then Mother Regent and her sisters came to him and, unfolding the church calendar, said: “Father, look how many bishops there are.” And Father Lavrenty looked sadly and said: “Yes, I see only four, and there will be a fifth.”

And with a heavy sigh, he began to tell, wiping his eyes from tears: “The last time is coming, when the clergy will be carried away by worldly vain wealth. They will have cars and dachas, they will visit resort places, but the Jesus Prayer will be taken away! They will forget about her! Then they themselves will go the wrong way, and they will lead cowardly people along with them! But be wise and reasonable. Listen to their beautiful words, but don’t follow their deeds!

And I tell you, and I really regret it, that you will buy houses, kill time cleaning large beautiful monastery premises. And you won’t have enough time to pray, even though you took a vow of non-covetousness!

“Many, many of the priests will die for their negligence and careless spiritual life! The majority of the priesthood will betray the Holy Church and lead the people with them. They will not think about their own salvation, much less about others.”

About temples

“The time is coming,” said Fr. Lavrentiy, - when inactive churches (closed) will be repaired and equipped not only outside, but also inside. The domes of both churches and bell towers will be gilded. And when everything is finished, the time will come when the Antichrist will reign. Pray that the Lord will continue this time for us to strengthen, because a terrible time awaits us. And see how cunningly everything is prepared? All the temples will be in the greatest splendor as never before, but it will be impossible to go to those temples. The Antichrist will be crowned king in the magnificent Jerusalem Temple with the participation of the clergy and the Patriarch.

“Repairs of churches will continue until the coming of the Antichrist, and everywhere there will be unprecedented splendor,” said Father. - And you should be moderate in repairing our church, in its appearance. Pray more, go to church while you can, especially to the Liturgy, at which the Bloodless Sacrifice is offered for the sins of the whole world. Confess more often and partake of the Body and Blood of Christ, and the Lord will strengthen you.”

There will be churches, but an Orthodox Christian will not be able to go to them, since the Bloodless Sacrifice of Jesus Christ will not be offered there, and the whole “satanic” gathering will be there...

About the coming disasters

And because of all these iniquities, the earth will stop giving birth, from lack of rain it will all crack, it will give such cracks that a person can fall.

There will also be no water, all rivers and lakes will dry up. This disaster will last three and a half years. But for the sake of His chosen ones, the Lord will shorten those days. In those days there will still be strong fighters, pillars of Orthodoxy, who will be under the strong influence of the heartfelt Jesus Prayer. And the Lord will cover them with His almighty grace, and they will not see those false signs that will be prepared for all people.

About salvation

And in the last days, true Christians will be exiled, and let the old and weak at least grab the wheels and run after them.

There will be free entry and exit into Jerusalem for everyone. But then try not to travel, because everything will be done to deceive.

Persecution will immediately begin on the land of Jerusalem, and then the last blood will be shed in all places on the globe for the Name of our Redeemer Jesus Christ. Of you, my children, many will live to see this terrible time. The seals will be such that it will be immediately clear whether the person accepted it or not.

Nothing can be bought or sold to a Christian. But don't be discouraged. The Lord will not abandon his children... There is no need to be afraid!..

Christians will be killed or exiled to desert places. But the Lord will help and nourish His followers. Jews will also be herded into one place. Some Jews who truly lived by the law of Moses will not accept the seal of the Antichrist. They will wait and watch his actions. They know that their ancestors did not recognize Christ as the Messiah, but here too God will give that their eyes will be opened, and they will not accept the seal of Satan, and will recognize Christ and will reign with Christ.

And all the weak people will follow Satan, and when the earth does not produce a harvest, people will come to him asking for bread, and he will answer: “The earth will not produce bread. I can not do anything".

One sister, listening to this conversation, asked: “What should I do? I wouldn’t want to live to see this time.” “You’re young, you can live,” said the old man. “How scary!” - my sister exclaimed. “And so you choose one of two - either earthly or heavenly.”

I need to see

When Father Lavrenty sat down at the table to have dinner, he, waiting for everyone, said: “I don’t want to eat, but I need to see you all and talk about what awaits you all.”

Then he cried and said: “If you only knew what awaits people and what awaits all of us!” If you only knew how people suffer in hell!

Remember this! “This was during my father’s lifetime,” I.M. recalled. about my conversation with Father Lawrence - we were in great poverty, we could not recover from the devastation of the war. And I went to Elder Lawrence to ask for a blessing for secretly wearing a cassock, and he told me: “Not everyone in the world will perish, and not everyone in the monastery will be saved!” You understood? It's not time yet.

I again began to ask to join the monastery, because it is very difficult to be saved in the world, and the priest said to me: “The monks and schema-monks of the monastery will be in seventh heaven, but if you knew what awaits those virgins who live in the world!” The Lord will tell those schema monks to give a place to those secret ones who did not live in the monastery. And they will be much ahead of them! Have you realized that secret ones will be higher than monastic ones before God? You understood? - asked the old man.

“I didn’t understand anything,” was my answer.

“Then at least remember this!” - said the father.

If you live by love

One pious widow had a dream: I see Father Lavrenty of Chernigov with his nuns in the Trinity Monastery. There were many sisters, and the choir was singing “Hail, Queen.” And suddenly the old man rises into the air, and with him only a few mothers - seven or eight! I ran and asked him why so few nuns went up, but with these words, without receiving an answer, I woke up.

When I arrived to Father Lawrence, he said: “As you dreamed, so it is!” If we lived out of love, then everything would be fine. If someone has a piece of bread, it is to share with another who would pray for it. So, both would have alms, everyone would be saved! But with us it’s the other way around: whoever has a piece of bread raises big scandals. That’s why so little rises into the air because there is no love!

This is how the father explained this dream to me.

Few are saved

Reverend Father Lavrentiy of Chernigov repeatedly repeated that souls go to hell, like people from church on a holiday, and to heaven, like people to church on a weekday. Father often sat and cried: he felt sorry for the people who were dying.

“How many people are crammed into the heat, like in a barrel of herring,” said Elder Lavrenty. The children consoled him, and he answered through tears: “You don’t see.” And if you saw it, what a pity! And lately hell will be filled with young men.

Chief "peacemaker"

Elder Lawrence told his spiritual children that lately an abyss would stretch across the earth and that “sirks,” as Father called demons, would all crawl out and be among people who would neither be baptized nor pray, but would only kill each other. “Sirks” will be interested in seducing more people with this sin. Satan himself, having emerged from the abyss itself, will enter a twelve-year-old boy, who will subsequently become the Antichrist, the main murderer.”

“You need to be vigilant and careful, because the Antichrist is already close.”

“Look how many different prophetic indications there are for the end of our age and not a single one for the next age! Doesn't it mean that it won't exist? Our time is special...”

Our Reverend Father Lavrenty of Chernigov said that when the Last Judgment occurs, it will last as long as the “six psalms” chanted.

Father said that the Lord will not figure out who, when and with what sinned: “every person with good deeds and prayer cleanses himself and becomes bright... But a person’s sins make him black: they pollute him so much that he becomes pitch black. And there is no need to interrogate what he sinned: everything will be visible to him, and he will condemn himself. By your deeds you will be justified and by your deeds you will be condemned.”

“At the end of the century there will be a lot of people who are sick in the head. And it can be very difficult for a person if the enemy builds a nest in his head. But if he endures to the end, he will be saved!”

Keep it up

It is not difficult to save yourself lately, but it is wise. Whoever overcomes all these temptations will be saved! He will be among the first. The former will be like lamps, and the latter will be like the sun. Others have been prepared for you and the monastery. Listen and keep your head up!”

The loving one said that the other was fighting like a toad writhing and wanted to escape, and then “boom!”, and pointed down with his hand - hell. And others live haphazardly, and once - and there, and Father pointed his hand to the sky, as if on steps.

“You need to have peace in your soul. Salvation is not hard, but wise. At this time you need to be wise and you will be saved.”

“Prayer and work will grind everything down and lead you into the Kingdom of Heaven!”

During the devastation, Father blessed two sisters to go to the Iveron country. “The demon will not sit there, there will be no persecution, and at “another time” it will be insignificant, since the Mother of God protects this place,” said the Elder. “...and there will be persecution in Russia.”

“For all these inconveniences, for this cold and hunger that a person endures for the sake of God, a reward awaits him in heaven. For the sake of the Heavenly Bridegroom, one can and must endure everything!”

Father commanded: pray and fast. On Great Holidays and Sundays, do not work under any circumstances: even if it hails from the sky, let everything stand still. Father ordered to observe Wednesday and Friday and all fasts strictly. He blessed many to fast on Monday along with Wednesday and Friday, and to some not to eat meat, saying: “The kingdom of God is neither food nor drink.”

Father advised many to go evening and morning, and especially to the Liturgy every day... Father said that before the Holidays were observed in the church and following the example of the church at home.

When one sister asked St. Lawrence of Chernigov what to do in order to be written down in the Book of Life, Father answered: “You need to read the prayer of John Chrysostom “Lord, do not deprive me of Your Heavenly blessings,” etc. every morning and evening and go to church, and the Lord will save you if you talk with Him with your mind.”

Father had the strongest love for everyone, for which the Lord gave him the gift of heartfelt prayer and insight.

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How important it is in our time for the salvation of the soul to remember, to carry in mind and heart these most precious predictions and instructions of our great lamp and prayer book, St. Lawrence of Chernigov. And we see how many of his prophecies are already happening and coming true before our eyes, and how it is therefore necessary for us to be attentive and careful so as not to be deceived and perish.

Literature: 1. “Teachings of the prophecy of Elder Lawrence of Chernigov and His biography.” Kyiv-1997. Blessing of the Kyiv Holy Trinity Ionin Monastery.

2. “Teachings of the prophecy of Elder Lawrence of Chernigov and his biography”, Moscow. Russian Spiritual Center. 1994

3. “Reverend Lawrence of Chernigov. Life. Teachings and prophecies, service and akathist", Moscow, 1998.

4. “Eternal Life”, May 1996

5. Elder Schema-Archimandrite Lavrenty (Proskura) 1868-1950. B.m. 1980

From the editor:

Regarding the materials presented in the article about St. Lawrence of Chernigov, and in connection with the natural reaction of other confessions to it, the editors decided to express their opinion regarding these materials.

Firstly, we do not have the manuscripts of the reverend elder himself, not even his diary entries, because he did not write them, but the testimonies of eyewitnesses and the spiritual children of the elder regarding his statements are given. It is quite possible that after many years, those testifying could have forgotten or conveyed the words of the elder in a slightly different form (of course, due to their perception of the things that the elder spoke about).

However, let the representatives of the ROCOR and the catacombs not be offended, the meaning of the elder’s words regarding leaving the MP was not to insult or humiliate them, but to warn against the destruction of those children of the MP who could be seduced by the lawlessness that was happening and continues to happen in the MP , and could accordingly leave the Church, i.e. go into schism. And this is truly a mortal sin, which cannot be washed away even by the blood of martyrdom.

Another point, and an important one, is that the MP as a church organization, according to prophecies, can turn into a religious-cult structure of the kingdom of the Antichrist, then the Bloodless Sacrifice of Jesus Christ will not be offered, and many Christians will accept the seal of the Antichrist on their bodies. In this case, as the monk points out, it will be impossible to go to MP churches.

The editors, seeing this state of affairs, want to warn believers to be sensible and not to panic. To throw yourself out of a ship caught in a storm is madness and certain death, and to leave the Church in which the sacraments are still effective and the Lord bestows His grace is suicide. When those times come that the elder warned us about, everyone will understand and know clearly. Therefore, brothers and sisters, be prudent and do not go to extremes! May our Lord Jesus Christ and His Most Pure Mother protect you!

Craving for monasticism

Service in Chernigov

Very soon the fame of the unusual church choir spread throughout the entire area, and it also reached Chernigov. Bishop Anthony (Sokolov), who headed the episcopal see there, foreseeing the fate of the future visionary elder, called the regent of the Rykhlovsky monastery to serve in the Chernigov Trinity Cathedral. At the same time, it is known that he said the following words: This will be the kind of Luke to whom everyone will come for advice. At that time there were no prophecies about the last times, nor other known gifts of grace, but the bishop wisely foresaw all this in the regent.

It was not easy for the young man to part with his beloved quiet, secluded abode. However, that night an icon of the Mother of God appeared to him in a dream, illuminated by an unusual light, calling him to follow her. And only then did Luke calm down. He would later find this icon in the Trinity Monastery and understand that this was the blessing of the Lady Herself.

Here, in Chernigov, the future saint will spend the rest of his life, which is why he will be glorified among the saints as Lavrenty of Chernigov. In the meantime, he continued to conscientiously carry out his regency obedience. Moreover, even the arrangement of the choir during the service was unusual. The regent stood not, as usual, with his back to the altar, but with his face, and the choir itself was symmetrically located on both sides of him in a semicircle.

In 1912 , 45-year-old novice Luke took monastic vows with the name Lavrenty. Two years later he was ordained a hierodeacon, and two years later - a hieromonk (priest). In 1928 he received the rank of archimandrite. At the same time, the monk did not cease to be the regent and charter director of the choir, and also taught this art to a new generation. Especially at this time, he grew as a confessor with a rare gift, which is why many people came to him for advice.

Prophecies

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According to the testimony of the nun Evlampia, with whom the Monk Lawrence lived, in 1939 he was visited at night by the prophet Elijah and the righteous Enoch. They talked about the future of Russia and the world, the Orthodox Tsar and the Antichrist. After 10 years, the elder was visited by John the Theologian, with whom they talked for a total of about 7 hours. All the prophecies of the saint are based on these meetings.

At first, Lawrence’s prophecies were not clear to anyone, but recently their meaning has become more and more obvious. The elder talked a lot about Ukraine, where he spent almost his entire life.

Lawrence convinced that the time would come when churches and temples would begin to be restored and rebuilt. However, after the completion of this construction, the time of the atheist will come, since a split will occur in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

About the Antichrist

In his prophecies, Lawrence claimed that the atheist would be born from a prodigal Jewish woman, who would give birth to him in the 12th generation of debauchery. From childhood, he will amaze those around him with his talent, but at the age of 12, while walking in the park with his parents, the devil will possess him.

He is crowned in the Church of Israel. The priest recognizes him as the Antichrist, but immediately after this he will die. The atheist will wear gloves on his hands, and when he takes them off, instead of nails he will have claws.

False signs

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According to Lawrence, the Antichrist will rule, deceiving everyone with cunning. Over time, he will begin to present false signs to people. “Captivating mechanisms” will appear in homes (apparently, the monk was talking about televisions) with the sole purpose of seducing people.

Most of them will begin to receive all the information. Over time, the Antichrist will begin to appear regularly in them, marking deceived people with sealing wax. Sincere Orthodox believers will begin to despise him, for which they will be subjected to various humiliations.

Atheists

In the prophecies of Lawrence one can find references to the church schism in Ukraine. He said that pseudo-teachings, by which the saint obviously means Catholics, Uniates, and self-saints, will occupy an important place in people’s lives. They will all attack Orthodoxy. Atheist officials will help them.

The heretic patriarch in Kyiv will be unworthy of the rank. Over time, he will face eternal death, like Judas, and all his minions will follow him. As a result, the Orthodox Church will become united, and the Kiev diocese will submit to the Patriarch of Moscow.

Even during his lifetime, Lawrence warned about the coming of the self-saints and Uniates, but no one took him seriously, believing that these teachings had completely disappeared.

The future of Rus'

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The monk always emphasized that Russian and Russia are homogeneous words that are inseparable from each other. At the same time, he insisted that no one forget that Kyiv is the mother of Russian cities. Remembering Baptism, Lawrence always insisted that under Prince Vladimir Kievan Rus was baptized, and not Ukraine separately.

Lawrence's prophecies contain references to a secret Jewish capital located in Poland. Powerful Jews were always based there, convincing the Poles to attack Kievan Rus. When certain territories were captured, the Poles gave all the monasteries and temples that were located on them to the Jews. As a rule, after this any holding of Orthodox services was prohibited. Jews have always been the main opponents of the words “Russian” and “Rus”, refusing to even pronounce them. It was because of this that the Jews began to call the captured territories “outskirts”, which is where the names came from over time.

Soviet times and the period of German occupation

When the February Revolution broke out, Soviet times began, many churches were closed. Among them was the Trinity Monastery. However, the Lord saved Father Lawrence himself from persecution. He settled in a modest house with a pious woman on Gleb Uspensky Street, 38 (the building has survived to this day). The perspicacious elder secretly performed the service in the Elias Church until it was closed (20 years later).

Obviously, even then the saint knew some prophecies about Ukraine; he foresaw the Great Patriotic War, but knew that churches would still be open. And so it happened. During the period of German occupation, it was allowed to reopen the Trinity Monastery. The elder began restoring the monastery, albeit for women, since there were very few men left in the city due to the war.

Through his prayers, miracles were performed, even frozen clay suddenly became warm. He himself was involved in the spiritual care of the sisters. He continued to teach singers, even those who seemed to have no voice. Lavrenty Chernigovsky considered choir obedience one of the most important, since, he said, the Mother of God loves Her singers.

Death of the Reverend

However, the elder’s time on earth was drawing to a close. About six months before his death, he already knew when he would die. It happened on January 19, 1950 , on the feast of the Epiphany. Lavrentiy of Chernigov himself said half an hour before his repose that the canon on the outcome of the soul should be read. He also made all the burial arrangements the day before himself.

The monk died quietly and calmly. Many mourned that they did not have time to tonsure him into the schema before his death. However, when they were preparing him for burial, they suddenly learned that he had been a schema-monk for many years. This secret tonsure was performed in 1923 in Kiev by schema-abbot Gabriel.

For seven days the body of Lavrentiy Chernigovsky stood open for farewell. However, no unpleasant odor or other signs of decomposition were observed. Then the coffin with the body of the saint was transferred to the tomb of the Trinity Cathedral. 43 years later, on August 22, 1993 , the elder was glorified as a saint.

His relics were found incorrupt, they have a pleasant brownish tint, like those of the Lavra saints, and now reside in the Trinity Cathedral of Chernigov along with the relics of Saints Theodosius and Philaret of Chernigov.

Used materials

Website page of the Kyiv Feodosie-Chernigov parish:
Life in the calendar on the portal Pravoslavie.RU
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Website page of the Dortmund Holy Trinity Parish of the Moscow Patriarchate:
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[1] According to - the glorification took place on August 9/22. This is probably the day the relics were found.

[2] Determination of the Consecrated Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church on the church-wide glorification of a number of locally venerated saints

, February 3, 2016, official website of the Russian Orthodox Church, .

Prophecies about events in Ukraine

Of course, one cannot fail to mention the reason why the elder is most often remembered today. These are many prophecies about the last times, including about the events in Ukraine, which are coming true literally before our eyes. They are very easy to find and read today. We will focus only on the most important ones.

It is interesting that everything that the perspicacious old man predicted, he did not just list, but as if he saw a living picture of the future. prophets Elijah and Enoch appeared to him in the house where he lived . The nun Evlampia, who lived there, also testifies to this. And shortly before the blessed death of the priest, the Apostle John the Theologian .

Long before our times, the elder predicted a terrible schism in the Ukrainian Church, which he strictly and unequivocally condemned. He knew that Kyiv would have its own false patriarch. The monk also predicted the death of Judas after the great lawlessness that he would commit, which would horrify the whole world.

Lavrenty Chernigovsky also foresaw the bloody events in Ukraine. He always advocated the unity of the three fraternal Slavic peoples according to the principle of the Holy Trinity. And he said that Belarus would immediately support this union, but Ukraine would not want to at first, for which she would shed many more tears.

Lavrenty Chernigovsky in his predictions about Russia spoke about the coming of the Antichrist

According to the predictions of the Venerable Elder Lawrence of Chernigov, Russia in the future will have to repent of all the sins that have been committed in the country. First of all, punishment will follow for the fact that the Russian people were unable to save their Tsar, which is why people who do not believe in God began to rule the state.

In the predictions of Lavrentiy Chernigovsky, the person of Joseph Stalin is assessed as an idol, which was associated with the cult of personality that was imposed on the inhabitants of the Soviet Union. The Monk Lavrenty assured that people who sincerely worship Stalin are doomed to hellish torment.

The elder held a similar opinion about Vladimir Lenin. According to him, he was dragged away by demons and they were glad about it, because the leader of the revolution committed many atrocities, and also contributed to the decline of morality and the Russian Orthodox Church.

About the future of Russia, the reverend elder said that the Russian people will reap the fruits of the deeds of Stalin and Lenin.

Lawrence of Chernigov prophesied that all Slavic peoples and their lands would be united into a single state, where a king would rule. He will be the chosen one of God and with him there will be a revival of the Orthodox faith.

As a result of this event, a strong leader will appear, under whom borders will disappear, and the Slavs will become a united and whole front that in the last days of humanity will resist the coming of the Antichrist. St. Lawrence has repeatedly said that Russia is patronized by the Virgin Mary.