Resurrection of the dead
Excerpt from the Word of God at the Feast of the Holy Hierarch Spyridon , the miracle worker , from
25-12-2018 .
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Oh , sons , today it is feast in heaven and at you , and the heaven of saints seeks with you in the feasts , they come with Me to you with their feasts and they come with longing , too , and I look at their longing , for I promised the reward of their love , of their faith , of their holiness on earth , and I give it to them .
Elijah , the prophet , and the great company of prophets are celebrated among the saints on this day , sons . Oh , peace to you at the table with them , peace to you and them , in the spirit of heavenly and fraternal love , My sons ! And now we are setting the table , taking from it and sharing it with the people of My word and with those who are taking Me from you for the food of their soul , for at the last table of word with you I promised that I would tell you how powerful the holiness of this people is for those on earth and for those asleep , who wait and keep waiting from those on earth , as some who wait for their resurrection and receive from their homes help , comfort and perseverance from God for them , for the time of their resurrection , and I have told you to ask the Lord in your requests for them to heaven and to mention all those who have no one in the world to remember them too , for their joy among those who wait is the greatest , sons , and the same is your reward then .
Oh , those who have passed away from the earth need so much help , so much help from those who have remained alive , My sons , and My work with you is My struggle for them , for mercy overwhelms Me , it makes Me to incline , and you should also have mercy on them , for this is My work with you . Oh , sons , Elijah , the prophet , lived with his life , with his steps and work only in holiness and he had his looks , mercy and work for God fixed on Me only . Oh , how could I not have taken him to be with Me with his holy body for His Lord ? He had a group of holy prophets near him in the mountains , and they called him master , and they were seized within his spirit and all were looking at him , as it is written . His heart and his holy life brought forth fruit on earth for heaven , and I could not and cannot but grant his requests since he was so faithful to Me on earth . His holiness did great miracles , for holiness does miracles , sons , and by it he used the fire against those who had opposed Me and for the sacrifice by his faith before those who were pagan with their life . The holiness in man is that which closes the mouth of the beasts , it is that which melts away the ice that gathers the martyrs and it stops the hatred of the pagan kings , and behold how powerful holiness is , sons , and here is why I have asked it for the people of My word , for the one who wants to be My people through holiness , sons . And to those who are still hesitant , behold I am telling them : long for this great pearl and holy , long as many as possible of you who receive My word as food for behold , I said what it means , how great the gift of holiness is , that is the heart , spirit and body clean from sin , from the devil , from the world , from haughtiness , from unbelief , and this gift means the fulfillment of the commandments of life , oh , and I have missed to say this and to remain in My book with you , My sons .
Oh , if someone in the genealogy of a people lives with zeal for holiness , may it be husband or wife , father or child , sister or brother , the Lord has mercy to a thousand generation 54 if the one who loves holiness tells the Lord to remember his departed from the
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«… and bestowing mercy on those who love Me to thousandth generation of them and on those who keep My commandments ». ( Exodus : 20 / 6 )
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