The task of this prophetic voice is to show that what is now posing as the church (patriarchates, exarchates, metropolises…), are pagan religious organizations and have no relation to the Church (a pagan religious form filled with pagan, religious content)! The Church, Orthodoxy – is always a small flock (“fear not, little flock!”), Orthodoxy – is always madness and a temptation for the fleshly, religious person (“the word of the cross (Gospel) is to the Greeks foolishness, and to the Jews a stumbling block”)! This is a joyful message (message – V.A.) for those who seek the Truth (and we address the word specifically to them), – that this, what can be objectively seen, touched, that advertises itself as the church and churchly, in reality has no (we hyperbolize a bit to give the word sharpness and clarity) relation to the Church; it means there is the Truth, therefore the command to knock, seek, ask is relevant! The main thing is to break through these religious forms, bypass the popes-criminals (not to be tempted by these Judases) and “Christian-faithful” (lazy bellies) and get to Christ, to the parish. Therefore, for those who seek the Truth, – this is a prophetic voice: that the Truth is in the Orthodox Church, and it is worth seeking precisely in It!
We also issue a warning to those who are prone to offense (I do not know how this book came into your hands, it is advisable to put it aside and not read further; but, if you still dare to read further, then think about what I am about to say, so that your offense may serve as an indicator of your spiritual state!). When I walk down the street and hear someone shouting, calling: “Ivan!” and my name is Volodymyr, I do not look back and do not pay attention (and if I do look back, it is certainly not because they called me; I may look out of curiosity to see what happened or what is happening)! It is not me they are talking to and not about me! Or someone shouts (a cry resounds): “Hey you, fatso, fat pig – you need to lose weight!” When “I” am thin—emaciated, as people say: “a skeleton on batteries,” – where else there to lose weight, further already “spirit”. It means that those sharp calls for repentance are not addressed to me! Or someone shouts: “Hey, you fool! You need treatment!” Imagine a scene: all people continue on their way, paying no attention to these cries, and then suddenly someone among the pass ersby, who heard these words, starts to justify himself: I am not a fool, look – I am wearing socks and even have a hat on my head, and anyway, why are you picking on me?! “The thief’s hat is on fire,” – says folk wisdom. And another (serious joke): “If you argue with a fool, there are already two of you!”…
I talk about everyone and everything in principle in the book, and everyone should look at their reaction, and let them reflect, according to their reaction to what was said (whether it is about him the talk is, or about someone else, whether the call to repentance is addressed to him, or there is no need for him to repent in what is being discussed: whether he is a fool, a priest, a criminal, a non-Christian, or not!). And one more thing – there are arguments everywhere! Do not forget to pay attention to them (that is, I do not speak in general, but I highlight specific features of the addressees, by which each criminal can identify himself!).
So, if you have compared your spiritual state, and seen that all these offensive (revealing) words do not concern you, but you want to protect someone, feeling that he is being insulted or wronged (as it seems to you!?), first carefully weigh your strengths, see: do you have the arguments with which you can shut the mouth of the insolent, or even in love enlighten him! And if there is little strength (or none at all), better pray or call for stronger support, but do not in any case get involved in the dispute, so as not to incur “fatal” wounds, so as not to harm yourself and the one you think you are protecting!
If the patriarch turned out to be a criminal, it does not mean that the principle of patriarchy itself is incorrect and it needs to be canceled, if the metropolitan, appointed by God and people for the metropolitan service, turned out to be a Judas, it does not mean that the metropolitans need to be canceled, etc. The principle and authority (power) are from God, but if someone later turned out to be unfaithful to this authority and power (this principle of service), is the one who appointed the one who later became a criminal to blame?! (God knew, even before the election of Judas to the apostolic ministry, that Judas would betray Him, and why did He choose him?!). The answer is very simple (see in Ch. I about Divine providence). Is the Doctor to blame if the patient does not take the medicine he gave him (authority, service, grace…) and does not follow all the Doctor’s commandments?! Is the Doctor bad if the patient, having run away from the hospital, perished through disobedience, or asked to go home from the hospital and stopped taking medications and violated the commandment-warning (do not do this, this, and this, because it will be bad, even worse, and it may lead to death)?! Similarly, Christ-Doctor gives the best to everyone (both medicine and conditions for its acceptance and assimilation; appoints everyone in the best conditions for acquiring healing, salvation: Judas (Christ’s betrayer) appointed (called) to apostolic ministry, Nestorius (heretic) – appointed as patriarch, Arius (heretic) – as presbyter, someone as a teacher, prophet, etc. – precisely by performing this ministry, a person can reach perfection, deification in the easiest, shortest way (God-Love always gives everyone and every moment the best, indicates the best path to the Kingdom of God from the state (each one’s own, therefore the path is unique and unrepeatable) in which each free creature resides). Is God to blame for appointing someone to a certain service and conditions (making Good for this person and leading her to Happiness in the best and shortest way), and this creature (human or angel) became unfaithful to that service of grace, which God put her on?! Patriarchs, metropolitans, protoiereis… in a word, all who perform the service in the body of the Church, – are chosen, called and appointed by God to these services (not for something, but for something – see chapters in Ch. I and II about Divine providence), but many of them turned out to be Judases-criminals – Christ is not to blame in this (because He gave the Gift and a detailed instruction for its acceptance)!!! (And why did He appoint them, criminals, who will not spare the flock, if He knew that they would become dogs, wolves, what they will do with His Body (with the faithful)?! This is a great mystery of the wise providence of God, He always places all(!) and each(!) simultaneously in the best conditions for them – He can no longer give better! Below, in the section “