SAINT IOANNIS DOUKAS VATATZIS SAINT IOANNIS DOUKAS VATATZIS, was born in 1193 in the historic castle of , in Didymoteicho. He came from a family, which was close to the royal senate, since his grand - father Constantine, the so called Vatatzis, was the Military Camp Commander of King Manuel Komnenos The remembrance of Saint Ioannis Vatatzis the Merciful is revered and cele - brated at Byzantine Didymoteicho on November 4th. There is a portable of the Saint as a treasure that bears his dismissal: There is also the Saint’s holy service and the Paraclete canon and his name is mentioned on the holy Synaxarion. “The brilliant king and the grand pride of the believers and the glory of the temples, Ioannis let us honor, in spiritual hymns and odes, giving honor to his memory, accordingly exclaiming Glory to those who glorify you, glory to those who crowned you, glory to those who heal everyone through you.”

Saint Ioannis Vatatzis, Byzantine Emperor.

- 1- The Stone of Agia Sophia

The Venetians took the miraculous and renowned Altar Stone of Agia Sophia precious and most beautiful from the temple and put it on a ship and as they rigged and sailed to Venice The Miracle! close to the island of Marmaras the ship opened and the Altar Stone fell into the sea and sunk and it lies there to this day, and this is obvious and witnessed by everyone, because at this spot in stormy weather the sea makes terrible waves, but on this spot where the Stone Altar lies it is peaceful and the sea is calm.

- 2- Coin from the 1222-1254 period of the Emperor of Byzantium Ioannis Vatatzis showing from one side Ioannis being crowned by Holy Mary and the other by Christ.

General interior view of Agia Sophia.

- 3- Agia Sophia, Justinian, Holy Mary and

THE CITY HAS FALLEN

The cover was designed by the author

- 4- IOANNIS VATATZIS

(12 PROPHETS TALK ABOUT THE THIRD WORLD WAR)

EMPEROR OF BYZANTIUM 1222 – 1254 THE SIX FINGERED KING THE GREAT MERCIFUL

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- 6- PROLOGUE OF THE 2nd ENGLISH EDITION

When I decided in 2007 the first edition of the book aiming to the collection of the known prophecies for the events of these ultimate times and the restoration of the truth for the “Marble Emperor”, I did not expect that this effort will know in such a short time such acceptance by the faithful around the world. In these four years, 22 were improved and increased republish the book is printed in four languages (English, Greek, Russian and German). Many of the 22 thousand books that have been prin - ted, in Greek, English and Russian, are distributed in be - lievers that have requested copies of the edition from various areas of the planet: from the of Efraim in Arizona USA to Australia, Canada, Holland and Cy - prus, , Mexico and Germany, as they are anxious about the worldwide events that they are about to hap - pen. Furthermore, thousands of users of the internet read the electronic version of the book on our site. More than 501.242 readers have been recorded from 109 countries until today. Most of the readers of the printed and electronic edi - tions, among them distinguished scientists and research - ers, express positive comments as much for the size of the research that had as a result for the first time to assemble

- 7- in one single book 12 prophecies of equal prophets in number who speak about the 3rd World War and it is re - vealed for the first time that the Marble Emperor of By - zantium is Saint Ioannis Vatatzis. This particular Emperor and Saint of our Church is unfortunately ignored by the majority of the believers, even if his life is mentioned by the Holy Synaxarion and our Church has written the Holy Service (Saint Nikodimos Hagiorite) and the Paraclete Canon and honors his memory on November 4, (an Ex - ception constitutes the Metropolitan Bishop Damaskinos who inaugurated a Holy Temple in the memory of Saint Ioannis in Didymoteicho, the opening of which took place on November 4 2010). The book received recognition by many simple laics, distinguished Byzantinologists, Historians and Theolo - gists. The rare material and the written prophecies began co - ming true – unfortunately – from the events of the recent years.

- 8- The Inauguration Ceremony of the Holy Temple of Saint Ioannis Vatatzis and then Vespers celebrated by the Very Re - verend Bishop of Didymoteicho, Orestiada and Soufli, Da - maskinos

Constantine began and Constantine lost the Byzantium of the east People do not know anything about the Holy Emperor Ioannis Vatatzis and think that the marble Emperor who will rise is the last Emperor of Byzantium Constantine Palaiolo - gos. This is what Laic Tradition tells us. In reality, however, in the book it is not the Laic Tradition that speaks. Here there are 12 prophets who divined the on - coming world events that will shock humanity.

- 9- PROLOGUE (Saint Ioannis Vatatzis the Six Fingered, emperor of Byzantium, the Great Beneficiary)

For almost three decades I have shared with other patriots and Christians the agony for the potential third world war and the ordeal of Hellenism and humanity in general. Through the legends and laic traditions. These legends spoke about the “marble king”, who is six finge - red and has left his work incomplete, which, with the help of God, he will rise to complete. But who is this “marble Emperor”? Where is his role mentioned and how does it relate to the future events for the wider area? For the research of the identity of this person, which re - lates, as I already mentioned, to the devastating for Hel - lenism future events, I spent myself on a struggle of gathering all the prophecies referring to the savior empe - ror. The material was difficult to find and scattered, and for this reason the effort lasted about twenty five years. (I did the research in , Jerusalem and all the of Greece). From the study of twelve prophecies that I gathered and publish in the following pages of the book, I conclu - ded that the six fingered marble king is Ioannis Vatatzis, emperor of Byzantium, who was six fingered and was also called “the great beneficiary”. I owe thanks to the late of blessed memory Metropoli -

- 10 - tan of Messinia of G.O.C. Gregorios, who confirmed my estimations, along with the Hagiorites: the late of blessed memory Abbot Efthimios of Esphigmenou and the asce - tics brothers Nanopoulos, fathers Theofilaktos and Pan - teleimon. A confirmation was also done by the bishop of Ma - gnesia G.O.C. Maximos and other ascetics of Mount Athos. Finally, I would like to note that I kept the way of wri - ting and syntax of the prophecies, exactly as tradition re - scued them till today. How will the Emperor by resurrected? We respond: “as God wishes it, the natural order is defeated”. For the first time a prophetic book was written in Gre - ece, exclusively about the Six Fingered Marble Emperor, Saint Ioannis Vatatzis and for what will take place in By - zantium.

- 11 - Saint Andreas the Holy Fool in Christ The Mediterranean ships as brushwood will be blown to the wind, on the land from and beyond Ksiros the blood will flow like the bridle of the horse, and few will be saved and abide from the re - maining armies.

- 12 - - 13 - Presentation of the statistics for The Marble Emperor From 01/01/2012 to 08/12/2012. The site was created on September 30 2010

Summary by Month

- 14 - 109 different countries have visited this site. 111 flags collected (including regions)

109 different countries have visited the site www.marmaromenossautokratoras.gr

- 15 - The saint and most pious Emperor Ioannis Doukas Vatatzis and Merciful, the one of Magnesia.

His general life was translated by Niko - demus the Hagiorite in a simple form, from which he summarized this here re - corded Synaxarion, but also the com - plete chant service from the beginning elaborated himself, the holy Nikodemus, in his royal majesty. This King Ioannis in Christ, had as mother country the great city of Andrianoupolis, and had ancestors the first of the Royal Senate, as his grandfather Constantine, the so called Vatatzis, was Camp Commander of the King Manuel Komnenos, in the year 1143. After the parents of this King died, a lot of wealth passed to him, which he gave to the poor, and spent to dedications to Holy Tem - ples and Churches. Then he marched to in Bithynia, where was the Palace and the seat of the Kings of Constantino - ple. There he found the uncle from his father, being a cle - ric and priest by the reigning King Theodore Laskaris in the year 1206. Through his uncle he became friend of the King, but did not take pride of this friendship, but treated

- 16 - everyone humbly, and he was loved by everyone, he had a humble character and lived a prudent life. He was ac - cessible by everyone, harmless, peaceful and conversed with everyone with a peaceful face. And for these virtues he married the King’s daughter, named Eirini, after he dueled with the Latin Koraton who boasted about his strength, and after beating him, he said “My Lord Christ, help me”. After his father in law, King Theodoros died, the nicely named Ioannis became King, in the year 1222. He was an ardent protector of all the unprivileged, he showed great justice, and was recognized by all as a source of charity, and for this reason he was called Merciful, and this mer - ciful King heard the Divine voice in his mind and said, “The one on the cross will rise, the boaster will fall, the fallen and crushed will stand up”. From this voice he took strength and defeated and killed in a duel the Sultan cal - led Azatin, who raiding from Ikonion was pillaging the towns located next to the river Maeander. Governing in God the vessel of world Kingship, he delivered his soul in peace to the hands of God, at the age of sixty one. His holy body was buried in the Monastery of Christ the Sa - vior which the King built and named it “Sosandra”, and after the revelation of the same King, his Holy body was moved to the town of Magnesia. A great miracle took place, when his Holy was translated from the tomb and was transferred to Magne - sia, “because, when the tomb was opened, no fetid odor came out, but a fragrance and grace, mixed and sweet - ness, as if a garden opened, aromatic and fragrant. The

- 17 - dead appeared as if sitting on a royal throne without any of his joints being undone, without bearing any bruise, and without a bad odor, or any other sign of death” but buried seven years ago, he looked as if he still lived, ha - ving at his limbs their natural movement, having on his cheeks their natural red color, but also the royal layers of the corpse were preserved intact, as if sewn the same day. This is the way God gives glory to those who glorify Him. Since, his holy relic in Magnesia executes many miracles healing diseases, turning away daemons and curing other passions of the faithful with the aiding residing divine grace as some are mentioned in his wider life in eulogy. Through your Saints Christ our Lord show mercy upon us. Amen.

The Prophesy of Saint Methodius 311 A.D.

“And the fair hair nation (the Russians) will prevail (stay) on the city of seven hills for five months and cabbages will be planted and many of them will eat them in revenge of the Saints”. During these months the Russians will be an - gered with the Asian Turks. Saint Methodius also says: “They will prevail in the

- 18 - East, and strike upon the Ishmaelites and will push them away until Cologne”. The meaning is that the Russians with their allies will appoint a committee consisting of three people called Providers (Protectors), who will rule on the East and con - tinue with fury the war against the Asians in Asia, where battles will take place with thousands of dead because of the despair of the Asians. These, after being beaten, that is defeated by the Providers (Russians) will be driven to Cologne, that is the farthest places of Asia. An issue will arise, about who will rule Constantinople, when all the nations will ally against Russia, because they will want to rule. Saint Methodius says: “The officials of the Army, that is the Kings, will seed discord (disaccord, quarrel), among them for who will rule”. We do not know if Russia will find any ally. The description of the war has as follows, according to Saint Methodius: “After the outbreak of the above discord (quarrel) among Russia and the other Powers, the northern nations of Europe will be shaken and start for the East with gre - ater force and rage and will divide in four Powers (auth - orities), that is, in four great armies. The first will conquer Ephesus, the second Melagia, the third Akrokampos, na - mely Pergamon, and the fourth Bithynia”. After this, these Nations will gather all their naval for - ces and will invade the city of seven hills (Constantino - ple). At the same time, and virtually for the same reason, the Nations being to the south, that is, Greece, will also

- 19 - be shaken and great Phillip will rise with eighteen coun - tries (this means the great number and population of 18 nations, NATO), and will do the same. After all these nations gather in the city of seven hills (Constantinople), they will make such a great and horri - ble war at it, and outside of it, from land and sea, never before witnessed in the World. The one nation will kill and shatter the other in rage. Such will be the slaughter that blood will fill not only the folds of the city of seven hills but also all its surface. This human blood, creating a river, and because of its great quantity, will advance to the sea in length of eigh - teen stadia – which corresponds to two miles and two sta - dia – and will muddle the water until its bottom. Then the chariots will stop and will not advance because of the corpses, the blood and the mourning of the armies. This is what Saint Methodius says about this terrible 3rd world war adding that with it “all the sinners will be destroyed”. Advancing further Leo the Wise says that “all the people, believers and non believers will fill with sor - row and suffer badly during these terrible days, because the seven plagues will arise in the world and the two har - vests of the Apocalypse. Because of this the believers, bat - ting their heads, will turn their faces to the ground and shout with tears to the Lord (they will invoke Him) to stop the suffering and make peace to the world. This invoca - tion (request) of the believers will be heard by the Lord, the Pantocrator (he who rules on everything) and will send his angel in human form to the orthodox, just, righ - teous and pious Ioannis, who will come from a royal By -

- 20 - zantine family and will sleep in a small underground tem - ple in Constantinople for countless years, with divine pro - vidence (care), in order to solve the Eastern issue with him, decided centuries ago by God and the salvation of all the world in Christ. The angel after coming to him (Ioannis) will immedia - tely rise him from a long sleep, he slept, and will appoint him king with the holy oil, by saying to him first: “rise you who sleeps and come out of the tomb and Christ will bring light to you because he calls upon you to make a people chosen and holy”. And for a second time he will tell him: “Come out you who are hidden, do not hide any - more, many look for you”. After this he will deliver to him stone plates about what he should do, and after taking the kingship, he will say to him thus: “Satisfy, Ioannis, the God of Heaven and Earth who is ofended by the works of those without law and reverence, make firm to the people the orthodox faith of the Savior of the world of our Lord Jesus Christ, create new principles and place priests and archpriests the worthy, who expressed their gratification to our Holy Trinitarian God. After these taking place and the terrible civil war will continue among the Nations, Saint Methodius and Leo the Wise note expressly “that over the sky, suddenly, will pass, over Constantinople bright divine light like a pillar of fire, and the star that appeared over Christ (at his birth) in the middle of the city, over the temple of Immaculate Mother of the Lord, day third (Wednesday) and hour third. At the same time the herald who will be invisible (the angel) will shout in a loud voice three times: “Stand,

- 21 - stand in fear, peace to you, suffice the revenge to the un - disciplined and disobedient, go fast to the West and to the right of the City of seven hills, and there you will find a man capable, a friend of God, the wise, the just, de - scending from a royal family, wearing poor clothes, the charitable, forbidding in sight and gentle in mind, stan - ding between two columns, and you will proclaim him king”. After this extraordinary event we see on Leo the Wise that this proclamation and appearance of this glorious king will take place by the angel in three days and nights, as signs will remain on the sky. After seeing theses glori - ous events, the people slaughtering each other inside and outside the city of seven hills (Constantinople), and after hearing the thunderous voice of the angel, will immedia - tely stop the slaughter. They will be taken aback, they will fall into a great trance and filled with joy and fear, they will plead to God in tears to reveal the soonest possible the one proclaimed King with a herald (angel), as they will be in no position because of the slaughter, the great surprise and emotion to find him immediately. In the same way, our Lord will grant this invocation and will re - veal him to the world for the sake of the chosen in this way: After three days have passed, during which the King will be announced by the angel, with all the above signs, what is asserted to the nations by God will appear on the Sky over the City of seven hills (Constantinople) as a ne - bular solid (bright cloud) brighter than the sun, from which the whole world will be illuminated, and it will have a circumference like a threshing field. At the same instant

- 22 - below, with divine will, a purple cross will hang and to its left a rainbow, which our Lord put, as an eternal will, and as they will float at the same time in the air according to the same reliable holy tradition, at this terrible and im - portant case, an icon of the Mother of God, the angels will laud the immaculate Mary and the Savior of the world. When this event will take place, the end of the rainbow being outside the cross, will rise with divine action and turn in the air to the two columns, where the Saint King Ioannis is standing. The people, when they see him, they will praise the Lord, will run to the end of the rainbow, will worship and receive the old king with candles and la - urels, will go to praise the Lord and pray in the great Zion (Agia Sophia). And an Angel of the Lord, in all this glory, in a thun - derous voice, will say: “Do you like him?” When they will hear (the above), they will be overcome with great fear, horror and trance, and with tears in their eyes, after rai - sing their hands to the sky, they will cry: “Yes, Lord, he is agreeable to us, because You gave Him (Ioannis) to us with your great compassion”. Then with hymns and odes, they will guide Him to the great Zion, that is, to the temple of Agia Sophia, for him to pray. After they take him to a high place, they will pro - claim him king, Despot and their Father in a loud voice. At this case Saint Methodius complements this moving description of Leo the Wise. He tells us that the bright angel who will be visible and apprehensible by our senses

- 23 - will place a wreath of glory to the head of the King pro - claimed, and after delivering to Him (the King) a sharp sword, will tell to the people: “Show bravery Ioannis and defeat your enemies”. Leo the Wise says that the Pa - triarch at this case will address him acknowledging the cause of this great glory, the Holy King, is of course His great fear of God, the absolute piety, the faith, the justice, the virtue and unity of his soul. Saint Agathangelus expresses (his prophecy) in short with the following few words saying for the difficult con - ditions: “There, this is the way to be blessed for a person who fears the Lord…” Our holy tradition also adds that during this formal in - vocation of the Holy King, all the ascetics and righteous will be present, found in the mountains and the caves to take pleasure themselves and grace with their pleasure in the brilliant and most glorious day of the glory of God and grandeur of the Orthodox. Anyway, it is the resurrection of Ioannis. Saint Tara - sios calls him specifically Holy King because of his great virtue, purity and holiness. For his corporal and mental characteristics, Leo the Wise writes the following: “The nail of his first right toe has something hard, his speech is pleasant, his face most handsome, his form feminine. He is of middle age, bald, foreseeing (has the capability with the grace of the Lord to anticipate) and has a prophetic gift and informs the others. His eyes are protruding, poor with a clean soul, and he is dressed in poor clothes. He is meek and bene -

- 24 - volent, very merciful, generous, awesome without facial hair. His right arm will have two purple rows of arms and on his two shoulder blades and his chest he will have pur - ple crosses. How will he be resurrected? We will answer: “As the Lord wishes it, defeating the order of nature”. Now we will see the works of the wondrous chosen saint and great king, according to the prophecies. When he takes the throne of Saint Constantine, God will grant him (Ioannis) two angels who will look like two men dressed in white and who will tell to his ears what he is supposed to do. Having, the Holy King, these two Holy Angels sent by God as guides, he will begin the great work entrusted by God. Saint Methodius and Leo the Wise expressing conci - sely say that the holy King “will strike on every unfaithful race” etc. Not only those who deny Christ or the Otto - mans, the Pagans, the Rationalists, the Spiritualists, but also those who do not believe in the dogmas of the Ea - stern Orthodox Church, that is, the heretics and schi - smatics, also from the orthodox, those who lead a sinful life and commit illegalities, as the Saint of Damascus de - clares in page163 of his Dogmatics, about the Orthodox faith. He who does not believe the tradition of the Cath - olic and Apostolic Church or is in relation with the Devil through illegal works, is a non believer. Saint Ioannis will run (wander) to all the nations prea - ching the Gospel of the orthodox true faith holding in his arm the Cross, the Gospel and the sharp sword. A faith -

- 25 - ful Greek people will follow and with him the superiors from all the races who have accepted the grace of God and act with fear and terror to the heavenly and won - drous grandeur of God. Instantly the winds will cease, as Saint Agathangelus declares: “These who believe they will resist to him will mourn heavily and their heads will hurt terribly. He who does not listen to his preaching will be destroyed, as Ioannis the Theologian says: “And I saw the beast (earthly and marine) and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered to make war to the one sitting on his horse with his armies… This war will be called ‘that big day of Pantocrator”, which will result to the destruc - tion of all these kings”. So many will be killed, that the Lord will send flesh ea - ting vultures to eat their flesh, for diseases not to appear from the stench and the faithful not to die. In particular, regarding his war actions, Saint Andreas, who has been called Holy Fool in Christ, says: And the Holy King will put his right arm on the sea and will calm the blond nations”. Because of this, it is evident that the Russians will not bear the rising of the Holy King, the resurrection (revival) of the Byzantine empire and the disappearance of all their invasive plans. Then the Holy King, after turning to the sea of Constantinople, where, because of the war, lie the fleets of Russia and after making a movement towards this place with his right arm, making the sign of the Holy Cross, he will destroy instantly with divine power all the fleets and their crews.

- 26 - The Russians after getting over this punishment will bow their heads to the Holy King, who will submit them to the will of God. After this, the Holy King will cleanse, according to Leo the Wise, immediately the Church of God from the Zio - nists, money lenders and unworthy of this priesthood, Ar - chpriests, priests, deacons etc. And he will instate instead of them the worthy who will thank God with good deeds. According to the holy and respectful tradition, such will be the hatred of the Holy King against these people, that, like another Prophet Elias, will slaughter others with his own hands, and others will deliver to fire, and that Holy men kept in life by divine Providence beyond recall have become visible not only once, but by many on Mount Athos, will ordain instead of them the virtuous and wor - thy according to the suggestion of the Holy Spirit. Listen Your All Holiness Patriarchs, Archpriests, priests and deacons After all this taking place Saint Methodius tells us “that the Holy King will bring peace to the Nations”. The paci - fication will be accomplished with the fall of Papism, Pro - testantism, Spiritualism and any other impiety, with the return to the true faith of the few remaining from the war. Then we pass to the complete extermination from the face of the earth of the Asians by the Holy King, first the Russians won, the Providers (Protectors) with the slau - ghter. They could not completely exterminate them be - cause of their multitude and the civil war, as mentioned before.

- 27 - After the Holy King being resurrected and having found the Ottomans not being completely beaten, but persisting in unfaithfulness, because they do not obey to His voice, he will finish them off with fire and iron. Very vividly and clearly Saint Andreas describes their destruction and with the following words: “And after all these he will turn his face to the East and humiliate the sons of Agar. Because the Lord will be angry with their in - solence. We come to the most tragic and terrible work of the Holy King. It is included in the most expressive passage of the prophecies of the Holy Father Methodius: “And many Nations together with them, like the sand of the sea and the fear will be caused in the World. Then the King will cry before the Lord and fire will come down from the Skies and burn them. Then great peace will prevail in the world. These Nations, which are like the sand of the sea, are those that the Apocalypse talks about in Chap. 16 as fol - lows: “And the sixth Angel emptied his flask onto the big river the Euphrates, and its water dried out to ready the way of the Kings of the East, which means that all the bar - baric and faithless nations of Middle and Far East, the Chinese, Japanese, Hindu, Tartars, Afghans, Persians, Kalmucks and Thibetans, etc, which after being urged by Satan will march against the Holy King and his army the one beside God. This event will lead the Holy King to in - voke to the Lord, although he will do nothing without prayer and the guidance of the Angels, because with the ordinary measure, that is, the slaughter he will not be able

- 28 - to exterminate them quickly, and the Almighty Lord will answer this invocation sending against them a divine fire from the Sky. Instantly they will be exterminated from the face of the Earth. After the Holy King will make the firm to all the places, he will return bearing lau - rels and great fame, which until now none of the Kings and Caesars took to the world (seat) of their World King - ship. Having Constantinople as his seat, the queen of ci - ties, he will reign with an iron rod and extreme justice in the name of Jesus Christ. Blessed those who will survive all these because as soon as the Holy King returns the treasures of the Earth will be revealed by God, as Saint Methodius says: “as soon as he returns, all the treasures of the Earth will be re - vealed”. Saint Andreas also says: “At these times all the gold, which is hidden in any way, in any place, with the com - mand of the Lord, will be revealed at his Kingship”. At the same time, according to the providing Fathers, all the Holy kept from the destruction will be reve - aled with Divine Providence, for which Doukas Michail thinking they were lost at the fall of Constantinople in a woeful way at his hymn for it says to the others: “Where are the bodies of the Apostles of my Lord, having being planted ago in heaven that always blooms? Where is the purple garment? Where is the spear? Where is the sponge? Where is the cane?” Immediately the Holy King with these treasures, ac -

- 29 - cording to the above Fathers and Leo, will build and re - establish temples and desolate cities, to the glory of the Holy Trinitarian God, the Holy Mother Mary and to the honor of His chosen and all the Saints. Constantinople will be renovated a new, it will become brighter than before and will house the Lord’s glory. “The earth will provide many goods” as Saint Metho - dius says: “the earth will give its fruits in a hundredth grade”. From everywhere old and young will arrive to Con - stantinople to see and worship the wondrous and chosen of the Lord, the Holy King Ioannis. And each will receive from him “what he wishes” that is the answer to his que - stions, as Leo the Wise attests. The war finally ends, as Saint Methodius attests: “The war arms will become ploughs and sickles”. Saint An - dreas as well: “And since there will be no war, they will cut and transform their swords to sickles and the spears to agricultural tools, with which they will cultivate the earth”. Similarly, during this glorious kingship, the courts and trials will stop, as Saint Andreas says: “And no trial will take place anymore, nor there will be he who wrongs or he who is wronged, because the fear caused (by the Holy King) will make their children be prudent, and he will hu - miliate those who break the law. Also dances, songs with the guitar, celebrations, and theaters will be abolished, as Saint Andreas says. Each one will receive the merit he deserves as Saint

- 30 - Methodius says: “He will give to everyone according to their merit, that is, to the faithful he will give offices and wealth”, as Saint Andreas says. Describing the abundance of goods of this glorious Kingship, Saint Andreas says: “And the years of the Holy King will be as the one of Noah, not regarding their cra - ftiness but regarding comfort. People at the time he will rule will be very rich and in endless peace. They will eat and drink, they will marry and marry their children as well, they will live at the sea and the land free from cares and the earthly. And below he says: “And joy and elation will prevail and there will be rich goods from the earth and the sea”. Life, during this long period, according to Saint Andreas, will be peaceful, very pious, holy and will bring satisfaction to the God in Heaven and in Earth. Then according to Leo, many will escape to the moun - tains and the desert and after they build Monasteries and retreats, they will become monks and glorify the Trinita - rian God. Then after the sinners will become extinct from the Earth, the Kingship of the Holy King, according to Saint Methodius, will last 35 years. Joyful he who survives and sees this glorious King Ioannis, who will be resurrected, and the great and wondrous works he will accomplish.

- 31 - The prophesy of Leo the Wise Emperor in Byzantium in 886 A.D. About the legendary (glorious) poor and chosen king residing in the first end of Byzantium. About the legendary (glorious) poor and chosen king residing in the first end of Byzantium. The true and great King, who resides on the Land who the people chased from his home, will reveal himself with the Rainbow and signs of Christ will appear and the Angel, who will be visible, will cate - chize. He will say to the ear of he who sleeps to rise: rise from the tomb, Christ will touch you. He calls you chosen people. Secondly, he will say to him: “come out from where you hide. Do not hide. Many ask for You. And thirdly, he will give to him stone plates, on which this will be carved, that the divine people avenged, created principles and the worthy, who thanked the God of Heaven and Earth. He has (the king) signs: the nail of the first toe of his right foot has a callus, his speech is pleasant, his appearance presentable, his form feminine, he is very handsome. He is middle-aged, a well learned man and adept in music,

- 32 - quick in predictions, capable of grasping and communi - cating prophecies. His eyes are protruding. He is poor, clean (to the soul) and dressed poorly, because the luxu - rious garments are redundant. He will also be gentle and charitable, eager to communicate something, generous, awesome, without facial hair and on his shoulder blades he will have red crosses and on his chest. He is the chosen one of Christ, the poor who lives end - less years, him who feels sorry for the others and is object of charity, at the same time he has many forms, descen - ding from a royal generation - because the hateful name is a monstrous wolf and in the order he is by nature illu - strious which is very God-fearing, who began first the pro - phecies and gives answers that exhaust people with the idea that he is dead and not at all useful, God will reveal him, and show and cover him with oil at the end of days. He is the one thus revealed and the star will appear, the (3rd) day Wednesday, in the middle of the City to the market, and hour 3rd to the Theandric Temple of the Holy Mother of Christ. The star that will appear does not belong to the planets, but it is the one that appeared du - ring the birth of Christ our Savior. And a herald visible for three days and nights calling and revealing him who gives hope and at the same time hearing the thunderous voice of his preaching, people joy - ful and fearsome at the same time will cry ignoring the one that gives hope. Crying “Lord take pity on us”, then, as they will all see him, they will moan and shed tears for the grief that fell upon them, they will plead God and He will accept their invocation. With a favorable look he will

- 33 - turn to the people living in the land and the chosen (of God) will be known amongst them. A nebular star will be visible in the sky, brighter than the sun, that will have the size of a threshing field, and a Cross will hang. To the left of the Purple Cross a great Rainbow (will hang), like the one that (God) put as eternal will while everyone will ignore it. The southern part of the Rainbow will detach itself, on which the stairway to Heaven will move. All the space will be filled to the end of the scene and it will stand on top of the cabin of the true king. Then the people, after seeing him, will glorify God of Heaven and Earth himself, and quickly will rush to the end of the Rainbow. Taking the precious and elderly king with cand - les and laurels, they will bring him to the great Zion. The herald with the thunderous voice, who is invisible from the Sky will say to the people: “Do you like him?” Then everyone will be filled with fear, terror and trance, and will say: “Yes, Lord, because You gave him to us, he is agreeable”. After worshipping him, they will bring him with hymns to the great Zion (Agia Sophia) for him to pray. Then, after elevating him to a higher place, they will proclaim him king. Then two Angels similar to eunuchs dressed in white will lead him and tell him to the ear what he is supposed to do. They, wanting to put their hands on him, and without seeing the signs, will speak before them, the glorious and renowned. Many then will go to the remote places of the world and all will worship God and pacify him.

- 34 - Oracles, that is, prophecies of a man to the king Manuel Palaiologos about the fall of Constantinople and freedom again, and the consummation of the world. 1425 A.D. King Manuel Palaiologos around the se - venth century wanted to examine if time was to be added, or the end of the world would come. The King ordered and all the wise and te - achers of the City gathered, about thirty to his palace” and I who wrote these, was standing next to the King “and the King began asking them” and some of the wise and teachers said to the King “that if the people are good, God will add more time, and if on the other hand people will be bad, times and years will lack, that is, the end of the world will come soon. Oth - ers, again, said that till seven thousand years will be com - pleted the world will be thus, and then will come the end of the world. Next to the King was sitting an old father and confes - sor of the King, holy and virtuous about ninety years old and was most prudent, wise and a scholar and full of every virtue and listened to the words of these wise tea - chers and he said nothing, he only sat and had his hand closed supporting his right cheek. King Manuel turned and says to him: “why does your

- 35 - holiness say nothing about the issue I inquire? And he re - sponded secretly and said to the King, master it is not time for me to speak, but another time we will talk when we will be alone. Hearing these, the King rose from his throne and took the Holy old man and entered the royal chamber, and I Ioannis that I heard and wrote these was the teacher of the son of King Manuel Ioannis, the pre - sent King, and followed myself with the others where I had the courage towards the King, as a teacher of his son. Then his holiness the father said to the King this: “Know my holy despot that from now till fifteen years have passed, on the ninth of March, day of Wednesday, on the ninth hour of the day, a sign will come to the sky, and if this sign come as I say, in these seven centuries the end of the world will not come, and if this sign happens, God will add another thousand years, I say and confrm this, and the sign must happen, and the sign will be a Sword, and I tell you this, that an Ecumenical council will take place, and us and you will be disillusioned, oh King. And this council will become the cause for the disturbance of the turkish race of Ishmael and a great pestilence will appear for three years, and when the pestilence happens, Ishmael the Turk will build a Wall next to Constantinople because this Ishmael hears that the Christians want to come against him to fight him. And when the King Con - stantine Palaiologos assents then Constantinople will be besieged by the Ishmaelites the Turks, and many islands and countries will bow their heads to Ishmael. And after Constantinople will be taken by the Turks, that is three hundred ninety, almost four hundred years,

- 36 - then it lies upon the Christians to make a great fleet, Priests and Monks, and all the order of men, all and those not wishing, wanting and not wanting, by divine nod and encouragement, will enter, will go to Constantinople, only a few will go where God wants them to go, these are ch - osen people, and the Lord will guard them, such will be the fleet, that is, the war ships, that the heads of the com - manders of the fleet will be seventy (70) thousand, and each one of these commanders will command ten thou - sand men. After being equipped at sea, all these Christian fleets will set sail against Constantinople, at the place called Kontoskali. And when Ishmael the Turk sees the fleet ga - thering there, then he will abandon the city and will leave to the East in Asia to be saved. These commanders of the Christian army will quarrel among them who will rule the City, who will conquer it and with the quarrel they will draw the sword and will start cutting each other, the Ch - ristians”. Such a slaughter and carnage of men will take place that all the folds and all the land of the city will be filled with blood, and the blood will run like river so much that a three year old calf will be drowned in the blood (Saint Cosmas the Equal-to-the-Apostles says the same in 1777 at these ten chapters). “And the blood will go into the sea for eighteen stades” and this carnage, the war and the slaughter will become so fleets like never before in the world, and never again until the end of the world, after this disaster, at which all the sinners will be cut and no one will be saved.

- 37 - Then an angel from the Sky will descend by order of God and will have at his hand a scepter (royal sign), and a sword of the holy King Constantine, and will crown the peaceful king, who himself will be amongst everyone in the war, and the angel will give him the scepter and the sword and will call him merciful and will tell him, be a man and strong and defeat the enemies of Jesus Christ, and his holy disciples and immediately the war will cease. Then three angles will lift the King and take him to the Temple of Agia Sophia, and there will crown this King. All the people remaining from the war, those who are just, will not want to end the war until all the sinners will be kil - led. There at the New Zion Agia Sophia they will go, crowds of people, to worship this virtuous and good King, the overall King. And when he will see them from afar co - ming, he will rise and accept them joyfully and embrace them with love, and they will ask him where he is from and he will tell them. Then this King to all those who went to see him and worship him will give a lot of money, benefaction and do - nation, and these will ask him what is this money and he will tell them “these and much more I have to give to you and anyone who wants to come to the City I will give to him houses and fields and whatever he wants, and I will be as one of your brothers, and all of us are brothers, and our father is Jesus Christ”. For seven years the people will come to the city, and all the islands will be deserted as people will not be there. And in the seven years the City will be full by people, Ch -

- 38 - ristians and their wives and children. Then the King will tell them “my fathers and brothers, it is good to go and fight against our enemies, to raise the holy Cross, and avenge the blood of our people”. Then all with one voice will tell him “Your will be done lord” and “the voice of God on your mouth sounded, your command will be done”. Then the King will rise and all the people with him, and they will go against the Ishmaelites and the written words will come true, that “one will pursue a thousand and two will move myriads” and will chase them to the Beautiful Gates that King Alexander the Macedonian closed, and till there he will go chasing them. “There the King will say then, that the Ishmaelites will not rise again to fight any - more” and not only the Turks but also the Saracens, the Scythians, and any other faithless nation, that does not believe in Christ. Then the King will want to return to the City, and when he enters the treasures of the earth will open, and where there is gold or silver there the land will smoke, and the virtuous and charitable King says “enter to see what is this smoke”, and at the command of the King they will come and find treasures of gold and silver, and he will give all this gold to all the pious, and after even better th - ings they will find, and these similarly he will give to the pious people. Such will be the amount of the treasure, that wherever they throw and part of it, because of the disuse, joy and delight will be on everyone, and no unjust or wronged will be found, because the sinners and the unjust will be ex -

- 39 - terminated from the earth, and then milk and honey will flow from the land. In three years the King will chase these faithless nations, then he will enter to the Queen of cities, there he will rest in joy and elation thirty five years and then his son will reign another thirty years in great joy and elation, and then another King will reign and he will have great atrocity and misanthropy, and will be king. Then Enoch and Elias and John the Apostle will come, preaching to all the Christians that some seducer will come to seduce them, and watch and be careful not to be fooled as the Holy Gospel says and reveals, the so cal - led Antichrist will come (Thess. B and Ioan. Epist. Cathol. A’, Chap. B’).

PROPHECY Of Saint Anonymous 1053 A.D. The Prophecy is found on Mount Athos, at the Monastery of Koutloumousiou

In five and five and fifty years the end of sorrows, on the seventh there will be no tormented or exiled, retur - ning to the arms of the rejoicing Mother (the Church). This is how it is and how it will be. Amen. Amen. Amen.

- 40 - I am the A and Z. First and Last. At the end a pen and one shepherd is of the true orth - odox faith. This will happen. Amen. Amen. Amen.

THOSE THAT HAVE HAPPENED: l A Great European War. l Defeat of Germany, destruction of Russia and Austria. l Defeat of Agar (Turkey) by the Greeks. l Reinforcement of Agar (Turkey) by the Western people and defeat of the Greeks by Agar (Turkey). l Slaughter of the Orthodox people. l And great concern of the Orthodox peoples. l Instantly Great Agar (Turkey). l New European War (Second World War). l Defeat of the French by the Germans. l Revolution of the Hindu and separation of England. l England only in Saxons.

- 41 - THOSE THAT ARE ABOUT TO HAPPEN: l Victory of the Orthodox Peoples. Defeat of Agar (Turkey) and general slaughter of Agar (Turkey) by the Ortho - dox Peoples. l World concern. l General despair on the earth. l Battle of seven nations in Constantinople. Slaughter of three days and nights. l Victory of one greater nation against six nations. l Alliance of six nations against the seventh nation. l End of the war by an Angel of Christ and delivery of the City to the Greeks. The prophecy speaks about the Russians and some oth - er orthodox peoples.

Prophecy of Saint Andreas 936 A.D. The Holy Fool in Christ After they will gather to the same place the one against the other, and after they clash with rage, the one will cut the limbs of the other, like at the butcher cuts the sheep, and three kings of the army will be killed, with all the crowd.

- 42 - And their blood will be shed on the ground like the flood from the rain, and everything will be covered. Then the sea will be mixed with their blood and in twelve places all the women will be widows. Seven women will ask for a man and they will not find him, (because they were killed in the war. NATO 18 co - untries, one Russia 19 and one Turkey 20 Countries).

Prophecy of Saint Tarasius 806 A.D. What concerns me now is the issue of the upcoming third world war, perhaps the nu - clear devastation. What other greater non - sense is there from the one that obsesses them, since they know the disaster? Only one mistake, even an accident, is capa - ble to poison and destroy everything and yet they do not retreat, despite the general outcry of innocent men. Nuclear war, conventional weapons, no matter how im - proved, were incapable to cause general despair and world danger. Now that they can destroy eight times the whole planet in only some minutes, the prophecy of the prophet is co - ming true who saw before so many centuries today’s si - tuation. Our remark is the third world war, and because afflictions, unheard of, declared in our periphery. In the first prophecy he mentioned a terrible war, “savage civil war”, in the second a terrible slaughter for three days and nights, for the blood to reach the Golden Horn, accor -

- 43 - ding to the following prophecies and therefore there is ac - cordance and confirmation.

Prophecies on the tomb of Constantine the Great 1440 A.D. When the son of Constantine the Great, Con - stantius, became king, he brought his father’s relics with a great to the temple of Saints Apostles. On the cover of this tomb of Constantine the Great and the first Christian king, some very wise and holy men, forese - eing at that time, wrote the following letters. These include prophecies for the kingship of the Turks and their end. The very wise Patriarch Gennadius explai - ned for the Kingship of Ioannis Palaiologos and for the congress in Florence, still being a laic and king judge (construer). They arrived to us through the passage of time and human hands as follows. The first of Indictus the kingship of Ishmael, the so called Mohammad will vanquish the generation of Palaiologos, will conquer the City of seven hills and will reign inter - nally, many nations he will rule and the islands will de - populate to the Euxine Pontus. He will conquer on the seventh of Indictus and will control it. The ninth of Indictus he will campaign to the northern lands.

- 44 - The tenth of Indictus he will be victorious and return again after many years to the and he will make a great war resulting to their partial destruction. The crowds and the tribes with the escort of the westerns in the sea and the land will make war with Ishmael (Turk) and will be victorious. The blond nation (Russians) toge - ther with the punishers will dominate in all of Ishmael (Turkey) and the City of seven hills will take with all the privileges. Then the Russians will cause a civil war, very fierce until the fifth hour. And then the voice will be heard: “stand, stand in fear, and run hastily to the right places. You will find a brave, marvelous and robust man. This one you will have for despot (governor). Because he is my friend and after receiving him, you will fulfill my own will.

Manuscript of the Kostamonitou monastery The prophecy was written by the wise and saints on the cover of the tomb of Constantine the Great, the first Ch - ristian king, on 339 the date that Constantine passed away, 13 years before the fall of Constantinople.

- 45 - Theodoros Laskaris B’ (1254 – 1258)

Ioannis C’ Vatatzis was succeeded to the throne by his son Theodoros B’ Doukas Laskaris, a scholar with great education, philosopher, theologist, writer, poet, and excellent connoisseur of the ancient that he preferred from the ecclesiastic lan - guage of his time and loved it more than his breath, as he writes himself. The education of Theodoros B’ was immense. He has stu - died ancient greek, philology, theology, mainly and above all philosophy, music, mathematics, physics, geometry, astronomy. Thus he is justly ranked among the few wise emperors of Byzantium who loved and supported the let - ters and the arts. From important teachers he was taught ancient greek and was introduced to the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle. His admiration for ancient Greece in - spired great love for it. The adoration for everything greek of Theodoros B’ is evident in the philosophic and philo - logical remainders. Theodoros B’ made the court of Nicaea a center of hu - manistic letters equal to ancient Athens. This emperor was not only an excellent scholar but at the same time a man of action, capable politician and military leader and capable diplomat. Theodoros B’ Laskaris died in the end of August 1258 in the age of 37 years.

- 46 - Ioannis D’ Laskaris (1258 – 1261) Theodoros B’ Laskaris was succeeded to the throne by his only son Ioannis D’ Laskaris, who was then 18 years old. Because he was under-aged, his father appointed two commissioners – vice - roys the Protovestiarios Georgios Mo - uzalon and the Patriarch Arsenios. Georgios Mouzalon, bosom friend of Theodoros B’, sensing that he was not popular in the ari - stocracy, asked the Senate to elect as viceroy someone else more capable than him, but the aristocrats did not accept. But nine days later, when the memorial service for Theodoros B’ took place in Magnesia, people of the aristocracy (Francs mercenaries) came to the church and slaughtered Mouzalon and his brothers. After some days the assembly to the mighty appointed to the regency Michail Palaiologos, to whom they admi - nistered the title of Despot. Michail Palaiologos was not content with titles. He wanted in any case to take over the throne. He convinced with great effort Patriarch Ar - senios, who remained faithful to the dynasty of Laskaris and lawfulness to crown him co-emperor of the young Ioannis promising to respect the rights of the throne of the under-aged king. Indeed, on January 1st 1259 Mich - ail Palaiologos was crowned emperor to Nicaea together with young Ioannis. But after recapturing Constantinople (July 25 1261) Michal C’ set Ioannis D’ aside, blinded him and put him in a fort in the sea of Marmaras, the fort

- 47 - of Dakiviza where the unfortunate Ioannis, the last em - peror of the most decent, serious and populist dynasty of Byzantium, the dynasty of Laskaris, and he lived the rest of his life blind. In 1290 emperor Andronikos B’, son and successor of Michail H’, visited Ioannis D’ in prison to ask forgiveness for the crime of his father and plead for the imperial title to be recognized (see Nicol Donald, Biographical dictio - nary of the Byzantine Empire, Elliniki Vivliodetichi, Ath - ens 1993). PROPHECY Of Saint Agathangelus 1273 A.D. The confessor Hieromonk Saint Agathange - lus at the age of seventy nine (79), the year 1279 saw a terrible vision of what was about to happen in the future. Greece will become a new stage of raids and destruction. The commanders and the people will be in di - stress. The enemy will advance to the hexamillion but then one nation will come to the aid of the Greeks, who recovering from the disorder of the invasions will exit as one and will drive the Turks away not only from Greece but from all Europe, and the Turks will find asylum only in Mecca (Red Apple Tree). Constantinople will become a new the capital of Hel - lenism. Greece initially will not participate in the 3rd world war, but its armies will remain to the border like a spectator for three days and three nights, and hard fighting will follow.

- 48 - Mohammed B’ and Patriarch Gennadius (A’ Patriarch after the fall of Constantinople 1454 - 1459 A.D.) Mohammed, when he conquered Con - stantinople, asked the wise of his time and they explained what he saw in his sleep each night. He says to them “each night I see a palm with five fingers over Agia Sophia. What is the meaning of this?” Nobody could give an explana - tion. Patriarch Gennadius stood, the first pa - triarch after the fall of the City, and says to him: “Your Highness, even if five good Christians have been in the City, the City you would not have taken”. And indeed, in Byzantium a great sin has fallen. Mohammed says to Patriarch Gennadius, why don’t you tell me how much time we will be here?” And Patriarch Gennadius answers: “in 5 – 5 – fifty” that is, 555 years. From the time we lost the City, that is 1453 + 555 = 2008. The day that the patriarch explained to Moham - med, I believe that things have quieted from the things and the slaughters of the Greeks, from the rapes and lo - oting that the Greeks had borne. I believe that some years have passed until things were calm in the City. The Patriarch passed away in 1468.

- 49 - Russia will be the dominant force of the Third World War It refers to the Orthodox people called Russians. (Pro - phecy of Methodius “the ‘Blond nation’ will prevail in the city of seven hills + Saint Andreas the Holy fool in Christ ‘the Blond nation will come, whose designation lies on the 17th letter of the 24 letters recapitulated = R = Rus - sia’, + Saint Agathangelus “Russia has woken from the sleep”. Saint Cosmas of Aetolia ‘a foreign army will come, it will believe in Christ but the language will not know’. + On the tomb of Constantine the Great “The Blond nation with its agents Ishmael will vanquish, take the City of seven hills with the privileges”.

Prophecy of Ezekiel 572 – 595 B.C. Chap. 39 “the Lord says this: I am against you Gog, prince of Rosh (Russia) Meshek and Tubal, and gather you and all your might, horses and horsemen all clad in armor, a great number of shields, helmets and swords…

- 50 - Prophecy of Saint Methodius 311 A.D. And the Blond Nation will prevail in the seven hills for five or six months. And Phillip the Great will rise with eighteen languages (18 co - untries, members of NATO). They will gather in the City of seven hills and begin a war like never before.

PROPHECY Of Apostle Paul 5 – 64 A.D.

Brothers on the last days there will be dif - ficult times. People will be selfish, misers, arrogant, proud, blasphemous, bad parents, ungrateful, sacrilegious, fierce, not benevo - lent, traitors, insolent, blind, libidinous more than in God, having education of god - liness, but its power declining “and these deter” and from these are the ones who will creep into houses and capture women full of sins, brought to various desires, always learning and never capable in coming to the knowledge of the truth. (To Tim. Β. c'. 17)

- 51 - Prophecy Of Saint Neilos, who became an ascetic in Mount Athos in 1651 A.D. about the coming of the Antichrist and about the last century of Man. (Exact copy of the book “Evangelic Garden” of the Holy Monastery Stavrovouni in Cyprus) At the year 1900, towards the middle of the 8th century, the world will be beyond reco - gnition. When the time for the coming of the Antichrist arrives the mind of men will darken by the passions of the flesh and will increase intensely disrespect and unlawfulness, then the world will begin to be unknown, the forms of the pe - ople will transform and the men will not distinguish from the women from the shameless clothes and the hair on their heads, the people will be wild like beasts from the fallacy of the Antichrist. There will be no respect to the pa - rents or the seniors, love will cease, the shepherds of the Christians Archpriests and priests will be men snobs, com - pletely not knowing the right way from the left” then the morals will change and the traditions of the Christians and the Church. Prudence will disappear from men and debauchery will

- 52 - reign. Lying and misery will reach a great degree, alas to the ones getting rich with silver. Prostitution, adultery, homosexuality, robbery and murder will rule at that time, and with the exercise of great sin and lewdness they will be deprived off the Holy Spirit they received in the Holy Baptism, and the remorse of their consciousness.

Prophecies of Saint Cosmas of Aetolia 1714 – 1779 A.D. Saint Cosmas of Aetolia prophesies the same. 1. The Turks will leave, but they will come back and reach Examilia. In the end they will (send them away) to the Red Apple Tree. 2. From the Turks 1/3 will be killed and another third will be baptized and only 1/3 will go to the Red Apple Tree”. 3. The Turks will know the secret 3 days earlier that the Christians”. (The Albanian manuscript has the prophecy as follows: “The Turks will under - stand three days sooner than the Christians”) 4. “After the general war the wolf will live with the lamb”.

- 53 - 5. “In the City blood will flow, that a three year calf will float”. 6. “Fortunate he who will survive the general war, he will eat with a silver spoon…”. 7. “So much will happen that the mothers will give birth from their fear”. 8. “They will impose to you great and onerous tax but they will not make it”. 9. “They will put tax to the chicken and the win - dows”. 10. “They will ask to take you as soldiers. But they will not make it”. 11. “The priests will become worse and most disre - spectful than all”. 12. “Damn the Pope, because he is the cause”. 13. “Pray to be day and not night, summer and not winter”. 14. “Many will happen. The states will become sh - acks”. 15. “The time will come that the Christians will rise one against the other”. 16. “The army will not reach the City, in the middle of the road the news will come that the desired has arrived”. 17. “The Blond nation will free the City”. 18. “Three days or three months or three years the ill will last”.

- 54 - Father Efraim from Arizona America

Saint Efraim the Hagiorite from the mo - nastery of Philotheos of the Mounth Athos said in his preaching about Saint Ioannis Vatatzis, that he will lead the nation of Ch - ristians. He says the following: “Some years ago in Mount Athos there was an archpriest named Hierotheus from Asia Minor. The Ecumenical Pa - triarchate put him to Mount Athos to ordain and perform services. He was a holy archpriest. From this Saint Arch - priest was I worthy of ordinance. He was a blessed man of God. I will tell you one thing: we did vigils for 15 hours eighty years old he was not sit - ting on the bench at all. From the throne he descended to the pew and again he was standing. The holy Archpriest told us that he saw the sleeping Ioannis Vatatzis who will be resurrected. He saw him, because the lips of the holy archpriest do not lie. He told us the truth and we asked him as he was with us in our chapel. He told us and we heard everything with our ears. There is this sleeping king who will be resurrec - ted, we say to him when father? When the 3rd World War comes. He also told us that on his right hand is the sword

- 55 - in its sheath and when the sword comes out of the sheath the 3rd World War will begin. And us, from curiosity we said to him: Your grace how far is the sword from its sh - eath? Only a few centimeters are left and it will come out”. Father Efraim who lives in Arizona in America, founder of many monasteries in America.

Parisian Code Supp. Grec 467 F 191b-193b The Legend narrates about the sad king Constantine Palaiologos who walks with the lords over the walls of the Queen city and looks at the gate of Saint Romanus. Outside the Temple of the Most Holy, the King sees a queen coming from outside with many and entered the Temple. Puzzled the tragic Emperor enters himself to see who was this queen. The queen opened the beautiful gate and entered and sat on the holy throne and looked sad. And she said to the king: “Since they delivered this mi - serable City, many times I saved it from divine rage. But even now I pleaded with Father and Son, and still a de - cision was taken for you to be delivered to the hands of others, because the sins of the people fueled the rage of God. And leave the crown of the kingship here for me to guard, until God wishes it another to come to take it and go to die as God destined”.

- 56 - FREE AND UNCOMMITTED THE CITY (Constantinople) HAS NOT FALLEN Mrs Eleni Kypraiou writes Journalist, Author From a Newspaper in Athens 28/5/90

The City has not fallen! The ideals, nor the symbols fall but neither does Hellenism. Only for some time do they rest and again they march to glory! The City is inside us. The beginning of our new course. With its uplifts and its declines, the adventures, the blows and its gleams. Hel - lenism does not die that easily. No matter how many con - spiracies are woven against it. No matter how many leaders, traitors of their ideals, torment it. Hellenism is unpredictable. The moment it bows its head, exhausted by the violence, it springs its body straight, reborn from its ashes. The previously scattered, lonely voices of the worrying Greeks, thickened. WHO FIGHTS HELLENISM? WHO CONQUERED THE CITY? AND FROM WHERE DID HE INVADE to the half demolished neighborhoods? They say, that a traitor showed the Kerkoporta to the hordes of the Sultan? He was Greek this traitor? Did he experience himself the distress of the Vasilevousa that was breathing its last breaths?

- 57 - What difference does it make? The City, already in 1453 has been transformed to a SYMBOL. The Byzantine Empire was no more. Hellenism had to deploy in order to survive, even through a long slavery. There is an element, overlooked, by those who support the idea of the CONSPIRACY against Greece: DIVINE PROVIDENCE. No work of man, in personal or collec - tive scale does take place without the WILL OF GOD. A story was told to us, some years ago, by a remarka - ble personality (we keep its anonymity) and not at all ima - ginative nor was he making stories up. Some years ago, less than a decade, one Greek and one Turk general served from each side of Evros, to the border in Thrace. The two men have become close friends. Moreover the Turkish general had a Greek wife. When the time came to be transferred to another unit, the Turk invited his Greek colleague. “All this time”, he told him “we passed without worries together. The differences our countries have not affect our friendship. But also us, Turks consider friendship sacred. I would like to prove that to you tomorrow night”. The following day, at 10 sharp, the Greek boarded the Turk’s car. It was a moonless night. The streets empty. The highway to the City open. Around midnight they must have reached its outskirts. Deep sleep had fallen on its residents. The streets were quiet. Fast, the Turkish driver, entered, exited from alleys, from cobblestones interwoven like a ball of string.

- 58 - The night moonless. He turned the motor off, stopped in front of a gate with Greek inscriptions. The fast rhythm, the suspense, the curiosity did not let the Greek time to search not even trouble himself. He followed the Turk obediently, like an automaton, without fear and great trust. It did not cross his mind that his intentions could have been malicious. They stood in front a locked narrow iron gate. The Turk took a key out of his pocket. He unlocked. Opened. It was a basement. The walls gave off mould. Mould and closed spaces. Oblivion, closed to the depths of the earth. The two walked, in corridors, without stumbling. The si - lence, the wait heavy on them. Where were they kind blindly? Where were they heading? Against the time. Which time? Human or Divine. The Turk knew. But the Greek did not know yet. He could not justify the wandering. But he had no time to trouble himself. He followed. With the certainty that it was a unique moment. That he would never have the chance to live it again. He follo - wed. Did he dream? Was he sleepwalking? His imagination vivid was recreating paths, that only on a light sleep someone walks. One thing was certain: he would never find his way. He could never find it without a guide. They have reached the end. A locked door once more in front of them. Heavy si - lence. The silence of the ultimate hour. That the sound of the lock came to interrupt. The whine of the rusty iron. The heavy door half opened.

- 59 - A little light inside. Numinous. Mystic. Subterranean? Dungeon? Cenotaph? THE MARBLE KING LIVES! It is not a legend. A false hope. A fantastic dream. It is TRUE. See for yourself. On the floor, half raised on one elbow, the Greek saw, saw with his own eyes, the MARBLE KING HALF RAI - SED. A supernatural shiver passed through him. His eyes clouded from the tears. His vision blurred. He crossed himself. In front of him, there, within reach, the MIRACLE. And he was the fortunate, worthy to live it with his sen - ses. In a specific time and place. The silence heavy, you could cut it with a knife. The Turk spoke again: “Some years ago the MARBLE KING was lying on the ground. Recently he has started rising. Let’s go”. They closed the door again. They locked it. Heading back they exited the yard from the basements. They passed the iron gate. They left no traces of their footprints. Nobody had seen them. They got into the car and took way back. Silent without exchanging a word. It was not day yet when they arrived at Evros. Before separating, they kissed each other. The river rushed to the Aegean. “The river turns back”, said the Greek general. “It turns if the Lord wishes it”. He served later in the center.

- 60 - Before retiring he considered it his obligation to reveal the great secret to the person that confided to us, by also naming the general under the look of God and Holy Mary. We crossed ourselves murmuring “THE CITY HAS NOT FALLEN”.

CLARIFICATION * Tradition speaks about Constantine Palaiologos. But in reality no one in Mount Athos and no prophet speaks about Constantine, they all speak about Ioannis. The Greek general died in February of 2001, full of years. After an extended research, we found the sister of the general and she confirmed that the unique opportu - nity her brother had was real, he saw with his own eyes Emperor Ioannis, because this is what the inscription over his head wrote. When I went to Athens and met with the general’s si - ster, Mrs. Eleni, she told us: the general, at lunch when we all ate home, he spoke about the emperor whom the Tur - kish general showed. He told us regularly: “I went to many countries, such a handsome man like the emperor I have never seen in my life, you thought he was alive without having any signs of death”. Over the Emperor’s head it wrote “IOANNIS”. But he did not know who he was. This is what the Greek general said to his sister Mrs. Elelni.

- 61 - The Greek general certainly saw the Emperor, Saint Ioannis Vatatzis, the great beneficiary. The Greek general died in February 2001. First the Arabs besieged Constantinople in 625, then the Arabs again in 671 for seven years, and a second time in 717, and the Russians twice on 865 and 1043. This is confirmed by the “theory of our holy father Me - thodius (310) bishop of Patara about what will happen in the future”. “The blond nation will prevail in the city of seven hills, six or five, and they will plant cabbage at it, and many will eat from them to avenge the saints”.

Methodius bishop of Patara

- 62 - The Prophets who prophesized about Saint Ioannis Vatatzis

1. Saint Methodius 311 A.D., Bishop of Patara. 2. Saint Tarasius 748 A.D., Patriarch of Constantino - ple. 3. Saint Leo the Wise 912 A.D., Emperor of Byzantium. 4. Saint Andreas the Holy Fool in Christ, 936 A.D. Hi - eromonk. 5. Saint Ioannis Theologos 110 A.D., Apostle 6. Saint Anastasius 1764 A.D. 7. Saint Anonymous 1053 A.D., ascetic of the Mount Athos. 8. Saint Cosmas of Aetolia 1777 A.D., preacher 9. Saint Agathangelus 1279 A.D., Hieromonk. 10. Prophecy of a holy man to the King Manuel Palaiologos 1425 A.D. 11. Saint Neilos 1651 A.D., ascetic of Mount Athos. 12. Prophecy found on the tomb of Constantine the Great and interpreted by the Most Wise Patriarch Gennadius 1440 A.D. 13. Prophecy of the Apostle Paul 5 – 64 A.D.

- 63 - Vatatzi street in Didymoticho birthplace of the Emperor

Ruins of the palace in Nymphaion where the emperor died.

- 64 - Hush lady Despoina And don’t shed no tears Again with years and time They will be ours again

- 65 - Saint Ioannis Vatatzis, Byzantine Emperor.

- 66 - The brass horses that the Venetians took from the Constantinople Hippodrome. Today they adorn the entrance of the temple of San Marco in Venice.

- 67 - Informative Biographical note

1st Saint Andreas the Holy Fool in Christ 2nd Siant Nikodimus the Hagiorite 3rd Saint Tarasius Patriarch of Constantinople 4th Saint Neilos 5th Saint Cosmas of Aetolia 6th Saint Paul the Apostle 7th Saint Methodius Bishop of Patara 8th Saint Gennadius (Georgios) Scholarius 9th Prophet Ezekiel 10th Leo the Wise 11th Manuel B’ Palaiologos

The emperor Ioannis Vatatzis

- 68 - BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES OF THE SAINTS

1. Saint Andreas the Holy Fool in Christ 936 A.D. He was a Scythian and he shone in Con - stantinople during the kingship of Leo in 936. He was a scholar, and very intelli - gent. The Lord told him “be a fool for me and I will glorify you with many goods in my Kingship”He lived his life in glorious ways, teaching the people with his own “foolish” way, full of exceptional bene - fits by God and slept saintly. Andreas the Holy Fool in Christ, the poor and stranger and scorned by everyone, is celebrated on May the 28th.

2. Saint Nikodimus the Hagiorite 1749 A.D. He was born in Naxos in 1749 by de - vout parents. He was named Nikolaos. At the age of 16 he studied in Smyrna. He excelled everywhere. He was a poly - math. He knew Ancient Greek, Latin, Italian, French. He became a monk, named Nikodimus in the Saint Monastery of Dionysius. He practiced all his virtues and wrote great works. He slept at the age of 60, on July 14 1809 and is celebrated on July 14th.

- 69 - 3. Saint Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople 806 A.D. His parents were Patricians and he was him - self a patrician, a consul and first secretary of the King. He became a Patriarch on 784. He presided on the G’ Ecumenical Council. He slept during the kingship of Nikephoros on 806. His sacred relics were stolen by the ve - netians and taken to Venice. He is celebrated on February 25th. 4. Saint Neilos 379 A.D. He lived during the kingship of Theodosius the Great and his son Arcadius (379). He was eparch of Constantinople and disciple of Saint Ioannis Chrysostom. He became a saint and compiled ascetic spe - eches full of wisdom, benefit, and letters. King Justinian set his remains under the altar of Saint Apo - stles. He is celebrated on November 12th. 5. Saint Cosmas of Aetolia, the Eqaul-to-Apostles 1779 A.D. He was born by devout parents in Mega Dendro in Aetolia. He was educated in the age of 20. He attended the Athonite School in Mount Athos. He moved to the Holy Mona - stery of Philotheou, where Kostas became a monk and was named Kosmas.He had an in -

- 70 - tense zeal and with the permission of the Patriarchs he began travelling all over Greece. He preached each time, under a cross. He founded schools, distributed 4.000 iron fonts, books, rosaries, small crosses. 40-50 priests followed him and 2.000 to 3.000 people. He performed many mira - cles. He was fought by many, who lured Kurt Pasha to ar - range his hanging in of in 1774 at the age of 65. He is celebrated on August 24.

6. Saint Paul the Apostle 5 – 64 A.D. He was born in 5 A.D. in Tarsus of Cilicica. His parents descended from the tribe of Ben - jamin. His father was a Roman citizen, like himself. He was called Saul and received the Roman name Paul. He was educated in Tarsus, the city of wis - dom, and in Jerusalem by Gamaliel. He par - ticipated in the stoning of Protomartyr Stephen. He returned to Christianity and worked tirelessly for the propagation of the Gospel, as Apostle to the Nations, fo - unding many Churches. He wrote 14 letters, of invaluable wealth in the order of the New Testament. He martyred in Rome during the rule of Nero on 64 A.D.

- 71 - 7. Saint Methodius, Bishop of Patara 311 A.D. Saint Methodius, Bishop of Patara 311 A.D. He thrived around 311 A.D. From his childh - ood he dedicated himself to God and became the holy vessel of the grace of the Holy Spirit. He was worthy to become Archpriest, he she - pherded in God the spiritual flock and miti - gated the faithful with his illustrious speeches like odes of his Orthodox teachings. He lived in Christ, lived safely and was a citizen of Ch - rist. His life was martyric, but also his end. He was killed and beheaded and delivered his Holy soul to the hands of his beloved Jesus Christ. He was fortunate to see and know the future. He saw changes and reconstitutions of kings, enemies, heretic hordes, the terrible signs of the Antichrist and the hard - ship of humanity.

8. Gennadius B’ Scholarius – Georgios (1453-1463 A.D.) Patriarch of Constantinople He was born in the beginning of the 15th century in Constantinople. He was a pheno - menon of erudition, an adept of the classic and Ecclesiastic education, holder of all the knowledge of his times. He was an avid theologist, philosopher, ph -

- 72 - ilologist and legist. He knew Latin and was the translator of many works to the Greek language. He was honored by the emperors Manuel B’ (1391- 1425) and Ioannis H’ (1425-1448) with the office of “ca - tholic judge” or the “judge of the royal judgment”. He participated to the council of Ferrara – Florence with Saint Mark the Courteous against the union. In 1449 he became a monk named Gennadius. Mohammed honored him and gave him many rights and privileges. He was the first patriarch after the fall of the City. He slept on 1468.

9. Prophet Ezekiel 595 B.C. He divined for more than 22 years (572- 595 B.C.). He was guided by other as a prisoner during Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. When people were in danger from the Ba - bylonians he stopped the flow of the river for them to cross, and saved them, while the Babylonians drowned. He was killed by the tribe of Gad. The people laid him to rest. His prophecy compiles 48 chapters and is classified as third of all the great prophe - cies. He is celebrated on July 23rd.

- 73 - 10. Leo the Wise 866 A.D. He was the first born son of the Emperor Basil the Macedonian (866-912 A.D.). He was born in 866. On 886 he was crowned as co-ruler of his father and after the death of his brother he became successor to the th - rone. He received a very meticulous upbringing under the guidance of Patriarch Photios. Because of his illustrious education he was called “wise”. On 886 A.D., with the death of his father he came to the throne. He was the author of many philological works. He died on May 12 912, after having crowned (June 9 911) co- ruler and successor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos.

11. Maneul B’ Palaiologos 1391-1425 A.D. He was the father of the last emperor Con - stantine. He died on May 29 1453. He was born on 1348. He received important roles in politics. His great education and intelligence is undeniable. During the end of his life he made his son Ioannis co-ruler on May 21 1419. He studied the Holy Scriptures. Two days before his death he became a monk named Matthew. His works had an excellent literary proficiency.

- 74 - Saint Ioannis Vatatzis, Byzantine Emperor.

- 75 - THE SIEGE AND FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE Everything was lost. Sun hide and earth griev. Constantinople has fallen. This way the Turks became the masters of Constantino - ple on Tuesday May 29th of 1453, at two thirty at noon. They grabbed and captured everyone they saw, butchered anyone who tried to resist and in some places the earth could not be seen from the bodies thrown on it. The spec - tacle was horrendous. Everywhere grieving could be heard and everywhere women of all ages were captured. Noble - women, young girls and nuns were dragged by their hair ou - tside the churches where they had fled, while they cried and wept. Who could describe the crying and weeping of the ch - ildren or the desecration of churches? The holy body and blood of Christ was spilt on the earth. The Turks grabbed the holy mass utensils, broke them or kept them for them - selves. They did the same with the holy dedications. They tram - pled on the holy , removed the gold, the silver and the precious stones, and made beds and tables of them. Others adorned their horses with the canonicals of the priests made of silk and woven with gold, and others used them as table cloths. They grabbed the precious pearls from the holy re - lics, and trampled on the holy remains of the saints, like true forerunners of the devil, they did countless sacrileges, that only grievance could provoke. Christ, my king, Your decisions surpass the human mind. In the vast church of Agia Sophia, the heaven on earth, the remarkable construction, the jewel of the earth, the most beautiful temple of them all, you could see the Turks drin -

- 76 - king and eating at the Holy Sanctuary and the Altar Stone, or molesting women, young girls and small children. Who could remain indifferent and not grieve for our holy church? Everyone hurt from the ills they saw. In the houses weeping and crying, on the streets laments, in the churches cries of pain from men, laments from women, atrocities, murders and rapes. The nobles were dishonored and the rich lost their fortunes. In all the squares and corners of Constanti - nople numerous atrocities took place. The ones they found on the streets they killed with their swords, women and men, old and young, without distinc - tion. This slaughter lasted from sunrise until noon and the ones found before them, they were slaughtered. The mer - chants, who fled, hid in underground caves. When their rage was over, the Turks found them, they were all captured and sold as slaves. Also, the crews of the fleet that were on the Dardanelles, leaving their ships without men. They all started running like rabid dogs looking for gold, jewels and other wealth, and even to capture merchants. They looked more into mona - steries, and all the nuns were sent in their fleet and were di - shonored and humiliated by the Turks. Then they were sold like slaves in the slave markets of Turkey. But also all the girls were dishonored and then sold, very expensively, even if some of them preferred to throw themselves into wells and drown more than fall into the hands of the Turks. Many mar - ried women did the same. The Turks loaded their ships with prisoners and great wealth. The Turkish Army was 258.000 and the Greek Army was only 7.000.

- 77 - The Fall of Constantinople in the hands of the Crusaders, 1204 AD One of the people who inspired the Crusade was Go - defrid Villeardouin. He was a great admirer of the wealth of Constantinople, where there were countless spoils. No one ever knew how much gold, silver and precious stones there were in the city. There were so many treasures in Constantinople that the Greeks used to say that two thirds of the world’s tre - asures existed inside the Poli and the rest outside.

The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople Everything was gone. The sun and the Earth were crying at the spectacle. The Poli had fallen. On Tuesday, the 29th of May 1453 and at half past two in the afternoon, the Turks finally conquered Con - stantinople. They grabbed and seized everything that came their way, they slaughtered everybody who tried to resist, and in some areas the ground was fully covered in lying corpses. The scene was horrible. Everybody was mourning and women of all ages were raped. Noble women, young girls and nuns were being dragged by their hair outside the ch - urches they had escaped in, crying and wailing. Who

- 78 - could describe the cries of children and the desecration of holy churches? The holy Blood and Body of the Christ were spilled on the ground. The Turks stole sacred chali - ces, breaking or keeping them for themselves. They did the same with sacred offerings. They were trampling on sacred icons, removing the gold, silver and precious stones, turning them into beds and tables. Some Turks decorated their horses with holly vestments of orthodox priests, which were trimmed with gold. Others made tablecloths out of them. Like true pre - decessors of Satan, the Turks unpinned precious pearls from sacred objects, trampled on holy relics and com - mitted innumerable crimes that could cause nothing but pain. Oh Jesus, my Lord, Your Will goes beyond the human mind. Inside the amazing church, Agia Sophia, this earthly paradise, the throne of God’s Glory, the chariot of Che - rubim, the divine creation, the Earth’s ornament, the most beautiful church of all, one could see Turks eating and drinking in the Holy Sanctuary and on the Holy Table, or violating women, young girls and children. Who could bear not to burst into tears for our Church? Everyone wit - nessing these evil deeds was in deep pain. One could hear laments and crying from inside the houses, wailing in the streets, male cries of pain, women’s bewailing, barbarities, murders and rapes inside the ch - urches. Noblemen were raped and the rich lost their for - tunes. Numerous crimes occurred all over the city, at every corner, in every square…

- 79 - The Turks slaughtered everyone they met in the streets: men and women, old men and young children. This mas - sacre lasted from sunrise until noon, and everyone was found facing the fear of a chantzara. Some of the Greek businessmen managed to escape, hiding themselves in pits under the ground. When the massacre was over, the Turks found them; they captured them and sold them as slaves. As for the Turkish fleet in Dardanelia, its crew had di - sembarked in the City, leaving their ships empty behind. They were running like mad dogs looking for gold, je - welry and other treasures, or capturing Greek busines - smen. They mainly invaded monasteries and all the nuns were sent to their fleet to be raped and humiliated by the Turks. Afterwards, they were sold in the Turkish Pazar as slaves. But all the girls were sexually violated as well, and afterwards they were sold as slaves at a high price. Some of them, though, preferred to fall in wells and drown, in - stead of falling in the hands of the Turks. So did married women. The Turks filled their ships with captives and wondrous treasures.

- 80 - - 81 - CONTENTS

Saint Ioannis Vatatzis ...... 1

Prologue ...... 10

Ioannis Vatatzis ...... 16

Prophecy of Saint Methodius ...... 18

Prophecy of Leo the Wise ...... 32

Prophecy of a Man to the King Manuel Palaiologos . 35

Prophecy of Saint Anonymous ...... 40

Prophecy of Saint Andreas ...... 42

Prophecy of Saint Tarasius ...... 43

Prophecy on the tomb of Constantine the Great ..... 44

Manuscript of the Kotamonitou Monastery ...... 45

Theodoros B’ Laskaris ...... 46 Ioannis D’ Laskaris ...... 47

Prophecy of Saint Agathangelus ...... 48

Patriarch Gennadius ...... 49

Russia ...... 50

Prophecy of Ezekiel ...... 50

Prophecy of Saint Methodius ...... 51

Prophecy of Apostle Paul ...... 51

Prophecy of Saint Neilos ...... 52

Prophecy of Cosmas of Aetolia ...... 53

Father Efraim ...... 55

Parisian Code ...... 56

The City has Not Fallen ...... 57

Biographical notes of the Saints ...... 69

The siege and fall of Constantinople ...... 76 Thank Mrs. Evanthia Remboutsika, allowing me to use her music.