It's Later Than You Think No. 8 | Orthodox Christian Hoodie / Hooded SweatshirtThe parable of the ten pounds [Luke 19: 12 28] portrays the entire history of mankind until the second coming of Christ. In it the Lord speaks of Himself, of His sufferings, death, and resurrection to the Heavenly Father, to reign over mankindall of which is His birthright. Those who remain on the earth are divided into two parts: servants, serving the Lord through obedience to the faith, and those who do not want to have Him as king and serve Him,

either in Paradise or in Hell一all in a matter of minutes

dark matter and gravity waves have an infinitesimally tiny possibility of affecting our lives here on Earth in any discernible way

who deceives the whole world

according to the word of the holy man: My soul sticks close behind Thee

that thereby we again by our participation might receive both salvation and honour

+ Elder Ambrose of Optina

For so in the beginning also death came in last

but let us keep awake and be sober

Stichera of Repentance

in particular the hymn of the Nativity:

the splendor or fire

and to be cheaply thought of by the public is a matter of laughter to them