@KingOfWhiteAmerica Hey, I see you're Orthodox. Does that mean Eastern Orthodoxy? I have some questions you may have the answer to, either way. Are they futurist / dispensationalists? If I had a different eschatological perspective than what the church teaches, I would not really be accepted, right? I heard that they even somewhat distanced themselves from Eastern Orthodox people who use different calendars.
KingOfWhiteAmerica
While “futurist” may be flexible enough to include the range of Orthodox eschatology, we are most certainly not dispensationalists. There really isn’t an exact Protestant-sourced term that exactly captures our Faith, as far as I’m aware. We believe (from the Creed) Lord Jesus “will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead; Whose Kingdom will have no end.” Also, “we look for the Resurrection of the Dead; and the life of the Age to Come.”
The New Testament also contains many teachings we take at face-value. When He comes again in Glory, “every knee shall bow.” There will be no question in *anyone’s* mind what‘s happening. As lightning strikes from the East to the West, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be when He comes on the Cloud on His Great and Terrible Day.
We don’t accept the teaching of a “pre-Tribulation Rapture”. Rather that the dead will rise to meet The Lord in the air (as per the oft-cited Thessalonians reference).
While we accept a certain symbolic fulfillment of the various Prophecies have at times occurred, we are not Preterists. Some things have not been completely fulfilled; some things are indeed “being fulfilled” as ongoing imminent spiritual realities, constantly manifesting in present circumstances. And yet many other things were at last fulfilled with the Incarnation of Christ. Which exactly are which is a big topic of discussion, beyond the present scope of this comment.
That’s a brief overview of what immediately comes to mind in response to your question. Feel free to ask if you’d like clarification on any points; keep in mind however I hold no spiritual authority over anyone outside my own house; so as usual, ymmv. Consult your Local Orthodox Bishop if you’re looking for such official authority
@reallyangry @RoninGrey Orthodoxy has Jurisdictions, rather than denominations - organized along ethnic national lines. That’s a big part of the appeal to me tbh.
@reallyangry @RoninGrey Right right; the name “Orthodox” itself means “correct worship”, reflecting the idea that our highest priority is The Faith we received from the Apostles, which they received from God. First and foremost we’re a Communion of Faith. We’ve got all kinds of reasons for this. At Babel, Our Lord organized Man along ethnic national lines - for Man’s survival (like when He made clothes for Adam and Eve - but on a world-scale). We uphold this - but recognizing the The Faith, the “reversal of Babel” - that is, God’s own plan for reunifying all Men.
@reallyangry They're all Judeo doomsday cults. They all want to believe Israel is their holy land, they all want a messiah to appear to rule the nations (every knee shall bow). They all want to be the true Jews. They all oppose white European faith systems (which they call paganism). They are all very obvious controlled opposition.
The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church threatened to expel brother Nathanael for making anti-Jewish videos and thinks the West is Satan.
