Another interesting point underscoring the connection between the vision of Isaiah and the Eucharist in the Orthodox understanding: the spoon which is used to serve Communion is sometimes called "the Tongs," in the same way that the knife which is used to cut up the bread is called "the Spear."
So interesting! Thank you, the Universal History series, together with Matthieu's book, is really helping me to design the symbolic structure of my book.
I knew its about time for some universal history. Thanks be to the both of you. I love this series. Btw. looking forward to the continuation of the Grail-Stories
beginning at 49:30 - Richard's talk about Simeon, Isaiah's vision, and the Theotokos as the mystical tongs bringing the Living Coal to cleanse his servant so he can depart in peace. It just doesn't get any better than that imagery. As the old minister would have said, that will preach.
"A cosmic restoration " all this describes my experience as a catechumen...did not have the visuals and words....but wow Not baptized yet...but thank~ you for all this as preparation
Just came from the church after the Annunciation liturgy (we are the Old Calendar Christians), listening to Richard mention "tomorrow's the Annunciation". Feeling like I can timetravel into the past snd future 🙂.
Hi Jonathan, I am a huge fan of yours! You should do a video on Astrotheology. I would love to hear more about the planets being angels. Also where do you think the ark of the covenant is located??
Jonathan! I wanted to share a simple but profound insight that finally sunk in from Matthieu’s book! Matter cannot raise meaning, only lower it. I think this is the heart of the meaning crisis. And finally clearly shows me the limit of reductionist thinking. Thanks for all you have taught me!
You mentioned baptism as fighting Gods enemies and I thought about Leviathon the great monster of the sea getting destroyed by Christ in Baptismal waters. I’ve heard leviathan could be referring to Satan. Does universal history have anything to say about leviathan and behemoth?
No wonder us Christians in the Southern Hemisphere are confused? Any suggestions? Christmas in summer is great but weird at the same time. Amazing information.
When one is baptized in the Orthodox church, he/she is called Neophotistos / Νεοφωτιστος (or Neophotisti for the female). Literally: neo (new or newly) and photo = light, in the act of illumination is photizei /φωτιζει or photizetai /φωτιζεται. It's not Neophyteftos /νεοφυτευτος. Phytevo /φυτευω means to plant. Photizo / φωτιζω means to illuminate. It's just as they described in the video.
Anyone have any good book suggestions for an introduction to the liturgical year? Connecting to that seems really exciting to me but I don’t really know where to start
I know this is an annoying answer, but living the liturgical year and going to church and following along with the weekly scripture readings and stories is the number one way. You'll find you retain so much information that way because you are embodying it and relating it to yourself. It's so cool. That being said, I'd also love a book about the liturgical year too so I hope someone has a suggestion. I mainly learn from discussions and books, though I'm trying to slowly shift this.
@@AnastasiaR But is the liturgical year mainly the stories that we follow and tell ourselves annually? Is it not about the actions and what one should and should not do during certain periods? I find that from attending church I get very little of that knowledge, it seems like everyone is somehow supposed to already know these things beforehand and that makes it really hard to learn if you were brought up with very little tradition. A book explaining how to live in a Christian way through the year would be nice.
So it might be a bit more scholarly and material than you guys are looking for, but I can recommend "The Year of Grace of the Lord" by "A Monk of the Eastern Church".
Garrett, an excellent place for me to find all these symbolic connections during feasts is to make sure i attend the matins service of the feast and pay close attention to the canon of the feast where the symbolism coalesces beautifully. Follow your matins service from a text book to see this.
Someone needs desperately now to address Christianity outside the bounds of the tropic of cancer and the artic circle. Every day is an equinox on the equator, and Christmas is a Summer feast here in Australia.
It can't be addressed because there is no Christian perspective outside of it. Christianity is from the perspective of the four elements, the Matthew mark Luke and John. The cross of North South East and west upon which jesus was crucified. Earth fire air and water. Old testement is based on the lunar system which is tied into the procession of the equinox. Its the difference between the civil solar calendar and the lunar calendar. Ancient civilisations tracked both systems because they're two sides of the same coin from different perspectives. It's all keyed into astrology. Alpha and omega, feminine and masculine ying and yang. Pillar of severity pillar of mercy. Old testement and New testement. Duality, cause and effect. Good and evil, Birth and death, tick tock tick tock.
@@1invag Then Christ has no authority over the equator or the southern hemisphere. If the perspective of Christ is bound to the northern hemisphere, He is not God of all creation and so a liar.
The equinox or seasons don't make God the creator of the universe. God, the creator of the universe, makes the equinox and the seasons. They are powerful symbols (they're not just powerful symbols, they're other things too) that help people in various parts of the world understand darkness, light, and ultimately understand God and how reality is presented / filtered into our consciousness. Two civilizations that don't share the same environments of course will not be able to participate in the same environmental celebrations. That doesn't mean the ultimate thing being celebrated isn't true.
As one in the southern hemisphere, and of a tradition tempered in the far north, it feels we see the hiddenness of God, or the world from the perspective of the Church/New Creation. All saints for us is in the middle of Spring: the saints who have gone before live in Life Everlasting. The Sowing season begins around Easter/Pascha: the victory over sin, death and the devil at the cross is here and true yet it's glory is hidden unto the harvest at Advent and the coming of the New Creation at Christmas. It's as though our eyes are on the earth while our ears are turned toward heaven; or as my tradition teaches, trust in the Word of the Lord which Stands Forever.
Don’t normally wanna be _that guy_ who leaves a comment just to nitpick word choice, but I think a philologist can handle it. 🤓 Why (Mr. Rohlin) do you use the word “literal,” when you really mean (I think) “physical?” 🤔
Totally off topic, but will you do a review/analysis of The Batman? Loved your analysis on joker. The themes in this new Batman film would be interesting to delve into.
Off topic, but on topic,but can we agree there was something off about politician lady? She looked fake. Forced. Her tie in to the story completely took me off the movie.
I like all these Orthodx guys, I would one day like to hear them about Fatima. The Catholic Church might be a mess but it seems to very much be God's gloriuos mess.
You taking your symbolism too far. The psalm 45 is talking about the Kings daughter dressed as a young princess and how his children are royalty. How you speak so reckless?
Thank you, Gentlemen, for another splendid episode. And so much about Mary!!!
Another interesting point underscoring the connection between the vision of Isaiah and the Eucharist in the Orthodox understanding: the spoon which is used to serve Communion is sometimes called "the Tongs," in the same way that the knife which is used to cut up the bread is called "the Spear."
there’s something very special about this passage
So interesting! Thank you, the Universal History series, together with Matthieu's book, is really helping me to design the symbolic structure of my book.
Same!
I knew its about time for some universal history. Thanks be to the both of you. I love this series.
Btw. looking forward to the continuation of the Grail-Stories
beginning at 49:30 - Richard's talk about Simeon, Isaiah's vision, and the Theotokos as the mystical tongs bringing the Living Coal to cleanse his servant so he can depart in peace. It just doesn't get any better than that imagery. As the old minister would have said, that will preach.
Jonathan, I can tell by the look on your face, that Richard is probably your favourite person to talk to. Great conversation!!!
Spring: "you can feel it in your skin that everything is coming alive. It's deeply intuitive." 9:00
"A cosmic restoration " all this describes my experience as a catechumen...did not have the visuals and words....but wow
Not baptized yet...but thank~ you for all this as preparation
Just came from the church after the Annunciation liturgy (we are the Old Calendar Christians), listening to Richard mention "tomorrow's the Annunciation". Feeling like I can timetravel into the past snd future 🙂.
Thanks
I still watch this just for the joy of these enlightening analyses- Merry Christmas☦️
Hi Jonathan,
I am a huge fan of yours! You should do a video on Astrotheology. I would love to hear more about the planets being angels. Also where do you think the ark of the covenant is located??
This 100%
"Come receive the Light..." 🎼
Jonathan! I wanted to share a simple but profound insight that finally sunk in from Matthieu’s book!
Matter cannot raise meaning, only lower it.
I think this is the heart of the meaning crisis. And finally clearly shows me the limit of reductionist thinking. Thanks for all you have taught me!
I have a faint sense of what it could mean but would you help clarify this statement?
Nice. Stealing it to send to my son.
@@CarlosVargas-jz8gl Yes. Making this concise is proving difficult. I’ll work on it and get back to you.
any update?
Unbelievable! So fascinating...and WONDERFUL
Thank~you for providing this for me
At 12:00, christ shows up to the festival of light and says, "Actually, I AM the Light."
Dang.
This channel is hella underrated...
Best series on yt?
By far
You mentioned baptism as fighting Gods enemies and I thought about Leviathon the great monster of the sea getting destroyed by Christ in Baptismal waters.
I’ve heard leviathan could be referring to Satan. Does universal history have anything to say about leviathan and behemoth?
This video goes really well with Heiser's The Unseen Realm.
Watch the whole series.
No wonder us Christians in the Southern Hemisphere are confused? Any suggestions? Christmas in summer is great but weird at the same time.
Amazing information.
Thanks!
Man this was a joy to listen to!
45:00 neophyte actually means "newly planted"
When one is baptized in the Orthodox church, he/she is called Neophotistos / Νεοφωτιστος (or Neophotisti for the female). Literally: neo (new or newly) and photo = light, in the act of illumination is photizei /φωτιζει or photizetai /φωτιζεται.
It's not Neophyteftos /νεοφυτευτος. Phytevo /φυτευω means to plant.
Photizo / φωτιζω means to illuminate.
It's just as they described in the video.
First comment. Wow, what a rush
Anyone have any good book suggestions for an introduction to the liturgical year? Connecting to that seems really exciting to me but I don’t really know where to start
I'm sorry, I dont know any. But I would be interested too.
I know this is an annoying answer, but living the liturgical year and going to church and following along with the weekly scripture readings and stories is the number one way. You'll find you retain so much information that way because you are embodying it and relating it to yourself. It's so cool. That being said, I'd also love a book about the liturgical year too so I hope someone has a suggestion. I mainly learn from discussions and books, though I'm trying to slowly shift this.
@@AnastasiaR But is the liturgical year mainly the stories that we follow and tell ourselves annually? Is it not about the actions and what one should and should not do during certain periods? I find that from attending church I get very little of that knowledge, it seems like everyone is somehow supposed to already know these things beforehand and that makes it really hard to learn if you were brought up with very little tradition. A book explaining how to live in a Christian way through the year would be nice.
So it might be a bit more scholarly and material than you guys are looking for, but I can recommend "The Year of Grace of the Lord" by "A Monk of the Eastern Church".
Garrett, an excellent place for me to find all these symbolic connections during feasts is to make sure i attend the matins service of the feast and pay close attention to the canon of the feast where the symbolism coalesces beautifully. Follow your matins service from a text book to see this.
💜
Someone needs desperately now to address Christianity outside the bounds of the tropic of cancer and the artic circle.
Every day is an equinox on the equator, and Christmas is a Summer feast here in Australia.
I’m really interested in this too.
@@karastutheit9224 after all, universal doesn't just mean the temperate zones of the northern hemisphere.
Ethiopia is in the tropics for one
It can't be addressed because there is no Christian perspective outside of it. Christianity is from the perspective of the four elements, the Matthew mark Luke and John. The cross of North South East and west upon which jesus was crucified. Earth fire air and water. Old testement is based on the lunar system which is tied into the procession of the equinox. Its the difference between the civil solar calendar and the lunar calendar. Ancient civilisations tracked both systems because they're two sides of the same coin from different perspectives. It's all keyed into astrology. Alpha and omega, feminine and masculine ying and yang. Pillar of severity pillar of mercy. Old testement and New testement. Duality, cause and effect. Good and evil, Birth and death, tick tock tick tock.
@@1invag Then Christ has no authority over the equator or the southern hemisphere.
If the perspective of Christ is bound to the northern hemisphere, He is not God of all creation and so a liar.
The equinox or seasons don't make God the creator of the universe. God, the creator of the universe, makes the equinox and the seasons. They are powerful symbols (they're not just powerful symbols, they're other things too) that help people in various parts of the world understand darkness, light, and ultimately understand God and how reality is presented / filtered into our consciousness.
Two civilizations that don't share the same environments of course will not be able to participate in the same environmental celebrations. That doesn't mean the ultimate thing being celebrated isn't true.
Saint Bede is my confirmation saint.
Wonder when the discussion with him and bret weinstein is dropping...
3 hours long apparently, maybe Governments will fall and continents will sink once it drops
I don't know why people talk to Bret. He's sneaky
But for those in the southern hemisphere ...?
I have the same question. One hemisphere grows in light while the other shrinks
Or is it that Southern Hemisphere is irrelevant since Jesus aligns with the northern?
I was wondering the same thing...
As one in the southern hemisphere, and of a tradition tempered in the far north, it feels we see the hiddenness of God, or the world from the perspective of the Church/New Creation.
All saints for us is in the middle of Spring: the saints who have gone before live in Life Everlasting.
The Sowing season begins around Easter/Pascha: the victory over sin, death and the devil at the cross is here and true yet it's glory is hidden unto the harvest at Advent and the coming of the New Creation at Christmas.
It's as though our eyes are on the earth while our ears are turned toward heaven; or as my tradition teaches, trust in the Word of the Lord which Stands Forever.
Finally
Speaking of Hannukka, where would you say the Jews fit (or not fit) into your idea of Universal History?
It’s a good day today
Yes azov Battalion Mariupol was decapitated and Putin had the best APril fool's joke ever
Don’t normally wanna be _that guy_ who leaves a comment just to nitpick word choice, but I think a philologist can handle it. 🤓
Why (Mr. Rohlin) do you use the word “literal,” when you really mean (I think) “physical?”
🤔
Totally off topic, but will you do a review/analysis of The Batman? Loved your analysis on joker. The themes in this new Batman film would be interesting to delve into.
Off topic, but on topic,but can we agree there was something off about politician lady? She looked fake. Forced. Her tie in to the story completely took me off the movie.
@@CarlosVargas-jz8gl definitely a diversity quota character choice
I like all these Orthodx guys, I would one day like to hear them about Fatima. The Catholic Church might be a mess but it seems to very much be God's gloriuos mess.
Jay Dyer has Fatima videos
@@Stevenmulraney thaaanksss
Chanukkah was waaaaaay after Christ!
Just cuz the Orthodox Church records it as happening doesn't mean it really happened does it I mean if it's not in the Bible it doesn't make sense
lol @19:23
You taking your symbolism too far. The psalm 45 is talking about the Kings daughter dressed as a young princess and how his children are royalty. How you speak so reckless?
What a repugnant tradition
Hanukkah