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The Chant is Russian. Also Protestants who are seething here about icons, go read a few verses in exodus after the commandments 😉 Read further than just cherry picking verses. “Money could have been given to the poor.” This is the argument Judas uses: John 12:5. What Solomon’s temple looked like on the inside: carolpetersonauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/templeinside.jpg An ancient Jewish Synagogue: theorthodoxlife.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/dura-europos-western-wall.jpg On Icons; www.saintjohnchurch.org/does-the-second-commandment-forbid-icons/
Just to check, because you are being vague, do you mean exodus 20:20? Interestingly it refers to silver and gold specifically, but I don't want to assume your argument.
Orthobore are idiot 😊
Do you have eternal life...or just rituals and traditions?
what did they say? are they... protesting?
Are Old Testament temples or Solomon's proclivity for wealth and status meant to be examples for the Christian church today?
I'm a Catholic and that was my reaction. Orthodox iconography is truly something to behold.
don't be too fascinated. I'm Ukrainian and Catholic, grew up among Orthodox people who are often extremely xenophobic. so speaking about icons, you need to separate Asiatic paintings of ruSSia from the rest of the Orthodox world. and remember that ruSSians used to destroy old Ukrainian Barocco icons, churches, altars, and so on. oh yes, and they used to steal icons as well. Vladimir Virgin is actually stolen from Vyshhorod. if you consider icons as art is ok. but if you look closely into iconography, into intricate, discordant and fantastic explanations of why they look so and so, you may become slightly disappointed.
@@lisovyj_diadko Bro he the dude just said he likes orthodox iconography :D
@@lisovyj_diadko 🐷🇺🇦🐽🇺🇦🐖
@@hellsing48 so? let him know what is behind those holy pictures.
Idolatry.
the orthodox church kept itself mysterious. the smell, the ritual, the byzantine chants... it feels like you no longer are on Earth. it's enough to close your eyes and simply listen. it puts you in a trance
And it's all an insult to God and Jesus' teachings ☕
@@Halfort57 how so? 😕
@@ragael1024 Because icons. Probably. Everything built in the name of God has to be ugly and unappealing.
@@DM-nw5luwell, thats your interpretation. God makes beautiful things. Idk what god you pray to…
Being (led) into trance is not of God.
He tells us to be sober and vigilant.
His Word says He has given the Born again Christians a Spirit of Power, Love and a Sound mind!
Ppl who work with demons (Shamans are just 1 example) work with trances and Trance-like states, hypnosis, ecstasy, meditation etc etc etc.
It's demonic and satan knows that we humans and our sinful and carnal nature love it, we Love the Feeling of getting high.
You're tricked by the enemy.
Be vigilant and sober, and of a Sound mind says the God of the Bible.
Ppl need to know their Bibles!
As a protestant , i confirm this is how i feel entering an orthodox church, it is truly an honor to behold such craftsmanship from countless hours of work to create these churches.
same
Kinda completely failed on the protestant part then didn't you, the whole admonishing the disgusting concentration of wealth directly into the hands of the clergy
@@aidanrock8719The wealth is not "in the hands of clergy," but it's there rather to honor God, "owner of all gold and silver" [Haggai 2,8] and to lead people to worship, making it easier to be lifted into Heavenly thoughts. Your comment is so poor in everything I pity you. Bitter, herectic person.
@lighteinstein Convert to the One Faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Catholic Faith, and abandon this filthy heresy that's protestantism. There's no salvation outside Our Lord's One True Church.
@fernandaabreu5625 ‘We both worship the same God but we do it better so you’re going to hell.’
this happened to me in Bosnia at the Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Mostar years ago . I couldn't believe the beauty I saw. I didn't understand it. since then I've been to Orthodox churches all over eastern Europe. went to an Orthodox divine Liturgy at St. Sava in Belgrade earlier this year. I am also an Orthodox Christian now ☦
Bravo Andrew, I am so glad that Orthodoxy fullfills you.Hristos se rodi, srecan Bozic.
@@jelenapetrovic5876живела Србиja сестрица! Поздрав из Белорусиje! ☦️❤️🇷🇸
@@SoyebAkhtar25 Jesus is King. Repent for what you said. Philippians 2:5 - 2:11 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
From the Holy Bible which was written 600 years before the Quraan.
@@SoyebAkhtar25 The Holy Bible was written 600 years before the Quraan. Jesus is King!
You could visit Rila and Bachkovo monastery in Bulgaria of you haven't been there yet.
As a Catholic, I find Orthodox Churches to be mesmerizing, I appreciate the effort they put into their Churches
ever since vatican 2 they haven't been building beautiful catholic churches. They mostly look protestant from inside now. I went on vacation and didn't know if i was in the right place when i went to a modern church
@@danielanthony1054 Good thing that I live in a place where all churches are historical haha, the Carthusian monastery in Granada is one of the pinnacles of Beauty in this world (different style from larger catholic orders and organisations).
@@withnail-and-i i just searched it up, that is absolutely beatiful
IT'S IN THE PROPHECY!!! *PROTEX are THE BEAST OF SATANS WHO PERSECUTE WITH HIS MOUTH BLASPHEMING GOD, HOLY MARY, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD ORDERED WITH HOLY IMAGES, STATUTES, RELICS... AND THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!* Revelation 13: 5 *>>>>And there was given him a MOUTH speaking great things and BLASPHEMIES;>AND HE OPENED HIS MOUTH IN BLASPHEMIES AGAINST GOD, TO BLASPHEMY HIS NAME, AND HIS TABERNACLE , AND THOSE WHO DWELL IN HEAVEN.>>>ten curtains
looks really pagan to me, I thought idoltry was a sin
As an orthodox, i agree. Even the smallest orthodox church is beautiful from the inside. Also, the smells are amazing
It's the smell of incense
So...then what is wrong about creating something beautiful in the name of the God? And who said that orthodox Christians are not praying to Jesus? My grandma had an icon of mother Maria and Jesus himself i wear a cross with Jesus and gossip on the other side. Beaty doesn't mess your pray, it is just the way it is.
@@iamnotgumba8294 Let him choose his own path.
There's an old saying: You can do whatever you want, but not for as long as you want.
@@Aleksandar292☦️🇷🇸
God clearly told you in the fist commandment Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images and then you go and make a religion based on images
Twenty+ years ago I entered an Orthodox Church as an unsatisfied Protestant. I was overwhelmed by the experience of the incense, chanting, beeswax candles and icons. The icons seemed like family smiling and happy to see me. Orthodox ever since. Glory to Jesus Christ forever! ☦️
Seriously. Ruslan Kd. Famous Russian protestant RUclipsr. Said he won't convert to Orthodox Christianity nor Catholicism. Which is crazy. Either of these two is common sense biblical than compared to Protestantism which we Catholics and orthodoxy don't strawman but truthman them!
This literally happened to me last week. I’m looking into converting to Orthodox
@@IsraelCountryCube As a Protestant, I want to say that I don't think it's right to divide people into denominations, I believe that we all equally worship one God. I don’t want to be at enmity with Catholics or Orthodox, you are all my brothers in faith. Please, where mutual understanding should arise is in the church, Jesus loves us all equally. Amen
Did u go pray to a statue while you was at it? PAGAN
@@ruben89p4 nah, they don’t pray to statues. Touch education before spreading your uneducated opinions
I remember my very first time visiting a Orthodox Church. Believe it or not, my very first day attending a church that was Orthodox just happened to be Easter on the Julian calendar and I can say I had a very wonderful time. I literally cried due to how beautiful the scene was. I literally could n't imagine it any more beautiful. The Orthodox are beautiful and incredible. God bless the Orthodox and God bless. Grace
I’m an Ethiopian Orthodox and I can confirm that our churches are truly breathtaking.
I hope to visit then one day.
Love from Serbia for Ethiopia ❤❤❤ Orthodox brothers.
same! i live in the us so its not AS nice, but the designs are top notch
Ethiopic Chich is monophysits?
God did not create churches. However, these temples serve for our spiritual communication with him, I think so. Every nation, every person needs their own church, their own temple. Now many people have such a temple in their soul. However, Orthodox traditions are the most sincere and beautiful.
I'm Russian and I've been surrounded by Orthodox Christianity since I was born. I'm not even religious, but every time I walk into a church and smell the incenses and the candle wax it makes me feel surreal, like I came back home
But all orthodoxes envy protestants and catholics cuz they can sit comfortably not suffering for 3 hours)
Cool! But why don't you believe in God anymore(friendly question)?
@@cupacartoon991 uhhh I guess I just stopped at some point? I do participate in religious traditions that are strongly tied to my culture, but I don't actively go out of my way to be Christian. Maybe it's the influence of globalisation and our modern society, maybe it's because my family isn't very religious either(pretty sure my dad is the only one who genuinely believes in God). Religion just doesn't really do anything for me in a spiritual sense
Give it time. Don't doubt your self.
@@hiiloveu1521 шо тебе сказать. Не ищи отговорки, почему не веришь. Всё в твоей жизни исходит из только твоей отвественности. И никакая глобализация, или неверующая семья тут не причем. Ты сам выбрал не верить.
That was me at a Russian orthodox liturgy in Florence Italy. I thought I was in Heaven. I’m converting.
russian are not orthodox! orthodox are georgia, greece, Ukraine, serbia, belarus, bulgary, Ethiopia etc. Russian has never been Believers, they believe only in Putin or Stalin
Remember converting to Russian Orthodox means pledging loyalty to Putin
@@gargoyles9999 get help.
@@leoge5590😂
@@gargoyles9999talking BS about the orthodox Church shows you took your pledge to Satan
Orthodox churches are majestic and the singing heavenly. I'm not even a Christian but am drawn to these churches, I would love to visit sometime. If I were a Christian, Orthodox is the faith I would follow. Just beyond beautiful.
I pray that you follow your heart, because it is the God of Orthodox Christianity that is putting them those feelings there. And I suspect that deep down inside your heart, you already know this too. Peace!
follow the Bible...
The same like me in New York City I visited the Russian Orthodox Cathedral and behold I feel so emotional, you feel the holiness the liturgy ritual I feel the faith now I understand why Prince 🤴 Vladimir of Kiev embraces orthodoxy and Russia becomes orthodox the communist try to destroy Christianity ✝️ but the faith remains.
@@artdanks4846 amén 🙏
@@JudithSanchez-ht6jn Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul... (1Pt 2:11)
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, (Col 2:18)
i'm catholic but i grew up praying in orthodox churches. there's something so special about them that makes you want to stay and pray all day. the only word that comes close to describing how i feel in them is 'safe'. i feel safe, protected, loved. it's truly a sight to behold. i recommend everybody go to an orthodox church atleast once in life
Вы правы ❤
Only in Catholic Church is Glory, that's why you feel good in East and West churches.
@Johnny BeeHam And what is it that it does not have?
Uhhh... I'm pretty sure Catholocism is a form of orthodoxy. :P
Different than the explicitly labeled Orthodox church but meets the definition of the WORD orthodoxy. If that makes sense.
@Johnny BeeHam You'll have to elaborate on specific differences and define what orthodoxy actually is then.
That was basically me my first time in an Orthodox Church. I was bewildered by the beauty
Be bewildered by the beauty of God and not by the stuff created by pagans. Second Commandment, please.
When is it my turn ?
@@nazorean we don't worship the objects, you could say the same with jesus and mary statues
@@catherineb6889 I am saying exactly the same about any statues and icons. God said "don't make statues or ANY image to bow down nor to serve". You put candles in front of icons - thus you serve them, you bow down to them and kiss them thus you profane the Commandment. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. Wonder why God is now erasing the the orthodox heathens in eastern europe from the face of the Earth?
@@nazorean we don't serve nor worship icons, we don't see them as things to be served. They are a reminder of saints and illustrate happenings in the bible which we respect, but once again don't worship.
You filmed my husband the first time he visited my church, and I told him we were getting married there! It's been almost forty-five years, and everything is just perfect.
Nothing is more beautiful than watching the sunlight enter through those beautiful painted glass windows, I love how it projects the drawings on the floor.
Im not even religious but i love the feeling of Orthodox churches. Being Greek I take part in a lot of christian traditions because they're deeply tied to our culture, and everytime i get to go inside an Orthodox church i just find peace.
Same here! There's a profound peace and serenity there. It is transcendent.
I feel that way too. I'm also Greek but I am not religious, rather atheist but I practice some faith (e.g. wearing nazar, buddhist practices, etc-). I find orthodox churches very pretty and whenever I see them, it feels like home, simply because I see them a lot in Greece. It reminds me of simpler times where I would pat cats around the churches
Regardless if it’s Orthodox, Protestant etc this could be God Himself pulling at your heart. You may think that I am crazy while you read this, but I can assure you that the beauty of the Lord’s love is so great that it can appear overwhelming at first. Jesus died and took the penalty for your sins to save you because he is the slain lamb and absolutely adores you as His child. Faith without works is dead, so they serve as a pair.I PROMISE you that as soon as you begin believing, the Holy Spirit will dwell within you. Even the faith the size of a mustard seed can progress to move mountains (God in the flesh said this). The crucifixion and resurrection did occur in terms of history-Jesus did defeat death. I will pray for you. 🩷✝️
Exactly the same for me! This feeling entering Orthodox Churches, and our traditions.... I am agnostic though.
Peace and grace, which purifies the soul, soothes, when visiting an Orthodox church, this is what I feel, although I am not a churchly human being. Just the faith in my soul.
Thought I was at a pop concert once. Turned out to just be a protestant church.
"Church"
@@alessandroofthemediterranean "Heretic Church"
@Preuße non orthodox= heretic.
@preue2585 Careful brother, you are sounding a bit 'holier than thou'.
@Preuße yeah you keep making your own rules, im going to keep the one true religion. protestants are not real Christians.
I am Russian and my mother said that when I was very small (1-2 years?) she took me to a chant in an Orthodox Church. She said it was like I was in a trance. Years later she took me again, and I felt like I remembered it again. I love the smells and the songs. In that moment I couldn’t find words to express just how much I love my culture
As a Russian who grew up in an atheist family, religion wasn't really taken seriously among my relatives or sometimes even looked down upon. I'm still atheist but I've found a real appreciation for our Orthodox churches and art :)
Каждому своё. В данном случае спасибо что уважаешь труд тех кто это создавал.)
@@Nathan_Payneпросто по факту церковь сейчас это бизнес
@@_b_x_b_1063 ну это да. Тут не могу не согласиться.
I am an Orthodox convert from the Baptist faith. I remember bringing my uncle, a Baptist preacher, to my local church once and he was so overwhelmed he fell to his knees and wept, a man then of 64. He begged me for forgiveness for having berated me for my conversion. I forgave and embraced him beneath an icon of the Blessed Virgin holding the Holy Infant 😭😭 It was so beautiful. My uncle is now Orthodox as well. 🙂
Poor man😢
IT'S IN THE PROPHECY!!! *PROTEX are THE BEAST OF SATANS WHO PERSECUTE WITH HIS MOUTH BLASPHEMING GOD, HOLY MARY, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD ORDERED WITH HOLY IMAGES, STATUTES, RELICS... AND THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!* Revelation 13: 5 *>>>>And there was given him a MOUTH speaking great things and BLASPHEMIES;>AND HE OPENED HIS MOUTH IN BLASPHEMIES AGAINST GOD, TO BLASPHEMY HIS NAME, AND HIS TABERNACLE , AND THOSE WHO DWELL IN HEAVEN.>>>ten curtains
Aye.
I once went to a Protestant church hall with a Catholic bishop.
The congregation was singing a psalm.
The bishop fell to his feet, cried, and pulled off his beretta and robes and immediately foresuk the church of Rome
@@geordiewishart1683 IT'S IN THE PROPHECY!!! PROTEX are THE BEAST OF SATANS WHO PERSECUTE WITH HIS MOUTH BLASPHEMING GOD, HOLY MARY, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD ORDERED WITH HOLY IMAGES, STATUTES, RELICS... AND THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!! Revelation 13: 5 >>>>And there was given him a MOUTH speaking great things and BLASPHEMIES;>>AND HE OPENED HIS MOUTH IN BLASPHEMIES AGAINST GOD, TO BLASPHEMY HIS NAME, AND HIS TABERNACLE , AND THOSE WHO DWELL IN HEAVEN.And it was given him power to make WAR AGAINST THE SAINTS, and to overcome them; and power was given him over every tribe, and tongue, and nation.Then he made the veil of blue cloth, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; of painstaking work he did it, with CHERUBINS(IMAGES). - Exodus 26 : 1 And thou shalt make the tabernacle of >>>>ten curtains>Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the TABERNACLE and ALL that is in it; AND YOU WILL SANCTIFY IT WITH ALL ITS FURNITURE, AND IT WILL BE HOLYThen the sanctuary of God in heaven was opened, and there was seen the ARK(WIH THE STATUES OF CHERUBINES) of his covenant.
@@geordiewishart1683 Is your church from JESUS or satan??? WRITE HERE THE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF YOUR CHURCH AND THE PEOPLE WHO COMMANDED IT FROM THE APOSTLES TO 2000 YEARS AGO TODAY!!!!! CAN'T YOU??? EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY !!!!!!! What is the name of your little church???? Where was your little church 2000 years ago??? Where was your little church in the last 2000 years???? When was your little church founded???? Who did found your little church???? Where was your little church founded?????? Does the Bible say that your little church is' LOVED BY GOD???? GOD, JESUS and THE HOLY SPIRIT ORDER the apostles to go to your little church????? CAN'T YOU ANSWER???????? JESUS ONLY FOUNDED THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 2000 YEARS AGO, MEANWHILE MEN AND WOMEN FOUNDED your CHURCH FOLLOWING SATAN AGAINST JESUS WILL!!*
As a Catholic, i love my Orthodox brothers.
Peace be with you, brother. Christians of different confessions, we are all brothers in Christ!
То есть, ты не считаешь православных раскольниками?
As a man who enjoys pumping iron, I love “Big Iron.”
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Heretic
I'm protestant from a small congregation and our church is literally an attic room we rent. Churches like the one in the video are indeed beautiful, but I think our attic is pretty in its own way
Главное это вера и желание жить христианской жизнью
To možete i u svojoj kući. Jedan kutak za ikone, tamjan, kadionica. Crkva je nešto posebno.
I was just in an Orthodox Church for the first time the other day for a funeral, and it was so different than the church I went to growing up. It was so beautiful and vibrant, and it looked like it had been there for centuries, but it was only 70ish years old
You'll feel that this church is here for centuries because the Orthodox church founded by our Lord Jesus Christ so Christ is the head of the Orthodox church . the Orthodox church must be glorious because Christ is glorious ☦️🙏🏻 Christ is great so the Orthodox church has to be great
You have to join Christ's Church , the Orthodox church
@@ramyking5484 What kind of Orthodox Church are we talking about? There are many of them.
@@strengthfactor1315 no there is only one Orthodox church , it's Eastern Orthodoxy
@@ramyking5484 Which one is Eastern? Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian?
@@strengthfactor1315 They all have the same theology, creeds, confessions, etc. The ethnic name is just to clarify the language of a particular parish
I am an orthodox and I never thought that our churches are so admired by non-Orthodox😃😃
That's because sadly, the other churches do not manifest the holiness that our Orthodox churches do.
@@artdanks4846 renaissance catholic churches? Perhaps we can admire the best of both
@matheusexpedito4577 Good point, and I agree! I just meant in general terms. I went to a traditional Latin Mass a couple years ago and really loved it! It was so beautiful!
same hare
I'm just as freaked out as you are. although, I’ll be honest, I never paid attention to the fact that only Orthodox Christians love such beauty. Another thing that also touches me is the solidarity of non-Orthodox people in the fact that our churches are beautiful and the manifestation of respect for the work done. I mean... in our very cynical world, I expected to hear that our churches are “too pompous” or that this is a “money transfer”.
That’s when you discover love for the first time. The Orthodox Church is the true Church of Christianity. The sooner the west realizes this, the better our spiritual growth will get.
We need another Great Awakening.
As a west European I agree
@@joeywheelerii9136 You need a real Great Awakening.
I mean Protestants are much closer to us in terms of beliefs than Catholics so they're more likely to convert to Orthodoxy in the future
@@EuropaTelesBTR as a South American I agree 👍, There are few Orthodox churches around here and it's unknown for many.
My reaction seeing Saint Sava Church in Belgrade Serbia in real life. One of the most amazing moments of my life ❤
Please tell me, you went bellow to the crypt? 😊
@@oijgg3p yeah if i remember the head of the church was buried there?
@@toyboy51funorb Something like that, I think they layed the bones down there.. its not know exact location where Otomans burned him, but its somewhere around the church.
This was me in 2000. My first exposure was with my then Russian fiancée in St. Petersburg at the Cathedral of Peter and Paul. At the time I was an athiest (due to my exposure to televangelists and our "Church" as a child) but am now Orthodox. When stationed in Germany in the early 2000's, the small town where our church was had an enormous Catholic gothic cathedral that was mostly empty on Sunday while ours was packed
As a Protestant when I went to the orthodox and Catholic Churches around my travels I am left in wonder. It’s truely a gift from heaven. They don’t make churches like this here. God bless you all ❤
seriously?
@@user-dq3ho8lq2xnope. America doesn’t have many orthodox, at least the part I live in. It’s a more than an hour drive to the nearest tiny orthodox church
There is a reason why Protestant churches are simple.
All three "churches" mentioned are absent from the bible which records the true church of Jesus Christ. So one can only conclude the three are inventions of man.
They in fact do make orthodox churches and cathedrals in America, there's dozens in California alone. You have to go inside though!
I was raised Protestant. And I craved the true spirit of God.
When I walked into my first Orthodox Church and I watched my first service, I was so overwhelmed with joy, awe, happiness conviction, and at one point terror lol that I sat there like a small child in awe.
This meme is all too true.
I have never looked back since I took my first steps forward.
☦️☦️☦️
Christos Anesti
Second Commandment, please.
@@nazorean
Go away iconoclastic heretic
@@OrthoJihadi I will, sure. In the meantime ask God, what He says.
anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven
(Mt. 5: 19) => I would not dare to argue with Him.
When I went to my cousin's wedding, they had the religious ceremony held at her now-husband's tiny little village in the middle of nowhere in a small in-the-works church (as in it wasn't fully painted yet), but what was painted (almost all of the interior) was so bright and vibrant, really pretty. Even the tiny churches in villages get loving artful attention.
I'm a Muslim and I'd like to visit a Church sometime. Respectful, interfaith dialogue and discussing ideas/beliefs/commonalities, can be very beautiful and positive, in a world filled with so much negativity and polarization! Much love to my Christian friends!
Yes with respect and love everything is possible 🙏🍀❤️
Btw. I have visited s mosque too, so its beautiful to see people interesting in other religions and discuss about the beauty of it.
@@jvatos 100% bro
Let me test that
The Hagia Sophia should be a museum 😏
We’ll see your true tolerance soon
@@FernandoTorreraHagia Sophia was a mosque in the beginning and then it was turned into a church, and now it is back as it was in the beginning. Basically, Hagia Sophia was sold, meaning it was turned into a mosque with Muslim money. It is not our fault that your churches are sold.
“And we knew not whether we were in Heaven or on Earth”
im an orthodox russian. and i agree with this. we have many icons and you can even see every russian saint on an icon,a lot of places where you can put a candle,amazing smell,a 2nd floor,and we have to cross and bow before entering the church. also the holy father reads prayers to us.
I got married in a Greek Orthodox church in Melbourne, Australia. I invited most of the office, most came with their kids, most left halfway because the kids were crying LOL
You don't have this problem if you raise your kids in this environment. The baby can have communion after it is baptised, but they don't cry if they see their parents participate in silent contemplation etc. You learn that you may have to stay silent and standing for a long time and that it's not always about you. What we tend to do in recent years is just allow them to play outside, as they don't understand the point, but most people who experience this end up returning to it when they grow up and realise the benefit. Also they tend to have fond memories of their childhood and that can also be a factor.
This was me back in September. I seriously became tearful at the surreal presence of God. Forever grateful I kept trusting over the years.
So it was a coincidence that the building has a certain architecture?
^ unredeemable prottie spotted, obviously never been inside an orthodox church
Its a syngergy. You don't divorce aesthetics from worshiping in spirit and truth, in the same way that you don't divorce the soul from the body
Same but it was August. And it's not like the parish is particularly large or especially ornate either. Dat Ortho aesthetic just hits different
Idolatry.
As a Serbian Orthodox I love when Church is empty on weekdays I love to enter and just pray alone and chill ,nothing can describe it ,I love all of our Churches and monasteries ,I am so proud of being Serbian and so so so blessed ❤😊
I've just googled some serbian churches and, oh my god, they are so beautiful, especially Saint Savva Cathedral (sorry if I didn't translate it right from russian to english). Big love to Serbia from Russia!
@@user-sh7md4nx3j yes we have stunning churches ,our small churches in small cities are even more beautiful trust me ,our monasteries are like heaven on Earth, Orthodoxy is stunning religion
Your entire fate has nothing to do with God or Jesus. You warship Sava and a fashist fairytale fabricated in late 19 century. Sorry but true.
@@user-sh7md4nx3j Serbians speak serbian btw
@@srlokachote2384 i know
As a protestant, I can confirm this will be my reaction if I ever get the chance to go to a church like this 😂
As a Russian Orthodox I will tell you this, go and admire it. There is absolutely nothing to lose.)
no please stick to your attic and red carpet stage and the african prophets whom yo bootlick . do not come to the orthodox church ,tysm i love you
I'm a Baptist. In recent years, I've come to appreciate Catholic and Orthodox Iconography, chants and their beautiful churches. They certain inspire one to the Divine, especially for someone like me who has been going to small churches within 4 walls for his entire life.
Go in Orthodox! Sola fide contradicts the James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. How can you trust the reformers?
Spent most of my life as an atheist, recently started going to protestant services with a friend. Went to Divine Liturgy at 2 orthodox cathedrals, really considering becoming a catechumen. Orthodoxy seems much more beautiful and powerful than the Protestantism of America.
Go, you won’t regret it! I came out of a Hindu cult into Protestantism, then to RC and finally EO at age 56! Found it online after Pope Francis gave me the creeps! It’s the True Full Faith that heals!
Agreed, God bless you in your journey towards Him!
God bless your journey! :)
former roman catholic in the US..now orthodox...Im home
It's real
POV: You're thinking about to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy.
not really, but I can still admire and find veneration in your church's unparalleled iconography.
@@ratatoskr9366 it's alright, everyone chooses their path they want to follow, if we sought to force people to convert, what would be the point? I'm glad you admire iconography, you should see the amazing people that created and still create it as well.
@@nickwolf1234 I have. We have the Eastern Rite in the Catholic Church, where the liturgy is in Greek and the church's have the same iconography and architecture as Orthodox churches.
To say I would need to convert would be silly since both our Church's have Apostolic sucession and both our sacraments are valid (at least thats what the Catholic Church believes). I pray for unification not convertion.
No thanks.
@@xxxxxxxx2224 Why you even here? Because God sending you a message, to join his Church.
Way back in time one of my ancestors was a Greek Orthodox priest, I am Catholic, but I always wanted to see the inside of an Orthodox Church .I have seen them on TV and internet but nothing is like visiting one in person.
bro I'm protestant but if I walk into a church and I see lime green walls I'm walking right back out the door
As an agnostic, i do appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into these churches. Very beautiful stuff. Hard work really does pay off.
I wish Protestants would put more effort instead of just renting out some warehouse as it feels like lol
@@smallxplosion9546 Right? I guess It Just goes to show they don't Care that much at all.
@@nowthatsedgyasfvck2556 I understand that many of them are supposed to be very simplistic because they're supposed to honor God and not materialistic values, however, it's very unfortunate and hypocritical that many churches here in the US are just complete sellouts that are based around material values anyways. It's hard to trust many pastors now because it's kinda hard to tell if they're preaching or promoting a product. That's why I just mostly avoid churches and sellout radio preachers and listen to the Bible/God instead.
@@smallxplosion9546 I'd know. My country has the worst church system in the planet. Massive scam. The owner of the church is a BILLIONAIRE and no one questions why the pastors are rich and the churches massive and why the people who go there, dirt poor. It's not really about investing a lot of money into It, rather making It look beautiful, moreso as a tribute.
@@smallxplosion9546 A lot of these churches are also in rural places with small congregations: raising money for anything besides a small warehouse can be difficult.
I am a muslim, and I have utmost respect for orthodox Christianity
Leave the Hagia Sophia alone then
@@FernandoTorrera
When its comes to honor, we muslims don't compromise.
So, thanks but no thanks
@@FernandoTorrera haha not in a million years
@@nadine7293well you're now a US puppet, and Hagia Sophia, along with your whole nation of 🦃 is owned by the West 😂
@@nadine7293What are you doing here on this channel
If someone needs the name of the church, it is Church of the Savior on Blood in Saint Petersburg
ruZZia is an Aggressor State.
That is an intentional thing. Protestantism was partially rooted in the desire to abandon practices the founders deemed immoral or distasteful, the elaborate and expensive church interiors at the time were seen as a sign of materialism and earthly values. They believed things being as plain and bare bones as possible was more humble and honorable, and brought them closer to God. This is why early protestant churches, clothes, Bibles, homes, literally everything was very simple and plain-looking.
В итоге к материализму, позитивизму и покоиности властям пришли протестанты. Какая ирония.
@@DK-yc9qo well they were threatened by it so they had to ruin protestants institutions somehow
"This is why early protestant churches, clothes, Bibles, homes, literally everything was very simple and plain-looking."
Or, maybe, early protestants just weren't Greek, and were not part of a culture that, for nearly two thousand years before Martin Luther, believed that there is truth in beauty.
@@paulboylan6976 no. Early protestants made a deliberate effort to do this, it is well-documented in their history, and is still seen today in legacy communities of this movement such as the Amish and Mennonites. Non-Greek, Western Catholic Europeans at the time engaged in ornate decor and architecture much like the Greeks, which is what the early Protestants rejected. There is nothing to be upset about, it is simply acknowledging historical fact and why two different groups chose to take different views and practices. For Catholics and Orthodox, the beauty of their structures is a testament to the glory of God. For Protestants, the plainness represented their ideals of devotion to God and rejection of what they perceived as worldy. Both are wholesome, honorable sentiments.
@@bko3400 Yes, but... you don't see any Greek White Nationalists.
Oh dear let me tell you! The new Russian military cathedral next to Moscow is absolutely breathtaking.
Do you mean the main church of the Russian armed forces, with the main killers are depicted in mosaics - putin, defense minister shoigu and joseph stalin? 🤷♂️🤦♂️
They said that. I have only looked pictures of the exterior.
@@jhrtelem just search 'russian military cathedral warhammer' at youtube - music gives it correct vibe. I've been there myself btw
There is heresy.
@@OdinRuZero for the Emperor!!🔥🔥🔥
For those asking the name of the chant is The Nativity of Christ: Nativity Song - Credo Chamber Choir
Ty
Was looking for this comment
The hero we needed
thank you, this should be pinned
I figured the comment section would be a treat
It is so much more hateful than I imagined smh. I’m sure God is very pleased (I’m being sarcastic).
I am a Greek Orthodox and everytime i enter one of our churches it feels like home, feels like a part of me, not shocked at all. I am used to it from since i was a child.
I was a baptist. This was me when I first entered into the Orthodox Church. I'm Orthodox now and have been for 2 years.
🙏
Please read my comment. God bless.
I’m Roman Catholic and considering it. It has been painful seeing what the Vatican has been doing to the western half of the universal Church Saint Constantine founded.
@@midgetydeaththey don’t represent the Catholic Church. Just like any other religion there is always something going. You give up to easily.
You're obviously lost.
I’m a 65 year old man, and late in life I had enough of the evangelical Protestantism of my birth, converted to Eastern Orthodoxy, and never looked back. Now an older man, I can count on one hand my regrets in life. Chief among those regrets is not converting to Orthodoxy sooner in life ☦️.
Welcome back my man. Remember to praise God every day, it's your actions toward the world and other humans that will make God the happiest with you.
Bud you’re acting like that made a difference
I am Protestant High-Anglican. Our church is pretty similar to Catholic in terms of service/mass, but being a South African, I had never seen the majesty of the Catholic Cathedrals in Europe. Then one day, I went to St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna and burst into tears. Those places are like a window into another world
That is preciscisly what they are. They give us a glimpse of what is to be.
I came from a Charismatic/Pentecostal background and pretty much went into full-rebellion as an adult. Then I went inside an Orthodox church that I ignored and dismissed for 14 years having never been exposed to it at all and immediately saw the beauty and felt the presence of God there. I've now been an Orthodox Christian for six years now and that presence is always there.
I came from a Holiness Apostolic Pentecostal background too
IT'S IN THE PROPHECY!!! PROTESTS are THE BEAST OF SATANS WHO PERSECUTE WITH HIS MOUTH BLASPHEMING GOD, HOLY MARY, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD ORDERED WITH HOLY IMAGES, STATUTES, RELICS... AND THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!! Revelation 13: 5 >>>>And there was given him a MOUTH speaking great things and BLASPHEMIES;>>AND HE OPENED HIS MOUTH IN BLASPHEMIES AGAINST GOD, TO BLASPHEMY HIS NAME, AND HIS TABERNACLE , AND THOSE WHO DWELL IN HEAVEN.And it was given him power to make WAR AGAINST THE SAINTS, and to overcome them; and power was given him over every tribe, and tongue, and nation.Then he made the veil of blue cloth, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; of painstaking work he did it, with CHERUBINS(IMAGES). - Exodus 26 : 1 And thou shalt make the tabernacle of >>>>ten curtains>Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the TABERNACLE and ALL that is in it; AND YOU WILL SANCTIFY IT WITH ALL ITS FURNITURE, AND IT WILL BE HOLYThen the sanctuary of God in heaven was opened, and there was seen the ARK(WIH THE STATUES OF CHERUBINES) of his covenant.
Спаси вас Господи!
Слава Богу!
Слава Богу!
My first visit to an Orthodox church was when I attended the wedding of my daughter's best friend. It took my breath away. The importance of having a sacred space for reverent worship hit me hard. It was a deep need which I had forgotten.
I’m a Protestant and I’d be honored and happy, I think.
Such labors of art and architecture in the name of god are a sight to behold, no matter what your personal beliefs about belief
Edit: plus I think the orthodox got it right when they chose chanting as their primary music making, they’re simply beautiful to listen to
These places are absolutely breathtaking. The awe from simply walking into a chapel like this would probably knock me out cold. The artwork is beautiful, and the scale is astonishing.
If anyone is/was wondering, the background picture is from the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg
Thanks!
I thought so! I was there literally last year.)
i am a lutheran, and every time i enter an orthodox church, it amazes me how beautiful they are. god bless ✝️☦️
@Readthis880some other churches do have a darker tone with that
@Readthis880 pretty sure most intelligent people know he was born in Middle East thence likely having some kind of Hebrew Middle East look to him. This is so mundane it’s painful to argue. We are not responsible for the artist perception when it was painted - we have moved past that… sorry you are stuck pushing racist agenda of which Jesus was no part of.
Reminds me of this one mosque i go to every time for Friday prayer, it's always quiet there, and so so beautiful with big chandeliers and comfortble carpets and even a nice grassy lawn
If my church actually looked like this, I would go every Sunday.
Imagine arguing about religion, especially against people who share the same faith.
So true bruh
Nah, it shows that we care…even though sometimes it’s a little (a little ☠️☠️) uncharitable ☦️☦️✝️✝️✝️✝️ even so we are still brothers
I'm a German Protestant Christian in the process of converting to Orthodoxy.
Thank the Lord for this blessing, Amen.
Better die than bow down to manmade pics. Second Commandment, please.
Why?
@@karlheven8328 cause protestantism, at least all churches in my area, preach herecy and things that are clearly against god's will. It's all about modernisation and the actual faith is not cared about.
@@realasaster Ich stimme voll überein.
Die gleiche Erfahrung habe ich auch als Protestant gemacht. Glaubensfeste Protestanten, die wirklich keine Irrlehren verbreiten sind so selten geworden, dass es wehtut.
Ich komme ursprünglich aus Hamburg und habe lange am Bodensee gelebt.
Dort war es besonders schlimm.
Aber inzwischen habe ich eine katholische Kirchengemeinde in Bayreuth und auch eine Gemeinschaft innerhalb der Großkirche gefunden , die mir sehr zusagt (Opus Dei). Diese veranstalten etwa Bettage und Exerzitien und predigen die reine Lehre und keine modernen Irrwege.
Was dich von diesem Protestantismus weggebracht hat verstehe ich voll und ganz. Was hat dich denn zur Orthodoxie gebracht und welche Gemeinde und Spielart?
Die gibt es ja wohl nur in Großstädten.
Nazorean
@asaster4863 I am ex-orthodox myself. Now I am Jesus Christian. Think HOW they profane the First and Second Commandment. They nullify the word of God for the sake of their (pagan) traditions. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. All their visual grandeur is exactly that: material. To distract you and to imprison you in their heathen traditions. Trust and obey Jesus of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, please.
This was me as a Portuguese Catholic when I entered a Greek Orthodox Church in Athens, truly amazing.
Olha um tuga hahah
@@leonorpereirajorge5394 boas!
Atualmente sou protestante, estou confuso sobre que denominação me juntar e tenho interesse na catolica ou ortodoxa, não sei mesmo o que fazer
@@ninjaayhg Amigo, junta-te ao que achas que te serve melhor, todos cristãos, todos irmãos.
Lets be all united into one church
That would be nice.
😂😂😂That's so true. The arts are literally top tier! God bless y'all
Walked into a Orthodox cathedral today for the first time as a catachumen. I cannot describe the emotion I felt. I was by myself in that room but I was not alone.
FREE WILL , whence is it given, whence does it end?
GOD created us 1stly in SPIRIT then formed our flesh in our mothers wombs.
Free will starts on the day you born here and ends on the day you depart from here. it is not given nor found earlier, as earlier you didn`t exist.
earth is testing ground, as it has became lucifers kingdom.
testing ground for us, to show GOD whom amongst us shall be deceived by lucifer.
All the answers are pretty clear ones - aren´t these? - MANY are deceived and FEW are not.
None of us can`t drag free will beyond humans earthly life, as it is not earlier nor after found nor given.
Jeremiah 1:5 KJV Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
FREE WILL is given for the choices which are here on earth to make.
Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Joshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Since making choices and being deceived takes place here on earth, free will does not go beyond human earthly lives.
You are not saved by emotion but by having faith in Jesus Christ the redeemer. Emotion fades away like vapor, but faith lasts. Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your one and only savior?
@@SoyebAkhtar25 If allah is god then how come he send a rapist and pedo prophet?? Please answer
@@SoyebAkhtar25 allah is been proven again and again to be nobody else then lucifer under his many names.
@@SoyebAkhtar25 Jesus is not a prophet, HE IS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD, HE IS GOD IN FLESH, who came to redeem HIS creation, known as MANKIND and to bring into NOTHINGNESS all the works of the devil.
quran is and remains lucifer's book. REPENT in peace, as there is no religious souls in heaven. Only the FEW who found the NARROW ROAD.
Matthew 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
so you understand not this verse:
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
I'm not sure I understood what love was until I started going to an Orthodox Church. I tried most denominations and it is the only one that I felt a true spiritual connection directly with Christ.
The true spiritual connection with Christ is achieved through the Holy Spirit, which He calls
The Spirit Of Truth. It has nothing to do with any building. That's why Jesus says this....
'And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down'
Respect The One you claim to be connected with. 'Be not deceived'
@@jixxytrix1705 I have tried protestantism and that all believers make up the church but that didnt work for me. I need an ancient institution and hierarchy.
@@jixxytrix1705 All Orthodox receive the Holy Spirit in baptism and sealed with Him in Chrismation.
1. Just because something has an ancient institution and hierarchy, doesn't mean it's true.
2. Why not Roman Catholicism?
@@jaisbrennan7696 I tried being Protestant and Roman Catholicism and it wasn't until I found Orthodoxy that I truly understood Christ.
I'm from Russia, but I'm an agnostic. But in the Orthodox Church there is actually such an unusual atmosphere that you are immersed in peace. I do not know why it is so...
You do know why. It's just that it's very hard for us moderns to believe. The clergy, most of whom fail to connect faith and the understanding of the world and history we've developed due to the scientific approach, make that even harder, alas.
Excellent video.
As a protestant that acknowledges the beauty of these Churches it is unlike anything else on earth. But it is not about how grand a building is but only by the strength of the faith of the people that are attending it. You can find God anywhere on this earth. You can be with him even in a dirty alleyway.
cope. building beautiful places as labors for god makes humanity closer to him. you wouldnt understand because your church is located between a denny's and a gas station.
None of this is Biblical.
But you could at least try to make a church worthy of your God
@@aviationenthusiast2002lol, wrong.
and yet you are so far away from God. You are exactly like the pompous and contemptuous philistines he warned us about.@@aviationenthusiast2002
I've been in Russia for like a month or so and went to an excursion to an orthodox monastery in Istra, the New Jerusalem Monastery which got finally reconstructed after the Soviet Union's collapse stagnation, and I need to admit that that was literally a lot of holy smokes out there
Those kinds of places truly are where you're starting to believe in God and moreover want to become a crusader and protect it no matter how persistent you are in your atheism
I mean I have never seen such beauty and magnificence, even considering this is not the most pompous holy place I've seen in my life.
Orthodox churches are very gorgeous and spectacular, I can say with confidence.
Oh yes, there are so many beautiful churches to discover. Everyone is welcomed too
Just because the church is beautiful doesn't mean Orthodoxy is true.
ruzzian fascists are on crusade right now
@@jaisbrennan7696 Orthodoxy is true and our churches are beautiful as well. Checkmate
@@jaisbrennan7696 католичество лучшие что всюду сеяло войны сжигало людей устраивало геноцид сейчас покрывает педофилов?
I've visited the church in Podgorica, it took me a while to figure out the entire ceiling is the entire life of Jesus
Beautiful churches are something I wish the United States had more of.
We do have St. Patrick's cathedral, which is beautiful, but I agree that we need more beautiful churches
As an orthodox I really love the aesthetic of my religion and also the religion itself. No matter your gonna debate about existence of god, truly i find peace in these churches, actually seeing unity while all people in church sing in chorus and stand silent. Everything feels so peaceful and is a literal drug to help me from struggles of everyday
I can't say I'm really Christian, but I just can't get enough of these churches. The atmosphere is just so safe, peaceful and loving ❤
Please read my comment. God bless.
How could you compare the literal House of God to drugs?
@@sbd_14_09 what hes trying to say is that the peace that you encounter in an orthodox church is so overwhelming that you can get addicted to it, its something that is rare to find nowadays
Christianity isn't a religion but a Faith with tradition. I mean for the Orthodox part.
Orthodoxe churches are just magnificient. Walls coverd with icons and cyrillic calligraphy. And golden plated bulbs who shine in the morning !
Hello my friend. How are you? I remember reading a comment of yours a little while ago that hurt my heart.. You said you were not happy.
Are you feeling better?
@@sihtnaelkk2187 Oh, that(s very kind from you ! And, yes, I feel better. Despite some annoying health problems, I found a new job, restrated to draw and peint, met some very cool people. I also intenfied my practise of the Jesus prayer, which helped me a lot. I hope averything os good for yout too, and thank's for takind some news !
@@etiennespasm2562 So glad for you!
Yea I'm ok, I'm trying.. Problems don't end unfortunately but I grew very sensitive to the pain of others because of my problems..
So I kept your post in mind and wanted to see how things went since then : )
god will come into his houses no matter the shape that they are in, we are all brothers and sisters in christ
😂😂😂
Indeed.
Song/Music name:
Pesnopeniya i molitvi (Canticles and Prayers) : The Nativity of Christ: Nativity Song
Me when I enter an Orthodox Church this Sunday (which is normal, because I go weekly) and I am used to the beautiful mosaics and pictures yet I still look up to admire them:
That’s what we are supposed to do
Ah yes.
Just like when the apostles met in people's houses.....
I was in awe when I went to a Greek Orthodox church and I'm an Anglican!
I'm cradle Orthodox and I like Anglican churches, too.
Chatholics have awesome churches too, Like ones in Brasil, especially the one in Rio de Janeiro
God bless the Orthodox Church. I’m a Latin Mass Catholic. You folks are the best. ❤
We roumanians ,we are Latin Mass Orthodox
No, not pointless after vatican 2
Please read my comment. God bless.
Yea Pope dont recognize Kosovo cause is Christian Holy Land
Orthodox choral chanting is ethereal and godly to listen to.
As a Catholic, Orthodox churches are the most Beatfiul thing ever, South Brazil churches are very based on the Orthodox architecture
@@Gigi-ho2qk lmao what
All I see is some guy that has to take a leak urgently
As a Protestant, I am very impressed with the Orthodox church
In terms of visuals, definitely
Then become orthodox
IT'S IN THE PROPHECY!!! *PROTEX are THE BEAST OF SATANS WHO PERSECUTE WITH HIS MOUTH BLASPHEMING GOD, HOLY MARY, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD ORDERED WITH HOLY IMAGES, STATUTES, RELICS... AND THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!* Revelation 13: 5 *>>>>And there was given him a MOUTH speaking great things and BLASPHEMIES;>AND HE OPENED HIS MOUTH IN BLASPHEMIES AGAINST GOD, TO BLASPHEMY HIS NAME, AND HIS TABERNACLE , AND THOSE WHO DWELL IN HEAVEN.>>>ten curtains
@@VolkovVelikanNo. Salvation comes only from God. If the Church structure could no longer hold. People must remain connected to God personally. Joining a Church structure is all well and good but if there is no personal consecration and expression of the fruits of the Spirit in our daily lives, what then is our faith for?
@@opinionatortv6457 I agree with you, only God can save us, but being Orthodox does not only mean the Church. We pray in church that is the house of God and we respect it, but being Orthodox also mean the way the Bible is understood and explained the same way being a Protestant is, you interpret the Holy Bible in a different way.The word Orthodox comes from a Greek word that can be translated as “right believing”, if you want you can search more, but being Christian Orthodox is much more than Church even though it has a huge importance. In example we do not disrespect the Mother of God. We ascribe this title to her in accordance with the rulings of the Third Ecumenical Council, because she did not simply bear the man Jesus Christ; she bore the incarnate God. How is this so? Because Jesus Christ was not only fully man, but also fully God. By bearing Jesus Christ, the Son and Word of God [and thus also God Himself (John 1:1)], we give her the fitting title, Theotokos. The titles given to her merely explain the true nature of Christ and protect His identity as the unique Theanthropos (God-Man). Any title she receives can only be understood in light of her Son and His saving activity.
So when we see a prayer like, “Most Holy Theotokos, save us,” this isn’t us literally asking her to exact salvation in our behalf. As Christians, we know and openly proclaim that only Christ can do so. However, we can also acknowledge, as Christians, that “save” doesn’t just have to refer to salvation.
When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple John standing by the cross, He entrusted him with her care. He also established a new spiritual relationship between them in saying to the disciple: “Behold your Mother” (John 19:27). In making this statement, Christ makes the Theotokos the mother of His Disciples. In other words, the mother of all Christians. And what better way to show a mother you love her than to honor her for the role she played in your salvation?
My first liturgy felt so otherworldly. I was immediately swept in and didn’t want it to end
Protestants in the comments when they realize the cross on their neck is an icon and that they’ve probably kissed it before (veneration)
Great Meme 😂
I cordially embrace all those who have come to the Orthodox church, and converts, and those who have been in Orthodoxy since infancy, and those who only think about entering Orthodoxy!
I am 45 years old, I was born into an atheist family in Russia, but in secret from my parents I was baptized at the age of 17. I still remember this trembling day, my hamstrings were shaking from the realization of belonging to God! The temple was very simple, wooden! And there were no wall paintings! The dome of the temple outside was painted with green paint. The icons were old mixed with new ones!
And everything in me was singing and crying with happiness! Oh, my God! Glory to you, Creator of heaven and earth! You accepted Me, a sinful and insignificant one, preserved Me, strengthened Me, calmed Me down... Lord, guide me through life further! Teach me to use my powers every day in Your Name! Don't leave me despondent! May my hands glorify You with their deeds!
I cried
Better die than bow down to manmade pics. Second Commandment, please.
Amen brother 🙏
Just because the church is beautiful doesn't mean Orthodoxy is true.
@@jaisbrennan7696 I was saying in the sense that the beauty of the temple has determined little for me. And the beauty of the service was also not decisive. The concept of understanding the divinity of Jesus was important. It was important to understand the continuity of the entire tradition from the time of the first apostles. It was important to realize the direct participation of the apostolic succession and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Church, and not in other communities. It was important, after all, that frank simplicity bordered on sincere worship of the Trinity.
As a Protestant who attended his first Divine Liturgy in 2022 i experienced something truly holy, sacred, reverent, beautiful, and all my senses where engaged In the worship. I was also really nervous and sweating profusely because I’ve never been exposed to signing the cross, and praying to saints/theotokos. I’m now baptized into the one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Orthodox church
IT'S IN THE PROPHECY!!! *PROTEX are THE BEAST OF SATANS WHO PERSECUTE WITH HIS MOUTH BLASPHEMING GOD, HOLY MARY, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD ORDERED WITH HOLY IMAGES, STATUTES, RELICS... AND THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!* Revelation 13: 5 *>>>>And there was given him a MOUTH speaking great things and BLASPHEMIES;>AND HE OPENED HIS MOUTH IN BLASPHEMIES AGAINST GOD, TO BLASPHEMY HIS NAME, AND HIS TABERNACLE , AND THOSE WHO DWELL IN HEAVEN.>>>ten curtains
The sweating you mention is an attack by demons to drive you out of the temple. All the best from the Lord.
"Praying to the saints" good Lord 🤣 you're all hopeless 😆
@@Halfort57 you are hopeless. Christ defeated death, you should have no issue accepting that.
Please read my comment. God bless.
Walk by Faith, NOT by sight.
i prefer legs
It’s four am. @GoatBIRYANI, why am I laughing like a deranged mental patient from that.
Some even have stuff made of real human Skulls, at some point you get transported to freaking Warhammer 40K XD
I know the message is most important, but nothing beats the byzantine and archaic look of an orthodox church. Even if you're not religious you have to appreciate the art and the atmosphere of such a place. I'm not Muslim but I can appreciate some of the mosques I've seen in my time and the acoustics. Some religious buildings transport you to another world.
It's visual gospel ,many people didn't know how to read back than ,icons are visual gospel literally ,oral gospel is most important, written Gospel came later
Going to Orthodox for the first time this Sunday after being protestant, then atheist for 11 years, now am back in action for the Lord.
In my experience, all they do is start crying, "idolatry! Graven images!" Bunch of iconoclasts.
To je, tu na dohvat ruke, možeš da dodirneš, povežeš se.
If you were wandering what's that church is. It is Saint-Petersburg's Savior on spilled blood
I came from charismatic tent revival church. Lol First time I walked into an Orthodox Church I thought, “this is the first time I’ve ever been in a holy place.”
I really try not to be hyperbolic and "muh denomination/sect" but I've seen a lot from those, such as Todd Bentley, and that man and others I've seen were 100% manifesting the demonic. That stuff is so devoid of sound doctrine and mixes in tons of New Age and veiled Satanism.
Only God is holy, manmade stuff simply MAY impress for a sec to lead astray because inside they are full of dead bones and rotten flesh. Better die than bow down to manmade pics. Second Commandment, please.
@@nazorean I'm not even Orthodox or Roman Catholic. I'm Lutheran, but you are wrong here. Even more traditional protestant denominations will have Roman iconography and traditional vestments and decorations.
Unlike the Orthodox, I believe in Sola Scriptura, meaning I believe holy traditions and all teachings must be derived from scripture. The thing is, these Orthodox traditions ARE derived from scripture. You can see in the Old Testament how God lays out a very precise design for the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant (which includes carvings of cherubim, by the way). There was plenty of decoration and formal protocol in place even for the very first worshippers of God, and at no point does Jesus abolish this approach to worship.
Anything can be an "image" in theory, and it is very possible to commit idolatry in worshipping it, so icons are not some special case. You can even commit idolatry with a written page of the Bible or a cross necklace if you try hard enough. However, the Orthodox do not actually worship icons. It is a way of depicting and honoring the actions of God, simple as that.
In ancient times, most people did not know how to read, and so readings of scripture and visual iconographic depiction was how you would be exposed to the Word. In Russia, illiteracy was the norm until the end of serfdom. Even in modern times, this is a very simple and effective way to convey the Word in its full value, which is why people still have such a strong reaction to entering these ancient churches. Lutheran worship comes from Western Rite practices, but with hymns and chanting done by both laymen and clergy. There also tends to be some Germanic or Baltic cultural quirks too, but any church will have practices influenced by its founding culture.
My home church has an American flag, which I'm told became common when Woodrow Wilson became president, and people started disliking everything German. Honestly the presence of an American flag is probably more sketchy than any of the icons shown in the video, as the USA is a secular institution.
@@pavelthefabulous5675 You don't love God. You look for reasons to disobey Him. God bless you and your loved ones.
@@nazorean Platitudes, platitudes... shame really.