How Elder Iona of Odessa lived and what his predictions do not give rest to many, do they begin to come true?

In difficult times, there are many different experts who intelligently tell what will be tomorrow, what will be the next month or year. But often all these forecasters as if trying to get a finger into the sky. It's like they're building theories without really believing what they can guess.

Today's edition. "Site" Ask them what predictions they made. Elder Jonah of OdessaHe was considered one of the most famous monks of modern times. He was often approached for advice. And often his words quite coincide with reality (if you believe different sources).



Elder Iona of Odessa Vladimir Ignatenko was born in 1925 in a large peasant family in the heart of Ukraine. Later, he recalled how in the 1930s his family, who had a horse and two cows, came to dekulakize. “The Soviet authorities have come to smoke us up. A family of 11. What kind of fists are we? The main reason was that we did not hide our faith in God, we attended church.”



Vladimir’s parents were truly believers. The pious mother did not believe in communism and always told her children that “there will be no heaven on earth, but work and prayer will save man.” Later, Vladimir admitted that this motherly farewell always helped him in life.

After receiving four classes of education, Vladimir worked as a tractor driver and a miner, and later worked even in the oil fields in Georgia. Then he learned about the life of hermit monks, went to the Caucasus, where he lived for some time together with monks.



To this day there are many predictions that allegedly voiced by Iona Odessa. Many were particularly concerned about his prophecies about a possible Third World War. The elder believed that a global conflict is quite possible in the XXI century. And the main reason will be the struggle between the strongest countries in the world for resources.



“A lot of people today, no matter what they do, have a darkening of mind. It will be very difficult. But don't be afraid. You can only be saved by prayer. We need to learn to breathe it, said Iona Odessa, being already in old age.

However, it should be noted that many ancestor They seemed rather vague both in substance and in timing. Therefore, many people could interpret his words in the way that seemed most plausible to them. More specific statements of the monk also look controversial.



For example, Iona of Odessa (who, by the way, died in 2012) was skeptical about the prospects of the most popular world currency. “Why are you chasing that dollar? You will see that these dollars are like leaves in the autumn, the wind will drive along the road, no one will bend after them, they will be cheaper than paper. Perhaps modern economists would argue with such a forecast.



We can only hope that the bad predictions of the elder will not come true, but there will be a lot of good ahead. No wonder in the last months of his life Jonah Odessa said: “Do not grieve, we will communicate spiritually.” Love above all else, love conquers all.” It remains to be believed that love and reason will indeed prevail.