St Ephraim the Syrian
306 – 373
· Syria
catholic
· Saint, Doctor of the Church, Syriac deacon
Traditional
Syriac deacon, hymnographer, and Doctor of the Church whose writings include vivid eschatological passages. His homilies on the Antichrist and the end times are among the earliest and most detailed in Christian literature.
Invasion & Chastisement
— Edessa
Pending
Prophesied that invaders from the East would conquer Jerusalem and bring suffering, but would be destroyed by God’s intervention through St. Michael and divine fire.
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Age of Peace & Roman Empire
— Edessa
Pending
After chastisement, God would establish a long period of peace. A restored Roman Christian Empire would dominate, led by a just monarch.
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Antichrist & Last Days
— Edessa
Pending
Warned that after the peaceful era, people will grow lax and evil, leading to the rise of Antichrist. The Antichrist’s reign involves deception, miracles, and persecution.
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On the Last Times, the Antichrist, and the End of the World
370 AD — Edessa
Pending
The enemy shall be thrown into confusion, and the Lord shall destroy him by the spirit of his mouth. The Antichrist will reign for three and a half years of violent persecution. After the resurrection of the two prophets, the Lord shall appear with great power and majesty on the clouds of heaven, with His holy angels. And the adversary with all his hosts shall be cast into the lake of fire.
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