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St. Nikolaj Velimirović on Christ's Victory Over Death and the Soul's Life
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What the video says
The speaker declares that Jesus Christ alone among claimed saviors has conquered death and counts the dead as his subjects. He is a new world who plowed both the field of the living and the dead, extending his kingdom from Adam to the last human.
Christ distinguishes bodily death from the death of the soul, which comes through mortal sin and can occur before or after the body dies. He sees living souls across time, not merely bones, and promises to renew the body as clothing for the soul.
He replaces the ancient fear of bodily death with the fear of the soul's death, calling foolish those who store up possessions but neglect the soul. Life consists in God's word giving life to the soul, which then gives life to the body.
Through his word, Christ raises sinful souls now and will raise dead bodies at the end, confirmed by his raising of the dead during his ministry and his own resurrection. The hour comes when the dead hear the Son of God's voice and live, both sinners revived in soul and bodies restored.
Key moments
- Jesus Christ is the only savior who conquers death and counts the dead among his subjects, extending his kingdom from Adam to the last human.
- He plows the field of both the living and the dead, sowing a new seed of life; for him death is not a boundary.
- Bodily death does not kill the soul; the soul dies through mortal sin, which can happen before or after bodily death.
- Christ sees living souls across time, not merely bones, and regards the body as clothing that God will renew.
- He replaces the ancient fear of bodily death with the fear of the soul's death, calling foolish those who seek security in possessions.
- Life consists in God's word giving life to the soul, which then gives life to the body, not in abundance of possessions.
- Christ raises sinful souls now through his word and promises to raise dead bodies at the end, confirmed by his miracles and resurrection.
- The hour comes when the dead hear the Son of God's voice and live, both sinners revived in soul and bodies restored.
The post shares an excerpt from St. Nikolaj Velimirović's homily for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, drawn from Homilies, Volume 5, published by "Glas Crkve" in Valjevo in 1996. The Gospel reading is Luke 7:11-16, the raising of the widow's son at Nain. The homily declares that Jesus Christ alone among claimed saviors has conquered death and counts the dead as his subjects, extending his kingdom from Adam to the last human.
He is described as a new world who plowed both the field of the living and the dead, sowing a new seed of life. For him death is not a boundary. Christ distinguishes bodily death from the death of the soul, which comes through mortal sin and can occur before or after the body dies. He sees living souls across time, not merely bones, and regards the body as clothing that God will renew.
The homily replaces the ancient fear of bodily death with the fear of the soul's death, calling foolish those who store up possessions but neglect the soul. Life consists in God's word giving life to the soul, which then gives life to the body, not in abundance of possessions. Through his word, Christ raises sinful souls now and promises to raise dead bodies at the end, confirmed by his raising of the dead during his ministry and his own resurrection.
The hour comes when the dead hear the Son of God's voice and live, both sinners revived in soul and bodies restored. The post also includes appeals to become a monthly supporter for $1 via bit.ly/BuildOurParish, or to give a one-time gift via bit.ly/BuildOurParishFund or givesendgo.com/BuildOurParish, and invites joining the YouTube channel, Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee, Substack, and Instagram for further content.
Main points
- Homily excerpt from St. Nikolaj Velimirović for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, based on Luke 7:11-16.
- Christ alone conquers death and claims the dead as his subjects, extending his kingdom from Adam to the last human.
- Bodily death does not kill the soul; the soul dies through mortal sin, which can occur before or after bodily death.
- Christ replaces fear of bodily death with fear of the soul's death, warning against trusting in possessions rather than God's word.
- The post includes appeals for donations to build a parish church with links to multiple platforms.