Attributed to Theophan the Recluse
«Prophecies about the Russian revolution and the Antichrist attributed to him in devotional compilations.»
Misattributed
Verdict
It is not in Theophan the Recluse's work
There is an authentic letter of 3 May 1881 in which, comparing Russia with pre-revolutionary France, he concludes that 'we too are on the road to revolution'; the 'prophecies' circulating under his name expand and dramatise passages like this, and many cannot be found in his writings.
What they did say
Verified words of Theophan the Recluse
«The Christian life is zeal and strength to abide in active communion with God, through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, with the help of God's grace, by fulfilling His holy will, to the glory of His most holy name.»
«Путь ко спасению», sección I, «Как начинается в нас христианская жизнь?».
«Prayer is the first task of the Christian life.»
«Четыре слова о молитве», palabra I, «Начало науке молитвенной».
«Prayer itself is the rising in our heart, one after another, of reverent feelings towards God: self-abasement, devotion, thanksgiving, praise, petition, earnest prostration, contrition, submission to God's will and the like.»
«Четыре слова о молитве», palabra I.