He will be a staff for the righteous, with which for them to stand and not to fall,

and he will be the light of the nations, and the hope of those whose hearts are troubled.

All who dwell on the earth will fall down and worship him, and they will praise and bless,

and celebrate with song the Lord of Spirits. 1st denoc, chapter 48, verses 4-5.

The modern world doesn't acknowledge, but is nevertheless haunted by spirits, angels, demons,

and saints. In our time, many yearned to break free of the prison of a flat,

secular materialism, to see and to know reality as it truly is. What is this spiritual reality like?

How do we engage with it well? How do we permeate every day life with spiritual presence?

Orthodox Christian priests, Father Andrew Stephen Damick, and Father Stephen DeYoung

host this live college show, focused on enchantment in creation, the union of the scene and unseen

as made by God, and experienced by mankind throughout history. Welcome to the Lord of Spirits.

Good evening, giant killers, dragon slayers, and exterminators of locusts. You're listening

to the Lord of Spirits podcast. My co-host Father Stephen DeYoung is with me from the sweltering,

and highly humid, Lafayette Louisiana, and I'm here in Emmaus, Pennsylvania,

cool and clean, 80 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm Father Andrew Stephen Damick.

Tonight, we're not taking any calls because once again, this is a pre-recorded episode. God willing,

we will be live with you again for our next episode. Father Stephen and I are pre-recording because

we are, when you hear this, when it premieres, both in an apocalyptic location, also known as

Phoenix, Arizona. Based on recent temperatures, it might well be a gateway to the underworld.

What do you think? Write in, let us know. That said, we're not going to the underworld tonight.

At least, I hope not, pray for our repentance. Tonight, we're continuing our series on eschatology,

talking about the four horsemen of the apocalypse, Gug and Megag, and the armies of locusts

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