Skip to content
NEO-Historicism – End Times Eschatology From An Eastern Orthodox Christian Historicist Perspective

NEO-Historicism – End Times Eschatology From An Eastern Orthodox Christian Historicist Perspective

“(…) in a time of times and a half of a time, when the dispersion hath been consummated, all these things shall become known.” – Daniel 12:8 (Theodotion)

Search
  • Home
  • Mission Statement
  • What is Neo Historicsm?
  • Post-Byzantine Historicist Exegesis
    • Greek Orthodox Historicist Revelation Commentaries: The Post-Byzantine Exegetical Movement (1453 to 1922 AD)
    • Saint Neophytos the Recluse (1134-1214)
      • Saint Neophytos the Recluse and the Development of Byzantine Historicist Apocalyptic Thought after 1204
      • Saint Neophytos the Recluse of Cyprus and his Byzantine-era ‘Historicist’ Commentary on Revelation (1200s)
    • George Kalyvas (1522)
    • Maximos the Peloponnesian (1570-1650)
      • Maximos the Peloponnesian: Life, Apocalypse Commentary, and the Foundations of Greek Historicist Exegesis (1610)
    • Christophoros Angelos (1575-1638)
      • Christophoros Angelos (1624): Persecuted Hieromonk and the Birth of Greek Historicism
      • Christophoros Angelos -“Treatise on the Apostasy from the Church, the Antichrist, and the Numbers of Daniel and Revelation”(1624)
    • Zacharias Gerganos (1570-1631)
      • Zacharias Gerganos: A Bridge Figure in Greek Orthodox Historicism (1621 AD)
    • Mitrofanis Kritopoulos (1627)
    • Georgios Koressios (1570-1659)
      • Georgios Koressios of Chios and the Architecture of Post-Byzantine Apocalypse Exegesis
      • Georgios Koressios, Exegesis of the Apocalypse of John (1640)
    • Paissios Ligardis (1655)
    • Saint Anastasios Gordios (1654-1729)
      • Saint Anastasios Gordios and the Formation of the Orthodox Historicist Eschtalogical Tradition
      • Today (June 7) We Remember Saint Anastasios Gordios – A Great Father of Eastern Orthodox Historicist Eschatology (1718)
    • Nektarios Terpos (1732)
      • Nektarios Terpos – Forerunner of the Neo-Hellenic Movement of Modern Greece
    • Eustratios Argentis (early 1700s, died 1750).
    • Pantazes of Larissa (d. July 22, 1795)
      • Pantazès of Larissa (18th c.) and the Development of Greek Orthodox Historicist Eschatology
    • Metropolitan John Lindios of Myra (1791)
      • Metropolitan John Lindios of Myra – “Interpretation of the Apocalypse” (1791 AD)
      • Metropolitan John of Myra and the Mystical Foundations of Eastern Orthodox Historicism
    • Theodoret of Ioannina (1740–1823)
      • Babylon and the Captive Queen: Constantinople, the Prophets, and Revelation in Theodoret of Ioannina
      • Theodoret of Ioannina: Apocalypse, Empire, and Orthodox History
      • Theodoret of Ioannina and the Orthodox Reconstruction of Sacred History (1817): A Non-Augustinian Eschatology
      • The Liberation of the Greeks in the Interpretative Work of Theodoret of Ioannina (c. 1740-1823)
      • Reconstructing the ‘Lost Commentary on Daniel’ of Theodoret of Ioannina († c. 1823)
    • Cyril Lavriotis (1742-1829)
      • Kyrillos Lavriotis of Patras – “Exegesis on the Apocalypse” (1817)
      • Cyril Lavriotis of Patras and the Emergence of Greek Orthodox Historicist Exegesis of the Apocalypse
    • Patriarch Anthimos of Jerusalem (1717-1808)
      • Patriarch Anthimos of Jerusalem and His Commentary on the Apocalypse (1795)
    • Apostolos Makrakis (1831-1905)
      • Apostolos Makrakis and the Unfinished Revolution
    • Nikolaos Damalas (1842-1892)
    • Neilos Sotiropoulos (1973)
      • Neilos Sotiropoulos and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Historicism
  • Western Historicist Digitized Books (PDFs)
    • Western Historicism Overview/Resources
    • 1260-Year Tribulation Resources (PDFs)
    • 2520 – “Seven Times” Resources (PDFs)
  • Eastern Historicist Timeline: Two Churches in the Apocalypse
  • Eastern Historicism Graphics and Charts
  • Hellenism and the Unfinished Revolution
  • Neohistoricist Books on Amazon & Other Stores
    • Apostolos Makrakis Historicist Commentary On Revelation
  • Contact

featured

Greek Orthodox Historicism: A Patristic, Ecclesial, and Historical Interpretation of the Apocalypse From Byzantium to the Modern Era

“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, until the time of the consummation, until many shall have been taught and knowledge shall have been multiplied.“ – Daniel 12:4 (Theodotion-Greek) Neo-Historicism (also referred to as Eastern Historicism, Greek Orthodox Historicism, or Eccelsia Historicism) is a patristically grounded, ecclesial,…Continue reading “Greek Orthodox Historicism: A Patristic, Ecclesial, and Historical Interpretation of the Apocalypse From Byzantium to the Modern Era”

11Feb 202611 Feb 2026
1 Comment

The Fifth Trumpet as a Christological Woe: Arius, the 150-Year Torment, Conciliar Warfare, and the Ascetical Counter-Movement in Early Orthodoxy

By Jonathan Photius – The NEO-Historicist Research Project Introduction The interpretation of Revelation 9 has long been contested across Christian…

4Feb 20264 Feb 2026
Add a comment

The Sixth Trumpet and the Great Migration of Nations

Revelation 9 as Political, Demographic, and Spiritual Judgment A Canonical Eastern Orthodox Historicist Interpretation By: Jonathan Photius – The Neo-Historicist…

18Jan 202618 Jan 2026
Add a comment

Babylon and the Captive Queen: Constantinople, the Prophets, and Revelation in Theodoret of Ioannina

By: Jonathan Photius, The NEO-Historicism Research Project I. Introduction: Why “Babylon” Cannot Be Reduced to Rome Alone Within Christian interpretation…

Book of Revelation…

Neo-Montanism? A Cautionary Analogy in Contemporary Orthodox Apocalypticism

3 Jan 20264 Jan 2026
A Note to the Reader This article is offered in a spirit of care, not controversy. It is not directed at individuals, monastics, elders, or particular communities, nor does it…
Book of Revelation…

Allegory, History, and the Millennium: Andrew of Caesarea, Augustine of Hippo, and the Byzantine Grammar of Apocalyptic Time

2 Jan 20266 Jan 2026
By: Jonathan Photius, NEO-Historicist Research Project Abstract Although both Andrew of Caesarea and Augustine of Hippo reject a literal, carnal millennium, their allegorical interpretations of Revelation 20 diverge fundamentally in…
Book of Daniel…

Reconstructing the ‘Lost Commentary on Daniel’ of Theodoret of Ioannina († c. 1823)

31 Dec 20253 Jan 2026
A Study in Orthodox Historicist Exegesis and Prophetic Method By: Jonathan Photius, The NEO-Historicist Research Project Abstract Theodoret of Ioannina composed a commentary on the Book of Daniel in 1813–1814…
Book of Daniel…

Theodoret of Ioannina and the Orthodox Reconstruction of Sacred History (1817): A Non-Augustinian Eschatology

30 Dec 20255 Jan 2026
By: Jonathan Photius - NEO-Historicist Research Project Abstract This article presents the first full reconstruction of the eschatological system articulated in Theodoret of Ioannina’s Exegesis of the Old and New…
Book of Revelation…

Theodoret of Ioannina: Apocalypse, Empire, and Orthodox History

29 Dec 20252 Jan 2026
I. Introduction Among the many Greek Orthodox interpreters of the Book of Revelation who wrote during the Ottoman period, Theodoret of Ioannina stands apart. He was neither a preacher nor…
Book of Revelation…

The Peals of Thunder and the Restoration of the Bride

28 Dec 202531 Dec 2025
Revelation 19, the Seven Thunders, and the Promise of a Future Ecumenical Council Revelation 19 is not merely a distant heavenly tableau projected beyond history, but a prophetic vision of…
Book of Daniel…

Daniel 7, Revelation 11, and the Christological Trial of History

24 Dec 202530 Dec 2025
Islam, the Little Horn, and the Defense of the God-Man in Orthodox Eschatology By: Jonathan Photius, The NEO-Historicism Research Project Introduction: Apocalypse as Christological History Biblical prophecy within the Orthodox…
Book of Revelation…

Georgios Koressios of Chios and the Architecture of Post-Byzantine Apocalypse Exegesis

23 Dec 202528 Dec 2025
By: Jonathan Photius, NEO-Historicism Research Project Abstract The seventeenth century marks one of the richest periods of Orthodox intellectual production under Ottoman rule. Among the most striking examples of this…
Book of Daniel…

Christophoros Angelos (1624): Persecuted Hieromonk and the Birth of Greek Historicism

22 Dec 202529 Dec 2025
By Jonathan Photius, NEOhistorcism Research Project Introduction The emergence of a fully articulated Eastern Orthodox historicist eschatology did not arise suddenly in the nineteenth century with Apostolos Makrakis, nor was…

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Like and Follow Our Eastern Historicism Page on Facebook

Like and Follow Our Eastern Historicism Page on Facebook

Top Posts & Pages

  • The Fifth Trumpet as a Christological Woe: Arius, the 150-Year Torment, Conciliar Warfare, and the Ascetical Counter-Movement in Early Orthodoxy
  • The Prophecy of Ezekiel 4 and the Modern Jewish Return. (Refuting the Full Preterist's claim that all prophecies were fulfilled in 70 AD)
  • The "Seven Times” Punishment and Restoration of the Jewish Nation
  • The Third Vial of the Apocalypse: Martin Luther and the “Blood” of the New Testament
  • 616 - The Alternate 'Number of the Beast' of Revelation 13 Identifies the Mark of the True Lamb Standing on Mount Zion
  • The Revelation of the Holy Trinity and Hypostatic Union in Daniel's "Seventy Weeks" Prophecy
  • Patriarch Sophronius of Jerusalem on the Abomination of Desolation

Recent Posts

  • The Fifth Trumpet as a Christological Woe: Arius, the 150-Year Torment, Conciliar Warfare, and the Ascetical Counter-Movement in Early Orthodoxy
  • The Sixth Trumpet and the Great Migration of Nations
  • Babylon and the Captive Queen: Constantinople, the Prophets, and Revelation in Theodoret of Ioannina
  • The πλατεῖα of the Great City: Revelation 11, Conciliar Witness, and the Crucifixion of Wisdom in Constantinople
  • Apostolos Makrakis and the Unfinished Revolution
  • Neilos Sotiropoulos and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Historicism
  • Cyril Lavriotis of Patras and the Emergence of Greek Orthodox Historicist Exegesis of the Apocalypse
  • Why Chiliasm Declined: What the Ecumenical Councils Actually Condemned—and What They Did Not
  • Byzantine Historic Postmillennialism in Comparative Perspective
  • “Here Is Wisdom”: Reconsidering Revelation 13:18, the Number 616, and the Christological Logic of the Apocalypse
  • Victorinus of Pettau, the Millennium, and the Byzantine Apocalyptic Horizon
  • Origen, Amillennialism, Augustine, and the Eclipse of the Church’s Historical Body
  • Neo-Montanism? A Cautionary Analogy in Contemporary Orthodox Apocalypticism
  • Allegory, History, and the Millennium: Andrew of Caesarea, Augustine of Hippo, and the Byzantine Grammar of Apocalyptic Time
  • Reconstructing the ‘Lost Commentary on Daniel’ of Theodoret of Ioannina († c. 1823)
  • Theodoret of Ioannina and the Orthodox Reconstruction of Sacred History (1817): A Non-Augustinian Eschatology
  • Theodoret of Ioannina: Apocalypse, Empire, and Orthodox History
  • The Peals of Thunder and the Restoration of the Bride
  • Daniel 7, Revelation 11, and the Christological Trial of History
  • Georgios Koressios of Chios and the Architecture of Post-Byzantine Apocalypse Exegesis
  • Christophoros Angelos (1624): Persecuted Hieromonk and the Birth of Greek Historicism
  • The Olivet Discourse as a Historicist Prophecy of the Church Age
  • Saint Neophytos the Recluse and the Development of Byzantine Historicist Apocalyptic Thought after 1204
  • Zacharias Gerganos: A Bridge Figure in Greek Orthodox Historicism (1621 AD)
  • Maximos the Peloponnesian: Life, Apocalypse Commentary, and the Foundations of Greek Historicist Exegesis (1610)

Books on Eastern Orthodox Historicist Eschatology

Seven Times Unto The Dispersion Consummation

The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Book of Revelation

The Interpretation of the Book of Revelation by Apostolos Makrakis

Hellenism and the Unfinished Revolution

Day of the Christ Pantocrator Sky – August 11th, 1999

 

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • NEO-Historicism - End Times Eschatology From An Eastern Orthodox Christian Historicist Perspective
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • NEO-Historicism - End Times Eschatology From An Eastern Orthodox Christian Historicist Perspective
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...