Is This a Sign of the End Times? (The Truth About the Apocalyptic Bears)

Here is the exclusive, uncut 13-minute interview with Russian national television network NTV. While the final broadcast reached tens of millions of viewers but was edited down to under a minute, this raw footage reveals the complete theological conversation exactly as it happened.

Are the wild bears gathering around St. Katherine's Chapel a sign of the end times? Step behind the cameras as Fr. Emmanuel breaks down the Orthodox Church's understanding of the Apocalypse, the danger of predicting the antichrist, and the profound spiritual truths left on the cutting room floor.

Watch The Final NTV Broadcast (Aired Segment): https://www.ntv.ru/video/2620644?ts=3045

Watch: https://youtu.be/mKZ3wsniHto?si=9_EkkKfXi83wSq2j

⏱ Timestamps:

0:00 - Opening Prayer

0:45 - Bear Invasions: Natural Event or the 4th Horseman?

1:25 - Orthodox Eschatology vs. End-Times Paranoia

2:53 - The Bear in the Book of Daniel: Allegory and Context

4:13 - Reading Apocalyptic Texts with Spiritual Sobriety

5:03 - Fallen Nature and Restoration: St. Seraphim of Sarov

6:18 - The Meaning of "Apocalypsis": Are We in the End Times?