Where Is the Prayer to Saints in the Bible? 

"It is a Kingdom, not a cubicle." I love that.

“Kingdom not a cubicle” is heavy. I’ll have to use that on family who think I’m crazy for entering the Orthodox Church.

a former protestant, thank you so much, God bless you, Bojan!

The great irony of Sola Scriptura is that Martin Luther who preached it removed 7 books from the Bible.

I don’t know how I stumbled across this young man, but I have to tell you I’m very impressed by his kindness, humility, and knowledge along with his zeal may God bless and keep you always

I was raised Baptist, and often heard this argument. God has revealed to me exactly what you are saying regarding the brothers and sisters (saints) who are departed. And I have looking into Orthodoxy, due to the omission of the books in the Protestant Bibles. I feel cheated.

Don't forget Elijah's bones bringing a dead man back to life.

Great video Bojan! Please pray for me as I am struggling right now.

Lol knuckle crack at the beginning... I knew some heavy smackdown was incoming after. Great video, brother. God bless you!

Very insightful to recognize a question that is actually a criticism. Seems to me Jesus regularly responded to questions asked by those who wanted to prove Him wrong by referencing scripture. Your gentle admonishment was spot on.

Tu as raison sur Moïse. Il est apparu lors de la Transfiguration et Pierre l'a vu et Jean nous a parlé de cela dans l'Evangile. Ce serait vraiment sage de la part de chaque chrétien de prier les Saints c'est une richesse qui n'a pas de prix car ils prient pour nous le Seigneur. J'aime bien Saint Kyr et Jean, Saints Côme et Damien, Saint Pantaléon mais la plus puissante prière selon moi c'est celle qu'on fait pour la Vierge Marie, très sainte mère de Dieu. Que notre Seigneur Jésus Christ aie pitié de nous pauvres pêcheurs

Your channel is a gem bro. Thank you 🙏

Scripture On The Intercession of Saints Revelation 5:8 - And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints; Matthew 17:3-4. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with. And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." Mark 9:4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus. Luke 9:30 And behold, two men talked with Jesus, Moses and Elijah, Revelation 8:3-4 - And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. James 5:16 - Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another (👈😳 Be Mediators), that ye may be healed. The prayers of the righteous man has great powers. 
 
Ephesians 3:14-15 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth are named, Hebrews 7:25 - Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
 Hebrews 12:1 - Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. 1 Timothy 2:1 - I urge therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, giving of thanks, and intercessions be made for all men;
 
Romans 8:34 - Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
 
Ephesians 6:18 - Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Psalms 103:20-21 Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word! Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will!

Those are some greats points brother well done.

Hi Bojan. first time i see your face and as a joke i ll tell you what i thought: Ohhhhh Bojan's anime is so real hahaha. Besides the joke thank you very much for this video. You managed to give me more tools to use against protestants arguments and again clearing things that am struggling sometimes to explain. Even tho my spiritual Father told me not to engage at all still is good to hear all this. God Bless You!!

Also, I get prayer to saints, but what about praying to saints who specialize in specific items ("patron saints")? Is it simply the case of being in a community, so you go to the person in the community who has the most expertise on something?

Paul said in 1Corinthians 11:1 “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ”. Do you imitate Jesus Christ? In Matthew 17:3-4, Mark 9:4, Luke 9:30 Jesus talked to Elijah & Moses from Heaven here on earth in front of the Apostles. 👈😳👇 Do you talk to the Saints from heaven like Jesus?

There was the Incident in the 2nd Book of Kings where the dead man fell o the bones of Elisha and he (the dead man) came to life.

Yes.. my preachers always said the Bible has the ultimate authority and how lucky we are that we have them who are the only one able to explain the Bible....

MARTIN LUTHER VS THE BIBLE ➔ The entire foundation of Protestantism is false:... ➔The Bible ITSELF Contradicts Luther's doctrine of "scripture alone" (solascriptura) The Bible tells us that the authority is THE CHURCH: ... ● 1 TIMOTHY 3:15 The pillar & foundation of TRUTH is the CHURCH. ● EPHESIANS 3:10 10 His intent was that now, THROUGH THE CHURCH, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, ● 2 THESS 2:15 We are to hold fast to the TRADITIONS we have been given, either by WORD OF MOUTH or by the letter. ● 1 COR 11:2 I commend you because you remember me in everything, and maintain the TRADITIONS even as I have delivered them to you. ● JOHN 21:25 Jesus said & did Many other things that are too numerous to be recorded in writing. ● HEB 13:17 Obey the eldars in the CHURCH. ● COR 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. ● HEBREWS 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. 2 COR 5:20 says that God appointed men in the Church to represent Him. And, in HEB 13:17, God appointed men in the Church to have the rule over His Flock. ● JOHN 13:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. ● MATT 18:15-17 15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto THE CHURCH: but IF HE NEGLECTS TO HEARTHE CHURCH let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. The True Church is a TEACHING Church: (to Teach means to impart knowledge that is not presently know....not in writing) ● JOHN 14:26-31 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall TEACH you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have SAID unto you. (Spoken words...not in writing) (To TEACH is to impart knowledge that is not presently known....not in writing) ● ACTS 8:31: And he said, HOW CAN I, (understand scripture) EXCEPT SOMEONE SHOULD GUIDE ME? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. (The scriptures are not for individual interpretation. They need the guidance of the CHURCH. It is PROTESTANTS who are following the doctrines of a man.) nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ➔ Martin Luther vs the Bile (Protestantsm, the broad and easy way that leads to hell) ➨ WORKS, PENANCE, & PURGATORY (All copied from the protestant version of the Bible by me) ➨WORKS: ● REV 20:12...The dead are judged BY THEIR WORKS. ● REV 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man ACCORDING TO HIS WORK shall be. ● REV 19:8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. ● JAMES 2:18 Faith without works is dead ● MATTEW 19:17 Jesus tells us if we want to enter into Life, we must keep the commandments. ● MATTHEW 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your GOOD DEEDSand glorify your Father in heaven. ● JAMES 2:24 A man is justified by works, and not by faith only. ● ROMANS 2:6 He will judge everyone ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. ● ROMANS 2:13 13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. ● MATTHEW 7:21 Not everyone who says to me: "Lord Lord will enter into the kingdom of heaven but only those WHO DO THE WILL OF MY FATHER. ● PHILIPPIANS 2:12-13 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. ● MATT 25:35-40 JESUS tells us to feed the hungry & clothe the naked (good works). He further warns us that those who do NOT will be sent away into the eternal fire., but those who do these WORKS will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. ● LUKE 16:19-30 The story of Lazarus and the rich man shows us that the rich man went to hell for refusing to help Lazarus who was poor and hungry. (He refused to do good works) ● TITUS 3:14 KJV And let our's also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. ● EPHESIANS 2:8-11 (KJV) Protestants "prove" their false doctrine of "faith alone" By quoting EPH 2:8-9 and they STOP before they get to number 10: 8 For by GRACE are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. (most protestants stop here instead of continuing on to 10): ➨ 10 FOR WE ARE GOD'S WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD HAS BEFORE ORDAINED, THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM. ● 1 COR 9:27 (KJV) (Paul speaking) But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast away. ● MATT 12:36-37 36 But I say unto you, That every idle WORD THAT MEN SHALL SOEAK, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For BY THY WORDS THOU SHALL BE JUSTIFIED, and BY THY WORDS THOU SHALL BE CONDEMNED. (not by yout faith alone) ➨PENENCE: Protestants reject the idea that they must do "penence" (attempt to make up for the sins they have committed) ● Luke 19:8. Zacchaeus told Jesus if he has cheated anyone, he will repay them 4 times over. ● Mark 2:20 Jesus said (regarding his disciples): The days are coming when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. ● Matthew 6:16 When you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrits do ● ACTS 26:20 RSV but declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance. ● ACTS 2:38-40: (This one is in the Catholic Bible) Do Penance and be baptized everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins and you shall recieve the gift of the Holy Spirit. For this promise is to you AND YOUR CHILDREN, and to all who are far off who the Lord our God shall call. ● COLOSSIANS 1:24-2:7 kjv 24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: ➨PURGATORY:. ● 2 TIMOTHY 1: 16-18. Paul prays for the dead Onesiphorus. ● 1 PETER 4:6 The gospel was preached to the dead. ● 1 PETER 3:19 , Peter says that after the crucifixion and death of Jesus, that Jesus "went to speak to the spirits in prison", which means that there is a place people go to after they die that is a prison and not heaven nor hell. ● MATT 12:32 Whoever speaks a word against the son of man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will Not be forgiven, either in this world, nor in the "world to come" This implies that some sins are forgiven in the "world to come" (purgatory) ● also 1 COR 3:12-15 & more in the Catholic Bible: (2 Mace 12:46). “It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they might be loosed from their sins”

Your argument from James states the believers on earth should pray for one another correct while still on earth . I offer you a prayer to Jesus that you gain understanding and focus your prayers only to Him .

Great video, Bojan! You covered a lot of topics that Protestant Christians would disagree with. However, one common questions many Protestants ask about prayer to the Saints is ‘how do we know the Saints can hear our prayers?’ Do you have any thoughts you’d like to share about this?

Can I ask someone to pray for us who is not a canonized Saint? Like a Metropolitan who recently passed?

Eastern Orthodoxy Is The One Truth☦️💙

We don’t pray to saints, we ask for them to pray for us… and since the Saints are alive in Christ, they hear us in the same way Abraham saw Christ on His big day… “Your forefather Abraham was extremely happy at the hope and prospect of seeing My day (My incarnation); and he did see it and was delighted.” ‭‭John‬ ‭8:56 "And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand." --Revelations 8:3-4 The early Christians prayed over the relics of the holy. Why do some holy people's bodies never decompose and myrrh flows from them and heals those who are anointed. We don't explain it as part of our theology but we look upon it as a mystery of God that gives us added hope and courage. Therefore since it is not dogma I can accept it or not.

Jesus Christ is our intercessor and our high priest. (Is that loaded enough for you?) I'm a cathcumen at St. Nicholas in Seattle WA. That is the home church of St. John the wonder worker of Shanghai and San Francisco. You have already made a video on the Toll houses. I agree with your standpoint on that issue. I will also say that I have consistently come into contact with these types of issues because of what I have come to consider as the intercession of the devil. Are we becoming a sole remaining bastion of Orthodoxy? But not to worry. My Priest (Father Paul) assured me that as we continue on the path that we will become more and more tempted to all manner of Distraction. 🦉. By the way! If you are going to quote the Bible as a disclaimer to protestants or anyone else you should claim the Book: Chapter: and Verse. Just to be clear and precise sir. Have a blessed day.🇺🇸☦️🤠

How do you feel about ppl praying to angels? Also how do you feel about controversial saints like Santa muerte, mother Teresa, and Cyrian?

You’d have to assume an omniscience and omnipotence of the saints in this refers though… which only God has

Isaiah 64 6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away. 7 No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and have given us over to[b] our sins.

Hello! I hope this doesn’t come across as a challenge, but an honest question. If we aren’t to pray to saints with the intention of gaining knowledge of the future, since many of them are credited for appearing in visions and telling what will come to pass, aren’t we really tempted to expect , or perhaps unknowingly expecting, this outcome anyway? I’m having a hard time understanding the distinction. Thanks!

Hey Bojan I was wondering what style of reading do you do as a reader in the Serbian Orthodox Church, do you just read the text normally or do you do a kind of monotone chant which I have seen used further north. Thanks.

This is also to say we should confess our sins and be forgiven by those in heaven.

there's 2 questions that come up with this one: it's easy for you to arrogantly dismiss Protestants while also not taking seriously or actually understanding the heart of the questions and in some cases objections. Instead you talk down and say , well because you're wrong and instead address some issue that no one's even raising. So if church tradition contradicts scripture which we know is God-breathed which is correct? Tradition including the councils are ultimately the acts, decisions, and opinions of men who are all flawed and to some degree have limited or distorted understanding. Instead, I will side with scripture. Second Jesus says "I am the way the truth and the life No one comes to the Father but by me." and 1 Timothy 2:5 "there is One God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus." so even if asking other departed saints for prayers you're taking an unnecessary detour through someone else when we have access directly to the throne room of God Hebrews 4:16. There's no need biblically to go through saints, Icons, Theotokos, or anything else. The whole point is theosis-communion with the Godhead. Anything else falls in danger of violating the first commandment of seeking answers and giving honor to other things other than God Himself.

Sheol means grave. Hades is "undergound world"

One could even say that the Church is NOT a continuation of the Bible… because it existed before the Bible did ;)

me as a catholic:likes video

Luther took out some books bc he thought we Catholics wrote them as a mean to back up our "made up" doctrines, little he knew that every other Church also had those for centuries and not just Catholics lol

Faulty Bible 🤣😂🤣😂 Good work bro

13 Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse Saul called the Saint

Hello, I believe the Apostles Paul letters were addressed to specific churches, under specific conditions, for specific purposes.. like I believe 2. Corinthians 1:8-11 was written in accordance with the Apostle Pauls present life. Similarly the Bible mentions that God does not help or serve the Angels... Hebrews 2:5, 16; Or the account from the Book of Revelation, where the Apostle John is warned, not to pray to that Angel.. Well, personally I am a JW, and even so I was not always living up to Scriptures and done many bad, though I believe what is important is truth about God, and to try to live in accordance with Gospel, while God will remove the bad traditions or teachings, that are not from Him. Otherwise some impressive videos from you etc., wish you all the best.

And that what you sayin IS NECROMANCY

Tell me who is good?

People didn’t pray to saints in the whole old and new testaments, it is strange that Christians began to do this, definitely needs an explanation. Did Jesus give dead people omniscience? Something changed here.

Is praying silently ok? Also is praying in our pajamas ok?

If you not going to follow the Bible fully what stops you from following other religions?

Thank you for answering question and all the questions and all your videos but I do have like 10 bones to pick with you I would love to have a sit-down conversation and just give you all the verses I'd like you to explain My worry is it is false Orthodoxy Christianity

What is a vision?

And in the Bible says dont bow down even to an Angel, only GOD! Boy its obvius you dont read bible but mans doctrines

Or may be you think you are?

The Bible is like the Church's Constitution, it's the founding documents which guide everything else and which the Church builds upon. If this is a heresy, then whoopsie.

The Bible *is* the ultimate authority.

My big question with all respect, is how do we know all of them made it to heaven?

But you, Hermas, having been strengthened by the holy angel you saw, and having obtained from him such intercession👈😳. You say..” I don’t care what early church fathers say unless it’s in the Bible 😂 Well it is and it’s called tradition Paul On Tradition In The Bible “I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you” (1 Corinthians 11:2). “So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.” (2 Thessalonians 2:15) “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.” (2 Thessalonians 3:6) “You, then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2:1-2).

Ok so there’s not any example of an apostle in the Bible praying to Esteban after he died, or John the Baptist or James in acts 12:2 not even praying to the ones that died persecuted, in hebrews the church was in persecution, Paul didn’t establish a clear doctrine of praying to saints he always focused in Christ literally in all his letters, Jesus, he’s the only intercesor in the divine council the only one that could open the seals in revelation , I think the arguments in this video are tradition based and not biblical based, and also if really was an important doctrine Jesus himself of Paul or any of the apóstoles would include that in the confessions of fate in the New Testament that by the way are Christ Centered. And the fact that the angels bring prayers to god that doesn’t mean, that the people are praying to angels but to God himself, I have seen people that pray to saints all my life and many times is not just “veneration” many times is adoration, that’s is dangerous, because you’re not focusing on Jesus, when the disciples saw Moses and Elijah the voice in the Cloud said that Jesus was the son of God that must listen to Him , not listen to Moses and Elijah

Praying to the dead is strictly forbidden in the Bible. Deuteronomy 18:11 tells us that anyone who “consults with the dead” is “detestable to the Lord.” The story of Saul consulting a medium to bring up the spirit of the dead Samuel resulted in his death “because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance” (1 Samuel 28:1-25; 1 Chronicles 10:13-14). Clearly, God has declared that such things are not to be done.