The first Monday of #Easter
"Christ has risen from the dead,
with great power and authority,
he has seized Satan,
and freed Adam,
Peace,
from now on,
let it be,
joy and peace!."
The first Monday of Easter is known as 'ma‘idot', which means to pass through, just like Passover in Hebrew. In Orthodox teachings, the words ma‘idot, Fasika, and Pasca all refer to crossing.
The significance of ma‘idot can be understood in three ways. Firstly, after over 430 years of slavery in Egypt, God heard the cries of the oppressed Israelites and commanded Moses to have each family kill a year-old lamb without blemish and spread its blood on their doorposts. This day became known as Easter, as the angel of death passed over the houses where the lamb's blood was present, sparing their firstborns. This event represents the passing from slavery to freedom.
Secondly, when the Israelites finally left Egypt, God drowned Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, while the Israelites passed through it on dry land. This marked their passage from slavery to freedom and their journey towards the promised land of Canaan, flowing with honey and milk.
Lastly, in the New Testament, Christ's death and resurrection allowed souls to pass from hell to heaven. Through the blood of the Lamb, Christ, those who were once enslaved by sin were able to pass from death to life and from condemnation to repentance. This is our ultimate Passover, as Christ loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood.
Therefore, ma‘idot is a day to commemorate Christ's death and resurrection, which brought salvation to the world and allowed souls to pass from hell to heaven.
May the name of the Holy God be praised forever and ever in every tongue that He has created, today and always.
May the blessings of God's mother, the virgin, and the cross be upon us. Amen.
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