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The Mystery of Death

Author(s):   Nikolaos P. Vassiliadis
Publisher:   Brotherhood of Theologians (1997)
Format:   Paperback
Copies:   No copies available
Product Info:   “‹What is that mystery which concerns all humans? How were we given up to decay? And how are we yoked to death?›. So pondered St. John of Damascus, that divine organ of the Church and visionary of God’s mysteries, as long ago as the seventh century. This same question is posed by people of every period, age and educational level. From the time that death entered into the world as a consequence of sin, no one has looked upon death with indifference. And while we all accept that death is the estate of life, we find it impossible to imagine ourselves dead! But whether we comprehend this or not, from the moment we come into this world, we are indeed destined to die. Furthermore, while death comes only once in our lifetime, we fear it every day. And death is inexorable. It comes as a skeleton holding a large sickle—as such it is depicted in the art of painting—to ‹reap› man, not allowing him to take anything with him. And when one of our fellow human beings crosses over to the opposite side, the rest of us remain on this side frightened and bewildered.”
—“FOREWORD”
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