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Athanasius of Alexandria: "Pada zaman kuno sebelum persinggahan ilahi...

"Pada zaman kuno sebelum persinggahan ilahi Juruselamat terjadi, bahkan kematian orang-orang kudus sangat mengerikan; semua menangis untuk orang mati seolah-olah mereka binasa. Tetapi sekarang setelah Juruselamat mengangkat tubuhnya, kematian tidak lagi mengerikan; karena semua orang yang percaya kepada Kristus menginjak-injaknya karena itu bukan apa-apa dan memilih mati daripada menyangkal iman mereka kepada Kristus. Dan iblis yang dulunya bersuka cita itu mati, setelah rasa sakitnya hilang, tetap satu-satunya yang benar-benar mati."

--- Athanasius of Alexandria

Versi Bahasa Inggris

In ancient times before the divine sojourn of the Savior took place, even to the saints death was terrible; all wept for the dead as though they perished. But now that the Savior has raised his body, death is no longer terrible; for all who believe in Christ trample on it as it were nothing and choose rather to die than deny their faith in Christ. And that devil that once maliciously exulted in death, now that its pains were loosed, remained the only one truly dead.