The meaning of the expression tramples death by death: where does the phrase, text in the Bible, prayer come from

Prayer

It is believed that a strong prayer on Easter helps a believer find happiness, peace, and achieve what they want.

The Easter prayer “Christ is Risen” sounds like this:

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs. Having seen the Resurrection of Christ (three times), let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Thy Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Thy holy resurrection: for Thou art our God, do we know no other to Thee, we call Thy name. Come, all faithful, let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ: behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing of His resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death by death. (Three times) Having foreshadowed the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the angel: In the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why do you seek as a man? You see the graveclothes, preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the slayer of death, as the Son of God, saving the human race. Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen. In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, the Indescribable. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit Like the life-bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest of all royal palaces has appeared, O Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our resurrection. And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Highly sanctified Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, all-immaculate Lady. Lord have mercy. (40 times) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen. We magnify You, the most honorable cherub and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption. Bless in the name of the Lord, father. Priest: Through the prayers of the saints, our fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen. Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs (Thrice) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen. Lord have mercy. (Three times)."

Prayer means what Jesus showed by example: death is not the end. After all, after resurrecting from the dead, he confirmed that the soul is eternal, it cannot die.

This is the main idea that clergy try to convey to parishioners. Believers repeat the sacred text. Such prayers for Easter help to realize that after the death of the physical shell, prosperity and grace await the praying person.

Christ trampled death at least 6 times

It is curious that Jesus Christ trampled death not just once, but no less than six times.

When he resurrected the boy . The Gospel of Luke tells us this:

(7:14–15)

“And he approached and touched the bed; those carrying them stopped, and He said: young man! I'm telling you, get up! The dead man got up, sat down and began to speak; And Jesus gave him to his mother."

When he resurrected the girl . We also give a version from the Gospel of Luke:

(8:52–56)

“Everyone cried and cried for her. But He said: do not cry; she is not dead, but she is sleeping. And they laughed at Him, knowing that she had died. He, sending everyone out and taking her by the hand, exclaimed: maiden! stand up. And her spirit returned; She immediately stood up, and He ordered that she be given something to eat. And her parents were surprised. He ordered them not to tell anyone about what had happened.”

Jesus Christ resurrects a girl, showing his power over death

When he raised Lazarus . Let us quote the Gospel of John:

(11:38–44)

“Jesus, again grieving inwardly, comes to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay on it. Jesus says: take away the stone. The sister of the deceased, Martha, said to Him: Lord! already stinks; for he has been in the tomb for four days. Jesus says to her: Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God? So they took the stone away from the cave where the dead man lay. Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: Father! I thank You that You heard Me. I knew that You would always hear Me; but I said this for the sake of the people standing here, so that they might believe that You sent Me. Having said this, He cried out with a loud voice: Lazarus! get out. And the dead man came out, entwined on his hands and feet with burial cloths, and his face was tied with a scarf. Jesus says to them: Untie him, let him go."

man resurrected so many, according to the Gospel

When he was resurrected . According to human ideas, Jesus Christ died (at least this is the canonical Orthodox version, and we will not consider others). Jesus was supposed to remain in the next world, but He crossed the line of death in the opposite direction and appeared to His disciples.
When he opened the gates of hell . There is no such story in Scripture. But Tradition reports that Jesus Christ did not rise immediately after death, but went to hell to bring some dead people out of there. Who exactly is the perfect question for endless debate. Nothing is said about this anywhere, so there is no correct opinion.

The very plot of Christ descending into hell is based on Old Testament prophecies:

(Hos. 13:14)

“I will redeem them from the power of hell, I will deliver them from death. Death! where is your sting? hell! where is your victory?

(Ps. 23:7)

“Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in!”

It must be admitted that the prophecies themselves clearly have roots in the Akkadian tradition, but still this dogma has a huge number of adherents in the Christian world.

There is a dogma that the Savior brought souls out of hell, but whose exactly is not clear

When he gave the world hope for life after death . According to Orthodox beliefs, previously there was no hope for life after death. Only Christ, when he took upon himself punishment for human sins, opened the way to heaven for those who repented. Death no longer threatens them, since it is defeated by the death of Christ.

Christ calls not to fear bodily death, but to fear spiritual death:

(Matthew 10:28)

“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but fear Him more who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.”

Priest Afanasy Gumerov says:

“There is a law in the spiritual world: sin removes a person from God and makes him a captive of the devil. “For the wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). Our salvation, which Jesus Christ accomplished, lies in the fact that He, God incarnate, without even a shadow of sin, took upon Himself the sins of all people and for them offered an atoning Sacrifice on the Cross. Victory over death occurred at the moment when the Savior of the world died on the Cross. “When Jesus tasted the vinegar, he said, “It is finished!” And he bowed his head and gave up his spirit” (John 19:30). St. also says that it was through death that the Lord gained victory over death. Apostle Paul: “And just as the children share in flesh and blood, He also took part in the same, so that by death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil” (Heb. 2:14). This dogmatic truth is expressed in the Paschal troparion: “trampling down death by death.”

According to Christian dogma, Jesus went down to hell for the righteous

Healing from illnesses

People often use Easter prayers for health. Moreover, you can pronounce the sacred text not only for yourself, but also for a child, someone close to you. The church prayer “From three deaths” is considered salvation from all diseases.

This prayer is read at home during Easter hours until the bells ring. Their ringing symbolizes the arrival of the holiday.

Before eating, you must say a prayer, then break an egg without salt. An important condition is not to wash down your meals with anything. Until the evening you will feel an unprecedented surge of vital energy, your body will be filled with strength and health.

For parents, the life and well-being, the condition of the child is the main thing. If your baby is sick, it is best to use the Easter ritual for his speedy recovery.

Collect some holy water on the eve of the ritual. It is necessary to dip the pectoral cross of a person in need of healing from ailments into it. Then say the prayer three times.

After finishing the ritual, you need to take out the cross and put it on its owner. The patient's forehead should be smeared with holy water, then the entire body should be sprinkled with it. Repeat the procedure 3 times during the seven-day period of Holy Week.

Place a bottle of holy water near the icon. This ritual helps not only to cure a person from an illness, but also to save a family from constant illnesses.

Prayer for health and well-being for yourself and loved ones

You can read this text on Easter if you need to heal a sick person. There will be improvement gradually. At the same time, they read the prayer sincerely. It is important to repeat it three times. The text is short, so it will be easy to recite it from memory. In prayer they turn to the holy spring, whose water will wash the forehead of the sick person, and ailments will be washed away with it. When turning to God through prayer, they pronounce the name of the person who needs to be given health, and then read the trisagion. To enhance the effect of prayer, take a container with holy water and lower the sick person’s cross into it.

There is a wonderful spring in the kingdom of heaven.
Whoever touches the water, whoever washes his face with water, his illnesses will be washed away.
I collected that water and gave it to God’s servant (name).
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Send this prayer to your loved ones

Marriage

Single girls dream of finding their soul mate, true love, and creating a strong family with their partner. Some representatives of the fair sex sometimes do not openly talk about their desire to get married, but sincerely hope for it.

The Church supports such aspirations for a family pious lifestyle. The Bible states that a person should not be alone, he needs a mate. The Orthodox Church associates the family with a small church where peace, mutual respect and sincere love reign. In such a family there will definitely be a place for faith in God.

During the Easter holidays, you can ask the Higher Powers for help. There are a number of icons to whom you can turn with these requests:

to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker;
to get married they turn to the face of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine;
you can use prayer to the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Created;
often ask for marriage from the Holy Great Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa.

The main thing is your sincerity, faith in the spoken prayer lines.

Icons of the Virgin Mary are known for unmarried girls. These are “Unfading Color” and “Kozelshchanskaya”.

The Easter prayer for marriage sounds like this:

“Oh, All-Good Lord, I know that my great happiness depends on the fact that I love You with all my soul and with all my heart, and that I fulfill Your holy will in everything. Rule Yourself, O my God, over my soul and fill my heart: I want to please You Alone, for You are the Creator and my God. Save me from pride and self-love: let reason, modesty and chastity adorn me. Idleness is disgusting to You and gives rise to vices, give me the desire to work hard and bless my labors. Since Your Law commands people to live in an honest marriage, then lead me, Holy Father, to this title, sanctified by You, not to please my lust, but to fulfill Your destiny, for You Yourself said: it is not good for man to be alone and, having created He gave him a wife to help him, blessed them to grow, multiply and populate the earth. Hear my humble prayer, sent to You from the depths of a girl’s heart; give me an honest and pious spouse, so that in love with him and in harmony we glorify You, the merciful God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".

In addition to prayer, you can visit the relics of the Saints and see miraculous icons.

Easter is considered a great holiday. At this time, you should ask to meet your soulmate. You should go to a service, confess, take communion. After completing the ritual, you will open your heart and become ready to meet your betrothed. Many girls after this entered into a happy marriage.

Rituals for Easter

They pronounce conspiracies, which are accompanied by some actions aimed at enhancing the effect:

To meet the groom. On the Easter holiday, you need to kiss the paints (9 pieces), while saying: “Just as people love Your holiday - Holy Easter, appreciate and remember their mother’s affection, so men and boys would love me more strongly, appreciate me even more. They followed me, God's servant (name), in herds. Christ has risen, and the grooms have come to me. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
For marriage. The plot is simple. It reads: “Easter sun, roll across the sky, and my fiance appears on my threshold. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Christ is risen, and the groom comes to me. Amen". Moreover, you need to knock on the window while pronouncing the text. This must be done on Easter morning.
Dyeing will help get rid of pain of any nature. It needs to be moved around the sore spot. At the same time, the text of the conspiracy is pronounced: “Christ is risen, trampling down death by death. People praise the Lord, and God’s words drive away my pain. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".

Prosperity

On Easter night, in addition to praising the Resurrection of Christ, he is asked for help. In addition to health and sincere love, people turn to him with prayers for financial well-being.

Moreover, you can turn to Jesus Christ not only with the help of evening prayers, but also in your own words. The main thing in this case is the sincerity of the person, faith in the Lord.

You should be quiet and concentrate on the request. It is best to visualize it in the smallest detail, then recite the sacred text.

In order for wealth to be in your family, it is necessary to repeat aloud a prayer addressed to all Saints on the third day of Easter.

After such treatment, family relationships are restored, and good luck comes to the house. During Lent, you should set aside a small amount of money every day. In the morning hours you need to go to church on Easter with these savings and give them for donation.

After such a ritual, prosperity will definitely come to your family, and troubles and problems will bypass your home.

For greater effect, you should read a prayer every day before going to bed. In order for peace and harmony to reign in your family, you need to read the prayer 12 times in a row. Video on the topic: Christ is Risen! Morning and evening Easter rule

What prayer should you read at home on Easter morning and evening?

It is necessary to read and listen to other prayer texts and chants than those that are said daily. The bright Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord is accompanied by the praise of the Lord. They glorify Jesus, which is why Easter traditions were introduced. Moreover, some of the usual prayers are not said, starting from Holy Week and ending with the Feast of the Ascension, and also after it - right up to Trinity. The morning and evening rule is not followed. Instead, other texts are read. Prayers to note for yourself to say on Easter:

Easter Hours: a variant of the morning and evening rule, which is carried out strictly during the specified period - from Easter to Ascension. The Easter Hours also replace the prayer services of Compline and Midnight Office;
The Canon of Easter (instead of the Canon of Penitence): The procession to Holy Communion, as well as the prayer texts, begin to be read after saying “Christ is Risen from the dead” three times;
another prayer for Easter - “An angel crying with grace”;
various sacred texts corresponding to the holiday are read, for example, “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ”;
when they finish reading the troparion of Easter, they again begin to say “It is worthy to eat” (from the day of the Ascension of Christ).

Basic reading rules

You should be alone. The place where you will communicate spiritually should be quiet and calm. Make sure that no one will disturb you during this time.
Before starting the prayer, it is necessary to place an icon and a cup of sacred water on the table.
It is worth lighting three candles.
After this, you can begin reading the sacred text. During this, you need to look at the lit candles.

Often people use separate products to get what they want. This concerns the Easter egg plot.

To use this method of solving a problem, you need to take a painted egg, quietly speak the text, asking for good luck, well-being and health.

Then compete with another person, break his egg. If you win, luck will be on your side.

The meaning of the expression death trampling death is victory over death

Although the source of the phrase is not the Bible, the text of Scripture often revolves around this idea. Here, for example, is the Old Testament prophecy that the Savior will come and conquer death:

(Hos. 13, 14)

"Death! where is your sting? hell! where is your victory?

Why, in fact, defeat her? The answer to this question takes us deep into church homework. From the point of view of Orthodox teaching, a person became mortal after he ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Not everyone agrees with this idea, but it is on it that the idea that Christ conquered death is built.

Jesus Christ conquered death out of love for humanity.

Orthodox believe that the Savior came to abolish original sin and its consequences. Among the tasks of Jesus Christ is to defeat death.

Jesus Christ overcame death - that is, trampled on it

And this is done out of the great love of God, for:

(Ps. 33:22)

"The death of sinners is fierce"

To compensate for the damage Adam received from the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, it is necessary, figuratively speaking, to taste the new fruit - righteousness and eternal life. The Apostle Paul tells us how to do this:

(1 Thess. 4, 13–15)

“I do not want to leave you, brothers, in ignorance about the dead, so that you do not grieve like others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. We who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede those who have fallen asleep.