The Restoration of the Temple

Christ is born, that he may raise up the image that before was fallen. O so this kind of sets up this whole theme of the restoration of the temples. Weand that's in terms of ichonography. It's really people need to understand te basic image. And i think it's because we do know deep down that this is a very important symbolism of the cave, right? The cave is the grave, and the grave as a womb, which is what it is for christ. So both of these hymns take us all way back to the beginning - eden hath blossomed forth in the cave from the tree of life. Prepare ephratha, for

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