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“Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt, the idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, and the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.” Isaiah 19:1 . “The shining cloud that carried the Lord Jesus to Egypt is His mother, the Virgin St. Mary, who surpassed the clouds with her purity. As to the altar that was set in the midst of the land of Egypt, it is the Christian Church that was established on the ruins of the pagan temples, after the collapse of their idols, before the face of the Lord Jesus.” St Cyril the Great #blessedisEgyptMyPeople #LordsescapetoEgypt #HolyFamilyinEgypt #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

“Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt, the idols of Egypt will totter at …