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Though the couple are remembered most for their sin, many icons of the [[Resurrection]] depict Christ raising Adam and Eve out of their tombs. In many icons of the [[All Saints]] type, they are depicted as worshiping at the throne of God, and the traditional [[nimbus]] (halo), signifying holiness, is around each of their heads. There are also many liturgical references to Christ's redemption of "the first-created." Therefore, the Church's tradition could be taken literally to indicate that they are among the saved. However, Adam and Eve are also quite often used to indicate fallen humanity collectively, especially in contrast to [[Jesus Christ]], the new Adam. This figurative use leads many to see them as literary devices to describe a reality lost in prehistory but essential to the self-revelation of God in Christ.
The Orthodox Church also remembers Adam and Eve and the expulsion from Paradise, on [[Forgiveness Sunday]], the final day of [[Lenten Triodion#Weeks of preparation|pre-Lent]]. This is for The faithful are given the faithful opportunity to consider man's fallen state which is our inheritance, the benefits of fastingwhich our first parents ignored by breaking the fast, and the consequences of disobedience, which are spiritual death and to recall man's fallen statedestruction.
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