God's will for an incorruptible humanity
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Cyril has just quoted Isaiah 25:8 and now begins to explain it by describing God's original intention for the human race.
God removed every tear from every face (Isaiah 25:8). For the God of all things, inasmuch as he is life and life-giving, willed that the human being should be an incorruptible living creature on earth, even if he is of a corruptible nature.
Greek
ἀφεῖλεν ὁ θεὸς πᾶν δάκρυον ἀπὸ παντὸς προσώπου.
Ὁ μὲν γὰρ τῶν ὅλων θεός, ἅτε δὴ ζωὴ καὶ ζωοποιὸς ὑπάρχων, ἄφθαρτον ἐπὶ
γῆς ζῷον ἠθέλησεν εἶναι τὸν ἄνθρωπον, εἰ <καὶ> φύσεώς ἐστι φθαρτῆς.