When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they introduced a new element into human nature (sin and corruption). This prevented man from going to the Kingdom of Haven. God changed human nature by uniting the human and the Divine ("The New Adam.") By his participation we could be restored to our original purity and regain heaven. This is what the Orthodox call salvation from the fate of hell. God made it possible for rightous people to be saved.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church#Sin.2C_salvation_and_the_incarnation
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