Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001IAJKIY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 497 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In the first section, covering books one through four, we are shown how Satan manages to regroup his followers after their defeat in Heaven, how they decide to renew the struggle with God, how Satan escapes from Hell and makes his way to earth to do mischief, and how God discovers Satan's new plot and decides to allow it to unfold.The next section, books five through eight, take place on earth as we are introduced to Adam and Eve, their discourses with God's angels, and a retelling of the battle between God and Satan as rendered by the angel Raphael.In the last section, books nine through 12, Eve is seduced by a disguised Satan and eats the forbidden fruit. In striking contrast to Adam and Eve, Satan is utterly foiled in his attempt to corrupt the Son of God.. God sends His Son to earth to render punishment, but only after the Son pleads successfully on their behalf for mercy. Adam, distressed at the event, yet unwilling to be parted from Eve, decides to eat the fruit and share her fate. He descends and tells Adam that they can no longer remain in Eden, but then take
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