1853 WAR IN HEAVEN Satan Demons vs God & Angels MILTON

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Two Works, Together In One Binding Paradise Lost By John Milton (1608-1674) and Night Thoughts On Life , Death , And Immortality To Which Is Added The Force of Religion By Edward Young , D. D. (1683-1765) Published By Phillips, Sampson , & Co. Boston 1853 Hardcover. Red Cloth Binding Stamped & Gilt Binding Decoration. 5" x 7.75" Paradise Lost - 294 Pages. Night Thoughts and The Force of Religion - 288 Pages. 582 Pages In Total. *** 158 Years Old *** ** Very Good Condition ** The binding is in Very Good Condition, with some wear at the edges. [ see the photos ] The Hinges are Tight. No writing. No markings. Some foxing to the frontispiece engraving, but almost none elsewhere. The Pages are otherwise in Nice Condition. Paradise Lost by John Milton (1608-1674) Paradise Lost is the great epic work of 17th-century English poet , John Milton. Originally published in 1667 , it concerns the Jewish & Christian story of the Fall of Man as related in the Bible ; the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan [ Lucifer , the Devil ] and their Expulsion from the Garden of Eden . Milton presents Satan as an ambitious and proud being who defies his creator, omnipotent God , and who wages war on Heaven , only to be defeated and cast down. Paradise Lost is full of stirring imagery on a grand scale, describing the greatest of all battles ; the War of the Rebellious Angels against the Holy Angels who remain loyal , as Lucifer seeks to overthrow God himself. Milton grapples in Paradise Lost with many difficult theological issues, including fate, predestination, and the concept of the Trinity . A Summary of "PARADISE LOST" (In 12 parts): BOOK I The fall of Adam and Eve caused by the serpent (Satan), who led the angels in revolt against God and was cast into hell . The scene opens on Satan lying dazed in the burning lake, with Beelzebub , next in command, beside him. Satan assembles his fallen legions, where he revives their spirits by his speech. They set to building a palace, called Pandemonium. There the high ranking angels assemble in council. BOOK II A debate is held whether or not to attempt recovery of heaven. Satan encounters Sin and Death, his offspring, guarding hell's gates. Sin unlocks the gate, and Satan embarks on his passage across the great gulf of chaos between heaven and hell, till he sights the new universe floating near the larger globe which is heaven . BOOK III God sees Satan flying towards this world and foretells the success of his evil mission to tempt man. Satan flies down to the sun, upon which an angel, Uriel, stands guard. Diguised as a cherub, Satan pretends he has come to praise God's new creation, and thereby tricks the angel into showing him the way to man's home. BOOK IV Landing atop Mt. Niphates, Satan proceeds on his evil errand. He gains entrance to the Garden of Paradise. He comes upon Adam and Eve, and overhears them speak of God's commandment that they should not eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil under penalty of death, and thereby plots to cause them to transgress. Uriel warns Gabriel and his angels, who are guarding the gate of Paradise. The scouts apprehend and bring Satan to Gabriel who banishes him from Eden. BOOK V God sends the angel Raphael to visit the couple to warn them of their enemy. The angel arrives and dines with them, then relates to them the history of Satan's fall: how jealousy against the Son of God led him to incite all those in his charge to rebel against God, and how one angel, Abdiel, resisted and remained faithful to God. BOOK VI Raphael continues to relate how Michael was sent to lead the faithful angels into battle against Satan (then called Lucifer) and his army. Michael's angels are confronted, become enraged and pull up the very mountains and hurl them at Satan's crew. But the battle continues until God sends Messiah, his Son ( Jesus ... read more

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