Book VI: Hope to Come

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One device I love in literature is foreshadowing. In Book VI, there is an awesome example. In this book, a war between literal cosmic beings is in progress. Satan and his demons have designed new weapons to fight against the angels, and the angels are throwing actual mountains on top of the demons. Neither side is winning. This battle continues on for days at a stalemate, until on the third day God sends His Son to drive out the enemies and cast them into Hell. The battle is then won. Jesus is the victor. Did you catch that? On the third day, Jesus drove out Satan from Heaven and returned to His father victorious. This is just like the story of Jesus' resurrection, and Satan has not even thought about corrupting Earth yet! I find that so cool. This section of the story gives a shout out to what will happen after humans fall. Satan is defeated, Jesus is the victor. Milton is reminding the reader that there is hope for Adam and Eve. By the very end of the story, we know who the real winner is.

 P.S. I commented on Abigail's and Darby's posts.

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  1. UnknownSeptember 4, 2017 at 6:55 PM

    Sophia, I got so excited when God said, "Two days are therefore passed, the third is thine," (VI.698) because of the parallels with Jesus' resurrection. First, Jesus defeats Satan in Heaven. Then, Jesus defeats sin in His resurrection. In the final days, Jesus will defeat death (1 Corinthians 15:24-26). Milton does a cool job sneaking in parallels where someone without knowledge of the Bible wouldn't notice/ understand them.

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  2. Nathanael C. CarrollSeptember 4, 2017 at 8:59 PM

    Milton does a great job of throwing in Scriptural references without making his epic an allegorical writing. Great thoughts.

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  3. Ethan LafontSeptember 4, 2017 at 9:02 PM

    I feel as though this is another connection to all the times throughout the Bible we are called to trust in the Lord, knowing that we are promised victory in Christ, and that we are no longer affected by death, for He has overcome! It's a wonderful message that is so important and i feel it needs to be a constant in any literature linked to Christianity. The sovereign nature of God and His victory!

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