Topic > Paradise Lost Reflection - 913

Warns them of Satan's motive to corrupt them and to beware of Satan. The rebel angels fought a war that lasted two days. God sent his Son to end the war and deliver Satan and his rebellious angels to Hell. Eight days after being banished from Heaven, Satan returns in the form of a serpent. He convinces Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge and she also convinces Adam to eat from the tree. With a manifestation of justice and mercy God sends the Son to impart punishments. The serpent whose body Satan took is condemned to never walk upright again. Adam and Eve will suffer pain and death. Eve and all women will have to suffer the pains of childbirth and will have to submit to their husbands. Adam and all men must hunt and grow their own food on an impoverished land. Satan has returned to Hell where everyone thinks he has defeated God. Sin and death walk across the bridge they built on the way to Earth. Against their will the devils transform into snakes and try to reach the fruits of imaginary trees that wither and turn to dust as they reach them. The earth is transformed. There are hot and cold seasons. Adam and Eve pray to God and repent for them