Eve tells Adam about her dream of being tempted to eat the forbidden fruit. Adam then reassures Eve of their ability to choose their actions. God then sends Raphael to warn Adam about Satan. Raphael tells Adam about the different substances of the earth and how only humans have souls and are also the only creatures on earth with the ability to reason. Raphael then tells Adam how Satan fell from Heaven. After God announced that He had created a son Satan got angry and convinced one-third of the angels to join him in rebellion to God. God and Satan’s armies battle for two days and in the process Satan invents canons, Michael cuts Satan’s side, Heaven’s angels bury Satan’s army by throwing mountains on them, and finally Jesus is sent out and drives Satan’s army out of heaven where they fall for nine days before landing in Hell. Raphael finally warns Adam that Satan may plan on using man-kind to get back at God.
Quote:
Time may come, when Men
With Angels may participate, and find
No inconvenient diet, nor too light fare;
And from these corporal nutriments perhaps
Your bodies may at last turn all to spirit
Question:
Is “pre-fall” man better or worse than the angels?
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