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Several modern Bible-commentators view the "war in heaven" in Revelation 12:7–13 as an eschatological vision of the end of time or as a reference to spiritual warfare within the church, rather than (as in Milton's Paradise Lost) "the story of the origin of Satan/Lucifer as an angel who rebelled against God in primeval times."
John Carey argues that this conflict cannot be solved, because the character of Satan exists in more modes and greater depth than the other characters of Paradise Lost: in this way, Milton has created an ambivalent character, and any "pro-Satan" or "anti-Satan" argument is by its nature discarding half the evidence. Satan's ambivalence, Carey ...
Illustration for John Milton's "Paradise Lost", depicting the "Fall of Lucifer" In John Milton's Renaissance epic poem Paradise Lost, Satan is one of the main characters, perhaps an anti-hero. [257] In line with Christian theology, Satan rebelled against God and was subsequently banished from heaven along with his fellow angels.
Luke 10:18 refers to "Satan falling from heaven" and Matthew 25:41 mentions "the Devil and his angels", who will be thrown into Hell. All Synoptic Gospels identify Satan as the leader of demons. [40] Paul the Apostle (c. 5 – c. 64 or 67) states in 1 Corinthians 6:3 that there are angels who will be judged, implying the existence of wicked angels.
The Fallen Angel (1847) by Alexandre Cabanel. The most common meaning for Lucifer in English is as a name for the Devil in Christian theology.He appeared in the King James Version of the Bible in Isaiah [1] and before that in the Vulgate (the late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible), [2] not as the name of a devil but as the Latin word lucifer (uncapitalized), [3] [4] meaning "the ...
Satan appears frequently in Christian literature, most notably in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, all variants of the classic Faust story, John Milton's Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, and the poems of William Blake. [6] He continues to appear in film, television, and music.
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyTo hear pop culture tell it, Satan—or the devil, if we are being formal—is the ruler of hell. He runs infernal operations in Far Side comics ...
The Quranic story of Iblis parallels extrabiblical sources, such as Life of Adam and Eve, [5]: 20 about Satan's fall from heaven, preponderant in Eastern Christian circles. [18]: 66 On a conceptual perspective, Iblis' theological function as a divinely appointed tempter parallels the evil angel Mastema from the Book of Jubilees. [19]: 72