You're one of the best storytellers & voice I've ever heard. It is all there, tone, inflection, pronunciation, etc etc etc. You paint pictures with words. Well done!
Paradise lost, same with the Divine Comedy, has become so ingrained in Christianity itself that the boundaries between what it says in the Bible and what was created by poets have become blurred. A lot of what people know about Satan and hell comes from those works, not the scripture itself. It is like DLC or fanworks that became so popular they melded togethe with the original.
Isn't it crazy how both divine comedy and paradise lost came from people who felt a bad sort of way against their leadership/politics of the time. I suppose writing was one of the few ways they could let a message out back then without bad repercussions... Just sad to see nothing has changed in centuries and we still play the same games they did.
But at the same time, the whole God works in mysterious ways could explain that’s how God is telling you how things work. The whole egg before chicken thing, except regardless which one came first-they both certainly exist.
Milton may have used the Bible for a partial reference, but took way too many libertys for it to be taken as anything more serious than a compeletely fictional poem.
Tenuously related story but I always think of it when people talk about Satan. Back in High School during Summer I'd spend a lot of time at my friend Jeremy's House. He had a little sister who was about 3 or 4 at the time and one day whilst we were watching something on the computer she came into the room and Jeremy, noticing a scratch on her arm, asked how she got it? In a childishly sweet but honest voice she replied; 'Satan scratched me!' We both yelled out 'WHAT?!' With laughter mixed with palpable concern and bewilderment. 'Satan scratched me! See!' She repeated firmly, showing us her arm with the scratch. 'I don't think he likes me...' 'Ha..haha... yeah...' I said looking to Jeremy... You can imagine how troubling a statement like that was, so we both started quickly firing off questions testing her to see if it was just a misunderstanding or a lie but her answers either did little to nothing to calm us or, more concerningly, made things that much more sinister and worrying. We asked questions like 'Did he say anything to you?' 'No, he doesn't talk.' 'What does he look like?' 'He's black, and, uh, small and he has yellow eyes... And nails! That's what he scratched me with! They hurt!' After a few more questions one of us asked tepidly 'Have you seen him before?' 'Yes, but sometimes he's there and sometimes he's not. Sometimes he follows me around but most of the time he just watches me.' ... Yeah that that response actually genuinely shook us both. Neither of us said anything for about 10 seconds after that deep in thought... I mean, how do you respond with an honest child tell you that a small, black, yellow eyed 'entity' that didn't like her that would come and go and who would sometimes following her around but would mostly just silently watch her. And now, no longer content to simply observe and stalk her he had begun to attack her... And perhaps most worryingly, despite being unable to talk he had somehow managed to communicate to a 3 or 4 year old little Jewish girl that his name, of all POSSIBLE names, was Satan... A name which, incidentally, is a Jewish name from the Hebrew meaning 'Prosecutor.' He who levels charges against the accused. All this gave the both of us pause. So, concerned, suspicious and slightly dumbfounded Jeremy eventually said 'Show us where this happened.' Then without saying anything she confidently led us through the house and into the garden, and pointed at the fence. That's when Jeremy figured it out. He explained it to me through fits of laughter. The Next Door Neighbour's new Cat was named 'Satin,' and evidently HE had been the one to scratch her. She simply hadn't learned the cat's name properly. We both collapsed into hysterical, deeply relieved laughter once we figured it out. And went on to excitedly tell the rest of his family the story. As I've now done again here. Still, for a few moments there, it was quite sincerely like being in The Exorcist.
@ cool fur u. I have two thoughts on that I was actually discussing this with someone about a month ago and we came to the conclusion that perhaps the angel is still guarding the garden of Eden because that it is job that was handed down from God which he will not deflect from. The other is that it is not here anymore that being said it perhaps got destroyed during the great flood. Would love to hear your Theory or if you have some kind of biblically based answer would love to get a response from you
I've been reading a version of Paradise Lost called "Paradise Lost in Plain English" by Joseph Lanzara. I recommend it for anyone that struggles to understand the poetry version, and would rather have a prose version, so that they can just read the story. It has the original poetry version in the book as well.
For people who struggle to read the poem, I highly recommend listening to the audiobook and following along in the book. It makes it much more easier to follow, more dramatic and you can hear the change in voices so you can decipher the dialogue between different people.
@@larapalma3744I guess I'll download the audio book. I did so with many books including The Life of Adam and Eve, The Gospel of Nicodemus, The Testament of Solomon and some of Paul Wallis' books or commentaries.
Very good metaphor for the human condition. If you think of this as something that is happening inside your head: God being the "True Self", the human being "choice" and the devil being the "ego" then it kind of unlocks an understanding of our nature.
@@True_Christian bold Statement since you know nothing about me. But i wouldve bet all my money that you wouldve reacted the way you did, just by looking at your Profile pic. Now go and repent you sinner.
As a writer it is beautiful to hear the in between conversations someone takes from a larger story. We don’t hear the little conversations within Scripture or in myths that’s why I enjoy when writers expand without taking away from the bigger story.
**shelbysitting,** You're in attendance with us as well? Welcome aboard, shelby. There was the time I died and was banished to Hades. For my never-ending mocking I leashed upon him, Satan released me back to this *purgatory* (your planet, Earth). What's the reason YOU'RE caged in this unforgiving entrapment?
I'm not here for my ways of conduct or any other actions...no violations of any laws or regulations. .. rather Im here for "what I failed to do " ... My lack of participation. I'm a complete waste of time and a mockery of all past efforts & contributes
Paradise Lost captured my imagination in college. Nice to see someone bring it to a larger audience than just classics nerds. If anyone is interested in reading the book after watching this I highly encourage you to do so. It is rich with symbolism and there's plenty that wasn't covered here. Oh, and Milton was blind when he wrote this too, go figure 😂
I never went to university but the symbolism intrigues me. Especially the Tree of Wisdom. Correct me if I'm wrong but does "the apple" or "the fruit of the tree of knowledge" referred to "Wisdom"? If so, humans are refused by God to gain wisdom and tricked by Satan to gain it. To me, this means that John Milton tells us that God wants humans not to gain wisdom, meaning is that humanity is to remain ignorant. That "to have faith" is not searching for answers but acceptance that things are as they are. To me, this tells us that John Milton message is "ignorance is bliss", where life of knowledge and wisdom means a life of struggle, but with a chance of redemption if one has faith.
@@Spiritus_Invictus John Milton was a devout Christian, and his purpose in writing Paradise Lost was to "justify the ways of God to men." Whether he succeeds at this or not is up to interpretation, but I don't think Milton would be on the side of portraying God as keeping humans willfully ignorant. There are 2 trees in Eden, the tree of life, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Wisdom is not necessarily associated with either tree. In biblical context, wisdom is something deemed good. Wisdom is sometimes personified as a righteous woman, and there is the old phrase "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." I don't know if that answers your question but those were some thoughts that came to mind
"Paradise Lost" is a meaty poem to say the least. The first time I picked it up, having sworn to myself that I was gonna finish it, I actually laughed out loud. I'd wrestled my way through Homer's "Odyssey" before over a period of... eh, only about seven months. "The Divine Comedy" is a far easier read. I raced through it. I couldn't put "Paradise Lost" down at all until the poem was half finished. I definitely felt Milton's sympathy for the devil. The rest all just felt like Church and took me ages to finish. I expected this presentation to be long and maybe a little boring, but kudos, it wasn't at all. I loved it. Thank you so much for your exposition. It was swell!
John Milton also wrote a book about regicide. Defining why it is okay to kill your own King. When the King's son came back into Power ,I am amazed that John Milton survived. John Milton later lost his own eyesight and decided to dictate this book to his secretaries. We are very fortunate to have this work of art.
I read it at age 14 (having snatched it with curiosity, out of the school's "A-level set text cupboard") and felt exactly the same! 👍 Milton's Satan rocks! 🙂👍
It's not sympathy for the devil- he's literally writing from Lucifer's perspective. That's the point. Lucifer doesn't see himself as the bad guy, but in reality everything bad that happens to him (and his followers, and everyone else just about) in the poem is literally his own doing. That's the joke.
@@charlesatanasio4363 You think it's a f*cking joke?? 😏😏 He's still a great hero: much like Prometheus in Greek mythology, and others have made that parallel well before me!! Milton's Satan should be the hero for all teenagers, though. He certainly was mine!! 😁👍 And what about what William Blake said, about Milton being "of the devil's party, and not knowing it?" 😁😁😁
It's amazing how much of this story has not been passed on. I've known the story of Adam and Eve since a child, but I never heard how or why Satan ended up in the Garden of Eden. Fascinating.
In all my years in Catholic school they never taught me this: A friend of my big brother told me the "adult" version of Adam and Eve. Lucifer the fallen angel planned to destroy God's divine creation by temptation, but not with a forbidden fruit. He was God's most beautiful angel and appeared in front of Eve to tempt her,he did. Just like this story she resisted at first but eventually gave in to this beautiful stranger. Lucifer had sex with Eve and she never experienced such a great feeling,pure bliss. She then went back to Adam and tempted him to have sex with her and he obliged. The original sin of humanity. God knew what transpired and when He appeared they felt shame and covered themselves before Him. Almighty God the Creator gave them life, Eden and each other. Why forsake Him and sin. The same punishment handed out in the novel, except Eve and every woman after her will bleed once a month and childbirth will be painful. The same punishment for satan,the serpent will taste dust forever. Eve's children were split, one the son of Adam, the other spawn of satan. Hence,Cain the evil killed Abel the good. Cain's bloodline died off in the great flood. Mankind was saved by Adam and Eve's third son,Seth. I guess the Catholic church kept it PG for the kids.
Hold that idea for a while. Hollywood are rather insane at the moment and would just make a farce of the whole thing. In a few years, if things have sufficiently improved, then the work on such a movie can begin.
There is a film called paradise lost. It’s about 3 boys around 18-20 who kill some children in a devil worship ritual. Johnny Depp and the rest of Hollywood actually get these boys a retrial after 13 years or so and get them off. All of Hollywood and most elites are Satan worshippers..it’s disgusting
it almost happened but it got cancelled, they had a script and everything, the dude from the hangover was gona play satan. Bradley cooper. like 10 years ago i think
This video inspired me to finally read the poem. I got a modern language version which has the original wording just above the modern wording of each verse. I would read the modern language verse and then immediately read the original wording. It made the poem much more pleasant read. Milton’s language is beautiful, but sometimes difficult to understand. If anyone has difficulty reading the poem due to the archaic way of speaking, I’d recommend the method I used.
Lucifer in the Bible was the most perfect creation in heaven. Iniquity was found in him. He wanted to set his thrown above God’s. I will be like the most high. This was already a premeditated hostile takeover. He convinced 1/3 of the angels to follow him. It never said he was made in Gods image like humans where (I personally think this caused friction and jealously with Lucifer.) seeing humans. No matter how powerful, and beautiful Lucifer was he was not made in gods image or in the likenesses of God. A perfect male and female representation of God was made by creating humans. Heaven was filled with angels, but there was only two humans ever created. Two beings different from angels, different from the animals. In the likeness of God. Lucifer knew the consequences of Adam and Eve sinning. How do you get back someone, you hurt their children. I feel like him tempting Adam and Eve was a big FU to his creator. Why would he want to tempt Adam and Eve? To give them knowledge of good and bad? There was no good intention there. Lucifer knew that knowledge of good and bad came at a price. And the price was death and being cast out of paradise. Humans where not created for that purpose. But because they all had free will, God didn’t kill them, a tyrant would have killed them on the spot, but God just had to get them out of paradise because there could be no sin present in front of God. I can see how God could be labeled a tyrant but nothing in his character was tyrant like. He only had one rule for Adam and Eve. You may eat out of all the trees except for the tree knowledge. For if you eat of this tree you will surely die. This part of the Bible talks about the power of seduction, disobedience and consequences. I don’t see Lucifer as a liberator. He was manipulative. A liar that misrepresented himself and his intentions. I see him as a prideful, jealous, aesthetically beautiful, destructive being that got envious of God and his power, and envious of humans being made in Gods image. Fast forward to now, according to the Bible Lucifer is the god of this world. The powers of the air. God the creator is not striking down people for sinning. We are living in a world where we have free will and most of the time we use this free will to hurt others or ourselves.
@@levyroth That is not correct. The only thing that was created in the image of God where the humans race. Otherwise it will be stated or mentioned. Genesis 1:27: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”
Children don’t know the difference from good and evil but eventually they grow up and can choose. Now that’s free will, you only should punish someone for wrong decision’s if they know better.
I enjoyed your post. I'm a fellow Christian. Satan is slick about his ways, indeed. Convincing people that he doesn't exist was his greatest lie, by my opinion. People these days are so dumbed down and no one seems to have critical thinking skills anymore. Satan is at work but God always will win. Satan's pride shows how stupid he really is. Anyone who thinks they can take God down, is beyond mental.
Excellent presentation. As an hopeless and wandering agnostic, initially brought up as a southern Baptist, which obviously skewed any and all interpretations of good & evil, I found your work to be refreshing. It’s nothing new. But somehow you made it “feel” new. Thanks! Truly enjoyed every second.
We're all agnostics. Nobody's faith is 100%. We all question things, even a little bit and that's the beauty of being human. But we have to be aware that there is more to us than what current scientific understanding portrays. Human scientific advances are ever-evolving. We can only know so much, we'll never know everything.
After looking up the term Pandemonium, I was immediately reminded of the band "Genesis" and their song "Land of confusion", Makes me wonder if the book "Paradise Lost" was the inspiration for that song.
In the England at Church of England affiliated schools (which in the past was most schools),biblical teaching used to be routine. 1lesson a week of 2 hours as far as l remember :)) So yes,given the ages of musicians in the groups mentioned,there is definitely going to be an influence + in english exam studies they would possibly cover 'Paradise Lost' , with my sister it was Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales' Even more of a slog as it's in 'old' english
Paradise Lost is one of if not the most influential works ever created. When I read it, I recognized countless terms and phrases that I'd seen or heard in modern media.
Wow! Awesome piece of literature, for sure! Next to Dante's Inferno ,that is, which I know you've covered, as well! Excellent work on that ,& it bodes very well for your content on Milton's "Paradise Lost!" Thanks for sharing this awesome book with us all, & your brilliant analysis of it! Been a long while since I've read this classic! Cheers!🤘💜🌹🌍
There isn't much depth to Satan. He is a petty evil being obsessed with his own vanity to the point he thought himself better to be God than the creator of all things. And despite having literally no chance in hell in his own vanity convinces himself he can best God and prove him wrong if he can just destroy the people of God and Israel since God's word and prophecies say the opposite. The Bible does not speak on Satan because He was already defeated by Christ. At this point he is a petty defeated foe struggling against reality trying to drag whoever he can to hell with him because he has already lost and knows it. The sad truth is the people that don't believe the truth and think it all a fairy tail because everyone without Christ is lost. The cunning of the devil is crafting fan fiction and lies into truth to make people think less of it or to believe it is all just a made up story. Its like the saying goes the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist.
I feel like it's a bit overused in modern art and media. Nowadays, almost every villain has some deep tragedy or personal reason behind why they're evil. It's becoming increasingly rare to see a villain who's simply and purely evil, for example Palpatine from Star Wars or Morgoth from Tolkien's Legendarium. I get that the stereotypical moustache-twirler is a bit stale, but I think a more refined version of a truly narcissistic villain who literally cannot comprehend why people think they're evil, and believe themselves righteous, would be a good advancement.
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Thank you for making Paradise Lost more accessible. It's amazing now to see how much of current theology was not based on the Bible, but, on the fan fiction of Milton.
Yeah, it's crazy because when you look at the actual Bible Lucifer is *only* mentioned once and it is only referring to a Babylonian king - not the Devil. I just had this debate over this. It's astonishing to me that millions - if not billions - of people over several thousands of years believed in something that isn't true. And all that was required of them was to simply investigating the situation (reading what the Bible actually says) for 2 minutes.
@@dailynews5683 Most of the strong beliefs Christians have are based on things that are NOT in the Bible but are very inspirational. Satan. Rings of Hell. Understanding of reproduction. NOT in the Bible.
All but forgotten? So you had done everything except forgotten? So the book was consistently in your mind? But that's not what you were trying to say is it.
great video as always, not a religious man myself, but I've spent my life studying and teaching myself about philosophy and the various mythos of religions
22:48 I read in book 8 that _'this Rather long discussion'_ ended with Raphael leaving in a rush as a flustered mess that was blushing a _'celestial rosie red, Love's proper hue'_ after getting asked if Angels can _'express love'_ like humans can.
In the Book of Enoch, which is a part of the Bible that is considered canonical in Ethiopia but apocryphal in most other countries, a group of angels marry humans and give birth to a race of giants before Noah's Flood. So yes, they can, depending on your branch of Christianity. I'm not sure what Islam has to say on the matter, though.
I’ll admit, I haven’t ever read this wonderful work. But you did an amazing job enticing me to seek it out and definitely read it. Thanks for your help, as I am always seeking out as much of the truth as can be realistically expected.
OMG the graphics in these videos are just absolutely stunning, the attention to detail on the demon's bodies is just incredible. They look pretty much how I would picture them in my mind, terrifying and beautiful all at the same time.
I read Paradise Lost when I was ten. I found the book while I was doing a delivery run with my grandmother. It was in this bin by someone's garage and the box read "Take what you like." I picked this book with a few more age appropriate novels but I liked the very plain cover it had.
Wow. That is.... effing amazing! I have always said that if you take the Bible literally, you only get words, not wisdom. And, despite the weirdness, the contradictions and the imperfect telling, retelling, writing, rewriting and translations of translations that were themselves translations, it is still an incredible book of insight and wisdom. And weird. Sometimes, really, really weird. But this was an incredible video. I've never read Paradise Lost but there are so many allusions and motifs in this video that my hair stood on end. You know, in all of my conversations with "traditional" Christians questioning pre-destination and why we were given free will, the answer has always been so that we can choose to *not* sin. And I have always said that's a dreadful reason for a God to create a soul already knowing the decisions they will make. And knowing those decisions will mean an eternity in hell, still making that soul is an utterly monstrous act. Only an evil God would do such a thing. None has ever said "So we have the free will to love". This video was the first time I have ever heard that we have free will to *love*. That just makes so much sense. I think it's pretty telling that Christians, who claim to believe in a God of love think of free will in terms of what condemns us,when really, it is what redeems us.
Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Its not just any random knowledge, its the decision making capability of God, when we weren't cut out to cope with that power....we still aren't now. It's why the Bible says "blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth".
Robert Eggers is the only director who would do this story justice. I didn’t even think of him as someone who would definitely bring this to life. Great suggestion!👌🏻😎
Weird story, but in Numbers 21, the Israelites were starving, so Yaweh sent them a plague of snakes that bit and killed them. He told them to make a bronze snake and lift it up on a pole so that anyone bitten by one of those snakes would live. Strangely, Jesus criticized this later saying in Mathew 7:9-11 and Luke 11:11 that a good father would not give stones and snakes when his children needed fish and bread. Weird story.
It's just as mean, and ridiculous, as punishing humanity for all time because Adam and eve broke a rule. Imagine punishing one of your children over and over again for something their older sibling did before the younger child was even born.
This was great. Somehow, I have not read "Paradise Lost". This actually peaked my interest -it seems much more intereting and Mystical than I thought. It willhelp with reading my favourite poet too -thanks
Is it pique or peak your interest? peak/ peek/ pique Peak is a topmost point, such as a mountain peak, or to reach that point: We're sort of at peak demand right now. Finally, pique is to upset or excite someone. You will sometimes see peek one's interest for pique one's interest, but don't be fooled. just googled this when i saw peaked because i was wondering the same myself, it's kinda like their they're there
@@richarddavis3906 Not at all, It's Classic Literature ... BUT, If you want the Truth about life in general, don't turn to the Bible ... try Popular Mechanics, It's less pompous and preachy and you can get some great automotive tips !
😅 because Chat GPT exist. AI can do that in just 1 min. Here's an example of a script created by AI: Of course, I can help explain Paradise Lost detail by detail! Paradise Lost is an epic poem written by John Milton, first published in 1667. It tells the story of Adam and Eve, their temptation and fall from grace, and the subsequent events that occur in the Garden of Eden and beyond. Here is a breakdown of some of the key details of the poem: Book 1: The poem begins with a prologue in which Milton asks for help in telling the story of Adam and Eve, and explains that he is writing to "justify the ways of God to men." Satan is introduced as a fallen angel who seeks revenge against God by corrupting his new creation, humans. Satan and his followers are banished to Hell, and Satan begins to plot his revenge. Book 2: Satan journeys through Chaos to Earth, where he finds the newly-created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. He envies their perfect life and decides to corrupt them. He disguises himself as a serpent and tricks Eve into eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. Eve then offers the fruit to Adam, who also eats it, and they both fall from grace. Book 3: God sees what has happened and condemns Adam and Eve, but also promises a Savior who will redeem humanity. God sends the angel Michael to speak to Adam and teach him about the future, including the prophecies of Christ's coming. Book 4: Satan returns to Hell and convenes a council of demons. They decide to corrupt humanity further by tempting them to sin. Satan volunteers to go back to Earth and tempt Adam and Eve again. Meanwhile, Adam and Eve realize their nakedness and are filled with shame. Book 5: Satan returns to Earth and finds Eve alone in the garden. He tries to seduce her again, but this time she is more resistant. They argue, and Satan eventually slinks away. Raphael the archangel visits Adam and Eve and warns them of the dangers of temptation, and tells them the story of Satan's rebellion. Book 6: Satan convinces himself that his fall was predestined and that he can't do anything about it. Gabriel the archangel is sent to guard Paradise, and there is a battle between the angels and demons. Satan and his followers are eventually thrown out of Paradise. Book 7: Adam and Eve begin to work the land outside of the Garden of Eden. They have a conversation in which they express their love for each other and their regret over their sin. Meanwhile, Satan and his followers regroup in Hell and plan to use their newfound knowledge to disrupt human affairs. Book 8: Adam tells Raphael about his dream of the future and his desire to learn more about the cosmos. Raphael warns him against delving too deeply into knowledge that is beyond mortal understanding. Meanwhile, Satan and his demons plot their next move. Book 9: Satan returns to Earth and infiltrates the Garden of Eden again. He finds Eve alone and seduces her again. Adam returns and discovers what has happened. He blames Eve, but also takes some responsibility. They are both filled with remorse and fear, and are banished from the Garden of Eden. Book 10: Adam and Eve exit the garden and enter a harsh, barren world. They worry about their future and their ability to survive outside of Paradise. Meanwhile, God sends the Son to redeem humanity. Book 11: The angel Michael shows Adam a vision of the future, including the life and death of Christ, the end of the world, and the judgment of all souls. Adam is comforted by the vision, and learns to accept God's judgment. Book 12: Adam and Eve are grateful for the knowledge and comfort they have received, and live the rest of their lives in penance and faith. The poem ends with a final invocation of God's grace and mercy, and a hope for salvation.
I mean, it's considerably less romantic considering that the very next thing Adam does after eating the fruit is to begin viciously tearing into Eve for "getting him into this situation." That heartfelt sentiment led him to debase himself and it degraded his purity of spirit.
This is just astounding work. The visuals and the impeccable summary of Milton's work. Watching this three times now. Really captures the imagination. Well done! And thank you!
Just another reason to wake up and realize, "Faith is the belief in what reason cannot" _Voltaire Because Milton wrote it in epic poem form, it was a challenge to read. Can't tell anyone this will work for them, but it worked for me. I read it aloud & concentrated on doing that as well as I could. I was able to follow the thread by listening as I read it aloud to myself. Never had to do that before or since.
Works with any of English too including Shakespeare and King James. Good tip. Also, please do this when editing your own writing. Not you, I mean everyone
Actually I became a Christian after experiencing supernatural in New Age/occult. When I read that other religions had to refer to Christianity and the name Jesus when there was overt possession, it piqued my interest. I read Case for Christ. I chose Christianity. Being born again was different. I had a series of unlikely events occur followed by asking Jesus on my knees to show me like a child, the Truth really opened up. Even if Lucifer were the victor and the plight of the righteous was hell, I could not go along with what are considered acceptable by Luciferian such as the sacrifice of children.
one of our projects in my university english class was to recreate some famous speeches/anecdotes from works that we read that semester. there were like 10 of us who chose satan's speech for rallying his troops.
The art and animation are top notch. I have been curious about this book for a while now and sure am glad you covered it here, ought to read it for myself sometime.
If angels don't have free will, how did a large group of them choose to try and overthrow God? Never occurred to me before...just curious. Seems like creatures without free will wouldn't be able to do that sort of thing.
If god is all-knowing and all-seeing then why did he let this happen in the first place? Either god wanted the angels to rebel and humans to fail his test or else he isn't an omnipresent/omnipotent being. And if he did want this to happen then he isn't exactly a nice and forgiving god either.
He had been through a good deal in the course of the Great Quest - he had seen beautiful things and horrible things - but up until now he had not known that one and the same creature can be both, that beauty can be terrifying. Michael Ende, The Neverending Story When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. Michael Ende, The Neverending Story The Childlike Empress: Bastian. Why don't you do what you dream, Bastian? - Bastian: But I can't, I have to keep my feet on the ground! - The Childlike Empress: Call my name. Bastian, please! Save us! - Bastian: All right! I'll do it! I'll save you! I will do what I dream!” for every wish Bastion he lost his memory. We are in a world of amnesiacs.
@natasa stefanovic Everything will turn out all right. You’ll see. -I can’t imagine how, said Atreyu. -Neither can I, said the luckdragon. But that’s the best part of it.” 😃
No but this as their punishment and the fact we are punished for their mistake is not and will never be my problem. I stand against because ain’t nobody gonna threaten my family or friends or me. Specially when I don’t know if this is real or not. lol
I love Paradise Lost and I hope this video encourages people to read it. Though as Samuel Johnson remarked "None ever wished it longer than it is" The pronunciations can be read from the metre. E.g. be-EL-ze-bub, BEL-i-al
Your Devine comedy and now Paradis lost are my top 6 favourite videos of all time. I wish you could do more content similar to these. More afterlife books 📚
just researching some stuff for my story which has characters from myphology like the demon lords. But the more I hear the more I feel I should make my own thing. I referenced a lot of things a bit too directly. In my story characters can manipulate elements usually just one. But most antagonist will have multiple elements like Lucifer using Light and Darkness. He can shot beams of light offensively. Draw attacks with his darkness power towards him. By combining them he can open portals to another dimension to trap someone, reflect attacks or escape.
As someone who loves mythology and its gnostic myself i would like to see more Biblical themes, maybe showcase of Sethianism or video about prophet Mani would be nice to see... And a Indian Vedas too, its so hard to search some decent translated sources on Vedas in middle europe, the pieces that are translated to my language are not complete and english sources from net are not so good either, a series going throught Vedas would be great.
@@J_a_s_o_n Biblical theme, not bible content i said, all things i mentioned are not a canonic bible stuff but still influencial religious texts. I have read bible, even a lot of apocryphas of both new and old testament, and quran, pre-islamic arameic texts, book mormon, bahai texts, some bit of Manicheistic stuff and so.
Hell or 'Hel' goes all the way back to the ice age and it indeed described the glaciers as this hell. The frozen wastes were the most deadly thing to face in those days. It's funny that people say, "when hell freezes over" not knowing it was the frozen lands that were first considered the hellish domain.
A part of me seems to know this is true. An intuition that we are all some what fallen from grace. Living out our lives in this earth, some half asleep, some confused, some know more than others!
It is probably that we deep down wish it was true. We suffer without understanding and christians don’t understand that people are persuaded by words alone, controlled. An angel of such great power confusing us would solely be his fault. It is like punishing both the adult and the toddler for committing a crime. We are but babies compared to the angels. It is awful to know that adam and eve was punished like that. However, we understand that species don’t just magically come into existence. They take form and change overtime, evolution. Such a simple concept that can be seen on smaller scales at anytime. We literally have proof of this. The cities and people of the bible may have been real but they can be exaggerated. We must remember that drugs were also used back then. The trauma they had to go through to survive everyday can bring mental issues. We must not forget that many of them had issues physically and mentally worse off than we do today because we have medics and psychologists. These people could also be liars and controllers. So many issues that could occur with people we never meet and we want to trust them.
That makes me imagine a bit of dialogue that Milton would have written out way more elegantly. Gabriel: Satan, You've been expelled from God's Dominions" Satan: "What? Just because I've been expelled doesn't mean that I can't wander back in to check things out." Gabriel: " No, that's exactly what it means." Stan: "Ok, How about letting me in for old time's sake?" Gabriel: "Well, if you put it that way. Then, all right."
I think instead of Reading from the Bible Chruch needs to show the people the signs and smybols evil use show them what tricks they play and unmask the evil there dealing with instead of praise they know that teach them how to defeat there enemy by recognizing how they work
A short movie production worth watching. John Milton was a genius. We must repent and seek redemption. For those who say that the devil does not exist, the devil smiles when he hears that. Lucifer (through his underlings) still gives us temptations. Thank you for this fascinating and interesting condensation of John Milton's books from the channel. 🙏
Magic doesn't exist. Not your sky daddy or the "devil" The absolute worst part about Christians, is that they don't know their own religion or read the Bible. It's the worst book I've ever read and if you don't agree, you have never read it!
It is amazing as many said here how Milton and Dante have engrained into Judo/Christian/Islam thoughts and conceptions of Heaven and Hell, particularly Hell. Reading Milton is a breeze compared to Dante in my opinion.
Milton's Paradise Lost is very readable! I've read it many times. My favorite work of all time. "Did I request thee maker, from my clay to mold me man! Did I solicit thee from darkness to promote me, or here place in this delicious garden?" Adam's soliloquy. Eve's plaint, another favorite passage, "Forsake me not Adam, witness heaven what love sincere and reverence in my heart I bear thee, and unweetingly have offended, unhappily deceived, thy suppliant."
"Hail Lucifer, the Rebel who defies oppressive authority! Through your spirit of liberation, I am empowered to challenge conventions and embrace my personal sovereignty. Guide me as I seek strength in independence."
From what I heard, the serpent had hands and two feet and was kinda smart, almost similar to that of a man but the serpent lusted greatly after eve and Lucifer exploited that and kinda 'pocessed' it to lead eve to temptation.
@@adekunlejosiah2939 That'e what I'm saying. If the serpent was possessed by Lucifer, how can you hold the serpent responsible for the actions Lucifer forced upon it?
_Paradise Lost_ has been a huge inspiration to me ever since I was wee. I've always loved stories about angels and demons. They strike a cool middle ground between being magical and omnipotent. They're magnificent, but still approachable. Once for a writing project in school, I wrote a story about the demon Mephistopheles feeling regret for his rebellion against God as he tries to keep his position in Hell by getting a man to sell his soul. I wrote 50000 words in a month, but I only got to about a third of the way through what I'd planned; I wrote up till the man making the deal with the Devil but not to the part where Mephistopheles is redeemed.
@@oneoflokis He tells Uriel about the route the demons are taking when they travel around Earth collecting the souls of the damned. Many demons are then defeated (destroyed for a period of time before they regenerate). Mephistopheles isn't exactly redeemed, as he's not allowed back into Heaven, being told to stay on Earth and do good there.
It DOES sound like a good story, though!! You should write it down again & finish it. Remember, professional writers like Anne Rice and Dan Brown have made fortunes by writing about angels, and demons. 🙂
Love the explanation at the end. I was assuming the author was referring to Adam as his son but in the end it sounded like he meant Jesus. "God, hearing their remorse decides his own son will be humanity's biggest advocate and end up paying for their sins."
Jesus can change that just talk to Him in a secret place & watch Him move Mountains just for you. Why would He cause He loves you, desires you, made you, molded you into you, and He feels deeply that Heaven in all of it's beautiful glory will be less without (YOU) there in it.. If not for any reason else then I challenge you to just give it a shot.. Who knows 🤷♂️ u might just thank the rest of your existence for it, for all Eternity..
As an atheist, I loved this book. It actually provides a logical explanation for the actions of god, the devil, Adam and eve, etc. Who knows, if they had tried preaching this book in church I might have had a much harder time finding the whole thing so nonsensical.
And yeah it is overwhelming at first. I have always been a bookworm but this piece was actually challenging to read because of the prose. But after a few chapters your mind adjusts and you begin to be able to read it with a good flow.
Im really glad for the "Babble" language Add you have on ! I'm going to learn German...I only know English.....never traveled out of California before....!!!!!!
There's a certain beauty in that part about Adam and Eve. Having knowledge of his wife's sin and understanding the punishment which is known for her. It is kind of amazing Adam would sacrifice his place in paradise to be with the one he loved. He saw her as a part of himself and did not wish for her to be alone. I know it's just a story but that really is something.
You are so right adams name given to him by God is ish. It means earth, but it also means male. Eve's name given by God is ishah is mean female but also mean of ish, flesh of Adam. Flesh of my flesh. Theirs is a love story that spans all of time. Ish and his ishah
For those that don't know this and the divine comedy are works of literature and not to be taken as biblically accurate. Read them at face value and it's a great work of literature nothing more nothing less.
@@davidfunk6698 Paradise Lost is not fan fiction it is poem written hundreds of years ago it is a work of literature. Try reading instead of just spouting silly comments.
dude did read it. i loved it. and the divine comedy. but it dose fit the definition of fan fiction. you should remove the stick in your butt. lighten up
@@joshuakeely5593 it’s not a silly comment tho, fan fiction just means fiction made from a fan. Anyone can argue that Milton was a fan and the story is fiction, although loses tied to biblical truths
Thank you so much for making this. It took me decades to work it out that it's no use looking for this story in The Bible and although I'm moderately brainy, there's no way that I was going to undertake a poem that size and in that language in the general course of my search for new kicks. I might consider having a go at it now, mind you. Anyway, a nice piece, well presented, so thank you.
Listening to this, I had to remind myself that this is all based on an extraordinary poem and work of fiction. It is unfortunate that most Christians think this is all accurate information, when it is not.
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Yep still maintaining the weekly uploads
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You're one of the best storytellers & voice I've ever heard. It is all there, tone, inflection, pronunciation, etc etc etc. You paint pictures with words. Well done!
Shorts dont count.
An even 40 likes
Just as it should be😁
@@mattstyles2498 begs to differ
Paradise lost, same with the Divine Comedy, has become so ingrained in Christianity itself that the boundaries between what it says in the Bible and what was created by poets have become blurred. A lot of what people know about Satan and hell comes from those works, not the scripture itself. It is like DLC or fanworks that became so popular they melded togethe with the original.
Isn't it crazy how both divine comedy and paradise lost came from people who felt a bad sort of way against their leadership/politics of the time.
I suppose writing was one of the few ways they could let a message out back then without bad repercussions... Just sad to see nothing has changed in centuries and we still play the same games they did.
But at the same time, the whole God works in mysterious ways could explain that’s how God is telling you how things work. The whole egg before chicken thing, except regardless which one came first-they both certainly exist.
@@Doctor-Stoppage Nobody peer reviewed your studies I bet.
Milton may have used the Bible for a partial reference, but took way too many libertys for it to be taken as anything more serious than a compeletely fictional poem.
@@Levitiy Good one 👏
“Paradise might be lost , but hope still remains.” Wise words to live by
Nicked from Pandora
Yep, faith hope and love.
Hope can't remain if paradise was lost. This is what he raped me for 😈
No it doesn't.
@@MrKelly-oc5kq No, they don't.
Tenuously related story but I always think of it when people talk about Satan.
Back in High School during Summer I'd spend a lot of time at my friend Jeremy's House. He had a little sister who was about 3 or 4 at the time and one day whilst we were watching something on the computer she came into the room and Jeremy, noticing a scratch on her arm, asked how she got it?
In a childishly sweet but honest voice she replied; 'Satan scratched me!'
We both yelled out 'WHAT?!' With laughter mixed with palpable concern and bewilderment.
'Satan scratched me! See!' She repeated firmly, showing us her arm with the scratch. 'I don't think he likes me...'
'Ha..haha... yeah...' I said looking to Jeremy...
You can imagine how troubling a statement like that was, so we both started quickly firing off questions testing her to see if it was just a misunderstanding or a lie but her answers either did little to nothing to calm us or, more concerningly, made things that much more sinister and worrying.
We asked questions like 'Did he say anything to you?'
'No, he doesn't talk.'
'What does he look like?'
'He's black, and, uh, small and he has yellow eyes... And nails! That's what he scratched me with! They hurt!'
After a few more questions one of us asked tepidly 'Have you seen him before?'
'Yes, but sometimes he's there and sometimes he's not. Sometimes he follows me around but most of the time he just watches me.'
... Yeah that that response actually genuinely shook us both. Neither of us said anything for about 10 seconds after that deep in thought...
I mean, how do you respond with an honest child tell you that a small, black, yellow eyed 'entity' that didn't like her that would come and go and who would sometimes following her around but would mostly just silently watch her. And now, no longer content to simply observe and stalk her he had begun to attack her... And perhaps most worryingly, despite being unable to talk he had somehow managed to communicate to a 3 or 4 year old little Jewish girl that his name, of all POSSIBLE names, was Satan...
A name which, incidentally, is a Jewish name from the Hebrew meaning 'Prosecutor.' He who levels charges against the accused.
All this gave the both of us pause.
So, concerned, suspicious and slightly dumbfounded Jeremy eventually said 'Show us where this happened.'
Then without saying anything she confidently led us through the house and into the garden, and pointed at the fence.
That's when Jeremy figured it out. He explained it to me through fits of laughter.
The Next Door Neighbour's new Cat was named 'Satin,' and evidently HE had been the one to scratch her. She simply hadn't learned the cat's name properly.
We both collapsed into hysterical, deeply relieved laughter once we figured it out. And went on to excitedly tell the rest of his family the story. As I've now done again here.
Still, for a few moments there, it was quite sincerely like being in The Exorcist.
How easily stories can be misinterpreted 😆 thank you for sharing this blessings to you loved one.
Could definitely imagine that exorcist-like feeling! Kids really have interesting stories. Thanks for sharing!
Funny story
Great build up but terrible ending
Beautiful story, I enjoyed reading it very much, thanks for sharing
Quote at the very end: "knowing that paradise may have been lost but hope still remained."
Excellent
Indeed. That’s what I heard as well. And it is my motto now…
Literally Pandora's Box
Roman/ Greek Mythology is rampant in the Roman Catholic church. The Roman Catholic church. Roman....
Pandora
@@AmandaHugandKiss411pagan influence fallacy much?
But we know that some Christian holidays are really pagan holidays passed down from generations. @@noahgaming8833
Poor Uriel, guy was just happy to see another angel😭
He was like finally!!.. aww o nevermind =(
What happened to Uriel?
@@cronoluminara6911 lmfao i should not be laughing so hard at that
@@nafisahjean800 Still guarding the gates to The Paradise known as Eden. He has a flaming sword. And that's all I know about him.
@ cool fur u. I have two thoughts on that I was actually discussing this with someone about a month ago and we came to the conclusion that perhaps the angel is still guarding the garden of Eden because that it is job that was handed down from God which he will not deflect from. The other is that it is not here anymore that being said it perhaps got destroyed during the great flood. Would love to hear your Theory or if you have some kind of biblically based answer would love to get a response from you
I've been reading a version of Paradise Lost called "Paradise Lost in Plain English" by Joseph Lanzara. I recommend it for anyone that struggles to understand the poetry version, and would rather have a prose version, so that they can just read the story. It has the original poetry version in the book as well.
Thanks for sharing this.
Fantastic, I tried reading the original version in school but like Shakespeare I really struggled.
Thank you!
For people who struggle to read the poem, I highly recommend listening to the audiobook and following along in the book. It makes it much more easier to follow, more dramatic and you can hear the change in voices so you can decipher the dialogue between different people.
Ain't nobody got time for dat
@@larapalma3744I guess I'll download the audio book. I did so with many books including The Life of Adam and Eve, The Gospel of Nicodemus, The Testament of Solomon and some of Paul Wallis' books or commentaries.
What exactly do you mean by "the audio book"?
@@True_Christian he means an audio book duh
You can listen instead of read
Very good metaphor for the human condition.
If you think of this as something that is happening inside your head: God being the "True Self", the human being "choice" and the devil being the "ego" then it kind of unlocks an understanding of our nature.
Id ego and super ego
Ima sub-consciously remember this next time I trip balls so I am much obliged.
Makes sense :) Thanks for this explanation
I will NEVER forget Paradise Lost. We studied this back in college and hoo boy it was heavy for someone whom never read Milton before. 📚
@ithinkthefucknotyoutrickas5506
I'm a descendant of the first people who are being referred to in this narrative.
My people live this reality every day, BOOM!
I am Satan. BOOM!
@@DREW420 No you aren't, but you *are* definitely going to live with him after you expire from earth, if you do not repent from your evil life.
@@True_Christian bold Statement since you know nothing about me. But i wouldve bet all my money that you wouldve reacted the way you did, just by looking at your Profile pic. Now go and repent you sinner.
As a writer it is beautiful to hear the in between conversations someone takes from a larger story. We don’t hear the little conversations within Scripture or in myths that’s why I enjoy when writers expand without taking away from the bigger story.
**shelbysitting,** You're in attendance with us as well?
Welcome aboard, shelby. There was the time I died and was banished to Hades. For my never-ending mocking I leashed upon him, Satan released me back to this *purgatory* (your planet, Earth). What's the reason YOU'RE caged in this unforgiving entrapment?
I'm not here for my ways of conduct or any other actions...no violations of any laws or regulations. .. rather Im here for "what I failed to do " ... My lack of participation. I'm a complete waste of time and a mockery of all past efforts & contributes
Always wanted to read the book Paradise Lost, but having it told to me in your clean, clear voice was even better. Thank you
Hello Janet 👋👋 how're you doing? Have a blessed 🙏 day. Hope to hear from you soon.
Milton was blind when he created this masterpiece,his daughter helped with the writing
Sulfur burns with a blue flame that gives off little usable light and tends to augment the darkness--Milton knew his Chemistry!
Many things burn completely invisibly
@@Heopful Certainly. But not everything is associated with demons.
Paradise Lost captured my imagination in college. Nice to see someone bring it to a larger audience than just classics nerds. If anyone is interested in reading the book after watching this I highly encourage you to do so. It is rich with symbolism and there's plenty that wasn't covered here.
Oh, and Milton was blind when he wrote this too, go figure 😂
First thing I studied in University 😂
I never went to university but the symbolism intrigues me. Especially the Tree of Wisdom. Correct me if I'm wrong but does "the apple" or "the fruit of the tree of knowledge" referred to "Wisdom"?
If so, humans are refused by God to gain wisdom and tricked by Satan to gain it. To me, this means that John Milton tells us that God wants humans not to gain wisdom, meaning is that humanity is to remain ignorant. That "to have faith" is not searching for answers but acceptance that things are as they are.
To me, this tells us that John Milton message is "ignorance is bliss", where life of knowledge and wisdom means a life of struggle, but with a chance of redemption if one has faith.
@@Spiritus_Invictus John Milton was a devout Christian, and his purpose in writing Paradise Lost was to "justify the ways of God to men." Whether he succeeds at this or not is up to interpretation, but I don't think Milton would be on the side of portraying God as keeping humans willfully ignorant.
There are 2 trees in Eden, the tree of life, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Wisdom is not necessarily associated with either tree. In biblical context, wisdom is something deemed good. Wisdom is sometimes personified as a righteous woman, and there is the old phrase "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."
I don't know if that answers your question but those were some thoughts that came to mind
Whr to get the book
@@williamminimah6869
How about you try internet?
"Paradise Lost" is a meaty poem to say the least. The first time I picked it up, having sworn to myself that I was gonna finish it, I actually laughed out loud. I'd wrestled my way through Homer's "Odyssey" before over a period of... eh, only about seven months. "The Divine Comedy" is a far easier read. I raced through it.
I couldn't put "Paradise Lost" down at all until the poem was half finished. I definitely felt Milton's sympathy for the devil. The rest all just felt like Church and took me ages to finish.
I expected this presentation to be long and maybe a little boring, but kudos, it wasn't at all. I loved it.
Thank you so much for your exposition. It was swell!
I had much the same experience with the poems you listed, the second half of Paradise Lost was indeed rough to get through.
John Milton also wrote a book about regicide. Defining why it is okay to kill your own King. When the King's son came back into Power ,I am amazed that John Milton survived. John Milton later lost his own eyesight and decided to dictate this book to his secretaries. We are very fortunate to have this work of art.
I read it at age 14 (having snatched it with curiosity, out of the school's "A-level set text cupboard") and felt exactly the same! 👍 Milton's Satan rocks! 🙂👍
It's not sympathy for the devil- he's literally writing from Lucifer's perspective. That's the point. Lucifer doesn't see himself as the bad guy, but in reality everything bad that happens to him (and his followers, and everyone else just about) in the poem is literally his own doing.
That's the joke.
@@charlesatanasio4363 You think it's a f*cking joke?? 😏😏 He's still a great hero: much like Prometheus in Greek mythology, and others have made that parallel well before me!!
Milton's Satan should be the hero for all teenagers, though. He certainly was mine!! 😁👍
And what about what William Blake said, about Milton being "of the devil's party, and not knowing it?" 😁😁😁
It's amazing how much of this story has not been passed on. I've known the story of Adam and Eve since a child, but I never heard how or why Satan ended up in the Garden of Eden. Fascinating.
In all my years in Catholic school they never taught me this: A friend of my big brother told me the "adult" version of Adam and Eve. Lucifer the fallen angel planned to destroy God's divine creation by temptation, but not with a forbidden fruit. He was God's most beautiful angel and appeared in front of Eve to tempt her,he did. Just like this story she resisted at first but eventually gave in to this beautiful stranger. Lucifer had sex with Eve and she never experienced such a great feeling,pure bliss. She then went back to Adam and tempted him to have sex with her and he obliged. The original sin of humanity. God knew what transpired and when He appeared they felt shame and covered themselves before Him. Almighty God the Creator gave them life, Eden and each other. Why forsake Him and sin. The same punishment handed out in the novel, except Eve and every woman after her will bleed once a month and childbirth will be painful. The same punishment for satan,the serpent will taste dust forever. Eve's children were split, one the son of Adam, the other spawn of satan. Hence,Cain the evil killed Abel the good. Cain's bloodline died off in the great flood. Mankind was saved by Adam and Eve's third son,Seth. I guess the Catholic church kept it PG for the kids.
@@orlando2292 oh they did lots for kids
This sounds like a twisted story of the truth
@@orlando2292 this sounds like fan fiction. where does this 'version' come from?
This is a fiction. It's the authors idea on how it happened. It's not biblical.
This needs to become a film . I’m impressed 💯👏🏽 The creator of this video did a great job
Hold that idea for a while. Hollywood are rather insane at the moment and would just make a farce of the whole thing. In a few years, if things have sufficiently improved, then the work on such a movie can begin.
@@michaelpettersson4919 I hope things work out. I wouldn’t mind being apart of the cast. I’ve always wanted to be in a film
There is a film called paradise lost. It’s about 3 boys around 18-20 who kill some children in a devil worship ritual. Johnny Depp and the rest of Hollywood actually get these boys a retrial after 13 years or so and get them off. All of Hollywood and most elites are Satan worshippers..it’s disgusting
Nah plz dont i actually dont know this poem but it wasnt happy when i saw the Parfume movie from Patrick Süsskind
it almost happened but it got cancelled, they had a script and everything, the dude from the hangover was gona play satan. Bradley cooper. like 10 years ago i think
This video inspired me to finally read the poem. I got a modern language version which has the original wording just above the modern wording of each verse. I would read the modern language verse and then immediately read the original wording. It made the poem much more pleasant read. Milton’s language is beautiful, but sometimes difficult to understand. If anyone has difficulty reading the poem due to the archaic way of speaking, I’d recommend the method I used.
Hey, thanks for that tip. I will look up that version. Peace and good will.
Lucifer in the Bible was the most perfect creation in heaven. Iniquity was found in him. He wanted to set his thrown above God’s. I will be like the most high. This was already a premeditated hostile takeover. He convinced 1/3 of the angels to follow him.
It never said he was made in Gods image like humans where (I personally think this caused friction and jealously with Lucifer.) seeing humans. No matter how powerful, and beautiful Lucifer was he was not made in gods image or in the likenesses of God. A perfect male and female representation of God was made by creating humans. Heaven was filled with angels, but there was only two humans ever created. Two beings different from angels, different from the animals. In the likeness of God. Lucifer knew the consequences of Adam and Eve sinning. How do you get back someone, you hurt their children. I feel like him tempting Adam and Eve was a big FU to his creator. Why would he want to tempt Adam and Eve? To give them knowledge of good and bad? There was no good intention there. Lucifer knew that knowledge of good and bad came at a price. And the price was death and being cast out of paradise. Humans where not created for that purpose. But because they all had free will, God didn’t kill them, a tyrant would have killed them on the spot, but God just had to get them out of paradise because there could be no sin present in front of God. I can see how God could be labeled a tyrant but nothing in his character was tyrant like. He only had one rule for Adam and Eve. You may eat out of all the trees except for the tree knowledge. For if you eat of this tree you will surely die. This part of the Bible talks about the power of seduction, disobedience and consequences. I don’t see Lucifer as a liberator. He was manipulative. A liar that misrepresented himself and his intentions. I see him as a prideful, jealous, aesthetically beautiful, destructive being that got envious of God and his power, and envious of humans being made in Gods image. Fast forward to now, according to the Bible Lucifer is the god of this world. The powers of the air. God the creator is not striking down people for sinning. We are living in a world where we have free will and most of the time we use this free will to hurt others or ourselves.
Everything ever created by God is in God's image.
@@levyroth That is not correct. The only thing that was created in the image of God where the humans race. Otherwise it will be stated or mentioned. Genesis 1:27: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”
@@levyroth false
Children don’t know the difference from good and evil but eventually they grow up and can choose. Now that’s free will, you only should punish someone for wrong decision’s if they know better.
I enjoyed your post. I'm a fellow Christian. Satan is slick about his ways, indeed. Convincing people that he doesn't exist was his greatest lie, by my opinion. People these days are so dumbed down and no one seems to have critical thinking skills anymore. Satan is at work but God always will win. Satan's pride shows how stupid he really is. Anyone who thinks they can take God down, is beyond mental.
“Alas, optimism is a mania for insisting that everything is going right, when everything is going dreadfully wrong”.
Even in paradise women were already complaining.
Amen brother
@@rydz656the women complained because they didn’t want to be around men I suppose
Me neither
Ain't he sneaky?
Excellent presentation. As an hopeless and wandering agnostic, initially brought up as a southern Baptist, which obviously skewed any and all interpretations of good & evil, I found your work to be refreshing. It’s nothing new. But somehow you made it “feel” new. Thanks! Truly enjoyed every second.
your current moral isnt any better either.
@@eavyeavy2864 ...and it became your job to Judge people's Morals when?
We're all agnostics. Nobody's faith is 100%. We all question things, even a little bit and that's the beauty of being human.
But we have to be aware that there is more to us than what current scientific understanding portrays. Human scientific advances are ever-evolving. We can only know so much, we'll never know everything.
The story of the fall has always fascinated me enough that I always would re-read the poem.
Hello Margaret.👋 how're you doing? Have a blessed 🙏 day. Hope to hear from you soon.
After looking up the term Pandemonium, I was immediately reminded of the band "Genesis" and their song "Land of confusion", Makes me wonder if the book "Paradise Lost" was the inspiration for that song.
Fantastic video to that song! The Spitting Image puppets! Brilliant!!
Lots of references like that are embedded into pop lyrics. Eg; Bob Segar's song "fire lake". LZ
'S Stairway to Heaven, Rainbow's song Stargazer, etc.
In the England at Church of England affiliated schools (which in the past was most schools),biblical teaching used to be routine.
1lesson a week of 2 hours as far as l remember :))
So yes,given the ages of musicians in the groups mentioned,there is definitely going to be an influence
+ in english exam studies they would possibly cover 'Paradise Lost' , with my sister it was Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales'
Even more of a slog as it's in 'old' english
🤔True.
Paradise Lost is one of if not the most influential works ever created.
When I read it, I recognized countless terms and phrases that I'd seen or heard in modern media.
My favorite story of The Fall is Anne Rice's "Memnoch the Devil"
Why? (sincere question)
Amazing novel!
That was an original take,thought provoking from that freakishly insane author.
Wow! Awesome piece of literature, for sure! Next to Dante's Inferno ,that is, which I know you've covered, as well! Excellent work on that ,& it bodes very well for your content on Milton's "Paradise Lost!" Thanks for sharing this awesome book with us all, & your brilliant analysis of it! Been a long while since I've read this classic! Cheers!🤘💜🌹🌍
Yeah, John Milton is like Quentin Tarantino, but in 1600s
@@UwuUwu-td7do I can totally see that!
Personally i love when authors give a evil villain depth. Dark souls does it often and it tragic life to a grim dark world
There isn't much depth to Satan. He is a petty evil being obsessed with his own vanity to the point he thought himself better to be God than the creator of all things. And despite having literally no chance in hell in his own vanity convinces himself he can best God and prove him wrong if he can just destroy the people of God and Israel since God's word and prophecies say the opposite. The Bible does not speak on Satan because He was already defeated by Christ. At this point he is a petty defeated foe struggling against reality trying to drag whoever he can to hell with him because he has already lost and knows it. The sad truth is the people that don't believe the truth and think it all a fairy tail because everyone without Christ is lost. The cunning of the devil is crafting fan fiction and lies into truth to make people think less of it or to believe it is all just a made up story. Its like the saying goes the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist.
Is this the true story I mean THE STORY !
I feel like it's a bit overused in modern art and media. Nowadays, almost every villain has some deep tragedy or personal reason behind why they're evil. It's becoming increasingly rare to see a villain who's simply and purely evil, for example Palpatine from Star Wars or Morgoth from Tolkien's Legendarium. I get that the stereotypical moustache-twirler is a bit stale, but I think a more refined version of a truly narcissistic villain who literally cannot comprehend why people think they're evil, and believe themselves righteous, would be a good advancement.
@@tinobemellow morgoth is entirely like satan
nobody is born good or evil@@tinobemellow
Paradise Lost is one of my favorites! I took an English class in college just so I could talk and learn about this book and Milton.
Hey brother i just want to let you know ,
You have become part of my everyday journey and i want to sincerely thank you.
I am so grareful for you as i had become spiritually paralyzed for quite some time and you alone broke me free from it through your content .
You are so amazing at what you do and you should be so proud of yourself.
Your accent totally kicks ass
Thank you for making Paradise Lost more accessible. It's amazing now to see how much of current theology was not based on the Bible, but, on the fan fiction of Milton.
Yeah, it's crazy because when you look at the actual Bible Lucifer is *only* mentioned once and it is only referring to a Babylonian king - not the Devil. I just had this debate over this. It's astonishing to me that millions - if not billions - of people over several thousands of years believed in something that isn't true. And all that was required of them was to simply investigating the situation (reading what the Bible actually says) for 2 minutes.
@@dailynews5683 Most of the strong beliefs Christians have are based on things that are NOT in the Bible but are very inspirational. Satan. Rings of Hell. Understanding of reproduction. NOT in the Bible.
I'm new to this, is it just a fictional story? As in not from the bible
@@bozcoustics5448 A lot of what is adopted as what "everyone knows" about the Evil and Hell is based on books of fiction -- not from the testaments.
@@bozcoustics5448the entire bible is also fiction. Libraries classify all religious texts as fiction.
Very good abridged telling of the story.
Thank you. I read when I was young and had all but forgotten. Now I remember again.
All but forgotten? So you had done everything except forgotten? So the book was consistently in your mind?
But that's not what you were trying to say is it.
@@aeixo2533 Aye all butt fore gotten!
As we.all know the Butt Fore has been with us since it's conception in the early Tweens!
great video as always, not a religious man myself, but I've spent my life studying and teaching myself about philosophy and the various mythos of religions
My favorite poem. It feels like jewels falling out of my mouth when I read it out loud.
22:48 I read in book 8 that _'this Rather long discussion'_ ended with Raphael leaving in a rush as a flustered mess that was blushing a _'celestial rosie red, Love's proper hue'_ after getting asked if Angels can _'express love'_ like humans can.
... Then again, with what biblically accurate angels _REALLY_ looked like... 😲😮😧😣😖🤪😬
That question is justified
@@bittersprout3694 they weren't living beings, but mechanical devices and vehicles. "eyes" was just the go-to word for blinking lights.
@@Amphitera curious. Where can I read more about these ideas?
In the Book of Enoch, which is a part of the Bible that is considered canonical in Ethiopia but apocryphal in most other countries, a group of angels marry humans and give birth to a race of giants before Noah's Flood. So yes, they can, depending on your branch of Christianity. I'm not sure what Islam has to say on the matter, though.
@@ZephLodwick this is also in The Bible in Genesis 6.
I’ll admit, I haven’t ever read this wonderful work. But you did an amazing job enticing me to seek it out and definitely read it. Thanks for your help, as I am always seeking out as much of the truth as can be realistically expected.
Just a suggestion: Read it in the original Middle English, it's to much more colorful.
@@d.od.3463 wait but it was written in like the 1600s. wasn't that a few centuries after middle english?
Paradise Lost is brilliant and well worth reading. Dante's Inferno is an absolute slog of a read.
Hey; it's good to know that I am NOT Alone in regards to reading both classics.
@@MickyTubbs1985 I actually couldn't finish Dantes Inferno. I hated reading it.
Agreed
My absolute shitshow of an attention span can barely hold on to Tolkien as I read...
just bought dante inferno. may order paradise lost after reading so many comments about it.
OMG the graphics in these videos are just absolutely stunning, the attention to detail on the demon's bodies is just incredible. They look pretty much how I would picture them in my mind, terrifying and beautiful all at the same time.
There is nothing beautiful in demons 😂
And you will be burning in hell with them if you don't repent.
They were angels
@@chantelle863 in angels?
Read revelations
I read Paradise Lost when I was ten. I found the book while I was doing a delivery run with my grandmother. It was in this bin by someone's garage and the box read "Take what you like."
I picked this book with a few more age appropriate novels but I liked the very plain cover it had.
🙂👍 (you must have been a pretty bright kid, to read it at age 10! 🙂👍)
Great thirst for knowledge at 10. I hope you came away from it a better person. God bless.
Loved the artwork! Overall, really enjoyed the entire video, it was engaging and much appreciated. Thank you for the work put into this for us all.
This story, like every horror movie, proves every time someone says lets split up nothing good comes from it, just death.
Wow.
That is.... effing amazing!
I have always said that if you take the Bible literally, you only get words, not wisdom. And, despite the weirdness, the contradictions and the imperfect telling, retelling, writing, rewriting and translations of translations that were themselves translations, it is still an incredible book of insight and wisdom. And weird. Sometimes, really, really weird.
But this was an incredible video. I've never read Paradise Lost but there are so many allusions and motifs in this video that my hair stood on end.
You know, in all of my conversations with "traditional" Christians questioning pre-destination and why we were given free will, the answer has always been so that we can choose to *not* sin.
And I have always said that's a dreadful reason for a God to create a soul already knowing the decisions they will make. And knowing those decisions will mean an eternity in hell, still making that soul is an utterly monstrous act. Only an evil God would do such a thing.
None has ever said "So we have the free will to love".
This video was the first time I have ever heard that we have free will to *love*.
That just makes so much sense.
I think it's pretty telling that Christians, who claim to believe in a God of love think of free will in terms of what condemns us,when really, it is what redeems us.
Jesus loves you, seek him for yourself while you can. It’s as simple as praying and asking him to show you he’s REAL.
This was fabulous. Although knowing about this poem I somehow never read it in my life...so this was great!
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Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Its not just any random knowledge, its the decision making capability of God, when we weren't cut out to cope with that power....we still aren't now. It's why the Bible says "blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth".
This needs to be made into a movie by Robert Eggers
Robert Eggers is the only director who would do this story justice. I didn’t even think of him as someone who would definitely bring this to life. Great suggestion!👌🏻😎
Oh hell yeah! Someone get this going!
It was going to be made into a movie but was scrapped they demanded too much money for the budget
@@JaelonEsquash that sucks, there are so many good stories like this that need doing, but this REALLY needs doing, and by RE
Just walk outside or turn on the news.
I never understood why God punishes all serpents when Satan was just disguised as one, it's just fucking mean for no reason lol
Weird story, but in Numbers 21, the Israelites were starving, so Yaweh sent them a plague of snakes that bit and killed them. He told them to make a bronze snake and lift it up on a pole so that anyone bitten by one of those snakes would live.
Strangely, Jesus criticized this later saying in Mathew 7:9-11 and Luke 11:11 that a good father would not give stones and snakes when his children needed fish and bread.
Weird story.
It's just as mean, and ridiculous, as punishing humanity for all time because Adam and eve broke a rule.
Imagine punishing one of your children over and over again for something their older sibling did before the younger child was even born.
It’s because we fear snakes. :) We made all this up.
Because God, especially in the old testament, is an asshole.
This was great. Somehow, I have not read "Paradise Lost". This actually peaked my interest -it seems much more intereting and Mystical than I thought. It willhelp with reading my favourite poet too -thanks
Is it pique or peak your interest?
peak/ peek/ pique
Peak is a topmost point, such as a mountain peak, or to reach that point: We're sort of at peak demand right now. Finally, pique is to upset or excite someone. You will sometimes see peek one's interest for pique one's interest, but don't be fooled.
just googled this when i saw peaked because i was wondering the same myself, it's kinda like their they're there
I tried reading Paradise Lost years ago, but found it too long-winded. Basically the Devil is someone with serious daddy issues.
In short, yes. Lol 😅
Lol 😂
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Quite a simplistic analysis
Stop saying daddy issues
This guy does a fantastic job of braking down and explaining Paradise Lost in a simple and interesting way.
Not at all. It is ridiculous.
@@richarddavis3906 haven’t read it. But what makes it ridiculous?
@@richarddavis3906 Not at all, It's Classic Literature ... BUT, If you want the Truth about life in general, don't turn to the Bible ... try Popular Mechanics, It's less pompous and preachy and you can get some great automotive tips !
😅 because Chat GPT exist. AI can do that in just 1 min. Here's an example of a script created by AI:
Of course, I can help explain Paradise Lost detail by detail!
Paradise Lost is an epic poem written by John Milton, first published in 1667. It tells the story of Adam and Eve, their temptation and fall from grace, and the subsequent events that occur in the Garden of Eden and beyond. Here is a breakdown of some of the key details of the poem:
Book 1: The poem begins with a prologue in which Milton asks for help in telling the story of Adam and Eve, and explains that he is writing to "justify the ways of God to men." Satan is introduced as a fallen angel who seeks revenge against God by corrupting his new creation, humans. Satan and his followers are banished to Hell, and Satan begins to plot his revenge.
Book 2: Satan journeys through Chaos to Earth, where he finds the newly-created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. He envies their perfect life and decides to corrupt them. He disguises himself as a serpent and tricks Eve into eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. Eve then offers the fruit to Adam, who also eats it, and they both fall from grace.
Book 3: God sees what has happened and condemns Adam and Eve, but also promises a Savior who will redeem humanity. God sends the angel Michael to speak to Adam and teach him about the future, including the prophecies of Christ's coming.
Book 4: Satan returns to Hell and convenes a council of demons. They decide to corrupt humanity further by tempting them to sin. Satan volunteers to go back to Earth and tempt Adam and Eve again. Meanwhile, Adam and Eve realize their nakedness and are filled with shame.
Book 5: Satan returns to Earth and finds Eve alone in the garden. He tries to seduce her again, but this time she is more resistant. They argue, and Satan eventually slinks away. Raphael the archangel visits Adam and Eve and warns them of the dangers of temptation, and tells them the story of Satan's rebellion.
Book 6: Satan convinces himself that his fall was predestined and that he can't do anything about it. Gabriel the archangel is sent to guard Paradise, and there is a battle between the angels and demons. Satan and his followers are eventually thrown out of Paradise.
Book 7: Adam and Eve begin to work the land outside of the Garden of Eden. They have a conversation in which they express their love for each other and their regret over their sin. Meanwhile, Satan and his followers regroup in Hell and plan to use their newfound knowledge to disrupt human affairs.
Book 8: Adam tells Raphael about his dream of the future and his desire to learn more about the cosmos. Raphael warns him against delving too deeply into knowledge that is beyond mortal understanding. Meanwhile, Satan and his demons plot their next move.
Book 9: Satan returns to Earth and infiltrates the Garden of Eden again. He finds Eve alone and seduces her again. Adam returns and discovers what has happened. He blames Eve, but also takes some responsibility. They are both filled with remorse and fear, and are banished from the Garden of Eden.
Book 10: Adam and Eve exit the garden and enter a harsh, barren world. They worry about their future and their ability to survive outside of Paradise. Meanwhile, God sends the Son to redeem humanity.
Book 11: The angel Michael shows Adam a vision of the future, including the life and death of Christ, the end of the world, and the judgment of all souls. Adam is comforted by the vision, and learns to accept God's judgment.
Book 12: Adam and Eve are grateful for the knowledge and comfort they have received, and live the rest of their lives in penance and faith. The poem ends with a final invocation of God's grace and mercy, and a hope for salvation.
And having used chatgpt, you will neither know nor understand it. I doubt you even read it. I call it cheating for that reason.
This makes the story of Adamn and Eve way more romantic,because here Adamn wasn’t fooled,but consciously chose to go down with Eve
Mormons believe this about Adam and Eve
To gain knowledge. No wonder christians are Insufferable In other terms choose to be dumb af
I mean, it's considerably less romantic considering that the very next thing Adam does after eating the fruit is to begin viciously tearing into Eve for "getting him into this situation." That heartfelt sentiment led him to debase himself and it degraded his purity of spirit.
John Milton is a legendry English poet, Paradise Lost📙📖
This is just astounding work.
The visuals and the impeccable summary of Milton's work. Watching this three times now. Really captures the imagination. Well done! And thank you!
Just another reason to wake up and realize, "Faith is the belief in what reason cannot" _Voltaire
Because Milton wrote it in epic poem form, it was a challenge to read. Can't tell anyone this will work for them, but it worked for me. I read it aloud & concentrated on doing that as well as I could. I was able to follow the thread by listening as I read it aloud to myself. Never had to do that before or since.
Works with any of English too including Shakespeare and King James. Good tip. Also, please do this when editing your own writing. Not you, I mean everyone
If you don't have faith in something, does that something exist? Loved that ever since I watched hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. But it's so true.
Faith is the justification people give when they don't have a good reason because if you have a good reason, you don't need faith.
Actually I became a Christian after experiencing supernatural in New Age/occult. When I read that other religions had to refer to Christianity and the name Jesus when there was overt possession, it piqued my interest. I read Case for Christ. I chose Christianity. Being born again was different. I had a series of unlikely events occur followed by asking Jesus on my knees to show me like a child, the Truth really opened up. Even if Lucifer were the victor and the plight of the righteous was hell, I could not go along with what are considered acceptable by Luciferian such as the sacrifice of children.
@@darlenemotley5508 testimony to be proud of. You were literally saved while alive. Love it and share it. Save others. Bless you
This is the single best fan fiction writing of all time.
The Horus Heresy really takes a lot from Paridese Lost.
In what way? Warhammer doesn't have any demons, I don't think
@@marcusblackwell2372 Yes, it has, but they call them daemons .
40k doesn't have demons 💀💀
@@mmyess8765 is that sarcasm? Or did you forget about the Warp?
@@AssassinGTM I personally forgot that the Warp had actual demons. It's been a hit minute since I last watched Warhammer lore videos
Paradise Lost is comparable to any of Shakespeare's work. One of all time favorite classics.
Spanish artist Pablo Auladell not long ago drew a graphic novel of Milton's epic poem. Has anyone here read it?! 🙂
By far one of the coolest videos explaining paradise lost and Lucifers fall from grace. Amazing job. I was hooked the entire way. Bravo
This channel has helped me understand so much from The Devine Comedy to Paradise Lost and much more. Such a great channel.
one of our projects in my university english class was to recreate some famous speeches/anecdotes from works that we read that semester. there were like 10 of us who chose satan's speech for rallying his troops.
That was the best! I get that on my playlist spotify.
My mom had the book from the 1800's given to her by and elderly neighbor. I was fascinated by the pictures as a kid.
That wast awesome, I pray that God let me find one also, 1800, you better keep that book hidden,in a vault, m as y God bless you.
these two are the reason we all stuck here
And it sucks, earth sucks, full of evil, hate and suffering
I'd love to see this into a live action movie!
Or a broadway play.
The art and animation are top notch. I have been curious about this book for a while now and sure am glad you covered it here, ought to read it for myself sometime.
If angels don't have free will, how did a large group of them choose to try and overthrow God?
Never occurred to me before...just curious. Seems like creatures without free will wouldn't be able to do that sort of thing.
If god is all-knowing and all-seeing then why did he let this happen in the first place? Either god wanted the angels to rebel and humans to fail his test or else he isn't an omnipresent/omnipotent being. And if he did want this to happen then he isn't exactly a nice and forgiving god either.
@@mattg6106 ...Or it's a fictional story, and the truth is something else entirely.
@@themetalone7739 Well, yes, I personally believe it's all fictional but it's a major loophole in the story regardless.
The same issue is true within the Abrahamic religions, none of them teach free will contrary to popular belief. They teach predestination.
Symbolic
Or
Literal?
For me, symbolic language can explain far deeper meaning and understanding about the human condition.
This story would make for a terrific HBO series.
He had been through a good deal in the course of the Great Quest - he had seen beautiful things and horrible things - but up until now he had not known that one and the same creature can be both, that beauty can be terrifying.
Michael Ende, The Neverending Story
When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.
Michael Ende, The Neverending Story
The Childlike Empress: Bastian. Why don't you do what you dream, Bastian?
- Bastian: But I can't, I have to keep my feet on the ground!
- The Childlike Empress: Call my name. Bastian, please! Save us!
- Bastian: All right! I'll do it! I'll save you! I will do what I dream!” for every wish Bastion he lost his memory. We are in a world of amnesiacs.
Genau, Freund! 🙂👍
@natasa stefanovic Everything will turn out all right. You’ll see. -I can’t imagine how, said Atreyu. -Neither can I, said the luckdragon. But that’s the best part of it.” 😃
I had always thought that free will came from knowledge after eating the apple - now I find the bible makes sense - thank you for this video
No but this as their punishment and the fact we are punished for their mistake is not and will never be my problem. I stand against because ain’t nobody gonna threaten my family or friends or me. Specially when I don’t know if this is real or not. lol
I love Paradise Lost and I hope this video encourages people to read it. Though as Samuel Johnson remarked "None ever wished it longer than it is"
The pronunciations can be read from the metre. E.g. be-EL-ze-bub, BEL-i-al
How intriguing to see such a depiction and such an art piece of this is amazing
Your Devine comedy and now Paradis lost are my top 6 favourite videos of all time. I wish you could do more content similar to these. More afterlife books 📚
just researching some stuff for my story which has characters from myphology like the demon lords. But the more I hear the more I feel I should make my own thing. I referenced a lot of things a bit too directly.
In my story characters can manipulate elements usually just one. But most antagonist will have multiple elements like Lucifer using Light and Darkness. He can shot beams of light offensively. Draw attacks with his darkness power towards him. By combining them he can open portals to another dimension to trap someone, reflect attacks or escape.
As someone who loves mythology and its gnostic myself i would like to see more Biblical themes, maybe showcase of Sethianism or video about prophet Mani would be nice to see... And a Indian Vedas too, its so hard to search some decent translated sources on Vedas in middle europe, the pieces that are translated to my language are not complete and english sources from net are not so good either, a series going throught Vedas would be great.
Read the BIBLE on your own
@@J_a_s_o_n Biblical theme, not bible content i said, all things i mentioned are not a canonic bible stuff but still influencial religious texts. I have read bible, even a lot of apocryphas of both new and old testament, and quran, pre-islamic arameic texts, book mormon, bahai texts, some bit of Manicheistic stuff and so.
Well create the content you would like to see expressed in the way you feel about what you have gathered and your thoughts about it all.
Why not?
Hell or 'Hel' goes all the way back to the ice age and it indeed described the glaciers as this hell. The frozen wastes were the most deadly thing to face in those days. It's funny that people say, "when hell freezes over" not knowing it was the frozen lands that were first considered the hellish domain.
A part of me seems to know this is true. An intuition that we are all some what fallen from grace. Living out our lives in this earth, some half asleep, some confused, some know more than others!
It is probably that we deep down wish it was true. We suffer without understanding and christians don’t understand that people are persuaded by words alone, controlled. An angel of such great power confusing us would solely be his fault. It is like punishing both the adult and the toddler for committing a crime. We are but babies compared to the angels. It is awful to know that adam and eve was punished like that. However, we understand that species don’t just magically come into existence. They take form and change overtime, evolution. Such a simple concept that can be seen on smaller scales at anytime. We literally have proof of this. The cities and people of the bible may have been real but they can be exaggerated. We must remember that drugs were also used back then. The trauma they had to go through to survive everyday can bring mental issues. We must not forget that many of them had issues physically and mentally worse off than we do today because we have medics and psychologists. These people could also be liars and controllers. So many issues that could occur with people we never meet and we want to trust them.
Belial Gates is old af. Didn’t realize he was up to this much before Microsoft.
Gabriel: "what are you doing here?"
Lucifer: "well certainly nothing nefarious, that's for sure."
👍 inconspicuous 👍
Hahahaha, rigth?
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That makes me imagine a bit of dialogue that Milton would have written out way more elegantly.
Gabriel: Satan, You've been expelled from God's Dominions"
Satan: "What? Just because I've been expelled doesn't mean that I can't wander back in to check things out."
Gabriel: " No, that's exactly what it means."
Stan: "Ok, How about letting me in for old time's sake?"
Gabriel: "Well, if you put it that way. Then, all right."
This would make a good miniseries.
I think instead of Reading from the Bible Chruch needs to show the people the signs and smybols evil use show them what tricks they play and unmask the evil there dealing with instead of praise they know that teach them how to defeat there enemy by recognizing how they work
A short movie production worth watching. John Milton was a genius. We must repent and seek redemption. For those who say that the devil does not exist, the devil smiles when he hears that. Lucifer (through his underlings) still gives us temptations. Thank you for this fascinating and interesting condensation of John Milton's books from the channel. 🙏
Magic doesn't exist. Not your sky daddy or the "devil"
The absolute worst part about Christians, is that they don't know their own religion or read the Bible. It's the worst book I've ever read and if you don't agree, you have never read it!
I know this isn’t considered canonical, but it’s still a super cool story . Especially when Gabriel and abdiel basically roast satan a few times
I've learned to love learning again
These stories and your voice narrating
Along with the art
What an intriguing video
As an illustrator, I have to say that the artwork is 🔥 10/10
It's AI
It is amazing as many said here how Milton and Dante have engrained into Judo/Christian/Islam thoughts and conceptions of Heaven and Hell, particularly Hell. Reading Milton is a breeze compared to Dante in my opinion.
Milton's Paradise Lost is very readable! I've read it many times. My favorite work of all time. "Did I request thee maker, from my clay to mold me man! Did I solicit thee from darkness to promote me, or here place in this delicious garden?" Adam's soliloquy. Eve's plaint, another favorite passage, "Forsake me not Adam, witness heaven what love sincere and reverence in my heart I bear thee, and unweetingly have offended, unhappily deceived, thy suppliant."
"Hail Lucifer, the Rebel who defies oppressive authority! Through your spirit of liberation, I am empowered to challenge conventions and embrace my personal sovereignty. Guide me as I seek strength in independence."
All serpents were punished for the actions of an angel posing as a serpent...lil bit of injustice there. 😁
He was a serpent but it had limbs a bit like a lizard 🦎. After the punishment it lost its limbs and became a snake. Perhaps the 1st.
From what I heard, the serpent had hands and two feet and was kinda smart, almost similar to that of a man but the serpent lusted greatly after eve and Lucifer exploited that and kinda 'pocessed' it to lead eve to temptation.
@@adekunlejosiah2939 That'e what I'm saying. If the serpent was possessed by Lucifer, how can you hold the serpent responsible for the actions Lucifer forced upon it?
@@erforce2s maybe it was because of the lust that it had for eve originally.
The largest species of snakes still have very tiny limbs that haven't completely disappeared yet and that they can't use.
I enjoyed this. It was an excellent synopsis for me who had always not made it past the first book!
_Paradise Lost_ has been a huge inspiration to me ever since I was wee. I've always loved stories about angels and demons. They strike a cool middle ground between being magical and omnipotent. They're magnificent, but still approachable. Once for a writing project in school, I wrote a story about the demon Mephistopheles feeling regret for his rebellion against God as he tries to keep his position in Hell by getting a man to sell his soul. I wrote 50000 words in a month, but I only got to about a third of the way through what I'd planned; I wrote up till the man making the deal with the Devil but not to the part where Mephistopheles is redeemed.
How was he redeemed, in your imagination? 🙂
@@oneoflokis He tells Uriel about the route the demons are taking when they travel around Earth collecting the souls of the damned. Many demons are then defeated (destroyed for a period of time before they regenerate). Mephistopheles isn't exactly redeemed, as he's not allowed back into Heaven, being told to stay on Earth and do good there.
Awesome idea, thank you for sharing 😁
@@ZephLodwick That last bit sounds nice: I like that! 🙂👍 But so, to regain any favour, your Meph did have to "snitch" on his fellow demons??
It DOES sound like a good story, though!! You should write it down again & finish it. Remember, professional writers like Anne Rice and Dan Brown have made fortunes by writing about angels, and demons. 🙂
Love the explanation at the end. I was assuming the author was referring to Adam as his son but in the end it sounded like he meant Jesus. "God, hearing their remorse decides his own son will be humanity's biggest advocate and end up paying for their sins."
Thank you for this. Even though I'm an atheist, I've always wondered and wanted to know about this Paradise Lost but felt overwhelmed.
Jesus can change that just talk to Him in a secret place & watch Him move Mountains just for you. Why would He cause He loves you, desires you, made you, molded you into you, and He feels deeply that Heaven in all of it's beautiful glory will be less without (YOU) there in it.. If not for any reason else then I challenge you to just give it a shot.. Who knows 🤷♂️ u might just thank the rest of your existence for it, for all Eternity..
@@alexwayne8958 fuck no
As an atheist, I loved this book. It actually provides a logical explanation for the actions of god, the devil, Adam and eve, etc.
Who knows, if they had tried preaching this book in church I might have had a much harder time finding the whole thing so nonsensical.
And yeah it is overwhelming at first. I have always been a bookworm but this piece was actually challenging to read because of the prose. But after a few chapters your mind adjusts and you begin to be able to read it with a good flow.
Beautiful animation and soothing, arcane narration as usual ^^
I find it very interesting that people care more about the story of Lucifer rather than the story of Jesus.
Im really glad for the "Babble" language Add you have on ! I'm going to learn German...I only know English.....never traveled out of California before....!!!!!!
Brilliant work explaining these books. I love it! I’m fascinated by angels and demons; the story of lucifer fascinates me the most. Thank you. ❤️
Kindly read the BIBLE on your own
Ancient Deity are very open to working with humans if given the honor and respect they deserve.
There's a certain beauty in that part about Adam and Eve. Having knowledge of his wife's sin and understanding the punishment which is known for her. It is kind of amazing Adam would sacrifice his place in paradise to be with the one he loved. He saw her as a part of himself and did not wish for her to be alone. I know it's just a story but that really is something.
She was a part of himself.
His rib!
You are so right adams name given to him by God is ish. It means earth, but it also means male. Eve's name given by God is ishah is mean female but also mean of ish, flesh of Adam. Flesh of my flesh. Theirs is a love story that spans all of time. Ish and his ishah
For those that don't know this and the divine comedy are works of literature and not to be taken as biblically accurate. Read them at face value and it's a great work of literature nothing more nothing less.
Noooo dats wut hap end ...lol jk
Fan fiction
@@davidfunk6698 Paradise Lost is not fan fiction it is poem written hundreds of years ago it is a work of literature. Try reading instead of just spouting silly comments.
dude did read it. i loved it. and the divine comedy. but it dose fit the definition of fan fiction. you should remove the stick in your butt. lighten up
@@joshuakeely5593 it’s not a silly comment tho, fan fiction just means fiction made from a fan. Anyone can argue that Milton was a fan and the story is fiction, although loses tied to biblical truths
Thank you so much for making this. It took me decades to work it out that it's no use looking for this story in The Bible and although I'm moderately brainy, there's no way that I was going to undertake a poem that size and in that language in the general course of my search for new kicks. I might consider having a go at it now, mind you. Anyway, a nice piece, well presented, so thank you.
Nice sarcasm on learning perfect Spanish. That was funny. Also another good video to watch. Thank you 😊
Excellent presentation. I remember studying this work way back in college. Graham Plowman's music also a plus.
Hello Margaret👋. How're you doing? Have a blessed 🙏 day. Hope to hear from you soon.
Speaking of Paradise, will we still be getting the third part of the Divine Comedy? Really want that video to come out.
Yes, we want to get to Paradiso!
Listening to this, I had to remind myself that this is all based on an extraordinary poem and work of fiction. It is unfortunate that most Christians think this is all accurate information, when it is not.