Devil

The Archangel Finds His Champion Archangel Michael stared down from the golden glowing clouds of Heaven, searching the earth for The One. Lucifer had already found his moral warrior, the black king stealing the first move in their little game of sacrificial lambs and slaughter. Now it was Michael’s turn to select a pawn, to decide which little piece of the board he wanted to invade. There was a man, big and quick on his feet, an ideal fighter – yet not such a smart one. His left guard was…

his plays and poetry about atheism, life and death, and love. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus can be perceived as Marlowe’s most famous and influential play because authors are still referencing back to the idea of selling your soul to the devil. In the play, Marlowe presents an obvious power relationship between Faustus and Mephastophilis. However, who can be considered the master and who can be seen as the slave? This paper will analyse how Mephastophilis actually has the upper hand…

The word of god says if you had heeded my commands, then you peace would flow like a river. He also states happy are ye that keep my commands. The essence of these words are simply foolishness to the unconverted heart. For those however; who have tasted and seen that god is good it is life unto them. There was a time in my life when i bought into the lies of the enemy. I saw god as being restrictive, his laws too rigid, and his entire government as a fun buster. I thought maybe that god…

inviting manner so he and his followers will not be discouraged by the defeat they just suffered. He first acknowledges that Hell is not an ideal location: “farewell, happy fields...Hail, horrors!” (249-250) This move not only recognizes the hardship the devils have faced in supporting him, but also elicits sympathy from his wider audience. Milton, here, is reaffirming the fact that the reality of Hell is bleak; Satan and his followers are very much removed from the light of Heaven. Then,…

Grendel from Beowulf and Satan from Paradise Lost can be both compared and contrasted, shown by the text. Grendel is described as an evil, powerful monster (Beowulf 23). Satan in the story Paradise Lost, is also described as a monster born of cain and the archenemy of God (Beowulf 38-51). While Beowulf’s Grendel and Paradise Lost’s Satan exemplify power, evil, and unsuccessfulness, their tactics prove different. Grendel and Satan can be compared as powerful. We can see this in Grendel through…

Future Event Number Eight: The Seven Seal Judgments Up to now, it has been the enemies of God wrecking havoc on the earth, but things are about to change dramatically. God has physically intervened, and will carry the battle to the wicked by a series of judgments. The first segment of judgments is called the seven seal judgments, which are, like all the judgments, aimed at the wicked with two objectives in mind. First, to let the wicked reap what they have sown, thus fulfilling God’s justice,…

Rise of the Fallen Rise of the Fallen is a Christian fiction novel written by Chuck Black. It’s theme revolves around angels and demons and God’s hand in seemingly impossible situations. In this novel, the plot centers around Validus, a high ranking warrior angel. He is given a seemingly menial and low-profile task by Elohim to protect a man Elohim deems extremely important. Along the way, Validus, meets up with his old friends and enemies who are after the same man. The strong points of this…

Satan disguised as a cherub tricks Uriel, one of the seven archangels, and as soon as he realizes his mistake he warns Gabriel that someone has trespassed the Garden of Eden. Milton describes the devolution or degeneration of Satan since the rebellion to when he faces Gabriel and the other archangels in Eden. He starts as an archangel (when God creates him); then to a cherub (much lesser angel); from cherub to a bird (which is the last shape he has with the ability to fly); a lion and then a…

The Screwtape Letters is about a senior demon named Screwtape teaching his nephew, Wormwood about how to tempt a man (the patient) away from God and towards Satan. One category of shared humanity in the novel is morality. This characteristic is best shown when Screwtape writes to Wormwood, “The patient does not “own” time anymore than he knows the owns the moon.” (67) This is important because it illustrates Lewis using logic rather than just blind faith to prove Christianity as true. While…

“The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses”- Francis Bacon. I believe this quote can sum up the reason why Puritans blame superstitions rather than look for natural explanations. The Puritans are highly superstitions and condemn anyone who goes against their belief or those of the bible. In the first and second act of the play the puritans belief in the unnatural occurrences that are shown in the way of death messenger, sneezes, and the number…