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Essay / Reflection of Paradise Lost - 913
He warns them of Satan's motives to corrupt them and is wary of Satan. The rebel angels waged a war that lasted two days. God sent his Son to end the war and deliver Satan and his rebellious angels to hell. Eight days after being banished from Paradise, Satan returns in the form of a serpent. He convinces Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge and she convinces Adam to eat from the tree as well. With a display of justice and mercy, God sends the Son to inflict punishment. The serpent whose body Satan has taken is condemned to never walk upright again. Adam and Eve will experience pain and death. Eve and all women will have to suffer during childbirth and will have to submit to their husbands. Adam and all men must hunt and grow their own food on an impoverished land. Satan has returned to hell where everyone thinks he has beaten God. Sin and death walk the bridge they built across the path to Earth. Against their will, the devils transform into snakes and try to extract fruits from imaginary trees which dry up into dust when they reach them. The earth is transformed. There are hot and cold seasons. Adam and Eve pray to God and repent of their