The Innocence of Satan and Eve
In the epic poem Paradise Lost, John Milton tells about a world of both good and evil. Although he can be partially justified for his actions, Satan is pretty much always associated with evil in this world. However, because of God's omniscience Satan can be considered just as innocent as Eve. Even though Eve just ate an apple, and Satan led a war against God, these actions are the same in that they both break the only rules set forth upon Adam and Eve by God. Both of these transgressions can be traced back to God's decision to announce the Savior to all of the angels. If this event started an unchangeable chain of events leading to Eve eating the apple, then God's belief in free will is highly questionable. Before God announced to the congregation of angels that mankind would fall, and would need to be saved by one of them, Satan had not committed a sin, and therefore was not evil. It was not until this announcement that sin was born straight out of Satan's head, the moment he thought of dissenting from God. Then why did God tell of this prophecy? If God is omniscient he would be able to tell that this announcement would make Satan create Sin, wage war against Him, dissent into hell, and inevitably travel to earth to corr
However, by choosing to go against God, he made a decision that God forced him to make in that way, and therefore was not an act of free will either. Although Satan was said to be able to convince any being, be it angel, human, or creature, to do almost anything, he was still no match for God's will. Satan dissenting was a part of God's plan. If he had chosen to not act like the other angels, the idea of free will would be even less truthful. She was directly told to beware of someone trying to trick her into eating from the tree of knowledge. How much free will can people have, if there is no way of changing their future? It's possible that Milton meant that God can see the future, because he knows every outcome of every situation, and knows which people will make the certain choices that will lead them to one of those outcomes. Satan had influence over bad angels, good angels, and people. Therefore, God knew just what it would take to push Satan over the edge. She was prepared multiple times for what was in store for her. However, Eve was able to be convinced to eat the apple and cross the line, becoming disobedient to God. What Satan is most guilty of is letting his conscience go too far and make him do something he knew he wasn't supposed to. Satan committed a sin when he thought of dissenting from God, but when Eve had a dream and considered going against God's will, it was alright as long as she didn't act on this. A hard contradiction to comprehend is God's belief in free will and ability to see the future which cannot be changed. It is true that Eve chose herself to fall.
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