I think it's interesting to see Satan's inner conflict. Upon returning to earth he sees it as more beautiful than heaven. Once again he thinks about what it would be like to repent and live in God's glory. However, as we have seen before, these thoughts quickly turn into resentment and hate and he continues to distance himself from all that is good.
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I completely agree with this. For me, and maybe this makes me a terribly misguided person, I've always felt bad for Satan. He is the definition of lost. It begs the question of repentance which Satan directly asks himself in book 4. "But say I could repent. . . which would but lead me to a worse relapse and heavier fall." He feels as though he's gone so far down he can never be forgiven. Maybe he can't, I don't have all the answers but we do see that Satan is struggling with inner turmoil over his actions.
ReplyDeleteI also find Satan's internal struggle interesting. You could almost say that he is having some sort of identity crisis.
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