We’re hearing reports to certain American military commanders viewing the Iran attack as ordered by Jesus. The need to revisit the account of Satan’s temptation of Jesus (along with Milton’s version).
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Tag Archives: Paradise Regained
MAGA Christians Fall for Satan’s Temptations
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The Call To Step into That River
Luke, Milton and Malcolm Guite are all enthralled with the moment when Jesus, at the moment of his baptism, fully realizes that he–and all of us–are God’s belovèd and delight.
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The False God of Christian Nationalists
Christian nationalists, as Milton would note, worship power, not the god of love.
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Get Thee Behind Me, Power and Wealth
In “Paradise Regained,” Jesus instructs Satan, as he instructs Peter in Matthew’s gospel, to get behind him.
Milton’s Jesus vs. Trump’s Bombs
Unfortunately centrists and liberals have been endorsing Trump’s bellicosity abroad. Milton’s Jesus in “Paradise Regained” would not approve.
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