Two Perspectives on the Time Structure of Paradise Lost

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Chronological Order	Expository Order
(eternity)
The Father exalts the Son	Satan recovers from confusion
Satan rebels	Building of Pandemonium
The War in Heaven	Council of fallen Angels
Son triumphs over rebel angels	Satan heads for Paradise, pausing to pay a visit to Sin and Death
Rebel angels plummet to Chaos	God foresees the fall; Christ offers himself as ransom for fallen humanity
Rebel angels lie "vanquisht, rowling in the fiery Gulf" World created Day of rest and rejoicing Adam explores Paradise, names the beasts, discovers his loneliness, and is given a companion, Eve	Satan arrives in paradise
	Satan incites rebellion in Heaven
Satan lifts his head and speaks to Beelzebub	War in Heaven
Building of Pandemonium	Fall of rebel angels
Council of fallen angels	Creation of Adam and Eve
Satan flies through Chaos to the world (Christ offers himself as ransom for what is about to happen	Temptation and fall
The temptation and fall	Sin and Death enter the world
Doom falls on Satan and his followers	Michael arrives in Eden
Sin and Death arrive on earth	Human history unfolds
Angels push to poles of the earth apart, inaugurating mortality and decay	The Second Coming
Michael descends, prepares Adam for history	Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise
Adam and Eve are expelled from Paradise
Human history unfolds Christ is born, crucified
The Second Coming
(eternity) --MarthineSatris 14:28, 18 September 2007 (PDT)