![]() ![]() Who knows? Maybe God will relax his punishment if they just put up with it for a while. Actually, Belial is against any form of war because God will figure out their plans and defeat them.They could be burned alive by the fires of Hell, chained to the burning lake, etc. And besides, being an angel, even in Hell, is better than death things could be worse.He's not in favor of open war because Heaven is too well-fortified and will easily expel the foreign invaders. Belial – a really clever speaker – is up next.They should just batter God's throne with all they've got because things can't be possibly get any worse. ![]() Moloch speaks first he's in favor of open war with God.He says that now they must debate about the most effective way to fight God he asks whether all out war or something more subtle is better.Book 2 opens with Satan sitting on his throne he addresses his legions, saying that he still hopes to regain Heaven. ![]()
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