Reading 7

As I was reading through this assignment, I noticed the elaborate series of gates that were meant to restrict Satan and his minions from passage into the heavens. Milton explains that three of the nine gates are made of adamantine, an indestructible metal created by God, and each one is guarded by varied demonic conjurations. To me, this does not make sense. Why bother guarding something that can not be passed through or destroyed in the first place and is there really a need for the other eight gates? Could God have simply created them for emphasis, or are the gates a series of tests that Satan and his demonic horde must conquer before God can feel they are worthy of his attention?