Project Gutenberg 1996-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 157 Bunyan, John 1628 1688 Bunyan, Johann The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World; Or, The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of Mansoul Transcribed from the 1907 Religious Tract Society edition by David Price "The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World" by John Bunyan is an allegorical narrative written in the late 17th century. The book details the symbolic battles within the human soul, represented by the town of Mansoul, depicting the struggle between good and evil forces. Central to the story are the characters Shaddai, the King representing divine providence, and Diabolus, a giant embodying temptation and sin. The opening of the work introduces the town of Mansoul, which was once a joyful and well-governed place under the benevolent rule of Shaddai. However, it falls under the sinister control of Diabolus, who uses deceit and manipulation to lead the townsfolk away from their King. Diabolus' strategy includes enacting a false sense of freedom while instilling fear and division among the citizens, provoking a decline in their moral state. The setting thus lays the groundwork for a narrative filled with conflict, illustrating the consequential moral and spiritual struggles faced by the inhabitants of Mansoul in their quest for redemption and truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Soul Christian fiction Spiritual warfare -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 591132 591033 2024-09-01T05:21:50.943190 2023-10-01T05:08:27.149316 text/html text/html 592364 2017-05-29T08:12:42 text/html 208037 2017-05-29T08:13:08 text/html application/zip 295873 2024-09-01T05:21:59.316170 application/epub+zip 302603 2024-09-01T05:21:53.826210 application/epub+zip 269275 2024-09-01T05:21:52.782212 application/epub+zip 600803 2024-09-01T05:22:03.520124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573783 2024-09-01T05:21:58.503169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370913 2022-09-01T05:41:09.538751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573902 573849 2024-09-01T05:21:50.239218 2023-10-01T05:08:26.394274 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 573150 2017-05-29T08:12:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 199023 2017-05-29T08:13:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18759 2024-09-01T05:22:03.664121 application/rdf+xml 26296 2024-09-01T05:21:53.139192 image/jpeg 4865 2024-09-01T05:21:52.959204 image/jpeg 295285 2024-09-01T05:21:50.999195 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia