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The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678 . It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. It has also been cited as the first novel written in English.

The Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678 . It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. It has also been cited as the first novel written in English.

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"So I looked up in my dream, and saw the clouds driven violently <strong>by</strong> the<br />

wind — upon which I heard a loud blast of a trumpet, and also saw a<br />

Man sitting upon a cloud, attended with thousands of angelic beings —<br />

all in flaming fire! Also the heavens were in a burning flame! I then<br />

heard a voice command, 'Arise you who are dead — and come to your<br />

judgment!' And with that, the rocks shattered, the graves opened — and<br />

the dead came forth! Some of them were exceedingly glad, and looked<br />

upward — while others sought to hide themselves under the<br />

mountains!<br />

"<strong>The</strong>n I saw that the Man who sat<br />

upon the cloud opened the book,<br />

and commanded all people to<br />

draw near. Yet there was, <strong>by</strong><br />

reason of a fierce flame which<br />

issued out and came from before<br />

Him — a great distance between<br />

Him and them, as between the<br />

judge and the prisoners at the<br />

bar. <strong>The</strong>n the Man who sat on<br />

the cloud commanded the<br />

angelic beings, 'Gather the tares,<br />

the chaff, and stubble together<br />

— and cast them into the<br />

burning lake of fire!' And with<br />

that, the bottomless pit opened,<br />

just where I stood! Out of the<br />

mouth of the pit spewed forth<br />

great billows of smoke and coals of fire, along with hideous noises!<br />

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