John Milton wrote the epic poem Paradise Lost in the 17th century to address the question of why suffering exists in the world, given that God is omnipotent and loving. The poem tells the biblical story of Satan's rebellion against God in Heaven and his subsequent temptation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, which leads to their expulsion from Paradise and the entrance of suffering into the world. Milton's objective in writing the poem was to "justify the ways of God to men" and provide a logical answer to the problem of evil and suffering.