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"Concept of grace", in Milton's Paradise Lost is an important theme which will answer various questions that sway in our mind. Twenty first century is challenging us with its problems and difficulties in understanding humanity. Individualism and selfish attitude of misusing human freedom is rampant today. War between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, hype in unemployment and depletion of natural resources are worsening happiness of humanity. Hence, studying about the work of God's grace with humanity is relevant. This paper focuses mainly the concept of 'grace' in Milton's Paradise Lost. Over the years, the term grace has come to represent distinct things with philosophical and theological implications. This significant work offers a highly innovative 17th century reconstruction of the idea of predestination which predicts modern theological developments and throws crucial information on history. The study analyses Satan's politics of envy, Eve's desire to explore and Adam's weakness in flesh against 'the eternal grace' of God that is always present to save man. This paper studies also the presence of 'salvific grace' that is very much prevalent in many circumstances with special reference to Paradise Lost.