One of the mysteries of the Christian life is why God didn’t destroy Satan immediately after Satan sinned. We know that God will one day defeat Satan by throwing him into the Lake of Fire where he will be tortured day and night forever (Revelation 20:10), but sometimes we wonder why God has not destroyed Satan already. Perhaps we will never know God’s exact reasoning, but we do know certain things about His nature.
First, we know God is absolutely sovereign over all creation, and this includes Satan. We also know that God has planned everything from the beginning of time to the end. Nothing can thwart His plans, and things are proceeding exactly on His schedule. “The LORD of hosts has sworn: ‘As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand’” (Isaiah 14:24).
Second, “we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). Whatever God has planned for Satan, that plan will be the best one possible. God’s perfect wrath and justice will be satisfied, and His perfect righteousness will be glorified. Those who love Him and who wait for His plan to be fulfilled will be thrilled to be part of that plan and will praise and glorify Him as they see it unfold.
Third, we know that to question God’s plan and its timing is to question God Himself, His judgment, His character and His very nature. It is not wise to question His right to do exactly as He pleases. The psalmist tells us, “As for God, His way is perfect” (Psalm 18:30). As He reminds us, “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ says the LORD. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts’” (Isaiah 55:8-9).
So while we will never understand His reasoning, our responsibility to God is to obey and trust Him, and to submit to His will, whether we understand it or not. In the case of His timing for Satan’s demise, it has to be the best possible plan because it is God’s plan. check out more details on gotquestions. org
The seed of the woman will crush the head of the serpent. This foresaw the virgin birth and accomplishment of Jesus Christ life. God is going to put Satan in the Lake of Fire for all eternity, but this is on God's time table. Love is the fullest act of Free Will, right now until the harvest the Wheat is being grown to be safely separated from the tares at harvest. We are given time to chose and seek God while he can be found. If you want to know what is going to happen to Satan read Revelation.
Because we can only learn, grow, and become better and stronger through experiencing opposition. Just like lifting weights to build muscle. (Stupid analogy I know, but still you get the point). This life is a test. In everything there is opposition - just look at the world we live in, or the very laws of nature. Day and night. Up and down. Joy and sadness. Hatred and love. War and peace (great novel too 😉). It’s important as well that we all are given the freedom to choose. Otherwise we could all just be forced to obey God but we’d never grow or learn anything. Satan is necessary as he is that opposition.
God's purpose for creation isn't this life - this life is a test to see whether we love God or whether we love Satan - the next life is when we fulfill our true purpose - either as worshipers and innocent lovers of God or as punished criminals
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Because Allah the one God explain it: "And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud. And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration. So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely. Except Iblees (Satan), he refused to be with those who prostrated. [ Allah ] said, O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate? He (Satan) said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud." [ Allah ] said, "Then get out of it, for indeed, you are expelled. And indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense." He (Satan) said,"My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected." [ Allah ] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved. Until the Day of the time well-known." [Iblees] said, "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all. Except, among them, Your chosen servants." [ Allah ] said, "This is a path [of return] to Me [that is] straight. Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators. And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all.
In a way, He's already defeated! He's been denied His power to use Free Will. Anything He does, He must first receive Permission from God Himself! (Refer to the Book of Job) If He would be Destroyed now, the World would be without Reason. We're here to pick our side. God, or Satan. If Satan was gone, why would we be here? We'd be up with Our Lord! He knows His Demise is at hand. He knows His time is running short. But, He has been given some "time" to roam the World looking for Souls to take with Him. "Behold, The Devil is like a Lion roaming the Earth, Devouring"
Satan doesn't even exist in the first place. We don't need a supreme evil spirit or fallen angel to explain human evil. Human evil exists because of free moral agency and it so happens humans are just that evil in and of themselves.
Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein were not "demon possessed" they were just that evil in and of themselves, and God says they are "cursed for all of time".
Again, you don't need the devil to explain human evil, humans are just that evil to begin with.
In short, Satan owes God $521.72.
God doesn't want to be out of that money because He needs that money to buy a new gaming system.
The problem is that Satan wants that same gaming system, so he's not going to even save up to pay God until he first gets that gaming system.
So, if and when Satan pays off God, God may take action.
However, God's not stupid though... He's charging Satan 25% interest, so as long as Satan keeps making minimum payments, God just keeps collecting that cash...
After all...
Jesus
Saves.
Satan and God are both powerful but then there is free-will to do whatever you want. Just like the law creates the do's and dont's but it is up to the individuals of society to make the right or wrong decision. If you commit a crime obviously you'll be put in jail but also you have the right to ask for a lawyer to protect you when faced in court. Same thing with God. God is aware that everyone does not believe in him so that alone would make it impossible to destroy Satan because Satan has people on his team. Satan wants evil and those who continue to do evil are doing the work Satan wants to see in this crazy world. If everyone were angels then there wouldn't be hell nor Satan. If Satan is aware that no one wants to do dirty deeds then eventually he'll be destroyed from not receiving any gratification from evil.
As a being created by God, Satan is ultimately under God's control. God has his purposes and plans for Satan. It says Satan entered Judas, who betrayed Jesus, who died as the payment for sins. God is in control of it all.
Another thing, Satan is not in charge (a jailer) in Hell. He is just another created being that is punished. He will be bound for 1000 years and then thrown in the lake of fire.
Without Satan there is no possibility for true love. Satan allows us to have free will to make the choice to love God from our hearts not just because love is the only default emotion.. without Satan, genuine love and kindness would not exist. We would be robotic creatures.
Jing cannot exist without Jang; Good cannot be, without Evil; and so on
FREE WILL!! Everything is in Balance, and through balance, all is good!
God does not ever MAKE you do anything!! YOU CHOOSE!!
Read the Genesis Story again, and you will have your answer as to why, then, if you are aware and understand.
Ok I'm an atheist but i without evil u wouldn't know what good was so u wouldn't be able to appriciate life for all its wonders and heartbreaks. by the way is satan truelly evil or just depicted that way? He's just the jailor of the damned, does that make him a vilian or a hero? To me, that makes em a hero
Its been happening for ever that why we have choice
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We are the one that have to destroy by doing the Right things he gave us CHOICE,, he's in am of our lives if we allow him or others like him in
LOL... why doesn't Superman destroy Lex Luthor?
Why doesn't Flash destroy the Trickster?
Why doesn't Spider-Man destroy the Green Goblin?
Because none of them exist... get it?
God and Satan are just fictional characters... but from mythology, not from comics.
God didn't kill satan cuz he doesn't want his angels to think that God is the bad guy so instead, God think of a more clever idea to humiliate satan with his lowest rank archeangel michael. This shows that even the highest ranking of God servants are incomparable to God himself.
Satan isn't a name, it's a title. It means something similar to "accuser" or "adversary." Before Lucifer was invented in later texts, the original Hebrew bible referred to multiple demons and humans as Satan. They were later combined into one being. In short, he's just a character in a story.
Basically Satan said people only worship you for the things they get out of you. So that is why. That is why Satan could offer Jesus if you do one act of worship I will give you all the kingdoms of the world. Because he controls them. To prove Satan s liar.
Why didn't God just make people and angels perfect AND eliminate from their minds and options any possibility of disobedience, thus preventing Satan's fall in the first place? If God had done so, how would the characteristics of justice, grace, or mercy ever be displayed? Waiting to ultimately punish Satan is part of the entire tapestry.
Satan is nothing. If he did not exist another spirit would take his place. There are eternal principles at play older than either god or satan. The nature of good and evil, or more accurately, freedom and captivity, is eternal. Good and evil are part of the nature of the universe, and can't be created or destroyed.
Because Satan is God's alternate account. If he gets rid of his alternate account then who is he gonna stage fights on Facebook with to look like a hero?
Seems like a pretty obvious solution for a loving God, doesn't it? He's willing to condemn people who turn against him to eternal hellfire but allows Satan to exist with impunity. Just another hole in the logic of religion.
you made me go on to a learning splurge and have me confused. so if i say something wrong about religion i don't really know it and i'm sorry.
if the jews made the bible why do people believe it? everyone knows jews lie
Well if there are such things, then obviously satan was made of god (not only by god, but of god). Why would he destroy something he chose to become. So the better question is why did he choose to create satan? Because god can do whatever he likes and there is no one else but god to judge or suffer the consequences.
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