why didn't god simply destroy satan when he rebelled, instead of sending him to earth?

Answer 1

Because its just a story to frighten little boys into behaving themselves. It isnt true..or real..or based in any kind of fact at all.

Answer 2

If you were there at this time and you did not know what sin was but here is God and He says Satan did bad and just zaps him into nothingness because he disobeyed Him, would you want to serve God out of love or would you serve Him out of fear that you may be next? You would serve out of fear, not love. IF you think of it, God has a tough time of things as He has to be fair and just and yet He has to show that He is Love too. That He has your best interest at heart when He pronounces judgement on you. That He loves you regardless of what you have done or what you have forced Him to have to do to you because of your choices. He gets blamed for any wrong that is done in the world, any disasters, and then is doubted when He does anything that lets others see just how loving He really is in that He will let you destroy yourself if that is what you choose to do with your life but is there to take you in and give you life eternal if you will but choose Him. IF He had destroyed Satan right then and there, the angels and the whole universe would have served Him out of fear, that they were next and we best not approach God or He will zap us. But God wants us to be able to approach Him and show His love for us so He did the only thing He could do, to show what sin is and what it really leads to in the end. WE are not the only world in the universe. There are perfect worlds that never sinned that are mentioned in the bible and they need to see what sin does so they will never want to sin. Sin killed the Son of God and it is being shown what sin will do by letting Satan have free rein to do what he wants for a while longer till all those that do not know God yet will have that chance to choose Him or choose Satan. When you see a child that is killed by a storm, that is not God but Satan that caused the death. Yes, God could intervene and He sometimes will but not always as He has to let everyone see what sin does, the effects of it, how evil it really is. Then in the end, those that have followed Satan will get the same reward that he gets, which is death, not eternal life in Hell but will be destroyed, burnt up, be ashes under the soles of our feet. Nowhere does it ever say in the bible that anyone will live for all eternity in Hell. That was an invention of the Catholic Church to get more converts to go with them. So you see, God lets Satan live on for a time now to show the terribleness of sin so it will never happen again.

Answer 3

First, He is better than I am. Second, he has divine wisdom, he uses Satan for his own purposes, even the destroying angels are under Gods command. He is omnipotent, he will protect us from Satan, but at the same time we learn the difference between good and evil.

Answer 4

God has a plan for us and the rest of creation, and only He knows what that is. Satan will be crushed eventually. Just read the Bible(more specifically, Genesis and Revelation) and you'll find out what will happen!

Answer 5

devil has were given what he advantages from God a existence in outer darkness on the top of time undergo in ideas. Revelation 20:14-15 and absence of existence and hell(hades) were solid into the lake of fireplace. that is the 2d lack of existence. and whosoever changed into not got here upon written in the e book of existence changed into solid into the lake of fireplace. merely imagine devil and all his followers will be together in finished darkness such as out mild. God is mild. God has never needed to spoil his creation, lead them to nonexistent.

Answer 6

because God wants to know who will a man follow, God and become part of His family, or Satan and become nonexistent. After all Satan was able to deceive millions of Angels to follow him and they were right there in the presents of God, If we chose to follow God, Great will be our reward.
1jo 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1jo 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Ga 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Ga 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Ga 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Ro 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Ro 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Ro 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Ro 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Ro 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Ro 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Re 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Re 2:26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
Re 2:27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
Re 2:28 And I will give him the morning star.
Joh 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

Answer 7

Every thing was created by God for God he has his reason when we get to heaven all quetions will be answered.

Answer 8

Because we wanted free will to decide between good & evil ourselves...fine job we're doing huh?

Answer 9

Because he is an eternal being, created by God,--angels do not die as they don't have physical bodies like we do.

Answer 10

for the same reason when you stack up cards on the table and you don't like anyone to come and knock them over.