According to christianity, from what ive heard, satan fell from heaven for not agreeing with god. He sent him to live in hell and suffer or something. So god sends all of the other mis-doers down with him and satan punishes them? why would he? they are doing the same thing that he did so shouldn't he like praise them or something? id like some christian answers please.
2007-01-20 12:33:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hel is where those who die dishonorable or cowardly deaths spend eternity. It is colder than the worst cold you can imagine. Hel lies below Midgard and it is said that one could fall for seven days before landing on Hel. It is as far below Midgard as Midgard is below Asgard.
Don't go to Hel ! Die bravely and spend all eternity in Valhalla.
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2007-01-20 12:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by Weird Darryl 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No, actually what happened is this (according to the manuscripts). Satan was created to guard the mercy seat. Thats the throne that was in reserve for the Christ. Satan decided he wanted to be the only begotten son of God, instead of Jesus, so there was a great war. About one-third of our people followed satan; then there was another group who never faltered, never waivered, but stayed on the side of God. The rest didn't really care one way or the other - they stayed neutral. God defeated satan, and destroyed the earth age that was - and brought this earth age into being. When you read Genesis, and about Adam and Eve, thats the beginning of this earth age, not the first creation of the earth. This is why so many creationist say the earth is only 6000 years old - because they think that Genesis is the actual first creation. Its not. Anyway, Each soul is to come through one time, born of woman, into the flesh. Each will utimately decide once and for all which side they want to be on. Satan is not sitting in fiery hell right now, as a matter of fact, he was put behind Christ and there he stands until he will be used - Michael will kick him out and down to earth at a specially appointed time, where he will deceive the masses - under the direct control of God - satan will come in prosperly and peacefully, pretending and disguised as Jesus Christ. After this, the true Christ will return and satan will be in prison for a 1000 year period, a time for disipline and study. When this time period is up, satan will be loosed a very short time, but this time he will not have any leadership power, etc - the final followers of satan will follow him into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is not forever; satan will be turned to ashes from within, and its his smoke that will rise forever and ever - smoke does that.
Anyway, thats pretty much the deal.
2007-01-20 12:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not a Christian, so I don't qualify to answer your question, but got such a chuckle out of it that I can't resist telling you how much I enjoyed reading it. It made me laugh at the absurdity of the idea of hell. Your question is downright funny. If you regularly come up with such questions, you might want to consider a career as a commedian. You'd be the curse of the truly religious, but Athiests and Agnostics would love you.
In the previous paragraph, I used the term "truly religious" because I found out recently from an internet pen pal that she attends a church, and the preacher conducted a survey to try to determine how many of the people who attend his services are strongly religious. It turned out that less than 1% believe in God. They just come to the church for the socialization. Is that a riot or what?
2007-01-20 13:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the devil was God's most beautiful powerful angel, he was his #1 angel, well he got the big head and thought he was more powerful than God and tried to build his self a thrown but higher up than Gods, so their was a big war between Satan and Michael, and he was bound and cast out of heaven, now his spirit is roaming the earth with his demons...the devil is not in hell yet,he will be cast into hell to burn with the rest of the nonbelievers, and sinners at the time God has set to do so at the end of the world
2007-01-20 12:46:57 · answer #4 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God allowing good and evil in the world to co-exist and allowing man-kind in the Garden of Eden to choose to have the knowledge of good and evil which they obtained through disobedience by eating the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge. They are guilty of the same root sins and that is rebellion against God and pride. Satan is their taskmaster, hell is his domain and earth is where he is the prince of the powers of the air and where he roams seeking whom he may devour. The other side of that is that heaven's angels outnumber hell's angels and satan cannot tempt God's people without first asking permission from God Himself and " 2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars."
God doesn't tempt men to evil. Man is enticed away by his own lusts.
So, why should the devil worship someone he has bound in his control? Satans' goal is to lure people into hell. Where does the Bible say that satan does the tormenting in hell? They are getting their just reward and satan will eventually have his as well. He lost the war when Jesus went to Calvary and rose again three days later victorious over death, hell and the grave. Satan is evil for evil's sake and knows what he lost can never be regained so he takes it out on everyone else so he has more miserable company and because every soul he lures into his kingdom is one less who is worshiping God which satan made his enemy when he rebelled against God. The war still wages. Satan's wages for transgressors are hard not only in this life but in the life to come. Jesus said “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:28–30).
Simply put, everything God isn't, satan is. God is love satan is hate, God is truth, satan is lies, God is good, satan is evil, God is pure, satan is filthy.
"Satan wants the destruction of people. Satan wants people to die in their sins and go to hell. He is utter hatred and complete evil. But, he is also extremely cunning with an intelligence that is vast. Universalism may very well become a tool of the evil one in the last days. It weakens the need to trust in Christ in this life." http://www.carm.org/uni/dangerunie.htm
2007-01-20 13:01:17 · answer #5 · answered by Lovin' Mary's Lamb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the grave....we are all sinners....Satan was punished formuch more FOR TRYING TO STEAL GODS THRONE COMEON
2007-01-20 12:39:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
people who don't accept God and don't trust in Him go to hell
Not a place any one wants to be
2007-01-20 12:37:52 · answer #7 · answered by Need Advice? 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Look around! You're in it!
2007-01-20 12:35:44 · answer #8 · answered by Roll'n Bluntz 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋