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Why God doesn't kill the devil

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  Question: "God vs. Satan - God is all-powerful, so why does He not just kill Satan?" Answer: One of the mysteries of the Christian life is why God didn’t just destroy Satan immediately after he sinned. We know that God will one day defeat Satan once and for all 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 reasoning in this particular situation, but we do know certain things about Him. First, we know He is absolutely sovereign over all creation, and this includes Satan, who is “on a very short leash.” Certainly, Satan and his demons wreak havoc in the world, but they are only allowed to go so far and no farther. 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 schedule. “The LORD of hosts has sworn: ‘As I have p...

SUICIDE

  Don’t die Since you are not able to see any reasons worth living for and are about to kill yourself you might as well spend a few more hours on the earth keeping my company friend. You have lost a lot and I am not trying to pretend it never happen so I’m not going to ask you to either. I can’t say these events you’ve faced are similar to pains I personally endured. We all have our roads to walk, it just seems you’ve been given a harder on and regardless of what you believe, the only reason you are still here now is because somewhere inside yourself you are looking for answers, deep down you want your loss and hurt to make sense, you would not have reached out otherwise and you would not be reading this otherwise. Inspiring words fade and emotional words will not last, you have to muster up your own reasons why remaining alive might make some sense still. You have talents and dreams of your own and if you ever loved you parents surely you don’t believe they would want yo...