Why Does God Allow This?
Q. We know that God is all powerful. He created the Heavens and the earth. There is nothing that God cannot do. So why did God ever allow the conflict with Satan in the first place? He is going to throw him in the lake of fire in the end anyway. Since He loves us so much, why allow Satan to torture us for a zillion years and then throw him in hell? I have never understood this. Perhaps we are not meant to know??
A. There’s a dimension of God’s relationship with Satan that we’re not made privy to.Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 tell us he’s a created being, and was first among the angels of heaven. He was already a fallen being by the time man arrived on the scene, yet we see him in God’s presence at the beginning of the Book of Job.
Colossians 1:16 says all things were created by Jesus and for Jesus, and the language clearly includes Satan. In Jude 9 we’re told that even the archangel Michael didn’t dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, and we know Satan is not expelled from Heaven until the beginning of the Great Tribulation (Rev. 12:9). This is long after the Church is gone, when half of the 70th week is over. Although Satan’s continued existence is a mystery to us, we know that in some way it serves God’s purpose, and because of it God will be glorified. Because when the time comes to confine him it only takes one angel to bind him in chains. (Rev. 20:1-2)
By the way, there are things God can’t do.
For example, He can’t overlook sin, He can’t make you love Him, He can’t make you accept the pardon He purchased for you, and
He can’t keep you from going to Hell if that’s what you’ve chosen to do.
Tags: Satan
Related Posts:
o God’s Wrath vs. Satan’s Wrath
o When Will Satan Be Expelled From Heaven?
o Still Another Nephilim Question
o Satan’s Dominion And God’s Sovereignty
Devotions with Emotion
Fair Use Notice
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work herein is archived under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in reviewing the included information for personal use, non-profit research and educational purposes only.
‘Your Devotion with Emotion’
This material was brought to you by Broadcast(B.C.)Christianity. Last Call Digest, is a ministry of Michael James Stone, volunteers, and people dedicated to the Love of God and Salvation of Souls. It is an aggragate of Christian Material selected to Bless you and Prepare you for each and every day you read them. May God Bless You as You Do!! Reading these Devotions will help you to prepare daily for life, living, and your Lord. You will hear God Speak To You thru them.
Jesus is Coming Very Soon.
“the simple format”
Broadcast(B.C.)Christianity, operates by you, with you, and for you. “Freely you have received, freely give” Pass this on, everywhere you can, anytime you can, anyway you can. You will be blessed if you do. mrnetbizness@gmail.com
Last Days of the Last Generation “Last Generation”
The simple format “the prophecy site just about prophecy”
Broadcast(B.C.)Christianity Journalist
This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.
The material is being made available in an effort to understand scripture, news, technology and society especially as it relates to God and Jesus. It is specifically for non-profit research and educational purposes only. I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. This is a completely non-commercial site for private personal use. No fee is charged, and no money is made off of the operation of this site. Nor is any implied reciprocal gratuities implied or construed.
