DoctorAlien:
I've answered this question before. It was because destroying Satan immediately was not the best option. GOD is very wise. Satan had raised specific charges against GOD, and he accused GOD before the inhabitants of Heaven with these charges. His rebellion eventually turned into a full-blown war in Heaven. But had GOD destroyed Satan immediately despite the havoc he caused, that very act would have lent credence to the charges which Satan brought against GOD. So GOD cast Satan out of heaven, but spared him and allowed Satan to develop his intents to the fullest, so that intelligent beings can judge for themselves that he deserves to be destroyed finally. I can safely say that not voice of dissent will rise from the earth against the judgment which GOD will mete on sin and sinners, including Satan.

True, the earth is in misery today because of Satan's deceit, but surely the enormous doubt of GOD's just character that could have dominated the minds of created beings would have presented a far worse situation.

Ihedinobi3:


A very good answer as far as it goes.

Man was created to replace the angels that rebelled. And he was deliberately created to be weaker than the angels so that in him all of Satan's lies against God will be destroyed.

As each human being chooses to obey God in conditions far less pleasant than Satan had, as each sinner repents and submits to God, Satan is proved a liar again and again. By the time human history is over, every single slander that he made against God will be answered emphatically so that "every mouth will be stopped" and God will be seen as just and righteous in all that He has done.

DoctorAlien:


I especially agree with the bolded part. In Jesus Christ, Satan's charges(that is impossible to obey GOD's Law) are totally demolished and disproved. Christ, a man born with the natural evil tendencies of the flesh, lived all His life without ever committing sin even for once. Surely Christ is our hope, and in him Satan suffers a crushing defeat.

Ihedinobi3:


Very true indeed. I want to make sure that by "born with the natural evil tendencies of the flesh", you mean that our Lord was born with a free will like the rest of us and was just as capable of sin as Adam and Eve were which, without doubt, is very true indeed, not that He was born with a sin nature because He wasn't. Possession of a sin nature would have disqualified Him from being God's Perfect Sacrifice for us.

DoctorAlien:


It seems you even put it for me in better words: He was as capable of sinning as any man is, yet he didn't sin even for once. He was not a sinner by virtue of birth, just like no man is. In short, he was human in every way, except that he never for once fell for sin. Surely our only hope is in Him.

Ihedinobi3:
I find I must seek another clarification (your pardon). When you say, "just like no man is", I assume that you mean that until an individual has actually committed a sin, he is not a sinner, which is without doubt true, not that all humans are born without a sin nature which is not true. Except the Lord Jesus Christ because of His special birth, all human beings are born with a sin nature which is a guarantee that we will sin and therefore need a Savior.

Thus, even though we only become sinners when we actually commit a sin, not because we are so born, being born with a sin nature makes it completely impossible for us to escape becoming sinners.

DoctorAlien:


While I may not understand what the term "sin nature" denotes, I don't agree with you on the Bolded. But the Bible says that Jesus "partook of flesh and blood with humans", and "was made like us in all things". Heb. 2:14,17.

But that is not the purpose of the thread, so I'll not go into it.

Ihedinobi3:
Hello.

I have given an answer to a similar question somewhere else and will edit this response later to provide the link to that discussion.

The short answer is "because of man's free will".

God created the angels and men with free will so that each individual angel and man can choose whether they want to remain part of God's Eternal Family or rebel against Him.

That meant that each individual angel and man would be tested somehow so that each one will have an opportunity to choose what they want.

The angels made their own choices before Man was created. Satan was the first one among them to decide to rebel against God and he campaigned among the angels to persuade them to join him. A third of them did and God destroyed the universe of that time with water because of their rebellion.

Then Man was created and Satan was let loose to also test man and give him an opportunity to make his own choice.

Man had 7000 years to make his choice, generation after generation. We have almost finished 6000 of those years. At the end of human history, all human beings who were ever going to be born will have made their choices.

Now, because this is a test, each person will have to prove by various experiences - in suffering and in abundance - that they are serious about what they have chosen and have no intention to change their mind.

This is why suffering and pain exists. It is a test of the true heart of every man.

At the end of human history, those who have endured in their choice of God in Jesus Christ will spend eternity with God and His Whole Family of Angels and Men with blessings that our minds right now cannot even begin to conceive. At that time too, those who rejected God in Jesus Christ will spend eternity in anguish without equal because of their rebellion against God.

That is the biblical answer.

MrAnele:
Its called the book of bible stories for a reason

paxonel:
this is a better answer to the question.
Thanks

paxonel:
A 13 years old girl asked this question in church during bible study yesterday and the teacher could not give a satisfactory reason.
He told her that God is preserving satan for judgment day but the little girl reminded him that all the sorrows in this world would have been avoided only if satan who was the cause, and who is still causing more sorrows was killed from the beginning, then there will be no need for judgement.
The preacher could not say anything and when the girl wanted to ask another question, the teacher practically told her off and end the class, saying he is not in the mood of answering questions any longer.

DoctorAlien:


While I may not understand what the term "sin nature" denotes, I don't agree with you on the Bolded. But the Bible says that Jesus "partook of flesh and blood with humans", and "was made like us in all things". Heb. 2:14,17.

But that is not the purpose of the thread, so I'll not go into it.

Warripikin08:
well, the little girl asked a very challenging question that the Sunday school teacher respected his or herself by not lying. He /she even stopped the girl for asking another question which is very good, he/she did an honest job.
Meanwhile here in nairaland we have lying adult defending their fairy tale book with cheap lies. that they can't even back up with the bible. You see theist can lie for their believe. You see them composing story from nowhere else. christians are liar.

paxonel:
A 13 years old girl asked this question in church during bible study yesterday and the teacher could not give a satisfactory reason.
He told her that God is preserving satan for judgment day but the little girl reminded him that all the sorrows in this world would have been avoided only if satan who was the cause, and who is still causing more sorrows was killed from the beginning, then there will be no need for judgement.
The preacher could not say anything and when the girl wanted to ask another question, the teacher practically told her off and end the class, saying he is not in the mood of answering questions any longer .

Can anyone help us answer the question?

Ihedinobi3:
Hello.

I have given an answer to a similar question somewhere else and will edit this response later to provide the link to that discussion.

The short answer is "because of man's free will".

God created the angels and men with free will so that each individual angel and man can choose whether they want to remain part of God's Eternal Family or rebel against Him.

That meant that each individual angel and man would be tested somehow so that each one will have an opportunity to choose what they want.

The angels made their own choices before Man was created. Satan was the first one among them to decide to rebel against God and he campaigned among the angels to persuade them to join him. A third of them did and God destroyed the universe of that time with water because of their rebellion.

Then Man was created and Satan was let loose to also test man and give him an opportunity to make his own choice.

Man had 7000 years to make his choice, generation after generation. We have almost finished 6000 of those years. At the end of human history, all human beings who were ever going to be born will have made their choices.

Now, because this is a test, each person will have to prove by various experiences - in suffering and in abundance - that they are serious about what they have chosen and have no intention to change their mind.

This is why suffering and pain exists. It is a test of the true heart of every man.

At the end of human history, those who have endured in their choice of God in Jesus Christ will spend eternity with God and His Whole Family of Angels and Men with blessings that our minds right now cannot even begin to conceive. At that time too, those who rejected God in Jesus Christ will spend eternity in anguish without equal because of their rebellion against God.

That is the biblical answer.

Treepower2000:

E be like say you have your own separate Bible ooo.

Treepower2000:

E be like say you have your own separate Bible ooo.

dalaman:
Make things up as you go is the name of the game. Christians are very dangerous liars. Imagine someone saying that God destroyed the universe of that time with water. So water was used to destroy the universe at a time. Christians are very dangerous and crazy.

dalaman:


Ask him to show your the verse in the bible where it says that the universe was destroyed with water because Satan rebelled against God and you'll be suprised that he made it up.

Treepower2000:

E be like say you have your own separate Bible ooo.

Ihedinobi3:

Why don't you ask me yourself?

Ihedinobi3:
I want to add that the question is legitimate and it is a pity, a tragedy, in fact, that a man who styles himself a teacher of the Truth does not know the answer. But this is extremely common in our day today. It is also why so many believers are confused about what the Bible says: because their teachers are either not gifted at all to teach or not taught themselves by properly prepared and gifted teachers.

I hope that you will not hesitate to ask for clarification wherever you need it.

Following is the link I promised. The post that will open on the link is the first of three that I made on that thread to answer the question. Each was quite detailed in response.

https://www.nairaland.com/4783990/satan-vs-god-killed-more#72020406