Skwim
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It's said that hell was originally created as a place for Satan and his angels.
And from what a lot of Christians say, evidently Satan hasn't found his way there yet, as he's still leading us good humans astray.
Fine, but then god decided to use hell as a final resting place for those of us who fail to toe his line.
So what's the deal here? Was hell going to waste with no Satan to burn? Or does god simply get a kick out of making people suffer?
Just what is accomplished by putting people in hell?
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It's said that hell was originally created as a place for Satan and his angels.
Matthew 25:41
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
And from what a lot of Christians say, evidently Satan hasn't found his way there yet, as he's still leading us good humans astray.
1 Corinthians 7:5
5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Fine, but then god decided to use hell as a final resting place for those of us who fail to toe his line.
Mark 9:43
43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.
43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.
So what's the deal here? Was hell going to waste with no Satan to burn? Or does god simply get a kick out of making people suffer?
Just what is accomplished by putting people in hell?
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