A few Questions About Satan

[Murray]

1) If Satan knows he is going to loose the final battle with god, why bother?

2)Why does Satan Tourtue people in hell? I mean god intended hell to be a bad place so would not satan rebel against god and make a good place?

3) If satan tourtues people in hell, why would they fight for him in the final battle between his army and gods.

[kmr]

1) Satan continues because he hates God and all of God's creations, and wants to do them as much harm as possible. He knows he has got nothing to loose, because the result will be the same no matter what he does in the end. Or, perhaps, his mind is so twisted that he thinks he will win.

2) The bible doesn't say that Satan tortures people in hell, it just says there will be suffering. If Satan could make utter separation from God a happy, fun thing, he would, but it is impossible (especially when the fleshy pleasures aren't there to hide the Lord) because such separation is horrendous.

3) The final battle will consist of living people, not those who have died, and who likely will have been "brainwashed" into believing Satan will win. Demons have a similar motivation to Satan. Those who aren't saved and are dead will be awaiting judgement from the Lord as "goats".