“In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.” 2Thessilonians 1:8-9
Note that hell is not created by Satan and his family, but for Satan by God; hell is God’s creation, as also affirmed by our Lord Jesus: “Then He will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'”
Why does God tell us, not only that He has created hell, but has given such vivid descriptions of what it is like? I suggest that it is because He wants us to fear it – and Him. Edmund Burke observed that “it is impossible to look on anything as trifling, or contemptible, that may be dangerous.” God means for the horror of hell to sober us during those times when we are tempted to disobey or neglect His commands. No one is so secure with God that he can afford to be cavalier regarding His will.
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