If Satan is bad, why does he punish people who are evil?

Wouldn't he like them for being sadistic and murderous? Wouldn't that prove to him that God is wrong in some way?

Haha, excellent!

I think the Christian perspective on this is that its God that punishes them to Hell, but i can see your logic perfectly. If Devil is evil then by proxy he would want to reward the people who are murderous and terrible for going against God's law.

However -

If Devil is personification of evil then he will want everyone to suffer, not just god - he fights for souls of whoever really.

If he is evil then he wants all and everyone to sufer under his...terrible...wrath...or whatever.

I think we got a thread like that already 😕

LB hit the nail on the head.

Originally posted by DarkCrawler
Wouldn't he like them for being sadistic and murderous? Wouldn't that prove to him that God is wrong in some way?

Ok what? Satan doesnt punish people because he has a problem with evil. Its the only people God allow satan have. Satan hates all mankind and wants to bring everyone he can down with him. He did it with the angels and he damn sure wants to do it with man too. As far as I can imagine, he is aware of what God wants to do with mankind. Possibly even jealous.

Ok, thank you for your opinions.

Man is made in the image of God..Satan hates God and all His creations, especially man, being his image.

Originally posted by debbiejo
Man is made in the image of God..Satan hates God and all His creations, especially man, being his image.

So if Man and all His creations are made in the image of God, and if God created "everything", logically Satan must hate himself...

All of his creation isnt in his image, just man is. As to whether or not Satan hates himself, who knows it would be ultimately irrelevant though.

I bet he does hate himself. He probably doesn't even realize it though.

Well....maybe..

Originally posted by clickclick
All of his creation isnt in his image, just man is. As to whether or not Satan hates himself, who knows it would be ultimately irrelevant though.

So are you saying God is a coporal being or a spiritual one? If God is a "man", then all man, and only man, is created in His image. If He's spiritual, then all souls are a reflection of his being.

Hmm. Especially considering on the surface Angels have always been portrayed as appearing near human.

But also, Satan appears to often be in the business of luring souls away from God, and as fishermen seem to say, you catch fish using the right kind of bait. So God says "Live a Good life, and have paradise in Heaven" - while Satan would say "Live a bad life and be in terrible pain for all eternity"

One would imagine he would have a better time offering something worth being damned for all eternity for.

Originally posted by Reborn Again
So are you saying God is a coporal being or a spiritual one? If God is a "man", then all man, and only man, is created in His image. If He's spiritual, then all souls are a reflection of his being.

He is a metaphyiscal being, obviously not a man. You are incorrectly interpreting what it is to be made in his image and drawing your own conclusion based on that.

Some people said that bats were created by Satan...he tried to copy God's sparrows but created bats...thats why he cursed them to live only at nights and sleep in day.

Some people said that bats were created by Satan...he tried to copy God's sparrows but created bats...thats why he cursed them to live only at nights and sleep in day.

^ Where did you hear that?? 🤨 bats..I don't think satan can create.

God can't be a literal flesh and blood man. God is a presence, a spiritual unfathomable entity. By being in His image would have to be in spirit of some kind...maybe having thoughts, or maybe being in existence it's self.

Since in the beginning all God looked at man and said "it was very good", maybe, it was the presents of all things good that He instilled in man plus free will.. according to scripture.

Since in the beginning all God looked at man and said "it was very good",

Yea...my neighbor..he said "Imagination is more powerful than knowledge." and "Science with out religion is lamb. Religion with out science is blind."

Originally posted by clickclick
He is a metaphyiscal being, obviously not a man. You are incorrectly interpreting what it is to be made in his image and drawing your own conclusion based on that.

Watch the movie Dogma.

Originally posted by Reborn Again
Watch the movie Dogma.

Actually, Satan has no real power, aside from influencing us. He cannot punish us after we die, nor can he directly attack us right now. He has to have God's permission to cause harm to us.