Does the Protestant Bible mention Satan punishing non-believers after death?
score:21
Put simply, it doesn't. Satan will not be the punisher in hell, but among the punished. Satan is not any any sense the king of hell
And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven[b] and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
So, the idea is a misconception.
Upvote:1
To be "punished by Satan" would imply that Satan has some sort of authority over the inhabitants of Hell.
It would seem to me that Mathew 23:12 (KJV), which states:
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
would equally apply to the inhabitants of Hell as it would those of Heaven.
Therefore, since Satan's greatest sin was exalting himself, he would actually be the LOWEST inhabitant of Hell.
Upvote:4
In reference to your comment on Narnian's answer, my guess is that since Satan is referred to as the "prince of this world" (John 12:31, 14:30), it's been misconstrued over the years to mean "ruler" &/or "king". Along the same lines, since we understand he'll be in Hell for eternity, people have associated the "prince of this world" and "will be in hell" together and, voila, you have a "King."
Wikipedia states (emphasis added):
God therefore grants [Satan] the chance to test Job. Due to this, it has been interpreted that [Satan] is under God's control and cannot act without God's permission. This is further shown in the epilogue of Job in which God is speaking to Job, [Satan] is absent from these dialogues. "For Job, for [Job's] friends, and for the narrator, it is ultimately [God] himself who is responsible for Job's suffering; as [God] says to the 'satan', 'You have incited me against him, to destroy him for no reason.'".
I'd say from observation that a King usually does not need permission to do such things.
This is mostly an educated guess, though :)
More post
- 📝 Is there a future for ecumenism? What is the main obstacle for Christian unity?
- 📝 What, historically, was the stance of the Catholic Church about the duty to obey non-Christian governments?
- 📝 What must a Catholic believe to be a Catholic?
- 📝 Can the Pope be excommunicated?
- 📝 Do you think Satan needs Jesus’ love and forgiveness as much we do?
- 📝 Did hermits receive the Eucharist regularly?
- 📝 Where is the dust of the earth?
- 📝 Are there "rational" criteria for which books appear in the Bible?
- 📝 If there is only one God, why are there so many different religions?
- 📝 How do reformed theologians reconcile John 15:2 with “once saved always saved"?
- 📝 Is it impossible for Jesus to hold himself in his own hand?
- 📝 How did the Roman Punishment "cross" became a holy symbol to Christians?
- 📝 Do Protestants appreciate the significance of Mary's genealogy?
- 📝 Has Peter Lombard ever been venerated in the Catholic Church?
- 📝 What is the relationship between commandments and salvation in Roman Catholicism?
- 📝 Does the Catholic Church have a standard instruction on placing crosses on the altar?
- 📝 Does the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) have a policy regarding admitting members who do not accept its doctrines?
- 📝 How do Christians who subscribe to the "religion vs. relationship" dichotomy make sure that their own relationship with God is genuine?
- 📝 How is "their angels always behold the Father in heaven" a warning?
- 📝 Are the Seven Sorrows of Mary the seven pillars in Proverbs 9:1?
- 📝 When do catechumens go to confession?
- 📝 What happens to the Vicar of Christ when Christ returns?
- 📝 What is the Anglican and Episcopalian basis for viewing the Trinity as a family that should contain a feminine element?
- 📝 Is the bonebox called the "James Ossuary" authentic? Is it truly the bonebox of James, the brother of Jesus Christ?
- 📝 Why didn't God send Jesus during Noah's time instead of The Flood?
- 📝 When and where does the statement, "Christ paid the penalty for our sins" first appear?
- 📝 Did the early church teach the person of God the Word changed in the incarnation?
- 📝 Why must we obey the ten commandments if Jesus died for our sins?
- 📝 How Does the Copper Serpent Relate to Jesus?
- 📝 Who is the king described in 2 Kings 8:1–6?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Does the Protestant Bible mention Satan punishing non-believers after death?
- 📝 Does the Bible say anything about our human relations being kept after death?
- 📝 Does the Bible provide any passages that might help in understanding how Satan became sinful?
- 📝 Where in the Bible does it mention that God mourns with us when we mourn?
- 📝 What does the Bible say about ones wishes concerning their body after they have died?
- 📝 Does the Bible say that it is better to have been born after Christ?
- 📝 Does the Bible ever mention class systems?
- 📝 Where in the Bible does it mention that every person has a guardian angel?
- 📝 Does the Bible ever mention atheism and where?
- 📝 Where does the Bible mention a "gold earring on the Ethiopian's cheek"
- 📝 When the Bible talks about wine does it mean alcoholic wine?
- 📝 How can we trust the Bible after it has been translated to another language?
- 📝 What does the bible say about h*m*sexuality?
- 📝 What does the bible say about interracial marriages?
- 📝 What does the Bible say about Capital Punishment?
- 📝 What does the Bible say about tithing?
- 📝 Does the Bible give any rules for music?
- 📝 Does the Bible make any allusions to life on other planets?
- 📝 Does the Bible condemn white lies?
- 📝 Does the Bible give us a purpose to life?
- 📝 Under what conditions does the Bible support divorce?
- 📝 What does the Bible say about Science?
- 📝 What does the Bible say about "bad" words?
- 📝 Does the Bible itself give us clues about which parts to interpret literally and which figuratively?
- 📝 Where does the Bible stand on vegetarianism?
- 📝 What does it mean to interpret the Bible literally?
- 📝 What does the Bible say about life before conception?
- 📝 Does the Bible ever say that the Ark of the Covenant flew or levitated?
- 📝 Does the Bible say anything about what demons *are*?
- 📝 Does the Bible give any reason as to why its content is sometimes difficult to interpret?