SATAN'S FATE

There are several prophecies about the impending punishment of Satan and
other evil spirits. These prophecies point to one climactic event far into the
future during which Satan will be terminated. This biblical study reveals both
why and when Satan will cease to exist in any dimension of God's vast realm.
THE SOVEREIGN GOD
One of the first things to understand is that there is a vast difference between
eternal life and immortal life. Before one can begin to understand the subject of
eternal life and immortality, one must understand who controls eternity and
immortality and what constitutes being eternal and immortal.
In Paul's acknowledgment of the majesty of God, he reveals that the God he
refers to is THE KING:
1Ti 1:17 Now to the King eternal, . . .
Here, the English word King is translated from the Greek word baslou, which
conveys the sense of one who is THE FOUNDATION OF POWER THE SOURCE
(i.e., the sovereign authority one who is in control).
1Ti 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who
alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Paul also says that this sovereign God is ETERNAL, IMMORTAL, and INVISIBLE,
and must be given honor and glory forever. In this verse, the English word
eternal is a translation of the Greek word aion, which means ages (i.e.,
perpetuity or eternal). And the English word immortal is a translation of the
Greek word aphthartos, which means 'will not decay', 'continuance of life', or
'ever-living'.
The God Paul refers to in this verse is none other than - GOD THE FATHER, the
Sovereign God, who has authority and control over all that exists and all that is
eternal and immortal and of course the mortals.
As Paul continues to instruct Timothy, he says the following:
1Ti 6:13 I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things,
and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before
Pontius Pilate,

Here, the Apostle Paul reveals that there is a God who HAS THE POWER TO GIVE
LIFE, and that this God is someone other than Jesus Christ.
1Ti 6:14 that you keep this commandment without spot,
blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing,
1Ti 6:15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the
blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
These verses shows that it is Jesus Christ who will manifest or REVEALS this
Sovereign God - THE ONLY POTENTATE, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Although Jesus Christ is also called the King of kings and Lord of lords, he is
NEVER called the only potentate. In these verses, the English word, potentate is
a translation from the Greek word dunastes, which means 'ONE OF GREAT
AUTHORITY'.
JESUS WAS TO REVEAL THE ONE WHO HAS GREAT AUTHORITY OVER ALL
THINGS. And the only being who is greater than Jesus Christ is God the Father.
Jesus refers to God the Father as the one - sovereign over all things in heaven
and earth:
Joh 14:28 You have heard Me say to you, 'I am going away and
coming back to you.' If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I
said, [84] 'I am going to the Father,' for My Father is greater than
I.
1Ti 6:15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the
blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
1Ti 6:16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable
light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and
everlasting power. Amen.
In verse 16, Paul reveals that this Sovereign God (God the Father),
SINGLEHANDEDLY - HAS CONTROL AND AUTHORITY OVER IMMORTALITY. The
English word, has in verse 16 is a translation of the Greek word eho, which
means 'to hold', 'to posses', or 'to own'. This tells us that immortality is
EXCLUSIVELY OWNED and POSSESED by the one and only Supreme Being in the
universe which is none other than - THE ONE TRUE GOD the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Moreover, the English word immortality in verse 16 is a translation of the Greek
word athanasia, which means 'deathlessness', 'never dying', 'a continuance of
life.' So this tells us that God the Father - ALONE can NEVER DIE, He is
IMMORTAL it is His SOLE and UNIQUE ATTRIBUTE !

NO MAN HAS SEEN THIS IMMORTAL AND SOVEREIGN GOD

Joh 1:18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son,
[6] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
Obviously, one of Jesus mission is to REVEAL the Father to the world the one
and only TRUE God who is in authority and in control over the conditions of
existence - defined as eternal life and immortality. The following are qualities of
this Sovereign God to whom Paul refers:

He is eternal.
He is immortal.
He is invisible.
He is the only wise God.
He is the only potentate. (Supreme Authority)
He is superior to all other kings and lords in heaven and earth. (including
Jesus Christ)
He lives in unapproachable light.
No person has seen or can see him.
He is able to give life.
He has absolute authority and control over all life either eternal, mortal or
immortal.

WHAT ARE ETERNAL LIFE AND IMMORTALITY?

Eternal life is a continuance of life that is sustained by God the Father and is
CONDITIONAL based on obedience to God and his law.
Immortality is life that springs forth from itself; it is not dependent on any
other source to sustain it because it is self-sustaining.
WHO CONTROLS LIFE AND DEATH?
This study shows that God the Father has reserved to himself the power to
destroy spirits-beings as well as humans who violate his principles, precepts,
and laws.
The following scriptures show beyond a doubt that God the Father has absolute
control over life and death: Jesus said . . .

Mat 10:28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill
the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and
body in hell.
Although our actual Creator the God who became Jesus Christ had been given
authority and control over life, still God the Father has absolute control over all
of them:
Joh 5:21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them,
even so the Son gives life to whom He will.
Joh 5:22 For the Father judges no one, but has committed all
judgment to the Son,
Joh 5:23 that all should honor the Son just as they honor the
Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father
who sent Him.
THE GOD WHO CREATED US, BECAME A MAN TO DIE FOR US
The apostle John reveals that, the God who created us willingly cast off his glory
in order to become human and experience life and death as a human:
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2 He was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made through Him, and without Him
nothing was made that was made.
Joh 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made through
Him, and the world did not know Him.
Joh 1:11 He came to His own, [3] and His own [4] did not receive
Him.
Joh 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we
beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
JESUS TOTALLY DIED HE TRULY EXPERIENCED DEATH
Despite the fact that there are many scriptures that clearly state that Jesus was
totally dead, some still believe the totality of Jesus did not really die. In the first
chapter of Revelation, the apostle John records his encounter with Jesus Christ
who says he is the Alpha and Omega (Rev.1:8):

Rev 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the
End," says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the
Almighty."
Rev 1:17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He
laid His right hand on me, saying to me, [8] "Do not be afraid; I am
the First and the Last.
Rev 1:18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive
forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
(See also Rom.6:8-10, Acts 2:24-32; 3:15,26)
The Greek Interlinear Bible translates the phrase was dead, in verse 18, as I
became dead. The Greek word used for dead here is corpse. The Alpha and
Omega says he was a dead body, but is now alive forever.
Rev 2:8 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write,'These
things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life:
Notice again that the Alpha and Omega (the Savior) says that he was totally
dead at one time.
Php 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
Php 2:6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery
to be equal with God,
Php 2:7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a
bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
Php 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled
Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the
death of the cross.
Another confirmation . . .
Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the
angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor,
that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
JESUS TRULY EXPERIENCED DEATH FOR EVERYONE
Paul an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the
Father, who raised him from the dead (Gal.1:1 KJV). See also Acts 4:10, 5:30,
10:40; 13:30.
Common sense tells us that . . . one cannot be raised from the dead, if he was
not dead first. It is important to understand that Jesus would have remained

dead forevernever to live againif his Father had not RAISED Him and
resurrected him from the dead.
CAN SPIRIT-BEINGS DIE?
Many believed that angels are immortals and therefore could not die is this
true?
If Jesus Christ, who originally was a Powerful Spirit Being the God, who actually
created us (both man and angels), died on the cross almost 2,000 years ago
experienced death in its totality, then common sense tells us that if God could
die, so would the angels!
Although many people believe that all spirit beings are immortal because they
are composed of spirit, this is not true. As Jesus explained the punishment that
will be given those who refuse to live righteously after they are called to
salvation, he reveals the punishment reserved for Satan and other evil spirits:
Mat 25:41 Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart
from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the
devil and his angels:
Why is a fire prepared for Satan and the evil spirits under his control? It makes
no sense to prepare a fire to cast evil spirits into unless they can be harmed by
this fire. This proves only one thing . . .
ANGELIC BEINGS ARE ETERNAL, NOT IMMORTAL
Many assumes that angels have immortal life and cannot die because of the
following statement Jesus made about those accounted worthy of eternal life not
being subject to death and being equal to the angels:
Luk 20:34 And Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this
age marry and are given in marriage.
Luk 20:35 But those who are counted worthy to attain that age,
and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in
marriage;
Luk 20:36 nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the
angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
Note that in verses 34 and 35, Jesus is only answering the Sadducees' question
of marital status in the Kingdom of God; he is not addressing the question of
eternal life or immortality. He explains that marriage is only for humans and is
not necessary in the spirit world. Angels are created beings, which do not

procreate as humans do. Likewise, when the children of God are transformed
into spirit-beings, they will neither marry nor procreate.
VERSE 36 DOES NOT SAY ANGELIC BEINGS ARE IMMORTAL. It just says that the
resurrected saints will be in a condition similar to the angels. However, unlike
the angels who have eternal life which can be destroyed, people who participate
in the first resurrection are given immortal life as sons of God.
Because these children of God are immortal, they have life that springs forth
from itself which never dies or decays and is not dependent on any other source
to sustain it; therefore, they cannot die (1.Tim.1:17, 6:12-16, Heb.2:9:10;
1.Cor.15:50-56).
Angels are not immortal spirit-beings; they are eternal beings, which have their
life sustained by the power of God. ETERNAL LIFE CAN BE TERMINATED, which is
documented by the many scriptures that show the destruction of evil spirits.
SPIRIT-BEINGS CAN DIE
Can spiritual beings die? Yes, spirit-beings are subject to death under certain
conditions. God the Father has ultimate power and authority over all that He has
caused to be created, including evil spirits. However, evil spirits want us to
believe that they are immortal beings that will live forever. Nevertheless, they
are not immortal; they are only eternal.
While explaining the necessity for a child of God to have faith with works, the
apostle James makes an interesting statement about evil spirits and their fear of
God:
Jas 2:14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has
faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
Jas 2:15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
Jas 2:16 and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be
warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are
needed for the body, what does it profit?
Jas 2:17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is
dead.
Jas 2:18 But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works."
Show me your faith without your [6] works, and I will show you my
faith by my [7] works.
Jas 2:19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the
demons believe--and tremble!

What is it that evil spirits know about God that would make them
tremble in fear? This question is answered in Mark's account of Jesus meeting
a man in a synagogue who was possessed with a demon:
Mar 1:23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an
unclean spirit. And he cried out,
Mar 1:24 saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You,
Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You
are--the Holy One of God!"
Mar 1:25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out
of him!"
Mar 1:26 And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and
cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. (See also Luke 4:3335)
In verse 24, the English word destroy is a translation of the Greek word
appolumi, which means 'to destroy fully', 'complete destruction', 'to perish', or
'to die'. This same word is used many times to describe the utter destruction of
individuals and places (Matt.10:28, 12:14, 21:41; Lk.17:29).
All of these examples of the word apollumi are used to convey utter or complete
destruction. Both the Hebrew and the Greek words for destroy mean 'THE
DESTRUCTION AND CESSATION OF EXISTENCE'.
The question the demon asks is important because it tells us three essential
facts about evil spirits:
Evil spirits know they can be destroyed.
Some evil spirits know they are going to die for their rebellion.
Jesus has the power to destroy evil spirits.
Please take note brethren, how Jesus respond to this demon in verse 25. . . He
did not discredit what he said, Jesus did not tell him dont lie, He simply
commanded him to be quiet and leave!
SO WHAT IS SATAN'S PUNISHMENT?
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless
pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And
cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that
he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be
fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season (Rev.20:1-3 KJV). See
also Isa.24:21-22.

At the beginning of the millennium, this powerful evil being will be bound and
held in a prison for a thousand years, after which he will be released for a short
time. But what will happen to him after his release? Will he be allowed to
continue his existence or will he be destroyed?
When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from prison and will
go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earthGog and Magog
to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore.
They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of
God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured
them. And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning
sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be
tormented day and night for ever and ever (Rev.20:7-10 NIV).
If this translation of verse 10 is taken at face value, it seems to say that Satan
will be cast into a lake of fire to be tortured for eternity. But, does the phrase for
ever and ever mean an eternity in the original Greek language?
FOR EVER AND EVER
The English phrase for ever and ever in verse 10 is a gross mis-translation of the
original Greek phrase eis tous aeonas ton aionon, which means, 'to the ages of
the ages'. A more correct translation of verse 10 is as follows:
And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,
where the beast and false prophet were. And shall be tormented day and night
until the age of ages.
Satan will not endure everlasting punishing; he will have his existence
terminated; he will cease to exist forever. The age spoken of in verse 10 is the
termination of an age. It is the time when the existence of physical humans on
earth will end. Moreover, it is a time when a new age will begin and the mystery
of what God is doing here on earth will be revealed.
SATAN WILL DIE
After Adam and Eve had eaten the forbidden fruit, the Creator God gave a
prophecy about the termination of Satan's existence:
And I will put enmity [separation] between you and the woman, and between
your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel
(Gen.3:15 KJV). The woman's seed is a reference to Christ.

The Hebrew word for bruise' is 'shoof ', which means 'to crush' or 'strike at'.
Because Satan is referred to as a serpent, it makes sense that Satan is the
serpent that would try to distroy the Savior. Almost all Bible scholars agree that
this verse is speaking about the Savior who will come and triumph over Satan.
Satan would strike at the heel and damage it a little bit. But, Christ will crush the
head of Satan; thereby, he will destroy him.
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen (Rom.16:20 KJV).
The Greek word suntribo translated as bruise in verse 20 means 'to crush' or
'to completely shatter.' In other words, it means 'to destroy'.
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also
himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him
that had the power of death, that is, the devil (Heb.2:14 KJV). See also
2.Thes.2:8.
In verse 14, the English word destroy is a translation of the Greek word
katargeo, which comes from the root argeo, which means 'to render entirely
useless.' It can also mean 'to abolish', 'to cease', 'to vanish away', or 'to utterly
destroy'. Christ will utterly destroy Satan.
There is nothing in the Greek word katargeo that indicates anything other than
destruction; it does not show that Satan will continue to live. Indeed, it indicates
he will be utterly destroyed. Verse 14 also shows that Jesus has the power to
destroy Satan.
A COVERING CHERUB WILL DIE
Ezekiel chapter 28 contains the prophecy about the physical king of Tyrus and
the destruction of the evil cherub who possessed him.
Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say to him, Thus
says the Lord God; You seal up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your
covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the
jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the
workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day
that you were created. You are the anointed cherub that covers . . . (Ezk.28:1214 KJV).
Verses 13-14 do not describe the physical King of Tyrus; they describe someone
completely different. The only kind of being that could fit this description has to

be from the spirit realm of existence. These verses show the magnificence and
beauty of a powerful spirit-being who was created to hold a powerful position
within the Angelic Kingdom.
And I have set you so: you were upon the holy mountain of God; you have
walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. You were perfect in your
ways from the day that you were created, till iniquity [lawlessness] was found in
you. By the multitude of your merchandise they have filled the midst of you with
violence, and you have sinned: therefore I will cast you as profane out of the
mountain of God: and I will destroy you, O covering cherub, from the midst of
the stones of fire (Ezk.28:14-16 KJV).
The English word destroy in verse 16 is a translation from the Hebrew word
abad. In the Old Testament this word is translated as destroyed, perished, and to
destroy and to perish. As it is used in Ezekiel 28, the word abad, cannot mean
anything other than total destruction. These scriptures prove beyond doubt that
this powerful spirit-being will have his life terminated and will cease to exist.
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty, you have corrupted your
wisdom by reason of your brightness: I will cast you to the ground, I will lay you
before kings, that they may behold you. You have defiled your sanctuaries by
the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your traffic; therefore will I
bring forth a fire from the midst of you, it shall devour you, and I will bring you
to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold you. All they that
know you among the people shall be astonished at you: you shall be a terror,
and never shall you be any more (Ezk.28:17-19 KJV). Note: A more correct
translation of the last part of verse 19 is, You shall never be a terror anymore.
The fire that will come from within this powerful spirit-being will consume him;
he will be destroyed and turned to ashes. The judgment and punishment for this
spirit-being has already been madehis fate is sealed. He will be destroyed by
fire for his rebellion. Remember, the penalty for committing willful sin is death
(Rom.6:23).
It is important to understand that the Lake of Fire in which evil spirits and
humans will be cast is a physical place that burns with physical fire. Because
both evil spirits and people will be destroyed by the same physical fire
(Matt.25:40-41; Rev.20:7-10) and turned to physical ashes that will be trodden
under the feet of the righteous (Mal.4:1-3), it seems likely that God will change
evil spirits into fleshly beings before they are destroyed by this fire.
God's prophetic plan for humanity is right on schedule and Satan's death is sure;
he will die for his rebellion against the Sovereign Father.