Fate of the Devil
According to Rev 20:10, the fate of the devil, the beast and the false prophet seems to be different from that of humans. I wonder if the reason is that they are spiritual entities created in such a way that they cannot be destroyed. They seem to have had eternal life since the creation, but have lesser freedom (there is no reference to an angel dying). They are different from humans, who seem to have greater freedom, but can have their lives snuffed out.
If this is correct, the devil, the beast and the prophet cannot be destroyed, but will have to hang round forever in a creation that is perfectly good and with no scope for evil. The devil and his mates would be powerless to corrupt the creation. Living in a perfect world for eternity would be torment for them. Maybe they do experience eternal conscious torment from living in the presence of goodness, and being unable to harm creation and the people living in it.
It would be ironic if the devil had persuaded Christians to believe in eternal conscious torment, when it is solely the fate of him and his fallen spirits, and not for humans.
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I read a book by a prophetic seer who was shown an interesting fact about the lake of fire. The Lord told her that the fire is fueled by the darkness and sin in a person's heart, so when that person has paid their debt, they are extinguished. Satan's hatred and darkness are endless, and his debt can never be repaid, so he and his demons burn forever.
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