If God had no problem killing nearly all humans because of their sinning, why wouldn't he just kill Satan?

No gods or devils or spirits or ghost or heavens or hells exist anywhere outside of any ones brainwashed uneducated childish minds!!! Religion is a con is a con is a con, and if you cannot see this then you need to get an education in an accredited school!!! Beliefs are nothing, zip, zilch, nada without any reality!!!

First, there is no eternal torture. That is an invention if Satan.

Satan will be destroyed by God at the proper time. Since Satan issued a challenge to God in his right to rule his creations AND made a claim at Job 2:4 how absolutely every single human would do ANYTHING to save our own lives, even curse God. Time must be given to settle that claim and challenge.

That time is almost up. Satan will be imprisoned for a thousand years until humanity can regain perfection. Those humans then will be tested one more test to determine for sure of their faithfulness to Jehovah God. After that, they get immortality. And Satan gets dead. Winners all around!

Whenever God was 'killing nearly all humans' it was only after He had given them plenty of warning to change from their wicked ways or destruction and desolation would come upon them. The people did not believe Him then either.

Satan is tossed into the bottomless pit for 1000 years while peace reigns supreme on the earth. After the thousand years satan is released and does the same old thing again with the people of the earth, at this point God's long suffering comes to an end. God is not willing that any perish but that all come to repentance to which satan never arrives. At that time he goes to the everlasting lake of fire where the beast and false prophet were tossed before that 1000 years of satan's bottomless pit.

The 1000 year reign of Christ[Rev20:2-7-the 7th day{Hbs4}] is appointed after 6000 years of sin and tribulation on the earth.

It's a good question, and the answer is not short but I'll give it a shot. First, as what we see as death really doesn't amount to much in God's eyes (". . . for all live unto Him" (God) ~~ Jesus). Therefore if the flood was truly historical (as opposed to parabolic or simply part of the metaphorical story of the people of Israel as told by Jeremiah via Ezra during/shortly after the Babylonian exile) then it still wasn't quite as bad as it might seem to us.

In most cases what is wrong for us is also a thing God would never do (which is why it's wrong for us), but many of us would argue that Father sets the number of our days and chooses when we leave this earth just as He chooses when we'll be born into it. Others of us would disagree most vehemently with that; as for me, I'm unsure on that point at the moment. (I said it wasn't simple, didn't I?) In God's case, He being God, has duties toward His creatures that it would be very wrong for other creatures to usurp -- such as deciding our time was up -- okay for God to do, not so much okay for some mugger to take upon himself. Because of all this, I don't have a problem with God choosing to destroy the majority of the human race in the flood (if it really happened and wasn't told for some other reason, I mean.)

On the other hand I WOULD (and did) have a huge problem with God creating us as we are -- imperfect and weak and ignorant -- and then condemning us to an eternity in hell because we are imperfect and weak and ignorant. That's okay though. I'm delighted to say it ain't so. Scripture strongly supports the sure hope that Father desires to, is able to, and indeed WILL reconcile all to Himself just as soon as the "all" are willing to BE reconciled. As He is patient, loving, gentle, wise, and in all ways more than a match for even the most stubborn, I believe that hell (which isn't literal fire, btw) will eventually contain a set of zero beings. Here's a cute little video you might enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spRhyRnqvV4

Because Satan raised a question that needed to be answered when he lied about God in the Garden of Eden.

Satan claimed that God was not a good leader. He did not deserve worship because he kept the knowledge of bad from Eve and Adam.

Then during Job's day, Satan also alleged that humans would not serve God in times of trouble.

God has simply allowed time for Satan to try to prove that humans do not need him. That way if another angel make the same claims later on, The issue has already been settled and God can just go ahead and destroy that angel.

I don't think Satan nor Angels can be destroyed, just as Spirits cannot be. These are spiritual, probably mostly energy. Only material things can be created and destroyed. Energy can be changed, but not destroyed, and Satan I think, was an Angel but went bad, so God banned him from Heaven, and Satan is then capable of influencing humans, who have spirits, to make them do bad things to each other.

I actually think that nothing can exist without balance, so in order for good to exist, bad must also.

How can someone judge what is "white" unless there are shades of white, which mean black must exist also. How can someone judge how bright something is, unless there are variations to the light, so darkness must then also have to exist.

To completely eliminate bad, that would then eliminate Good also. Because there has to be varying degrees of good and bad, in order to be able tell good from bad.

A person who can swim across a small pond, might be considered a good swimmer, but that same swimmer trying to swim across the English Channel, might not do so well, and therefore, be not so good.

And so, Satan must remain. It is the duty of humans, to resist temptation, and push Satan away.

God loves, satan kills. Man can follow either one. More people than not choose satan. God lets people choose where they want to go. satan knows his time is short, he wants to hurt God by taking some of Gods creation to hell. Heaven is paradise, hell is torment, Earth is a testing ground. If you dont like the choices choose God and heaven and you will have nothing to worry about.

The Bible reveals that Satan the Devil is a real person who, like a powerful criminal kingpin, sees to it that his will is accomplished through “lying signs” and “deception.” In fact, he “keeps transforming himself into an angel of light,” says the Bible. (2 Thessalonians 2:9, 10; 2 Corinthians 11:14) The Devil’s existence can be perceived by the damage he causes.

However, the Devil is not responsible for all suffering. Why not? God created humans with the capacity to choose between doing good and doing bad. (Joshua 24:15) When we make poor choices, we reap bad consequences.—Galatians 6:7, 8.

Is God to Blame for Our Suffering?

http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/our...

There are some questions best left unanswered. I would not dare question God in that sense. But for kicks I suggest a good read that you will not regret. I read it in college and recommend it to everyone who likes to read. The title is Paradise Lost, it is from the view of the fallen angel Satan. It is a good read.

One of the mysteries of the Christian life is why God didn’t destroy Satan immediately after Satan sinned. We know that God will one day defeat Satan by throwing him into the Lake of Fire where he will be tortured day and night forever (Revelation 20:10), but sometimes we wonder why God has not destroyed Satan already. Perhaps we will never know God’s exact reasoning, but we do know certain things about His nature.

First, we know God is absolutely sovereign over all creation, and this includes Satan. Certainly, Satan and his demons wreak havoc in the world, but they are only allowed a certain amount of freedom. We also know that God has planned everything from the beginning of time to the end. Nothing can thwart His plans, and things are proceeding exactly on schedule. “The LORD of hosts has sworn: ‘As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand’” (Isaiah 14:24).

Second, “we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). Whatever God has planned for Satan, that plan will be the best one possible. God’s perfect wrath and justice will be satisfied, and His perfect righteousness will be glorified. Those who love Him and who wait for His plan to be fulfilled will be thrilled to be part of that plan and will praise and glorify Him as they see it unfold.

Third, we know that to question God’s plan and its timing is to question God Himself, His judgment, His character and His very nature. It is not wise to question His right to do exactly as He pleases. The psalmist tells us, “As for God, His way is perfect” (Psalm 18:30). Whatever plan comes from the mind of the Almighty is the best plan possible. It is true that we can’t expect to understand that mind perfectly, as He reminds us, “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ says the LORD. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts’” (Isaiah 55:8-9). Nevertheless, our responsibility to God is to obey Him, to trust Him, and to submit to His will, whether we understand it or not. In the case of His timing for Satan’s demise, it has to be the best possible plan because it is God’s plan.

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/God-vs-Satan.html#ixzz...

Remember the circumstances under which Satan rebelled. He was telling the other angels that God was an unjust leader and they should follow him. This was the first lie that anyone had ever heard. No one knew what to believe. What would have happened if God had just wiped him out where he stood? No one would have ever questioned God out loud again, but could anyone have served God completely out of love? No. All of heaven would have lived in fear.

In his graciousness, instead of being violent, God gave Lucifer his forum. God kicked Lucifer out of heaven, but gave him a planet.

He limited where the devil could communicate with people, and warned people to stay away from there. They chose not to.