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If God is not willing that any should perish, why didn't he imprison the rebellious angels so that they would not draw people away from life?

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  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    you iz a cowahhhd

  • User
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    The Bible does not answer that question

    but

    I point out

    the first does not seem necessarily connected to the second.

    That is:

    assuming the first is true ("God is not willing...)

    that does not allow one to logically conclude that the second (imprison...) would necessarily also be true.

    God

    being omniscient

    might have a reason literally beyond human understanding

    and/or a billion reasons

    for acting as he did.

    For that reason

    until he tells us why

    we won't know why.

  • 1 year ago

    Ascertaining God's will is one thing. Individuals choosing to live according to God's will is another. Nobody is forced to do God's will, neither humans nor angels.

    The willingness of God to save all is clearly evident by the scope of what Jesus' death accomplished. He had the magnitude of deity to take the punishment for all sin ever committed. This means that no sinner needs to perish. But they do need to repentantly put faith in what Jesus did if that event is to apply to them. Those who reject that provision will remain outside of it. And perish.

    It seems that some angels only rebelled after satan had accomplished the corruption of Adam & Eve in the Garden. We are told about some of them joining satan long before the flood, but not before the events in the Garden. It is logical that God would not imprison rebels before they rebelled. To have prevented them trying to support satan before they actually did would be to give punishment for thinking what He said was wrong thoughts. How happy would you be if God zapped people, and angels, the second they entertained a wrong thought? What kind of a God would that be? He is not willing that YOU should perish, so allows you to live, for the day might dawn when you turn to God in faith. But the Bible is clear that your opportunity to avoid perishing will end at the point of your physical death - whenever that occurs.

    Hebrews 9:27 shows that judgment follows death. Ecclesiastes 11:9 tells us that, after enjoying our life on earth, to “know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.” (& 12:14) The NT likewise agrees: “He has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained”-Acts 17:31. That awful judgment of the wicked is described in Rev. 20:11-15. And, “The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished – 2 Peter 2:9.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    To give time for the challenge that Satan gave that he can turn all humans away from serving Jehovah God and that humans will only serve Jehovah for the good that He does til adversity strikes them then they'll turn away from serving Jehovah-Gen 3:Job 1-2 jw.org

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  • 1 year ago

    Creation has a hierarchical structure to it, and angels (even fallen ones) possess certain rights. Some of those angelic rights supersede the rights of ordinary human beings. After the fallen angels were ejected from heaven, they had the right to dwell here on the earth, even though power and dominion over the whole earth was reserved by God, for mankind (Adam, et al).

    Source(s): www.askmeaboutgod.org
  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Because He wants people to freely choose Him over the things of this world. One does not demand to be loved. Love does not demand it's own way.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    In making such a claim, you are abusing scriptural historical contexts. God introduced his plan of salvation for all men in stages or phases. Some call these "dispensations."

    When we try to compare events in one dispensation with events in another, we only invite confusion. The Bible is a 7000 year history of sinful mankind, and Gods whole plan of salvation was not fully revealed until the New Testament writers had finished their work. Thats a long time for men - but on Gods calendar in heaven, 7000 years is only one week.

    2Pe 3:8 ¶ But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

    1 day = 1000 years

    7000 years = 7 days

    Each dispensation adds to - builds upon - the events of the dispensations before it. We must read, consider and study the Holy Bible as ONE complete book. It has a distinct beginning, middle and end. It progresses. When you read a novel, you read and consider it straight through. You don't bounce around, read a chapter, skip to the end, back to the middle and back to the beginning. Read and consider the Bible straight through just as it is presented - or confusion will rule the day.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Delusions dont actually exist in reality, just the minds of fúcktard brainwashed Christtards and MOOOOOselimbs.

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