Is satan the King of Hell? Not Even Close.

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First, we need to reestablish something: satan is a created being, not an entity that is outside of God’s creation. He is not equal to God in any way.

“How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.” 2 Samuel 7:22

“For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?” Psalm 89:6

There’s plenty more where that came from. We know satan is cunning, a trickster, an antagonist, and our adversary. Of course, he’s going to want people to think he’s this all-powerful being that is equal to God. Why do you think he stole a description of Jesus for himself and goes around with the word lucifer as a name? You can read about that here.

The point is, people give satan wayyyyy too much credit. If he were God’s equal in any way, then how did God throw him out of heaven and the Garden of Eden, then turn around and curse him?

Not king of anything.

This belief came about due to mythology, ignorance, and people actually wanting this. There are people out there who truly believe he is the king of hell, and when they get there, it’s going to be one giant party.

It’s not, in fact, satan doesn’t even want to go to hell in the first place. Have you ever explored Revelation to see what is going to happen to him in the end? It’s not pretty; he knows what's coming to him, and his goal is to take as many of God’s children with him by whatever means necessary.

He doesn’t love you, he doesn’t care about you, he wants to corrupt and lead people to hell because he’s throwing the temper tantrum of the millennium.

Let’s look at what this “king” has coming his way.

“And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.” Revelation 20:1–3

Well, here we see a few things. First, an angel is actually holding the keys to the Abyss. (not the same as hell, but that’s for a different day) Second, he is seized and tossed in there, and can’t get out until God releases him in a thousand years. Not looking so tough to me.

Don’t pick a fight you can’t finish.

“When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth — Gog and Magog — and 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.” Revelation 20:7–10

So now he’s out, at God’s discretion, I might add, and starts a big ole fight and loses. Loses so bad he’s thrown into that lake of fire we call hell, that many think he is the king of, and gets to stay there for eternity.

Here’s the key to all of this.

“They (the beast and false prophet get the join him) will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”

Yes, tormented. Not that big ole party some like to believe. And because I can’t resist looking at original languages and not throw them in my articles, we’re going to look at that word “torment” for a moment.

basanizó | βασανισθήσονται | they will be tormented. Which means: “To torment, to torture, to vex, to distress” (1)

There’s no party, no kingship earned or sustained, nothing. 

For too long, satan has held a higher position in this world and our minds than he actually deserves. I’m not saying act like he doesn’t cause havoc, but don’t think him equal to God in any way. 

We have the power to cast demons out, and we also have the power to think of him differently and not give him what he wants, and that is power.

© Jane Isley

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