Rapp Report Daily 0394 Why Doesn't God Destroy Satan? The argument goes like this if God is all-powerful, why doesn't He destroy Satan? Now there is an assumption in that question and challenge that we have to recognize right off the bat. That is that somehow Satan is not fulfilling the purposes of God. Now, in the last episode that we talked about Satan and why God created him, We looked at Romans chapter nine, specifically in verse 22, which states that God to display His wrath allowed sin, but notice the difference he did not cause it. He allowed Satan to violate His law. I do think that is interesting because most of the people that would give this challenge would say that somehow God has to be in control of all things. And if God forced everything to happen, and left no choices of his free moral agents, then would they complain that God made them puppets and they have no choice? Well, the reality is, why doesn't an all-powerful God destroy Satan? Because Satan is God's devil? That is what Martin Luther referred to him as. Satan is God's devil, he does not do anything that God does not allow. He is fulfilling the very purposes of God. So Satan, even though he is trying to destroy God is actually doing exactly as God plans, because God is sovereign, Therefore, Satan cannot do anything that God does not allow. That is the thing we end up realizing he serves God's purposes. This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review us on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rapp-report/id1353293537 Give us your feedback, email us info@StrivingForEternity.org Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/StrivingForEternity Join the conversation in our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/326999827369497 Watch subscribe to us on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/StrivingForEternity Get the book What Do They Believe at http://WhatDoTheyBelieve.com Get the book What Do We Believe at http://WhatDoWeBelieveBook.com