Is Satan Redeemable?

[Starwynd]

Is Satan completely written off or can he be redeemed and return to God’s side, and be forgiven?

 

[thistle]

Is Satan completely written off or can he be redeemed and return to God’s side, and be forgiven?

He wrote himself off by rejecting God’s love. Those in Hell are there forever. There is NO escape from the fires of Hell.

 

[Robbinson]

Is Satan completely written off or can he be redeemed and return to God’s side, and be forgiven?

We know he is not redeemable because we are told so in Revelation when He is thrown into the Lake of Fire (e.g, God has already revealed to us the end of the story and the destiny of Satan - not because of lack of free will, but because God stands outside of time).

Blessings,

Brian

 

[beckycmarie]

Is Satan completely written off or can he be redeemed and return to God’s side, and be forgiven?

Nope - Satan made his choice in full knowledge of what the consequences would be, and because he knew so much, his was a forever choice against God. Satan cannot be redeemed because he will never want to be redeemed.

 

[Tantum_ergo]

I know it is hard for people to understand, but God did not ‘write Satan off’. . Not being ‘in time’, Satan’s rejection is not ‘bound by time’ the way that we while living on earth are bound by time. We have many opportunities to do the right thing. . .and to correct ourselves when we have done the wrong. . .on earth,in time, but once we die and pass ‘out of time’. . .our decision becomes ‘eternal’. There is no more ‘time’, there is only eternity.

Satan’s decision was not made in time. It is, was, and will always be eternal.

 

[Benadam]

Satan committed the original eternal sin. The sin against the Holy Spirit. In as much as Satan is able to receive God, God gave Himself to him. In that state of divine unity and knowledge Satan willed against God. What more can God give to change what Satan wills? This kind of sin and it’s consequence is eternal.

 

[mattkubes]

Nope - Satan made his choice in full knowledge of what the consequences would be, and because he knew so much, his was a forever choice against God. Satan cannot be redeemed because he will never want to be redeemed.

Yep, I’ve always had it explained this way too. Angels have really powerful intellects. Unlike us, they fully understand the ramifications of a concept/topic/decision immediately. Since they understand the consequences (not necessarily bad) of their decisions before they make them, their decisions are fixed. It’s not like Satan got tricked into turning from God - he knew exactly what he was doing.

And the same is true when we die - our wills will become fixed on either eternal friendship with God, or willful eternal separation from Him.

 

[patrick457]

Yep, I’ve always had it explained this way too. Angels have really powerful intellects. Unlike us, they fully understand the ramifications of a concept/topic/decision immediately. Since they understand the consequences (not necessarily bad) of their decisions before they make them, their decisions are fixed. It’s not like Satan got tricked into turning from God - he knew exactly what he was doing.

And the same is true when we die - our wills will become fixed on either eternal friendship with God, or willful eternal separation from Him.

Since I very much agree with the posters above, I would refrain from giving an answer myself, but would be content with an analogy:

Let’s say that God chooses to forgive Satan. Satan (since he rejected God) would just shake off that (hypothetical) forgiveness offered to him, since his decision is fixed.

Forgiveness and redemption is not something that is forced on people; those who are to be forgiven should make the decision that they want to be pardoned of their faults/sins; otherwise forgiveness would not be extended to them. He could not be ‘redeemed’ or forgiven since he does not want to be redeemed or forgiven of his faults; his will is fixed on rejecting God. It would be like trying to pour water over a stone: even if you pour gallons of water on it, the stone would not absorb the water.