One Simple Rule

Why did God not judge Satan when he first sinned ? It wasn’t man’s sin. As a result of God not doing that Satan was allowed to temp mankind, who failed. Now multiplied millions will plunge into Hell. I do not understand. Thanks.

Q. Why did God not judge Satan when he first sinned ? It wasn’t man’s sin. As a result of God not doing that Satan was allowed to temp mankind, who failed. Now multiplied millions will plunge into Hell. I do not understand. Thanks.

A. You’re giving Satan too much credit. Multiplied millions will plunge into hell, as you say. But each and every one will do so because of their unwillingness to accept the remedy God provided for their own sins, not Satan’s nor even Adam’s. Satan was the tempter, it’s true, but Adam and Eve made the choice to disobey the only rule God gave them.

Everyone who winds up in Hell will have made the choice to disobey the one rule God gave us as well.

Then they asked Him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

He replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one He has sent. (John 6:28-29).