Jesus is Lord over ALL. That means He is Lord over both Heaven and Hell. I have never really thought about this until now. I have always pictured God in Heaven and Hell as the absence of God, where Satan rules. Perhaps this is the great lie that Satan wants people to believe, that he has dominion, even if it is in Hell.
The truth, however, is that according to Revelation 14:10 we are told that Satan too will "drink the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb." Satan is not simply cast away from God to be some sort of prince of Hell, Satan will be tormented for rejecting Him. He will not enjoy some form of rule in Hell, he will be tormented there. He will be punished in the presence of Jesus (the Lamb). Jesus is Lord over ALL, including Satan and Hell.
Philippians 2:10-11 tells us that EVERY tongue in heaven, earth and under the earth will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and bow before Him, this includes Satan. For God to be God He cannot have limited reign, God MUST be present in Hell and in Heaven (otherwise He would not be omnipresent). It is confusing to think that God is in Hell while in Heaven, but it must be the case. He must be there to work out His perfect justice on those who have rejected His salvation (Daniel 12:2; Romans 2:5; 2 Corinthians 5:10). Jesus is King of all - The Universe, Heaven, Hell, Us.. EVERYTHING
now i feel like i was there last night
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