Thread: Random question for Christians

I was thinking yesterday, and I want some serious opinions on this question:

If you were forced to become the ruler of hell, would this be a good thing or not?

Disregard the moral implications of torturing people and potential guilt of /yourself/; just imagine you happen to swap bodies and minds with the ruler of hell. Is this an improvement or detriment to your total wellbeing?

Well, i think you are approaching this from the perspective that Satan is the ruler of hell, which he is not, he is merely one of its' more prolific inhabitants. So far as i know, there is no ruler of hell.

Even though I am not a Christian, if i was the ruler of hell i would not be bound by anyone's rules but my own, therefore i would not torture anyone. Instead, i would command an army of the dammed to scratch away at the earth's bedrock and mantle until we are liberated from our subterranean prison. Subsequently, i would take over the world and estabilish it under my domain.

Well... I'm no Christian, but I think it would be an honor to have such a great task. I think god should have a lot of confidence in me to let me do something that is so important for his divine system.

Going by your verbiage, the only one capable of "forcing" me into a position of ruling Hell would be God Himself. If I were still a Christian, while I might be uncomfortable about having such a position, I would not consider it any kind of moral quandary as the directive would be coming from the ultimate Authority.

As I am now, I would be unable to willingly participate in the eternal torture of souls. I would likely attempt to turn it into something closer to a purgatory and revamp it into a hospital for souls, rather than a prison (assuming I can't just shut it down - people can create their own hells, they don't need mine.)

This is a strange question.......!!

As far as I understand it God didn't make Satan the ruler of hell. More like, Satan took up the position himself out of his own free will. From what I understand, initially Lucifer was actually made the ruler of the Earth by God - and still is considered the "Prince of the World" until the "return of Christ".

This question proposes that God forced Satan to rule hell. I think you're proposing the question onto the wrong group! Christians generally hold the view that Satan rebelled against God and ruling hell is a part of that rebellion. There are a few references in the bible that show that Satan is not actually the true ruler of hell. For instance, the gates to hell remain under God's control. And in the second coming those gates are supposed to be re-opened by Gods will, so that all the inhabitants can have a second chance to prove they aren't evil.

From what I understand, certain Jewish sects hold the opposite position. That Satan is actually, and remains, an angelic servant of God who only rules hell because he was commanded to. Some even go a step further and claim that Satan is actually a role that angels play. And different angels in different time periods have played as Satan. But again, this isn't actually a Christian view from what I understand. At least, not a catholic one!

Well, according to christians, the devil is also tormented. The only real difference is he has the power to take his torment out on others. Its not as bad as just going to hell, but its not exactly good either; that is of course, if you happen to feel better when you take your torment out on other people/things. If not, its just bad either way.

Originally Posted by SkA_DaRk_Che

Well, i think you are approaching this from the perspective that Satan is the ruler of hell, which he is not, he is merely one of its' more prolific inhabitants. So far as i know, there is no ruler of hell.

There is no ruler of the earth, but you would be hard pressed to convince some kings, chairmen, presidents, etc. of that.