Why did God not kill the devil?

God allows Satan to play his part in tempting man, there has to be an opposition in all things, therefor Satan is in opposition to God. Man is tempted so that he will have to decide which way he will go, he will either choose good or evil. If there were no Satan then there would be no temptation in the world and man would only do good, knowing only good, therefor he would not be able to prove himself.

If we only knew good then there would be no advancement for us in the next life. Knowing good and evil man may prove his worth in the sight of God.

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If God kill the devil, then He will have nothing to save you from.

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Before he was called the devil, he was a high ranking arcangel known as Lucifer. When God created the angels and the souls in heaven, all were given the freedom to think and make decisions for themselves. At one point "..war broke out in heaven" between God and Lucifer. God could have destroyed Lucifer right then and there but how would this have looked to everyone else? It would not have appeared to be the fair thing to do to destroy him for making a choice albeit the wrong one. Since God gave them the freedom to choose God had to honor Lucifer's decision along with those who sided with him. Instead of destroying them all God chose to banish them from heaven.

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