Okay so Lucifer obviously upset his sky-daddy, is demoted from being an angel permanently, is cast down to rule an entire sector of the afterlife called Hell which we come to know where all damned souls go after they die.

What is the logic of God practically awarding Lucifer an entire realm for him to rule on his own and nearly contest God’s power?

That’s like imprisoning someone to home confinement when they live in a mansion.

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
    59·
    10 days ago

    It’s Christian fanfic. There is surprisingly little about Hell in actual scripture, definitely not the “hell” we’ve come to expect from modern media. Most depictions of hell originate from Dante’s Inferno, not from the bible.

    • Bonifratz@sh.itjust.works
      11·
      10 days ago

      Yup. As far as I’m aware most Christians would disagree with the notion that Satan rules hell, and it’s not a doctrine in any major denomination.

      • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
        24·
        10 days ago

        most Christians would disagree with the notion that Satan rules hell,

        Doubt. Most Christians have never read the Bible, and their understanding comes from pop culture.

    • affenlehrer@feddit.org
      3·
      10 days ago

      I believe in the scripture there’s mostly talk about the realm of the dead as well as weeping and gnashing of teeth, right?

      • ICCrawler@lemmy.world
        9·
        10 days ago

        The weeping and gnashing of teeth isn’t even explicitly hell.

        10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

        It’s just a general separation from God. Which you could call a Hell, but it’s not explicitly stated as a product of that realm which is Hell.

        • Flax@feddit.ukEnglish
          2·
          10 days ago

          The other things Jesus says and Revelation does heavily imply that it’s hell.

              • ICCrawler@lemmy.world
                4·
                10 days ago

                Yep, sorry, that was my bad and a holdover from having that actual scenario play out earlier on a different topic and still being annoyed with it. Then I second guessed myself, checked your post history, which showed you’re most likely legit, then deleted my comment. So nevermind, I was in the wrong.