This is a question I tackle often because popular culture has it all wrong. In popular culture today, God and the Devil are at war and both rule their kingdoms. This isn't true, God is not at war with the Devil. The Devil has already lost the war and will be judged. The duality we see doesn't exist in the Bible. Where does it come from? I'm glad you asked.
In pagan mythology, there is often this arrangement. An underworld ruled by an evil force, heaven ruled by a good force. Think of Greek Mythology, Zeus on Olympus, and Hades in the underworld. That structure has been brought into the Christian faith, putting Satan in the position of Hades. In this structure, Satan and demons rule Hell, they are in control. The idea that Demons torture souls and they freely roam is in movies, tv shows, books, and video games. This is not a Christian idea, this is pagan.
The reality is that Hell was created to be the eternal place of punishment for Satan. Hell is his final destination, he will be cast into the lake of fire. Satan does not rule Hell. That would be the equivalent of taking a maximum security prison and finding the worst criminal and putting him in charge. This just isn't the case.
Satan does not live in hell, the Bible teaches he is on earth. The demons are on earth unless they have been bound or cast into the abyss. Hell is a prison with no escape, no guards, no demons to torture anyone, just hopeless despair in a place where no good exists. Satan does not rule hell. Satan does not live in hell. Satan does not want to go to hell. Hell is punishment created for Satan, demons, and those who have chosen to follow him instead of following Jesus. Forget what you see in movies, that is not what hell is about.
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