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I agree with trashmetaljunkie, 1 minute is like a million years to God.

Is it possible that she was thinking of Revelations 20?

The Angel comes down and opens the ABYSS and Stan is locked in there for 100 years

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Okay try to think about things from a common sense point of view. WHY would they have to throw him in Hell if he was already in there? Why would a KEY be used to open the Abyss if it wasnt already open? THINK about it. Satan roams about on the earth, tempting us of sin, opressing us with his demons. And I will post some verses....

Revelations 12: 9-10

9: And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who decieves the WHOLE WORLD; he was thrown down to EARTH (not down to Hell) and his angels were thrown down WITH him.
10:And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

and again in verse 12 (verse 11 just stating how God overthrewn him and why)

12: "For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. WOE to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to YOU (to us, not to Hell to US) having great wrath, knowing that he has only a SHORT TIME.

and yet AGAIN in verse 13

13: And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down TO EARTH, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.

How more LITERAL can you get than THAT? Each time it says thrown down to EARTH, NOT Hell. How can people possibly refuted what that says? Its right THERE in front of you. However......

I think the verses that get people confused is in Isaieh 14.

Isaieh 14: 12-17

12:"How you have fallen from Heaven, O star of the morning, son of the Dawn! You have been cut down to the EARTH, You who have weakened the nations!"
13: "But you said in your heart, I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the North.
14: 'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.'
15: "Nevertheless you will be thrust down to (Sheol), to the recesses of the pit.
16: "those who see you will gaze at you, They will ponder over you, saying, 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,
17: who made the world like a wilderness and overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?

Verse 15 specifically I think is what is confusing people. The chapter in Revelations I mentioned above, is just a repeat of what is described in THIS chapter. However, I believe this is being spoken in a future tense about what is said in verse 15. Future tense meaning that once we are snatched up to Heaven, all the believers seperated from the non believers on earth during the rapture, and then Satan is thrown into the abyss, WE ALL finally get to see for he really is, the terror which wrought upon us while WE WERE ON EARTH.

But ALSO, Sheol has some odd meanings as does the word Hades and Hell. And depending on what place and time AND CHAPTER the word is being used, Sheol can give an entirely different meaning for that verse. And this is where people end up in arguments, like this one, as to the true meaning of the verse.

In this case, it is actually saying (...be brought low to the grave, pit is also synonym for grave). A grave is set in the Earth, this being EARTH bound, not Hell bound. And as I said before why would Hell need a "key" to be opened if it wasnt already opened? Why would Satan have to be thrown into Hell if he wasn't already ruling in there? This I mentioned above refering to the verses in Revelations.

Think of it ALSO like this. Beyond just translation......look at the grammer of the sentence.

"Nevertheless you will be thrust down to (Sheol), to the recesses of the pit."

This sentence is speaking in a future tense. He WILL be thrust down. Its not "he IS thrust down into Sheol". This makes a difference in how the setence is read. The same thing in Revelations. I mean come on. If he was already ruling in Hell, if he was already in there WHY would God specifically say seperately that he was thrown to earth? Why would verses specially say that he WILL be thrown into Hell if not now? ......no I'm not seeing things as black and white, you have to LOOK at HOW it is being said, at HOW its translated in the point and time the verse was written.

how is saying Hell a curse? Hell is considered a PLACE. Its the same thing as saying "What the HEAVENS are you talking about?" its a figure of speech, not a curse word.

maybe i should start using emotion icons cuz i asure you im not yelling smile , when i caplocks a word like THIS im "emphasizing" on a point. if i was yelling thered be ALOT more to say then just refuting each other.

...and on the contrary im not taking ANYTHING too far. someone has refuted me and i refuted back with scriptual evidence. oh trust me, i am seeing things from anothers point of view and respect that others have different religions, however when it comes to "translating" something a point of view can lead to many mistranslated ideas. if they're going to refut me back i WELCOME them to. this is a "debate" afterall. Do you remember from the bible of false preaching? of false prophecy? When something is highly mistranslated or people speaking of things that were never mentioned in the bible, its considered false preaching. SOMEONE has tell and show the truth out there. This is no offense to others religions, that doesnt mean i have to AGREE with them though.

But this thread isnt related to other relgions, its related to other CHRISTIAN religions. And since we all have studied the bible in specific ways, including other off branch bibles, i will surely take the extra step of considering either side and or refuting both sides. It may not look it but I'm actually enjoying this debate. When I debate, it forces me to take the extra step and study God's word FURTHER than what I normally do. In order to back up my words I have to show evidence, and thanks to years of my father's help, I have knowledge of key verses to further help me explain certain things to people, things they normally wouldnt consider, things normally PRIESTS would not touch upon when preaching to others in church.