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Satan cannot be saved because...
The question surrounding whether and why not Satan (and by extension other fallen angels) can be saved has plagued theologians for millenia, but I think I had a bit of a breakthrough on the main reason why not.
What is the penalty for sin? Death.
Well, what is the penalty IF YOU CANNOT DIE?!
Hades. Tartarus. Downstairs.
This is why when Adam and Eve sinned, God had an out ready for them. They were told that if they ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they would die. (Original Hebrew indicates they would become subject to death, rather than saying they'd die on the spot). They had organic bodies capable of mortality. Angels are spirits without bodies, and thus are immortal. One sin, and that's all for them, that's all she wrote. Not sure why that works that way, but apparently it does.
So the short answer is, Satan etc. cannot be saved because they are immortal. That is also why one can't be saved after death (PS this is also why the Jehovahs' Witnesses idea of Annihilation makes NO SENSE). This is also why after God remakes everything and makes everyone immortal, nobody that was saved will be able to sin, because that'll be fixed, just like how no further Angels can sin. It's debatable whether God fixed loyalties sometime after Satan fell, and thus that became a two-edged sword, confirming the rest of the Angels that were loyal in non-ability to sin at all, while condemning all the sinful Angels for all eternity.
I've googled and so far I've seen many theories, but none so far have even pondered this particular point. But if you look at the evidence, it all fits.
So, next time you ponder about how awful death is, thank God that you're ABLE to die. Otherwise you'd have no hope at all.
What is the penalty for sin? Death.
Well, what is the penalty IF YOU CANNOT DIE?!
Hades. Tartarus. Downstairs.
This is why when Adam and Eve sinned, God had an out ready for them. They were told that if they ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they would die. (Original Hebrew indicates they would become subject to death, rather than saying they'd die on the spot). They had organic bodies capable of mortality. Angels are spirits without bodies, and thus are immortal. One sin, and that's all for them, that's all she wrote. Not sure why that works that way, but apparently it does.
So the short answer is, Satan etc. cannot be saved because they are immortal. That is also why one can't be saved after death (PS this is also why the Jehovahs' Witnesses idea of Annihilation makes NO SENSE). This is also why after God remakes everything and makes everyone immortal, nobody that was saved will be able to sin, because that'll be fixed, just like how no further Angels can sin. It's debatable whether God fixed loyalties sometime after Satan fell, and thus that became a two-edged sword, confirming the rest of the Angels that were loyal in non-ability to sin at all, while condemning all the sinful Angels for all eternity.
I've googled and so far I've seen many theories, but none so far have even pondered this particular point. But if you look at the evidence, it all fits.
So, next time you ponder about how awful death is, thank God that you're ABLE to die. Otherwise you'd have no hope at all.
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