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22 The wicked angels will perish in the flames of Gehenna fire, at the end of this age, along with all the incorrigible wicked among men, and Satan the devil himself. Jesus Christ foretold it when he declared, "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire [that is, aeonian or age-ending fire which has an everlasting, permanent result!], prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matt.25:41). At that time the devil himself will be destroyed. At that time, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, will fulfill the prophecy and "DESTROY him that had the power of death, that is, the DEVIL" (Hebrews 2:14). The word for "destroy" here is kartageo and literally means "to reduce to inactivity." Anything which is completely "motionless," and totally "inactive," is DEAD! The word is translated "abolish" in Ephesians 2:15 and Il Tim.1:10. It is rendered "is abolished" in II Cor.3:13. It means to annul, abolish, render useless. At that time, all who rebel against God, all who have chosen the way of Cain and the path of Balaam, will perish. As David wrote in the book of Psalms, "Or, I say, though you are gods, all sons of the Most High, YET, LIKE MERE MEN, YOU SHALL DIE, you shall DIE LIKE A DEMON" (Psalm 82:6-7, Moffatt translation). Now notice the Scripture in Revelation 20:10, which describes Satan's fate: "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone . . . and [they -- the devil and his demons -- see the Englishman's Greek interlinear] shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever" (Rev.20:10). They shall be tormented forever, until they completely die -- and perish -- and are totally consumed and destroyed and are rendered totally inactive and motionless -- without a thought, idea, or any activity of any kind that presuposes "life." "And the "Enoch, scribe of righteousness, go and make known to the Watchers of heaven who have abandoned the high heaven, the holy eternal place, and have defiled themselves with women, as their deeds move the children of the world, and have taken unto themselves wives: They have defiled themselves with great defilement upon the earth; neither will there be peace unto them nor the forgiveness of sin. For their children delight in seeing the murder of their beloved ones" (Enoch 12:4-6). The imprisoned fallen angels besought Enoch to intercede for them to God. But God told Enoch to tell them, "Accordingly he has created me and given me the word of understanding so that I may reprimand the Watchers, the children of heaven. I wrote down your prayers -- so it appeared in vision -- for your prayers will not be heard throughout all the days of eternity; and judgment is passed upon you. From now on you will not be able to ascend into heaven unto all eternity, but you shall remain inside the earth, imprisoned all the days of eternity" (Enoch 14:3- 5). That is, they will be imprisoned for the ages, until the final day of Judgment! leave them neither root nor branch" (Mal.4:1). The Final Fate of Satan This final fate of Satan and his rebellious angels was also revealed to Enoch himself. We read further in the intriguing Book of Enoch: