(tomwebster;55774)
Ezekiel 28 is talking about Satan ("the prince of Tyrus) and in verse 18 tells what will happen to him:Eze 28:18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. He will be turned to ashes, and if something is turned to ashes they are done, finished.
Interesting, does that mean that Satan will actually become ash? I looked up the word "bring" in the Hebrew and it means Deliver. God will deliver ash to Satan. I believe that this is talking about Satan's works; all that Satan had worked so hard to accomplished will be burnt up right in front of his face. But you are correct though in that Satan will have an end, he will not be around forever. This should cause those who believe that sinners will be tortured in Hell forever to take another look at that belief. As for me, it is clear from the scriptures that sinners will cease to exist after they die the second death.Here is the part of the chapter that you left out that hit the nail right on the head.Ezekiel 28:19 (KJV) 19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more. Here is how the American Standard Version puts it.Ezekiel 28:19 (ASV) 19 All they that know thee among the peoples shall be astonished at thee: thou art become a terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any being. Here is what the word that is translated NEVER in the KJV means.Hebrew Word: אַיִןTransliteration: ʾayinPhonetic Pronunciation: ah'-yinRoot: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not existCross Reference: TWOT - 81Part of Speech: subst n neg adv with prepVine's Words: No as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle :- else, except, fail, [father-] less, be gone, in [-curable], neither, never, no (where), none, nor (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un [-searchable], well-nigh, without. Compare ('ayin). Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.Satan will be no more; God is not only creator but His is also sustainer. He sustains even Satan's life and the other fallen angels, known as demons. Angels have immortal life, which means they will live on, as long as God sustains them. But neither he, the demons or any of the angels in heaven do not not have eternal life....only God does.But the amazing part about this is that God has given us (His people) eternal life. The very life that God has, He has given it to us. The very life that sustains all things, God has given us that life as well to have. God's amazing love for us is so great that He not only wants us to have an endless life, but to have uncreated life; His life. We truly have life and not simply creatures that are sustained by God. Of course, this is not as we speak apparent, but when Jesus returns it will become so. We will have the power to create and sustain life just like God does....but I am getting off topic here.