Are we called to love and pray for the demons and Satan?
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This may sound silly at first but there seems to be some logic to it. If we are called to "... love [our] enemies and pray for those who persecute [us]" and Saint Paul claims that our real battle is "... against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Are we therefore called to both love and pray for demons and even Satan himself?
Matthew 5:44 (Love your enemies)
> But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who
persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.
Ephesians 6:12 (The Armor of God)
> For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark
world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
realms.
If we already pray for "the rulers" and "the authorities", I see no reason to not continue the trend and pray for "the powers" or "the spiritual forces of evil"
My only issue with this idea is that we know what happens to Satan in the end and I know they say "no prayer is wasted" but it sure seems a prayer for Satan would be.
Revelation 20:10 (Satan cast into a lake of fire)
> And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning
sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They
will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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Dec 27, 2021, 08:49 PM
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