In the bible it tells you that a war will take place, which will last 7 years. This is a war between god and the devil. Why will it take god 7 years to kill the devil, when he could just "snap his fingers" and he would be gone, or dead, whatever god chose.
One smite for you. I have posted at least 3 times in this thread that the Bible is metaphoric, not to mention how often the other members posted the same thing.
Actually the 7 years is the tribulation. The series of judgements cast upon the earth. The Anti-Christ claims he is God in the temple 3 & 1/2 years into the trib.
The battle that your speaking of is won instantaneously.... And Jesus didn't nap His fingers, rather He just spoke the word and the enemy was defeated.
One reason God does not destroy Satan is simply because as divine punishment, Satan will be the first to enter the abyss. Followed by the False Prophet and the Anti-Christ.
If you read Rev. (it's not that long) you'll understand this topic more.
It's not as simple as you make it out to be.
@Zypher - If there is no God, why do people feel repulsed by the idea of a God and continue to argue against Him? If there really is not eternity it would be stupid to prove to someone God doesn't exist. It wouldn't matter in the long run.