Muiredach's High Cross in Ireland - maybe 9th century. First known expression of the devil with a Trident Look at the pics again, for - awhile Isn't that a cute little cold devil? Putting a face on the devil tends to humanize - IT Satan is not a - he Waster has no gender Waster function is to destroy - in first Heaven - on first Earth Satan, now has a certain principality out of the Breath of God - Principality of ruch, pneuma, spirit, ghost, air - choose what draws you close to the Lord Divinely influenced a serpent to deceive Eve Satan not created to go around trying to find a mate Creating cute cartoons tends to endear the - Waster To think something like that is cute, one might consider that YHVH gave a certain principality of the air, to the - Waster. We use phrases that diminishes reality of the unperceived Unseen called - Hell - in version variants Note the phrase - I'll be damned, if you do. The word - Hell - is commonly used to bring forth an emphasis to a phrase. Hot as hell. Cold as hell. Go to hell. You look like hell. I've been through hell. What the hell? Hell in a handbasket. Snowball's chance in hell. Hell - a neutral word, is used positive or negative, as we will, when communicating a thought. It's loose usage, totally diminishes our concept of - Power of God's Judgment. The mind can envision a burning of multitudes of people in a lake of fire. It would be an irony to say that hell would freeze, therefore, it draws the mind to think of how paradoxical that hell could freeze. The thought becomes contrary to our human thinking. It profounds the psyche to tell someone that hell would freeze over, before such and such a situation would occur. Using this phrase invokes vivid images of anguish, wrath, and fire - to suddenly freeze over. Curiously, we are able to envision it, but at the same time, know it cannot occur. Could hell freeze? God says - Is anything too hard for the LORD? Knowing the POWER of YHVH, one might reconsider before lightly using the phrase - Hell freezing over. God can cause things to burn - as He will. God can cause things to freeze - as He will. God is serious in dealing with the eternity of our soul God created humor, and He created provocative communication. We choose to use, or abuse, these paths. Making light of the replacement word - hell - causes one to lose value of a serious consequence. Click on that cartoon trident with pointer or finger.