We know that God brings pain into our lives for different purposes, and that for the most part He always acts for our spiritual benefit. We also know that there is one particular context in which God actually takes pleasure in our pain and Hell is a perfect example of this. Within the context of extreme, blatant defiance, we will see God’s loyalty to Himself decrease His general compassion for us and He will act very aggressively towards us. In eternity, God’s satisfaction over humans suffering in Hell is continuous. On earth, we will only see God go into this merciless mode for very brief periods, during which He will inflict very intense human suffering for the sake of His own glory and honor.