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. (Ezekiel 28:18)
The destruction of Satan is presented in the figure of the burning up of Tyre and her king. Actually, the annihilation of the instigator of evil will be accomplished by the fires that, in the last day, will remove every vestige of sin and purify the earth for the future abode of the righteous (Rev. 20:14, 15; 21:1).
Thy sanctuaries.
Many Hebrew manuscripts and some of the versions read “sanctuary.” The obvious reference is to the holy place of heaven itself, which was defiled by the inception of sin.