How would Jehovah respond to Satan’s challenge in Eden? Destroying the rebels would, indeed, bring an end to their rebellion.
لَا شَكَّ أَنَّ إِهْلَاكَ ٱلْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ كَانَ سَيُنْهِي تَمَرُّدَهُمْ .‏