Many Christians think that when Jesus died on the cross, He was making a ransom payment to Satan. But this isn't what the Scriptures teach. The real debt was owed to God. Take a look at the Bible to see the Scriptures teaching on this subject.
Easter Thought: Christ came to absorb the wrath of God, by taking the curse of sin in our place on our behalf. This is the greatest way to understand the love of God.
When we look at the Cross we need to see that there is a letter being written there from two different parties to the other. Humanity is writing a letter to God through the action of the Cross stating how much hatred they have for Him. But God is also writing a letter to mankind in the cross...