The price is a reference to the Bible verse inscribed on the shoe – “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven,” from Luke 10:18. The custom sneakers were apparently a collaboration between the company MSCHF (Mischief) and rapper Lil Nas X.
In what must be a remarkable coincidence, the rapper has just released a music video (WARNING: GRAPHIC) in which he “rides a stripper pole into hell and gives the Devil a lap dance.”
...The saddest part about the “Satan shoes” stunt is that it doesn’t seem to be purposefully political or religious, just a nihilistic money grab that perfectly fits the current zeitgeist. It’s no doubt a cross promotion with Lil Nas X’s new single, but the company behind it has also made “Jesus shoes”before – a limited run of white ‘97 Air Max shoes was filled with holy water – as their seventh custom “drop.” The “Satan shoes” are their 43rd.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/519348-satan-shoes-aztec-gods-america/
This is just Satan laughing at us.
Lil Nas X and MSCHF to Release a Nike Shoe Dedicated to Satan with a Pentagram and Human Blood in it – In a Limited Edition of 666 Pairs