Can demons read people's minds?
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No, neither can Satan. They are created beings. Satan knows us pretty well. He can observe us. He knows how to tempt us. But he cannot read our minds like God can.
Rev 2:23 'And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
Psa 94:11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath.
Rev 2:23 'And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
Psa 94:11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath.
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There is no direct passage that indicates demons can read people minds.
But there have been few accounts in the scripture to which we can say that Satan & his demons don't have the power to read our thoughts.
Job 1:9-12
“So Satan answered the LORD and said, ‘Does Job fear God for nothing? Have you not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But now, stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!’ And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.’ So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.”
Satan does not know whats going on Job's mind, but he assumes on what he sees & observes.
Job.2:7-10
“So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself; and he sat down among the ashes. Then his wife said to him, ‘Do you still retain your Integrity? Curse God, and die.’ But he said to her, ‘you speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?’ In all this Job did not sin with his lips.’”
Take note, "Job did not sin with his lips." Our enemy gets our thoughts through our own mouths, when we speak to others or whispers to ourselves.
Acts 5:1-5
“But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, and kept back part of the price, his wife also being knowledgeable about it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own power? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.’”
Peter asks them,
“Why has Satan filled your heart that you should deceive the Holy Spirit?” but then he says, “Why have you conceived this thing in your heart?”
Satan provokes us, shows us things & we are the ones who conceives the bad thoughts, Satan doesnt have the power to enter our minds,he is not omnipresent like our God.
Psalm 139:1-4
“O LORD, you have searched me and known me. You know m y sitting down and my rising up; you understand my thoughts afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O LORD, you know it all.”
The only thing that's clear is that God is the one who completely knows us... inside & out.
But there have been few accounts in the scripture to which we can say that Satan & his demons don't have the power to read our thoughts.
Job 1:9-12
“So Satan answered the LORD and said, ‘Does Job fear God for nothing? Have you not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But now, stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!’ And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.’ So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.”
Satan does not know whats going on Job's mind, but he assumes on what he sees & observes.
Job.2:7-10
“So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself; and he sat down among the ashes. Then his wife said to him, ‘Do you still retain your Integrity? Curse God, and die.’ But he said to her, ‘you speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?’ In all this Job did not sin with his lips.’”
Take note, "Job did not sin with his lips." Our enemy gets our thoughts through our own mouths, when we speak to others or whispers to ourselves.
Acts 5:1-5
“But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, and kept back part of the price, his wife also being knowledgeable about it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own power? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.’”
Peter asks them,
“Why has Satan filled your heart that you should deceive the Holy Spirit?” but then he says, “Why have you conceived this thing in your heart?”
Satan provokes us, shows us things & we are the ones who conceives the bad thoughts, Satan doesnt have the power to enter our minds,he is not omnipresent like our God.
Psalm 139:1-4
“O LORD, you have searched me and known me. You know m y sitting down and my rising up; you understand my thoughts afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O LORD, you know it all.”
The only thing that's clear is that God is the one who completely knows us... inside & out.
