Does Satan know about our future blessings?

[Chad]

Most Christians have heard and know by experience this fact: the devil seems to come against us hard right before a blessing is about to happen.

Do you think the devil knows about our future blessings or not? What are your thoughts and experience in this area?

Please provide Scripture to back up your response. Thank you.

 

[clark thompson]

The only way satan would know them is if God told him. We see in the 1st chapter of Job that Satan can see how God has blessed Job but if he knew God would later restore things to Job he would probably not have done anything because Job was better off after because he no longer had an issue of pride.

 

[B-A-C]

I agree Satan is a created being and not omniscient. He can't read our minds either. But he watches us and he knows our tendencies.

Having said that, Satan does seem to be able to use this to advantage sometimes.

Acts 16:16; It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling.
Acts 16:17; Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, "These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation."
Acts 16:18; She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out at that very moment.

 

[Chad]

Good points made @B-A-C and @clarke thomposon

I believe he is limited in knowing and certainly not omniscient. It's nice to know that he's also on a leash with GOD. Example would be of course the book of Job, among several other parts of the Bible.

 

[Curtis]

The Devil is not "dumb" which means he probably knows more about scripture then we do, except he has no "understanding" of it. The devil, on the other hand, is pretty "stupid" because he knows the Lord God knows what's going to happen before it happens, and he still tries to stop it. That is stupid.

If the Devil understood scripture he would have known how Jesus was going to destroy his kingdom, and take the keys of hell, and of death from him.

1Co 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
1Co 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

 

[Wired 4 Fishen]

Lord God knows what's going to happen before it happens, and he still tries to stop it. That is stupid.

Actually it is the exact reason why so many Christians live in defeat and miss out (get. Stolen from) because they give in and give up. They lack stamina or steadfastness when the devil goes after stopping something

 

[KingJ]

Most Christians have heard and know by experience this fact: the devil seems to come against us hard right before a blessing is about to happen.

Do you think the devil knows about our future blessings or not? What are your thoughts and experience in this area?

Please provide Scripture to back up your response. Thank you.

Angels are creations 'a little' above humans Heb 2:7. We are all far from God's omniscience.

But, there are many angels. There is always a fallen angel watching us. They know us all. I am sure they can accurately predict blessings en route to us.

Rev 5:10-12“You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.” Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”

A well respected theologian in our church claims there are an average of 18 000 fallen angels for each human on earth. 36 000 good angels for each human. At a population of 7 billion humans.

We see in Job 1 that the devil knew all about Job. We also see that God had made a 'hedge' around Job and all his blessings.

Job 1:8-10 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” 9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. 10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.

It seems the devil could not stand in the way of God's blessings to Job. The devil knew God restricted him from obstructing God blessing Job. It is only when God gave the devil permission / removed His restriction that Job lost his blessings.

1 Job 1:12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.

 

[Victor Van Heerden]

Angels are creations 'a little' above humans Heb 2:7. We are all far from God's omniscience.

But, there are many angels. There is always a fallen angel watching us. They know us all. I am sure they can accurately predict blessings en route to us.

Rev 5:10-12“You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.” Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”

A well respected theologian in our church claims there are an average of 18 000 fallen angels for each human on earth. 36 000 good angels for each human. At a population of 7 billion humans.

We see in Job 1 that the devil knew all about Job. We also see that God had made a 'hedge' around Job and all his blessings.

Job 1:8-10 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” 9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. 10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.

It seems the devil could not stand in the way of God's blessings to Job. The devil knew God restricted him from obstructing God blessing Job. It is only when God gave the devil permission / removed His restriction that Job lost his blessings.

1 Job 1:12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.

All Old Testament. Lord Jesus has the keys of authority in hell, heaven and earth. Nothing is as powerful as He is and we have His delegated power. We can cast out demons in His name and bind the devil who is after all a toothless tiger, Christians need to exercise their God given AUTHORITY IN CHRIST. Did he die in vain? With Christ in us we are greater than the angels who DO NOT HAVE CHRIST IN THEM.

Titus 2:15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.


Mark 16:17–18 And these signs will accompany those who believe: bin my name they will cast out demons; cthey will speak in new tongues; 18 dthey will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ethey will lay their hands fon the sick, and they will recover.”