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I see a lot of people saying the same things over and over. You are all trying to describe how the Devil deceives people, but you are not giving a verse that limits Satan to not being able to read thoughts.
If he can inject thoughts, "harden hearts", and deceive the mind, then it seems plain that he can communicate in thought.
I have heard several people say that it is a one-way communication. That sounds wonderful, but where did you get that idea from? It is not in the Bible, so why did you have to make it up?
All I am looking for is a verse that either says only God can hear thoughts, or that Satan can't.
I am pretty sure this is a fictitious doctrine.
If he can inject thoughts, "harden hearts", and deceive the mind, then it seems plain that he can communicate in thought.
I have heard several people say that it is a one-way communication. That sounds wonderful, but where did you get that idea from? It is not in the Bible, so why did you have to make it up?
All I am looking for is a verse that either says only God can hear thoughts, or that Satan can't.
I am pretty sure this is a fictitious doctrine.
John 13
King James Version (KJV)
13 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
[SUP]2[/SUP]And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
King James Version (KJV)
13 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
[SUP]2[/SUP]And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
But Judas' actions ? Ahhhhhh, YES! Satan was cutting Judas to being dead after having ALREADY became one of The Twelve, someone who took up his cross, left everyone and everything to follow Him, for THREE YEARS before Judas decided ON HIS OWN to choose the evil of money, the love of it, 'the ROOT of all evil' is that LOVE OF MONEY !
Satan saw Judas' LOVE FOR MONEY and watched Judas STILL not have the umption in his gumption to BETRAY JESUS for the BRIBE !
Right? Or, did Judas NOT have The Devil enter him BEFORE he kissed Jesus and left the passover dinner with Jesus and the other eleven apostles ?
That's NOT how it happened is it ? Judas, to his own EVIL mind and heart's desires , per Jeremiah, that tells us that our hearts are NO GOOD, in fact, they are BAD, was not up to betraying Jesus UNTIL Satan entered him. And, then, Satan did not need to READ his thoughts, for Satan knew the seed of evil was in there sprouting, as Judas already was contemplating betraying Jesus. Satan entered him to SEAL THE DEAL, to consummate Judas' desire to betray Jesus.
And, that's how Satan works in our lives now, frankly. Satan WATCHES our decisions, our actions, and, then.........
...when we make the move to ENTERTAIN evil bribes given us, we ACT on them, whether it's helping kiss a man in ultimate betrayal or we choose to watch a movie that we KNOW brings on bad meaning to our life.
Satan can't read our thoughts, he can't read our minds, he can't read our thoughts, and, what's more, he don't need to. He only READS what God allows, that's not needing anymore Scripture than the 'Job' story, no? HOpefully not. Job story tells us that Satan attacked a man, not based on thoughts, not based on heart things but on what he saw from Job. Job making sacrifices for his children IN CASE they may have sinned against God, 'cursed' him, even. Satan saw this and just acted on what was there before his very eyes. A rich man who served God completely as He could, as perfect as Job knew to.
Satan THOUGHT he could get Job to turn from God and curse Him. But, Satan could NOT read Job's thoughts and, therefore, Job stayed TRUE to God, NEVER once cursing God through ALL the pain and suffering that God allowed Satan to put Job through.