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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
I have a quick question
Posted by Matt Talamini at 11:05 AM
Do you think demons can read?

I'm serious. Normally an exorcist speaks to the demon - What if they posted a sign with the exact same words? Would a demon reading it have to obey it, or would they only be affected by the spoken word?
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  Comment by Blogger Jackson at 11:50 AM, September 20, 2006
I don't have an answer, but I can't think of a Biblical instance of exorcism where the demon was expelled in a means other than through spoken verbal command.
I have wondered about demons too, in a quasi-related way. I have wondered if they can read me. Can they tell my thoughts? As spiritual beings, to what extent (if any) do they have access to information about the state of my soul? Can they extrapolate data about me based on my brain's immediate neurochemical conditions? Actually, it's been awhile since I wondered things like this, probably not since early high school. I have since accepted that if it's not in the Bible, I am not likely to find answers to my wonderings anywhere else.
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