Can Christians Sense Evil Spirits? | WRETCHED

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[FollowingYeshuaMessiah]

The most biblically sound teaching and answer. He answered the question and exalted Christ as the Holy Spirit does. Very Spirit filled answer. Spirit always points us back to His Word. Thank You for your faithfulness Lord and for a faithful servant brother Todd.

[WordsWeCouldntSay-yxoi]

I believe scripture is above feelings and even experiences. I went to New Orleans many years ago and was walking around the French Quarter. I was with two co-workers who then didn’t profess Jesus as their Savior.

We were having a great time shopping and talking. Suddenly, I felt something eerie. It scared me. I turned to look at my friends, and they both wore horrified expressions. We all felt like something wasn’t right. I looked to my right, and we were standing in front of a voodoo shop. My friends and I were so freaked out that we decided to go back to our hotel immediately.

I don’t know why this happened; perhaps God was warning me to avoid this store. But if I always sensed evil wherever it is, I would likely feel it every day and place that I go.

[williamadams-hi]

When I drop people off at the casino and have to go use the rest room, not a good feeling at times

[williampitcher]

This just *happened* to show up in my feed three years after it first hit YouTube land. I agree with your diagnosis that there is nothing explicit, and little if any implicit guidance of Scripture. However, I had two "experiences" to note. One was quite possibly my senses in overload due to the presence of a specific person...I can agree with your concept there. The other was more sinister. We were in a storefront church in or near Caracas, Venezuela and several of us later commented on the oppressive weight we were feeling. We were then told by the pastor of that church that in the very next building was some form of occult worship occurring. That one I can't write off to overload of my senses.
Thanks for the great content you produce.

[johnnymccann]

the gift of discerning the spirits a gift not everyone has . papa 😊

[MikeAcousticMusic]

If I could comment -phone not allowing me to
😊

When we hear about the story of Elisha and how he prayed for God to reveal to his servant, what was happening, there’s no indication that Elijah knew specifically what was going on he just knew because he had a right relationship with the Lord. Therefore the revelation of the angelic war going on was something that God had revealed.

We’ve been talking about this very topic that you covered today and I wanted to tell you thank you for that very much and for the counter question of why don’t people talk about sensing “” good spirits

Also note that God reveled to Balaam thru donkey that there was angelic opposition to the prophet’s rebellion. God open the eyes and the mouth of the donkey. Wanted to share those two things and how we can also see in scripture these two accounts are frequently used they do not directly or explicitly give reason for your question and topic at hand.

So when we study the scripture, there are plenty of places to see or not to see so as to gather what God wants us to know concerning the topic.

Romans 15:13

[susaninfinger]

I would say we can discern what is if our surroundings are good or evil based on the Bible.. We may not know exactly what is the problem . We just know something is not right.

[faithfulwarrior]

The short answer is YES, it's called Dicernment...

How did these people know this, and some are OT before the Holy Ghost and the dicernment that comes with it.

1 Samuel 16:15
[15]And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

1 Kings 22:23
[23]Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

2 Chronicles 33:6
[6]And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Ecclesiastes 8:5
[5]Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
(Whats that...Feel!) Hmmm.

Matthew 10:1
[1]And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
... HOW DID THEY KNOW who to cast devils out of?
How did paul know the girl cast the devil out of had a devil?

[EddieFox]

I stepped into a hospital wing (prison) once and saw an inmate down the corridor. He looked at me. I looked at him. I knew I had to get out of that place. I can't explain it. (could be I was bullied at school and it triggered a (school?) 'corridor' memory. I went back later, it was all OK.

[jonathanhall]

When I was young, many years before I was saved, I used to encounter people and immediately had a sense that there was something was off about these people and my instincts were correct. The same thing used to happen in a good way and my instincts were also correct. I wouldn't describe these experiences as feelings, more like a 6th sense.

[iowaguy]

Yes, we can. I once worked for my landlord cleaning his buildings. Once I was cleaning one of his apartments that became vacant. I felt something not of God. It was something dark. I later learned someone was murdered in that apartment by a gun. In another vacant apartment I was cleaning had the same feeling. I later learned a tenant once blew his brain out.

[Florida_Bullfrog]

I agree that the most sound position is that the Bible is silent for the purpose of teaching it as doctrine. Can’t say its doctrine. Not enough evidence. However, the question brings to mind Paul and the sooth-saying demon in the girl that was following Paul and proclaiming that the men were servants of the most high God who were themselves proclaiming a/the way of salvation. By content, the spirit’s statement sounds generally correct (depends on whether the spirit was saying “the” way or “a” way). But Paul knew it was a demon and it annoyed or grieved Paul and he finally cast the demon out. Somehow Paul knew it to be a demon speaking. Was it because the girl was previously known to be an oracle? Or because Paul sensed the demon? The latter seems possible or even likely to me. Even if Paul knew the girl to be a sooth sayer first, he still had to know somehow that she was possessed as opposed to simply being a fraud or crazy.

[Shin-nrly]

mr Wreched i thank yous that you do not delete Comments i sough the lord when you were talking at 6 :25...The Lord wants Your Heart...Not yr Head....isent it Great that He is Thinking of you yes he The High & Lofty One

[kellymccartney]

yes, Christians can sense or 'feel' evil spirits if they are in tune with GOD!

[robertirwin]

What about the gift of discernment sensing evil spirits?

[Sofiv]

One absolutely can sense the presence of evil and to suggest less to me negates the fact that the Holy Spirit is alive. I’m not talking about discernment. I’m talking about hair on the back of your neck standing. And anyone who has sensed it knows exactly what I’m talking about. We aren’t to rely on feelings but to act like feelings aren’t at times strong indicators, or even at times a result of the Holy Spirit Himself, is naive and denies the way the Lord designed us.

[oekmama]

I wonder exactly this about Sonya Massey. Summer 2024.

[Shin-nrly]

The Born Again Believr sees them in the Spirit realm. Could that be things in high places ? Ephes 6

[joshuacorbin]

I'm not into such divination. My discernment kicked in when some demon-influenced person initiated unprovoked combat; he was subsequently rebuked and resisted.

TL;DR, a demoniac sorcerer singles out a believer.

[kicnbac]

Kenneth Copeland. Look at him. You can tell he has evil spirits in him.