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Satan has been around for a long time; longer than 6000 years, he tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1).

A few facts:

Satan is not omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing) or omnipresent (can be in more then one place at a time).

Satan is an Angel, a fallen Angel. (Isaiah 14:12-14)

Satan was thrown from Heaven because his pride led him to rebel against God. (Ezekiel 28:12-17)

Satan deceived and took with him one third of all angels in Heaven. (Revelation 12:7-9)
He can only be in one place at a time, so he needs his demons to help him and report back to him. If Satan could read our thoughts or if he were “all knowing” (omniscient) he wouldn’t need any help from demons.

Satan does know exactly how people think though, and he knows the weakness of humans.

This is how he’s able to tempt us; otherwise, he would not have wasted his time tempting Job. Job 1:6-12, or Jesus. Matthew 4:1-11.  Satan certainly did not know what Job would do. He had not read Job’s mind; he had simply made a guess based on his observations (his walking to and fro, and up and down in the earth) and he was certainly wrong.

Satan has had a lot of time to practice. He knows exactly how to influence man. You better believe that the enemy knows the Bible better than any human being does.

Satan has the power to deceive those who do not follow,
or have God's Word in them. If you are not full of God's
Word, that leaves "room" for the Devil's minions to come in.

“The great dragon was hurled down, that ancient serpent called the devil,
or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth,
and his angels with him.” (Revelation 12:9, NIV)

Satan was brought under the power and authority of Jesus when He died for
our sins and established His Kingdom and His church. Satan no longer has
power over us and by this, we can be sure that the devil, Satan, cannot
read our thoughts.  Revelation 12:7-17

Only God and his Son Jesus Christ can read the minds and the hearts of mankind.

This is the four Bible definitions of sin.

1) “Sin is the transgression of the law.” 1 John 3:4

2) “Sin is anything that is unrighteous, not like Christ.” 1 John 5:17

3) “Sin is failure to follow the things we know to be right.” James 4:17

4) “Sin is lack of faith in God and His Word.” Romans 14:23

The "in" thing today is talking to the dead. 

Psychics and mediums actually believe that they are communicating
with the dead. The truth is that a supernatural world indeed does
exist, and people miss the familiar voices of loved ones, but they
are sadly mistaken about mediums communicating with spirits of the
dead.
A thorough Bible study into this interesting topic will prove without
a doubt that the dead know nothing, they are dead and cannot speak.

These mediums are really communicating with demons that’s posing as ghosts and dead relatives. The last book in the Bible has this warning, “For they are spirits of demons, performing signs…..” Revelation 16:14

The Bible clearly says, “For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.

Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: Death is swallowed up in victory.”

Study God’s Word and it’s easy to see that we aren’t immortal, not until the last day. That’s not the last day of our life, but the day that Jesus returns! Don’t give in to the same lie that was told to Eve, “Ye shall not surely die” Genesis 3:4

There is a difference between being able to plant a thought in someone’s mind and being able to read a person’s mind. When someone writes a book or speaks a word they are able to stimulate thoughts in people’s mind, but they cannot see what is happening beneath the surface. The only one that the Bible ever speaks of as being able to read the thoughts is the Lord. (1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalm 94:11; Psalm 139:23; Matthew 12:25; Luke 6:8) This is one of the very strong evidences that Jesus was the Son of God.

Though Satan is able to guess at our thoughts through observing, and suggest thoughts through circumstances and stimuli, there is no indication in the Bible that he can actually read our thoughts.

Keep looking up – Jesus is coming back!