Reasons Why Demons are Hard to Detect

Black holes, subatomic particles, gamma-rays, radio waves and high frequency sound are among a multitude of phenomena that cannot be detected by the natural senses but require special means to detect them. Likewise, special means are needed to detect demons. In fact, they are not just invisible to the naked eye but invisible to physical science at its current level of development. This hits those who pride themselves in what science has so far achieved, but as explained in a previous webpage, every scientist worthy of the name is acutely aware of how little science currently knows.

If, as Scripture says, Satan is highly deceptive and “masquerades as an angel of light,” we would expect his agents to be similarly deceptive and chameleon-like in concealing themselves. Not surprisingly, Scripture lists discerning of spirits among such supernatural gifts as the working of miracles (1 Corinthians 12:10).

If we lack this special gift it does not make us inferior. Paul insists that it takes all sorts to complete the body of Christ. Nevertheless, we must avoid the opposite danger of thinking ourselves superior to anyone who might be more perceptive than us in detecting the demonic. Would we dismiss such a person as a fruitcake? Yes, there are plenty of mistaken people, but let’s not to be too quick to judge, lest we be found rejecting someone our Lord has wisely placed in the body for such an occasion.