I don't imagine that it takes a lot of discernment to figure out who the chief demon possessed person in a village is, nor does it take special revelation in how to deal with it. Scripture already gives us the tools for dealing with stuff like that.
According to Curry Blake, neither does it matter what the root of disease or the blocks to healing are. We ought to be prepared in advance to deal with stuff like that, not wait until we get there. If we are in Christ and living as we ought, then we will recognize that stuff when we see it and know how to deal with it as it crosses our paths.
The problem I have with depending on *words of knowledge* is that we are then in the position of depending on the spiritual integrity of the person who is claiming to have the word of knowledge, that they are walking with Christ and filled with the Spirit and that it's not some demon trying to sidetrack us and lead us astray.
The big danger I see in the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement is too much willingness to accept at face value everything that anyone says is from God. It's like if someone dares to question the source when another claims *God told me....*, then they're questioning God and in danger of blaspheming the Holy Spirit instead of exercising discernment.
2 Corinthians 11:14-15 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
And Satan will use wonders and signs to deceive the very elect, if possible, which could only apply is someone were looking to signs and wonders instead of Scripture, for validation of experience.
That's exactly right...and He will BTW even use scripture though taken out of context or distorted.
It is very difficult to convince anyone who is having any type of so called "spiritual experiences" that they are false, many which are manufactured in the mind, from so called "visions" to heavenly encounters" because people want to "believe" them. ..and many do.
You will hear about these often with the New Age Spirituality today....which incorporates Christian verbage and a host of other "bait" and "switch" tactics to draw people in.
It's dangerous, IMO, to rely on these experiences let alone seek them out. Some have alluded to the fact this is prevelant in African and third world nations. ..and it is. As well these expereinces often take on the same manifestation as those of the Eastern religions who also have these encounters wihtin their cults and or false religions.