Hey Anonymous,
Yes the devil and demons can hear our prayers, I could quote a bunch of scripture, but let me just mention this, demons spoke to Jesus and the disciples when they were cast out, they communicated with them, proving that they could hear them.
If they could hear Jesus and the disciples, they can hear us. There is one more account that proves this goes beyond just the disciples, and that is the sons of sceva, they tried to cast out a demon, and the demon spoke to them and then leapt upon them and attacked them.
That said, if you are wondering about why prayers are unanswered, the best example I can give you is Daniel. He sought the Lord every day for like three weeks with prayer and fasting, and when the angel of the Lord finally came to him the angel tells him this, he says from the first day you prayed, God heard you and sent me, but the prince of persia, (the demonic powers of the air) withstood me. The angel had to fight his way through the principalities to get back to Daniel.
Another simple thing, there is a verse that says "ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you."
If you study that verse out, the words are actually, "asking" "seeking" "knocking". You see it is an issue of persistence even in the face of what looks like failure.
Hope some of this helps, if you have questions, I can go a little more in depth with references and stuff. _________________ Benjamin Williams
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