The Error of Balaam
Balaam is one of the prime Biblical examples of a false prophet given to the end time church. Balaam thought he had: 1. Good intentions 2. A faithful attitude 3. A right standing with God But, what made Balaam false was a lack of loyalty to what God wanted. Balaam kept asking God to hear what BALAAM wanted to hear ... The thing that would result in his own personal increase: Numbers 22:7So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the diviner’s fee in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. 8And he said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9Then God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” 10So Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, 11‘Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overpower them and