WEBVTT 00:09:35.650 --> 00:09:43.130 everybody welcome everybody welcome to sure foundation baptist church please turn your 00:09:43.130 --> 00:09:53.590 hymn books to page 263 263 in your hymn books verily verily oh what a savior that he died for me 00:09:53.590 --> 00:10:06.950 let's start on the first savior that he died for me from condemnation he have made me free 00:10:07.680 --> 00:10:21.820 he that believeth on the sun saith he hath everlasting life there i say unto you 00:10:21.820 --> 00:10:39.970 relief message ever new he that believeth on the sun says true half everlasting life my iniquities 00:10:39.970 --> 00:10:52.590 on him were my indebtedness by him was paid all who believe on him the lord hath said 00:10:52.590 --> 00:11:43.120 half everlasting life say unto you believe on the sun sinful i believe message ever child unto you 00:11:43.120 --> 00:12:21.110 message ever new believeth on the sun says doubt cometh he nigh established shout say unto you 00:12:21.110 --> 00:12:38.140 message ever new a son ever last everybody great singing brother landing can you please open us up 00:12:38.140 --> 00:13:00.890 with a word of prayer amen next song is going to be redeemed 246 in your handbooks redeemed 246 00:13:00.890 --> 00:13:13.990 on the first redeemed how i love to proclaim redeemed by the blood of the land redeemed through 00:13:13.990 --> 00:13:29.060 his infinite murder his child and forever i am redeemed redeemed by the blood of the land 00:13:29.060 --> 00:13:45.870 redeemed his child and forever i am redeemed and so happy and Jesus no language my rapture 00:13:45.870 --> 00:14:11.090 can tell i know that the light of his presence with me continually dwell redeemed his child 00:14:11.090 --> 00:14:25.880 and for my blessed redeemed i think of him all the day long i sing for i cannot be sad 00:14:25.880 --> 00:15:28.500 his love is the theme of my song his child and everybody great singing now for some announcements 00:15:28.500 --> 00:15:36.360 the foundation baptist church sunday morning service raise your hand if you need a bulletin 00:15:36.360 --> 00:15:42.190 and i shall will bring one to you i'm glad no one was late this morning even though we lost an hour 00:15:42.190 --> 00:15:48.150 hopefully you got some rest if not just you know drink some coffee and don't don't get overdosed 00:15:48.150 --> 00:15:54.350 all right so uh the verse the week is romans nine nine eight that is they which are the children 00:15:54.350 --> 00:15:58.950 of the flesh these are not the children of god with the children of the promise are counted for 00:15:58.950 --> 00:16:04.410 the seed the bible is saying that just because you are a physical seed of abraham doesn't mean 00:16:04.410 --> 00:16:09.440 that you are children of god but you have to be saved to become part of god's family and then 00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:14.010 it's a great verse there let's look at the inside page we're on youtube facebook rumble 00:16:14.010 --> 00:16:19.970 and x although i'm in although i'm still banned on x for 15 more days so can't wait to jump back 00:16:19.970 --> 00:16:25.210 on uh we have service times on the morning at 11th on the afternoon at four and wednesday night 00:16:25.210 --> 00:16:30.450 bible study at 7 p.m this wednesday we'll be going through the last chapter of the book of judges 00:16:30.450 --> 00:16:36.800 judges chapter number 21 uh you know the the story didn't end well so just come and learn 00:16:36.800 --> 00:16:43.050 the finale of the book of judges and then we'll start the new book uh the following week also we 00:16:43.050 --> 00:16:50.610 have someone in time this afternoon at 1 30 p.m and uh sunday saturday morning at 10 30 a.m and 00:16:50.610 --> 00:16:56.410 then the salvations and last week last week's attendance is for you to see and upcoming events 00:16:56.410 --> 00:17:01.180 we'll have a lord's supper service during the afternoon service on morris 29 that's the sunday 00:17:01.180 --> 00:17:07.590 before easter sunday we will partake the lord's supper but you have to be saved and baptized let 00:17:07.590 --> 00:17:12.120 me know if you have any questions i put a sermon last week about the lord's supper uh just to let 00:17:12.120 --> 00:17:16.810 you know what we believe about the lord's supper feel free to listen to that if you haven't done 00:17:16.810 --> 00:17:22.360 that yet and then easter service is on april 5th we'll have a pollock right after the morning 00:17:22.360 --> 00:17:27.450 service and then during the afternoon service that same day we'll have a man's preaching night 00:17:27.450 --> 00:17:33.810 so if you plan on preaching please let me know prior to that sunday please invite family friends 00:17:33.810 --> 00:17:40.100 relatives strangers whoever all right and then the soul winning events uh gary is on mars 28th 00:17:40.100 --> 00:17:46.650 and then we will have a mega so many marathon on april 4th that's the saturday before easter sunday 00:17:46.650 --> 00:17:53.200 we'll have we will meet at the church building at 9 30 a.m we will go swimming for two hours and 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:58.280 launch at chipotle and then we go swimming for two more hours in the afternoon there's a possible 00:17:58.280 --> 00:18:05.480 chicago region as well for our north northern guys so the goal is to cover as many states as possible 00:18:05.480 --> 00:18:12.960 with multiple churches around the world uh let's see how many salvations we can get um and then the 00:18:14.260 --> 00:18:19.720 iu bloomington is may 2nd indy 500 on may 23rd and then we have more so many marathons planned 00:18:19.720 --> 00:18:25.120 out just go to our website for more details um if you want to know how to be saved or needs to be 00:18:25.120 --> 00:18:30.620 baptized please see and usher or myself after the service titan offerings as for you to see 00:18:30.620 --> 00:18:35.080 on the back you can see the birthdays and the anniversary coming up for the month of 00:18:35.080 --> 00:18:43.050 march we'll sing happy birthday to some of them this afternoon and again if your if your information 00:18:43.050 --> 00:18:48.550 is not on there please let me know so i can update your info and with that being said let's sing one 00:18:48.550 --> 00:18:57.570 more song and then we'll take up the offering all right next song is gonna be song 221 a child of 00:18:57.570 --> 00:19:31.860 the king song number 221 on the first my father in houses and land he holded the wealth of us of silk 00:19:31.860 --> 00:19:58.010 his coppers are full he has riches told i'm a child of the king chaji my savior i'm the child 00:19:58.010 --> 00:23:46.480 my father everybody good singing brother steven could you please pray for the offering amen we 00:23:46.480 --> 00:23:51.530 will be in numbers chapter 22 this morning if someone needs a bible just raise your hand and 00:23:51.530 --> 00:24:03.210 usher will give one to you numbers chapter 22 numbers chapter 22 the bible reads and the children 00:24:03.210 --> 00:24:10.660 of israel set forward and pitched in the plains of moab on this side jordan by jericho and balak the 00:24:10.660 --> 00:24:17.840 son of zipor saw all that israel had done to the amorites and moab was sore afraid of the people 00:24:17.840 --> 00:24:24.510 because they were many and moab was distressed because of the children of israel and moab said 00:24:24.510 --> 00:24:31.660 unto the elders of midian now shall this company look up all that around about us as the ox 00:24:31.660 --> 00:24:38.900 licketh up the grass of the field and balak the son of zipor was king of the mobites at that time 00:24:38.900 --> 00:24:47.130 he sent messengers therefore unto balam the son of bior to pethor which is by the river of the land 00:24:47.130 --> 00:24:52.400 of the children of his people to come saying behold there is a people come out from egypt 00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:58.300 behold they cover the face of the earth and they abide over against me come now therefore i pray 00:24:58.300 --> 00:25:05.990 thee curse me this people for they are too mighty for me para venture i shall prevail that we may 00:25:05.990 --> 00:25:14.120 smite them and that i may drive them out of the land for i want that he whom thou blesses blessed 00:25:14.120 --> 00:25:20.860 is blessed and he whom thou cursest is cursed and the elders of moab and the elders of midian 00:25:20.860 --> 00:25:27.210 departed with rewards of divination in their hands and they came unto balaam and spake unto him of 00:25:27.210 --> 00:25:34.400 the words of balac and he said unto them lodgy here this night and i'll bring you word again 00:25:34.400 --> 00:25:42.420 as the lord shall speak unto me and the princes of moab abode with balaam and god came unto balaam 00:25:42.420 --> 00:25:51.420 and said what men are these with thee and balaam said unto god balac the son of zippor king of 00:25:51.420 --> 00:25:57.860 moab hath sent me unto him saying behold there is a people come out of egypt which covereth the face 00:25:57.860 --> 00:26:03.340 of the earth come now curse me them para venture i shall be able to overcome them and drive them 00:26:03.340 --> 00:26:09.880 out and god said unto balaam thou shall not go with them thou shall not curse the people for they 00:26:09.880 --> 00:26:17.770 are blessed and balaam rose up in the morning and set up to the princes of balac get you into your 00:26:17.770 --> 00:26:24.710 land for the lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you and the princes of moab rose up and 00:26:24.710 --> 00:26:32.580 they went unto balac and said balam refuseth to come with us and balac sent yet again princes more 00:26:32.580 --> 00:26:38.410 and more honorable than they and they came to balam and said to him thus saith balac the son of 00:26:38.410 --> 00:26:45.340 zippor let nothing i pray thee hinder thee from coming unto me for i will promote thee unto very 00:26:45.340 --> 00:26:51.170 great honor and i will do whatsoever thou say'st unto me come therefore i pray thee curse me this 00:26:51.170 --> 00:26:57.270 people and balam answered and said unto the servants of balac if balac would give me his 00:26:57.270 --> 00:27:02.900 house full of silver and gold i cannot go beyond the word of the lord my god to do less or more 00:27:02.900 --> 00:27:10.610 now therefore i pray you tarry also here is this night that i may know what the lord will say 00:27:10.610 --> 00:27:18.320 unto me more and god came unto balam at night and said unto him if the men come to call thee rise up 00:27:18.320 --> 00:27:26.820 and go with them but yet the word which i shall say unto thee that shall do and balam rose up in 00:27:26.820 --> 00:27:32.540 the morning and saddled his ass and went up with the princes of moab and god's anger was kindled 00:27:32.540 --> 00:27:37.870 because he went and the angel of the lord stood in the way for an adversary against him now he 00:27:37.870 --> 00:27:43.390 was riding upon his ass and his two servants were with him and the ass saw the angel of the lord 00:27:43.390 --> 00:27:48.830 standing in the way and his sword drawn in his hand and the ass turned aside out of the way 00:27:48.830 --> 00:27:56.450 and went into the field and balam smoked the ass to turn her into the way but the angel of the lord 00:27:56.450 --> 00:28:02.820 stood in a path of the vineyards a wall being on this side and a wall on that side and when the 00:28:02.820 --> 00:28:07.870 ass saw the angel of the lord she thrust herself onto the wall and crushed balam's foot against 00:28:07.870 --> 00:28:13.580 the wall and he smote her again and the angel of the lord went further and stood in a narrow place 00:28:13.580 --> 00:28:18.930 where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left and when the ass saw 00:28:18.930 --> 00:28:24.990 the angel of the lord she fell down under balam and balam's anger was kindled and he smoked the 00:28:24.990 --> 00:28:30.820 ass with his staff and the lord opened the mouth of the ass and she said unto balam what have i 00:28:30.820 --> 00:28:38.250 done unto thee that thou smitten me these three times and balam said unto the ass because thou 00:28:38.250 --> 00:28:45.740 has mocked me i would there were a sword in my hand hand for now would i kill thee and the ass 00:28:45.740 --> 00:28:52.570 said unto balam am i not thine ass upon which thou has ridden ever since i was thine thine unto this 00:28:52.570 --> 00:28:59.820 day was i ever want to do so unto thee and he said nay and the lord opened the eyes of balam 00:28:59.820 --> 00:29:05.960 and he saw the angel of the lord standing in the way and his sword drawn in his hand and he bowed 00:29:05.960 --> 00:29:12.560 down his head and fell flat on his face and the angel of the lord said unto him wherefore hast thou 00:29:12.560 --> 00:29:19.190 smitten thine ass these three times behold i went out to withstand thee because thy way is perverse 00:29:19.190 --> 00:29:26.380 before me and the ass saw me and turned from me these three times unless she had turned from me 00:29:26.380 --> 00:29:33.360 surely now also i had slain thee and saved her alive and balaam said unto the angel of the lord 00:29:33.360 --> 00:29:39.960 i have sinned for i knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me now therefore if it displeased 00:29:39.960 --> 00:29:47.750 thee i will get me back again and the angel of the lord said unto balaam go with the men but only 00:29:47.750 --> 00:29:53.430 the word that i shall speak unto thee that thou shalt speak so balaam went with the princes of 00:29:53.430 --> 00:30:00.620 balaac and when balaac heard that balaam was come he went out to meet him unto a city of moab which 00:30:00.620 --> 00:30:08.310 is in the border of arnon which is in the utmost coast and balaac said unto balaam did i not earnestly 00:30:08.310 --> 00:30:15.680 send unto thee to call thee wherefore camest thou not unto me am i not able to send to promote thee 00:30:15.680 --> 00:30:22.320 to honor and balaam said unto balaac while i'm come unto thee have i now any power to say on 00:30:23.670 --> 00:30:30.400 at all to say anything the word that god putteth in my mouth that shall i speak and balaam went 00:30:30.400 --> 00:30:38.370 with balaac and they came unto kerjath huzoth and balaac offered oxen and sheep and sent to balaam 00:30:38.370 --> 00:30:44.120 and to the princes that were with him and it came to pass on the morrow that balaac took balaam 00:30:44.120 --> 00:30:52.160 and brought him up into the high places of baal that thence he might see the utmost part of the 00:30:52.160 --> 00:31:13.210 people brother jerry could you press into service amen now you're in numbers 22 can keep a place 00:31:13.210 --> 00:31:16.600 there we will leave it and come back to you throughout the sermon going forward to second 00:31:16.600 --> 00:31:23.620 peter chapter 2 keep a place in numbers go to second peter chapter 2 this morning i want to 00:31:23.620 --> 00:31:32.080 preach a sermon about balaam the sob the son of bosor okay balaam the son of bosor and the word 00:31:32.080 --> 00:31:39.220 balaam is mentioned 63 times in the bible and many people know about him because of the talking 00:31:39.220 --> 00:31:46.790 donkey but let's do a deep dive on this character also many zionists like to use the story to promote 00:31:46.790 --> 00:31:51.890 their false doctrine so i want to debunk it this morning and the story of balaam is primarily 00:31:51.890 --> 00:31:59.000 mentioned in numbers 22 23 24 and we'll go over a lot of it this morning but first of all let's take 00:31:59.000 --> 00:32:05.220 a look at what the new testament says about balaam because sometimes the new testament sheds more 00:32:05.220 --> 00:32:10.720 light on the old testament stories and characters you're in second chapter two look at verse number 00:32:10.720 --> 00:32:16.390 14 now the context is talking about the false prophet the bible says second peter 2 14 having 00:32:16.390 --> 00:32:23.420 eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin beguiling unstable souls and heart they have 00:32:23.420 --> 00:32:29.070 exercised with covetous practices cursed children which have gone which have forsaken the right way 00:32:29.070 --> 00:32:36.310 and are gone astray following the way of baleam the son of bosor who loved the wages of 00:32:36.310 --> 00:32:42.520 unrighteousness but was rebuked for his for his iniquity the dom as speaking with man's voice 00:32:42.520 --> 00:32:48.000 for bad the madness of the prophet these are wells without water clouds that are carried with a 00:32:48.000 --> 00:32:54.460 tempest to whom it the midst of darkness is reserved forever so a new testament portrayed baleam 00:32:54.460 --> 00:33:02.750 as a false prophet he loved wages of unrighteousness you know the bible even brings up the story of the 00:33:02.750 --> 00:33:08.640 talking donkey how the donkey forbade the madness of the prophet that we'll see later in the sermon 00:33:08.640 --> 00:33:16.620 go to jude chapter one jude chapter one so baleam the son of bosor loved unrighteousness and you know 00:33:16.620 --> 00:33:22.650 the bible uh listed him in you know in a false prophet chapter jude chapter one we'll have verse 00:33:22.650 --> 00:33:30.200 number 10 and jude 110 says this but these speak evil of those things which they know not but what 00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:35.450 they know naturally as brute beast in those things they corrupt themselves war onto them for they 00:33:35.450 --> 00:33:42.050 have gone in the way of king and rang greedily after the error of baleam for reward and perish 00:33:42.050 --> 00:33:48.220 and again saying of court so baleam you know i believe that he is a false prophet he's a reprobate 00:33:48.220 --> 00:33:53.850 that he was not saved he was greedy right but that's not all go to revelation chapter two 00:33:53.850 --> 00:33:59.210 revelation chapter number two look at verse number 12 this is the lord jesus christ speaking to the 00:33:59.210 --> 00:34:06.120 seven churches in asia minor revelation chapter two look at verse number 12 the bible says and 00:34:06.120 --> 00:34:11.860 to the angel of the church in pergamos right these things said he which had the sharp sword with two 00:34:11.860 --> 00:34:17.440 edges i know thy works that's the lord jesus christ speaking i know thy works and where thou 00:34:17.440 --> 00:34:23.580 dwellest even where satan's seat is and i'll hold this fast my name and and has not denied my faith 00:34:23.580 --> 00:34:29.960 even in those days wherein antipas was was my faithful martyr who was slain among you where 00:34:29.960 --> 00:34:36.870 satan dwelleth but i have a few things against thee because thou has there them that hold don't 00:34:36.870 --> 00:34:42.280 miss this the doctrine of balaam who taught balek to cast a stumbling block before the children of 00:34:42.280 --> 00:34:49.120 israel to eat things sacrifice unto idols and to commit fornication so balaam was not only greedy 00:34:49.120 --> 00:34:57.150 you know he was not only a false prophet but he is also idolatrous balaam even calls uh even calls 00:34:57.150 --> 00:35:04.000 people to commit fornication he was an immoral person okay so balaam based on the new testament 00:35:04.000 --> 00:35:09.090 he was a wicked person he was greedy and we need to keep that in mind when we look at the story 00:35:09.090 --> 00:35:15.350 in the book of numbers and we'll look a lot of bible this morning so get ready all right go to 00:35:15.350 --> 00:35:23.970 go back to numbers 22 numbers 22 so point number one this morning about balaam the son of bosor is 00:35:23.970 --> 00:35:30.530 point number one a covetous prophet a covetous prophet numbers 22 verse number one says this 00:35:30.530 --> 00:35:36.400 and the children of israel set forward and pitched in the plains of moab on this side jordan by 00:35:36.400 --> 00:35:41.910 jericho so so the children of israel they were almost to the promised land they were right there 00:35:41.910 --> 00:35:47.890 okay that's the context verse number two and balek balek was the king of moab and balek the 00:35:47.890 --> 00:35:54.520 son of zippor saw all that israel had done to the emirates and moab was so afraid of the people 00:35:54.520 --> 00:36:00.260 because they were many and moab was distressed because of the children of of of israel and moab 00:36:00.260 --> 00:36:05.130 said unto the elders of midian now shall this company lick up all that are round about us 00:36:05.130 --> 00:36:11.730 as the ox licketh licketh up the grass of the field and balek the son of zippor was king of 00:36:11.730 --> 00:36:17.370 the moabites at that time he sent messengers therefore unto balem the son of bior to pithor 00:36:17.370 --> 00:36:22.450 which is by the river of the land of the children of his people to call him saying behold there's a 00:36:22.450 --> 00:36:28.490 people come come out from from egypt behold they cover the face of the earth and they abide over 00:36:28.490 --> 00:36:35.370 against me so balek was afraid that israel was going to take over uh moab like they did with all 00:36:35.370 --> 00:36:42.620 the other nations so balek called balem to you know curse the people of israel now in verse five 00:36:42.620 --> 00:36:48.360 the bible says balem was the son of bior but in the new testament balem was the son of bosor okay 00:36:48.360 --> 00:36:54.970 that just you know hebrew versus greek translation it's the same person bior bosor you know the son 00:36:54.970 --> 00:37:01.170 of bosor okay okay verse number six come now therefore i pray thee that's balek speaking 00:37:01.170 --> 00:37:06.770 to balem curse me this people for they are too mighty for me for adventure i shall prevail that 00:37:06.770 --> 00:37:13.060 we may smite them and that i may drive them out of the land for i want that he whom thou blessed 00:37:13.060 --> 00:37:21.030 uh blessedest is blessed and he whom thou cursed is cursed so balek the king of moab assumed that 00:37:21.030 --> 00:37:27.250 balem has the power to bless or to curse people and he wanted him to curse israel so that moab 00:37:27.250 --> 00:37:33.210 won't be taken over by israel look at version seven and the elders of moab and the elders of 00:37:33.210 --> 00:37:39.380 meeting departed from the rewards of divination in their hand and they came onto balem and spake 00:37:39.380 --> 00:37:47.040 onto him the words of balek notice what war they bring with them you know balek sent people to you 00:37:47.040 --> 00:37:53.770 know talk to balem and those people they were bringing rewards of divination and what's balems 00:37:53.770 --> 00:38:01.020 main thing greed right love of money but notice the bible does not say you know only the rewards 00:38:01.020 --> 00:38:09.500 only the money the bible says rewards of divination that means that they were paying balem to use 00:38:09.500 --> 00:38:16.140 divination to curse israel they are they are basically giving him a fee for the occult practices 00:38:16.140 --> 00:38:22.600 okay now keep keep a place in uh in this chapter go go to number 24 number 24 let's look at verse 00:38:22.600 --> 00:38:29.720 number one number 24 verse number one the bible says and when balem saw that it pleased the lord 00:38:29.720 --> 00:38:37.140 to bless israel he went not as at other times don't miss this phrase to seek for enchantments 00:38:37.140 --> 00:38:44.080 for his but he set his face toward the wilderness so apparently balem was not only greedy and 00:38:44.080 --> 00:38:50.140 immoral and all and just all these kind of things but balem was also into a co-practices 00:38:50.140 --> 00:38:55.550 because the people because the people that you know balek sent brought rewards of divination 00:38:55.550 --> 00:39:01.290 okay you know that's why i believe that he maybe he was a wizard or some sort that i have no idea 00:39:01.290 --> 00:39:08.990 but go back to numbers numbers 22 look at verse number eight numbers 22 verse number eight the 00:39:08.990 --> 00:39:15.930 bible says but he balem said unto them lodge here this night and i will bring you word again as the 00:39:15.930 --> 00:39:22.210 lord shall speak unto me and the princess of moab a boy with balem and god came unto balem and said 00:39:22.210 --> 00:39:27.690 what men are these with thee and balem said unto god balek the son of zip or king the moab had 00:39:27.690 --> 00:39:33.070 sent down to me saying behold there is a people come out of egypt which covered the face of the 00:39:33.070 --> 00:39:39.370 earth come now curse me them per adventure i shall be able to overcome them and drive them out and 00:39:39.370 --> 00:39:44.670 god said unto balem thou shall not go with them thou shall not curse the people for they are blessed 00:39:44.670 --> 00:39:51.670 so god told balem hey not to curse israel because the people were blessed again i will come back to 00:39:51.670 --> 00:39:57.130 this later but look at verse number 13 and balem rose up in the morning and said unto the princess 00:39:57.130 --> 00:40:02.860 of balek get you into your land for the lord refuses to give me leave to go with you and 00:40:02.860 --> 00:40:08.120 the princess of moab rose up and they went unto balek and said balem refuses to come with us 00:40:08.120 --> 00:40:14.570 and balek sent yet again princess more and more honorable than day and they came to balem and said 00:40:14.570 --> 00:40:20.780 and said to him thus saith balek the son of zipor let nothing i pray thee hinder thee from coming 00:40:20.780 --> 00:40:26.910 unto me for i will promote thee unto very great honor and i will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me 00:40:26.910 --> 00:40:32.000 come therefore i pray thee curse me this people and balem answered and said unto the servants of 00:40:32.000 --> 00:40:38.260 balek if balek would if balek would give me his house full of silver and gold i cannot go beyond 00:40:38.260 --> 00:40:44.430 the word of the lord my god to do less or more so this passage is pretty interesting because 00:40:44.430 --> 00:40:51.960 balem sounds righteous here balek was offering him money right balek was offering him promotion 00:40:52.660 --> 00:40:59.310 and now balem was saying that even if balek gave me his houses full of silver and gold he's not 00:40:59.310 --> 00:41:04.060 going to go against what god has told him because god told him don't curse the people right you know 00:41:04.060 --> 00:41:11.420 money cannot move me and he even said that the lord was his god that's why it's so important to know 00:41:11.420 --> 00:41:16.850 the new testament uh that's why it's so important to know what the new testament has to say about 00:41:16.850 --> 00:41:22.950 him we know he's greedy right and that's in the context of the story we know that he is a false 00:41:22.950 --> 00:41:29.060 prophet we know that he is wicked i think he's pretending to be righteous here he even pretends 00:41:29.060 --> 00:41:35.360 to be saved by claiming that the lord was his god right again if you just isolate the story 00:41:35.360 --> 00:41:40.020 you will have thought that baleam was righteous baleam was being humble baleam did not want the 00:41:40.020 --> 00:41:47.350 money but the new testament clearly said that he was greedy right to me that's not coincidental 00:41:47.350 --> 00:41:53.800 because that's that's like a lot of the false prophets nowadays they sound spiritual they claim 00:41:53.800 --> 00:42:00.800 they were god's men but inwardly they were wicked and greedy right look at verse 19 now therefore 00:42:00.800 --> 00:42:06.730 i pray you tarry you also hear this night that i may know what the lord will say unto me more 00:42:06.730 --> 00:42:12.880 and god came unto baleam that night and said unto him if the man shall if the man come to call thee 00:42:12.880 --> 00:42:18.710 rise up and go with them but yet the word which i shall say unto thee that shall thou do so what 00:42:18.710 --> 00:42:24.250 did god told baleam if the man told you call you to go with them just just just like go with him 00:42:24.250 --> 00:42:30.090 but remember don't curse israel okay look at verse 21 and baleam rose up in the morning and 00:42:30.090 --> 00:42:35.580 saddled his ass and went with the princess of moab baleam went with them and god's anger was 00:42:35.580 --> 00:42:41.150 kindled uh because he went and the angel of the lord stood in the way for an adversary against him 00:42:41.150 --> 00:42:47.760 now he was riding upon his ass and his two servants were with him now you might be confused 00:42:47.760 --> 00:42:53.600 because in verse 20 god said if they told you to go with them go with them but then in verse 21 00:42:53.600 --> 00:43:02.120 he went with them and god was mad at him for going with them in verse 22 right you might be confused 00:43:02.120 --> 00:43:08.190 but but like to me if you look at the wording the bible never said that the man called him to go 00:43:08.190 --> 00:43:13.980 because because the instruction of god is if those men called you to go with them then go with them 00:43:13.980 --> 00:43:20.350 but the bible just said that he just went with them right they did not call him why did he go 00:43:20.350 --> 00:43:27.540 for the rewards he wants the money even if even if he said on the surface that he did not want 00:43:27.540 --> 00:43:34.440 the money right again very deceptive and false prophets are marked by covetousness 00:43:34.440 --> 00:43:38.820 let me let me read to you again second page chapter two verse number three and through 00:43:38.820 --> 00:43:45.750 covetousness shall they with faint words fake words make merchandise of you whose judgment now 00:43:45.750 --> 00:43:51.730 of a long time lingereth not and their damnation slumbereth not see false prophets love to talk 00:43:51.730 --> 00:43:56.220 you know talk they don't want the money they are you know they are they are just blessed by God 00:43:56.220 --> 00:44:01.760 right but inwardly they want money they want private jets right they want all these mansions 00:44:01.760 --> 00:44:10.250 right just like valem so point number one we saw a covetous prophet point number two a constrained 00:44:10.250 --> 00:44:17.490 prophet a constrained prophet look at numbers 22 verse 22 again numbers 22 verse 22 and God's 00:44:17.490 --> 00:44:24.420 anger was kindled because he went and the angel the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him 00:44:24.420 --> 00:44:30.620 now he was riding upon his ass and his two servants were with him now keep a place in the 00:44:30.620 --> 00:44:39.620 book of numbers go to Genesis 21 Genesis chapter 20 Genesis 20 and here we can learn a lesson that 00:44:39.620 --> 00:44:49.930 sometimes God restrains or intervenes people from committing sins because in Numbers 22 00:44:49.930 --> 00:44:56.750 God was mad that Balaam went with them and God sent the angel of the Lord in the way for an 00:44:56.750 --> 00:45:01.940 adversary against him okay so God was stopping him from doing what he's about to do look at 00:45:01.940 --> 00:45:10.010 Genesis chapter 20 look at verse number one let me show you another story on the same line 00:45:10.010 --> 00:45:16.650 the Bible says and Abraham journey from thence toward the south country and dwell between Kadesh 00:45:16.650 --> 00:45:24.990 and Shur and sojourn in Gira and Abraham said of Sarah his wife she is my sister and Abimelech 00:45:24.990 --> 00:45:33.120 king of Gira sent and took Sarah so technically Abraham did not lie by saying Sarah was his sister 00:45:33.120 --> 00:45:40.670 but he was telling a half truth his intent was to save his own life right that's why she was 00:45:40.670 --> 00:45:47.530 that's why Abraham told Abimelech hey Sarah was my sister because he was afraid of his own life 00:45:47.530 --> 00:45:53.370 okay look at verse number three but God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him 00:45:53.370 --> 00:45:59.160 behold thou art but a dead man for the woman which thou hast taken for she is a man's wife 00:45:59.160 --> 00:46:06.140 but Abimelech had not come near her and he said Lord would thou slay also a righteous nation 00:46:06.140 --> 00:46:12.090 said he not unto me she is my sister and she even even she herself said he is my brother 00:46:12.090 --> 00:46:18.910 in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I have I done this and God said unto 00:46:18.910 --> 00:46:25.850 him in a dream yea I know that thou this this in the in the integrity of thy heart don't miss this 00:46:25.850 --> 00:46:31.740 for I also withheld thee from sinning against me therefore suffer I thee not to touch her so 00:46:31.740 --> 00:46:40.670 Abraham has told a half truth causing Abimalek to take Sarah and God intervened him from sinning 00:46:40.670 --> 00:46:48.680 right that's why God appeared to Abimalek in a dream to withhold him from sinning against God 00:46:48.680 --> 00:46:55.230 because sometimes God restrains or even intervenes people from committing sins go to second Samuel 00:46:55.230 --> 00:47:08.380 chapter 25 second Samuel chapter 25 second Samuel chapter 25 now the context was that David was on 00:47:08.380 --> 00:47:15.110 his way to kill Nabal who was a wicked person and God based on the account of David God sent Abigail 00:47:15.110 --> 00:47:25.410 to stop that first Samuel 25 look at verse 32 first Samuel 25 verse 32 the Bible says 00:47:25.410 --> 00:47:32.390 and David said to Abigail blessed be the Lord God of of Israel which sent thee this day to meet me 00:47:32.390 --> 00:47:38.160 and blessed be thy advice and blessed be thou which has kept me this day from coming to shed 00:47:38.160 --> 00:47:45.020 blood and from avenging myself with my own hand for in very deed as the Lord God of Israel liveth 00:47:45.020 --> 00:47:52.040 which hath kept me from hurting thee except thou hast hasted and come to meet me surely there had 00:47:52.040 --> 00:47:58.340 not been left unto Nabal by the morning light at any that pisses against the wall so David was on 00:47:58.340 --> 00:48:03.600 his way to kill Nabal and God sent Abigail just to stop that to prevent him from shedding blood 00:48:03.600 --> 00:48:12.180 okay and then in the and then in the story in second king chapter 19 the Assyrian army 00:48:12.180 --> 00:48:20.460 surrounded Jerusalem and God restrained wrath by sending an angel and killed 185,000 Assyrians 00:48:20.460 --> 00:48:27.540 right in in the book of Job God allows Satan to test Job but God also set boundaries right 00:48:27.540 --> 00:48:35.150 God told Satan hey only upon him put not forth thine hand so even Satan himself operates on a 00:48:35.150 --> 00:48:46.190 leash okay go to psalm 76 psalm 76 because sometimes God restrains or even intervenes 00:48:46.190 --> 00:48:56.710 people from committing sins psalm 76 look at verse number 10 psalm 76 verse number 10 the 00:48:56.710 --> 00:49:06.370 Bible says this surely the wrath of man shall praise thee the remainder of wrath shall thou 00:49:06.370 --> 00:49:14.840 restrain so God in his infinite wisdom may choose to refrain some wrath or evil and this is not as 00:49:14.840 --> 00:49:20.640 mystical as it sounds I'm sure some of you have heard stories or you have personally experienced 00:49:20.640 --> 00:49:31.020 situations like this and you know things may look ordinary like a missed flight a delayed meeting 00:49:31.020 --> 00:49:38.720 a sudden traffic jam that prevents you from getting a car wreck right a cancelled appointment a car 00:49:38.720 --> 00:49:47.500 that won't start a job rejection that later proves to be protective I mean a relationship that falls 00:49:47.500 --> 00:49:53.540 apart before greater harm happens right things like that may happen may look ordinary but we 00:49:53.540 --> 00:49:58.300 have heard stories like that and you know I'm sure that you have personally encountered situations 00:49:58.300 --> 00:50:05.740 like that right you know by the way this is not Calvinism okay I'm not teaching Calvinism saying 00:50:05.740 --> 00:50:13.420 God sometimes restrains evil is not the same it's not the same as saying God controls every human 00:50:13.420 --> 00:50:20.790 choices and determines every sin and man is still responsible for everything they do but sometimes 00:50:20.790 --> 00:50:28.180 God intervenes okay and God did not force Balaam to want greed God did not force Balaam to be 00:50:28.180 --> 00:50:34.980 wicked God simply blocked his path that is intervention not determinism okay very very 00:50:34.980 --> 00:50:44.960 different go back to Numbers 22 Numbers 22 I'm going to skip the skip the part with the talking 00:50:44.960 --> 00:50:50.910 donkey but the Bible says in second Peter chapter 2 verse number 16 but was rebuked for for his 00:50:50.910 --> 00:50:57.880 iniquity the dumb ass speaking with man's voice for bad the man is of the prophet so God clearly 00:50:57.880 --> 00:51:04.740 used the donkey to you know intervene Balaam right the Bible says that you know the dumb ass for bad 00:51:04.740 --> 00:51:13.310 the man is of the prophet you are in Numbers 22 look at verse 31 Numbers 22 verse 31 the Bible 00:51:13.310 --> 00:51:18.490 says then the Lord opened the uh opened the eyes of Balaam and he saw the angel of the Lord standing 00:51:18.490 --> 00:51:24.700 in the way and his sword joined in his hand and he bowed down his head and fell flat on his face 00:51:24.700 --> 00:51:29.390 and the angel of the Lord said unto him wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times 00:51:29.390 --> 00:51:37.050 behold I went out to domestic withstand thee so so so it's clearly an intervention 00:51:37.050 --> 00:51:43.010 because thy way is perverse before me and the ass saw me and turned from me these three times 00:51:43.010 --> 00:51:48.970 unless she had turned from me surely now also I have slain thee and saved her alive and Balaam 00:51:48.970 --> 00:51:54.930 said unto the angel of the Lord I have sinned for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against 00:51:54.930 --> 00:52:03.620 me now therefore if it displeases thee I will get me back again again this is deceptive if you don't 00:52:03.620 --> 00:52:10.350 read the New Testament you may think Balaam was truly repentant Balaam repented of his sin 00:52:10.350 --> 00:52:18.990 just like Judas did right notice what he confesses Balaam does not say I sin by loving greed I sin by 00:52:18.990 --> 00:52:27.040 resisting God's will he says I sinned because I did not see the angel notice that I have sinned 00:52:27.040 --> 00:52:33.080 for I knew now that thou stoodest in the way against me Balaam's confession is technical and 00:52:33.080 --> 00:52:38.580 situational right that's not sincere you know he's really saying he's basically saying that 00:52:38.580 --> 00:52:45.470 I'm sorry I got caught right he was not truly repentant that's why you know you have to read 00:52:45.470 --> 00:52:53.480 the bible in his whole context and that again fits the pattern of of false prophets because false 00:52:53.480 --> 00:53:00.710 prophets can say the right words they can even admit small small sins small faults they may sound 00:53:00.710 --> 00:53:06.970 humble even the pressure but they are still motivated by greed right the bible says they 00:53:06.970 --> 00:53:14.540 have faint words fake words fluff words look at verse 35 and the angel of the lord said unto Balaam 00:53:14.540 --> 00:53:19.150 go with the man but only the words that I shall speak unto thee that thou shall speak so Balaam 00:53:19.150 --> 00:53:25.350 went with the princess of Balaam so point number one we saw a covetous prophet point number two 00:53:25.350 --> 00:53:33.640 we saw a constrained prophet point number three a cunning prophet a cunning prophet look at numbers 00:53:33.640 --> 00:53:41.960 23 verse number five numbers 23 verse number five the bible says this and the lord put the word in 00:53:41.960 --> 00:53:50.650 in Balaam's mouth and said return unto Balaam and thus thou shall speak and that's that's another 00:53:50.650 --> 00:53:56.670 lesson that we can learn from this is sometimes god uses wicked people and even speaks through them 00:53:56.670 --> 00:54:04.800 all right jump on to verse number 16 numbers 23 verse number 16 and the lord met Balaam and put 00:54:04.800 --> 00:54:13.190 a word in his mouth and said go again unto Balak and say this and sometimes god uses wicked people 00:54:13.190 --> 00:54:19.460 and even speaks through them keep your place in the book of numbers go to first Samuel chapter 19 00:54:19.460 --> 00:54:25.320 first Samuel chapter 19 just because god is speaking through Balaam that that does not make 00:54:25.320 --> 00:54:31.290 Balaam righteous and we just need to acknowledge that sometimes god uses wicked people for his 00:54:31.290 --> 00:54:37.550 purpose and that does not mean that god approves them or that they are righteous people it does 00:54:37.550 --> 00:54:43.900 not mean god's endorsement okay because sometimes god does use wicked evil people let me show you 00:54:43.900 --> 00:54:52.740 some other examples of this first Samuel chapter 19 look at verse 23 that's talking about king saw 00:54:52.740 --> 00:55:00.130 king saw was backslidden at uh at this point first Samuel chapter 19 look at verse 23 and he 00:55:00.130 --> 00:55:06.580 talked about saw went there to naoth in rama and the spirit of god was upon him also and he went 00:55:06.580 --> 00:55:12.400 on and prophesied until he came to naoth in rama and he stripped off his clothes also and prophesied 00:55:12.400 --> 00:55:18.210 before samuel in like manner and laid down naked all that day and all that night wherefore they say 00:55:18.210 --> 00:55:23.790 saw also among the prophets now i understand that saw was saved but saw was wicked at that point 00:55:23.790 --> 00:55:30.980 right and god still used him despite of saw's wickedness despite of saw's sin and you know 00:55:30.980 --> 00:55:37.240 and saw prophesied because because the spirit of god was upon him go to matthew chapter 10 00:55:37.240 --> 00:55:45.900 matthew chapter 10 so so saw was a wicked saved person example let me give you a reprobate example 00:55:45.900 --> 00:55:56.740 okay matthew chapter 10 look at verse number one matthew chapter 10 verse number one matthew 10 one 00:55:56.740 --> 00:56:04.060 the bible says and when he jesus had called unto him his 12 disciples he gave them power against 00:56:04.060 --> 00:56:08.430 unclean spirits to cast them out and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease 00:56:08.430 --> 00:56:15.830 who did jesus christ give power to heal people the 12 he gave them plural right look at verse number 00:56:15.830 --> 00:56:20.920 two now the names of the 12 12 apostles are these the first simon who is called peter and 00:56:20.920 --> 00:56:26.020 andrew his brother james the son of zebedee and john his brother philip and bartholomew thomas 00:56:26.020 --> 00:56:31.510 and matthew the publican james the son of alpheus and libius whose surname was stadius simon the 00:56:31.510 --> 00:56:38.020 king knight and judas is garrett who also betrayed him i think you know i think i can prove that 00:56:38.020 --> 00:56:44.510 pretty solidly right and god sometimes use wicked people even even the person who was a devil from 00:56:44.510 --> 00:56:53.300 the very beginning for his purpose right god gave judas is scary who was clearly a reprobate the 00:56:53.300 --> 00:57:01.630 power to cast out unclean spirits because sometimes god uses wicked people for his purpose 00:57:01.630 --> 00:57:12.020 but that does not mean god's endorsement go to john chapter 11 and john chapter 11 look at verse 00:57:12.020 --> 00:57:25.200 49 john 11 49 john chapter 11 verse 49 by the way judas was clearly unsaved right and god still 00:57:25.200 --> 00:57:32.480 used him john 11 verse 49 by the way judas didn't get anyone saved okay even if god did give him 00:57:32.480 --> 00:57:38.060 power to cast out unclean spirits okay because you have to have the spirit of god john 11 look 00:57:38.060 --> 00:57:45.310 at 49 uh john 11 verse 49 and one of them named kaiaphas by the way kaiaphas led the plot to kill 00:57:45.310 --> 00:57:51.410 jesus being the high priest that same year said unto them you know nothing at all nor considered 00:57:51.410 --> 00:57:56.570 that it is it is it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people and that the whole 00:57:56.570 --> 00:58:02.740 nation perish not and this spake he not of himself but being high priest that year he prophesied that 00:58:02.740 --> 00:58:07.880 jesus christ should die for that nation hey even a false prophet even a wicked person can prophesy 00:58:07.880 --> 00:58:18.790 can speak good things right and you know again that's what false prophets are like they can preach 00:58:18.790 --> 00:58:25.440 truth from time to time they can quote spirit they can quote the bible accurately they can say 00:58:25.440 --> 00:58:33.620 powerful things they can even cast out devils that sounds familiar right you know and and you know 00:58:33.620 --> 00:58:40.940 false prophets can even be used to bless people but inwardly they love money they seek influence 00:58:40.940 --> 00:58:47.090 and they harbor corruption right that's why you can not only you can not only look at the outside 00:58:47.090 --> 00:58:54.990 right so and you can apply this principle to both the saved and the unsaved because 00:58:54.990 --> 00:59:01.710 the overarching truth is this effective effectiveness is not the same as faithfulness 00:59:01.710 --> 00:59:10.370 Joe Holstein may say some good and right things but inwardly he is a wolf right inwardly he is 00:59:10.370 --> 00:59:17.120 cunning just like Balaam he is a cunning prophet a saved person may be blessed or even used by God 00:59:17.120 --> 00:59:23.340 but that does not automatically mean that he is righteous maybe it's because of God's mercy maybe 00:59:23.340 --> 00:59:29.030 it's because of God's unknown purpose because because if God can you know use wicked people 00:59:29.030 --> 00:59:36.930 like Balaam and Judas and give him power maybe God sometimes showed extra mercy to save people as 00:59:36.930 --> 00:59:43.770 well right that's why i don't think you can purely look at the soul winning number and just decide 00:59:43.770 --> 00:59:51.090 whether a pastor or a church is righteous although that can be one of the main indicators okay because 00:59:51.090 --> 00:59:57.630 it could mean because it could be that they were in a more receptive area maybe because they have 00:59:57.630 --> 01:00:03.460 more soul winners maybe they are a bigger church right maybe it's because of God's mercy maybe God 01:00:03.460 --> 01:00:09.220 withholds his judgment because because of their faithfulness in the past because we see stories 01:00:09.220 --> 01:00:16.110 in the bible that God delay his judgment right many people in many people in europe are doing 01:00:16.110 --> 01:00:21.410 double the amount of soul winning okay very few people say but that does not mean that they are 01:00:21.410 --> 01:00:28.180 bad people right that's why we cannot only look on the outside okay i don't want us to get the 01:00:28.180 --> 01:00:34.010 idea that just because we have so many salvations that means everything we do is right that is a 01:00:34.010 --> 01:00:39.810 prideful attitude okay nobody's perfect even if God blesses us for so many salvations and just you 01:00:39.810 --> 01:00:45.740 know a great church hey everyone still need to get our sins out of our life right because 01:00:45.740 --> 01:00:50.890 God is merciful right God can kill you right now but God chooses not to don't get the idea because 01:00:50.890 --> 01:00:56.210 God is blessing you that means everything you do is right you know don't have that attitude 01:00:56.210 --> 01:01:08.870 go back to Numbers chapter 23 Numbers 23 look at verse number six Numbers 23 verse number six 01:01:08.870 --> 01:01:19.810 the Bible says and he Balaam returned unto him Balak and lo he stood by his burnt sacrifice he 01:01:19.810 --> 01:01:25.990 and all the princes of Moab and he took up his parable and said Balaak the son of Moab has 01:01:25.990 --> 01:01:33.270 brought me from Aram out of the mountains of the east saying come curse me Jacob and come defy 01:01:33.270 --> 01:01:40.220 Israel how shall I curse whom God hath not cursed or how shall I defy whom the Lord hath not defiled 01:01:40.220 --> 01:01:49.180 so Balaam here you know spoke the word that God has told him to speak right that's why a false 01:01:49.180 --> 01:01:55.870 prophet can't even preach the word of God that's why they are so deceptive you need to look at 01:01:55.870 --> 01:02:02.430 their whole ministry just because they are saying the right things doing some miracles does not mean 01:02:02.430 --> 01:02:08.700 that they are good people don't assume they believe in faith alone and and just think that 01:02:08.700 --> 01:02:14.300 they are automatically saved right ask them clarification questions right in the same way 01:02:14.300 --> 01:02:19.180 don't assume that people are false prophets just because they say that you have to repent of your 01:02:19.180 --> 01:02:25.500 sins because people may define things differently right don't blindly assume people don't just base 01:02:25.500 --> 01:02:32.450 off a passage doctrine from a doctrinal statement because many times they copy and paste okay by 01:02:32.450 --> 01:02:39.810 the way I'm gonna skip the rest of chapter 23 but basically Balak tried to get Balaam to curse 01:02:39.810 --> 01:02:50.340 Israel a couple more times and he refused go to Numbers 25 Numbers 25 so point number one 01:02:50.340 --> 01:02:59.070 a covetous prophet point number two a constrained prophet point number three a cunning prophet point 01:02:59.070 --> 01:03:07.880 number four a corrupting prophet a corrupting prophet Numbers 25 verse one the Bible says and 01:03:07.880 --> 01:03:13.910 Israel abode in Shittim and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab 01:03:13.910 --> 01:03:19.730 and they called the people unto sacrifice of their idols and the people did eat and bow down to their 01:03:19.730 --> 01:03:24.820 gods what were they doing they were committing idolatry they were eating food sacrifice onto 01:03:24.820 --> 01:03:31.690 idols verse number three and Israel joined himself unto Baal Peor and the anger of the 01:03:31.690 --> 01:03:39.590 Lord was kindled against Israel let me read to you revelation 214 the Bible says because thou has 01:03:39.590 --> 01:03:44.270 there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam who taught Balaam to cast a stomping block before the 01:03:44.270 --> 01:03:49.930 children of Israel to eat things sacrificed unto idols and to commit fornication that is you know 01:03:49.930 --> 01:03:56.080 what Balaam did Balaam corrupts people and false prophets always corrupt people and they are 01:03:56.080 --> 01:04:03.800 usually immoral people just look like just look at Martin Luther King right immoral people 01:04:03.800 --> 01:04:10.640 communists you know false prophet right and then Saint Peter the Bible says they you know they have 01:04:10.640 --> 01:04:17.180 their eyes full of adultery because false prophets tend to be immoral people and and here Balaam 01:04:17.180 --> 01:04:23.230 calls people to commit to commit adultery as well as fornication look at verse number nine 01:04:23.230 --> 01:04:32.350 number 25 verse number nine and those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand 01:04:32.350 --> 01:04:38.400 because of the doctrine of Balaam twenty four thousand people died because of it that's why 01:04:38.400 --> 01:04:45.870 false prophets are damning people right they are corrupting people go to Numbers 31 Numbers 31 01:04:45.870 --> 01:04:56.710 look at verse 16 Numbers 31 verse number 16 the bible says behold these talking about the 01:04:56.710 --> 01:05:03.040 Midianites these caused the children of Israel through the counsel of Balaam to commit trespass 01:05:03.040 --> 01:05:08.840 against the lord in the matter of Peor that's Baal-Peor and there was a plague among the 01:05:08.840 --> 01:05:13.600 congregation of the lord now therefore kill every male among the among the little ones and kill 01:05:13.600 --> 01:05:22.050 every woman that had known man by lying with him so here is so interesting about Balaam Balaam did 01:05:22.050 --> 01:05:29.970 not curse Israel outwardly but Balaam corrupts Israel inwardly see that Balaam you know he like 01:05:29.970 --> 01:05:36.610 talked right he talked the right things he even preached the right words that God gave him but 01:05:36.610 --> 01:05:43.180 inwardly he has corrupted he has corrupted Israel and God killed 24 000 people because they were 01:05:43.180 --> 01:05:50.360 into the the era of Balaam right they may say positive and good things but their real intention 01:05:50.360 --> 01:05:58.140 is to corrupt you that's why we should stay far away from the false prophets that's why 01:05:58.140 --> 01:06:03.140 you should stay away from the positive only preachers because Balaam only say positive 01:06:03.140 --> 01:06:09.370 things on the outside but inwardly he's clearly corrupting people right and we should stay away 01:06:09.370 --> 01:06:14.820 from the pastors who only talk about the positive things on the outside but inwardly they are full 01:06:14.820 --> 01:06:21.120 of corruptions so what's the end of Balaam look at verse number seven number 31 verse number seven 01:06:21.120 --> 01:06:27.720 and they were against the Mennonites as the Lord commanded Moses and they slew all the males and 01:06:27.720 --> 01:06:32.180 they slew the kings of Midian beside the rest of them that were slain namely Levi and Recom and 01:06:32.180 --> 01:06:38.080 Zer and Hur and Reba five kings of Midian Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword 01:06:38.080 --> 01:06:43.970 Balaam died physically and and you know based on second Peter the Bible says to whom the mist of 01:06:43.970 --> 01:06:52.600 darkness is reserved forever false prophet their end is death eternal death in hell go back to 01:06:52.600 --> 01:07:02.900 Numbers 22 Numbers chapter 22 so I said point number one a covetous prophet point number two 01:07:02.900 --> 01:07:08.140 point number one a covetous prophet point number two a constrained prophet point number three 01:07:08.140 --> 01:07:14.750 a cunning prophet and point number four a corrupting prophet lastly point number five 01:07:14.750 --> 01:07:22.810 a covenant fulfilled a covenant fulfilled Numbers 22 look at verse number 12 Numbers 22 verse 12 01:07:22.810 --> 01:07:27.760 and God said unto Balaam thou shall not go with them thou shall not curse the people for they are 01:07:27.760 --> 01:07:33.710 blessed so God told him not to curse the people people of Israel because the people are blessed 01:07:33.710 --> 01:07:42.520 right the Bible is clear on that now go to Numbers 24 Numbers 24 look at verse number two Numbers 24 01:07:42.520 --> 01:07:51.700 verse number two the Bible says and Balaam lift up his eyes and he saw Israel abiding in his tents 01:07:51.700 --> 01:07:57.290 according to their tribes and the spirit of God came upon him look at verse number nine he couched 01:07:57.290 --> 01:08:02.700 he laid down as a lion and as a great lion who shall stir him up blesses he that blesses thee 01:08:02.700 --> 01:08:09.790 and curses he that curses thee and we cannot do away with the Bible okay we must we must approach 01:08:09.790 --> 01:08:17.230 every verse honestly and I get that uh and I you know fully comprehend that Genesis chapter 12 01:08:17.230 --> 01:08:23.670 is talking about Abraham singular if you bless Abraham you will be blessed but I do believe in 01:08:23.670 --> 01:08:31.250 this passage it is referring to Israel as a whole because in Numbers 22 God told uh God told Balaam 01:08:31.250 --> 01:08:37.520 hey don't curse the people for they are blessed plural okay and we cannot do away with clear 01:08:37.520 --> 01:08:44.260 scriptures and Zionists would love you know going to those passages and promote their 01:08:44.260 --> 01:08:50.450 doctrine they will say that the children of Israel were blessed so if you curse them you will be 01:08:50.450 --> 01:08:59.470 cursed and personally I was called a wolf by a militant Zionist last week okay and uh and I 01:08:59.470 --> 01:09:05.610 posted this on Facebook anyone who supports leveling the Middle East is wicked and evil 01:09:05.610 --> 01:09:10.400 they don't care about the lust they don't care about the gospel they worship Israel who is not 01:09:10.400 --> 01:09:15.740 even God's chosen people they reject the Lord Jesus Christ the Bible calls them the synagogue 01:09:15.740 --> 01:09:21.960 of Satan militant Zionists are cancer to Christianity and the world they don't they 01:09:21.960 --> 01:09:27.220 don't understand the Bible they consume their time in Fox News but but forget about the first 01:09:27.220 --> 01:09:32.930 works I said compromised Christians will say things like but Iran poses a threat 01:09:32.930 --> 01:09:39.290 Iran targets Christians Iran oppresses women Iran is full of corruptions then why doesn't 01:09:39.290 --> 01:09:44.570 America attack Israel then because they are the same thing right so and then and then we have a 01:09:44.570 --> 01:09:51.640 lady named Cheryl Campbell and that's what she commented you know responding to my post it's 01:09:51.640 --> 01:09:57.530 hard to tell false churches led by wolves in sheep's clothing these days but when they make 01:09:57.530 --> 01:10:04.570 it easy I genuinely appreciate it one day God will deal with these wolves and it means that they have 01:10:04.570 --> 01:10:11.460 no understanding of eschatology either for Israel or the church and if you are sitting in a church 01:10:11.460 --> 01:10:17.770 like the above you need to leave okay so that's pretty extreme right you know apparently I'm a 01:10:17.770 --> 01:10:22.800 wolf in sheep's clothing that you know you guys need to leave this church but we have to answer 01:10:22.800 --> 01:10:30.310 the question why did not why didn't God allow Balaam to curse Israel tell my will to Galatians 01:10:30.310 --> 01:10:36.280 chapter three Galatians chapter three by the way this actually proves our side not theirs 01:10:36.280 --> 01:10:42.750 because Israel was God's chosen people back in the days they were a covenant people they were 01:10:42.750 --> 01:10:47.990 blessed because they were part of the Abrahamic covenant back in the days however they are no 01:10:47.990 --> 01:10:55.830 longer God's chosen people anymore that actually proves our side okay and the Lord Jesus Christ 01:10:55.830 --> 01:11:01.630 even said the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bring forth the fruits 01:11:01.630 --> 01:11:08.470 thereof the covenant was fulfilled in Christ and all saved Christians are part of this covenant 01:11:08.470 --> 01:11:17.570 Galatians three look at verse number 16 Bible says now to Abraham and his seed what a promise 01:11:17.570 --> 01:11:24.570 is made he said not and two seeds as of many but but as of one and two thy seed which is Christ 01:11:24.570 --> 01:11:29.580 so who is the ultimate seed of Abraham the lord Jesus Christ right look at verse 28 there's 01:11:29.580 --> 01:11:33.620 neither Jew nor Greek there's neither bond nor free there's neither male nor female for you are 01:11:33.620 --> 01:11:40.370 one in Christ Jesus and if he be Christ then are you Abraham seed and heirs according to the promise 01:11:40.370 --> 01:11:48.070 the only way for you to be part of you know the family of God this chosen nation is to be in Christ 01:11:48.070 --> 01:11:56.350 is because you are saved that means that if you are a Jew who who doesn't believe in Christ then 01:11:56.350 --> 01:12:03.670 you are not Abraham seed that means you are not part of the chosen people right because the chosen 01:12:03.670 --> 01:12:10.170 nation was a physical nation back in the old back in the old testament but now we are an holy nation 01:12:10.170 --> 01:12:16.150 which in time past were not the people but now the people of God that means you know the chosen 01:12:16.150 --> 01:12:21.750 people of God have switched from a physical nation to a spiritual nation made up of all believers 01:12:21.750 --> 01:12:29.170 go to Romans chapter two Romans chapter number two so so why didn't God allow Balaam to curse 01:12:29.170 --> 01:12:32.880 Israel because they were God's chosen people back in the days and they were no longer God's 01:12:32.880 --> 01:12:38.880 chosen people anymore so that argument actually helps our side okay Romans chapter two look at 01:12:38.880 --> 01:12:46.930 verse 28 Romans chapter two verse 28 the Bible says for he is not a Jew which is one outwardly 01:12:46.930 --> 01:12:52.260 neither is that circumcision which is our in the flesh but he is a Jew which is one inwardly and 01:12:52.260 --> 01:12:57.270 circumcision is that of the heart in the spirit because of the spiritual nation and not in the 01:12:57.270 --> 01:13:02.570 letter it's no longer a physical nation whose praise is not a man but of God go to Romans chapter 01:13:02.570 --> 01:13:08.240 nine Romans chapter nine you know obviously I can go to many verses but let me just let me just show 01:13:08.240 --> 01:13:14.790 you some of the highlights Romans nine six Romans nine six not as though the word of God has taken 01:13:14.790 --> 01:13:20.500 none effect for they are not all Israel which are of Israel just because they just just just because 01:13:20.500 --> 01:13:26.320 they are from physical Israel doesn't mean they they doesn't mean they are truly you know belonging 01:13:26.320 --> 01:13:32.230 to Israel right they're not the Israel of God verse number seven neither because they are the 01:13:32.230 --> 01:13:37.530 seed of Abraham are they all children but in Isaac shall thy seed be called that is they which are 01:13:37.530 --> 01:13:42.750 the children of the flesh physically these are not these are not the children of God but the 01:13:42.750 --> 01:13:49.130 children of the promise spiritually are counted for the seed how many verses do you need folks 01:13:49.130 --> 01:13:56.560 i mean the bible literally says just because you are a physical seed that does not make you a child 01:13:56.560 --> 01:14:05.450 but if you are saved if you are a child of the promise you are the seed okay and since the chosen 01:14:05.450 --> 01:14:11.450 people nowadays is a spiritual nation made up of all believers you should not curse the spiritual 01:14:11.450 --> 01:14:18.540 nation either and that's not talking about individuals okay but a covenant blessing based 01:14:18.540 --> 01:14:24.800 on the bible because think about this why do you want to wish uh harms on the chosen people of god 01:14:24.800 --> 01:14:31.960 normal people don't desire that right only wicked people who you know actually hate god 01:14:31.960 --> 01:14:37.470 want to incite violence on christians by the way that's also different from calling out sins 01:14:37.470 --> 01:14:41.830 because you know even though israel was god's chosen people back in the days the prophets 01:14:41.830 --> 01:14:48.800 still preach against their sins right even the new testament you know paul rebuke the churches 01:14:48.800 --> 01:14:55.910 jesus rebuke peter and we are supposed to deliver certain people uh certain people onto satan for 01:14:55.910 --> 01:15:04.450 their flesh to be destroyed but what's the purpose restoration right but nobody should wish divine 01:15:04.450 --> 01:15:10.820 wrath and curse on the chosen people of god because if they do that they'll be cursed by god right i'm 01:15:10.820 --> 01:15:15.710 talking about you know those reprobates who who you know actually want us dead they'll be cursed 01:15:15.710 --> 01:15:21.660 by god amen i'm talking about the muslims who want to wipe out all christians they'll be cursed by 01:15:21.660 --> 01:15:28.790 god i'm talking about some jews who hate the lord jesus christ who who is the seed of abraham they 01:15:28.790 --> 01:15:34.500 believe jesus christ is boiling in hot excrement in hell hey they will be cursed by god because 01:15:34.500 --> 01:15:42.900 they actually curse the chosen seed of abraham right and yes i'm anti-judaism because judaism 01:15:42.900 --> 01:15:48.810 is an anti-christ religion they curse the lord jesus christ they curse the chosen people they 01:15:48.810 --> 01:15:54.850 curse the chosen seed and they will be cursed by the way i don't hate all jews i want jews to be 01:15:54.850 --> 01:16:03.380 safe but judaism is wicked i know all false religions are wicked but at least buddhism 01:16:03.380 --> 01:16:10.640 and hinduism don't blaspheme jesus even though even though muslims believing a different jesus 01:16:10.640 --> 01:16:18.320 at least they think he's a good teacher but how can zionist justify supporting a a nation that 01:16:18.320 --> 01:16:25.880 literally hates jesus right that doesn't make any sense to me you know judaism is worse than 01:16:25.880 --> 01:16:37.150 islam buddhism hinduism because at least they don't hate jesus can i go to uh go to second 01:16:37.150 --> 01:16:46.570 chronicles 19 second chronicles 19 let me read to you first that's loin chapter 2 verse number 14 01:16:46.570 --> 01:16:53.340 first that's in chapter 2 verse number 14 for you brethren became followers of the church of the 01:16:53.340 --> 01:16:59.190 churches of god which in judaea are in christ jesus for you also have suffered like things of your 01:16:59.190 --> 01:17:06.440 own countrymen even as they have of the jews so the bible has no problem to generalize a whole 01:17:06.440 --> 01:17:11.370 people group right even as they have of the jews who both who both killed the lord jesus 01:17:11.370 --> 01:17:17.260 and their own prophets and have persecuted us and they please not god and our country to all men 01:17:17.260 --> 01:17:22.280 forbidding us to speak to the gentiles that they might be saved to fill up their sins all the way 01:17:22.280 --> 01:17:27.440 for the wrath has come upon them to the uttermost okay because the jewish nation have brought the 01:17:27.440 --> 01:17:33.960 curse upon themselves for killing jesus right the bible says it's the jews okay by the way you know 01:17:33.960 --> 01:17:39.670 that that's not to say all jews are wicked but the bible does generalize the whole people group in 01:17:39.670 --> 01:17:46.800 killing jesus okay and you know to me it's so hilarious because even if people still believe 01:17:46.800 --> 01:17:54.280 that the jews are still god's chosen people how do they justify supporting them when they want to 01:17:54.280 --> 01:18:00.370 level up the middle east like even if they are just like just like pretend the jews are still 01:18:00.370 --> 01:18:08.230 god's chosen people right god told baleam not to curse israel but in members 25 god killed 24 000 01:18:08.230 --> 01:18:14.950 people for idolatry and fornication so even if they are god's chosen people now they are still 01:18:14.950 --> 01:18:23.480 wicked right and you know god is not mocked their their days are coming okay and i'm so sick of the 01:18:23.480 --> 01:18:31.760 christians who like talk like nazis who want to commit genocide christians will talk like nazis 01:18:31.760 --> 01:18:39.430 who want to commit ethnic cleansing they want to wipe out the muslim nations i think it's so 01:18:39.430 --> 01:18:48.360 interesting that a zionist accused us for being nazis they project too much you know i'm sick of 01:18:48.360 --> 01:18:53.560 the christians who you know act like the catholics who want to start a holy war just because they 01:18:53.560 --> 01:19:00.130 believe differently you know christians who talk like the muslims who want to start a jihad against 01:19:00.130 --> 01:19:06.640 everyone who's against israel you know what those people are satanic i saw people online joking 01:19:06.640 --> 01:19:14.350 about wiping out iran and other nations those people are sick and perverse san chronicle 19 01:19:14.350 --> 01:19:20.940 local version number two san chronicles 19 verse two and jihoo the son of hanani the seer went out 01:19:20.940 --> 01:19:27.700 to meet him and said to king jihoshaphat shouldest thou help the ungodly and love them that hate the 01:19:27.700 --> 01:19:35.800 lord therefore is wrath upon thee from before the lord see israel as a nation they are ungodly why 01:19:35.800 --> 01:19:43.150 are we helping them why are we bring god's wrath on you know ourselves right and you know the 01:19:43.150 --> 01:19:50.320 bible says don't bid them godspeed if they deny christ is coming to flesh okay and you know i 01:19:50.320 --> 01:19:57.370 don't believe everything that tucker carson said but he said some profound statement last week i 01:19:57.370 --> 01:20:06.680 think uh let me just give uh give you this statement how could an american christian 01:20:06.680 --> 01:20:13.530 or any christian call for the building of a temple whose presence whose inherent presence denies 01:20:13.530 --> 01:20:21.670 christ who said clearly and christians believe this it's a core point of faith i am the temple 01:20:21.670 --> 01:20:30.400 so why are we founding the anti-christ temple whose inherent presence denies christ you know 01:20:30.400 --> 01:20:35.830 don't worry about the real temple locations you are the temple i'm the temple zero okay don't just 01:20:35.830 --> 01:20:46.420 speculate temple locations you are all temples okay but i also posted this on facebook sorry i'm 01:20:46.420 --> 01:20:52.070 bent on x that's why i'm that's why i've been unleashing on facebook it is interesting to me 01:20:52.070 --> 01:20:58.310 that many of the most militant zionist voices are not out so winning they speak passionately 01:20:58.310 --> 01:21:03.690 about military actions in the middle east online and behind the pulpit but they are not following 01:21:03.690 --> 01:21:09.940 christ's command to be fishers of man in my own experience i have spoken with muslims at the door 01:21:09.940 --> 01:21:15.590 who will turn off to the gospel because because of what they perceive as christian zionism they 01:21:15.590 --> 01:21:20.210 assume that every christian hates them and and supports violence against them that's why i 01:21:20.210 --> 01:21:26.690 believe zionism is satanic since it hinders people from getting saved our our priority should always 01:21:26.690 --> 01:21:32.180 be centered around the gospel we want muslims to be saved we want christ rejecting jews to be 01:21:32.180 --> 01:21:38.870 saved we want people and souls to be saved to me it's so funny that most christians who are 01:21:38.870 --> 01:21:46.410 against us for our belief on zionism sodomites immigration death penalties are the same christians 01:21:46.410 --> 01:21:53.150 who never go so winning who's more loving i actually want the murderers to be saved before he gets to 01:21:53.150 --> 01:21:58.540 before he's put to death physically i actually want the illegal immigrants to be saved before 01:21:58.540 --> 01:22:03.280 he gets deported i actually want the muslim to be saved i actually want the jews to be saved that's 01:22:03.280 --> 01:22:10.630 why i preach against zionism by the way you cannot be against anti-seminism while preaching zionism 01:22:10.630 --> 01:22:17.190 right because we want the jews to be safe okay and those people can post their you know racist 01:22:17.190 --> 01:22:22.400 zionist crap all they want they can watch fox news all they want they can call me a wolf all they 01:22:22.400 --> 01:22:29.590 want they can refuse to fellowship with me all they want they can have their own clicks all they 01:22:29.590 --> 01:22:35.020 want they can trash talk about me all they want but they are the enemies of the cause of christ 01:22:35.020 --> 01:22:45.100 so i said point number one a a covetous prophet point number two a constrained prophet point 01:22:45.100 --> 01:22:52.210 number three a cunning prophet point number four a corrupting prophet and point number five a covenant 01:22:52.210 --> 01:22:59.400 fulfilled so i hope you learned something about baleam this morning he is a wicked false prophet 01:22:59.400 --> 01:23:05.000 he may speak good things and god has used him but he's clearly wicked and we need to be careful not 01:23:05.000 --> 01:23:12.740 to be sucked into corruptions okay and lastly we do not support the modern nation of israel we love 01:23:12.740 --> 01:23:19.570 the real israel of god we bless the real israel of god we bless jesus we love jesus and we actually 01:23:19.570 --> 01:23:26.220 love souls and i hope more muslims will be saved i hope more jews will be saved let's go soul winning 01:23:26.220 --> 01:23:30.840 amen that's closing i want to pray thank you all for your work and thank you for the story of baleam 01:23:30.840 --> 01:23:35.460 well i pray that we'll be aware of the false prophets and also the false doctrine of zionism 01:23:35.460 --> 01:23:39.760 well i pray that more jews and muslims and buddhists and hindus will be saved well i 01:23:39.760 --> 01:23:48.830 pray that you'll use us tremendously for your work and i pray this in jesus name amen amen 01:23:48.830 --> 01:24:02.530 all right now we're going to march to zion uh song 43 we're going to march to zion song 43 01:24:02.530 --> 01:24:26.890 um we that joe be no join in a song with sweet accord join in a song with sweet accord and the 01:24:26.890 --> 01:24:42.630 sub around the throne and the surround the throne we're marching to zion beautiful beautiful zion 01:24:42.630 --> 01:24:57.880 we're marching upward to zion the beautiful city of god let those refuse to sing who never knew our 01:24:57.880 --> 01:25:12.280 god but children of the heavenly king but children of the heavenly king may speak their joys abroad 01:25:12.280 --> 01:25:26.750 may speak their joys abroad we're marching to zion beautiful beautiful zion we're marching upward 01:25:26.750 --> 01:25:43.720 to zion the beautiful city of god the hill of zion yield a thousand sacred sweets before we reach 01:25:43.720 --> 01:25:56.500 the heavenly field before we reach the heavenly fields be on the golden streets or walk the golden 01:25:56.500 --> 01:26:14.020 street we're marching to zion beautiful beautiful zion we're marching upward to zion the city of god 01:26:14.020 --> 01:26:39.090 then let bound and every tear be dry marching through we're marching through to fail on high 01:26:39.090 --> 01:26:56.610 we're marching to zion we're marching upward to zion the beautiful city of god all right everybody 01:26:56.610 --> 01:27:15.550 stupendous singing brother brett could you please close out with a word of prayer amen you are 01:27:15.550 --> 01:27:16.270 You are dismissed.