<TITLE>25. Par 204-210</TITLE>L-204 Look what Miriam done, the prophetess. Now, remember, she was a prophetess. She took the tambourine and begin to beat the tambourine and dance in the Spirit, and the daughters of Israel followed her down the bank, beating these tambourines, and dancing in the Spirit: real Pentecostal.
And then if you notice when they come to Moab. Now, we're getting back... We're on the Scripture now, the doctrine of Balaam. And Moab--Moab was Israel's brother. How many knows where Moab come from? All right. Moab is what I would call the hybrid, because that Moab started from Lot's daughters. Lot had a baby by his own daughter, had the two children. And Moab was one of them, and he formed the nation of Moab, the tribe. And actually, Lot was a nephew to Abraham, which actually come back in that same line. We know that.
Now, I want you to notice they were not pagans, as some of our plays recently would give you to... Remember, they were believers. Now, when here come Israel up on their road to the promised land, making their way right in the line of duty, and here laid Moab right in the way. They sent messengers to Moab and said, "Let us pass through your land. We are your brother."

L-206 Now, Moab represented the Nicolaitanes. Now, you see just in a minute. Israel represented the true church. And Balaam was one of the bishops, popes (Watch and see now.), carnal Christianity. Now, we'll notice that he was gifted; there's no doubt about it. Many of them are fine speakers, doctors of philosophy, and--and great men. You can't deny that. But "having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof."
Hold back to that original Pentecost. Don't get away from there. When you do, you're lost. Stay with that blessing. That's it, the Blesser of the blessing.

L-208 Now, notice as they journeyed. They come up to this formal hybrid church, and they said, "We are passing through to a revival. We're going over to the promised land, will you permit us to go through? If our cattle lick up any grass, if they drink any water, we'll pay you for it."
Then what did the... King Balac, he got all excited, and he didn't want such a meeting as that in his church or his land. So what did he do? He sent over to the pope, or to the bishop, Balaam, a hireling prophet, one that loved money more than he loved God. And the King Balac told him, "If you'll come out here and curse this people, I'll make you a great person." And God spoke to Balac... And I wonder if there'd happen to be some... I mean Balaam... Wonder how many Balaams is in this world tonight? Methodist ministers, Baptist ministers, Catholic priests (Mercy.) that knows that God... If you read this same history and the same Book I do... Balaam...

L-210 Now, notice. Then he said, "Come down and curse the people."
And Balaam said, "Oh, I'll ask God."
God said, "Don't you go."
But the next morning, he said--went and told the priest, or the--the king.
And he come back, said, "Oh, I'll--I'll make you a great man."
So Balaam kept on; and God said, "Go on then; you go on."
See, if you won't follow truth... You think, Nicolaitanes, that because God's doing for you what you're doing like that... There's original truth. You're only taking God's permissive will. You say, "God gives us the Holy Spirit," or "He blesses us, and we're baptized in name of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." You Balaamite (See?): doctrine of Balaam. God did tell him after he was so arrogant. He just let him go on, hang his own-self. You got to get back to truth, foundational truth, back to the Bible. "Oh, He's blessed us. And..." Oh, I know that.
He did, told Balaam, said, "You go ahead. If you want to go, if that's... You're bound to go that way, and you want your organization route, take it; go on."


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