No — Balaam is not considered a true prophet; Les Feldick consistently identifies him as a false prophet.
Les Feldick repeatedly calls Balaam “this false prophet” and says that money was all that motivated him. Les also teaches that Balaam gave Balak a satanically inspired plan that caused Israel to fall into sin and judgment. For Les, Balaam stands in the line of false prophets, not true ones.
Numbers 22:4-5 — This is the passage where King Balak summons Balaam, and it is the very place where Les points and says, “Now Balaam is this false prophet that we're going to be talking about.”
In Numbers 22:4, the Moabites are alarmed by Israel's presence: “And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.” Then Numbers 22:5 records Balak's response: “He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.” The biblical account introduces Balaam as the man Balak hoped would curse Israel. Scripture itself does not call him a true prophet; that designation is Les Feldick's teaching based on the whole Balaam account.
Les is emphatic that Balaam was a false prophet. As he reads Numbers 22:5, he says, “Now Balaam is this false prophet that we're going to be talking about.” In another clip he asks, “What was old Balaam? Well hey, he was a false prophet, and he was after money. That's all that motivated him. What's in it for old Balaam?” Les also shows how Balaam's false prophecy went beyond words. Balak knew he could not defeat Israel militarily, and God would not let Balaam curse them. So Les explains that Balaam “had another satanically inspired thought” — telling the Moabites to put their prettiest girls before the Israelite young men. The plan worked, Israel lost its separated character, and God's judgment fell with 23,000 Jews put to death. Les connects Balaam to the broader pattern of false prophets who receive their power from Satan. He warns, “Don't ever forget that Satan has power to perform miracles,” and he says the tribulation false prophet will perform deceptive wonders through that same satanic power.
Numbers 22:4 shows Moab's alarm: “Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field.” Les stresses that Balak could not see the end of the Israelites — from a high mountain, several million people stretched beyond the horizon. Faced with an unbeatable enemy, Balak sent messengers to Balaam to curse Israel (Numbers 22:5).
Les does not leave any ambiguity. As he reads Numbers 22:5, he says, “Now Balaam is this false prophet that we're going to be talking about.” In another clip he asks, “What was old Balaam? Well hey, he was a false prophet, and he was after money. That's all that motivated him. What's in it for old Balaam?” For Les, the money motive and false prophecy go together.
Les explains that Balak knew he could not defeat Israel militarily, and God would not allow Balaam to curse them. So Balaam “had another satanically inspired thought” — tell the Moabites to put their prettiest girls before the Israelite young men. The seduction worked. Israel lost its separated character, God's judgment fell, and Les says 23,000 Jews had to be put to death.
Les places Balaam in the broader biblical pattern of false prophets who operate with Satan's power. He warns, “Don't ever forget that Satan has power to perform miracles.” In Revelation 13, Les explains, the false prophet “will do great wonders” and deceive the earth with miracles, but “they receive their power from Satan.” This counterfeit prophetic power is the same stream in which Balaam stood.
Balaam Introduced as a False Prophet
Les immediately says “Now Balaam is this false prophet” when reading Numbers 22:5, making clear he does not regard Balaam as a true prophet.
Balaam's Money Motive
Les teaches that Balaam was a false prophet motivated entirely by money, and that false teachers after him run greedily after the same error.
Balaam's Satanically Inspired Counsel
Les shows that Balaam, unable to curse Israel, gave Balak a satanic plan to seduce Israel through Moabite women, resulting in God's judgment and 23,000 deaths.
False Prophets and Satanic Power
Les explains that false prophets perform deceptive miracles through Satan's power, placing Balaam in that same counterfeit prophetic stream.
Israel Beyond the Horizon
Les underlines the overwhelming size of Israel that made Balak afraid and drove him to summon Balaam to curse them.
The Antichrist Revealed: What Revelation 13 Really Says
Israel, Palestine. So, I would like to think that even this false prophet will be an apostate Jew. Now, wait a minute, lest that just makes you say, no way, lest you're out in left field. How many times haven't we seen Jews come right up to the very throne room of Gentile empires? Moses. How high did Moses ascend among the pharaohs of Egypt? Right up next to him.
The White Horse Rider: Antichrist or Jesus? Revelation 6
Now the false prophet is going to do the same thing during the tribulation as this verse just said. He is going to cause people to worship the Antichrist, and consequently he fulfills a counterfeit role of the Holy Spirit. And both of these of course are under the control of and under the power of Satan.
Why Israel Rejected the Gospel — Acts 8 Explained
Fortunately, the one serpent that came from Aaron's rod swallowed up all the others from the magicians, which showed us and showed them that God's power is greater than Satan's. But listen, don't you ever sell Satan short. I can remember missionaries coming back when I was a kid from some of the dark, uncivilized tribes of this world, and when they would rehearse the power of those witch doctors.
Numbers 22:4: And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
This is the Moabites' alarmed response to Israel's overwhelming presence, which sets up the call for Balaam.
Numbers 22:5: He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
Introduces Balaam, and Les immediately says, “Now Balaam is this false prophet.”
Revelation 13:13: And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Shows the miracle-working false prophet that Les says receives power from Satan, connecting to Balaam's false-prophet pattern.
No. Les Feldick calls Balaam a false prophet and says he was after money. A true prophet would not need a satanic strategy to harm Israel, but Balaam used one.
Les says Balak couldn't defeat Israel militarily and God wouldn't let Balaam curse them. So Balaam came up with a satanically inspired plan to use Moabite women to seduce Israel's young men.
Les says that after Israel lost their separated character through Balaam's plan, God let judgment fall and 23,000 Jews had to be put to death.
Les says yes — Satan has power to perform miracles, and the tribulation false prophet will use that power to deceive the world. Balaam stands in that same false-prophet tradition.
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