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1:1 From Jude <2455>, a slave <1401> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> and <1161> brother <80> of James <2385>, to those who are called <2822>, wrapped in <1722> the love <25> of God <2316> the Father <3962> and <2532> kept <5083> for Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>. 1:2 May <4129> mercy <1656>, peace <1515>, and <2532> love <26> be lavished <4129> on you <5213>! 1:3 Dear friends <27>, although I have been <4160> eager <4710> to write <1125> to you <5213> about <4012> our <2257> common <2839> salvation <4991>, I now feel <2192> compelled <318> instead to write <1125> to encourage <3870> you <5213> to contend earnestly <1864> for the faith <4102> that was once for all <530> entrusted <3860> to the saints <40>. 1:4 For <1063> certain <5100> men <444> have secretly slipped in <3921> among you– men who long ago <3819> were marked out <4270> for the condemnation <2917> I am about to describe– ungodly men <765> who have turned <3346> the grace <5485> of our <2257> God <2316> into <1519> a license <766> for evil and <2532> who deny <720> our <2257> only <3441> Master <1203> and <2532> Lord <2962>, Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>. 1:5 Now I desire <1014> to remind <5279> you <5209> (even though you have been fully informed <1492> of these facts once for all <530>) that <3754> Jesus <2962>, having saved <4982> the people <2992> out of <1537> the land <1093> of Egypt <125>, later <1208> destroyed <622> those who did <4100> not <3361> believe <4100>. 1:6 You also <5037> know that the angels <32> who did <5083> not <3361> keep <5083> within their <1438> proper domain <746> but <235> abandoned <620> their own <2398> place of residence <3613>, he has kept <5083> in eternal <126> chains <1199> in <5259> utter darkness <2217>, locked up for <1519> the judgment <2920> of the great <3173> Day <2250>. 1:7 So also <5613> Sodom <4670> and <2532> Gomorrah <1116> and <2532> the neighboring <4012> <846> towns <4172>, since they indulged in sexual immorality <1608> and <2532> pursued <565> <3694> unnatural desire <4561> in a way similar <3664> to these angels <5125>, are now displayed <4295> as an example <1164> by suffering <5254> the punishment <1349> of eternal <166> fire <4442>. 1:8 Yet <3305> these men <3778>, as a result <3668> of their dreams <1797>, defile <3392> the flesh <4561>, reject <114> authority <2963>, and <1161> insult <987> the glorious ones <1391>. 1:9 But <1161> even when <3753> Michael <3413> the archangel <743> was arguing <1256> with the devil <1228> and debating <1252> with him concerning <4012> Moses <3475>’ body <4983>, he did <5111> not <3756> dare <5111> to bring <2018> a slanderous <988> judgment <2920>, but <235> said <2036>, “May <2008> the Lord <2962> rebuke <2008> you <4671>!” 1:10 But <1161> these men <3778> do <1492> not <3756> understand <1492> the things <3745> they slander <987>, and <1161> they are being destroyed <5351> by the very things <3745> that, like <5613> irrational <249> animals <2226>, they <1987> instinctively <5447> comprehend <1987>. 1:11 Woe <3759> to them <846>! For <3754> they have traveled down <1632> Cain’s <2535> path <3598>, and <2532> because of greed have abandoned <4198> themselves to Balaam’s <903> error <4106>; hence <2532>, they will certainly perish <622> in Korah’s <2879> rebellion <485>.

• Jud 1:1-2 -- Salutation
• Jud 1:3-16 -- Condemnation of the False Teachers

• PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF

  [isbe] PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF - || I. EXTERNAL EVIDENCE IN FAVOR OF ITS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY 1. Ancient Opinion 2. Modern Opinion 3. Dr. Chase's View II. INTERNAL EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF ITS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY 1. Style and Dic...
  

• Judgment, The final

  [ebd] the sentence that will be passed on our actions at the last day (Matt. 25; Rom. 14:10, 11; 2 Cor. 5:10; 2 Thess. 1:7-10). The judge is Jesus Christ, as mediator. All judgment is committed to him (Acts 17:31; John 5:22, 27; R...
  

• Jude

  [ebd] = Judas. Among the apostles there were two who bore this name, (1) Judas (Jude 1:1; Matt. 13:55; John 14:22; Acts 1:13), called also Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18); and (2) Judas Iscariot (Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:1...
  [nave] JUDE Jude 1
  

• Judas

  [nave] JUDAS 1. Surnamed Iscariot. Chosen as an apostle, Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16; Acts 1:17. Treasurer of the disciples, John 12:6; 13:29. His covetousness exemplified by his protest against the breaking of the box of oi...
  

• Jesus, The Christ

  [nave] JESUS, THE CHRIST. Index of Sub-topics History of; Miscellaneous Facts Concerning; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Ascension of; Atonement by; Attributes of; Compassion of; Confessing; Creator; Death of; Design of His...
  

• James

  [nave] JAMES 1. An apostle. Son of Zebedee and Salome, Matt. 4:21; 27:56. See: Salome. Brother of John, and a fisherman, Luke 5:10. Called to be an apostle, Matt. 4:21, 22; 10:2; Mark 1:19, 20; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13. Surnamed Bo...
  

• JUDE, THE EPISTLE OF

  [isbe] JUDE, THE EPISTLE OF - || The Writer I. JUDE'S POSITION IN THE CANON II. THE OCCASION OF ITS COMPOSITION III. DESCRIPTION OF THE LIBERTINES AND APOSTATES IV. RELATION OF JUDE TO THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER 1. Resemblances 2....
  

• JUDE, EPISTLE OF

  [ebd] The author was "Judas, the brother of James" the Less (Jude 1:1), called also Lebbaeus (Matt. 10:3) and Thaddaeus (Mark 3:18). The genuineness of this epistle was early questioned, and doubts regarding it were revived at the...
  [smith] Its author was probably Jude, one of the brethren of Jesus, the subject of the preceding article. There are no data from which to determine its date or place of writing, but it is placed about A.D. 65. The object of the epist...
  

• Grace of God

  [nave] GRACE OF GOD. Gen. 15:6; Gen. 20:6; Deut. 7:6-9; Deut. 9:4-6; Job 10:12; Job 22:2, 3; Psa. 94:17-19; Psa. 138:3; Psa. 143:11; Dan. 9:18; Dan. 10:18, 19; John 6:44, 45; John 17:11, 12, 15; Acts 4:29, 30; Acts 26:22; Rom. 3:2...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• GNOSTICISM

  [isbe] GNOSTICISM - nos'-ti-siz'-m: I. GENERAL DEFINITION II. SOURCES OF GNOSTICISM 1. Alexandrian Philosophy 2. Zoroastrianism III. NATURE OF GNOSTICISM Chief Points IV. GNOSTICISM IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1. Colossians 2. 1 Corint...
  

• Eternal death

  [ebd] The miserable fate of the wicked in hell (Matt. 25:46; Mark 3:29; Heb. 6:2; 2 Thess. 1:9; Matt. 18:8; 25:41; Jude 1:7). The Scripture as clearly teaches the unending duration of the penal sufferings of the lost as the "everl...
  

• Enoch

  [ebd] initiated. (1.) The eldest son of Cain (Gen. 4:17), who built a city east of Eden in the land of Nod, and called it "after the name of his son Enoch." This is the first "city" mentioned in Scripture. (2.) The son of Jared, a...
  

• ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X

  [isbe] ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X - VI. The Resurrection. The resurrection coincides with the parousia and the arrival of the future neon (Lk 20:35; Jn 6:40; 1 Thess 4:16). From 1 Thess 3:13; 4:16 it has been inferred t...
  

• Call

  [nave] CALL, Personal By Christ, Isa. 55:5; Rom. 1:6; by his Spirit, Rev. 22:17; by his works, Psa. 19:2, 3; Rom. 1:20; by his ministers, Jer. 35:15; 2 Cor. 5:20; by his gospel, 2 Thess. 2:14. Is from darkness to light, 1 Pet. 2...
  

• CRIME; CRIMES

  [isbe] CRIME; CRIMES - krim, krimz: This. term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict" (Ezek 7:23); zimmah, "a heinous crime" (Job 31:11); 'asham = "a fault," "sin" (Gen 26:10, English Vers...
  

• CONTEND; CONTENTION

  [isbe] CONTEND; CONTENTION - kon-tend', kon-ten'-shun: The meeting of effort by effort, striving against opposition; sometimes physically, as in battle (Dt 2:9), or with horses (Jer 12:5), sometimes orally (Neh 13:11), sometimes sp...
  

• Blessing

  [nave] BLESSING For blessing before eating, See: Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food. See also Benedictions. Responsive Blessings of the Law Deut. 28:1-14 For the responsive Curses of the law, See: Curse. Divine, Contingent...
  

• APOSTASY; APOSTATE

  [isbe] APOSTASY; APOSTATE - a-pos'-ta-si, a-pos'-tat (he apostasia, "a standing away from"): I.e. a falling away, a withdrawal, a defection. Not found in the English Versions of the Bible, but used twice in the New Testament, in th...
  

• APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, 1

  [isbe] APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, 1 - I. Apocalypses Proper. As above indicated, all these take the Book of Daniel as their model, and imitate it more or less closely. One peculiarity in this connection must be referred to. While we h...
  

• The Angel Marriages, the Rebel Angels

  

• Moses Dies

  

• Who are the sons of God in Genesis 6:1-8?
  Genesis 6 is a very interesting passage with many good Bible teachers rejecting the view that the sons of God refer to fallen angels, but rather refer to Sethites. But in my opinion, I think they do so because of their own hu...
• Are our dreams significant?
  Generally speaking, dreams are not particularly significant and should never be used as a guide for spiritual direction, certainly not in a way that would contradict the plain teaching of Scripture. In the Bible and in the pr...
• Who Were the Nicolaitanes?
  Though they are mentioned in Rev. 2:15 it is not positively known, but from the context it would appear that they were people who abused Paul's doctrine of Christian liberty, which they turned into license. It is supposed tha...
• Did angels come to earth and have relations with women?
  Many good Bible teachers and scholars do take the view that the reference to "angels who did not keep their own domain" is a reference to that group of fallen angels whom Satan persuaded to cohabit with women (Gen. 6:1-4) and...
• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...
• Who Created the Devil?
  This question has puzzled theologians for ages, and has occasioned discussions which have had no profitable issue. There is no source of reliable information but that contained in Scripture and that is of a very meager charac...
• What NT and OT passages deal with homosexuality?
  The main chapters in the Old and New Testament that deal with the issue of homosexuality are: Old Testament: Leviticus 18:22, 29; 20:13; Genesis 19 (see also Genesis 18 for the context and problem of unrighteousness that e...
• Do believers have God-given authority over Satan?
  The answer is a qualified 'yes.' It is not that WE have God-given authority over Satan; rather, it is that Christ in us does. As John wrote, "Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world" (1 John 4:4). This needs...
• What Was the Dispute Over Moses' Body Between Michael and Satan?
  The passage in Jude 1:9 referring to the dispute between Michael and Satan over the body of Moses, is regarded by Vitringa, Lardner, McKnight and other distinguished commentators as symbolical, "the body of Moses" being inten...

Kinds of false prophets:; Does God Punish People Forever?; Five Kinds of Salvation; The Source of Sin; Judgments in Scripture; Matthew 6:33; The Way of Balaam

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