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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>.

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

• 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...
  

• Minister

  [nave] MINISTER, a sacred teacher. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-topics; Call of; Character and Qualifications of; Charge Delivered to; Courage of; Duties of; Duties of the Church to; Emoluments of; Faithful, Instanc...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Sanctification

  [nave] SANCTIFICATION First of Israelites sanctified, Ex. 13:2. All Israel sanctified, Ex. 19:10, 14. Material things sanctified by anointing, Ex. 40:9-11. The Lord the sanctifier, Ex. 31:13; Lev. 20:8; 21:8; 22:9. The altar sa...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Servant of the Lord

  [nave] SERVANT OF THE LORD Acts 3:13; 4:27, 30; Rom. 1:1; 6:22; 7:25; 1 Cor. 4:1; 2 Cor. 4:5; 6:4; 11:23; Gal. 1:10; Eph. 6:6, 21; Phil. 1:1; Col. 4:12; Tit. 1:1; Heb. 3:5; Jas. 1:1; 1 Pet. 2:16; Jude 1; Rev. 7:3; 15:3
  

• Sodom

  [isbe] SODOM - sod'-um (cedhom; Sodoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see), destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Gen 19:24). The wickedness of the city became proverbial. The sin of sodomy was an ...
  [smith] (burning), one of the most ancient cities of Syria. It is commonly mentioned in connection with Gomorrah, but also with Admah and Zeboim, and on one occasion -- (Genesis 14:1) ... --with Bela or Zoar. Sodom was evidently the ...
  [nave] SODOM, called also Sodoma. Situated in the plain of the Jordan, Gen. 13:10. The southeastern limit of the Canaanites, Gen. 10:19. Lot dwells at, Gen. 13:12. King of, joins other kings of the nations resisting the invasion ...
  

• 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...
  

• Heresy

  [nave] HERESY Propagandism of, forbidden under severe penalties, Deut. 13; Tit. 3:10, 11; 2 John 10, 11. Teachers of, among early Christians, Acts 15:24; 2 Cor. 11:4; Gal. 1:7; 2:4; 2 Pet. 2; Jude 3-16; Rev. 2:2. Paul and Silas a...
  

• Gomorrah

  [ebd] submersion, one of the five cities of the plain of Siddim (q.v.) which were destroyed by fire (Gen. 10:19; 13:10; 19:24, 28). These cities probably stood close together, and were near the northern extremity of what is now th...
  [nave] GOMORRAH One of the "cities of the plain,'' Gen. 10:19; 13:10. Its king defeated by Chedorlaomer, Gen. 14:2, 8-11. Wickedness of, Gen. 18:20. Destroyed, Gen. 19:24-28; Deut. 29:23; 32:32; Isa. 1:9, 10; 13:19; Jer. 23:14; ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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....
  

• Wicked

  [nave] WICKED Compared with: Abominable branches, Isa. 14:19; ashes under the feet, Mal. 4:3; bad fishes, Matt. 13:48; beasts, Psa. 49:12; 2 Pet. 2:12; the blind, Zeph. 1:17; Matt. 15:14; bronze and iron, Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 22:18; br...
  

• Reprobacy

  [nave] REPROBACY. Gen. 6:5-7; Gen. 19:13; Deut. 28:15-68; Deut. 31:17, 18; Psa. 81:11, 12; Prov. 1:24-28; Isa. 6:9, 10; Isa. 22:12-14; Isa. 28:13; Isa. 29:9-12; Isa. 65:12; Jer. 6:30; Jer. 7:16; Jer. 15:1; Hos. 5:6; Matt. 13:14, 1...
  

• Lasciviousness

  [isbe] LASCIVIOUSNESS - la-siv'-i-us-nes (aselgeia, "licentiousness," "wantonness," "unbridled lust," "shamelessness," "outrageousness"): 1. Sources: Etymologists assign three probable sources of aselgeia, namely: (1) from a compou...
  [nave] LASCIVIOUSNESS. Ex. 32:6; Prov. 2:16-18; Prov. 5:3-5, 8-13; Prov. 7:6-27; Prov. 9:13-18; Prov. 20:16; Prov. 30:18-20; Joel 3:3; Mark 7:21-23; Rom. 1:22-29; Rom. 7:8; Rom. 13:13; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10, 13, 15-18; 1 Cor. 9:27; 2 Cor...
  

• The Angel Marriages, the Rebel Angels

  

• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...

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

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