Jude concluded his brief epistle with a formal doxology. It included a prayer for his readers. He wanted to assure them of God's ability to help them remain faithful in spite of the apostasy that threatened them.
"The concluding doxology (vv. 24-25) is universally recognized as one of the fullest and most beautiful in Scripture. Stressing the security of the believer in the midst of apostasy, it brings the epistle to a marvelous conclusion."82
"It lifts the thoughts from earthly conflicts with which the author has been compelled to busy himself, up to the heavenly realms, where God is enthroned amidst eternal might and honor."83
v. 24 Our confidence rests in God's ability to keep us safe and faithful.
"He is able to save (Heb. 7:25), able to establish (Rom. 16:25), able to assist (Heb. 2:18), able to subdue (Phil. 3:21)--and here He is able to keep."84
The Greek word translated "stumbling"implies the results of tripping as well as the fall itself. "Blameless"(Gr. amomos) does not mean without sin. It means having no justifiable ground of accusation (cf. Col. 1:22; 2 Pet. 3:14; Rev. 14:5). When the blameless person sins, he confesses and forsakes his sin. Standing before the judgment seat of Christ is in view in this verse.85This verse is not an unconditional promise that God will inevitably keep all believers from stumbling either doctrinally or morally (cf. v. 21).86
v. 25 Jude returned to his idea that the false teachers distorted the truth about God and Jesus Christ (v. 4). "Glory"is the effulgent radiance of God, "majesty"His transcendence, "dominion"His absolute power, and "authority"His freedom of action. These characteristics of God belong to Him eternally. In view of God's changeless character, we should remain faithful as well.
"Jude . . . is a troubled pastor, anxious to shake the shoulders of his community to wake them up to the threats in their very midst. Some of Jude's scorching language can be tempered by realizing that in the ancient Mediterranean world such rhetoric in religious matters was common. But not all of Jude's passion can be explained away; for him, as for most of the early Church, faith in Jesus was a matter of life and death, and anyone or anything that threatened that life of faith was indeed a mortal enemy."87
