How did Noah bring “rest” from the curse on the earth? Genesis 5:29 Not a serious question, perhaps, but one of those things that can make the reading of Scripture less than a smooth ride, when we are hoping...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How/why did people live so long in ancient days? Genesis 5 It’s not really a good question. It is asked incredulously by modern man, at most by men who have lived on the planet for only 4500 of its 6000 years. If during...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Where is the Garden of Eden, and therefore, the tree of life, today? Is this the same as Paradise? Genesis 3:24 I may have bit off a little too much with this question. But it has often come to my mind as I have read through the Scriptures...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Why is Genesis 3:15 called the “Protevangelium”? Genesis 3:15 First you may comment that you didn’t know that this verse was so designated. Next you may ask the meaning of this word. Fair question. The first letters mean...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
NOTE: entire Jude commentary now available, in written form (PDF). Download audio and pdf. vv. 20-21. Personal holiness enjoined. Yes, Church, there is evil in the world, and even right there in your congregation! You can’t ignore it, you...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
vv. 17-18. The brothers had been warned. Here Jude separates himself from apostleship by referring to that group as outside himself. And he refers them to the fact that these apostles are the true authority in the church, and need to be heeded....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jude Vs 14-15, a prophecy from Enoch inserted for emphasis. Yes, there was and is a book of Enoch. You can read it online. The quote that Jude excerpts is taken directly from the book. That much we know. Questions arise as to the nature and the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Vs 12-13, five metaphors continue the describing of falseness in the church. 1. They are spots in your love feasts, verse 12. The church had expanded the invitation of Jesus to remember Him regularly in the bread and the wine. They had...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE FALSE PROPHETS FURTHER DEFINED, verse 10 They speak evil of whatever they do not know. That’s an odd statement, but with only a little reflection we can remember people in our own day who have done the same. These are the ones who write...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jude gives us a fascinating insight into the spirit/angelic world here to remind us just how important respect is for the child of God. There are levels of authority in place for our own safety and we are to honor them. Jude recounts an episode...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
