Who shall rule the world one day? Jesus, for one, and finally. Before Him comes the anti-Jesus, inhabited by the one who has been looking, for thousands of years, for the right man in which to dwell. This man must be in perfect agreement with...[ 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 ]
Vs. 8. The descriptive list of characteristics of the false, continues. 4. They are dreamers (verse 8). Not sure where the word “filthy” (KJV) came from, but it is not in the original Greek. The phrase is “these men,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Commentary on Jude continued... Vs. 5-7. Examples of three former seductions and the outcomes of all. Jude interrupts his listing to remind his readers that this is not the first time that unbelievers have had to pay with their lives for...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
From yesterday... Vs. 4. Introduction to the seducers. These men were in the church but not of it. They “crept” in. Like a thief. Sly and stealthy was their entry. Unnoticed by the church, because they were so slick in their...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
