Now to Him [Dark days must be directed to God] who is able [no lack of resources] to keep you [a passionate guard] from stumbling [free from being blindsided by false teaching], and to make you stand [in confidence and dignity] in the presence of His glory [Note the contrast of destinies between the false […]
Beware of Foretold Danger (v. 17-19). But you [the condition of the times always invokes a response from God’s people], beloved, ought to remember [the watchword of faithfulness] the words that were spoken beforehand [indicating a relatively late date of writing] by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ [Just as Jude appeals to the […]
Cain, Balaam, and Korah Illustrate the Destructiveness of Reviling God’s Things (v. 10-11). SYNOPSIS. But these men revile the things which they do not understand [Their ignorance of the gravity of spiritual things feeds their foolishness in reviling angelic authorities.]; and the things which they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things they […]
Israelites Illustrate the Destructiveness of Unbelief (v. 5). SYNOPSIS. Now I desire to remind you [cf. Rom. 15:14-15; 2 Pet. 1:12; 1 John 2:21, 27], though you know all things once for all [a general attainment to “the faith,” the body of truth committed to the believers], that the Lord [Some manuscripts render it “Jesus.” […]
Purpose and Content of the Book Jude began writing his letter as an exposition of our common salvation. It may have been similar in theme to 1 Peter. But, by the leading of God’s Spirit, Jude’s emphasis turns polemical, addressing the error and erring that existed in his day. Thus, the final product looks much […]
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