Jude

Main Focus

• Old Testament – Christ in Prophecy
• Gospels – Christ in History
• Acts – Christ in the Church
• Epistles – Christ in Experience
• Apocalypse – Christ in coming Glory

Jude: ""
Written by: Jude
Chapters:1
Verses:25



James and Jude were half brothers to Jesus

Jude uses 8 Old Testament illustrations

-----Jude 1-----

 

I'm under grace, so can I Do what I want?

³ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
⁴ For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. (KJV)

³ Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people. ⁴ I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. (NLT)

Beware of False Teachers !


1 > Delivered by God (Israelites)

 ⁵ I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

 The Israelites were saved out of Egypt but because of their lack of faith in God, they never made it to the Promise Land. (Except Joshua and Caleb)  Found in  Numbers 14



2 > Worshipers of God (Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels)

 ⁶ And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.  Luke 10:18; Isaiah 14:12-22; Ezekiel 28:11-19; Gen 6:2

 

 

3 > Blessed by God (plain of Jordan, watered Land) Genesis 13:12


 ⁷ Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Genesis 13

JUDE v.9
Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

The “Lord rebuke you satan”, “Not I rebuke you”. This should be a reminder to all of us that God is in control.



Jude v.11

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

 way of Cain   >>   Anger - Genesis 4

 error of Balaam  >>   Greed - Numbers 22

 gainsaying* of Core  >>  Envy - Numbers 16

                   *gainsaying   def: deny or contradict (a fact or statement)


Jude v.14-15

The Church [Bride] Returns with the LORD to judge the earth during the millennium.


Jude v. 20-21

20.But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 
21.Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

1. Build up your Faith (study the word)
2. Pray in the Spirit
3. Look Daily for the coming of Jesus!