Jude,
a servant of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and brother of James
[Writes
this letter] to those who are called (chosen),
Dearly
loved by God the Father (and separated, set apart),
And
KEPT for Jesus Christ;
May
mercy, soul-peace and love be multiplied to you.
Beloved,
my whole concern was to write to you
In
regard to our common Salvation.
[But]
I found it necessary and was impelled to write you
And
Urgently appeal to and exhort [you]
To
CONTEND for the Faith
Which
was once for all handed down to the Saints--
The
Faith [which is that sum of Christian belief]
Which
was delivered verbally to the Holy People of God.
For
certain men have crept in stealthily--
Gaining
entrance secretly by a side [door].
Their
doom was predicted long ago, (impious, profane) ungodly persons
Who
pervert the grace (the spiritual blessing and favor) of our God
Into
LAWLESSNESS and WANTONNESS and IMMORALITY,
And
DISOWN and DENY our sole Master and Lord, Jesus Christ,
The
Messiah, the Anointed One.
Now
I want to remind you, though you were fully informed once for
all,
That
though the Lord [at one time]
Delivered
a people out of the land of Egypt,
He
subsequently DESTROYED those [of them] who did not Believe--
Who
[REFUSED] to Adhere to, Trust in and Rely upon Him.
And
angels that did not keep (careful, guard and hold to)
Their
own first place of power
But
ABANDONED their proper dwelling place,
He
has reserved in custody in Eternal Chains (bonds)
Under
the thick gloom of UTTER DARKNESS
The
Judgment and DOOM OF THE GREAT DAY.
Just
as Sodom and Gomorrah and the adjacent towns,
Which
likewise GAVE THEMSELVES OVER to Impurity
And
Indulged in UNNATURAL VICE and Sensual Perversity,
ARE
LAID OUT [in plain sight] as an EXHIBIT OF PERPETUAL PUNISHMENT
[To
warn] of Everlasting Fire
[The
wicked are SENTENCED TO SUFFER]. [Gen. 19].
Nevertheless
in like manner these DREAMERS also CORRUPT the Body,
Scorn
and REJECT and LIBEL and SCOFF AT [heavenly] glories
(The
Glorious Ones).
But
when [even] the Archangel Michael, contending with the Devil,
Judicially
argued (disputed) about the body of Moses,
He
dared not (presume to) bring an abusive condemnation against him,
But
[simply] said, THE LORD REBUKE YOU! [Zech. 3:2.]
But
these men REVILE (scoff and sneer at)
Anything
they do not happen to be acquainted with
And
do not understand; and whatever they do understand physically,
[That
which the know by mere instinct] LIKE IRRATIONAL BEASTS,
By
these they CORRUPT THEMSELVES and are DESTROYED (perish).
WOE
TO THEM! For they have run riotously in the way of Cain,
And
have ABANDONED THEMSELVES for the sake of GAIN [it offers them]
To
the ERROR OF BALAAM, and have PERISHED IN REBELLION
[Like
that] of Korah! [gen. 4:3-8; Num. 22-24; 16.]
These
are (elements of danger,) HIDDEN REEFS in your love feasts,
Where
they boldly feast sumptuously—carousing together [in your midst]--
WITHOUT
SCRUPLE providing for themselves [alone].
They
are CLOUDS WITHOUT WATER, swept along by the winds,
TREES
WITHOUT FRUIT at the late autumn gathering time,
TWICE
(doubly) DEAD, [lifeless and plucked up by the roots;
WILD
WAVES OF THE SEA,
Flinging
up the foam of THEIR OWN SHAME and DISGRACE;
WANDERING
STARS for whom the GLOOM OF ETERNAL DARKNESS
Has
been reserved FOREVER.
It
was of these people moreover
That
Enoch in the seventh [generation] from Adam prophesied when he said,
BEHOLD,
THE LORD COMES with His myriads of Holy Ones--
Ten
thousands of His Saints;
TO
EXECUTE JUDGMENT upon ALL,
And
to CONVICT ALL THE IMPIOUS (unholy ones) of all their ungodly deeds
Which
they have COMMITTED [in such an] UNGODLY way,
And
of all the SEVERE—ABUSIVE, SOUL-JARRING-- things
Which
UNGODLY SINNERS have spoken against Him.
These
are INVETERATE MURMURERS (grumblers),
That
complain [of their lot in life],
Going
after their own desires—CONTROLLED BY THEIR PASSIONS;
Their
talk is BOASTFUL and ARROGANT,
[And
they claim to] admire men's persons
And
pay people flattering compliments TO GAIN ADVANTAGE.
But
you MUST REMEMBER, Beloved, the PREDICTIONS
Which
were made by the apostles (the special messengers)
Of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One.
THEY
TOLD YOU BEFORE HAND,
In
the Last Days (in the end time) there will be SCOFFERS--
WHO
SEEK TO GRATIFY THEIR OWN UNHOLY DESIRES--
FOLLOWING
AFTER THEIR OWN UNGODLY PASSIONS.
It
is these who are (agitators) setting up distinctions and causing
divisions;
MERELY
SENSUAL [creatures]--
CARNAL,
WORLDLY MINDED PEOPLE--DEVIOD OF THE (HOLY) SPIRIT
And
DESTITUTE of any higher spiritual life.
But
you, Beloved, build yourselves up
[Founded]
on your MOST HOLY FAITH--
Making
progress, RISE LIKE AN EDIFICE HIGHER AND HIGHER--
Praying
in the Holy Spirit;
GUARD
AND KEEP YOURSELVES IN THE LOVE OF GOD;
Expect
and patiently wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ,
The
Messiah, [which will bring you] UNTO LIFE ETERNAL.
And
(REFUTE [so as to ] CONVICT some who dispute with you,
And
) on some have mercy who waver and doubt.
[Strive
to] Save others, snatching [them] out of [the] Fire;
On
others take pity [but] with fear,
LOATHING
even the garments spotted by the flesh
AND
POLLUTED BY THEIR SENSUALITY. [Zech. 3:2-4.]
Now
to Him Who is able to KEEP YOU WITHOUT STUMBLING,
Or
slipping, or falling
AND
TO PRESENT [YOU] UNBLEMISHED (BLAMELESS AND FAULTLESS)
Before
THE PRESENCE OF HIS GLORY--
WITH
UNSPEAKABLE, ECSTATIC DELIGHT--
IN
TRIUMPHANT JOY AND EXULTATION,
To
the only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord,
BE
GLORY (SPLENDOR), MAJESTY, MIGHT AND DOMINION,
AND
POWER AND AUTHORITY,
Before
ALL TIME and now and FOREVER--
Unto
all the Ages of Eternity. Amen—so be it. (Jude, AMP)
Today,
the World is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion.(Psalm 2)
This
World in its present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this corrupt generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father, Your Kingdom
come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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