Jude Gives Us Warning

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!