Jude 1:5-16

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:7

‘Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.’ The third incident cited is the case of the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, cities which had sunk into deep sin, corruption, lasciviousness and illicit sex. This had caused God to send angels to inspect them, and resulted in an attempt by the men of Sodom to rape the angels... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:8

‘Yet in a similar way these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.’ Note his reference to their ‘dreamings’. This may simply be indicating their folly in the same way as we say, ‘dream on’. Or it may have in mind the taking of drugs in order to produce a sensual and ecstatic state. Or it may refer to claims that they made to have special dreams, citing Joel 2:28; Acts 1:17. The point is that he is emphasising that their ideas are unreal.... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:8-10

A Further Indication Of The Heresy In Which The Godless Men Were Involved (Jude 1:8-10 ). Jude now describes in a threefold way the folly of the ‘ungodly persons’, and points out that their attitude conflicts with the known realities. They defile themselves by sin, they set God (or the Devil) at nought, and they speak contrary to things that even angels do not dare to get involved with. He then cites an example from the apocalyptic work the Assumption of Moses, (but without citing it as... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:9

‘But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring against him a railing judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you”.’ But they are being very foolish, for if they would but remember it, even Michael the Archangel did not dare to rail at the Devil. Rather he said, “The Lord rebuke you.” He was aware of just how powerful the Devil was. They would do well therefore to take notice. The illustration is taken from The Assumption of... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:10

‘But these rail at whatever things they know not, and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed.’ But these foolish people, unlike Michael, think that they can treat the Devil lightly, because really they are ignorant of what they are dealing with. For while they think that they are spiritually knowledgeable, in fact they are spiritually ignorant, and as regards these things are like irrational creatures. Thus they should beware, or... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:11

‘Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.’ Jude pronounces a woe on them, because their way leads to disaster, as is demonstrated by what happened to their anti-types: · ‘They went in the way of Cain.’ Cain’s was the way of disobedience and flouting God, and they will share in his punishment (Genesis 4:0). · ‘They ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire.’ Balaam’s error was to think that he... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:12-13

‘These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you; shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved for ever.’ Jude now vividly describes what these godless persons really are. They are sham imitations of the real thing, fruitless and... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:12-16

His Vivid Description Of Their Spiritual Bankruptcy (Jude 1:12-16 ). Jude now vividly pictures their spiritual bankruptcy by means of vivid metaphors, and cites a well known prophecy from the Book of Enoch demonstrating the judgment that is coming on them. It should be noted, however, that he does not use any specific formula which would suggest that he saw the Book as Scripture. We can compare John 11:51 which demonstrates that any saying from an important religious person that contained... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:14-15

‘And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have wrought in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.’ Jude now cites a passage from 1 Enoch which appears to him very apt, while interpreting it to suit his purpose. ‘The seventh from Adam’ is the way that Enoch... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:16

‘These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.’ He closes off the passage with another list of their failings. They are murmerers and complainers, they follow eagerly their own lusts and desires, their mouths speak great swelling words, and their behaviour towards people depends on what they think that they can get out of them. His words are descriptive of far too many so-called... read more

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