But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.But these — Without all shame. Rail at the things of God which they know not - Neither can know, having no spiritual senses.And the natural things, which they know — By their natural senses, they abuse into occasions of sin. read more
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.Woe unto them — Of all the apostles St. Jude alone, and that in this single place, denounces a woe. St. Peter, to the same effect, pronounces them "cursed children." For they have gone in the way of Cain - The murderer.And ran greedily — Literally, have been poured out, like a torrent without banks.After the error of Balaam — The covetous false... read more
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;These are spots — Blemishes.In your feasts of love — Anciently observed in all the churches.Feeding themselves without fear — Without any fear of God, or jealousy over themselves.Twice dead — In sin, first by nature, and afterwards by apostasy.Plucked up by the... read more
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.Wandering stars — Literally, planets, which shine for a time, but have no light in themselves, and will be soon cast into utter darkness. Thus the apostle illustrates their desperate wickedness by comparisons drawn from the air, earth, sea, and heavens. read more
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,And of these also — As well as the antediluvian sinners Enoch - So early was the prophecy referred to, Jude 1:4.The seventh from Adam — There were only five of the fathers between Adam and Enoch, 1 Chronicles 1:1-3. The first coming of Christ was revealed to Adam; his second, glorious coming, to Enoch; and the seventh from Adam foretold the things which will conclude the... read more
To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.To execute judgment — Enoch herein looked beyond the flood.Upon all — Sinners, in general. And to convict all the ungodly, in particular, of all the grievous things which ungodly sinners (a sinner is bad; but the ungodly who sin without fear are worse) have spoken against him,... read more
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.These are murmurers — Against men.Complainers — Literally, complainers of their fate, against God.Walking — With regard to themselves. After their own foolish and mischievous desires. Having men's persons in admiration for the sake of gain - Admiring and commending them only for what they can get. read more
5. Put you in remembrance Parallel to 2 Peter 3:1, “I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance.” Once For all knew, by their early knowledge of the Jewish Scriptures. The well-known truths had long slumbered in their memories, but must now be aroused to meet the crisis of their fulfilment. Jude now gives a triad of similar cases of guilt, followed by condign punishment, recorded in the Old Testament scriptures. FIRST EXAMPLE. The Israelite people. The Lord Here we are surprised by... read more
6. SECOND EXAMPLE. The fallen angels. Which kept not their first estate The fall of Satan is implied in the words ascribed to our Saviour, John 8:44, that Satan “abode not in the truth,” and it is symbolically predicted by him in Luke 10:18, (where see note.) It seems shadowed also in Revelation 9:1; Revelation 12:3-17. And these carry us back by analogy to Isaiah 14:12: “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground Which didst weaken... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jude 1:9
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.Yet Michael — It does not appear whether St. Jude learned this by any revelation or from ancient tradition. It suffices, that these things were not only true, but acknowledged as such by them to whom he wrote.The archangel — This word occurs but once more in the sacred writings, 1 Thessalonians 4:16. So that whether... read more