JUDE [THE DISCIPLE OF
JESUS]
NAME: - Jude [the
brother, and disciple of Jesus]
PARENTS: - JOSEPH and
MARY
BROTHERS: - James,
José, and Simone
Turning point in
Jude’s life: - After the resurrection of Jesus.
Period of his
writing:-AD 70-80.
Special events: -
After the martyrdom of Peter and Paul, destruction of Jerusalem and temple and
city, tribulation of the church.
A small book in the
bible contains 25 verses in the epistle.
This book has great impacts and historical and
traditional events with values.
This epistle is
written by the familiar and famous disciple and brother of our Lord Jesus. In
his epistle; he brought the events, of Old Testament historical facts and the
Israel people’s life in the wilderness.
And he explains about
God’ commandments and his teachings, and the sins of the Israelites.
The sins of the
Angels and their fall were depicted, and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
There was a debate about Moses’ body between the angel Michael and Satan.
The characteristics of Cain’ way Balaam’ error and korah’ rebellion are
explained.
Enoah comes in the
second coming of Jesus.
Noah was a great
preacher about righteousness of god.
He mentioned two
Egyptian magicians.
The letter of Jude
warns against those who having gained admission to the church were perverting
the grace of God. Denying “0ur only Master and lord, Jesus Christ”.[v.4] Jude
used Old testament examples to warn of
these blemishes on the church. He wrote
multiple denunciations of these ungodly people who defile the flesh and reject
authority [v.8] He urged Christians to continue in godliness and love toward
such people, in some cases, reasoning with them, in other cases snatching them
out of the fire” [v.23] he depicts judgment on false teachers and called the
Christians to preserve Holiness. He preferred the whole church to meet Jesus
Christ in second coming.
Jude closes with most
beautiful doxologies in all of scripture [v.24, 25]
This is given here
and is preferred to meet the Lord Jesus Christ Dear children of God kindly read
the book of Jude with the hints who is going to come again. Now to him who is able to keep you from
stumbling and present you blameless
before the presence of his glory with great joy, the only God, our savior ,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority,
before all time and now and forever, Amen.
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