Our consolation and sure hope jude 2425 now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise god our saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. As the fourth shortest new testament book philemon, 2 john and 3 john are shorter, jude is the last of 8 general epistles. Now viewing scripture range from the book of jude chapter 1. Jude contending for the faith these shorter letters of the new testament are often neglected, but the neglect of this important letter says more about us than it does about the book of jude. This letter is by its address attributed to jude, a slave of jesus christ and brother of james. Jude 1, new international version niv the bible app. Syrian tradition says jude died a martyr in phoenicia. Jude, a bondservant of jesus christ, and brother of james, to those who are the called, beloved in god the father, and kept for jesus christ.
Jude wrote this book exclusively to fight against the apostasy that was defiling the church and defectors of the faith who were building apostate churches. Previous book previous chapter read the full chapter next chapter next book. Jude with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In verses 1 16, jude identifies himself and quickly delves into the dilemma of false teachings. The book of jude is only twentyfive verses long, and it is tucked between the epistles of the apostle john, and we have a lot of memory scriptures out of i john, especially and the wellworn dog. Not as those who never have been faulty, but as those who, but for gods mercy, and a saviours sufferings and merits, might most justly have been condemned long ago. Before we go any further, the manner in which jude addressed his readers is worthy of careful. The book of jude was written in the period of 7080 a. The copula connects it closely with the former, and gives it some emphasis. Western tradition says he labored among the persians. In judes song of praise, the only wise god our saviour jude 1. Jude chapter 1 verse 24 the new john gill exposition of.
Though our efforts do not merit gods favor, his preserving work is demonstrated as we pursue christ and his law. This summary of the book of jude provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of jude. Jude 24 25 king james version kjv 24 now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 to the only wise god our saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. To this writer, this benediction instantly brings to mind ike thorne a faithful deacon from the central church of christ, houston, texas, a retired member of plasterers labor.
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy niv. The date of authorship for jude depends on whether jude used content from 2 peter, or peter used content from jude when writing 2 peter. It was composed as an encyclical letter that is, one not directed to the members of one church in particular, but intended rather to be circulated and read in all churches. The person intended is almost certainly the other jude, named in the gospels among the. It is primarily known for jude 3, and for the last two verses of the book, verses 24 and 25, which is a very noble and uplifting praise of god. Jude nkjv greeting to the called jude, a bible gateway. There have indeed been times in the history of the church, and especially in its revivals when jude was not far from being the most relevant book in the new testament p. He concludes his salutation with a threefold benediction. Jude chapter 1 verse 24 the new john gill exposition. Verse 9 jude gets his information from an ancient book called the assumption of moses. Since he is not identified as an apostle, this designation can hardly be meant to refer to the jude or judas who is listed as one of the twelve lk 6.
Jude chapter 1 24 now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 to the only wise god our saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. He is able to keep us from falling literally, he keeps us unfallen, and he is able to present us faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy verse 24, kjv. Verse 24 emphasizes the truth that believers are on the winning side. It is a polemic against ungodly men and a charge to live godly lives. To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy. A commentary on the book of jude gods condemnation of. The book of jude is an important book for us today because it is written for the end times, for the end of the church age.
The one clue available to presentday readers is the striking similarity between the books of jude and 2 peter. Show compassion towards certain who contend jude 1. It is a polemic against ungodly men and a charge to live godly lives, with a great benediction. Also, verse 17 of the book of jude appears to mean that the writer was not an apostle. He begins by illustrating similarities between false teachers and condemned individuals. An essential hint to the writers identity is given in the first verse when he says he is the brother of james which possibly pointed to james, the brother of jesus.
The epistle of jude is a brief book of only a single chapter with 25 verses. Its neglect reflects more the superficiality of the generation that neglects it than the irrelevance of its burning message. It has been said that the book of acts describes the beginning of the institution of the local church and. Jude chapter 1 verse 24 robertsons word pictures of. The particular class of angels are defined as those who kept not their first. I follow three basic steps when i am analyzing a passage of scripture.
Verses 2425 jude encourages his readers with words of praise, to remind them of gods great love and power. Analyzing the book of jude now we come to the matter doing the work of analyzing the book of jude. The danger that prompted jude to write this letter. Jude, which is rendered judah in hebrew and judas in greek, was named after its author verse 1, one of the 4 halfbrothers of christ matthew.
It has been said that the book of acts describes the beginning of the institution of the local church and jude deals with the ending or the end of the church age. What does it mean that god is able to keep us from falling. The book of jude is notoriously difficult to date, primarily because the bible and tradition reveal so little about the personal details of its author while the book itself refrains from naming any particular individuals or places. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. Apostates cannot destroy our faith or knock us out of the christian race. Gods ability to keep his people from falling away is a source of profound comfort to believers. These are they who had departed from the faith that was originally delivered jude 1. Jude is a call to defend the faith against false teachers.
Jude 2425 kjv now unto him that is able to keep you. The second instance of divine judgment is taken from the angelic world. Jude 2425 doxology 24 e now to him who is able f to keep you from stumbling and g to present you h blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to i the only god, our savior, through jesus christ our lord, j be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time 8 and now and forever. At least three decades had passed since the lord jesus returned to heaven. Rose remarked that, if jude is known or noticed at all by churchgoers, it is because of the frequent use of jude 1. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling the people of god are liable to falling into temptation, into sin, into errors and mistakes, from an exercise of grace, or from a degree of steadfastness in gospel truths, and even into a final and total apostasy, were it not for divine power. Jude, the servant of jesus christ, and brother of james, to them that are sanctified by god the father, and preserved in jesus christ, and called. Internet verse search commentaries word analysis itl draft. Book of jude overview insight for living ministries. The occasion of the book is a call to defend the faith against false teachers. God has the power to keep us upright and at the end of the race present us without fault to his glorious self.