• Jude 1:5-11
  • Jude 1:6 – “Angels” here could just mean messengers – not celestial beings. The same word is used in: II Corinthians 11:13-14; Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:1-2; Luke 7:24; Luke 9:52; James 2:25
  • Jude 1:7 – Jude uses the example of Sodom and Gomorrah to compare the way in which the angels sin. Those that sinned at Sodom and Gomorrah were men – not celestial beings. This lends more credence to the idea that the angels in Jude 1:6 were earthly messengers. Nowhere in the Bible do we see any evidence that celestial beings can sin or be judged for sin. Compare II Corinthians 5:10; Matthew 25.
  • Jude 1:9 – It’s possible that the devil wanted Moses buried in a prominent place to become a snare to the Israelites. Instead, God buried Moses in an unknown place. See Deuteronomy 34:6.
    • It is not our place to stand in God’s place and rebuke Satan. It would do no good and might even by harmful to us. God will punish Satan in His time.
  • Jude 1:11
    • The way of Cain:
      • Willful contempt to divine authority
      • Divine condemnation because he had no respect for God’s authority
      • Hatred
      • Intolerance
    • The way of Balaam (Numbers 22-25)
      • Not enough love for truth
      • Hypocrisy
      • Putting a stumbling block before God’s people
      • Greed for reward