A Troubling Pattern
Jude 11 Religious
11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain
Jude 11 Riches
and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward
1 Timothy 6:9-11
9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Jude 11 Rebellion
and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
A TIMELESS PROPHECY
Jude 14-15a
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 to execute judgment…
Jude 17-18
17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18 how that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
2 Peter 3:3-6
3 knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
A TERRIBLE PAYMENT
Jude 15
15 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.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
…when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
2 Peter 3:7
7 but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.