The General Epistle of Jude
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained
to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the
Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them
that believed not.
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation,
he hath reserved in everlasting chains unto darkness, unto the judgment of the
great day.
Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving
themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh,
are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak
evil of dignities.
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.
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.
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 Cori.
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, raging waves of
the sea, foaming out their own shame, wandering stars, to whom is reserved the
blackness of darkness forever.
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold,
the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints 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.
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.
But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our
Lord Jesus Christ, how that they told you there should be mockers in the last time,
who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the spirit.
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy
Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ unto eternal life, and of some have compassion, making a difference,
and others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garments
spotted by the flesh.
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.
Amen.
This ends Disc 15.