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An introduction to the book of Jude.
The Jude, or Judas,
who wrote this inspired letter
was evidently the same Judas
named as a half brother of Jesus Christ.
Jude wrote his letter about 65 C.E.,
likely from his Jewish homeland.
At the time,
a threatening situation had developed:
immoral, animalistic men
had begun to slip into the congregation.
So Jude stressed the need for Christians
to put up a hard fight for the faith.
The letter of Jude has 25 verses.
In verse 5, Jude reminds us
that Jehovah,
after delivering his people from Egypt,
destroyed the Israelites
who showed a gross lack of faith.
Likewise, verse 7 says
that “Sodom and Gomorrah
and the cities around them”
are “a warning example
by undergoing the judicial punishment
of everlasting fire.”
Using powerful metaphors,
verses 12 and 13
describe the wicked intruders
who enter into the Christian congregation
as “rocks hidden below water,”
as “waterless clouds
carried here and there by the wind,”
as “fruitless trees”
that have been uprooted,
and as “wild waves of the sea
that cast up the foam.”
Did you know?
Jude’s letter has information
not found elsewhere in the Bible.
Jude alone mentions
the archangel Michael’s dispute
with the Devil
over Moses’ body.
And only Jude mentions Enoch’s prophecy
that God,
using myriads of angels,
would execute judgment against the wicked.
Jude concludes his letter
by urging his brothers
to keep themselves “in God’s love,”
to “continue showing mercy
to some who have doubts,”
and to “save them
by snatching them out of the fire.”
As you read Jude’s letter,
note his many references
to examples of God’s judgments,
meditate on his vivid illustrations,
and observe how concerned he was
about the purity and spirituality
of those who hope to inherit God’s Kingdom.

Introduction to Jude