Jude - part 36

ere, as in our Jude passage we find an emphasis on God's dealing in wrath with those who have lived ungodly lives in the past. With our words we must be under the leading of the Holy Spirit so that we don't dishonor our Lord. The false prophets and teachers are the same down through the ages. They pretend to be godly but are enslaved to their own lusts and behave as unreasoning animals behave. They follow the patterns of three wicked men in God's word. They follow the way of Cain, the error of Balaam, and the rebellion of Korah. Here we look at how all of them will be judged and convicted at the great white throne judgment for all their ungodly deeds, ways and words. These men speak arrogantly and use flattery to gain an advantage for their deception of the saints. But we who have been saved by the grace of God, have gone from being children of His wrath to His beloved children. We are to be aware through Scripture, that there are going to be mockers in the last days, motivated by their own ungodly lusts, who will mock those who belong to the Lord, just as they mocked the Lord during His earthly ministry, especially after His arrest and then during His time on the cross. We should not be surprised when mockers come with their mocking. We are here told to abide in the eternal, unchanging love of God, and we do this by keeping His commandments as we walk with Him in obedience. The word of God does not answer all our questions about the eternal life we now possess , nor what it will look like when we step into His glorious presence. But it does reveal much about our life with Him in heaven and that is what we are looking at in this study