Now Enoch, the
seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord
comes with ten thousands of His saints,
Jude 14
Dear Heavenly
Father, please hear my prayer. Please, regardless of my stumbles, guide and direct me.
Help me to understand Your Word, so I can be who you need me to be. Please bless this study this afternoon. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Jude continues to
describe the fate of "these," the false teachers. To bring deeper understanding to today's
text, let's examine some key words and their companion or similar verses.
"Enoch" in
the Greek is Enoch which means the seed
of Jared, father of Methuselah, an antediluvian (belonging to the time before
the flood). Enoch is a Hebrew name which
means dedicated, disciplined, trained.
Genesis 5:18 states "Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years,
and begot Enoch." Enoch literally
is the seventh from Adam, Jared was the sixth.
Luke 3:37 shows that Enoch was in the lineage of Jesus, "the son of
Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son
of Cainan."
Using the Amplified
Bible, let's read about Enoch's life.
Genesis 5:21-24 states "When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he
became the father of Methuselah. Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God
three hundred years after the birth of Methuselah and had other sons and
daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
And [in reverent fear and obedience] Enoch walked with God; and he was not
[found among men], because God took him [away to be home with Him]." Enoch was in fellowship with God so much that
God took him away with Him. Enoch didn't die.
Hebrews 11:5 states
"By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, 'and was not
found, because God had taken him'; for before he was taken he had this
testimony, that he pleased God."
Enoch and only one other human has had this honor. 2 Kings 2:1 states "And it came to pass,
when the Lord was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that
Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal."
Elijah was a prophet. Enoch was a
prophet, in fact the very first prophet of God.
Enoch was the first to be mentioned in the Bible who walked with God after the
fall in the Garden of Eden.
"Prophesied"
in the Greek is phopheteuo which means
foretell, set forth a matter of divine teaching by special faculty, assert by
elevating one's statement over another, reveals mind and message of God,
predicting the future as God reveals.
"Saints" in the Greek is hagios
which means set apart, sacred, likeness of nature with the Lord, different from
the world, worthy of great respect, reverence, exclusively God's, pure,
sinless, persons whose services God employs.
But who are these
"ten thousands of His saints" that we are told about? Deuteronomy 33:2 states " And he said:
'The Lord came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from
Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came
a fiery law for them.'" Daniel 7:10
states "A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand
thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.
The court was seated, And the books were opened." Mark 8:38 states
"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful
generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the
glory of His Father with the holy angels."
1 Thessalonians 3:13 states "so that He may establish your hearts
blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ with all His saints." 2
Thessalonians 1:7 states "and to give you who are troubled rest with us
when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels." This is the day of the Lord, His judgement
day, when he comes with the ones who believe in Jesus.
Although this day is
throughout the Bible, no where in the Bible is it cited that Enoch said
it. Why then would Jude use Enoch when
he could of used other citations? Enoch
was the first prophet after the fall.
Jude is showing us here that even from the beginning, God has had His
plan for people who don't believe in him.
From the beginning, false teachers have a date with judgement.
Paul writes to us in
Romans about these false teachers.
Romans 16:17-20 states "Now I urge you, brethren, note those who
cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and
avoid them. For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but
their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts
of the simple. For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad
on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple
concerning evil. And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet
shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you. Amen." Don't be
deceived by these false teachers. Avoid
them.
It was about these
people that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, when he
said, “Look, the Lord came with myriads of His holy ones
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