to execute judgment
on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds
which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which
ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.
Jude 15
Dear Heavenly
Father, please hear my humble prayer.
Tonight, I pray for the fathers across the country, that they will kneel
down and submit to Your will. That these
men will be real men and teach their families about Christ. Please convict fathers across the world to
believe, become saved, and serve, not only the church but more importantly
their families. In Jesus' name I pray,
Amen.
Tonight's verse is
the concluding phrase to Jude 14. We
learned previously that Jude is using Enoch as an example. Specifically, Enoch is prophesizing about the
false teachers' fate. To bring deeper
understanding to today's text, let's examine some key words and their companion
or similar verses.
"Execute"
in the Greek is poieo which means I do
make, manufacture, construct, cause, form, fashion, create, produce, mode or
kind of action, more precisely defined, make ready, prepare. "Judgement" in the Greek is kreesis which means decision, divine
judgement, accusation, to separate, negative verdict which condemns the nature
of sin that brings it on, results go with the choice made (judgement or
blessing). 2 Peter 2:5 states "and
did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a
preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the
ungodly." God precisely constructs a divine judgement on these false
teachers based on the choice they have made.
"Convict"
in the Greek is elegcho which means
rebuke, expose, show to be guilty, discipline, to convince with solid
compelling evidence, especially to expose (prove wrong), by conviction to bring
light to. "Ungodly" in the
Greek is asebeia which means impiety,
irreverence (no fear of God), wickedness, ungodliness, a lack of respect,
showing itself in bold irreverence, refusing to give honor where honor is
due. By solid, compelling evidence, God exposes men who lack respect for God and do not fear God.
"Deeds" in
the Greek is ergon which means work,
labor, employment, that which is wrought or made, accomplishes something, a
deed that completes an inner desire, deed done in darkness. "Committed in an ungodly way" in
the Greek is asebeo which means act
profanely, do impiously, boldly defying what God deems sacred, live
wickedly. 2 Peter 2:6 states "and
turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to
destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live
ungodly." These false teachers
wrought in darkness deeds that complete their innermost desires which is
wickedness and defying what God deems sacred.
To their core, these teachers are totally against God.
"Harsh" in
the Greek is skleros which means hard,
violent, stern, (because dried out), stiff, stubborn, unyielding, people who
don't budge (submit), to speak hard and bitter things. 1 Samuel 2:3 states "Talk no more so
very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of
knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed." Psalm 94:4 states "They utter speech,
and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves." John 6:60 states "Therefore many of His
disciples, when they heard this, said, 'This is a hard saying; who can
understand it?'" These false
teachers speak difficult, hard, arrogant words against Christ. The source of their contempt is their
boasting in themselves.
We talked about
Enoch's prophesy when studying Jude 14.
In that study, the conclusion was that Enoch was the first prophet after the
fall. Jude is showing us 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. Enoch had a son and
named him Methuselah which means "his death shall bring
judgement." We also see that Enoch
made the same prophesy when he named his child.
If you rely on
yourself, if you boast in yourself, if you believe that you are better than
anyone else, you don't believe in God.
You believe only in yourself. You show your greatness by mocking and defaming God. You bully God to make yourself feel
better. In the end all will be
judged. Are you really that great? Are you really that special? Do you really have power? You know the answer to these questions. You just have too much pride to be
honest. Be free, release yourself from
these unholy, unreachable expectations and thoughts of yourself, believe in
Christ.
to execute judgment
upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly deeds they have
done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh and cruel things ungodly sinners
have spoken against Him.
Amplified Bible
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