The Coming Judgment
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Intro:
Intro:
It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones,
to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.
Announcement of the Judgment
Announcement of the Judgment
Foretold by Enoch
It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones,
7th in line from Adam.
Not much is said in Scripture, but what we are told is significant
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.
Now Jude adds to the mystery of Enoch by revealing he was also a prophet!
He foretold of the coming judgment
The Holy Spirit revealed to Jude that Enoch had been a prophet. God spoke through Enoch, and now He speaks through Jude about Enoch’s prophesy.
He spoke of the judgment day which was to come when Jesus returned with His holy ones to execute judgment on Earth.
so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
Agents of the Judgment
Agents of the Judgment
Jude reveals that Enoch had foretold of the return of the “holy ones” to execute Judgment
It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones,
Holy Ones
Holy Ones
There are 2 possible groups which fit this
Angels will carry out God’s judgment
And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
Saints too have a role to play in the judgment
When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.
Both is another possible interpretation
And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
Believers have a role to play when Christ returns and angels are specifically mentioned as executing God’s judgment.
Either way is in line with the Scriptures
Both is where I see this.
We both return with Him
Believers will serve as judges with Him (mainly as observers in His judgment)
Angels will carry out His judgment
Judgment
Judgment
to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
execute Judgment
Ultimate sentence is condemnation to eternal Hell
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
There is no escaping the final judgment when the Lord returns to Earth at His second coming
The time for repentance will be over
All who were never born again receive their condemnation at that time.
Jesus told a parable of wheat and tares in 13th ch of Matthew
Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”
and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers,
So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous
and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The coming Judgment is a certainty
None can escape
You will either be a Holy One with God or face His wrath
The choice you make determines in which group you will be counted
Aim of Judgment
Aim of Judgment
to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.
Ungodly sinners
Ungodly sinners
Their lack of repentance leaves them in their sins and a target of judgment
Christ’s sacrifice on the cross paid the penalty and provided parole and pardon for all who repent and trust Him alone for salvation
Sadly, the ungodly sinners reject the gospel and are objects of wrath
We would all be among them if not for receiving God’s grace!
Praise GOD that we don’t have to pay for our sin!
Praise GOD that He made a way for us to set free!
Ungodly Actions
Ungodly Actions
Ungodly sinners act in ungodly ways
Enoch mentions them in general in vs 15
He then gives specific examples of these actions in v 16
This list focuses on the same apostates and false teachers Jude has been calling to task in his letter
Grumblers
same Greek word used in LXX to describe those who in Israel who murmured against God
and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
God had given freedom, and victory, yet they weren’t satisfied!
instead of seeking food from God in faith, they complained
God sent manna
and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against the Lord. For what are we, that you grumble against us?”
And Moses said, “When the Lord gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the Lord has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the Lord.”
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’ ”
That wasn’t good enough!!!
Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat!
We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.
Grumblers will grumble!
Malcontents
These people complain and are dissatisfied with GOD’s will
We are called to be content
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.
Yet many find fault with their situation
IN fact, that is at the heart of much of the false teaching
They use our own covetousness to stir discontent and convince us that God wants us to have material wealth, health, and power.
That is true for some of us
Yet is is just as true that some of us will never have that!
It is up to God Almighty!
Yet false teachers have told sick people it is due to a lack of faith!
God didn’t remove Paul’s thorn in the flesh. It was not a matter of faith, but of GRACE!
God wanted to keep Paul dependent upon Him
So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Followers of own Sinful desires
They follow their lusts rather than the Lord
Jude has already explained how the false teachers and apostates ignored the Word of God to listen to their own desires
They ignore clear teachings of God and find ways to justify doing what they want
Loud Boasters
They are arrogant and put their arrogance on full display.
For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.
They claim an authority which isn’t theirs to claim!
I recently heard a montage of several false prophets claiming to have power to diffuse a hurricane and make it nothing.
They each declared a victory over the storms and every time, 100% of the time the storms came ashore and did record levels of damage
Along the way, they arrogantly said, “I command the hosts of heaven to....”
That is blasphemy!
They are claiming to have authority which God alone has!
“You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.
Showing Favoritism
They are flatterers! They show favoritism and flatter to get their way
They tell others what they want to hear in order to fleece them for more money
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
Since these actions are condemned, we should work to keep ourselves free from them!
CONCL
CONCL
We can all find ourselves in these verses:
Believers-
we are with the holy ones coming back with Christ at the 2nd coming. All because of Him and for His glory
Ungoldly
Those under judgment
By our testimony, we are believers. Are we living like it?