71 The Epistle of Jude – Mark Allfree Pt2

Jude wrote his epistle to encourage the faithful to contend earnestly for the faith in the face of developing ecclesial apostasy. He illustrated his exhortation by drawing upon examples of men from Old Testament history who failed to uphold God’s truth in their day. Mark’s analysis of Jude’s epistle demonstrates that all these examples of failure had one thing in common – a personal interaction with Michael the archangel, who so often has been involved in the execution of God’s judgments in the earth.

70 The Epistle of Jude – Mark Allfree Pt1

Jude wrote his epistle to encourage the faithful to contend earnestly for the faith in the face of developing ecclesial apostasy. He illustrated his exhortation by drawing upon examples of men from Old Testament history who failed to uphold God’s truth in their day. Mark’s analysis of Jude’s epistle demonstrates that all these examples of failure had one thing in common – a personal interaction with Michael the archangel, who so often has been involved in the execution of God’s judgments in the earth.