Jude 1: 17-19

Jude 1: 17-19

'But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said ot you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions." It is these who cause divisions, wordly people, devoid of the Spirit.'


"Scoffers-" to mean "playing like children"; "to mock"

Similiar texts

Acts 20:29 "I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.."

1 Tim 4:1-2 "Now the spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, thugh the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared..."

2 Tim 3:1- 5 "But understand this, that in the last days, there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unapeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness but denying its power. Avoid such people."

2 Tim 4:3-4 " 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 hte truth and wander off into myths."

2 Peter 2: 1-3 " But false prophets also arose among the people ust as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, eve denying the Master who brought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idel, and their destruction is not asleep."

2 Peter 3:3 " Know this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires.."

Jude 1:16 "These are grumblers, malcontents, following their won sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters showing favoritism to gain advantage."

Ps. 14: 1-2 "To the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart ' There is no God' they are corrupt, they do abominable deeds. There is no one who does good. The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man to seek if there are any who understand, who seek after God."

Jude 1:19 KJV- "These be they who seperate themselves, sensual, having not the spirit"

Jude 1: 19 ESV- " it is these who cause divisions, worldy people, devoid of the spirit"

KJV- seems to refered to an individual isolation where as the ESV talks about divisions, probably within the people of God. Isolation can lead to a division of sorts, and division can lead to isolation. It's probably safe to stay away from both.


Similar verses:

Prov. 18: 1 "Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desires, he breaks out against all sound judgment"

Ezekiel 14:7-8 "For any one of the house of Israel, of the the strangers who sourjourn in Israel, who seperates himself from me, talking his idols into his heart and putting the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face and yet comes to a prophet to consult me through him, I, the Lord, will answer him myself. And I will set my face against that ma; I will make him a sign, and a byword, and cut him off from the midst of my people and you shall know that I am the Lord."

Idols and Isolation are a BIG deal to GOD! It seems that Isolation is the medium in which Idolatry thrives; sensuality, and worldliness are bred their as well.

That is why scripture says:

Heb 10:25 "not neglecting to meet together as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the Day drawing near."

In reference to sensuality-

1 Cor 2: 14 "The natural person does not acept the things of the spirit of God, for they are folly to him and he is not able to understand them becuse they are spiritually discerned."

James 3: 15 "This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthy unspirtual and demonic."

John 3: 5-6 "Jesus ansered him, "Truly, Truly, I say to you, unless oe is born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of flesh is flesh, and that which is born of spirit is spirit"

Rom. 8:9 " You however are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Andyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ, does not belong to him."

This is not a wishy-washy faith, on the fence, or nomanlistic faith. Scripture points out that you are either of God or you're not. And there are evidences to prove which side you are on.