JUDE CHAPTER 1

JUDE 1

1 Jude, servant of Jesus the Christ,
Brother of James, to those enticed
And sanctified by God the Father,
Preserved in Jesus Christ the rather:
2 Mercy, peace, and love multiplied
Be to you. 3 Beloved, while I was
Most diligent to write your cause
Concerning our common salvation,
I found it necessary station
To write to you exhorting you
To contend earnestly to do
For the faith which was once for all
Delivered to the saints by call.
4 For certain men have crept in it
Unnoticed, who long ago fit
Were marked out for this condemnation,
Ungodly men, who turn the ration
Of the grace of our God into
Lewdness and deny only true
Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 But I’d remind you paradised,
Though you once knew this, that YHWH, having
Saved the people out of enclaving
Of Egypt’s land, later destroyed
Those who did not, though once employed,
Believe. 6 And the angels who did
Not keep their domain limited,
But left their own estate, he has
Reserved in everlasting razz
Chains under darkness for the day
Of the great judgement coming way,
7 As Sodom and Gomorrah, and
The cities round them in the land
In similar manner to these,
Having given themselves to please
In sexual immorality
And gone after strange flesh and fee,
Are set forth as example, see,
Suffering vengeance: eternal fire,
A punishment extreme and dire.
8 So also these dreamers defile
The flesh, rejecting with a smile
Authority, speaking evil
Of dignitaries of good-will.

The chaining of the angels in degree
Of hell is something that you never see
In Bibles Protestant of any kind.
It's in the book of Enoch for the blind.
When Jude quotes Enoch, he does not relate
A pagan text or some side issue's rate,
But recognizes it to be the great
Book of the prophet before times of late.
Beloved, I love the book of Enoch too,
I love its pages and its message true
That leave an open gate to heaven' view.
Beloved, I take the book of Enoch now
And read its words as my sight does allow
And pluck the bolden fruit from off its bough.

9 Yet Michael the archangel, when
Contending with the devil, when
Disputing for the body of
Moses, a man in Lord God’s love,
Dared not to bring an accusation
Against him a reviling station,
But said, “The Lord rebuke you now!”
10 But these speak evil anyhow
Of whatever they do not know,
And whatever they truly know,
Like brute beasts, in these things they do
Corrupt themselves. 11 Woe to their stew!
For they have gone the way of Cain,
Run greedily in error vain
Of Balaam for a profit, and
Perished in the rebellion grand
Of Korah. 12 These are spots among
Your love feasts, they've feasted and sung
With you without fear, they just serve
Themselves, they’re clouds without reserve
Of water, driven by the wind,
Late autumn trees undisciplined
And without fruit, twice dead, pulled out
By the roots, 13 raging waves about
The sea, foaming up their own shame,
Wandering stars for whom is a claim
Reserved in black darkness for aye.
14 Now Enoch, seventh from the high
Adam, of these did prophesy
Also, saying “Indeed, the Lord
Comes with ten thousands and a sword
Of his saints, 15 “and to execute
Judgement on all, and not refute,
But to convict all those who are
Ungodly of the popular
Of all their ungodly deeds which
They have committed in the ditch
In an ungodly way, and of
All the harsh things which the above
Ungodly sinners have spoken
Against him.” 16 These are of such sin:
Grumblers, complainers, walking in
Their own lusts, and they utter great
Proud things, and flatter folks to rate
Advantage. 17 But, beloved, you mind
The words spoken before in kind
By the apostles of our lord
Jesus Christ: 18 how they without sword
Told you how in the last time there
Would be mockers walking on air
In their own ungodly lusts’ share.

In the last time the book of Enoch and
Assumption of Moses will come to stand
In witness against all the rich and grand
Who think their wealth and power to set the mail
Also determines what is true and hale.
The scoffers may prevail and little time,
But soon the saints appearing on a dime
Will shout them down for every wicked crime.
Beloved, when the foul air is filled with smoke
And stench of burning flesh and oak
When Your Messiah shall step out to find
The righteous and the good, the pure and kind.
I walk out on the cinders and I see
The glories of the Messianic spree.

19 These are sensual persons, who
Cause divisions, not having clue
Of the Spirit. 20 Beloved, but you,
Building yourselves upon your most
Holy faith, in the Holy Ghost
Praying, 21 keep yourselves in the love
Of God, looking for mercy, love
Of our Lord Jesus Christ unto
Eternal life. 22 And on some do
Have compassion, distinction making,
23 But others save with fear, and taking
Them out of the fire, hating even
Garment defiled by flesh bereaven.
24 Now to Him who is able to
Keep you from stumbling, even to
Present you faultless before presence
Of his glory exceeding pleasance,
25 To God our Saviour, who alone
Is wise, be glory to atone
And majesty, dominion and
Power, now and ever to command. Amen.

Beloved, my God, when You inspired Jude
To write this bright epistle it caused feud,
Division among men. Jude quoted one
And called his writing prophecy when done.
That one he quoted is Enoch. Now see
If Book of Enoch where quotation be
Is found between the covers of the book
They call Your word. Belovèd, take a look!
Dear God and Father of mankind, I pray
That You will not let me too go astray
To deny Your word and fail to obey.
I turn from false religion back to You
And read the words of Enoch, since they’re true,
And not read only, but assay to do.

The sensual faith of Canaan and of Baal
Is heard in every Sunday church’s wail.
The Trinities of love gods and their curse
Are on the land and heart of every nurse
Who suckles the born and the dying god
That rises, by the myth, up from the clod.
Jude says that You, Beloved, are Saviour God,
And none but You have saving power to trod
The floors of judgement and lift up from hell.
Instead of bloody power to save in sin,
You give the power to live right lives and win.
Present me too, Beloved, and faultless when
You bring Your glorious presence before men,
To justify Your Decalogue again.

AUTHOR: THOMAS G. MCELWAIN

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