The Book of Jude
The Book of Jude is immediately before what book of the Bible?
(1) II Peter (2) Revelation (3) Matthew (4) III John
(2) Revelation
Jude was the brother of _________ and a half-brother of ____________. (1) Peter, Paul (2) Nathaniel, Andrew (3) James, Jesus (4) none of the above
(3) James, Jesus
Jude was the brother of James and a half-brother of Jesus.
Verse 3 - what did Jude end up writing about? (1) Be careful whom you follow (2) warning believers of false teachings (3) to fight for the truth (4) all of the above
(4) All of the above
In verse 9, the devil had a dispute with an angel about this.
The body of Moses
According to Deuteronomy 34:5-6 - When Moses died in the land of Moab, God himself buried Moses there, however to this day no one knows the place of his burial.
Verse 11 Give us three (3) examples of these false teachers. What are they?
(1) They have gone in the way of Cain - God accepted Abel's offering over Cain's. Cain offering was done without faith. Abel's offering was done in faith. Cain got angry and murdered Abel out of jealousy and then lied about it.
(2) Ran greedily after the errors of Balaam for reward - Balaam lusted after the riches offered to him by the King to curse the Israelites. God warned him against it because they are blessed people, and even when Balaam knew he was wrong, he still ignored God's warnings and helped the kings in exchange for the wealth. Balaam willingly compromised his beliefs, his faith, God's people for money.
(3) perished in the gainsaying of Core (Korah) - Korah, a leader in Israel who exalted himself above others. Moses rebuked him, and he and his followers resented the authority Moses had from God.
(Fill in the blank) The New Testament consists of 27 Books and the Old Testament contains 39 Books. Jude is the _____________ Book in the _________ Testament.
Jude is the 26th Book in the New Testament
Jude 1:1 - What two things did Jude mention about himself that tells us who he is?
(1) The servant of Jesus Christ (2) Brother of James
According to Jude how does the false teachers come amongst the believers? (1) they creep in unaware (2) they are invited in (3) they tell others the truth of our Lord (3) the ask believers for help
(1) they creep in unaware (verse 4)
In Verse 11, this person from the book of Genesis is mentioned. What is his name and who is he?
Cain was a farmer and a son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel.
What examples did this lesson give to show God's judgement against "certain men" mentioned in verse 4?
(1) Verse 5 - The people of Israel - God saved the people out of the land of Egypt, then destroyed those who did not believe
(2) Verse 6 - The angels who sinned
(3) Verse 7 -Sodom and Gomorrah
AD means Anno Domini which is a Latin term for Year of Our Lord (After Christ was born).
Jude 1:1 - what three clues did Jude give to tell the readers he is writing to Christians (Believers)?
(1) ...to them that are sanctified (set apart) by God the Father
(2) ...and preserved (kept safe and protected) in Jesus Christ
(3) and called (God calls us and those who answers the call by accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior)
How should a Believer guard against false teaching?
1) Knowing the Word of God (2) Have an intimate relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ (3) praying (4) Reading the Bible (5) Knowing when the Bible is misquoted (6) Knowing what our beliefs are and why
After the Lord saved the people out of the land of Egypt this group of people were destroyed
Them that believed not (verse 5)
What are the three things mentioned in verse 8 that identify false teachers (dreamers)?
(1) they defile the flesh - they dishonor their body through adultery, theft, cursing, lying, idolatry
(2) they despise dominion - Resist and rebel against God's authority. The ending of verse 4 says, they deny the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ
(3) they speak evil of dignities - Cursing God, and His appointed leaders, ridiculing His ministers, bad-mouthing those in authority
How many chapter(s) is in the Book of Jude?
(a) 4 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) 3
(c) 1
The Book of Jude is only one chapter and 25 verses
Verse 2 - What three things did Jude want multiplied onto the believers?
(1) Mercy - God's compassion and forgiveness towards us
(2) Peace - inner peace, calmness that comes from God
(3) love - selfless and sacrificial love of God
Yes or No. Verse 3 mentions that the faith was once delivered unto the saints. So, does this means that the faith was delivered by God, unto the saints (believers) thorough the original disciples and prophet and recorded in the New Testament?
Yes. The faith which is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Verse 8 - speaks of filthy dreamers who defile the flesh, despise dominion and speak evil of dignities. Who are the filthy dreamers?
The filthy dreamers are the false teachers.
Verse 12 - Jude describe these certain men three ways, what are they?
(1) They only feed themselves and not others
(2) they are like clouds without water - brings no rain. A sky full of clouds that are not rainclouds, only blocks the sun from shinning
(3) they are like trees that does not bear fruits
True of False. Jude was not one of Jesus original twelve disciple.
True
Verse 3 - Jude was initially going to write to the believers about what? (1) the common salvation (2) his life (3) to defend our faith (4) none of the above
(1) the common salvation (common salvation means all believers have this in common)
Salvation - Forgiveness of sin through Jesus Christ. Gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ
(Verse 3) According to Jude, we are to contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the Saints. What does contend here mean?(1) Fight for (2) Stand up for (3) defend (4) all of the above
(4) All of the above
As Believers, we are to stand up against false teaching, we are to know the Word of God and measure everything against it, we are to fight for our faith and our beliefs in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:9, How did the archangel Michael handle the dispute with the devil? (1) He argued with him (2) He accused him (3) He said the Lord rebuke thee (4) None of the above
(3) The archangel said to the devil "The Lord rebuke thee."
Michael here is showing us how to handle our battles with the devil. We are to call on the Lord God and our Saviour Jesus Christ to intervene for us.
The end of verse 13 tells us of the destiny of these "certain men." What is it?
To whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
This is the punishment of hell