Note: this is a section that has different interpretations– you will have top come to your own based on the Word of God. Don’t take anything I or others say but be like the Bereans in Acts 17. But, remember, this is not a place to divide over though. (LM)
Fallen Angels. Jude here refers to “the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode.”
Jude speaks of angels who sinned, and who are now imprisoned in the abyss awaiting a future day of judgment.
The sinning of angels can be thought of in this way:
- In the original rebellion of some angels against God;
Chuck Smith writes about this passage: “We are told in Ezekiel that Satan was creates by God and that he was an anointed cherub who was perfect until iniquity was found in him (Ezek, 28:12-15). In Isaiah 14 we see the fall of Satan, as he was caught up in pride and cast down from the heavens (Is. 14;12-15). In Rev. 12:4, John refers to the angels who fell with Satan–apparently a third of the angels sided with him. They didn’t stay where they belonged, which was in heaven serving the Lord and glorifying Him. And now they wait eternal judgment.”
Aubrey Johnson writes, “Jude’s second illustration of the certainty of judgment came from the shocking story of the fallen angels. Apparently these heavenly messengers were dissatisfied with their positions as servants of God. Instead of keeping their rightful place of humble submission, they chose to rebel against the Lord’s sovereignty. The mutiny against their Maker ended in disaster. Like dishonored angels, people who seem closest to God may actually be farthest from Him in their hearts.”
