The Terrible History Of Apostasy

As we continue on in our study of the book of Jude, we see that Jude gives three well-known illustrations from the OT in verses 5—7.
I. UNBELIEF AFTER COMING OUT OF EGYPT (vs. 5). Jude speaks here of the unbelieving Israelites who died in the wilderness. First God “saved” them (delivered them out of Egypt), but afterward God “destroyed them” because of their unbelief. Hebrews 3:12 says, “Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.”
II. THE ANGELS WHICH KEPT NOT THEIR FIRST ESTATE. Jude 6 and II Peter 2:4 should be compared with Genesis 6:1-7.
“Sons of God” in the OT refers to angels. It is not until the NT that believers are called “sons of God” (cf. John 1:12).
III. THE DESTRUCTION OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH. The words “even as” in Jude 7, tell us that the sin of the Sodomites was similar to the sin of the angels, i.e., “giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh” (Jude 7). When you look at all three incidents, they all ended in death and destruction (Jude 5—7).
The fierce judgment and wrath of God awaits all apostates.
JESUS SAVES.