Jude Chapter 1 Vs. 7

 

Judgment on False Teachers

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 1:7

as Sodom and Gomorrah... The destruction of these cities at the southeast corner of the Dead Sea is used over 20 times in Scripture as an illustration of God’s judgment during the days of Abraham and Lot (Gen. 18:22 – 19:29). This destruction was in view of their apostasy.

This occurred about 450 years after the Flood, when at least one of Noah’s sons, Shem, was still living (Gen. 11:10-11). Since this was only 100 years after Noah’s death (Gen. 9:28), people would have known about the message of righteousness and judgment from God which Noah preached and which they rejected.

in like manner... As did these fallen angels. That is, Sodom and Gomorrha who, as the fallen angels did, gave themselves over to fornication, and went after strange flesh, are set forth as examples of eternal punishment (Jude 1:6-7). The sin of Sodom and Gomorrha was that of sodomy, of living contrary to nature (Gen. 19:1-38). The sin of these angels was also living contrary to nature—living with the daughters of men to produce the giant races of the Bible (Gen. 6:1-4). Both men and angels broke through the sexual bounds that God had set for them.

Over to fornication... Here fornication is used of homosexuality, sexual perversions (see, Mat. 5:32). This refers to both the heterosexual (Gen. 19:8), and homosexual lusts (Gen. 19:4-5), of the residents. See (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; Rom. 1:27; 1Cor. 6:9; 1Tim. 1:10), for the absolute condemnation of homosexual activity.

after strange flesh... Greek: heteros, another of a different kind: men with men and angels with women, all living contrary to nature. Also women with women is referred to in Rom. 1:24-32.

set forth for... Have become examples of suffering the vengeance of God in eternal fire (Isa. 66:24; Mat. 25:46; Mark 9:43-49; Rev. 14:9-11; 20:10-15).

of eternal fire... Sodom and Gomorrah illustrate God’s fire of earthly judgment (Rev. 16:8-9; 20:9), which was only a preview of the fire that can never be quenched in eternal hell (Mat. 3:12; 18:8; 25:41; Mark 9:43-44, 46, 48; Luke 3:17; Rev. 19:20; 20:14-15; 21:8; see 2Pet. 2:6 and Genesis 19:1-29).

Sodom and Gomorrah are mentioned often in Scripture as examples of God’s severe judgment on sexual sin, particularly sexual perversion. From (this verse and verse 6), immoralities have clearly entered the ranks of believers to whom Jude writes.

We see in this, the judgment that came on these cities, because they lived for the sins of the world. The sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was the sin of homosexuality.

In one day, the judgment of God fell and they were all destroyed except Lot, his wife, and his 2 daughters.

Homosexuality goes against the laws of nature.

Sodom And Gomorrah

Jude’s third illustration, of Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns, serves as a dreadful example of what happens to those who turn from God to follow their own lustful natures. The fate of the unbelievers in those two cities (Gen. 19:1-29) foreshadows the fate of those who deny God’s truth and ignore His warnings. The punishment by fire on the perverse inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah illustrates the eternal fire of hell, which will be experienced by false teachers.