2003 Harris Poll (2,200 American adults) –Heaven 82% –Hell 69% –“Occupancy rate” <1% Jude 4–16 The Road to Perdition

Is A Broad Road (4–7) Israel, Jer. 7:4 wishful thinking and worship Angels (Mt. 8:29) privilege Sodomites (Gentiles) Murphy’s Law Christians (v. 4) Black Death

Has A Wide Gate (5) Israel (Ex. 14:30 – Nu. 25:9) –Breaking their covenant, Ex. 32:7–10 Commitment (Ex. 19–20) “Christians cannot habitually sin.” –Self-authorized worship, Lv. 10:1–3 (Jn. 4:24) –Ungratefulness and greed, Nu. 11:1–4, 31–34 –Misc.: Nu. 13; 15; 16; 21; 25 –Summary: Many little things make a big list.

Has A Wide Gate (5) Israel (Ex. 14:30 – Nu. 25:9) –“Unbelief” (Jude 5) ct. “mental ascent” Nadab and Abihu The Israelites

Has A Wide Gate (6) Angels –The Place, Col. 1:16; Eph. 3:10 Cf… Rv. 2:1, 8, etc. Jos. 5:14 Dn. 10:10–21 –The Sin: Dereliction of duties –Murder, average time served 5–9.5 y. –Abortion, 93% “birth control”

Has A Wide Gate (7) Sodom, cf. Spain, Canada, Massachusetts…

Has A Wide Gate (4–19) “Certain persons” 14 counts 4, Licentiousness 4, Denied Jesus Christ 8, Dreamed (Jer. 23:25) 8, Defiled the flesh 8, Rejected authority 8, Reviled 15, Spoke against 16, Grumbled 16, Found fault 16,18, Lusted 16, Spoke arrogantly 16, Flattered 18, Mocked 19, Caused divisions

Has One Destination Jude, “this condemnation” 7 x’s World: –Hinduism, Buddhism, Wiccans, reincarnation –Neopagans, “the continuum” –Atheists, cease to exist –Catholics, Purgatory –“Christians,” annihilation –Hb. 9:27

Has One Way Off Alcatraz and Hell have two things in common… –Everyone wants out (Lk. 18) –There is only one way off, Jude 20–21

Addendum to this morning’s lesson The sin of the angels in Jude 6 –Comparison: v. 6 and v. 7 –Contradiction: Ge. 6, hetero. Jd. 6, homo. –Conclusion: It’s the outcome, not the sin. –But: v. 7, “these.” cf. 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 2 Pe. 2:4