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"Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones."
— Jude 1:8, NET Bible
“Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.”
“Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities. ”
“Yet in the same way, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings.”
“In like manner, these men also defile the flesh and despise dominion and blaspheme majesty.”
“In the same way these dreamers make the flesh unclean, having no respect for authorities, and say evil of rulers.”
“Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.”
Now I desire to remind you(even though you have been fully informed of these facts once for all) that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe.
You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment of the great Day.
So also Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, since they indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire in a way similar to these angels, are now displayed as an example by suffering the punishment of eternal fire.
Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones.
But even when Michael the archangel was arguing with the devil and debating with him concerning Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said,“May the Lord rebuke you!”
But these men do not understand the things they slander, and they are being destroyed by the very things that, like irrational animals, they instinctively comprehend.
Woe to them! For they have traveled down Cain’s path, and because of greed have abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error; hence, they will certainly perish in Korah’s rebellion.