Sep 10, 2015 · In Jude 6, angels had heterosexual sex with females (producing an offspring called 'Nephilim') while in Jude 7, it is said that males wanted to have sex with angels (Genesis 19). Both were identified as fornication not in the context of human flesh but rather, of “different flesh” (Greek: σαρκὸς ἑτέρας sarkos heteras ) due to ...

May 5, 2022 · However, to drive the final nail into the coffin, we must consider Jude 7. [Jude 7] just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire. (NASB)

Jul 15, 2023 · Jude 7 is definitely referring to the practice of sodomy with non humans. Sodomy is defined as it always has been whether officially documented, though often times not explained but it is/was known inherently as follows. sodomy (n.) c.

Jun 9, 2022 · Jude 6,7 Concordant literal. I would imagine that the bonds that the messengers are chained in speak loudly to the celestial realm since that's where they left their domain. OP'S question is, "Jude uses "aidiois" and "aioniou" in close proximity to each other, perhaps suggesting that they have for him different meanings or connotations.

Feb 15, 2022 · The case of Sodom and Gomorrah illustrate this perfectly as Jude 7 explicitly points out ("an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire"): the fire could not be quenched until all was burned and consumed; the consequences were eternal - these cities were never rebuilt and the sites still smell of sulphur.

The crucial word in Jude 7 is "diken" = justice, vengeance, punishment; while Maccabees uses an unrelated word, "basanon" = torment. The timing of these documents may be a problem as well. If Jude was written by the brother of Jesus, and 4 Macc was written late in the 1st century, then Jude could not be alluding to 4 Maccabees.

Jul 12, 2022 · This verb only occurs in Jude 7 and its meaning is (BDAG): indulge in illicit sexual relations/debauchery. πορνεύω (porneuó) This verb is the cognate/lexical root of that above verb and occurs in the NT 8 times: 1 Cor 6:18, 10:8(x2), Rev 2:14, 20, 17:2, 18:3, 9. (the cognate noun, πορνεία occurs 25 times in the NT.]

Aug 16, 2019 · Jude 1:7 NASB. 7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after [g]strange flesh, are exhibited as an [h]example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

Aug 28, 2023 · In Jude 1:7, the adjective, αἰωνίου, must modify the noun, πυρὸς, because both are genitive, neuter singular. In answer to the OP's specific question, αἰωνίου cannot modify: δίκην (penalty) because it is in the wrong case, viz, accusative; δεῖγμα (example) because it is in the wrong case, viz, accusative

Sep 12, 2015 · Is Jude thinking of the "angel marriages" in vv. 5-7? I believe so. If yes, does that account tell us whether Jude thinks the "beings" involved in the marriages of Genesis 6:1-6 were mortal or supernatural beings? Jude thinks they were a special group of immortal angels who were capable of sexual intercourse with women.