Jude 1:13

“Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.”

"Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever." - Jude 1:13
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What does Jude 1:13 mean?

Jude 1:13 in the King James Version stands in the middle of Jude’s urgent warning about corrupt, ungodly teachers who had slipped in among believers and were bending grace into permission for sin. The verse reads, “Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering…

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Foaming Shame and Wandering Stars: A Warning and a Call to Steadfast Light

“Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.” (Jude 1:13, KJV) Jude’s short letter does not waste words. In a single verse he paints two unforgettable pictures: the sea in a storm and stars that…

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From Raging Waves to Steadfast Light: A Prayer on Jude 1:13

Holy and Righteous Father, I come before Thee in reverence and godly fear, humbled by Thy Word and searching my heart in Thy presence. Thou hast spoken plainly, and I bow beneath the weight and truth of it. As it is written in the King James Version, “Raging waves of the sea…

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Jude 1:13 - "Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever."
"Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever." - Jude 1:13
Jude 1:1 - "Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:"
Jude 1:9
Jude in his logon
Jude 1:22 - "And of some have compassion, making a difference:"
"Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:" - Jude 1:1
Jude 1:19 - "These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit."
Jude 1:2 - "Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied."
Jude 1:8 - "Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities."
"And of some have compassion, making a difference:" - Jude 1:22
Jude 1:20 - "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,"
Jude 1:23 - "And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh."
Jude 1:21 - "Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life."
Jude 1:17 - "But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;"
Jude 1:25 - "To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen."
"These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit." - Jude 1:19
"Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied." - Jude 1:2
Jude 1:14 - "And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,"
Jude 1:18 - "How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts."
Jude 1:10 - "But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves."
Jude 1:11 - "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core."
Jude 1:24 - "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,"
Jude 1:16 - "These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage."
Jude 1:6 - "And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."
"But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost," - Jude 1:20
Jude 1:9 - "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee."
Jude 1:5 - "I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not."
Jude 1:22-23 - "Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh."