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Ðcondemnation,€ungodly€men,€turning€the€grace€of€our€God€into€lasciviousness,€andÐ ¼%X" Ðdenying€the€only€Lord€God,€and€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ.òòÔ#†X÷¸XhX÷¸ëF#ÔØØÔ‡X÷¸XhX÷¸Ô8€óóLikewise€also€these€filthyÐ ¨&D # Ðdreamers€defile€the€flesh,€despise€dominion,€and€speak€evil€of€dignities.€òò9€óóYet€MichaelÐ ”'0!$ Ðthe€archangel,€when€contending€with€the€devil€he€disputed€about€the€body€of€Moses,Ð €("% Ðdurst€not€bring€against€him€a€railing€accusation,€but€said,€The€Lord€rebuke€thee.€òò10€óóButÐ l)#& Ðthese€speak€evil€of€those€things€which€they€know€not:€but€what€they€know€naturally,Ð X*ô#' Ðas€brute€beasts,€in€those€things€they€corrupt€themselves.€òò11€óóWoe€unto€them!€for€theyÐ D+à$( Ðhave€gone€in€the€way€of€Cain,€and€ran€greedily€after€the€error€of€Balaam€for€reward,Ð 0,Ì%) Ðand€perished€in€the€gainsaying€of€Core.€òò12€óóThese€are€spots€in€your€feasts€of€charity,Ð d Ðwhen€they€feast€with€you,€feeding€themselves€without€fear:€clouds€they€are€withoutÐ Pì Ðwater,€carried€about€of€winds;€trees€whose€fruit€withereth,€without€fruit,€twice€dead,Ð <Ø Ðplucked€up€by€the€roots;€òò13€óóRaging€waves€of€the€sea,€foaming€out€their€own€shame;Ð ( Ä Ðwandering€stars,€to€whom€is€reserved€the€blackness€of€darkness€for€ever.€òò14€óóAndÐ  ° ÐEnoch€also,€the€seventh€from€Adam,€prophesied€of€these,€saying,€Behold,€the€LordÐ  œ Ðcometh€with€ten€thousands€of€his€saints,€òò15€óóTo€execute€judgment€upon€all,€and€toÐ ì ˆ Ðconvince€all€that€are€ungodly€among€them€of€all€their€ungodly€deeds€which€they€haveÐ Ø t Ðungodly€committed,€and€of€all€their€hard€speeches€which€ungodly€sinners€haveÐ Ä ` Ðspoken€against€him.€òò16€óóThese€are€murmurers,€complainers,€walking€after€their€ownÐ °L  Ðlusts;€and€their€mouth€speaketh€great€swelling€words,€having€menððs€persons€inÐ œ8  Ðadmiration€because€of€advantage.€òò17€óóBut,€beloved,€remember€ye€the€words€which€wereÐ ˆ$  Ðspoken€before€of€the€apostles€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ;€òò18€óóHow€that€they€told€you€thereÐ t  Ðshould€be€mockers€in€the€last€time,€who€should€walk€after€their€own€ungodly€lusts.Ð `ü  Ðòò19€óóThese€be€they€who€separate€themselves,€sensual,€having€not€the€Spirit.Ô#†X÷¸XXX÷¸LH#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ô€òòJude€4,€8„19óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸dQ#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔÐLè Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸¹Q#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔÌThe€whole€book€of€Jude€is€a€warning€to€genuine€Bible€believing€Christians€about€what€the€churchÐ $À Ðwill€look€like€before€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€returns.€òòJude€19óó€is€the€key€verse€to€the€interpretation€ofÐ ¬ Ðthe€book€of€Jude.€The€book€of€Jude€describes€church€members€that€are€ð ðChristianðð€in€name€only.Ð ü˜ ÐòòJude€19óó€says€that€they€have€not€the€Spirit€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€them.€What€that€means€is€thatÐ è„ Ðthey€are€unsaved,€hell€bound€church€members.€ò òTHEY€DO€NOT€FEAR€GOD.ó ó€In€fact€our€peopleÐ Ôp Ðand€most€of€our€churches€mock€and€scorn€God.€They€do€,€in€fact,€hate€God.€That€hatred€manifestsÐ Ä` Ðitself€in€the€fact€that€they€love€death.€òòProverbs€8:36óó€says€that€all€that€hate€God€love€death.€If€youÐ °L Ðwant€proof€of€American€hatred€for€God€look€no€further€than€Americaððs€abortion€clinics.€The€greatÐ œ8 ÐAmerican€Holocaust€perpetrated€upon€Godððs€unborn€babies€is€worse€than€the€atrocities€committedÐ ˆ$ Ðby€Mao„Ô_ÔtseÔ_Ô„tung,€Joseph€Stalin,€and€Adolf€Hitler.€We€even€have€people€who€claim€to€be€born€againÐ t ÐChristians€advocating€for€and€participating€in€abortions.€The€reason€that€anyone€participates€inÐ `ü Ðinfanticide,€or€the€murder€of€babies,€is€that€they€do€not€fear€God€and€they€hate€God.€The€reason€massÐ Lè Ðmurderers€and€serial€murderers€murder€is€because€they€have€no€fear€of€God.€One€of€the€majorÐ 8 Ô Ðreasons€the€murders€in€our€cities€have€skyrocketed€in€our€cities€is€because€the€American€conscienceÐ $!À Ðhas€been€totally€seared€and€totally€desensitized€by€legalizing€the€state€sanctioned€murder€of€over€70Ð "¬ Ðmillion€babies€in€America€by€hit€men€and€hit€women€falsely€called€doctors€who€work€in€the€babyÐ ü"˜ Ðslaughter€houses€that€they€euphemistically€refer€to€as€abortion€clinics.€[Of€course€those€baby€murdersÐ è#„  Ðare€not€recorded€in€the€murder€statistics€of€any€local,€state,€or€federal€government€entity.]€Yet€anotherÐ Ô$p! 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Ðhe€said€in€òòMatthew€15:8„9óó:Ð °L ÐÌà8  àÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸ÅŠ#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ôòò8€óóThis€people€draweth€nigh€unto€me€with€their€mouth,€and€honoureth€me€with€theirÐ ˆ$ Ðlips;€but€their€heart€is€far€from€me.€òò9€óóBut€in€vain€they€do€worship€me,€teaching€forÐ t Ðdoctrines€the€commandments€of€men.Ô#†X÷¸XXX÷¸ß‹#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ô€Ô#†X÷¸XXX÷¸�#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔòòMatthew€15:8„9óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸`�#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔÐ`üÐ Ð  ÐÌMost€of€what€goes€on€in€American€churches€is€vain€worship.€It€is€a€bunch€of€man€pleasing,Ð 8 Ô Ðpolitically€correct€spiritual€garbage€that€offends€God€and€grieves€God€the€Holy€Ghost.€ThatÐ $!À Ðespecially€applies€to€music.Ð "¬ ÐÌà8  àÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸¶�#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ôòò1€óóMoreover€David€and€the€captains€of€the€host€separated€to€the€service€of€the€sons€ofÐ è#„  ÐAsaph,€and€of€Heman,€and€of€Jeduthun,€who€should€prophesy€with€harps,€withÐ Ô$p! 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Ðlongest€passages€in€the€New€Testament€that€testify€to€the€burning€reality€of€hell€are€òòLuke€16:19„31Ð ¼%X" Ðóóand€òòRevelation€20:11„15óó.òòóó€We€are€going€to€read€those€two€passages€along€with€òòDeuteronomy€32:22Ð ¨&D # Ðóóand€òòMatthew€5:22óó.€Those€passages€read€as€follows:Ð ”'0!$ ÐÌà8  àòòÔ‡X÷¸XhX÷¸Ô22€óóFor€a€fire€is€kindled€in€mine€anger,€and€shall€burn€unto€the€lowest€hell,€and€shallÐ l)#& Ðconsume€the€earth€with€her€increase,€and€set€on€fire€the€foundations€of€the€mountains.Ð X*ô#' ÐòòDeuteronomy€32:22óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸‚¤#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔÐD+à$(Ð Ð  ÐÐ 0,Ì%) Ðà8  àòòóóòò22€óóBut€I€say€unto€you,€That€whosoever€is€angry€with€his€brother€without€a€cause€shallÐ d Ðbe€in€danger€of€the€judgment:€and€whosoever€shall€say€to€his€brother,€Raca,€shall€beÐ Pì Ðin€danger€of€the€council:€but€whosoever€shall€say,€Thou€fool,€shall€be€in€danger€ofÐ <Ø Ðhell€fire.€òòMatthew€5:22óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸´¥#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔÐ( ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àòòóóòò19€óó€There€was€a€certain€rich€man,€which€was€clothed€in€purple€and€fine€linen,€and€faredÐ  œ Ðsumptuously€every€day:€òò20€óóAnd€there€was€a€certain€beggar€named€Lazarus,€which€wasÐ ì ˆ Ðlaid€at€his€gate,€full€of€sores,€òò21€óóAnd€desiring€to€be€fed€with€the€crumbs€which€fellÐ Ø t Ðfrom€the€rich€manððs€table:€moreover€the€dogs€came€and€licked€his€sores.€òò22€óóAnd€itÐ Ä ` Ðcame€to€pass,€that€the€beggar€died,€and€was€carried€by€the€angels€into€AbrahamððsÐ °L  Ðbosom:€the€rich€man€also€died,€and€was€buried;€òò23€óóAnd€in€hell€he€lift€up€his€eyes,Ð œ8  Ðbeing€in€torments,€and€seeth€Abraham€afar€off,€and€Lazarus€in€his€bosom.€òò24€óóAnd€heÐ ˆ$  Ðcried€and€said,€Father€Abraham,€have€mercy€on€me,€and€send€Lazarus,€that€he€mayÐ t  Ðdip€the€tip€of€his€finger€in€water,€and€cool€my€tongue;€for€I€am€tormented€in€thisÐ `ü  Ðflame.€òò25€óóBut€Abraham€said,€Son,€remember€that€thou€in€thy€lifetime€receivedst€thyÐ Lè  Ðgood€things,€and€likewise€Lazarus€evil€things:€but€now€he€is€comforted,€and€thou€artÐ 8Ô  Ðtormented.€òò26€óóAnd€beside€all€this,€between€us€and€you€there€is€a€great€gulf€fixed:€soÐ $À Ðthat€they€which€would€pass€from€hence€to€you€cannot;€neither€can€they€pass€to€us,€thatòòÐ ¬ Ðwould€comeóó€from€thence.€òò27€óóThen€he€said,€I€pray€thee€therefore,€father,€that€thouÐ ü˜ Ðwouldest€send€him€to€my€fatherððs€house:€òò28€óóFor€I€have€five€brethren;€that€he€mayÐ è„ Ðtestify€unto€them,€lest€they€also€come€into€this€place€of€torment.€òò29€óóAbraham€saith€untoÐ Ôp Ðhim,€They€have€Moses€and€the€prophets;€let€them€hear€them.€òò30€óóAnd€he€said,€Nay,Ð À\ Ðfather€Abraham:€but€if€one€went€unto€them€from€the€dead,€they€will€repent.€òò31€óóAnd€heÐ ¬H Ðsaid€unto€him,€If€they€hear€not€Moses€and€the€prophets,€neither€will€they€beÐ ˜4 Ðpersuaded,€though€one€rose€from€the€dead.€òòLuke€16:19ð!ð31óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸š§#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔЄ Ð Ð  ÐòòÌà8  àóóòò11€óóAnd€I€saw€a€great€white€throne,€and€him€that€sat€on€it,€from€whose€face€the€earthÐ \ø Ðand€the€heaven€fled€away;€and€there€was€found€no€place€for€them.€òò12€óóAnd€I€saw€theÐ Hä Ðdead,€small€and€great,€stand€before€God;€and€the€books€were€opened:€and€anotherÐ 4 Ð Ðbook€was€opened,€which€isòò€the€bookóó€of€life:€and€the€dead€were€judged€out€of€thoseÐ  !¼ Ðthings€which€were€written€in€the€books,€according€to€their€works.€òò13€óóAnd€the€sea€gaveÐ  "¨ Ðup€the€dead€which€were€in€it;€and€death€and€hell€delivered€up€the€dead€which€wereÐ ø"” Ðin€them:€and€they€were€judged€every€man€according€to€their€works.€òò14€óóAnd€death€andÐ ä#€  Ðhell€were€cast€into€the€lake€of€fire.€This€is€the€second€death.€òò15€óóAnd€whosoever€wasÐ Ð$l! Ðnot€found€written€in€the€book€of€life€was€cast€into€the€lake€of€fire.€òòRevelationÐ ¼%X" Ð20:11ð!ð15óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸V°#Ôà8¸ Ð Ð àÔ_ÔòòóóòòóóÔ_ÔШ&D #¸ ¸  Ðà8  àÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔÐ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸µ#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔA€Godly€fear€of€hell€and€the€lake€of€fire€can€be€the€greatest€of€motivators€for€holy€living€for€the€savedÐ €("% Ðand€for€the€salvation€of€lost€friends€and€loved€ones.Ð l)#& ÐIn€closing,€there€are€forms€of€fear€that€hinder€our€relationship€with€God.€Fourteen€different€timesÐ X*ô#' ÐGodððs€people€are€told€to€fear€not€their€circumstances€nor€even€be€dismayed€at€them.€God€said€thisÐ D+à$( Ðin€òòProverbs€29:25óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸aµ#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ô,€òò2€Timothy€1:7óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸s·#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ô,€and€òòRomans€8:14„16óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸Ê·#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ô:Ð 0,Ì%) Їà8  àÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸&¸#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ôòò25€óóThe€fear€of€man€bringeth€a€snare:€but€whoso€putteth€his€trust€in€the€LORD€shall€beÐ d Ðsafe.€òòProverbs€29:25óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸‹¸#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ôà8Ð Ð àÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸W¹#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔÐPìÈÈ Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸­¹#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ôòò7€óóFor€God€hath€not€given€us€the€spirit€of€fear;€but€of€power,€and€of€love,€and€of€aÐ ( Ä Ðsound€mind.€òò2€Timothy€1:7óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸=º#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔÐ °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸ »#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸y»#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸Ôòò14€óóFor€as€many€as€are€led€by€the€Spirit€of€God,€they€are€the€sons€of€God.€òò15€óóFor€ye€haveÐ ì ˆ Ðnot€received€the€spirit€of€bondage€again€to€fear;€but€ye€have€received€the€Spirit€ofÐ Ø t Ðadoption,€whereby€we€cry,€Abba,€Father.€òò16€óóThe€Spirit€itself€beareth€witness€with€ourÐ Ä ` Ðspirit,€that€we€are€the€children€of€God:€òòRomans€8:14„16óóÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸Þ»#ÔÔ‡X÷¸XXX÷¸ÔаL Ð Ð  ÐÌPerhaps€our€greatest€living€fear€is€the€fear€of€man.€When€we€fear€men,€we€will€compromise€on€BibleÐ ˆ$  Ðdoctrine€especially€doctrine€related€to€hell€fire.€The€fear€of€men€bringeth€the€snare€of€the€Devil.Ð t  ÐWatch€ye,€stand€fast€in€the€faith,€quit€ye€like€men,€be€strong€lest€ye€be€caught€in€the€snare€of€theÐ `ü  ÐDevil€and€be€held€captive€at€his€will.Ð Lè  ÐÔ#†X÷¸XXX÷¸¯½#ÔÓ=Ó