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51 lines
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# Connecting Statement:
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Jude gives examples from the past of those who did not follow the Lord.
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# I wish to remind you
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"I want you to remember"
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# although once you fully knew it
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"although at one time you completely knew this"
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# the Lord saved a people out of the land of Egypt
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"the Lord rescued the Israelites long ago from Egypt"
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# the Lord
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Some texts read "Jesus."
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# their own position of authority
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"the responsibilities God entrusted to them"
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# left their proper dwelling place
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"abandoned their own assigned places"
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# God has kept them in everlasting chains, in utter darkness
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"God has put these angels in a dark prison from which they will never escape"
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# utter darkness
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"Darkness" here is a metaphor, representing the absence of God. AT: "complete separation from God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the great day
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the final day when God will judge everyone
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/darkness]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]] |