About the Book

The Book of Jude consists of only twenty-five verses, yet within those verses is an urgent warning to the Church and a powerful call for believers to remain faithful to the truth of God’s Word.

Study Guide to the Book of Jude – Apostates and the End of the Church Age takes readers beyond a surface reading of Jude and explores the historical background, theological meaning, wider Scriptural connections and practical application of this remarkable letter.

Werner Liebenberg examines Jude verse by verse, exploring subjects including false teachers entering the Church unnoticed, the distortion of God’s grace, apostasy, Old Testament examples of rebellion, the supernatural realm, prophecy and the believer’s responsibility to remain faithful while awaiting Christ’s return.

The author describes Jude as a message that remains highly relevant to the Church today and designed for believers who want to move beyond surface-level Bible reading.

What You Will Explore

• The identity and message of Jude
• What it means to contend earnestly for the faith
• How false teaching can enter the Church unnoticed
• The biblical meaning and characteristics of apostasy
• Lessons from Israel’s unbelief
• The fallen angels referred to by Jude
• Sodom and Gomorrah and Jude’s warning
• Michael the Archangel and the dispute over Moses’ body
• Cain, Balaam and Korah
• Old Testament prophecy and the coming judgement
• Warnings concerning mockers and the last days
• How believers should build themselves up in the faith
• God’s ability to preserve His people
• The hope of Christ’s return

These subjects follow the book’s progression through Jude, including dedicated studies of Cain, Balaam and Korah and the closing verses of the epistle.

A Verse-by-Verse Journey

Rather than treating Jude as a brief introduction to another biblical subject, this study gives its twenty-five verses room to be examined carefully.

The book connects Jude with passages throughout Scripture and explores themes stretching from creation and Old Testament history through to prophecy and the end of the age.

Who Is This Book For?

This study guide is suitable for:

• Christians wanting to deepen their understanding of Scripture
• Bible study groups
• Pastors and church leaders
• Bible teachers
• Students of biblical prophecy
• Readers interested in apologetics and discernment
• Anyone studying the Book of Jude
• Believers wanting to recognise and understand false teaching

The author specifically describes the guide as being for pastors, teachers, students and believers who simply love the Word of God and want to understand it better.

The Central Message

Jude originally intended to write about the common salvation shared by believers. Instead, he found it necessary to issue an urgent appeal:

Contend earnestly for the faith.

The study examines what that responsibility means for believers and encourages readers not only to recognise deception, but also to know Scripture well enough to stand firmly for biblical truth.