> A short section of 1 Enoch (1 En 1:9) is quoted in the New Testament > (Letter of Jude 1:14-15), and is there attributed to "Enoch the > Seventh from Adam" (1 En 60:8). It is argued that all the writers of > the New Testament were familiar with it and were influenced by it in > thought and diction. — Wikipedia So why is the Book of Enoch not regarded as canonical by major Christian denominations?

Jude 6 (ESV) says: > "And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day" Is this saying that demons are all in jail, and we're free from them currently? I thought the consensus is that the devil and his demons are running rampant on earth doing evil things, as it says in 1 Peter 5:8 (ESV): > Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Which is it? Are the devil and demons currently chained in hell or are they roaming around on earth? Thanks all.

We read in the Epistle of Jude, Verse 9: > But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”. Footnote: Under the verse says that Jude is alluding to the Jewish Testament of Moses. Deut 34: 5-6 that narrates the death of Moses mentions that no one knows where he was buried. My question is: **Did the devil stake a claim to the dead body of Moses, on account of which he was buried in an undisclosed place? Is there any Christian tradition on the subject?**

In the New Testament, in addition to the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, The Acts of the Apostles, and the Epistles written by Paul, there are other letters (epistles) written by James, Peter, John and Jude. Do we know definitively in what order these letters were written?

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus and Michael the Archangel are one in the same. However, in light of these two verses: [Jude 9 (NIV)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jude%209&version=NIV) : > But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” [Matthew 4:10 (NIV)](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:10&version=NIV) : > Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” We see that Michael was afraid to rebuke Satan directly, but Jesus was not. This seems to clearly indicate that they are not the same person at all, but that Jesus is a higher authority than Michael. How do Jehovah's Witnesses explain this apparent discrepancy?

I noted from an earlier question that, according to Mormons, the "Sons of God" that married "daughters of men" in Genesis 6 were human males. Based on this I had wanted to ask about three New Testament passages that seem to refer to some wrong actions committed by spirit beings or angels. The passage at 1 Peter 3:19,20 seems to say that the action happened at the time of Noah: > 19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20 > Which sometime **were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God > waited in the days of Noah**, while the ark was a preparing, wherein > few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The passage at 2 Peter 2:4,5 seems to say pretty much the same as above, but refers to the creatures as "angels" rather than "spirits": > 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to > hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto > judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth > person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the > world of the ungodly; And the passage in Jude 6 and 7 seems to relate their action to the fornication and "going after strange flesh" in Sodom and Gomorrah: > 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. 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the > cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to > fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an > example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Possibly related to above passages (but not part of this question) is this one in 1 Corinthians 6:3 : > Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that > pertain to this life? What wrongful action by spirit beings do these passages refer to?

I get this from the book of Jude. I know the meaning of the chapter as a whole it's just that this verse stuck out. Does anyone have a clue on this event? Here is the verse for reference. >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. [Jde 1:9 KJV]

> Jude 1:9 > > Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he > disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a > reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” What!? Michael and Satan are disputing about the body of Moses? What does this mean? Did Moses go to hell because he hit the rock twice and not just once as was ordered? What's going on here?

[Jude 1:6](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jude+1%3A6-8&version=KJV) (emphasis mine): > 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. This verse references a topics that are not thoroughly covered in the Bible (Enoch, Michael, etc). I haven't found the term 'first estate' in the Bible anywhere else, and other translations don't provide much clarity for me. What are we to understand by the phrase, 'first estate', and who are those angels that did not keep it? Note: Just so there's no speculation, I come from an LDS background. My motivation for asking this question is to know how those outside of my faith understand by this verse, but answers consistent with LDS theology are also welcome.

I know *fear* can mean multiple things. But what I'm getting out of Jude 1:23 is that people saved others by fearing something. Do they fear Satan? Or do they fear God? The whole time, I was assuming fear was a bad thing. > **1**20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 and **others save with fear,** pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. > > [[KJV](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jude+1%3A20-23&version=AKJV)] my emphasis

> Jude 1:11 (KJV): 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 1:11 (NIV): Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam's error; they have been destroyed in Korah's rebellion. Who is “them” mentioned above and what is the way of Cain, the error of Balaam and the gainsaying of Korah?