From the daily Apostle was read the beginning of the Catholic Epistle of the Apostle Jude (one of
the 12 apostles, a close relative of the apostle James, the brother of the Lord (i.e., Jesus' half-relative through
Joseph Betrothed). In scripture, siblings are generally referred to close relatives (in particular,
cousins and second cousins).
For me, the saint apostle is remembered because, according to my calculations, on his
Remembrance Day, July 2, 2001, events occurred that directly led me to the decision to become
a good Christian, about that now is not the time to speak in detail. One of my beloved saints.
It is believed that the epistle is written at about the same time as the epistles of the apostle
Peter, and quite possibly, that about the same people. At least when comparing topics, positions
and statements easily one can find many parallels. Therefore, since I wrote about Peter's epistles
recently, I suggest to recall again what he wrote then, since it applies in the same way to the
epistle of the apostle Jude.
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There are relatively detailed questions that arise when reading today's words.
On the dispute between the Archangel Michael and the devil about the body of Moses — described in
the apocryphal book, which at that time was common among the Jews. It is understood that the Lord
hid through the Archangel Michael the body of Moses, lest the Israelites, remembering all that the
Lord did through him, should not be attributed to himself God's dignity (as the Gentiles could do)
and did not begin to worship him as a god.
From the daily Gospel it was read about prayer in Gethsemane, the capture of Jesus, judgment
before the Sanhedrin, the abdication of Peter and the mockery of the imprisoned Jesus. Given
the significance of events for our salvation — very deep and informative texts, due to the lack of
space I will focus only on a few important details for perhaps a better understanding.
There is a good work on cheerfulness and spirit at the link:
https://sites.google.com/view/rozdumy23/na-slova-hristovi-pilnujte-j-molitsa-sob-ne-vpasti-v-spokusu---badorij-bo-duh-ale-nemicne-tilo
On what strengthened Jesus in doing God's will:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/Cup.html
Jude, do you give out the Son of Man with a kiss?
, — the question of God the
Creator to man, which shows that God created kisses for love, closeness (intimacy), special
manifestation of personality, when through the body is also revealed something that is not
reduced only to the body. The kiss is created by God by design as a sign, that is, it always means something,
points to something, but Jude distorted himself in a way that commits a serious sin by kissing
as a sign of his betrayal, a sign of the evil one. A kiss may point to (be related to) the body,
may point to the soul, may — to the evil one (as in the case of Jude's kiss), or may — to God.
The Lord reveals the depth of Jude's fall by calling him to repentance through manifestation of his
sin (oh, if Jude had really thought about the words of Christ, he could repent, instead
he died in despair afterwards).
The work on the judgment of Jesus in the Sanhedrin is available at the link:
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Luke emphasizes the judges' bias towards Jesus, the fact that the sentence was known ahead of time.
On the threefold renunciation of Peter and Jesus, there is a good piece at the link (sorry for just
Ukrainian version at the moment):
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/uk/christisrisen1/ochi-chrysta.html
Prophecise to us who struck Thee!
, — a manifestation of blasphemy on Jesus, but also on prophecy
- the meaning of prophecy is not to communicate certain knowledge, but to bring closer
to God. Instead of approaching God, warriors simply scoff.
Lord through His long-suffering saves us.
Glory be to You, our God, glory be to You!
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