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And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;--- Jude 1:6Jude gives three examples of rebellion: (1) the nation of Israel---who, although they were delivered from Egypt, refused to trust God and enter the Promised Land (Numbers 14:26-39); (2) the angels---although they were once pure, holy, and living in God’s presence, some gave in to pride and joined Satan to rebel against God (2 Peter 2:4); (3) the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah---the inhabitants were so full of sin that God wiped them off the face of the earth (Genesis 19:1-29). If the chosen people, angels, and sinful cities were punished, how much more would these false teachers be severely judged?--- Life Application Study Bible notes