I. Introduction 1-3
A. Author identified as Jude, brother of James 1a
B. Recipients identified as the called and beloved 1b
C. Blessings on the beloved 2
D. The occasion for the letter 3
1. Jude wanted to write about their common salvation 3a
2. Jude felt the letter was a necessity 3b
3. Jude appeals to the beloved to contend for the faith 3c
II. Identification of the ungodly and the judgments they will incur 4-16
A. Ungodly persons entering into the Church 4
1. These persons have been marked for condemnation 4a
2. Deniers and abusers of grace 4b
B. Examples of grace and of divine judgment to serve as reminders 5-8
1. God saved His people out of Egypt 5
2. Angels who rebelled are under eternal bonds pending judgment 6
3. The judgment of ungodly persons compared to Sodom and Gomorrah 7-8
C. The prophecy of Enoch 9
D. The depravity of the ungodly persons 10-13
1. Reviling of things not understood 10a
2. Reviling of things known by instinct 10b
3. Compared to unreasoning animals 10c
4. Compared to the way of Cain and Balaam 11
E. The destiny of the ungodly persons 12-13
1. Descriptions of their depravity 12-13a
2. The blackness of darkness has been reserved for the ungodly persons 13b
F. Purpose and motives of the ungodly 16
III. Expectation of these things and instruction 17-23
A. A call to remember to expect these things 17-18
B. Recollection of the ungodly 19
1. They are worldly-minded 19a
2. They are devoid of the Spirit 19b
C. Instruction to stay in union with God 20-21
D. Have mercy and help those who doubt 22-23
IV. Closing praises 24-25
A. Jesus is able to keep from stumbling and stand in blameless joy 24
B. Final praises 25