For today's message, we review a summary theme of Jude's letter taking his final verse in conjunction with his reason for writing: Christians are called to contend for the faith by discerning and opposing anything that denies the glory, majesty, dominion, and authority of our Lord Jesus Christ. In addition, to appreciate the full impact of Jude's letter, it should be our goal to have his references to prior revelation as fresh in our mind as we read as the were in his 11 references 3 archetypes of wickedness which characterize the heart and intentions of the church's enemies – Cain, Balaam, and Korah. These serve as illustrations contrasting faithfulness characterized by the archangel Michael in verse 9. Here Jude illustrates the presumption of blasphemy by a rhetorical device sometimes called: 'citing the minimal case'. Referencing spiritual conflict occurring behind the scenes of Deut 34:5-6 at the burial of Moses, Jude points out... Not even the highest of angels (Michael) was willing to presumptuously assume unilateral authority to condemn the most wicked of creatures (the devil himself), but instead deferred to the will and power of God in pronouncing judgement on his enemy. Michael's testimony instructs us by illustrating what holiness demands: deference, reverence, worship and submission, because glory, majesty, dominion, and authority belong to Christ alone! Verse 10 condemns the ignorant blasphemy of the wicked who seek to exalt themselves above all else. The outline of today's sermon is drawn from verse 11 providing 3 illustrations from greater scripture to illustrate the difference between verse 9 & 10