Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.
When Jude says woe to them, he does not merely curse them but warns what end awaits them, lest they drag others to perdition. These men imitated Cain in ungrateful rebellion; they were deceived by reward as Balaam was, adulterating true doctrine for filthy lucre; and they disturbed the church's order like Korah, overflowing like water in their excess.
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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. (9) He foretells their destruction, because they resemble or proclaim Cain's shameless malice, Balaam's filthy covetousness, and to be short, Core's seditious and ambitious head.
Satan entices his slaves to diverse sins all at once: the malice of Cain, the covetousness of Balaam, the sedition of Korah. These false teachers hate their brethren as murderers, corrupt truth for base gain, and seditiously oppose both magistracy and ministry. Read their destruction written in the destruction of those ancient rebels.
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