Sons of God

[B-A-C]

The phrase "son of God" doesn't appear in the old testament anywhere. However the phrase sons (with a plural "s") does appear a few places.

Dan 3:25; would be the closest. This is likely talking about Jesus. But it says "like" the Son of God.

Gen 6:2; that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
Gen 6:4; The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Job 1:6; Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
Job 2:1; Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.
Job 38:7; When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Most scholars believe these verses are about angels. But not everyone agrees.

Interesting enough the phrase "son of man" appears over 100 times in the old testament. More than half of these are in Ezekiel. God usually addressed Ezekiel as "son of man" rather than by his name.
Twice in Daniel we see this phrase. Once pertaining to Daniel, the other is a prophecy of Jesus. ( Dan 7:13; )
Genesis 6:2 and 6:4; are the only two places "daughters of men" are used.

However this all changes quite a bit in the New Testament.
Jesus called Himself the "son of man" more often than any other name. This phrase appears over 80 times in the new Testament. I could not find any instance of this phrase, where it wasn't pertaining to Jesus.

The phrase "son of God" is used over 40 times in the New Testament, usually about Jesus, but not always. For example Adam is called the son of God in Luke 3:38;

Satan is the first person to call Jesus the "son of God" in the new Testament. ( Matt 4:3; Luke 4:3; )
The demons also call Jesus the son of God. ( Matt 8:29; Mark 3:11; ) I find it interesting that even though the demons and unclean spirits hated Jesus, they still bowed before Him. ( Mark 3:11; )

The Bible says we have to believe Jesus is "the" Son of God.

1Jn 4:15; Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1Jn 5:5; Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

Men can be "sons of God" under certain conditions.

Matt 5:9; "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Luke 20:36; for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
Rom 8:14; For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Rom 8:19; For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.
Gal 3:26; For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Luke 6:35; "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

At the risk of imitating Jeff Foxworthy...

If you're a peacemaker - you might be a son of God.
If you are led by the Spirit - you might be a son of God.
If you have faith in Jesus - you might be a son of God.
If you love your enemies - you might be a son of God.

Romans 8:19; says the sons of God haven't been revealed yet. God hasn't revealed who they are to anyone yet.

John 1:12; But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

John 1:12; says if we "receive" Jesus, then we have the right to become a son/daughter of God. If we believe in His name.
Whole threads have been written about what is means to believe in and receive Jesus. It's still debated for reasons I cannot fathom.

Jesus is the only Son of God (uppercase S) but we can become sons (daughters) of God (lowercase s) through faith and obedience to Jesus.
In fact, it's really the only way we can become the children of God... is through Jesus.

 

[Sue D.]

But it's the phrase 'the sons of God' that we're looking at -- yes, most believe that is refering to angels / fallen angels and some do disagree. It can probably be mulled over for a long time to come.

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

The phrase "son of God" doesn't appear in the old testament anywhere. However the phrase sons (with a plural "s") does appear a few places.

Dan 3:25; would be the closest. This is likely talking about Jesus. But it says "like" the Son of God.

Gen 6:2; that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
Gen 6:4; The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Job 1:6; Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
Job 2:1; Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.
Job 38:7; When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Most scholars believe these verses are about angels. But not everyone agrees.

Interesting enough the phrase "son of man" appears over 100 times in the old testament. More than half of these are in Ezekiel. God usually addressed Ezekiel as "son of man" rather than by his name.
Twice in Daniel we see this phrase. Once pertaining to Daniel, the other is a prophecy of Jesus. ( Dan 7:13; )
Genesis 6:2 and 6:4; are the only two places "daughters of men" are used.

However this all changes quite a bit in the New Testament.
Jesus called Himself the "son of man" more often than any other name. This phrase appears over 80 times in the new Testament. I could not find any instance of this phrase, where it wasn't pertaining to Jesus.

The phrase "son of God" is used over 40 times in the New Testament, usually about Jesus, but not always. For example Adam is called the son of God in Luke 3:38;

Satan is the first person to call Jesus the "son of God" in the new Testament. ( Matt 4:3; Luke 4:3; )
The demons also call Jesus the son of God. ( Matt 8:29; Mark 3:11; ) I find it interesting that even though the demons and unclean spirits hated Jesus, they still bowed before Him. ( Mark 3:11; )

The Bible says we have to believe Jesus is "the" Son of God.

1Jn 4:15; Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1Jn 5:5; Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

Men can be "sons of God" under certain conditions.

Matt 5:9; "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Luke 20:36; for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
Rom 8:14; For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Rom 8:19; For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.
Gal 3:26; For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Luke 6:35; "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

At the risk of imitating Jeff Foxworthy...

If you're a peacemaker - you might be a son of God.
If you are led by the Spirit - you might be a son of God.
If you have faith in Jesus - you might be a son of God.
If you love your enemies - you might be a son of God.

Romans 8:19; says the sons of God haven't been revealed yet. God hasn't revealed who they are to anyone yet.

John 1:12; But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

John 1:12; says if we "receive" Jesus, then we have the right to become a son/daughter of God. If we believe in His name.
Whole threads have been written about what is means to believe in and receive Jesus. It's still debated for reasons I cannot fathom.

Jesus is the only Son of God (uppercase S) but we can become sons (daughters) of God (lowercase s) through faith and obedience to Jesus.
In fact, it's really the only way we can become the children of God... is through Jesus.

Well done my friend!

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

“Who are the sons of God in Genesis 6?”

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the LORD said, My Spirit will not always strive with man, for that he also
is flesh: yet his days will be an hundred and twenty years.

There were giants [Nephilim] in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Genesis 6:1-4
There have been three theories proposed to explain this Scripture. First, the sons are the tyrant rulers of that day and the daughters are just whomever they chose. Second, the sons are the godly line of Seth (Sethites) and the women were the worldly women of the lineage of Cain (Cainites). Third, the sons were angels and the daughters were human women. In this chapter we will look at the possibilities of each theory.

Tyrant Rulers
The theory that godly rulers turned into tyrants was proposed by those who took their information only from the Ancient Book of Jasher. Jasher never mentions who these sons of God were, but did say: And their judges and rulers went to the daughters of men and took their wives by force from their husbands according to their choice, and the sons of men, in those days, took from the cattle of the earth the beasts of the field, and the fowls of the air, and taught the mixture of the animals of one species with another… Jasher 4.18

This is nearly identical with Genesis 6:1-4, but notice that these “rulers”also started experimenting with crossbreeding animals. Where did they get this idea and how did they successfully accomplish this? There is more to the story than to say these “rulers” were just some tyrants.

Sethites and Cainites
The second theory is the most popular one today. The Cainites were the first to become corrupt and warlike. The posterity of Seth stayed godly long after the Cainites formed, but eventually they also corrupted themselves. Jewish historian Josephus mentioned the fall of the Cainites who became masters of war. Nay, even while Adam was
alive, it came to pass that the posterity of Cain became exceeding wicked, every one successively dying, one after another, more wicked than the former. They were intolerable in war... Josephus 1.2.2 Josephus also mentioned the fall of the Sethites. Now this posterity of Seth continued to esteem God as theLord of the universe, and to have an entire regard to virtue, for seven generations; but in process of time they were perverted, and forsook the practices of their forefathers;
and did neither pay those honors to God which were appointed them, nor had they any concern to do justice towards men. But for what degree of zeal they had formerly shown for virtue, they now showed by their actions a double degree of wickedness, whereby they made God to be their enemy. Josephus 2.3.1This presents a few problems:
It is unlikely that a godly peaceful group suddenly turning evil could conquer a race of master warriors, unless you reverse the text and say that the master warriors (Cainites) took over the Sethites and stole their daughters. But the text does not say the sons of men took the daughters of God. And why is it only ungodly men taking godly women? Why did no ungodly woman marry a godly man and produce a giant? We are told the children of these matches were giants, but inbreeding causes genetic anomalies, but marrying outside of your tribe does not.

Angels and Humans
The third theory has been the standard interpretation for centuries. All the ancient rabbis and all the ancient church fathers up to about AD 300 taught the sons of God were angels and the daughters were human women. After AD 200, a movement began to grow denying the sons were angels but rather were Sethites.In addition to recording the history of the Sethites and Cainites, Josephus also recorded the history of the sons of God of Genesis 6. For many angels of God accompanied with women, and begot sons that proved unjust, and despisers of all that was good, on account of the confidence they had in their own strength; for the tradition is, that these men did what resembled the acts of those whom the Grecians call giants or Titans.
Josephus Ant. 1.3.1Later Josephus mentioned the biblical Amorite giants around Hebron. In Hebron there were till then left the race of giants, who had bodies so large, and countenances so entirely different from other men, that they were surprising to the sight, and terrible to the hearing. The bones of these men are still shown to this very day. Josephus Ant. 5.2.3 Ancient church fathers who taught the sons of God were angels included: Athinogorius, Clement of Alexandria, Titian, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Myetus of Philippi, Philix, Ambrose of Milan, and Origen.

Church fathers who taught the sons of God were Sethites included: Theodoran, Jerome, Julius Africanus, Chrysostom, John Calvin, and Martin Luther.
If we look carefully at the New Testament we see that Jude quotes from the Book of Enoch (Jude 1:6), which gives an almost complete story of the descent of the two hundred sons of God. Notice that Jude states that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because they committed the same sin as the angels, going after “strange flesh.” And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 1:6-7

Those sons of God who went after strange flesh are chained under darkness, according to Jude. Peter says they are imprisoned in hell (KJV). In the Greek, the word for
hell is Tartarus, also referred to as the bottomless pit in Revelation. Peter says their fall occurred before the Flood. For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but castthem down to hell [Tartarus], and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 2 Peter 2:4-6
Scripture refers to angels as “sons ofGod” and “stars” in Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Deuteronomy 4:19; Isaiah 14:13; Revelation 12:4; 12:9; Genesis 22:17. Christians are referred to as adopted sons of God in Hosea 1:10; John 1:12; Romans 8:14, 19; Philippians 2:15; and 1 John 3:1-2.

Conclusion
The consistent teaching of the ancient rabbis and ancient church fathers has always been the sons of God were angels. Genetic problems come from inbreeding, not outbreeding. A pacifist group does not suddenly make their own weapons and take over a group of seasoned warriors. When we take these facts and add to them the fact
that Enoch has accurate prophecy fulfilled in our lifetime, the conclusion must be that the sons of God were fallen angels.

 

[Sue D.]

@Admon -- I'd agree that 'the sons of God' were fallen angels.

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

@Admon -- I'd agree that 'the sons of God' were fallen angels.

Yeah...That's all they could be. B-A-C did a nice write on that...

 

[B-A-C]

The Book of Enoch is not a Canonized book of the Bible. Mostly because it was written in the 200 BC, so it could not have been written by Enoch.

However, the New Testament does quote the Book of Enoch. (Jude 1:14-15; )


This is Enoch 6 and 7.

[Chapter 6]

1 And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto 2 them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men 3 and beget us children.' And Semjaza, who was their leader, said unto them: 'I fear ye will not 4 indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of a great sin.' And they all answered him and said: 'Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations 5 not to abandon this plan but to do this thing.' Then sware they all together and bound themselves 6 by mutual imprecations upon it. And they were in all two hundred; who descended in the days of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn 7 and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And these are the names of their leaders: Samlazaz, their leader, Araklba, Rameel, Kokablel, Tamlel, Ramlel, Danel, Ezeqeel, Baraqijal, 8 Asael, Armaros, Batarel, Ananel, Zaqiel, Samsapeel, Satarel, Turel, Jomjael, Sariel. These are their chiefs of tens.


[Chapter 7]

1 And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms 2 and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants. And they 3 became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: Who consumed 4 all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against 5 them and devoured mankind. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and 6 fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.


Now while I'm not a big fan of uncanonized books. It does show that the idea that the angels having sex with human women is not a new idea. This was written 200 years before Jesus came down from heaven.

 

[JerryfromMass]

The Book of Enoch is not a Canonized book of the Bible. Mostly because it was written in the 200 BC, so it could not have been written by Enoch.
However, the New Testament does quote the Book of Enoch. (Jude 1:14-15

This is Enoch 6 and 7.

[Chapter 6]​

1 And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto 2 them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men 3 and beget us children.' And Semjaza, who was their leader, said unto them: 'I fear ye will not 4 indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of a great sin.' And they all answered him and said: 'Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations 5 not to abandon this plan but to do this thing.' Then sware they all together and bound themselves 6 by mutual imprecations upon it. And they were in all two hundred; who descended in the days of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn 7 and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And these are the names of their leaders: Samlazaz, their leader, Araklba, Rameel, Kokablel, Tamlel, Ramlel, Danel, Ezeqeel, Baraqijal, 8 Asael, Armaros, Batarel, Ananel, Zaqiel, Samsapeel, Satarel, Turel, Jomjael, Sariel. These are their chiefs of tens.​

[Chapter 7]​

1 And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms 2 and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants. And they 3 became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: Who consumed 4 all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against 5 them and devoured mankind. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and 6 fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.​

Now while I'm not a big fan of uncanonized books. It does show that the idea that the angels having sex with human women is not a new idea. This was written 200 years before Jesus came down from heaven.​

Relying on non-canonical books to support canonical points that have enjoyed wide disagreement over the centuries is not unlike seventh day adventists relying on the writings of Ellen G. White to shine light on what the Word of God really means.

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

The Book of Enoch is not a Canonized book of the Bible. Mostly because it was written in the 200 BC, so it could not have been written by Enoch.

However, the New Testament does quote the Book of Enoch. (Jude 1:14-15; )


This is Enoch 6 and 7.

[Chapter 6]

1 And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto 2 them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men 3 and beget us children.' And Semjaza, who was their leader, said unto them: 'I fear ye will not 4 indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of a great sin.' And they all answered him and said: 'Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations 5 not to abandon this plan but to do this thing.' Then sware they all together and bound themselves 6 by mutual imprecations upon it. And they were in all two hundred; who descended in the days of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn 7 and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And these are the names of their leaders: Samlazaz, their leader, Araklba, Rameel, Kokablel, Tamlel, Ramlel, Danel, Ezeqeel, Baraqijal, 8 Asael, Armaros, Batarel, Ananel, Zaqiel, Samsapeel, Satarel, Turel, Jomjael, Sariel. These are their chiefs of tens.


[Chapter 7]

1 And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms 2 and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants. And they 3 became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: Who consumed 4 all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against 5 them and devoured mankind. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and 6 fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.


Now while I'm not a big fan of uncanonized books. It does show that the idea that the angels having sex with human women is not a new idea. This was written 200 years before Jesus came down from heaven.

That's true my friend...But the Book of Enoch is a history book which offers corroberation to the Bible...It lines up with the Word in its content and the bible even quotes it, which in itself supports the book of Enoch as a good book. Josephus is another good history book....

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

Relying on non-canonical books to support canonical points that have enjoyed wide disagreement over the centuries is not unlike seventh day adventists relying on the writings of Ellen G. White to shine light on what the Word of God really means.

Jerry...Do you use books in your life? At work? At home? Do you have a library at home? Burn them all...they are not cannonized....No reference books...no phone books no map books To say the book of Enoch or Josephus or any of the others are not to be read is utter foolishness.... They DO offer explicit information in addition to the bible...not instead of the bible.... Oh yeah...When you go to church on Sunday, burn those hymn books...

 

[B-A-C]

The Book of Jude itself however is Canonical.

Jude 1:6; Remember the angels who did not stay within the limits of their proper authority, but abandoned their own dwelling place: they are bound with eternal chains in the darkness below, where God is keeping them for that great Day on which they will be condemned.
Jude 1:7; Remember Sodom and Gomorrah, and the nearby towns, whose people acted as those angels did and indulged in sexual immorality and perversion: they suffer the punishment of eternal fire as a plain warning to all.

Now while this may not be the incident in Genesis 6. Angels did commit sexual sin of some kind. That cannot be denied.

 

[JerryfromMass]

Jerry...Do you use books in your life? At work? At home? Do you have a library at home? Burn them all...they are not cannonized....No reference books...no phone books no map books To say the book of Enoch or Josephus or any of the others are not to be read is utter foolishness.... They DO offer explicit information in addition to the bible...not instead of the bible.... Oh yeah...When you go to church on Sunday, burn those hymn books...

I don't rely on noncanonical pseudopigrahal writings to boost a speculative position on a part of scripture that itself is not explicit

Jerry...Do you use books in your life? At work? At home? Do you have a library at home? Burn them all...they are not cannonized....No reference books...no phone books no map books To say the book of Enoch or Josephus or any of the others are not to be read is utter foolishness.... They DO offer explicit information in addition to the bible...not instead of the bible.... Oh yeah...When you go to church on Sunday, burn those hymn books...

I don't rely on noncanonical pseudepigrahal writings to boost a speculative position on a part of scripture that itself is not explicit. So, I won't be doing the nazi move you suggested I do because I quite enjoy my library.

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

The Book of Jude itself however is Canonical.

Jude 1:6; Remember the angels who did not stay within the limits of their proper authority, but abandoned their own dwelling place: they are bound with eternal chains in the darkness below, where God is keeping them for that great Day on which they will be condemned.
Jude 1:7; Remember Sodom and Gomorrah, and the nearby towns, whose people acted as those angels did and indulged in sexual immorality and perversion: they suffer the punishment of eternal fire as a plain warning to all.

Now while this may not be the incident in Genesis 6. Angels did commit sexual sin of some kind. That cannot be denied.

I agree....It probably was the Gen 6 incident...I don't think there are any others mentioned....

 

[JerryfromMass]

The Book of Jude itself however is Canonical.

Jude 1:6; Remember the angels who did not stay within the limits of their proper authority, but abandoned their own dwelling place: they are bound with eternal chains in the darkness below, where God is keeping them for that great Day on which they will be condemned.
Jude 1:7; Remember Sodom and Gomorrah, and the nearby towns, whose people acted as those angels did and indulged in sexual immorality and perversion: they suffer the punishment of eternal fire as a plain warning to all.

Now while this may not be the incident in Genesis 6. Angels did commit sexual sin of some kind. That cannot be denied.

That is not what Jude 1:7 says.

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

I don't rely on noncanonical pseudopigrahal writings to boost a speculative position on a part of scripture that itself is not explicit

I don't rely on noncanonical pseudepigrahal writings to boost a speculative position on a part of scripture that itself is not explicit. So, I won't be doing the nazi move you suggested I do because I quite enjoy my library.

According to your blat here, you've never even read it...So how do you know its pseudopigrahal ? That's a crock Jerry...

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

I don't rely on noncanonical pseudopigrahal writings to boost a speculative position on a part of scripture that itself is not explicit

I don't rely on noncanonical pseudepigrahal writings to boost a speculative position on a part of scripture that itself is not explicit. So, I won't be doing the nazi move you suggested I do because I quite enjoy my library.

According to your blat here, you've never even read it...So how do you know its pseudopigrahal ? That's a crock Jerry...

 

[JerryfromMass]

According to your blat here, you've never even read it...So how do you know its pseudopigrahal ? That's a crock Jerry...

How are you so certain it isn't pseudepigraphal.

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

That is not what Jude 1:7 says.

Jude 1:7 says quite clearly that the people of Sodom did what the angels did .. committing sexual sins and perversions, lie exposed as a warning of the everlasting fire awaiting those who must undergo punishment. BAC is not wrong

 

[Admon Mikha'el]

How are you so certain it isn't pseudepigraphal.

How are you so certain it is? In any event...Author notwithstanding...the book goes along quite will with the Word and the Word verifies the book...

 

[B-A-C]

That is not what Jude 1:7 says.

[HCSB] Holman Bible.
Jude 1:6; and He has kept, with eternal chains in darkness for the judgment of the great day, the angels who did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling.
Jude 1:7; In the same way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them committed sexual immorality and practiced perversions, just as angels did, and serve as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

[GNB] Good News Bible
Jude 1:6; Remember the angels who did not stay within the limits of their proper authority, but abandoned their own dwelling place: they are bound with eternal chains in the darkness below, where God is keeping them for that great Day on which they will be condemned.
Jude 1:7; Remember Sodom and Gomorrah, and the nearby towns, whose people acted as those angels did and indulged in sexual immorality and perversion: they suffer the punishment of eternal fire as a plain warning to all.

[ISV] International Standard Version
Jude 1:6; He has also held in eternal chains those angels who did not keep their own position but abandoned their assigned place. They are held in deepest darkness for judgment on the great day.
Jude 1:7; Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities near them, which like them committed sexual sins and pursued homosexual activities, serve as an example of the punishment of eternal fire.

[MKJV] Modern King James
Jude 1:6; And those angels not having kept their first place, but having deserted their dwelling-place, He has kept in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of a great Day;
Jude 1:7; as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, in like manner to these, committing fornication, and going away after other flesh, laid down an example before-times, undergoing vengeance of everlasting fire.

[NAS95] New American Standard
Jude 1:6; And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day,
Jude 1:7; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

[NIV]
Jude 1:6; And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
Jude 1:7; In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.

[KJV]
Jude 1:6; And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Jude 1:7; Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

In my Bibles, it's what it says.