Jude

“Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries (glorious ones). Yet Michael the archangel, in contending (arguing) with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, ‘The Lord rebuke you!’ but these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.” vs.8-10

Apostasy and false teachers have always been present throughout history. Jesus clearly warns us in the gospels that they will pretend to come in His name and deceive weak-minded Christians. They are like brute beasts, the exact opposite of the call to be as gentle as doves. They have no respect for the things of God, the celestial beings nor of the devil and fallen angels. They have no reservations in accusing the Lord’s anointed. We are powerless to contend against the spiritual realm. Even the archangel Michael could not rebuke Satan with judgment because this is strictly reserved for God. As children and warriors of God, we must not take matters into our own hands and just allow the Lord God to fight our battles. If He does not go before us, we will utterly be destroyed no matter who we contend with. Let God be our shield and refuge, and He will give us the victory because the battle belongs to the Lord.