Jude 1:15

“To execute judgment upon all, etc.] Quick and dead, small and great, high and low, rich and poor, good and bad, righteous and wicked, sheep and goats; to pass the definitive sentence on each, that of absolution, life, and happiness, on his own people, and that of condemnation, death, and misery, on the wicked; which will be done in the most strict and righteous manner: and to convince all that are ungodly among them; those who are without God, the fear of him love to him, or faith in him; who have lived without the worship of him, or in a false worship; and particularly false teachers are here meant, the same as in (<650104>Jude 1:4); who will then be convicted in their own consciences, by…”

“This verse and the beginning of Enoch's prophecy is composed in Hebrew poetic parallelism, the oldest specimen extant. Some think Lamech's speech, which is also in poetic parallelism, was composed in mockery of Enoch's prophecy: as Enoch foretold Jehovah's coming to judgment, so Lamech presumes on impunity in polygamy and murder (just as Cain the murderer seemed to escape with impunity). convince--convict. hard speeches--such as are noticed in Jde 1:8, Jde 1:10, Jde 1:16; Mal 3:13-14; contrast Rom 16:17. ungodly sinners--not merely sinners, but proud despisers of God: impious. against him--They who speak against God's children are regarded by God as speaking against Himself.”

“To execute judgment upon all - That is, he shall come to judge all the dwellers upon the earth, good and bad. And to convince all - The word “convince we now use commonly in a somewhat limited sense, as meaning “to satisfy” a man’s own mind” either of the truth of some proposition, or of the fact that he has done wrong, as being in this latter sense synonymous with the word “convict.” This “conviction” is commonly produced by argument or truth, and is not necessarily followed by any sentence of disapprobation, or by any judicial condemnation. But this is clearly not the sense in which the word is used here. The purpose of the coming of the Lord will not be to convince men in that sense,…”

“To execute judgment - Enoch herein looked beyond the flood. Upon all - Sinners, in general. And to convict all the ungodly, in particular, of all the grievous things which ungodly sinners (a sinner is bad; but the ungodly who sin without fear are worse) have spoken against him, Jde 1:8, Jde 1:10, though they might not think, all those speeches were against him. Jude 1:16”

“execute: Psa 9:7, Psa 9:8, Psa 37:6, Psa 50:1-6, Psa 98:9, Psa 149:9; Ecc 11:9, Ecc 12:14; Joh 5:22, Joh 5:23, Joh 5:27; Act 17:31; Rom 2:16, Rom 14:10; Co1 4:5, Co1 5:13; Rev 22:12-15, Rev 22:20 convince: Rom 2:5, Rom 3:19, Rom 3:20 and of all: Jde 1:16; Exo 16:8; Sa1 2:3; Psa 31:18, Psa 73:9, Psa 94:4; Isa 37:22-36; Dan 7:20; Dan 11:36; Mal 3:13-15; Mat 12:31-37; Rev 13:5, Rev 13:6, Rev 13:11 Jude 1:16”