The Presence of His Glory with Great Joy – Jude 1:24,25

Jude ends his letter with a doxology, a praise to God for what he is able to do.  It follows a format Paul also used twice (Romans 16:25, Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, and Ephesians 3:20, Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us).  Jude’s readers need to know that God is able to present us blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy.

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. (Jude 1:24–25, ESV)

In contrast to what the false teachers have been teaching, Jude now describes for us the One who is able to keep us in the truth and bring us to His presence with GREAT JOY.

He is the only God and Savior through Jesus Christ.  Jesus and Paul both speak to God being the only God:

• How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? (John 5:44, ESV)
• To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (1 Timothy 1:17, ESV)

Despite all the talk of false gods and gods who fail to protect, the Bible is quite clear that there is really only one God (triune, of course), and that He alone is the Savior of us, the one who rescues us from the penalty of our sin and the destructiveness of our sin.  He cancels the debt of sin and overcomes the power of sin in us.

To Him belongs glory, the trait of being worthy of worship and the fullest devotion, alone capable of meeting our deepest need as real persons, made in His image, reflecting His glory.

To Him belongs majesty, the quality of regal dignity and awesomeness that commands attention and praise, that makes us feel small at the same time as it makes us feel privileged and empowered.

To Him belongs dominion and authority, the right to rule everything and everyone, spreading the benefits of His person over all He has made, guiding us aright because it is in accordance with the nature He put in us.