If you have been a believer for any length of time you will have heard that the word church in the original Greek is ecclesia and means a body of people. It was never meant to refer to a building as it tends to for much of the world today.

Do you know people who fit this description? Those who are always ready to criticise, but deny that it is criticism? They will say it is not fault finding, but it is frustration at people not doing things correctly, or not taking the time to get things right!

The part of the book of Enoch quoted for us by Jude suggests it was included in the Hebrew scriptures. Enoch obviously had visions of the end times, and as I read this verse I am aware that there are many ungodly people planning horrific things in our world today.

We praise God that when Holy Spirit comes in power once more on the earth in the revival which has already begun, many of those churches will be delivered of their religious spirit. And their members will know they have been deceived and will turn to The Truth.

In describing the people we have looked at during the last 4 days, Jude sums them up with open criticism. These are people in church gatherings that he was speaking about! I find it also quite scary that these things are going on today in much of the worldwide church.

Numbers 16 tells us the full story of the rebellion of Korah followed by a second rebellion that started in the camp after Korah and his supporters were dramatically destroyed. God dealt with both rebellions quickly, letting everyone know that Moses and Aaron were the leaders that He had chosen.

What was the rebellion of Korah? He was from the priestly tribe of Levi, and he reminds us of many politicians of our day. Things were not going as he expected, so he complained. A few others agreed with him and before they knew it, there was a rebellion beginning.

In Numbers 22 we find that the Israelites have grown to be a huge tribe. They are on the banks of the Jordan not far from their Promised Land. This was Moabite territory and the Israelite fame had gone before them, so that Balak, king of the Moabites was terrified.

In our verse for today, we read that the ungodly people have taken the way of Cain. This means that they have taken the law into their own hands. They have not given offerings that pleased the Lord, and they have resorted to anger not to prayer.

How easy it is to criticise things we do not understand. Most of us are guilty of that at some time. Many churches are guilty of finding fault with other types of church. Often the criticism comes from people who have never really associated with that church or its members!