Ascribe Glory, Majesty, Might and Authority to God

14, 15. (a) Who was able to guard Jude’s anointed fellow worshipers from stumbling, and into what could a person stumble? (b) How could faithful anointed witnesses of Jehovah be ‘set unblemished’ before God? (c) To what do the “great crowd” look forward?

¹⁴ In conclusion, Jude committed his readers to God, saying:

“Now to the one who is able to guard you from stumbling and to set you unblemished in the sight of his glory with great joy,

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Having provided inspired warning and sound counsel, Jude had to place spiritually endangered fellow believers in God’s care. Jehovah alone could make them successful in resisting the “ungodly men” in their midst. So Jude appropriately concluded his letter with an ascription of praise to the Most High.

¹⁵ Jude’s anointed fellow worshipers could have confidence in Jehovah as ‘the one able to guard them from stumbling.’ God could protect them from falling into transgression and from yielding to the temptation to engage in the immorality being encouraged by the ungodly flesh defilers. Indeed, Jehovah could guard the godly from “stumbling” into gross sin and the destruction awaiting unrepentant animalistic false Christians. Moreover, Jehovah was able “to set [his faithful witnesses] unblemished in the sight of his glory,” or, “before his glorious person.” (NW, 1950 edition) They would be able to stand unspotted spiritually because of God’s undeserved kindness. (Ephesians 2:1-7; Colossians 1:21-23) Faithful anointed witnesses of Jehovah want Jesus Christ to resurrect them and present them in spiritual perfection before the “glorious person” of God. (John 5:25; 11:24, 25) Surely, this will result in “great joy” for them. Similarly, the “great crowd” look forward to being shepherded through “the great tribulation” and enjoying further privileges of “sacred service” as they advance to human perfection here on earth.​—Revelation 7:9, 10, 14-17.