Jude 1:18 (DRB)

Passage

Who told you that in the last time there should come mockers, walking according to their own desires in ungodlinesses.

Nearby Context

Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, full of complaints, walking according to their own desires: and their mouth speaketh proud things, admiring persons, for gain's sake.

Jude 1:17 But you, my dearly beloved, be mindful of the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Jude 1:18 Who told you that in the last time there should come mockers, walking according to their own desires in ungodlinesses.

Jude 1:19 These are they who separate themselves, sensual men, having not the Spirit.

Jude 1:20 But you, my beloved, building yourselves upon your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "told", "last", "time", "should", "come", "mockers", "walking", and "desires". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "told" and "last", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "But you my dearly beloved be mindful..." into verse 19's "These are they who separate themselves sensual...", so "told" and "last" belong inside that flow. In Jude context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "told" and "last" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.