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Jude is a book dealing with the manifestations and consequences of spiritual and moral declension, in contrast to the purity and power of Godly love. Verse 7  follows examples of men and angels went  backwards in rebellion against God, and suffered certain judgment, and which then declares, "Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire." (KJV)   

Jude is a book dealing with the manifestations and consequences of spiritual and moral declension, in contrast to the purity and power of Godly love. Verse 7  follows examples of men and angels went  backwards in rebellion against God, and suffered certain judgment, and which then declares, "Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire." (KJV)   

Here, it is explicitly stated that not only Sodom but Gomorrha also the cities about them in like manner “gave themselves over to fornication.” with a specific form of it being the culmination of such surrender to sensuality. The Greek (which the New Testament was written in) word from which the emphasized phrase comes from, is “ekporneuō” (G1608), and is only Biblically used here, but it is a combination of  “ek,”  denoting motion, as in “giving themselves,” and  “porneuō,” meaning fornication. Ekporneuō also occurs in the [[Septuagint]] to denote whoredom Genesis 38:24 and Exodus 34:15. Realizing this, most homosexual apologists again seek to deny homoeroticism from being the specific primarily sin of Sodom by proposing or contending that as the word for “strange” basically means “another,” “other,” “altered” or even “next,” then the meaning is unclear, and if the the condemnation of Sodom was sexual, then it is likely that they sought to commit fornication with “other than human” angels, perhaps referring to Genesis 6 and or the book of Enochian legends. However, this would  require them to abandon the argument that Gn. 19 had nothing to do with sex, while if the “sons of God” in Gn. 6 are fallen angels, then it is about them going after the daughters of men, as it is in the Book of Enoch, not men seeking men. And if we are to believe the latter apocryphal book, then we must believe in their approx. 443 foot height offspring (or 44 feet if the Egyptian text was corrupted)

Here, it is explicitly stated that not only Sodom but Gomorrha also the cities about them in like manner “gave themselves over to fornication.” with a specific form of it being the culmination of such surrender to sensuality. The Greek (which the New Testament was written in) word from which the emphasized phrase comes from, is “ekporneuō” (G1608), and is only Biblically used here, but it is a combination of  “ek,”  denoting motion, as in “giving themselves,” and  “porneuō,” meaning fornication. Ekporneuō also occurs in the [[Septuagint]] to denote whoredom Genesis 38:24 and Exodus 34:15. Realizing this, most homosexual apologists again seek to deny homoeroticism from being the specific primarily sin of Sodom by proposing or contending that as the word for “strange” basically means “another,” “other,” “altered” or even “next,” then the meaning is unclear, and if the the condemnation of Sodom was sexual, then it is likely that it was because women sought to commit fornication with “other than human” angels,<Bailey, pp. 11-16; Boswell, p. 97</ref> perhaps referring to Genesis 6 and or the apocryphal book of Enoch. However, if the “sons of God” in Gn. 6 are fallen angels, or if Enochian legends are being allude to, then it is about them going after the daughters of men, not the other way around, nor men with men. And if Jude is referring to Enoch here, it would be after the Biblical practice of quoting a small portion of a book that is not wholly inspired, but which by no means affirms all that they wrote. If it did then we must believe in the angelic offspring being approx. 443 foot height (or 44 feet if the Egyptian text was corrupted)(7.3), and angels (stars) procreating with oxen to produce elephants, camels and donkeys, (86:1-5) if taken literally. And if not, then it militates against the alleged reference to Enoch being literal. And if Enoch is to be given more veracity then what Jude evidently uses, then its condemnation of "sodomitic" sex (10:3; 34:1)<ref>http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/enoch/2enoch01-68.htm</ref> indicates that was the prevalent sin of Sodom. And as Jude connects Sodom going after strange flesh with its judgment, then the connection to Gn. 19 is strongly evidenced.     

As for “other,” as in “strange flesh,” the Greek for the phrase, “strange flesh” is “heteros” and “sarx,” with the former basically meaning “other/another,” while “sarx” denotes the nature of man, or (once) a class of laws from God which deal with earthly matters as washings (Heb. 9:10).  Heteros could easily refer to other than lawful or right, as in Rm. 7:3 or Gal. 1:6, that being contrary to God's law and design, and rebellion has been the context prior to this.  Dave Miller comments, “Strange” refers to “one not of the same nature, form, class, kind” (Thayer, p. 254), and so pertains to the indulgence of passions that are “contrary to nature” (Barnes, 1949, p. 393)—“a departure from the laws of nature in the impurities practiced” (Salmond, 1950, 22:7).<ref>Dave Miller, Ph.D. http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/480</ref>  

As for “other,” as in “strange flesh,” the Greek for the phrase, “strange flesh” is “heteros” and “sarx,” with the former basically meaning “other/another,” while “sarx” denotes the nature of man, or (once) a class of laws from God which deal with earthly matters as washings (Heb. 9:10).  Heteros could easily refer to "other than normal,  lawful or right," as in Rm. 7:3 or Gal. 1:6, that being contrary to God's law and design, and rebellion has been the context prior to this, and is the real issue, not angels, as some suppose. Dave Miller states this pertains to the indulgence of passions that are “contrary to nature” (Barnes, 1949, p. 393)—“a departure from the laws of nature in the impurities practiced” (Salmond, 1950, 22:7).<ref>Dave Miller, Ph.D. http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/480</ref>  

That this fornication was the Sodomites knowingly seeking sexual relations with angels is further militated against by the fact that the fornication was a regional issue, not simply isolated to Sodom, and in Gn. 19 it is highly unlikely that the Sodomites knew that the men were angels. The angels appearance as men was in order to find out whether the cry of Sodomy was true, and it is certain that this cry was not that of seeking sex with angels. Taken together, it is unreasonable to hold that that the particular primary sin of Sodom, leading to their destruction, was not sexual, while the most warranted understanding is that is was widespread regional fornication, including that of a most perverse manner, that of men seeking to sexually “know” men, albeit unknowingly it was with angels, and which positively confirmed the investigation of their grievous sin.  

Some assert that Jude is referring to the Sodomites seeking sex with angels, but that is further militated against by the fact that the fornication was an ongoing and regional issue, not simply isolated to Sodom, and in Gn. 19 it is highly unlikely that the Sodomites knew that the men were angels. The angels appearance as men was in order to find out whether the cry of Sodomy was true, and it is certain that this cry was not that of seeking sex with angels. Taken together, it is unreasonable to hold that that the particular primary sin of Sodom, leading to their destruction, was not sexual, while the most warranted understanding is that is was widespread regional fornication, including that of a most perverse manner, that of men seeking to sexually “know” men, albeit unknowingly it was with angels, and but which attempt positively confirmed the investigation of their grievous sin.

== Ezekiel 16:49 and inhospitality texts ==

== Ezekiel 16:49 and inhospitality texts ==