A Cryptic Message

Jude 1-10

So my motives for choosing Jude may not be entirely pure: I need a short book to spend time in before January 5 (being a bit o.c.d. I need to start and finish a book). However, I also have not spent much (any?) time in Jude and haven't heard anyone refer to this book in a very long time. So I was curious: what could be in this book? Why don't people refer to it? If it was important to make it into the canon of Scripture, why don't we hear more about it?
I think I know why now... it is very cryptic. Jude is written by Jude who identifies himself as a servant of Jesus and a brother of James. This James is likely the James who wrote the book of James and therefore Jude would be a brother of Jesus. He is writing to all those who are true followers of Jesus.
The key words are: Lord - Jude uses this word almost awkwardly at times. It seems like he is reminding his readers that Jesus is the King. He is the authority. There is a sense of darkness and impending judgement through this passage. Jude refers to the final judgement, Sodom and Gomorrah, the judgement God poured out on the nation of Israel for their rebellion in the wilderness and the judgement waiting for the angels who have rebelled against God.
So, what's going on here? It would seem that there are some who have entered the fellowship of disciples who are relying more on dreams than on the authourity of Jesus. They are teaching a doctrine of rebellion against God and of extreme authourity over the spiritual forces. Jude seems to be warning the reader not to play with fire and to have respect for the great power of Satan and his demons. While Hebrews would remind us that God is greater than Satan, Jude reminds us that Satan is more powerful than humans.
I draw three lessons from this passage: 1) I need to be careful what authourity I listen to. My only authourity should be my Lord as revealed to me in Scripture as illuminated by the Holy Spirit and constrained by the community of disciples. 2) I need to be careful that I recognize that I am subject to God and not demand from him or command him. There are those who pray in such a way that it seems that they are commanding God. I pray that God would keep me from such arrogance. 3) I need to be aware of the spiritual realm and maintain a humble attitude in how I live in this spiritual kingdom. My freedom and authourity only come from Christ. It is Christ in me that allows me to stand against temptation and to oppose the agendas of the spiritual forces of evil. May I never be so proud or arrogant to think that or act like that I stand in my own power. I stand only in the power and strength and authourity of Christ. If that were removed from me, I would be in grave danger.