Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
Also, х homioos (G3668) mentoi (G3305)] - 'in like manner nevertheless' (notwithstanding these warning examples) (Alford). These filthy dreamers. The Greek has not "filthy." The clause, 'these men in their dreamings' belongs to all the verbs, "defile," etc.; "despise," etc.; "speak evil," etc. All sinners are spiritually asleep; their carnal activity is as it were a dream (1 Thessalonians 5:6-7). Their speaking evil of dignities is because they are dreaming, and know not what they are speaking evil of (Jude 1:10). 'As a man dreaming thinks he is seeing and hearing many things, so the natural man's lusts are agitated by joy, distress, fear, and other passions. But he knows not self-command. Hence, though he bring into play all the powers of reason, he cannot conceive the true liberty which the sons of light, who are awake and in the daylight, enjoy' (Bengel).
Defile the flesh - (Jude 1:7.)
Dominion - `lordship.'
Dignities - `glories.' Earthly and heavenly.