Difficult Times Are Here!

 Paul often warned his brethren of difficult days ahead, in Scripture such as (Acts 20:29-30) and (2 Thessalonians 2:1-3) (1 Timothy 4:1) (2 Timothy 3:1). So Paul’s words to Timothy in (2 Timothy 3:1-13) are especially helpful. They describe the “perilous times” that are to come and hey warn of the “perilous men” that we are to avoid during such times.

What will it be like in the last days? It will be “in the last days.” Used phrase which was used by Joel, and applied by Peter – (Acts 2:16-17) (2 Peter 3:3) was also used by the writer to the Hebrews – (Hebrews 1:1-2)

Since the cross of Christ we have been living “in the last days”; therefore we should therefore expect to experience the “perilous times” of which Paul wrote. After all, what is the nature of “perilous times?”

1. People will be lovers of themselves and money
2. They will be boastful, proud, and blasphemers
3. They will be disobedient to parents
4. They will be unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving
5. They will be slanderers, without self-control, brutal
6. They will be despisers of good, traitors, headstrong and haughty
7. They will be lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God
8. They will have a form of godliness, but denying its power

Compare with those in Paul’s day – (Romans 1:28-32). People were filled with all unrighteousness and sexual immorality. They were filled with wickedness, covetousness and maliciousness. They were full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and evil-mindedness. They were whisperers, backbiters, haters of God and violent. They were proud, boasters, inventors of evil things anddisobedient to parents. They were undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving and unmerciful. They approved of those who practice things deserving of death. What Paul said would occur “in the last days” already existed in his day!

We are in the last days I believe because things seem to be getting worse. Be on watch for the Lord’s return.