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1 Timothy 4:1

1 A Prophecy About the FutureNow the Spirit says clearly that in the last times some people will abandon the faith by following deceitful spirits, the teachings of demons,Dan 11:35, 37-38; John 16:13; 2Thes 2:3; Dan 11:35, 37-38, 2Tim 3:1, 13; 1Pet 1:20; 2Pet 2:1; 3:3; 1John 2:18; Jude 1:4, 18, 37-38, 2Tim 3:1, 13; Rev 9:20; 16:14

2 Timothy 3:1

1 What People Will Be Like in the Last Days

You must realize, however, that in the last days difficult times will come.1Tim 4:1; 2Tim 4:3; 2Pet 3:3; 1John 2:18; Jude 1:18

2 Timothy 4:3

3 For the time will come when people will not put up with healthy doctrine but with itching ears will surround themselves with teachers who cater to their own needs.1Tim 1:10; 2Tim 3:1, 6

2 Peter 2:1

1 Warning against False TeachersNow there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.Deut 13:1; Matt 24:11; Acts 20:30; 1Cor 6:20; 11:19; Gal 3:13; Eph 1:7; Phil 3:19; 1Tim 4:1; 2Tim 3:1, 5; Heb 10:29; 1Pet 1:18; 1John 4:1; Jude 1:4, 18; Rev 5:9

2 Peter 3:3

3 First of all you must understand this: In the last days mockers will come and, following their own desires, will ridicule us1Tim 4:1; 2Tim 3:1; 2Pet 2:10; Jude 1:18