2Pe 3:3, 3Jo 10, Jude 8-10, 15-18, Rev 2:14-15, 13:1-5, 14, 18:23 | ESV | STEP | knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires .

2 Peter 3:3

3 knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come ^ain the last days with scoffing, ^bfollowing their own sinful desires.

3 John 10

10 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.

Jude 8-10

8 Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and ^cblaspheme the glorious ones. 9 But when ^dthe archangel ^eMichael, contending with the devil, was disputing ^fabout the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, ^g“The Lord rebuke you.” 10 ^hBut these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively.

Jude 15-18

15 ⁱto execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have ^jcommitted in such an ungodly way, and of all ^kthe harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 16 These are grumblers, malcontents, ^lfollowing their own sinful desires; ^mthey are loud-mouthed boasters, ⁿshowing favoritism to gain advantage.

A Call to Persevere

17 But you must ^oremember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They ^{▼▼Or Christ, because they} said to you, ^q“In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.”

Revelation of John 2:14-15

14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of ^rBalaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might ^seat food sacrificed to idols and ^tpractice sexual immorality. 15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of ^uthe Nicolaitans.

Revelation of John 13:1-5

The First Beast

1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, ^vwith ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and ^wblasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was ^xlike a leopard; its feet were like ^ya bear’s, and its mouth was like ^za lion’s mouth. And to it ^aathe dragon gave his power and ^abhis throne and great authority. 3 One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and ^acthe whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. 4 And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^ad“Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

5 And the beast was given ^aea mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for ^afforty-two months.

Revelation of John 13:14

14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of ^{▼▼Or on behalf of} the beast ^ahit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast ^aithat was wounded by the sword and yet lived.

Revelation of John 18:23

23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and ^ajthe voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for ^akyour merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived ^alby your sorcery.