1 Timothy 4:1

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Summary

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

The latter

Depart

Seducing

General references

Matthew 24:11

Acts 8:29

Bible References

The latter

But know this, that in the last days trying times will come.

who was indeed foreordained before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for you,

knowing this first, that there will come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

For some men have stealthily entered in, who were long ago appointed to this condemnation; ungodly men, who pervert the grace of our God, and use it for lascivious purposes, and deny our only Sovereign and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Depart

For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and will deceive many.

Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

But know this, that in the last days trying times will come.

and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and be turned to fables.

Seducing

But I fear lest, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which pertains to Christ.

he will destroy him, whose coming is, according to the energy of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

But evil men and impostors will become worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers also among you; and these will stealthily introduce ruinous sects, and deny the Lord that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction:

and he opened the pit of the abyss; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.

And he deceives those who dwell on the earth, by means of the signs which he is allowed to do in the presence of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image for the beast which had the wound by the sword, and did live.

For they are the spirits of demons that do signs, and they go forth to the kings of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

And he cried with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great has fallen, has fallen, and has become the habitation of demons, and the haunt of every unclean spirit, and the resort of every unclean and hateful bird.

And the beast was taken, and the false prophet that was with him, who did signs in his presence, with which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire, which burns with brim stone.

And he laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

General references

and many false prophets will arise, and deceive many;

And the Spirit said to Philip: Go forward and join your self to this chariot.