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 of this be sure. In the last days grievous times will come.

He was indeed foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake.

Know this first, that mockers will come in the last days, in their mockery, men who walk the way of their own lusts

For certain men have crept in stealthily??en predestined in ancient prophecies for this condemnation??mpious ones! They pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness, and deny Jesus Christ, our sole Master and Lord.

Depart

for many will come in my name saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.

Let no one deceive you by any means. For it will not come until after the Great Apostasy, and the revealing of the Man of Sin, the son of perdition,

But of this be sure. In the last days grievous times will come.

They will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to myths.

Seducing

But I fear lest, just as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your minds should be seduced from your single-mindedness and purity toward Christ.

even he whose coming is according to the energy of Satan, in every power and sign and lying wonder,

But wicked men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving others, and being themselves deceived.

But there were false prophets, too, among the people, just as among you also there will be false teachers. These will secretly bring in destructive sects, denying even the Master who bought them, and bringing swift ruin upon themselves.

And he opened the bottomless pit, and out of the pit there went up a smoke like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air grew dark, because of the smoke out of the pit.

And he deceives those who dwell on the earth, because of the miracles, which he is permitted to perform in the sight of the beast. He tells those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the sword-stroke, yet lived.

For these are the spirits of demons performing miracles, who go forth to the kings of the habitable earth, to gather them together for the battle of the great Day of God, the Almighty.

He shouted with a mighty cry, saying. "She is fallen! She is fallen, Babylon the great! Now she is a dwelling-place of demons, A stronghold of every foul spirit, A stronghold of every foul and hateful bird.

And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed miracles in his presence to deceive those who had received the brand of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire, blazing with brimstone.

He gripped the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

General references

Many false prophets will rise up and mislead many;

And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join that chariot."