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 this know, that in the last days there will be difficult times;

who was indeed appointed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times, for your sakes,

that there will come in the last days scoffers,

For there have crept in some men, who have been of old described as under this condemnation, impious people, that turn the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and deny God the only Lord, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Depart

for many shall come in my name saying, I am the Christ, and shall deceive many.

Let not any one deceive you by any means; for it shall not come till there come an apostasy first, and the man of sin be revealed,

But this know, that in the last days there will be difficult times;

and turn away their attention from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

Seducing

But I fear least as the serpent seduced Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the purity that is in Christ.

who comes, through the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of lying power, and signs,

But wicked men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But there were indeed false prophets among the people of old, as there will be also among you false teachers, who will privately introduce pernicious heresies, denying even the Lord that bought them, and bringing upon themselves swift destruction,

And he opened the bottomless pit: and there came up smoke out of the pit as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.

by the signs which it was given him to do in the presence of the beast, telling the inhabitants of the earth to make an image to the beast, that had received the wound of the sword, and yet lived.

for they are the spirits of demons, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God almighty.

And he cried with vehemence, and with a loud voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of demons, a den of impure spirits, and a cage for every unclean and hateful bird.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet, who had wrought signs before him, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

And he seized the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and satan, and bound him a thousand years,

General references

and because iniquity shall abound,

and the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip running up to him,