1. Sports News Shows Often …
Compare Teams/Athletes of Two Different Eras
Which Is Better?
Is This a Futile Thing To Do?

2. Michael Jordan
1984 – 2003
‘MJ’
LeBron James
2003 – Present
‘King James’

3. What About Comparing September 9, 2018 With The Future
Is This A Futile Thing To Do?

4. Compare Today With ‘The Last Days’
2 Timothy 3:1-9
Compare
Today With ‘The Last Days’

5. I. General Description of ‘The Last Days’ 1
Contrast 1a
‘the last days’ 1b
General description of ‘the last days’ 1c
Perilous times and other periods of time

6. II. Specific Description of ‘The Last Days’ 2-5
For men will… 2a
B. Some observations on the Specific description of men of ‘the last days’ 2b-5
C. Specifically what should you do 5b
D. Specific description of ‘the last days’ 2b-5a

7. Specific Sins of Men In ‘The Last Days’ – 2 Timothy 3:2-5
Sin Characteristic of ‘the last days’ U.S. Culture U. S. Church Yourself
1. lovers of themselves2 X much ???
2. lovers of money2 X much
3. boasters 2 [magnify self] X much
4. proud 2[arrogant X much
5. blasphemers 2 [slander, abusive spch] X some
6. disobedient to parents 2 X much
7. unthankful 2 X much
8. unholy 2 [wicked] X some
9. unloving 3[w/o fam affection] X some
10. unforgiving 3 [not able com2 terms] X some
11. slanderers 3 [promote quarrels] X some
12. w/o self control 3[tung,appétit,any] X much
13. brutal 3 [not tamed, savage] some little
14. despisers of good 3 [w/o law 4good] X some
15. traitors 4 [abandon one in dngr, brk oath] X some
16. headstrong 4 [hasty, rcklss spch or actns] X some
17. haughty 4 [conceit, filled w smoke] X some
18. lovers of pleasure 4 X much rather[instd of] than lovers of God 4 X much
20. form of godliness but deny pwr5a X much

8. III. The Truth And ‘The Last Days’ 6-9
Not able to come to knowledge of the truth -- Specific Application To Timothy 6,7
Those who resist or oppose the truth –
General Application 8,9