1. THE LAST DAYS
2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5

2. 2 TIMOTHY Paul is in a dungeon in Rome.
These are the last writings of Paul.
What will he say?

3. “There will be terrible times in the last days….”
2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5
“There will be terrible times in the last days….”

4. A—B—C’s
AWARE of the times,
BEWARE of the evil,
COMMIT to the truth.

5. AWARE OF THE TIMES
2 Tim. 3:1– “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.”

6. AWARE OF THE TIMES
“This know also that in the last days perilous times shall come.” 2 Tim. 3:1 (KJV)

7. AWARE OF THE TIMES
1 Tim. 4:1– “In later times some shall abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits.” 2 Peter 3:3-4-- “In the last days scoffers will come…they will say , “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised?” 2 Peter 2:1– “Even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them.”

8. A—B—C’s
AWARE of the times,
BEWARE of the evil, C

9. BEWARE OF THE EVIL 2 Tim. 3:2 “People will be…”
Lovers of themselves… (pride)
Lovers of money…(greed)
Boastful…
Proud…”

10. BEWARE OF THE EVIL Abusive…
“People will be…” 2 Tim. 3:2
Abusive…
Disobedient to their parents…(this apostasy reaches into the family)
Ungrateful…
Unholy…”

11. BEWARE OF THE EVIL
2 Tim. 3:3 --“People will be without love” (natural affection—KJV)…(e.g. abortion, homosexuality, lesbianism, etc.)
Greek—storge— “love of kindred, esp. of parents for children and children for parents; a fanciful etymology associates this with the ‘stork’” (Vines Expository Dict. Of N.T. Words).

12. BEWARE OF THE EVIL Unforgiving…(truce-breakers)
“People will be…” 2 Tim. 3:3
Unforgiving…(truce-breakers)
Slanderous…(false accusers, gossipers)
Without self-control…(“do your own thing”-- STDs, drugs, alcohol; and children often pay the price)
Brutal…(untamed, savage beasts)
Not lovers of the good.” (Gk.—phileo)

13. BEWARE OF THE EVIL 2 Tim. 3:4 “People will be …”
Treacherous…(lie and break promises, traitors)
Rash…(act w/o careful thought)
Conceited…(puffed up)
Lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God…”

14. BEWARE OF THE EVIL 6 of these 18 deal with love! Lovers of themselves…
Lovers of money…
Without love (natural affection)…
Not lovers of the good…
Lovers of pleasure…
Rather than lovers of God.

15. BEWARE OF THE EVIL 2 Tim. 3:5 “People will be…”
Having a form of godliness…
But denying its power.
Have nothing to do with them.”

16. A—B—C’s
AWARE of the times,
BEWARE of the evil,
COMMIT to the truth.

17. COMMIT TO THE TRUTH 2 Tim. 3:10-17
“YOU, however…” (su de—but you) 3:10.
“But, as for YOU…” 3:14

18. COMMIT TO THE TRUTH
“Continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of…” 2 Tim. 3:14

19. “All Scripture is God-breathed…” 2 Tim. 3:16
COMMIT TO THE TRUTH
“All Scripture is God-breathed…” Tim. 3:16

20. COMMIT TO THE TRUTH
“In view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge.” 2 Tim. 4:1

21. A—B—C’s
AWARE of the times,
BEWARE of the evil,
COMMIT to the truth.