3 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
2Ti 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2Ti 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2Ti 3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
2Ti 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2Ti 3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Perilous times will come because of the increase in sinful behavior of the people.
Which it appears it is focusing on behavior to do with the exalting of themselves above other people, and exalting themselves in general.
It also points out that people will have a form of godliness, but are not led of the Spirit loving sin more than God which will make matters worse as the example to the world which will increase the behavior of the world in ungodliness.
This will result in taking them away from godly principles in which they do not love, and forgive.
And will result in them going against each other more and them eventually establishing their own system contrary to the will of God because of the high increase in arrogance, and self exaltation.
It mentions children being disobedient to parents which the Bible says that children honoring their parents is the first commandment with promise.
And that is because if children honor their parents they are more likely to obey authority taking away that conflict, and less likely to be arrogant taking away that conflict.
But mainly because they are more likely to be humble themselves before God causing them to grow up getting along with people, and more likely to accept the truth.
Children honoring their parents creates a less chaotic world.
Look at the 1960's counter culture movement when the nation's youth was rebelling against authority even parents and the nation increased in selfishness, and arrogance, wanting to have their own way.
And the age of the youths who rebel got less and less in defiance to their parents.
Some people say the last days happened back in the first century, but the children being disobedient to parents meaning there is a problem with it that is common does not make sense it started back then.
It would appear as if it would be a lot smaller span than that leading up to the beast kingdom.
Pro 30:11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Pro 30:12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
Pro 30:13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
Pro 30:14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
God tells us of the last generation where children will be against parents, highly selfish, highly arrogant, believing they are in position of good standing but they are not washed from their filthiness.
They will heap money to themselves not caring about the poor and needy which we see today as millions and billions of dollars is not enough for them but they want more which goes along with the increased behavior in selfishness, and arrogance of the world that has become common place in the last days.
2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Perilous times will come because the condition of the world is worse with the way people get along with people because of the increase in selfish, and arrogance, pitting them more against each other.
And eventually results in the world coming together with an operation contrary to God's will with the motive to want to exalt themselves believing they will evolve to be spiritual, and greater, and there is no God the new age christianity.
Which when they shall say Peace and safety which is when the nations come together to establish a system of their own devices then sudden destruction comes upon them and they shall not escape.
Ever since Adam and Eve sinned the world has been headed towards the beast kingdom which they got more selfish, and arrogant, and sinful as time went on for that is the direction they are going according to the flesh that is contrary to the Spirit.
It was inevitable.
