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Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, thatg in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spiritsh, and doctrines of devils;

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Dan. 11:35• ³⁵And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. (Dan. 11:35)

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Matt. 24:5‑12• ⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.
⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
¹⁰And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
¹¹And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
¹²And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. (Matt. 24:5‑12)

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2 Peter 2:1• ¹But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (2 Peter 2:1)

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Rev. 16:14• ¹⁴For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. (Rev. 16:14)

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1-5: He foretells that in the latter times there shall be a departure from the faith.

6-16: And to the end that Timothy might not fail in doing his duty, he furnishes him with divers precepts, belonging thereto.

the Spirit.

John 16:13• ¹³Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. (John 16:13)

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Acts 13:2• ²As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. (Acts 13:2)

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Acts 28:25• ²⁵And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, (Acts 28:25)

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1 Cor. 12:11• ¹¹But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. (1 Cor. 12:11)

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1 John 2:18• ¹⁸Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. (1 John 2:18)

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Rev. 2:7,11,17,29• ⁷He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
¹¹He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
¹⁷He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
²⁹He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29)

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Rev. 3:6,13,22• ⁶He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
¹³He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
²²He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Rev. 3:6,13,22)

expressly.

Ezek. 1:3• ³The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him. (Ezek. 1:3)

the latter.

Num. 24:14• ¹⁴And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. (Num. 24:14)

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Deut. 4:30• ³⁰When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; (Deut. 4:30)

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Deut. 32:29• ²⁹O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! (Deut. 32:29)

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Isa. 2:2• ²And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. (Isa. 2:2)

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Jer. 48:47• ⁴⁷Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab. (Jer. 48:47)

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Jer. 49:39• ³⁹But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the Lord. (Jer. 49:39)

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Ezek. 38:16• ¹⁶And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. (Ezek. 38:16)

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Dan. 10:14• ¹⁴Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. (Dan. 10:14)

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Hos. 3:5• ⁵Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days. (Hos. 3:5)

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Mic. 4:1• ¹But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. (Mic. 4:1)

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2 Tim. 3:1‑9• ¹This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
²For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
³Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
⁴Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
⁵Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
⁶For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
⁷Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
⁸Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
⁹But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. (2 Tim. 3:1‑9)

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1 Peter 1:20• ²⁰Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, (1 Peter 1:20)

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2 Peter 3:3• ³Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, (2 Peter 3:3)

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Jude 4,18• ⁴For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
¹⁸How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. (Jude 4,18)

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Dan. 11:35• ³⁵And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. (Dan. 11:35)

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Matt. 24:5‑12• ⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.
⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
¹⁰And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
¹¹And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
¹²And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. (Matt. 24:5‑12)

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2 Thess. 2:3• ³Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (2 Thess. 2:3)

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2 Tim. 3:1‑5• ¹This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
²For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
³Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
⁴Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
⁵Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (2 Tim. 3:1‑5)

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2 Tim. 4:4• ⁴And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2 Tim. 4:4)

seducing.

Gen. 3:3‑5,13• ³But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
⁴And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
⁵For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
¹³And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. (Gen. 3:3‑5,13)

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1 Kings 22:22‑23• ²²And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
²³Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee. (1 Kings 22:22‑23)

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2 Chron. 18:19‑22• ¹⁹And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
²⁰Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
²¹And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
²²Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee. (2 Chron. 18:19‑22)

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2 Cor. 11:3,13‑15• ³But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
¹³For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
¹⁴And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
¹⁵Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Cor. 11:3,13‑15)

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2 Thess. 2:9‑12• ⁹Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
¹⁰And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
¹¹And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
¹²That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2 Thess. 2:9‑12)

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2 Tim. 3:13• ¹³But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. (2 Tim. 3:13)

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2 Peter 2:1• ¹But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (2 Peter 2:1)

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Rev. 9:2‑11• ²And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
³And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
⁴And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
⁵And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
⁶And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
⁷And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
⁸And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
⁹And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
¹⁰And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
¹¹And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. (Rev. 9:2‑11)

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Rev. 13:14• ¹⁴And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. (Rev. 13:14)

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Rev. 16:14• ¹⁴For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. (Rev. 16:14)

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Rev. 18:2,23• ²And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
²³And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. (Rev. 18:2,23)

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Rev. 19:20• ²⁰And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. (Rev. 19:20)

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Rev. 20:2‑3,8,10• ²And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
³And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
⁸And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
¹⁰And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Rev. 20:2‑3,8,10)

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Dan. 11:35‑38• ³⁵And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
³⁶And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
³⁷Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
³⁸But in his estate shall he honor the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. (Dan. 11:35‑38)

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1 Cor. 8:5‑6• ⁵For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
⁶But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. (1 Cor. 8:5‑6)

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1 Cor. 10:20• ²⁰But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. (1 Cor. 10:20)

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Col. 2:18• ¹⁸Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, (Col. 2:18)

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Acts 17:18• ¹⁸Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. (Acts 17:18)

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Rev. 9:20• ²⁰And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: (Rev. 9:20)

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Rev. 9• (Rev. 9)

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• According to Christianity, the eternal God had not only created the world but had revealed Himself in Christ. These apostates, bringing in doctrines of demons, would seek to deny that it was this one and only God of nature who had manifested Himself in grace. (“1 Timothy 4” by J.N. Darby)

• While the Assembly of God is still on earth, there will arise those who once made a profession of Christianity but who give up the great cardinal truths of the Christian faith concerning the Person of Christ. (“Warnings Against Religious Flesh and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 4” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons

W. Kelly Translation

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But the Spirit saith expressly that in latter times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,