2 Timothy 3:16-17 (KJV) We’ve Stopped Preaching the Last Days

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (KJV)

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

I’m interested in the fact that the chapter declaring the inspiration of all Scripture begins with a warning about the last days…

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

That warning is the theme of the chapter.

It is, I think, a symptom of the last days that those living in them stop thinking of it as the last days. We hear much less preaching on that subject than we did even 35–40 years ago.

I once had an elderly preacher, Dr. Dennis Brown, preach for me in Astoria, OR. This would have been in the very early 1990s, I think. Dr. Brown was nearing (or just over) 90 years old, and his granddaughter had packed his things and driven him the five hours or so from Yakima to Washington. I taught the Sunday school lesson.

When Dr. Brown stood to preach the morning service, he explained that his granddaughter had packed his Bible—and it was not until the Sunday school hour that he realized she had packed his grandson’s Bible instead of his. He then remarked, “But it’s a King James Bible, so it’s all good!” and turned to this passage.

Having no notes before him, he preached a well-prepared message on the last days—a subject he knew well. We all believed we were living in the last days then. It drove our ministries, and it drove us to holiness.

These days, pastors seem less inclined to meditate on the last days and, because of that, I think, less inclined to be concerned about holiness.

Here’s the point: the cure for this problem is the Word of God.

A holy, reverent, and believing life lived in the Word will perfect the man of God and keep him preaching all the counsel of God’s Word—including the doctrine of the last days.

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We’ve Stopped Preaching the Last Days—A Wake-Up Call from Scripture

What do you see happening in these last days—and how is God’s Word shaping your response?

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2 Timothy 3:16-17 (KJV) We’ve Stopped Preaching the Last Days