The Dangers of the Last Days

You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only
themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful.
They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control.
They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love
pleasure rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from
people like that!

They are the kind who work their way into people’s homes and win the confidence of vulnerable women who are burdened with
the guilt of sin and controlled by various desires. (Such women are forever following new teachings, but they are never able
to understand the truth.) These teachers oppose the truth just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. They have depraved minds
and a counterfeit faith. But they won’t get away with this for long. Someday everyone will recognize what fools they are,
just as with Jannes and Jambres.