Thematic Bible: Of apostasy
Thematic Bible
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » Of apostasy
Dear children, it is [now] the last hour [i.e., the final period of God's dealing with people on earth], and since you have heard that an antichrist [i.e., a person who is against Christ] is coming, even now [you should be aware that] many antichrists have [already] come. This is [one way] we know that this is the last hour.
Verse Concepts
But you dearly loved ones, you should remember the message that was previously told to you by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, for they were saying to you people, "In the last times [See I John 2:18; Heb. 1:1-2] there will be mockers [arise], who will live according to their [own] ungodly desires."