1 John 2:18-19

Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.

 

Dear children, this is the last hour;

Romans 13:11  And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. (see verses 11-14)

1 Corinthians 10:11  These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. (see verses 1-13)

James 5:8  You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. (see verses 7-12)

1 Peter 5:7  The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. (see verses 7-11)

Revelation 22:10  Then he told me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. (see verses 6-11)

 

and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, 

1 John 2:22  Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist--denying the Father and the Son. (see verses 20-27)

1 John 4:2-3  This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. (see verses 1-6)

2 John 7  I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. (see verses 7-11)

 

This is how we know it is the last hour. 

1 John 4:1  Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (see verses 1-6)

 

They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us.

Acts 20:30  Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. (see verses 25-31)

 

For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. 

1 Corinthians 11:18-19  In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval. (see verses 17-34)

 

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