Likewise, 2 Timothy 3:4 says that in the last days, such ones would be “lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God.” Religious hypocrisy. At 2 Timothy 3:5, the Bible foretold that people would appear to worship God but would not truly live by his standards. Increased understanding of …

The last days are marked by wars, food shortages, earthquakes, and pestilences. —Matthew 24:7; Luke 21:11. In the last days, many love themselves, money, and pleasures but do not love God. —2 Timothy 3:1-5. During these last days, the good news of the Kingdom is being preached worldwide. —Matthew 24:14.

"Last days" refers to sequence, rather than chronology. "'In these last days,'" explains one Eastern Orthodox commentary, "we understand that since Christ's coming into the world, no greater or further revelation can be expected and that the final period of history has begun" (Archbishop Dmitri Royster, The Epistle to the Hebrews: A Commentary, p. 18).

When he spoke about all the significant things that would happen during the last days, he added: “Also, in all the nations, the good news has to be preached first.” (Mark 13:4, 8, 10; Matt. 24:14) Just think: Every time you go in the ministry, you are …

The last day in John refers to the second coming and the universal resurrection of the dead. It is the time in which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth: they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation (John 5:28-29).

In Bible prophecy, “last days” or comparable expressions such as “final part of the days” were used to designate a time when events of history culminate. (Eze 38:8, 16; Da 10:14) The content of the prophecy fixes the starting point of the “final part of the days” when the foretold events would begin to occur. Those living at the ...

After examining the evidence, millions have concluded that the Bible’s sign of the last days is now being fulfilled. As the first six articles in this series have shown, history proves that the Bible is indeed a book of unerring prophecy. You can also have …

As we endure the last of “the last days,” we expect troubles of increasing intensity. (2Ti 3:1; “pangs of distress” study note on Mt 24:8, nwtsty) When facing a disaster, Jehovah’s people often receive timely and lifesaving direction. Our survival then may depend on our obedient preparation now, both spiritually and physically.

Definition: The Bible uses the expression “last days” to refer to the concluding time period leading up to a divinely appointed execution that marks the end of a system of things. The Jewish system with its worship built around the temple in Jerusalem experienced its last days from 33 to 70 C.E.

The Last Days —When? “IN A little over a billion years, we expect Earth to become a baked, barren, powder-dry desert. It’s hard to imagine how multicellular life could survive,” says a recent issue of the magazine Sky & Telescope.