The last times

II Timothy 3:7 "Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."

As I have reviewed the news lately (the response to the 'financial crisis' and the renewed fighting in the Middle East) this verse 'jumped out' of the page to me during my Bible reading.  

This verse comes near the end of a short passage from the Apostle Paul to Timothy discussing the, then, future. Verse 2 through 4 give probably the clearest discription of our current times: "For men shall be lover of the own selves, covetious, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobediant to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God."

I know, the 'end times' have been predicted for several hundred years, many cases of people following charlatans and those willfully mislead out onto the ice (Sanikiluaq - Belcher Islands Nunavut) selling all their possessions (USA late 1900's) and more recent examples.

I believe we are to watch and be vigilant, the Lord is clear that those who know him will know when the end arrives though the deceiver will ‘almost’ fool the elect.

Hope your New Year is going grand, been a busy week here. Do not be discouraged, God is overall. js