Aim: To be conformed to Christ through the tensions of the last days.
Doctrine: ''The last days,'' though the best of days, are also dangerous ones. This is because everything is ''ramped-up'' and because the devil is in his death-throes since Jesus' resurrection.
Exegesis: How to handle the stress of the last days: be prepared for gross evil (vv. 1-4); be on guard against false religion (v. 5a); be willing to reject hypocrites (v. 5b).
Further application: The value of the last days (despite the strain): God develops His church in purifying furnaces, and the distinctions between true and false Christians are made manifest.
Key verse: v. 1 ''But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come...''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.