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Perilous Times
Morrish Bible Dictionary
This expression occurs in Paul's second letter to Timothy: "In the last days perilous times shall come:" then follows such a picture of moral depravity that it might have been supposed that the apostle was referring to the heathen; but he adds, "having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof . . . . evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived." 2 Timothy 3:1-13 . This plainly shows (and the solemn fact is confirmed by other passages) that so far from the world being converted before the Lord returns, even the professing church itself has been hopelessly corrupted, and the path of the Christian becomes more and more difficult as he seeks to avoid the multiplied dangers and seductions by which he is surrounded.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Perilous Times'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​p/perilous-times.html. 1897.