Is the World Really Getting Worse?

[Lafon]

When Paul the apostle wrote his 2nd letter to Timothy the evangelist, wherein he described the wickedness of that society of man that would be resident upon the earth during the "perilous times" of the end, saying, "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived" (3:13), he wasn't referring to an increase in the crime rate, the killings which result from wars, or other such things, although there's no denying that these would occur; rather, he was specifically noting a lessening/decrease in the knowledge of wicked men concerning spiritual things (3:14-17). A condition that always results in an increase of evil acts, such as we presently witness.

Therefore, as I read the question tendered in the title of this thread, it was these words of Paul to Timothy; as well as those of Peter which Luke referenced (II Peter 3:3-4), that immediately come to the fore of my mind. We presently are living in that generation of which Paul and Peter wrote about. The many things mentioned by others in the postings of this thread lend indisputable, irrefutable evidence of this fact!

[Lafon]

In the days of Noah, we also find it written that because of the steady increase of wickedness among the inhabitants of the earth, God was moved to destroy the wicked. Because of the ever-increasing "worsening" (increase) in the wickedness among mankind which we now are witness to, God will again destroy the wicked from off the face of the earth!

Therefore, perhaps it could be said that chief among the signs which indicate the nearness of the 2nd coming of the Son of man, at which time His "cleansing" of wickedness from off the earth will transpire, is nearer than when we first believed!

In this perilous hour, the resounding cry of the righteous must be...

"Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"!

[crakjak]

Originally Posted by Luke

1 Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

That is 2 Peter 3:3 not first.

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Lafon

When Paul the apostle wrote his 2nd letter to Timothy the evangelist, wherein he described the wickedness of that society of man that would be resident upon the earth during the "perilous times" of the end, saying, "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived" (3:13), he wasn't referring to an increase in the crime rate, the killings which result from wars, or other such things, although there's no denying that these would occur; rather, he was specifically noting a lessening/decrease in the knowledge of wicked men concerning spiritual things (3:14-17). A condition that always results in an increase of evil acts, such as we presently witness.

Therefore, as I read the question tendered in the title of this thread, it was these words of Paul to Timothy; as well as those of Peter which Luke referenced (II Peter 3:3-4), that immediately come to the fore of my mind. We presently are living in that generation of which Paul and Peter wrote about. The many things mentioned by others in the postings of this thread lend indisputable, irrefutable evidence of this fact!

hmm i might argue that evil men and deceivers will ever wax worse and worse...