Going the Wrong Way

Posted by: Jim in Untagged  on Aug 31, 2010

1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

 2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

 3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

 4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

 5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

 6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

 7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

(2 Timothy 3:1-7)
 
 
One of the most overlooked-but-fascinating prophecies in the Bible is found in Paul's letter to Timothy, in which the Apostle presents the characteristics of people in the last days.
 
I thought of these recently when watching a video on YouTube. In the short film of a high school football game, a player is mocked for running the wrong way with the ball; the play resulted in a touchdown for the opposing team.
 
Football might look relatively easy when watching someone like Jerry Rice or Tom Brady; a few players are blessed with marvelous physical gifts. It is, though, a game of chaos and requires fast-thinking. It is violent.
 
In the video mentioned above, the now infamous player was trailing his quarterback and took an option pitch, which got away from him. By the time he grabbed it, he was turned around and headed toward his own goal-line. He eventually fumbled and the ball was recovered in his team's endzone. 
 
I wondered why this young man is held up to such ridicule; let's call it what it is: blatantly cruel. Then Paul's words in 2 Timothy came to my mind. 
 
We are always looking for signs; our mail at Prophecy Matters confirms that many are looking for just the right signs of the end of the age. Certainly Israel is the key, and will always be so. However, 2 Timothy 3 shows us quite clearly that we are living in a grotesquely wicked age.
 
Humans have always been cruel, etc., but surely never to the degree we see today. People are short-tempered, disloyal, agitated, etc. Evidently in order to "make ourselves feel good," we laugh and mock a young man who made a mistake in a BALL GAME. The game will have no bearing on eternity.
 
Football season is coming up and I am a big fan. But this sad scene described above is an exceedingly sad sign that Paul's warning has settled on us like a dark shadow.
 
The only silver lining is that we can read those traits of the last days and realize that, once again, what we see in the Bible is what we see in the real world. Scripture is sure and God is alive and active.
 
Man's sick rebellion is a crystal clear proof that Bible prophecy is true.
 
jim@prophecymatters.com 

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