The Last Days – When?
The last days started with Christ’s first coming. How do we know this?
Acts 2:14-17 – “Peter . . . addressed the crowd . . . ‘let me explain this to you . . . this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people”‘” (NIV). Peter said the last days had begun then, and quoted Joel’s prophecy to prove it.
1 Timothy 4:1 – “The Spirit says clearly that in the latter times some will abandon and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons” (NIV). That the “latter times” were going on back then, notice what is said in this context, “If you point this out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus . . . Have nothing to do with godless myths” (1 Timothy 4:6,7 NIV).
NIV – Avoid speculations