Knowing this first; especially, as being very necessary to be known. The apostle having in the former chapter cautioned these saints against the more close enemies of the gospel, seducers and false teachers, here he foretells them of more open enemies, profane scoffers. In the last days: see 1 Corinthians 10:11 2 Timothy 3:1. Scoffers; profane contemners of God, and deriders of his truth, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 Isaiah 28:14,22. Walking after their own lusts; such as are natural to them; lusts of ungodliness, Judges 1:18.
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2 Peter 3:3
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,