The Spirit speaketh (RV 'saith')] possibly in some definite prophecy of OT., or of our Lord, or of the Apostles, but more probably in the general prophetic testimony of the Church, and particularly in the present and former words of St. Paul himself (cp. Acts 20:29). In the latter times] RV 'in later times.'
Related Commentaries of 1 Timothy 4:1
1 Timothy 4:1
1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;