1 John 2:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

My dear children, the end is near! You have heard that the enemy of Christ is coming. And now many enemies of Christ are already here. So we know that the end is near.

Cross References

1 John 4:3

Another spirit refuses to say this about Jesus. That spirit is not from God. This is the spirit of the enemy of Christ. You have heard that the enemy of Christ is coming, and now he is already in the world.

2 John 1:7

Many false teachers are in the world now. They refuse to say that Jesus Christ came to earth and became a man. Anyone who refuses to accept this fact is a false teacher and the enemy of Christ.

1 John 2:22

So who is the liar? It is the one who says Jesus is not the Messiah. Whoever says that is the enemy of Christ—the one who does not believe in the Father or in his Son.

Matthew 24:24

False messiahs and false prophets will come and do great miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Matthew 24:5

Many people will come and use my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah.’ And they will fool many people.

1 John 4:1

My dear friends, many false prophets are in the world now. So don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God.

Mark 13:6

Many people will come and use my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will fool many people.

2 Peter 2:1

In the past there were false prophets among God’s people. It is the same now. You will have some false teachers in your group. They will teach things that are wrong—ideas that will cause people to be lost. And they will teach in a way that will be hard for you to see that they are wrong. They will even refuse to follow the Master who bought their freedom. And so they will quickly destroy themselves.

Matthew 24:11

Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe things that are wrong.

Jude 1:18

They told you, “In the last times there will be people who laugh at God and do only what they want to do—things that are against God.”

2 Peter 3:3

It is important for you to understand what will happen in the last days. People will laugh at you. They will live following the evil they want to do.

Hebrews 1:2

And now in these last days, God has spoken to us again through his Son. He made the whole world through his Son. And he has chosen his Son to have all things.

1 Peter 1:20

Christ was chosen before the world was made, but he was shown to the world in these last times for you.

1 Peter 1:5

God’s power protects you through your faith, and it keeps you safe until your salvation comes. That salvation is ready to be given to you at the end of time.

John 21:5

Then he said to them, “Friends, have you caught any fish?” They answered, “No.”

Romans 13:11

I say this because you know that we live in an important time. Yes, it is now time for you to wake up from your sleep. Our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Romans 13:12

The night is almost finished. The day is almost here. So we should stop doing whatever belongs to darkness. We should prepare ourselves to fight evil with the weapons that belong to the light.

1 Peter 4:7

The time is near when all things will end. So keep your minds clear, and control yourselves. This will help you in your prayers.