Demons and Discipline: The Spirit's Warning

The Spirit speaks clearly.

Not in ambiguity. Not in riddles wrapped in mystery. ῥητῶς—expressly, explicitly. What the Spirit says about the future leaves no room for confusion.

"The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons."

Later times. ὑστέροις καιροῖς. The times that stretch from Christ's ascension to his return. The era in which Timothy lives. The era in which the church has always lived.