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Living in the 'Last Hour'
Commentators clarify that the 'last hour' does not mean the world was about to end. Instead, it describes the entire era between Christ's first and second comings—the final phase of God's plan. John saw the rise of false teachers as a key sign that this final age had begun. This understanding calls believers to live with vigilance and purpose, recognizing the significance of the times.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 John 2:18
18th Century
Theologian
Little children. (See 1 John 2:1).
It is the last time. This refers to the closing period or dispensation, the…
AT Robertson
On 1 John 2:18
It is the last hour (εσχατη ωρα εστιν). This phrase only here in N.T., though John often uses ωρα for a crisis ([Reference John 2:…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 John 2:18–28
19th Century
Bishop
[8] THE MANIFESTATIONS OF DARKNESS (1 John 2:18–28).
[a] Signs by which they should know the forerunners of the las…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 John 2:18
19th Century
Preacher
Little children, it is the last time:
You may read the passage, "It is the last hour," as if John wanted to show how late it was an…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 John 2:18
The reference to the transitoriness of the world in v.17 provides the link to what has preceded. One sign of the end of this transitory world is th…
John Calvin
On 1 John 2:18
16th Century
Theologian
It is the last time, or hour. He confirms the faithful against offenses that might have disturbed them. Already many sects had ri…
John Gill
On 1 John 2:18
17th Century
Pastor
Little children, it is the last time
Or hour; not of the Jewish civil and church state, for that has been at an end …
Matthew Henry
On 1 John 2:18–23
17th Century
Minister
Every person is an antichrist who denies the Person, or any of the offices of Christ; and in denying the Son, they deny the Father also, and have n…