The Bible explicitly states that mockers (or scoffers) will appear in the last days. This prophecy is primarily found in 2 Peter 3:3 and Jude 1:18, where the apostles warn that these individuals will emerge during the final period before Christ's return.
Key characteristics of these mockers include:
Motivation: They are driven by their own evil desires or ungodly lusts, rather than theological inquiry.
Behavior: They will mock the truth, specifically ridiculing the promise of Jesus' second coming.
Argument: They will claim that nothing has changed since creation, asking, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue just as they were from the beginning of creation."
These figures are described as deceitful and divisive, serving as a fulfillment of scriptural prophecy that believers are warned to recognize and not be shaken by.