And because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.
Jesus describes the inner consequence that flows from the spread of sin: when lawlessness increases, love begins to grow cold. The human heart, created to love, gradually cools when truth loses its value. This word shows that the greatest danger is not external evil, but the heart’s chilling, when love no longer works. When people become accustomed to lawlessness, love ceases to be the driving force, and the world grows dark not because of power, but because of the coldness of hearts. Truly, this word has been fulfilled and continues to be fulfilled in every age, when the warmth of faith fades and love is replaced by calculation, personal gain, and indifference.