"The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen." ~2 Timothy 4:18, NIV
As far as I know, Paul is writing Timothy from his "prison" in Rome. This part of the letter is a short summary of instruction for Timothy, because Paul knows his time is running short. But like every Christian, he knows two things:
1) No matter what happens, God is good
2) No matter what happens, He will be rescued
We have to be aware that God's ways are not our own, and that God's idea of rescue might be our human idea of demise. I think Paul is also referring here to things that could possibly damage and weaken his faith in Christ. If the attacks were successful, he would be in even more trouble.
But Jesus takes care of His sheep, and Paul knows He will rescue him from every evil attack, no matter what kind, no matter when it comes, no matter how it ends.
In the end, our lives are to be lived to His glory - whatever that means for us, we are to choose to be witnesses. Fearless. That's how we should be following Him.
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