That they may lead astray (προς το αποπλαναιν). With a view to leading off (προς and the infinitive). Matthew 24:24 has…

But when you shall see.—See Notes on Matthew 24:15-28.

Standing where it ought not.—St. …

Theophylact of Ohrid: After the Lord had finished all that concerned Jerusalem, He now speaks of the coming of Antichrist, …

The section (vv.5–23) ends as it began, with a warning against false Christs. A crisis like that of the fall of the city would be sure to produce m…

For false Christs and false prophets shall rise
As there did, both before and after the destruction of Jerusalem: