Charles Ellicott Commentary Matthew 24:23

"Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe [it] not." — Matthew 24:23 (ASV)

Lo, here is Christ, or there — A better translation is, Lo, here is the Christ. The narrative of Josephus, while speaking of many deceivers claiming divine authority (Wars, ii. 13, § 4), is silent about any pretenders to the character of the Messiah. It is hardly conceivable, however, that this was not one of the results of the people's fevered dreams. The historian's reticence was probably a suppressio veri connected with his own recognition of Vespasian as a quasi-Christ (Wars, vi. 5, § 4).