Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 21:8

"And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them." — Luke 21:8 (ASV)

This passage refers, in the first place, to the siege of Jerusalem and, in its second and yet fuller meaning, to the coming of the Lord.

It looks to me that our Lord regarded the destruction of Jerusalem as "the beginning of the end," the great type and anticipation of all that will take place when he himself shall stand in the latter day upon the earth. And, as before the destruction of Jerusalem there were many false christs, so will there be more of them the nearer the end of the world shall be. This will be for us one of the signs of our Lord's speedy appearing, but we shall not be deceived by it.

Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.