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Then if anyone tells you, `Look, here is the Christ!` or, `Look, there!` don`t believe it.
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Crisis Breeds False Saviors
Commentators explain that Jesus's warning against false Christs was particularly relevant during times of intense crisis, such as the fall of Jerusalem. People desperate for a political messiah to save them from Roman oppression were vulnerable to such claims. This serves as a timeless warning to be skeptical of those who claim to be saviors during periods of great distress.
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19th Century
Anglican
But when you shall see.—See Notes on Matthew 24:15-28.
Standing where it ought not.—St. …
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And then if any man shall say to you During those days of tribulation and affliction, or when shortened and at an en…
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Presbyterian
The Jews, by rebelling against the Romans and persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin swiftly. Here we have a prediction of that ruin, …
