Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 24:24
They would deceive, if possible, the very elect — But it is not possible that God should suffer the body of Christians to be thus deceived.
They would deceive, if possible, the very elect — But it is not possible that God should suffer the body of Christians to be thus deceived.
FALSE CHRISTS - Persons claiming to be the Messiah. FALSE PROPHETS - Persons claiming to be “the prophet” spoken of by Moses Deuteronomy 18:15; or persons pretending to declare the way of deliverance...
12. THE OLIVET DISCOURSE; THE KING REVEALS THE FUTURE OF THE KINGDOM. Chapter s 24-25. CHAPTER 24 1. The Destruction of the Temple Foretold. (Matthew 24:1 .) 2. The Questions of the Disciples. (Mat...
MATTHEW 24 F. THE ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE, AND THE PARABLES OF PAROUSIA (Mark 13*, Luke 21:5 *, Luke 17:23). Mt. follows Mk. fairly closely, but appends other eschatological sayings and illustrative...
1: When Jesus had left the precincts of the Temple, he was going away; and his disciples came to him to point out to him the 2: buildings of the Temple area. He said to them, "Do you not see all these...
THE VISION OF THINGS TO COME (Matthew 24:1-31) We have already seen that it is one of the great characteristics of Matthew that he gathers together in large blocks the teaching of Jesus about differe...
SHEW. give. INSOMUCH THAT. so as to, &c. IF IT WERE POSSIBLE. The condition involves no doubt as to its being _impossible._ See App-118....
The Second Coming of Christ Mark 13:21-27; Luke 21:24-28 The following scheme, intended to shew a parallelism between the two Predictions, is borrowed from an interesting monograph by the Rev. W. Sh...
ὭΣΤΕ ΠΛΑΝΗ͂ΣΑΙ. ὥστε indicates here not only a possible result—the usual classical form of ὥστε with infinitive—but _intention_, for which use of ὥστε see Goodwin’s _Greek Moods and Tenses_, § 98. 2....
THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST Mark 13:21-27; Luke 21:24-28...
Ver 23. "Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch...
_SIGN CONCERNING THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM MATTHEW 24:15-33:_ Jesus gave a real sign for the Jews to look for as the destruction of Jerusalem approached. The real sign Jesus gave was the fulfillmen...
ΨΕΥΔΌΧΡΝΣΤΟΣ (G5580) ложный Христос. ΔΏΣΟΥΣΝΝ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать, ΤΈΡΑΤΑ _pl. от_ ΤΈΡΑΣ (G5059) чудо, нечто потрясающее, впечатляющее, поразительное, будоражащее (Trench, Syno...
LO, HERE IS CHRIST, OR THERE— In fact, many such impostors did arise about that time, and promised deliverance from God; but as it was to little purpose for a man to take upon him the character of the...
B. SPECIFIC, TRUE INFORMATION ABOUT JERUSALEM'S DESTRUCTION (24:14-28) TEXT: 24:14-28 (Parallels: Mark 13:14-20; Luke 21:20-24) 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world...
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. For the exposition of this wonderful Prophecy, which will be best appreh...
1-14 Compare Mar_13:1-13; Luk_21:5-19. 1 The sanctuary was doomed, for it was no longer even a nominal shrine after He had left its courts. It was almost unbelievable that such buildings, with such en...
24:24 possible, (g-22) 'If possible' gives the purpose of the deceivers; 'if it were possible' would be the judgment of the writer. It seems to me simpler to take it as in text. It still implies 'it i...
THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM AND THE END OF THE WORLD FORETOLD 1. Jesus went out] RV 'Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way, and his disciples,' etc. THE BUILDINGS] The magnificent...
GREAT PROPHECY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM, AND THE END OF THE WORLD (Mark 13:8; Luke 21:7). Many of the most serious difficulties of this great discourse disappear when it is realised that our Lo...
The flight of the Christians before the fall of Jerusalem. 15. The abomination of desolation] i.e. the abomination which makes the Temple desolate, by causing God to forsake it (Daniel 9:27). Some def...
FALSE CHRISTS, AND FALSE PROPHETS] see on Matthew 24:5; Matthew 24:11. SIGNS AND WONDERS] J. Lightfoot illustrates from the Talmud the magical practices of the Jews. 'The senior who is chosen into the...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 24 JESUS TELLS WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE *TEMPLE 24:1-2 V1 Then Jesus left the *Temple. He was walking away when his *disciples came u...
SHALL SHEW GREAT SIGNS AND WONDERS. — Simon Magus (Acts 8:9) and Elymas (Acts 13:6) may be taken as representative instances of these false claimants to supernatural powers. So “signs and lying wonder...
CHAPTER 18 The Prophecy on the Mount - Matthew 24:1 & Matthew 25:1 WE have seen that though the Saviour's public ministry is now closed, He still has a private ministry to discharge-a ministry of cou...
_False Christs again_ (Mark 13:21-23; Luke 17:23-24; Luke 17:37)....
ψευδόχριστοι, in the same sense as in Matthew 24:5; there referred to as the cause of all the trouble, here as promising deliverance from the trouble they, or their like, have created. What would one...
BEWARE OF FALSE CHRISTS Matthew 24:15-28 The abomination of desolation is explained in Luke 21:20, and probably refers to the Roman ensigns as the symbols of pagan and therefore unclean power. So urg...
Passing from the city, the disciples drew their Master's attention to the stones of the Temple, and He told them that this glorious building would be demolished so that no single stone would be left u...
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and (l) shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect. (l) Will openly set forth...
CHAPTER 20 COMING OF THE LORD Matthew 24; Matthew 25; Mark 13; Luke 21. It is now in the afternoon, on Wednesday, preceding the arrest of our Savior about midnight the ensuin
"Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. (24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that,...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
24._So that even the elect (if it were possible) will be led into error. _This was added for the purpose of exciting alarm, that believers may be more careful to be on their guard; for when such unbou...
We have already seen that the rejection of the testimony to the kingdom in grace, is the cause of the judgment that falls upon Jerusalem and its inhabitants. Now in chapter 24 we have the position of...
FOR THERE SHALL ARISE FALSE CHRISTS, AND FALSE PROPHETS,.... Such as the above mentioned: these false Christs had their false prophets, who endeavoured to persuade the people to believe them to be the...
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if _it were_ possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Ver. 24. _If it were possible...
Mat. 24:21-24, etc. "For there shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should...
_If any man say, Lo, here is Christ, or there_ During the terrible calamities here foretold, the expectations of the nation were all turned toward their Messiah; for they thought if ever he was to app...
IF IT WERE POSSIBLE; this implied that it was not possible....
The attack upon the faith:...
FOR THERE SHALL ARISE FALSE CHRISTS AND FALSE PROPHETS, AND SHALL SHOW GREAT SIGNS AND WONDERS, INSOMUCH THAT, IF IT WERE POSSIBLE, THEY SHALL DECEIVE THE VERY ELECT....
He leaves the temple, and in Matthew is not seen there again. What can it be now without its proper Inhabitant? But the disciples draw His attention to the ornate buildings that were really only the w...
4-28 The disciples had asked concerning the times, When these things should be? Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, What shall be the sign? This question he answers fully. Th...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 24:26"....
Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul and will exhibit "great signs and wonders, insomuch that, if it were possible, he shall deceive the very elect."[340] Tertullian Against Marcion Book III because w...
Matthew 24:24 For G1063 christs G5580 and G2532 prophets G5578 rise G1453 (G5701) and G2532 show G1325 ...
JESUS' WORDS AFTER LEAVING THE TEMPLE ABOUT THE FUTURE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE AND ABOUT HIS SECOND COMING (24:1-26). After having prepared His disciples and would be...
WORDS AFTER LEAVING THE TEMPLE ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE AND ABOUT HIS SECOND COMING (24:1-51). a Introduction in which Jesus declares that the Temple will be utterly destroyed (Matthew 24:...
“For there will arise false Messiahs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.” Nevertheless they will arise. There will be false M...
THE SECOND COMING OF THE MESSIAH IS NOT TO BE THOUGHT OF IN TERMS OF AN EARTHLY COMING OF AN INDIVIDUAL (24:22-28). Following the destruction of the Temple and the continuation of the Jewish people in...
Matthew 24:24. FALSE CHRISTS. While this may refer to the impostors of the first century, it now points to ‘Antichrist,' or the many ‘antichrists' (1 John 2:18), constantly arising. False prophets. Su...
GREAT SIGNS AND WONDERS (σημεια μεγαλα κα τερατα). Two of the three words so often used in the N.T. about the works (εργα) of Jesus, the other being δυναμεις (powers). They often occur together of t...
Matthew 24:1. _And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciple came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily...
CONTENTS: Destruction of the temple foretold. The course of the present age outlined; its culmination in the great tribulation and followed by the return of Christ in power and glory. Parable of the f...
Matthew 24:1. _The buildings of the temple._ Herod had gradually rebuilt the temple, taking down one part, and raising it anew, so that the worship was not interrupted. Hence it was still the second t...
THEN IF ANYONE SAYS TO YOU. This refers to the time of the siege of Jerusalem. Even while it was happening, false Messiahs and false prophets told lies to the people in the city. [This is also symboli...
_Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ._ I. Let us settle what we really want in life, and we may safely shut our ears to many counsellors. II. Let us learn more and more of the tru...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 24:1 The Delay, Return, and Judgment of the Messiah. These two chapters are often called the “Olivet Discourse” because Jesus “sat on the Mount of Olives” when he spoke these w...
JESUS TELLS ABOUT THE FUTURE MATTHEW 24:1-28; MARK 13:1-23; LUKE 21:5-24; MATTHEW 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple
1-51 CHAPTER 24 _And Jesus went out_, &c., according to His custom at eventide, to the Mount of Olives, to pass the night, and partake of food at Bethany, in the house of Martha and Mary, after He h...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 24:15. THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION.—_I.e_. “the abomination that maketh desolate,” “the act of sacrilege, which is a sign and a cause of desolation.” What special act of sa...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 24:1 PROPHECY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM, AND OF THE TIMES OF THE END. ...
Now Jesus went out (Matthew 24:1), Left the house desolate. He is rejected now. They've rejected Him, now He has rejected them. Leave the house desolate; you're not going to see me again until you ar...
1 John 5:18; 1 Peter 1:5; 2 Peter 2:1; 2 Peter 3:17; 2 Thessalonia
Signs and wonders [σ η μ ε ι α κ α ι τ ε ρ α τ α]. See on Matthew 11:20. The two words often joined in the New Testament. See John 4:48; Acts 2:22; Acts 4:30;...