But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.Faithfulness on the part of Christ's followers is required, regardless of the state of prosperity or adversity in the church, and without respect to hardships, doubts, and difficulties that may appear. read more
Matthew 24:10. Then shall many be offended, &c.— By reason of persecution and of the universal hatred which all nations bore against theChristian name, many were indeed offended, and apostatized from the faith; as particularly Phygellus and Hermogenes, and many others in Asia, 2Ti 1:15 and Demas,—Matthew 9:10. But they would not only apostatize from the faith, but also betray and hate one another. To illustrate which point, we need only cite a sentence out of Tacitus, speaking of the... read more
Matthew 24:11. Many false prophets shall rise— Such particularly were Simon Magus, and his very numerous followers, the Gnostics. Such also were the Judaizing teachers, mentioned 2 Corinthians 11:13. Such also were Hymeneus and Philetus, of whom the apostle, 2Ti 2:17 complains, that they affirmed the resurrection to be past already, and overthrew the faith of some. read more
Matthew 24:12. Because iniquity, &c.— The genuine fruit and effect of all these evils was the lukewarmness and coolness among Christians. By reason of these trials and persecutions from without, and these apostasies and false prophets from within, the love of many to Christ and his doctrine, and also their love to each other, shall wax cold. Some shall openly desert the faith; some shall corrupt it, as Mat 24:11 and others again, as here, shall grow indifferent to it; and not to mention... read more
Matthew 24:13. But he that shall endure— "He who shall not be terrified by these trials and persecutions; he who shall neither apostatize from the faith of himself, nor be seduced by others; he who shall not be ashamed to profess his faith in Christ, and his love to the brethren; the same shall be saved, both here and hereafter." And indeed it is very remarkable, and was certainly a most signal act of Providence, that none of the Christians perished in the destruction of Jerusalem. See Luke... read more
3. Jesus’ general description of the future 24:7-14 (cf. Mark 13:8-13; Luke 21:10-19)Jesus proceeded to give His disciples a general picture of conditions just before He will return to end the present age and inaugurate His kingdom. read more
In the context all the things described in these verses will happen during the period of "birth pains," namely, during the Tribulation. However what follows seems to locate these events in the last half of the Tribulation. During the "birth pains" the disciples would experience persecution and martyrdom. The "you" extends beyond Jesus’ immediate disciples and includes disciples living in the future when these things will happen. Jesus was again speaking beyond His immediate audience.The word... read more
24:10 offended, (a-6) Or 'be stumbled.' see ch. 13.57. read more
24:12 prevail, (b-5) Or 'has been multiplied.' most (c-10) 'The mass,' but here that would tend to give the idea of the mass of the people, not professors. see Daniel 9:27 , 'the many.' read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 24:13
shall endure = shall have endured. the end. Greek. telos , the actual end. Not the sunteleia (Matthew 24:3 ), but the same as in Matthew 24:6 and Matthew 24:14 . saved = delivered (1 Thessalonians 1:10 ). read more