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Matthew 24:10
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
To be offended is to stumble at the Word which is to be drawn away into the apostasy which culminates in this final generation into the multitudes bowing before and worshipping the false messiah. Again, our brothers and sisters who are entrapped in the seduction of the spurious messiah will believe that the true Christ has returned.
offended, skandalizo, skan-dal-id'-zo, Greek 4624; ("scandalize"); from Greek 4625 (skandalon); to entrap, i.e. trip up (figurative stumble [transitive] or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure) :- (make to) offend.

betray, paradidomi, par-ad-id'-o-mee, Greek 3860; from Greek 3844 (para) and Greek 1325 (didomi); to surrender, i.e. yield up, intrust, transmit :- betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over, up), hazard, put in prison, recommend.

hate, miseo, mis-eh'-o, Greek 3404; from a primary misos (hatred); to detest (especially to persecute); by extension to love less :- hate (-ful).

[11] And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Many false prophets (preachers, teachers) shall arise and deceive many by teaching the traditions of men instead of God's Word and thus causing our people to become deceived... which is to go astray from His Word, to be drawn away from the truth of God's Word, and thus be spiritually seduced by the false messiah.
deceive, planao, plan-ah'-o, Greek 4105; from Greek 4106 (plane); to (properly cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue) :- go astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way.
[12] And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Iniquity is lawlessness which is a violation of the laws of God caused by following the traditions of men which even seem so right in the eyes of man, but the end thereof are the ways of death (Prov. 14:12). Though many of our brothers and sisters profess Christ and claim they believe in God's Word, it is because of their ignorance of the Word that they have been drawn away and therefore do not know Him. In other words, it is because the do "err" that they do those things which are contrary to His Word which is what iniquity is... believing and following the traditions of men, i.e. Churchianity. To wit, the "love" Christ is talking about in verse 12 is not "phileo" but "agape", the love of the truth of God's Word and the doing of His Will.
[13] But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
You may recall at the beginning of this chapter when the disciples asked Christ concerning the "end of the age", we learned that the word "end" is "telos" in Greek. The end of this flesh age is not when Satan as the false messiah comes at the sound of the 6th Trump, but rather when Jesus Christ the true Messiah comes at the sound of the 7th Trump. We will also discover later in this chapter that it is not the first woman taken in the field who is saved for she is seduced by the false-christ, as in wed to the false bridegroom, the first supernatural entity to appear as Messiah. No, it is rather he or she who "endures" throughout the tribulation of Satan and remains true and steadfast in overcoming the beast that shall be saved.
endure, hupomeno, hoop-om-en'-o, Greek 5278; from Greek 5259 (hupo) and Greek 3306 (meno); to stay under (behind), i.e. remain; figurative to undergo, i.e. bear (trials), have fortitude, persevere :- abide, endure, (take) patient (-ly), suffer, tarry behind.
"Tarry behind!" Yes, it is written that he who is "Left Behind" and remains as a chaste virgin (2 Cor. 11:2) unto the coming of the Lord that shall be saved. So BEWARE! Many false prophets shall rise (and many already have) and shall deceive many, the majority of Christians, into accepting the first messiah who comes to this earth... the one who shall deceive the whole world with his signs and great wonders into believing he is God. Again, don't let some foolish man or some book or movie deceive you unless you want to join them in their ignorance of God's Word.

Understand that the Lord cannot return at "any moment" because the next two verses tell us what yet must happen before the end (telos) comes, before Jesus Christ returns and destroys the stones of the temple and saints of the most high take the kingdom for ever and ever.

Matthew 24:14
And thisgospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
This happens when some of God's elect, those certain ones chosen before the foundation of this earth age who have a destiny to fulfill (Eph. 1:4), are delivered up to give His witness and testimony before the kings and rulers of all nations.
[15] When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Those who walk around toting only half a Bible, the New Testament with perhaps the Psalms, are going to be in the dark concerning the coming "abomination of desolation" because unless one is familiar with the book of Daniel, he or she won't have the understanding to know that in verse 15 Christ is speaking of an entity, not a thing or condition! Jesus is speaking about the abominable one, Satan posing as Jesus Christ, the one who comes first with his weapons of mass destruction (spiritually speaking) and makes desolate the hearts and minds of the people through his great flood of lies and deception. To that end, Jesus has referred us to the Book of Daniel to gain understanding concerning the last days when the desolator is present.Do you understand? Have you read the Book of Daniel with understanding? The Greek word for "understand" used in this verse is "noieo".
noieo, noy-eh'-o, Greek 3539; from Greek 3563 (nous); to exercise the mind (observe), i.e. (figurative) to comprehend, heed :- consider, perceive, think, understand.
Here are two verses from Daniel chapter 11 concerning antichrist, the abominable one who makes desolate:
Daniel 11:31
And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
The blood of Christ is the daily sacrifice of Christians. However, in one day's time at the sound of the 6th Trump there will be a massive falling away, the greatest apostasy in the history of Christianity, when Satan the desolator comes and deceives the whole world into believing he is the Messiah. You "see", because most Christians shall believe that Christ has returned, their sacrifice and communion with the true Christ shall be instantly taken away when they bow down and worship this false messiah, Satan. I'd say that is pretty ABOMINABLE, wouldn't you? Joel describes it as the "moon shall be turned to blood" meaning that the blood sacrifice of Christ shall be turned to the moon, which is symbolic of that lunar one, the prince of darkness, i.e. Satan. In other words, they will now take communion with Satan, the abominable one, instead of with the true Christ. Thus the daily sacrifice is taken away from the true Christ and given to Satan himself.
Daniel 11:36
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
It is determined, it is written, and it shall come to pass exactly as it is written! Satan shall come and reign until the "telos". Yes, the abominable one comes BEFORE Jesus Christ returns to destroy the temple! So "Take Heed" when you see the abomination of desolation standing in the temple of God! Remember also that the apostle Paul, a renowned Hebrew scholar who certainly knew well the Book of Daniel, tells us the exact same thing concerning this one who comes and exalts himself before the true Christ returns.
2 Thes. 2:4
   Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Compare this verse to Dan. 11:36 and remember Christ asked us, "Have you carefully considered (blepo, see) the buildings and the stones of the temple?" Knowing that the abominable one will be standing there makes it is easy to see why that temple is going to be destroyed when the King of kings returns at the 7th Trump.
[5] Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
Paul always taught and expounded concerning Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God directly from the law and the prophets (Acts 28:23), so one can be quite certain he taught the Thessalonians right from the Book of Daniel about the "little horn", the "vile person", the "king of Babylon", the "beast", and the "desolator", ALL of which are names for Satan, who is also called the dragon, the devil, and that old serpent (Rev. 12:9).
So when the 6th Trump sounds (the number 6 comes before the number 7) and we SEE Satan, the "abomination of desolation", standing in the temple where he ought not, claiming to be Jesus, then we should heed our Lord's instructions which we shall read about in our next study where He will tell us to spiritually treat the holy place, even Jerusalem, the place where the abominable desolator stands, just like it was Sodom and Gomorrah... because we know it is about to be zapped and destroyed by Almighty God!