What does Matthew chapter 24 verse 11 mean?

Answer 1

It's fairly straightforward if you read it all and in context (not just verse 12 in isolation but from verse 3 to 140, and if you Google 'end times' or 'time of the end' you will find out that time is not 70AD but right now.

Mat 24:3 Signs of the End of the Age

As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

Mat 24:4 Jesus ed them, "Watch out that no one misleads you.

Mat 24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will mislead many.

Mat 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.

Mat 24:7 For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Mat 24:8 All these things are the beginning of birth pains.

Mat 24:9 Persecution of Disciples

"Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

Mat 24:10 Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

Mat 24:11 And many false prophets will appear and deceive many,

Mat 24:12 and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold.

Mat 24:13 But the person who endures to the end will be saved.

Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Answer 2

Answer: Matthew 24:11 "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many".

This verse has its parallels in the same chapter verse 5 "For many shall come in my name, saying I am Christ; and shall deceive many."

And verse 24 "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."

Also 2 Peter 2:1 follows a similar theme:"But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction."

False prophets have always been around. This is evident from a number of Old Testament passages including Deuteronomy 18: 22 which gives a 'test' of a true or false prophet. Satan, being the father of lies, continues his deceptive work even down to the present day, one good example of which is found in the followers of the false prophet Joseph Smith, the Mormons, who, though thoroughly heretical, claim to be Christian. They deceive many because they use the same terminology as used in The Bible and by Christians but have a vastly different meaning to the terms they use.

The verse itself vindicates the truth of scripture, since it has been amply fulfilled down to this present day, as, even in the early days of the Christian church heresies of various kinds arose. Sad as it is, it is also true that many will fall for the various deceptive teachings and practices of these false prophets (and their parallel the 'false Christs'). One reason Jesus gave this warning is for true believers to be forewarned and so avoid the trap.

Answer 3

Matthew 24:11 is part of Jesus's discourse on the signs of the end times. In this verse, it warns false prophets will arise and deceive many. It serves as a caution against being misled by those who claim to speak for God but do not.