Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 24:10

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Mark saith. Ch. 13.12, 13. The Brother shall betray the Brother to Death, and the Father the Son, and Children shall rise up against their Parents, and cause them to be put to Death. And you shall be hated of all Men for my Names sake. Luke saith, Ch. 21.16. And you shall be betrayed, both by Parents, and Brethren, and Kins-folk, and Friends, and some of you shall they accuse to be put to Death. And you shall be hated of all Men for my Names sake. Many shall be offended. The meaning is, shall turn Apostates, stumbling at these great Afflictions, and Persecutions for the Gospel. And shall betray one anther. We Read of several Apostates in holy Writ, such as Phigellus, Hermogenes, Demas, Hymeneus, Philetus, and others; but all things not being Written that were done, we have no particular Record of such Treachery, as is here mentioned. But it is no other than we may reasonably presume was done, tho we had not been assured of it, to justify our Saviours Prediction. There is no time of great Persecution, but proves a time of great Apostacy and some Treachery. It hath been a constant observation, that no hatred flames to that degree, with hatred upon the account of Religion. Nor is what our Saviour here pre dicted more, than the History of all Ages of the Church have justifyed.