“So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the wilderness,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise...

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

Matthew 24:23-26 KJV ... Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets ...

Jesus is assuring the disciples that He is the one and only Messiah, the Christ. Anyone else who makes that claim is absolutely, clearly false.

“Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There!' do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs ...

Jesus is saying in Matthew 24:23-25 two major points about false Messiahs. First, the false Messiah will not be visible and out in the open.

Matthew 24:23-26: Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There!' do not believe it.

New International Version At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Messiah!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. New Living Translation False Prophets · 22 · Parallel Commentaries

23 f Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For g false christs and h false prophets will arise.