Mat 24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
Mat 24:26 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.

In the previous verse, Christ said that because people desire a savior in difficult times, those claiming to be saviors would arise. These prophets arising out of crisis would apparently perform miracles but there is something a little off about them. They would make their appearance in deserted and hidden places, far away from the light of day.

The seeking of these false saviors is part of our desire to escape or run away from bad times. Remember, throughout Christ's teaching, he announces that the "kingdom of heaven" is "on its way." We don't have to seek out God: he is coming for us. If we want to avoid God, we have to run from Him.

However, these false prophets, rather than coming to us, require that we go out to them. In Greek, the difference is that between erchomai, which means "to start," "to set out," "to come" or "to go," and exerchomai, which means "to come or go out of " or "to come out."

Where has Christ told us this before? In Mat 11:7, Christ uses this same term to describe people going out to see the John the Baptist. He then contrasts his methods to the methods of John. John fasted and taught in the desert. Christ didn't fast and taught in the cities? How were they they same? Both John and Christ were both condemned by the leading lights of their generation. In Chapter 11, Christ defines the crowd as childen who want everyone to dance to their tune. During times of trouble, these same people try to direct us to their new prophets and saviors.