Luke 21:8

Christian, Be Not Deceived!

Third Angel's Message

Take Heed Series


by Brian Willard

The Take Heed Series is to stimulate assessment of one's worldview. For everyone has a worldview (i.e., where we came from?, why are we here?, where are we going?). Whereas the content of this series is targeted at Christians, it has the goal of being relevant to everyone who is interested to increase confidence in their worldview.

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Footnotes
1. [Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (1742)]↩
2. [White, E. G. (1981). Manuscript Releases, vol. 1 [Nos. 19-96]. Silver Spring, MD: Ellen G. White Estate.]↩
3. [As J. Orville Iverson would say each week at the beginning a Voice of Prophecy (VOP) radio broadcast. (This was Iverson's allusion to Matthew 3:2-3 combined with the fact VOP, similar to John the Baptist, was broadcasting a minority message.)]↩
4. [Daniel 7:25, 12:7, Revelation 11:2, 11:3, 12:6, 12:14, 13:5]↩
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Christ introduced many warnings with the words "take heed".


  1. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [Mat 6:1 KJV]
  2. Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. [Mat 16:6 KJV]
  3. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. [Mat 18:10 KJV]
  4. And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. [Mat 24:4 KJV]
  5. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. [Mar 4:24 KJV]
  6. And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod. [Mar 8:15 KJV]
  7. And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any [man] deceive you: [Mar 13:5 KJV]
  8. But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. [Mar 13:9 KJV]
  9. Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. [Luk 8:18 KJV]
  10. Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. [Luk 11:35 KJV]
  11. And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. [Luk 12:15 KJV]
  12. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. [Luk 17:3 KJV]
  13. And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. [Luk 21:8 KJV]
  14. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares. [Luk 21:34 KJV]
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