God sent His angel for us and we should pay attention to Him, listen to what He says and not to rebel against Him

God sent His angel for us and we should pay attention to Him, listen to what He says and not to rebel against Him

Exo 23:21

²⁰ “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 

²¹ Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.

²² If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you. 

Exo 25:40

⁴⁰ See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Exo 34:12

¹² Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you. ¹³ Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.^[a] 14 Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Deut 4:9

⁹ Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. 

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    God sent His angel for us and we should pay attention to Him, listen to what He says and not to rebel against Him

2)    Tabernacle, Ark and Lamb stand were built according to pattern that was shown

3)      Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

4)    Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.

God protects His people and warns who go against His people

God protects His people and warns who go against His people

Gen 31:24, 29

²⁴ Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”

²⁹ I have the power to harm you; but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

Exo 4:21

²¹ The Lord said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.

Exo 10:10

¹⁰ Pharaoh said, “The Lord be with you—if I let you go, along with your women and children! Clearly you are bent on evil.^[a] 11 No! Have only the men go and worship the Lord, since that’s what you have been asking for.” Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh’s presence.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    God protects His people and warns who go against His people

2)    Laban said to Jacob, “I have the power to harm you; but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad”.

3)    The Lord said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.

Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Mt 6:1

Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Mt 7:15

¹⁵ “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. ¹⁶ By their fruit you will recognize them. 

Mt 8:4

³ Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. ⁴ Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.  

2)    Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. ¹⁶ By their fruit you will recognize them. 

3)    We are supposed to do what was commanded through Holy Scriptures.

4)     

Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.

Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.  

Mt 10:17

¹⁷ Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. ¹⁸ On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. ¹⁹ But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, ²⁰ for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Mt 18:10

¹⁰ “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Mt 24: 4, 6

⁴ Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. ⁵ For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. ⁶ You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. ⁷ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of birth pains.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.

2)    See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

3)    Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. ⁵ For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.

4)    You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 

Watch out that no one deceives you

Watch out that no one deceives you

  

Mk 13:5

⁵ Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. ⁶ Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many.

Mk 13:9

⁹ “You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

Mk 8:15

¹⁵ “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”

Mt 16:12

¹¹ How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” ¹² Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Mk 12:40

³⁸ As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, ³⁹ and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.⁴⁰ They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Watch out that no one deceives you

2)    You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

3)     Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,   and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

4)    Watch out and guard against the teachings of Pharisees and Sadducees

5)     

See to it that the light within you is not darkness

See to it that the light within you is not darkness

Luke 11:35

 ³⁵ See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 

³⁶ Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”

Luke 12 :1

Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be^[a] on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 

Mark 13:23

²² For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²³ So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.

Mark 13:33

³² “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. ³³ Be on guard! Be alert^[e]! You do not know when that time will come.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    See to it that the light within you is not darkness

2)    Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.

3)    Be^[a] on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 

4)    Be on guard for false prophets and false messiahs

5)    The day and hour Jesus second coming in clouds no one knows, but only the Father, so be on guard, be alert as you do not know when that time will come

6)     

Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.

Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.

Luke 12:15

¹⁵ Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”

Luke 17:3

³ So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister^[a] sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. ⁴ Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”

Luke 20:47

⁴⁶ “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. ⁴⁷ They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

Luke 21:8, 34

⁸ He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.

³⁴ “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. ³⁵ For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 

³⁶ Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.

2)    So watch yourselves.  “If your brother or sister^[a] sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.

3)    Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 

4)    Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.

5)    Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.

Watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way

Watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way

Rom 16:17

¹⁷ I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.

1 Cor 10:12

¹² So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! ¹³ No temptation^[c] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted^[d] beyond what you can bear.

2 Cor 8:20

²⁰ We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. ²¹ For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way

2)    So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!

3)    No temptation^[c] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted^[d] beyond what you can bear.

4)    We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. ²¹ For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.

If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

Gal 5:15

¹⁵ If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

Gal 6:1

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. ² Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Eph 5:6

⁶ Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.

Php 3:2

² Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. ³ For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— ⁴ though I myself have reasons for such confidence.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

2)    Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

3)    Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

4)    Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.

5)    Watch out for evil doers and mutilators of the flesh

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.

Col 2:8

⁸ See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces^[a] of this world rather than on Christ.

2 The 2:3

³ Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness^[a] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. ⁴ He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

1 Tim 4:16

¹⁶ Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

2 Tim 4:15

¹⁴ Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done. ¹⁵ You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces^[a] of this world rather than on Christ.

2)    Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way about God

3)    Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

4)    We should be on guard against those who tries to do great deal of harm, if they

                Strongly oppose our message