Gospel of Matthew Chapter 24 Vs. 4

 Signs of the End of the Age

Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.”

answered and said... The 38th New Testament prophecy in Matthew (Mat.24:4-25:46; Mat. 24:4-26 are still now unfulfilled and Mat. 24:27-51; Mat. 25:1-46 will be fulfilled at the second coming and in eternity). Next, Mat. 26:2.

Take heed that... Take my yoke upon you: Take’s for believers:

1. Take the yoke of Christ (Mat. 11:29)

2. Take up the cross daily (Luke 9:23)

3. Take no thought for life (Mat. 6:25)

4. Take no thought for raiment (Mat. 6:31)

5. Take communion (1Cor. 11:24)

6. Take the whole armor (Eph. 6:13)

7. Take Heed to Yourselves:

(1) How you give alms (Mat. 6:1-4)

(2) What you hear (Mark 4:24)

(3) How you hear (Luke 8:18)

(4) What you covet (Luke 12:15)

(5) How you forgive (Luke 17:1-4)

(6) How you overload yourselves in eating, drinking, and cares of this life (Luke 21:34-36)

(7) How you feed and care for the church (Acts 20:28; Col. 4:17)

(8) How you build on Christ (1Cor. 3:10-15; 2Cor. 5:10; Rom. 14:10)

(9) How you use your liberty (2Cor. 8:9-13; Rom. 14:1-15:3)

(10) Lest you fall (1Cor. 10:12-13)

(11) Lest you destroy each other (Gal. 5:15; Eph. 4:31-32)

(12) Lest you backslide (Heb. 3:12)

(13) How you take suffering for your own faults (1Pet. 2:20-21)

(14) How you walk in light (2Pet. 1:19; 1Jhn. 1:7)

learn of me: Three commands here (Mat. 11:28-30):

1. Come unto Me (Mat. 11:28)

2. Take My yoke upon you (Mat. 11:29)

3. Learn of Me (Mat. 11:29)

I am meek and lowly in heart: Four things about Christ (Mat. 11:28-30):

1. I will give you rest (Mat. 11:28)

2. I am meek and lowly in heart (Mat. 11:29)

3. My yoke is easy (Mat. 11:30)

4. My burden is light (Mat. 11:30)

Jesus, in reply to their question, first gives them a caution to beware of deception. They were to be constantly on their guard, because many would arise to deceive the people.

deceive you: Many warnings against being deceived (Mat. 24:4-5, 24:11, 24:24; Luke 21:8; 1Cor. 6:9; 15:33; Gal. 6:7; Eph. 5:6; 2Thes. 2:3).

Deceive (πλανήσῃ)

Lit., lead astray, as Rev.

Many shall come in my name, not in the name or by the authority of Jesus, or claiming to be His followers, and to be sent by him, but in the name of the Messiah, or claiming to be the Messiah.

Jesus warned them, the very first thing, that there would be deceivers. His first answer: Take heed that no man deceive you. There were even deceivers then and now, but not the magnitude that there will be in the end days.

(Mark 13:5-8; Luke 21:8-11) Jesus began to describe the events leading up to His return in glory and to indicate signs of that return. In this section (Mat. 24:4-8) He described the first half of the seven-year period preceding His second coming. That period is called the Seventieth Week of Daniel (Dan. 9:27).