Thematic Bible: Not to be worshiped

Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he [stopped me and] said to me, “You must not do that; I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who have and hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God [alone]. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy [His life and teaching are the heart of prophecy].”

Verse Concepts

BabylonChristiansNames And Titles For The Holy SpiritBrotherhoodTestimoniesBowing To False GodsAngelsAngels Looking After People

Prophesying In The ChurchSubsequent Witness To ChristWorship God!ProphecyGay Marriagetestimonygabriel

Let no one defraud you of your prize [your freedom in Christ and your salvation] by insisting on mock humility and the worship of angels, going into detail about visions [he claims] he has seen [to justify his authority], puffed up [in conceit] by his unspiritual mind,

Verse Concepts

Adoration, FalseFutilityThe Carnal MindDelighting, Wrong Kinds OfHealthMind, The HumanPrizesSelf DisciplineSyncretismHumility In The Christians LifeIdolatry Consists OfSelf AbasementArtificialness

Living For The MaterialFalse VisionsEvil HeartsAngelsBe Humble!Evil AngelsAngels Not To Be WorshippedVolunteeringcheaterspietyrealityOccultism Being Forbidden

And I, John, am he who heard and witnessed these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell prostrate before the feet of the messenger (angel) who showed them to me, to worship him. But he said to me, Refrain! [You must not do that!] I am [only] a fellow servant along with yourself and with your brethren the prophets and with those who are mindful of and practice [the truths contained in] the messages of this book. Worship God!