1212

Prop

het,

Gre

at M

oral

Tea

cher

or A

rcha

ngel

?

Som

e pe

ople

who

do

not a

ccep

t Jes

us a

s G

od w

ill o

ften

say

that

Jes

us is

just

a g

reat

mor

al te

ache

r, a

prop

het o

r per

haps

a

grea

t arc

hang

el.

Jesu

s ca

n be

non

e of

the

abov

e, a

s au

thor

and

Cam

brid

ge

Uni

vers

ity P

rofe

ssor

Dr.

C.S

. Lew

is w

rote

in h

is b

ook

Mer

e C

hris

tiani

ty: "

A m

an w

ho w

as m

erel

y a

man

and

sai

d th

e so

rt o

f thi

ngs

Jesu

s sa

id w

ould

not

be

a gr

eat m

oral

te

ache

r. H

e w

ould

eith

er b

e a

luna

tic...

or e

lse

he w

ould

ha

ve to

be

the

Dev

il of

hel

l."

•H

ow c

ould

Jes

us b

e a

grea

t mor

al te

ache

r or p

roph

et o

f G

od if

He

delib

erat

ely

lied

abou

t His

iden

tity?

•H

ow c

ould

He

be a

hol

y m

an o

r hol

y ar

chan

gel a

nd a

llow

hu

man

s to

wor

ship

Him

on

earth

and

in h

eave

n?

•O

r how

cou

ld a

god

ly m

an o

r god

ly a

ngel

tell

peop

le th

ey

mus

t bel

ieve

in H

im a

nd G

od--

for s

alva

tion?

•H

ow c

ould

any

man

or a

ngel

pro

mis

e th

at H

e al

one-

-not

G

od--

can

give

them

ete

rnal

life

?

•H

ow c

ould

any

god

ly m

an o

r hol

y an

gel c

laim

the

title

s,

attri

bute

s an

d fu

nctio

ns o

f God

?

Ever

yone

has

to m

ake

a ch

oice

abo

ut w

ho J

esus

is.

Fro

m w

hat H

e sa

id a

nd d

id a

nd fr

om w

hat t

he B

ible

say

s ab

out

Him

:Je

sus

can

only

be

a lia

r, lu

natic

, dev

il...o

r Lo

rd!

Who

do

you

say

Jesu

s is

? C

hoos

e w

isel

y. Y

our e

tern

ity d

epen

ds o

n yo

ur c

hoic

e.

(Joh

n 3:

16; 3

:36;

Act

s 4:

12)

Jesu

s i

s G

od

The

Bib

lical

Pro

of

http

://je

sus-

is-g

od-p

roof

.com

/

22

As

an 8

-yea

r-old

boy

in S

outh

Phi

lade

lphi

a, I

fell

in lo

ve w

ith G

od

my

Hea

venl

y Fa

ther

.

I nev

er u

nder

stoo

d w

hy J

esus

had

to b

e G

od s

ince

the

Fath

er w

as

all t

he G

od I

need

ed. I

kne

w J

esus

was

the

Son

of G

od, b

ut I

neve

r dr

eam

ed th

at m

eant

He

was

fully

God

.

Year

s la

ter,

I rea

d in

the

Bib

le th

at J

esus

and

the

Bib

le c

laim

full

divi

nity

for J

esus

! Th

e bi

blic

al p

roof

I di

scov

ered

that

Jes

us is

God

is

foun

d in

this

boo

klet

. May

it c

hang

e yo

ur li

fe a

s it

did

min

e.~~

~Pas

tor B

ob, E

dito

r W

hy Is

Thi

s S

o Im

port

ant?

"...fo

r unl

ess

you

belie

ve th

at I

Am

who

I cl

aim

to b

e, y

ou w

ill d

ie

in y

our s

ins.

" ~ J

esus

(Joh

n 8:

24)

•Th

e fu

ll di

vini

ty o

f Jes

us is

not

acc

epte

d by

any

non

-C

hris

tian

relig

ion.

Som

e C

hris

tians

eve

n do

ubt i

t.

•Th

e sa

lvat

ion

of e

very

one

depe

nds

on h

ow th

ey re

late

to

Jesu

s--n

ot m

erel

y to

His

teac

hing

s. G

od th

e Fa

ther

and

Je

sus

dem

and

faith

in J

esus

for

salv

atio

n (J

ohn

3:16

, 3:

36, A

cts

4:12

)

•If

we

do n

ot s

ee J

esus

as

God

, we

are

less

like

ly to

trus

t an

d ob

ey H

im a

nd H

is w

ords

in th

e B

ible

.

•G

iven

wha

t Jes

us c

laim

ed fo

r Him

self,

Jes

us c

an o

nly

be a

liar

, lun

atic

, a d

evil

or G

od!

•G

od w

ants

His

follo

wer

s to

be

able

to e

xpla

in th

eir f

aith

in

Jesu

s to

oth

ers:

"But

in y

our h

earts

set

apa

rt C

hris

t as

Lord

. Alw

ays

be

prep

ared

to g

ive

an a

nsw

er to

eve

ryon

e w

ho a

sks

you

to g

ive

the

reas

on fo

r the

hop

e th

at y

ou h

ave.

But

do

this

w

ith g

entle

ness

and

resp

ect."

(1

Pet

er 3

:15)

211

Jesu

s Sp

oke

As

If H

e Is

God

•Je

sus

Cla

ims

One

ness

with

God

the

Fath

er: J

ohn

10:3

0-33

: “‘I

and

the

Fath

er a

re o

ne.’

Aga

in th

e Je

ws

pick

ed u

p st

ones

to s

tone

him

... ‘W

e ar

e no

t sto

ning

you

fo

r any

of t

hese

,’ re

plie

d th

e Je

ws,

‘but

for b

lasp

hem

y,

beca

use

you,

a m

ere

man

, cla

im to

be

God

.’”

Jew

s tri

ed to

kill

Jes

us b

ecau

se H

e "s

aid

that

God

was

H

is F

athe

r, m

akin

g H

imse

lf eq

ual w

ith G

od."

(Joh

n 5:

17-1

8)

•Je

sus

Cla

ims

the

Sacr

ed N

ame

of G

od: “

I tel

l you

th

e tru

th,’

Jesu

s an

swer

ed, ‘

befo

re A

brah

am w

as b

orn,

I A

m!’

At t

his,

they

pic

ked

up s

tone

s to

sto

ne h

im...

” (Jo

hn

8:58

-59)

"I

Am

" is

the

sacr

ed n

ame

for G

od in

Exo

dus

3:14

. A

ll Je

ws

knew

that

and

any

one

who

use

d it

coul

d be

sto

ned.

•Je

sus

Says

Fai

th in

Him

self

give

s Et

erna

l Life

: “…

and

I giv

e et

erna

l life

to th

em, a

nd th

ey w

ill n

ever

pe

rish.

...” (

John

10:

28)

-"E

very

one

who

...be

lieve

s in

Me

will

nev

er d

ie."

(Joh

n 11

:26)

•"B

elie

ve in

God

, bel

ieve

als

o in

Me.

" (Jo

hn 1

4:1)

-Je

sus

taug

ht th

at ".

..tha

t all

shou

ld h

onor

the

Son

just

as

they

hon

or th

e Fa

ther

." (J

ohn

5:23

)

- ".

..He

[Spi

rit]..

.will

con

vict

the

wor

ld ..

.bec

ause

they

do

not b

elie

ve in

Me…

" (Jo

hn 1

6:8-

9)

- “.

.. fo

r if y

ou d

o no

t bel

ieve

that

I A

M H

e, y

ou w

ill d

ie in

yo

ur s

ins.

” (Jo

hn 8

:24)

-“I

AM

the

way

, the

trut

h, a

nd th

e Li

fe. N

o on

e co

mes

to

the

Fath

er e

xcep

t thr

ough

Me.

” (Jo

hn 1

4:6-

7)

1010

Jes

us H

as G

od's

Attr

ibut

es, F

unct

ions

and

Titl

es

(con

tinue

d)

•G

od &

Jes

us T

ake

Rev

enge

Aga

inst

the

Wic

ked

"Nev

er ta

ke y

our o

wn

reve

nge,

bel

oved

, but

leav

e ro

om

for t

he w

rath

of G

od, f

or it

is w

ritte

n, 'V

EN

GE

AN

CE

IS

MIN

E, I

WIL

L R

EPA

Y,' s

ays

the

Lord

.” (R

om 1

2:19

)

•"G

od’s

righ

teou

s ju

dgem

ent”

(2 T

hess

.1:5

) is

carr

ied

out

at th

e en

d of

tim

e “…

whe

n th

e Lo

rd J

esus

will

be

reve

aled

from

hea

ven

with

His

mig

hty

ange

ls in

flam

ing

fire,

dea

ling

out r

etrib

utio

n to

thos

e w

ho d

o no

t kno

w

God

and

to th

ose

who

do

not o

bey

the

gosp

el o

f our

Lor

d Je

sus.

..” (2

The

ss. 1

:7-8

)

Who

se a

ngel

s???

•G

od A

nd J

esus

Cla

im th

e Ti

tle o

f Sav

ior :

“I...

am

the

Lord

and

ther

e is

no

Savi

or b

esid

es M

e.” (

Is. 4

3:11

)

•"P

aul,

an a

post

le o

f Chr

ist J

esus

acc

ordi

ng to

the

com

man

dmen

t of G

od o

ur S

avio

r [Fa

ther

], an

d of

C

hris

t Jes

us, w

ho is

our

hop

e…” (

1Tim

.1:1

)

•“..

.our

Lor

d an

d Sa

vior

Jes

us C

hris

t...”

(2P

eter

1:1

1)

•"…

acco

rdin

g to

the

com

man

dmen

t of G

od o

ur S

avio

r…G

race

and

pea

ce fr

om G

od th

e Fa

ther

and

Chr

ist

Jesu

s ou

r Sav

ior."

(Titu

s 1:

3-4)

Not

e th

at in

thes

e tw

o co

nsec

utiv

e ve

rses

(Titu

s 1:

3-4)

,

God

the

Fath

er is

cal

led

Sav

ior

and

Jesu

s is

cal

led

Sav

ior.

God

the

Fath

er is

cal

led

Sav

ior 1

3 tim

es in

the

Old

Tes

tam

ent.

God

and

Jes

us a

re e

ach

calle

d S

avio

r for

a to

tal o

f 24

times

in

the

New

Tes

tam

ent.

Som

etim

es th

e Fa

ther

is c

alle

d S

avio

r and

at

oth

er ti

mes

, Jes

us is

cal

led

Sav

ior.

3

Wor

th R

epea

ting:

The

salv

atio

n of

eve

ryon

e de

pend

s on

how

they

rel

ate

to J

esus

.

•G

od th

e Fa

ther

sen

t Jes

us s

o th

at o

nly

who

ever

be

lieve

s in

Jes

us h

as e

tern

al li

fe:

⁃"F

or G

od s

o lo

ved

the

wor

ld th

at h

e ga

ve h

is o

ne

and

only

Son

, tha

t who

ever

bel

ieve

s in

Him

sha

ll no

t per

ish

but h

ave

eter

nal l

ife."

(Joh

n 3:

16)

⁃

Jesu

s w

ent o

n to

say

in th

at s

ame

chap

ter,

“He

who

bel

ieve

s in

the

Son

has

eter

nal l

ife; b

ut h

e w

ho d

oes

not o

bey

the

Son

will

not

see

life

, but

th

e w

rath

of G

od a

bide

s on

him

.” (J

ohn

3:36

)

•N

o m

ere

hum

an p

roph

et o

r tea

cher

cou

ld o

r sho

uld

mak

e su

ch c

laim

s. F

or a

hum

an, s

uch

clai

ms

wou

ld b

e bl

asph

emy

agai

nst G

od. J

esus

was

cru

cifie

d fo

r mak

ing

clai

ms

like

thes

e. (M

ark

14:6

1-65

)

•Je

sus

also

cla

imed

that

faith

in H

im a

lone

is th

e on

ly

way

to th

e Fa

ther

: “I a

m th

e w

ay, a

nd th

e tru

th, a

nd th

e lif

e; n

o on

e co

mes

to th

e Fa

ther

but

thro

ugh

Me.

” (Jo

hn

14:6

)

•S

peak

ing

of J

esus

, the

Apo

stle

Luk

e w

rote

: “A

nd th

ere

is

salv

atio

n in

no

one

else

; for

ther

e is

no

othe

r nam

e un

der h

eave

n th

at h

as b

een

give

n am

ong

men

by

whi

ch

we

mus

t be

save

d.” (

Act

s 4:

12)

•If

we

do n

ot s

ee J

esus

as

God

, we

are

less

like

ly to

tr

ust a

nd o

bey

Him

and

His

wor

ds in

the

Bib

le.

…so

that

all

will

hon

or th

e S

on e

ven

as th

ey h

onor

the

Fath

er. H

e w

ho d

oes

not h

onor

the

Son

does

not

ho

nor t

he F

athe

r who

sen

t Him

.” (J

ohn

5:23

)

3

44

Th

e B

ibli

cal

Pro

of

Whe

n al

l is

said

and

don

e, th

e bi

blic

al

evid

ence

for t

he d

ivin

ity o

f Jes

us is

ov

erw

helm

ing!

In re

ality

, the

div

inity

of J

esus

cou

ld b

e bi

blic

ally

just

ified

just

by

this

firs

t poi

nt:

Jesu

s ac

cept

ed th

e w

orsh

ip o

fJe

ws

on e

arth

and

ang

els

in h

eave

n.

The

Bib

lical

Pro

of C

ateg

orie

s ar

e:

Jesu

s A

ccep

ts W

orsh

ip

from

Peo

ple

on E

arth

In H

eave

n, J

esus

Is

Wor

ship

ped

by A

ngel

s &

El

ders

& E

very

Cre

atur

e

Jesu

s Is

Act

ually

Cal

led

God

in th

e B

ible

Jesu

s C

laim

s G

od th

e Fa

ther

’s A

ttrib

utes

, Fu

nctio

ns a

nd T

itles

Jesu

s Sp

oke

As

If H

e W

as G

od

49

Jesu

s H

as G

od's

Attr

ibut

es, F

unct

ions

and

Titl

es

•

Jesu

s C

reat

ed E

very

thin

g Fo

r Him

self:

“For

by

Him

all

thin

gs w

ere

crea

ted:

thin

gs in

hea

ven

and

on

earth

, vis

ible

and

invi

sibl

e...;

all

thin

gs w

ere

crea

ted

by

Him

and

for H

im.”

(Col

.1:1

6) O

nly

God

cre

ates

ev

eryt

hing

for H

imse

lf.

"Thr

ough

Him

all

thin

gs w

ere

mad

e; w

ithou

t Him

no

thin

g w

as m

ade

that

has

bee

n m

ade.

" (Jo

hn1:

3)

•Je

sus

Has

All

Aut

horit

y: "A

ll au

thor

ity in

hea

ven

and

on e

arth

has

bee

n gi

ven

to M

e." (

Mat

t. 28

: 18)

•Je

sus

Forg

ives

Sin

. "H

e sa

id to

the

para

lytic

, 'Ta

ke

hear

t, so

n; y

our s

ins

are

forg

iven

.' S

ome

of th

e te

ache

rs

of th

e la

w s

aid

to th

emse

lves

, 'Th

is fe

llow

is

blas

phem

ing!

'” (M

att.

9:1-

3) O

nly

God

forg

ives

sin

.

•Je

sus

Save

s Pe

ople

from

Sin

: "S

he w

ill g

ive

birth

to

a so

n, ..

. Jes

us, b

ecau

se H

e w

ill s

ave

his

peop

le fr

om

thei

r sin

s." (

Mat

t. 1:

21) O

nly

God

can

do

that

.

"...H

e sa

w J

esus

com

ing

to h

im a

nd s

aid,

'Beh

old,

the

Lam

b of

God

who

take

s aw

ay th

e si

n of

the

wor

ld!'"

(Joh

n 1:

29)

"The

refo

re H

e is

abl

e to

sav

e co

mpl

etel

y thos

e w

ho

com

e to

God

thro

ugh

Him

, bec

ause

He

alw

ays

lives

to

inte

rced

e fo

r the

m."

(Heb

. 7:2

5)

•Je

sus

And

The

Fat

her C

laim

Titl

e of

The

Alp

ha

And

Om

ega:

“'I a

m th

e A

lpha

and

the

Om

ega,

' say

s th

e Lo

rd G

od, '

Who

is, a

nd W

ho w

as, a

nd W

ho is

to c

ome,

th

e A

lmig

hty.

'” (R

ev. 1

:8)

“Beh

old,

I am

com

ing

soon

...I a

m th

e A

lpha

and

the

Om

ega,

the

Firs

t and

the

Last

, the

Beg

inni

ng a

nd th

e E

nd."

(Rev

.22:

12-1

3) O

nly

Jesu

s is

com

ing

soon

!

88

Jesu

s Is

Act

ually

Cal

led

God

in th

e B

ible

"In th

e be

ginn

ing

was

the

Wor

d, a

nd th

e W

ord

was

with

God

, an

d th

e W

ord

was

God

.” (J

ohn

1:1)

"And

the

Wor

d be

cam

e fle

sh, a

nd d

wel

t am

ong

us...

” (Jo

hn

1:14

)

"Chr

ist J

esus

, who

, alth

ough

He

exis

ted

in th

e fo

rm o

f God

, di

d no

t reg

ard

equa

lity

with

God

a th

ing

to b

e gr

aspe

d...”

(Phi

l. 2:

5-7)

"In C

hris

t, al

l the

fulln

ess

of th

e D

eity

live

s in

bod

ily

form

." (C

ol.2

:9)

Spe

akin

g of

Jes

us in

rela

tion

to th

e Fa

ther

, Heb

. 1:3

dec

lare

s,

"And

He

is th

e ra

dian

ce o

f His

[Fat

her's

] glo

ry a

nd th

e ex

act

repr

esen

tatio

n of

His

nat

ure,

and

uph

olds

all

thin

gs b

y th

e w

ord

of H

is p

ower

."

"And

of t

he a

ngel

s H

e [F

athe

r] sa

ys,'

WH

O M

AKES

HIS

AN

GEL

S W

IND

S A

ND

HIS

MIN

ISTE

RS A

FLA

ME

OF

FIRE'

, but

of t

he S

on H

e sa

ys, '

YOU

R T

HR

ON

E, O

GO

D, I

S

FOR

EV

ER

AN

D E

VE

R...

'" (H

eb.1

:7-8

)

"…Fo

r to

us a

chi

ld is

bor

n...A

nd H

e w

ill b

e ca

lled.

..Mig

hty

God

, Eve

rlast

ing

Fath

er, P

rince

of P

eace

.” (Is

aiah

9:6

:)

“The

virg

in w

ill c

once

ive

and

give

birt

h to

a s

on, a

nd th

ey w

ill

call

him

Imm

anue

l, w

hich

mea

ns 'G

od w

ith u

s.'"

(Mat

t. 1:

23)

5

Wor

ship

of A

nyon

e O

ther

Tha

n G

od Is

Wro

ng

Acc

ordi

ng to

the

Bib

le, o

nly

God

Alm

ight

y is

wor

thy

of

wor

ship

by

anyo

ne o

n ea

rth

or in

hea

ven.

The

firs

t of t

he T

en

Com

man

dmen

ts fo

rbid

s su

ch id

olat

ry. G

od d

estro

yed

entir

e na

tions

, inc

ludi

ng H

is b

elov

ed Is

rael

, for

wor

ship

ing

fals

e go

ds.

Whe

n th

e A

post

le P

eter

ent

ered

Cor

neliu

s’s

hous

e to

mee

t him

in

Act

s 10

, Cor

neliu

s “fe

ll at

his

feet

and

wor

ship

ed h

im. B

ut

Pet

er ra

ised

him

up,

say

ing,

'Sta

nd u

p; I

too

am ju

st a

m

an.'”

(Act

s 10

:25-

26)

Whe

n th

e A

post

le J

ohn

felt

over

whe

lmed

with

the

reve

latio

ns

he w

as g

ettin

g in

hea

ven

from

the

ange

l who

gui

ded

him

, Joh

n w

rote

, “I f

ell d

own

to w

orsh

ip a

t the

feet

of t

he a

ngel

who

sh

owed

me

thes

e th

ings

. But

he

said

to m

e, 'D

o no

t do

that

. I

am a

fello

w s

erva

nt o

f you

rs a

nd o

f you

r bre

thre

n th

e pr

ophe

ts

and

of th

ose

who

hee

d th

e w

ords

of t

his

book

. Wor

ship

G

od.'”

( R

ev 2

2:8-

9)

John

did

the

sam

e th

ing

agai

n in

Rev

19:

10 a

nd th

e an

gel s

aid

esse

ntia

lly th

e sa

me

thin

g ag

ain:

"Don

’t do

that

! Wor

ship

God

!”

Yet,

whi

le o

n ea

rth

and

in h

eave

n, J

esus

acc

epts

th

e w

orsh

ip o

f peo

ple

and

of a

ngel

s.

Doi

ng s

o m

eans

that

Jes

us e

ither

is G

od o

r tha

t He

is a

ver

y ev

il pe

rson

in G

od’s

sig

ht.

Let’s

Loo

k at

the

Bib

lical

Evi

denc

e:

66

Jesu

s A

ccep

ts th

e W

orsh

ip o

f Peo

ple

on E

arth

•B

y H

is A

post

les:

“And

thos

e w

ho w

ere

in th

e bo

at

wor

ship

ed H

im, s

ayin

g, “Y

ou a

re c

erta

inly

God

’s

Son

!” (M

att.

14:3

3)

-“A

nd b

ehol

d, J

esus

met

them

...A

nd th

ey c

ame

up a

nd

took

hol

d of

His

feet

and

wor

ship

ed H

im."

(Mat

t.28:

9)

-“W

hen

they

saw

Him

, the

y w

orsh

iped

Him

...” (

Mat

t. 28

:17)

-H

is d

isci

ples

, “af

ter w

orsh

ipin

g H

im, r

etur

ned

to

Jeru

sale

m …

” (Lu

ke 2

4:52

)

-Th

omas

Cal

led

Him

God

: “Th

en H

e sa

id to

Tho

mas

...

'Sto

p do

ubtin

g an

d be

lieve

.’ Th

omas

sai

d to

him

, ‘M

y Lo

rd a

nd m

y G

od!'"

(Joh

n 20

:27-

29)

Rem

embe

r, th

ese

are

the

very

men

who

live

d w

ith J

esus

for

thre

e ye

ars

and

saw

Him

die

. If J

esus

wer

e ju

st a

man

, the

y w

ould

kno

w it

!

•B

y a

Man

Hea

led:

"And

he

said

, 'Lo

rd, I

bel

ieve

.' A

nd

he w

orsh

iped

Him

.” (J

ohn

9:38

)

A go

od J

ew w

ould

nev

er a

llow

any

one

to w

orsh

ip h

im. H

e co

uld

be s

tone

d to

dea

th fo

r bla

sphe

my-

-cla

imin

g to

be

divi

ne.

•B

y Pa

gan

Scie

ntis

ts: T

he M

agi s

aw H

is s

tar a

nd

trave

led

a lo

ng w

ay “t

o w

orsh

ip H

im" (

Mat

t. 2:

2). L

ater

, w

hen

they

foun

d H

im, "

they

fell

to th

e gr

ound

and

w

orsh

iped

Him

." (M

att.

2:11

)

If Je

sus

is n

ot G

od

and

He

allo

ws

peop

le to

wor

ship

Him

, H

e ha

s to

be

a lia

r or l

unat

ic o

r dev

il fr

om h

ell

--or a

ll of

the

abov

e!

7

Jesu

s Is

Wor

ship

ed

by A

ngel

s an

d El

ders

in H

eave

n!

Spe

akin

g of

Jes

us' S

econ

d C

omin

g, H

eb. 1

:6 a

nnou

nces

, "A

nd

whe

n H

e ag

ain

brin

gs th

e Fi

rstb

orn

into

the

wor

ld, H

e sa

ys,

'AN

D L

ET

ALL

TH

E A

NG

ELS

OF

GO

D W

OR

SH

IP H

IM.'”

"The

n I l

ooke

d, a

nd I

hear

d th

e vo

ice

of m

any

ange

ls a

roun

d th

e th

rone

and

the

livin

g cr

eatu

res

and

the

Elde

rs; a

nd th

e nu

mbe

r of t

hem

was

myr

iads

of m

yria

ds, a

nd th

ousa

nds

of

thou

sand

s, s

ayin

g w

ith a

loud

voi

ce, '

Wor

thy

is th

e La

mb

that

w

as s

lain

to re

ceiv

e po

wer

and

rich

es a

nd w

isdo

m a

nd m

ight

an

d ho

nor a

nd g

lory

and

ble

ssin

g.'”

(Rev

. 5:1

1-12

)

"And

eve

ry c

reat

ed th

ing

whi

ch is

in h

eave

n an

d on

the

earth

an

d un

der t

he e

arth

and

on

the

sea,

and

all

thin

gs in

them

, I

hear

d sa

ying

, 'To

Him

who

sits

on

the

thro

ne, a

nd to

the

Lam

b, b

e bl

essi

ng a

nd h

onor

and

glo

ry a

nd d

omin

ion

fore

ver

and

ever

'. A

nd th

e fo

ur li

ving

cre

atur

es k

ept s

ayin

g, 'A

men

'. A

nd

the

elde

rs fe

ll do

wn

and

wor

ship

ed."

(Rev

5:1

0-14

)

Not

e th

at th

ere

is n

o di

stin

ctio

n of

wor

ship

bet

wee

n w

hat i

s of

fere

d to

God

the

Fath

er o

r to

Jesu

s th

e La

mb.

All

crea

ted

thin

gs w

orsh

ip th

e un

crea

ted

God

, Fat

her

and

Son

.

"Whe

neve

r the

unc

lean

spi

rits

saw

Him

, the

y w

ould

fall

dow

n be

fore

Him

and

sho

ut, ‘

You

are

the

Son

of G

od!’

” (M

ark

3:11

)

In th

e B

ible

, dem

ons

are

neve

r sai

d to

fall

dow

n be

fore

any

pe

rson

who

mer

ely

can

cast

them

out

.

"Wha

t do

you

wan

t with

us,

Son

of G

od?"

they

sho

uted

. "H

ave

You

com

e he

re to

tort

ure

us b

efor

e th

e ap

poin

ted

time?

" (M

atth

ew 8

:29)

Who

but

God

cou

ld to

rture

dem

ons

at th

e en

d of

tim

e?