Revelation 22:9
And he said to me: “Be careful not to do so. For I am your fellow servant, and I am among your brothers the prophets, and among those who keep the words of the prophecy of this book. Adore God.”
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In Context
10And he said to me: “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book. For the time is near.
Cross References
Exodus 34:14Do not be willing to worship any strange god. The jealous Lord is his name. God is a rival.
2 Kings 17:36But the Lord, your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, with great strength and with an outstretched arm, him shall you fear, and him shall you adore, and to him shall you sacrifice.
Matthew 4:9and said to him, “All these things I will give to you, if you will fall down and adore me.”
John 4:22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know. For salvation is from the Jews.
1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has arrived, and that he has given us understanding, so that we may know the true God, and so that we may remain in his true Son. This is the true God, and this is Eternal Life.
Revelation 9:20And the rest of men, who were not slain by these afflictions, did not repent from the works of their hands, so that they would not worship demons, or idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.
Matthew Henry on Revelation 22:7-20
The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which showed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am… Read the whole commentary →