Angelology
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2. Are angels worthy of worship? |
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No, they
aren’t, because they are God’s creatures and we must worship the Creator,
that is, God, rather than His creatures, as it is written: “Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve” (Matthew 4:10). |
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That we
are not allowed to worship angels is confirmed by the book of Revelation in
which John tells us how he fell at the feet of the angel of Jesus (who had
showed him certain things) to worship him but that holy angel forbade him to
worship. Here are the words of John: “And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper
of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. And I
fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I
am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:
worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy …. 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 shewed me these things.
Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of
thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book:
worship God” (Revelation 19:9-10; 22:8-9). |
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Things are
very clear, therefore: angels must not be worshipped. Let no one deceive you
with empty words, for the worship of angels is idolatry and idolaters will
not inherit the |