Part 7 - Revelation and the Deity of Christ - Worship at the Throne
This series works through the biblical case for the deity of Jesus Christ across eight posts, moving from the shape of the argument itself to the Old Testament foundations, the four Gospels, Acts, the epistles, Revelation, and finally the historic denials of the doctrine.
Part 7 of eight in the series Jesus is God: A Series on the Deity of Christ.
Revelation is where the case reaches its conclusion, because Revelation is where we are shown what heaven actually does. Twice in this book John falls at the feet of an angel to worship, and twice the angel stops him cold: Do not do that. Worship God. Angels do not accept worship. Apostles do not accept worship.
The Lamb does. In chapter five, every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and in the sea offers identical worship to the One on the throne and to the Lamb — and no one objects. The title Alpha and Omega, spoken by the Lord God Almighty in chapter one, is spoken by Jesus in chapter twenty-two. This post examines four passages.
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