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An angel firmly stops kneeling John and points toward the Lamb while fellow scroll-bearing servants stand nearby.
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Revelation 22:8-9

John corrected for worshiping angel

Come, Lord Jesus · Revelation 22

Story guide: When John falls before the angel, the angel refuses worship, identifies himself as a fellow servant, and directs worship to God.

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8And I, John, am the one hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who was showing me these things.

9And he says to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

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