But he saidto me, "Do not dothat. I ama fellow servantof yoursand of your brethrenthe prophetsand of thosewho heedthe wordsof thisbook.WorshipGod."
"But the LORD,whobroughtyou up from the landof Egyptwith greatpowerand with an outstretchedarm,Him you shall fear,and to Him you shall bowyourselves down,and to Him you shall sacrifice.
Then the Kingwill desireyour beauty.BecauseHe is your Lord,bowdownto Him.
for you shall not worshipanyothergod,for the LORD,whose nameis Jealous,is a jealousGod--
and he saidto Him, "Allthese thingsI will giveYou, ifYou fall downand worshipme."
"ThereforeifYou worshipbeforeme, it shall allbe Yours."
"And [beware] not to liftup your eyesto heavenand seethe sunand the moonand the stars,allthe hostof heaven,and be drawnawayand worshipthem and servethem, those whichthe LORDyour Godhas allottedto allthe peoplesunderthe wholeheaven.
And we knowthat the Sonof Godhas come,and has givenus understandingsothat we may knowHim whois true;and we are in Him who is true,in His SonJesusChrist.Thisis the true Godand eternallife.
The Revelationof JesusChrist,whichGodgaveHim to showto His bond-servants,the things whichmustsoontake place;and He sentand communicated[it] by His angelto His bond-servantJohn,
saying,"Writein a bookwhatyou see,and send[it] to the sevenchurches:to Ephesusand to Smyrnaand to Pergamumand to Thyatiraand to Sardisand to Philadelphiaand to Laodicea."
and he saidwith a loudvoice,"FearGod,and giveHim glory,becausethe hourof His judgmenthas come;worshipHim who madethe heavenand the earthand seaand springsof waters."
"Whowill not fear,O Lord,and glorifyYour name?For You aloneare holy;For ALLTHE NATIONSWILL COMEAND WORSHIPBEFOREYOU, FOR YOUR RIGHTEOUS ACTSHAVE BEEN REVEALED."
ThenI fellat his feetto worshiphim. But he saidto me, "Do not dothat; I ama fellow servantof yoursand your brethrenwho holdthe testimonyof Jesus;worshipGod.For the testimonyof Jesusis the spiritof prophecy."
And he saidto me, "Do not sealup the wordsof the prophecyof thisbook,for the timeis near.
I testifyto everyonewho hearsthe wordsof the prophecyof thisbook:ifanyoneaddsto them, Godwill addto him the plagueswhich are writtenin thisbook;
"And behold,I am comingquickly.Blessedis he who heedsthe wordsof the prophecyof thisbook."
the twenty-fourelderswill fall downbeforeHim who sitson the throne,and will worshipHim who livesforeverand ever,and will casttheir crownsbeforethe throne,saying,
The restof mankind,whowere not killedby theseplagues,did not repentof the worksof their hands,soas not to worshipdemons,and the idolsof goldand of silverand of brassand of stoneand of wood,whichcanneitherseenorhearnorwalk;
