Verse 9
This angel also rebuked John for worshipping him (cf. Revelation 19:10). This may have been the same angel whom John tried to worship earlier (Revelation 19:10). People should worship God, not His servants. The angel presented himself as a fellow servant of John’s; they both served God. He said he also served the other prophets besides John as well as all believers who pay attention to what God has revealed in this book. The specific mention of the prophets as a special group of believers here heightens respect for all prophecy and this prophecy in particular.
"The ultimate goal of the book’s revelation is that it would inspire worship of God." [Note: Beale, p. 1129.]
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