WHOM TO WORSHIP ?

THE FIRST ANGEL’S MESSAGE 

A Bible Study 

1. What is the First Angel’s Message ?

(Revelation 1:3)

“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

(Revelation 14:6-7)

“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear GOD, and give glory to HIM; for the hour of HIS judgment is come: and worship HIM that MADE heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.” 

2. Who is the Judge ?

(Hebrews 12:22-24)

“But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and TO GOD the JUDGE OF ALL, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, AND TO Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.” 

3. By Whom will God the Father judge all ?

(Romans 2:16)

“In the day when GOD SHALL JUDGE the secrets of men BY Jesus Christ according to my gospel.”

(John 5:22-23)

“For the FATHER judgeth no man, but hath COMMITTED all judgment unto the Son: 

That all men should honour the SON, even as they honour THE FATHER. 

He that honoureth not the SON honoureth not THE FATHER which hath sent him.”

(John 5:30)

“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but THE WILL of THE FATHER which hath sent me.” 

4. Who is the Creator?

(Acts 4:24- 27)

“Lord, thou art GOD, which hast MADE heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against THE LORD, and against HUS Christ. 

For of a truth against THEY HOLY CHILD Jesus, whom THOU hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,” 

5. By Whom did God the Father create all things ?

(1 Corinthians 8:6)

“But to us there is but ONE GOD, THE FATHER, of WHOM ARE ALL THINGS, and we in HIM; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.”

(Proverbs 30:4)

“Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath gathered the wind in his fists ? who hath bound the waters in a garment ? who hath established all the ends of the earth ? what is HIS NAME, and what is HIS SON’S Name, if thou canst tell ?”

(Ephesians 3:9)

“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been HID IN GOD, WHO CREATED ALL THINGS by Jesus Christ:” 

6. How did the Father create all things by Jesus Christ ?

(John 1:1-4)

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was WITH GOD, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning WITH GOD. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”

(John 5:26)

“For as THE FATHER HATH LIFE IN HIMSELF ; so hath HE GIVEN to the Son to have life in himself;”

7. What does “God” in John 1:1 mean ?

(John 1:1, 14, 18)

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was WITH GOD, and the Word was God....And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the ONLY BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER,) full of grace and truth....

No man hath seen GOD at any time, THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, which is in the bosom of THE FATHER, he hath declared HIM.” 

8. Did Christ inherit His name from His Father ?

(Hebrews 1:1-5) 

“GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners SPAKE in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days SPOKEN unto us BY HIS SON, whom HE hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also HE made the worlds; Who being the brightness of HIS GLORY, and the express image of HIS PERSON, and upholding all things by the word of HIS POWER, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on THE RIGHT HAND of the Majesty on high: Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by INHERITANCE obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels SAID HE at any time, THOU ART MY SON, this day HAVE I BEGOTTEN THEE ? And again, I WILL BE to him A FATHER, and he shall be TO ME A SON ?”

(Genesis 1:26, 5:2)

“And GOD said, Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness....

Male and female CREATED HE them; and blessed them, and called “their” name Adam, in the day when they were created.”

(John 5:43)

“I am come in MY FATHER’s NAME, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.” 

9. How was the Holy Spirit involved in creation ?

(Job 33:4)

“THE SPIRIT OF GOD hath made me, and THE BREATH OF THE ALMIGHTY hath given me life.”

(John 20:22)

“And when he had said this, he BREATHED on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye THE HOLY SPIRIT:”

(John 3:34-35)

“For he whom GOD hath SENT speaketh THE WORDS OF GOD: for GOD GIVETH not THE SPIRIT by measure unto him. THE FATHER LOVETH THE SON, and hath GIVEN ALL THINGS into his hand.”

10. Whom do we worship ?

(John 4:22-24)

“Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship THE FATHER in spirit and in truth: for THE FATHER seeketh such to worship HIM. 

GOD is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in spirit and in truth.”

11. How do we give glory to God the Father ?

(John 5:22-24)

“For THE FATHER judgeth no man, but hath COMMITTED all judgment unto THE SON: That all men should honour THE SON, even as they honour THE FATHER . 

He that honoureth not THE SON honoureth not THE FATHER which hath SENT him. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on HIM that SENT me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”

(Philippians 2:10-11)

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should CONFESS that Jesus Christ is Lord, TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER.” 

12. Whom alone do we exalt ?

(John 17:3)

“This is life eternal, that they might know thee THE ONLY TRUE GOD, (and) Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” 

13. Is it important that we take John 17:3 seriously ?

(1 John 2:22-25)

“Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ ? He is antichrist, that denieth THE FATHER and THE SON. Whosoever denieth THE SON, the same hath not THE FATHER: he that acknowledgeth THE SON hath THE FATHER also. Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in THE SON, and in THE FATHER. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.” 

14. Who is worshipped in Revelation ?

(Revelation 5:13)

“And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto HIM that sitteth upon the throne, (and) unto THE LAMB for ever and ever.”

(Revelation 7:9-10)

“Lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our GOD which sitteth upon the throne, (and) unto THE LAMB.” 

15. Whose kingdom is the kingdom of heaven ?

(Revelation 11:15)

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our LORD, (and) of HIS CHRIST; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”

(Ephesians 5:5)

“For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of CHRIST (and) of GOD.”

(Revelation 22:1)

“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of GOD (and) of THE LAMB.”

16. Why are we not told to worship the Holy Spirit ?

(Revelation 5:6)

“And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, (having) seven horns and seven eyes, (which are) the seven Spirits of GOD (sent forth) into all the earth.”

(Galatians 4:6)

“And because ye are sons, GOD hath (sent forth) the Spirit (of HIS SON) into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

(John 14:6, 16-22)

“(I am) the way, (the truth), and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me....

And I will pray THE FATHER, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he....

[1] may (abide) with you forever; Even the Spirit (of truth); 

[2] whom the world cannot receive, because it (seeth him not), neither knoweth him: but ye know him;

[3] for he dwelleth with you, and (shall be in you).

[1] I will not leave you (comfortless): I WILL COME to you.

[2] Yet a little while, and the world (seeth me) no more; but ye (see me): because I live, ye shall live also.

[3] At that day ye shall know that I am (in) my FATHER, and ye (in) me, and I (in) you.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my FATHER, and I will love him, and will (manifest myself) to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, (how) is it that thou wilt (manifest thyself) unto us, and not unto the world ?”

(Galatians 2:20)

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ (liveth in me): and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of (The Son) of GOD, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

(Psalm 139:7)

“Whither shall I go from (thy Spirit) ? or whither shall I flee from (thy Presence) ?” 

17. What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit ?

(Mark 3:22, 29-30)

“And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem (said), *He hath* Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils....But he that shall (blaspheme) against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: 

(Because they said), *He hath* an unclean spirit.”

(Luke 11:19-20)

“And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your  sons cast them out ? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I with (the finger of God) cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.”

(John 14:10)

“Believest thou not that I am (in) THE FATHER, and THE FATHER (in) me ? 

the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but THE FATHER that (dwelleth) (in) me, (HE doeth) the works.” 

18. Can we assume that anyone else is worshipped ?

(John 14:1, 6)

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye (believe) in GOD, (believe also) in me....I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man (cometh) unto THE FATHER, but (by me).”

(1 John 1:3)

“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our (fellowship) is with THE FATHER, (and) with HIS SON Jesus Christ.”

(Revelation 22:18-19)

“For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man (shall add) unto these things, GOD (shall add) unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man (shall take away) from the words of the book of this prophecy, GOD (shall take away) his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”