Re: Clinic time...
You're backpedaling, again.
By your very own admission, John should have known the difference between a mere angel and God.....and yet, John attempts to worship a mere angel, not once, but twice!
What is wrong with John?
He should know better than this.
This means that John knew that Jesus was a Messenger, otherwise why attempt worship in the first place?
What this tells us is that while John knew that Jesus was a Messenger, he was not always certain if the Messenger was God, or merely an angel of the created order.
You seem to be likewise confused....
As I said before, John knew who Jesus was. In the scripture above, John is bowing down to the angel knowing that he is an angel and because he is in awe of the information that the angel has been showing him and not because he thinks that the angel is Jesus. John tells us himself that he knows that it is an angel when he says, "I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me." How is that you guy's try to go after the most obscure things to try and prove your positions? You have proved nothing at all. I solidified nothing. As I said and as scripture supports, John is falling down at the feet of the angel knowing that he is an angel and not because he thinks that he is Christ and he says so.
You're backpedaling, again.
By your very own admission, John should have known the difference between a mere angel and God.....and yet, John attempts to worship a mere angel, not once, but twice!
What is wrong with John?
He should know better than this.
This means that John knew that Jesus was a Messenger, otherwise why attempt worship in the first place?
What this tells us is that while John knew that Jesus was a Messenger, he was not always certain if the Messenger was God, or merely an angel of the created order.
You seem to be likewise confused....