Chapter Thirty-Eight/Praise Jah for His Judgments - Happy Are Those Invited - Continue

 The angel adds that "these are the true sayings of God." This word "true" translates the Greek a-le-thi-nos' and means "genuine" or "dependable." Since these sayings are really from Jehovah, they are faithful and reliable. (Compare 1 John 4:1-3; Revelation 21:5; 22:6.) As one invited to that marriage feast, John must have been filled with joy at hearing this and at contemplating the blessings ahead for the bride class. He was so deeply moved, in fact, that the angel had to give him counsel, as John relates: "At that I fell down before his feet to worship him. But he tells me: 'Be careful! Do not do that! All I am is a fellow slave of you and your brothers who have the work of witnessing to Jesus. Worship God.' " -REVELATION 19:10a. 

Throughout Revelation a remarkable witness is given to the faithfulness and diligence of the angels. They are involved n the channel of revealed truth. (Revelation 1:1) They work along with humans in preaching the good news and pointing out the symbolic plagues. (Revelation 14:6, 7;  16:1) They fought alongside Jesus to cast Satan and his angels from heaven, and they will fight alongside him again at Armageddon. (Revelation 12:7; 19:11-14) Indeed, they have access to the very person of Jehovah.  (Matthew18:10; Revelation 15:6) Nevertheless, they are no more than humble slaves of God. There is no room in pure worship for worship of the angels or even for relative worship, directing worship to God via some "saint" or angel. (Colossians 2:18) Christians worship only Jehovah, making their petitions to him in Jesus's name. - JOHN 14:12, 13. 

Next time: Chapter Thirty-Eight/Praise Jah for His Judgments - Jesus' Role in Prophecy

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