Dear Editor,
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth” (Yahshua… John 4:23)
The Scriptures show that people worshiped Yahshua
Yahshua was worshiped as a baby.
Yahshua was worshiped by His disciples.
Yahshua was worshiped by everyday people.
Yahshua was worshiped by demon possessed people.
Yahshua was worshiped after His resurrection.
Two memorable examples of Yahshua accepting worship occurred just after His resurrection when “Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.”
So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy,
and ran to bring His disciples word. And as they went to tell His
disciples, behold, Yahshua met them, saying, “Rejoice!”
So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. (Matthew 28:8-9)
Scriptures not only show that Yahshua was worshiped, they show that He welcomed and accepted worship.
In the New Testament, people worshiping the wrong person were immediately corrected
Here are three such examples:
1. As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down
at his feet and worshiped him. But Peter lifted him up, saying,
“Stand up; I myself am also a man.” Acts 10:25-26
2. But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things?
We also are men with the same nature as you…” Acts 14:14-15
3. And I John am he that heard and saw these things.
And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet
of the angel that showed me these things. And he says to me,
See that you do it not: I am a fellow servant with you and with your brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship Yahweh. Revelation 22:8-9
In each of these occurrences, the people were immediately told they were worshiping the wrong person.
Question:
After saying, “the true worshipers will worship the Father”, why did Yahshua accept people’s worship?
Answer:
Yahshua welcomed and accepted people’s worship because they were not worshiping the wrong person… They were worshiping the right person!
They were worshiping The Almighty Father manifested in flesh.
