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Revelation 21:22; 22:1-5  "I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple." ... "Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever."

 

 

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Another irrefutable argument!

Jesus Is Worshipped (latreuo)!       

 Joint co-worship of Father and Jesus

A. To prove that "HIM" refers to both the Father and Son collectively, notice the pattern of referring to the Father and the Son as though they were one:

  1. The Father and the Son themselves are a single temple not two and with one light they shine, not two! Oh how this confuses Jehovah's Witnesses. 2 Cor 6:16 + Eph 2:21 = Rev 21:22
  2. The Father and the Son, although two distinct persons, are seen sitting one throne not two. (Rev 3:21; 22:1-3) It says throne not "thrones." This is a fatal blow to Jehovah's Witnesses who would logically expect there to be two thrones. They just cannot understand how the father and son are sitting on ONE throne at the same time.
  3. Christians are called, "bond-servants" (common word for slave) who serve the Father and the Son who are referred to as "Him" rather than "them." Yet we also know that the very first statement in the book of Revelation 1:1 is that Christians are bondservants of Christ. Then again Jesus calls Christian's, "His bondslaves". Then again in Rev 2:20 we are called bondservants of Christ. Interestingly, in Revelation 7:3; 11:18; 19:2,5 the Christians are called bondslaves of the Father. This is very significant, because when we finally get to the end of the book, we see Christians called bondslaves of both the Father and the son USING THE SINGLULAR twice in Rev 22:3 and Rev 22:6. Revelation 22:6 Another is the continued use of the singular to refer to both the Father and the Son: "And he said to me, "These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place. " (Revelation 22:6) This is doubly emphasized by Rev 22:16, where Jesus says it was He who sent his angel to Christians.
    4. Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His [Christ's] bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His [Christ's] bond-servant John,
    Revelation 2:20 'But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel , who calls herself a prophetess , and she teaches and leads My [Christ's] bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols .
    Revelation 22:3 There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him [both Father and Son]
  4. In Rev 22:3 they will serve the Father and Son as "him" rather than "them".
  5. It uses the singular "face" that they see, rather than faces. Yet if both are sitting on the throne, it is obvious they see the faces of both at the same time.
  6. Both the Father and the Son's name is to be marked on the foreheads of Christians. (Rev 3:12; 14:1) Yet Revelation 22:4 uses the singular "His name" on the forehead, proving it refers to both although it sounds like it refers to a single individual. Another interesting observation is that Rev 14:1 uses the plural names, yet in Rev 22, where the unity is strongly emphasized, the singular name is used. This powerfully proves that both the Father and Son are served by Christians in Rev 22:3.
  7. In Rev 22:5, The Father and Son reign forever. Yet in Rev 20:6 the singular "Him" is applied to the two of them, as though they are one.

 

Father Alone

Son Alone

Father and Son with collective use of singular

Temple

2 Cor 6:16 (also of the Holy Spirit: 1 Cor 6:19)

Temple is a metaphor for the body of Christ. We are stones, Jesus is the corner stone: Eph 2:21

Temple, not temples: Revelation 21:22

Throne

Rev 3:21

Rev 3:21

Throne, not thrones: Rev 22:1-3

Bondservant

Rev 7:3; 11:18; 19:2,5

Rev 1:1; 2:20

His, not they Rev 22:3; 22:6

Face Shines

Rev 22:3

Rev 22:3

Face not faces: Rev 22:4

Name on forehead

Father's name on forehead: Rev 3:12; 14:1

Son's name on forehead: Rev 14:1

Name not names: Rev 22:4

Reign

Rev 3:21

Rev 3:21

Him not they: Rev 20:6

B. The parallel use of Him to refer to two people in Rev 20:6 proves Rev 22:3 refers to both Jesus and the Father.

  1. Both are co-recipients of worship Heb 1:6; Rev 5:11-14; Matt 14:33; 28:9; John 9:38; Rev 19:10
  2. Both are co-recipients of the kind of "service" that is only allowed to God: Matt 4:10; Rev 22:3f Greek--latreuo)
  3. Notice the identical structure in Rev 20:6 speaks of Christ or both, but not the Father alone. "but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years." Rev 20:6
  4. Both Rev 20:6 and 22:3 have the Father and the Son referred to as the singular "him". This shows the unity between the two.

Revelation 22:3

Revelation 20:6

throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it,

they will be priests of God and of Christ

and His bond-servants shall serve [latreuo] Him

and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

Notice the singular "HIM" either refers to Christ alone, or both Christ and God, but not the Father alone.

If "HIM" in Rev 22:3 refers to either one of Jesus or God, we must conclude, based upon Rev 20:6, that it is Christ. In Rev 20:6, we can be certain that Christ is included in the reign.

In fact, the truth is that both God and Christ are included in BOTH passages. Rev 20:6 is saying we will be priests and reign with BOTH God and Christ. Likewise, Rev 22:3 is, with equal clarity, saying that bond-servants will SERVE [latreuo]

Never in Revelation does any verse refer to both God and Christ as "they, them" etc. This is to show the unity of God. Modalists actually say this is proof that the Father is the same person as the son. But they are mistaken!

C. The pattern of Rev 20:1-6 gives strong evidence, that if Him refers to only one, it does not refer to the Father but the son:

"Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years." (Revelation 20:4-6)

Revelation 20:6

Revelation 22:3

they will be priests of God and of Christ

throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it,

and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

and His bond-servants shall serve [latreuo] Him
  1. Both Rev 20:6 and 22:3 use the singular HIM to refer to both the Father and the Son.
  2. Now Notice Rev 20:4, "reigned with Christ for a thousand years"
  3. What this means is that Rev 20:6 sets up a precedent that when two are mentioned, if it refers to only one of either the Father or the Son, it must refer to the latter!
  4. This means that, based upon the example of Rev 20:6, the one we are said to serve in Rev 22:3 is Christ.
  5. Of course we believe the singular refers to both, but Jehovah's Witnesses twist the passage to refer to only one. We are merely proving that if the singular "serve Him" rather than "serve them" refers to only one, it would be the last one mentioned... the Son. This is exactly what happens in Rev 20:6.
  6. The Jehovah's Witnesses completely ignore this fact and claim that Rev 22:3 excludes Christ. They don't comprehend the irrefutable power of the pattern of "singular use" in the Book of Revelation and specifically Rev 20:6.

D. Jehovah's Witnesses share theology with Catholics:

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Mariolatry

  1. In a bizarre twist, Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses actually share the same theological argument in allowing worship of creatures.
  2. "Mariolatry" is derived from two words: "Mariam" [Mary], and latria or latreuo [divine worship]. Both latria or latreuo are different forms of the same Greek word and they are without exception used in reference to divine worship, or worship in the highest sense.
  3. While Jehovah's Witnesses say Jesus, the creature, can be worshipped, but not with the highest form of "latreuo" worship, Catholics say the virgin Mary, the creature, can be worshipped, but not with the highest form of "latreuo" worship. The argument is identical.
  4. Now here is the twist: When Jehovah's Witnesses accuse Roman Catholics of worshipping the virgin mother, Catholics respond, "We Catholics do not offer "latreuo" to the Mother of Jesus and therefore cannot be accused of Mariolatry. (worship of Mary)
  5. Jehovah's Witnesses go to great lengths to show that Catholics indeed to offer divine worship to Mary, in spite of Catholic objections.
  6. Yet when Trinitarians made the identical argument to Jehovah's Witnesses, in regard to the worship of Jesus in the highest sense, they deny it.
  7. So in utter hypocrisy, Jehovah's Witnesses viciously accuse Catholics of worshipping Mary, then borrow the Catholic argument for themselves in their defense that Jesus is worshipped, but not in the highest sense!

By Steve Rudd

 

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