*This group makes mockery of the Hebrew name. ___________________________________________________________ The worship of anyone or anything other than the living Lord is an abomination.
"John and the Angel
The interpreting angel has not been heard from since 17:18, yet no other angel has provided John with any interpretations since then. That same angel, therefore, is probably the one who concludes the vision with the command Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb! and the assurance, these are the true words of God (v. 9). The vision ends as it began with a private encounter between John and this interpreting angel. Impressed by the fulfillment of the words of God (compare 17:17, "until God's words are fulfilled"), John falls at the angel's feet to worship. But he is told, Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! (v. 10). Once again he falls victim to the temptation of false worship. In one sense his desire to worship the angel is less serious than his admiration for Babylon the prostitute (17:6-7), for the angel is God's agent, not God's enemy. Yet in another sense it is more serious, since John actually falls down to worship someone other than God. The angel's warning is therefore more urgent: Do not do it! (literally "see not" or "see that you don't," v. 10). In telling the story, John does not hesitate to make himself a negative example. He is as ignorant as Cornelius was when he fell down to worship Peter and was told, "Stand up . . . I am only a man myself" (Acts 10:26) or as the people of Lystra when they tried to offer sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas and were told, "We are only men, human like you" (Acts 14:11-15). John's angel, who obviously cannot claim to be a mere mortal, reminds John instead that they share a common position as servants of God and custodians of the testimony of Jesus, and God's servants do not worship each other. God alone is worthy of their worship."
http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/IVP-NT/Rev/John-Angel-727
Long thread. I haven’t read all the comments yet. Don’t know if anyone posted this yet:
“The Gamaliel International Newsletter Organizing”
http://organizing.gamaliel.org/
Some titles of the articles there include:
“Training Obama: Lessons for Organizing: Part One”
“Clergy listen to webcast on health care reform package”
“Immigration Reform is Alive and Moving Forward”
“400 Grassroots Leaders Gather at ISAIAH’sTransportation and Jobs Rally”
“Who Should Step Up to the Plate?”