Revelation 22:8
And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
Cross-references
In Revelation 19:10, John also falls to worship an angel and is rebuked—the same incident repeated, reinforcing the warning against worshiping creatures.
In Revelation 4:10, elders worship God — proper worship, contrasting John's misdirected worship.
In Daniel 8:17, Daniel falls on his face before an angel — a direct parallel to John's reaction, both prophets overwhelmed by angelic presence.
In Matthew 2:11, the magi fall down and worship Jesus — the proper object of worship, contrasting John's worship of the angel.
In Acts 10:25, Cornelius worships Peter, who rebukes him — a direct parallel of a creature refusing worship.
Colossians 2:18 warns against angel worship — exactly the error John commits here.
In Luke 4:7, Satan offers worship to himself — a similar misdirection of worship to a creature, though the angel here rejects it.
Psalm 95:6 calls to worship only the Lord, which is the principle behind the angel's rebuke in 22:8–9—worship God alone.
Psalm 103:21 shows angels as ministers who bless the Lord, highlighting they are worshippers, not to be worshipped — contrasting John's action.
In Matthew 8:2, a leper kneels before Jesus in worship — proper reverence to Christ, contrasting with John's worship of the angel.
In Mark 5:22, Jairus falls at Jesus' feet in desperation — a proper approach to Jesus, contrasting with John's worship of the angel.
In Luke 5:8, Peter falls at Jesus' feet — worship directed to the Lord, contrasting John's mistaken worship of the angel.
In John 11:32, Mary falls at Jesus' feet — proper worship of the Son, contrasting John's error of worshiping a creature.
Joshua 5:14 records Joshua falling down to worship the commander of the Lord's army—a parallel action to John's fall before the angel.
In Daniel 2:46, Nebuchadnezzar falls and worships Daniel — another instance of misdirected worship of a divine messenger, paralleling John's mistake.
In Matthew 4:9, Satan demands Jesus fall and worship him — a case of attempted misdirected worship, paralleling John's mistake.