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.

Daniel 8:17 Parallel

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.

Acts 10:25 Parallel

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.

Luke 4:7 Contrast

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 Related theme

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.

Matthew 8:2 Contrast

In Matthew 8:2, a leper kneels before Jesus in worship — proper reverence to Christ, contrasting with John's worship of the angel.

Mark 5:22 Contrast

In Mark 5:22, Jairus falls at Jesus' feet in desperation — a proper approach to Jesus, contrasting with John's worship of the angel.

Luke 5:8 Contrast

In Luke 5:8, Peter falls at Jesus' feet — worship directed to the Lord, contrasting John's mistaken worship of the angel.

John 11:32 Contrast

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 Parallel

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.

Daniel 2:46 Parallel

In Daniel 2:46, Nebuchadnezzar falls and worships Daniel — another instance of misdirected worship of a divine messenger, paralleling John's mistake.

Matthew 4:9 Parallel

In Matthew 4:9, Satan demands Jesus fall and worship him — a case of attempted misdirected worship, paralleling John's mistake.