Hebrews 1: 13 But to which of the angels has He ever said: “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool”?
Maybe this is repetitive but it shows that the writer of this epistle wants it to be very very plain that Jesus, despite his voluntary submission, is truly God for only God can receive worship.
In the OT when The Angel of The Lord (angel means messenger by the way) appeared and received worship it was a pre-incarnate appearance of the Son of God.
Worship means “reverence paid to a divine being.” If Jesus was offered and accepted worship, then by doing so He was confirming His deity. Some would deny the deity of Christ, placing Him in a lesser position than God. But Jesus accepted worship. As the second Person of the Trinity, He was and still is worshiped.
From the beginning of Jesus’ life, we see examples of Him being worshiped. As soon as the Magi laid eyes on the infant Christ, “they bowed down and worshiped Him” (Matthew 2:11). The Bible records the initial response Jesus received when He made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem: “So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!’” (Matthew 21:9; John 12:13) The word hosanna is a plea for salvation and an expression of adoration. This word used by the crowd is definitely a form of worship.
Just after Jesus amazed the disciples by walking on water, “those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God’” (Matthew 14:33).
Then there is: Thomas, who didn’t believe Jesus had risen from the dead despite the other disciples’ testifying to that fact. It had been about a week since the resurrection, and Thomas still doubted it. Jesus, knowing Thomas doubted, appeared to him and showed him the nail marks in His hands and feet and the wound in His side. How did Thomas respond? “Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’” (John 20:28). In none of these instances do we see Jesus telling those worshiping Him to stop, as did mere men and even angels who were being worshiped wrongly by others (Acts 10:25–26; Revelation 19:9–10).
Oh my dear friends, This si amazing. The one who sits on the very throne of God stooped down to become a man that we might be raised up to God.
Angels are great and powerful, the adversary is great and mighty, but this Jesus, this God man is ALL powerful is Almighty.
You ponder that.
Romans 8:33 “Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” Not only is Jesus at the right hand worthy to receive the full worship of God, He is sitting there and interceding on our behalf. He voices the payment of our sins from the act of propitiation that was His innocent blood. Oh yes, worthy is the Lamb. Thank you Pastor.