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and their glory; and he said to Him, “All these things will I give You, if You fall down and worship
me.”

This prideful and rebellious attitude is a trait of the fallen angels. In contrast, the holy angels forbid
men to worship them.

Revelation 22:8-9
And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to
worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. And he said to me, "Do not do that;
I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words
of this book; worship God."

Revelation 19:10
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of
yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God.”

The glory and might of angels are such that mortal men are left stunned and bereft of strength when
they see them unveiled.

Daniel 8:15-18
And it came about when I, Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and behold,
standing before me was one who looked like a man. And I heard the voice of a man between the
banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, "Gabriel, give this man an understanding of the vision."
So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell on my face;
but he said to me, "Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end." Now
while he was talking with me, I sank into a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched
me and made me stand upright.

Many of the “gods” that the nations serve are in fact fallen angels who have authority over regions,
people, and parts of the creation. In the New Testament the apostle Paul acknowledges that many
such “gods” exist, but he distinguishes these gods from the self-existent God who is the source of
all things.

I Corinthians 8:5-6
For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and
many lords, yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we exist for
Him; and one Lord, Yahshua Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

In these words of the apostle Paul we find that angelic beings are not only acknowledged as “gods,”
but they are once more noted to be “lords.” That is to say, they have been entrusted with ruling
authority. When a man or woman becomes a Christian they experience a transfer from the domain
of Satan to the Kingdom of God. Therefore, it is proper for Paul to state that Christians have only
one Lord, Yahshua the Messiah.