Revelation 22:9

“Then saith he unto me, etc.] The angel at whose feet John fell down to worship: see thou do it not; this he said in great haste, and with much vehemence, to hinder him from doing it, as his short way of speaking shows: for I am thy fellow servant: of God, and of Christ, and am no more the object of worship than thyself; and both of us are, and ought to be, the worshippers of God, whose servants we are: and of thy brethren the prophets; the apostles and ministers of the word; for prophesying and preaching are the same thing; these were the brethren of John in a spiritual sense, and by reason of their function: and of them which keep the sayings of this book; (see <662207>Revelation 22:7) and…”

“Literally, "See not"; the abruptness of the phrase marking the angel's abhorrence of the thought of his being worshipped however indirectly. Contrast the fallen angel's temptation to Jesus, "Fall down and worship me" (Mat 4:9). for--A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, ANDREAS, and CYPRIAN omit "for"; which accords with the abrupt earnestness of the angel's prohibition of an act derogatory to God. and of--"and (the fellow servant) of thy brethren."”

“Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not - See the notes on Revelation 19:10. For I am thy fellow-servant - notes on Revelation 19:10. And of thy brethren the prophets - In Revelation 19:10, it is “of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus.” Here the angel says that, in the capacity in which he appeared to John, he belonged to the general rank of the prophets, and was no more entitled to worship than any of the prophets had been. Like them, he had merely been employed to disclose important truths in regard to the future; but as the prophets, even the most eminent of them, were not regarded as entitled to worship on account of the communications which they had made, no more was he.…”

“See thou do it not - The expression in the original is short and elliptical, as is usual in showing vehement aversion. Revelation 22:10”

“See: Rev 19:10; Deu 4:19; Col 2:18, Col 2:19; Jo1 5:20 worship God: Rev 4:10, Rev 9:20, Rev 14:7, Rev 15:4; Exo 34:14; Kg2 17:36; Psa 45:11; Mat 4:9; Luk 4:7; Joh 4:22, Joh 4:23 Revelation 22:10”