adampastor wrote:Since, Jesus was the promised 'Prophet' [Matt 21:11, Luke 7:16, 24:19, Acts 3:22-23, etc] and the King Messiah [John 1:49, Luke 2:26, etc] he was indeed worshipped in the similar fashion as of the kings of Israel and the prophets of old
[e.g. 1 Sam 24:8, 1 Kings 1:16, 23, 31, 53, 2 Kings 2:15, etc.
(Matthew 18:23-26) Therefore is the kingdom of heaven
likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 24
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten
thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him
to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be
made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying,
Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.]
How could one expect anything less for Jesus of Nazareth! However he was worshipped as 'That Prophet', 'The Lord Messiah'.
This worship is clearly distinct from the worship that belongs to GOD Almighty.