The Greek word proskuneo is translated into English as worship in verse 14, which means to genuflect, bow down, that even human kings receive. Proskuneo is not the only word for worship or the only word related to the act of worship. The word sacrifice is also a word used for religious worship and Jesus is a recipient of sacrifice in the NT. In fact, prayers and singing a new song are all worship offered to God too.
Jesus is already worshiped via offering incense (prayers) to him, and via singing a new song to him, in verse 8.
and then Jesus is worshiped together with the Father in verse 13 wherein all creatures in every place worship both the Father and the Son as having the exact same blessing, honour, glory and might for ever and ever:
Revelation 5:8
when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying,
Revelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
Jesus is the one who shows his revelation (which God gave him) to his (Jesus') servants and he did it so by sending his angel. This is parallel to Revelation 22:6. The Father is probably the referent due to parallel in 22:6 but in the same text (22:16), it was explicitly Jesus , the only Lord in the NT, which means that to be consistent, he's the same Lord mentioned in 22:6. Now the context of Revelation 1:1 strongly supports Jesus as the referent. Ergo, all 3 verses have only one angel-sender and he's Jesus, the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets.
Revelation 1:1The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
Revelation 22:6And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His servants the things that must come to pass in quickness.”
Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”
In Revelation 1:8, Jesus speaks here because in immediate context (just one verse earlier), the one coming is Jesus and also in its parallel it is Jesus who speaks:
Revelation 1:87 Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen.8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 22:12-13, 22:20-21 New Revised Standard Version
12 “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” 20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen.Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.Revelation 1:7-8
New Revised Standard Version
7 Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
The one who is to coming or is coming in the immediate context is pierced (v. 7) and he refers to Jesus. The Father is also the one ''who is and who was and who is to come'' in verse 5. This shows that both Jesus and the Father are described as the one ''who is and who was and who is to come''. Jesus is the Almighty, the Alpha and the Omega in Revelation 1:8. Jesus is also Alpha and Omega in Revelation 22:13:
Revelation 22:12-13, 22:20-21 New Revised Standard Version
12 “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” 20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.
It's highly likely that Jesus was the person speaking in Revelation 22:12 because he's the One to repay each one for what they've done in Revelation 2:23 and also because of the prayer offered to him as Lord in v. 20. The prayer in v. 20 ("Come, Lord Jesus!") allude to the earliest prayer known to the earliest churches (from the Aramaic speaking Jews/ the primitive Palestinian Jews) which is Maranatha ("Our Lord, come!"). This is evidence from earliest NT texts (the Pauline corpus) that Jesus is Lord God because everyone of them in every place were calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:2). In the OT, everyone's calling on the name of the Lord (Adonay).
Jesus is called Almighty in the Bible (Revelation 1:8). That doesn't mean Jesus is the Father. In Revelation 20:6, every priest is offering to both God the Father and Jesus as a unit/jointly. They are considered one even when they are distinguished. Jesus is the one who's together with the Father is being served by priests (Rev 20:6), the very hallmark of what worship means in the OT as only deities are being served by priests.
Revelation 14:4 New Revised Standard Version
4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins; these follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from humankind as first fruits for God and the Lamb,
Revelation 20:6 New Revised Standard Version
6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. Over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years.
The Greek word proskuneo is translated into English as worship in verse 14, which means to genuflect, bow down, that even human kings receive. Proskuneo is not the only word for worship or the only word related to the act of worship. The word sacrifice is also a word used for religious worship and Jesus is a recipient of sacrifice in the NT. In fact, prayers and singing a new song are all worship offered to God too.
Jesus is already worshiped via offering incense (prayers) to him, and via singing a new song to him, in verse 8.
and then Jesus is worshiped together with the Father in verse 13 wherein all creatures in every place worship both the Father and the Son as having the exact same blessing, honour, glory and might for ever and ever:
Revelation 5:8
when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying,
Revelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
Revelation 1:7-8 New Revised Standard Version 7 Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
The one who is to coming or is coming in the immediate context is pierced (v. 7) and he refers to Jesus. The Father is also the one ''who is and who was and who is to come'' in verse 5. This shows that both Jesus and the Father are described as the one ''who is and who was and who is to come''. Jesus is the Almighty, the Alpha and the Omega in Revelation 1:8. Jesus is also Alpha and Omega in Revelation 22:13:
Revelation 22:12-13, 22:20-21 New Revised Standard Version
12 “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” 20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.
It's highly likely that Jesus was the person speaking in Revelation 22:12 because he's the One to repay each one for what they've done in Revelation 2:23 and also because of the prayer offered to him as Lord in v. 20. The prayer in v. 20 ("Come, Lord Jesus!") allude to the earliest prayer known to the earliest churches (from the Aramaic speaking Jews/ the primitive Palestinian Jews) which is Maranatha ("Our Lord, come!"). This is evidence from earliest NT texts (the Pauline corpus) that Jesus is Lord God because everyone of them in every place were calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:2). In the OT, everyone's calling on the name of the Lord (Adonay).
Jesus is called Almighty in the Bible (Revelation 1:8). That doesn't mean Jesus is the Father. In Revelation 20:6, every priest is offering to both God the Father and Jesus as a unit/jointly. They are considered one even when they are distinguished. Jesus is the one who's together with the Father is being served by priests (Rev 20:6), the very hallmark of what worship means in the OT as only deities are being served by priests.
Revelation 14:4 New Revised Standard Version 4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins; these follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from humankind as first fruits for God and the Lamb,
Revelation 20:6 New Revised Standard Version
6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. Over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years.
