Every Knee Shall Bow

Why I Reject the Trinity Part: 12

The reason men should not bow to angels is not because of some understanding that bowing is only reserved for God it is because they don’t have authority over us. Even Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, when they refused to bow, it was because they were asked to bow to an idol not the king. The Jews were allowed to bow to men in authority because that authority is legitimate. They are not allowed to bow to idols and false gods because their authority is false.

In reference to the demons that worship him in the Bible, again these verses were all about authority. It wasn’t as if the demons fell in loving adoration or reverence. They fell in fear before a man that had authority to cast them into the Abyss and torture them. Jesus had to grant them permission to even leave his presence. They had to beg him not to punish them because he had authority as the last Adam to do what he wanted with the world and these demonic invaders. The same is true for the second coming. Everyone on that day will bow before Jesus. They won’t all do this out of love many will do it out of fear and awe knowing that he has the power to torture and end them.

Regarding worship, I believe it is a physical sign of submission to an authority not strictly God. If anyone or anything rightfully has authority over you, you should bow. I haven’t decided if it is “wrong” to bow to a man that has legitimate carnal authority over a person, such as a king, in our new covenant. However, in our current American self-Government of elected citizens it has no place.