Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Theme · liturgical

Worship

Worship begins with Abel's offering and runs through the patriarchal altars, the tabernacle liturgy, and Solomon's temple dedication. The Psalms supply the vocabulary of worship — praise, awe, gratitude, and surrender. The prophets warn that ritual without justice is an abomination; true worship demands a transformed life. Jesus tells the Samaritan woman that authentic worship is in spirit and truth, not confined to any mountain or temple. Paul redefines worship as the presentation of one's whole life as a living sacrifice, and Revelation culminates in the unending worship of heaven.

Passages expressing this theme

  • 1Chr 16:29 — Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
  • 2Chr 5:13 — It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and
  • Deut 6:13 — Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
  • Exod 15:1 — Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
  • Heb 12:28 — Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
  • Isa 6:3 — And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
  • Matt 4:10 — Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
  • Phil 2:10 — That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
  • Ps 29:2 — Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
  • Ps 95:6 — O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
  • Ps 96:9 — O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
  • Ps 100:2 — Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
  • Ps 100:4 — Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
  • Ps 150:6 — Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
  • Rev 4:11 — Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
  • Rev 5:13 — And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto
  • Rev 7:12 — Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
  • Rev 19:5 — And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
  • Rom 12:1 — I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.