He is worthy

We know that God does not share His glory with another (Is. 42:8).

But a careful reading of that verse reveals that the Father is not saying that He does not share His glory with anyone else, but that He does not share His glory with another besides His chosen One, His Servant, the Messiah (42:1).  In other words, the Father shares His glory with His Son, and no one apart from Him.  The Son is worthy to receive the glory received by the Father.

This is the same attestation of those who worship around the throne in John’s vision in Revelation 4-5:

The twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”(Rev 4:10–11)

And they sang a new song, saying,
“Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.” (Rev 5:9)

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”  And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,
“To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”” (Rev 5:11–13)

Christ — the infant born lowly and the crucified Lamb — is uniquely qualified to receive worship that no one but God Himself receives.

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