06-23-2019, 11:53 PM
Any physical thing (or any angel) that usurps the sovereignty of HASHEM is considered idolatry. For example, if you think a statue, angel, or human has the full powers of HASHEM and is therefore above or equal to HASHEM, it is considered idolatry. You can lay prostrate before the messiah all day long (this is a typical form of obeisance shown to monarchs), but as long as you know in the back of your mind that the messiah is simply the viceroy of HASHEM and that HASHEM is truly the King of Kings, then that prostration is not considered worship.
I can see how people may be tempted to worship the messiah as G-d because of the very strange verse of Jeremiah 23:6... but the true messiah--who is humble before G-d--will remind everyone that he is not HASHEM and will therefore never accept glory that is reserved for HASHEM.
Jesus broke this rule, which is why we don't consider him to be a true messiah, but instead a corrupted and false messiah.
I can see how people may be tempted to worship the messiah as G-d because of the very strange verse of Jeremiah 23:6... but the true messiah--who is humble before G-d--will remind everyone that he is not HASHEM and will therefore never accept glory that is reserved for HASHEM.
Jesus broke this rule, which is why we don't consider him to be a true messiah, but instead a corrupted and false messiah.
"Learn to do good; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow."
Isaiah 1:17
Isaiah 1:17