Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Revelation 22:8

"And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things." — Revelation 22:8 (ASV)

The “I, John” is reminiscent of 1:4, 9. His confession that he “heard and saw these things” and the repetition of the prohibition (19:10) against John’s worshiping the angel serve a purpose. No believer, not even one of great spiritual stature as John, is beyond the subtle temptation to worship what is good itself in place of God, who alone is to be worshiped.