Peter, one of the apostles received the same act of proskyneo, which is translated as reverence, as he himself had attributed to Jesus in the gospels (Matthew 28:18), so what happens as a consequence of this?
“But Peter made him get up. `Stand up.’ he said, `I am only a man myself’ ” Acts 10:26 Peter knew when he rebuked Cornelius that such an act was indicative of divinity and such an act should not be applied to human beings, Peter was also a strictly monotheistic who would have not attributed any form of worship to anyone outside of the one true God. Attributing such worship to Jesus Christ is proof enough of Jesus’ divinity, indicating that he is indeed God. Hot Tip Meherally has been unable in his FAQ, to define what exactly `porkusean’ actually means, in our study of the word and it’s context within the Bible, the only logical interpretation for this word is worship. To put a final nail into the argument, let us consider the following fact. When Peter was confronted by the act of being bowed down before his person, he rebuked the person (Cornelius) stating that he himself was only a man and was not due such adoration. We find a similar account of an act of worship being rebuked by the
