When John offered to worship the angel, that humble spirit son of God responded: “Do not do that!” Instead of saying, ‘Worship me,’ the angel said, “Worship God.”

3. (a) What has been the goal of this publication? (b) What will we now consider?

³ The goal of this publication has been to strengthen our resolve to do as that angel commanded​—worship Jehovah God exclusively. (Deut. 10:20; Matt. 4:10)

First theme: Offer Jehovah exclusive devotion

5-9. What have we learned about offering Jehovah exclusive devotion?

⁵ Chapter 3:a The stunning vision of Jehovah surrounded by a rainbow and riding above powerful spirit creatures impresses on us a fundamental fact​—the Almighty alone is worthy of our worship.​—Ezek. 1:4, 15-28.

⁶ Chapter 5: How shocking it was to see the vision of Jehovah’s temple being defiled! The vision demonstrates that nothing is hidden from Jehovah. He sees disloyal acts, such as when his people turn to worshipping idols, even when the acts are hidden from human eyes. He is hurt by such acts and punishes those who practice them.​—Ezek. 8:1-18.

⁷ Chapter 7: The judgments pronounced against the surrounding nations that treated Israel with “utter scorn” prove that Jehovah holds accountable those who mistreat his people. (Ezek. 25:6) But we also learn another lesson from Israel’s dealings with those nations​—we must put loyalty to Jehovah above all else. Never would we lower our standards to fit in with relatives who do not worship Jehovah; nor would we place our trust in wealth or compromise our neutrality by giving to human governments the allegiance that only Jehovah deserves.

⁸ Chapters 13 and 14: The vision of the temple on the lofty mountain teaches us that we must live up to Jehovah’s elevated standards, recognizing that he is above all other gods.​—Ezek. 40:1–48:35.

⁹ Chapter 15: The prophetic descriptions of Israel and Judah as being like prostitutes remind us of just how repugnant spiritual adultery is to Jehovah.​—Ezek., chaps. 16, 23.

Second theme: Remain united in clean worship

10-14. How has the need for us to remain united in clean worship been emphasized?

¹⁰ Chapter 8: The prophecies promising that Jehovah would raise up “one shepherd” to care for His people stress the need for us to work unitedly and peaceably under Jesus’ leadership.​—Ezek. 34:23, 24; 37:24-28.

¹¹ Chapter 9: Ezekiel’s prophecies about God’s people being released from Babylonian captivity and restored to their homeland contain a message for those who want to please Jehovah today. Clean worshippers of Jehovah must break free from and remain free from the contaminating influence of false religion. Despite coming from countless religious, economic, and ethnic backgrounds, we must maintain the unity that helps identify us as God’s people.​—Ezek. 11:17, 18; 12:24; John 17:20-23.

¹² Chapter 10: The theme of unity was highlighted by the vision of the dry bones coming to life. What a privilege we have to be among the restored group of cleansed worshippers who work together as an army!​—Ezek. 37:1-14.

¹³ Chapter 12: Unity was especially emphasized by the prophecy of the two sticks becoming one. How faith-strengthening it is to see the anointed and the other sheep fulfill that prophecy! Despite living in a world divided by religious and political hatred, we remain bound together by love and loyalty.​—Ezek. 37:15-23.

¹⁴ Chapter 16: The vision of the man with the inkhorn and the men with smashing weapons contains a sobering warning​—only those who enter the “great tribulation” as pure worshippers will be in a position to be marked for survival.​—Matt. 24:21; Ezek. 9:1-11.

Third theme: Demonstrate love for others

15-18. Why must we continue to demonstrate love, and how can we do so?

¹⁵ Chapter 4: The vision of the four living creatures taught us about Jehovah’s qualities, the foremost being love. When we speak and act in a loving manner, we prove that Jehovah is our God.​—Ezek. 1:5-14; 1 John 4:8.

¹⁶ Chapters 6 and 11: God’s love motivated him to commission watchmen, such as Ezekiel. Because God is love, he does not want any to be destroyed when he brings an end to Satan’s domination of the earth. (2 Pet. 3:9) We have the privilege of reflecting God’s love by fulfilling our responsibility to support the work of the modern-day watchman.​—Ezek. 33:1-9.

¹⁷ Chapters 17 and 18: Jehovah knows that many will reject his mercy and will attempt to wipe out his loyal worshippers. Love will move Jehovah to defend his people when “Gog of the land of Magog” launches an attack on those who are loyal to Him. Love for others motivates us to warn as many as possible that Jehovah will destroy those who oppress his people.​—Ezek. 38:1–39:20; 2 Thess. 1:6, 7.

¹⁸ Chapters 19, 20, and 21: Jehovah’s love for people is strikingly evident in the visions depicting the stream of life-giving water and the apportioning of the land. The visions describe the results of Jehovah’s greatest act of love, giving the life of his Son so that we might have our sins forgiven and enjoy perfect life as part of God’s family. One of the best ways to show our love for people is to tell them about the beautiful future Jehovah has prepared for those who put faith in his Son.​—Ezek. 45:1-7; 47:1–48:35; Rev. 21:1-4; 22:17.