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"Have you heard of "worship" in terms of dulia, hyperdulia, and latria? There is a difference, you know."

These differences have nothing to do with plain Bible truth. "dulia," "hyperdulia" and "latria" are just part of the trade termonology of the religious system, designed to bamboozle people into thinking the purveyers of the system have it all worked out.

Folks, "Dulia," "hyperdulia," and "Latria" are not meant to be names for your new-born daughters, please.

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in the heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water that is under the earth: (5) THOU SHALT NOT BOW DOWN THYSELF TO THEM, NOR SERVE THEM: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, ..." (Deuteronomy 20:4, 5) Oh, that's much simpler! That's a relief! No more incense, no more lighting candles, no more genuflecting. Just worshipping God in Spirit and in truth.

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in the heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water that is under the earth: (5) THOU SHALT NOT BOW DOWN THYSELF TO THEM, NOR SERVE THEM: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, ..." (Deuteronomy 20:4, 5) Oh, that's much simpler! That's a relief! No more incense, no more lighting candles, no more genuflecting. Just worshipping God in Spirit and in truth.

Ah, but it isn't that simple. Read Apologia of St. John Damascene Against Those Who Decry Holy Images

Another example: Ezekiel 41: 17-18, when Ezekiel has a vision of the idealized temple, that has carved/wrought images of cherubim in it.