24 Oct '11 17:16>3 edits
First i must apologise to Whodey who raised this question for it was asked in sincerity
(i think) and was met with a rather abrupt answer not becoming a servant of the
most high, therefore one shall endeavour to treat this with as much reasonableness
as is possible under the circumstances.
(Jude 9) But when Michael the archangel had a difference with the Devil and was
disputing about Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a judgement against him in
abusive terms, but said: “May Jehovah rebuke you.”
(1 Thessalonians 4:16) because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a
commanding call, with an archangel’s voice and with God’s trumpet, and those who
are dead in union with Christ will rise first.
Is Jesus Christ the same person as Michael the archangel?
The name of this Michael appears only five times in the Bible. The glorious spirit
person who bears the name is referred to as “one of the chief princes,” “the great
prince who has charge of your [Daniel’s] people,” and as “the archangel.” (Dan.
10:13; 12:1; Jude 9, RS) Michael means “Who Is Like God?”
At 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (RS), the command of Jesus Christ for the resurrection to
begin is described as “the archangel’s call,” and Jude 9 says that the archangel is
Michael. Would it be appropriate to liken Jesus’ commanding call to that of someone
lesser in authority? Reasonably, then, the archangel Michael is Jesus Christ.
(Interestingly, the expression “archangel” is never found in the plural in the
Scriptures, thus implying that there is only one.)
Revelation 12:7-12 says that Michael and his angels would war against Satan and
hurl him and his wicked angels out of heaven in connection with the conferring of
kingly authority on Christ. Jesus is later depicted as leading the armies of heaven in
war against the nations of the world. (Rev. 19:11-16) Is it not reasonable that Jesus
would also be the one to take action against the one he described as “ruler of this
world,” Satan the Devil? (John 12:31) Daniel 12:1 (RS) associates the ‘standing up
of Michael’ to act with authority with “a time of trouble, such as never has been
since there was a nation till that time.” That would certainly fit the experience of the
nations when Christ as heavenly executioner takes action against them. So the
evidence indicates that the Son of God was known as Michael before he came to
earth and is known also by that name since his return to heaven where he resides
as the glorified spirit Son of God.
(i think) and was met with a rather abrupt answer not becoming a servant of the
most high, therefore one shall endeavour to treat this with as much reasonableness
as is possible under the circumstances.
(Jude 9) But when Michael the archangel had a difference with the Devil and was
disputing about Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a judgement against him in
abusive terms, but said: “May Jehovah rebuke you.”
(1 Thessalonians 4:16) because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a
commanding call, with an archangel’s voice and with God’s trumpet, and those who
are dead in union with Christ will rise first.
Is Jesus Christ the same person as Michael the archangel?
The name of this Michael appears only five times in the Bible. The glorious spirit
person who bears the name is referred to as “one of the chief princes,” “the great
prince who has charge of your [Daniel’s] people,” and as “the archangel.” (Dan.
10:13; 12:1; Jude 9, RS) Michael means “Who Is Like God?”
At 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (RS), the command of Jesus Christ for the resurrection to
begin is described as “the archangel’s call,” and Jude 9 says that the archangel is
Michael. Would it be appropriate to liken Jesus’ commanding call to that of someone
lesser in authority? Reasonably, then, the archangel Michael is Jesus Christ.
(Interestingly, the expression “archangel” is never found in the plural in the
Scriptures, thus implying that there is only one.)
Revelation 12:7-12 says that Michael and his angels would war against Satan and
hurl him and his wicked angels out of heaven in connection with the conferring of
kingly authority on Christ. Jesus is later depicted as leading the armies of heaven in
war against the nations of the world. (Rev. 19:11-16) Is it not reasonable that Jesus
would also be the one to take action against the one he described as “ruler of this
world,” Satan the Devil? (John 12:31) Daniel 12:1 (RS) associates the ‘standing up
of Michael’ to act with authority with “a time of trouble, such as never has been
since there was a nation till that time.” That would certainly fit the experience of the
nations when Christ as heavenly executioner takes action against them. So the
evidence indicates that the Son of God was known as Michael before he came to
earth and is known also by that name since his return to heaven where he resides
as the glorified spirit Son of God.