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http://www.creation-science-prophecy.com/michael.htm
Manny
interesting and seems legit
Manny
interesting and seems legit
Originally posted by menace71Yes....one just has to sit and think about it and put it together. Good job.
You know we are always slamming on the JWs but there is some room for what RC is saying. Michael means captain of God or Prince of God and Angel means messenger of God (and in the ultimate sense) Jesus was indeed the ultimate messenger of God. In the context of Michael and his angels waging war with the serpent and his angels it sounds a lot like Jesus.
Manny
Originally posted by SuzianneThen why isn't Gabriels name used here instead of Michaels?
This is all spun from the JW dogma that Christ is a "created being", and therefore[sic] could not have been "with God" in the beginning. It's amazing what gymnastics have to be done to appear correct when you get the first thing wrong.
Drop that one dogmatic miscue, and suddenly it all becomes clearer.
Also, the archangel who usually has the j ...[text shortened]... .
And as for Adventist dogma, they are second only to JWs for dogma made up from whole cloth.
Originally posted by galveston75Put more simply, the answer is NO.
Is Jesus the Archangel Michael?
Put simply, the answer is yes. The custom of being called by more than one name is common in many cultures. The same situation occurs with names in the Bible. For example, the patriarch Jacob is also named Israel. (Genesis 35:10) The apostle Peter is named in five different ways—Symeon, Simon, Peter, Cephas, and Simon ...[text shortened]... med his service as Michael, the chief angel, “to the glory of God the Father.”—Philippians 2:11.
Originally posted by galveston75I am just pointing out that you should remove your reference to an angel appearing to the virgin Mary as some kind of evidence that Michael and Jesus are the same person.
So who said it wasn't?
Now answer my questions.
Originally posted by RJHindsAnswer my questions...
I am just pointing out that you should remove your reference to an angel appearing to the virgin Mary as some kind of evidence that Michael and Jesus are the same person.
Also Philippians 2:11 doesn't even mention Michael as a chief angel or archangel.
Originally posted by RJHinds"If I missed this forgive me but Robbie made a comment. This angel "Michael" defeats Satan the Devil, correct?
I thought I answered them. What are your questions again that I did not answer?