Some believe they are the same person. I believe Michael is the Archangel of the LORD God.
Jude 9 Yet Michael the Archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, didn't bring against him a railing accusation, but said, "The LORD rebuke you.".
2006-09-07 05:17:48 · 26 answers · asked by t a m i l 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Teem, Jesus Christ is LORD.
God has given Him a name above all names. At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow & tongue confess Jesus Christ is LORD.
JW's have a false teaching about Jesus & Michael being the same person. Just shining the light on some tares the enemy has sown.
2006-09-07 06:48:19 · update #1
LORD = Yahweh
2006-09-07 06:49:24 · update #2
I do not think that anyone who believes in Jesus Christ thinks he is one and the same as Michael the Archangel. Jesus is God, Michael is an angel of God, "one of the seven angels who enter and serve before the Glory of the Lord."
2006-09-07 05:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by Robert L 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To confused answerers: this is a Jehovah's Witness doctrine.
Michael the Archangel is not a preincarnate Jesus Christ.
The passage you quoted from Jude speaks to the resurrection of Moses' physical body before the Last Day, which is when the Old Testament saints will be resurrected. However, God chose to resurrect Moses "early," which is why we see him at the Transfiguration. Satan disputed that Moses should be resurrected and Michael disagreed with Satan. You must remember that Satan was the HIGHEST of God's cherubs (See Eze. 28:11-19) and Michael, being of a lower rank, had no right to rebuke Satan.
Peace.
2006-09-07 12:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at the information regarding Michael:
1 - he is the only one said to be "the archangel" meaning "cheif" or "principal angel"
2 - the term "archangel" occurs in the Bible ONLY in the singular, which would imply that God designated only one head of the angelic host
3 - the voice of the resurrected Jesus Christ is described as being that of an archangel at 1 Thess. 4:16; if the designation "archangel" applied, not to Christ, but to other angels, then the reference to "an archangel's voice" would not be appropriate because it would be describing a voice of lesser authority than that of the Son of God.
4 - Daniel, after making his first reference to Michael (Daniel 10:13), recorded a prophecy reaching down to "the time of the end" (Daniel 11:40) and then stated: "And during that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who is standing in behalf of [Daniel's] people." (Daniel 12:1) In Daniel's prophecy, 'standing up' frequently refers to the action of a king either taking royal power or acting effectively in his capacity as king, which supports the conclusion that Michael is Jesus Christ, God's appointed King, commissioned to destroy all the nations at Har-Magedon. (Rev. 11:15; 16:14-16)
5 - Michael is specifically mentioned in Revelation (Rev. 12:7, 10, 12) in connection with the establishment of God's Kingdom. Note - "...Michael and his angels battled with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels battled." Jesus Christ is depicted as leading the heavenly armies in war against the nations of the earth. (Rev. 19:11-16) Further, Rev. 19:19 refers to "the one seated on the white horse with his army". That one is described in Rev. 19:11-13 and is called "The Word of God", which everyone knows is Jesus because he retained that title while on earth.
6 - The name Michael means "Who Is Like God?", pointing to the fact that God is without equal and that Michael is the vindicator of God's name.
2006-09-07 12:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone except the JW's believe that Jesus was NOT the Archangel Michael.
2006-09-07 12:21:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, Jesus and Michael the archangel are not the same person.
2006-09-07 12:19:28 · answer #5 · answered by Char 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, they are two different beings.
Second, Michael was NOT cast out of heaven, Lucifer the morningstar was AKA Satan, Mephistopheles, Asmodaeus, Baal, etc.
Michael fought with the heavenly host according to the Bible, Jesus is said to be the Son of God.
2006-09-07 12:25:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where in the bible does it infer Christ is Michael? Gabriel is Gabriel so why is Michael not Michael? In the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses everythng is confirmed. So where in any verse does it imply Michael is Christ? I don't see it anywhere in scripture...
2006-09-07 12:23:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many who criticise Jehovah's Witnesses for their views don't realise that a number of Protestant sources agree with the Witness position.
“As we stated yesterday, Michael may mean an angel; but I embrace the opinion of those who refer this to the person of Christ, because it suits the subject best to represent him as standing forward for the defense of his elect people.” - John Calvin. (See Calvin's writings online at http://www.ccel.org/c/calvin/comment3/comm_vol25/htm/vii.htm)
“Michael - Christ alone is the protector of his church, when all the princes of the earth desert or oppose it.” - John Wesley's commentary on Daniel 10:21. (See Wesley's writings online at http://wesley.nnu.edu/john_wesley/notes/daniel.htm)
“a) The angel here notes two things: first that the Church will be in great affliction and trouble at Christ's coming, and next that God will send his angel to deliver it, whom he here calls Michael, meaning Christ, who is proclaimed by the preaching of the Gospel.” - Geneva Bible Commentary. (See http://www.ccel.org/g/geneva/notes/Daniel/12.html)
Jude 9 has Michael saying "Jehovah rebuke you"
not Jesus rebuke you. LORD = Jehovah.
2006-09-07 12:45:52 · answer #8 · answered by TeeM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Angels are creatures created by God. Jesus is a member of the Triune God... Like apple and oranges
2006-09-07 12:20:57 · answer #9 · answered by chris 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, since angels don't have free will, they must be directly controlled by God, and thus are the same as God.
I think this is the same as saying "is a hand puppet different from the guy who is making it move"
2006-09-07 12:20:02 · answer #10 · answered by QuestionWyrm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋