Tell me more about Archangel Michael?

Question

I think he's the highest ranking angel. Where can I read more about him in the bible? Why do I see him steping on Lucifer? Did he beat him up? What do you think of him?

Who's your favorite angel?

Answer 1

Archangel Michael occupies one of the highest places in the hierarchy of angels, he is very closely associated with the destinies of the Church. The Holy Scripture teaches us that besides the physical world there exists a great spiritual world, inhabited by intelligent and kind creatures called angels. In Greek the word "angel" means "messenger" since it is through them that God often declares His will to people. What the life of angels is like in the spiritual world that they inhabit and what they perform – we know almost nothing and actually we would be unable to grasp it anyway. They exist under conditions that are totally different from those of our material world; time, space and all mode of existence have a completely different content there. The prefix "arch-" added to the names of some angels show that in comparison with other angels they serve God in a more sublime way.

The name Michael in Hebrew means "Who is like God." The Holy Scripture mentions only some of the angels by personal names when describing instances of their appearing to various people. Obviously those are the angels that carry out a special mission in establishing the Lord’s Kingdom on the earth. Among them are archangels Michael and Gabriel who are mentioned in canonical books of the Scripture, as well as archangels Raphael, Uriel, Sariel, Jerahmeel and Raquel mentioned in some non-canonical books (The "canon," or the official list of Old Testament sacred books, was set up in the 5th century BC. Old Testament sacred books written after that were not included into the canon and are therefore called non-canonical.). Archangel Gabriel usually appeared to some righteous people as a herald of great and joyous tidings about events to happen to the people of God (Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26). In the book of Tobit archangel Raphael says about himself: "I am one of the seven angels who bring prayers of saints to God and ascends to appear in front of the Holy God (Tob. 12:15). This accounts for the concept of there being seven archangels in Heaven and Michael is one of them.

The Scriptures call Archangel Michael "prince" and "leader of the Lord’s army"; he is depicted as the major fighter in the battle against the devil and people’s transgressions. Thus the Church has given him the name of "archstratig," which means senior warrior, leader. In this capacity Archangel Michael came to Joshua to help him and the Israelites to conquer the Promised Land. He also appeared to Prophet Daniel during the fall of the Babylon kingdom and the beginning of establishment of the Mesopotamian kingdom. Daniel received a prophecy of assistance that would be rendered by Archangel Michael to the people of God in the times of the coming persecutions from the antichrist. In the book of Revelation Archangel Michael is the forefront leader in the battle against the dragon-devil and other rebellious angels. "And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down – that ancient serpent call the devil or Satan." The Apostle Judah briefly mentions Archangel Michael as the enemy of the devil (Joshua 5:13; Dan. ch. 10, 12:1; Jude 9; Rev. 12:7-9; Luke 10:18).

In the spirit of the Holy Scripture some fathers of the Church regard Archangel Michael as a participant of other important events in the life of God’s people, though he is not mentioned by his name there. For example, he is believed to appear in the form of the mysterious fire pillar that led the Israelites in their exodus from Egypt and destroyed pharaoh’s army. The victory over enormous Assyrian armed forces besieging Jerusalem in the time of prophet Isaiah (Exod. 33:9 14:26-28; 2 Kings 19:35) was also ascribed to Archangel Michael.

The Church venerates Archangel Michael as a defendant of faith and a fighter against heresy and all evil. He is depicted on icons casting down the devil with a fire sword or a spear.

Raquel- favorite

Answer 2

The Protestant Bible mentions two angels. Michael and Gabriel. The Catholic Bible (book of Tobit) adds Raphael. All of the other names are man made. Do not confuse them with reality. John Milton's Paradise Lost or Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy are poems or novels. They are classics, yet many take them as scripture. They are not. You will learn very little about angels from God's word. Revelation for Michael mostly. He and his angels battled the dragon, who is Lucifer. He cast the rebels from Heaven. That would be the image that you saw. There were several appearances made to man by others. Genesis, Ezekiel and Daniel are similar books, dealing with visions. There is a huge concordance that can serve as a valuable map to God's word. Strong's Concordance. Check it out. There is much literature pertaining to angels, just remember that most is man's creation. I am also fascinated by angels. Cool question!

Answer 3

The word "archangel" occurs in only two verses of the Bible. 1 Thessalonians 4:16, "For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first." Jude verse 9, "But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" The word "archangel" comes from a Greek word meaning "chief angel." It refers to an angel who seems to be the leader of other angels.

Michael is the only angel identified as an archangel (Jude verse 9). However, Daniel 10:13 describes Michael as "one of the chief princes." This possibly indicates that there are more than one archangel, because it places Michael on the same level as the other "chief princes." Daniel 10:21 describes Michael the archangel as "your prince," and Daniel 12:1 identifies Michael as "the great prince who protects." So, while it is possible that there are multiple archangels, it is best not to presume upon the Word of God by declaring other angels as archangels. 1 Thessalonians uses the singular to identify "the voice of THE archangel," not "the voice of AN archangel," which would allow for the possibility of there being more than one archangel. Even if there are multiple archangels, it seems that Michael is the chief among them.

Answer 4

Michael is awesome. He put down Lucifers rebellion when Lucifer thought he could take God's spot in Heaven. Michael took the 2/3 of the loyal angels and crushed the rebellion. He is the strongest of all angels. I am sure you can read about him in many places. Any Catholic bookstore would help you. I am sure you can also find information using a websearch. Peace be with you.

Answer 5

There are some answers that are mixing truth with folklore. But yes Michael was an archangel and so was Lucifer. They had both risen to the job of cherubim which mean " the one that covereth (a guard) . Well Michael and Lucifer had the job of guarding the mercy seat (Christ's throne) . Yes Michael and God's heavenly host put down Satan's rebellion. The putting down of Satan's is referred to in the bible. Christ once said " i will utter things that have been hidden since the FOUNDATION of the world. This word foundation refers to Michael's put down of Satan's rebellion. In fact Dr. Strong's concordances translation of the word foundation means
kataballo (Strong's # 2598) which means to fling or throw down. This put down or kataballo was the prelude right before Adam and eve. Michael is considered the prince of the heavenly host. And no we don't worship Michael , He wouldn't want us to. We honor Him as God's servant and our intercessor. God bless

Answer 6

Michael is the highest ranking angel. He is prince of the angels and one of the chief princes, second to the prince of the host, the Son of God. Michael is 24 feet tall, the same height as the Son of God. The Son of God and Michael share a brotherly relationship. Michael is the second born in this sphere.

Answer 7

Michael's root name is Mikael, which means "Who is like God".

My favourite angel would be Azrael, the Angel of Death, and Pangel, the Angel of Y/A R&S.

Answer 8

He is the first angel ....the most powerful angel...and chief of them as Revelation 12 verse 7 to 9 also is the great prince as Daniel 12 verse 1 teach.

Answer 9

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",as the "the archangel,"(Dan.10:13;12:1;Jude 9,RS)Michael means "Who Is Like God?"The name evidently designates Michael as the one who takes the lead in upholding Jehovah's sovereignty and destroying God's enemies.
At 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (RS),the command of Jesus Christ for the resurrection to begin isdescribed 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?(John12:31)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.
The Bible only mentions two angels by name.And they are Gabriel and Michael.

Answer 10

Be sure that you don't put too much attention on angels. They are servants of God and the book of Revelations specifically says NOT TO WORSHIP angels..........................like when John , who wrote Revelations, tried to bow to an angel.