For Jehovah's Witnesses: If Jesus is truly Michael the archangel, then what do we do with Hebrews 1:5?

Question

An archangel is still an angel, albeit, superior in his position, but STILL an angel. "For example, to which one of the angels did he ever say: "You are my son; I today, I have become your father"? (Heb 1:5) Sincerely struggling with this issue. Thanks

Answer 1

Compared with the Son, angels are but servants. The Father calls him alone “my son,” the Firstborn to whom even angels would do obeisance; of him and not of angels can it be said that his royal rule rests upon God as his throne, his permanence surpasses that of heavens and earth made through him, and his position is at the Father’s right hand

If the Law conveyed through angels could not be disregarded without punishment, what was spoken by God through the Son, who is higher than angels, must be given extraordinary attention.

The angels of heaven are sons of God even as Adam was a “son of God.” (Gen. 6:2; Job 1:6; 38:7; Luke 3:38.) But the Lo′gos, later called Jesus, is “the only-begotten Son of God.” (John 3:18.) He is the only one of his kind, the only one whom God himself created directly without the agency or cooperation of any creature. He is the only one whom God his Father used in bringing into existence all other creatures. He is the firstborn and chief one among all other angels (Col. 1:15, 16; Hebrews 1:5, 6.), which angels the Scriptures call “godlike ones” or “gods.” (Psalms 8:4, 5 - Therefore, according to some of the oldest and best manuscripts, the Lord Jesus Christ is properly described as “the only-begotten god [Greek, mo·no·ge·nes′ the·os′].”—John 1:18, New World Translation. Roth. & 'The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ' (1937; as printed in 1948), F. Spencer.

Paul applied a portion of Psalms 2 to that occasion, quoting God’s words, “I myself shall become his father, and he himself will become my son.” (Psalms 2:7; 2 Samuel 7:14; Acts 13:33. Hebrews 1:5 - compare Hebrews 5:5 - By his resurrection from the dead to spirit life, Jesus was “declared God’s Son” —1 Timothy 3:16.

Not only has the Son of God inherited dominion over the whole earth, but even the angels of heaven acknowledge his lordship.—Phil. 2:9, 10. Hebrews 1:3-9; 2:5-9.

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Answer 2

all angels are sons of God (Job 1:6, 2:1 and 38:4-7) Jesus is the first of them (Colossians 1:15-17) in Hebrew God compare The Archangel the most powerful angel (Daniel 10:18-21, 12:1 and Revelation 10:1) with the rest of the angels.

Answer 3

Jesus is superior to other angels.
(Note: he was not always superior, when he was transfered to earth he was made into a perfect man, less then angels - Hbr 2:9)

Hbr 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels

1st) Jesus was the only creation made directly from God. (Col 1:15) Jesus took part in creating the other Angels (Col 1:16).

2nd) Archangel is a position. He is chef over other Angels and chef messager to his father (1 Timothy 2:5). Jesus laid down this position when he took the throne of his father's Kingdom.

Jesus as Chef Messager and Angel
Gal 4: 4,14 God sent forth his Son, who came to be out of a woman and who came to be under law...but YOU received me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus.

Jesus made King
Rev 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.


3rd) Jesus is an Angel according to the bible, but he is also God's Son (Prince of Peace) and the only being that has shown he can rule the kingdom of Heaven besides his father.

Jesus was given superior position over other Angels after the atonement for Adam's Sin.

Phil 1:10,11 - For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every [other] name, so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground.

Answer 4

No problem for JWs is presented here. Michael can be the one and only archangel, but also be one of several princes. To use an example: Obama is THE (one and only) President. But he could also be called one of the foremost rulers in America. This is because "President" is in the category of "rulers." But there are other positions in the category "rulers" - such as senators and governors and Secretary of State, etc. (Also note that prince (sar) in Hebrew is not the same as "prince" in English. Sar generally means a ruler. English "prince" generally means the son of a king.)

Answer 5

Hebrews 1:3-4--" who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they."
( Notice that Jesus sits at the right hand of God therefore he can't be God. Can you sit at the right of someone if you are that someone? The answer is no.)

Hebrews 1:6---"But when He again brings the firstborn into the world" (Jesus is God's first angelic creation)

Daniel 12:1--"“At that time Michael (Jesus) shall stand up,
The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book." Compare Matthew 24:21

Revelation 12:7--"And war broke out in heaven: Michael (Jesus)and his angels fought with the dragon (Satan the Devil); and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer."

2 Thessalonians 1:7--"and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels" (The title "archangel" means "chief of the angels" so it is not surprising that Revelation speaks of Michael and his angels.)
Also at Matthew 24:31 it reads---"And He will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."
And at Matthew 25:31--"When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all of his angels, he will sit on his royal throne." (CEV)
And at 1 Thessalonians 4:16--"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first" (Jesus has the voice of the archangel since he is the archangel or chief angel in God's heavenly arrangement)

Answer 6

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?” 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 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

Answer 7

God has ONLY ONE Son and that is Jesus and not michael.
The twisting here is ad nauseum to the 9nth degree.

Answer 8

People assume that all, or at least almost all, who bear the name Christian follow the beliefs, teachings and practices of Jesus Christ. But the Bible tells us that not everyone who accepts the name of Christ is really a Christian.
"Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name . . . and will deceive many" (Matthew 24:4-5). Jesus had already warned His true servants that this would happen: "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves" (Matthew 7:13-15). ...........Hebrews 1:5 speaks for itself. Jesus was the Spirit of God, FROM God, hence, the SON OF GOD..........Can this be any clearer? God's true saints do NOT make a habit of taking the Word of God out context and distorting it to suit their own means such as what the JW's and many of the other false churches are famous for. When all is said and done, and on that day when Jesus Christ returns to this earth, ONLY God's true believers; those who have fully and sincerely repented of their sins, and have ACCEPTED Jesus Christ into their lives as Lord and Savior, and have endured in their faith to the end as true and faithful servants, will become joint heirs with Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of God.......That IS God's TRUTH!

Answer 9

Ok now that the JW hating idiots have had their say here is the answer to why Jesus is Michael from a actual Jehovahs Witness.

Scriptural evidence indicates that the name Michael applied to God’s Son before he left heaven to become Jesus Christ and also after his return. Michael is the only one said to be “the archangel,” meaning “chief angel,” or “principal angel.” The term occurs in the Bible only in the singular. This seems to imply that there is but one whom God has designated chief, or head, of the angelic host. At 1 Thessalonians 4:16 the voice of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ is described as being that of an archangel, suggesting that he is, in fact, himself the archangel. This text depicts him as descending from heaven with “a commanding call.” It is only logical, therefore, that the voice expressing this commanding call be described by a word that would not diminish or detract from the great authority that Christ Jesus now has as King of kings and Lord of lords. (Mt 28:18; Re 17:14) If the designation “archangel” applied, not to Jesus Christ, but to other angels, then the reference to “an archangel’s voice” would not be appropriate. In that case it would be describing a voice of lesser authority than that of the Son of God.

There are also other correspondencies establishing that Michael is actually the Son of God. Daniel, after making the first reference to Michael (Da 10:13), recorded a prophecy reaching down to “the time of the end” (Da 11:40) and then stated: “And during that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who is standing in behalf of the sons of [Daniel’s] people.” (Da 12:1) Michael’s ‘standing up’ was to be associated with “a time of distress such as has not been made to occur since there came to be a nation until that time.” (Da 12:1) In Daniel’s prophecy, ‘standing up’ frequently refers to the action of a king, either taking up his royal power or acting effectively in his capacity as king. (Da 11:2-4, 7, 16b, 20, 21) This supports the conclusion that Michael is Jesus Christ, since Jesus is Jehovah’s appointed King, commissioned to destroy all the nations at Har–Magedon.—Re 11:15; 16:14-16.

The book of Revelation (12:7, 10, 12) specifically mentions Michael in connection with the establishment of God’s Kingdom and links this event with trouble for the earth: “And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels battled with the dragon, and the dragon and its angels battled. And I heard a loud voice in heaven say: ‘Now have come to pass the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ, because the accuser of our brothers has been hurled down . . . On this account be glad, you heavens and you who reside in them! Woe for the earth and for the sea.’” Jesus Christ is later depicted as leading the heavenly armies in war against the nations of the earth. (Re 19:11-16) This would mean a period of distress for them, which would logically be included in the “time of distress” that is associated with Michael’s standing up. (Da 12:1) Since the Son of God is to fight the nations, it is only reasonable that he was the one who with his angels earlier battled against the superhuman dragon, Satan the Devil, and his angels.

In his prehuman existence Jesus was called “the Word.” (Joh 1:1) He also had the personal name Michael. By retaining the name Jesus after his resurrection (Ac 9:5), “the Word” shows that he is identical with the Son of God on earth. His resuming his heavenly name Michael and his title (or name) “The Word of God” (Re 19:13) ties him in with his prehuman existence. The very name Michael, asking as it does, “Who Is Like God?” points to the fact that Jehovah God is without like, or equal, and that Michael his archangel is his great Champion or Vindicator.

Answer 10

As foretold at Psalm 2:7, Jehovah acknowledged Jesus as His Son at his baptism and by resurrecting him to spirit life. (Mark 1:9-11; Romans 1:4; Hebrews 1:5; 5:5) Yes, the King of the heavenly Kingdom is God’s only-begotten Son. (John 3:16) As the royal descendant of King David, Jesus holds incontestable title to kingship. (2 Samuel 7:4-17; Matthew 1:6, 16) According to this psalm, God tells his Son: “Ask of me, that I may give nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your own possession.”—Psalm 2:8.

The King—God’s own Son—holds the position closest to Jehovah. Jesus is Jehovah’s tried, loyal, and reliable one. Moreover, Jesus has the inheritance as God’s Firstborn. Indeed, Jesus Christ “is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” (Colossians 1:15) All he has to do is ask and God ‘gives him nations as his inheritance and the ends of the earth as his possession.’ Jesus makes this request as one ‘fond of things relating to the sons of men’ and because of his keen desire to carry out his heavenly Father’s will toward the earth and mankind.—Proverbs 8:30, 31.