Do Jehovah Witness really think Jesus was a angel?

Question

called Micheal, if so what made them think that.

Answer 1

At the moment, but they make profound changes to their beliefs every twenty years or so. In the 20's they said the saints were about to be raised in the flesh, and bought a huge mansion in California to house them! In the 30's they said that god would reward black people for being faithful by turning them white! In the 40's they said that the aluminium industry was directly controlled by Satan!

Of course, they will passionately deny all this - most ordinary witnesses are ignorant of how mutable the organisation's theology actually is! But it's all out there in their old publications, as are all the different dates they have given for Armageddon!

Answer 2

Yes. Some object to identifying Jesus with the angel of Jehovah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. For Trinitarians, of course, such an identification poses a problem since it shows conclusively that he is not equal to Jehovah God. But even some who do not accept the Trinity doctrine feel that Jesus’ identity with an angel somehow detracts from his dignity.

Remember, though, that the basic meaning of “angel” (Hebrew, mal·’akh′; Greek, ag′ge·los) is “messenger.” As the “Word” (Greek, lo′gos), Jesus is God’s messenger par excellence. Remember, too, that as the archangel, as well as “the firstborn of all creation,” Jesus had the highest rank among the angels even before he came to earth.—Colossians 1:15.

True, the apostle Paul wrote to the Hebrews: “He [Jesus] has become better than the angels, to the extent that he has inherited a name more excellent than theirs.” (Hebrews 1:4; Philippians 2:9, 10) However, this describes his situation after his having been here on earth. He was still the archangel and “the beginning of the creation by God.” (Revelation 3:14) But he became better than the angels. The ‘more excellent name’ or position is something he did not possess before coming to earth. (These scriptures contradict the Trinitarian concept that the Son is and always has been equal in every way to the Father.)

Hence, the fact that Michael is the archangel, chief of the angels, the fact that he stands up to rule as King, and the fact that he takes the lead in casting Satan out of heaven at the time of the birth of God’s Kingdom all lead us to just one conclusion: ‘Michael the great prince’ is none other than Jesus Christ himself.—Daniel 12:1.

Answer 3

There were some very good answers here. Not only JWs, but several Christian sects and non-denominational churches also teach that Michael the archangel (mentioned in Jude 9 only), as well as the Michael mentioned in Daniel, were "pre-incarnations" of Jesus. Many of these groups additionally teach that the "Angel of the Lord" appearing several times in the OT was *also* Jesus. A careful reading of Daniel (10:13, 21, 12:1), and comparison with Ezra 8:8 show that there *was* a prince of the Israelites named Michael one generation prior to that (Ezra 8) return from the Babylonian Captivity - in other words, at exactly the time, or just after the time, that Daniel was writing.

1Th 4:16 provides circumstantial (*very* circumstantial) evidence that Jesus might appear as an archangel. In the entire bible, only two verses (Jude and 1Th) use the term archangel.

It is an important note that JWs (and these other groups) believe that Jesus *appeared* as an angel but also was incarnated as the son of God, Jesus.

Traditionally, there are 4 archangels in Christianity and 7 in Judaism (though only 3 are named in the bible): Michael (NT), Gabriel (NT), Raphael (OT) and Uriel. Only Michael is specifically titled "archangel" in the bible. For Uriel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriel .

Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/

Answer 4

Simply put Jesus was the "firstborn of all creation" (Colossians 1:15), he was also the Son of God, Mathew 3:17 "This is my son, the beloved". All the angels were 'sons of God', Job 1:6 "Now it came to be the day when the sons of the true God entered to take their station before Jehovah, and even Satan......". So, Jesus as a son of God must have been an angel also. Jesus himself said he lived in heaven alongside his Father, John 17:5 "So now Father, Glorify me alongside yourself with the glory that I had alongside you befoe the world was". However,although he was an angel he was a very special angel for the Bible says he is the "only begotten son" (John 3:16)

Answer 5

The Bible associates Jesus with the ARCHangel (ruler of the angels) who is called Michael (meaning "Who is Like God"). This is found in the New Testament at 1 Thessalonians 4:16.

Other religions also teach (or taught) that Jesus was also the "angel" of God who protected the Israelites on their way from Egypt to the Promised Land, and the "angel of the LORD" that appeared to the prophets.

The word "angel" simply means messenger in Hebrew and Greek. Jesus was the greatest Messenger from God to mankind, who came to reveal God to mankind.

Jehovah's Witnesses also teach that Jesus is the Son of God, Immanuel, the Logos, as the Bible says, and our Lord and Savior.

Answer 6

Yes we do, In the bible,the only holy angel other than Gabriel , and the only one called archangel is Michael(Jude 9) The first occurrence of the name is in the tenth chapter of Daniel, where Michael is described as “one of the foremost princes”; he came to the aid of a lesser angel who was opposed by “the prince of the royal realm of Persia.” Michael was called “the prince of Daniel’speople,” “the great prince who is standing in behalf of the sons of Daniel’s people at Daniel 10:13, 20, 21; 12:1. This points to Michael as the angel who led the Israelites through the wilderness. (Exodus 23:20, 21, 23; 32:34; 33:2) Lending support to this conclusion is the fact that “Michael the archangel had a difference with the Devil and was disputing about Moses’ body.”—Jude 9.

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.

Answer 7

Yes JWs teach this and you got why above.

It is false doctrine and this is obvious.

Here in Jude - using logic -

Jude 1
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Christians rebuke the devil and his bootlickers in the name of the Lord - JESUS.

Michael said the LORD rebuke thee this being God Almighty YHWH when arguing over the bone of Moses. Jesus Christ is the very essence of God Almighty.

False Doctrine - another one they need to rid themselves of quickly.

Answer 8

Oh are you going to get a lot !! of answers from them..cut and paste everywhere! yes they think that..
They have to twist a couple scriptures here and there in order to make it fit...and they have to take out and add a few words to their Bible in order to take the diety away from God and Christ..but they will make it all sound so normal and make it fit just dandy.

Answer 9

He was an Angel, but he wasn't Michael.

He was Perfect, He was Gods Perfect Son - who was cast down to Earth, he was the Morning Star - Lucifer

(Note: Lucifer was not evil, he just wanted to be worshipped as God) - He got his wish, God made him God...

Answer 10

No, they believe that Jesus was a Son of God and therefore inferior to God. They do not believe in the Holy Trinity.

Peace and blessings!