are there any books or information on him? I know in the bible it speaks of him very rarely.
2007-10-11 22:10:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
thank you for NOT answering the question Hebrew.... :(
2007-10-11 22:23:52 · update #1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_(archangel)
One of my favorite Biblical characters.
2007-10-11 22:15:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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.
Recommended Resource: What the Bible says about Angels by David Jeremiah.
2007-10-12 10:46:27 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
his name is giving in the book of Daniel 12:1 and says he is the great prince in heaven and in the future he will bring a great tribulation and will resurrect people.
in the book of Judas (before Revelation) in verse 9 says that he is the Archangel (there is only one not two or more).
in Revelation 12:7 he fought with Satan and he is the one that expelled from heavn and the same that will "put in an jail" during 1000 years.
As you may know all angels are sons of God, you can see that in Job 1:6 and 2:1 , he is the first angel or firstson of God, that is why he is the chief angel.
byt the way all the sons of God almighty are gods according to Psalm 82:6
So Michael is a great prince in heaven, a god , and the firstson of God. does it sound familiar to you.
by the way Jesus has the voice of Archangel and will bring a great tribulation and will resurrect people.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 " because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a commanding call, with an archangel’s voice and with God’s trumpet, and those who are dead in union with Christ will rise first"
someone says that are more archangels cause Michael is called prince but he is not a prince but a great prince.
2007-10-12 08:48:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check for different Bible Commentaries. He is not Jesus, like Jehovah's Witness material claims. You know "Christians " are Jehovah's Witnesses when they say Jesus is Michael.
2007-10-12 10:25:22 · answer #4 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot of information on Michael, but most of it is not from Christian sources. If you are a Christian then the information that you will find on him will be suspect. So many other religions have more focus on angels and they are New Age in nature.
2007-10-12 05:18:54 · answer #5 · answered by Future Citizen of Forvik 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Michael is mentioned twice in Holy Scripture. Anything else is written by sinful men and not at all trustworthy.
2007-10-12 05:35:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
HE is the PRINCE of Israel and WILL "stand up" at a given time and defeat their enemies.
2007-10-12 05:35:43 · answer #7 · answered by hamoh10 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋