![]() Throughout the Bible God has anointed chosen people to stand up for His people. If I’m interpreting what you are trying to say by ‘How does Michael stand up for God’s people …’ is correct, Michael is not the only name in the Bible that stands up for God’s people. I’m not a bible student nor do I claim to know more of the bible than anyone else but I can answer or clatify some of the questions or statements noted by harrydunn. and Luke 4 and can only quote what God says to do, why can’t Michael be Jesus since he can NOW rebuke the Devil in Rev. ![]() 22:16, why can’t he be an angel since all angels are morningstars? Job 38:7 If Michael cannot rebuke the Devil in Jude 9 and gives that power only to God, and Jesus cannot rebuke the Devil in Matt. If Jesus is the bright and morningstar of Rev. If Jesus is a or the Son of God, why can’t he be an angel if all angels are called sons of God. How can one be chief and not be over all? How does Michael stand up for God’s people and not be Jesus, as Jesus is the only one capable of standing up for God’s people? If Jesus comes with the voice of an archangel, how would Jesus need anyone to help him call out, when he does indeed call out from the memorial tombs. 10:13 can be just as easily said as Michael, the Chief one of princes. The Bible doesn’t say Michael is in charge of “some of the angels” Does the author think that some would be missing in Dan 12:7-9? Dan. Want to know more? I’d suggest reading the book of Daniel-this book mentions Michael more than any other book of the Bible. Still, angels are fascinating, and the mystery of Michael the archangel will probably give my imagination a lot of exercise for years to come. But God has graciously given us a glimpse at behind-the-scenes actions and personalities in the spiritual realm. That might frustrate our curiosity-then again, God didn’t have to reveal anything about Michael, the existence of archangels, etc. Most of what we’ve heard is probably derived from extrabiblical sources. Only Michael supports this angel against these forces (Dan 10:21).Īs it turns out, the Bible doesn’t say very much about Michael the archangel. The angel stays with Daniel long enough to give an outline of future events for the Jews, but must return to fighting the prince of Persia (and the prince of Greece will soon join the fight, too). An angel finally appears to him 21 days later, and explains the delay: the “prince of Persia” had been opposing him the whole time, and it wasn’t until Michael relieved the angel that he could continue his trip to Daniel. In Daniel chapter 10, the prophet fasts, humbling himself before God and praying for understanding regarding the Jews’ future. Michael battles the patron angels of other nations The devil and his forces are too weak to remain in heaven, however, and so they are all thrown down to earth (Rev 12:7–9). In John’s apocalypse, he sees a great war in heaven: Michael and his angels vs. Michael is a military commander of some angels In Jude 9, Michael says to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you!” 5. Well, three Greek words that are often translated into four English words. Michael only says four words in the Bible What he does say is interesting enough to merit a fact to itself. Jude does tell us that Michael wasn’t so bold as to pronounce a “railing judgment” (the Greek word for “railing” is often translated “blasphemous” or “defaming”) against the devil. Unfortunately, we’re not given any more information on what that argument was about. ![]() Jude mentions that Michael argues with Satan about the body of Moses (a nod to a Jewish tradition). The Bible doesn’t say what “standing guard” entails, but it’s very clear that Michael has special responsibilities for Israel. The angel also refers to Michael as Daniel’s prince (Dan 10:21). ![]() ![]() It is at this time that Michael, “ the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people will arise” (Dan 12:1). In Daniel’s last vision, an angel describes how the last days will play out for the Jews. However, if there are any other archangels, the Bible doesn’t tell us who they are. The Greek word for “archangel” (archággelos) means “chief angel” or “chief messenger.” The word “archangel” isn’t use to describe him in the Old Testament, but another angel calls him one of the chief princes (Dan 10:13).Ĭalling Michael “one of the chief princes” implies that Michael has peers. Michael is the only one the Bible calls an archangel 7 biblical facts about the archangel Michael: 1. Legend is interesting, but we need to know what the inspired Word of God says. Artwork by one of my favorite cartoonists: Ethan Nicolle. ![]()
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