Last night I was watching a Seventh Day-Adventist Bible answer program and one of the Bible answer scholars said Michael the Archangel is a title for Jesus Christ. This is false, and close to erroneous Jehovah Witness belief that Jesus and the Archangel Michael are the same.
The clearest refutation of this false claim is when Michael Archangel battled Satan over the corpse of Moses, “But even Michael, one of the mightiest of the angels, did not dare accuse the devil of blasphemy, but simply said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (This took place when Michael was arguing with the devil about Moses’ body.)” (Jude 1:8-9). Michael would not rebuke the devil directly, by his own authority, but instead said, “the Lord rebuke you.” This proves Michael is not the Lord God, but Jesus is Lord God, “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved,” (Romans 10:9), and “Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11). Michael and Jesus are not the same, Michael is declared an angel, and the angels are created beings, while Jesus is the Creator (John 1:3, Colossians 1:15-16).
This is all settled in the Book of Hebrews:
“The Son (Jesus Christ) radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names
For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus:
“You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father.”
God also said,
“I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son.”
And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said,
“Let all of God’s angels worship him.”
Regarding the angels, he says,
“He sends his angels like the winds,
his servants like flames of fire.”
But to the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.
You rule with a scepter of justice.
You love justice and hate evil.
Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you,
pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”[g]
He also says to the Son,
“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth
and made the heavens with your hands.
And God never said to any of the angels,
“Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
until I humble your enemies,
making them a footstool under your feet.”
Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.” (Hebrews 1:3-14)
The angels are servants of God, created, Jesus is the Son of God, uncreated, and One with the Father and Holy Spirit, Very God of Very God. Michael the Archangel is a servant, Jesus created and made everything, including the Archangel Michael, “¶ In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word was with the God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with the God. All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.” (John 1:1-3), and “Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.” (Colossians 1:15-20). Christ is the creator, Michael is the created. Michael is an archangel, Jesus is the Alpha and Omega. Michael is warrior, Jesus is the Word of God. Michael is fought Satan and his fallen angels (Revelation 12:7-9), but it was Jesus the Son of Man who caste Satan out of heaven (Ezekiel 28:11-19).
Jesus is not the archangel Michael. Michael reports to Jesus and serves him. Michael is the Archangel, Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Do not listen to any fool who says Christ and Michael as the same, this is the false Jehovah Witness teaching and is in contradiction to the inerrant and infallible Scriptures which are God breathed, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16), and “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:20-21. Amen.
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