Bible Questions Answered.
“The church my son and I have started going to mentions Christ as angel Michael. This seems strange to me...”
Mary/ Las Vegas, Nevada U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
It is strange, because it is a “false-teaching.”
Nothing could be further from the truth or counter to the word of God.
The enemy has long sought to destroy the Bible doctrine of the trinity, for to do so, would be to destroy the doctrine of Jesus Christ, God's Son, and His atonement.
This group, cannot, produce one scripture showing that Jesus is the angel Michael!
The Lord Jesus Christ, is not an angel.
Revelation 17:14 KJV
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Ephesians 1:19-23 NLT
19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe Him. This is the same mighty power
20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
21 Now He is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come.
22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made Him head over all things for the benefit of the church.
23 And the church is His body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with Himself.
Read this following chapter to the Hebrews, then, please take the time to read it once more!
Hebrews 1:1-14 KJV
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;
3 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 on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
5 For unto which of the angels said He at any time, Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son?
6 And again, when He bringeth in the first begotten into the world, He saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him.
7 And of the angels He saith, Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
8 But unto the Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
13 But to which of the angels said He at any time, Sit on My right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Did you notice verse 6? All the angels of heaven are to worship the Son of God!
Angels are NEVER WORSHIPED!
Revelation 22:8,9 KJV
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Michael, an angel did not dare rebuke Satan.
Jude 9 NLT
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.)
But Jesus Christ, "not," an angel said to Satan....
Zechariah 3:2 NLT
And the Lord said to Satan, “I, the Lord, reject your accusations, Satan.
Yes, the Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you. This man is like a burning stick that has been snatched from the fire.”
Jesus, God's eternal Son, told Satan....
Matthew 4:8-10 NLT
8 Next the devil took Him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”
10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only Him.”
Let's take a look at …
I Thessalonians 4:16 KJV
For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Translation: Three instantaneous events.
Christ's Shout
Arch angel's voice
Trumpet blast
What our Lord will shout, we are not told, it may well be “My beloved!”
Arch angel, may well be Michael, as he is often portrayed as a leader of God's army.
His words may be “Mount up!”
(See for reference: Daniel 10:13,21/ Jude 9/ Revelation 12:7-9 KJV).
The trumpet blast will be the last, like a mighty cavalry charge.
(Be sure to read the blog-- Jesus Christ-Created Son? )
