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MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL IS JESUS CHRIST

The Hebrew word “malak” translated angel simply means messenger. So that Jesus being Michael the archangel means Iesus is the Chief messenger, as the Mediator or the Word.

Considering this let us look at Exodus 3:2,4 where “The Angel [Messenger] of the Lord” is equated with God:
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
Here we see it was God being referred to as the Angel of the Lord that was in the burning bush. Jesus is referred to as the Angel or Messenger of the Lord because he is the sent Yahweh as in context to God the Father the sender Yahweh whose will and message is transferred or mediated by Jesus – the Word. Thus saying Michael is the Archangel does not take away from Him being God.

In Joshua 5:15 – Joshua fell on His face and worshiped the captain of the host of the Lord. This refers to none other than Jesus for only God alone can receive worship.
In Dan.8:11 the daily sacrifice is taken away from the prince of host (the Archangel or Commander of Host- Michael). We are also told that the place of His sanctuary was cast down. Now the sanctuary in heaven does not belong to an angel in the context of a created being. The sanctuary belongs to Jesus who is God.
Furthermore the great controversy is between Jesus who is God and the devil, not between a created angel and the devil. Hence in the book of Job 1:1:6-8 it is Jesus that contends with the devil. And in Zechariah 3:1 & 2 the angel of the Lord; also referred to as the LORD is seen contending with the devil. And I quote:
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 

Here again it is seen it is Jesus who is the Angel or Messenger that contended with the devil. Thus when we read in Revelation 12:7 of war in heaven and that Michael and his angels contended with the devil and his angels, Michael is none other than Jesus who is always in the forefront of the battle with His angels. Thus when Michael comes again in triumph over death it is written in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 “the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God”. This text is not saying that Jesus is making a shout with the trump of God together with the voice of a created being for the purpose of resurrecting the dead. It would be absurd to think this, for God does not share His glory with another (Isaiah 42:8) especially in His work as Creator, which He does in bringing the righteous dead back to life. It is indeed Jesus who makes a shout with the voice of the archangel (Michael) and with the trump of God. So Michael is truly Jesus and is Yahweh God and Commander of the heavenly host. Amen.

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