John 6:41-51
( Jesus: So he went on to say to them): "YOU are from the realms below; I am from the realms above. YOU are from this world; I am not from this world. John 8:23
So now You, Father glorify me alongside Yourself with the glory I once had alongside You before the world was." John 6:46; 17:5. Michael who is Jesus before God sent him was with His Father before God created the heavens and earth.
Michael (First Name Origin and Meaning) Hebrew · Male Who is like God. Jesus is an image of the invisible God, the first begotten (prõtotokos) of the creation. Colossians 1:15 hence the beginning (arche) of the creation of God. Revelation 3:14. First and foremost mean virtually the same thing.
The foremost prince, both in power and authority, is Michael, the archangel. The one who stands up for God's people during the end of the age. Michael was with the Jews in the wilderness at the exodus, Michael disputes with the Devil over the body of Moses . When Jesus who is Michael returned back to his Father in heaven, after 40 day's on earth as Michael he cast Satan down to earth woe to the world. Exodus 14; Joshua 5:13-15; Daniel 10:13, 21; 12:1; Jude 9; Revelation 12:7-9
To the abundance of the princely rule and to peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom in order to establish it firmly and to sustain it by means of justice and by means of righteousness, from now on and to time indefinite. The very zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this. 9:7
THE POINT being that there is only ONE Archangel, and that indeed is Christs other title among others. Keep this mental attitude in YOU that was also in Christ Jesus, who, although he was existing in God’s image, Christ himself was like God, Who gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God. No, but he emptied himself and took a slave’s form and came to be in the likeness of men. More than that, when he found himself in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient as far as death, yes, death on a tree. Philippians 2:5-8
It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by Jehovah.’ Everyone that has heard from the Father and has learned comes to me. Not that any man has seen the Father, except he who is from God; this one has seen the Father. Most truly I say to YOU, He that believes has everlasting life. 6:45-47
ARCH means chief, foremost, number one. The word Archangel derives from the Greek archangelos = αρχ- arch- ("first, primary, chief") ("messenger"). The prefix "arch," meaning "chief" or "principal," implies that there is only one archangel, the chief angel; in the Scriptures, "archangel" is never found in the plural. 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. 1 Thessalonians 4:16, in speaking of the preeminence of the archangel and the authority of his office, does so in reference to the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ: It is, therefore, not without significance that the only name directly associated with the word "archangel" is Michael. Chief leader of the angels.
Jesus Christ, Messenger of the new Covenant: In answer he said: "I was not sent forth to any but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Malachi 3:1-3; Matthew 15:24. But he said to them: " Also to other cities I must declare the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this I was sent forth." Luke 4:43; John 5:36; 6:57; 7:16,29; 8:42. do YOU say to me whom the Father sanctified and dispatched into the world, ‘You blaspheme,’ because I said, I am God’s Son? John 10:36, 11:42; 17:3; 1 John 11:1.
Jesus said, "And he said to them, 'I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.'" Luke 22:15. Jesus had often tried to talk to them about His death and the manner in which He would die. But now the time had come and this was their last feast together. The Bible says that He took bread and gave each of them some and then said, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me" 22:19. And He took wine and shared with them. He said, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you." Luke 22:20. He told them several things in these short statements. He wanted them to know that He was going to die a sacrificial death for sin, that it was going to be His blood that paid the blood sacrifice, that He was to establish a new covenant and to replace the Old Covenant. Luke's gospel records a dispute that took place at this dinner among a few of His disciples as to which of them was the greatest. His disciple's had still not grasped the significance of His words. He had just told them that he was having a last meal with them before His death and they are arguing about who is going to be the greatest in His kingdom! So Jesus taught them a lesson on serving, "For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. You are those who have stood by me in my trials. And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." Luke 22:27-30. Again with His words, He gave more than one major message: His kingdom was not going to be of this world and in order to be great in His kingdom, they needed to learn how to serve.
"Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his achievements of long ago. From time indefinite I was installed, from the start, from times earlier than the earth.When there were no watery deeps I was brought forth as with labor pains, when there were no springs heavily charged with water. Before the mountains themselves had been settled down, ahead of the hills, I was brought forth as with labor pains, when as yet he had not made the earth and the open spaces and the first part of the dust masses of the productive land. When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he decreed a circle upon the face of the watery deep, when he made firm the cloud masses above, when he caused the fountains of the watery deep to be strong, when he set for the sea his decree that the waters themselves should not pass beyond his order, when he decreed the foundations of the earth, then I came to be beside him as a master worker, and I came to be the one he was specially fond of day by day, I being glad before him all the time, being glad at the productive land of his earth, and the things I was fond of were with the sons of men. Proverbs 8:22-31. When the world began, the Word was already there. The Word was with God, and the nature of the Word was like the nature of God. The Word was there in the beginning with God. It was through the agency of the Word that everything else came into being. Without the Word not one single thing came into being. John 1:1-3,14. So the Word became flesh and resided among us, and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as belongs to an only-begotten son from a father; and he was full of undeserved kindness and truth. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him. Also, he is before all [other] things and by means of him all [other] things were made to exist, Colossians 1:15-17
'Jesus Christ, Chief Cornerstone' The stone that the builders rejected Has become the head of the corner. This has come to be from Jehovah himself; It is wonderful in our eyes. Psalms 118:22,23; Matthew 21:42; Ephesians 2:20-22. Michael (Hebrew: מיכאל, is the Archangel mentioned in the Book of Revelation 12:7; in the OT Michael is mentioned by name in the Persian context of the post-Exilic Book of Daniel. He is generally presented as the field commander of the Army of God. There Michael appears as "one of the chief princes" 10:13 who in Daniel's vision comes to the angel Gabriel's aid in his contest with the angel of Persia, and is also described there as the advocate of Israel and "great prince who stands up for the children of your people" 10:21, 12:1. Michael is one of the principal angels in Abrahamic tradition; his name was said to have been the war-cry of the angels in the battle fought in heaven against Satan and his followers.
Jesus and the Archangel Michael are the same being. Jesus/Michael was the first being that God created and through whom He made the universe, the angels, and mankind. In this pre-human existence he was known as the Word of God. He later took human form as Jesus and led a life without sin. After his death, Jesus was resurrected in his previous spiritual form. The bible also refers to Michael as the leader of an army of angels in heaven who overthrow Satan in a great battle. Jesus is also spoken of as leading such an army and the bible never speaks of two armies of faithful angels in heaven following two seperate leaders.
"As Lord of the Sabbath," Matthew 12:8. Jesus will lead obedient mankind into a right relationship with God and ultimately vindicate his Father's Sovereignty. By all indication the thousand-year reign of Christ will prove to be a sabbatical rest for the earth.
Paul's question?, "to which one of the angels did God ever say You are my son?" is as simple as it is profound. The answer is that Jehovah never honored any angel as such. But he did confer sonship upon the man, Jesus Christ. Hebrews 1:1,2; 2:5, "For it is not to angels that he has subjected the inhabited earth to come, about which we are speaking." Paul then quotes the 8th Psalm, indicating that man was originally made a little lower than the angels. After pointing out the obvious fact that because of sin, mankind has not fulfilled the divine mandate given to Adam to have the earth in subjection. Christ Jesus, as the Last Adam, also became a little lower then the angels, and that he was crowned with glory and honor for having suffered such an inglorious death. Thereby Jesus, by reason of his humanity, inherited the right to subjugate the earth, as Adam's replacement. The point Paul was making was that God exalted a man above the angels! After his baptism all authority was given to Jesus. That's why Jesus could order the demons around and even they recognized his power and position as the king of Jehovah's kingdom. What the people fail to take into consideration is the obvious fact that Michael also gained a great amount of authority over Satan and his demons.
The fact that before the Christian era Michael deferred to Jehovah and told the Devil, "May Jehovah rebuke you," and yet in the 12th chapter of Revelation we have Michael leading all of God's angels in a no-holds barred, knock-down, drag-out fight with Satan and all his demons, so that Michael is credited with a victory that rightly belongs to Christ? Michael only wields authority over Satan after Jesus' return to heaven. That being the case, it is yet another indication that Michael and Jesus are indeed one and the same. You will not find a verse that says what you are looking for. However, there are many places where it is implied that Jesus and Michael the archangel are one and the same. That means that we have to use our reasoning ability to unravel Jehovah's sacred secrets and not expect everything to be simply spelled out.
The book of Daniel contains a series of visions that all end the same way, with God's kingdom taking control. The 2nd chapter of Daniel we are told that God's kingdom crushes all opposing kingdoms of the world and it rules to time indefinite. In the 7th chapter we are given a more detailed vision, which depicts "someone like a son of man" being given authority over all the nations, a prophecy that Christ personally applied to himself. According to the overlapping prophecies of Daniel it is obvious that the Son of man, the Prince of princes and Michael, the great prince, are the same person.
However, Christ’s coronation is still a future event, occurring at an hour we do not know. Therefore, that makes it more of an urgent matter for us to "keep on the watch!" Matthew 22:14; 25:13-46
The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. Exodus 3:2. And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Si´nai an angel of the LORD in a flame of fire in a bush. Acts 7:30
Michael is called one of the foremost princes: Jesus is the Son of Jehovah. Jehovah has many other heavenly sons. A prince is a son of a King. Jesus is merely one of many princely sons of Jehovah. Michael could rightly be called one of the foremost princes before he came to earth because it was simply not God's time then to reveal and distinguish his special son and prince. Exodus 23:20-22; 32:33,34. And a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud: "This is my Son, the beloved; listen to him." Mark 9:7
This one was in [the] beginning with God. All things came into existence through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into existence. What has come into existence by means of him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light is shining in the darkness, but the darkness has not overpowered it. Malachi 3:1-John 1:2-5. John the Baptist as a like Elijah the prophet in the OT, actually did "clear the way" For Jehovah as a messenger of God's Son Jesus' coming. There arose a man that was sent forth as a representative of God: his name was John. John 1:6.
As Jesus came up out of the baptismal waters, God's voice was heard from heaven, saying: "This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved." Matthew 3:17
Jesus anointed at his birth? No, he was anointed by God's holy spirit on the occasion of his baptism, when he was 30 years old. That is when he became the Messiah, or Christ. "Jehovah's spirit is upon me, because he anointed me to declare good news to the poor ". Isaiah 61:1, Luke 4:18.This marked a change in Jesus' life. God's declaration meant that he had now begotten the 30 year-old Jesus to be a spiritual Son of God. Thus the way was opened up for this Son of God to return to heaven. This was necessary even for Jesus. The heaven was opened up and God's holy spirit in bodily shape like a dove came down upon him, Luke 3:21-23. For the word of God is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints and [their] marrow, and [is] able to discern thoughts and intentions of [the] heart. And there is not a creation that is not manifest to his sight, but all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting. Seeing, therefore, that we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold onto [our] confessing of [him]. Hebrews 4:12-14
For example, to which one of the angels did he ever say: "You are my son; I, today, I have become your father"? And again: "I myself shall become his father, and he himself will become my son"? But when he again brings his Firstborn into the inhabited earth, he says: "And let all God’s angels do obeisance (bow down) to him." Hebrews 1:5,6. Also, with reference to the angels he says: "And he makes his angels spirits, and his public servants a flame of fire." But with reference to the Son: "God is your throne 1 Corinthians 11:3..forever and ever, and [the] scepter of your kingdom is the scepter of uprightness. Ephesians 4:15. You loved righteousness, and you hated lawlessness. That is why God, your God, anointed you with [the] oil of exultation more than your partners." But with reference to which one of the angels has he ever said: "Sit at my right hand, until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet"? Hebrews 1:13. Jehovah did not give the kingdom to any angel. He gave it to a man. The point at which the prophecy was fulfilled, whereby Jehovah claimed Christ as His Son, was when Jesus was baptized.
Great Tribulation & Time Of Trouble. When Michael Stands At God's Temple In Heavenly Mount Zion.*Daniel 12:1; Matthew 24:15, He will cause God's earthly sacrifice and oblation to cease and be taken away. Satan is unrestrained, by God ~ Daniel 12:1-13; Matthew 24:15-21; Daniel 9:25-27. Jesus Christ's Servants will be first to meet Jesus out of the Great Tribulation and out of the Grave to meet Michael "in the air" 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17", or on the Mountain of God*Isaiah 2:1-5.
Let's take a look at the passage of Scripture that clearly tells of the harpazo a catching away that is to come. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus, will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, with God's trumpet: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. It is the Greek word, arpazw/harpazo that is translated "caught up," Rapture is not a biblical word its Latin the Holy Scriptures in the NT are not Latin they are Greek. 726 arpazw harpazo har-pad’-zo from a derivative of 138; TDNT-1:472,80; v AV-catch up 4, take by force 3, catch away 2, pluck 2, catch 1, pull 1; 13. (1) to seize, carry off by force (2) to seize on, claim for one’s self eagerly (3) to snatch out or away.
Jesus said before his death: Jesus spoke these things, and, raising his eyes to heaven, he said: "Father, the hour has come; glorify your son, that your son may glorify you, according as you have given him authority over all flesh, that, as regards the whole [number] whom you have given him, he may give them everlasting life. This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ. I have glorified you on the earth, having finished the work you have given me to do. So now you, Father, glorify me alongside yourself with the glory that I had alongside you before the world was. "I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world.
Those who have believed not that God sent His Son Have Been judged Already: 3:17 For God sent forth his Son into the world, not for him to judge the world, but for the world to be saved through him. THOSE that exercise faith in him will not be judged. THOSE that do not exercise faith HAVE been judged already, because they have not exercised faith in the name of the only-begotten Son of God. Now this is the basis for judgment, that the light has come into the world but mankind has loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were wicked. For those that practice vile things hates the light and does not come to the light, in order that their works may not be reproved. But those that do what is true come towards the light, in order that their works may be made manifest as having been worked in harmony with God." - V 21
When I was with them I used to watch over them on account of your own name which you have given me; and I have kept them, and not one of them is destroyed except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I am speaking these things in the world in order that they may have my joy in themselves to the full. I have given your word to them, but the world has hated them, because they are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. "I request you, not to take them out of the world, but to watch over them because of the wicked one. They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. Sanctify them by means of the truth; YOUR WORD is truth. Just as you sent me forth into the world, I also sent them forth into the world. And I am sanctifying myself in their behalf, that they also may be sanctified by means of truth.
will be. V 28 Wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together. "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in lamentation, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send forth,(Michael as chief leader of His angels, an Archgel's voice Jesus comes with,) his angels with a great God's******* trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together from the four winds, from one extremity of the heavens to the other extremity. - V 31. "Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father. For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken along and the other be abandoned; two women will be grinding at the hand mill: one will be taken along and the other be abandoned. Keep on the watch, therefore, because YOU do not know on what day YOUR Lord is coming. "But know one thing, that if the householder had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have kept awake and not allowed his house to be broken into. On this account YOU too prove yourselves ready, because at an hour that YOU do not think to be it, the Son of man is coming. "Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time? Matthew 24:36-45
"I make request, not concerning these only, but also concerning those putting faith in me through their word; in order that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in union with me and I am in union with you, that they also may be in union with us, in order that the world may believe that you sent me forth. Also, I have given them the glory that you have given me, in order that they may be one just as we are one. I in union with them and you in union with me, in order that they may be perfected into one, that the world may have the knowledge that you sent me forth and that you love them just as you love me. Father, as to what you have given me, I wish that, where I am, they also may be with me, in order to behold my glory that you have given me, because you loved me before the founding of the world. Righteous Father, the world has, indeed, not come to know you; but I have come to know you, and these have come to know that you sent me forth. And I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you love me may be in them and I in union with them." John 17:1-26
The Time of trouble that has never occured leading to the end of this age, Two fold prophecy: Inciting " The Great tribulation" is primarily the time of trouble for the..The prophesied "great tribulation" "And in the time of [the] end the king of the south will engage with him in a pushing, and against him the king of the north will storm with chariots and with horsemen and with many ships; and he will certainly enter into the lands and flood over and pass through. He will also actually enter into the land of the Decoration, and there will be many [lands] that will be made to stumble. But these are the ones that will escape out of his hand, E´dom and Mo´ab and the main part of the sons of Am´mon. And he will keep thrusting out his hand against the lands; and as regards the land of Egypt, she will not prove to be an escapee. And he will actually rule over the hidden treasures of the gold and the silver and over all the desirable things of Egypt. And the Lib´y·ans and the E·thi·o´pi·ans will be at his steps. "But there will be reports that will disturb him, out of the sunrising and out of the north, and he will certainly go forth in a great rage in order to annihilate and to devote many to destruction. And he will plant his palatial tents between [the] grand sea and the holy mountain of Decoration; and he will have to come all the way to his end, and there will be no helper for him. Daniel 11:40-45
Jesus/Michael will Stand Up! "And during that time Mi´cha·el will stand up, the great Prince Isaiah 9:6 who is standing in behalf of the sons of your people. And there will certainly occur a time of distress such as has not been made to occur since there came to be a nation until that time. And during that time your people will escape, every one who is found written down in the book. And there will be many of those asleep in the ground of dust who will wake up, these to indefinitely lasting life and those to reproaches [and] to indefinitely lasting abhorrence. "And the ones having insight will shine like the brightness of the expanse; and those who are bringing the many to righteousness, like the stars to time indefinite, even forever. "And as for you, O Daniel, make secret the words and seal up the book, until the time of [the] end. Many will rove about, and the [true] knowledge will become abundant." And I saw, I Daniel, and, look! there were two others standing, one on the bank here of the stream and the other on the bank there of the stream.
Then one said to the man clothed with the linen, who was up above the waters of the stream: "How long will it be to the end of the wonderful things?" And I began to hear the man clothed with the linen, who was up above the waters of the stream, as he proceeded to raise his right [hand] and his left [hand] to the heavens and to swear by the One who is alive for time indefinite: "It will be for an appointed time, appointed times and a half. And as soon as there will have been a finishing of the dashing of the power of the holy people to pieces, all these things will come to their finish."
Now as for me, I heard, but I could not understand; so that I said: "O my lord, what will be the final part of these things?" And he went on to say: "Go, Daniel, because the words are made secret and sealed up until the time of [the] end. Many will cleanse themselves and whiten themselves and will be refined. And the wicked ones will certainly act wickedly, and no wicked ones at all will understand; but the ones having insight will understand. "And from the time that the constant [feature] has been removed and there has been a placing of the disgusting thing that is causing desolation, there will be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. "Happy is the one who is keeping in expectation and who arrives at the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days"And as for you yourself, go toward the end; and you will rest, but you will stand up for your lot at the end of the days." Daniel 12:1-13. Matthew 24:1-51.
Jesus was indeed "the First" human to be resurrected to immortal spirit life. Col 1:18. Moreover, he is "the Last" to be so resurrected by Jehovah personally. Thus, he becomes "the living one . .living forever and ever." In this, he is like his immortal Father, who is called "the living God." Re 7:2; Ps 42:2. For all others of humanity, Jesus himself is "the resurrection and the life." Joh 11:25. he says to John: "I became dead, but, look! I am living forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades." Re 1:18. Jehovah has given him the authority to resurrect the dead. That is why Jesus can say that he has the keys to unlock, and the gates of Ha'des will not overpower it. For those bound by death and Hades. Mt 16:18; Ga 1:1
Scriptural evidence indicates that the name Michael applied to God’s Son before he left heaven to become Jesus Christ and also after his return. Michael is the only one said to be "the archangel," meaning "chief angel," or "principal angel." The term occurs in the Bible only in the singular. This seems to imply that there is but one whom God has designated chief, or head, of the angelic host. 1 Th 4:16 in this scripture Jesus is described as having assumed his power as God's Messianic King. Yet, he speaks with "an archangel's voice." Note, that he has the power to raise the dead.The voice of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ is described as being that of an archangel, suggesting that he is, in fact, himself the archangel. It is only logical, therefore, that the voice expressing this commanding call be described by a word that would not diminish or detract from the great authority that Christ Jesus now has as King of kings and Lord of lords. Mt 28:18; Re 17:14.
The Bible calls Michael the archangel.Too bad for apostates. No other archangels mentioned in the Bible except Jesus who has the archangel's voice. If the designation "archangel" applied, not to Jesus Christ, but to other angels, then the reference to "an archangel’s voice" would not be appropriate. In that case it would be describing a voice of lesser authority than that of the Son of God. Jesus is Jehovah’s appointed King, commissioned to destroy all the nations at Har–Magedon. Re 11:15; 16:14-16. But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and His Father rose him again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no way precede them that are fallen asleep. 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; then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Th 4:13-18.
After God resurrected His Son Jesus he was raised to a "superior position" in heaven again as a spirit creature. Php 2:9 No longer a human, he has the voice of an archangel. Is it not reasonable that Jesus would also be the one to take action against the one he described as "ruler of this world," Satan the Devil? Joh 12:31-Da 12:1 associates the "standing up" of Michael' to act with authority with "a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time." The glorified spirit Son of God. Michael/Jesus Christ, completes His High Priest duties, stands up leaving all before a Holy God without a Mediator. In his prehuman existence Jesus was called "the Word." (Logos) Joh 1:1. He also had the personal name Michael. By retaining the name Jesus after his resurrection. Ac 9:5, "the Word" shows that he is identical with the Son of God on earth. His resuming hisheavenly name Michael and his title "The Word of God" Re 19:13.
The very name Michael, "Who Is Like God?" points to the fact that Jehovah God is without like, or equal, and that Michael His archangel is His great Champion or Vindicator. As for the notion that Jesus was equal to God before he came to the earth the Bible says the exact opposite. Consider what Php 2:5,6 Paul wrote: "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being the likeness and the image of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness." The NIV admits that "very nature of God" is more accurately rendered as "in God's form". Meaning of the word image: exact likeness : SEMBLANCE <>Us create man in Our image God created mankind in his own image -- Genisis 1:27. RSV> b : a person strikingly like another personWe were all created in God's image, but we fall short of the Glory of God. Almighty God is Jesus' Father He gave His Son glory and Jesus doesn't accept glory from man. God is not a man that he should tell lies, Neither a son of mankind that he should feel regret. Has he himself said it and will he not do it, And has he spoken and will he not carry it out? Numbers 23:19
If Jesus "did not consider equality with God something to be grasped" doesn't that indicate that Jesus was not equal with God? But how sensible is it that God is not equal with himself or that one faction of God's supposed triplicate personality may be tempted to grasp for equality within the imaginary three fold godhead? True, Jesus was in God's form, meaning he is in God's likeness; as a son resembles his father. Instead, he humbly considered God's superiority over himself and did not seek to cash in on his privileged standing as the one closest to Jehovah. In that respect he did not consider equality with God something to be grasped. Jesus said: The Father is greater than I am. John 14:28
1 Timothy 3:16 There is some controversy over what is the correct translation of this verse. The KJV says "God was manifest in the flesh". This gives the definite idea that God came to earth as Jesus. However many other Bibles say "He who was manifested in the flesh," The noun God is replace by the pronoun he. Some of the Bibles that do that are the 1901 ASV, BBE, RSV and, NWT. Others are prone to presume out the word "God" or "He" the word "who" and the Catholic Douay says "which was manifested in the flesh,". Many translators of the bible tainted it to suit religion and the Trinity Dogma, and the confusion of that doctrine not only in 1 Ti 3:16, but in many other chapters in the NT have corrupted and mocked God to no end, but really to what end, in the end? TO THEIR END!.......And the beginning of the New Heavens and New Earth!!!!!!!
And without controversy great is the mystery of Godlikeness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. 1 Timothy 3:16 ASV. Keep Alert! not by man.
"Also, I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I am coming to you. Holy Father, watch over them on account of your own name which you have given me, in order that they may be one just as we are.
If Jesus wasn't Michael, then the scripture would say Jesus. Jesus is the Christ, therefore, why would he send an angel to do HIS job? The answer is in the scripture itself. The scripture specifically says (Michael) for the reason of revealing the sacred secret that Jesus and Micahel are the same spirit person kicking Satan out of heaven. Revelation 12:7-9. Only believers of faith in God and His Christ acknowledge this scripture. Everyone else will claim it's a lie, rejecting the word of God, therefore, Jesus rejects to give sight to these blind ones. Have you ever heard the statement "One in a Million"? That statement gives endearment to that "One" because this "One in a Million" takes much work to harvest out and who sends out the trumpet call? Holy Spirit is the one making the statement. There are Seven Billion People on the Earth, but Only ONE TRUE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY and one true Lord Jesus Christ. Jehovah must draw you out..(all the heart)..and bring you to His Son, Jesus Christ by Holy Spirit. Everyone else is REJECTED.
Therefore, only this is revealed "from the Spirit of truth," ONLY ONE! Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely if anyone has a cause for complaint against another. Even as Jehovah freely forgave YOU, so do YOU also. But, besides all these things, [clothe yourselves with] love, for it is a perfect bond of union. Also, let the peace of the Christ control in YOUR hearts, for YOU were, in fact, called to it in one body. And show yourselves thankful. Let the word of the Christ reside in YOU richly in all wisdom. Keep on teaching and admonishing one another with Psalms, Praises to God, spiritual songs with graciousness, singing in YOUR hearts to Jehovah. And whatever it is that YOU do in word or in work, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, thanking God the Father through him. Colossians 3:13-17
"I make request, not concerning these only, but also concerning those putting faith in me through their word; in order that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in union with me and I am in union with you, that they also may be in union with us, in order that the world may believe that you sent me forth. Also, I have given them the glory that you have given me, in order that they may be one just as we are one. I in union with them and you in union with me, in order that they may be perfected into one, that the world may have the knowledge that you sent me forth and that you love them just as you love me. Father, as to what you have given me, I wish that, where I am, they also may be with me, in order to behold my glory that you have given me, because you loved me before the founding of the world. Righteous Father, the world has, indeed, not come to know you; but I have come to know you, and these have come to know that you sent me forth. And I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you love me may be in them and I in union with them." John 17:1-26
The Time of trouble that has never occured leading to the end of this age, Two fold prophecy: Inciting " The Great tribulation" is primarily the time of trouble for the..The prophesied "great tribulation" "And in the time of [the] end the king of the south will engage with him in a pushing, and against him the king of the north will storm with chariots and with horsemen and with many ships; and he will certainly enter into the lands and flood over and pass through. He will also actually enter into the land of the Decoration, and there will be many [lands] that will be made to stumble. But these are the ones that will escape out of his hand, E´dom and Mo´ab and the main part of the sons of Am´mon. And he will keep thrusting out his hand against the lands; and as regards the land of Egypt, she will not prove to be an escapee. And he will actually rule over the hidden treasures of the gold and the silver and over all the desirable things of Egypt. And the Lib´y·ans and the E·thi·o´pi·ans will be at his steps. "But there will be reports that will disturb him, out of the sunrising and out of the north, and he will certainly go forth in a great rage in order to annihilate and to devote many to destruction. And he will plant his palatial tents between [the] grand sea and the holy mountain of Decoration; and he will have to come all the way to his end, and there will be no helper for him. Daniel 11:40-45
Jesus/Michael will Stand Up! "And during that time Mi´cha·el will stand up, the great Prince Isaiah 9:6 who is standing in behalf of the sons of your people. And there will certainly occur a time of distress such as has not been made to occur since there came to be a nation until that time. And during that time your people will escape, every one who is found written down in the book. And there will be many of those asleep in the ground of dust who will wake up, these to indefinitely lasting life and those to reproaches [and] to indefinitely lasting abhorrence. "And the ones having insight will shine like the brightness of the expanse; and those who are bringing the many to righteousness, like the stars to time indefinite, even forever. "And as for you, O Daniel, make secret the words and seal up the book, until the time of [the] end. Many will rove about, and the [true] knowledge will become abundant." And I saw, I Daniel, and, look! there were two others standing, one on the bank here of the stream and the other on the bank there of the stream.
Then one said to the man clothed with the linen, who was up above the waters of the stream: "How long will it be to the end of the wonderful things?" And I began to hear the man clothed with the linen, who was up above the waters of the stream, as he proceeded to raise his right [hand] and his left [hand] to the heavens and to swear by the One who is alive for time indefinite: "It will be for an appointed time, appointed times and a half. And as soon as there will have been a finishing of the dashing of the power of the holy people to pieces, all these things will come to their finish."
Now as for me, I heard, but I could not understand; so that I said: "O my lord, what will be the final part of these things?" And he went on to say: "Go, Daniel, because the words are made secret and sealed up until the time of [the] end. Many will cleanse themselves and whiten themselves and will be refined. And the wicked ones will certainly act wickedly, and no wicked ones at all will understand; but the ones having insight will understand. "And from the time that the constant [feature] has been removed and there has been a placing of the disgusting thing that is causing desolation, there will be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. "Happy is the one who is keeping in expectation and who arrives at the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days"And as for you yourself, go toward the end; and you will rest, but you will stand up for your lot at the end of the days." Daniel 12:1-13. Matthew 24:1-51.
Jesus was indeed "the First" human to be resurrected to immortal spirit life. Col 1:18. Moreover, he is "the Last" to be so resurrected by Jehovah personally. Thus, he becomes "the living one . .living forever and ever." In this, he is like his immortal Father, who is called "the living God." Re 7:2; Ps 42:2. For all others of humanity, Jesus himself is "the resurrection and the life." Joh 11:25. he says to John: "I became dead, but, look! I am living forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades." Re 1:18. Jehovah has given him the authority to resurrect the dead. That is why Jesus can say that he has the keys to unlock, and the gates of Ha'des will not overpower it. For those bound by death and Hades. Mt 16:18; Ga 1:1
Scriptural evidence indicates that the name Michael applied to God’s Son before he left heaven to become Jesus Christ and also after his return. Michael is the only one said to be "the archangel," meaning "chief angel," or "principal angel." The term occurs in the Bible only in the singular. This seems to imply that there is but one whom God has designated chief, or head, of the angelic host. 1 Th 4:16 in this scripture Jesus is described as having assumed his power as God's Messianic King. Yet, he speaks with "an archangel's voice." Note, that he has the power to raise the dead.The voice of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ is described as being that of an archangel, suggesting that he is, in fact, himself the archangel. It is only logical, therefore, that the voice expressing this commanding call be described by a word that would not diminish or detract from the great authority that Christ Jesus now has as King of kings and Lord of lords. Mt 28:18; Re 17:14.
The Bible calls Michael the archangel.Too bad for apostates. No other archangels mentioned in the Bible except Jesus who has the archangel's voice. If the designation "archangel" applied, not to Jesus Christ, but to other angels, then the reference to "an archangel’s voice" would not be appropriate. In that case it would be describing a voice of lesser authority than that of the Son of God. Jesus is Jehovah’s appointed King, commissioned to destroy all the nations at Har–Magedon. Re 11:15; 16:14-16. But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and His Father rose him again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no way precede them that are fallen asleep. 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; then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Th 4:13-18.
After God resurrected His Son Jesus he was raised to a "superior position" in heaven again as a spirit creature. Php 2:9 No longer a human, he has the voice of an archangel. Is it not reasonable that Jesus would also be the one to take action against the one he described as "ruler of this world," Satan the Devil? Joh 12:31-Da 12:1 associates the "standing up" of Michael' to act with authority with "a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time." The glorified spirit Son of God. Michael/Jesus Christ, completes His High Priest duties, stands up leaving all before a Holy God without a Mediator. In his prehuman existence Jesus was called "the Word." (Logos) Joh 1:1. He also had the personal name Michael. By retaining the name Jesus after his resurrection. Ac 9:5, "the Word" shows that he is identical with the Son of God on earth. His resuming hisheavenly name Michael and his title "The Word of God" Re 19:13.
The very name Michael, "Who Is Like God?" points to the fact that Jehovah God is without like, or equal, and that Michael His archangel is His great Champion or Vindicator. As for the notion that Jesus was equal to God before he came to the earth the Bible says the exact opposite. Consider what Php 2:5,6 Paul wrote: "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being the likeness and the image of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness." The NIV admits that "very nature of God" is more accurately rendered as "in God's form". Meaning of the word image: exact likeness : SEMBLANCE <>Us create man in Our image God created mankind in his own image -- Genisis 1:27. RSV> b : a person strikingly like another person
If Jesus "did not consider equality with God something to be grasped" doesn't that indicate that Jesus was not equal with God? But how sensible is it that God is not equal with himself or that one faction of God's supposed triplicate personality may be tempted to grasp for equality within the imaginary three fold godhead? True, Jesus was in God's form, meaning he is in God's likeness; as a son resembles his father. Instead, he humbly considered God's superiority over himself and did not seek to cash in on his privileged standing as the one closest to Jehovah. In that respect he did not consider equality with God something to be grasped. Jesus said: The Father is greater than I am. John 14:28
1 Timothy 3:16 There is some controversy over what is the correct translation of this verse. The KJV says "God was manifest in the flesh". This gives the definite idea that God came to earth as Jesus. However many other Bibles say "He who was manifested in the flesh," The noun God is replace by the pronoun he. Some of the Bibles that do that are the 1901 ASV, BBE, RSV and, NWT. Others are prone to presume out the word "God" or "He" the word "who" and the Catholic Douay says "which was manifested in the flesh,". Many translators of the bible tainted it to suit religion and the Trinity Dogma, and the confusion of that doctrine not only in 1 Ti 3:16, but in many other chapters in the NT have corrupted and mocked God to no end, but really to what end, in the end? TO THEIR END!.......And the beginning of the New Heavens and New Earth!!!!!!!
And without controversy great is the mystery of Godlikeness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. 1 Timothy 3:16 ASV. Keep Alert! not by man.
"Also, I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I am coming to you. Holy Father, watch over them on account of your own name which you have given me, in order that they may be one just as we are.
If Jesus wasn't Michael, then the scripture would say Jesus. Jesus is the Christ, therefore, why would he send an angel to do HIS job? The answer is in the scripture itself. The scripture specifically says (Michael) for the reason of revealing the sacred secret that Jesus and Micahel are the same spirit person kicking Satan out of heaven. Revelation 12:7-9. Only believers of faith in God and His Christ acknowledge this scripture. Everyone else will claim it's a lie, rejecting the word of God, therefore, Jesus rejects to give sight to these blind ones. Have you ever heard the statement "One in a Million"? That statement gives endearment to that "One" because this "One in a Million" takes much work to harvest out and who sends out the trumpet call? Holy Spirit is the one making the statement. There are Seven Billion People on the Earth, but Only ONE TRUE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY and one true Lord Jesus Christ. Jehovah must draw you out..(all the heart)..and bring you to His Son, Jesus Christ by Holy Spirit. Everyone else is REJECTED.
Therefore, only this is revealed "from the Spirit of truth," ONLY ONE! Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely if anyone has a cause for complaint against another. Even as Jehovah freely forgave YOU, so do YOU also. But, besides all these things, [clothe yourselves with] love, for it is a perfect bond of union. Also, let the peace of the Christ control in YOUR hearts, for YOU were, in fact, called to it in one body. And show yourselves thankful. Let the word of the Christ reside in YOU richly in all wisdom. Keep on teaching and admonishing one another with Psalms, Praises to God, spiritual songs with graciousness, singing in YOUR hearts to Jehovah. And whatever it is that YOU do in word or in work, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, thanking God the Father through him. Colossians 3:13-17
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