Jesus is Michael the Archangel

Statement of position: To maintain or assert that Michael the Archangel is Jesus Christ is an erroneous postulation.Definitions:Jesus Christ - the self existent son of God. Fully God and fully man. The savior of the human race. - ACCEPTEDAngel - a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, a messenger from God. - ACCEPTEDPoint 1 - The Son is distinct from angelic beings.In Hebrews 1:5-8, we see that the writer shows the superiority of Jesus over the angelic beings, and contrasts Him with them.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 firstbegotten 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 sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.Notice how the writer of Hebrews indicats that God commands all angels (including Michael) to worship Jesus. Clearly, Jesus' superiority to the angels implies a distinction.Point 2 - Angels do not accept worship.Angels do not accept worship, but rather preach the worship of God, and no other. In Revelation 19:10 the apostle John fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had revealed to him the message of Revelation, and the angel responded, saying10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.Angels, idols, and humans are all unworthy of the reverent worship that is due only to God.Point 3 - Jesus accepted worship.The Bible is replete with examples of Jesus accepting worship from mankind. Matthew 14:33 indicates that those who saw Jesus walk on water “worshiped Him.” John 9:38 reveals that the blind man whom Jesus had healed, later confessed his belief in Jesus as the Son of God and “worshiped him.” After Mary Magdalene and the other women visited the empty tomb of Jesus, and the risen Christ appeared to them, “they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him” (Matthew 28:9). When Thomas first witnessed the resurrected Christ, he exclaimed, “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Later, when Jesus appeared to the apostles in Galilee, “they worshiped Him” on a mountain (Matthew 28:17). A few days after that, His disciples “worshiped Him” in Bethany (Luke 24:52). Time and again Jesus accepted the kind of praise from men that is due only to God. He never sought to correct His followers, and redirect the worship away from Himself as did the angel in Revelation.Point 4 - The world to come is not subject to angels.The writer of Hebrews returned to the subject of Jesus’ superiority over angels in chapter two, saying, "For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak"[Hebrews 2:5].To whom will the world be in subjection? Scripture indicates that it would be Jesus“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"[Hebews 1:2]; Indeed, all authority has been given, not to any angel, but to Jesus, "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth"[Matthew 28:18].Finally, Peter echoes the same idea with"Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him"[1 Peter 3:22]Point 5 - Angels cannot judge SatanApparently, Michael could not judge Satan"Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee."[Jude 1:9]That is, Michael did not dare pronounce a railing judgment against the devil because of what we read in the second book of Peter, "Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord[2 Peter 2:11]On the other hand, Jesus once declared about Satan "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."[John 8:44]Showing his superiority over Michael, the archangel.Conclusion: It is evident that (1) the son is distinct from angelic beings (2) Angels do not accept worship (3) Jesus accepts worship (4) The world to come is not subject to angels (5) Angels cannot judge Satan. Jesus, therefore, is not Michael, the archangel.[1] http://www.biblegateway.com...