Is Jesus The Archangel Michael (no).pdf

In 2 Thessalonians 1:7, we read that “the Lord Jesus

will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

in flaming fire.” Thus, it appears that Jesus will

come with the archangel who issues the shout. In

Zechariah 14:5-6 , we read that Jehovah God “will

come, and all the holy ones with Him! And it will

come about in that day that there will be no light.”

When one compares this passage of Jehovah’s

coming with the coming of Christ as described in 2

Thessalonians 1:7 and Matthew 24:29-31, it is

obvious that the Jehovah who is coming in Zechariah

is the Jesus who is coming with “His angels” in

Matthew 24 and 2 Thessalonians.

further research has determined that the term genese

is derived not from gennao , but rather from genos

(

Jehovah is the only God we are to “serve . ”

(2 Kings 17:35) Jesus is to be served. (Col. 3:24)

) which means “kind” or “type.” Therefore,

when the Bible refers to Jesus as the “only begotten

God,” it is literally saying that Jesus is the “one and

only unique God.” (see John 1:18, NIV)

Jehovah is the only God to be “worshipped . ”

(Exodus 34:14) Jesus receives the same honor and

“worship” that the Father receives. (John 5:23;

Revelation 5:11-14 compare with Rev. 4:10-11) 4 No

angel can receive “worship.” (Revelation 22:8-9)

Indeed, Jesus was never Michael the archangel before

He came to earth, nor did He raise as “a spirit

creature”

Jehovah the Lord is to be set apart as holy . (Isaiah

8:12b-13) Jesus as Jehovah is to be set apart as holy.

(1 Peter 3:14b-15a) 5

the archangel Michael. The Bible

testifies: “For He did not subject to angels the world

to come, concerning which we are speaking.”

Jehovah’s glory is not to be given to another.

(Isaiah 42:8) Jesus shares Jehovah’s glory. (Jn. 17:5)

YHWH).

(Isaiah 42:8) Jesus has Jehovah’s name. (John 17:11;

John 16:14-15)

Hebrews 2:5

In order to try to prove that when Jesus was claiming

to be the “Son of God,” He was claiming to be one of

God’s angels, Jehovah’s Witnesses often point to

Job 38:7 where angels are called sons of God.

However, Hebrews 1:5 states, “For to which of the

angels did He ever say, ‘THOU ART MY SON,

TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN THEE’ And again, ‘I

WILL BE A FATHER TO HIM, AND HE SHALL

BE A SON TO ME’?” Since the Bible doesn’t

contradict itself, it is obvious that Jesus is called the

“Son of God” in a different sense than angels are

called God’s sons.

WHO IS JESUS?

Numerous titles and attributes of Jehovah found in

the Hebrew Scriptures are applied directly to Jesus in

the Christian Greek Scriptures.

Jehovah is the only God to be mentioned in prayer .

(Exodus 23:13) Christians are to pray to Jesus.

(John 14:14) 6 .

Calling upon Jehovah (Joel 2:32) is the same as

calling upon Jesus. (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:9-13) 7

Jehovah knows “all things . ” (1 John 3:20; Psalm

147:5) Jesus knows “all things.” (John 16:30)

Jehovah “the true God” is called “eternal life . ”

(1 John 5:20) Jesus is called “the eternal life.”

(1 John 1:2)

Jehovah is the only one who knows the hearts of all

men . (1 Kings 8:39; Jeremiah 17:9-10) Jesus knows

the hearts of all men. (John 2:24-25; Rev. 2:18, 23)

Jehovah is the “mighty God . ” (Jeremiah 32:17-18;

Isaiah 10:20-21) Jesus is the “mighty God”

(Isaiah 9:6) who is “Almighty.” (Revelation 1:7-8) 8

THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD. (1 Timothy 1:17;

Isaiah 44:8)

Jehovah is our sanctifier . (Exodus 31:13) Jesus

sanctifies us. (Hebrews 10:10)

Jehovah is our peace . (Judges 6:23) Jesus is our peace.

(Ephesians 2:14)

Jehovah is an “everlasting light . ” (Psalm 27:1; Isaiah

60:19-20) Jesus is the light of men and the everlasting

light of the future city. (John 1:4-9; Revelation 21:23)

Historically, the Jews understood the term “son of...”

to mean “of the order of...” (see 1 Kings 20:35;

Nehemiah 12:28) Therefore, when Jesus claimed to

be the “Son of God” (John 19:7), the Jews tried to

stone Him for blasphemy (Leviticus 24:16) for they

understood Him to be claiming to be “of the order of

God”, hence, claiming to be Jehovah God. (John

5:18) In Isaiah 46:9, God declares, “I am God, and

there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like

Me .”

The term “only begotten” does not necessarily mean

that Jesus was created. When Jesus is called the

“only begotten God” in John 1:18, this term is used to

refer to Christ’s uniqueness as God. Originally, it

was thought that the term monogenese (

Jehovah is our righteousness . (Jeremiah 23:6) Jesus

is our righteousness. ( 1 Corinthians 1:30)

Jehovah is our healer . (Exodus 15:26) Jesus heals us.

(Acts 9:34)

Jehovah is “ the first and the last .” (Isaiah 44:6;

48:12) Jesus is the “first and the last.”

(Revelation 1:17-18; 22:12-13, 20)

Jehovah God dwells in us. (2 Corinthians 6:16) Jesus

is in us. (Romans 8:10) 2

Jehovah is the “ Alpha and the Omega .” (Revelation

1:8; Revelation 21:6-7) Jesus is the “Alpha and the

Omega.” (Revelation 22:12-13, 20)

Jehovah is the giver of life who will not allow His

people to be “snatched” out of His hand .

(Deuteronomy 32:39) Jesus is the giver of life who

will not allow His people to be “snatched” out of His

hand. (John 10:28)

Jehovah’s title is “ the Holy One .” (Isaiah 47:4) Jesus

is “the Holy One.” (Acts 3:14; John 6:69)

Jehovah is the “stumbling stone” of Israel.

(Isaiah 8:13-15) Jesus is the “stumbling stone” of

Israel. (1 Peter 2:6-8)

Jehovah’s voice is “like the roar of rushing waters .”

(Ezekiel 43:2) Jesus’ “voice was like the sound of

rushing waters.” (Revelation 1:15)

John the Baptist was to prepare the way for Jehovah.

(Isaiah 40:3) The Jehovah who came was Jesus.

(Mark 1:1-4; John 1:6-7, 23)

)

Jehovah is present everywhere . (Proverbs 15:3;

Jeremiah 23:24; I Kings 8:27) Jesus is omnipresent.

(John 1:48; Matthew 18:20; 28:20)

Jehovah is the one who was “pierced . ” (Zechariah

12:10) 9 Jesus is the pierced Jehovah. (Rev. 1:7-8)

came from monos (

) meaning “only” and

Jehovah’s nature does not change . (Malachi 3:6)

Jesus’ nature does not change. (Hebrews 13:8) 3

gennao (

) meaning “begotten.” However,

God’s name is Jehovah (or Yahweh

εννα

The Jehovah who was sold for 30 pieces of silver

(Zechariah 11:13) is Jesus. (Matthew 27:2-6)

2. Every place where Jesus is said to dwell “in” someone, the

Watchtower Society’s New World Translation of the Holy

Scriptures mistranslates it to read “Christ is in union with

you.” However, note that the correct translation of “in you”

can be found in Romans 8:10 of the Society’s Greek/English

Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures .

3. In the incarnation, Jesus took on an addition nature

Is Jesus Christ

The Archangel

Michael?

The Watchtower Society teaches that Jesus existed as

Michael the archangel prior to coming to earth and

became Michael again at his resurrection. They

claim that Jesus was only a man when he was on

earth, and when He died, the “man” Jesus ceased to

exist, 1 being raised as a “spirit creature” the

archangel Michael:

Jehovah is Lord of the elements . (Psalm 89:8-9)

Jesus is Lord of the elements. (Matthew 8:26-27;

John 2:7-9)

Jehovah is the great Judge who gives life to whom he

wishes and who renders to each man “according” to

his “deeds.” (Psalm 98:9; Deuteronomy 32:39;

Jeremiah 17:9-10) Jesus is the only judge who gives

life to whom he wishes and renders to each man

“according” to his “deeds.” (John 5:21-22;

Revelation 2:18, 23)

human nature (John 1:14; Philippians 2:7-8), but he still

possessed and continues to posses God’s nature (Philippians

2:6) “For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily

form .”

Colossians 2:9

4. Also Compare Isaiah 45:23 with Philippians 2:10-11.

5. Compare the Hebrew Scripture Greek Septuagint’s rendering

of Isaiah 8:12-13 with 1 Peter 3:14-15. Peter quotes this

passage of Jehovah and applies it directly to Jesus.

6. The Society’s New World Translation mistranslates this verse

to read “ask anything” rather than “ask me anything.” Note

the correct rendering can be found under John 14:14 in the

Society’s Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek

Scriptures.

7. The New World Translation inserts the word “Jehovah” for

“Lord” 237 times into their Christian Scriptures without the

support of a single Greek manuscript of the Christian

Scriptures. This is the case with Acts 2:21 and Romans

10:13. Note, however, the correct translation of “Lord” can

be found in the Society’s Kingdom Interlinear Translation of

the Greek Scriptures.

8. The Society translates “Lord God” in Rev. 1:8 as “Jehovah

God.” Notice that in this verse, Jehovah the Lord is called

“Alpha and Omega.” At Revelation 22:12-13, 20, Jesus is

called the “Alpha and Omega,” therefore, Jesus is the

“Almighty” God of Revelation 1:8.

9. While the best Hebrew manuscripts available render

Zechariah 12:10 as, “look upon Me whom they have

pierced,” the New World Translation mistranslates it to read,

“look to the One whom they have pierced.”

10. In this passage of Colossians, the New World Translation,

adds the word “other” four times against all Greek

manuscripts available. Note the correct translation of this

passage can be found in the Society’s Kingdom Interlinear

Translation.

11. Paul quotes Psalm 102:25-27 which speaks of Jehovah and

applies this passage directly to Christ in Hebrews 1:10-12.

Jehovah is the only one who can forgive sins . (Mark

2:7; Daniel 9:9) Jesus forgives sins. (Mark 2:10-11;

Luke 24:46-47)

Jehovah is the great “shepherd” who leads his

people to “the spring of the water of life .” (Psalm

23:1-2; Revelation 21:6-7) Jesus as the “shepherd” of

His people, leads them “to springs of the water of

life.” (John 10:11-18; Revelation 7:17) THERE IS

ONLY ONE SHEPHERD

John 10:16.

“So the evidence indicates that the Son of God was

known as Michael before he came to earth and is known

also by that name since his return to heaven where he

resides as the glorified spirit Son of God.”

Jehovah is “Lord of Lords . ” (Deuteronomy 10:17)

Jesus is “Lord of Lords.” (Revelation 17:14; 19:16)

The Father is Lord of all . (Matthew 11:25;

Acts 17:24) Jesus is “Lord of all.” (Acts 10:36)

THERE IS ONLY ONE LORD. (Jude 4)

In order to try to prove that Jesus is Michael the

archangel, Jehovah’s Witnesses often point to

passages like Daniel 10:13 where Michael is seen as

“one of the chief princes.” The fact that Michael is

“one of the chief princes,” however, indicates that

Michael is not unique. Jesus is more than just a

“Prince” or “Ruler.” The Bible calls Jesus “King of

Kings” and “Lord of Lords.” (Revelation 17:14;

19:16) This title indicates absolute sovereignty and

authority and is a far cry from being “one of the chief

princes” who is one among a group of equals.

Jehovah is the Savior . (Isaiah 45:21-22) Jesus is the

Savior. (Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 1:1) THERE IS ONLY

ONE SAVIOR. (Isaiah 43:11)

Jehovah created the universe . (Psalm 102:25-27)

Jesus created the universe. (John 1:3; Colossians 1:15-

19; 10 . Hebrews 1:10-12) 11 THERE IS ONLY ONE

CREATOR. (Isaiah 44:24)

Isaiah saw Jehovah . (Isaiah 6:1-5) The Jehovah that

Isaiah saw was Jesus. (John 12:41)

Could it be that Jehovah gave Jesus all these

qualities, and therefore, Jesus is a “lesser God”

under Jehovah? No! For Jehovah declares:

1 Thessalonians 4:16 states, “For the Lord Himself

will descend from heaven with a shout, with the

voice of the archangel , and with the trumpet of

God....” Jehovah’s Witnesses use this verse to try to

prove that Jesus is Michael the archangel because He

comes “with the voice of the archangel.” However,

the fact that Jesus is coming with the archangel’s

voice doesn’t mean that He is an archangel. Notice

that this verse also says that Jesus is coming with

God’s trumpet, but one wouldn’t argue that Jesus is

God simply because He is coming with God’s trumpet.

“For I am God, and there is no other ; I am God, and there

is no one like Me .”

If you would like more information, please contact:

Witnesses for Jesus

PO Box 50911

Colorado Springs, CO 80949

Website: http://www.witforjesus.org

“You are My witnesses…Before Me there was no God

formed , and there will be none after Me.…there is no

savior besides Me.”—Isaiah 43:10-11

1. The Atonement Between God and Man, Studies in the

Scriptures, vol. 5, p. 454

Reasoning

from the Scriptures, 1985, Watchtower Bible and Tract

Society, p. 218

Isaiah 46:9

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