Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
One of the most intriguing passages in Revelation is the war in heaven found in Revelation 12. Here is the passage: Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in … Read More “When Was the War in Heaven?” »
I am very interested in the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ claim that Jesus is the archangel Michael. In my reading, I came across something interesting. Papias was an early Christian father, a companion of Polycarp and someone who had met and heard the Apostle John. He is an important witness for understanding what the early church believed. … Read More “Papias on Christ and Michael” »
As you may know, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe that Jesus is co-eternal with the Father. Instead of God incarnate, they see Jesus as the archangel Michael. One of the first problems that they have to deal with is that the first couple of chapters of Hebrews make it very clear that Jesus is not … Read More “Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Problem of the Archangel Michael” »
One of the distinctives of the Jehovah’s Witnesses is their belief that Jesus is not God but is rather the archangel Michael. They derive this from the following passage. “For the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call and with the sound of God’s trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the … Read More “Is Jesus the Archangel Michael?” »
