| Below are several reasons why God cannot be an angel and why Michael is
not Jesus Christ.
Nature of Angels
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1. created beings - Colossians 1:16
2. spiritual beings without bodies - Hebrews 1:4, 1 Corinthians 15:39-40
3. have free agency, some choose Satan - Revelation 12, 2 Peter 2:4
4. Jesus is above them all - Hebrews 1:4-13
5. refuse worship - Colossians 2:18-19
6. never pray to them - 1 Timothy 2:5
7. A minor point (but the rest should be sufficient) is that there
appears to be more than one archangel. While the divinely-inspired
Bible seems to say there is only one, the apocryphal Book of Enoch
names Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel (9:1, 40:9) and numbers
archangels at 7 total (20:1-7; cross-reference with Tobit 12:15).
More Characteristics of Angels in General
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8. present at creation - Job 34:4-7
9. have mighty power - Psalm 103:20-21, 2 Thessalonians 1:7
10. angels eat - Psalm 78:25
11. God's servants/messengers - Galatians 1:6-9, 2 Corinthians 11:14
(won't contradict God's Word!)
12. always masculine - Job 1:6, 38:7, Genesis 6:2
13. don't marry - Matthew 22:30
14. innumerable number serving God (Lord of Hosts) - Hebrews 12:22,
2 Kings 6:16
15. different rankings & positions (5 ranks) - Ephesians 1:21,
Colossians 1:16, 1 Peter 3:22. Thrones, Dominions, Authorities,
Principalities, and Powers.
16. can take on human form - Genesis 18:2, Hebrews 13:2
17. interested in our salvation - 1 Peter 1:12, Luke 15:7
Types of Angels
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18. Seraphim - Isaiah 6:2. Only place where the Bible mentions them.
Some claim that Seraphim and Cherubim aren't actually angels.
19. Cherubim - Genesis 3:24, Ezekiel 1:5, 10:9, 28:12, Isaiah 37:16.
20. Archangels - Jude 9, Daniel 10:21 (Michael is spiritual warfare
guardian over Israel), Daniel 12.
21. Angels - Hebrews 1
Ministry of Angels
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22. minister, serve, strengthen others - Hebrews 1:14, Luke 22:43
23. they encourage - Acts 27:23-24
24. protect us from danger & harm - Genesis 19:11,16, 2 Kings 6:17,
Psalm 91:11-12, Acts 5:19, 12:7, Daniel 10:20, 6:22, Revelation 12:7.
25. escort us to Christ when we die - Luke 16:22
26. watch conduct of the church - 1 Corinthians 11:10, 4:9, 1 Timothy 5:21
27. assist God in executing His righteous judgment - Acts 12:23, 2
Corinthians 10:10, 77 references in Revelation.
28. give us direction & guidance - Acts 10:3, 8:26, John 16:13 (they
are never spiritual teachers!)
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| According to what the Bible says about angels, we can group them in
different subtopics:
Angel of the Lord - Ge 16:7, 22:15, Ex 14:19, Nu 22:23, Jdg 2:1, 13:3, Isa 63:9,
Mt 28:2, Ac 8:26, 27:23
Angelic Harvesters - Mt 13:30,39, Mk 13:27
Ministering Angels - Ge 16:7, 19:16, 22:11, Ex 14:19, 23:20, I Ki 19:5,
Ps 91:11, Isa 63:9, Da 3:28, Da 6:22, Mk 1:13, Lk 16:22,
Ac 5:19, 12:7, 27:23, Heb 1:14
Angelic Appearances - Ge 32:1, Nu 22:31, Jdg 2:1, 6:11, 13:3,13 Zec 1:9, 2:3,
Mt 1:20, 2:13, 28:2, Lk 1:11,28, 2:9, Jn 20:12, Ac 8:26, 10:3
Serve Christ - Mt 24:31, 25:31, 26:53, Lk 2:13, 22:43, Jn 1:51, 2Th 1:7, Heb
1:6, Rev 5:11
Angels of Wrath (execute the judgements of God) - Ge 19:1, Jdg 5:23, 2Sa 24:16,
1Ch 21:15, 2Ch 32:21, Isa 37:36, Ac 12:23
Fallen Angels - Job 4:18, Mt 25:41, 2Pe 2:4, Jude 6, Rev 12:9
In Heaven - Job 38:7, Mk 12:25, Lk 12:8, 15:10, Heb 12:22, Rev 7:11, 8:2
Heavenly Host - Ne 9:6, Da 7:10, Heb 12:22, Rev 5:11, 7:9, 14:1, 19:6
Of the Churches - Rev 1:20, 2:1,8,12, 3:1,7,14
Worship of Forbidden - Dt 26:10, 2Ki 17:36, 1Ch 16:29, Ps 29:2, 95:6, 96:9,
99:5, Zec 14:17, Mt 4:10, Jn 4:24, Rev 14:7, 15:4, 19:10, 22:9
Hebrews 1-2 : Man is above the Angels in God's eyes. God died for our sins so
that we may be saved, he didn't do this for the angels. Christ
was made a little lower than the angels when taking on all of
our sins upon the cross.
Luke 20:27-40 : (same passage in the other synoptic gospels) Man will not
be married or marry in heaven, just as the angels do not.
Anything beyond this information is conjecture and speculation.
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