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Michael is the only holy angel other than Gabriel named in the Bible, and the only one called “archangel.” Jude 9
Michael was called “the prince of Daniel’s people,” “the great prince who is standing in behalf of the sons of Daniel’s people.” Da 10: 13, 20, 21; 12:1 This points to Michael as the angel who led the Israelites through the wilderness. Exodus 23:20, 21, 23; 32:34; 33:2. Lending support to this conclusion is the fact that "Michael the archangel had a difference with the Devil and was disputing about Moses' body" Jude 9
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. It seems to imply to me that there is but one whom God has designated chief, or head, of the angelic host. A 1 Thessalonians 4:16 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. This text depicts him as descending from heaven with “a commanding call.” 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. 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.
There are also other correspondencies establishing that Michael is actually the Son of God. Daniel, after making the first reference to Michael Daniel 10:13 recorded a prophecy reaching down to “the time of the end” Daniel 11:40 and then stated: “And during that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who is standing in behalf of the sons of Daniel’s people.” Daniel 12:1 Michael’s ‘standing up’ was to be associated with “a time of distress such as has not been made to occur since there came to be a nation until that time.” Daniel 12:1 In Daniel’s prophecy, ‘standing up’ frequently refers to the action of a king, either taking up his royal power or acting effectively in his capacity as king. Daniel 11:2-4, 7, 16b, 20, 21 This supports the conclusion that Michael is Jesus Christ, since Jesus is Jehovah’s appointed King, commissioned to destroy all the nations at Har–Magedon. Revelations 11:15; 16:14-16
