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the dead in Christ shall rise first: The shout of the Lord is equated with the voice of the archangel. It is <strong>Jesus</strong> who raises the dead with his voice as indicated in: and<br />
railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. This passage is an echo of:<br />
3:1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. a<br />
3:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Zec<br />
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Satan the equal opponent with <strong>Jesus</strong>. Satan is a created make would<br />
THE HISTORIC JESUS<br />
M.M.NINAN<br />
Michael and the Angel of the Lord<br />
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are several bible scholars who consider that the Angel of the Lord as mentioned in the Old Testament is the Archangel Michael who is the pre-incarnate form of <strong>Jesus</strong>. The proof texts quoted are given below: There<br />
Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: 1<br />
he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him devil<br />
5:28 Marvel not at this: hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, John 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection<br />
damnation. Hence they believe that <strong>Jesus</strong> must be an Archangel. But it does not identify Him with Michael. of<br />
1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the Jude<br />
even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? While Michael is called the Archangel it does not identify him with Satan;<br />
On the other hand a one on one conflict with <strong>Jesus</strong> and Satan <strong>Jesus</strong>.