But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, "May the Lord rebuke you!" — Jude 1:9
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 dead in Christ will rise first. — 1 Thessalonians 4:16
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia. — Daniel 10:13
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. — Daniel 12:1
My theory is that they created the concept of the "Archangel" Michael to assert some form religious supremacy following the end of the Second World War. This was, in part, to cover up the role that British and American Intelligence had to play in propping up the Third Reich. — thewonder
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