Michael
Michael, the archangel, is mentioned in the Bible as a heavenly being who fights for God's people and contends with evil forces.
MaleExile and Return eraOld & New Testaments3 books7 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Daniel 10:13; referred to as Michael (מִיכָאֵל) or Michael (Μιχαήλ).
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Includes 2 verses that refer to Michael without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
- But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.
- Daniel 11:1Referred to, not named“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.
- “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
- But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
- Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
- Revelation 12:10Referred to, not namedAnd I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.