Does the Watchtower still teach this. On what scriptural basis can Michael be Jesus? I studied and read my Bible on this subject and have never come to the conclusion that Michael and Jesus are one and the same. Please explain (unless it's not taught anymore). Thanks
Yes. Some people just refuse to believe that though, so no amount of persuasive and logical, scriptural reasoning will help. Instead, some prefer to believe that Jesus is fully human and fully divine in the spirit realm--that God is a Jewish man outside of earth's atmosphere. They refer to scriptures like 1 Timothy 2:5 that refer to Jesus being a man by experience, and claim it means he's a physical man outside of earth's atmosphere. But this just denies Jesus' divinity as this human-divine duality, this Hypostatic Union, is analogous to a square circle or freezing inferno. It also contradicts what Jesus, Peter, and Paul taught about Jesus' body and the laws of physics. Paul also stated that Jesus is not a man in Galatians 1:1.
The only alternative then is that Jesus is another person, one who would be over the angels. That's the role of the only archangel.
The only alternative then is that Jesus is another person, one who would be over the angels. That's the role of the only archangel.
Source(s):
John 8:21, 23; 1 Corinthians 15:45, 50 ("flesh and blood" is human nature that is bound to earthly conditions); 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 3:18.Link
