I believe OP is Seventh Day Adventist. I just didn't know this was SDA doctrine as well. JW do a lot of things more correct than most denominations, so I even question the church of my youth.
I am SDA and the doctrines are fundamentally different in that JW’s deny the deity of Christ among other issues. It’s a very different thing for them to say Michael is Jesus as they mean something very different from the suggestion.
Jehovahs Witnesses deny the deity of Christ and believe that the Holy Spirit is just an ephemeral power of God’s and not His own person as part of the trinity. To them, Jesus is just another created being. This lecture is pointing out that the language used in scripture would actually point that Michael is just Jesus before He became a man and He held the title of “Archangel” in Heaven which just means “Leader of the Angels”. The name Michael means “That which is what God is”. It is very common for someone to have many different names in Heaven depending on the circumstances surrounding them at the time. The attributes attributed to Michael in scripture are only ever attributed to Christ and since He has the power, it’s not a far leap to make the conclusion that Michael is just another one of His names, just like another name is Emmanuel.
I appreciate the clarification. I try not to stay too rigid in my beliefs because I always have more to learn. I also try not to go beyond the word and look for too deep of meaning. I believe Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. Some things are a mystery that man is not likely to fully understand due to our nature. I have to get back to work, hope to continue the conversation later
I thought this was Jehovah's witnesses doctrine?
I believe OP is Seventh Day Adventist. I just didn't know this was SDA doctrine as well. JW do a lot of things more correct than most denominations, so I even question the church of my youth.
I am SDA and the doctrines are fundamentally different in that JW’s deny the deity of Christ among other issues. It’s a very different thing for them to say Michael is Jesus as they mean something very different from the suggestion.
Jehovahs Witnesses deny the deity of Christ and believe that the Holy Spirit is just an ephemeral power of God’s and not His own person as part of the trinity. To them, Jesus is just another created being. This lecture is pointing out that the language used in scripture would actually point that Michael is just Jesus before He became a man and He held the title of “Archangel” in Heaven which just means “Leader of the Angels”. The name Michael means “That which is what God is”. It is very common for someone to have many different names in Heaven depending on the circumstances surrounding them at the time. The attributes attributed to Michael in scripture are only ever attributed to Christ and since He has the power, it’s not a far leap to make the conclusion that Michael is just another one of His names, just like another name is Emmanuel.
I appreciate the clarification. I try not to stay too rigid in my beliefs because I always have more to learn. I also try not to go beyond the word and look for too deep of meaning. I believe Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. Some things are a mystery that man is not likely to fully understand due to our nature. I have to get back to work, hope to continue the conversation later