The seven archangels (or four - the traditions differ but always include Michael) were associated with the branches of the menorah, the sacred seven-branched lampstand in the Temple as the seven spirits before the throne of God, and this is reflected in the Revelation of John 4:5 ("From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God" - ESV). Saint Michael, Archangel es:Melchor Pérez de Holguín, Bolivia, (1708) In the traditions of the Qumran community he defends or leads the people of God in the eschatological (i.e., end-time) battle, and in other writings he is responsible for the care of Israel (and he may be the "one like a son of man" mentioned in Daniel 7:13–14) and the commander of the heavenly armies he is Israel's advocate contesting Satan's claim to the body of Moses he intercedes between God and humanity and serves as High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary and he accompanies the souls of the righteous dead to Paradise. Įnoch was instrumental in establishing the pre-eminent place of Michael among the angels or archangels, and in later Jewish works he is said to be their chief, mediating the Torah (the law of God) and standing at the right hand of the throne of God. He is mentioned again in last chapters of the Book of Daniel, a Jewish apocalypse composed in the 2nd century BC although set in the 6th, in which a man clothed in linen (never identified, but probably the archangel Gabriel) tells Daniel that he and "Michael, your prince" are engaged in a battle with the " prince of Persia", after which, at the end-time, "Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise". The fact that Michael is introduced in both works without explanation implies that readers already knew him and the other named angels, which in turn implies that they are earlier than the late 3rd century BC (the earliest possible date of the relevant passages in the Book of Enoch), but although their origins remain a matter for speculation there is no evidence that they are older than the Hellenistic period. This lists him as one of seven archangels (the remaining names are Uriel, Raguel, Raphael, Sariel, Gabriel, and Remiel), who, according to a slightly later work, the Book of Tobit, "stand ready and enter before the glory of the Lord". The earliest surviving mention of Michael is in a 3rd century BC Jewish apocalypse, the Book of Enoch. A mosaic of the same painting decorates St. Guido Reni's Michael (in Santa Maria della Concezione church, Rome, 1636) tramples Satan. Christianity adopted nearly all the Jewish traditions concerning him, and he is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12, where he does battle with Satan, and in the Epistle of Jude, where the author denounces heretics by contrasting them with Michael. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in 3rd- and 2nd-century BC Jewish works, often but not always apocalyptic, where he is the chief of the angels and archangels and responsible for the care of Israel. Michael ( Hebrew: Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל, romanized: Mīḵāʾēl, lit.'Who is like El ?' Greek: Μιχαήλ, romanized: Mikhaḗl Latin: Michahel Arabic: ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, romanized: Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl) also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Michael the Taxiarch in Orthodoxy and Archangel Michael is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i faith. Protector of the Jewish people, Guardian of the Catholic Church, Vatican City 12th of each month in Coptic calendar (Coptic Churches)Īrchangel, slaying satan or a dragon, carrying a banner, scales, sword, weighing souls.21 November (Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Churches).8 November ( Eastern Catholic Churches).8 November (New Calendar Eastern Orthodox Churches).Mont-Saint-Michel and The Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel Saint Michael in The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Luca GiordanoĪrchangel, Prince (Commander) of the Heavenly HostĪll Christian denominations which venerate saints
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