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NASB | Psalm 102:16 For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 102:16 For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory and brilliance; |
Subject: Prophetic perfect tense in other verses? |
Bible Note: Greetings Candy Lee! I don't mean to "come down" on you, but I am going to add my voice to Hank's, Tim's and Emmaus' in saying that Jesus is not Michael the Archangel. "Some claim that Jesus was Michael the Archangel in the Old Testament. Is this view correct?" "No. Jesus was most certainly not the Archangel Michael in the Old Testament. For one thing, Michael in Daniel 10:13 is specifically called "one of the chief princes." The fact that Michael is "one of" the chief princes indicates that he is one among a group of chief princes. How large that group is, we are not told. But the fact that Michael is one among equals proves that he is not unique. By contrast, the Greek word used to describe Jesus in John 3:16 ("God's only begotten son" KJV) is monogenes- meaning "unique" or "one of a kind." He is not a "chief prince" but is rather the unique "King of kings and Lord of lords" (Revelation 19:16)." "Moreover, in Hebrews 1:5 we are told that no angel can ever be called God's son: "To which of the angels did He [God] ever say, 'Thou art My Son ...'"? Since Jesus is the Son of God, and since no angel can ever be called God's son, then Jesus cannot possibly be the Archangel Michael." "Further, we are explicitly told in Hebrews 2:5 that the world is not (and will not be) in subjection to an angel. The backdrop to this is that the Dead Sea Scrolls (discovered at Qumran in 1947) reflect an expectation that the Archangel Michael would be a supreme figure in the coming messianic kingdom. It may be that some of the recipients of the Book of Hebrews were tempted to assign angels a place above Christ. Whether or not this is true, Hebrews 2:5 makes it absolutely clear that no angel will rule in God's kingdom. This being so, Christ cannot be Michael since He is said to be the ruler of God's kingdom over and over again in Scripture (Genesis 49:10; 2 Samuel 7:16; Psalm 2:6; Daniel 7:13-14; Matthew 2:1,2; 9:35; Luke 1:32,33; Revelation 19:16)." "Finally, we must note that the Archangel Michael does not have the authority in himself to rebuke Satan. In Jude 9 we read, "But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you."" By contrast, Jesus rebuked the devil on a number of occasions (e.g., Matthew 17:18 and Mark 9:25). Since Michael could not rebuke the devil in his own authority and Jesus could (and did) rebuke the devil in His own authority, Michael and Jesus cannot be the same person." [Taken from "The Complete Book of Bible Answers", Ron Rhodes, 1997, Harvest House Publishers, pgs. 121-122] |