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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the [blast of the] trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. |
Bible Question:
In reference to 1 Thes. 4:16, Jehovah Witnesses claim that the Lord will come with the voice of the archangel, therefore making Jesus Michael the Archangel. How do I refute that? Thanks, Joseph |
Bible Answer: Well, in the first place, the Bible does not reveal a great deal about the ranks or organization of the heavenly beings we call angels. Jude 9 does, of course, name Michael as an archangel, but Daniel 10:13 speaks of him as being "one of" not "the only one."......The passage, 1 Thess.4:16 says "the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God..." The phrase, "with the voice of an archangel" no more means that Christ will become Michael the archangel than the next phrase, "and with the trumpet of God" means that Christ will become a trumpet..... If, in fact, the cult to which you refer interprets this verse in such a way, it is by no means the only unorthodox twist they have made to the meaning of Scripture. --Hank |