To assume God CREATED him evil is your first mistake.
Who really is Michael the Archangel?
by theMadJW 309 Replies latest jw friends
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Just drawing from Jewish literature, its their story after all.
The Messiah figure undergoes several redefinitions in Jewish literature from Isaiah ben Amoz's 'shoot of David' character to the Apocalypse of Baruch who sees a warrior champion who crushes all enemies of the Jews. Enoch and Ezekiel speak of a terrifying End of Days. In the Assumption of Moses the Messiah figure Satan is said to be 'no more' because of the Messiah. He is also called Mashiach ben Joseph who judges the good and sinner as he does in Zoroastrian literature.
In the Warrior Lord story the Messiah is slain in the great last battle but this is seen as necessary as Ormuzd and Ahriman battle and then light emerges.
The Elijah character emerges as the most human and compassionate of the Messiah characters, he can appear and vanish at will.
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Mad,
To imagine that Jesus is any type of angel is the real rant here!
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theMadJW
Jesus condemned the Jews.
To imagine that Jesus is one of Three 'Supreme' Beings is the real rant here!
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Kenneson,
You might want to take a look at Dead Sea Scroll 11Q13 to see a view developed at the same time as the Jesus of Nazareth narative.
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theMadJW
Ahhh, yes- the Qumran community of fanatic Jews! Help yourself!
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theMadJW
Therefore, Jesus, being the Ultimate Messenger (angel) of God, and being the Leader of the REST of the angels he was raised above speaks with the authority (voice) of Archangel because that is who he IS!
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Mad, most Witnesses would actually find agreement with this particular scroll since it supports a Messianic figure very much like their own view.
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theMadJW
Just because it might - what bearing would it have?
You think IT, too, is inspired of God?
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Its a document of historical significance into Jewish life, politics, and religious thought from 200 BCE to 100CE.